Sang Yunpu tinkered with these things, and luckily he had the tools. He finished before lunch and fixed the electric fence to the four corners of the tent. Chuanchuan guard at the tent entrance, very domineering. If someone was watching them, it would bark at them.
It only stopped when the other party looked away.
Sang Yunpu was pleasantly surprised by this little creature; it wasn't big, but it was really good at guarding the house.
At noon, Sang Luoluo cooked some sweet potato porridge, which she paired with some stir-fried vegetables she had prepared earlier. The two of them ate it with great relish.
Someone passed by, Chuanchuan rushed to the door and barked, not allowing the person to come any closer. Chuanchuan wasn't stupid; seeing the person approach, it barked even louder as it backed away, not forgetting to glance back at Sang Luoluo as it retreated. Sensing its owner's gaze on it, it regained its momentum and barked again.
Seeing that something was wrong, Sang Yunpu got up and went out to take a look. He saw a man in his thirties standing at the door, looking into their tent. Sang Yunpu stared at him and said, "What are you looking at?"
"Just passing by." The man had originally intended to cause trouble, but seeing that the other party was not someone to be trifled with, he gave up and went back.
The smell of Sang Luoluo's sweet potato porridge didn't waft out; it was all sucked away by the running range hood. Unless someone came in to check, no one would know what the two of them were eating.
Sang Luoluo put some sweet potato porridge in Chuanchuan's dog bowl, added some vegetables, and it ate it with great relish.
Chapter 70 Hire someone! Need someone who works quickly, pay per day...
The temperature dropped again at night, dropping to just a few degrees Celsius. Although the tent was windproof, it didn't insulate against the heat.
Even with an extra blanket on the floor, it still didn't feel warm. There was no other way; there was an electric blanket in the room, so Sang Luoluo took one out—just the right size for the two of them.
I kept the electric blanket on all night, and couldn't sleep because of the howling wind outside.
Chuanchuan then lay down in its doghouse, snuggled up next to Sang Luoluo, curled up in a ball, and lay there obediently after eating its fill.
There were sounds of robbery at night. Chuan Chuanchuan got up and barked twice. Sang Yunpu quickly got up and kept an eye on the commotion outside.
Some people lost their supplies and sat in an open space in the middle of the night howling. The sound of their crying was very annoying.
I don't know how long I'll be staying here.
The next morning, the lab messaged Sang Luoluo, asking her to come to work. Dr. Wang said that some projects needed her spatial abilities to help.
So, Sang Luoluo entrusted the Chuanchuan to Sang Yunpu's care and went to the laboratory alone.
The laboratory isn't too far away; it only takes half an hour to get there in an electric wheelchair.
There isn't a single vehicle available for transportation yet, and even if there were, they wouldn't be suitable for the tent area as they'd easily be stolen.
Once in the lab, Sang Luoluo's role as assistant was to help them move heavy objects, such as experimental tables and heavy experimental equipment. When she wasn't needed, she could play by herself.
Dr. Wang even found her a workstation and a computer so she would have a place to sit.
It feels like going to work now.
The work itself is quite easy.
Working in the lab had another advantage: she received some new information. For example, the lab was studying meteorites, and the various sizes of meteorite fragments selected from the meteorite shower were difficult for them to transport, so they asked Sang Luoluo to help them. Coincidentally, one of the small meteorites contained energy. Sang Luoluo resisted absorbing the energy and placed the meteorite at the location where they were going to conduct their experiment.
She also wanted to see what the laboratory could research and develop.
Besides, the laboratory was larger than she had imagined. If the mutated species in the wild that she studied encountered edible, low-radiation species, the laboratory would cultivate seeds or use cell propagation to grow new plants, which would then be transported to the underground planting area for cultivation.
This really opened her eyes.
The laboratory had only recently been restored, and it was unknown whether the next meteorite shower would affect the new laboratory. Sang Luoluo came to work here every day so that she could be on standby at any time to help protect the experimental equipment and samples.
Seven days later, the temperature dropped to 0 degrees Celsius, and Sang Luoluo also felt cold. Moreover, the weather changed so quickly that it didn't give anyone time to adjust.
Fortunately, the Guard sent word that they had arranged a villa for her, and they told her to go and choose a location.
Sang Luoluo asked the lab for a day off, packed up all the tents, and planned to book a villa today and move in. Living in a tent in the wild was pure torture.
Sang Yunpu went with her to choose a house.
Captain Sheng received them again this time. After meeting, Captain Sheng projected the villa information in front of them, showing the corresponding prices. Before, they would never have been eligible to buy the villa. It was the meteor shower and earthquake that gave Sang Luoluo the opportunity to accumulate so many contribution points.
