It is January 16th of the third year of the calendar year at the end of the wasteland, and there are only two days left before the gambling battle begins.
Northern Ice Sheet Plate.
As the least popular section of the New World, after the autumn harvest, it lost its sense of existence.
Even in the chat channel, it is rare to see topics discussing the north, including the nearly 10 million people living in the northern plate, and they don’t feel that there is anything to talk about where they are.
Late autumn is approaching, and the average temperature in the northern plate has dropped to about minus 15 degrees.
The cold rain in other places immediately turned into fluffy snow when it came here.
Once the thick layer of snow is covered, the scope of human activities is greatly restricted. Residents have to huddle in warm indoors and rely on fires and electric heating equipment to maintain the normal operation of life.
Even high-level route takers can only move within two hundred kilometers of their territory. Once the distance traveled is too long, it is very likely that they will die in the ice and snow due to long-term hypothermia.
The industrial production that could be carried out had to be stopped due to the cooling.
With the sharp drop in temperature, the operation of many equipment has become extremely difficult or even malfunctioned.
Especially for power transmission, when it snows and there is no solar energy, a territory with tens of millions of people in the north will have to face a power outage for several days.
I have to say that in the eyes of the Southern Fire Territory, even a small and medium-sized territory with only a few hundred thousand people, this is still a very outrageous thing.
After all, every time industrial production is shut down, it takes several days just to prepare for it to resume again.
Frequent power outages are equivalent to repeating the process from zero to one, and it is impossible to achieve scale.
Workers also have to face the terrible situation of having work today but stopping work tomorrow.
As time went by, the industrial capacity could not keep up, and the overall combat effectiveness fell behind. Naturally, the need for discussion in the North was lost.
But today, the northern plate finally broke the long silence and ushered in an unprecedented spectacle.
On the vast and sparkling Dragon Fairy River, thousands of ro-ro ships form a spectacular fleet, like a giant dragon, winding on the river, end to end, stretching For dozens of miles, a breathtaking scenery is formed.
The ships are of different shapes and sizes, some are hundreds of meters long and tens of meters wide, like floating castles, while others are small and exquisite, and can flexibly shuttle between large ships, sailing at will. .
Each ship is engraved with exquisite flag patterns.
There are entrenched dragons, soaring golden eagles, blooming lotuses, and unfolded swords and shields.
Excited people stand on both sides of the Xianjiang River. Whenever a fleet with different patterns passes by, a burst of sound will be heard. There was a burst of cheers, as if welcoming a grand celebration.
In Jibing City, the central main city of the Northern Alliance.
Kanekirov stood at the edge of the huge pier, loosening his collar in excitement, with a flush on his face.
Beside them stood hundreds of managers from the Northern Alliance.
"The speed is too fast. It was originally expected to take another week to arrive, but I didn't expect to be able to dock today!"
"This is also due to us opening up the river in advance, otherwise the passage of ships will definitely be hindered."
“Fortunately, we are here now. If the temperature continues to drop in a few days, it will be difficult to walk on the river.”
“How are the preparations? Go down and check again, be sure to make sure There can’t be any mistakes when docking.”
“What, Tianyuan’s ship is already sixty kilometers away from us, that’s great.”
"Arrange it, make it quickly, Tianyuan's friends are coming!"
Hearing the discussion from people around him, Carnekilov couldn't help but feel his mouth go dry.
The North is in great need of external material support.
Not only food supplies, but also some scarce supplies that can help industrial production proceed smoothly.
Especially energy.
Before Tianyuan Territory came this time, he explained to him the materials inside, including important energy supply facilities, through secret communication channels.
It is not solar energy, nor is it photo-storage power generation, nor is it thermal power, chemistry, etc.
It is a special energy acquisition method that has never been seen on earth and was developed in the wasteland.
Named: Nengshi!
You only need to place it outdoors to continuously obtain natural energy for development.
And this method does not depend on weather conditions. Low temperature will only reduce the performance of the energy stone.
A certain energy stone power generation array can be formed. According to Tian Yuan's description, it is enough to supply the operation of hundreds of factories in the north.
It sounds like this number is very small for the tens of millions of people in the north, but this is only the first batch of support from Tianyuan.
