novelraw Chapter 230: Dale's suggestion: Expanding the hideout, mechanical dust.
Chapter 230: Dale's suggestion: Expanding the hideout, mechanical dust.
After Yu Yuan delivered Mona to District 11.
He proceeded to District 12, successfully rendezvoused with Er Xiao, and took away all the materials related to the geothermal well.
After returning to the shelter, all the construction conditions for the 【Geothermal Well Plate Heat Exchanger Room】 had been met.
Yu Yuan immediately called up 【Shelter Editing】 to expand the shelter.
There were still 1160 square meters left unused previously, precisely for this moment.
And what Er Xiao brought this time wasn't just the construction materials for the 【Geothermal Well Plate Heat Exchanger Room】.
He also found some blueprints and documents in the geothermal plant office and brought them all to Yu Yuan.
Among them, there really were some optimization paths absorbed by the virtual light screen.
——【Geothermal Energy Dual-Cycle Generator Room】 optimization path
——【Geothermal Drying Room】 construction path——【Underground Drinking Water Well Machine Room】 optimization path
——【Geothermal Hot Spring Room】 construction path
Yu Yuan directly opened up a fifth underground level below the fourth underground level, demarcating 400 square meters, intending to turn this floor into a 【Machine Room Pipeline Level】.
Not just the 【Geothermal Well Plate Heat Exchanger Room】, Yu Yuan also planned to construct the 【Underground Drinking Water Machine Room】 here.
This was also an idea that came to him only after seeing this optimization path.
The 【Underground Drinking Water Machine Room】 is the level 3 optimization path for the 【Water Collector】.
Yu Yuan had previously forgotten to consider the water source issue after the Extreme Cold arrived. At that time, with seawater freezing and the world covered in ice and snow, surface water sources would inevitably be greatly affected.
Only underground water resources could guarantee the water supply when the cold wave hit.
Although melting snow could also solve the water resource problem then, now that there was a better solution, naturally the best among the best was chosen.
This 【Underground Drinking Water Well Machine Room】 optimization path came at just the right time.
The construction materials it required were actually somewhat similar to those for the 【Geothermal Well Plate Heat Exchanger Room】, both using submersible pumps to extract water from underground layers.
Only the depths were different.
The materials Er Xiao delivered were more than sufficient, completely enough to construct the 【Underground Drinking Water Well Machine Room】.
Yu Yuan immediately began operations, and his commotion caught Dale's attention.
Upon seeing that Yu Yuan could actually expand the shelter, Dale was first shocked, then immediately offered his opinion.
"Expand the fourth underground level?"
Yu Yuan was surprised because the current space of the fourth underground level was already sufficient for current planting and breeding.
But Dale held a different suggestion.
"If it's just the things we have now, it's indeed enough. But if it's really as you said, that an Extreme Cold lasting half a year will descend in over ten days, then we must establish a preliminary, fully functional breeding and planting area. The current area is far from enough."
Dale pointed at the flock of Cree Mountain sheep and said, "Later, when those sheep give birth and the Nizi Water Arrow Turtles hatch, they'll all need space. The quantity of hydroponic planting is also too little, and so on. All of these need to be planned in advance."
"Especially the planning of the planting area. Relying solely on these current planting troughs and hydroponic planting racks cannot meet the needs of so many of us. While the cold wave hasn't arrived yet, we still have time to make these preparations."
As he spoke, Dale also showed an embarrassed smile.
"Of course, these are just some suggestions from an old man like me. I'm not clear about the specific situation here. If I've said anything wrong, please forgive me!"
But Yu Yuan gently shook his head. He looked around the entire fourth underground level.
Dale's idea coincided with his own. The underground ecological farm was something he had planned long ago. It was just that he had too many things going on, so when designing the fourth underground level initially, he only had a preliminary concept, thinking he would perfect it later when he had time.
But now that Dale had brought up this idea, it meant he must have considered it carefully.
Yu Yuan immediately pulled Dale aside and introduced the construction paths of that set of gold-tier 【Underground Ecological Farm】 one by one.
Hydroponic planting room, vertical ecological farm, aquaponic farm, multi-layer cultivation room, insect breeding room... over a dozen or twenty facilities were all reviewed.
When Yu Yuan finished speaking, Dale's eyes were wide open.
"This... all of these can be built?"
"Theoretically, yes. But with our current materials and space, we can only build the basic infrastructure first..."
After thinking for a moment, Yu Yuan said.
"Alright, I'll expand another 400 square meters. Adding to the current 200 square meters, that's 600 square meters total. Based on this area, you design and plan it, how about that?"
Dale thought for a moment and nodded slightly.
"Although it's still a bit small, it's already quite good. Leave it to me. I guarantee to maximize the use of every inch of space."
"Indeed, professional matters should be left to professionals." Yu Yuan was also very satisfied.
Thus, the remaining space in 【Shelter Editing】 was now 360 square meters.
Yu Yuan simply took out 200 square meters and also expanded the third underground level's core living area to 400 square meters. He also re-divided the living area.
——Public area (restaurant, kitchen, bathroom, leisure area).
——Male and female rest areas.
——Mie Mie's rest area.
——Yu Yuan's living area
Each area was separately partitioned.
Yu Yuan's living area had facilities like the magazine display stand and workbench all set up here, making it relatively convenient for him to check or make things.
Finally, there were still 160 square meters left.
Yu Yuan went to the first level and, under Masier's delighted gaze, partitioned a 30-square-meter workshop for her.
Although not very large, Masier was already very satisfied.
The final remaining 130 square meters, Yu Yuan kept as reserve space, to be used later when needed.
He originally intended to build a workshop for Fang, but Fang refused.
"No need to waste space for now. I can sort out intelligence right here. Let's talk about it later!"
Yu Yuan didn't press further.
The shelter immediately began its grand expansion. Except for the Doctor, who was engrossed in the 【Spiritual Creature Laboratory】, Masier, Fang, and Dale all watched the incredible scene before them in astonishment.
Soon, the shelter expansion was completed.
Yu Yuan immediately began constructing the 【Geothermal Well Plate Heat Exchanger Room】 and the 【Underground Drinking Water Well Machine Room】.
Afterwards, Yu Yuan began checking today's harvests.
The materials from the sorting recycling trash can and the wool products made last night had all been collected by Fang in the morning. It was just that Yu Yuan hadn't had time to check them before.
In the sorting recycling trash can yesterday, there weren't just the remains of the mechanical modifier that Yu Yuan recycled, but also Cree Mountain sheep feces, household waste, and so on.
So the recycled materials were also quite abundant.
There were basic construction materials like plastic and metal, as well as quite a bit of fertilizer and seeds.
But what Yu Yuan was most concerned about were the resources recycled from the mechanical modifier remains.
First were several high-strength alloy ingots, a few small pieces of rare metal ingots, and finally, a small bottle of silver metallic powder.
Yu Yuan held that small bottle of silver metallic powder in his hand.
A line of information appeared on the virtual light screen.
【Mechanical Dust】
Weight: 3g
Introduction: This is a material that can only form under special conditions. It is quite precious.
"This is Mechanical Dust?"
Yu Yuan looked at the metallic powder in his hand.
This truly was an unexpected, pleasant surprise.
"So that means the Mechanical Vanguard Society has already mastered the method of obtaining mechanical powder..."
Yu Yuan had already confirmed this thought in his heart.