"Yeah." Zhao Linlin thought for a moment, "Those big ships are all made of iron."
The three of them all thought of the shovel that had just broken that morning.
Zhao Linlin: "No...it's probably a mess."
Qiao Xuejun said, "After we reached the cooperation agreement, the base reminded them to wrap it with fish skin like the patrol booth at the base."
Kuang Qianli: "How can they have so many fish skins?"
A large ship that can carry 10,000 people has 20 decks, which is like a mountain. How many fish skins are needed to cover it?
Qiao Xuejun: "It's hanging."
She just heard what Zhao Xian said and didn't ask in detail.
After Zhao Linlin finished listening to the song sung by Yuan Zhiyi on the radio, she switched the channel to Haibao's radio.
The voice of the announcer at the sea fortress was low, with a hint of urgency and tension:
"—Today's temperature is expected to be -72°C to -65°C. Thank you for your concern. The Prosperity ship's hull is constructed of low-carbon alloy steel and can withstand temperatures above -68°C."
"—We have successfully withstood multiple attacks from the sea monster. The damage to the ship is approximately 10%. We have retreated to the 10th deck."
After hearing this, Kuang Qianli couldn't help but sigh: "It can withstand the impact of temperatures above -68, but now it's below -68."
Qiao Xuejun: "So 10% was damaged." It's not necessarily 10%, it's just the data announced by Haibao.
"—killed five salmon monsters, weighing a total of about 4,000 kilograms."
Salmon is not too big among sea monsters. Its normal weight is only about 70 kilograms at most. Now it has increased tenfold to more than 700 kilograms.
“…”
The sea fort's radio was reporting on their own battle against the sea monster. It seemed that the sea fort had the upper hand at the moment. Although the sea monster attacked them, they could still deal with it.
Kuang Qianli asked, "The base has troops stationed in the sea fort, right?"
Qiao Xuejun nodded: "Yes."
Kuang Qianli: "That's not surprising. With our patrol team here, we can fight sea monsters from a high vantage point, and we can definitely kill them with one shot."
He said, "Speaking of which, these sea monsters are quite clever. They even knew to attack and ram the ship in such cold weather. How did they know that the ship was made of iron and that iron would become brittle in cold temperatures?"
Qiao Xuejun: "Sea monsters have long legs and a wide range of activities, running around in villages and cities. As long as they find that houses that they couldn't knock down before can now be knocked down, then they will know."
It's just that they reacted quickly enough.
Today is only the first day of the extreme cold, but they have already discovered this weakness and started attacking using it.
Kuang Qianli: "Luckily, the Prosperity in the Sea Fort is big enough. Even if there are problems with the lower space, they can just move up. Their ship is not even one-fifth full, right?"
Zhao Linlin changed the channel again, this time it was the fifth base surviving in the neighboring city.
"—The temperature in my area today is -73°C to -68°C. Everyone has moved from the museum to the air-raid shelter. We have enough blue oil in stock for a month's consumption, so heating is no problem. We also have ample fish and meat in stock."
"——The snowstorm has so far caused 65 deaths."
"—If there are any survivors near Mount Bowu, you can seek refuge at the Fifth Base. Please travel during the warmest daylight hours. Please bring adequate insulation."
“…”
It sounds like a lot of people at the Fifth Base froze to death and moved to a new shelter. They're still recruiting.
Zhao Linlin sighed, "The temperature there is a degree or two lower than here. It's even harder."
Kuang Qianli: "It sounds like their staple food is fish. There's no oil at all, and it can't withstand freezing. No wonder people freeze to death."
After listening for a while, she tried to tune to other channels.
The other bases had already fallen silent.
The other small shelters that were originally there were also silent. Obviously, not every base has the spare power and resources to keep the radio station running at this time.
Qiao Xuejun finished eating a few potatoes, wiped his hands with a towel, stood up, walked to the small cabinet next to him, and took out a cardboard box of wool.
This is the down that was naturally shed by the robin during this period. Unlike rabbit hair, the robin's hair can be harvested specifically.
But she had so many cats that the hair they shed filled up two and a half meter long and wide cardboard boxes.
It was a little dirty, mixed with some hay from the chicken coop.
She took the carton to the fire and said, "Pick up the fur."
After I clean it up, I'll give it to Sister Li and maybe she can make some down jackets for me.
Now the base has the technology to make fish skin coats, which are quite good at keeping warm.
New city dwellers had never been given any clothes before, and most of them wore tattered clothes that barely kept them warm.
Now that the fish skin coat is finished, we can check for any defects and make corrections.
But besides clothes, there are also shoes.
This time, her shoes were broken and she went to get them repaired. When she got the shoes, she chatted with the shoe repairman, Grandpa Fang. Most people's shoes don't fit well, so they would take them to him for alterations and repairs.
The base's current output can only replenish large items such as clothes and pants. Small items such as hats, earmuffs, scarves, and gloves are only available to a limited number of production staff, such as the ice-harvesting team.
Carpenters, for example, whose primary work location was within the base, were not assigned any positions. That's why Zhao Linlin mentioned the carpenter's nose getting slightly frozen while he was out getting some materials.
Zhao Linlin looked over and said, "Boss, I'm coming too."
Just as she was about to put the radio down, she heard a voice coming from inside. She stopped and looked puzzled.
Qiao Xuejun also looked over: "What's going on?"
Zhao Linlin held up the radio: "An unfamiliar channel... there's sound."
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