Survive in the beast world

Chapter 101 Engineering

Bai frowned and said, "What?"

Li Shizhen explained very quickly: "It's a volcano. Don't you think it's strange that Xuefeng has warm weather all year round? That's because there is a furnace-like structure under the mountain. The water vapor and vibrations that are coming out now are all It is a precursor to an explosion, if such a thing happens, even the stones will be burnt into fluid, and no one within a radius of tens of miles can escape, so we must evacuate as soon as possible!"

Bai was taken aback: "Are you sure?"

Li Shixuan: "At first, I thought that the volcano should be dormant, but it would not erupt. Who knew there would be such a sign, plus what they said, I probably couldn't be wrong. You..."

Bai's expression froze: "I'll go back and bring Apa and the others down immediately, Ah Chao, I'll leave this place to you."

There was hesitation and reluctance in Li Shizhen's expression: "You...be careful in everything, you must leave there as soon as possible, the farther you are, the safer you will be." He couldn't say anything to stop him, it was to save him, raise him and watch him. Elders who have grown up little by little, even if the volcano may erupt at any time, he will never stop Bai and prevent him from going. He can only keep all his worries in his heart and let him go without any worries.

Bai didn't hesitate any longer, and just whistled to inform Mo, Li, Xiao and Yong who were in charge of patrolling.Li Shixuan saw that he had made up his mind and was already arranging things, so he immediately arranged to prepare a takin cart. After all, the journey there was a certain distance, Bai was a tiger, and his stamina was not that good, so if he wanted to be fast, he had to take a ox cart.

Bai assembled the team at the other end, and explained some recent arrangements to Mo Heli and Li, who were beside him, and told Li Shixuan to ask Li Shixuan if there were any uncertainties, so he called Xiao Heyong, and the three of them immediately went to Li Shixuan to prepare A good car, with simple food, and without even having time to say goodbye to his female, he set off immediately.

Li Shixuan sent Bai Yuan away with a frown, thinking carefully about the rest of the matter. It was right for Bai Rangyong and Xiao to go together. After all, the Apa Amum of the three of them was on the snow peak, and the rest of the males only knew about them. The three of them had something to leave, and they didn't know the seriousness of the matter. Li Shizhen didn't intend to spread the news. After all, many males of the tiger and wolf tribes, and their relatives are still on it. If the news spreads, I'm afraid It will cause chaos, and the Howling Dale cannot afford such changes at this time.

Mo Heli was stopped by Li Shixuan. He carefully asked about the current arrangement of the patrol team. Pause for a moment, everything depends on the stability of Howling Hollow.

After Li Shizhen finished listening, he pondered for a while, and only asked them to pay close attention to the movement around Howling Valley, and even asked them to set up a sentry at the highest point behind Howling Valley, and pay attention to the abnormalities in the northern sky at any time. Any sign should be reported with a whistle as an emergency.

He really had no way to speculate on the scale of the volcanic eruption. Logically speaking, they traveled so far when they moved down from the mountain. Howling Valley is at least hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from Xuefeng, so it should not be directly affected, but he really Worried about the situation on Bai's side, it would be good to know the outbreak situation as soon as possible.Moreover, there is no guarantee that the gas and volcanic ash will not affect the Howling Valley when it erupts, so it is necessary to respond at any time.

At this time, there is really not much Li Shizhen can do. Even if he knows that the volcanic eruption may have an impact, it is impossible to lead everyone to move further away. I am afraid that there will be more unknown dangers in the distance.At least the basic security is guaranteed in Howling Valley, and the surrounding environment is familiar.

After thinking about it carefully, the current tree house is afraid that the airtightness is not good enough. If there is volcanic ash or some kind of gas at that time, people still have to avoid indoors. Originally, Li Shizhen planned to burn bricks to build a house, and now he can directly advance .

The new Asha and the others probably needed to make some arrangements. Li Shixuan went directly to Axi to ask him to help, and he went to Ache himself. Only a few people were left for Ache to help take care of the field, and everyone else Help start building a house on the slope.

Li Shizhen was also unambiguous, since this matter must be done as soon as possible, starting from the construction of the kiln, he calculated the current number of people in the valley, the number of houses needed, and quickly calculated the clay and firewood needed and the number of cellars.Moreover, he has already made a plan in his heart. If it is not possible, he will build less houses and let everyone squeeze together. After all, no one knows when the volcano will erupt. Of course, the sooner the preparation is better, but what are the preparations for when the time comes? To what extent, Li Shizhen himself has no idea.

Thinking about it this way, the brick house he originally thought was too much work, so it is better to directly use the clay house mentioned by Ayun. Although the service life is not as good as that of the brick house, in terms of construction, many processes are reduced, and only wood is used as the support. , fill with clay and mix with corn stalk leaves.

