Chapter 201 (Exclusive publication on Jinjiang Literature City): Another long trip is coming up! ...
As early as the beginning of the polar day, storms of varying sizes and intensities began to sweep across other regions of this plane.
These include typhoons, tornadoes, and at the very least, hurricanes of category 11.
These incredibly powerful winds swept across the entire plane at extremely high speeds, causing rivers and lakes to surge and waves to rise, deserts to be engulfed in terrifying sandstorms that even affected the aurora borealis, and other places to suffer varying degrees of damage.
And tomorrow, the aftershocks will reach the area where Yunlu Village is located.
Lu Xuan had carefully chosen this place as the new foothold for Yunlu Village, so when the storm arrived, its intensity was far less than at the beginning.
But storms still have a significant impact on the ocean, uprooting many trees and blowing houses away on land, let alone at sea.
A mere seven or eight-meter-high wave could easily engulf all the boats, large and small, that Huo Tiankuo had bought.
Huo Tiankuo not only had to return quickly, but also had to pack up the tents that hadn't been dismantled in the camp to ensure that everyone could move into the greenhouse.
Lu Xuan dared not say that the greenhouse could withstand the spring storm before the end of the polar day 100%, but there was still a 70-80% chance.
Yunlu Village, on the other hand, is much simpler.
The fact that a safe house can be called a safe house speaks volumes about its sturdiness, especially now that Lu Xuan also has a city-wide protective shield.
The village's processing sheds and the tents where the workers lived remained unchanged. Lu Xuan took out the city protective shield, which was the size of two computer cases, added top-grade energy stones into it, and started it up!
With a barely perceptible 'buzz', an invisible protective layer spread outwards from the village for more than ten kilometers.
Lu Xuan kept a close eye on the protective shield control panel and was shocked to find that one-tenth of the energy stone had been consumed in just a moment after it was activated. He quickly reduced the protective range.
He managed to keep it just within the village's boundaries, even excluding greenhouses.
The rapidly depleting energy stone progress bar finally slowed down.
Lu Xuan clicked his tongue, "Sure enough, this thing consumes a lot of energy."
[This is nothing compared to what's to come. You have to understand that once a planetary shield is activated, the energy consumption is calculated based on an entire energy stone vein.]
[Even at full power, the city's protective shield consumes dozens of high-grade energy stones per day. The streamer should be prepared.]
Lu Xuan: "..."
He couldn't help but take stock of the energy stone inventory in the space.
The daily discount refreshes daily, offering hundreds of energy stones of different levels.
Many people have opened blind boxes and received their prizes.
Besides points, the easiest thing to get from Diamond Blind Boxes and Black Gold Blind Boxes is Superior Energy Stones, which can accumulate to a considerable amount over time.
It shouldn't take six or seven days to drain him dry.
...
The storm arrived as expected at noon the following day.
Led by Li Tie, the villagers of Yunlu Village and the stranded helpers stood at the gates of a few houses on the edge of the village, watching the sky, which had been bright since the polar day, being shrouded in gray clouds and the howling winds isolated outside the transparent protective shield, their expressions filled with doubt and uncertainty.
"What a strong wind!"
"Look over there! A tree has been blown up!" Li Tuo pointed to a half-grown tree that had been uprooted and swept into the sky by the gale, his expression one of shock.
Even the sturdy, old trees were blown about by the wind, and all the newly grown leaves on their branches were swept away, leaving them bare.
"Not just trees, but also stones."
Wu Yang's amazing eyesight allowed him to clearly see that many large and small stones in the wilderness were being swept away by the swirling gale and shattered into dust in mid-air.
The others listened to Wu Yang's account and saw that the desolate wilderness had become exceptionally 'clean and flat' after the fierce winds had passed. Even though they knew that they would not be affected by the protective shield, their faces still turned a little pale.
Compared to the apocalyptic thunderstorms of a few months ago, the storms swirling with sand, trees, and rocks were terrifying in a different sense.
Grandpa Zhang pressed his pounding heart, looking at the greenhouse not far away, which was covered in a thick fog and was buzzing loudly as if it were about to be shattered by a huge storm at any moment. He asked anxiously, "Ah Xuan, won't the greenhouse really be destroyed by the wind?"
