novelraw Chapter 23: Yu Yuan - A man with strong execution ability
Chapter 23: Yu Yuan - A man with strong execution ability
Yu Yuan threw down the newspaper and vigorously rubbed his already somewhat numb cheeks.
"Calm down, calm down!"
The threat brought by the orange typhoon was absolutely not something to be taken lightly.
The accompanying heavy rainfall would be absolutely devastating for Yu Yuan, who lived in the sewers.
This was also a problem he had seriously considered when originally choosing the sewers.
Although this problem was temporarily solved due to the accidental discovery of the decades-old civil defense shelter level, and he didn't need to worry about shelter safety issues before the rainwater filled the entire city's sewer system.
But what if it does fill up?
He had to consider waterproofing work for when the sewers became completely flooded.
As for the suggestion in the warning about taking refuge in high-rise buildings.
Yu Yuan considered it, but quickly rejected the idea.The shelter was his reliance - he didn't know if abandoning the shelter to take refuge in a high-rise might have negative consequences.
Even if there was only a one-in-ten-thousand possibility, he couldn't take the risk.
If something happened to the shelter, he would be completely stranded in this wasteland world.
Opening the virtual map, Yu Yuan checked the architectural structure of the civil defense shelter level. The section he was in had two exits connecting to the sewer system.
One was the ladder exit he frequently used, and the other wasn't too far from his shelter either, about seventy or eighty meters away.
To prevent sewer water from flooding into the civil defense shelter level, these two entrances needed to be blocked off. The other civil defense shelter levels weren't connected to this one, so they could be ignored for now.
Just to be safe, Yu Yuan still picked up his flashlight and left the shelter to thoroughly inspect the entire civil defense shelter level section he was in.
He had to admit that although the decades-old civil defense shelter level had an old-fashioned style and used brick masonry techniques, the quality was truly impeccable.
Except for the two exits, all the walls were completely intact.
As long as those two exits were blocked off, they could prevent rainwater from the sewers from flooding into the civil defense shelter level.
Both exits had diameters of about 1.2 meters. To achieve complete sealing, they needed sufficiently large covers to block the exits, then use waterproof materials for sealing.
Additionally, they needed weight-bearing objects placed on top of the covers to resist the buoyancy impact of sewer rainwater.
Yu Yuan quickly recorded the contents in the shelter memo.
Then he returned to the shelter to check the supplies he possessed.
The two truck tarps happened to be usable, as they already had waterproof functions.
Covers for sealing the exits... bed boards should work fine. As for weight-bearing objects...
Yu Yuan suddenly remembered that in the Wutong Apartments building, there seemed to be sandbag walls used as defensive fortifications, and there were quite a few of them.
Plus, that place definitely didn't lack bed boards.
With all the ideas connected, Yu Yuan could no longer sit still and immediately demonstrated exceptionally high execution ability.
After quickly replenishing some food and drink, he cleared all listed items from Taotao Hole, then listed 25 packs of cigarettes, each priced at 1000 survival points.
Carrying his weapons, he ran toward Wutong Apartments - he was now racing against time, fighting for every minute and second.
When he arrived at Wutong Apartments, it was already nearly 7:30 AM, and all 25 packs of cigarettes had sold out, with 25,000 survival points credited to his account.
He directly upgraded his Taotao Hole permission level from level 2 to level 4, jumping two levels at once.
He could now simultaneously list 50 products.
Opening the sewer manhole cover, confirming it was safe, he quickly climbed out, placed alert traps, then rapidly entered Wutong Apartments.
Just as he entered the apartment building, he saw two additional corpses in the first-floor lobby, accompanied by an extremely strong stench. Fighting back nausea, he quickly went up to the fourth floor.
Sure enough, he saw two rows of sandbag walls serving as defensive fortifications. He didn't move them directly, but instead checked each fourth-floor room one by one. Only after confirming there were no hidden enemies did he approach the sandbag walls and list them all.
