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Then, he returned to his room, lay down on the bed, gently hugged Yutong, and went to sleep.

During the day they slept, and at night they labored.

Although he was not very tired, he still laid down to rest, as tonight they needed to dig a new reservoir.

The Big Camphor Tree Base during the day was eerily quiet.

It was very quiet, and there were hardly any people walking on the roads.

The temperature reached such a degree that even the insects were silent.

It was not that they weren't chirping, but rather they were mostly dead from the heat.

Now, the sounds of cicadas could no longer be heard.

For most insects, the ideal temperature ranges between 25℃ and 35℃; anything over 35℃ is considered high heat for them.

Temperatures over 40℃ exceed the physiological tolerance of the majority of insects, and most that are exposed to the sun would be killed by the heat or sun.

Outdoors.

The temperature under the scorching sun had already surpassed 60℃!

Even under the roofs of the breeding ground, in the shade, the temperature reached 44 degrees, making an indoor-outdoor temperature difference of 16 degrees.

But the high temperature of 43 degrees still made it unbearable for the pigs, cows, and sheep.

Thus, a few days ago, Li Yu had He Bing and several others build an ice-water spray cooling system.

Every few minutes, it would automatically spray a chill mist to cool the livestock.

At present.

The base was not lacking in electric power, with sunlight for a full 10 hours a day; photovoltaic power generation these days produced plenty of electricity.

Thus, they freely used ice makers and air conditioning, which, after being used liberally, resulted in indoor temperatures of 24 degrees while it was 60 degrees under the outdoor sun, a huge difference of 36 degrees.

Everyone holed up in their rooms and seldom came out unless necessary.

Even those on rotating shifts, while patrolling outside, had to wear sun-protective clothing and gear before venturing out.

Often, when they returned from a patrol, they felt their guns so hot it was like holding a burning stick.

Later, they came up with a trick: they would tuck two ice blocks inside their clothing, and by the time they returned from a round outside, the ice would have nearly melted.

Inside the First Outer City, the ground-floor rooms were also equipped with air conditioning, and they placed several refrigerators there, so temporarily, no one faced any issues.

Under such extreme heat, Xiao Jun and others, though severely affected by the sun in the small courtyard outside the base, did not have the qualification to enter the Outer City, and Xiao Jun also didn't know how to address it.

Li Yu and the others were recently busy with construction inside the base, so they were unaware of the conditions Xiao Jun and his group were facing.

However, at the current temperature, just by staying indoors, Xiao Jun and his group could still bear the high temperatures of over forty degrees.

Aside from the heat-reducing medicine previously provided by the Big Camphor Tree Base, there was also a well in their courtyard.

This well was a great help to them.

The water in the well, not reaching thirty degrees, provided a great relief whenever they couldn't bear the heat; a bucket of water poured from head to toe made them feel much refreshed.

They were also fortunate that due to the extreme heat, there was hardly any zombie activity outside.

And they didn't have to venture out in the 60-degree heat to find food; they just needed to stay indoors.

After previously transporting iron and coal back, the food exchanged by Li Yu was enough to comfortably feed their group of over thirty people for three months.

Staying in their rooms without the need to go outside was both a luxury and a blessing for them.

Now, no one wanted to take a hot water bath, because a bucket of water left outside for less than 10 minutes would become scalding hot.

As the hot day passed, evening soon arrived.

The entire base seemed like it was just waking up.

People gradually appeared on the roads.

Li Yu had already woken up early, found Second Uncle and the others, and discussed the size and depth of the new reservoir they planned to excavate.

Finally, it was agreed that the reservoir would be approximately 40 meters long, 15 meters wide, and 10 meters deep.

It could hold up to 6,000 cubic meters of water.

One cubic meter equals one ton.

That's roughly 6,000 tons.

Which is about one-twentieth of Mountain Pond.

If calculated as per the pre-apocalyptic standards for an individual:

Including drinking, bathing, cooking and various other needs, one could use up to three tons of water per month.

In the apocalyptic times, since they mostly ate together, water consumption was less, less than 2 tons per person per month.

With over two hundred people in the base, just domestic water usage would amount to over 400 tons per month.

Adding in the other plantation needs, and the water needs for the cows, sheep, and pigs.

This 6,000 tons of water should be sufficient for the base's people to use for 3 to 6 months.

To excavate a reservoir of this size, it would be necessary to use all of the base's excavators and the giant loader to transport soil.

As night fell, the sound of the excavators began to bubble up.