Chapter 172: Urgent! Blood Bond Released!
The average density of snow is 0.2-0.25 g/cm3, and the weight of one cubic meter of snow is about 200kg.
If one were to calculate the total acc.u.mulated snowfall in the wasteland, this data would have some terrifying ramifications.
Seeing that there was initially no moisture on the ground to evaporate, it was a mystery as to how the snow formed and acc.u.mulated.
Su Mo took out several pancakes and hurriedly took a few bites. Before the wind picked up, he had to shovel and clear out the acc.u.mulated snow at the main entrance of the shelter.
Faced with such a blizzard disaster, living creatures all around were dealt a devastating blow.
The mountain hares from yesterday were nowhere to be seen. Given the blizzard’s intensity, it was unknown where they were hiding or blown off to.
Su Mo, who was still adamant about building an ecosystem in the basin, could only temporarily suppress his plans in his heart.
With the help of the shovel, digging through the snow was not much more difficult than digging through the ground, and there was no need to worry about a collapse either.
In about two hours or so, Su Mo completed shoveling all five meters of snow in front of the main entrance to the side, clearing out a large open s.p.a.ce.
The scorched yellow ground below seemed to have gradually taken on a hint of black under the nourishment of the snow, and the fertility of the land had been significantly improved.
“This snow not only brings despair, but also hope. The snow isn’t polluted, and it is rich in nutrients. If humans can survive this disaster, there will be good times ahead!”
The basin’s initially barren ground had been improved tremendously.
Once the disaster was over and there were suitable seeds, humans could use the period of respite to obtain an initial harvest and hopefully survive subsequent disasters.
Earth Tiger could not be driven out, and several of the resource points in the distance temporarily could not be detected. Su Mo could only walk over to the iron ore hill and climb up to take a look.
The basin was quiet and snowy white everywhere. In this kind of weather, if he was not protected by the combat uniform, it would not take long for him to suffer from snow blindness.
“I wonder how the carps are doing. It would be a shame if they died!”
Feeling the wind picking up again, Su Mo descended the iron ore hill with difficulty and began to patrol the Underground Shelter’s surroundings for signs of other biological activities.
On the snow-covered ground, only the footprints of small mutant creatures could be seen in the basin. After patrolling the area, there was no trace of the presence of any foreign mythical race.
The basin seemed to be cursed.
Except for Su Mo and Magoo’s shelters, even the nearest shelter on Huang Biao’s map was more than ten kilometers away.
Along the way, there was dead silence everywhere. After walking for about 20 minutes, Su Mo couldn’t shake that uncomfortable feeling he was experiencing. His face changed and he returned quickly.
“It’s strange, why are these palpitations getting stronger and stronger!”
Feeling his heart race, Su Mo quickly walked back into the garage and shut the gate, sitting on the ground to rest.
Over the days he had been in the wasteland, he had never experienced this phenomenon, and his panicked muscles were trembling.
Just today alone, within the span of a few hours, the feeling had appeared twice in a row!
“Oreo, can your sixth sense still be activated? Help me check if there is any danger today!”
Touching Oreo who was resting on the ground, Su Mo asked anxiously with unsettled eyes.
A gentleman would not stand under an unsteady wall.
This feeling would not appear for no reason. After coming to this magical wasteland, Su Mo gained more knowledge after finding out about Oreo’s sixth sense.
This feeling seemed like the sixth sense of the human body, and Su Mo could vaguely sense that something terrible was about to happen.
Hearing Su Mo’s words, Oreo raised her head and started p.r.i.c.king her ears to listen to her surroundings.
After a while, Oreo shook her head tiredly and laid down on the ground to rest.
“There is no danger? Am I worrying too much?”
Taking off his combat uniform, Su Mo walked into the warm shelter together with Oreo. He sat on the sofa for a while and, after half an hour of relaxation, the feeling subsided significantly.
At the same time, eight o’clock arrived quietly along with the system’s punctual prompt notification of his daily harvest.
[Doomsday Calendar Month 1, Day 22]
[Faced with this disaster, everyone has suffered. You shared significant disaster-related knowledge to over one billion people (Survival points +300)]
[You successfully left your name in the memories of over two billion people (Survival points +200)]
[You successfully attracted the “envy” of over 500 million people and, at the same time received the “admiration” of over 500 million people (Survival points +1000)]
[You successfully created the first highly-destructive weapon (Survival points +200)]
[The environmental ecosystem around your Underground Shelter has improved (Survival points +30)]
[Your partner “Oreo” has awakened, increasing the overall combat ability of the shelter (Survival points +200)]
[You have deservingly won the honor of world’s first for the “Blizzard” disaster resistance (Survival point +500)]
[Your sixth sense is extremely keen and has discovered something unusual (Survival point +50)]
[Scanning host survival environment. Survival points evaluation in progress. 329 survival points gained today.]
…
Total calculation: Survival points +2809
Survival points remaining: 6014
“Sure enough, after Oreo’s awakening, a part of the sixth sense ability was linked to me, causing my sixth sense to become more sensitive.”
Having not gone out for several days, Su Mo had not spent a lot of money. Not to mention his achievements in the secret trading realm and the results of yesterday’s live broadcast session, the high survival points were only to be expected.
Of course, the acc.u.mulation of more than 6,000 survival points was not enough to make Su Mo happy. On the contrary, looking at the entries listed by the system, Su Mo became more worried.
If a terrible, life-threatening disaster occured, these 6000 survival points were but a drop in the ocean, and unlikely to change the final outcome.
“I shouldn’t panic. I still have the Dongfeng missile. If something directly threatens my life, I can use the Dongfeng missile to neutralize the threat!”
