Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 47 The Sixth Member

Scientific and technological progress is the only condition that can bring people a bright future.

After shrinking, the living standards of human beings will undoubtedly regress to the Stone Age. Of course, Lu Yuning and others are exceptions.

If we can really enter the steam age, it would be equivalent to directly skipping thousands of years of human development history.

"Okay, I roughly understand. Anyway, we can now make steam engines, and they can have different...power?" Zou Yunxin rarely grasped the key point.

Lu Yuning was slightly surprised when Zou Yunxin said this. He nodded and continued:

"Yes, with this premise, there are many things that can be unlocked, such as the steam water pump mentioned earlier, or steam elevators, various means of transportation, etc."

Seeing Lu Yuning talking so freely, everyone was somewhat infected by his emotions and listened to him happily.

Lu Yuning paused and continued, "Of course, this is the application of this ability in technology. Currently, it has also solved another important problem, which is protection against the cold."

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

"I originally intended to make my home in the tree hole, thinking that in winter, I could take some cold-proof measures, such as upgrading my bedding and collecting some insulation materials to keep warm. But now it's different."

"With sufficient energy storage, we can install geothermal and heating systems to keep warm. Just stay in the tree hole and you won't have to suffer the cold all winter."

"Wow!" Wu Xiao's eyes lit up. His hometown was in the south and he was quite afraid of the cold. After hearing Lu Yuning's reminder, he immediately became very happy.

After Lu Yuning's words, everyone understood the current situation and the mood in the shelter suddenly became high.

Xu Qi lay on the bed and looked at the excited people around him, and couldn't help feeling a little envious.

People in the pavilion are still worrying about food and water every day, but these people in front of them are already researching automated machinery. The gap is a bit discouraging.

If I tell the people at the pavilion about Lu Yuning and the others' living conditions, I wonder if they will regret it to the core.

Zhang Qian, who was not liked by everyone before, has become an important figure. It can only be said that the people on their side are really blind.

"Sister, what should we do? Will it be very cold in winter?" Xu Lele asked quietly.

Xu Qi touched her head, feeling a little distressed, and then said, "It's okay. We all have hands and feet. There will always be a way. Don't worry."

"Yeah," Xu Lele nodded obediently.

Although the two were talking in a low voice, Zhang Xinyue who was standing beside them still heard it.

She thought for a while and asked, "Qiqi, what are your plans for the future?"

Xu Qi was stunned for a moment when she heard her speak, then she understood: "Oh, you mean winter? Anyway, let's store some food first. Xiao Jin will probably hibernate in winter, so finding food later will be more difficult. As for keeping warm, we can only collect more cold-resistant materials and renovate the residence. I guess I'll have to trouble you with water again."

After listening to the two people talking, everyone else stopped discussing.

"Then, where is Lele?" Zhang Xinyue spoke slowly.

"Ah? Lele, come with me."

Lu Yuning looked at Zhang Xinyue, their eyes met, and Lu Yuning nodded slightly.

Zhang Xinyue understood and didn't speak to Xu Qi. Instead, she squatted down and said to Xu Lele, "Lele, do you like it here?"

"No." Xu Qi understood immediately and was about to speak when he suddenly froze and his mind became confused.

She knew what Zhang Xinyue meant. She just wanted to keep Xu Lele here. She wanted to stop her, but after thinking about it, this might be the best choice?

I hardly considered Lele in all the things I did. My head was a little confused for a moment, and I swallowed the words that were about to come out of my mouth.

"I like it." Xu Lele nodded. "Then, do you want to stay here?" Zhang Xinyue said what she wanted to say in the end.

This was actually Lu Yuning's original idea, but it was more appropriate to let Zhang Xinyue say it, so the two had discussed it in advance.

The first thing they considered was naturally that she was young, and it would be really hard for her to follow Xu Qi, so several people felt a little sorry for her.

The second point is that Xu Lele’s special ability is quite important. Although it can only heal wounds for the time being, Lu Yuning always feels that it will not be that simple.

Besides, just healing wounds is already an important superpower. Who can guarantee that you won’t get hurt afterwards?

In the end, it was a little help to Xu Qi, and it also indirectly bound her to this side. Although she was unwilling to join now, as long as Xu Lele was here, it was only a matter of time.

Xu Qi's ability can be said to have an extremely high upper limit. A squirrel can be a pillar of support for everyone, let alone other large creatures.

In short, these are just a series of their ideas. Whether Xu Lele wants to stay here in the end depends on the sisters themselves.

"Then sister, can you stay here with us?" Xu Lele asked innocently.

Before Zhang Xinyue could speak, Xu Qi spoke first.

She shook her head and then said, "Sister still has to go back, but I hope you stay here. I will come here often, okay?"

"I don't want to be separated from my sister." Xu Lele had his own ideas.

"There's delicious walnut porridge here, the accommodation is very clean, no one snores, and it's not far away. With Xiao Jin here, you can go over anytime." Xu Qi gave a lot of reasons.

"Your sister can come over often. She will be relieved if you stay here. You don't want her to worry too much, right?" Zhang Xinyue continued.

You can feel that Xu Lele still likes this place very much. Although she has not been here for long, she is still impressed by the novel architecture and comfortable living environment.

And she obviously has a good impression of Lu Yuning and the others.

The final question is whether I can meet Xu Qi, which is actually not a problem at all.

The two of them took turns saying nice things, and with Xu Qi's assurance that she would come over if nothing happened, Xu Lele was naturally shaken.

The team also officially welcomed its sixth member.

Everyone was naturally happy. Although she was young, she was well-behaved and sensible, and she had the ability to save people, so everyone naturally had a good impression of her.

"Well, welcome Lele~, sleep with your sister from now on." Zhang Xinyue welcomed warmly.

"Welcome, welcome!" The others also hurriedly joined in, and the atmosphere was warm and enthusiastic.

As for the task of taking care of her, Zhang Qian and Zhang Xinyue both took it over. Naturally, the others had no objections. After all, they were all rough men and were powerless even if they wanted to.

Xu Qi was naturally moved by the enthusiasm of the crowd and quickly expressed his gratitude.

She didn't say anything else. If she brought up the food, it would have spoiled the mood a bit.

……

Xu Qi will probably have to stay here for a while, and then make plans based on how his body recovers. This way, the two shelters will temporarily have no source of food.

Fortunately, the pavilion can still hold out for a few days.

As for them, they are not too worried. They still have some walnut reserves, and their number is relatively small, so there will be no problem in the short term.

This incident also reminded Lu Yuning that they could not always rely on Xu Qi for food, and food reserves had to be put on the agenda.

(End of this chapter)