Chapter 173
Old Li never expected that the two children would play so wildly.
The first year of Homeland...
He felt his breathing become rapid and his body even trembled slightly.
Old Li didn't know why, but at this moment, he felt a myriad of emotions surging in his heart, as if a light was shining in the vast fog, allowing him to see the direction of the future clearly.
They are making history!
It is a brand new history written by them!
If we say that in the past few decades, he has just been living in a daze, relying entirely on instinct to survive.
Well now, everything is different.
When he started to create and operate the deserted city home, Old Li wanted to recreate the world before the disaster within his lifetime, even if it was just a small shelter.
But now, he feels that he has a greater ideal.
Old Li looked at the two young men. The smile on his face made his wrinkled face seem to have regained vitality and vigor, making him look as if he was ten years younger.
“Yes, that’s a great idea,” he said.
Is it great? Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes.
This is indeed a very meaningful thing, but they cannot see what specific role it will play yet.
"Then I'll get a notebook to record it?" said Old Li.
"Okay, but to prevent confusion in the records, let's use this!" Tang Yu'an took the optical computer that was charging at Ping'an Grocery Store.
This was the optical computer he had planned to place in the communication room, but it accidentally went to another dimension and has not been used yet.
"Little ball, reset the time." Tang Yu'an said to the computer after it turned on, "Record the date. It is now January 18th, the first year of the homeland."
Perhaps it is because many countries on the technological side own multiple planets, and the calendar of each country and even each planet is different, so this optical computer can completely customize the time.
"The date has been set, please continue to enter the current time." The mechanical voice of the optical computer sounded.
Tang Yu'an glanced at Zhou Qi's watch and added, "The time is in 24-hour format. It's 10:12:36 am now."
"Recorded! Please define the length of one second."
Tang Yu'an took the optical computer and Zhou Qi's watch and calibrated the length of time. Finally, the optical computer started to time synchronously.
After adjusting the time, he looked at his points balance: 417413.
Yes, his points balance now reached 417,000! So Tang Yu'an simply waved his hand and spent another 15,000 points to buy three optical computers.
After synchronizing and calibrating the time of the three optical computers, Tang Yu'an handed two of them to Old Li.
"Grandpa, this one is for you, and the other one is for Sister Lin."
The initial form of this optical computer is a small light ball, which can be transformed into two modes: a watch and a brooch.
Tang Yu'an taught Old Li how to use it. "This optical computer has simple intelligence. If you have any instructions, just tell it directly, and it will usually be able to complete them."
"Also, this optical computer can not only tell the time, but it can also transmit signals. Other optical computers within the signal range can receive it."
In this way, even without a base station satellite, information can be sent and communicated within a short distance!
"You mean... this is actually a cell phone?" Old Li stroked the laptop, his eyes shining. "How many points does this cost?"
"Grandpa, don't talk about points. This is an employee benefit. Just keep it."
Tang Yu'an studied the optical computer again and found that its signal coverage range was a radius of 500 meters, which was more than enough for use in the deserted city home.
He did not give Lin Yu the permission to use the teleportation array, so she usually stayed in her home in the deserted city, and the other optical computer was very suitable for her.
In the end, Old Li accepted the laptop.
The main thing is that he can check the time, which is really convenient, and this light computer allows him to chat privately with Lin Yu.
Although the message board now has store channels where everyone is on the same page and can speak more freely than on public channels, some things are still better said one-on-one.
"Do these two optical computers need to be charged?" Old Li thought for a moment and asked.
"Yeah, you don't need to worry about that." Tang Yu'an said with a smile, "When the battery is almost gone, tell me and I will take care of it."
"good."
Old Li nodded and said, "The communication room you mentioned earlier has also started operating recently."
When they left, they didn't say how long they would be away, so after the green light strips, water and fire stones were in place, Old Li chose to open the room.
Room 505, now also known as the Chat and Exchange Room.
Just as Tang Yu'an thought, in this era of lack of entertainment, the night communication room was favored by residents as soon as it opened.
Although only the original residents came in the first two days, including Tiejin, Shugen and his son, Jin Guang, Tiemuhua, Langya, and Bashi.
Since the night before yesterday, a few more people have joined, including Aman, Liehuo Axiang, Ye Lan... Last night, the number has grown to 23, and there may be more tonight.
"Not many people with special abilities came into the small room to communicate. There were only three planters and Lan Lin."
In addition to Granny Guo and Tiemuhua, Ye Lan, the first person Tang Yu'an rescued when he established the life channel, was also a wood-type mutant.
After observing for a few days and confirming that the deserted city home was indeed reliable, another wood-type mutant named Qiangwei stepped forward.
So if Kang Kang is included, Huangcheng Home already has five wood-type mutants.