Li Shizhen couldn't make the wooden wheel for the time being, but while organizing the females to build new cellars and burn charcoal, he immediately opened the cellar and fired several pottery wheels, and assembled the wheeled carts for the males who were not on patrol Carries clay and firewood during breaks.

The people in Howling Valley didn't understand what happened for a while, why Bai suddenly took people away, and Li Shizhen was so anxious to build a new house. After all, the females were busy harvesting and replanting corn, so they continued to be busy at this time. Really too hard.

Li Shizhen noticed everyone's doubts. After all, Asha and the others came suddenly, and the vision in Xuefeng Valley couldn't be hidden.He directly held a Howling Valley plenary meeting in the assembly hall, except for a few clansmen who could not leave their posts, all members were present.

Li Shizhen directly talked about the things in the Xuefeng Valley in public, and there was a lot of discussion among the people, especially those with relatives in the valley, who seemed a little uneasy.

Li Shizhen reassured: "Don't worry everyone, Apa and the others sent the cubs down just out of caution. How could something happen if the holy fir has been standing in Xuefeng Valley for many years?"

The discussion among the crowd has gradually declined. For people who believe in the Holy Fir, it is surprisingly easy to use this to talk about things.

Li Shizhen went further and said: "Besides, Bai, Yong and Xiao have already gone back to pick up Apa and the others. Although we don't know what happened, it's good to let the old people come down and live for a while. We have worked hard for so long , Howling Valley is also well built, and you might as well let the old people come down and take a good look. When we young people left and said that we would do something great, it was not just lip service. It is also safe in Howling Valley, and the old people can just relax Relax."

Li Shizhen's words completely quelled everyone's objections. Although it was the young people's own intention to leave with Bai, it didn't mean they were angry with the elders. can do.Isn't it?Now everything in Howling Valley is well-organized, safe, and food is abundant. Isn't it much more stable than hunting every year?It's been a long time, and no one from the tribe has died from the mouth of the beast, which is much better than in previous years.

In this case, let the elders take a look, one is to avoid the anomalies in the Xuefeng Valley, and the other is to show off the abilities of young people like yourself, it is very good!

Seeing that everyone has been fooled, Li Shizhen continued to strike while the iron was hot: "Originally, I just finished harvesting the corn, and I want everyone to have a good rest, but the elders are coming, so we can't let them continue to live in the tree house like us Let’s go, we arranged it at the beginning, and living in a tree house is only temporary. Why not take this opportunity to build a house? A neat and clean house that the old people have never seen before will surely make them live comfortably. "

"Besides, if we don't build the next round of corn at this time, we will have no time to harvest. After all, if the land hardens in winter, is it a good time to build a house? I mean, it's better to build it slowly than to finish it quickly, everyone is good Take a good rest before the second harvest and have fun while the elders come."

I have to say that after Li Shizhen followed Bai, he didn't make much progress in other places. The skill of fooling people is advancing rapidly. Thinking of a bright future, the hardships in front of him are only temporary, and the little complaints that everyone started to complain disappeared without a trace , continue to be full of enthusiasm.

Li Shizhen even put out his own big killer. After discussing with Muapa and Ayun for a while, he finally finalized the urban planning of the entire Howling Valley. Li Shizhen's sand table made of clay was initially finalized The future of Howling Hollow.

At the rally, he showed the sand table to everyone: "Look, everyone, this is what the Howling Valley will look like in the future."

The onlookers, males and females couldn’t move their eyes away for a moment, they were all looking carefully and discussing quietly: “This is the land we planted”, “Yes, this is the lake”, “This is the tree, such a tree. Jian, I don’t even recognize it.”

On this one-meter-square sand table, every plant and tree is lifelike. On the half slope, there are rows of houses, neat streets, and trees like shade. Below the slope is a large square. Next to the square is the hall where they are now gathering. The trees next to the hall are clearly visible, and the square radiates a spacious traffic artery, leading upwards to every household, and two downwards to the fields and even to the outside of the valley.

Li Shizhen fully draws on the considerations of urban planning on the earth, including transportation, entertainment facilities, greening and water treatment, and even uses different colors to mark the projects that need to be completed in different periods.

Although the current construction of houses is to deal with possible volcanic ash and air pollution, Li Shizhen still feels that this kind of project cannot be considered for a while, but must be included in the entire urban planning system. It can be simpler, but it must be fully considered in the future. The expansion and development of the project, so now this project is called the first phase of the project by Li Shitong.

Li Shizhen explained in detail: "We currently have limited time, so of course it is impossible to complete all of them. Before the arrival of the elders, we will strive to complete the white part first, which is the first phase of the project," Li Shizhen said, pointing to the surrounding area of ​​the square. , "In the future, as the number of people in Howling Valley increases, we will gradually complete the green and red parts above, which will be the second and third phases."

