LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Power Supply Crisis
Space stations are incredibly valuable, so the air circulation system is the optimal choice for them.
But Xu Zhengyang's shelter is not a space station.
Here, space is the one thing he has in abundance! So, having escaped his dilemma, Xu Zhengyang immediately dashed out of the shelter and drove his car towards the Bai City Flower and Bird Market!
*Two hours later.
Xu Zhengyang's car was leading the way, followed closely by a small truck filled to the brim.
After the workers unloaded their goods and Xu Zhengyang sent them off, he then utilized the Dimensional Space Pocket to move the pothos and grow lights that the workers had unloaded into his shelter in batches.
Pothos is an incredibly easy plant to care for.
As long as the temperature is suitable, there's enough water, and it gets some sunlight each day, pothos can easily grow from a small pot to a large one!
And even if it accidentally dies,
as long as you take a cutting of the pothos vine and stick it in a pot, it won't be long before it grows back into a large pot again; its vitality is astonishingly strong! *Inside the shelter.
Xu Zhengyang first had the Engineering Robot use the leftover scraps from previous work to build a metal rack in the living room.
Then he gathered the pothos together and installed the grow lights above them.
Once everything was set up,
Xu Zhengyang turned on the grow lights and simultaneously used the handheld oxygen O2 gas alarm he had just bought to test the oxygen concentration in the vicinity.
As time passed,
sure enough!
The oxygen concentration around the pothos rack began to gradually increase!
Xu Zhengyang was thrilled at the sight.
He then immediately directed the Engineering Robot to pour concrete into the previously reserved ventilation openings! While the Engineering Robot was busy, Xu Zhengyang was not idle either.
Just having a pothos rack that produces oxygen was not enough.
Xu Zhengyang also needed to constantly monitor the air composition in the shelter to adjust the brightness of the grow lights, ensuring the air safety within the shelter.
At this moment,
the Shelter Control Center he had earned from completing the renovation task could finally be put to use!
First, he used the newly installed fresh air system to ensure air circulation in the shelter; then he placed air composition sensors at various locations in the shelter;
finally, he integrated all the data to allocate power to the grow lights, ensuring that the oxygen concentration in the shelter could always be maintained at 20%.
Just as Xu Zhengyang finished setting up the air circulation in the control center,
his Engineering Robot had also just sealed off all the reserved air circulation openings in the shelter.
At that moment,
the biological air circulation system Xu Zhengyang had built in his shelter finally began to operate normally!
And he had finally completed this challenging timed challenge task! [Timed Challenge Task: Airtight Modification (Completed)]
[Warning: Please find a space no smaller than 5m5m8m to claim your task reward!]
With the task prompt appearing, Xu Zhengyang was overjoyed! With the GX-2 large engineering robot, Xu Zhengyang could fully utilize his robot to complete this main expansion task! So, he immediately maneuvered his GX-1 Engineering Robot to the northwest corner of his shelter, transforming it into drill mode to start digging down.
Xu Zhengyang planned to dig out a second underground level beneath his shelter, creating a massive space that was 300 meters long, 300 meters wide, and 5 meters high! Although the walls of Xu Zhengyang's shelter were made of C120 concrete mixed with fine copper wire,
even these steel-reinforced concrete walls, hard enough to withstand cannon fire, could not resist the impact of the drill mode GX-1 Engineering Robot! "With the Engineering Robot, I could even use it to drill into a bank vault, haha!"
Xu Zhengyang said casually, then set an automatic digging program for the Engineering Robot before heading out again.
He needed to purchase some concrete, fine copper wire, electrical wires, PVC pipes, and various other building materials.
After all, with such a large area for the second underground level, the amount of building materials needed was no small number!
*When Xu Zhengyang returned home, it was already six in the evening.
This time, he came back with a semi-trailer loaded with C120 concrete to his lumber factory.
Not only that.
Behind the semi-trailer was a truck crane, specifically used to help Xu Zhengyang unload!
With so much concrete,
if there wasn't a truck crane to assist with unloading, it would take at least a whole day with just manual labor, and Xu Zhengyang didn't want to waste time on such trivial matters.
As the semi-trailer was unloading,
the fine copper wire, electrical wires, rebar, PVC pipes, and other building materials he had purchased were also being delivered one after another.
Fortunately, Xu Zhengyang's lumber factory was spacious enough; otherwise, it would be impossible to accommodate so many delivery trucks! Just as a large group of workers were energetically unloading goods at Xu Zhengyang's lumber factory,
suddenly,
there was a "pop" sound.
All the high-power floodlights in the lumber factory went out at once! It was already eight-thirty in the evening.
Bai City is located in the northwest.
In mid-November, at this time, it was dark enough to see the stars.
Because of this,
as soon as the power went out, the workers who were unloading goods stopped their work and said to Xu Zhengyang:
"Boss, the circuit tripped!"
"Is there an electrician? Go find an electrician to replace the fuse; otherwise, it's too dark for us to work!"
...
Xu Zhengyang was also puzzled.
Because his lumber factory operated on an industrial circuit, and when the factory was running at full capacity, it could easily handle twenty large woodworking machines.
How could it trip with just a few lights now? So, Xu Zhengyang immediately went to check the distribution box.
Sure enough.
It was a power outage, not a tripped circuit.
So, Xu Zhengyang hurried back to the shelter to take out the diesel generator he had bought earlier and connected it to the circuit to start it up.
Once the floodlights were back on and the workers resumed their tasks,
Xu Zhengyang finally had time to call the power supply bureau:
"Why is there a power outage on Beisi Road?"
...
After a moment,
Xu Zhengyang hung up the phone with a grim expression. Starting today, his lumber factory would be without power!
According to the explanation from the power supply bureau,
the demolition agreements for this large area in the northern suburbs had basically been finalized, and the first phase of the demolition had already begun ahead of schedule from Beiyi Road.
So starting today,
the power supply bureau would stop supplying electricity to all factories outside the northern suburbs according to the directives from higher authorities! When the GX-1 Engineering Robot was operating at full capacity, it required 300 degrees of electricity per hour.
And the more advanced GX-2 large engineering robot would likely require double that amount of electricity when in operation! But now,
with the power supply bureau cutting off electricity to all factories in the northern suburbs,
Xu Zhengyang's two Engineering Robots were no different from two lumps of scrap metal.
"Sigh…"
Xu Zhengyang sighed, helplessly rubbing his temples, "I need to find a way to solve the electricity problem…"
(End of Chapter)