Jean Of Bright City 13

The warm breath rushed towards his face, and Gene stopped the car. In front of him was a large grassland covered with weeds that could not be seen to an end. The sun was shining on the grassland, and some animals could be seen from time to time.

In the distance on the grassland, you can see some low-slung shack buildings, which seem to be still inhabited. Genn and the others continue to drive along the road for a distance and then there is no way.

They began to drive the car slowly into the grassland. Everything in front of them was unknown to Gene and the others. Sure enough, the car had just driven a certain distance, and many people came over. It seemed that there were more than ten people. The weapon in hand is the kind of relatively old musket, which is fine for hunting, but it is too simple for fighting.

Rose directly went up to communicate with the old man at the head. The other party seemed to be very alert. After all, some scrapped cars could be seen in this place, including dead and eaten corpses, and there were traces of firefights.

The negotiation didn't seem to be going well. Jed looked at the aborigines in the distance a little in a trance. Many of them seemed to have a more primitive life style, and their eyes were completely different from those in the city.

"They shouldn't allow us on this land."

Jade said, Werther shook his head with a smile.

"Not necessarily. Although they seem to be very vigilant, as long as we do things seriously, they will naturally eliminate their hostility to us."

Some low-rise bungalows can also be seen in the distance, and other people are approaching one after another. It seems that no one has come to this place for a long time. Maybe someone came when the apocalypse happened, but more people went below. two cities.

After half an hour, the negotiation finally ended, Rose came over and made an OK gesture, and then everyone got out of the car.

Rose began to tell everyone that they could stay here, but they were absolutely not allowed to approach their shack, otherwise they would shoot. Everyone knew this. There were still more than 40 people left. Not enough, but totally enough for reclaiming the land.

Werther and Ellie directly took out some simple equipment that they had made and started to test some nearby land. Today, they plan to start reclaiming the land, and the speed must be as fast as possible.

Gene and Deguna brought people to use some things on the truck to simply set up some tents for everyone to rest at night.

"Mr. Jean, if we give the locals something to get them involved, we'll be a little more efficient."

Gene shook his head.

"If they don't see results, it is impossible for them to participate. Besides, our materials are enough to support for two months at most, so we have to do everything possible to increase the production of food within these two months."

Jed nodded, it was really pointless to do this, and eight tents were set up in a short while. This was designed by Gene and the others when they were in the city with some steel. It was durable and convenient. There are independent individual single rooms that can accommodate 10 people, as well as a small living room with a good size.

Moreover, this tent has heat absorption properties. After receiving sunlight during the day, it will continue to slowly dissipate heat at night, and the warmth retention is good.

Gu Yi took Li Chu and a few others to install some small solar panels, which are an important source of energy for their daily life. There is a huge lake in the distance, so there is no need to worry about drinking water for the time being.

Although some people proposed hunting, Jean and the others rejected such an approach. This planet is not far from destruction. If the animals are extinct, then humans are not far from extinction.

Moreover, animals are an important source of livestock. This place is still rich in water plants. It should be untouched all year round, so the natural environment is okay. After all, it is the plain at the foot of the highest peak.

By the time of lunch, Ellie and Werther had already selected an area as an experimental planting area, where they would grow some vegetables and fruits, including some crops, which could only be improved while being planted.

After eating, everyone took tools and planned to mow the grass first, then throw away the soil, and then start planting directly after watering.

As long as some crops grow quickly in the land, they can temporarily stabilize and conduct more research on crops here, so as to ensure their future.

In addition to the sky in this place, at first glance, the sky in the distance is a large piece of black, because it is located on the highest peak, so seeing the dark place is probably more than 2,000 kilometers away.

When they see the black edge getting close, it is their life and death.

In 1 hour, with the hard work of everyone, a piece of land of more than 30 square meters was cleared, and some weeds were placed on one side in an orderly manner. After the weeds are dried, they are good fire materials, and they can be burned. The dust can also be used as soil nutrients.

The most important thing is the production of ammonia, which is not difficult for Jean and the others. As long as the soil fertility is sufficient, they can continuously improve the varieties of crops and make the growth cycle of crops faster.

Although such an approach is risky and may cause uncertainties in the human body, the key now is the production of food.

Werther began to divide the land with some planks, and then began to plant. The seeds of some crops were evenly placed in the divided land, and they were all fast-growing species.

After a long day of work, the planting ground is basically ready. Fortunately, the temperature here is not too low at night, but to be on the safe side, Werther still got some plastic films to keep warm.

Gene's plan is to cultivate such a small piece of land every day, and cultivate as much as possible, so that after a month or two, even if their harvest is poor, they can continue to produce food.

Ellie and Werther will continue to select some seeds, genetically modify them, and then plant them. What they have to do tomorrow is to build a simple genetic modification laboratory.

At night, everyone is eating hot food and looking forward to a better future. Jed is also very comfortable looking at everything outside the window. The night here is too quiet.

"I still need a vigil tonight."

Deguna said again that many people suggested that it should not be necessary, but Jed took the initiative to get up and planned to take up the task of vigil. This kind of thing happened all the way and everyone would do it every night.

