Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 10 Energy Conversion
“What the hell is going on?”

Zou Yunxin grabbed the metal sheet and tried hard, his face flushed red, but the sheet still showed no reaction. He was extremely depressed.

Everyone worked hard for his special ability for an entire afternoon, but in the end it couldn't be used. He felt a little ashamed.

"It's okay. There may be something we haven't figured out. Your ability may be different from what we thought." Lu Yuning comforted.

Zhang Xinyue also offered some words of comfort, and Zou Yunxin felt a little better.

Although they didn't get to drink hot water, they had almost finished preparing the new shelter while Lu Yuning was making the water boiler.

Of course, Lu Yuning still needs to help deal with some materials.

The main thing is to lay a foundation underneath, otherwise there is no way to lie down.
The rest of the items would just have to be moved in from the previous shelter, which was nothing more than some soft straw mattresses and pillows.

The opening needed some slight design, so after some discussion, they decided to build the door on the outside to prevent creatures outside from squeezing in.

For the door, you first need to make a round board of grass stem material, punch a hole in the middle, and then attach a rope to it.

A long stick is fastened to the other end to create a small device similar to a door bolt.

To open or close the door, just turn the bolt from the inside. It can be optimized later.

At Zou Yunxin's suggestion, several people built a partition, dividing the entire room into two parts.

In this way, men and women can live separately. I have to say that this guy is quite careful about this kind of thing. Lu Yuning nodded secretly.

Zhang Xinyue was indeed very happy.

It seems that she had this idea a long time ago, but she just didn't have the courage to mention it.

After a hearty meal, the four of them happily went into the new shelter.

The four of them lying inside felt an unprecedented sense of security, which was the first time in the apocalypse.

Wu Xiao had fallen into a deep sleep.

Zou Yunxin was muttering something to Lu Yuning in a low voice.

Lu Yuning didn't say anything and just nodded lightly.

early morning.

Lu Yuning and Zou Yunxin got up early without waking up the other two.

Since it was still dark, the two of them moved around cautiously outside, and Zou Yunxin dismantled the skeleton of the previous shelter.

The materials were moved to a place a little further away, where Lu Yuning was standing.

He wants to build a toilet.

The incident yesterday morning gave Zou Yunxin some ideas.

Maybe there were too many people and it was troublesome for Zhang Xinyue to go to the toilet, but it was not safe to go far away, so she wanted Lu Yuning to help find a toilet.

It was rare for Zou Yunxin to be so insightful, so Lu Yuning of course strongly supported him, so he got up early to see if he could finish it before dawn.

The materials and stuff are actually very simple, but how to deal with the excrement requires careful consideration.

Finally, Lu Yuning thought about it and decided to dig the ground deeper. As for what to do in the future, he could only consider it after he became more capable.

It took Lu Yuning about an hour, with the help of Zou Yunxin, to dig a big hole in the ground. Of course, it was only about 1 cm deep.

The rest is relatively simple to make. The materials are all dismantled from the previous shelter, and there is no need to crush them and process them. Just fuse and link the materials.

A layer of grass stem board was laid over the pit, leaving a gap in the middle for the toilet. For safety, several thick sticks were placed underneath the board. Lu Yuning had lived in the countryside before, and this type of dry toilet was common in rural areas, so there was no need for any special design.

When Zhang Xinyue walked out of the shelter, the toilet had been completed. The three of them happened to bump into each other, which scared Zhang Xinyue.

Zou Yunxin pulled her aside, whispered something to her, and then pointed to a newly built dry toilet not far away.

Zhang Xinyue's face turned slightly red at first.

Then he looked at Zou Yunxin, who was covered in dust and dirt, and felt a little moved.

She didn't say anything, but just silently helped him clean the dust from his hair.

Zou Yunxin's mouth was almost stretched to his ears.

Zou Yunxin had been pursuing Zhang Xinyue for a year, and there was only some progress before the end of the world.

Now Zhang Xinyue can't go back home. Only the somewhat silly Zou Yunxin is around her who cares about her, and she has developed a certain degree of dependence on him.

Although Lu Yuning would take care of her to some extent, Zhang Xinyue knew that he was doing it entirely for Zou Yunxin's sake, otherwise this notoriously cold and handsome guy would not care about her.

Seeing their relationship growing warmer, Lu Yuning felt a little comforted, thinking that it was not in vain that she got up so early!
Wu Xiao also woke up at this time. He looked at the two dusty people with some surprise. Then he looked at the new building not far away and began to understand a little.

He gave Zou Yunxin a look of "I see" and didn't ask any more questions.

The four of them washed with the water they drew yesterday. Lu Yuning made four small containers in advance to avoid the embarrassment of using public water.

After cleaning up, Lu Yuning immediately felt refreshed, but still felt a little uncomfortable. It was September and the weather was still a bit hot during the day, so sweating was difficult to clean.

It seems that it is really necessary to get a shower, Lu Yuning thought silently.

However, this is not a necessary equipment for the time being, so we can only talk about it later.

After cleaning, Lu Yuning took out a sealed grape. Currently, the four of them eat grapes for three meals a day.

The grapes seem to have been well preserved and haven't spoiled yet.

After eating, Zou Yunxin remembered his special ability again and tried it again without believing it.

The four were surprised to find that his special ability could be used again.

"Could it be related to the sun?" Zhang Xinyue suddenly thought of something.

Zhang Xinyue used to be a top student in school, but she became noticeably quieter after the apocalypse. Perhaps the apocalypse dealt her a big blow, and she lost interest in many things.

After what happened with Zou Yunxin today, he seemed to have become more open-minded and his thinking became more active.

"That makes sense!" Lu Yuning opened his mouth slightly, as if he had figured something out, and nodded.

To verify their hypothesis, they kept moving the water-boiling device, sometimes placing it in the shade, sometimes in the sun.

It was finally confirmed that Zou Yunxin's supernatural powers were indeed related to the sun.

His ability is more like the ability to transform energy rather than generate heat.

And it seems that his ability can only work on metals, and his energy comes from the sun, so it still has some limitations.

However, Zhang Xinyue raised another guess. Since cans are made of aluminum, is it possible to use other metals to convert solar energy into different energies?

Lu Yuning was greatly shocked. If this was true, then this ability would be too strong to be abnormal, but there was no material to verify it now.

But this is not important for now. The most urgent thing is to boil some water to drink.

They really wanted to drink water. Although grape juice could barely replenish water, it did not quench their thirst at all. Lu Yuning couldn't help but want to drink a few sips while washing up!
(End of this chapter)