Warehouse Design, Moore's Confusion
When it came to the initial planning and design, how to maximize production and land use, Su Mo had no worries.
Even when entering the Time Ruins and experiencing "difficulties and dangers," Su Mo was not worried.
Even when faced with various obstacles and difficulties in the planting process, Su Mo remained unperturbed.
Now that it's harvest time, looking at the attributes of the shelter base on the Game Panel, Su Mo is worried! "Currently, I still have eight complete Shelter Core, so I don't need to worry about the number of floors for now. Besides, I can harvest the Yuan Energy Fruit tomorrow, which will replace the damaged cores and directly expand the shelter's area."
"It's best not to build Cold Storage on the lower or upper floors of the shelter; opening one nearby might be the best option!"
The shelter is currently at level 2, but all the conditions for upgrading to level 3 have already been met; it can be upgraded simply by paying 1000 points.
Even after this Welfare Disaster has passed, the basic requirements for level 4 will be met, and the upgrade can be completed directly.
The new feature at level 3 is shelter. Su Mo is looking forward to the new feature at level 4, and at the same time, he has some new ideas.
Level 2 connectivity ensures that shelters can share blessings within a certain range.
Of the two magical blessings the Underground Shelter currently possesses, the Lion Man's Wind has undergone a reversion, while the Mermaid's Water has remained unused.
Perhaps he could use the Mermaid's Water to control it? Thinking this, he went to the workbench, spread out the design sketches depicting the general structure of the shelter, and began to Su Mo on the side.
"The new Food Warehouse, with an 880-cubic-meter first floor for storing flour, must be moisture-proof, heat-insulated, and ventilated regularly."
"Vegetable warehouses need to be kept at low temperatures and insulated. However, most of these vegetables also need to be pickled, so there's no need to worry about storage issues."
"As for the remaining fruits, they will all be made into dried fruit and chilled for preservation to extend their shelf life as much as possible."
In terms of design, what is shown on the drawings is a two-layer structure.
On the right side of the Underground Shelter, place the core directly to generate a complete underground shelter. Use an excavator to dig up and bury all the doors on the surface and the passages leading down to the underground shelter to ensure that it cannot be entered from above.
By using the connectivity function, the newly built shelters are made of the same material as the main shelter, connected together, and incorporated into the overall structure.
After dealing with all of this, a passage leading to the Food Warehouse was opened directly on the second floor of the Underground Shelter.
Normally, this channel is closed by default unless necessary, and the items are stored in a cold storage.
Only enter to collect supplies when a wave of resources is about to run out.
After several design iterations and the system's own "improvements," Su Mo has now developed some basic drawing skills through constant exposure.
After some sketching, the new Food Warehouse design came to life on paper.
However, whether the design is good or not depends on whether the system recognizes it.
I tried using the system scan function, and when the green light disappeared, the familiar data panel popped up on its own without my intervention.
[Food Warehouse Design Drawing (Standard)]
[Description]: A Food Warehouse design drawing created by a semi-novice architect named "Su Mo". While there are no errors in the composition, there is nothing new to it either. The overall design adopts a bold and drastic approach, which loses all sense of aesthetics. It is worth mentioning that the design drawing fully considers the extremely abnormal "safety", which brings a glimmer of hope to the design drawing.
[Upgrade Direction 1]: Natural Granary: Reconstruct the Food Warehouse design, simulate the storage state of Natural Granary, greatly enhance the Food Warehouse's Temperature Control and storage capacity, slightly enhance the Food Warehouse's ventilation capacity, slightly change the spatial structure, integrate natural shelves, and strengthen the food's storage life. Requires Survival Points (380).
[Upgrade Direction 2]: Ice and Snow Granary: Improve the Food Warehouse design, retain the design concept, greatly enhance the barn's cooling and temperature storage capabilities, slightly enhance the storage capacity, greatly enhance the drying capacity, incorporate reserved storage slots, incorporate reserved natural refrigerators, incorporate reserved drainage channels, and slightly enhance the food storage lifespan. Requires Survival Points (420).
[Upgrade Direction 3]: Youneng Granary: Reconstruct the Food Warehouse design and incorporate psionic design concepts. When any food enters the granary, its default decay period is halved and its default freshness is doubled. The granary can simulate different ecological environments for each different food, maximizing the storage life and quality of the food. Requires 19800 Survival Points.
[Comment]: Su Zi, the architectural design industry is too complex and unpredictable for you to handle. Let someone else do it!
"Good heavens, modifying my design is more expensive than rebuilding it! Who does this system think it is?!"
Despite his complaints, Su Mo couldn't help but smile as he looked at the choices presented by the system.
Previously, I would spend a long time figuring out my own design drafts before the system would recognize them, but now the system can directly display the attributes.
This demonstrates that the level of composition and design has made a qualitative leap.
Furthermore, considering that I have never systematically studied this subject, if one day I have the time and energy to truly understand its intricacies, the shelter might even become the city I plan to build in the future.
