The speed of snow accumulation far exceeded everyone's expectations, and it was worthy of the classification of a 'medium disaster'.
Compared with the previous disaster that would erupt to the extreme in an instant.
Although this snow is not immediately fatal, it is like boiling a frog in warm water, and people cannot ignore the damage it brings.
"Three kilometers, the snow thickness is 0.35 meters, it is expected that 760 people will be invested, and the current altitude will remain unchanged in the next twelve hours."
"Five kilometers, the snow thickness is 4.3 meters, it is expected to invest 540 manpower, and the height will be maintained at 5 meters in the next twelve hours."
"Ten kilometers, the snow thickness is 7.2 meters. It is expected that 100 people will be invested to maintain the height at 9.1 meters in the next twelve hours!"
Sitting in a bright conference room.
Every time Chen Shen finished reading a piece of data, he raised his head and looked around at everyone's expressions.
Until the three items are read.
He put down the manuscript, and just like the others, he only moved his red hands forward, holding the thermos cup filled with hot water.
There are heating pipes running through the room, always keeping the temperature at about 25 degrees, which is so warm that it makes people feel dizzy.
The water temperature of the thermos cup at 40 to 50 degrees does not bring the warmth as imagined, but an unspeakable burning sensation.
Coupled with his feet that had lost all feeling, this rest that was supposed to be a 'enjoyment' not only failed to relax everyone, but instead made everyone feel on pins and needles.
Now the time has just passed nine o'clock in the evening, and it is three hours of rest time.
But before the first day was over, the snow thickness on the outer edge of the depression had already reached a full seven meters.
Looking at this situation, I can’t tell if the snow will be 30 meters thick in the next seven days, but there will definitely be no problem with 20 meters.
How to clean up.
Where to clean it up?
It has become the biggest problem facing everyone.
Soma, who was sitting in the main seat, lowered his head and thought deeply, while the others did not speak.
For a time, everyone's eyes flickered, and the atmosphere in the room became more and more dull, giving people a feeling of suffocation.
Half a moment.
Sumo finally spoke:
"What about other territories? Have you collected any information?"
The words just fell.
Pei Shao, who was still a little sleepy just now, suddenly woke up and said directly: "According to the dual collection of radio and disaster relief videos, 60% of the people in the New World have chosen to temporarily abandon their territories and mainly focus on tasks. The remaining four
Of the remaining 10%, there are various means to avoid the disaster, and the remaining 30% are just like us now, struggling to resist."
"However, because of the extreme punishment at the bottom of the game, these people who gave up their territory did not dare to leave the border rashly and could only survive on the snow!"
A disaster, with convenient information dissemination channels, can be regarded as an eye-opener for all players in the wasteland.
The Eight Immortals crossed the sea, each showing his magical powers.
Almost every race and tribe has different methods of dealing with disasters, and the effects are also different.
The depression is in a group of territories, and it is neither the end nor the front.
"Where's the tree people territory? Is there any news?"
Regarding his only ally, Sumo asked again.
"There is no news yet. They are also covered in snow inside. I don't know what they are doing!"
The heavy snow blocked the channels for information dissemination, and everyone's territory once again became an isolated island in disaster.
I thought about it and pondered it for a while.
Somo could only temporarily wave his hand and announce the dissolution of the meeting.
"Those who haven't rested should go and rest first. Chen Shen, Qi Qin, and Li Hu will stay behind!"
The door opens.
Those whose names were not called wrapped up their clothes tightly and filed out into the cold wind.
In a moment, there were only four people left in the room.
"This time, I have no good solution for the time being. I can only maintain it first and slowly look for opportunities!"
Get straight to the point.
Facing the remaining confidants, Sumo behaved like a bachelor.
It's not that he has shaken the morale of the army, but this time, with the foundation of the depression, there is really no way to deal with such a large-scale disaster.
The first acid rain was nerve acid and did no damage to the land and plants. You just needed to avoid being soaked in the body for a long time.
Although the second snowstorm was very windy and snowy, as long as we could find a place to hide, we could survive it smoothly.
Including the snow thickness, the total thickness is less than 1.3 meters.
It's a hot day.
The snow melts.
It only took more than ten days for the snow water to be absorbed by the soil below, and there was no trace of snowflakes anywhere.
But when the third ocean came, everyone had a lot of supplies and built boats, which was not empty of the sea water below.
But this time.
No matter how you hide or hide, you can't escape!
The blizzard fell on the entire New World, everyone's territory.
Unless you escape now and return to the deep sea, no matter where you go, you will be covered by this snow.
Even if the depression can successfully push the snow outside the territory.
When the time is up, the temperature rises.
