Chapter 550 I have seen heaven, and then there is hell!
The theory expressed by Ai Jianfeng is not difficult to understand.
When electricity was first developed on the earth, it had various limitations.
At that time, all scientists tried to find a material that could accommodate and transmit energy to perfectly solve the problem of human energy deficiency.
Unfortunately, centuries have passed.
The scientists who asked the questions changed one after another, and the development speed of materials science also accelerated to an unknown extent. Humanity has stepped out of the earth and explored other planets.
This problem is still not solved, and has even evolved to a worse situation!
Yes, even in the 21st century, before time travel, energy is still a problem that faces everyone.
At that time, within the scope of China, it was okay. It could still maintain stable prices based on its previous accumulation. Even if there was power shortage, it could be solved quickly.
But if you look beyond China and look at other regions, you can clearly see through the price how serious this energy shortage is!
Even if we don't take into account the energy problems of most people, and only consider the positive gains that energy brings to the technology tree, its breakthrough importance still ranks among the top in the major categories!
Aerospace science solves the energy problem, and mankind can take a complete step forward and enter the era of interstellar navigation.
Weapons science, with sufficient energy, nuclear weapons will become history, and weapons that use propulsion or speed itself as a means will be more popular.
In medicine, human beings can directly connect their energy supply parts externally, and transmit energy through external substances, so they no longer need to suffer from pain.
Biology.
One-stop service, as long as major breakthroughs can be made in the energy direction, the shackles of other technological limits will also be easily lifted.
Of course, at this stage, these things are still a good vision for the territory.
For example.
“Ah? Uncle Ai, do we need ten tons of hot stones to restore the power in our territory?”
“Ten tons is a lot. Well, according to our current salary of six yuan a day, 800 grams, let me think about it.”
"How long will it take to get enough?"
Understanding the importance of the hot stone mine, Su Chan tilted her head and thought for a while, then raised an urgent question.
Hot stone is not like iron ore. Small mines have three to five million tons, and large mines even have tens of millions of tons.
As far as the entire depression is concerned, the total of hot stones evenly distributed on the ground is only fifty tons.
Coupled with the unresolved mining problem, Ai Jianfeng scratched his head and looked embarrassed when looking at Su Chan's serious expression.
"Well, if you have a direction, there are always more solutions than difficulties."
"When Uncle Ai first embarked on the path of scientific research, he was also faced with many difficulties. My mentor once told me"
Seeing Ai Jianfeng drop the topic and start "telling stories" like a student again, Lu Kuan, who was waiting to watch the excitement, couldn't help but burst into laughter.
This time, Ai Jianfeng stopped talking and the two began to bicker.
Compared with dozens of days ago, Lu Kuan's personality has completely changed now that he has regained his human body again.
A touch of gloom dissipated from his body, replaced by full cheerfulness and confidence in tomorrow.
Looking at these two scientific research experts who were over fifty but still had the mentality of children, Su Mo felt a little brighter in his heart when he raised his head.
“The level of the hot stone mine is indeed not high now, and I also have a way to improve it, it just takes some time.”
“Of course, we should mine or mine, just control the amount. , I hope that the problem of energy constraints can be overcome in the shortest possible time, at least in terms of people’s livelihood.”
“Otherwise, if we are limited by energy and rely solely on human development, the progress will be too slow.”
A definite conclusion is given.
In an instant.
The two stopped, turned their heads at the same time, and acted differently.
Holding his fist, Lu Kuan waved violently: "I knew that this kind of thing that I have never seen before can really be upgraded. The current unit capacity and absorption capacity are too small. As long as we can improve it by one Times, no, a 50% increase, the changes brought about are unimaginable."
"When the time comes, I will take care of it. In half a month, not even a little bit of power will be restored in the village! Question! ”
Ai Jianfeng was thoughtful: "In terms of people's livelihood? Sumo, is it possible that our territory has to absorb more people?"
Sumo nodded: "Yes, I have already got one There is clear news that there are about 30,000 human gatherings. Once winter passes, we can try to explore it. At the very least, we need to expand the number of our residents to 3,000 or 5,000 people!"
"When there are more people, not only eating, drinking and urinating will be a big problem, but also satisfying their work positions is also very important. I have already made preliminary plans."
I used to be a lone wolf. Every time I return to the shelter, it is a time to take stock of the harvest and take a good rest.
But now, as soon as I returned to the territory, my butt was still hot, and a lot of things happened, leaving no time to rest at all.
Sumo was used to this kind of busyness, but he enjoyed it.