Standing not far away, Lu Xuan said, "Even if it gets damaged, only a small part will be damaged."
Hilly terrain is relatively flat, making farming convenient, but in the event of a storm, with no other obstacles to reduce wind speed, there is bound to be some risk.
However, as long as they promptly plug the leaks from the inside, there is no need to worry about it affecting the crops inside.
However, the wind in the greenhouses in the mountains is much less strong after being buffered by the mountains, so there is basically no risk of them being blown away.
With Lu Xuan's reassurance, the villagers were somewhat relieved, but their furrowed brows remained furrowed.
Li Tie sighed, "The other disaster victims don't have safe houses, let alone the protective shields given by the immortals. I don't know if they can withstand such a big storm."
Li Jing frowned: "Even stones and trees can be blown into the sky by the wind, so people are no exception. When the wind stops, mortal bodies falling from the sky..." will definitely be smashed to pieces.
The others shuddered at the thought of what would happen.
Miao Jinfeng patted her chest with relief and said, "Luckily, we have protective shields."
Li Jing tilted his head and asked Lu Xuan, "Is the protective shield being used up very quickly?"
The training room used a protective shield during the beast attack, which consumed one high-grade energy stone a day. Now, a protective shield that can cover the entire village is even more outrageous.
Lu Xuan nodded and said, "It is indeed large."
Covering only a small village wouldn't require consuming dozens of top-grade energy stones a day, but it would still require at least three to five.
The cost of a single top-grade energy stone is more than 300 catties of mutated grain, while Lu Xuan sells top-grade energy stones for 500 catties of mutated grain, which means that he needs to consume more than 2,000 catties of resources every day.
The storm lasted for ten days, which meant more than 20,000 kilograms of supplies.
After receiving the specific figures, Li Tie's face contorted with heartache.
Even though it hurt his wallet, he didn't ask Lu Xuan to turn off the protective shield.
The public supplies had previously stockpiled a lot of food, winter fishing, game meat, and seafood, filling more than one of the largest spaces.
It's only a little over 20,000 kilograms of supplies, which they can easily afford. They may feel bad about it, but they can't just keep everyone hiding away to save supplies. The greenhouses and mushroom houses need people around every day, and they'll feel restless if they can't go out for ten days.
only……
Grandpa Zhang's gaze swept over the greenhouse, with only the entrance covered. "The greenhouse in the hills is easy to access, but what about the ones in the mountains?"
Others were also somewhat worried.
Lu Xuan said, "We can use a single-person protective shield."
Besides the Superior Energy Stone, the Black Gold Blind Box has also yielded a few single-person protective shields.
Given the price of the Black Gold Blind Box, releasing a single-person protective shield would be a complete loss, but in terms of the shield's practicality, Lu Xuan felt it was still worthwhile.
Lu Xuan demonstrated to everyone the function of a single-person protective shield in strong winds.
All the people saw was him walking leisurely forward in the gale. The yellow whirlwind carrying sand and dust was dispersed by the protective shield as soon as it approached, without affecting Lu Xuan's movements in the slightest.
Chen Rong clapped his hands in admiration, his eyes shining brightly, "The protective shield is indeed very useful!"
Li Tie breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Now we don't have to worry about the greenhouses on the mountain delaying the harvest."
If the storm delays subsequent watering and fertilization, the loss of crops will be far more than just a little.
Lu Xuan took out the extra few individual protective shields and handed them to Li Tie, asking him to distribute them to the people on duty each day according to their needs.
The rent and other expenses will be settled together with the city's protective shield after the storm.
After watching the storm unfold for a while and confirming that it wouldn't affect them much, the villagers quickly returned to their homes and got back to their work.
Lu Xuan then contacted Huo Tiankuo to inquire about the situation on his end.
...
At that time, inside the Huo family army camp.
All the soldiers and disaster victims gathered inside the greenhouse, looking at the howling wind outside with pale faces and solemn expressions, just like the villagers of Yunlu Village.
"Luckily we have greenhouses. If we were still living in tents, we would probably have been swept up into the sky by the sand and gravel outside by now," a disaster victim sighed softly.
