Global Heat, Bullets Finally Complete!
The wind was still blowing, and the snow was still falling. Sitting in the wind and snow, Su Mo could see some things that he had forgotten because of the rush of the past few days.
For example, there are three brand-new Cotton Clothes in the Storage Space.
For example, snowflakes, clouds, and strong winds in the sky each do their own thing, without interfering with each other, creating a very strange climate.
Of course, there are also reflections that come from examining other lone wolf shelters.
Currently, all "lone wolf" shelters, including the number one ranked shelter, are built using the terrain.
Few, or more and more, people are choosing to abandon houses created using Game Panel and instead build their own shelters.
"Aside from chat and Trading Realm, most people have started looking for ways to get rid of the Game Panel."
"But that makes sense. If humanity focuses all its attention on games, it will always be held back!"
Abandoning the shelter built from the Game Panel not only means losing in-game features such as "upgrades," "blessings," and "expansion capabilities."
At the same time, some modular technologies that may be involved in the future will also be hampered, seriously affecting the speed of development.
This is why even large shelters need to maintain several game houses.
The first update removed the crafting system and added most of the restrictions, including requiring a paid version of crafting.
Furthermore, paid restrictions have been imposed on private messaging.
It is precisely because of this update that most people have lost faith in the Game Panel and have chosen to try to break free from the control of the game.
After all, what if his upgraded shelter were reclaimed one day? Wouldn't that be a death sentence? Even Su Mo hadn't thought much about this, but now, in the mouths of some "conspiracy theorists," it has become increasingly exaggerated.
"Game, system, individual, race"
Carefully pondering the connections between these terms and trying to think of the points that might be involved, Su Mo didn't realize how much time had passed until his stomach started growling at noon.
The "storm" during the day was not strong, which gave all the creatures that survived on this land a chance to breathe.
Seeing that Oreo was still fast asleep in his arms, Su Mo simply walked down the hillside, returned to the workbench, and quickly made a few planks to build a small nest big enough to hold Oreo at the garage entrance.
The Big and Little Spark also came running up, making cooing noises. Seeing Oreo lying motionless on the ground, they anxiously ran over and lay down next to Oreo, barking anxiously.
"It's alright, you two keep an eye on it, just call me if anything happens!"
The temperature on the first floor of the shelter was already frighteningly low, especially when opening the garage door. A cold wind rushed in, and even with his Combat Suit, Su Mo was shivering from the cold.
It wasn't until I got back to the second floor, took out my brand-new Cotton Clothes- Cotton Trousers and changed into them, and turned on the Warm Air Blower around my waist that I felt much more comfortable.
Oreo needs to stay cold, and sitting in the base, Su Mo can't turn on the air conditioning to heat up, so he can only sit at his workbench and force himself to concentrate on continuing to research the Technology Tree for upgrading weapons and ammunition.
Nitrocellulose, also known as Nitrated Guncotton, is extremely safe when stored in Storage Space.
After nearly a day of collecting ethylene from the well, Su Mo began to figure out how to produce the last two important items—ethanol and Ether! Ethanol production was developed based on brewing.
People fermented starches to make wine as early as ancient times. In the 12th century, alcohol was separated from wine for the first time when it was distilled.
Until the 1930s, fermentation was the only industrial method for producing ethanol.
Around 1930, Union Carbide established the first industrial plant that used ethylene, a byproduct of petroleum thermal cracking, as raw material to produce ethanol through Sulfuric Acid absorption and subsequent hydrolysis.
This well-known indirect hydration method for ethylene is convenient, simple, and has significant advantages. As soon as it appeared, it became the best method for preparing ethanol.
The shelter contained a large amount of high-purity Sulfuric Acid. Due to the heavy snow, it was impossible to go out. After eating some biscuits to regain his strength, Su Mo began to focus on making it.
It didn't take long for a large amount of ethanol to be produced.
As for making Ether, it's even simpler. According to the reaction formula, to prepare Ether, you only need to break one OH bond and one CO bond.
With a wealth of experimental equipment and the paths paved by predecessors, the biggest challenge in Smokeless Gunpowder was actually finding the right "cotton".
As for diphenylamine, which is used to prepare stabilizers, it accounts for only a small amount in Smokeless Gunpowder.
After some research, and finding that the system wasn't expensive, Su Mo spent only 20 Survival Points to buy enough to produce 20,000 bullets.
"Tableting, cutting into strips, drying and hardening"
Step by step, Su Mo worked with extreme patience, completely following scientific preparation principles, until evening when all the collodion was finally completed!
The Smokeless Gunpowder, neatly cut into strips, is placed on the workbench, and it has a unique aesthetic appeal no matter which angle you look at it from.
After working for many days, Su Mo's hands had become slightly rough.
The tactile sensation of friction is even more intense when touching Smokeless Gunpowder.
"Smokeless Gunpowder! Something that hadn't been researched for centuries, yet I completed it in just one day from start to finish!"
Standing on the shoulders of giants to see the world, Su Mo felt incredibly grateful for the knowledge he had received, whether intentionally or unintentionally, during this peaceful era.
