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

Chapter 65 Power Supply, Integration and Financial Meeting

Driven by Lu Sheng's curiosity, Lin Ran listed out the various advantages of installing only a fixed bracket.

One of the key features is the ability to allocate firepower more flexibly.

Most of the time, the ferocious beasts attack from one direction. At this time, placing two machine guns in one place can quickly eliminate the beasts.

If attacked from multiple directions, the defender can flexibly choose a defensive position based on the direction of the attack.

The fact that the attacking beasts were large enough to utilize the entire attack range of two watchtowers was actually the least of our concerns.

In that situation, let alone two light machine guns, even bringing in two mortars wouldn't be enough to stop them.

"You're right, I'll leave this to you."

"Uh-huh."

Lin Ran climbed down the ladder to get the machine gun rack from the gas station, while Lu Sheng and Cheng Qiushui waited for Lu Zheng to drive the truck over.

As the truck came to a stop, Lu Sheng began upgrading the newly installed solar power array and battery storage tank. He tried to imagine them as a whole, and the upgrade prompts that appeared changed accordingly.

"Discarded solar power units, which consume 5 units of steel, can be integrated with the house's own electrical system to upgrade into an integrated solar power system."

"Discarded solar power devices are about to be upgraded into integrated solar power systems, with optimized structure, upgraded materials, and rearranged wiring. Please select the enhanced entry:"

1. Advanced Photovoltaics: Adopts tandem solar cells and all-solid-state supercapacitors to increase energy storage speed and capacity by 50%.

2. Scalability: The same integrated solar power system can be replicated in another building in the vicinity without consuming additional materials.

3. Environmental Resistance: The use of more weather-resistant composite materials and sealing technology ensures the system operates more stably in hazardous environments, extending its overall service life.

Lu Sheng was a little envious of the second option.

Building the container hotel and installing the photovoltaic system for the folding houses reduced the remaining steel by nearly half, but there are still a large number of solar panels and storage boxes waiting to be installed by ourselves.

But after a moment's hesitation, he chose the first option.

He already knew that the missed keywords could be selected again in the next upgrade, and the best way to maximize the benefits of the second keyword was to save it for the third upgrade.

After making the choice, the entire house's power supply system was completely rebuilt, from the rooftop solar panels to the storage boxes inside the house, and the batteries that were originally embedded in the walls were integrated into the new power supply system.

"Lin Ran, the power supply system for the folding houses has been installed. We just need to connect the power storage box and the well with armored cables, and the water supply for the entire camp will be much more convenient."

Lu Sheng sent this message to Lin Ran via his bracelet, and she replied with an OK emoji, followed by another message:

"Lu Sheng, we need to purchase some pipes to lay water supply pipes."

"Yes, I'll talk to Shutong about this later."

Lu Sheng sent a reply, then looked around the surrounding camp. In his view, the folding houses were a microcosm of the entire camp's construction.

The energy supply problem solved by the folding house means that the solar arrays to be installed later in the parking lot can also form an integrated power supply system.

Only then will the power problem for the entire camp be solved.

The same principle applies to water supply pipelines. As long as the well can be connected to the folding houses via pipelines, then by connecting a few more pipelines, it can supply water to the entire camp.

Although there are still many problems to be solved between expectations and the current situation, mainland students are already skilled at solving problems and have no worries.

Later, Lu Sheng told Qiu Shui and Lu Zheng to go back and rest, and then went inside and sat in the living room to study how the parking lot should be built.

Towards the end of the night, he heard his bracelet buzz.

There was a notification that the money had been credited to his account, but not the account he was currently using; it was the account he had previously used.

Lu Sheng switched to the interface of his own account and saw a long string of numbers: 500000 credit points.

The transfer remarks are: Phase 1 construction and operation expenses for Camp 49. The next payment will be made depending on the progress of the construction to the next stage.

He slowly exhaled, a smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips. Lu Yuexin had finally transferred the agreed-upon financial support before the day ended.

Lu Sheng first transferred 8000 credits to Lei Zhaowu, with the note "construction consulting fee," and then left the rest untouched.

"The purchase of weapons, food, medical supplies, daily necessities, building materials, and miscellaneous additional expenses..."

He began to calculate how many places he would need to spend money next, and after a moment's thought, half of his excitement at having just received a large sum of money was dampened.

The camp is still in the early stages of construction, and if Lu Sheng keeps throwing money at it, he feels that he will soon squander it all.

dong dong.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. When Lu Sheng opened it, he saw Lin Ran and Jiang Shutong standing outside.

"The bracket is installed."

Lin Ran was the first to speak and report.

"Thanks a lot."

Lu Sheng stepped aside to let the two in, and Jiang Shutong paused slightly as she walked past him:

"Business has been good these past few days, Mr. Lu. I'll transfer the money to you according to our share later."

"You've worked hard too. I happen to have something I'd like to discuss with you about money."

Later, the three sat in a row on the sofa, and Lu Sheng briefly explained that the funds had been secured and that he had discovered that money was needed everywhere.

Is the funding disbursed monthly?

Jiang Shutong was the first to ask a question.

Lu Sheng shook his head:

"The transfer notes say that the next payment will be made depending on the construction progress, but there is no specific standard. In short, it's up to the family to decide."

He raised his hand and mentioned two possibilities:

"If the construction progress is slow, they have a reason to say that they will not issue funds until the next stage is reached. If the construction is fast, they can also say that the progress is going smoothly, indicating that there are sufficient funds and no need to issue funds."

On the bright side, there is indeed a set of standards, they just haven't told me yet. On the dark side, it means you want money and have to be subservient to them.

Jiang Shutong and Lin Ran listened to Lu Sheng's understanding and nodded thoughtfully. Lin Ran then suggested:

"In that case, we should treat this money as our only source of income, using a small portion for consumables like food and the majority for things that can be used for a long time."

"I agree."

Jiang Shutong immediately raised her hand in agreement after Lin Ranfa spoke.

Lu Sheng glanced at the two of them, raised his bracelet, and sent a message to Cheng Qiushui and Su Caiwei.

A few minutes later, the two arrived at the folding room. One sat down next to Lu Sheng, and the other sat down next to Jiang Shutong.

At this moment, Lu Sheng revealed the purpose of his summons:

"Currently, the five of us who are the management staff of this camp have a sum of money that will likely be the only external funding the camp can receive for a long time to come."

I hope everyone can get together, brainstorm, and write a financial plan outlining how and where this money will be used. Let's decide on it tonight.