Chapter 17

Late at night.

Chu Guang slept restlessly. He woke up several times and touched the gun hidden in his sleeping bag before he fell asleep again intermittently.

The shelter was so comfortable that he didn't have to worry about any danger at all, so that he suddenly returned to this unstable environment, and he couldn't adapt.

"Slack."

Chu Guang sighed and unconsciously touched the gun hidden in the quilt. The thick and long barrel was full of a sense of security.

I don't know what's going on with the players.

Although he and Xiaoqi explained what to do when they were away, they couldn't let go after all.

When he woke up at five in the morning, Chu Guang couldn't sleep, so he waited quietly with his eyes open.

It was not until dawn outside the window that he got out of his sleeping bag, put on his clothes, put on the steel pipe and the gun he had just bought.

It's estimated that I'll have to come back after a long time.

The mayor's collection forced him to advance the plan of moving, and all preparations had to be completed before the end of the month.

If we can't reserve enough materials for 100 people, we can only wait until February and March next year for the next round of tests.

The whole winter has to be abandoned.

Push the door open.

Chu Guang, who has arranged his equipment, is ready to go. He happens to meet the men of the Wang family.

Wang Defu, who made trouble at his door yesterday, looked at him without saying a word, but his eyes were somewhat provocative.

Maybe it's because his father and big brother and second brother are nearby, plus the guy who carries hunting on his back, his courage is obviously much greater than yesterday, which seems to mean a little swaggering.

Chu Guang certainly doesn't have the same experience as the little boy.

The 16-year-old boy was already a man in charge of Bette street, but in his eyes, he was just a child with no hair.

"Hey, don't die."

Chu Guang ignored him and didn't even look at him.

The child of the Wang family was angry, bit his teeth and blushed. The stranger's disregard made him feel humiliated.

However, just as he was about to make an irrational provocation, the big brother next to him suddenly put his hand on his shoulder.

Although he was still a little angry, Wang Defu soon became honest.

I can see that the child listens to his brother very much.

Chu Guang glanced at the eldest son of the Wang family, and the powerful man was also looking at him.

From the man, Chu Guang sensed a faint danger, but it was not obvious.

Interestingly, when observing him, the man's face obviously showed a trace of surprise, although he hid it very carefully.

Hunter's intuition——

This guy is hard to deal with!

After a brief eye contact, the two sides quickly moved away from each other.

There is no need to cause unnecessary trouble.

The Wangs have gone far.

Chu Guang is also ready to go.

At this time, a crisp voice came from behind.

"Be careful on the road."

Chu Guang stopped and looked back. He saw the little fish hiding behind the door and peeping at himself.

Smiled, Chu Guang said faintly.

"Well, thank you."

"No."

In the blink of an eye, the little girl slipped back into the house and disappeared.

……

At six o'clock in the morning, it was almost dawn.

The gate of Bette Street opened slowly, and the survivors carrying baskets, bows and arrows, short knives, crossbows and other instruments set off in groups towards the devastated ruins on the chapped concrete pavement and weeds drilled from the cracks.

But today, two hundred years later, it is not so easy to search for good things in the waste land. Occasionally picking up the shell casings dropped by mercenaries or predators can be used as treasure.

Chu Guang didn't leave the settlement immediately, but spent a while at the door. When everyone went away, he went to old Charlie's recycle bin.

"I need 7 kilograms of green wheat. Here are 21 point chips. There are tobacco leaves for pickled meat... How much can I change for 4 point chips?" Chu Guang asked without buying it.

"One or two."

"Four Liang!"

Food is the key to development.

Only by preparing more food can we recruit more players to work for ourselves.

The survivors can't drink green wheat and cook porridge every day. Even if they can carry it, they can't carry it by themselves.

Now with guns, hunting will be much easier than before.

Chu Guang plans to buy some tobacco leaves and make pickled products from the meat he can't eat, which will be reserved for the winter.

Old Charlie raised his eyelids.

"I remember you bought five kilograms of green wheat a few days ago."

"Any questions?" Chu Guang answered casually.

Old Charlie grinned.

"Nothing. It's good to save more money."

Chu Guang, who was planning for the future, was suddenly alert in his heart.

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart.

He suddenly realized a problem.

I haven't brought back useful garbage or other harvest for some time, but I have purchased a lot of materials twice in a row.

The mayor may not notice his little man, but others will inevitably wonder where he got so much money.

But old Charlie didn't say anything. Maybe he didn't care at all. He weighed his food and sent him out with a smile.

"Careless..."

