Chapter 533 Heating, Leaving, and the Journey Forward!

"It's so cold tonight, it feels like the temperature is going back to the time of the previous snowstorm!"

"No, I remember it was minus 20 degrees during the snowstorm? But we stayed indoors every day, so the temperature felt about the same as it is now"

"Hehehe, I'll go back and exchange some hot water later, wash my face and soak my feet, it's so nice!"

"Fuck, Xu Jingming, you are really a shady guy, I was wondering what you were doing these nights, it turns out you went to get water tickets!"

"Go away, didn't I tell you before, you didn't go then, you're jealous now, right?"

"Damn, no, I have to go back to trade some water tickets tonight, and get some hot water, my feet are so frozen that I can't feel it!"

On the vast land, with the help of the moonlight, a group of seven people hurriedly moved towards the village.

As the weather turned cold, the working hours in the depression were also adjusted synchronously.

First of all, the earliest time to leave work was raised from 9:30 to 8:00, which was a full hour and a half shorter.

And the latest time to leave work was also updated from 10:00 to 9:00, an hour earlier!

It seems that the adjustment is not big, but as long as you finish today's task, you can leave work at 8 o'clock and go back to the village to do your own things.

Under such stimulation, when the bell representing 8 o'clock in the center of Hope Village began to ring.

More than 90% of the people still happily picked up their farm tools and began to return from all over with torches.

On the way, although they shivered because of the cold weather.

But it still couldn't stop them from imagining the "happy" things they would do after returning to the room.

"You said that this life is really getting more and more promising. I heard from the people in the logistics department that the first batch of cotton shoes produced by us will be launched for sale in two days. This is a big deal."

Looking at the firelight in the depression from a distance at the end of the sight, Xu Jingming, who was previously called Lao Yinbi, slowed down his pace with a little emotion.

"Cotton shoes? That's too expensive. I haven't found anything good these days, so I can't afford it!"

"But I heard that the heating will be turned on soon?"

After Ai Jianfeng joined the village and set up a mechanical team, the construction of the boiler was obvious to all.

Watching the laying of pipelines from scratch and the rise of the boiler room.

Since three days ago, everyone would start to imagine how happy it would be after the heating when they woke up from the cold in their quilts every day.

Just like when it's hot, people will involuntarily think, even if I freeze to death, I don't want to stay in this damn weather.

When it's cold, this strange feeling is even worse!

And this cold is not a simple dry cold. As the air humidity increases, the cold will get closer and closer to the damp cold in the south that can freeze into people's bones!

At that time, even if you have thick skin and endure it, it will be difficult to survive!

"No way, I heard that a two-ton furnace needs at least half a ton of coal a day. We have seized two tons before. How long can it burn?"

"That's right. This boiler is obviously designed to cope with the extremely cold days of 40 degrees in the future. If it is used now, won't it be finished by then?"

"Don't fantasize. If we can find a way to take down the dwarf camp, we can think about heating immediately. As for now, hot water is also very comfortable!"

"Fortunately, we are in a depression and the wind can't blow. Now the temperature is higher than on the plains. How cool!"

Somehow, the closer we walked to the village, the more we could feel a steaming warmth on our bodies.

But after giving up the idea of ​​heating, everyone naturally attributed it to the intimacy brought by "going home" and the warmth derived from the expectation of hot water.

As usual, a small stall has been set up in the room at the main entrance of the village, with the words "Supply Department" written on it.

Looking at the long queue, the villagers who came back from outside almost ran away, fearing that they would fall behind others.

After about ten minutes of queuing, Xu Jingming and seven others lined up at the front.

"General Manager Su, this is our task list and completion details for today, and this is our farm tools, please check and accept!"

Sitting at the table are Shen Ke and Su Yuan.

At present, due to the low productivity, the construction task of the depression has not been truly decentralized yet, and it is temporarily under the overall management of the village.

Every morning, after all the villagers spontaneously form a team, they will come to the material department to receive the tasks of the corresponding number of people and the corresponding difficulty, and at the same time receive the farm tools provided by the task to go out to work.

Depending on the difficulty, the rewards of the tasks are also different.

For example, in the morning, the seven people took on the pioneering task, responsible for repairing a piece of wasteland with an area of ​​about three acres to meet the basic sowing requirements, and the reward was 30 labor points divided equally among the seven people, which can be exchanged for daily necessities and pay for meals.

The reward for Xu Jingming's patrol mission at night was a hot water coupon per hour, and each coupon could be exchanged for one liter of hot water.

At each work stop, after finishing the work received in the morning, everyone would return here to hand in the task report and farm tools.

