I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 83 - 82: Comparison of the Shelters

Ding Ning had stayed at Mo Qingyan’s shelter, seen Chen Xin’s shelter, and was even taken back to the official shelter by her dad. During her days at the police station, she gained insight into various shelters around the city, allowing her to understand the living conditions in these shelters post-apocalypse and draw distinct comparisons.

In terms of comfort, Mo Qingyan’s shelter undoubtedly ranks first.

Although the shelter was built before the disaster, its design wasn’t intended for this catastrophe, the living facilities and conditions were well-equipped, and Mo Qingyan had taken years to operate it meticulously, making it naturally comfortable to live in.

However, Mo Qingyan initially built this underground shelter for short-term refuge, planning to rely on reserved supplies for about one to three years.

Thus, in terms of self-sufficiency, her shelter can be said to be almost non-existent.

As for abundant materials, it’s still the official shelters.

Even in the apocalypse, where supplies became scarce and precious, official shelters had national reserve supplies before the disaster, and post-disaster there were pre-planned responses, coupled with national resource allocation and planning, making the official shelters have almost everything at present.

It’s just that official shelters only consider how to keep people alive, as for comfort in living, quality of food, these are secondary, only considered when everyone survives and there’s extra capacity.

It’s like in Frostpunk, setting up tents to provide a place for people to stay first, then slowly upgrading houses to withstand severe cold.

Chen Xin’s shelter, in terms of comfort, is indeed not as good as Mo Qingyan’s; the container-style house built into the mountain as a shelter doesn’t particularly boast excellent accommodations.

However, in this post-apocalyptic situation, having a place like this to stay is already very fortunate. Some small shelters in urban areas don’t do well in cold protection, where the internal temperature may not be uninhabitable, but still requires wearing cotton clothing.

The most crucial point is Chen Xin’s shelter has a growing greenhouse that can produce food.

This is extremely important because only self-sufficient shelters can assure the survival of survivors amidst the adverse environments that might last for decades or even centuries.

Otherwise, relying solely on material support, without replenishment, how long can a pile of reserved supplies last?

"Xin, what do you use for power generation here? Gasoline? Is it enough? If not, when we exchange supplies, I’ll ask my dad to swap a bit more for you." Ding Ning inquired Chen Xin, the thought just crossed her mind: "Everything in your shelter is great, except for the energy issue. If the fuel runs out, you’ll face power outages."

Thinking of this, Ding Ning was intrigued, and thus said to Chen Xin: "How about I talk to my dad later and get you a diesel generator! Diesel is easier to store than gasoline, so Xin, you can use it for a longer time."

"Thanks for your kindness, Little Ding, but I have backup plans." Chen Xin didn’t tell Ding Ning he planned on algae oxygen production and biogas fuel cells.

All these would later be leveraged through system upgrades, it’s hard to explain before upgrades, and post-upgrade the system’s information state obfuscation makes explanation unnecessary, so Chen Xin chose not to mention anything.

As for Ding Ning offering to get him a diesel generator, while diesel generators are more efficient and energy-saving compared to gasoline ones, on one hand, this slight improvement means little to Chen Xin who possesses a system, and on the other hand, he really doesn’t have space for another diesel storage tank.

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Since Ding Ning delivered the materials, Chen Xin can start making an algae oxygen machine for Mo Qingyan now.

Compared to the one he previously crafted himself, the oxygen machine Chen Xin is making for Mo Qingyan certainly has a surplus of materials.

At least he no longer needs to use mismatched pipes bound with tape for a hard connection, among the materials Ding Ning delivered, there are pipes and joints of all sizes.

Previously when he made the oxygen machine himself, due to simple materials plus there not needing intricate craftsmanship, Chen Xin just cobbled it together with the tools on the weapon workstation.

Now that he’s making an oxygen machine for Mo Qingyan, Chen Xin looked at the glass Ding Ning brought him and decided he needed to make a workstation.

After all, the tools on the weapon workstation suffice for simple use, but processing glass, connecting pipes, and welding circuits demand a more professional workstation.

"Luckily, Little Ding delivered quite a lot this time." Standing at the storeroom’s entrance, looking at all the various items Ding Ning brought over, Chen Xin smiled.

He found several planks in the storeroom, nailed them together to serve as a table and surface, then placed tools on top, thus assembling a simple workstation.

This type of workstation was something Chen Xin had seen workers make during home renovations and when previously building the shelter.

Three or two pieces of wood joined together form a table, which is also a work surface, extremely simple yet practically convenient.

Once equipped with tools and equipment, it becomes a very efficient tool station.

After completion, Chen Xin didn’t inspect too much, he just opened the system, eyed the upgrade materials, then spent 20 survival points to upgrade the workstation.

Post-upgrade, the workstation transformed immediately, from a wooden slat structure to a sturdier table, the surface covered in a green rubber pad, and behind it appeared a pegboard like the weapon workstation’s.

Unlike the weapon workstation’s pegboard, though, the workstation’s pegboard is laden with tools, while the surface is neat, leaving ample space.

Looking at the workstation before him, Chen Xin sat on the stool in front of it, testing the surface’s texture, the smooth and flat surface instantly gave him the urge to create something.

Even though the workstation was satisfactory, Chen Xin built it in the garage, which unsurprisingly made the already cramped space appear even narrower and crowded.

This vexed Chen Xin, upgrading the garage to expand its area or simply separating the workstation into a studio are certainly viable, but Chen Xin must consider resource consumption, particularly the input of survival points.

"For now, let’s focus on upgrading the door’s defense." Chen Xin muttered to himself, pulling out his notebook and checking the recorded information: "Maybe I can add a garage and defense room when upgrading the door, move the car and outbound gear there, kind of like preparing for departure in a game by the door..."

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