Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 404: Change Early and Enjoy Early

As previously predicted by the Meteorological Satellite and Data Department, the temperature this summer has risen very rapidly, reaching 37 degrees Celsius outdoors at one point.

Although there are occasional thunderstorms, the rainfall is short and rapid, which in turn brings about further warming.

Fortunately, refrigeration box technology is now relatively mature, and the company's various production processes are carried out in an orderly manner indoors.

After the Guangbo bitter root was transplanted, the second generation of refrigeration coal has been gradually produced. Its cooling speed is 5 times that of the first generation, and the consumption of maintaining temperature is also smaller. However, due to the long growth cycle of bitter roots, it will take at least a year for external supply.

On this day, Zhou Yi was eating the latest ice cream produced by Fullmetal Alchemist.

Although the taste is a little different from what I had in the past, it is already a delicious dessert in this era.

Steel Refiner is very proud of this product: "Mr. Zhou, we have been steadily developing the frozen beverage market. From the earliest popsicles to the current ice cream, it has taken two years to mature."

"In the past, popsicles were still in the exploratory stage, and they could be imitated in various places. But this one cannot be replicated in the short term. We imitated the food production technology of the Age of Gods and went through a lot of trial and error."

"It contains sugar, milk, cream, egg yolks, natural flavors and some auxiliary ingredients to increase taste and flavor. We make it strictly according to the proportions tested. Now there are three flavors to choose from: original flavor, vanilla flavor and caramel flavor."

"It's amazing. Our ice cream sales have far surpassed those of refrigeration boxes, and our turnover and profits are far ahead of refrigeration coal. Its profitability is incredible."

Zhou Yi scooped a piece of ice cream with a wooden spoon, ate it slowly and said, "This is natural. As far as I know, no other store makes this kind of exquisite ice cream. Maybe some rich people have special chefs to make it, but it's hard for ordinary people to buy it."

"I remember that the price of popsicles was 10 mushrooms, and now your ice cream is 40 mushrooms. This price is acceptable to ordinary workers and can be regarded as a superior substitute for popsicles."

"Of course, the most important thing is the matching. Now more and more people have refrigerators at home, so they can store the food for a long time. This thing has a long shelf life and is really delicious in the summer. We need to mobilize everyone's ingenuity to produce more good things like this."

"That's what you said."

Fullmetal Alchemist said happily, "This summer is very hot. We sell an average of 80 ice creams a day. They are transported to large places like the Twin Rivers area through refrigerated boxes. Heaven will take up half of the total market share."

"Many people like to stock up at home, and some merchants buy goods from us and sell them at high prices in some remote small towns. Many people in big cities can afford it, and there are also many restaurants that purchase goods from us on a long-term basis."

"What's the cost?"

Zhou Yi asked.

"The cost of raw materials is about 5 mushrooms, plus the transportation manpower, the total cost of one mushroom is no more than 10 mushrooms. Taking into account some damage and uncontrollable factors, the profit of one mushroom is 25 mushrooms."

Zhou Yi sighed: "That means we can earn 2000 million mushrooms every day. Business is booming."

Fullmetal Alchemist added: "Summer is the main season for making money, and other seasons will fall back to normal levels. However, to run a long-term business, I think we should build a brand. After discussion and voting, we finally decided on [Love]."

Zhou Yi was more curious: "Is it because the inventor is called Love? Or is there some other reason?"

This name doesn't sound like someone from Fullmetal Alchemist.

"Mr. Zhou, this is it."

Fullmetal Lord said, "Nearly a hundred years ago, there was a traveler named Love. She passed by Fullmetal City by boat. At that time, it was still a very poor village."

"At that time, she cured many people of fever and taught them how to mine and smelt iron. She said there were many shallow natural iron ores here and asked them to make a living from them. She left after teaching everyone, so the locals have always remembered this kindness."

"Love is remembered by everyone, so this ice cream is named after her."

Zhou Yi nodded after hearing this.

There are such good people in every era.

As the Development League continues to explode in various fields, everyone's brand awareness is becoming stronger and stronger.

Brands provide better memory points, dissemination and influence. The emergence of various brands also enriches the product system of the entire development alliance.

Following the earliest Emerald City three-piece set, there are now [Emerald City] clothing, [Love] ice cream, [Sihe] floating heart, [Steam] airship, and Bedougong has built [Shell] liquid flow battery.

These products and brands covering various industries are the shadows of the Development Alliance. They will enter all parts of the world and continue to influence and improve everyone's life.

Zhou Yi was happy to see this happen.

"There is another matter concerning the supply of raw materials that I need to consult you about."

Steel Refiner explained: "As our ice cream business grows, we need more and more food ingredients, and the demand for sugar and milk has skyrocketed. We have established long-term cooperation with Shanhukou, which produces a large amount of sugar and also provides services for processing finished cream..."

Zhou Yi said: "And then?"

Coral Mouth is now part of the Kingdom of Heaven, so there is no pressure to import from there, and there will be no sanctions.

"But having only one supplier is risky in itself. We experienced this deeply when we were sanctioned before. So I found a few more suppliers."