If the material department confirms that there is no problem afterwards, the reward will be automatically added to each villager's account and become fixed property.

The whole set of procedures is a bit like the tasks in RPG games, which greatly facilitates every villager.

Therefore, as the chief and deputy chief managers of the material department, with the reforms during this period, the prestige of the two people has been rising all the way.

After reading the report submitted by Xu Jingming, Su Yuanlue raised his eyebrows: "Have all the three acres of land been cleared?"

"It's over, it's over! The quality and quantity are maintained. Not only have we picked out the stones, we have even trimmed the weeds. Manager Su, you can rest assured about the tasks our team is doing!"

Patting his chest, Xu Jingming was obviously very confident in his performance.

"Very good, this is a reward issued to your team, but it's still the same as before. If it is later found that you have committed fraud, not only will the reward be doubled, but 30% of your team's mission rewards for the next seven days will be deducted. No problem. Bar?!"

Xu Jingming took the note representing the reward and said: "No problem, no problem!"

In the apocalypse, it is never easy to establish rules, especially when there are more and more people, it is very likely that "worms" will be born.

In this regard, Sumo gave instructions early in the morning.

Meritorious work must be rewarded, and wrongdoing must be punished. Even the management is no exception!

Reflected in reality, such harsh and abnormal regulations did not cause anyone's dissatisfaction, but instead triggered a wave of "gratitude" craze.

Obviously, people who have been tortured by capitalists in civilized society are already tired of all kinds of empty promises.

Their "fishing" is not because they are unwilling to work hard, but because their efforts are not rewarded accordingly, so they can only use this method to carry out silent resistance.

After leaving the supply store at the entrance of the village, they looked at the long queue behind them. There were no farm tools and tasks. When they saw the reward note in Xu Jingming's hand, their minds instantly became lively.

With brisk steps and smiles on their faces, they skillfully walked to the place where they used to "divide the spoils" and started laughing.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, Jing Ming, hurry up and divide the money. It's too late if you wait, and you have to queue up again to wash up!"

"Ah, yes, yes, I have to go back and do laundry, hurry up!"

The note in Xu Jingming's hand is just a reward for everyone. According to the time and tasks of each person's work, there will be another distribution within the team.

But surprisingly, Xu Jingming’s penny payment slowed down today.

In the eyes of everyone, he stood like a statue under the torch as if he had been buffed by petrification.

"Jingming, Jingming, don't scare me, what's wrong?"

"Damn it, it couldn't be that the rewards are lower, that's impossible. I checked it specifically this morning and our rewards haven't changed!"

"If you're feeling down, just say it. If it's a big deal, we'll all bear the responsibility together. Don't be scary!"

Everyone's urgings failed to make Xu Jingming make any move.

On the contrary, when he heard other people's voices, his hands trembled and tears even welled up in the corners of his eyes!

At this time, the middle-aged man standing next to him couldn't help it. He took the note from his hand almost like a snatch, and looked up anxiously.

But just like Xu Jingming, he was stunned when he saw it.

The small note seems to carry magical power, and just one look at it can make people lose their "soul".

Seeing that both of them were stunned, the remaining five people could not hold back their curiosity. The young man in the front row took the note, and the five of them gathered together to read it.

"On April 10th, Jingming's team of seven completed the mission at Pioneer 32."

"Reward: 30 labor points (shared equally among seven people)"

"Reward: 7L of hot water share (shared equally among seven people)"

"Reward: 45 minutes of radiator usage time (per person, time can be accumulated)"

"Dear villagers, warm reminder: Hope Village Heating has started trial operation at 8pm on April 10th, and the first test time is from 8pm to 6pm the next day."

"The official opening time is 10pm on April 12th, and the opening hours are expected to be six hours a day!"

"Remind us again that radiators and heating pipes are our common property. Please do not maliciously damage or vandalize. In the future, the village will launch more public welfare. Thank you for your efforts for the village!"

"Yours sincerely, Sumo!"

The neat signature is located on a small piece of paper, and the light black handwriting is slightly oozing and deformed under the smudge of Xu Jingming's tears.

From the first item of 30 labor points, to the last four words of Soma, everyone's voices became smaller and smaller, replaced by

The sound of tears falling.

Natural disasters are merciless, but humans are merciful!

It’s cold all around, but my heart feels warm!

It's like a child being bullied and crying to his parents when he gets home.

Most of the people present were older than Somo, and some were even two rounds older!

But at such a moment when their defenses were broken, they still couldn't hold back the turbulence in their hearts, and they used tears to release the long-hidden pressure in their hearts.

