NOVEL NEXT Chapter 290: The First Road in the Otherworld!
Under the scorching sun, Lin Yue patiently paved the road piece by piece, swiftly consuming the materials.
A highway, approximately five meters wide, extended straight south from the shelter's gate, turning left after nearly fifty meters.
The specification of a unit of road is a section five meters wide and five meters long, and Lin Yue only needs to keep using the design diagram and apply the stored materials.
The sun was harsh, and the temperature kept rising. When the asphalt ran out, he used tar, and after using the last bit of material, Lin Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Managed to pave almost two kilometers of road, not bad at all."
Sitting in the car, Lin Yue wiped the sweat from his face, gazing at the straight road leading to the shelter, feeling a sudden rush of achievement.
If the materials are sufficient, constructing a road leading to the Belger mine and the natural sulfur field, and even to Fei Yue's shelter, would no longer be distant goals.
"Perhaps I should gather some road-building materials next, or simply take a trip to the Secret Realm?"
The weather in the Otherworld is getting hotter, feeling as if suddenly trapped in a steam room.
He drove back to the shelter, then went to the greenhouse and opened some vents, allowing air to circulate and alleviating the oppressive high temperatures inside.
Various fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse were wilting at this point, clearly not adapting well to the blazing sun.
It seems necessary to get something like a sunshade net, though there's none at the moment.
Wiping the sweat from his face again, Lin Yue looked up at the sun, pushed open the shelter's door, and a cool breeze instantly hit him, making him much more comfortable.
The shelter is certainly comfortable.
Speaking of which, the temperature outside is quite intimidating, almost forty degrees even before noon, insanely hot.
Could it be that this disaster is related to "heat"?
It's not impossible, considering the gradual unfolding nature of disasters, where signs appear a day or two before, gradually transforming into a formal catastrophe.
Blizzards back then, and hurricanes, downpours were like this.
However, the disaster's announcement hasn't begun yet, and the system is hastily raising the temperature.
And now it's almost forty degrees; imagine how high it could go in a few days.
Lin Yue pondered, could it truly reach fifty or sixty degrees?
If so, that would genuinely be a disaster.
Heat disaster? Extreme heat certainly counts as one, nothing else seems to come to mind.
Extreme heat can cause survivalists to suffer from heatstroke, a hazardous state of electrolyte deficiency leading to near "certain death" after strenuous labor on hot days.
This disaster is a "triple" one; if extreme heat counts as one, the other two should also be paired like previous occurrences.
What could extreme heat combine with?
Drought, wildfires, hurricanes... but hurricanes have already occurred once. According to the system's nature, this disaster shouldn't feature past ones, so could it be drought and wildfires?
No, these two don't quite count as disasters.
Lin Yue analyzed potential disasters while walking into the living room.
Bai and Meng were sleeping on the floor, and the room temperature was exceedingly cool.
He picked up the remote control, noticing it was set to 17 degrees! Probably Bai's doing; this little creature is clever, capable of adjusting such settings effortlessly, its mind quite useful here.
Seeing his sleeping partners, Lin Yue ultimately didn't adjust the ridiculously low temperature, which seemed the most comfortable for them.
In the caverns of the Underground Ruins, they lived in cool, even cold, conditions.
What feels cool for people is just right for them.
Let them rest; they surely exerted themselves in the Underground Ruins. After resting, when they wake hungry, there will be plenty of tasks for them to do in the afternoon.
A new cycle of disaster has begun, so in these first three days, it's crucial to gather as many materials as possible, then start construction as soon as the disaster forecast is announced.
Of course, roads still need to be built, and quickly, since they're vital for transportation.
With arms crossed, Lin Yue closed the living room door and returned to the bedroom.
The outside temperature is too high; he doesn't want to go to the Underground Ruins, nor does the shelter have sufficient materials for construction. If anything is to be done, only one path seems available.
"Secret Realm… Collecting resources is essential; road-building requires numerous materials,"
But before that, Lin Yue decided to contact Fei Yue and Liu Kai.
Opening the system panel, he directly clicked on private chat, finding a reply from Fei Yue.
"Domineering Person, we had some issues yesterday. A gigantic creature approached our shelter, driving a large number of mutant creatures over, keeping us busy guarding the shelter, hence the delayed response. We did find some alloy, eleven zinc alloy bars. If you still need them, please let me know immediately."