If several neighbors don't clear the snow, the snow will eventually turn into a violent flood that sweeps through everyone's territory.
"It is not difficult to maintain. Even if there is a heavy snowfall, our current strength can ensure that the village will not be covered with snow."
“But far away”
Shaking his head, Chen Shen was not too pessimistic.
Li Hu on the side also echoed: "At worst, before the snow melts, we will build some more boats. Then everyone can just get on the boat and be done. I still don't believe that people can die without land!"
As soon as Li Hu finished speaking, Qi Qin also gave his own thoughts: "I feel that those territories that can withstand disasters are going to be unlucky. Under such disasters, if they are too strong, they will easily become the target of public criticism!"
"Just take it one step at a time, don't be too pessimistic!"
"If we cannot solve this snow accumulation in the end, whether we want to stay or leave is still up to us!"
After calming down for the time being.
Pointing to the manuscript on the table, with Somo taking the lead, the four of them began to discuss the plan again.
The disaster is more severe than expected, and the plan needs to be more detailed to better respond.
From beginning to end, we discussed and revised at the same time. It took nearly an hour and a half before the meeting ended.
"You guys go down and rest first. You have gained experience today, so there is no need to work too hard."
"Just promise to keep your shifts!"
The three of them agreed, got up, opened the door with the revised plan, and left one after another.
After everyone had left, Somo sat and studied it again. It was not until the clock struck eleven o'clock at night that he was the last one to walk out of the door.
The depression at night.
The temperature has reached minus twenty-five degrees.
This temperature is slightly different from the minus 20 degrees previously described in the game, but no one can be sure whether the game is talking about the physical temperature or the outside temperature.
Outside the house door.
The first thing that catches the eye is the lights that were installed before the disaster.
With electricity being transmitted, dozens of street lamps in the village still stick to their posts, emitting a dim, warm light.
And several spotlights collected earlier emitted dazzling white light, illuminating the entire foggy sky.
During the day, there is not a trace of snow on the ground in the village, and you can see the undulations and cobblestones on the road.
But at night, when the villagers' physical strength declined, there was no guarantee that a thick layer of snow would fall on the ground.
After turning off the lights in the room and closing the buttons on his chest, Somo stepped out on the snow, making a squeezing sound.
Take a few steps forward and turn a corner.
Arrive at the center of the village.
There were traces of white gas coming out of the windows of several prefabricated houses, proving that the temperature inside was much higher than the outside.
Saw Somo coming.
Several villagers who were still clearing away the snow quickly opened their masks and stood up straight with respectful expressions.
"Have you got a meal yet?"
The villagers' faces were already red from the cold due to the temperature.
On the elbows of the two people, Sumo also saw obvious signs of tears in their clothes, which was obviously caused by slipping and falling in the snow more than once.
"Eat, eat, we are all full!"
I'm afraid Sumo won't believe it.
The leader of the team clumsily dug into his pocket and took out half a piece of frozen, hard pancake, grinning.
Although the days of fighting against disasters are tough.
But at the end of the day, in addition to being tired, I also have a full sense of fulfillment and accomplishment.
This feeling makes people have endless energy in their body, and they want to be on the front line 24 hours a day.
Distinguish clearly whether this team is really full and not tired after the battle.
Sumo stepped forward, first patted the captain's shoulder, and then looked around at everyone's expressions with emotion in his eyes.
"That's good, that's good!"
"Please pay attention to your safety. This territory cannot survive without anyone!"
Everyone excitedly said in unison: "We understand!"
Disasters are strange.
Sometimes, it is a life-threatening knife, causing the person to retreat step by step, unable to fight back.
But sometimes, it is a touchstone that tempers people's will, tempers their character, and shortens the distance between people.
Civilized era.
There are no neighbors in the city, and there are no real cups and teapots. There is only mutual disregard in the elevator and mutual vigilance to keep each other's space relatively intact.
But in the apocalyptic wasteland.
Just this one fight.
Sumo believed it completely.
The thousands of people who were improvised together before will have a closer relationship, become true friends, and become comrades who are willing to hand over their backs!
Striding forward, after leaving the village gate, Somo went to the surrounding area to continue his inspection.
Because of the withholding of electricity before.
A lot of fuel has been accumulated in the territory, which is completely enough for the mechanical power of the depression to be used for several days.
So even at night, several machines are working around the clock, helping the villagers greatly reduce their workload.
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
At the three-kilometer border, Sumo saw Lu Kuan, Ai Jianfeng and others gathered together from a distance.
Seven or eight scientific researchers have no intention of staying indoors in today's weather.
After I came here in the morning to make a report, I didn’t know where I went.
at this time.
