Chapter 550 I Have Seen Heaven, Then There Is Hell!

The theory expressed by Ai Jianfeng is not difficult to understand.

When electricity was first developed on the earth, it had various limitations.

At that time, all scientists tried to find a material that could accommodate and transmit energy to perfectly solve the problem of human energy deficiency.

It's a pity that centuries have passed.

The scientists who asked the questions changed one after another, and the development speed of materials science also accelerated to an unknown extent. Humanity has stepped out of the earth and explored other planets.

This problem is still unresolved and has even evolved to a worse situation!

Yes, even in the 21st century, before time travel, energy is still a problem facing everyone.

At that time, within the scope of China, it was okay. It could still maintain stable prices based on its previous accumulation. Even if there was power shortage, it could be solved quickly.

But if we look beyond China and look at other regions, we can clearly see through prices how serious this energy shortage is!

Even if we don’t take into account the energy problems of most people, and only consider the positive gains that energy brings to the technology tree, its breakthrough importance still ranks among the top in the major categories!

If aerospace science solves the energy problem, mankind can take a complete step forward and enter the age of interstellar navigation.

Weapons science, with sufficient energy, nuclear weapons will become history, and weapons that use propulsion or speed as a means will be more popular.

In medicine, human beings can directly connect their energy supply parts externally, and transmit energy through external substances, so they no longer need to suffer from pain.

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One-stop service, as long as major breakthroughs can be made in the energy direction, the shackles of other technological limits will also be easily lifted.

Of course, at this stage, these things are still a good vision for the territory.

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"Ah? Uncle Ai, do we need ten tons of hot stones to restore the power in our territory?"

"Ten tons is a lot. According to our current situation, it's six yuan a day, which is 800 grams. Let me think about it."

"How long will it take to get enough?"

After understanding the importance of the hot stone mine, Su Chan tilted her head and thought for a while, then raised an urgent question.

Hot rocks are not like iron ores. Small mines have three to five million tons, and large mines even have tens of millions of tons.

As far as the entire depression is concerned, the total of hot stones evenly distributed on the ground is only fifty tons.

Coupled with the unresolved mining problem, Ai Jianfeng scratched his head and looked embarrassed when looking at Su Chan's serious expression.

"Well, if you have a direction, there are always more solutions than difficulties."

"When Uncle Ai first embarked on the path of scientific research, he was also faced with many difficulties. My mentor once told me."

Seeing Ai Jianfeng drop the topic and start "telling stories" like teaching students again, Lu Kuan, who was waiting to watch the excitement, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

This time, Ai Jianfeng stopped talking and the two began to bicker.

Compared with dozens of days ago, Lu Kuan's personality has completely changed now that he has regained his human body again.

A touch of gloom dissipated from his body, replaced by full cheerfulness and confidence in tomorrow.

Looking at these two scientific research experts who were over fifty but still had the mentality of children, Su Mo felt a little brighter in his heart when he raised his head.

"The level of the hot stone mine is indeed not high right now, and I have ways to improve it, but it just takes some time."

"Of course, we should mine or mine, as long as we control the quantity. I hope that we can break through the energy constraints in the shortest possible time, at least in terms of people's livelihood."

"Otherwise, if we are limited by energy and rely solely on manpower for development, the progress will be too slow!"

A definite conclusion is given.

moment.

The two stopped, turned their heads at the same time, and acted differently.

Holding his fist, Lu Kuan waved violently: "I knew that something like this that I have never seen before can really be upgraded. The current unit capacity and absorption capacity are too small. As long as we can double it, no, increase it by 50 %, the changes brought about are unimaginable!”

"I will take care of it then. In half a month, no matter how far away it is, there will be no problem in restoring power to the village!"

Ai Jianfeng was thoughtful: "In terms of people's livelihood? Sumo, is it possible that our territory has to absorb more people?"

Sumo nodded: "Yes, I have received clear information about a human gathering place. There are about 30,000 people. Once the winter is over, we can try to explore it. At the very least, we must bring our citizens It would be better to expand the number to 3,000 or 5,000 people!”

"When there are more people, not only eating, drinking, and defecation will be a big problem, but also satisfying their work positions will be very important. I have already made preliminary plans."

When I was a lone wolf, every time I returned to the shelter, it was a time to count the harvest and take a good rest.

But now, as soon as I returned to the territory, my butt was still hot, and a lot of things were coming, leaving no time to rest at all.

