Fang Xun was also shocked to see the changes in the camp.
But he quickly calmed down and took the newcomers there first.
"This is our camp. Because we have so many people and work together efficiently, it's developing quite well."
A new resident asked in surprise, "Is this 'okay'? If it's just ok, then our campsite isn't even a campsite anymore, it's a doghouse."
Fang Xun laughed heartily, pride written all over his face.
I took everyone on a tour, introduced them to others, and then, under the guidance of Fan Wenqing, we went to see the location of the new base.
The people at the original base were also very welcoming. When they heard there were more than a dozen people, they helped them build a large awning to shelter them from the sun. At night, they could hang straw mats next to it and sleep comfortably. It was much better than the situation when they first arrived, where they had to sleep on the floor.
Fang Xun explained the rules of the camp to them and discussed with them some initial development ideas.
After reaching a consensus, everyone started to work. They first built a few large earthen kilns, and added them to the earthen kilns in the original camp. They started to burn bricks and tiles and build brick houses.
All the children went to step on and move the mud, and the children from the original camp acted as team leaders, leading everyone to do it.
The adults kneaded and burned the clay, and with the help of everyone from the original camp, they burned a large number of bricks in one go.
Fang Xun arranged everything, and only after seeing that everyone was working in an orderly manner did he breathe a sigh of relief.
But in a blink of an eye, he found that Si Lan, Pei Wen and Yuan Kuo, a soldier from the next camp, were nowhere to be seen.
Fang Xun went back to the camp and asked.
One resident told him, "Those three people..." Glancing at the distant forest, they said, "Ever since they heard the mine was rich in resources and saw you bring back so many usable resources, they've already gone out to explore the area."
Fang Xun: "What are you doing here?"
The residents had very subtle expressions, and seemed to think that this was too daring.
“They are preparing for future power generation.”
Fang Xun: ???
"Generate electricity?"
The residents nodded. “Yeah, we were shocked at first, too.”
"But Miss Si Lan said that although it's true that we started from primitive society, we didn't follow history, we followed technology."
"So, as long as the conditions are right, we can definitely generate electricity. At least the communication station we use to communicate with the infrastructure team can use such equipment. As for large power towers and the like, Professor Pei said that they should wait until they have a thorough understanding of the surrounding environment before determining whether it is suitable for construction."
Fang Xun was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
How come he just thought his camp was developing like a rocket, but now these people even dared to think about electricity?
He was usually busy maintaining discipline inside and outside the camp, and his thinking really couldn't keep up with these people.
But think about Si Lan and Pei Wen. One is a hardcore hands-on guy, the other is a theoretically invincible guy. If these two were put together...
OK, I doubt they'll ever build rockets.
Fang Xun nodded and instructed the residents, "Then when they come back, let me know and I'll see if there's anything I can do to help."
The residents immediately said, "Officer Fang, your greatest strength in our camp is your ability to manage us."
"Ms. Si Lan also said that they'll handle things like development and action. As for you, you should maintain good discipline in the camp and maximize everyone's cohesion. When they have ideas, everyone can follow suit with action. This way, mass development will be stable."
After hearing this, Fang Xun still felt a little guilty: "But those jobs are exactly the hardest and most tiring. When I organize the masses, the only thing I have to do is use my mouth. I still have to help."
Resident: "Well, isn't it exhausting to talk? Officer Fang, you really don't have to feel bad. You've contributed greatly to the unity of our camp. You should continue to utilize your expertise."
Fang Xun was about to say something when a resident suddenly remembered something else and hurriedly told Fang Xun, "By the way, our camp has recently started to join forces with the camp next door, but Si Lan and the others said that we still don't have enough manpower. Officer Fang, you might want to think about how to contact more camps."
Fang Xun immediately asked, "What do they want to do? How many people do they need?"
Everyone laughed again and winked at Fang Xun, "They said they wanted to hollow out that mine and build a large machine to expand outward."
"Since automation technology is not yet able to keep up, we should first focus on manpower, pool resources, and use them to develop resources."
Fang Xun was stunned again: Empty the mine...
Without hundreds of people, the progress will be slow.
Leaving aside the manpower required for basic camp operations, assuming that every camp is of similar size to theirs, it would require the manpower of at least four or five camps.
He fell silent and began to recall the specific location of the nearby camp that the Construction Corps had told them at the beginning.
After the residents conveyed the intentions of Si Lan and others, seeing Fang Xun fall into deep thought, they knew that he had already included this matter in his plan.
Fang Xun’s “diplomatic” ability really reassured them, so no one said anything more and let Fang Xun think about it.
Si Lan and her companions did not return until evening.
After meeting with Fang Xun, they exchanged recent intelligence.
When Fang Xun heard that Si Lan and others were going to mine, he naturally asked about the detailed plan and the manpower required.
At this time, Si Lan replied calmly: "It's not just the manpower for mining."
"This place is a bit far from the mine, and relying solely on manpower for transportation is too inefficient. We plan to build a mine cart."
"Mine cart? ...The kind with rails?"
"We don't have enough resources right now. We're going to build a few pedal-powered transport vehicles, and a few more ox carts and horse carts. Oh, and we found some horse hoof prints on the ground today. We think there might be wild horses around. We're going to focus on them for the next two days."
Fang Xun subconsciously asked: "What are you squatting for???"