Switching to the creation interface of the system to look at the colorful camouflaged missile truck, he felt the heart palpitations that were plaguing him subside a little.
He cooked some porridge and served it with pancakes and pickles. After hastily finis.h.i.+ng his breakfast, Su Mo returned to the workbench and continued to work.
“If the enemy is very close, releasing the Dongfeng missile would be tantamount to a “suicide bomb attack.”
A large amount of picric acid and general explosives, as well as guns, were the best means to resist the enemy.
Su Mo then bought some cotton, turned it into guncotton, and mixed the solution into smokeless gunpowder. While it was solidifying, Su Mo continued to make picric acid.
With the error correction function of the LCD TV, Su Mo became more familiar and proficient in preparing and processing these things. Even if he mult.i.tasked, he could ensure that no problems would occur.
After all the sulfur was used up, Su Mo dug through the layer of snow under the wind and snow, and collected enough sulfur ores from the mine to continue production.
Without the a.s.sistance of machines, he could only rely on manual labor.
Constantly drinking psychic energy water to restore his physical strength, Su Mo continued his work until 5 pm. The number of explosives stacked in the storage s.p.a.ce and the safety warehouse had exceeded 100!
Looking at the packets of dynamite that were neatly stacked, Su Mo focused mentally, and the property panel popped out.
[Explosives (Excellent)]
[Description: A small package of explosives manufactured by machine equipment. Due to the good quality of its raw materials, it received a small degree of attribute enhancement after being manufactured.]
[Explosion Radius: 25m]
[Special Ability]:
[Steadiness: It will not be triggered by external forces before detonation.]
[Power: Its explosive power and range, whether buried or used as a projectile, will increase by 25%]
[All-weather: The material construction of the explosives packaging guarantees its stability. No matter what kind of extreme weather it is, it receives a 25% increase in its chance to detonate.]
“With so many explosives, even if all the kobolds attacked together, there is enough for each of them!”
Su Mo closed the door of the safety warehouse. Taking advantage of the time, he returned to the smokeless powder that had been solidified and cut. He placed it into the laser manufacturing machine, and began to prepare bullets.
This time, out of a total of 5000 rounds of ammunition, Su Mo chose to prepare 3000 rounds of 7.62mm bullets for machine guns, 1500 rounds of 5.56mm bullets for rifles, and 500 rounds of 9mm bullets for pistols.
At the same time, Su Mo also built two machine guns and five rifles to ensure that his firepower would not be limited by the number of firearms he possessed.
“To fight a war is to burn money. As long as victory is guaranteed, no matter what the price is, it is worth it!”
All the diesel reserves were used for power generation, running the laser manufacturing machine as well as the air-conditioner’s heating function.
All the collected saltpeter had been used after this round of production.
At this moment, the weapons and ammunition reserves in the shelter had reached their peak. Any enemy who stepped into the shelter’s defensive circle would suffer a terrifying counterattack from Su Mo.
“Any creature who dares to step into my territory will be killed without mercy!”
He sat on the stool in front of the laser manufacturing machine and watched as the bullets jumped out. The heart palpitations continued to get stronger, but Su Mo was filled with fighting spirit instead of trepidation.
If he could not run away nor avoid what was coming, then he could only fight!
Even if all the survival points were to be spent in this battle, Su Mo would not hesitate.
As the machine continued to operate, despite his tiredness, Su Mo did not idle. While waiting, he continued to open the chat channels to collect information.
It was a pity that no one in the World Channel seemed to share the same feeling and experience he was undergoing. On the contrary, most people were talking about the New Year.
“So today is already the Minor Spring Festival! Time flies so quickly!”
The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month was the minor spring festival, and the Su family would always go out to celebrate.
Not only because it was his sister Su Chan’s birthday, but also to commemorate the day that Su Father went out to sea to raise his family.
“It turns out that there are still so many people having fun despite the hards.h.i.+p. It’s true that there are only a few days left until New Year’s Eve, though I don’t know if everyone can make it to that day!”
Laughing freely, at this moment, Su Mo suddenly understood the reason why everyone in the World Channel was so free and easy.
Faced with such a terrible disaster, no one could guarantee that they could live safely until the next day and could only relish each pa.s.sing moment.
Even Su Mo was consumed by a sense of imminent crisis and the fear of not being able to see tomorrow, much less the others.
After reading through the chat for a while, the festive atmosphere did somewhat dilute the tension he felt in his heart.
After all the bullets were neatly lined up, and two Type-80 machine guns and five automatic rifles were built, Su Mo stood up and settled dinner.
At nine o’clock in the evening, the storm intensified.
After moving all the weapons to the gym equipment room, Su Mo loaded the guns; the explosive packs were also neatly placed in a spot where they could be quickly loaded into the storage s.p.a.ce. Su Mo clutched his chest and returned to the small bed. He closed his eyes and rested.
Oreo, Big Spark and Little Spark, whose conditions had mostly recovered, laid quietly beside the bed. The shelter was calm and full of tension at the same time.
Time pa.s.sed by gradually.
Just as he was beginning to feel sleepy, the clock in the living room suddenly buzzed and made Su Mo’s heart twinge…
Midnight had finally arrived!
“Woof, woof!”
Before Su Mo could move, Oreo stood up and her whole body convulsed as if she had seen something horrific!
At the same time, the prompt that Su Mo had always thought about, but was terrified of, echoed out…
[Record]: Your blood relation “Su Chan” has arrived, and she is within 100km of the current shelter.
[Reminder]: Wis.h.i.+ng you a happy game!