SWDnovel Chapter 35 Water Source, Integration and Deadline
Chapter 35 Water Source, Integration and Deadline
Seeing that Jiang Shutong looked well, Lu Sheng knew that both pieces of news were good news.
"First, the good news: have you found a suitable place to drill a well?"
"That's right, it's just behind my house. Now, even if the family asks why you expanded the camp area, you'll have a good explanation."
Upon hearing this news, Lu Sheng's voice rose in pitch:
"That's great, that will definitely save us a lot of trouble. What's the other news?"
"You tell me about Zhao Cai."
Jiang Shutong looked down at Zhaocai at her feet. Zhaocai stepped forward and explained the survey results:
"After surveying the selected area, it was confirmed that there is a water-rich aquifer in the shallow bottom layer, which is suitable for drilling wells for domestic and agricultural irrigation."
Furthermore, analysis of geological survey results indicates the existence of a confined aquifer in the deep subsurface to the north, possessing the potential for industrial water use.
Lu Shenghua took a few seconds to process it and understood the meaning of "attracting wealth":
"Is there a very rich supply of groundwater deep within the ruins?"
"Yes."
Lu Sheng was somewhat surprised to receive Zhao Cai's confirmation, but upon closer reflection, he found it quite reasonable.
This area was once a transportation hub, and with its supporting industries, it almost took the shape of a small city.
However, the surrounding area is a wasteland with no surface water source. It is also unsafe for such a large transportation hub to rely entirely on external transportation for water resources.
Before it became ruins, the people living here must have somehow obtained a stable water supply. Combined with Zhao Cai's discovery, he then had a bold conjecture.
Deep within the ruins lies a complete system for extracting groundwater and converting it into domestic water. Such existing equipment could be of great help in rebuilding this transportation hub.
"Shutong, there's no time to lose. I'll transfer the well-drilling fee to you. When you purchase the service, don't select the surveying service."
He raised his bracelet, transferred 3000 credits to Jiang Shutong, and shared the purchase link for the well-drilling service.
"Okay, leave this to me."
Jiang Shutong accepted the transfer, and Lu Sheng turned around and climbed the stairs, going through the skylight to the roof.
About half an hour later, with the combined efforts of Lu Sheng and Lin Ran, all the old solar panels were installed. From then on, the entire roof was covered with solar panels, leaving only gaps for people to walk through.
Snapped!
The two gave each other a high five.
"You've worked hard. Go and rest now, leave the rest to me."
"Alright, I'll continue keeping watch."
Lin Ran picked up the bolt-action rifle that was placed on the edge of the solar panel and continued to use the height advantage of the warehouse roof to observe the unusual activity of the surrounding ruins.
Lu Sheng walked to the connection point between the old and new solar panels, pressed his hand on it, and went through the process of upgrading the battery box again.
As the materials in the warehouse disappeared, the old solar panels were given a fresh new look and connected to the existing solar power array.
As the light faded, Lu Sheng saw several new lines of text:
"The medium-sized solar panel was combined with another upgraded medium-sized solar panel and recast into a large integrated solar panel, increasing power generation by 100%."
Due to space limitations, further expansion is not possible. The alternative upgrade phrase "Good things come in threes" will be replaced with "Good things come in pairs".
Good things come in pairs: Select an area and replicate the upgraded solar panels there.
He recalled the events and understood why this had happened.
The ideal outcome of this upgrade would be to expand the scale by another 50%, but since the solar power array now covers the entire roof, further expansion is not possible.
The upgrade system was even more user-friendly than he was, which confirmed one of his suspicions.
"Aside from repairs, the three entries correspond to three upgrades. So during the second upgrade, it's a choice between two options, and the unselected entry will be automatically applied to the third upgrade."
Then, the fourth upgrade, performed by collecting special materials, will offer three more selectable attributes.
He felt he had figured it out pretty well, so he tried to upgrade the solar power array under his feet and found that the required steel had increased to five units instead of three, like a revolver.
"It seems that manually scaling up will increase the materials needed for the next upgrade."
Lu Sheng silently noted down this new discovery.
After a flurry of activity, dusk was fast approaching. Standing on the roof of the refueling warehouse, Lu Sheng saw that Liang Shan had already piled up the processed long wooden strips at the location where the new camp was to be built, making it look like a small hill.
"Station Master Lu!"
Liang Shan, leading the team back to their lodgings, saw Lu Sheng standing on the rooftop, waved to him, and after Lu Sheng looked at him, he gave a progress report:
"At the current pace, it should take about two to three days to gather enough materials for the wall surrounding the camp."
Lu Sheng nodded and responded from the rooftop:
"We'll have collected enough materials in one more day. I've applied to the family for a batch of building materials, which will arrive tomorrow. With what we've collected these past two days, we should be able to start building the basic structure of the wall as early as tomorrow. I'll be counting on you then."
Liang Shan readily replied:
"Leave it to us with confidence, we guarantee your satisfaction."
After saying that, he waved to Lu Sheng and led the group toward their residence in the ruins of the commercial street.
Lu Sheng returned to the warehouse through the skylight and saw that the battery box still had 100% charge. As he pulled over the socket for the electric trolley, he called to Jiang Shutong:
"Shutong, connect the charging box of Zhaocai to the battery box. We won't run out of power now."
Hearing Lu Sheng's arrogant tone, Jiang Shutong didn't hold back either.
Today she took Zhao Cai to survey the geology. With several sensors operating at high intensity, Zhao Cai's battery was down to one-tenth, and it needed a stable power supply.
A few minutes later, the electric trolley and electric hydraulic clamps were connected to the battery box, and Zhao Cai sat in the charging box to start restoring power. Lu Chang breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if he had overcome another difficulty and felt completely relaxed.
Later, the three met at the cashier and began their late-night get-together.
"I've already booked the well drilling service. After they understood my needs, I booked it for tomorrow morning."
Jiang Shutong recounted the aftermath of the well-drilling to Lu Sheng:
"The other party kept bringing up the dangers of not buying the survey service, just like the hairdresser who used to try to persuade me to get a membership card at the barbershop. I guess he'll keep nagging me about it for a while before he'll start working tomorrow."
"As long as we can do the job well, that's fine. With a well, our lives will be completely different."
Lu Sheng thought about it for a moment, and realized that there was quite a lot to do in the next few days:
"The building materials will arrive tomorrow, and the next batch of prisoners will arrive the day after tomorrow. We also need to prepare accommodations for them. Then, we need to get the camp up and running within five days."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shutong asked curiously:
"Isn't it supposed to be a week?"
Lu Sheng shook his head:
"Lu Yuexin always sets the time from the day she asks for it. The week she mentioned is calculated from the last time they contacted each other."
I confirmed with Lei Zhaowu this afternoon that Liang Shan and the others' employment contracts expire in five days.