A storm with level 10 winds mixed with 800 mm of precipitation can turn the dry land into a vast ocean in one day!

Blizzard weather with 500 millimeters of snowfall in a single day and horrific natural disasters with more than two meters of accumulated snowfall in seven days are unheard of on earth.

For 9% of people, let alone experiencing the extremely cold weather of minus 40 degrees Celsius, this concept has never occurred to them.

If you say you are not scared or panicked about the three disasters that are about to follow, it is all lies.

Every night, there are a few suppressed cries in the cabin. Many people go to bed when they are tired of crying and cry when they wake up.

The current prosperity can only be maintained by a few strong people.

but now.

Those strong people also lived in Bengbu before. After suddenly finding that someone would support them if the sky fell, they finally opened their hearts and began to relieve their depression for days!

In the cold winter, there are still people above us who are supporting us with their bodies!

In the cold future, there are still people ahead of us who are constantly forging ahead!

"Let's go, let's go wash up, and go back to have a good sleep after washing!"

Xu Jingming's voice fell, and the six people nodded fiercely.

In other places in the village, like the seven of them, countless people rushed to the board house impatiently after being excited!

Unlike the previous cold, now as soon as the door of the board house is opened, you can feel the summer-like heat inside.

The pipeline heating energy made of high-quality ore on Tieshi Mountain is strong, and the previous special heat-receiving house type also played a significant role.

With both of them working together, the load of the boiler is now only turned to the upper low gear, and the room temperature is directly pulled to nearly 25 degrees!

As for the top of the radiator, the temperature was even higher, more than 40 degrees, which was extremely hot!

For a moment, the southerners who had just entered the door were still in a daze, while the northerners moved quickly.

Warm quilts, hot milk, and even outrageous people took out their own small pots, added water directly to the radiator and added "midnight snacks".

The small iron sheet carried the dreams of thousands of people.

The warm heat warmed the hearts of thousands of people.

This scene was clearly seen by Su Mo, who was standing high behind the depression.

However, the faces of the several people standing next to him were not very excited, but full of worries.

"Director, on such a festive day, why don't you wait until tomorrow?"

"Yes, Director, it's so cold today, and it's inevitable to encounter accidents when traveling at night. Let's wait until tomorrow morning after dinner before leaving?"

In front of the visiting team were Su Mo, who stood with his hands behind his back and looked down, and Hao Qiang, who was carrying a half-person-high marching bag.

Behind the team were Chen Shen, Li Hu, Pei Shao, Qi Qin, Lu Kuan and other "idle" people.

After making a good plan and confirming that there was no problem with heating, there were actually not many things to worry about in the depression.

After thinking about it, Su Mo immediately decided to set off at night and arrive in Liberty City tomorrow morning!

"Don't worry, I was able to go in and out seven times alone last time, and there will be no problem this time."

"On the contrary, at home, after I leave, the things I tell you must be done as soon as possible. One day of delay will bring one day of trouble!"

Scanning the several people who had arranged the task, watching everyone nod solemnly, Su Mo shrugged his shoulders and glanced away.

The next moment, in the sight of everyone, Su Mo's temperament suddenly changed, and as his body rose, gray spots of light suddenly seeped out.

Hao Qiang, who had been looking down, did not lag behind, and almost at the same time, activated the mark change.

It was only five seconds before and after, and when the gray spots of light dispersed, a magical scene happened.

Where Su Mo was standing, the person had disappeared, replaced by a swift road lizard that was somewhat similar to a coolie lizard, but with extremely terrifying thigh muscles.

Where Hao Qiang was standing, the figure also disappeared, and there was only a mechanical cyborg with metallic thighs and a cybernetic feel all over his body.

"We're leaving, Lu Kuan, Chen Shen, remember to keep it a secret from Su Chan for me!"

"Okay!"

After explaining everything, Su Mo glanced at the moonlight above his head, and felt that he had nothing to worry about, he nodded and walked away.

The swift road lizard has a slow limit speed, but it has strong endurance.

The cyborg has a fast limit speed, but its endurance is not as good.

Once the two are balanced, they can just stop and rest along the way and arrive in Liberty City at eight o'clock tomorrow morning.

After the speed increased, in the eyes of everyone bidding farewell, the figures of the man and the lizard began to get farther and farther away, and then turned into a small dot, slowly disappearing at the end of the horizon.

"Let's go. The director didn't stop before the blizzard came, so there's no reason for us to stop!"

"The dwarves stole our things, and it's time for them to pay us back!"