The land rent they paid after planting was the main reason why Old Li made a profit of more than 100,000 points in just this week.
Because of their abundant income, these wood-type mutants also obtained more supplies from their homes in the deserted city.
Obviously, life here is very attractive to them, so they are more willing to communicate, hoping to produce more food and accumulate more wealth in exchange for resources.
These planters also became the most staunch supporters of Huangcheng Home.
After all, they would never be able to enjoy the kind of life they have now in other places, because except for Tiemuhua who has certain combat capabilities, Ye Lan and Qiangwei are similar to Granny Guo.
Therefore, in order to demonstrate their own value, they responded very positively to the policies introduced by Huangcheng Home.
"As for Lan Lin, he still heats the building every night." At this time, Old Li said somewhat strangely.
"Free of charge?" Tang Yu'an asked curiously.
"Yeah." Old Li nodded. At first, yes, but...
"I later bought the ice in his room."
Although low-temperature cloth can be used to preserve food, it can only maintain a temperature of 10°C. When it comes to preserving some meat products, it is still not as good as the freezing effect.
Hearing this, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi had no objection.
The temperature in the deserted city is now dropping, only 20 to 30 degrees during the day. In the absence of electricity supply, the cooling effect of the gray-blue freezer is greatly reduced.
"Lan Lin is quite enthusiastic about communication. Although there is a big difference between the Wood and Ice types, he still listens when the planters are discussing, and occasionally offers some of his own ideas."
Old Li said, "So far, the communication between the few people is quite friendly."
At this point, he looked at Zhou Qi and asked, "By the way, if you are not a supernatural being, can you also enter the small room?"
"Anyone want to go in?"
"It's Lin Zhen." Old Li said, "She is very interested in communication with people with special abilities."
"Then let her in as an employee." Zhou Qi said.
"Okay." Old Li nodded.
"Let's go back to the communication room tonight." Zhou Qi continued.
"Sure." Old Li looked at the laptop in his hand and said, "Now that I have it, I can manage my time better."
Afterwards, Old Li went downstairs to get the eggs laid by the mutant hen.
"A total of ten eggs have been laid in the past few days, and they are all here."
Tang Yu'an put the ten eggs into his personal storage, and then picked out the four unfertilized ones.
"Take these and eat them."
Old Li took the eggs and continued to be busy. He still had a lot of things to do.
"Let's go see Granny Guo and the others!" Tang Yu'an put all the things into his portable storage, then pulled Zhou Qi and ran downstairs.
To Old Li and the residents of the deserted city home, they were only away for seven days, but to Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi, it was a full seven months.
Tang Yu'an missed everything about his home in the deserted city so much. He felt like he had been away from here for a very long time.
"elder brother!"
As soon as he arrived in the yard, he heard Kang Kang's joyful voice. Tang Yu'an looked in the direction of the sound and saw the child rushing towards him with his short legs.
He picked up Kang Kang and rubbed his head affectionately.
Kang Kang hugged his neck and looked at Zhou Qi again, his eyes beaming with smiles: "Brother Zhou!"
Zhou Qi also curled up the corners of his mouth and responded to him.
As they walked down the stairs, everyone they met was somewhat surprised at their changes, except Kang Kang. In his eyes, his two brothers seemed the same as before, still the ones he was most familiar with.
Grandma Guo, who was busy working in the fields, was stunned when she saw them, and then she smiled kindly.
"You've grown taller and stronger," she said with satisfaction.
Zhou Qi looked at her, with a softer look in his eyes. He greeted Grandma Guo softly and asked if she was in good health.
"It's getting better and better." Granny Guo said cheerfully, her face beaming. "We've made some progress in cultivating brown rice recently."
I didn’t expect that Granny Guo was still insisting on cultivating rice that could adapt to the wasteland environment.
Zhou Qi started chatting with her. He had basically completed all the high school courses and read a lot of extracurricular materials, so he could provide more detailed and accurate theoretical knowledge.
After hearing this, Grandma Guo nodded repeatedly and quickly wrote down the knowledge.
Tang Yu'an was taken by Kang Kang to see the star chain fruit. The vines with star-shaped leaves were full of small yellow flowers, which looked particularly bright and brilliant in the sun.
"Brother, the soil is black!"
Kang Kang pointed at the root of the star chain fruit vine, his little face flushed, and he looked very excited.
"October, I want it!" he said again.
October is the blue beard seedling. It was planted in the yard because it likes the hustle and bustle. Could it be that it can sense the changes in the soil here?
"Should we transplant it here?" Tang Yu'an asked.
Kang Kang shook his head and said in a cute voice, "It's coming here!"
"It came here on its own?"
"Um!"
