Super Ranch: Brothers come to Africa to farm

Chapter 172 The situation is grim!

Listening to Parker's words, Wang Lu looked serious.

Once this grassland fire spread to his pasture, Wang Lu knew that there was nothing he could do.

With just the few people he has, he can't effectively put out the fire!
Not to mention dozens of people, even hundreds of people can only flinch in the face of a prairie fire. Coupled with the poor local infrastructure, Wang Lu does not think there are any better measures to put out the fire.

But all this is a story for later. The most important thing right now is to check the specific situation of this fire!

"Is there any way to let me know the detailed status of the fire on the Serengeti grassland? I must have an intuitive assessment of the current safety situation of the ranch!"

Wang Lu asked with a serious voice and a faster pace.

Parker also understood the seriousness of the problem and responded immediately:
"Boss, it would be best if there was a helicopter, but obviously we don't have this condition at the moment. However, the sightseeing hot air balloon is also a good backup option. If you are willing, I will ask Makarov to send one immediately. Team operator, come here!”

"Go ahead and tell Makarov, I need to see his efficiency!"

Wang Lu said calmly, and then issued an order for the veterans to temporarily put down their planting work and return to their living areas, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

Makarov also showed his efficiency. When Wang Lu returned to the living area, a pickup truck also drove into the ranch, and it was Makarov and his staff who got out of the car.

The hot air balloon that was first transported to the ranch was assembled in the shortest possible time, and Makarov and his men also moved four cans of gas from the back of the pickup truck.

After Wang Lu took Parker and Lao Wei aboard the hot air balloon, the sightseeing hot air balloon took off in an emergency.

But this time the route was not the previously selected sightseeing route. After passing over the Woulu Mountains, we headed straight towards the Serengeti prairie.

After sailing for more than an hour, Wang Lu's sight also saw dots of fire, and smoke and dust caused by violent combustion gradually appeared in the air ahead.

And as the distance got closer, the little bits of fire gradually gathered into fire snakes, raging at will on the vast grassland.

A large area of ​​scorched land was nakedly displayed in front of Wang Lu's eyes. Looking at it, the scorched area continued to spread, covering an area of ​​at least several square kilometers.

Moreover, this area is still expanding, and there are still many wild animals running and escaping, and they are fleeing the fire scene in groups. The only thing left here to wait for them is death, even the dominant lion on the grassland. No one can resist the power of flames. At this moment, all animals on the grassland are equal.

This scene made Wang Lu terrified on the sightseeing hot air balloon.

"Boss, it has only been two hours since this fire was discovered. They spread so fast that no one has time to react!"

Parker sighed with emotion, but then he was thankful and said:

"Fortunately, there is no wind in the grassland at the moment, which prevents the fire from spreading at a faster rate. Otherwise, I am afraid that the area of ​​burned grassland will increase several times in one day. The last wildfire in North America was For this reason, we advanced forty kilometers in one day, which makes people feel powerless!" The wind helps the fire. This has been a truth since ancient times. It is obvious that the wind is not strong enough at the moment, so the fire is slightly suppressed.

Moreover, Old Wei on the side also came to a conclusion through careful observation at this time:
"My boss, the fire should be heading northwest at the moment. If we keep this momentum, it may not affect our pasture."

After Wang Lu stared for a while, he found that this was indeed the case, but the frost on his face did not resolve at all. He just said helplessly:
"The wind direction on the grassland can change at any time, and we cannot rely on the safety of the entire ranch."

Old Wei also understood this truth and sighed immediately.

And what a coincidence, as if to confirm Wang Lu's words, the wind on the grassland below suddenly changed. A strong wind blew directly pushed the fire towards the west, and it seemed that the wind was not strong enough. Small, the speed of fire spread instantly accelerated.

Wherever the fire snake went, the sun-dried shrubs and grass on the grassland were ignited almost instantly without any hindrance.

Seeing the raging power of the fire, Wang Lu became increasingly anxious.

It is foreseeable that once the wind direction changes, the fire will spread rapidly and it will only take a few hours to reach your pasture.

But by that time, I was really helpless. The situation in the pasture was not much better than the situation in the Serengeti grassland. As long as there was a tiny spark, it would be ignited.

By then, millions of acres of grassland will be reduced to ashes, and countless wild animals will either be burned to death or flee the pasture.

Then Wang Lu was really going to cry to death. His tourism industry had just started, and not even the first batch of official tourists had arrived. If it was really burned to scorched earth, then all the previous efforts would be wasted.

Do you want tourists to come to the ranch to see the land that was burned to blackness?This already falls into the category of fraud!

The most critical thing is that if the situation gets worse and the fire spreads to the Woulu Mountains, not to mention the treasures that Wang Lu has not yet had time to develop, even those wild cashew trees, saffron planting slopes, natural rubber forests, wild grape forests, There are also wild coffee forests and pine forests with matsutake mushrooms.

All these must be accounted for.

Even the [-] acres of sisal land he planted would be affected. By then, Wang Lu would really have nothing!

Therefore, the situation has become so severe that even Wang Lu dare not think about it. It is not an exaggeration to say that life and death are at stake!
Thinking of this, Wang Lu couldn't help but cursed:

"Damn it, don't those people at the Serengeti National Park Service plan to take any measures? Do they want to turn this grassland into a wasteland? This is serious dereliction of duty!"

There was nothing he could do. When the hot air balloon arrived at the fire scene, Wang Lu did not see any fire-fighting measures taken by the management agency of Serengeti National Park.

If there were, it might be a few jeeps parked on the edge of the fire scene, and all they did was stare!

In fact, if Makarov hadn't informed Parker, Wang Lu wouldn't have even known about it!
This is what makes Wang Lu the most angry!
(End of this chapter)