Take it easy, I'm a serious game

Chapter 18 Unexpected Grain

"You're not going to use this to make rayon?"

Chen Jiu asked suspiciously.

"That's definitely not possible. If you really want to make serious rayon, at least three acids and two alkalis must be produced first, and activated carbon is required. If there are these things, our industrial foundation is already basically complete. What artificial cotton do you want?"

"I just plan to use it as a soil quilt and as a thermal insulation layer for a greenhouse."

"No way, we lack sealing means. You can't expect the wooden structure to block the cold wind here."

The insect lady on the side interrupted.

"Then use bricks!"

Chen Jiu's eyes lit up, seeing the cattail grass in front of him, a new idea came to his mind.

"Bricks? How many bricks can the four of us burn?"

"Besides, it's so cold that it's impossible to find suitable clay."

Chongniang frowned, but Chen Jiu was full of confidence.

"Of course not. We use ice bricks, just like the Eskimos!"

"First use wood to make a mold, then mix water with cattail grass and pour it into ice bricks, and finally use ice bricks to build a house—moreover, ice bricks can also be used to make a double-layer structure, water all the gaps to freeze and seal, and leave the hollow part as Insulation."

"At the same time, the interior of the building is covered with cattail grass like a wig, and the temperature is insulated again. In this way, even if the indoor temperature exceeds 20 degrees, the ice bricks will basically not melt."

"If the inner layer of ice bricks shows signs of melting, just open the hollow layer and let the cold air blow in, and it will recondense soon!"

"Fuck, you are awesome!"

The insect lady clapped her hands violently, and continued:
"This method is really feasible—but the temperature in the room will definitely drop during the recondensation process. It's okay to live in it. If it's a greenhouse, can the crops in it stand it?"

"It should be no problem! The nighttime temperature of most greenhouses is around 10 degrees to 15 degrees. The hollow layer condenses while the internal temperature rises, which can basically maintain a balance!"

Speaking of this, the wig's expression also became excited.

In just a few short minutes, they seemed to have discovered a remarkable path.

What would it mean if such an experiment could actually work?
It means that even in the harshest ice tide environment, people on the red land can grow crops normally, and the materials needed to build facilities are almost free, let alone difficult to obtain!
Although it is a one-time facility, if a small settlement concentrates its efforts, it may not be impossible to build such a "greenhouse" after the temperature begins to drop below zero and before the ice tide officially arrives.

What's more, they don't really need to rely on the greenhouse to provide all the food, they only need to maintain the most basic production and supplement the shortage!
"I'm going to pick cattail grass now!"

"I'll go too, so there's no need to cut the wood. The direction has changed, so it won't be needed for the time being."

Chongniang and Chen Jiu followed the wig to the patch of cattail grass she found. Only then did Chen Jiu notice that there was indeed a big difference between this so-called cattail grass and the real cattail grass.

First of all, it does not grow near water, but is distributed everywhere on dry land.

In addition, its fruit is larger, and even generally grows to more than 20 cm.

The density of the fruit is also higher, and it must be squeezed hard to squeeze out the grass flakes inside.

Probably this is also a microcosm of the changes made by plants for the red land.

In just one hour, the three of them picked a lot of cattail grass. There is no task reward for this action for the time being, but both the wig and the worm lady did it with great enjoyment.

The reason is simple, they see a kind of "hope".

The hope of truly changing this "game" through one's own knowledge and power.

Perhaps, if they can accomplish this, then after that, most of the survivors on the red land will survive according to their playing methods.

What kind of pioneer plot is this? !
After picking another small piece of cattail grass, Chong Niang straightened her waist, took a breath and said:

"There is another problem. If you use this method, the light source cannot be solved-it can't be that your greenhouse is not capped?"

Chen Jiu pondered for a moment, then replied:
"If it's our own, according to what Brother Chuan said, it is enough to use the light wave tube in the microwave oven. The light wave tube can emit light and generate heat, and there is no need for an additional heat source."

"But if you want to promote it on a large scale, then you really have to solve the problem of lighting."

"Ice that is too thick is opaque to light, and ice that is too thin is easy to melt."

"Do we still have to make glass?"

Chong Niang shook her head, then said:

"Glass is definitely going to be made. It's so useful, but it's definitely not now."

"I can't think of a good solution either. Wigs, what do you think?"

The wig pondered for a moment, then replied:

"I don't think we need light at all."

"Why do we have to grow crops that need light? Can't we grow mushrooms?"

Daigo empowerment!

Both Chen Jiu and Chong Niang had suddenly realized expressions on their faces.

Yes, why do we have to grow crops that need light?

The most critical problem that greenhouses solve is temperature. Isn’t it enough to find a crop that only needs a suitable temperature to grow? !
Most mushrooms contain more than 30% protein per 40 grams, 3% sugar, and about [-]% fat. The rest is basically cellulose, and even contains a certain amount of fat. and a wide variety of vitamins.

Is there anything better for rations during an ice tide than this?
Absolutely not anymore!
"The plan works!"

The three looked at each other. This time, they really solved a major problem of survival on the red ground.

As for where to find the seeds
According to the information given by Shuanghe, until September, the temperature in Chidi was still around 15 to 20 degrees, and this is the most suitable temperature for the growth of fungi in autumn.

That is to say, even now, several days have passed, but there must still be some active fruiting bodies buried under the thick snow.

Whenever found, they are the first seeds for the greenhouse!
"Dig mushrooms dig mushrooms dig mushrooms!"

The wig excitedly scraped away the snow under the tree trunk, and she seemed to be looking forward to digging out the mushrooms, but obviously, her luck was not so good.

But that's okay too.

Chen Jiu thought to himself, the villagers of Xiahe Village have lived here for so long, it is impossible for them not to know that mushrooms are edible, and it is very possible that there are already picked mushrooms in Xiahe Village.

And these stocks, the possibility of all inactivation is very small.

It was decided that when Lin Shuang came over next time, he would put "mushroom" on the transaction list.

Use jerky instead!
All the plans were drawn up, and the three cheerfully rushed back with a large handful of cattail grass.

Everyone's faces were filled with smiles, especially Chen Jiu.

He secretly sent a message to Shuanghe.

"Look, I just said to find players, how useful they are"

(End of this chapter)