All the design blueprints should be done by ourselves! "Hmm, the psionic approach is out of the question. Spending 20,000 points on the blueprints, and then upgrading the warehouse later, who knows how much more will cost? Too expensive."
"The first reconstruction simulated the natural state, while the second retained my philosophy and took a 'refrigerated' approach."
"As for specific choices"
After repeatedly reviewing the benefits offered by the upgrade paths provided by both systems, and after a moment's thought, Su Mo slowly spoke, "I choose."
"Upgrade Direction Two!"
As soon as he finished speaking, 420 Survival Points were deducted, and a green light shone directly on the design drawing, causing the originally crooked straight line to change to a certain extent.
The marks and dimensions drawn by amateurs have become universally accepted standards in the design industry after the system upgrade, and they can be directly imported into the Game Panel for reconstruction, which is extremely convenient.
The system also translated the modifications that Su Mo described in words into design language and marked them on the design drawings as much as possible.
It didn't cost many points, and the modification didn't take long either. About twenty seconds later, as the green light faded, the new design was freshly produced.
"While the system's natural approach is good, considering my current situation, using blessings to simulate refrigeration is more reliable."
"With refrigeration, both flour and vegetables will not have major problems for at least two or three years. As for what happens after that..."
"Perhaps by then I will have found a new alternative, and there will be no need to worry about storage at all."
With the Black Technology of the High-Energy Signal Tower already in place, Su Mo was not worried about the technological level of the shelter a few years from now; in fact, he was full of confidence.
After all, there were two New Year's Eve lotteries in the past two years, and if you win something good, your Technology Tree might explode! But right now, these things are still too unrealistic.
Shaking his head to banish the fantasies that were beginning to surface in his mind, Su Mo picked up the design blueprints and put them into his Storage Space before arriving at the first floor, which was piled high with fruit.
The total amount of fruit harvested was roughly estimated to be four to five thousand catties.
Even if the Moore lying on top eats as much as it wants, it can't eat much; most of it will eventually turn into dried fruit.
Starting from the beginning, Su Mo picked out the damaged fruits and quickly began processing them while he couldn't go out.
Making dried fruit is not difficult. For example, with apples, you just need to peel them, remove the core, steam them in a steamer, and then dry them in the sun.
Judging from the dissipating dark clouds, tomorrow will likely be another sunny day.
Therefore, Su Mo simply and efficiently moved the stove and cooking utensils to the first floor using the Storage Space, and immediately opened the door to start burning firewood and steaming fruit.
Baskets of different kinds of fruit are placed on the pot. As the Lion Man's Wind the fire below, the steam quickly removes most of the moisture from the fruit.
Don't worry about the steamed fruit. Just spread it evenly on the ground and don't expose it to direct sunlight. Let it air dry in the shade first, and the taste will be slightly improved.
We ate while we cooked.
The first batch was done, and half of it was eaten by the one large and four small ones. But by the time the second batch came out, only a third of it was gone.
By the third batch, even Oreo, who particularly loved dried apples, looked fearful, afraid that Su Mo would force himself on her. She fled back to the second floor of the shelter as fast as she could, temporarily escaping the "sea of suffering".
The two chickens did the same, clucking as they ran after Oreo.
Only Moore, who was unconcerned about whether the fruit was cooked or raw, helped Su Mo peel the fruit while popping the "pretty" ones into his mouth, crunching them as if they were delicious.
After taking the Psionic Water for a period of time, Moore seemed to have unlocked more of his wisdom. Taking advantage of the sparse rain outside, he began to ramble on about the story of the Thunder Bear Clan.
"Master Su Mo, it seems like I'm remembering more and more things. Our Thunder Bear Family's cooks have also made similar dried fruit...
"Oh? Moore, do you still remember that your family is from this wasteland?"
The origins of all the alien races in the wasteland are a great mystery, including the extinct kobolds, for whom countless mysteries remain to be uncovered.
Upon hearing Su Mo's words, Moore slowed down his work and began to think carefully.
After a long pause, as if he had caught some detail, Moore quickly shook his bear head and muttered, "Moore's home isn't here, not on this land. We have three moons where we're from. Moore's family lives in a super-large forest."
"Beautiful elves in the forest often bring us delicious water, and goblins frequently bring tasty fruits to exchange for materials."
"There's a strange person who regularly sends us recipes, and the food we make according to those recipes tastes delicious."
"The fruit in the goblin's hand is really delicious, even sweeter than our apples!"
As he spoke, Moore couldn't help but drool, and quickly swallowed two fist-sized apples.
"Oh? Can you still remember what kind of fruit it was, and what it tasted like?"
Seeing Moore's "excited" expression, Su Mo thought for a moment and asked a question that seemed unintentional but was actually a deliberate attempt to guide the conversation.
Moore's reaction was not unexpected by Su Mo.
Upon hearing this, Moore stopped working completely.
A familiar look of confusion appeared on his bear-like face, as if something was missing from his memory, or as if something had been forcibly taken away from him.
"Right, why can't Moore remember what those things tasted like?"
"Without the juice of apples, without the spiciness of Oil Splash Noodles, why does Moore find those things delicious?"