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Chapter 104 Poverty

Lin Xi looked around and roughly understood his mistake.

According to the standards of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the residents of this settlement can be said to be extremely poor and technologically backward. Several large-scale power generation technologies cannot be used due to lack of electrical equipment. At the same time, the low oxygen content makes combustion very difficult. Small power generation

There is no way to talk about machines.

As for batteries, even fuel cells or biological batteries, the technical level is far beyond the current level in the settlement, let alone polymer batteries. Micro fusion batteries were also cutting-edge technology in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

The simplest and cheapest way is to add oxidizer directly to the fuel.

Everyone went up to the second floor. There were two bedrooms and a storage room on the second floor, which contained several guns and some ammunition, as well as knives, armor and some special hunting tools.

There is a ladder on the second floor leading to the top floor, and the sealed door at the exit is slightly open.

Li Ruobai got out and took a look, saw the open bunker on the third floor, and climbed back to the second floor.

Chu Jungui looked at an oxygen storage tank placed against the wall. The meter on the oxygen tank showed that there was still one-third of the content inside. This old-fashioned pressure meter made him feel quite novel. Even in Xinzheng, this was

It is an old antique that can only be seen in museums.

Chu Jungui sensed that the oxygen content in the room was about 18% and was still slowly declining. The four armors all had built-in air filtration and oxygen supply capabilities, and they didn't feel anything about it. Aum was a little short of breath.

He reached out and unscrewed the oxygen tank, released some oxygen, and put some more into the small tank he was carrying.

Li Ruobai touched the oxygen tank and asked, "Where does the oxygen come from?"

"We have our own oxygen supply machine. But the raw materials need to be purchased from the city."

"Go and have a look."

"I'll take you there."

Aum led the four people out, then walked into the next door house, and said: "This is Bonnie's home. Her husband died two years ago and her life was very difficult. You can go in and take a look, and you will have a general understanding of us."

What kind of life do the people here live?"

The four of them are also curious and naturally will not object. It is rare to have the opportunity to look at human life hundreds of years ago like this.

Bonnie's home has only two floors and is much smaller. There is only one bedroom on the second floor, and the oxygen tank used is much smaller. As for the first floor, the number of carbon rods used as fuel is also very small.

Oxygen and carbon rods with additives are the common currency of the people in the settlement. If there is another thing to add, it is weapons and ammunition. These three items are very few in Bonnie's home. It is obvious that she is really poor.

After seeing the homes of two residents, the next step is some important public facilities in the settlement. The most important facilities here include three: oxygen supply station, water room, and cold storage.

The water room provides filtered drinking water, and the cold storage is an indispensable facility for storing food. Both places are connected to small generators to maintain operation.

There are three small generators throughout the settlement, all of which use biodiesel to generate electricity, most of which is used to consume the oxygen supply station.

The oxygen supply station here is a three-story building. The first floor is a filling workshop, which is dedicated to filling empty oxygen tanks of various companies. The second floor is a number of independent sealed rooms, where the oxygen concentration can be breathed directly. Some paid

Hunters who cannot afford the cost of oxygen can live here. Several people share a room, which can reduce the cost of oxygen to a minimum.

There was a heavy iron door on the stairs leading to the third floor, with several locks installed. Aum took out the key, opened the locks one by one, pushed the iron door open, led the four people up to the third floor, and then said: "Here

It is the most important place in the entire settlement, and everyone’s source of oxygen is placed here.”

Om pushed open a door, and there were large plastic buckets placed in the back room, all sealed tightly.

Orm pointed to several plastic buckets connected to the pipes on the wall and said: "As long as you connect them to the pipes, you can provide an endless supply of oxygen. One bucket like this is enough for a family to use for a month."

Several other rooms are filled with similar plastic buckets.

Li Ruobai was not polite. He moved an unused bucket, cut the sealing strip with a knife, and opened the lid. He saw that the inside was filled with milky white viscous liquid, with bubbles constantly emerging from it. He picked out a little with a knife.

After scanning the composition, he said: "It is a little more efficient than the oxygen supply solution used in the old submarine AIP technology, and there is essentially no difference. It is not at the same level as our solid-state oxygen supply technology."

"Where do these oxygen barrels come from?" Lin Xi asked.

"Bought in the city. You just need to exchange the old barrel for a new one every time and pay the fee."

"Go to the city hall." Li Ruobai said.

"There is no city hall here."

"Then go to your house. Anyway, I want to find a place with a map. It includes the city and surrounding areas. Don't tell me there isn't one."

Om sighed and said, "Go to my house."

After leaving the oxygen supply station, we saw several small shops on the road, some selling game furs, some selling homemade tools, ammunition, etc. Now all the shops were empty, and the shopkeepers were still standing outside the settlement.

Aum's home is the only four-story building in the entire settlement. It not only has a kitchen, a living room, and even a special bathroom. Hot water is also a luxury here. Any place that needs to use fuel requires a combustion accelerant.

This is equivalent to consuming oxygen.

Orm even has a study room of his own. There is a topographic map of the surrounding area hanging on the wall. It not only marks the city, but also the locations of five or six settlements. There are also some special marks, which should be some resources.

point of production.

All four of them had helmet camera and scanning functions, and they memorized the map after just one glance.

"Is there a larger map?"

"What do you want that thing for?" Om felt confused.

"Don't you want to see the distance?"

"My grandfather's generation built this settlement. Until now, there are still many places around it that have not been thoroughly explored. If you want to go far, you must have fuel and oxygen."

Li Ruobai and Lin Xi looked at each other, and then asked: "Where are you from? How did you get to this planet? How long have you been here?"

Aum took off his breathing mask, took a sip of water, and said, "This happened so long ago that it has almost become a legend. Fortunately, my father told me some stories when he was alive."

"It is said that our ancestors came from the depths of the universe. They lost their way while exploring the stars and came here. The immigrant spacecraft they took at that time was no longer capable of making another voyage, so they had to settle here."

Li Ruobai's eyes lit up and he asked, "Where is that immigration spaceship now?"

Once you find the immigrant spacecraft, you can naturally find out where it comes from. Hundreds of years ago, the star field that humans explored was quite limited. If you find its starting point, you will naturally find your way home.

Orm glanced at him, pointed to the huge brown planet on the sky outside the window, and said, "It's up there."

Li Ruobai immediately sneered, "Your joke is not funny."


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