Immediately, the three of them put their horses on the horse and continued discussing in many directions until news came from the village that dinner was about to begin, and then they stopped.
“We were eating and talking in the past?”
The two stood up and nodded happily: “Yes, I have to eat. I have returned to my human form. I will be starving if I don’t eat for one meal!”
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“Let’s go, Xiaochan, let’s have dinner together!”
After the gloomy snowy days, the bright sunny days can always bring people an indescribable good mood.
Close the door of the shelter, step on the thin snow, and continue chatting.
Soon, a group of four people arrived at the newly built large canteen behind the village.
“Come on, director, here!”
The simple canteen built of wood is not big, but it can accommodate seventy tables, which can satisfy eight hundred people at a time. Meal Requests.
Following Chen Shen's excited wave, Su Mo turned his head and looked around. He couldn't hold back the affection that burst out from his heart and burst out laughing.
When playing a simulation construction game, the strength of the territory, the living conditions of the territorial residents, and some subtle changes can only be reflected in cold numbers, which cannot bring much impact.
Even when the numbers accumulate to a certain level, there will be no basic needs, and the game will be restricted by the gameplay, and it will feel boring.
But in reality, this feeling is completely different.
The brand new wooden tables and chairs in the cafeteria, although rough, are more than a little better than before when most people could only squat down to eat!
The colorful porcelain bowls and pots baked on the table don't look very good, but they reveal everyone's pursuit of a better life.
No one could have imagined that this place was deserted half a month ago, but now it is decent, even no worse than some poor villages on the earth!
Of course, everything here is even more shocking to Marshal Wang, who is being surrounded by everyone!
Seeing Sumo nodding along with the villagers and walking with a friendly smile.
Although he was completely mentally prepared, at this moment, he still stood up involuntarily, with a hint of embarrassment on his expression.
"Okay, sit down and eat together!"
"You are really lucky after traveling to so many places, but since you can survive, you should cherish your life in the future and use your brain more in everything. ”
We have a preliminary understanding of why Marshal Wang betrayed the information about the human gathering place.
Sumo’s previous prejudice was gone.
Unlike these villagers in the depression, Marshal Wang is just a microcosm of most ordinary people in the outside world in this apocalyptic world. He was guilty, but his thoughts did not lead to a big mistake, and his sin did not lead to death.
And as long as the current situation does not get worse, as long as he can take on the responsibility of leading the way, he can save the struggling refugees in the gathering place from the fire.
So to these people, he is a good person, a good person who saved their lives.
"Okay, just sit down. You said you are a strange person. You have to squat there to feel comfortable!"
Seeing that Marshal Wang finally sat down in embarrassment , Chen Shen on the side waved helplessly, gesturing to the villagers behind to serve food.
As soon as he turned around, dozens of people walked out skillfully and began to serve the prepared dishes on the table.
Stir-fried cabbage, cold garlic sprouts, vegetable pancakes, and a bowl of beef pimple soup per person.
A clever woman cannot make a meal without rice.
Nowadays, the fresh food resources in the depression have basically been exhausted, but thinking of Soma's return, the chefs still made a meal as much as they could.
Two dishes and one soup, if there is meat, it can be considered a "hearty" meal!
"How many fresh vegetables do we have?"
Grabbing a mixed vegetable pancake, Somo asked casually while chewing it.
From the perspective of satiety and nutrition, the value of mixed vegetable pancakes is much higher than that of steamed buns. No matter how big your appetite is, eating two can make you 70% full.
But in terms of taste, the mixed vegetable pancake tastes a bit gritty because the vegetable roots inside are not completely crushed.
In addition, although some mixed vegetables are non-toxic, they have a bit of a strange taste. Mix them together and you will have a different experience with every bite.
"There are still about two tons, which can last until the end of this winter!"
"Besides, our newly reclaimed land has been planted with cold-resistant seeds that the director gave us before. I don’t panic at all when it comes to vegetables.”
After thinking about it with his chopsticks, Su Yuan gave a definite answer.
At the same time, it also exposed the dilemma currently facing a depression.
Meat, not enough!
Unlike vegetables, which can be grown artificially, mutations can also be induced to produce some special varieties.
If you want to have enough meat, you must have large-scale breeding farms and matching breeding animals, so that you can gradually realize the freedom of eating meat.
In addition, even the longest meat animal species has a growth cycle of more than a hundred days.
The future source of meat is not only unsolved in the current depressions.
Even after half a year or a year, it will be difficult to fundamentally solve the problem.
"Marshal Wang, how do they solve the problem of eating in the gathering place where you came?"
