Volume 2 The more labor you bring, the greater your responsibility Chapter 14: Power shortage
Although Shang Qian felt a little resentful, she was soon conquered by the aroma of the lobster. Her mouth was full of oil and she couldn't stop eating. The juicy meat was particularly firm, just like a meat-filled bun.
What’s more, the lobster does not need any seasoning, it is already extremely delicious, and the two people who didn’t eat any seasoning were so satisfied!
Next, crabs, mantis shrimps, and scallops were all placed on the [furnace]. Both of them were pseudo-supernormal beings now, and their appetite had doubled compared to before. They took a sip of beer, a bite of mantis shrimp, and ate a lot of seafood to their heart's content. Finally, Shen Jin felt that seafood would be indispensable when mining in the seabed in the future, so he simply grilled some scallops and let the eight women have a taste of it.
This is much better than the scallops washed up on the shore. They are larger and have more meat. It has been four months since the end of the world. There is no fishing in the sea, and seafood is everywhere. "I found that your earth-related ability is really useful! It is powerful on the ground and underwater. I will definitely not starve to death if I follow you, haha~!"
Shen Jin smiled but said nothing.
There are more good things on the seabed than just seafood...
The next morning, Shen Jin came into the workshop.
The two [powder grinding machines] have gone silent, and there is no fire in the [thermal generator]. A group of [coal] has been completely burned and converted into electricity.
I checked the [battery box] and found that there was just over 2000 degrees of power left. It seems that the [powder grinder] consumes a lot of power.
Take out the [crushed iron ore] from the [box], a total of 1,745 pieces!
"Oh my goodness! It's rich!"
Now, the [Iron Ingots] that restricted his industrial development have been solved!
"The task of forming a guard team can also be completed. The next step is to unlock the next stage of the industrial module and start a new industrial era!"
Shen Jin took out a strange-shaped piece of metal from a [furnace]. He put the [metal sediment] in it yesterday to burn it. [Scrap metal]
[A block of metal containing a large amount of impurities and various components, which has no use value]
"It seems that burning it directly won't work... Let's wait for a [mineral washing machine] to try again !"
Shen Jin threw the scrap metal into the package and burned 10 groups of 640 [crushed iron ores] in a row of [furnaces] by the wall. These [iron ingots] were enough to complete the task. He didn't want to use the remaining [crushed iron ores] for the time being, because the next stage of the industrial module would have an [ore washing machine] that could wash out more components from the [crushed iron ore] and increase output.
In the long run, this amount of iron is far from enough, so we must find a way to increase the output. "But... electricity is also a problem. Two [Powder Mills] already consume so much electricity. If we add [Ore Washers], more electricity will be needed. The [Coal] drawn from the resource packs will definitely not be enough. At most, it will only be enough for daily life!"
Shen Jin’s iron resources have been temporarily solved, but electricity will soon be insufficient. In the industrial age, electricity is a huge consumer, and nothing can be done without electricity.
"Make more [solar generators]?"
Shen Jin thought it was okay.
Although the power generation capacity of the [solar generator] is very small, with 10 of them being equivalent to one [thermal generator], the advantage is that you only need to spend the materials once to continuously obtain electricity, so you can get started right away!
【Solar Generator】Synthesis formula:
[Powdered coal] × 3, [Glass] × 3, [Circuit board] × 2, [Thermal generator] × 1
[Coal powder] is made by grinding [coal] into powder using a [pulverizer], or... you can find a hammer and manually smash the coal into powder.
The remaining materials are all easy to use and have been used frequently before.
In summary, the basic materials needed are:
[Iron Ingot] × 10, [Copper Ingot] × 6, [Tin Ingot] × 3, [Rubber] × 12, [Redstone] × 6, [Coal] × 3, [Glass] × 3.
It is also a considerable investment. The resources Shen Jin drew from the 7-day [Resource Package] can only make 10 of them, but considering that some of them need to be left for other industrial products, some basic materials have to be reserved.
Synthesis: [Solar Generator] × 5.
Shen Jin placed the five machines on the roof of the workshop, spacing them a certain distance apart to ensure that they could fully absorb solar energy. He then connected them in series with a wire and placed them in the [power storage box] in the center.
The power of the [electricity storage box] began to increase slowly. In this way, if he could not find [coal] for a long time, these 5 [solar generators] would be enough for his daily electricity use.
“If we have the materials in the future, we can make more [solar generators]. They are clean energy and inexhaustible!”
Shen Jin, who failed to find the coal mine, gradually became more frugal. The base in Q City had rich coal reserves, and he had never thought about this problem.
The [Iron Ingot] still needs to be burned for a long time, so Shen Jin goes to the outer area of the base to recruit his first self-defense force.
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The semicircular "outer area" stands out like an outpost guarding the Hongshui Bay base.
Various matchboxes are located in the 20-acre area, and unlike the matchboxes in the observation area, the matchboxes here are equipped with beds.
Liu Yang held a piece of weed in his mouth, sat on a round stone at the door, and smacked his lips: "Brothers, I have run out of food. Who wants to go out to find food today? Take me with you!"
The 30 people lived very close to each other. At this time, men and women all came out of the rooms. I have to say that Shang Qian really has a good eye for people. The first batch of people selected had good basic qualities. Although they were not necessarily good people, there were no bad people.
Shen Mengmeng, a college student at an art school, was worried that someone would do something bad to her at night, so she put a dagger under her pillow and held it tightly at night, but she spent the night safely.
Someone even chopped a lot of firewood, and seeing that she was a girl with little strength, they gave some to her and used it to light the furnace. Her heart was warmed at that time.
"You kid! I told you not to go yesterday. Have you finished eating today? Haha, come with me later. There are a lot of zombies in Liujia Village. I can't handle them alone. Hehe, it's your native village, so don't be unable to do it when the time comes!" The speaker was a man in his forties, with a body full of muscular muscles, but due to malnutrition, a lot of his muscles had collapsed, but you could still see his once strong physique.
"Bah! I don't even know this Liujia Village. Who knows, I might be better at killing zombies than you!"
"Brother Chao! If you add me in, we're running out of food!"
"I'm going too!"
"I grew up here, I know the road with few people, it leads directly to the back of the village!"
"Okay, haha!"
Zhao Chao quickly formed a team of five and prepared to go out to look for food. In the apocalypse, one more person means one more strength and one more person to look after. These men from City D have wild natures. Although they have not become extraordinary people, they dare to kill zombies. In a 1v1 situation, there is no problem at all.
At this time, Shen Mengmeng spoke up: "Brothers, do you know when those extraordinary people will arrive?"
She didn't dare to kill the zombies, and she had run out of food. She had to find some other way to get some food. In the apocalypse, the fastest way for a beautiful young woman to get food was...
