Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 219 Set sail
Today is a big day for the Weird Light Base, with two major events.

The base construction is completely completed, including the underground passage leading to the warp tree and the internal modification of the vending machine.

The water base has been completely completed. In addition to the expected cabin, thanks to the efforts of the scientific research department, the entire water base is also equipped with a steam water cannon with initial power.

As the name suggests, the main power source of this weapon is naturally the use of steam.

But what was sprayed was not a shell, but boiling water.

Simply put, it is to generate pressure through steam, spray out boiling water and produce considerable power.

Although Lu Yuning’s vision of a kinetic weapon was not realized in the end, the boiling water cannon was not much less powerful than a kinetic weapon.

The most important thing is that you don't have to worry about running out of ammunition.

The difficulty of realizing kinetic weapons is extremely high. Not only are there requirements for the steam container, but all parts must meet the standards, otherwise the damage rate will be too high.

Moreover, the loading efficiency was extremely slow, so although this kinetic steam cannon was actually developed, it was eventually eliminated after everyone discussed it.

Before the development of gunpowder, large kinetic energy weapons achieved by other means were not very practical.

So in the end, we used this steam water cannon to replace the original idea.

Anyway, the water base was finally built.

This marked the official entry of Weiguang into the steam age. Although the previous steam pump was also a use of steam, this steamship was the true realization of the conversion of thermal energy into kinetic energy.

In addition, the conversion of kinetic energy to electrical energy has been preliminarily completed.

Although it is not yet possible to generate electricity with a stable potential difference, it is not a big problem to use a small power generation device for lighting.

All you need to do is collect the rotors of the previous large motors and make a small power generation device that can cut the magnetic lines of force.

However, it is not easy to maintain stable power generation, which requires a constant speed, which is impossible for the steam equipment used to drive the hull.

So after much consideration, everyone decided to build another steam generator device specifically for generating electricity.

The steam engine, also known as the Stirling engine, has obvious advantages in this scenario, and the most important thing is that it makes very little noise.

The heat that Zou Yunxin can now convert is enough to drive a thermal engine.

With previous experience, this thing is not difficult.

In addition to electric lighting, this water base also includes a full set of facilities from the previous Glimmering Tree Hole Base.

It’s just a pity that the ecological park originally envisioned could not be realized, mainly because the hull was not big enough.

However, the function of this water base is different from what was originally envisioned. It is only used for exploration, not long-term living, so it is no longer necessary.

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Once the base is completed, the exploration operation will officially begin.

They had wanted to wait until winter was over before exploring, but now their cold-resistant equipment has been almost prepared, and their material problem is becoming more and more serious. If this continues, the development speed of their settlements outside may lag further behind.

So in the end it was decided to proceed with the exploration as soon as possible.

Lu Yuning remembered that the disaster had occurred in early September, and by now it should be winter, which would be late November. This period of time felt to Lu Yuning like it was quite long, mainly because so much had happened, but in reality, only about two and a half months had passed.

However, the world has changed a lot. In addition to the rapid growth of plants, the river water has become visibly clearer, and there are more and more fish in the water.

However, apart from squirrels and mice, no other mammals, such as pets like cats and dogs, have been seen in the park.

It may be that most of the stray creatures have gathered in urban areas, mainly because food is easier to find.

However, there are more and more birds in this park, and recently you can even see a few birds swimming in the river.

Although the other party did not launch an attack, everyone was still cautious. After insects gradually ceased to be the primary threat, mammals and birds gradually came into the human vision.

Of course, this situation may be more serious in urban areas, and the expedition team is mentally prepared.

There were a total of twenty people on this first expedition.

Most of them are the original members of Weiguang, in addition there are Zhang Muyan, several engineers from the scientific research department, as well as the flying ability user, the electric ability user, Wu Dongxi and Dong Yongfang.

Although I didn't want to bring Dong Yongfang along at first, I had to consider the situation inside the base. Although he is now devoted to farming, it is hard to say whether he will have the idea of rioting when Lu Yuning is out. In short, this matter cannot be taken lightly.

Dong Yongfang was a little confused at first, but he soon came to his senses and didn't say much. He just readily said that he would go with them. Although he was forced, he really wanted to go out, after all, he could collect some plants himself.

The role of flying mutants in exploration operations is crucial.

It seemed that the abilities of the others could be used to some extent, so we finally decided to bring them all along.

The rest of the people, including Xu Qi, stayed in the base.

Although he really wanted to bring Xu Qi along, since Lu Yuning was not at the base, Xu Qi had to be in charge.

Although the members of the three organizations have been getting along well during this period, Lu Yuning is definitely not at ease if he just leaves them all alone.

Before leaving, Lu Yuning also gave Xu Qi many instructions, mainly because he understood her character and was afraid that she would be soft-hearted when encountering problems.

Xu Qi nodded obediently, indicating that he would strictly control it.

With the sound of steam, the "Longevity" docked at the Weiguang Port raised its anchor and prepared to officially set sail.

This name was chosen by Lu Yuning himself. It has no other meaning. I just hope it will not be damaged and will live a long life.
The people on the shore waved desperately to the people on the boat, but someone in the crowd inexplicably began to wipe away tears.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.

Dong Yongfang couldn't see clearly who the guy wiping his tears was, but he cursed him in his heart as if it was a farewell between life and death.

He turned and walked towards the deck, intending to stay away from this troublesome guy, but unexpectedly a shout came from the crowd.
"Boss Dong, take care, woo woo"

Dong Yongfang almost fell headfirst onto the deck. He felt annoyed for a long time because it turned out that the crying guy was actually his former subordinate.

Although he cursed this man in his heart, he dared not show it on his face. He quickened his pace and walked quickly towards the bedroom.

Influenced by this noisy guy, Lu Yuning looked at the port that was gradually moving away, and felt a little reluctant to leave. However, fortunately, this trip was just for exploration, and he would be back in a week at most.

Just hope everything goes well.

(End of this chapter)