Chapter 201
Robot No. 1's robotic arm is pushing the last box of spirit herb seeds into the storage room on the ground floor of the villa. The manganese crystal lock on the corner of the box clicks shut, ensuring that it will not shake during the transfer.
Su Jing stood in the center of the villa's hall, her palm glowing with a pale blue spatial energy, her gaze sweeping across the surroundings—
The glass cover has been reinforced with an energy-resistant material, and heat-resistant sealant has been applied to the edges.
The manganese crystal support and other supplies in the yard have been stored away, leaving only the metal landmark for relocation and positioning.
"Su Jing, the locator has been calibrated! The chosen site in the deep mountains is a shady valley at 116°E and 34°N. There is a perennial stream in the valley, and the temperature is 15°C lower than the outside temperature, making it suitable for building a sunshade and storing ice!"
A satellite map popped up on Robot 1's screen. The valley was covered with dense ancient tree branches and leaves, with only a flat open space at the bottom of the valley, just big enough to accommodate the villa and subsequent facilities.
Su Jing nodded, her fingertips pressing on the positioning landmark on the ground. Her spatial ability instantly spread, enveloping the entire villa and its glass dome into a light blue energy sphere: "Initiate spatial transfer, adjust the speed to low, and avoid collisions when passing through the rock layers."
The energy ball slowly rose into the air, passed through the original open space of the villa, and moved towards the depths of the mountains.
Along the way, the energy ball automatically avoids abandoned buildings or trees. Little Jin, perched on Su Jing's shoulder, clung to the edge of the energy ball with its little paws, curiously watching the scenery rushing by outside. "Su Jing, the tin houses down there are so small! Like toys!"
Half an hour later, the energy ball landed smoothly on the open ground at the bottom of the valley. The pale blue light dissipated, and the villa landed steadily on the ground, its glass dome fitting perfectly into the surrounding rock crevices. Su Jing pushed open the glass door and stepped out of the villa. Her feet touched the damp soil of the valley, and the air was filled with the fragrance of grass and trees. The temperature had indeed dropped to around 40℃, much cooler than the previous 65℃. "Robots 1 and 2, immediately construct a double-layered sunshade. The bottom layer should cover a 10-meter radius around the villa with heat-resistant glass. The upper layer should use manganese crystal supports and heat-resistant canvas, with the supports spaced 1.5 meters apart and 6 meters high, to ensure that sunlight does not shine directly on the glass dome!"
The robots immediately sprang into action—Robot No. 2 retrieved heat-resistant glass from space, each piece measuring 2 meters by 1.5 meters, and precisely assembled it onto the pre-cast manganese crystal base using its robotic arm, filling the seams with heat-resistant sealant; Robot No. 1 assembled the support frame, bending thin strips of manganese crystal into arcs with the aid of its special ability, securing the tops with connectors, then spreading out the heat-resistant canvas and fixing it to the support frame with manganese crystal nails. Xiao Jin ran back and forth, checking the glass seams with its tiny paws: "Su Jing, the third piece of glass on the west side is a bit crooked, 2 centimeters higher than the one next to it, it'll let in light!" Su Jing went over, calibrated it with a level, and gently pushed the glass with her special ability until the air bubble was centered. "Alright, this way, even when the midday sun is at its strongest, there won't be any direct sunlight."
While the sunshade was being erected, Su Jing led Robot No. 3 to find a water source deep in the valley—the stream at the bottom of the valley was crystal clear, with a water temperature of about 18℃, making it an excellent source for ice storage. "No. 3, dig a 3-meter-deep underground ice cellar next to the stream. Line the walls with manganese crystal plates and cover the top with heat-resistant canvas. Connect the refrigeration equipment to the space's power supply." Robot No. 3's drill started, splashing dirt, and in less than an hour, it had dug a neat ice cellar. After the manganese crystal plates were assembled, Su Jing moved three industrial refrigeration units out of the space, connected the pipes to the stream, and pressed the start button—the refrigeration units emitted a low hum, and the water quickly froze into ice as it flowed through the pipes. The ice blocks fell into the ice cellar along the conveyor belt, and in less than two hours, the ice cellar was half full of ice blocks, with the temperature stabilizing at -5℃.
"Su Jing, the ice cellar is cold enough! If it freezes any colder, the pipes will freeze!" Little Jin poked its head into the ice cellar and looked inside. Its little paws instantly formed a thin layer of frost, and it quickly withdrew. Su Jing turned off one of the refrigeration units, leaving two to maintain the temperature: "This ice is enough for us for a week. We can freeze more later. We can use the ice to cool down the villa later, and we can also store it to deal with sudden high temperatures."
At this moment, the temperature in the valley dropped to 38℃—this was the "cool night period" during the polar day, nearly 30℃ lower than midday, suitable for going out to collect supplies. Su Jing changed into a lightweight manganese crystal coat (no need for heat-resistant clothing, her superpower was sufficient), took Robot No. 1 and the manganese crystal knife, and headed towards the abandoned research institute outside the valley—the satellite map had previously indicated that there was a high-level laboratory there, possibly with residual heat-resistant fragments or manganese crystal equipment.
The research institute's outer walls were blackened by the flames of the Flamewing Beasts, the main gate collapsed on the ground, and the metal frame was deformed and twisted. Su Jing walked into the hall, where broken glassware was scattered on the floor, and a pale blue liquid remained on the experimental table in the corner (analyzed by Robot 1 as a raw material for heat-resistant agent). "Su Jing, there's a locked laboratory over there!" Robot 1 pointed to the end of the corridor, where a Tier 3 manganese crystal lock was on the doorknob. Su Jing activated her mineral ability, a flash of blue light appeared at her fingertips, and the lock clicked open. Pushing open the door, she saw dozens of sealed jars neatly arranged on the experimental shelves inside, each containing silver-red heat-resistant fragments, as well as a perfectly intact high-level manganese crystal refining machine.
"Great! These fragments are enough to strengthen several superhumans!" Su Jing had Robot No. 1 put the fragments and the refining machine into her space. She then found a "High-Temperature Material Reserve Manual" in a drawer in the laboratory, which recorded the locations of other research institutes in the abandoned city. "Next time, we can go to other places and maybe find more ice storage equipment."
On her return journey, Su Jing passed through an abandoned residential area. Scattered on the ground were fragments of heat-resistant clothing discarded by homeless people, along with several empty medicine bottles. A thought struck her; she remembered the message from the chat group where individual vendors were looking to buy heat-resistant supplies. These fragments, along with the heat-resistant agent they could refine, might be able to help them. When she returned to the valley, the double-layered sunshade was fully erected. Sunlight filtered through the canvas and glass, casting soft shadows on the ground. The temperature inside the villa remained stable at 28°C, much cooler than outside the valley.
Sitting in the villa's control room, looking at the piles of heat-resistant fragments, refining machines, and ice blocks, Su Jing said to Robot No. 1, "Tomorrow, put 50 heat-resistant fragments and 100 tubes of heat-resistant agent on the market, priced at 1 Tier 1 demon core per fragment and half a Tier 1 demon core per tube. Prioritize supplying individual outposts." She didn't notice that in the chat area of the Chinese community on the communicator, refugees were already discussing the news that "I am the God of Wealth" might restock, their tone full of urgency.
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