Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 298 Unexpected Disaster
Summer continues.

The Kestrel showed that the outdoor temperature was 33.7 degrees Celsius.

The new humans couldn't stand the heat and drank water and ate popsicles like crazy every day.

The problem behind long-term sunshine is the lack of rainfall, which has caused a huge impact on agriculture that depends entirely on the weather.

Fortunately, the company also has countermeasures.

First, agricultural machinery operations are less affected by weather conditions. Human farmers can go out to check and work in the fields in the cool mornings and evenings.

Another successful construction of the first Dead Sea Channel promoted water irrigation, which can pump water from rivers and send it to farmland.

The high-pressure utilization brought by the Dead Sea Channel was a pleasant surprise.

Zhou Yi originally had a sudden idea, thinking that it was difficult for the current glider to land at a low altitude. If a complete circular Dead Sea Channel was built, would its inherent high pressure help the glider land?

In principle, the downward pressure of the Dead Sea Channel and the buoyancy of the flying silk offset each other.

He had electromechanical programmers perform a large number of simulation experiments.

The final conclusion is that it is feasible.

Following this line of thought, programmers first conducted modeling and repeated testing, and finally finalized the specific location and size parameters of the Dead Sea Channel.

Building a canal is a highly professional job in itself, especially when it involves using the Dead Sea estuary, so it must be done by experienced professionals.

So Zhou Yi found Shang Fulin and hired two professional mechanical and electrical lifeguards to dig ditches through the Spring and Autumn Merchants Group and put them under the command of Gongsun Bao.

Gongsun Bao lived up to expectations and completed this infrastructure project within one month and passed the acceptance.

A helipad has been built on the circular island in the channel, where gliders can both land and take off.

With this core supporting facility solved, the glider can finally be mass-produced.

Then Zhou Yi called Yuan Tong to inquire about the manufacturing situation.

"Chairman, the manufacturing speed is still stuck there. In addition to the time required for parts manufacturing and testing, the installation and testing of the Flying Silk hang glider also takes time."

"After the glider is assembled, it needs to be flight tested, which will also take at least 12 hours."

Yuan Tong smiled bitterly: "We now have a total of 31 glider manufacturing workers. Although the work efficiency has increased significantly compared to the past, we can only build one glider a day. There is no way to improve it for the time being."

"There is also the manned glider that Afeng and Zhuama have improved. That one is even slower because it requires more testing and processes to ensure balance and stability. It takes six days to build one."

"We currently have a total of 48 single-person gliders, 35 of which have completed flight tests. We also have six manned gliders, four of which have completed flight tests."

Zhou Yi frowned: "Too slow."

He looked at Yuan Tong and said, "Recruit people on a large scale and use the current backbone workers to train the new ones. The glider needs to be mass-produced, and we must start formal sales as soon as possible. We can't delay any longer."

Yuan Tong hesitated for a moment: "If we want to improve efficiency, I have an idea."

"explain."

"I suggest that we hand over the assembly of the shell and exoskeleton, the cutting and installation of the flying wings to Shagang City, and let Lord Shahai be responsible for the basic skeleton. There are many craftsmen, tailors and blacksmiths in Shagang City, and handing this over to them will make things faster. Then we can share some of the profits."

Yuan Tong said: "We will complete the final assembly of the core flying silk hang glider, do the final assembly and test flight. This will improve efficiency, and the core technology will still be mastered by us, and the most important safety test will also be checked by us."

"If this can be achieved, our staff can focus on the two core processes. As long as Shagang can keep up, we can produce 50 gliders every month at least."

Zhou Yi immediately contacted the other end through the Red Falcon.

Upon hearing this, Lord Shahai readily agreed: "No problem, of course no problem. Mr. Zhou, we have enough manpower here and can definitely do this. The glider is finally going to be mass-produced. I have been waiting for this day for a long time."

"We are co-producing, sharing profits and revenues. The company has 8 and you have 2. Is there any problem?"

"no problem."

However, pricing has not yet been finalized.

Zhou Yi called Afeng and Qiansu to discuss the price together.

Yuan Tong disclosed the data to everyone: "The cost of a single-person glider is 14.4 mushrooms, and the cost of a manned glider is 31.2 mushrooms."

"In the shipyard, the cost of a ship is generally 40%-60% of the selling price. According to our low-price strategy, we use 60% as the standard. The selling price of a single-person glider should be 24 yuan, and the price of a manned glider should be 52 yuan."

"The profit of a single-person glider is about 9.6 yuan per frame, and the profit of a manned glider is 20.8 yuan per frame."

"Compared to reinforced vehicles and reinforced ships, this price is already very cheap."

Ah Feng looked embarrassed when he heard this: "It's still too expensive. Even the employees in the company need two years to afford the cheapest single-seat glider... Can it be cheaper?"

Yuan Tong shook his head: "To further reduce costs and prices, we have to significantly increase production. Because we also have to pay for the workers' salaries and research and development expenses, the initial investment is also huge."

Qian Su couldn't help but interrupt, "Hey, we are doing business after all, how can we not make money? Also, can you have some confidence in our glider? This thing will sell well."

She said to Zhou Yi: "Chairman, I think everyone has fallen into a misunderstanding."

"This glider is obviously a military vehicle... Think about it, even if it is sold to ordinary people, would most people dare to fly over the Dead Sea? They wouldn't. Flying on the ground requires supporting equipment, which civilians cannot do on their own."

