Wasteland Development Diary

Zhou Yi flew all the way from Emerald City to Steel Forging City.

It was daytime, and the summer sun made the ground seem to smoke.

Because Steel Forging City itself is a mineral processing city, and there is little vegetation around the residential area, everything looks dazzling and glaring, both in terms of physical sensation and visually.

The production line of refrigeration boxes is not far from the steel factory. Many mushroom-shaped houses have been erected there, and some sunshades have been built with straw mats and wood. Many workers are busy.

Lord Steel Forge gave a brief introduction.

"I've set up a simple assembly line here, divided into three simple process groups."

"The first group of workers makes and installs the box shell and the coal plate below. The second group fills the inside with soil in a specific ratio and fills it with cooling coal. The third group does the final testing, including checking the smoke emission, cooling degree, and transportation collision prevention."

Seeing the black-haired youth accompanied by the lord, many workers curiously peeked.

Lord Steel Forge rolled his wheels and led Zhou Yi to the other side: "Mr. Zhou, look, this is the new type of refrigeration box we have produced."

There are two sizes here, one large and one small.

The small one is the same size as the conventional refrigeration box, but the outer shell has become a bamboo weaving structure.

Zhou Yi touched it with his hand and confirmed that it was bamboo.

He opened the lid and found that the inside of the refrigeration box was also a bamboo-woven frame, with a layer of wood separating and sealing the internal filling layer.

Zhou Yi weighed it and felt that the weight of the box had become much lighter.

"Bamboo is very light and has strong impact resistance. It's indeed good as a shell. It seems that the soil layer inside has also become thinner?"

He asked, "Is there any problem with cooling like this?"

"Mr. Zhou is indeed insightful. Please rest assured that the bamboo refrigeration box has passed our extensive testing, and its function is no different from the old version. Whether it is refrigerated or frozen, the effect is the same."

Lord Steel Forge said: "For long-distance transportation, bumps are inevitable along the way, and the bamboo structure is easier to use. Bamboo has a low thermal conductivity and can also dissipate heat, avoiding the influence of surrounding high temperatures on the inside of the box."

"Compared to wood, bamboo is cheaper and grows faster. We are already importing a lot of bamboo from the Tree Monster Territory, which is a bamboo-producing area. We are preparing to gradually replace the old refrigeration boxes with new ones."

Zhou Yi asked, "How much can the cost be saved?"

"Each refrigeration box can reduce the consumption of wood materials by 50%. If it is replaced with a bamboo structure, the cost is about 120 mushrooms, while the previous cost was 200 mushrooms, which can save 80 mushrooms."

Proportionally, that's a 40% cost savings.

This is already a very significant improvement result.

"And this is a large refrigeration box."

Lord Steel Forge pointed to another model next to him.

The outer shell of the large refrigeration box is completely made of wood, and it looks like a wardrobe, with a double-layered open-pull structure on the top and bottom.

The upper box door also has a Samurai Crab logo engraved in the upper left corner.

Zhou Yi opened the upper and lower doors and found that the upper layer was refrigerated and the lower layer was frozen.

The inner layer is also coated with tree gum, which is waterproof and feels good.

It also has a copper pipe on the top to facilitate external smoke extraction.

The appearance and texture have been greatly improved.

"This is an improvement we made based on customer needs."

Lord Steel Forge introduced: "After the refrigeration boxes were widely spread, many customers repurchased them. A considerable portion of these customers have sufficient funds and high requirements for quality, mostly enhancers and merchants."

"So we created this vertical refrigeration box. The inside is also filled with a bamboo structure, and the outer layer is a wooden shell built according to furniture standards to ensure exquisite workmanship and aesthetics."

"Of course, this makes the price higher. Its cost is 800 mushrooms, and the external price is 1500 mushrooms. There are currently more than 1000 orders."

Zhou Yi thought it was good.

The product must be improved according to the actual needs of users.

"These two refrigeration boxes were slowly produced during manufacturing and sales. The most critical inventor is Wang Jun."

Lord Steel Forge called for this inventor.

Wang Jun looked about twenty years old, with many old injuries on his fingers and dark palms, obviously often working with his hands.

He was a little nervous facing Zhou Yi: "Mr. Zhou, this, I actually fiddled with it together with many fellow workers. It's just that I like to do these things, so I'm lucky."

"Good luck is also a skill."

Zhou Yi said with a smile: "How did you think of bamboo?"

"I didn't think of bamboo at first. I just thought, isn't the refrigeration box actually a smaller version of a wooden house? So I used clay to pinch a model to see how to make it more interesting."

Wang Jun talked about his experience.

He is a steel worker, and at first, he felt that he could not surpass the design of the refrigeration box no matter what he did.

However, by chance, Wang Jun was reminded that the proportion of soil could be reduced, and other materials that could lock in temperature could be used instead. The hollow structure could also isolate temperature.

He learned from several merchants that bamboo hats are more effective at shading the sun than linen and leather. Bamboo is also deodorant and has strong resistance to pests. In places with dense bamboo forests, many people use bamboo to build houses.

Then Wang Jun chose to replace part of the wood with bamboo and tried it little by little, and found that it really worked.

Bamboo is not only cheap but also flexible and can also play a good role in shell protection.

After repeated improvements, this new type of refrigeration box was created.

Lord Steel Forge said: "We here also imitate the company and announced an invention and innovation reward mechanism, so the workers have become much more active than in the past."

Zhou Yi was also happy from the bottom of his heart.