The others nodded with lingering fear, agreeing.
While hailstorms during the rainy season and animal attacks during the frigid season are certainly terrifying, the invisible wind, if strong enough, can also take their lives.
Fortunately, they have a greenhouse.
Just as they were thinking this, the glass in front of them was shaken by a strong gust of wind, making the disaster victims, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, tense up again.
The crowd looked anxious and asked, "Won't the greenhouse be damaged by the wind too?"
“I remember that glass is not very sturdy. The Wei family used to buy glass to make windows, but one time when a strong wind blew through the city, the glass shattered, and someone in the Wei family was cut by the broken glass.”
"Why bring up the Wei family at this time? It's bad luck."
"The main concern is whether the glass will break!"
Huo Tiankuo, who had returned ahead of time, listened to the panicked discussions among the disaster victims and spoke up to comfort them:
"Don't worry, the glass used in the greenhouse is much stronger than ordinary glass and won't break easily. Even if it does break, it will only be a small part. Brother Lu left spare glass. If any cracks are found, report them immediately and we'll fix them as soon as possible so there won't be any problems."
Upon hearing this, the disaster victims hurriedly replied, "General, rest assured, we will be attentive at all times!"
"That's right! We can't let these damned winds destroy our homes and crops."
Huo Tiankuo said, "The wind outside will blow for several more days, so don't think too much about it. Just do what you need to do and go home."
That being said, apart from a few people who were on duty to tend the crops in the fields and left, the rest of the people had no intention of doing anything else and remained gathered together, staring outside.
Huo Tiankuo didn't force them. Just then, Lu Xuan's message arrived, so they found a quiet place to exchange information.
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For the next few days, strong winds blew incessantly from morning till night.
Yunlu Village is doing alright; eating, drinking, and relieving oneself are not affected. At most, the hunting and gathering teams cannot go out to hunt or pick wild vegetables and can only pass the time in the training room or in the holographic game.
Huo Jiajun felt even more aggrieved.
They can't leave the greenhouse, but the food and drink are fine. They have plenty of supplies stored in the space, and they can play games. They definitely won't feel bored. It's just a bit troublesome to go to the toilet, as they can only do so inside the greenhouse.
The air conditioner's advanced features are indeed excellent, but it can't withstand more than three thousand people defecating at the same time.
If so much excrement were left in a greenhouse for ten days, wouldn't everyone in the camp be pickled and rotten?
Too much filth can easily bring germs and make people sick.
For the safety of the disaster victims and for the sake of clean air, Huo Tiankuo gritted his teeth and collected all the excrement into his unused spatial ring after much deliberation, intending to throw it away after the storm ended.
As for whether the space will be usable again or whether it will be disliked, there's no time to worry about that now.
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On the third and fourth day after the storm began, the wind suddenly picked up, and several greenhouses on both sides were damaged.
Fortunately, both sides were prepared and rushed to the damaged greenhouse as soon as they heard the sound to repair it in time. The mutated plants were much more resilient than the original plants, and apart from being blown about, they were not uprooted, which affected the yield.
Two days later, the Huo family's crops ripened for the third time, and the disaster victims no longer had time to worry about the strong winds outside, focusing all their efforts on harvesting.
This harvest was a little more than the previous two, totaling 1.6 million catties.
Huo Jiajun kept 30%, and distributed the rest: the elderly, children, women and children each received 260 jin, the able-bodied received 390 jin, and the personal guards received 520 jin.
It certainly can't compare to the thousands of kilograms that each family in Yunlu Village receives, but many disaster victims still haven't finished eating the grain harvested last time, and some of the remaining portions can even last until the next harvest.
All the grain revenue from this harvest can be stored up.
With no shortage of food, rice, meat, and a stable mushroom production from the mushroom farms, the disaster victims who were on the verge of starvation not long ago can be said to have completely escaped poverty and entered a state of moderate prosperity.
Some people have even begun to dream of owning their own houses like those in Yunlu Village, living a stable life no different from, or even better than, the life before the disaster.
The disaster victims were unaware that the houses in Yunlu Village were not ordinary houses, and they were whispering among themselves about whether they should build something similar to their houses after the wind stopped blowing outside.
