Qu Jianlei briefly explained the formation of geothermal energy, but Hua Xiezi was focused on something else.
"I understand...but where did you get this knowledge?"
Qu Jianlei was a little surprised when he heard this. He knew that there was an information monopoly in the wasteland, but... this kind of information also needs to be blocked?
"It's not that difficult to know this, right?"
"It's difficult!" Hua Xiezi said without hesitation, "I've never heard anyone mention it."
Then she nodded thoughtfully, "I finally understand why the heating inside the settlement is relatively sufficient in winter."
Qu Jianlei was a little curious again, "Does the heating in Hongwu settlement use geothermal heat?"
"It's not just Hong Wu," Hua Xiezi replied without hesitation, "most of the settlements are... no wonder we were cautious in choosing the location."
Qu Jianlei also reacted, "Since this is the case, it makes sense not to leak the news."
Hua Scorpion glanced at him, "Then how do you know?"
When Qu Jianlei heard this, he couldn't help but think of a certain middle-aged scavenger - the one who knew about genetically modified drugs because of a family tradition.
He probably died at the hands of the Sai family, right? He sighed softly, "Who can have no wealth at all?"
Hua Xiezi didn't speak anymore, but thought in his heart: How could the knowledge about geothermal energy be mastered by ordinary families?
In any case, it is precisely because of this mystery that this cave was occupied by a group of black-backed golden apes.
For Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezi, this adventure was really worth it.
Geothermal energy can save a lot of energy, not to mention... there are more than a dozen golden apes to eat.
However, the issue of drinking water needs to be taken seriously.
Qu Jianlei braved the severe cold and went out to look around, and found another hibernating striped hedgehog.
The striped hedgehog is not a mutated beast and is very picky about drinking water. After drinking the water with melted ice cubes, he did not experience any discomfort.
But Qu Jianlei said that the meat of striped hedgehog... tastes really bad. It not only has a strong earthy smell, but is also very sour.
Then the two began to modify the cave to make it more livable.
Qu Jianlei had renovation experience last year. Although there was no garbage dump and the materials were not readily available, the design was impressive.
But most of the time, he is only responsible for moving his mouth, and it is Hua Scorpion who does the talking.
Flower Scorpios were a little reluctant at first, feeling that they didn't need anyone else's guidance when doing things on their own.
But after some transformation, she was completely convinced... Is there anything else this guy can't do?
Of course, what she is most interested in is Krishna's practice.
Baduanjin and Wuqinxi were easy to talk about. She learned them after watching them a few times, and even asked the other party if she could imitate them.
Qu Jianlei had an extra helper, one who brought his own dry food. He didn't mind her learning and even taught her some essentials.
Hua Xiezi got started quickly, much faster than Xiao Jing. This shows that talent does indeed exist objectively, and it is hard to accept it.
And after practicing for a few days, she really felt the benefits. She was sweating all over after doing it several times in a row.
However, Tai Chi and Tai Chi Thirteen Knives made her a little bit blind. It really couldn't be understood with the eyes.
She hoped that Heitian would teach him the key points, but the other party directly said that she would talk about it after a while... Xiao Jing had not learned it yet.
Hua Xiezi was a little speechless when he heard this. He is a little kid who can't even drive a car, but you do take him seriously.
But she would not compare with a dead person, and then she asked the last question, "What do you think about sitting cross-legged?"
"Don't think about this for now," Qu Jianlei replied in a deep voice without any explanation.
But even if he didn't say it, Hua Scorpion could see that this set of things consumes the most energy.
As for the other party not telling me, she can really understand - my value has not yet been reflected, so it is normal for others to have concerns.
The days passed by calmly.
Black-backed golden apes are relatively large, at least one size larger than humans. A mature golden ape can weigh up to 400 kilograms.
Of course, this is the gross weight. After skinning and removing the bones and removing the internal organs, the weight is not even 200 kilograms.
But even so, the seventeen golden apes of all sizes together removed about two and a half tons of meat.
During Qu Jianlei's cultivation, his food intake was quite adequate, but twelve or thirteen kilograms of meat a day was enough.
Coupled with "a little" staple food, he basically does not need to take nutritional supplements.
There is also winter food stored by the black-backed golden ape in the cave, which is roughly some berries and dried fruits, as well as some dried animal meat.
Qu Jianlei was indifferent to the food stored by the Golden Ape. Regardless of whether it was hygienic or not, the Golden Ape was a mutated beast.
The food they can tolerate may not be acceptable to ordinary humans.
Anyway, Qu Jianlei was not under any pressure. He had prepared quite a lot of food, including a lot of floss.
Hua Scorpion was shocked at first by his appetite, but after seeing him for a long time, he got used to it.
Even her appetite increased a lot because she practiced Baduanjin and Wuqinxi.
The weather was getting colder and colder day by day. The two of them lived in the cave and did not feel the hardship of winter at all.
However, Scorpios will still go out to check their surroundings every one or two days to avoid being caught off guard by abnormal situations.
