Chapter 533 Heating, leaving, and the journey forward!
"It's so cold tonight, it feels like the temperature is going back to the time of the previous snowstorm!"
"No, I remember it was minus 20 degrees during the snowstorm? But at that time we stayed indoors every day, so the body temperature was about the same as now."
"Hehehe, I'll go back and redeem some hot water later, wash my face and soak my feet, it'll be nice!"
"Damn it, Xu Jingming, you are really an old scumbag. I asked you what your kid is doing mysteriously at night these days. It turns out you are getting water stamps!"
"Go, go. Didn't I tell you before that you would be greedy if you didn't go there yourself?"
"Holy shit, no, no matter what, I have to go back to trade some water stamps tonight and get some hot water back. My feet are so cold that I can't feel anything!"
On the vast land, with the help of the moonlight, a group of seven people moved quickly towards the village with hurried expressions.
As the weather turns colder, the work hours in the depression have also been adjusted simultaneously.
First of all, the earliest time to get off work was raised from nine-thirty to eight o'clock, which was a full hour and a half reduced.
The latest dismissal time has also been updated from ten o'clock to nine o'clock, an hour earlier!
It may not seem like a big adjustment, but as long as you finish today's tasks, you can go back to the village after get off work at eight o'clock to do your own thing.
Under such stimulation, when the eight o'clock bell in the center of Hope Village began to ring.
Still, more than 90% of the people happily picked up their farm tools and started to return from various places holding torches.
On the way, even though they were shivering because of the cold weather.
But it still doesn't stop them from thinking about the "happy" things they will do when they return to their rooms.
"You said that life is getting more and more exciting. I heard from the people in the logistics department that the first batch of cotton shoes produced by us will be launched for sale in two days. This is a big deal."
Looking at the distant fire in the depression at the end of his sight, Xu Jingming, who was previously called Lao Yinbi, slowed down with emotion.
"Cotton shoes? Those things are too expensive. I haven't bought any good ones these days, so I can't afford them!"
"But I heard that the heating will be turned on soon?"
After Ai Jianfeng joined the village and established a mechanical team, the construction of boilers was obvious to all.
Watching pipelines being laid from scratch and boiler rooms rising from the ground.
Since three days ago, when everyone wakes up from the cold in bed every day, they can't help but start to fantasize about how happy they will be after heating.
Just like when it's hot, people can't help but think, even if it freezes me to death, I don't want to stay in this damn weather any longer.
When it gets cold, this strange feeling gets even worse!
Moreover, this cold is not just a simple dry cold. As the air humidity increases, the cold will get closer and closer to the damp cold in the south that can freeze into one's bones!
By that time, even if you are thick-skinned and tough, it will be difficult to survive!
"No way. I heard someone said that a two-ton furnace requires at least half a ton of coal a day. We have seized two tons before. How long can it burn?"
"That's right, this boiler is obviously designed to cope with the extreme cold weather of forty degrees in the future. If it is used now, will it be ruined by then?"
"It's better not to fantasize. If we can find a way to knock down the dwarf camp, we can also think about heating it right away. As for now, the hot water is quite comfortable!"
"Fortunately, we are in a depression where the wind cannot blow. The temperature is now higher than on the plains. How cool it is!"
In the dark, the further they walked towards the village, the more they could feel the warmth emanating from their bodies.
But after giving up the idea of heating, everyone naturally attributed it to the intimacy brought by "going home" and the warmth derived from the expectation of hot water.
As usual, a stall has been set up in the room at the front entrance of the village, with the words "Supply Department" written on it.
Looking at the long queue, almost all the villagers coming back from outside started running for fear of falling behind others.
After about ten minutes of queuing, Xu Jingming, seven people in line, arrived at the front.
"Manager Su, here are our task orders and completion details for today. These are our farm tools. Please accept them!"
Sitting at the table are Shen Ke and Su Yuan.
At present, due to low productivity, the construction tasks of depressions have not been truly decentralized and are temporarily under the overall management of the village.
Every morning, after all the villagers spontaneously form a team, they will go to the supplies office to receive tasks corresponding to the number of people and difficulty, and at the same time receive the farm tools provided by the tasks and go out to work.
Depending on the difficulty, the rewards for the tasks also vary.
For example, in the morning, seven people took on a pioneering task, responsible for plowing a piece of wasteland with an area of about three acres to meet basic sowing needs. The reward was 30 labor points shared equally among the seven, which could be exchanged for daily necessities and paid for meals.
The reward for the patrol mission that Xu Jingming took on the night before was one hot water coupon per hour, each of which could be exchanged for one liter of domestic hot water.
