I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 94 - 93 The Dilemma of Wind Turbines

"Help improve survival conditions for others at the shelter, earn 100 survival points."

"Help 4 people improve survival conditions, earn +4 survival points daily."

Unlike last time when handing over the oxygen generator to Mo Qingyan immediately delivered survival points, it took Chen Xin two days to receive the survival points from the ’doctor’.

Of course, this was because he didn’t help with on-site installation like he did for Mo Qingyan and also provided a bottle of algae seedlings.

Without the algae seedlings provided by Chen Xin, the ’doctor’ himself would need some time to acquire enough algae for the oxygen generator to start working properly.

But since the survival points have been credited, Chen Xin could naturally infer that the ’doctor’s’ oxygen generator had begun normal operation.

During these two days, Chen Xin wasn’t idle; he used the materials on hand to make two more oxygen generators, but he didn’t deliver them door-to-door again.

One must know that making a trip would consume quite a bit of gasoline; previously, it was just the gas money, but now gasoline is a critical resource. Even with the Special Police Squad connections, the amount of gasoline he can exchange for each month is just barely above his personal consumption.

This small amount of gasoline can be used for the occasional outing, but delivering goods to people over and over would mean he can’t even afford to run a generator.

Before the biogas fuel cell is created, Chen Xin still relies on gasoline to power the entire shelter, so gasoline must be conserved whenever possible.

While Chen Xin himself stayed indoors, others were free to come to pick up the goods.

The two oxygen generators he hurriedly made showed no signs of being unsellable. As soon as he announced on the radio that he had made two more oxygen generators, someone reserved them immediately.

Coincidentally, the ’doctor’s’ survival points arrived today, and someone came to pick up the two oxygen generators.

"Writer, I’m at your doorstep, can you open the door?" Chen Xin was checking the growth condition of drought-resistant rice in the greenhouse when a voice came through the radio hanging from his waist.

Chen Xin unhooked the radio from his waist, listened to the voice coming from it, and responded, "Got it, Old Farmer, coming to open the door for you now."

Seeing that someone had arrived, Chen Xin of course couldn’t just stay in the greenhouse and, after tidying up briefly, planned to open the door.

Of course, Chen Xin didn’t foolishly open the door directly; instead, he went to the bedroom first and took out a pistol from the weapon cabinet, tucking it into his clothes.

Even with the gun ready, Chen Xin did not open the door immediately but climbed through the passageway to a small bunker where a shortwave antenna was placed, using a gap to take a look at the entrance of the shelter.

Seeing that there was indeed only one vehicle and it didn’t look like there were other people in it, Chen Xin climbed back through the passageway before starting to open the door.

After opening three doors, Chen Xin closed the innermost protective door connecting the interior of the shelter with the prep room. Then he put on a gas mask, opened the remaining three doors, and walked out.

"Writer!" Seeing Chen Xin open the door and come out, the person in the car quickly jumped out and greeted Chen Xin.

The person picking up the oxygen generator was also a member of the survival group, nicknamed ’Old Farmer’; everyone usually called him Old Farmer.

His real name is Li Wendong (provided by reader group member Shihao), and he originally ran a hydroponic planting equipment business in the city.

When disaster struck and the group discussed how to prepare the shelters, it was he who suggested that everyone set up greenhouses to ensure food production after the disaster.

After communications were restored post-apocalypse, Chen Xin heard him mention the aquaponics system in his shelter, which he found enviable.

One must know that this disaster can be described as a catastrophe for the entire Earth’s ecosystem; not only were terrestrial creatures almost completely exterminated, but marine and freshwater ecosystems also collapsed catastrophically. Fish in Dongting Lake were massively caught even before the disaster.

This was partially to store more edible food, and partially to reduce losses.

However, this batch of fish was not immediately used as food by the city government but was canned and stored as part of the city’s strategic reserves.

As a result, the city now has no fish to eat anymore, and even if Chen Xin could trade for resources with the Special Police Squad, fish weren’t accessible.

But this is not a problem for Li Wendong.

His aquaponics system not only provides vegetables like a regular greenhouse but also offers him fresh fish.

This time, the price Li Wensheng paid to get an oxygen generator from Chen Xin was ten fresh fish.

Such a deal is quite rare in the post-apocalyptic world. In the three or four months since the apocalypse began, Chen Xin hadn’t tasted a bit of fresh meat, let alone fresh fish.

Receiving the cooler filled with fresh fish from Li Wensheng, even though he couldn’t smell them, Chen Xin smiled in satisfaction upon opening it and seeing the ten dressed-up crucian carp inside.

He invited Li Wensheng into the shelter and from the garage of the prep room, he brought out the ready-made oxygen generator and handed it to Li Wensheng.

"Thank you so much, Writer. Your oxygen generator is truly a godsend!" Li Wensheng expressed his gratitude to Chen Xin over and over after receiving the oxygen generator.

Chen Xin looked at him curiously and asked, puzzled, "Old Farmer, you have an aquaponics system and the oxygen produced by the greenhouse should be enough, right? You shouldn’t need an oxygen generator!"

"Writer, don’t remind me about aquaponics; that’s a long story!" When mentioning his aquaponics system, a wry smile appeared on Li Wensheng’s face. "Aquaponics is great, but it consumes a lot of electricity! You can’t imagine how power-hungry the whole aquaponics system is to operate!"

Upon hearing Li Wensheng’s complaints, Chen Xin couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow and asked him, "Old Farmer, didn’t you consider the energy consumption before building this system?"

"Of course I did!" Li Wensheng’s face showed even more bitterness, but he couldn’t avoid explaining to Chen Xin, "Initially, I thought there wouldn’t be much of a problem as long as the city didn’t cut off power, but in the end, my area had no power supply because there were no official shelters.

But I had anticipated this when I was building the shelter and had specially prepared three wind turbines."

"Wind turbines? They can’t cope with such harsh environments, can they?" As soon as Chen Xin heard, he knew what kind of situation Li Wensheng was dealing with.

At this, Li Wensheng was immediately filled with resentment: "Exactly, first acid rain seeped into the bearings, causing a power decrease and severe bearing wear. Then came freezing rain, directly freezing the bearings... Troubles are endless, and all three wind turbines were completely incapacitated in three months."

With the resentment in Li Wensheng’s words, Chen Xin suddenly understood the predicament he was currently facing.

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