Huo Tiankuo didn't think too much about it. He simply contacted Lu Xuan in advance and reserved six new large ships using public resources.
The boats we need this time are much bigger than the two we bought before, and each one can accommodate at least 500 people.
One ship requires 80,000 catties of mutated grain, with three ships to be settled using the mutated grain and the other three using the catch from the previous few days of fishing.
The Lu family.
Lu Xuan bought the six large ships that Huo Tiankuo wanted and calculated the profit he would make this time.
Each large ship costs 5 million points, so six ships would cost 30 million points.
After the materials Huo Tiankuo used for payment are recycled, he can earn 150 million yuan and make a net profit of 120 million yuan.
Makes a killing.
The viewers in the live stream also figured out the value of the money and were so envious they wished they could take his place.
At the same time, he wondered why Huo Tiankuo bought so many ships all at once.
[Is this to prepare for the upcoming rainy season? Their camp isn't at a very high altitude, but if it floods, where will more than 3,000 people go? They need a suitable place to stay.]
Each of the six ships can hold five hundred people; if everyone squeezes in, there will be a little more, just enough to fit everyone.
Didn't we already buy two?
【You don't understand, do you? As the old saying goes, "When people are well-fed and clothed, they think of lustful desires." With the help of the streamer, the disaster victims' lives are getting better and better. They're well-fed and clothed, so shouldn't their other needs keep up?】
[Among the disaster victims, there are certainly many bachelors, and widows and widowers who became widows after the disaster. If these people were to form new families, wouldn't they need to redistribute small spaces to facilitate procreation? It's definitely necessary to prepare some extra space.]
【!!! I was too narrow-minded!】
[However, on the other hand, having more people is an advantage. Larger greenhouses mean higher production. It hasn't been long, and they already own more boats than Yunlu Village. Tsk tsk.]
[What's the point of comparing these two? If the streamer wanted to, he could buy hundreds of boats in a minute, but there aren't that many people in the village, so it's completely unnecessary.]
Lu Xuan deeply agreed.
Huo Tiankuo bought several large ships, which were only for convenient water travel. He had a hoverbus, a motorhome, and more than a dozen flying vehicles. He was much richer than Huo Tiankuo.
If Huo Tiankuo wants to travel far, he still has to rent a car from him.
No, you don't necessarily have to rent a car.
In the previous beast attack, in addition to obtaining a large amount of meat, Huo's army also deliberately left behind a herd of wild horses.
After the Blood Moon ended, the wild horses stopped running rampant. The Huo family's personal guards put in some effort to tame them, turning them into their new warhorses.
Therefore, the Huo family army is not entirely without means of transportation.
It's just that the outside world is now riddled with huge cracks caused by earthquakes, and horses are not as useful as they used to be.
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The arrival of a storm is not all bad.
While the protective shield consumes a lot of energy, the powerful winds can also generate tremendous energy.
Lu Xuan had previously drawn several energy converters.
Several energy converters were placed at the edge of the city's protective shield, with their receivers facing outwards. The converters actively absorbed a large amount of strong winds, and soon this wind energy was converted into energy to recharge the depleted energy stones.
After ten days of storms, the energy converter replenished Lu Xuan with the energy equivalent of several hundred high-grade energy stones.
Not only did they make up for the losses incurred by the city's protective shields, but they also made a fortune.
On the last day of the storm, as the polar day was about to end, Lu Xuan gathered his family together and invited the village chief, Old Master Zhang, Wu Cheng, Ge Yuan, and other influential people in the village.
Lu Xuan said to the group of people who looked puzzled, "The polar day will end tomorrow, and I'm going out for a trip."
Everyone paused for a moment, then exchanged glances.
Li Tie pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you have any other plans or purposes for going out this time?"
If it's just a simple hunting trip or a trip to the beach, and it's not the first time, there's no need to make such a big deal out of calling them all over.
Lu Xuan nodded, making no attempt to hide anything, and said frankly, "I plan to go out and find other refugees in other settlements to do business and trade."
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Author's Note: With the new volume starting, the anti-piracy rate has been increased to 50%!
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