"But the sea lords of each city are different. They really need this thing. Because the air has the best view. From the sky, they can see every move on the ground at any time, and they can also monitor the movements of the surrounding Dead Sea."

"In order to maintain a stable rule, the sea lords will never skimp on this expense. They will further provide more things, such as helipads, flight paths at different altitudes, and even new gliders... and then cultivate the soil for civilian gliders."

"First military use, then popularization of civilian use, this is the order, you are all thinking in the wrong direction."

Yuan Tong and A Feng's eyes suddenly lit up.

"correct."

"Makes sense!"

This reminded Zhou Yi that several sea lords of the Development Alliance were paying attention to the glider, and Lord Sha Hai had just asked about it very actively.

So he decided on the spot: "Let's set it at this price."

In the next few days, Yuan Tong and Sha Haigong completed the subsequent details discussions and started the upstream and downstream cooperative production model of the glider.

The production rate of gliders was also increased to 2 per day. The first batch of 10 single-person gliders were sold to Fullmetal Alchemist and Shell City within the alliance.

Gliders began to fly frequently over the Shagang area.

...The company's rapid development against the trend also made several sea lords in the alliance extremely envious. They all wanted to send people to learn, and Zhou Yi readily agreed.

Among these people are Wang Jun from Steel Refining City, who invented the second-generation refrigeration box, Bei Chengyi who was sent to Mushroom Forest to study from Shell City, and Sha Ziliang and Ma Rui who were sent to the Manufacturing Department from Shagang City for further study.

One of Zhou Yi’s favorite inventions recently is the “Adventure of Warrior Crab” that he and Shi Gandang created together.

Shi Gan Dang and Feicui City are creating alien characters based on the ancient hieroglyphics.

Zhou Yi suggested making the interaction process simpler and more entertaining by directly using the projected warrior crab to create an adventure story.

The story doesn't have to be complicated. Choose a warrior crab as the protagonist, and you'll fight monsters, search for treasures, upgrade, and make friends along the way.

This will make it easier for more people to accept and like it.

Through animation, the evolution of the warrior crab can be shown, and residents and employees can learn about various phototrophic species.

In addition, each battle won will gain a rune.

Runes are actually a part of the already confirmed alien characters.

For example, the word "fire" represents the form of a flame attack.

The word "water" will bring about the effect of flooding.

These are all taught and educated subtly.

The script was written by Zhou Yi himself.

He pieced together the plots of various games he had played, which was enough to attract new humans.

The effect is better than expected.

The children were the most fascinated. They would gather on time at the four projection walls around Building 8 to watch the cartoons every other day.

Young people and parents also joined in, and they quickly went through the path of [resisting to watch → reluctantly watching → integrating into the group → loyal audience].

After all, there is a lack of entertainment in the wasteland age.

The positive feedback and love of people for the projection, as well as the surrounding of Building 8, made its projection strength increase rapidly. It has successively installed 12 supporting light prints, but it has come from behind and its growth has far exceeded that of several other high-level brothers.

"Number 8 said it was confident."

Emerald City said: "It will use projection to communicate with various lives in the outside world. It will rewrite the history that architectural life cannot speak."

In the rapidly developing and changing environment, Rolls-Royce left quietly.

……

It's just another ordinary summer day.

Zhou Yi drank ice cola, ate locally produced dried sweet potatoes, and watched the latest "Samurai Crab Adventure" with the residents.

Red Falcon flew to his side and said, "Zhou, the cold storage at the Weapon Hunter's side has been delivered to Yalong Bay."

He immediately rushed to Yalong Bay.

The cold storage is much smaller than Zhou Yi expected. It is about 15 meters long, 8 meters wide, and 6 meters high. It is covered with a thick outer wall of bricks and stones, and its appearance is intact.

A bald young man stood next to the cold storage.

There was a deep scar on the corner of his mouth. He bowed his head politely and said, "Mr. Zhou, it's an honor to meet you. Your name is now known to everyone."

"I'm Fang Qiao. I brought this cold storage over here. There's something wrong with it now. It's not cooling anymore."

From an alert perspective, Fang Qiao emanated a red light, which was indeed of Class B strength.

Zhou Yi didn't waste any words: "Let me check it first."

He pressed his hands against the outer wall of the cold storage.

Energy input.

Consciousness is in sync.

"Can you hear me? Cold storage?"

no respond.

He could hear some strange rustling noises, along with harsh scratching sounds and eerie humming sounds.

This reminded Zhou Yi of the water plant dormitory in Lianhe City - the situation here was more serious than over there, and there was no longer any definite information.

"Perhaps the consciousness is seriously damaged."

Zhou Yi asked: "Can it walk on its own?"

"It's no longer working. So we installed a mobile device at the bottom of it."

Only then did Zhou Yi notice that there were many wheels under the cold storage.

He summoned the Emerald City to come over and let Shi Gan Dang conduct some tests and inspections.

Mechanical and electrical experts came to a conclusion.

"Chairman, it has been completely alienated, a large number of consciousness bodies are collapsing, and it is about to explode!!!"

"After the explosion, an atmospheric creature will be born! Just like the angel in the original experiment, we need to send it to a safe place as soon as possible!"

Zhou Yi looked at Fang Qiao with cold eyes.

Fang Qiao was stunned: "What's wrong? Is the problem serious?"

“It could explode at any moment.”

Fang Qiao's expression suddenly turned extremely ugly.

"How...how could this happen..."

(End of this chapter)