Qu Jianlei briefly explained the formation of geothermal energy, but Hua Xiezhi focused on something else.
"I understand... but where did you get this knowledge?"
Qu Jianlei was a little strange when he heard this. He knew that Wasteland had an information monopoly, but... this kind of information also needs to be blocked? "It's not that difficult to know this, right?"
"It's difficult!" Hua Xiezhi said without hesitation, "I've never heard anyone mention it."
Then she nodded thoughtfully, "I finally understand why the heating inside the settlement is relatively sufficient in winter."
Qu Jianlei was a little curious again, "Hong Wu Settlement uses floor heat for heating?"
"Not just Hong Five," Hua Xiezhi replied without hesitation, "Most of Settlement are... no wonder we were cautious in choosing the location."
Qu Jianlei also reacted, "In this case, it makes sense not to leak the news."
Hua Xiezhi glanced at him, "Then how do you know?"
Qu Jianlei heard this and couldn't help but think of a certain middle-aged scavenger - the one who knew Gene Modification Agent because of a family tradition.
He probably died at the hands of Sai family people, right? He sighed softly, "Who can have no wealth?"
Hua Xiezhi didn't speak anymore, but thought in his heart: How can the knowledge of geothermal be mastered by ordinary families? In any case, it is precisely because of this mystery that this cave was occupied by a group of Black-backed Golden Ape.
For Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezhi, the adventure was so worth it.
Geothermal energy can save a lot of energy, not to mention... there are more than a dozen golden apes to eat.
However, the issue of drinking water needs to be taken seriously.
Qu Jianlei braved the severe cold and went out to look around, and found another hibernating Striped Hedgehog.
Striped Hedgehog is not Mutated Beast. I am very picky about drinking water. After drinking the water with melted ice cubes, I did not experience any discomfort.
But Qu Jianlei said that the meat of Striped Hedgehog... tasted really bad. Not only did it have a strong earthy smell, it was also very sour.
The two then began to modify the cave to make it more livable.
Qu Jianlei has renovation experience last year. Although there is no garbage dump and the materials are not readily available, the design is decent.
But most of the time, he is only responsible for speaking, and it is Hua Xiezhi who does the talking.
Hua Xiezhi was a little reluctant at first, feeling that I did things by myself and didn't need anyone else's guidance.
But after some transformation, she was completely convinced... Is there anything else this guy can't do? Of course, what she is most interested in is Black Sky's training,
Eight Section Brocade and Five Animals Play were easy to talk about. She learned them after watching them a few times, and even asked the other party if she could imitate them.
Qu Jianlei has an extra helper, one who brings his own dry food. He doesn't mind her learning and even teaches her some essentials.
Hua Xiezhi is very fast to learn, much faster than Xiao Jing. It can be seen that talent does exist objectively, and you can't accept it.
And after practicing for a few days, she really felt the benefits. She was sweating all over after doing it several times in a row.
But Tai Chi Fist and Tai Chi Thirteen Sabers made her a little bit blind. They really couldn't be understood with the eyes.
She hoped that Black Sky would teach the key points, but the other party directly said that she would talk about it after a while...Xiao Jing hadn't learned it yet.
Hua Xiezhi was a little speechless when he heard this. He is a little kid who can't even drive a car, but you take him seriously.
But she would not compete with a dead person, and then she asked the last question, "What do you think about sitting cross-legged?"
"Don't think about this for now," Qu Jianlei replied in a deep voice without any explanation.
But even if he didn't say it, Hua Xiezhi could see that this set of things consumes the most energy.
As for the other party not telling me, she can really understand - my value has not been reflected yet, so it is normal for others to have concerns.
The days passed by Tiantian in a calm manner.
Black-backed Golden Ape are relatively large, at least one size larger than humans. A mature golden ape can weigh up to four hundred kilograms.
Of course, this is the gross weight. After skinning and removing the bones and removing the internal organs, the weight is not even 200 kilograms.
But even so, the seventeen large and small golden apes combined took out about two and a half tons of meat.
Qu Jianlei In the process of cultivation, the food intake is quite adequate, but twelve or three kilograms of meat a day is enough.
Coupled with "a little" staple food, he basically does not need to take Nutrient Solution.
There is also winter food stored by Black-backed Golden Ape in the cave, which is roughly some berries and dried fruits, as well as some dried animal meat.
Qu Jianlei has no interest in the food stored by the Golden Ape. Regardless of whether it is hygienic or not, the Golden Ape is Mutated Beast.
The food they can tolerate may not be affordable to ordinary humans.
Anyway, Qu Jianlei is not under any pressure. He has prepared quite a lot of food, including a lot of meat floss.
Hua Xiezhi was shocked by his appetite at first, but after watching him for a long time, he got used to it.
Even her appetite has increased a lot because of practicing Eight Section Brocade and Five Animals Play.
The weather was Tiantian extremely cold, and the two of them lived in the cave, not feeling the hardship of winter at all.
