Surviving the Long Night: Starting from the Gas Station and Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 34 Division of Labor, Deliveryman and 4 Times the Battery Power

Referring to the map, Lu Sheng explained his desire to dig a well.

"Good idea."

After listening, Jiang Shutong immediately expressed her agreement:

"Looking at the bigger picture, the importance of protecting water resources is self-evident. But looking at the immediate situation, I really can't go on like this without being able to take a shower."

Listening to her complaints, Lu Sheng completely understood. For a young lady from the city to only complain about this now, she must be incredibly hardworking.

"Once the well is dug, you can wash as many times a day as you like. Bring your weapons. Even though the weather is clearing up, we still need to be prepared for any eventuality."

Hearing Lu Sheng's promise, Jiang Shutong was full of motivation:

"Leave it to me."

Since nothing happened last night, and there were no recycling orders to place today, the three of them ate something simple and then got to work.

When Lu Sheng opened the door, he found Liang Shan and his men waiting outside the courtyard wall. From a distance, they all looked to be in good spirits.

"Station Chief Lu, everyone is waiting for your instructions."

When Liang Shan saw Lu Sheng come out, he waved to him.

"How was your stay last night?"

"Great! It's all those damned beasts' fault. We haven't slept so soundly for days. Everyone gathered here early this morning, waiting for your arrangements, Station Chief Lu."

Seeing that these people were in high spirits, Lu Sheng felt reassured and issued the tasks.

"What you need to do is simple: find suitable timber, process it into long strips, the kind you've seen before, the more the better."

After explaining the task, he added one more instruction:

"Today will be a sunny day, and the ruins will be much safer than before, but I still suggest you work in teams to prevent any ferocious beasts from lurking in the shadows."

"Don't worry, we've done similar jobs before, and we guarantee your satisfaction."

Liang Shan patted his chest and agreed, leading his team in a grand procession toward the ruins.

Lu Sheng then pulled an electric cart and entered the ruins from another direction.

Because the battery was running low, he didn't ride the electric cart as usual, intending to save the remaining power in the cart to help pull things back.

The same applies to electric hydraulic pliers; without electricity, they can only be used in manual mode.

Although efficiency would decrease somewhat, he wasn't worried because it was only temporary.

After a few hours, the new solar panels and battery storage box will be installed, and tomorrow will be another day with plenty of electricity.

Time flies when you're working. Before you know it, the sun has risen to its highest point. Lu Sheng felt his watch vibrate and glanced at it. It was Lin Ran calling him back.

The delivery person has arrived.

Back outside the gas station, Lu Sheng saw a car that looked somewhat familiar. After carefully examining the license plate, he realized it was the same car he had encountered on his first day after transmigrating.

"Boss, it's only been a few days, but the place has changed so much."

Accompanied by a familiar voice, a young man got out of the car and waved to Lu Sheng.

It was that deliveryman from Chunfeng Logistics.

"Long time no see! I didn't expect it to be you delivering. How did that last order go?"

"Don't even mention it. If I had pressed the accelerator even slightly, I would have been devoured alive by that beast."

The deliveryman waved his hand, then smiled.

"But there was a reward too. I gained the leader's appreciation and was put in charge of the express delivery and logistics in this area. We'll have to meet often in the future. Let me introduce myself. My name is Wei Fa, the 'fa' in 'get rich.' You can call me A Fa."

"Lu Sheng".

Lu Sheng stepped forward and extended his hand.

"Okay, Mr. Lu, please take care of me in the future... And who is that beautiful lady?"

Wei Fa looked up at the top of the warehouse, where Lin Ran was standing with a gun, looking down at them.

"People who arrived here on the same day as you."

Lu Sheng briefly explained Lin Ran's background. Upon hearing that Lin Ran had killed three man-eating rats all by herself in complete darkness, Wei Fa was filled with awe.

"Where's the goods?"

After the chatter ended, Lu Sheng got down to business.

"Where's the car? Could I borrow your trolley for a moment? We can unload it directly onto the car, making it easier to transport it inside later."

"Okay, wait for me a moment."

Lu Sheng delivered the two units of steel he had collected into the warehouse and pulled out an empty trolley, just as Wei Fa opened the trunk of the truck.

With the combined efforts of the two, a large stack of weathered solar panels was moved onto the cart, which also included a battery box with a faded casing.

Lu Sheng placed the battery box separately on the ground, pulled the solar panels to the side of the warehouse, and called out to Wei Fa:

"Ah Fa, can you lend a hand?"

"Okay, go ahead."

"The skylight in the warehouse is too small. I'll go find some rope. You can use the rope to tie the solar panels up from below, and Lin Ran and I will pull them up from above. We'll do it in several batches."

"Okay."

Wei Fa readily agreed and worked incredibly diligently. While Lu Sheng went to the warehouse to find ropes, he had already divided the solar panels into several piles.

With the three working together, all the solar panels were quickly pulled onto the roof. After doing this, Wei Fa left Lu Sheng his contact information and drove away.

On the roof, Lin Ran put down her gun and used her skills from her time at Hanling Heavy Industry to install the old solar panels one by one. Meanwhile, Lu Sheng went downstairs to move the battery box into the warehouse and placed it next to the upgraded medium-sized battery box.

"A small battery box, which consumes one unit of steel, can be upgraded to a medium-sized battery box."

An upgraded battery box was detected nearby. Upgrade it according to the same criteria; after the upgrade, they will be connected as a single battery box.

Seeing the words appear, he breathed a sigh of relief. Although the battery box was terribly old, Jiang Shutong's uncle was certain that it was not broken, as promised.

He also found the upgrade capabilities to be quite user-friendly.

"Upgrade according to the same entries; at this stage, expanding capacity is the most useful approach."

As he made his choice, a piece of steel in the warehouse transformed into a stream of light and flowed into the old battery box. In the light, the old battery box decomposed into streams of light, which then reassembled next to the medium-sized battery box.

The old battery box disappeared in the next instant, and the medium-sized battery box was twice the size of the original one, with the number showing the stored capacity soaring to 100%!

"That's the effect of fully charging up during the upgrade! Great, fantastic!"

Compared to the original medium-sized battery box, its capacity has now doubled, reaching 400% of the original small battery box.

Even if there are three consecutive days of overcast skies again, Lu Sheng is confident that there will be no power shortage.

"The battery box is ready; next up are the solar panels."

Lu Sheng looked at the skylight. Although Lin Ran had said she would call him when it was finished, he still wanted to ask if there was anything he could do to help.

Just as he was about to climb the ladder, a voice called out to him.

"Lu Sheng, I'm back."

Turning around, I saw Jiang Shutong, who had gone out to explore the geology, with Zhaocai following at her feet.

She grinned at Lu Sheng:

"You have good news and bad news that will become good news in the future. Which would you like to hear first?"