Sumo was used to this kind of busyness, but he enjoyed it.

Immediately, the three people put their horses in position and continued discussing in various directions until news came from the village that dinner was about to begin, and then they stopped.

"Come over to eat and talk?"

The two stood up and nodded happily: "Yes, I have to eat. I have returned to my human form. I will be starving if I don't eat for one meal!"

"Come on, Xiaochan, let's eat together!"

After the gloomy snowy days, the bright sunny days can always bring people an indescribable good mood.

After closing the door of the shelter, we walked on the thin snow and continued chatting.

Soon, a group of four people arrived at the newly built large canteen behind the village.

"Come on, director, here!"

The simple canteen built of wood is not large, but it can accommodate seventy tables, which can meet the dining requirements of eight hundred people at a time.

Following Chen Shen's excited wave, Su Mo turned his head and looked around. He couldn't hold back the affection that burst out from his heart and burst out laughing.

When playing a simulation construction game, the strength of the territory, the living conditions of the territorial residents, and some subtle changes can only be reflected in cold numbers, which cannot bring much impact.

Even when the numbers accumulate to a certain level, there will be no basic needs, and the game will be restricted by the gameplay, and it will feel boring.

But in reality, this feeling is completely different.

The brand-new wooden tables and chairs in the canteen are rough, but compared to before when most people could only squat down to eat, it's more than a little better!

The colorful porcelain bowls and pots baked on the table don't look very good, but they reveal everyone's pursuit of a better life.

No one could have imagined that this place was deserted half a month ago, but now it is decent, even no worse than some poor villages on the earth!

Of course, everything here is even more shocking to Marshal Wang, who is surrounded by everyone!

Seeing Sumo nodding along with the villagers and walking with a friendly smile.

Although he was completely mentally prepared, at this moment, he still stood up involuntarily, with a hint of embarrassment on his expression.

"Okay, sit down and eat along!"

"You've been to so many places, you're really lucky, but since you can survive, you should cherish your life and use more brains in everything."

We have a preliminary understanding of why Marshal Wang betrayed the information about the human gathering place.

Sumo's previous prejudice was gone.

Unlike these villagers in the depression, Marshal Wang is just a microcosm of most ordinary people in the outside world in this apocalyptic world.

He was guilty, but his thoughts did not lead to a big mistake, and his sin did not lead to death.

And as long as the current situation does not get worse, as long as he can take on the responsibility of leading the way, he can save the struggling refugees in the gathering place from the fire.

So to these people, he is a good person, a good person who saved their lives.

"Okay, just sit down. You said you are a weirdo. You have to squat there to feel comfortable!"

Seeing Marshal Wang finally sit down in embarrassment, Chen Shen on the side waved helplessly, gesturing to the villagers behind to serve the food.

As soon as he turned around, dozens of people walked out skillfully and began to serve the prepared dishes on the table.

Stir-fried cabbage, cold garlic sprouts, vegetable pancakes, and a bowl of beef pimple soup per person.

Make bricks without straw.

Nowadays, the fresh food resources in the depression have basically been exhausted, but thinking of Soma's return, the chefs still cooked a meal as much as they could.

Two dishes and one soup, if there is meat, it can be considered a "hearty" meal!

“How many fresh vegetables do we have left?”

Somo casually grabbed a mixed vegetable pancake and asked casually while chewing it.

From the perspective of satiety and nutrition, the value of mixed vegetable pancakes is much higher than that of steamed buns. No matter how big your appetite is, eating two can make you 70% full.

But in terms of taste, the mixed vegetable pancake tastes a bit gritty because the vegetable roots inside are not completely crushed.

In addition, although some mixed vegetables are non-toxic, they have a bit of a strange taste. Mix them together and you can have a different experience with every bite.

"There are still about two tons, which can definitely last until the end of this winter!"

"Besides, our newly reclaimed land has already been planted with the cold-resistant seeds that you gave us before, Director. There is no need to worry about vegetables."

After thinking about it with chopsticks, Su Yuan gave a definite answer.

At the same time, it also exposed the current dilemma faced by a depression.

Meat is not enough!

Unlike vegetables, which can be grown artificially, mutations can also be induced to produce some special varieties.

If you want to have enough meat, you must have large-scale breeding farms and matching breeding animals, so that you can gradually realize the freedom of eating meat.

In addition, even the longest meat animal species has a growth cycle of more than a hundred days.

The future source of meat is not only unsolved in the current depression.

