Zhao Xian heard Qiao Xuejun's voice and his attention was immediately drawn to her: "Teacher Qiao is here too? Was it Teacher Qiao who discovered this river?"
Ren Wangwang: "Yes, it was Teacher Qiao who discovered it. At the time, I was very surprised that there was a water source all of a sudden, but I had to believe what Teacher Qiao said. I immediately went up the mountain, and it turned out to be true. Captain, this is like a dream!"
Ren Wangwang was almost incoherent.
They lack water, and the work of harvesting and transporting ice is very hard and tiring, requiring a lot of manpower. If there were a stream in the mountains, it would greatly alleviate their water shortage problem.
But what impressed him most was not the solution to their water problem, but the stream itself, which surged up with heat, like a living miracle.
Suddenly appeared.
It was hard for him to explain the feeling. His worldview was shaken, a scene he had never seen before. He felt it represented some kind of endless power.
Zhao Xian said, "Call Zhao Yun to find out what's going on. Teacher Qiao, I'm tracking the sea monster and searching for its camp. I'll be back to base later."
Qiao Xuejun: "Well, you go ahead and do your thing. I'll contact Zhao Yun."
When Zhao Yun first heard Qiao Xuejun's words on the radio, he found it unbelievable. Later, when he rushed over and saw the stream, he accepted the fact.
After a brief discussion, Zhao Yun said, "Look at the boulders around here. Perhaps the falling snow or freezing rain caused them to shift, revealing the cracks where water used to leak."
Qiao Xuejun also liked this explanation: "So, the crack was there all along, but it was blocked by rocks. Now that the rocks have moved, the water is coming out again?"
Zhao Yun nodded. "And it looks like this was originally a small river. Perhaps for some reason, a huge rock blocked the exit, and it's only been restored now."
Ren Wangwang: "Where will this river eventually flow to?"
Zhao Yun: "You'll find out if you follow the river, but with the current pattern, it must flow down the mountain and into the sea."
Qiao Xuejun: "Zhao Yun, is there any way to reroute it? For example, could we have it flow directly through the water treatment plant?"
Although the system allows her to specify the source of the stream at will, the subsequent operations still depend on them.
The place chosen by Qiao Xuejun was originally a river channel, so the stream would not flow all over the ground as soon as it emerged. It was a good location that could store water.
Zhao Yun: "Yes, but I need to do more research. Although this stream is not big, it will be a big project to change its course."
To divert the stream, a suitable channel must be dug. Since it's cold now, the permafrost needs to be slightly cleared before digging. All this requires people, and a lot of them.
The river channel must be well designed, otherwise the water flow will most likely not follow your river channel, but will rush out, become turbulent, and turn into a thin layer of ice on the ground.
In short, it takes a lot of energy.
However, if the water source is stable, this investment is worthwhile. The ice harvesting team can be reduced in number, and the horse team can be appropriately freed up to provide for other production departments in need.
Qiao Xuejun: "No rush, take your time designing it. Let's have the ice harvesting team come over in the next few days and draw water directly from here."
Ren Wangwang: “Sure.”
The ice harvesting team should have gone to the ice rink earlier today, but usually at this time, the horses would still be drinking water in the stable.
The water is specially boiled to warm water, so it takes some time.
When they went to take over, the horses hadn't finished drinking the water yet, and there was a large iron basin on the stove, heating water.
The leader of the ice-harvesting team said to the horse breeder Zhu Zhou, "Are they still feeding?"
Zhu Zhou and his two apprentices were boiling water and mixing feed nearby. He smiled bitterly, "Usually we're feeding the animals at this time. I didn't expect the sunrise to be so early today."
The horses hadn't finished their feed or water yet. They had to haul ice, so they had to be well fed and well watered.
So the ice-harvesting team can only wait here.
The leader of the ice harvesting team said, "Yeah, who would have thought? We could see the sun at 10 o'clock this morning."
Someone from the ice-harvesting team said, "I originally thought that if we started work earlier today, we could transport more ice!" As he spoke, there was a hint of pride in his tone.
In the past few days, the mutants have been shouting every day at the foot of the mountain and on their own radio broadcasts, saying that there must not be enough water in the First Base, and that in such cold weather, those who go out to collect ice and snow will only freeze to death. The only way out is to become a mutant like them.
But the water in the base is definitely enough to drink, and the ice-harvesting team knows this better than anyone else. So in the past few days, they have been asked by other survivors whether there is enough water.
And when I asked about it, my attitude showed that I was quite respectful to the ice harvesters.
Suddenly, it felt like the entire base's water needs were on them! They were so full of energy, they couldn't wait to make ten trips a day to fill the water treatment plant.
"Bring your men over here. To the back mountain, probably in the direction of Area 76." As he was speaking, the ice harvesting team captain's walkie-talkie suddenly rang.
The ice harvesting team leader was surprised: "Area 76?"
Hongmei Mountain is a very large mountain with complex terrain. It is impossible to confirm a specific location by simply relying on the east, south, west and north. For convenience, they drew a map of the entire Hongmei Mountain and divided it into different area grids.
It is divided into 100 regional grids in total.
The sorting is based on practicality. For example, the base itself is Area 1, the material warehouse is Area 2, the water purification plant is Area 3... and so on.
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