Doomsday Drifting Begins with Shipbuilding

Chapter 13 The Disappearing Plastic

Chen Xuan wanted to try the efficiency of the fresh water collector.

However, considering that the passive way of waiting for sunlight to evaporate is too slow, he plans to use the "flame injection module" to actively heat it first.

Chen Xuan first took the freshwater collector into the sea, filled it with some seawater, and then carefully lifted it to the appropriate height of the mast to fix it.

Originally, the weight of the fresh water collector in the hand is equivalent to a laptop computer, and with the addition of sea water, it is already quite heavy.

But after Chen Xuan tried to press it, he found that the fresh water collector was fixed very stably.

This once again made him feel the high quality of the system.

A flame is emitted at the bottom to heat, and the fresh water collector officially begins to work.

The water vapor continuously evaporates and flows along the outer wall to the collection area.

It will take a while to wait for the fresh water collector to produce enough fresh water. During this time, he took the opportunity to count the remaining materials in the material space.

After several times of production consumption, plus these collections along the way, he still has 33 units of "wood" and 106 units of "plant fiber" left.

After building the fresh water collector, the "bioplastic" has been used up.

And after several rounds of burning and refining, the "oil" is about to be exhausted.

If you want to reach the Times Building, the small raft in front of you may not be enough, you must do some strengthening.

Chen Xuan called up the [Vehicle Upgrade] option again.

[Vehicle upgrade]:
Option 5: Expand the raft area by 50 square meters.Requirements: [-] units of "timber".

Option 5: Enhance the performance of the sail and increase the power to the second level.Demand: 100 units of "wood", 20 units of "plant fiber", [-] units of "oil".

Option 200: Upgrade the raft to a "small utility boat".Requirements: 20 units of "timber", raft area of ​​[-]㎡, power level two.

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A bit worse.

Chen Xuan turned his head and looked at the floating objects scattered around in front of him.

Time to think about gathering a wave of resources.

The "oil" is slowly burned out, and the fresh water collector has also collected a considerable amount of fresh water.

Turning on the switch from below, Chen Xuan took part of the fresh water with the leftover instant noodle bucket.

After trying a sip, Chen Xuan smacked his lips and tasted the freshly distilled water.

It’s not much different from the purified water you drink on a daily basis, it’s even a little sweeter.

I looked at the sun and saw that it was almost noon.

Chen Xuan decided to have a hot meal of instant noodles first, and then start the work of collecting resources in the afternoon.

This has been on his mind for a long time.

There is still some water left in the fresh water collector, enough to soak a bucket of instant noodles.

The water needs to be boiled first. Now that there is no oil, Chen Xuan uses wood as fuel to directly heat the fresh water in the fresh water collector.

The water boiled quickly, and this step consumed another 1 unit of wood.

Chen Xuan took out a bucket of instant noodles from the mast, quickly tore them apart, put the seasonings, and poured water to make the noodles.

The next step is to wait.

"Huh? The feel of the seasoning bag seems to be a bit wrong." Chen Xuan let out a light sigh.

The last time he was too hungry, he didn't notice any problem with the seasoning packet, but this time he was bored waiting for the instant noodles to soak, and he finally noticed this slight change.

I saw that the plastic in my hand was becoming soft rapidly, and the handwriting was gradually blurring.

Slowly it turned into a puddle of glue-bound substance again, and then it gradually became thinner again.

At the end, these few seasoning bags and the plastic fork for eating instant noodles completely evaporated and disappeared under Chen Xuan's incredible gaze.

Looking at the weird scene in front of him, Chen Xuan suddenly understood why he couldn't find a single plastic product after floating on the sea for so long.

If so, it would be no wonder he could find it.

The long-standing doubts have been solved.

Obviously, for unknown reasons, this material would be decomposed and disappeared.The plastic bag in the instant noodle bucket was probably preserved because it was isolated from the outside world.

And it's not that simple.

You must know that plastic products in daily life are almost everywhere, which means that even those places that are not flooded and where human civilization is well preserved, there may be great changes.

The development of the situation became more and more serious.

"Is this also a mutation brought about by the flood?" Chen Xuan muttered to himself.

From mysterious strange fish to tuna to fluorescent seaweed, Chen Xuan had always thought that mutations only existed in individual sea creatures, but he did not expect that the properties of some materials also changed in this disaster.

I am afraid that the change of plastic is not just an example, and the properties of other materials are not sure what kind of changes will occur.

Thinking of this, he looked at the raft under his feet again.

The nature of the wood does not seem to have changed, and the salvaged leaves are no different from those in the past, and the instant noodle bucket in front of me is also well preserved.

Why is this again?
New questions were added.

Chen Xuan felt more and more that the changes brought about by the flood were extraordinary, not just the fact that the city was submerged and a few mutated creatures appeared.

He has no way of knowing what unknown mutations are waiting for him in the future.

"Let's go with what happens." Chen Xuan comforted himself.

The instant noodles had already been soaked, Chen Xuan withdrew his thoughts, and began to savor the delicious food in front of him seriously.

The hot and fragrant braised beef noodles were his favorite before the disaster.

But eating it now made him feel extra cordial.

After quickly slurping down a bucket of noodles, Chen Xuan sighed and drank all the soup.

Compared with eating instant noodles dry before, this way of eating is obviously more delicious now, but the satisfaction brought by the extreme hunger at that time is far inferior to what it is now.

After wiping his mouth, Chen Xuan picked up the instant noodle bucket and added some seawater to the fresh water collector, then placed it in a suitable place.

Now that the need for fresh water is no longer so urgent, we use sunlight distillation to reduce some consumption.

Do not exercise vigorously just after eating.

Sitting in the shadow under the mast, Chen Xuan began to doze off a little.

Although it is not yet noon, the temperature is still high, and even staying in the shade is still a bit uncomfortable.

It's not good for the skin if it goes on like this.

I don't know how long it will take to float, I have to make myself more comfortable,
It seems that we have to find a way to build a pergola again.

He was thinking in a daze.

About half an hour later, Chen Xuan woke up.

After stretching his body a little, he jumped into the sea.

The sun is too strong, and it is too hot to stand on the sea to salvage floating objects.

Chen Xuan planned to go into the water to collect some seaweed first. This special fluorescent seaweed may not be found everywhere.

It never hurts to collect more.

Swim to the seaweed group familiarly.

What made Chen Xuan feel more regretful was that no fish were seen along the way.

Otherwise, now that he has mastered the "flame injection module", he can directly perform a "fire-roasted deep-sea fish".

Looking at the seaweed in front of him, he had a new idea this time.

Since it is all about breaking the seaweed, why not just cut it from the depths, so that you may be able to find a few hidden seaweed fruits.

If you find the seaweed fruit, you can also extract the "oil" on the spot, which is also very convenient for action.

Having made up his mind, Chen Xuan struggled to swim deeper.

(End of this chapter)