Repairing the bridge wasn't too difficult for Chen Yang. With the help of Jiang Bo, Guo Zifeng, and Xu Meng's cousin, they finished the bridge in three days, which was quite fast.
The next step is reinforcement, which will be handled by Jiang Bo.
With this bridge, their journey to Limo became much easier.
During the bridge construction, Chen Yang also tried melting glass again, replacing the Peli and modifying the crucible kiln. Since they didn't have corundum crucibles, they had to use cast iron crucibles.
Melting qualified glass is the first step. The next steps, such as shaping and blowing glass, are more complicated. Chen Yang and his team got stuck on the first step, let alone the later ones.
However, everything is difficult at the beginning. They did not have the convenient access to materials that modern society has. They had to rely on their own research for everything. Making glass with existing materials was very troublesome. In the current micro-world, this kind of item formed by chemical reaction is still considered a relatively high-end item.
His main task now is to study the ratio of sand to wood ash, because without limestone, he can only use wood ash to replace glass. Although he can't make glass as perfect and transparent as modern glass, Chen Yang feels that with patient research, making a few multicolored glass cups shouldn't be a problem. After gradually improving the technology and making square glass, he can then use it as a window.
However, at present, they are still quite a while away from using glass windows and need to conduct repeated experiments.
However, just as they were conducting their experiment, a typhoon was about to hit the real world.
There are still three days until the typhoon makes landfall. This typhoon is a super typhoon with a strength of Category 14, which is much stronger than the typhoons of previous years. Generally, those with a strength of Category 8 or 9 can only be called tropical storms, and people just habitually call them typhoons.
Upon receiving the typhoon news, Chen Yang immediately realized that this was not good news for the newly built Micro World Inn.
If it were just a typhoon below level 10, it wouldn't have much of an impact, and there wouldn't even be any need for protection. But this is a level 14 typhoon! Under such a typhoon, building collapses are common occurrences.
"Although it's unethical to say this, Taiwan Province should be able to block the typhoon for a while. After it makes landfall, the wind force shouldn't be so strong. Besides, there are too many variables with typhoons, so you don't need to worry too much."
Ding Qihan, a meteorologist, said.
Although typhoons are also a type of natural disaster, they are not like earthquakes or tornadoes. Typhoons occur almost every year, and strong and super typhoons strike the Chinese coast every few years, so people have long had experience in dealing with them.
However, since the new Microworld Inn is still under construction, they are still somewhat worried.
Yun Shi considered everything when he was designing, but even the wisest can make mistakes. Yun Shi is not a wise man, so it was even more difficult for him to consider everything thoroughly. He did not anticipate the typhoon.
Even design studios forget this when they're doing designs.
A super typhoon of category 14 is something that might only happen once every ten years, so everyone overlooked the possibility of a typhoon hitting them, but they just happened to be hit by one.
Construction of the new inn has been suspended, but renovation and reinforcement projects, along with various wind and rain protection measures, are being carried out intensively.
Some of the timber had not yet been waterproofed, so they couldn't let it get soaked in the rain. They temporarily used several trailers to transport the timber to a metal warehouse, and erected supports for parts that were easily blown away.
Before a typhoon arrives, there is always a shower. After the shower passes, the air becomes oppressive, which means the typhoon is coming.
Everyone was working in the rain, and time didn't allow them to rest. Chen Yang offered triple pay, so the workers not only didn't complain, but worked even harder.
All the protective measures were finally completed before the typhoon arrived. Yunshi stayed at the work shed to guard against any accidents, along with several construction team leaders.
Jiang Yining originally wanted to go, but when she saw a group of grown men huddled together drinking, she had no choice but to return to the inn.
The weather was gloomy, but there was no rain. This year's typhoon came late. Maybe God had been holding back a lot and suddenly a Category 14 typhoon came out.
"Breaking news: the typhoon has weakened after passing through Wanwan Road and is now a Category 12 typhoon," Ding Qihan said.
He has friends at the weather bureau, so he has firsthand information. But even though he said it was firsthand information, he didn't show any sign of happiness.
“My friend at the meteorological bureau said that the landfall location is very close to HZ. Although the typhoon has weakened to a Category 12 typhoon, it is still the largest typhoon HZ has experienced in decades, and its center winds are likely to pass through HZ.”
Everyone was shocked. The center of the storm would pass through HZ, which was far more powerful than a Category 14 typhoon just grazing its side. This was not good news for them.
"The login time is 10 PM," Ding Qihan added.
Chen Yang nodded and said, "Except for residents from other places, everyone should not log in to Micro World at night. It is too dangerous to fall into a deep sleep during a typhoon."
This is also the biggest drawback of the micro-world. While entering deep sleep ensures rest and makes one more energetic upon waking, it also increases the risk of danger.
For example, once a resident enters a micro-world, it's very difficult for a burglar to wake them up unless they overturn the bed. They can steal whatever they want, and it's even possible for the burglar to commit indecent acts against them.
Another issue is that when a natural disaster occurs and there is no time to escape, one's reaction time will definitely be a few beats slower than that of a normal person.
There is no solution to this problem for the time being, because only deep sleep can allow one to work peacefully in the micro-world. Otherwise, being constantly woken up can actually make one more vulnerable to danger in the micro-world.
The air before the typhoon was very oppressive. Because of the worry about the new inn, everyone's mood was also depressed. Xia Yue, who lived alone, simply came to the inn to chat with everyone.
Li Sen and Hong Gui also came, along with Zhang Jianlin and Sanpang. Everyone else stayed at their own homes because they had to stay home to look after their families.
Typhoons can easily lift objects, and these objects can easily shatter windows in homes, so most people choose to stay home during such weather.
Before the typhoon arrived, Chen Yang went to the construction site of the new inn and checked the protective measures of the new inn with Yun Shi again before returning to the inn to prepare for the arrival of the typhoon.
After nightfall, a strong gust of wind suddenly blew in through the front door, carrying several plastic bags with it.
The typhoon has given a signal; it's coming.
I need a chemistry expert! Every time I start a new technology, I have to frantically search for information, it's so frustrating!
(End of this chapter)
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