Then Kang Kang pulled Tang Yu'an through the shed covered with star chain vines to the other side where there was more sunlight. He then pushed aside a cluster of vines, revealing a small seedling with only two leaves underneath.
You can tell at a glance that these blue leaves with a jade-like glow are from the blue beech tree!
Tang Yuan: 0.0
"Is it October?" he asked Kang Kang.
"Yeah!" Kang Kang nodded vigorously.
Tang Yu'an ran to the other side of the yard and found that the blue beech seedlings were still growing well in the land surrounded by the fence.
Compared to before, it has grown a lot taller, now more than 30 centimeters tall, and has grown more than a dozen leaves.
"Can we grow branches in October without waiting for maturity?" Tang Yu'an asked in surprise.
And he ran so far! He ran directly to the territory of Star Chain Fruit.
"Sure." Kang Kang replied.
Tang Yu'an thought for a moment and said, "Then you should discuss with it. It can't grow everywhere. It's best to stay away from reservoirs and buildings."
"Oh." Kang Kang nodded.
The roots of plants can damage foundations and walls, so you should be aware of this.
Tang Yu'an continued, "Next time October wants to grow a branch, you can go talk to Grandpa Li and ask him to plan a location for October, okay?"
"good!"
Kang Kang agreed crisply, and then received a pat on the head as a reward from Tang Yu'an.
He immediately smiled with his eyes narrowed, like a kitten.
Looking at the cute and well-behaved child, Tang Yu'an thought of something, reached into his backpack, and took out a chestnut.
"This is for you."
"Wow! New seeds!"
Kang Kang took the big chestnut, hugged it tightly with his two little hands, looked up and gave Tang Yu'an a happy smile. It was obvious that he liked this gift very much.
"Thank you, brother!"
Tang Yu'an patted the top of his head, and then took him to play with Jin Lili.
Almost two months had passed, and the little girl had changed a lot compared to when they first met.
The little face, which is the size of a palm, has become fleshy and looks pink and tender, and the teeth have begun to grow.
When she saw Tang Yu'an, she grinned, revealing a few small teeth, and she didn't feel unfamiliar at all because Tang Yu'an had grown taller.
After playing with her for a while, Tang Yu'an left half a big sweet potato for A Lian.
"It's made the same way as potatoes, but it's sweeter. Lily will probably like it better."
A-Lian asked awkwardly, "Is this a new crop? Should I save some seeds for Grandma and the others first?"
The residents naturally noticed that the two small bosses had not appeared for seven or eight days. Everyone talked about it privately, but they didn't find it strange.
They possess such incredible abilities as guarding barriers and life passages, so what does it matter if they ignore floods and mutant creatures and go out?
Tang Yu'an waved his hand and said, "No, we still have a lot."
Speaking of this, he remembered that he had not yet given the big sweet potato to Grandpa Li, so he quickly gave it to him.
The yield of sweet potatoes is no worse than that of potatoes. It can also increase the food richness of residents and avoid various diseases caused by malnutrition.
When the animal husbandry industry develops in the future, there will be more meat, eggs and milk to eat.
Tang Yu'an went back downstairs, visited the newly built reservoir, and looked at the water flowing in the canal.
As long as the amount of water in the canals and reservoirs decreases, the protective barriers will release water to replenish the reduced water, thus increasing the fluidity of the water, just like living water.
While visiting these two water conservancy projects, Tang Yu'an also heard the bleating of goats.
It turned out that several goats were transferred by Old Li to the grocery store in the deserted city and were now carefully raised in the sheep pen.
The sheep pen was enclosed with a fence wall, leaving only the door for entry and exit. A constant temperature cloth was tied to the fence wall to keep the temperature in the sheep pen comfortable at all times.
With these sheep, the children have milk to drink. Only when there is not enough goat milk will Old Li use points to exchange for cow's milk.
This is also the reason why Jin Lili and Kang Kang’s faces are becoming more and more rosy.
Of course, Fireball also drank goat milk through his own efforts - Old Li gave him the task of milking the goat, and the reward was a cup of goat milk every day.
Because of this, Fireball became more protective of the goats, and his father Shugen also took the initiative to take on the job of cleaning the sheep pen.
Sheep manure can be used to fertilize the fields, and the less edible potato vines and leaves can be fed to goats, which can be considered a virtuous cycle.
At noon, when Old Li gathered the residents together for a big pot meal, he announced to everyone the news of Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi's return.
He also conveyed Tang Yu'an's words.
"Tonight at 7 o'clock, to celebrate the establishment of the exchange room, Boss An has decided to hold a baptism ceremony in Room 505. I hope everyone will actively participate."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone cheered.
It’s time to receive Boss An’s baptism again! Everyone cheered and celebrated the return of the two young bosses.
Tang Yu'an was listening to their movements upstairs, and the smile on his face never faded.