After leaving the gate of Beite street and turning a corner, Chu Guang was relieved, stopped and observed for a while before moving on.

More than 10 chips are a lot of money for scavengers, because they usually can't save money.

However, he took out a huge sum of money with more than 20 chips twice in a row to buy materials that he could not consume in a short time.

Old Charlie was kind to himself. After all, he came out of the shelter, but he was the mayor's servant after all.

Chu Guang frowned at the thought.

Unfortunately, the merchant named Liszt only received grain and sold the industrial products of boulder.

Maybe I should try my luck at Brown farm.

……

Seven kilograms of green wheat and ten liters of drinking water, plus bullets and equipment, weigh more than 20 kilograms and weigh heavily on your shoulders.

In addition to moving things, Chu Guang had to carefully preserve his physical strength and beware of the dangers hidden in the shadow.

Even if there is a different force in his muscles, he can only walk for a while, stop for a while, observe the road conditions, and then move on.

The road outside the settlement is not easy to walk. Sometimes we have to bypass the collapsed highway and pass through the collapsed high-rise buildings.

Chu Guang suddenly envied the protagonists in the end of beauty and the fading light. He could carry a lot of things and run cool in the ruins, but he could only walk step by step.

Maybe

Should I buy a cow next time?

I just don't know if that guy Liszt sells it or not.

Fortunately, he was not found by any alien on the way.

Through the ruins.

After walking along the highway for a while, Chu Guang finally arrived at the sanatorium in the wetland park before 8:30 a.m.

However, to Chu Guang's surprise, when he arrived, he found that all four closed beta players had been online.

More than that.

Outside the wall of the sanatorium, there are four and a half person high earth stoves and a hemispherical earth kiln about one person high.

This

What is it?

He doesn't remember the task of building a stove.

"Manager, sir! You are back at last." looking at the surprised manager on his face, the chief came forward with a smile and said.

"I've been out all night," he said, staring at the stoves. Chu Guang forgot to put the things he was carrying on his back. "What's the situation here? Have you met any aliens or other survivors?"

"Everything is normal! There are no accidents!"

The square commander blushed and reported their work to Chu Guang.

The four half person high stoves are used to burn charcoal, and the stove with a tuyere next to it is used to calcine coarse cement at high temperature.

"We burn the bark into plant ash, then add water to stir, filter out the potassium alkali water in the upper layer, and squeeze the water out of the remaining mud to obtain calcium hydroxide and calcium carbonate for making cement."

"Then, we add these raw materials into the blast furnace and calcine them into orange red, then mix them with the sand picked up by the river, add water and mix well, and we get the plant ash cement!"

what the fuck?

To be honest, Chu Guang was surprised by the hands-on ability of these players.

Before, he had not tried to use plant ash mixed with mud to make cement. He still used the method that forced him to teach, but the things he made broke as soon as they were pinched, which was of no use at all.

Now, it turns out that my method is wrong.

Is the key to blast furnace and secondary calcination?

And the purity of plant ash

Fang Chang's mouth didn't stop and continued.

"... we plan to use cement to repair the fence of the nursing home! By the way, we have collected the filtered potash and alkaline water in containers. This thing can be used to tanning leather. It's very easy to use!"

"You... Did a good job."

After thinking for a long time, Chu Guang didn't think of what to reward these players. He only thought of such a praise.

However, hearing this sentence, the whole person was excited.

Up!

Favorability!

It must have gone up!

Without missing this opportunity, the mayor read out his lines that he had been thinking about all night with a serious face.

"For the continuation of civilization!"

"It's my honor to share your worries!"

“……”

Chu Guang suddenly didn't know how to face him.

Compared with themselves, these players are too noble.

"Well said... For the continuation of civilization and for the future of all of us."

He coughed, Chu Guang maintained his dignified expression, looked at the excited player and continued, "I'll go down and put the materials. Your plan is very good... Don't worry and do it boldly!"

The square waist is straight and energetic.

"Yes, sir!"

"You also pay attention to the combination of work and rest. Don't be too tired." Chu Guang asked.

It's not because of the discovery of conscience, but because of the fear that these players exert too much force and overdraw their enthusiasm too early.

However, the player did not seem to realize his good intentions and showed his loyalty with his head held high.

"It's our mission to serve you. This is also my declaration under the banner of the people's Federation!"

Hearing this sentence, Chu Guang almost didn't hold back.

The declaration is OK

Have you ever seen a man's flag?

"... OK, very energetic. Let's go."

Seeing the player trot away, Chu Guang sighed silently in his heart.

After all, their worries are superfluous.