As long as the effect is good, Carnekilov will definitely place a huge price order without hesitation.
After all, Tianyuan's help at the moment can definitely be regarded as a timely help. It not only alleviates the huge dilemma in the north, but also allows him, the leader of the alliance, to continue to secure his position.
"Here we come!"
More than an hour later, no matter how cold the weather was, no one on the dock went back to the house to rest.
Seeing a ro-ro cargo ship with a blooming lotus logo in the distance, slowly approaching with dozens of huge cargo boxes, everyone became excited.
Strictly speaking, these ro-ro cargo ships are the fourth generation ships of Tianyuan Shipyard.
After absorbing the technology brought back by Sumo from the asynchronous space, it not only achieved leapfrog progress in technical capabilities, but also set a new benchmark in design and performance.
Now each cargo ship has a length of 200 meters, a width of 35 meters, a depth of 18 meters, and a designed draft of up to 12 meters, ensuring that it can maintain stable navigation in various water conditions.
It retains the original material advantages of the hull, and adds additional high-strength, low-weight alloy materials. It not only has strong corrosion resistance and wind and wave resistance, but also significantly reduces the weight of the hull and improves economic efficiency. .
The exterior of the hull is coated with advanced antifouling paint, which effectively reduces the adhesion of organisms in the water, keeps the hull smooth, and extends the maintenance cycle during long-distance voyages.
In terms of power system, the cargo ship is equipped with the latest generation of Nengshi engine. Compared with the previous generation, it has made significant progress in energy efficiency ratio, which has increased by a full 30%, greatly reducing navigation costs.
Including the internal structure of the cargo ship, there have been huge changes due to the innovation of the Nengshi engine.
Now every cargo ship has three decks, each deck can carry dozens of standard containers, and the total cargo capacity exceeds 30,000 tons.
At a glance, there are nearly a hundred ro-ro cargo ships, bringing more than five million tons of supplies at one time.
In the next few hours, under the detailed arrangements of the staff, hundreds of cargo ships were properly placed.
Considering such a huge amount of cargo transportation, it is completely insufficient to rely solely on the manpower provided by the Northern Alliance.
The cargo ship also brought some loading and unloading machinery with it, and they disembarked first to get ready.
"Captain Liu, Tianyuan is too troublesome this time. He not only supports us, but also helps us unload the cargo."
The person in charge of Tianyuan walked off the ship, and Kanekilov quickly greeted him.
The person in charge is Liu Peiqiang.
As the first resident to undergo extensive prosthetic transformation, Liu Peiqiang’s loyalty is unquestionable.
However, only a few people know that after superimposing the route ability gain, his current strength has already reached a level that ordinary people cannot understand at all.
Taking running as an example, Liu Peiqiang, who has modified legs, can run at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour for twelve hours, achieving the true meaning of walking a thousand miles a day. In terms of strength, even if he punches casually, the power of his punch fluctuates around five tons.
Compared with Soma and Superstar Humans, the two are almost the same in strength, and you can see how abnormal Liu Peiqiang's current abilities are.
Naturally, this time the task of escorting the ship was successfully handed over to him.
"Mr. Kanekilov is too polite. This is the responsibility of our Tianyuan Territory in providing support."
Liu Peiqiang's Mao dialect sounded a little lame, but it was not a big problem. Everyone present gave him a kind smile.
Coupled with the fact that the Mao people are already generous, the relationship between the two parties quickly became closer after some conversation.
"Captain Liu, please come with me. It's too cold outside. Eat something hot to sweat."
Kanekilov warmly invited.
Unexpectedly, Liu Peiqiang smiled and shook his head, and changed the subject in a somewhat old-fashioned way:
"Mr. Kanekilov, when I came here, I saw that the ice thickness in most areas of the northern ice sheet had reached more than fifty centimeters, but before we communicated in the communication, it was only more than ten centimeters. It took more than a month. Did it rise by forty centimeters?"
"That's what you're talking about?" Kanekirov frowned.
He didn’t know much about this, but fortunately there were managers nearby who were more familiar with this aspect.
"Captain Liu, I, Mu Wenxin, are the geological survey officers of the Northern Alliance."
The person who walked out was a Chinese man, tall and thin, about four years old. Early teens.