It's useless for just one company to be strong. It must affect and radiate more cities, so that they can also follow the path of the Wasteland Development Company, so as to gradually change the status quo of the new humans from quantitative change to qualitative change.

"In addition, because it is too hot, our workers here have also invented ice drinks."

Lord Steel Forge said: "Wang Jun, bring it to Mr. Zhou."

"Yes, sir."

The young worker opened a refrigeration box next to him and took out two popsicles from it.

One red and one green.

Zhou Yi took the green one and tasted it.

The taste is fresh.

"What's added to this?"

"It's bulrush, the juice of young bulrush is made with sugar." Wang Jun said with a smile: "The other one is sweet and sour fruit, imported from the Tree Monster Territory, sweet and sour. Now everyone likes these two kinds of popsicles very much."

Zhou Yi exclaimed: "It seems that you are all very good. Keep up the good work and sell the popsicles too."

Wang Jun was stunned: "Can this also be sold?"

"Why not?"

Zhou Yi took a bite of the ice and asked: "Now is a good time to sell this in summer. It's cool and relieves the heat, and the price is not too expensive. If it is sent to factories, mines, and farms in various cities, someone will definitely buy it."

"This is very cheap."

Wang Jun said: "It only takes 1 mushroom to make, and most of it is water."

"Then you have to hurry up, I don't know how long this summer will last. Make more and sell it with the refrigeration boxes."

Zhou Yi said with a smile: "You can also make a fortune if you seize the opportunity. It's not too much to sell a popsicle for 10 mushrooms, right?"

Wang Jun gasped when he heard this: "You can earn 9 mushrooms for one!"

"Yes, if you have time, get more of them. Even if you don't sell them to other places, the employees of the company will definitely be willing to buy them."

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The young man suddenly breathed heavily and looked at the large vehicle next to him: "Sir, can this..."

"Go do it."

Lord Steel Forge said: "Seize the opportunity."

"Yes!"

At this time, the young man suddenly hesitated, as if he had something to say, and looked back three times.

Zhou Yi said: "Say what you have to say, don't think too much."

"That, Mr. Zhou, I have a friend named Gongsun Bao. He is an architect. Although he is sometimes a little whimsical, I think he is a genius. It was he who reminded me to adjust from the structure and materials and helped me find bamboo to make new refrigeration boxes."

Wang Jun mustered up his courage and said: "He may not be suitable for our Steel Forging City, but please give him a chance. I want to bring him to see you. Maybe he will be a useful talent for the company!"

"Okay."

Zhou Yi said: "You can."

"Thank you, I'll go get him right away."

Wang Jun ran away.

Zhou Yi then looked at the lord next to him: "Gongsun Bao, do you know him?"

"I know."

Lord Steel Forge said: "He once came to me and said that he hoped to use construction engineering to transform the Dead Sea. I told him to dig mines properly and told him that we don't have those conditions here."

Zhou Yi was stunned when he heard this.

This person is bold enough.

But if you don't even dare to think about it, then it's even more impossible to do it.

Zhou Yi asked again: "He is an architect, why is he mining here?"

"We have replaced traditional buildings with mushroom houses here, and the demand for traditional architects is very small."

"Steel Forging City imitates the Emerald City model, selecting talents from the most basic industrial workers, that is, from miners and steel workers, to select and internally recruit to manufacture refrigeration boxes."

"So it also needs to be done step by step." Lord Steel Forge said so.

Zhou Yi didn't expect that he had already been摸着过河 (learning from experience).

"I invited you here, first, to see our new refrigeration box, and second, to talk to you about something separately."

"You say."

Lord Steel Forge said in a low voice through the loudspeaker: "We hope to introduce electromechanical life forms that were once semi-civilized."

Zhou Yi was surprised: "You mean... to send the semi-civilized bodies to our hospital for repair with time anchors?"

"We don't have semi-civilized bodies here."

Lord Steel Forge said: "I hope to introduce those special electromechanical life forms through the Electromechanical Knight Order. If they have manufacturing and production capabilities, our Steel Forging City wants to hire and introduce them."

"If I were a resident of an electromechanical city, I would never do this, because safety and order are my first choices. But I am the lord and need to be responsible for the city and residents I govern."

It calmly stated: "Electromechanical life still has an absolute advantage in terms of productivity and professional ability."

"We have innovative products, and the best combination is with electromechanical life. Currently, due to sanctions and blockades, the only electromechanical life we can find is this part."

"From an individual point of view, I have no objection to semi-civilized bodies. If they are regarded as enhancers with stronger bodies, then this is not a problem."

Lord Steel Forge's ability to adapt and change is very strong.

Zhou Yi immediately agreed: "I will tell 703 that if you have no problems coordinating, this is certainly a good thing."

"If you agree, then I am very confident about this."

Lord Steel Forge said.

Not long after.

Wang Jun ran over with a person.

"Mr. Zhou, this is Gongsun Bao."

Gongsun Bao was about twenty years old, with a strong body and thick eyebrows and big eyes. Unfortunately, he had buck teeth, which affected his overall image.

Seeing Zhou Yi, Gongsun Bao said in a panic: "Mr. Zhou."

His clothes and hair were covered with ash, and it seemed that he had been working before.

Zhou Yi asked him: "Wang Jun recommended you to me, what skills do you have?"

"I am an architect."

Gongsun Bao said: "I have a design that can transform the Dead Sea, use the power of the Dead Sea to promote farmland irrigation, and create an inland waterway for transporting materials..."

He took out a roll of drawings from his clothes and introduced them to Zhou Yi.

The more Zhou Yi listened, the more serious he became.

This kid has something.