Chapter 168 Global popularity, the bullet is finally done!
The wind was still blowing and the snow was still falling. Sitting in the wind and snow, Somo could see more and more things that he had forgotten because of the rush for many days.
For example, there are three sets of brand new cotton-padded clothes in the storage space.
Another example is that the snowflakes, clouds and strong winds in the sky all play their own roles without interfering with each other, creating an extremely strange climate.
Of course, there are also reflections from reviewing other lone wolf shelters.
At present, all "lone wolves", including the number one shelter, also rely on terrain to build shelters.
Few, or perhaps more and more, people are choosing to abandon the houses created using game panels and build their own shelters instead.
"In addition to chatting and trading secrets, most people have begun to find ways to get rid of the game panel."
"But that's right. If humans put all their focus on games, they will always be stuck!"
Giving up the shelter built by the game board not only means losing the functions of "upgrade", "extraordinary blessing", "scalability" and so on in the game.
At the same time, some modular technologies that may be touched upon in the future will also be restricted, seriously affecting the speed of development.
This is why even large shelters should have several playhouses.
In the first update, the crafting system was cut off and most restrictions were added, including paid use of crafting.
There are also payment restrictions on private message chats.
It is precisely because of this update that most people have lost confidence in the game panel and choose to try to get rid of the control of the game.
After all, if one day the shelter you upgraded is recycled, wouldn't it be a sudden death!
Even Sumo didn't think much about this, but now it has become more and more exaggerated in the words of some "conspiracy theorists".
"Game, system, individual, race"
He carefully pondered the connection between these nouns and tried to think of possible points that might be involved. It was not until his stomach growled at noon that Sumo realized that so much time had passed.
The "storm" during the day is not strong, which also gives all the creatures living on this land a chance to breathe.
Seeing that Oreo was still sleeping in his arms, Somo simply walked down the hillside, returned to the tool table, took out a few wooden boards, and built a small nest large enough to accommodate Oreo at the entrance of the garage.
Big and Little Sparks also followed up with cooing at this time. Seeing Oreo lying motionless on the ground, they trotted over anxiously, lying next to Oreo and calling.
"It's okay, you two just watch it and call me if anything happens!"
The temperature on the first floor of the shelter was already frighteningly low, especially when opening the garage door, the cold wind rushed in. Even with his combat uniform, Somo was shivering from the cold.
It wasn't until I returned to the second floor, took out all the brand new cotton clothes and pants, and turned on the heater around my waist that I felt much more comfortable.
Oreo needed to be cold. Sitting in the base, Somo couldn't turn on the air conditioner and heat it up. He could only sit in front of the workbench and forcefully concentrate on continuing to study the technology tree for upgrading weapons and ammunition.
The prepared nitrocellulose, also known as nitrocellulose, is extremely safe when placed in the storage space.
After nearly a day of collecting and punching out the vinyl from the machine shaft, Sumo began to think of ways to make the last two important items——
Ethanol, ether!
The production of ethanol was developed on the basis of wine making.
As far back as ancient times, people have been fermenting starchy substances to make wine. When wine was distilled in the 12th century, alcohol was separated from wine for the first time.
Until the 1930s, fermentation was the only industrial production method for ethanol.
Until around 1930, Union Carbide Company established the first industrial unit that used ethylene, a by-product of thermal cracking of petroleum, as raw material, and then absorbed and hydrolyzed it with sulfuric acid to produce ethanol.
This well-known indirect hydration method of ethylene is convenient, simple, and has significant advantages. Once it appeared, it became the best method for preparing ethanol.
There was a large amount of high-purity sulfuric acid in the shelter, and it was impossible to go out on a snowy day. After eating some pancakes to regain his strength, Somo began to concentrate on making them.
It didn't take long for a large amount of ethanol to be prepared.
As for making ether, it is even simpler. According to the reaction formula, if you want to prepare ether, you only need to break one O-H bond and one C-O bond.
With a large number of experimental instruments and the path trodden by predecessors, the biggest difficulty in smokeless gunpowder is actually just the right "cotton".
As for the diphenylamine used to prepare the stabilizer, it only takes up a small amount in the smokeless powder.
After doing some research and finding that the system was not expensive, Sumo bought enough to prepare 20,000 rounds of ammunition with a wave of his hand and only spent 20 survival points.
"Pressed and cut into strips, dried and hardened"
Step by step, Somo worked extremely patiently and completely followed the scientific preparation concept. By the evening, all the collodion was finally finished!
Smokeless gunpowder neatly cut into strips is placed on the workbench. No matter which angle you look at it, it has a different kind of beauty.
After working hard for many days, Sumo's hands have become slightly rough.
Especially when touching the smokeless gunpowder, the frictional feeling is even stronger.
"Smokeless gunpowder! It's something that hasn't been researched for centuries, but it only took me one day from preparation to completion!"
Standing on the shoulders of giants and looking at the world, at this moment, Somo was extremely grateful for the knowledge he had received intentionally or unintentionally in the peaceful era.