Young people are most likely to be moved by such grand things, and, in terms of Li Shiyu's consistent reputation, he never lied, and everyone looked at him with fanatical eyes, as if he couldn't wait to start work.

Li Shizhen smiled slightly, and continued to pour out his follow-up arrangements. At this time, Bai was not there, so he could only carry it by himself: "The patrol of the males will stop for a while. We are not enough manpower, so we will have to rearrange it."

If Li Shizhen proposed this at the beginning, I am afraid that all the males will be unanimously opposed. After all, the strategy arranged by Bai Zai for a long time is to let the males expand their territory around and drive and kill other animals. If the patrol is suspended, It means that they need to temporarily shrink their territory, which is really contrary to the nature of orcs, but for Li Shizhen, the sacrifice is only temporary, and these lands can be regained after the incident. Go through this hurdle suspiciously.

Li Shixuan stared at the people in front of him, for the safety of his clansmen, Bai returned to Xuefeng regardless of his own safety, at least he had to take care of these people in front of him.Li Shixuan lowered his gaze, took a breath, and made up his mind: "Well, Mo, your team will stop patrolling from today, and join the construction in Howling Valley, mainly responsible for logging, transporting firewood and clay."

"Li, a few people from your team will also be drawn to the valley, and the rest will no longer patrol. You will set up several sentry points in key areas around you to ensure the safety of the sentry points, and respond with whistles at any time. At the same time, Don’t relax the traps that should be set, if hunting large prey is dangerous, don’t force it, just let it go temporarily, after this busy period, we have plenty of opportunities to clean up.”

After all, Li Shizhen is not Bai. He can't make the males follow him without explaining the reason like Bai. He can only explain the truth to the males clearly and let them know what they should do.

Mo Heli glanced at each other and nodded. What Li Shizhen said made sense. Moreover, from what Bai vaguely confessed when he left, things on Xuefeng might not be that simple. I'm afraid the behavior is unusual, and Bai has repeatedly confessed that they must cooperate with Li Shizhen's arrangement, which is also what they should.

Immediately, Mo called out the people from his team and the people who were transferred out by Li Shizhen. Li Shizhen carefully arranged the tasks with them one by one, including how many cars of materials were needed every day, and where to get the materials. .The people who were transferred out immediately were assigned to level the foundation and build the frame of the house. Li Shizhen also explained in detail how to do it.

After the male side was properly arranged, Li Shizhen breathed a sigh of relief: "Ache, you continue to lead the people to look at the field, not only the corn, but also other plants. There are fewer people on your side, and you usually pay attention to watering and fertilizing. You guys. Assi, your place is the same. I’m afraid that the construction here will not take care of your place. If you have anything to do, come to me anytime. Asha, the cubs will be taken care of by you for a while. Howling Valley is no more dangerous than the mountains. Be sure to keep an eye on them, safety is the most important thing."

The three females nodded one by one, and agreed to what they were responsible for.

For the remaining females, Li Shizhen also divided the labor, who was responsible for carrying the water, who was responsible for preparing the clay, who was responsible for mixing, who was responsible for transporting, and who was responsible for applying the mixed clay.

Li Shizhen has learned management by himself, and he knows that he is most afraid that everyone will intervene in this kind of thing. The best thing is to do one thing alone, so that the efficiency is high, the quality is also high, and it is quick to get started.But such a detailed division of labor, the most test is the level of scheduling and connection, if one is not good, it will all collapse.

Li Shizhen recorded all these arranged things in the leaf book one by one. At the same time, just like preparing for the heavy snow season on Xuefeng, he hung a huge animal skin in the hall to classify various matters written clearly.The person in charge of each matter also received a memo written by Li Shizhen, clearly writing down the things they need to be responsible for.

Thanks to the conclusion of the language study class, no matter whether the newcomers or the original members in Howling Valley, they have all mastered a certain level of symbols. Otherwise, Li Shizhen’s unified scheduling management would still be difficult.Even so, in order to clarify these tasks one by one, Li Shizhen sometimes had to directly introduce one or two simple Chinese characters to make up for the semantics that were not included in the original symbol system.

After arranging everything, Li Shizhen's mouth was a little dry, but more of it was the heavy pressure in his heart. Bai was not in Howling Valley, and everything had to be decided by him. Li Shizhen thought of so many things at once. Wan Xu felt a little out of breath, but she had to bite the bullet and persevere.

However, the pressure of all these tedious matters is not as great as his worry in dialogue. I am afraid that no one in this era knows the power of a volcanic eruption better than him. To the altitude of several thousand meters, where the erupted lava passes, the vegetation is reduced to ashes, and even the rocks will melt, let alone animals.

Even on the modern earth where civilization has developed to a certain height, there are not many means of defense. The government can only let the people evacuate.The horror of a volcanic eruption lies not only in the high temperature where the magma flows, but also in the poisonous gas and smoke it emits, which may kill people.In this era, the only thing Li Shizhen can hope for is that Bai is fast enough to take the Apa Amu away far away before everything happens, otherwise...