However, Hua Xiezhi would still go out and take a look at his surroundings every one or two days to avoid being caught off guard by abnormal situations.
This is also her way of showing her own value. It is a good habit for adventurers to always be vigilant.
But every time she went out, she would be so cold that she would run back jumping, no matter how much she wore, it would be useless.
Qu Jianlei estimates that the lowest temperature here may be more than minus sixty degrees.
On this day, after Hua Xiezhi came back, while stamping his feet to warm himself up, he made an important discovery.
Two kilometers away on the snow, she found huge footprints! Qu Jianlei was shocked when he heard this. He went out to take a look and was shocked to find: This guy weighs at least more than two tons, right?
He was not particularly sure what kind of animal it was, but the tracks in the snow showed that it was probably not a carnivore.
Carnivores usually have claws, but this animal's tracks were flat.
It's just that these hooves are really unusually big, as big as a washbasin.
Hua Xiezhi was a little scared, "This kind of animal is at least Rank B Mutated Beast, right?"
It's really not pleasant to think that such a powerful creature is living nearby.
"Maybe... you want to drink water?" Qu Jianlei felt that creatures that could move in the winter might not be restricted by their range.
Seeing that the sky was gloomy and it looked like it was going to snow, the two of them hurried back to the cave without saying anything.
Early in the morning on the third day, it really started to snow. The snow fell heavily and it lasted for three days.
However, it was precisely because of the snow that the mysterious animal finally appeared.
Qu Jianlei came to the entrance of the cave and looked at the huge thing in front of him. It was more than three meters tall and weighed seven or eight tons.
He couldn't help but said in shock, "Mammoth?"
"What's it called?" Hua Xiezhi immediately took out a small notebook. A lot of remote knowledge must be memorized.
"It came to mind naturally," Qu Jianlei replied perfunctorily.
But he was muttering in his heart, Mammoth's words could explain why this guy is not afraid of the cold.
But the next moment, he suddenly trembled, "What are you doing in our cave?"
The entrance of the cave is actually not big, with a height of less than three meters and a width of about four meters.
Like those Black-backed Golden Ape entrances and exits, you have to bend slightly to get in.
Ordinarily, this Mammoth cannot enter the hole, but this guy has his own way.
As soon as its two front legs flexed, it was about to move into the hole on its knees. Judging from its proficiency, it was obviously not the first day it had done this kind of thing.
However, what is very sad is that after Qu Jianlei came, they made changes to the entrance of the cave.
Not only the ground was raised, but also stone walls were built on both sides.
The raised ground and stone walls are not resistant to collisions. The mountain wind here is so strong that even the slightest wind will blow them down.
But this really couldn't stop the two of them. The worst thing about winter was the low temperature, and they also found a water source.
The reinforced ground and ice wall are more than three meters thick. This is really thanks to the extremely cold weather.
Such a thick ice gun, let alone a mammoth weighing seven or eight tons, would be impossible to break through if it weighed seventeen or eight tons.
Even if it has the driving force of the Blue Star tank, its skin and flesh must be able to withstand it.
The mammoth knelt down for a few times and found that it could not get into the hole. It became furious and threw out its long nose, slamming it against the ice wall.
Qu Jianlei has already reacted, "This guy seems to know that there is Black-backed Golden Ape in the cave!"
Just think about it and you will know that although Black-backed Golden Ape is thick-skinned and extremely strong, compared with Mammoth, he is just a younger brother.
To put it bluntly, Black-backed Golden Ape, who weighs four to five hundred kilograms, weighs less than one-tenth of his opponent.
So it's really not surprising that Black-backed Golden Ape is on Mammoth's recipe.
But what is certain is that in terms of its recipe, Black-backed Golden Ape is definitely very difficult to deal with.
If there were three points Naihe, it probably wouldn't want to choose this dish. The combat power of the golden apes is definitely one plus one greater than two.
There are seventeen Black-backed Golden Ape in the cave.
With such a huge group, fighting ability aside, no one's slaughterhouse can just pick one out to eat.
This Mammoth is as big as he is, but very thin. It is probably because the weather is too cold that he comes to the cave to get a bite to eat.
Of course, these are all speculations of Qu Jianlei. Whether this is the case is still doubtful.
Anyway, he can be sure of one thing. Although Mammoth has no claws, it is really an omnivore.
Hua Xiezhi hesitated and asked, "Black Sky...Panda, what level is this Mammoth?"
"I don't know either," Qu Jianlei spread his hands, feeling very innocent, "I don't even know if this is Mutated Beast."
It is said that Mutated Beast, who dares to deal with people living in groups, Mammoth should also be Mutated Beast, and a more advanced one.
But he really didn't know that there was really no such number among the beast information he collected.
Even the word "Mammoth" comes from his memory of Blue Star.
Hua Xiezhi was a little disappointed when he heard this, "I don't know if the meat can be eaten. Should we beat it?"
Qu Jianlei looked at her speechlessly, "Can we not fight?"
(Updated, please help me in the new book stage.)