Si Lan raised her eyes and looked at him. They were both stunned and then they started laughing.
"Sorry, sorry, it's an occupational disease."
Si Lan didn't say anything. After explaining the matter, she changed the subject.
Fang Xun calculated with his fingers: "It does require a lot of manpower. So should I go out for a walk for a while?"
Everyone agreed with this. Yuan Kuo said, "Go ahead, Comrade Fang. This is something you should do. Don't worry, I'll help you guard the camp even if you're not here. We'll have horses in a couple of days so it'll be more convenient for me to go back and forth."
After hearing that, Si Lan said, "Then let's wait for two days before going. Wild horses usually don't stray too far from the herd. If there's one, there'll be a whole herd. Take the horses and set off."
Fang Xun: "I don't think I'm very good at riding wild horses..."
Si Lan: "I'll teach you."
"How come you know everything?"
This time Si Lan didn't answer, and it was not easy to answer.
Pei Wen, who had been quiet all this time, said casually, "I was wild when I was little. I played a lot, so I learned everything naturally."
Si Lan glanced at him, and the latter had an expression that said "otherwise you explain it yourself", which made her speechlessly look away.
Fang Xun glanced at her twice and felt that things were not that simple.
But that wasn't the point, and he quickly skipped over the topic.
After all the plans were finalized, Fang Xun finally asked about the progress of the communication between Pei Wen and the infrastructure team.
Pei Wen has been in frequent contact with the Infrastructure Team recently. With the night light Si Lan made for the communication station, they can even communicate with the Infrastructure Team at night in the game.
The chip issue involved many details of the human body, so the communication process was very lengthy. It was only in these few days that Pei Wen finally conveyed all his investigations to the infrastructure team.
Next, we can only rely on the infrastructure group to organize further research.
Fang Xun heard this and nodded in understanding.
Everyone knows that this matter cannot be rushed, but any progress is something to be extremely happy about.
Finally, late at night, they separated.
Yuan Kuo came back late today, and because he had a small meeting, he couldn't make it back to the camp in time, so he had to squeeze into the same room with Fang Xun.
The next day, Si Lan took Fang Xun, Fan Wenqing and others to the junction of the forest and the grassland behind to wait for wild horses.
In order to speed up the process, Si Lan put out a lot of bait. A group of people followed her and squatted in the weeds, waiting for two or three hours.
However, in the evening, a few wild horses really appeared foraging together.
Si Lan gestured to everyone, asking them not to move, and she pulled the bait rope herself, attracting the horses one by one.
Then tie them up with a noose.
Fang Xun, Yuan Kuo and others immediately held the horses tightly, and Si Lan taught them on the spot how to calm the panicked horses.
After they settled down a little, Si Lan did not take them away, nor did she leave. She stayed nearby that night and the whole next day.
By the third day, the horses were used to their presence, and she gradually approached them.
The following process went unexpectedly smoothly.
I don’t know if these horses are naturally good-tempered, or if Si Lan’s method is really effective, or if the difficulty of this game is just set to this level, but in any case, Fang Xun and his friends got the hang of it quickly.
Finally, even Fan Wenqing got on the horse, and everyone was in high spirits. As they led the horses back, they kept discussing the horses.
Of course, except Pei Wen.
Si Lan strictly forbade him from approaching any horse on the grounds that he was "weak in body" and "precious in brain".
In other words, after a few days, Pei Wen just ran along the whole time and didn't get any benefits at all.
When he returned, he saw that everyone was having a great time. He was so angry that he ran to find Si Lan and asked him when he could touch the horse.
Si Lan: "No, you can't make any mistakes in this game. I'll help you make up for it after we finish the game."
Pei Wen: "Don't be so overprotective."
Si Lan: "It's not excessive, it's within a reasonable range."
Pei Wen was so angry that his head was smoking.
"Am I really that weak???"
Si Lan: "I think you do."
Pei Wen gritted his teeth and refused to accept the result: "I can ride a horse in real life too."
"That's a tamed horse from a stable. How can it be the same as this thing?"
"At least I can ride it, and I won't die if I fall."
"I told you I'm not afraid of you dying, I'm just worried about you damaging your brain. There's no insurance here, otherwise I'd have to pay you hundreds of millions to prevent anything from happening to you, the only one who knows the inside story."
Pei Wen was so angry that he couldn't speak.
He is a professor, and everyone looks up to him and respects him in front of outsiders. But this woman treats him like a child every day.
No matter how calm and composed he usually was, he was now very angry. As they walked, he ignored Si Lan and walked ahead alone.
Si Lan gradually noticed his little emotions and clicked her tongue.
Suspecting it was the man's strange self-esteem at work, she thought for a moment and said, "Okay, okay, then you go up."
She walked over, leading a large white horse: "Come, show me what you can really do."
Pei Wen thought she was joking at first, commonly known as slipping him away.
Later, when he saw that she looked serious, he believed what she said was true.
He had been feeling very uneasy about running for nothing for a few days. Now that he was finally able to get on the horse, he raised an eyebrow and without a word, he jumped on it. His movements were clean and neat, and it was obvious that he really knew how to do it.
However, he had just mounted his horse and hadn't done anything when a light breeze blew from behind.
Before he could react, Si Lan mounted the horse and sat behind him. She walked around his waist, grabbed the reins in his hand, and with a crisp "Go", drove the horse to run.
Pei Wen: ...
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