Before she knew it, it was the Lantern Festival, the day for eating tangyuan (sweet rice balls). But when Jian Ning woke up this morning, she felt something was off.
"What time is it? Why is the sky still so dark? The sun hasn't come out yet. Is my watch broken?"
I turned on the bedside lamp and saw that Xiao Lingfeng was already up beside me. I glanced at my watch and confirmed it was 7:35 in the morning. What kind of crazy thing is God doing now!
As Jian Ning finished dressing and opened the door, Xiao Lingfeng walked in.
"Are you awake?"
"Hmm, what's going on outside? It's been dark the whole time."
Jian Ning threw herself into his arms, wrapped her arms around Xiao Lingfeng's strong waist, and reached into his clothes to touch him a couple of times, taking the opportunity to take advantage of him.
"Stop fooling around, it should be that Eternal Night is coming soon."
This is a real test for our base; all the solar generators will be unusable.
Moreover, along with the eternal night came those monsters from outside.
They're not afraid of the dark at all. I'm going to reinforce the villa's windows again, and we need to install the diesel generator. We need to prepare as soon as possible before nightfall completely.”
"Okay, just tell me if you need any help. It's fine with things outside too." In her previous life, Jian Ning died rather young and didn't know about the arrival of the Eternal Night.
"Just take care of yourself and my mom, Tian Tian. I'll handle things outside. Unless it's absolutely necessary..."
I don't want you to take the lead, Jian Ning. I know you have the ability, but some things still need to be faced together by the people in the base.
If they develop cohesion, they will all step forward to protect the base when trouble arises, instead of falling apart like a scattered pile of sand.
"You're right. Is Mom up yet? I won't be the last one, will I?"
As Jian Ning spoke, she quickly went downstairs and saw that Aunt Wang was busy in the kitchen. Tian Tian was peering out the window, looking out curiously. When she saw Jian Ning come down, she quickly ran over and took her hand.
"Auntie, look how strange it is! There are no stars or moon in the sky outside, and it's still not dawn. Why is that?"
"You don't know this, do you? It's caused by the Earth's tilted rotation."
Don't worry, it should get better after a while.
"It's dark outside now, so let's not go out. How about we stay home and play? I'll call Fugui back to keep you company." Jian Ning gently stroked Tian Tian's head and said softly.
“Okay, Auntie, I haven’t seen Fugui for several days. I don’t know what he’s busy with all day. He’s never home.”
Sweetie finally found a playmate her own age and really enjoys playing with Huang Fugui.
However, the games she loves, such as hopscotch, playing with dolls, and puzzles, are not what Huang Fugui likes. Lately, he's been going out a lot, probably trying to avoid her.
After breakfast, Xiao Lingfeng began installing the diesel generator. It was clear that the solar power wouldn't work. The elderly and children weren't used to being in the dark. It might be okay for a short time, but in the long run, they'd all become depressed.
Therefore, maintaining the villa's power supply is the top priority.
Jian Ning also went out to help him. Although she didn't know how to install it, she could still hand him something.
Jian Anping saw the commotion and came over.
"Xiao Ning, what's wrong with the weather? Why hasn't the sun come out? I'm worried something might happen, so I haven't dared to go to work."
"Brother is fine. Ling Feng said that Yongye has arrived, which means it will be several months from now."
It's been dark outside all this time. I just noticed it now. I estimate the sun will peek out around noon, but it won't stay out for long.
Before long, the world will be shrouded in darkness, so dark you can't see your hand in front of your face.
"Then we can't do anything?"
Jian Anping was a little worried when he heard this. He looked up at Xiao Lingfeng upstairs and asked, "Are you installing a generator?" Only then did Jian Anping understand what Xiao Lingfeng was doing up there.
"Yes, the Eternal Night has arrived, so there will definitely be a power shortage. I'll come to your house later and install one too."
Maintaining basic household electricity shouldn't be a problem. Refrigerators and similar appliances can freeze outside in winter, so let's not use them for now, otherwise they won't be able to keep up with demand.
As Xiao Lingfeng spoke, he tightened the last screw, jumped down from above, and landed without making a sound.
"Diesel generators are good, but do we have that much fuel?"
"Don't run out of electricity. Maybe we shouldn't install it in my house yet. Let me see if I can find any candles to light. People lived just fine before there was electricity, didn't they?"
“Brother, you don’t need to be so frugal. I’ll have Lingfeng deliver fuel to you every week. We definitely can’t let your wife and child live in darkness. They’ll get sick if they stay like that for too long.”
"Okay, then thank you for your trouble, brother-in-law."
When the topic of children came up, Jian Anping immediately agreed. These two children were his lifeblood, and he would do anything that was good for them.
Jian Ning saw that he had returned. She took a diesel generator from her spatial storage and handed it to him.
Xiao Lingfeng leaped and landed on the roof of Jian Anping's house.
This little villa was probably like a toy to him. Jian Anping certainly couldn't let his brother-in-law do all the work alone, so he grabbed the diesel generator and jumped high onto the roof.
They got busy working together with Xiao Lingfeng.
It wasn't until almost 10:30 that the sky outside began to lighten.
Xiao Lingfeng couldn't stay at home, so he ran off as soon as he finished his work to find the regimental commander of the base troops and explain his thoughts.
Prolonged darkness has a significant negative psychological impact on the people in the base. Darkness can make people drowsy, depressed, and listless, and they will have no energy to muster.
Therefore, we should not be afraid of the dark. It would be best to think of a way to let people see something like the sun, so that people's hearts will feel more at ease.
This thing is hard to find; the base is so big, and quite a few people live in the Taoist temples on the mountain.
With this eternal night approaching, the mountain paths will become impassable. If someone were to slip and fall, the consequences would be extremely dangerous.
After hearing Xiao Lingfeng's words, the regimental commander also had a headache. The base's construction was not yet complete, and there were no streetlights. It was indeed difficult to install lights that everyone could see.
"Ling Feng, your ideas are all correct, but what should we use for lighting?" Unable to come up with anything, the commander began to ask for help.
"I think we should pool our wisdom. The power of the people is boundless, and someone will always come up with a particularly appropriate suggestion." Although Xiao Lingfeng had his own thoughts, he didn't voice them.
"You're right, Xiao Liu, come in here for a moment."
The regimental commander called his orderly over, explained Xiao Lingfeng's idea, and instructed him to pass on his orders: everyone should come up with a way to provide lighting, and if the idea was adopted, the unit would give a corresponding reward.
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