Li Yu’s face lit up with joy after hearing what his father said, especially when he heard that it would only take three days to complete.
So he said, “Alright, Dad, let’s start tomorrow. As you can see, the weather is getting colder by the day. It will probably be even colder in a few days. The sooner we build it, the sooner we won’t have to suffer from the cold. When the weather gets too cold later, it will be difficult for everyone to work.”
“Okay,” Li Hongyuan replied.
“Oh, right,” Li Hongyuan suddenly said, as if he had thought of something else. “Today I went down to the basement to check, and the crops there are growing quite well. However, I’ve been keeping the heating on, and we use it frequently every day. I’m a bit worried about energy. I wonder if the current solar power is enough?”
“There are 10 acres of photovoltaic power on the mountaintop, plus the solar panels on the roof. It seems to be enough for now, and the sunlight has been strong recently, so it’s sufficient,” Li Yu replied.
Hearing Li Yu’s answer, Li Hongyuan put down his worries and nodded, saying, “Good.”
Although there were many batteries, once they were fully charged, the remaining power would be wasted if not used.
At present, it seemed that the electricity could still sustain them. If there was not enough power later, they could just sleep on the floor in the basement. After all, the planting base in the basement must be guaranteed!
The cold wind howled, getting colder day by day.
In this environment, many animals entered a state of hibernation, but this winter was even colder than previous winters.
The three puppies found on the road earlier were now also placed in the basement’s planting base.
There was no other way; the weather was too cold now. Even humans shivered from the cold, let alone puppies that were only a few days old.
Under the feeding of milk powder, these little wolfdogs did nothing but sleep.
Because the underground planting base was relatively warm, many people often came down to stay there to save electricity. Seeing these puppies, they often went over to play with them.
After a few days, these puppies seemed to have become familiar with their surroundings. They would still sleep soundly, even when people around them kissed and hugged them.
The most endearing among them was Cuihua, with four white little paws and a timid personality, often hiding behind her two brothers.
But it was precisely this appearance that made her the most beloved.
Li Yu also often came down to play with them. It was strange, but these past few days, Li Yuan fed them every day, yet for some reason, these three little wolfdogs would become particularly active whenever they smelled Li Yu approaching.
This made Li Yuan a bit annoyed.
However, after her hand was licked by the three puppies with their pink little tongues again, all the unhappiness in her heart was long forgotten. At least for now, besides Li Yu.
Hmm, and Sister Yu Tong, it was her, Li Yuan. These puppies had the best attitude towards them.
Keep it up!!
Li Yuan stroked the heads of these little wolfdogs, feeling their warm, smooth fur, and a smile appeared on her round face.
There is a saying, the Three B’s principle (beautiful, beast, baby, commonly known as “3B”).
In many scenes, the appearance of these three always attracts people’s attention and affection; it’s human nature.
So many people, upon seeing a baby, easily develop an indescribable feeling, and their speech unconsciously becomes much gentler;
And men, upon seeing a beautiful woman, involuntarily look over; these are all human nature.
Including cute pets, seeing them makes one want to own them, want to pet them; this is also human nature.
Most people love beautiful things.
Ding Jiu and Wangcheng, along with others, were experienced construction workers. For them, building a guard room was a small matter. The day after Li Yu made the suggestion, Li Hongyuan took them to start construction.
There was still a lot of cement in the warehouse, but because the temperature dropped too quickly, some of the cement had caked.
The current temperature was already two to three degrees below zero. Water drawn out would easily freeze after a while, so they often boiled some hot water and poured it into the mixer to blend.
The modular structures were quickly set up, then the rebar was tied, and the cement was poured, all at a fast pace.
They worked from sunrise until sunset.
They could have worked at night, as the super-large searchlights could illuminate the area, but it was simply too cold at night. Compared to the daytime, the temperature could drop to tens of degrees below zero.
This made it unbearable for everyone, so they all worked during the day.
Because the temperature had been dropping too quickly recently, Li Yu wanted to complete the construction as soon as possible. The sooner it was built, the sooner everyone would be spared from the cold. So, besides Ding Jiu and a few others, he also had some other people from the base join in to help.
Many hands make light work. With everyone’s efforts, the construction speed increased significantly.
The sun has been very strong recently, and the sunlight is dazzling. The daytime was perfect for making the constructed guard rooms more stable under the intense sun.
Days passed one by one. The guard rooms had been stripped of their molds and were very sturdy.
Li Yu and his team also adjusted the camera positions to ensure no blind spots, monitoring the movements above and below the perimeter wall, and they also connected the heating.
When they finished building these four guard rooms, everyone felt a sense of pride as they looked at the four standing guard rooms.
The base, starting from 6 meters, gradually improved and increased in height, reaching over ten meters now.
They increased the thickness and made the base more and more complete.
They also added a Weng City.
Every time they made the base more stable and powerful, it filled them with a sense of pride.
The temperature dropped degree by degree.
The north wind swept across the land, breaking the white grass.
In recent days, besides the temperature dropping to around minus seven or eight degrees Celsius, the wind also grew stronger.
At this time, the personnel on duty in the guard room were exceptionally grateful every time they briefly stayed outside the wall, as they didn’t want to stay outside for even a second in this kind of weather.
It was simply too cold.
At the main gate guard room, Third Uncle pulled out a navel orange and peeled it open. The aroma of the navel orange filled the entire guard room. It was warm in this guard room, but too dry. A few days ago, Tianlong even had a nosebleed in the guard room from the heat.
Third Uncle saw Xiao Lue next to him, watching him eat the navel orange, and pulled out another navel orange from his pocket, tossing it over: “Why aren’t you on duty with your dad?”
Xiao Lue took the navel orange and said with some fear, “My old man always scolds me. I said I wanted to go on duty with him, and he said it was good, telling me to learn more from you.”
Third Uncle bit into the navel orange, feeling the sweet pulp burst in his taste buds. In such a dry, hot room, eating a navel orange felt like drinking a glass of iced soda in the desert.
“You rascal, your dad is not simple either. Hmm… what do you want to learn?”
“I want to learn how to kill zombies and enemies faster and more efficiently,” Xiao Lue burst out with a strong desire to learn.
He also wanted to become stronger and better protect his family!
