Chapter 2
"I've almost found all the substances that contain the ability to resist earthquakes, wind, fire, water and even lightning. But I haven't figured out how to combine them yet, I want to use them on top of the ground which is also manipulated. Don't use it directly on the ground because it won't work. The ground has a high absorption of water, it also breaks easily due to vibrations from within the earth. It's not a good place or something, we should find a replacement tool for the ground because it will function better." Katherine said during their next meeting with some of the professors there.
She combined several things such as iron, plastic, and some other particles that might be used to make a building. The research that day was carried out for almost 5 hours and had not yet found a fixed result if the materials Katherine provided were suitable. There are still some parts that they have to consider again, making Katherine have to work again and figure it out well.
Today's heat reached almost 60 degrees and it made most of the city roast and even the street food vendors that were around them using my foodtruck also seemed so closed. They had to buy extra coolers because the streets were so hot and even the asphalt that they had made the best of was almost melting.
The houses there also looked shabby because of the pollution and also the extreme heat. Some of the peeling walls had heat-resistant paint, but it still seemed pointless because the material for the paint couldn't withstand the crazy heat.
"How can I create and find the proper materials and ingredients to keep life in this city and country alive?" Katherine muttered with a thoughtful face.
She bought some cold milk from one of the vendors and gazed at the surroundings with a serious look. Their country used to be a winter country but now it had become a summer country that rose at any time. It had even reached almost 100 degrees and caused several people to die from overheating and high power surges due to the high use of air conditioners and air conditioners.
That's why they make jackets that can withstand high heat and unpredictable weather. Even the rain in this country is also very heavy and hurts the skin like there is a mixture of heat and gravel that makes people miserable.
"The remnants of the world's population a few hundred years ago made things even more devastating like this. The environment had already been polluted due to the use of useless technology and excessive waste. Even each of them used those failed technologies to make the situation and population increase even more at that time. They didn't learn from the world-killing virus that hit them for several years. They even fought off computer viruses that intended to destroy robots or machine control systems.
"Humans in the past had a lot of things that were not important but they used them and wasted fuel. Actually, it doesn't matter what they did because there will be replacements for their bones that are buried for hundreds of years. It's just that there are not so many, because many deaths are actually burned using fire. The bodies are cremated and the bones provide no benefit to the next life.
"What's more, they deliberately destroyed the forest so now the remaining forest in the world is only 20%. Most of it is just tall buildings that will eventually destroy us. We have a hard time just looking for plant seeds, because they have thrown away the original seeds and made engineered seeds. Our lives are very difficult, because of the previous people who got the glory in a time when their technology was advanced enough to destroy everything they wanted."
Katherine sighed remembering her teacher's words at that time. But she decided to keep walking because there was no time to just brood and regret all the things that they basically didn't do. They were not the perpetrators, they were just victims of the destruction of the world caused by the people of the past.
"Uhuk-uhuk..."
Katherine turned her head towards a man who seemed to be sitting and coughing for a long time in one of the buildings. She quickly approached, staring at the man before her.
"Sir... Gosh, why did you leave the house without wearing clothes or a jacket that has been made to withstand the outside area? You'll die if you don't."
The man looked out of breath and didn't reply because he couldn't, which made Katherine immediately open her backpack and take out the jacket card she kept for backup.
"Wear the jacket, you can survive for a while if you use this jacket because the weather is not friendly. If you don't use it your body could be blistered and you could die," Katherine said while putting on the specially designed jacket.
Because she was too focused, Katherine did not realize that the man was watching her and smiled softly. She had gotten the target her assistant had told her about, now that this girl was in front of her, it was just a matter of taking her heart.
"Where are you from, sir? Don't you know there's a bad climate change going on here? You shouldn't just come out of here and be like this," Katherine said making the man breathe softly.
"I don't know," he replied as he looked around. "I was looking for a place to get some food. I was hungry, I just came here to do some traveling. I didn't expect this place to be so horrible, like hell on earth," he added, making Katherine sigh.
"Where are you staying?"
"One of the inns here."
Katherine helped him up. "Is there no place to eat at the inn? I don't know where the inn is here since we haven't received any visitors from out of town or abroad for a long time," she retorted making him sigh.
"Is the supermarket far?"
"Far enough, but if you're staying at an inn is there somewhere to cook?"
"I don't know, there doesn't seem to be." The man was puzzled for a moment. "How about I crash at your house? Permission to cook for a while? Oh yeah, how much is this jacket? I'll pay for it."
Katherine looked at the digital clock that suddenly appeared on her wrist.
"Looks like my mom has finished cooking today. Come home with me, later you can use the flying car at my house to go to the supermarket."
The man smiled and nodded, he followed Kathryn's steps and went home while smiling secretly.
"This girl is quite pretty and seems intelligent," he muttered as he watched Katherine occasionally. "I'm sure she'll be able to find the formula that my house building and companies need."