Chapter 181: Completion of the Cannon Tower

Chapter 181: Completion of the Cannon Tower

Regarding Du Jiajia's ability to make rice balls, Chen Mu didn't find it strange. Even though there wasn't enough water to cook regular rice, the difficulty increased due to the shrunken rice they had now.

Of course, the traditional cooking methods were no longer effective.

Cooking raw rice and making it into cooked rice are two different concepts. To achieve a soft and chewy texture, simmering time still needed to be limited.

Currently, that was still quite difficult to achieve.

However, Du Jiajia came up with a new cooking method.

In simple terms, she roasted the rice and then soaked it in warm water.

The rice prepared this way, although far from matching the taste of the past, could barely serve as a substitute. For the people who had been eating rice cakes for too long, it was already quite satisfying.

"This green color, could it be tea leaves?" Chen Mu prodded the rice ball with his chopsticks.

"Smart of you to notice."The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.

"No kidding, we have only a few things to work with now."

"Hehe, it's just soaking the rice in tea water, adding some ambiance, and everyone can make do with it."

"It's already pretty good."

Dong Junwei nodded, "Jiajia's cooking skills are getting better. The tomato, potato, and radish rice she made last time was also very good."

"It depends on you, Captain. If you can control the temperature more accurately, I can make rice just like before."

"I'll do my best, I promise..."

Dong Junwei was rarely reprimanded, showing extraordinary humility and caution. But to be honest, the Chief Decision Officer usually focused most of his energy on team-building, and his grasp of abilities was not particularly outstanding. His mental strength was probably only slightly stronger than Zhao Xiaoyan and others. It was for this reason that he was teased by Du Jiajia.

Although this rice ball didn't have bamboo leaves or glutinous rice, and it was just tea-soaked rice, everyone in Qiming and the others ate it with great enthusiasm.

Chen Mu somewhat understood why Tang Jing, He Ying, and others insisted on the sense of ceremony.

For example, this simple meal that wasn't actually a rice ball made everyone feel as if they had returned to the past, and their mood relaxed significantly. In terms of psychological adjustment, it indeed had a great comforting effect.

...

Even at a height of 2 meters, the impact of a fall would likely result in severe injuries, and with the current medical conditions, it could be fatal.

To address this, two safety measures were implemented in the design.

The first was a safety rope made of cotton thread, and as long as it was worn according to the rules, there should be no problem.

The second was a buffer platform made of foam plastic located at the first observation platform, 80 centimeters high. The platform extended 10 centimeters outward, ensuring that an accidentally falling person would be caught unless it was a deliberate suicide attempt.

After Cao Zishan arrived at the cannon tower, he gazed outside through the massive floor-to-ceiling glass and was momentarily stunned.

At this height, the view was somewhat similar to the previous human eye level. The outdoor buildings, greenery, and roads, apart from the diminished visual distance due to shrinking, all looked very familiar.

In the middle of the glass, there was a sliding window that could be moved left and right. It was much wider than usual windows. Through this window, Cao Zishan could launch cannonballs.

"Your future mission is to detect enemy movements as soon as possible and engage in long-range strikes. Of course, this requires extensive training. For now, the most important thing is to practice throwing accuracy. Dong Junwei will provide you with specially designed large hand grenades."

Due to air resistance, at this height, the regular hand grenades used by Chen Mu and the others were difficult to ensure accurate throwing. Sometimes they got blown away by the wind, and they didn't know where they ended up.

So, the special hand grenades prepared for Cao Zishan were much larger than regular ones and were more akin to cannonballs. Moreover, Chen Mu filled them with a large number of steel beads, which were much denser than ordinary stones, significantly increasing their throwing accuracy.

Of course, the power was also exceptional.

After all, Cao Zishan's high-level cannon tower was not aimed at small groups of enemies but rather to defend against large invasions, such as the kind from Qingbei with hundreds of people pouring in.

The completion of the cannon tower added another layer of security to Qiming.

Of course, if possible, Chen Mu would prefer never to have to use it.

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