Afraid that Zhao Xian would say something extreme in front of others, Qiao Xuejun quickly changed the subject and asked him, "You didn't get hurt this time, did you?"
Judging from his appearance, he is probably not injured.
Zhao Xian wanted to touch her head, but retracted his hand and said, "Hold the bazooka. The sea monster is just mutated, it has no special abilities. As long as you have enough firepower and act cautiously, you won't get hurt."
Qiao Xuejun nodded. "That's good. Don't get hurt. Are we going to take over the defense of the sea fort today?"
Zhao Xian: "I've already sent Yan Wei with his men."
He lowered his voice so that only Qiao Xuejun could hear, "Another ten people disappeared in Haibao last night."
Qiao Xuejun was surprised: "Missing?"
This is the first time I've heard of this. In the past, people died directly, so how come this time they became missing?
Zhao Xian said, "Because of the impending temperature drop, they were anxious and went out ice fishing. It was dark and they didn't have time to pack up, so they were attacked by mutants, who took away about ten people. No signs of them being eaten were found."
Qiao Xuejun frowned. This was quite unusual, even though sea monsters could swallow a person, skin and bones, in one gulp.
But their usual practice is to tear people into pieces and eat them in front of people, and then make them spit out their clothes and pants.
Qiao Xuejun: "Have they changed the way they eat it?"
Zhao Xian remained noncommittal: "Maybe. Let's observe further."
The group chatted all the way as they led the horse team up the mountain.
Arrived at the gate of the base.
The captain of the ice-harvesting team checked the time and said, "15 minutes! With human power, it takes us 40 minutes just to get up here. Even though horses can't carry as much as we can, they're still several times faster!"
"Yes, yes. At this rate, we can deliver all the ice for the day during the daytime at noon."
The others also looked surprised: "Hurry up and send it to the water purification plant, then we will go for the second trip."
The water purification plant is at the top of the mountain, and you have to walk a little further.
Dr. An and Mr. An returned to the base. It was lunchtime, but the ice harvesting team needed to finish their ice delivery before they could eat.
Zhao Xian's patrol team entered the base with body bags. The slaughterhouse had already received the news and pushed out carts.
However, Zhao Xian did not go in with them and continued to follow Qiao Xuejun.
Qiao Xuejun glanced at him and said, "Go eat."
Zhao Xian leaned next to her: "With you."
So they continued to move forward.
The water purification plant on the top of the mountain is not big. Compared with the main space of the base slightly lower, it is very small, less than one-tenth of the size.
Standing at the door and looking inside, you can see a total of 4 water purification boilers. Because the boilers are burning, the temperature in the cave is quite high, and white steam is coming out.
The head of the water purification plant immediately led his men out to meet the ice harvesting team. Seeing the grand event, he quickened his pace and greeted them somewhat nervously, "Lord, Minister Qiao. Are you here for an inspection today?"
Zhao Xian: "Come and see the ice transportation process. Just do your job."
The person in charge of the water purification plant nodded and started to work immediately. He walked to the captain of the ice harvesting team with a notebook and began to record the amount of ice transported this time.
After recording everything and putting it into storage, he said, "Today's quantity is still far from enough. It's been delayed by this sea monster."
The ice harvesting team leader said, "Yes, this is only the first trip today! We usually start at 6 o'clock. Logically, this should be our fourth trip so far."
The water treatment plant manager said, "We'll be done at 4:00. The water supply is tight today. But the plant has enough water in stock for two days. As long as the sea monster doesn't cause trouble tomorrow, there won't be any major problems."
"That's not necessarily true." The captain of the ice-harvesting team smiled and pointed to the team behind him. "You forgot, we're using a cavalry today. They're very fast! We can probably fill this gap!"
Because the senior leader was watching, the person in charge of the water purification plant had been following the standard procedures and didn't dare to ask any other questions. Only when the captain of the ice harvesting team brought it up did he ask, "Is this fast?"
The captain of the ice harvesting team said: "After all, he has four legs!"
In fact, the ice-footed horse also walked normally. It was a little faster, but there was no need to run.
It’s just that their human-powered carts are extremely slow, so in comparison, the ice-footed horses are several times faster.
All the ice cubes are put into the warehouse, and then they are counted and taken out of the warehouse. The ice harvesting team will deliver the purified ice to various water use points.
The first batch was sent to greenhouses, stables, kitchens, and blue oil refineries.
Since they are all nearby, it’s quite fast.
Qiao Xuejun knew everything that would happen in the greenhouse. She didn't go to the greenhouse, but followed the ice harvesting team to the base to deliver ice.
The kitchen consumes a lot of water, and there are two types of water used in the kitchen. One is domestic water, which is used to wash vegetables, dishes, wipe tables, etc. The other is drinking water, which can be used directly for cooking.
The people in the kitchen responded quickly and moved the ice cubes into the large water tank in no time.
There are several large water tanks in the kitchen, which look like they can store enough water for one or two days.
After delivering the ice, it’s time to eat.
The ice harvesting team's food rations are high and sufficient, and now they also have cooking oil and vegetables, so the nutrition is richer.
They also eat very quickly, almost as fast as the patrol team, finishing within 10 minutes.
"Comfortable." The captain of the ice harvesting team put down the bowl and touched his stomach. "Warm."
After eating, the ice harvesting team set out again to go down the mountain to collect ice.
The speed of going down the mountain is faster.
When we arrived at the ice quarry, the ice harvesters waiting there had already cut the ice bricks and all we had to do was load them onto the truck.
They delivered the ice to the base, delivered the ice to the water points, and went down the mountain to continue harvesting ice.
This cycle repeats itself.
The ice-footed horses pulling the caravan gradually adapted and became more and more stable during the process.
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