Gathering the Light Rain

After seeing the government's news, Cao Shudong changed into her raincoat and went into the small courtyard. She directly used adhesive tape to form a funnel shape to collect the Light Rain, channeling it into the space.

Cao Shudong didn't sleep all night, utilizing every space on the floor. Through a whole night of collecting, a small path of Light Rain had formed in the space. But the rain still didn't stop. Cao Shudong still wanted to collect the Light Rain, but she really couldn't stay awake anymore. She decided to see if she could use her consciousness to control it in her sleep, letting the space autonomously bring the Light Rain in.

Sleeping on the bed, she kept using her thoughts to collect the Light Rain from a distance, and as she thought about it, she fell asleep. When she woke up, time had already moved to the third day; she had slept for a whole day and night. But when she entered the space and saw the Light Rain lake, she felt it was extremely worth it. It had actually succeeded, and she also discovered that the space had actually grown quite a bit. In her eyes, it had become even more boundless. Standing at a high point, she couldn't even see the end at a glance.

Standing by the window and seeing that the Light Rain was still falling continuously, Cao Shudong only hoped it would fall for a few more days. She could collect a bit more, and since the eternal night, this was also the first rain. Once this rain was over, who knew when the next one would be. Everyone would surely want to store more rainwater.

After all, water scarcity was directly reflected in water fees; some water-scarce areas had long increased their prices. N City purely possessed a superior geographical location, with abundant water resources surrounding the city. Netizens on the internet were all busy, wanting to complain online while also taking turns to collect the Light Rain—truly busy! A bustling scene.

She climbed onto the roof and saw that other places were also gathering and collecting the Light Rain. Although she couldn't see the people, just looking at the rise and fall of the Light Rain setups of various households on the roofs, she knew someone was operating them, not to mention the busy drones flying back and forth in the sky.

Currently, it was like daytime in the dark, truly a prosperous scene! She felt that everyone might currently be treating the Light Rain as money, as if money was falling from the sky, which made people extremely tempted, treating it like a money-picking activity.

But this Light Rain lasted for a full ten days. The rain gradually dwindled, finally turning into a misty drizzle. People standing in such rain looked faint and hazy, extremely aesthetic.

In the first few days, there were many people collecting the rain, and they sold it very frequently. Every day, she saw drones transporting the Light Rain in the rain. But as the Light Rain fell longer and longer, it became less and less valuable. Later on, basically as long as people could afford food, they wouldn't sell the Light Rain. After all, it was too cheap. Looking outside, small streams of Light Rain were everywhere, a perfect illustration of how rarity makes things precious.

At the beginning of the Light Rain, it could still be sold for a high price. Later, as it became more and more abundant, the government's purchase price dropped. It became like gold scattered everywhere, where one only needed to reach out and pick it up.

After the rain stopped, the world seemed brand new. Plants had grown quite a bit, presenting a scene full of vitality—this was a rebirth! During these ten days, the country had not been idle either, having thoroughly researched the Light Rain.

This Light Rain was still very useful. Some scientists discovered that the Light Rain could also be converted into electrical energy. But once converted through machinery, the Light Rain would turn back into normal transparent raindrops, no longer possessing any special properties. However, one ton of Light Rain didn't convert into much electricity, which was why it was cheap!

Relying on the ten days of adjusting the rain collection setups, Cao Shudong successfully created an artificial Light Rain lake. She didn't sell any of her Light Rain, collecting all of it carefully. After all, no one knew if this situation would occur again in the future. She wasn't short of money; she stored this Light Rain as a cure for light deprivation syndrome.

Currently, patients suffering from light deprivation syndrome had basically recovered thanks to the Light Rain. It was just that now that there was plenty of Light Rain, people felt it wasn't valuable. But Cao Shudong was also afraid she would contract light deprivation syndrome. Although there was still sunlight in her space, she didn't know how the space generated it or whether it had a defensive effect against light deprivation syndrome. Therefore, hoarding Light Rain now was a precaution against future trouble, just in case!

Lying on the rocking chair, watching the drizzle outside the window gradually disappear, she thought about the life she had lived during this period—truly rich and full of vitality, life was so beautiful!

But this beautiful moment was shattered by the sound of knocking on the door!

Bang~ Bang~ Bang~

Although she couldn't hear the courtyard gate being knocked, through the glass door, seeing how hard the person outside was knocking, she could imagine the knocking was very violent. Sure enough, as soon as she went downstairs, she heard the door being pounded. Perhaps they found knocking with their hands too painful, as the sound now seemed to be generated by wood and metal colliding.

Looking at the current situation, she didn't need to think twice to know they were looking for trouble! Cao Shudong calmly faced the person outside and asked, "Who is outside the door? What do you want?"

A rough male voice came from outside. "I'm from this village. My family has no rice left. I came to ask to borrow some rice from you!"

"No borrowing, my house has no rice," she replied in a firm tone.

The voice of the person outside suddenly became violent, launching into a wild outburst. "Little sister, I'm speaking to you nicely right now. I know your house has rice, so don't pretend. I must get rice today, otherwise, I won't leave. Let's see if you can still sleep well! If you want to sleep well in the future, I advise you to give me ten catties of rice. I know you bought a lot of rice!" His voice was mixed with anger, and he increased the volume of his outburst!

While the person outside was constantly threatening her, Cao Shudong had already sent an emergency rescue message to the administrator in the group. The message showed that soldiers would arrive within five minutes. A five-minute countdown timer popped up on her phone screen.

She felt something was wrong, so she directly asked for help. After all, that group was created to handle these matters. She wouldn't open the door. Even if the people who came arrested the troublemaker outside, she didn't plan to open the door. This was not a safe time. With the eternal night followed by the Light Rain, people increasingly believed this was the apocalypse.

Some people took the opportunity to cause trouble. N City was still considered good, currently relying on the military to maintain order—safe! What's more, she still had some psychological shadow about going out; in her previous life, she had died because she left the house. She was currently single and alone, and she didn't know the specific situation outside the door. Not opening the door was the safest choice.

Time passed as she held her saber guarding behind the main door, amidst the various pounding sounds. The people finally arrived!

A chaotic commotion came from outside, with male and female voices mixed together. "What are you doing? On what grounds are you arresting me? Let go! Let go!" But these sounds abruptly stopped after only a few sentences!

No one came to say a word to her, directly taking the people away? She couldn't see the situation outside, but hearing the sound, it seemed to be exactly as she thought. Having just heard different voices outside, she was glad she hadn't rashly opened the door. There really was more than one person outside!

At this moment, a message came on her phone from the group administrator, telling her not to be afraid. The people had been arrested, and someone would handle it next. She was safe now! N City was truly fast, resolving the matter in just a few moves—excellent!

With the matter resolved, she walked around the house a few times, and after confirming there were no problems, she went straight to rest. She wouldn't be frightened by anyone! She was the best!