"One of the suppliers is special..."

Mr. Steel Refiner hesitated for a moment. "That's the Songbei region in the north. The local climate is cold, which is suitable for the growth of dairy cows. They produce a lot of milk and meat. It can be said to be one of the largest milk-producing regions in the Eastern Continent. There are a large number of herdsmen and vast pastures. The milk source is high-quality. It is governed by a group of bone people."

"It's just that behind the Songbei area is Xingshu."

"Because of the incident in United City, we were actually in a hostile relationship with Xingshu..."

Zhou Yixin said that was all. He asked, "We often cooperate with the Beiyang region. Why does the Songbei region object to doing business with us?"

"nor."

"Then why worry? Just cooperate."

Only then did Mr. Steelmaker feel relieved: "Okay, I'll contact them right away."

……

In the afternoon, the old engineer Chen Ruixiang suddenly came to the door with a happy look on his face.

They brought two floating hearts with an assistant.

"Chairman, this is the latest second-generation floating heart. All debugging has been completed and it has just started mass production. Old Liu is watching in the factory and talking to the engineers about the key points, so he didn't come over."

Chen Ruixiang adjusted his glasses and pointed at the metal device on the table. "Look, in the second-generation heart, we have adopted the technology of separating the left and right ventricles. There is a mechanical valve and a cooling layer in the middle. In the daily mode, oil is used, which is stable enough. In the working mode, sugar can be burned to obtain stronger power."

"We used the first generation of floating hearts as the measurement standard and set the efficiency unit of [Floating] to represent the performance of the floating heart device. There are complicated calculation methods involved, so I won't go into details here. In short, the higher the number, the better."

"The efficiency of the first generation heart is 1 float, while the efficiency of the second generation heart is 1 float."

"In terms of energy consumption, the second generation consumes 2% more energy than the first generation every 12 hours, but the energy intensity is increased by 1%. The greater the energy intensity, the more it can support high power consumption, allowing the energy power conversion device to exert higher power."

The old man was beaming with joy, gesticulating like a conductor: "In actual use, it can further increase the speed of the glider, allow the generator to produce more electricity per unit time, and allow the electromechanical life to complete calculations in a shorter time!"

Zhou Yi was delighted.

This is a huge improvement, the second generation directly increased the performance by 2%.

他又不由奇怪：“陈老，我记得之前给泰迪安装内测2代心脏的时候，节能率只是从1代的88%提升到2代的94%吧？这怎么多出55%这么多？”

"That is just one of the indicators, and it only represents a comparison with traditional energy packages to make it easier for everyone to understand."

Chen Ruixiang explained carefully: "Here we have to talk about the standard of [float]. It is a comprehensive evaluation constant composed of four parts: energy efficiency, operating cost, energy density, and device performance."

"In terms of energy efficiency, devices driven by the second-generation heart are usually more efficient, with energy conversion efficiency of more than 2%, while the conversion efficiency of the first-generation heart is 40%. In essence, it is determined by the energy conversion rate of plankton."

"The most intuitive thing is the performance of the device. Oil-driven devices usually have a fast response speed. However, the device driven by a mixture of oil and sugar has a stronger power output while ensuring that the response speed remains almost unchanged."

"If there is a slight difference in each of these four parts, the final results will be very different."

Zhou Yi didn't quite understand.

But one thing is clear.

The floating heart mixed with sugar and oil is better than the oily floating heart.

"So what's the price?" Zhou Yi was more concerned about potential hidden dangers.

"That's a good question!"

Chen Ruixiang smiled and said: "The maintenance cost is increased. Because it is a mixture of sugar and oil, the heart needs to be maintained regularly to ensure the separation of sugar and oil, and to confirm the status of plankton. In addition, it is necessary to fill it with oil and sugar, but the impurity ratio of the output sugar has a safety line, that is, there are requirements for sugar, not all handmade sugar can be used."

"But compared to a 55% increase in work efficiency, these are acceptable."

Zhou Yi smiled bitterly: "That is to say, our current infrastructure may have to be replaced with the second generation of core."

"of course."

The old engineer said as a matter of course: "It can be improved by 55%! The sooner the better, the sooner you change, the sooner you can enjoy it, Mr. Zhou!"

"Too."

Zhou Yi was helpless: "It's going to be hard work for everyone. There are a lot of floating hearts in the electric cat infrastructure now. Replacing them is not a small project..."

"They will definitely be willing. If you don't believe me, let them choose!"

The old engineer said confidently: "Now the output in one year can reach that in one and a half years in the past, and the goods produced are completely different from the results of labor."

Zhou Yi looked at the second floating heart next to him.

This one is an old-fashioned 1st generation heart.

"Mr. Chen, what is this?"

"This is not simple. Although it is a 1st generation heart, its strength is much stronger than the 2nd generation next to it!"

Chen Ruixiang smiled slightly: "This is the first generation heart raised by Chen Ji. Our previous floating heart is equivalent to the D-level photonic organ of ordinary photonic life."

"But this one, after being bred and carefully raised, has reached C-grade!"

(End of this chapter)