Chapter 32 Zhao Di is afraid of the dark and needs the lights fixed.
The wind and snow were still howling wildly outside, as if countless wild beasts were tearing this Gobi Desert apart.
Lin Jianguo, holding Zhao Di in his arms, kicked open the door to the command post.
In that instant, all eyes turned to him.
The command center was pitch black, with only a few emergency kerosene lamps casting a dim, flickering light that stretched everyone's shadows long, making them look like ghosts.
cold.
This was Lin Jianguo's first impression upon entering the room.
With the heating off, the hall felt like a giant icebox; your breath would instantly freeze into ice crystals.
"Commander! Old Zhang was a spy! I've already shot him dead!"
Lin Jianguo's voice was loud, carrying a bloody and chilling aura, which made the air in the hall tremble three times.
Commander Zhang, who was wearing two military overcoats and standing in front of the map looking worried, suddenly turned around when he heard this.
In the dim light, he saw that Lin Jianguo was covered in snow and was still holding the little dumpling tightly in his arms.
"Killed?"
Commander Zhang's voice was a little hoarse, from being so angry and anxious.
"Good! Well done!"
"That bastard's been lying in wait! He looks so honest and unassuming all the time, but he pulled this stunt on me when it really matters!"
Commander Zhang slammed his fist on the table, making the teacups on it clink.
Although the spies have been eliminated, the mess remains.
"Commander! The temperature is still dropping!"
"If this continues, the missile's hydraulic system will freeze!"
"And those precision instruments, if they freeze and break, all our hard work over the past six months will be wasted!"
The staff officer next to him cried out.
A sense of despair, like the darkness, spread through the hall.
Without electricity, in this awful weather of minus thirty degrees Celsius, this is a dead end.
"Wow--"
Just then, a loud cry broke the silence.
It's Zhao Di.
The little girl was frightened by the gunshots outside. Now that she's inside, she finds it still dark and not much better than outside. A wave of grievance washed over her.
"Father... Hei..."
"Zhao Di is afraid of the dark...we need to fix the lamp..."
"I want the fairy uncle to make the lamp brighter..."
Zhao Di cried and struggled in Lin Jianguo's arms, her tears and snot covering Lin Jianguo's neck.
Lin Jianguo was heartbroken and quickly patted his daughter's back to comfort her.
"Don't cry, don't cry, Daddy's here."
"The light will come on soon; the engineers are fixing it."
That's what he said, but Lin Jianguo wasn't sure himself.
The power distribution room is completely destroyed, and the generator set is ruined. How can we repair it? Unless a god descends to earth.
But just as Zhao Di started crying, the system in her mind, which had been silent for a while, suddenly lit up with a dazzling blue light.
[Warning! Warning!]
[The host's environment temperature is too low! Body temperature is dropping!]
[Host's fear level detected as extremely high!]
[Damn it! This dilapidated base's energy system is so fragile! It's like it's made of paper!]
The system's voice carried a hint of exasperation and frustration.
It's a high-tech product from 2050, how can it endure this primitive darkness and cold?
[Host! Stop crying!]
What's the point of crying? Can tears generate electricity?
Listen up! This system is giving you a cheat code!
We won't ask anyone for help; we'll create our own sun!
Zhao Di sniffled, silently asking in her mind, "Uncle... can the sun be made too?"
"Are we going to grab the sun from the sky?"
system:【……】
[Pretty much, anyway, the principle is the same, it's all nuclear fusion.]
[Ding! Urgent survival mission issued: Build an independent energy network.]
[Mission Objective: Locate high-energy radioactive ore and construct a miniature controlled nuclear fusion battery (basic version).]
[Mission Instructions: Go to the lab and find those glowing stones!]
[Reward: Full base heating restored, plus one episode of the animated film "Havoc in Heaven"!]
As soon as she heard the cartoon, Zhao Di's eyes stopped crying instantly.
That was a "little picture book" that the system had given her once before. The Monkey King in it was incredibly powerful; he could perform seventy-two transformations.
"I want to see Monkey King!"
"I'm looking for glowing stones!"
Zhao Di suddenly peeked out from Lin Jianguo's arms and pointed towards the end of the corridor.
"Dad! Go over there!"
"There are stones over there! I want to play with stones!"
Lin Jianguo was stunned for a moment.
Playing with stones at this time?
"Daughter, stop fooling around, what time is it..."
Before Lin Jianguo could finish speaking, Chen Zhiyuan suddenly leaned over.
