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Chapter 27 Repetitive Work
"boom."

Another steel rod was hit hard, Chi Heng took a few breaths, walked back to the ATV, took out a bottle of mineral water from the car and drank it, opened the notebook again, and wrote down a number - 17.

The 17 steel drill landmarks are the work progress he has completed today, which is equivalent to about 4.25 kilometers. It takes an average of 20 minutes to arrange each steel drill landmark. It has taken 6 hours since I was busy in the morning.

He touched his sore arm, took out the pots and pans and the portable gas stove, unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, poured it into a small pot, closed the lid, and turned on the gas stove to boil the water.

He put a piece of cardboard on the ground, and took out an inflatable air cushion to blow air. The air cushion is not big enough to accommodate a person lying flat. Chi Heng spread the air cushion on the surface of the cardboard and lay on it lightly. He felt more than half tired. Tianhou, lying down like this is actually very comfortable, and there is an urge to lie down and not want to get up.

Chi Heng got up lazily when the water in the small pot was boiled, and when he was purring, he took out a titanium cup, poured a stick of instant coffee into it, and then slowly poured the boiled water into the titanium cup. Bubble.

Sitting cross-legged on the air cushion, Chi Heng faced the cold wind coming from nowhere, held the warm titanium cup in both hands, and slowly sipped the steaming coffee.

While drinking the coffee, he poured some water into the small pot and continued to boil, took the Japanese instant noodles bought in the supermarket, and poured a bag of them to cook.

After coming to the United States for so many years, to be honest, Chi Heng is still not used to the main meals of Americans. Unfortunately, the Chinese food here is not very authentic. It is not so much Chinese food as it is an improved American Chinese food. People who really take Chinese food as their main food is dismissive.

So when he was in Mississippi, he and his uncle had meals on weekdays, and the old uncle took him to the supermarket in Chinatown to buy seasonings from China, and then barely processed them.The reason why they use forced processing is that where he and the old uncle live, there are many rules. For example, if they cook vegetables on a high fire, the smoke and smell they emit may cause complaints.

There is no way, if they want to eat an authentic home-cooked Chinese meal, they often have to go to Chinatown... Of course, they have to ask the back kitchen to cook according to the habits of Chinese people, otherwise it will still be American Chinese food.

Now he lives alone in the old house, so he doesn’t have to worry about doing whatever he wants. When he has time later, he will build a stove and cook Chinese food by himself, which is still Sichuan food!

During the daydream, the instant noodles were cooked quickly, and Chi Heng poured them into the bowl, puffing and puffing on the instant noodles. Not to mention, eating instant noodles in this environment, the ordinary instant noodles also have a different flavor. It was very exciting, and after a while, he licked his lips and wanted to have another bowl.

"Tear it off."

Tear off the packaging of a piece of chocolate, Chi Heng put it in his mouth and chewed slowly. Although the land is vast and uninhabited, he is unwilling to pollute this place. After eating, all the garbage generated will be packed away. .

After the rest, it was already 15:[-], Chi Heng packed up the air cushion and tableware, and continued to drive piles.

Another 4 steel drill landmarks were hit in one breath, and it was 16:35 in the afternoon. Chi Heng did not plan to continue working. Today, he completed a total of 21 steel drill landmarks. He is almost exhausted, so he should go back early to rest Rejuvenate.

But after that, Chi Heng's sense of accomplishment was 100% satisfied. He drove slowly all the way back, as if he was following a brand-new road he had opened up, watching the red cloth on the steel brazing coordinates fluttering in the wind from afar, and no longer worried There is a risk of getting lost.

On the next day, Chi Heng continued this work. Without the time wasted yesterday, today he recorded the coordinates of 28 steel rods in one go, extending the path to a distance of 12 kilometers from the "Gate of Moros".

On the third day, he made persistent efforts and laid down 30 steel drill coordinates, and the path was extended to 19 kilometers.

On the fourth day, that is, the last day of May, Chi Heng had to rest, so he didn't work hard. He stopped working after only hitting 5 steel brazing coordinates in the morning, and he had to stop working. The weather in the interior changed extremely quickly. From the time when something was wrong with the naked eye, the air pressure dropped sharply, and soon a torrential rain came.

At this time, the total number of steel brazing coordinates has reached 88, and the path extension has exceeded 22 kilometers, which is the farthest he has reached so far.

It is also this kind of extreme weather that should prove the effect of steel brazing coordinates.

Chi Heng headed back against the wind and rain. The sudden rainstorm greatly affected his sight. The sky was gloomy and the wind was howling. The road could hardly be seen more than 20 meters away, and the ruts from the previous journey disappeared instantly.

The red cloth strips are very eye-catching in such an environment. Chi Heng drove carefully so as not to get lost. Even so, he almost deviated from the direction in the middle.

He didn't dare to drive fast anymore. He always felt that under such heavy rain and occasional gusts of wind, the ATV had a warning sign that it was about to roll over. He was so shocked that he held the handlebar with both hands, gritted his teeth, and had to move forward.

"Damn it, you shouldn't rush back immediately in this kind of weather...but there's no shelter from the rain here."

Chi Heng was stunned by the torrential rain. Now he understood that the steel coordinates were not enough. He needed to build some shelters along the way. In addition, the steel coordinates needed to be improved.

How to improve?

He had an idea, using ropes to connect the steel brazing coordinates, and tied red cloth every 10 meters, so that no matter how extreme the weather is, he can return quickly, otherwise, just like now, it is difficult to be safe. off course.

For the distance of 250 meters, he still referred to the last weather, but unexpectedly, he still underestimated the extreme weather of "Juejie".

If the steel braze coordinates are still set according to the distance of 500 meters, it may be completely deviated from the direction at this moment.

He rushed back slowly. Fortunately, the current load of the ATV was close to the maximum load of 300Kg, which avoided the real rollover when the wind blew. Finally, before 14:[-] in the afternoon, he returned to the "Moros Gate".

Jumping out of the car, Chi Heng took the time to pull out the rain-shielding plastic tarpaulin to cover the ATV, and then pulled out the wind rope and ground nails to hold the plastic tarpaulin to avoid being blown away by the strong wind.

After finishing all this, he opened the "Moros Gate", stepped in, and lay down on the ground almost exhausted, then braced himself up, and pulled the gate back to close it.

"I'm exhausted, Axie!"

Sneezing, Chi Heng took off his drenched jacket with great effort, including the underwear inside. He took off his whole body, walked out of the warehouse, and went to the bathroom to take a hot bath. Only then did I change into clothes and come out comfortably.

The warm and dry environment in the basement is very comfortable without the need for an air conditioner. Compared with the environment of "Extreme Boundary", it is like heaven. The difference between the two can be described as worlds apart.

"By the way, there seems to be an invitation tonight."

Chi Heng will write down what he is about to do on a piece of paper and stick it in front of the guardrail of the lift platform in the basement, so that he can see it at any time.

(End of this chapter)