Li Shizhen buried his cheeks between his hands and took a deep breath. He stopped himself from thinking about it in time. He suppressed all the pressure that no one could confide in his heart. He sighed deeply, busy Get up, when you get busy, you won't have time to think about it.

In the following days, Howling Valley was really busy for a while. Everyone did what Li Shizhen wished. They didn't have much time to think about everything on Xuefeng, and they were completely involved in this project initiated by Li Shizhen. .Unbeknownst to everyone, thousands of kilometers away, the earth's crust is moving violently, silently making the final preparations for a terrifying energy burst.

Although the time is tight, what should be considered, including the problems of material transportation and water source introduction that may be encountered during construction, Li Shizhen has considered them one by one. It can be said that the whole project has been fully started before the house is built.

Clay and timber felled at intervals are continuously transported into the valley. The males level the foundation and build the frame of the house according to the marks drawn by Li Shizhen on the ground. The females on the other side mix the corn stalks and leaves with the mud. After it is ready, it is transported to the designated place, and the good mud is filled and smeared on the house.

It's a hot scene in Howling Hollow.

The meeting hall became Li Shizhen's temporary dispatch center. Every day, there was an endless stream of people coming and going here, reporting various progress to him and consulting various issues. Ayun was completely reduced to Li Shizhen's secretary, responsible for writing, recording, send Message.

Ayun himself was a bit helpless, but he was also very curious. The time when Beicheng was built was too long ago, and he had never experienced such a large-scale civil engineering project in his short life. A Yun couldn't help but secretly feel heartbroken when he came up with such a grand plan with such a small staff.

Moreover, Li Shizhen's management methods really amazed Ayun. Even in Beicheng, he would never find such a person who could organize such a large project so quickly and efficiently. The buildings are built day by day at a speed visible to the naked eye.

While everyone was cheering for the new buildings increasing day by day, Li Shizhen's brows never loosened.

When the first phase of the project was nearly completed, the sharp whistle finally sounded. Li Shizhen's face changed, and before he had time to inform the other people in the conference hall, he ran directly to the highest point behind Howling Valley—that is the new Under the place where the sentry post was set up, it was also the sentry post where Li Shizhen emphasized to Xiang Li that he must monitor the northern sky day and night.

Li Shizhen had no time to catch his breath, so he climbed up to the sentry post made of wooden frames. From a distance, he had already seen the reason why the young orc next to him blew his whistle. It was a dense black cloud, slowly It rises into the air and gradually spreads out, just like a ball of ink gradually spreads out in water.

In Li Shizhen's field of vision, the dark cloud is only the size of a ping pong ball. However, thinking of the distance between the place where the dark cloud rises and Howling Valley, Li Shizhen shivered. The sky blocks out the sun.

Li and Mo also arrived one after another. Others didn't know, but they understood Li Shizhen's purpose for setting up this sentry post, which was probably for the matter on Xuefeng.

However, when they saw the small black cloud, Li and Mo looked at each other in astonishment. Obviously, they also realized the actual size of the black cloud. Could it be that what happened on Xuefeng was so terrible?

Li Shizhen counted the time silently in his heart, and then heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the time of the final outbreak was much later than he expected. With Bai's speed, he should have left for a while no matter what.

Li Shixuan turned his head and asked the young orc, "Do you blow the whistle as soon as you see it?"

The young orc nodded. His original mission was to observe the sky in the north, so he whistled as required when he saw the sign.

Li Shizhen nodded to Mo Heli: "Don't worry, they should have left Xuefeng long ago. There may be a little trouble along the way, but it shouldn't be a big problem."

Some dust may be sucked in, but as long as you move fast, it's not a big problem. Li Shizhen believes that Bai himself has a sense of proportion.

Now, what they need to deal with is another problem. Li Shizhen silently observed the law of the spread of the black cloud. At least, the direction of the volcanic eruption is not south. Otherwise, the speed of the air flow, at this time Howling Valley should be affected by the dust .

Li Shixuan ordered: "Let everyone move into the new house immediately. If it doesn't work, squeeze them first. Fire up the kitchen immediately and prepare food for everyone for three days. In the next few days, everyone should not close the doors and windows. Don't leave the house for half a step, and all the people in the sentry will withdraw for the time being."

While Li Shizhen was speaking, the dark cloud had spread to a light color, but another cloud the size of a fingernail spewed out, gradually spreading to the size of a ping pong ball...

Li Shizhen took a look. Fortunately, the wind direction is not facing south for the time being, but no one is sure that the wind direction will not change. His arrangements would rather be in vain than let everyone be affected, especially the weaker females and cubs. , it is best not to inhale volcanic ash.