The old man's face was blue from the cold, but his eyes were now frighteningly bright.
"Jianguo! Listen to the child!"
"Zhao Di never acts recklessly!"
"It was the same last time when I was repairing the machine tool. She said she was going, so there must be a reason!"
Chen Zhiyuan is now Zhao Di's number one "fanboy," and his intuition about the child is one of blind worship.
Lin Jianguo gritted his teeth.
Yeah, let's try anything, even if it's a long shot!
Anyway, we'll freeze to death here, so we might as well trust our daughter this time!
"Walk!"
Lin Jianguo carried Zhaodi in his arms, while Chen Zhiyuan led the way with a lantern. The group of them trudged along towards the laboratory.
It's even colder in the lab.
All the instruments were covered with dust cloths, making them look gloomy.
There is a geological sample repository here, which is usually used to store various mineral samples brought back by exploration teams.
As soon as Zhao Di entered the door, it was like entering an amusement park.
In the system's view, this pitch-black room was practically a treasure trove.
Several shelves were gleaming with an alluring light.
That was the light of radiation.
For an ordinary person, getting close to these stones would have resulted in radiation damage long ago.
However, the system had already activated the [Biofield Shield], protecting Zhao Di completely.
[Host, the third shelf on the left.]
See that green rock? That's uranium ore.
Take two pieces.
Zhao Di ran over with her short legs, stood on tiptoe, and laboriously reached for the two heavy stones.
"It's so heavy."
Zhao Di muttered to herself as she hugged the stone to her chest.
When Lin Jianguo held up the lantern and looked at it, he was so frightened that his hand trembled.
"This...isn't this the poisonous stone?"
He had heard from the geological team that this kind of stone should not be touched carelessly, as it would cause hair loss and illness.
"Don't be afraid!"
Chen Zhiyuan stopped Lin Jianguo, his eyes burning with fervor.
"If Zhao Di dared to take it, it means nothing's wrong!"
"Didn't you see that this child doesn't even have a single red spot on his body?"
The system continued to instruct: "Go to the right and get that dark box."
That's a lead box, perfect for making the reactor casing.
Zhao Di ran off and grabbed a lead box.
This box was originally intended to hold isotopes. It was quite heavy, and Zhao Di couldn't lift it; she could only drag it along the ground.
It makes a "sizzling" sound.
"Put the stone in."
"Then insert that copper coil that looks like a spring."
Finally, spit in it.
The system is spouting nonsense in a serious manner.
That's actually to use the host's DNA as a biological key to activate the reactor's micro-control system.
Zhao Di obediently did as she was told.
She put the two green stones into the lead box and stuffed in a tangled mess of copper wire.
Finally, with a "Pah!"
He spat in.
This scene left Lin Jianguo and Chen Zhiyuan dumbfounded.
What are you doing?
play house?
Alchemy?
Or is it some kind of ancient witchcraft?
The moment Zhao Di closed the lid of the lead box.
The system has initiated the [Material Recombination Program].
Inside the box, the two pieces of uranium ore that were originally just for decoration had their atomic structures instantly collapsed and reassembled under the action of nanobots.
It was transformed into a high-purity miniature fuel ball.
And that simple copper coil was transformed into a sophisticated magnetically confined coil.
"Buzz—"
A very faint buzzing sound came from the lead box.
Immediately afterwards.
A faint blue light shone through the crack in the box.
The light wasn't dazzling, but it possessed a power that made one's heart tremble.
That was the spark of civilization.
That is the power of a star confined to a small space.
Zhao Di clapped her hands and smiled brightly.
"alright!"
"The little sun is ready!"
"Dad, quickly connect that wire!"
Zhao Di pointed to the broken main cable in the corner of the wall.
That was the electrical grid that was severed during the explosion, connecting to the entire base.
Lin Jianguo swallowed hard.
He looked at the box emitting blue light, then at his daughter's innocent face.
This thing... can it really generate electricity?
"catch!"
Chen Zhiyuan roared, his voice trembling.
"Jianguo! Answer it quickly!"
"I have a feeling we're about to witness a miracle!"
Lin Jianguo no longer hesitated.
He grabbed the thick cable, peeled off the outer sheath, and revealed the copper core inside.
Then, carefully, he inserted the copper core into the small hole that was pre-drilled on the lead box.
“Clatter.”
A soft sound.
It was as if the gears of fate had meshed together again.
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