Chapter Nine: Facilities Established! Competition for Culture Medium!
Chapter Nine: Facilities Established! Competition for Culture Medium!
Feng Mengyue's ethereal voice echoed in the shelter, repeating until it played three times before stopping.
A few brief sentences conveyed a wealth of information.
Ruins randomly refresh in the wilderness, and even the glass scavenged from the outskirts has such quality…
Remembering this message, Soma took out the two pieces of glass and examined them.
[Explosion-Proof Glass (Excellent): Strength 15, corrosion-resistant, acid-resistant, impact-resistant]
[Explosion-Proof Glass (Rare): Strength 50, corrosion-resistant, acid-resistant, impact-resistant; after suffering impact wear, it can slowly recover its rigidity when exposed to light.]
Compared to the excellent quality, the rare quality not only had a terrifying strength but also added an extremely magical attribute.
After thinking for a moment, Soma decided to place the rare quality on the outermost layer and use the excellent quality as a shield, to be deployed during disasters.
After confirming the construction plan again, Soma took a wooden shovel and began digging in the center of the base.
Although explosion-proof glass has a very high strength, the soil cannot withstand such impact.
"I need to process this pipe with iron, making a stronger iron pipe to secure the glass; that would be better."
After digging a pit about half a person high, Soma first placed a unit of iron blocks, then arranged the two pieces of glass and mirrors beside it, stacking the remaining iron blocks neatly before returning to the base.
Focusing his attention on the wall above, as expected, new facility attributes appeared before Soma's eyes.
[Ventilation and Lighting Facility???]
Upgrade Option One: Periscope structure, cast iron pipeline, corrosion-resistant coating, water-resistant coating, requires survival points (105-90).
Upgrade Option Two: Electric ventilation structure, skylight design, good lighting, sufficient air volume, requires survival points (700-65).
Evaluation: Calling this dark ceiling a ventilation and lighting facility really makes one want to pull their hair out!
Familiar with the complaints and familiar with the upgrade options, Soma smiled and chose Upgrade Option One.
After waking up this morning, his survival points had restored to 103 points, and after deducting the 70 points for upgrading the ethereal water well, he had 33 points remaining.
After subtracting the 10 points for two cypress wood spears and 5 points for the ceramic plate armor, he currently had 18 survival points left.
Just enough for the 15 points required for Option One.
A flash of light, and the ground began to rumble as if invisible hands were reshaping the terrain.
In Soma's view, the previously dark ceiling suddenly cracked open, and the iron blocks placed on the ground began to melt, pouring into the opening as molten iron.
Under the protective coating of the system, the silvery-white cast iron gradually turned into a hopeful sky-blue color.
At first, a little light sprinkled on the ground, and as time passed, after five to six seconds, a beam of light shot straight into the shelter.
Sunlight!
It came in!
Along with it, fresh air from the outside world!
Standing under the pipeline, Soma looked up and was instantly blinded by the light.
However, with joy surging in his heart, Soma didn't care about that and opened the wooden door of the shelter, heading to the dirt mound directly above the base.
The pit he had dug earlier had vanished, replaced instead by a naturally formed small opening.
A 50cm x 50cm explosion-proof glass was set into the ground, coated with a special camouflage layer.
Plus, with the property of absorbing light to repair itself, all the light converging onto the glass did not produce strong refraction or scattering but rather was absorbed entirely, further enhancing concealment.
[Explosion-Proof Window: Strength 50, coated with optical camouflage coating, water-repellent layer, possessing dual high-performance characteristics of breathability and light permeability.]
Evaluation: With such a window, even Old Wang next door can't see what you're doing.
"Truly the power of the system; originally, my idea was to create a hole for ventilation, and now with micro-distance perforation, it not only allows air to pass through but also prevents water. This is fantastic!"
After collecting the remaining scraps, Soma returned to the base, feeling the gentle breeze from the light opening, finally putting his mind at ease.
In just the second day, he had completed most of the work to prevent the first disaster.
With a continuous source of water, light, and ventilation!
As long as he could find a way to carve out a drainage facility in the remaining time, he would be almost ready to survive the acid rain disaster.
By now, it was already five in the afternoon; even if he went out, he could only chop some wood and plant fibers.
Due to the chameleon attack in the morning, Soma decided not to go out until the scanning attempts of the monster guide refreshed.
Taking out the large loaf of bread, he used a stone axe to chop off a pound, soaking it in the ethereal water to eat and drink.
Soma began his evening work.
Every time Soma listed a batch of ethereal water, he could immediately trade it in the market for double the amount of iron blocks compared to the morning.
Adhering to the principle of not disrupting market order, after completing a transaction, Soma learned why there were so many iron blocks on the market.
Taking his own location as an example, the nearby area was primarily composed of wood and plant fibers, which could be obtained with just a bit of physical effort.
However, for other resources, such as minerals, there was no way to obtain them.
Looking around, there wasn't a trace of such things existing.
Similarly, just because Soma didn't have them didn't mean others didn't.
Many people, upon arriving in this world, could see the massive mines exposed on the surface.
Crafting a stone pickaxe and putting in some effort could yield plenty of stone blocks from the mines, and occasionally, one could even dig up iron blocks.
With a large number of people, strength in numbers leads to large yields, which is also why a lot of iron blocks flowed into the market, causing devaluation.
In addition, while wandering the market, Soma also acquired some unknown function items, such as he traded 100ml of ethereal water for a core component of a generator.
[Rotor]
Quality: Excellent
Description: A rotating body supported by bearings; objects like discs that do not have a rotation axis can be considered a rotor when using rigid connections or added axes.
Evaluation: Rotating and jumping, I close my eyes…
Although the rotor is just a small part of the generator, Soma was willing to buy and collect it, as it represented the bright prospect of restoring the glory of the civilized era.
After purchasing the rotor, Soma hadn't even had the chance to appreciate it when he noticed that someone had listed a good item in the trading market.
A large vegetable culture medium!
Soma's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaim joyfully:
"Sure enough, most people would trade good items for supplies!"
Currently, over 95% of players' food came from resource treasure chests.
For those who killed mutated beasts, without seasonings and cooking methods, absolutely no one would choose to eat such unknown things unless they were about to starve to death.
Once treasure chests were no longer found, it was likely that a large number of people would starve to death within a day or two.
Thus, constructing a place capable of producing food long-term had already become a target in Soma's mind since the moment he chose the underground shelter on the first day.
If not for the appearance of the culture medium, Soma would have actively gone out to dig soil and attempt to establish an ecological environment in the shelter after a day or two.
Otherwise, who could know if the soil would still be able to cultivate plants after the first disaster of acid rain?
Looking at the demands on the trading panel, Soma began to calculate the resources in his hands, determined to acquire this culture medium.