Chapter 153 Polar Day
Mu Mu exclaimed "Wow!" and then said, "It smells so good!"
Bai Tang said, "It smells so good!"
Gu Yanxu brought out the last dish from the kitchen: beef meatballs.
When the last dish was served, Gu Yanxu said, "It tastes even better now. Everyone, please sit down and eat."
They all sat down at the table; it was already past seven o'clock for dinner.
But it was still bright outside, showing no sign of getting dark.
Mu Mu said, "Mmm, this dish is so delicious! And this one too! They're all so delicious!"
Father Gu said from the side, "That's fine, this is our gift to you."
Mu Mu said happily, "Thank you, Dad Gu, and thank you to my brothers too. I really like this gift. "
The family finished their dinner in a lively and cheerful atmosphere.
Even after they finished eating, it was still bright outside; Bai Tang and the others weren't the only ones who noticed.
The others in the base also noticed that the sky looked different today.
Normally it would be completely dark by this time, but it's still light today.
This quickly caused panic among the base members.
They had been hoping for the temperature to drop a little so they could live a normal life again.
Everyone is on high alert, not knowing what kind of situation they will face next.
But they waited from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and nothing happened outside.
It wasn't until 8:30 that the sky outside started to darken.
The ordinary people in the base go to rest, butno one in The Authorities dares to rest.
They all forced themselves to keep looking outside, afraid that something irreversible might happen.
However, they stayed up all night and found nothing unusual.
As usual, Bai Tang and the others went to rest after dinner, while Mu Mu went straight back to her space to rest.
They did not feel any discomfort due to the change in the weather outside.
As the two lay down to rest, Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu said, "I reckon a polar day is coming."
Gu Yanxu also said, "The days are getting longer now, so polar days are definitely coming."
However, polar days are fine; they don't affect us much.
Let's install blackout curtains on all the windows in the house tomorrow.
I bet Lin Fan and the others won't be able to sleep tonight.
Bai Tang said, "Okay, we'll talk about it tomorrow. Let's rest first."
Your biological clock must be kept in check; if it gets disrupted during polar days, it's hard to readjust.
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The next day, it got light very early, around 5 a.m.
It didn't get dark until around 8:30 last night, and it was light again at 5:00 the next morning.
As the night wore on, Bai Tang and Gu Yanxugot up, washed up, and came to the living room.
Bai Jiyang yawned and asked, "How did you guys sleep last night, sis?"
Bai Tang said, "I'm sleeping soundly. Aren't you asleep?"
Bai Jiyang rubbed his eyes and said, "The sun woke me up at around 5 a.m. this morning."
His room's window faces east, so the sun shines into the room as soon as it comes out.
No wonder he kept yawning; he went to bed late last night and woke up early today.
Bai Tang said, "It's okay, I'll give each of you an eye mask after breakfast."
You can wear it to sleep at night.
Grandpa Gu and the others came over as well.Father Gu asked:
"What happened last night? It was still light out at 8 p.m.
Gu Yanxu replied, "Because polar day might be coming, the nights are getting shorter now."
It's estimated that in a few days, darkness will completely disappear.
Lin Fan was startled by Gu Yanxu's words and instantly sobered up.
"What did you say, boss? There will be no more night?"
So how do we schedule rest and meal times?
Gu Yanxu said, "I said polar day might be coming."
In the future, it may be daytime 24 hours a day.
As for your concern about time, we have clocks at home.
As for meals, your stomach will remind you when it's time.
Then Bai Tang had already placed breakfast on the table, and Mu Mu came out of the space.
The loudspeakers at their base, where they were having breakfast, were broadcasting:
"Please note that all residents should remain calm regarding yesterday's weather conditions."
According to our base's professional monitoring, no abnormalities have occurred.
It's just that the daytime hours have increased a bit, but it's not a big problem.
Please don't panic, just continue with your normal lives.
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At the Gu Family dinner table, Grandpa Gu said, "It really looks like polar day is coming."
Bai Tang said, " Polar day is fine; it doesn't have much of an impact on us."
After we finish eating, I'll give each of you a few eye masks.
We can use it when we rest at night.
Also, Xiao Yang, you guys come with me in a little while and install blackout curtains on all the windows in the house.
This makes it easier for us to tell the time, and we can draw the curtains at night.
Bai Jiyang said, "Okay, I'll pack it after I finish eating."
After they had breakfast, one group went to install curtains in the two courtyards, while another group cleaned up the tables.
Bai Tang took out curtains with excellent blackout effect from the space.
Then the rest was left to them.
They used their tools to install blackout curtains on all the windows in both courtyards.
Once everything was installed, they simply waited for the polar day to arrive.
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The others in the base were completely unfazed by the impending polar day.
In their view, as long as they can live, it doesn't matter if the lights are on every day.
The days became longer and longer over the next few days.
Until one day, when darkness completely disappeared, Bai Tang knew that polar day had truly arrived.
During the last two hours of darkness, everyone was asleep and no one noticed.
It wasn't until the second night that the people at the base realized there was no more night.
They then realized that a polar day had arrived, and soon the people's routines at the base were thrown into disarray.
Some people can't distinguish between day and night, and their daily routines are instantly disrupted.
The base is currently unable to address these issues.
Since they couldn't always block out the sun, the base came up with a solution.
They instructed the people at the base to cover their windows, and then announced the time over the loudspeaker at the base every day.
We announce the time every hour so that everyone knows the exact time.
This method helps everyone adjust their sleep schedule as much as possible.
The base's loudspeakers only broadcast at specific times during the day, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
This is because this is the time when most people are awake.
That's why the base was chosen to operate at this time.
During the evening rest period, the base's loudspeakers are quiet, and they generally don't broadcast the time.
Bai Tang said, "The base's approach is acceptable."
As long as nothing major goes wrong, I hope the base can be managed well.
Because during polar days, many people take advantage of the time when others are resting at night to break into homes and commit burglaries.