Life is full of disappointnts, and the world is ever-changing; thus, we must constantly adjust our attitudes.
To be content is to be happy, as simple as that.
In such a joyful atmosphere, one can easily forget all troubles.
Li Yu listened to the rry noises around him and, upon seeing the delicate face of the beauty beside him, knowing his parents were well and friends were close by, he knew this was a happy ti.
...
After the festivities, the world continued to change, with temperatures steadily falling.
Following that gathering, the temperature dropped by one degree every day.
Nowadays, when everyone goes on duty, they have to wear thick clothes, thermal underwear underneath, and then a windbreaker on top, but even so, it still felt very cold outside.
A week after the party, the temperature had already dropped below zero.
It is worth noting that it wasn't even December yet, but the temperatures had plumted below zero. At such temperatures, many outdoor plants were freezing, not to ntion the crops.
However, thanks to Li Yu's foresight, after the gathering, he harvested the vegetables and so of the crops. In fact, there wasn't much left to harvest, except for the navel oranges on the trees, which were all picked.
So trees were even bundled up with straw from harvested rice at the base to provide simple insulation.
Outside the duty room, Li Yu stamped his feet, breathed hot air onto his hands, and touched his ears that had turned red from the cold.
Then he peered through the telescope erected in front of him to look around.
He saw Li Hang beside him, seemingly shivering with cold.
Smiling, he said, "Let's go inside the duty room."
Sub-zero temperatures may not an much to the north, but for the southern parts, in this humid and cold environnt, it is really cold.
Upon hearing Li Yu's suggestion, Li Hang hurried toward the duty room, "Brother, it's just too cold, it's getting colder day by day."
Hearing Li Hang's words, Li Yu thought to himself: This is just the beginning; the temperatures will continue to drop, and when it hits minus 40 degrees, that's when it'll truly be cold.
In such extre cold, nobody dares to go to the bathroom outside, and even if they must, they carry a stick with them...
After Li Hang returned indoors, he was greeted by a blast of warm air. The base was now equipped with heating, with radiators installed even in the duty room.
Therefore, the duty room was exceptionally warm.
Looking around the duty room, Li Hang suddenly had an idea, "Brother, didn't we buy so extra caras and screens? Why don't we build a few more duty rooms in other directions as well, and install the key caras there?"
Li Hang continued, "Uncle was patrolling outside today, and I saw that he had frostbite on his hands. By building more duty rooms, everyone can monitor the outside of the wall from inside, and in case of any ergency, we can quickly see what's happening just by stepping out of the duty room. Moreover, it'll reduce the pressure on the monitoring room; they get tired looking at hundreds of screens..."
Li Yu thought about it and felt this plan was good. The most important thing now was the protection on the walls; there was little need for internal surveillance within the base.
So he said, "Then, we can create a linked system, set up more caras outside the base, and both the monitoring room and the duty room staff can see what's happening. This would be a double layer of security."
"Additionally, people in the duty room need to arrange a titable; they can't stay inside all the ti."
Li Hang nodded his head.
The two then discussed so details about this matter, including things to pay attention to.
Materials needed and the ti required for completion, etc.
This approach could not only reduce the pressure on the surveillance room, but also spare those on guard duty on the walls from having to endure the freezing cold outdoors all the ti.
Currently, there are only duty rooms at the front and back gates, especially the one at the front gate which is built between Weng City and the wall, is relatively large, with a space of about a dozen square ters housing so standard weapons, including even a machine gun.
So usually, there are always more than two people on watch at the gate position.
Both thought it was a good plan, so they took out their walkie-talkies and discussed it with Second Uncle, Uncle, and others.
At this mont, Dapao, who was on patrol on the right side, heard the news and was so delighted that he almost clapped!
"This should have been done earlier. I'm nearly frozen to death, not to ntion the chilling wind that keeps howling. Achoo~" Dapao sneezed and said.
"This idea is quite good. We also transported a lot of materials before, and there's still a lot of steel and cent left. There's enough stuff for construction. Big brother, how long do you think the whole construction period will be?" Second Uncle said.
"My dad is at the underground planting base today; he didn't bring his walkie-talkie," Li Yuan's voice ca through from the other end.
"Hmm, Li Yu, let check; how about we all have a chat tonight to discuss the specifics? I think we can do it, it's indeed a bit cold now," Second Uncle said.
"Okay."
....
When night fell, Li Yu and Li Haoran changed shifts, then headed towards the base.
Having just co up from the basent, Li Hongyuan was listening to Second Uncle talking about Li Hang's suggestion.
Seeing Li Yu co over, Second Uncle said, "Just in ti, Li Yu, co and tell your dad about the idea you and Xiao Hang ca up with today."
Li Yu greeted his father and said, "Dad, it's actually quite straightforward. The weather has gotten cold, and everyone staying outside all the ti could easily get sick, so we might as well build a duty room on or next to the wall. It doesn't have to be as big as the ones at the front and back gates, smaller will do. Just a few square ters would be enough."
Li Hongyuan pondered for a while and said, "Building this is not troubleso; we have enough materials, and Ding Jiu and the others are experienced builders. The main question is how many duty rooms should we set up?"
Li Yu thought about the number of people who were regularly stationed on the wall, including patrolling personnel, which amounted to nearly 10 people. Based on this count, just five or six duty rooms should be enough. There is already one at the front and back gates, which ans only three or four more duty rooms are needed.
The periter wall of this area of over a thousand square ters nearly encloses 100,000 square ters.
It surrounds the base's plains, residential areas, gardens, breeding grounds, and so other regions; two mountains and Mountain Pond among other places.
All together, it covers more than a hundred acres.
Building these duty rooms would also benefit everyone in terms of rest and protection from the cold.
After listening, Li Hongyuan had a rough idea in mind and said, "If we are to build four more duty rooms, with each occupying a few square ters, we could actually build them directly on top of the wall. The current thickness of the wall is nearly 3 ters, so we'll just build on top of it. It will be quick."
After thinking for a while, Li Hongyuan added, "With Ding Jiu and a few others assisting , it wouldn't even take three days to get it done."
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