Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

In this world, there are two main ways of generating electricity: wind power and thermal power.

As for the hydropower station, there may still be ruins of the dam, but with the passage of time and changes in the environment, the original wheel set has long been out of use.

The technology of wind turbines and fuel generators has still been retained, and has even been modified more roughly to adapt to the wasteland environment.

Thermal power generation requires a large amount of fuel. Fossil energy sources such as coal and oil were once mined in the old world, but now their main producing areas are subject to acid rain all day long, poisonous gas clouds are floating everywhere, and the murder weapons of the old world are still left behind... People call it the "land of death". The name can tell you the danger.

Only around that area, a small amount of oil can be mined in the corners.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a "liquid coin" in terms of its rarity.

As an alternative, people choose to grow some oil crops, or simply use fermentation and distillation to produce some biofuels.

"It sounds very environmentally friendly...but it doesn't make sense to talk about environmental issues now."

Lu Meng thought.

The industrial revolution can also be said to be an energy revolution. The lack of power is also a major reason for the decline of the world's industrial level.

In a sense, Lu Meng is a person who has experienced ancient times.

He can feel the gap between the present and the past, but for people in this world, this is their normal state, just like eating when you are hungry and drinking water when you are thirsty. It is a self-evident and common thing, and there is nothing to sigh about.

What's more, in the Shark Kingdom, even thermal power generation seems too luxurious.

They are already short of food and can no longer spare the energy to grow other fuel crops.

Fortunately, there is also a strong wind blowing from the "Border Land" to the "Stan Desert", which is considered inexhaustible.

A series of large wind turbines are installed on the cliffs on both sides of Scone Town.

These wind turbines are not as majestic and delicate as those of ancient civilizations. From the outside, they are just a set of steel frames supporting metal blades. They are of low quality and low price. Their only advantage is that they are not afraid of wear and rust.

Anyway, it is easy to replace and the cost is not that high. It is enough to protect the core generator turbine.

It is these wind turbines that rotate with the roaring wind of the canyon, providing the town of Scone with a steady stream of... no, it is intermittent and fluctuating power.

Lu Meng doesn't have such high requirements, it would be nice if it can be used.

The heating furnace he uses for forging uses electricity.

It uses the principle of electromagnetic induction to generate eddy currents inside the metal blank, thereby heating itself to reach high temperatures.

This set of technology is indeed not something that can be made by one's own hands using the spirit of craftsmanship. It can only be assembled with ready-made parts.

And there's another benefit to Scone Town's power supply.

That is, except for the first deposit, all subsequent electricity usage is free.

All formal residents who own their own homes and need electricity can just go to the government office and register.

Lu Meng suspected that it was not because Sikun officials did not want to collect money.

Simply because there is no suitable means of recording electricity and there is no electricity meter to check.

Then he has no objection.

However, after connecting the electricity, Lu Meng still felt guilty when looking at the messy network of wires.

Although his current physique is strong, he has no interest in challenging the Thunder God and Lightning Girl.

Not to mention it’s a legitimate fire hazard.

But there is no good way now, and there is no dry powder fire extinguisher, so we can only prepare a few bags of dry soil first.

Later, when the roof of the longhouse is repaired, there will be a small wind turbine that can be built by oneself. Then there will be no need to connect electricity from the rough power grid in the entire Scone Town.

Or prepare several sets of large batteries.

They worked like this all day long.

At night.

"It's bright, it's bright!" Huo Buyang praised.

An incandescent lamp hung on the shelf, swinging and emitting a dim light.

The power of the light bulb is not high, and the power supply is unstable, but Lu Meng and Huo Buyang are used to working in the dark, and their perception abilities are also different from ordinary people. In their eyes, this light shining in the long house can indeed be regarded as a bright light in the room.

"Well……"

But for Li Liu, this brightness was not enough.

Judging from the way she squinted her eyes and moved her hands slightly, she was obviously subconsciously imagining how to thread the needle.

"Let's think about it during the day, Aunt Li." Lu Meng advised with a smile, "It hurts your eyes."

He turned on several more lights, and then it barely reached the level of "brightness" in the eyes of ordinary people.

The blacksmith's workshop on the other side of the longhouse is also illuminated. Now even at night, the efficiency of blacksmithing can be maintained, and the quality of the products can be more stable.

The electric light is indeed a great invention in the history of capital.

With it, it is possible for the factory to operate continuously 24 hours a day...

It's a pity that Lu Meng can only squeeze himself.

'Would you like to arrest, um, find a few apprentices...'

He thought in his mind.

…

"Brothers, the person living in front is the rich man I mentioned."

Sha Cheng pointed in the distance, and there were three or four Shaks gathered around him.

After careful inquiring, Sha Cheng finally found out the address of the white-haired man.

"A shabby house..." a fat Shaq man said, "How rich can the people living in it be?"

"Old fat man, you don't understand. This is called keeping wealth hidden." A skinny Shaq man was quite confident, "Some rich people like to do this."

"Yes, if it weren't for Brother Sha Cheng, who would have thought that there was a rich man living in this shabby house."

A tall and mighty Shaq sighed:

"And you see, although this house looks dilapidated, the door is newly installed and the door is very clean... From these details, we know that the owner inside must be very particular about taste. Such a life attitude cannot be faked - —I also believe in Brother Sha Cheng."

"I still feel something is wrong..."

"Hey, you have to watch to know what's going on." Sha Cheng interrupted their argument with a smile and turned to his side:

"What do you think, Kevin?"

He noticed that his last friend didn't say a word after seeing the longhouse in front of him.

——Perhaps because Cavin is a hornless man, and the other three are all warriors of the Shark tribe.

If it weren't for his help, their brothers wouldn't be able to get together. Maybe this hornless man still has some inferiority in his heart.

Sha Cheng thought so.

"Yeah, Kavin, tell me, who is right between me and Lao Chai?" Shaq, known as Lao Fat, also joined in.

He and the skinny Shaq named Lao Chai obviously quarreled frequently. Within a few words, the topic was no longer about whether the owner of the longhouse had any money.

"Old Fatty, stop teasing others. Who cares what you and Lao Chai said? The most important thing now is to check out the places first."

The tall and powerful Shaq stood up. He was called Lao Wu and was the most powerful among them all.

"Kavan might just be a little scared." Lao Wu patted Kavin on the shoulder, "It doesn't matter. You will be outside to look out for us when the time comes. We will take care of anything."

Several Shaq warriors also noticed that Kavin's thin body was shaking slightly.

After all, he is a hornless person.

They thought in unison.

But with Sha Cheng as a common friend, it was hard for Shaq's soldiers to show their disdain in person.

"Brothers..." Kavin, a thin Shaq man, said in a weak tone:

"Otherwise, we'd better not go, right?"

"The people inside are not easy to mess with..."