Seeing Somo approaching, everyone moved aside from the encirclement, revealing a machine about half a person tall in the middle.
"We're trying to replicate a one-person snowplow, but this one feels a bit impractical!"
As he spoke, Lu Kuan pressed the button on the handle.
The next second, the snowflakes on the ground were lifted high and flew into the distance. After about seven or eight meters, they fell weakly to the ground.
I scanned it, but not completely.
On Earth, using such a machine only requires sweeping the snow from the road to the side of the road, and vehicles will naturally come to pull the snow away.
But in the wasteland, what the depressions need is not snow plowing, but a machine that can quickly digest the snow.
"We just pieced together this thing, but we didn't expect it to be so impractical. It's such a pity!"
Close button.
There was a trace of disappointment on everyone's face.
It is said that technology changes life, but at this time, even if they have countless knowledge in their heads, there is no place to use it.
Raw materials limit them from developing more things.
The upper limit of the technology tree also limits them from making more items beyond levels.
unless
"It would be great if we had a high-power heating furnace, which can burn snow all day long. When the water is hot, we can use it to melt the snow. When the water is gone, we can continue to burn it."
"As long as the furnace is big enough and powerful enough, it can burn all this snow in minutes!"
Lu Kuan's suggestion, which seemed to be made out of anger, made the people next to him smile and shake their heads as soon as he said it.
The principle is that this principle is correct.
But if you want to burn snow in this weather, let alone the amount of energy required, just say that the instantaneous power is not something that the existing equipment in the depression can bear.
If you have this skill, you might as well have more snow plows, so that you can sweep all the snow into other people's territory instead of dead Taoist friends.
However.
What everyone doesn't know is.
After Lu Kuan finished speaking, a word that he had almost forgotten suddenly popped into Sumo's mind.
Alchemy furnace!
Earlier, after seeing that the boiler could be upgraded into an alchemy furnace, Somo decided to upgrade it directly.
But later, due to the abundance of coal and the difficulty in excavating energy stones, Somo temporarily shelved this idea of upgrading.
After all, an alchemy furnace requires eight hundred kilograms of energy stones and 3,000 survival points.
Without knowing the specific properties, it is naturally extremely uneconomical to rashly affect heating.
But now.
"Lu Kuan, how much more can we use from our energy stone reserves?"
Lu Kuan was stunned, and he quickly calculated in his mind, and finally gave the data:
"Our energy stone reserve currently still has 120kg, but if you are in urgent need, we can draw it from the previous power supply line. After all, we don't need a lot of electricity these days."
"Keeping the current power supply efficiency at 75%, plus the previous one, we can produce about 600kg!"
"Keeping the current power supply efficiency at 50%, we can produce about 840kg!"
"Keep it current."
"That's enough. Just pump out 800kg for me. I need it urgently!"
As soon as he heard that half of the power supply was maintained and 800 kilograms of energy stones could still be extracted, Somo immediately decided and led everyone back in a hurry.
It would be great if the alchemy furnace could use snow as fuel and convert it into heat energy.
If not, it doesn’t matter. At most, you will lose half of the power output and a few survival points, which is completely within the acceptable range!
Recruit Ai Jianfeng's disciples to help him.
The energy stone energy supply array was dismantled very quickly. It took less than half an hour to collect 800 kilograms, meeting the basic requirements for upgrading the alchemy furnace.
Outside, the time is also close to twelve o'clock, with only the last ten minutes left before the clock turns.
Pushing the cart originally used to pull snow and carrying the energy stone, Sumo arrived in front of the boiler room, which was extremely hot and exuded a trace of white gas.
"You go down and guard outside. No one can come in without my instructions!"
After dismissing the few workers who were still working inside, Sumo pushed the cart straight into the boiler room without explaining anything, and closed the door behind his back.
Outside the boiler room, it is a cold winter.
Inside, it feels like a scorching heat.
After taking off his cold-proof helmet and scattering all the energy stones in the car on the ground, Sumo thought and called out the boiler's upgrade panel.
[An earthen boiler room with rough craftsmanship (ordinary -: minor flaws)]
【describe】:
【.】:
[Upgrade method one]: Iron boiler:
[Upgrade method two]: High efficiency boiler:
[Upgrade method three]: Alchemy furnace: The upgrade effect is unknown, the upgrade risks are unknown, the upgrade intensity is unknown, and the survival points required for the upgrade are: 3180 (can be reduced by investing in the corresponding upgrade materials (800kg hot stone))
Same as the last introduction.
However, this time after getting the Energy Stone, the more than 60,000 survival points required were rapidly reduced to just over 3,000 points.
Without any hesitation.
Immediately, Sumo moved his mind slightly and clicked directly on the upgrade button!