Tomorrow they will also need to temporarily transform the truck into a water storage truck. After all, the truck is useless now, and everything on the car can be disassembled and used everywhere on the nearby roads.

Everyone slept soundly all night, and early the next morning, Gene and Deguna were busy taking down all the items from the truck that were used to make water purification equipment.

They plan to filter some impurities directly outside when drawing water, and then build a small particle sedimentation device, so that the returned water can be processed in two ways, and it can be drunk directly after heating. any danger.

The temperature during the day is a bit hot, and many people are sweating and weeding on the grass, and their behavior has attracted the attention of some locals. Some locals ran over, but they were tens of meters away from them, just watching. .

Rose took the opportunity and walked over.

"What are you doing?"

"Build an agricultural base here and survive on this land."

Rose said, and the old man at the head laughed.

"Impossible, it is difficult to grow food on this land."

Rose just smiled. She didn't refute the old man's statement, because it is true that the altitude here is too high, and the sun will make the crops die very quickly, but now it is different, because of this disaster, the sun's radiation has actually weakened too much. So the current amount of solar radiation only has the effect of promoting growth for crops, and there is no threat, because there are so many weeds over here, which is enough to explain everything.

This is also the reason why Rose and the others are willing to try to go to a higher place. The old people left with people. They obviously don't believe that Rose and the others can grow crops.

After a busy morning, a water pump with a filter device was completed, and the particle adsorption device at the bottom of the truck was also completed. Gene and Deguna drove the truck directly to the lake.

"It feels like we're on our feet this time."

Deguna happily took out a pack of cigarettes and handed one to Gene.

"It's almost the best time to plant cigarettes."

Gene said, after the two lit the cigarettes, they both showed smiles. After thinking about it carefully, the idea at the time was really correct. Instead of going to the other side of the sea, they came directly to this peak. A lot has happened, but what they see now is hope.

"Gene, how many people do you think the world has now?"

Deguna asked, and Gene shook his head.

"I'm not too sure, but it looks like it should be less than one-tenth of the original."

"Isn't it less than 800 million? There are still many, but this number will continue to decline sharply."

Both of them knew that in those areas where the sun disappeared, the only thing humans could do was to survive, and if they wanted to survive, they would have to compete with others for all resources, so they would inevitably fall into a situation of slaughter. It's been through countless hells to get here.

Soon the two of them drove the truck to the lake. The two of them took some simple devices to test the water quality. They seemed to be in good condition. Then they started to pump water. Not far away, some locals were at the water's edge. Washing things, they looked at Gene and the others with weird eyes.

"It's almost time, take the tires off those cars and get a water pipe for irrigation."

Gene nodded. This would indeed save a lot of effort. After a while, a truck full of water was full, and such a truck was enough for more than 40 people to use it for a week.

Soon the two drove back in the truck. They drove very slowly because the road was too bumpy, Deguna said with a smile.

"When we develop this place, it will be almost dead."

"maybe."

Gene glanced at Deguna, he knew it wasn't an illusion, Deguna seemed to be getting younger again, he smiled.

"What do you think the future holds here?"

"Maybe there will be a city."

After the two drove back, everyone became happy. They first irrigated the cultivated land, and then everyone planned to take a bath. After all, for so many days, everyone had not taken a hot bath, but the water It must be boiled for a period of time, otherwise the microorganisms and parasites in it will enter the human body.

For several days in a row, Gene and the others were working hard to cultivate. After half a month, some crops grew in the first cultivated land. They looked good, and some vegetables looked very good. .

Everyone couldn't wait to harvest and try these vegetables, but Werther and Ellie decided to check it out first. After the inspection, there was no problem. Everyone cheered, and some local residents also came. They looked in disbelief at the crops growing in the land.

"It was really planted by you."

The old man said with some emotion, and Rose laughed.

"Yeah, it was planted by us. As I said at the beginning, we came here to reclaim the land and survived. How about joining us? We can work together to build this place."

The old man said that he would gather people and discuss it when he went back. Rose took some fresh vegetables and gave them to the old man. After a group of them left, everyone took out some extravagant pieces of dried meat and made them. hot pot.

It had been a long time for many of them to be so lavish, and they all slept soundly that night.

Early the next morning, two or three hundred people came here. Many people heard that vegetables were grown here and were very interested. Rose explained something to them. These local people also eliminated their hostility to Jean and the others. , some people immediately expressed their willingness to join Gene and their willingness to help.

Soon at noon that day, hundreds of people were busy working on the land, and everyone felt unprecedented hope. Jed led the people to teach these local people how to reclaim the land, and then how to put grass and so on. .

The originally silent grassland became lively. Many of the local people lived by hunting and grazing, but now they saw the food situation and immediately joined in. Gene also tried his best to warn them not to No more hunting, even domestic livestock, do not slaughter.

Because in such a place, most of the time, the means of transportation can only rely on some livestock. The local people also agree very much. Looking at everything in front of him, Gene feels that this time is an excellent start. They can take root here, and then take root and sprout. .

Because this time it was a situation that Gene and the others had never seen since they had been to many places, and it was full of hope.