After taking a sip of hot beef pimple soup, he looked at Marshal Wang wiping his tears in the corner and chewing food silently. Su Mo calmed down and asked again.
The food expenditure for more than 1,000 people in the depression requires about 1,300 kilograms of wheat and nearly 50 kilograms of vegetables every day.
Any less, everyone will have to cut back on meals and work in the fields hungry.
In the long run, it will not only reduce physical fitness, but also easily cause a series of incidental diseases.
And if this number is converted to a gathering place of 30,000 people, even Sumo himself feels a little dizzy when he thinks of the pressure on food resources that has skyrocketed twenty to thirty times.
"Su Shen. Ah, no, Director Su."
Marshal Wang was startled when Su Mo called him, and he suddenly wanted to stand up and reply.
But after seeing Sumo's kind eyes, he choked and put down the mixed vegetable cake in his hand, and said intermittently with a complicated expression:
"You don't know something about my abilities, can you?" People who come to the New World to try their luck are basically those who were unlucky during the welfare disaster, or who did not have any supplies later due to other reasons."
"Because there is no innate storage and no subsequent development conditions, everyone who wants to survive has no choice but to scavenge, otherwise they can only be forced to rob!"
"There are people who work together to rob alien camps and rob alien merchants. There are also people in the team, and there are also many who rob their own people. Many people have the idea of catching the cicadas and the oriole behind, waiting for their own people to rob before they go up to attack."
"But in In addition, there are some bullies who prey on the weak, the sick, and the disabled. These people deserve to die!”
The real situation in Marshal Wang’s mouth is that the other people sitting on the table will be in the end of the world. It has never been seen or heard of in the wasteland.
As he further described the chaos in the gathering place, even Li Hu, the most knowledgeable person among the people, couldn't help but frown.
"Thirty thousand people is the population of the origin territory when I "left". Based on the number of people joining every day, I guess that their current number is definitely only a lot more. It's over 40,000 anyway!"
< br>“The territory has a co-governance committee, which is managed by sixteen lords through consultation, and everyone is evenly distributed on different hills or valleys.”
“There are only one or two people engaged in production at most. Thousands of people, most of the others are either on the way to rob, or on the way to scavenge and excavate ruins!"
Elements Detection.
Hearing about the excavation of the ruins, Sumo paused for a moment, and the word Yanguo flashed in his mind.
However, there were many people at the moment, so he did not rush to ask questions, but continued to listen attentively to Marshal Wang's description of the origin territory.
“The reason for robbing the alien camps was because they were unprepared at first and took advantage of the chaos to get in and grab a lot of supplies. But as time went by, people also took precautions.”
“ After several robberies and heavy casualties, everyone turned their attention to the foreign caravans coming and going, hoping to make a fuss here."
"Unfortunately, this is not a long-term solution. You have robbed a few times and people will not leave here if they know about it. If you want to extend the front and go further, you will have to take greater risks, and the situation will become more and more tense."
" This winter, I’m afraid many people will starve to death!”
Human beings are not like vegetation, so how can they be ruthless?
As the word "starved to death" appeared, the atmosphere on the table suddenly stiffened, and everyone shuddered.
Immediately, Shen Ke asked in confusion: "Then they have never thought about leaving the mountains and living in other human gathering places, or exiting the New World and its deep oceans early?"
"Yes, yes, but other human gathering places will not provide food for you. If you want to join, you can only pay a sum of materials as a ticket to enter, in order to get their protection. As for food and accommodation, in the end, you still have to Solving it yourself is no different from living in the mountains."
"What's more, the pirate ship of the New World is easy to board and difficult to get off. If you want to go back across the ocean, you will need at least a sum of supplies. Start-up capital, right, but as for these materials, more than 80% of people don’t have them.”
After speaking, everyone fell silent.
Marshal Wang did not say anything more, but lowered his head and began to greedily suck the pimple soup in the bowl, with a blur in his eyes.
The other human territories in the New World and Su Shen’s territory are like two completely opposite extremes.
Here, he saw the hope in everyone's eyes, and saw the beautiful vision of all the people who had just arrived in the New World for the gathering place of mankind.
Have a powerful lord who presides over decision-making, have enough defense force to maintain the security of the territory, and have a job suitable for you to shine.
The most important thing is to take care of the food, the house, and even the heating!
In addition, if you add a bright future and countless opportunities, a sentence suddenly jumped into Marshal Wang's brain:
"There is no hell in this world. It’s just that I have seen heaven, so there is... hell!”
(End of this chapter)