Each time he listed 50 sandbags, requiring 25 minutes for a round trip.
Yu Yuan spent two hours completely clearing out the sandbags from the fourth and fifth floors, and unexpectedly found a set of outdoor equipment on a sixth-floor room's balcony. It not only included a tent and thermal blanket, but also a large waterproof tarp, which made him overjoyed.
By 10:30 AM, the originally not-too-narrow passageways of the civil defense shelter level were already piled with quite a few things.
Especially around the two exit positions, which were filled with riot sandbags, plus bed boards and truck tarps.
Dozens of sandbags were also placed in the passageway outside the shelter security door - this would be the shelter's final defensive line.
Yu Yuan threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground, finally regaining some energy.
"I remember the teardrop mole woman's basement had quite a bit of quick-dry cement. Also, if we seal off the civil defense shelter level, we must immediately build ventilation for the shelter. Oh right, didn't the shelter security optimization include waterproof, anti-permeation paths?"
Yu Yuan immediately opened the shelter management panel to check.
Sure enough, in the level 2 upgrade interface of [Security], there was an optimization path called [Waterproof Door]. This was an optimization path he unlocked after obtaining the optimization blueprint at the East District Waterworks Center.
He only needed to build [Security Level 2 - Simple Anti-theft Door], then collect materials like silicone waterproof strips, automatic water barriers, waterproof adhesive, etc., to optimize [Security Level 2 - Simple Anti-theft Door] into [Security Level 2 - Stainless Steel Waterproof Door].
And all these things could be found at the teardrop mole woman's house, because her door already had these things - he could just go and dismantle them.
But before setting out, Yu Yuan needed to first upgrade [Ventilation], [Water Collector], and [Security]. The construction materials had already been collected from the teardrop mole woman's house earlier, but were delayed until now due to the sheep capture and typhoon matters.
[Ventilation Level 1 - Single Pipe Ventilation] required PVC pipes ×2, sealant ×1, vehicle air conditioning exhaust fan ×1
[Water Collector Level 1 - Faucet] required stainless steel water pipes ×3, faucet ×1, pipe sealant ×1
[Security Level 2 - Simple Anti-theft Door] required anti-theft door lock ×1, steel ×10, rivets ×20, nail gun ×1
As the construction materials disappeared, green light screens once again enveloped the shelter. After 1 minute, [Ventilation] and [Water Collector] construction completed.
A ventilation hole had already appeared on the shelter ceiling, with the vehicle exhaust fan embedded in the wall, slowly rotating automatically without wind.
On the right-hand wall, a faucet had appeared, looking no different from typical household washing machine inlet faucets.
The facility effects were also simple and straightforward.
[Ventilation Level 1 - Single Pipe Ventilation]: Safety level +1, indoor-outdoor air circulation speed +15%, air poisoning risk reduced by 20%.
[Water Collector Level 1 - Faucet]: Safety level +1, can obtain up to 24L of city domestic water daily.
After all, they were only level 1 facilities, so Yu Yuan didn't expect too much.
At least they resolved his air and water source concerns.
As for level 2 [Security], the upgrade time required 30 minutes, so Yu Yuan decided not to wait.
Returning to 68 Canchino Street again, the door remained closed.
When he went down to the basement, the bodies of the teardrop mole woman, the man, and the child had already disappeared.
The scavenger's body, however, had become mangled and bloody.
Someone had stabbed it with a dagger.
Yu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Just as well that they left!"
He quickly found the quick-dry cement - surprisingly, there were four large bags. It seemed this family had previously planned to build something too. He listed them.
Then he went to the basement door and began dismantling the waterproof strips, hinges, and other components from it. But the quantity was completely insufficient. Finally, disregarding the danger, he directly went to the long-abandoned neighboring residence to gather enough materials for the waterproof door upgrade.
Yu Yuan didn't linger, returning to the shelter to begin a new round of construction.