Yanguo cleared out all the air-raid shelters dug that year, overhauled and maintained them in the shortest possible time, and upgraded and expanded them in the following time to ensure that the refugees hiding in them had a greater chance of survival. Come down.
At the same time, the underground rail transit systems in major cities are also being rapidly transformed, with backup lines being activated, subway stations being renovated and expanded, and underground transportation networks being connected...
A series of work is going on in full swing. Even though the country has implemented a series of strong controls such as curfews, although the news of the meteorite impacting Blue Star has spread like wildfire, the overall social situation is still relatively stable.
At least Chen Xin's shelter was successfully excavated, and because he saw the opportunity early, he was able to stock up on emergency food that would last him at least two years.
However, in terms of drinking water, he can store less. Even if he designed a large water tank and sewage treatment cycle in the shelter, considering that what humans will face next is a hundred years of extremely cold nights, he is worried about I still feel tremendous pressure to survive.
But when things got to this point, he could only do his best to collect storable bottled drinking water. The more he saved, the better.
It's just that at this time, everyone is rushing to buy supplies. Bottled drinking water and emergency food have become the most in-demand items. All supply channels are in short supply. It is very difficult for Chen Xin to even replenish more supplies.
Fortunately, Chen Xin had previously joined a small group formed by a group of outdoor sports enthusiasts. After the news of the meteorite impact spread, members of the group used their own resources to save themselves. Many people were like Chen Xin. Also be prepared to dig your own shelter.
Friends in the group suggested that empty barrels of tap water can be used to store water, which allowed Chen Xin to reserve a lot more fresh water resources.
Although barreled tap water is definitely not as durable as bottled purified water, and there are also some problems in terms of drinking, but under extreme conditions, you have to drink urine, and even drink water from feces. What does tap water that is not clean at all mean?
The city where Chen Xin lives is located along the Dongting Lake in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The population density is not large. Moreover, due to some personal reasons, he does not live in the city, but lives alone in the suburbs. There are mountains and forests near his residence, and he wants to dig a hole in the ground. It's very convenient.
With the help of construction machinery, it is not difficult to dig an underground shelter that is enough to accommodate and protect against natural disasters. In addition, Chen Xin is undertaking this project with a relatively professional engineering team that uses small excavators to operate. Under the circumstances, the shelter was dug quickly, and Chen Xin also transferred all the supplies he had stored in it.
This engineering team has an old relationship with Chen Xin, and the relationship between the foreman and Chen Xin is fairly reliable. Chen Xin is still very satisfied with the quality of the project.
Considering that the meteorite impact would cause high temperatures and extreme cold, Chen Xin wanted to dig the shelter very deep, preferably fifty or sixty meters like a subway station.
But this is somewhat unrealistic. The engineering team can indeed do it, but both the time consumption and the amount of construction are too large. Therefore, the method Chen Xin adopted was to dig a diagonal downward passage under the mountain near his home, and then Dig a shelter large enough at the base of the channel.
This is also a common practice in various countries to dig air-raid shelters. Using mountains as bunkers can effectively save construction work and at the same time provide sufficient protection for air-raid shelters.
Chen Xin's shelter is not too big, totaling less than 300 square meters, and excluding the garage reserved by Chen Xin, the water tank for storing fresh water, the oil tank for fuel, and other related items. Planting equipment and materials and a greenhouse for growing food after disasters, the usable area for living is only thirty or forty square meters.
But for Chen Xin alone, such a large area is more than enough for the possible doomsday.
As for the living conditions, Chen Xin's shelter is not a hole in the ground. Instead, after digging a large enough hole, a container house is buried, and these containers are all specially customized.
In addition to having good thermal insulation properties, various living facilities are also available, allowing Chen Xin to live warm and comfortable even in high temperature and extreme cold environments.
In fact, the technology of this kind of container housing is now very mature. Even when the disease spread at the beginning of the year, the hospitals built urgently by the country all used this kind of container building.
Compared with traditional reinforced concrete, this kind of container-type building can be prefabricated in the factory, and only needs to be installed when transported to the site. It can be said to be extremely advantageous in terms of construction speed, and it is also affordable in terms of price. Cheap.
However, even so, the cost of the entire container house and the construction of the shelter still consumed all Chen Xin's savings.
But after living in this shelter that was finally completed, Chen Xin still felt that the sense of security was worth the money.
Chen Xin took a few photos of the completed shelter and sent them to a small survival group between himself and his friends. Chen Xin immediately got a lot of envious looks. He was able to prepare such a well-equipped shelter before the disaster struck. The shelter is enough to greatly enhance Chen Xin's chances of survival when the doomsday comes.
There were even girls in the group who sent private messages asking Chen Xin if he was short of a girlfriend. As long as Chen Xin nodded and asked her to move there, she could even bring another best friend there if Chen Xin felt that one was not enough.
Looking at the two beautiful girls in the photo sent by the girl, whom Chen Xin usually hardly interacted with, he almost nodded in agreement.
But Chen Xin still held back in the end. After all, although the conditions here were good, the supplies he had hoarded were a bit tight for him to use alone. Although it was not impossible to have two more girls, it would undoubtedly greatly reduce his chance of survival.
After all, according to his estimation, after the disaster strikes, animals and plants will die on a large scale, and the only sources of food are likely to be rats, cockroaches, and mushrooms, species that will not disappear even if humans become extinct. These species can be used to store materials. It is his only guarantee of survival.
As for growing a greenhouse, it can indeed provide some food, but maintaining a greenhouse requires a lot of resources. For Chen Xin, he is not sure how long his stored resources can support the operation of the greenhouse.
Therefore, reducing consumption as much as possible and supporting post-disaster reconstruction after the environment stabilizes is the key to his ability to survive this disaster.
But despite making all possible preparations, Chen Xin still hopes that all his preparations will not be used when the crisis comes, and sincerely hopes that all countries can resolve this crisis.
After all, who wants to hide in a hole and eat mushrooms when they can live in the sun? (End of chapter)