Chapter 33: Shelter Plugin · Optical Camouflage!
Upon seeing this mass text message, Xu Zhengyang was taken aback.
So the demolition in the northern suburbs is to make way for this Green Land project?
"This is a bit troublesome..." Xu Zhengyang frowned.
So this new building project for the Green Land shelter.
Are they just messing around, or are they really preparing for the apocalypse?
Xu Zhengyang thought to himself, quickly logging onto the Green Land official website to check the detailed information about the project.
"Fortunately, according to Green Land's planning map, the area along North Fourth Road is part of the third phase of the project. As long as the first and second phases don't go smoothly, they won't have any plans for this area for a while."
Xu Zhengyang said.
Lying on his bed, he pondered what means he could use to stop their construction progress...
*The night passed without incident.
The next day.
After completing his daily tasks, Xu Zhengyang took a rare break to play a game for a while.
At eleven o'clock in the morning.
Xu Zhengyang received a call from Professor Bai Kaiyuan, "The design plan for the Vertical Farm is ready. What's your email? I'll send it to you. If there are any issues during construction, just ask my student directly. I'll include his contact information in the email."
"Great, thank you so much, Professor Bai! I'll send you my email right away!"
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Bai Kaiyuan, Xu Zhengyang quickly hung up and sent his email address to Bai Kaiyuan via text.
About two minutes later.
Xu Zhengyang received an email in his inbox.
Opening Bai Kaiyuan's design plan, Xu Zhengyang found the details to be astonishingly thorough! Dimensions, materials, structure, and even the specific techniques to be used were all clearly outlined.
Not to mention Xu Zhengyang.
Even a random roadside construction team could build this Vertical Farm structure!
According to Bai Kaiyuan's design.
He divided the Vertical Farm into three main areas.
One is the rice paddy area on the bottom level, which occupies almost the entire base of the Vertical Farm.
With a height of five meters.
Bai Kaiyuan designed a total of three levels, with the upper two levels dedicated to plants like lettuce, strawberries, pumpkins, and watermelons, which do not require much height for growth.
In addition to these.
Bai Kaiyuan also included supplementary crops like sweet potatoes, potatoes, and peanuts to prevent food shortages.
Aside from these.
Xu Zhengyang felt that the highlight of this Vertical Farm was the two beehives that Bai Kaiyuan included.
Bai Kaiyuan specified the growth cycles of various plants and their optimal planting times in the design plan.
This way.
As long as Xu Zhengyang strictly followed Bai Kaiyuan's design to execute the planting plan, he could ensure that every so often, two to three types of crops would reach their flowering period!
At that time.
Not only would the bees help pollinate the plants, but they would also produce honey as a supplementary food source!
This would solve one of the three types of crops required for the task.
As for the other two types of livestock.
They would be the carp coexisting with the rice in the bottom-level paddy, and the chicken coop reserved at the edge of the farm.
Chickens do not consume much.
With such a large Vertical Farm, the surplus food could easily be used to feed the chickens.
Moreover, chickens are oviparous.
So Xu Zhengyang could completely control the number of chickens based on the farm's operational status.
After reviewing Bai Kaiyuan's design plan.
Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but exclaim, "Now this is a true expert!"
Having said that.
Xu Zhengyang immediately set out to drive to the Baicheng Building Materials Market to purchase various materials needed for constructing the Vertical Farm.
*Three hours later.
Xu Zhengyang drove back to the lumber factory with a semi-trailer.
Under Xu Zhengyang's financial pressure, the workers unloaded the goods at an impressive speed; within just an hour, they had moved all the materials outside the lumber factory.
After settling the final payment, Xu Zhengyang watched everyone leave.
Then.
Xu Zhengyang began using his Dimensional Space Pocket to transport goods into the shelter.
...
The GX-2 large engineering robot can transform into a gantry crane.
The GX-1 Engineering Robot's work speed is unmatched by humans.
Because of this.
The construction speed of the Vertical Farm was remarkably satisfying!
With Bai Kaiyuan's design plan in hand.
The household assistant Da Bai (Big White) could follow the blueprint to oversee the project's progress on-site, while also lending a hand to the two Engineering Robots.
At this point.
Xu Zhengyang no longer had to handle everything personally; he could confidently delegate these minor tasks to Da Bai (Big White) to help lighten his load!
With logistics secured.
Xu Zhengyang felt at ease driving out to purchase various resources needed for the Vertical Farm, including seeds, fertilizers, fish fry, bees, and chicks.
*Three days later.
As Xu Zhengyang and Da Bai (Big White) worked together to plant all the crops required for the first phase, and after placing the beehives, fish fry, and chicks in their designated spots.
The system notification finally appeared before Xu Zhengyang: [Main Quest: Vertical Farm (Completed)]
[Reward: [Shelter Plugin · Optical Camouflage]]
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[Shelter Plugin · Optical Camouflage]
[Effect: When equipped in the Shelter Control Center, all facilities in the shelter will enter an optical camouflage state.]
[Evaluation: Seeing is not necessarily believing.]
Upon seeing the detailed attributes of the optical camouflage shelter plugin, Xu Zhengyang immediately rushed to the Shelter Control Center to install it.
After the installation was complete.
Xu Zhengyang hurried outside to check the specific effects of the optical camouflage!
Once the shelter plugin was activated.
As soon as Xu Zhengyang stepped out of the shelter's main door.
He found that the three-meter-high titanium door looked like a bare mud wall from the outside! Not only that.
Even the iron frames supporting the solar panels built in the yard now only had a faint outline!
"This truly is a reward for a timed challenge task!"
Xu Zhengyang was thrilled by the miraculous effect of the optical camouflage shelter plugin! With the optical camouflage, the secret beneath the lumber factory became even easier to conceal! *Returning to the interior of the shelter.
Xu Zhengyang calmed his excitement and immediately opened his task list:
[Main Quest: Audio-Visual Room (In Progress)]
[Your shelter is becoming increasingly complete. While you can ensure food and drink, mental health is equally important! You need to build an audio-visual room in your shelter to relieve the pressures from various aspects in the apocalypse.]
[Task Objective: Build an audio-visual room in the shelter (no less than 25 square meters) with a complete home theater system; a gaming console; a KTV system; and a pool table.]
[Task Reward: [Enhanced Recipe · Clear Heart Beef Soup]]
(End of Chapter)