At each end of work, after finishing the work they received in the morning, everyone will return here to hand in task reports and agricultural tools.
If the Materials Department confirms that there is no problem afterwards, the reward will be automatically added to each villager's account and become a fixed property.
The whole process is a bit like the tasks in an RPG game, which can be said to be very convenient for every villager.
Therefore, as the chief and deputy managers of the Materials Department, their prestige has been rising along with the reforms during this period.
After reading the report submitted by Xu Jingming, Su Yuanlue raised his eyebrows: "Have all three acres of land been cleared?"
"It's over, it's over! The quality and quantity are guaranteed. Not only have we picked out the stones, we have even trimmed the weeds. Manager Su, you can rest assured about the tasks our team is doing!"
Patting his chest, Xu Jingming was obviously very confident in his performance.
"Very good, this is a reward issued to your team, but it is still the same as before. If it is later found out that you have committed fraud, not only will the reward be doubled, but 30% of your team's mission rewards for the next seven days will be deducted. No problem.
Bar?!"
Xu Jingming took the note representing the reward and said: "No problem, no problem!"
In the apocalypse, it is never easy to establish rules, especially when there are more and more people, it is very likely that "worms" will be born.
In this regard, Sumo gave instructions early in the morning.
Merits will be rewarded and mistakes will be punished, even the management is no exception!
Reflected in reality, such harsh and abnormal regulations did not cause anyone's dissatisfaction, but instead triggered a wave of "gratitude" craze.
Obviously, people who have been tortured by capitalists in civilized society have long been tired of all kinds of empty promises.
Their "fishing" is not because they are unwilling to work hard, but because their efforts are not rewarded accordingly, so they can only use this method to carry out silent resistance.
After leaving the supplies store at the entrance of the village, they looked at the long queue behind them. There were no farm tools and tasks. When they saw the reward note in Xu Jingming's hand, their minds instantly became lively.
With brisk steps and smiles on their faces, they skillfully walked to the place where they used to "divide the spoils" and started laughing.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, Jing Ming, hurry up and divide the money. It's too late to wait, and you have to queue up again to wash up!"
"Ah, yes, yes, I have to go back and wash clothes, hurry up!"
The note in Xu Jingming's hand is just a reward for everyone. Depending on the time and tasks of each person's work, there will be another distribution within the team.
But surprisingly, Xu Jingming’s penny speed has slowed down today.
In the eyes of everyone, he seemed to have been buffed by petrification, and stood stunned into a sculpture under the torch.
"Damn it, it can't be that the rewards are lower, it's impossible. I checked it specifically this morning and our rewards haven't changed!"
"If you feel low, just say so. If it's a big deal, everyone will bear the responsibility together. Don't be scary!"
Everyone's urgings failed to make Xu Jingming make any move.
On the contrary, when he heard other people's voices, his hands trembled and tears even welled up in the corners of his eyes!
At this moment, the middle-aged man standing next to him couldn't help it anymore. He almost grabbed the note from his hand and looked up anxiously.
But just like Xu Jingming, he was stunned when he saw it.
The small piece of paper seems to carry magical power, and just one look at it can make people lose their "soul".
Seeing that both of them were stunned, the remaining five people could not hold back their curiosity. The young man in the front row took the note, and the five of them gathered together to read it.
"On April 10th, Jingming's team of seven completed the mission at Pioneer 32."
"Reward: 30 labor points (shared equally among seven people)"
"Reward: 7L hot water share (shared equally among seven people)"
"Reward: 45 minutes of radiator usage time (per person, time can be accumulated)"
"Dear villagers, warm reminder: Hope Village Heating has started trial operation at 8pm on April 10th, and the first test time is from 8pm to 6pm the next day."
"The official opening time is 10pm on April 12th, and the opening hours are expected to be six hours a day!"
"Remind us again that radiators and heating pipes are our common property. Please do not maliciously damage or vandalize. In the future, the village will launch more public welfare. Thank you for your efforts for the village!"
"Yours sincerely, Sumo!"
The neat signature is located on a small piece of paper, and the light black handwriting is slightly bleeding and deformed under the smudge of Xu Jingming's tears.
From the first item of 30 labor points, to the last four words of Soma's salute, everyone's voices became smaller and smaller, replaced by
The sound of tears falling.
Natural disasters are ruthless, but people are compassionate!
It’s cold all around, but my heart feels warm!
It's like a child being bullied and crying to his parents when he gets home.
Most of the people present were older than Somo, and some were even two rounds older!
But at such a moment when their defenses were broken, they still couldn't hold back the turbulence in their hearts, and they used tears to release the long-hidden pressure in their hearts.
