Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 40 Nails and Transportation

The two of them jogged all the way here, their speed much faster, and they arrived at the fork in the road in less than twenty minutes.

They are running much faster now.

Of course, the fast mentioned here is relative. For example, before shrinking, the running frequency was 180 steps per minute, but now the frequency is much higher, which is mainly the effect of increased strength.

So after running all the way, Lu Yuning and Wu Xiao were only breathing slightly.

Looking at the familiar trash can in front of him, although Wu Xiao was struggling inside, he had to go in with Lu Yuning.

When he thought of the indigenous people inside, he subconsciously shuddered.

Lu Yuning was somewhat used to it. He was somewhat resistant to creatures like cockroaches. If there were a bunch of spiders in there, he might have to think about it.
However, the result was beyond their expectations. All the cockroaches inside disappeared.

It was probably because it rained yesterday, or maybe they had almost eaten all the food.

This made the work much smoother, and the two quickly collected enough plastic materials.

After achieving their main goal, the two decided to explore further.

There's not enough light in here, and it's packed with a lot of things.

Since this trash can is in the park, most of the garbage is related to drinks, and the most are plastic bottles and cans.

But soon Lu Yuning found something useful, a pack of unused facial tissues.

"Wow, this is great stuff. I don't need to use leaves anymore!" Wu Xiao was a little happy, and he was talking about the toilet problem.

"Is there still room for it?" Lu Yuning asked.

"There's not much left. Why not just take it back? It shouldn't sink." Wu Xiao sensed his own space and then replied.

Lu Yuning nodded.

The two of them dragged the tissues out without much effort.

Since I was going to take it back directly, I might as well drag the outer wrapping paper back with me. I think it could be useful.

This time they returned with a full load, and Lu Yuning felt a little happy.

This trash can is full of treasures. I wish I could move them all back.

He glanced at the trash can again reluctantly, but vaguely found something in the corner.

However, the light is dim and I can't see clearly. I can only make out the rough shape.

He greeted Wu Xiao and the two of them explored the area together.

"Nail." Lu Yuning confirmed his guess.

There was a nail lying quietly in the corner. It looked like it had been there for some time and was a little rusty. It must be made of iron.

The iron nail was stuck tightly in the corner of the trash can, and I guess the cleaner who handled the garbage didn't notice it.

"Is this thing useful?" Wu Xiao asked.

"Well, do you remember Lao Zou's special ability? Xinyue put forward a guess at that time." Lu Yuning nodded.

"Oh, I remember now. It seems that his special ability may produce different energy conversion effects with different metal materials?" Wu Xiao recalled.

"That's right, so we have to find a way to get this nail back so that Old Zou can try it."

"Then let's move it back together." Wu Xiao said and ran over to try to pick it up.

This iron nail may not look large, but due to its high density, it is still very heavy.

Wu Xiao could only lift his head with difficulty.

Lu Yuning hurried over to help. After some effort, the two of them lifted and rolled the nail out of the trash can.

But then there was a problem. The nail was quite long, and even if Wu Xiao cleared all the space, it still couldn't fit in.

Lu Yuning is currently unable to handle metal materials.

It was a bit difficult for the two of them just to get the nail out, and they still had 100 meters to go to get home.

Lu Yuning looked at the heavy nails in front of him, pondered for a long time, and suddenly slapped his head.

"You're so stupid! Why not just use it as a means of transportation?" he said suddenly.

Ever since Wu Xiao joined the team, Lu Yuning has become accustomed to asking him to help carry things.

Later, when he met Xu Qi again, he had forgotten about this most practical method. Wu Xiao's space's main advantage was the transportation of heavy objects and the storage and access of precious items such as armor, weapons, water, and food.

If you need to carry large items, using a transportation tool is the best choice.

The materials are also ready-made, just use the plastic materials that have been decomposed before.

In fact, they didn't have much to move, just an unused tissue and a rusty nail.

Lu Yuning thought about it and decided to just make a two-wheeled vehicle so that he wouldn't have to worry about steering and balance issues.

In the future, we can consider making a special means of transportation.

He even thought of a three-wheeled trailer that could be used for transportation by riding.

It’s probably difficult to make the chain and gears, but you can try using tracks instead.

After all, their power is limited, and the static friction of the tracks is enough to keep the entire system running.

But when you think about it, it's not certain whether it can be used after it is made. Many mechanical devices may not operate in the same way as before when they are miniaturized.

Lu Yuning withdrew his thoughts and processed the materials in front of him.

He originally wanted to use the nails as a frame and then build two wheels to put on it.

But after looking at the shape of the nail, I gave up.

The nails are of uneven thickness at both ends. If you install the wheel directly on it, the balance will probably be a problem, which is not worth the effort.

Finally, it was decided to make the entire two-wheeler out of plastic.

Since it is only for temporary use, there is no need to make it too elaborate.

So just make two wheels, and then get a smooth stick as a suspension. Of course, the suspension doesn't really have any practical use, it's just for stability.

Although this two-wheeled vehicle seems simple enough to think about, there are actually a lot of details involved when actually making it.

Lu Yuning scratched his head for a long time and finally came up with something similar.

It looks a bit ugly overall, but it's practical.

Wu Xiao was a little curious and pulled the cart around for a while, finding it quite fun.

He volunteered to do the hard work and actually enjoyed it.

The two men lifted the nails onto a two-wheeled cart and set off for the shelter.

The return trip was much slower because we were carrying things.

"What good things did you bring back?" Zou Yunxin saw the two scavengers coming back from afar and hurried out to help.

But the transport truck was a little curious and everyone was scrambling to pull it over.

Lu Yuning was at a loss for words. What was so fun about this thing? Men have a special liking for cars, but what was so special about this shabby two-wheeled vehicle?

"What's the point of pulling this broken thing? I'll help you make a real car later." Lu Yuning said.

"Really!?" They both said in unison, their eyes shining.

"Well, let's talk about it later, but we have to wait until Lao Zou and I improve our abilities. Maybe we can make a steam-driven car." Lu Yuning made a big promise.

The two looked at each other and laughed foolishly.

"Yu Ning, Wu Xiao, what did you find?" Zhang Xinyue and Zhang Qian also ran over.

The two first saw the two-wheeled vehicle. Although they were surprised, they were not very interested, which was completely different from the reaction of the two men.

Then they saw the nail in the car and the unused tissue.

"There's toilet paper available!" Zhang Xinyue and Zhang Qian were extremely happy.

Obviously, the two ladies were more concerned about hygiene.

　I received 7 monthly tickets today, thank you very much.

　　This book was originally intended as entertainment, but some people quite like reading it, so I've been feeling quite stressed lately.

　　In addition to thanking you all for your support, I can only try my best to write a good story.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)