"We have indeed been paying attention to the issue you mentioned recently. The current inference is that the rise of the ice layer is affected by both rainfall and low temperature, so it rises faster."
"That shouldn't be the case, even if the weather is It rains, and it’s amazing to see a rise of forty centimeters in a month."
Liu Peiqiang immediately retorted.
This is not his opinion, but a question given by the institute after the situation was sent to the territory.
“At this rate of increase, the terrain of the northern border will be raised by at least five meters after one year. Once the temperature changes and the ice begins to melt, it will definitely have an extremely huge impact.”
"The ice melted? How is this possible?"
Mu Wenxin smiled.
I didn’t expect friends from outside to worry about this matter. How could it be possible for the ice to melt on the northern plate?
“The temperature in the north fluctuates below zero all year round. Even in the previous hot summers, the highest temperature during the day only reached eight degrees above zero, and fell back to around zero degrees at night.”
"If Captain Liu is really worried, I will arrange for someone to get a manual to record the temperature. You will know what the specific situation is after taking a look."
"Really? Then I'll trouble Mr. Mu!"
Hearing what others had already said, Liu Peiqiang felt that he shouldn't continue to ask.
What is the cause of this matter will ultimately have to be left to the territorial research institute to judge. Now it is enough to get a detailed temperature manual.
Soon, no one on the dock noticed this episode anymore.
However, no one noticed that a hairy man who had been standing at the back quietly withdrew with the flow of people.
He took a deep look at where Liu Peiqiang was standing, and a narrow and fierce light spread out from his eyes.
Tianyuan territory.
As the last day of the gambling battle approached, the autumn rain fell again.
The temperature dropped sharply.
In Tianyuan Underground City, the rich smell of hot pot wafts around, making people drool at the delicious smell.
Sumo sat at the table, constantly putting fresh ingredients into the pot, and then swallowed the hot food that had just been taken out of the bowl in one gulp like a peony chewer.
"Let me go, brother, please eat slowly, there is no one here to compete with you!"
Su Chan sat dumbfounded, looking at the baskets of ingredients. Was vacated by Somo.
This appetite is really amazing!
Had he not clearly known that Sumo had not been deprived or abused by anyone at the Golden Eagle, he would have wondered what kind of miserable life Sumo had been living in the past six months.
If the appetite of ordinary people is one, the level 10 route intensifier becomes five.
Twenty-level route enhancers have soared again, reaching ten or fifteen according to the rarity of the route.
Then Somo's current appetite starts at thirty, and he only feels full at fifty.
It is fifty times as much food as ordinary people. When you think about it, you will know how terrifying this number is.
For one meal, Somo would have to eat at least fifteen kilograms of rice.
This also made it impossible for Sumo to eat in restaurants in the territory for a short time after discovering this situation, for fear of scaring the unsuspecting young players.
But having said that, there is a relationship between the increase in appetite and physical fitness.
Even if he chooses a hundred or ten thousand times, Sumo will still choose the latter without hesitation.
After all, reaching the peak of interstellar humanity, which is about to break the limit, brings too many benefits.
When he first tried it, Sumo thought it only had the simplest strength and speed increase, and no other gains.
However, after these days of exhaustive testing, various physical indicators were verified in the territorial hospital.
Only then did he realize that the improvement of human physical fitness was mainly focused on improving talent.
Yes, this is a direction that Sumo did not expect at all.
Human thinking ability has always been an untouchable and mysterious realm.
Previously, there has never been a definite way to intuitively improve thinking ability, and one can only barely exercise it to a level similar to muscle memory.
But with the huge improvement in physical fitness, Sumo found that he had talents far beyond ordinary people in many aspects.
For example, thoughts.
Now he can do ten different things at the same time.
You can draw a circle with your left hand and a square with your right hand, compare your heart with your left foot, jump with your right foot, think about one thing in your mind, look at distant scenery with your eyes, smell unfamiliar smells with your nose, etc.
< br>These can all happen at the same time and do not conflict with each other.
In addition, the improvement of physical fitness has also brought Sumo a special ability rooted in his genes.
Thermal storage.
As long as you eat enough excess food at one time, you can ensure that your body will still be in peak condition even if you don't eat for a month.
(End of this chapter)