Even half a year or a year later, it will be difficult to fundamentally solve the problem.

"Marshal Wang, how did they solve the food problem at the gathering place you came to?"

After taking a sip of the hot beef pimple soup and looking at Marshal Wang in the corner who was wiping his tears and chewing food silently, Sumo calmed down and asked again.

The food expenditure for more than 1,000 people in the depression requires about 1,300 kilograms of wheat and nearly 50 kilograms of vegetables every day.

Any less, and everyone will have to cut back on meals and work in the fields hungry.

In the long run, it will not only reduce physical fitness, but also easily cause a series of incidental diseases.

And if this number is converted to a gathering place of 30,000 people, even Sumo himself feels a little dizzy when he thinks of the pressure on food resources that has skyrocketed twenty to thirty times.

"God Su, no, Director Su"

Marshal Wang was startled when Sumo called him, and he suddenly wanted to stand up and reply.

But after seeing Su Mo's kind eyes, he choked and put down the mixed vegetable cake in his hand, and said intermittently with a complex expression:

"Director, you don't know that those who can come to the New World to try their luck are basically those who are unlucky during the welfare disaster, or those who have no supplies in their hands for other reasons later."

"Because there is no innate storage and no subsequent development conditions, everyone who wants to survive can only be forced to rob except scavenging!"

"There are those who rob the alien camps, some rob the alien caravans, and many rob their own people. Many people hold the idea of ​​​​the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole behind, waiting for their own people to rob, and then they will attack."

"But in addition to this, there are some beasts who bully the weak and fear the strong, specializing in robbing the old, weak, sick and disabled. These people simply deserve to die!"

The real situation in Marshal Wang's mouth is that the other people sitting at the table have never seen or heard of it in the wasteland of the end of the world.

As he further described the chaotic situation in the gathering place, even Li Hu, who had the most extensive experience among the crowd, couldn't help but frown.

"30,000 people were the population of the Origin Territory when I "left". Based on the number of people joining every day, I guess their current population is definitely more than 40,000!"

"The territory has set up a co-governance council, which is jointly managed by 16 lords, and all people are evenly distributed on different hills or valleys"

"Among them, there are only one or two thousand people engaged in production, and most of the others are either on the way to rob or on the way to scavenge and excavate relics!"

Elements noticed.

Hearing about the excavation of relics, Su Mo paused slightly, and the two big words Yanguo flashed in his mind.

However, since there were so many people at the moment, he did not rush to ask, but continued to listen to Marshal Wang's description of the Origin Territory.

"We robbed the camp of foreigners. At the beginning, they were not prepared. We could take advantage of the chaos to rob a lot of supplies, but after a long time, they also took precautions."

"After a few robberies and heavy casualties, everyone turned their attention to the foreign caravans coming and going, and wanted to make a fuss here."

"Unfortunately, this is not a long-term solution. If you rob a few times, they will not leave here. If you want to extend the front line to a farther place, you will take greater risks, and the situation will become more and more tense."

"I'm afraid that many people will starve to death this winter!"

People are not plants, who can be ruthless.

As the word "starved to death" appeared, the atmosphere at the table suddenly froze, and everyone shuddered.

Then, Shen Ke asked in confusion: "Have they ever thought about leaving the mountains and surviving in other human settlements, or leaving the New World and its deep oceans as soon as possible?"

"Yes, but other human settlements will not provide you with food. If you want to join, you can only pay a sum of materials as a ticket to enter in order to get their protection. As for the problem of food and accommodation, you still have to solve it yourself in the end. It is not much different from being in the mountains."

"What's more, the New World is a pirate ship that is easy to get on and hard to get off. If you want to go back across the ocean, you must at least have a sum of materials as start-up capital, right? But more than 80% of people don't have this material!"

After speaking, everyone fell silent.

Marshal Wang did not say anything else, but lowered his head and began to greedily suck the pimple soup in the bowl, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Other human territories on the New World and Su Shen's territory are like two opposite extremes.

Here, he saw the hope in everyone's eyes and all the beautiful visions of all the people who had just come to the New World for the human settlements.

There are powerful lords to preside over the decision-making, sufficient defense forces to maintain the security of the territory, and suitable work to shine.

Most importantly, food, accommodation, and even heating are provided!

In addition, if you add the bright future and countless opportunities, a sentence suddenly jumped into Marshal Wang's mind:

"There is no hell in this world, but I have seen heaven, so there is... hell!"