It might be a novel, it might be a Zhihu answer, or it might even be a marketing account mixed with a lot of useless information.
These information flows constitute modern people's huge knowledge reserve, which can be quickly transformed into "strength" after arriving in the apocalyptic wasteland!
With modular machine tools, there is no need to wait for all the smokeless powder to be dried and hardened.
3000 rounds of ammunition require 18 units of copper and 2 units of lead.
There are currently a lot of copper blocks in the base, which are used to prepare the most important ammunition. Sumo didn't feel bad at all and went directly to the ground to carry enough copper blocks and place them next to the machine tool.
After putting all the smokeless gunpowder and lead blocks into the storage space of the machine tool, Sumo clicked to prepare ammunition with an anxious mood.
The current stored power of the machine tool is 50 kilowatt hours, and after a day of charging, it has reached the peak value.
Preparing 3,000 rounds of bullets requires 23 kilowatt-hours of electricity. There is not much preparation work. When the green light turns on, with a sacred face, both arms press the manufacturing button at the same time, and the familiar round iron cover appears again!
Knock, knock, knock
Abnormal noises appeared one after another, and at the same time, the chain in the machine tool began to rotate.
Before waiting for two minutes, when a circular incision about the size of a fist appeared on the iron cover, the harvest time had finally arrived!
Bang!
when!
A brass-colored bullet was spit out by the machine tool and flew into the steel collection bucket in front of the machine tool, making a "sounding" crisp sound.
Then, just like corn entering a popcorn machine, more and more bullets were spit out, crashed into the barrel, and were automatically arranged into a neat shape by the steel belt inside.
Sitting in front of the collection bucket of the machine tool, Su Mo held his head and quietly looked at the neat 5.56 bullets inside, feeling a wave of happiness in his heart.
If you are poor, you can use tactics to intersperse; if you are rich, you can cover it with firepower!
With these 3,000 rounds of bullets, Sumo was confident that he could stop thousands of troops by himself, not to mention kobolds, lions, and tauren, which everyone called "tiger."
Technology has given individual strength a terrifying improvement that foreigners cannot understand.
Although I don’t know who will be the first to reveal human technological weapons to foreigners, at this moment, Sumo believes
He is already ahead of everyone in the world!
"A bunch of clowns! How can the honor of being the world's number one man be given to these little kids?"
While waiting, he opened the live broadcast page and looked at the title of the live broadcast room above. Sumo grinned and sneered twice.
In the morning, only six of the 20 live broadcast rooms had the word "Suma" hanging on them, and they were accompanied by various mocking titles.
By the afternoon, this number had intensified. Between the changes in the list, fourteen live broadcast rooms had changed their names, creating a buzz.
Compared to large shelters, these new lone wolves on the list are like upstarts who suddenly won the lottery, trying their best to win the most eyeballs and attention in a limited time.
"Fame is like poison wrapped in honey. If you accidentally eat it, you will poison yourself!"
Shaking his head, Sumo was about to quit when he noticed that the fourth live broadcast room looked familiar.
"Feng Mengyue? Why does this name feel so familiar?"
After trying to open the private message panel and searching for it, Sumo finally remembered that the two of them had made a deal when they first came to this wasteland.
That rare grade glass was bought from Feng Mengyue.
Meeting an old acquaintance, Sumo didn't think much about it. He saw the title "The Only Game Refuge" and clicked on it with great interest.
As the only game refuge in the top twenty, Feng Mengyue’s live broadcast room naturally attracted the attention of many people.
Moreover, in the attributes in the upper right corner, there are actually 23 people in her shelter. In a live broadcast room with 3-6 people, she feels like she stands out from the crowd.
"It's such a neat house, with windproof walls built on all sides. No wonder the average temperature is 9 degrees!"
Changing the perspective, looking at the six houses neatly arranged on the ground and the cave in the middle, Somo nodded, which was regarded as confirmation of the strength of his old acquaintance.
The construction of the windbreak wall takes no effort. We mix mud and weeds, bury various large stones into the soil, and apply them to the gaps. It is very strong and resistant to grooves.
Changing the perspective again and arriving at a house near the periphery, Sumo finally saw Feng Mengyue's true face for the first time.
“It’s a bit weird, there’s a big gap between it and the photo!”
The photo of Feng Mengyue looks very heroic at first glance, but the woman sitting in the house at this time can see the gentleness of a Jiangnan woman.
"I saw a lot of comments asking Sumo. I believe that strength is strength, and ranking is ranking. Living a long time in the wasteland with abundant supplies is a symbol of strength. Don't be misled by those anchors!
"
No matter which live broadcast room he was in, everyone could never get around the word "Suma". After watching it for a while, Su Mo shook his head helplessly and exited the live broadcast room.
"I have supplies, I also have weapons, and as for the temperature,"
"Sorry, I have one too!"
Watching the last brass bullet jump into the collection bucket and being neatly discharged by the steel belt, Sumo smiled as he looked at the three-story air conditioner in front of the machine tool.