A storm with level 10 winds mixed with 800 mm of precipitation can turn the dry land into a vast ocean in one day!
Blizzard weather with 500 millimeters of snowfall in a single day and horrific natural disasters with more than two meters of accumulated snowfall in seven days are unheard of on earth.
For 99.9% of people, let alone experiencing the extremely cold weather of minus 40 degrees Celsius, this concept has never occurred to them.
If you say you are not scared or panicked about the three disasters that are about to follow, it would be a lie.
Every night, there are a few suppressed cries in the wooden house. Many people go to bed when they are tired of crying and cry when they wake up.
The current prosperity can only be maintained by the support of some strong people.
but now.
Those strong people before were also stunned. After suddenly discovering that someone would support them if the sky fell, they finally opened their hearts and began to relieve the depression of the past few days!
In the cold winter, there are still people supporting our heads with their bodies!
In the cold future, there are still people ahead of us who are constantly forging ahead!
"Come on, let's go wash up, then go back and have a good sleep!"
After Xu Jingming finished speaking, the six people nodded sharply.
In other places in the village, just like the seven of them, there were countless people who couldn't wait to rush into the wooden house after getting excited!
Different from the cold before, as soon as you open the door of the wooden house now, you can feel the heat and heat inside like summer.
The pipes made of high-quality ore on Tieshi Mountain have strong heating energy, and the unique heat-collecting apartments in the past also played a big role.
With the two-pronged approach, the boiler's load is now only turned to the low gear, and the room temperature is directly raised to nearly 25 degrees!
As for the top of the radiator, the temperature is even higher, reaching more than 40 degrees, which is extremely hot!
For a moment, the southerners who had just entered were still in a daze, while the northerners quickly started to move.
Warm quilts for warm quilts, hot milk for hot milk, and even some outrageous ones took out their own small pots, directly added water and put them on the radiator to add "late night snacks".
A small piece of iron carries the dreams of thousands of people.
The warm heat warmed the hearts of thousands of people.
This scene was clearly seen by Sumo, who was standing at a high place behind the depression.
However, the faces of the people standing next to him were not very excited, but full of worry.
"Director, it's such a festive day, why don't you wait until tomorrow to leave?"
"That's right, Director. It's so cold today. It's hard to avoid accidents when traveling at night. Let's wait until we have dinner tomorrow morning before leaving?"
At the front of the visiting team were Somo, who was standing with his hands behind his back, looking down below, and Hao Qiang, who was carrying a half-man-high marching bag.
At the rear of the team were Chen Shen, Li Hu, Pei Shao, Qi Qin, Lu Kuan and other "idle" people.
After making plans and confirming that there is no problem with heating, there are actually not many things to worry about in the depression.
After thinking about it, Sumo immediately decided to set off at starry night and arrive in Liberty City tomorrow morning!
"Just rest assured, last time I was able to get seven in and seven out alone, there won't be any problems this time."
"On the contrary, here at home, after I leave, the things I have entrusted to you must be completed as soon as possible. If you delay for one day, you will be in trouble!"
After glancing at the people who had arranged the tasks and seeing everyone nodding solemnly, Somo shrugged his shoulders and glanced away.
The next moment, in the sight of everyone, Somo's temperament suddenly changed. As his body straightened up, gray light spots suddenly oozed out.
Hao Qiang, who had been looking down, did not lag behind. He started the mark change almost at the same time.
It was only five seconds before and after. When the gray light spots dispersed, a magical scene happened.
Where Soma was standing, the person had disappeared, and was replaced by a swift lizard that was somewhat similar to a coolie lizard, but with extremely terrifying thigh muscles.
Where Hao Qiang was standing, the figure also disappeared, leaving only a mechanically modified man whose thighs shone with metallic luster and whose whole body was filled with a sense of cyberspace.
"Let's go, Lu Kuan, Chen Shen, remember to help me hide Su Chan!"
"good!"
After explaining everything, taking a look at the moonlight above his head, and realizing that he had nothing to worry about, Somo nodded and walked away.
The Swift Road Lizard's ultimate speed is slow, but its endurance is strong.
The ultimate speed of a modified person is fast, but the endurance is not as good.
Once the two are balanced, we can just rest and stop along the way and arrive in Liberty City at eight o'clock tomorrow morning.
After picking up speed, as everyone watched them farewell, the figures of one person and one lizard began to get farther and farther away, and then turned into small dots, slowly disappearing at the end of the horizon.
"Let's go, the director didn't stop before the blizzard came, and we have no reason to stop either!"
"The dwarves have stolen our things, it's time for them to repay us properly!"