These villas vary greatly in style, but their only advantage is that they are detached houses. The streets are very clean, and there is surveillance throughout, leaving no blind spots. The villas are all one story above ground and two stories below ground, and they are all built with ordinary wood. Only the more upscale ones can use stone and brick.
Looking at her points, Sang Luoluo could only exchange them for a wooden villa, which was actually quite good. Sang Yunpu compared several options and chose one with a larger area. The villa had interconnected underground passages leading to the underground city, and above, it connected to various streets. There were schools nearby, and it was also close to the laboratory, making it convenient for Sang Luoluo to work, which was quite good.
They both also gained eligibility to reside in the underground city, allowing direct access from beneath the villa to the underground city. Of course, not everyone living in the villa area has the opportunity to enter the underground city; those without a quota are not allowed access.
Upon receiving this information, Sang Luoluo immediately chose to pay with all her contribution points and obtained the villa.
Captain Sheng helped them change the information, and from now on, the villa will only belong to the brother and sister, and no one else has the right to occupy it or enter without permission.
After the handover was completed, Sang Luoluo and Sang Yunpu went to check out the new house immediately. Following the address, they found it in a secluded residential area not far from the laboratory. Some parts were still under reconstruction. Their own house, although repaired after the meteorite shower and having a basic frame, was still habitable, but it didn't even have windows. Some parts were still dilapidated and hadn't been repaired in time, requiring them to pay for the repairs themselves.
Sang Yunpu was somewhat dissatisfied, "So many contribution points, and the house I got in return is so... so shabby."
Sang Luoluo said, "It's already very good. This is a separate plot of land, so it's beneficial for us to repair it ourselves. We can add two more floors to use as a warehouse, and part of the courtyard can be used for other purposes."
Sang Yunpu felt the house was too expensive. "You're right, but the price is too high; it hurts my wallet. Let's go see what the basement looks like first."
Sang Luoluo also wanted to see what the basement looked like. She swiped her card to open the door and went in. The basement had two floors. The first floor had four rooms, each about 16 square meters, which could be used as underground storage rooms. The staircase on the second floor faced the entrance to the underground city. They could go directly to the underground city from here. The two entered their identity information, and the entrance to the underground city opened. Inside was a spacious passageway that connected to other villas. Not far away was a public elevator leading to the entrance to the underground city.
Of course, the two of them weren't planning to go downstairs to check right now; they wanted to tidy up the house first.
The two went up to the first floor, where there was a lot to deal with. First, they had to ensure they had enough to eat and drink. After the meteor shower, some dust had accumulated, and the entire place needed to be cleaned.
Sang Luoluo first took out a bucket, filled it with water, and then took out a mop and other cleaning tools. The two of them worked together to clean the first floor. The waste was placed separately in the yard, where someone would come to collect it.
Then, since the kitchen was quite large, Sang Luoluo took out all the pots, pans, and dishes and arranged them by type. Of course, she only took out the ones they would need; the ones they wouldn't need would be kept in her space for the time being.
"Brother, I'm hungry. Let's rest for a while and then have something to eat," Sang Luoluo said.
There aren't even dining tables here. They might have been there before, but they're gone now that the villa has been cleared out. It's hard to say whether the base took them back and traded them away as resources.
There was a small table in Sang Luoluo's space, so the two of them sat on the ground, placed a cushion on it, drank a bowl of hot mutton soup to warm themselves up, ate some other things, and then put it away.
Sang Luoluo saw that the house needed a lot of cleaning, and the two of them couldn't manage it alone. Sang Luoluo had an idea. "Brother, it's too slow and too tiring for just the two of us to clean the new house. I have to go to the lab tomorrow, and it'll be too difficult for you to do so much work by yourself. Besides, I have some other ideas."
"Replace all the windows with thick glass, and build another floor on top. Inside, we need to build two large beds for the two of us. You mentioned the furniture stores; they're expensive now, not worth buying. I have a lot of giant logs I brought back from the wild, enough to build two extra-large beds. Also, the yard needs some renovations. I can hire someone skilled in these kinds of tasks from the Guard to help you."
Upon hearing Sang Luoluo's plans and ideas, Sang Yunpu thought that it didn't really matter how big the bed was, as long as there was a place to lie down. However, since his sister wanted that kind of bed, and the villa was so big and the weather was getting colder, it would be better to renovate it as soon as possible. "Okay, then let's hire someone. One person is enough, just someone who can lend a hand."
"Um."
"I'll go find someone right away." After saying that, Sang Luoluo took out all the other things in the house and put them in the living room to see how Sang Yunpu would arrange them. Since there was no bed to sleep in, they would have to sleep in tents for the time being.