This is also her way of showing her own value. It is a good habit for adventurers to always be vigilant.
But every time she went out, she would be so cold that she would run back jumping, no matter how much she wore, it would be useless.
Qu Jianlei estimated that the lowest temperature here might be more than minus sixty degrees.
On this day, after Hua Scorpion came back, while stamping his feet to warm himself up, he made an important discovery.
On the snow two kilometers away, she found huge footprints!
Qu Jianlei was shocked when he heard this. He went out to take a look and was shocked to find: This guy weighs at least more than two tons, right?
He was not particularly sure what kind of animal it was, but the tracks in the snow showed that it was probably not a carnivore.
Carnivores usually have claws, but this animal's tracks were flat.
It's just that these hooves are really unusually big, as big as a washbasin.
Hua Scorpion was a little frightened, "This animal is at least a B-level mutant, right?"
It's really not pleasant to think that such a powerful creature lives nearby.
"Maybe... you want to drink water?" Qu Jianlei felt that creatures that can move in the winter may not be restricted by their range.
Seeing that the sky was gloomy and it looked like it was going to snow, the two of them hurried back to the cave without saying anything.
Early in the morning on the third day, it really started to snow. The snow was falling heavily and it lasted for three days.
However, it was precisely because of the snow that the mysterious animal finally appeared.
Qu Jianlei came to the entrance of the cave and looked at the huge thing in front of him. It was more than three meters tall and weighed seven or eight tons.
He couldn't help but said in shock, "Mammoth?"
"What's it called?" Hua Xiezi immediately took out a small notebook. There was a lot of remote knowledge that he had to memorize.
"I naturally thought of it in my head," Qu Jianlei replied perfunctorily.
But he was muttering in his heart that the words of mammoth could explain why this guy is not afraid of the cold.
But the next moment, he suddenly trembled, "What are you doing in our cave?"
The entrance of the cave is actually not very big, with a height of less than three meters and a width of only about four meters.
Like those black-backed golden apes, they have to bend slightly to get in.
Normally, this mammoth cannot enter the cave entrance, but this guy has his own way.
As soon as its two front legs flexed, it was about to move into the hole on its knees. Judging from its proficiency, it was obviously not the first day it had done this kind of thing.
However, what is very sad is that after Qu Jianlei and his colleagues came, they made some changes to the entrance of the cave.
Not only the ground was raised, but stone walls were also built on both sides.
The raised ground and stone walls are not resistant to collisions. The mountain wind here is so strong that even the slightest strong wind will blow them down.
But this really couldn't stop the two of them. The worst thing about winter was the low temperature, and they also found a water source.
The reinforced ground and ice walls are more than three meters thick, thanks to the extremely cold weather.
Such a thick ice gun, let alone a mammoth weighing seven or eight tons, would be impossible to break through if it weighed seventeen or eight tons.
Even if it has the driving force of a Blue Star tank, its skin and flesh still have to be able to withstand it.
The mammoth knelt down for a few times and found that it could not get into the hole. It became furious and threw out its long nose and smashed it against the ice wall.
Qu Jianlei had already reacted, "This guy seems to know that there is a black-backed golden ape in the cave!"
If you think about it, you will know that although the black-backed golden ape has rough skin and thick flesh and is extremely strong, compared with the mammoth, he is just a younger brother.
To put it bluntly, the four to five hundred kilogram black-backed golden ape weighs less than one-tenth of the opponent.
So it is really not surprising that the black-backed golden ape is on the menu of mammoths.
But what is certain is that in terms of its diet, the black-backed golden ape is definitely very difficult to deal with.
If it had three points, it probably wouldn't want to choose this dish. The combat power of the golden apes is definitely one plus one greater than two.
There are seventeen black-backed golden apes in the cave.
With such a huge group, fighting ability aside, no one's slaughterhouse can just pick one out to eat.
This mammoth was as big as it was, but very thin. It was probably because the weather was too cold that it came to the cave to get a bite to eat.
Of course, these are all Qu Jianlei's guesses. It is doubtful whether this is the case.
Anyway, he was certain that although mammoths had no claws, they were really omnivores.
Hua Scorpion hesitated for a moment and then asked aloud, "Krishi... Panda, what level is this mammoth?"
"I don't know either," Qu Jianlei spread his hands, feeling innocent, "I don't even know if this is a mutated beast."
It is said that if they dare to deal with mutant beasts living in groups, mammoths should also be mutant beasts, and they are more advanced ones.
But he really didn't know that there was really no such number among the beast information he collected.
Even the word "mammoth" comes from his Blue Star memory.
Hearing this, Hua Scorpion also felt a little disappointed, "I wonder if the meat is edible. Should we beat it?"
Qu Jianlei looked at her speechlessly, "Can we not fight?"
(Updated to the new book stage, please help me.)
Newly updated to provide you with the fastest way to recruit black physique and practice in the wasteland, Chapter 66 Behemoth is free to read.