Although the alternate dimension is magical, he still likes the hustle and bustle of his deserted city home and feels that this is where people should stay.
They strolled around the deserted city home for the entire morning, and after finally venting their emotions after being away for so many days, they stepped into the teleportation room and teleported back to the attic of the Ping An Grocery Store.
"Finally, I'm home!"
Ping An Grocery Store is their real home and has a special place in their hearts.
Returning here again, Tang Yu'an felt a sense of spiritual satisfaction and tranquility.
Because Roundhead was cleaning, and they had only been away for seven days, the grocery store was spotless, just as it was before they left.
Seeing the window of the dream bottle flashing, Tang Yu'an hurried over, opened the window and took out a bottle.
"It's Corsona's message in a bottle!"
The water they had put in there before has been emptied, and now there is only one space capsule inside. Obviously, such a short time is not enough for them to produce more capsules.
"Mysterious Merchant, thank you for your generosity! I hope you can fulfill your promise and deliver the remaining water."
Kosona's voice sounded more energetic. Apparently, the 10 cubic meters of water saved her, and she no longer had to worry about being sent into a hibernation chamber.
Tang Yu'an filled the bottle again, threw it back into the dream sea, and spent 10 points to specify Kosona's plane.
Because it is still daytime, there are few drifting bottles in the dream sea.
Tang Yu'an took a few glances and then looked away.
They had been gone for seven or eight days, and they didn't know how Xiao Hailan and the others were doing. They had to save their chances and wait to pick them up at night.
Zhou Qi went to make lunch. Returning to the familiar kitchen and looking at the kitchen utensils he was used to, he quickly regained his old feeling and was in a very good mood.
Tang Yu'an took the light computer and calibrated the time on the round head.
Then he transformed one of the optical computers into a watch and wore it, and the other into a brooch and pinned it on Zhou Qi's chest.
"I have adjusted both of them to the time on your watch."
They will definitely have to go to another dimension in the future. The time on both sides is different. Tang Yu'an can feel the chaos of time in the future just by thinking about it.
So the round-headed one was responsible for recording the chronology of their homeland, and the two optical computers followed them, recording the time they experienced after crossing.
Zhou Qi nodded and asked, "Where's the computer in the communication room?"
"Just buy another one."
Tang Yu'an directly spent 10,000 points to buy two more, "One for the communication room, and one for Granny Guo."
She is old and has difficulty walking, but with the computer, she can contact Lin Zhen for help at home.
Hearing this, Zhou Qi smiled and nodded, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes.
Tang Yu'an knew that he treated Granny Guo as his grandmother, and seeing that he was happy with this arrangement, he grinned.
"I bought all the remaining items from the seven-day sale?"
"good."
Not to mention the two medicines, powerful anthelmintics and construction robots are also good things.
Their biggest daily worry in the alternate dimension is dealing with those giant bugs. It feels like they can never kill them all, and there are new ones every day.
If this powerful anthelmintic works, it will be much safer for them to go to the other dimension again.
And this construction robot...
[Description: Contains one thousand sets of different types of architectural drawings, which can be built according to the drawings and provided materials]
"With this construction robot, can we build many branches in the other dimension?"
Anyway, the protective barrier + teleportation array only cost 11,000 points, and they have plenty of points now!
If they open branches all over the giant forest, they can use the teleportation array to travel back and forth, making exploration much more convenient.
Tang Yu'an felt excited just thinking about it!
"Of course we can," Zhou Qi said, "but we also need to prepare the building materials."
"Then let's keep the brickyard open. We can also teach the residents how to make cement. Hmm... cement requires iron ore, so I'll buy a mining robot!"
Tang Yu'an said as he opened the plane store, but after looking at the prices he closed it angrily.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Qi asked him.
"A mining robot costs 50,000 points. I'm being taken advantage of!" Tang Yu'an muttered.
"Well, then you won't buy it?"
Zhou Qi thought back to the iron mine. It was actually not difficult to mine. It wouldn't take much time just to mine. After all, they had a portable warehouse and telekinesis skills. They only needed to crush the ore and then transfer it.
Then he heard Tang Yu'an say: "I'll wait for the seven-day sale to refresh tomorrow and then see."
"Oh, and there are also space stones and fluorescent stones. We only need a level 2 magical furniture to upgrade the main store and unlock the use of electricity in the general store..."
The corner of Zhou Qi's mouth twitched.
He really wanted to ask, "Aren't the seven-day sales random? Is it really appropriate to order like this?" But past experience made Zhou Qi shut up.
He felt that he would be the one to be slapped in the face in the end :)
"Let's draw a lottery!"
At this time, Tang Yu'an rubbed his hands and said: "I gave it many times on a daily and weekly basis!"
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