It could be a novel, a Zhihu answer, or even a marketing post containing a lot of useless information.
These information streams constitute a vast knowledge reserve for modern people, which can be quickly transformed into "strength" after arriving in the post-apocalyptic wasteland! With modular machine tools, there is no need to wait for all the Smokeless Gunpowder to dry and harden completely.
3000 bullets require 18 units of copper and 2 units of lead.
The base currently has a large surplus of copper blocks, which can be used to produce the most important ammunition. Su Mo didn't hesitate at all and went directly to the ground to carry enough copper blocks to place next to the machine tool.
After placing all the Smokeless Gunpowder and lead blocks into the machine tool's Storage Space, Su Mo nervously selected to prepare ammunition.
The machine tool currently has 50 kWh of stored power, which has reached its peak after a day of charging.
Preparing 3,000 bullets requires 23 kilowatt-hours of electricity. Without much preparation, when the green light comes on, with a solemn expression, he presses the manufacturing button with both arms at the same time, and the familiar round iron cover reappears! Clunk, clunk, clunk, a series of strange noises appear again, and at the same time, the chain in the machine tool begins to turn.
Less than two minutes later, when a circular cut about the size of a fist appeared on the iron cover, it was finally time to harvest!
Bang! Clang! A brass-colored bullet was ejected from the machine tool and flew into the steel collection bin attached to the front of the machine tool, making a "pleasant" crisp sound.
Then, just like corn going into a popcorn machine, more and more bullets were ejected, crashing into the bucket and being automatically arranged into neat shapes by the steel belt inside.
Sitting in front of the machine tool's collection bin, Su Mo rested his head on his hand, quietly looking at the neatly arranged 5.56 Bullet inside, and waves of happiness welled up inside him.
When poor, use tactical flanking maneuvers; when rich, use overwhelming firepower! With these 3,000 bullets, let alone kobolds, lion-men, or even the Minotaur that everyone calls "tigers," Su Mo is confident that he can hold off a thousand troops single-handedly.
Technology has enabled individuals to achieve terrifying increases in strength that are incomprehensible to outsiders.
Although it's unknown which Human Traitor will be the first to leak humanity's technological weapons to outsiders, at this moment, Su Mo believes he's already ahead of everyone else in the world! "A bunch of clowns! How can these petty scoundrels hold onto the honor of being the world's number one?"
While waiting, Su Mo opened the live stream page, looked at the live stream title, grinned, and chuckled twice.
In the morning, only six out of the 20 live streams displayed the name "Su Mo," accompanied by various sarcastic titles.
By the afternoon, the number had intensified, and as the rankings changed, fourteen live streams had changed their names to capitalize on the trend.
Compared to large shelters, these newly listed lone wolves are like nouveau riche who have suddenly won the lottery, trying their best to attract as much attention and eyeballs as possible within a limited time.
"Fame is like poison coated with honey; if you're not careful, you'll only poison yourself!"
Shaking his head, just as Su Mo was about to leave, he noticed that the fourth-ranked live stream looked familiar.
"Feng Mengyue? Why does that name sound so familiar?"
After trying to open the private message panel and search around, Su Mo finally remembered that the two of them had made a deal when they first arrived in this wasteland.
That rare piece of glass was bought from Feng Mengyue.
Upon encountering an old acquaintance, Su Mo didn't think much of it and, seeing the title "The Only Game Shelter," clicked on it with great interest.
As the only game refuge among the top 20, Feng Mengyue's live stream naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Furthermore, in the attributes in the upper right corner, her shelter has a total of 23 people, which is quite outstanding in a live stream with 3-6 people.
"Such tidy houses, and they even have windbreaks built on all four sides. No wonder the average temperature is as high as 9 degrees Celsius!"
The perspective shifted, and looking at the six houses neatly arranged on the ground, as well as the cave in the middle, Su Mo nodded, acknowledging the strength of his old acquaintance.
Building windbreaks is effortless; you just mix mud and weeds, bury various Big Stone in the ground, and then apply a layer of mortar to the gaps. It's very sturdy and durable.
Shifting perspectives again, they arrived at a house near the outer perimeter, where Su Mo finally saw Feng Mengyue's true face for the first time.
"Something's strange, it looks quite different from the photo!"
Feng Mengyue's photos show a strong, heroic spirit, but the woman sitting in the house now exudes the gentle grace of a Jiangnan Woman.
"I've seen a lot of comments asking about Su Mo. I believe him. Strength is strength, and ranking is ranking. Surviving long enough in the wasteland and having abundant resources are the true symbols of strength. Don't be misled by those streamers!"
No matter which live stream room he was in, everyone could never get around the name "Su Mo". After watching for a while, Su Mo shook his head helplessly and left the live stream room.
"Supplies? I have them. Weapons? I have them too. As for temperature..."
"Sorry, I have one too!"
Watching the last brass bullet jump into the collection bin and be neatly arranged by the steel belt, Su Mo glanced at the air conditioner on the third floor in front of the machine tool and revealed a slight smile.