Kane's brain-plugged puppet, Stephen Hawking, ruled over Merrico's 10th day.

The first phase of Kane's grand plan was marked by the almost end of external acquisitions and the return of focus to internal construction.

This means that the primary needs of hoarding ingredients and feeding the belly have been basically satisfied, and it is no longer the same as before he came, when he was precarious, and he was about to run out of food.

The second stage is to use the existing resources and labor force to strengthen the survivability and cope with the severe climate disaster period when the curtain of the sky is lifted.

So on the tenth day there were two big projects, the completion of the repair of the robot and the production of it, as well as the construction of the ice wall of the hoistway of the elevator.

The steel bridge spans the ice canyon with a width of 37 meters. The depth is 122 meters on one side of the pit and 104 meters on the other side.

122×37=4514, which means that even if the ice wall on this side of the pit is as thick as 1 meter, or more figuratively, it takes more than 4,500 blocks to build the wall with 1 meter cubic of ice.

The reason why 1 cubic meter is used is to facilitate the estimation of weight. If you count 1 cubic meter of water forming 1 cubic meter of ice, the weight of 1 cubic meter of water is 1 ton (which is actually not almost), which means that a wall needs at least 5,000 tons of water. Because the bottom layer needs to be thickened, the upper and lower sides are thick, architecturally speaking, it is not solid.

Therefore, according to the design, on both sides of the elevator shaft exit, slope-type auxiliary walls will be built. It's like using two triangles to put two lines at a 90-degree angle between a wall and the earth.

At the same time, the two sides of the wall, the bite with the glacier is also very important, to make a groove, like a brick wall, half of it is in the groove, generally stacked with other bricks to form a wall, and then use hot water to freeze, the gap is poured and frozen.

The main reason for doing such a serious thing is that it is worried that ultra-low temperature will lead to cold shrinkage effect and form freeze cracking, which will affect the solidity.

The amount of work is so large, the manpower is not enough, and the robot is in place, it is much better.

These robots can stand up on their legs, can be more than 20 meters tall, and they can really climb on the side wall like spiders.

Another advantage of robots is that they can work day and night, but they need to be followed by a working group.

They are not smart enough to execute simple commands, and they need to be constantly ordered by someone according to the actual situation.

In addition, in operation, small situations are inevitable and need to be dealt with in time to avoid major accidents.

It was not easy to raise robots, so Kane dismantled two for spare parts, one for the steam core to build for the exploration group's sleigh car, and the other for the upcoming steel mill.

New Cambridge originally had a steel mill, but more than half of it was built, but it was stopped due to resource allocation, and then it was never built.

Fortunately, the refractory materials were not transported, and under Kane's command, 10, 11, and 12, these three days were spent in the construction of the ice wall and the preparation of materials for the steel mill.

The No. 11 sled was built, and the expedition led by Tom set off.

Seeing Tom in such a hurry, Kane knew that they would have something to gain this time.

To put it bluntly, this is not an expedition, but to find scattered people, and even their location is likely to be roughly spectrum.

He didn't say much, and on the contrary, he also hoped that Tom would know how to be measured and not take back the people he had robbed before. That would be tantamount to a slap in the face.

Someone said, is face really that important, more important than human life?

Kane feels that sometimes, indeed, face is more important.

Without authority, it is difficult to lead the team. As soon as the precedent was set, the bad things followed.

There are sins that cannot be forgiven. There are some grades that must be divided, which is the minimum fairness. Kane felt that if a ruler couldn't do even the least amount of justice, then there was no need to play.

As for dead people or something, sorry, there's nothing that can't be sacrificed.

Even life is a problem, and you are not qualified to play forgiveness.

Rather than die with the brilliance of humanity, he chose to make a part of the sacrifice to survive. Always let others sacrifice, don't say the sour words of typical utilitarianism, this time the theme is catastrophe and survival, not suffering and fraternity, and he does things, when he really needs him to die, he has not escaped.

The weather was bad for the past three days, with wind and snow, and visibility was less than 15 meters.

The minimum temperature is already close to minus 50 degrees, and the average temperature is below minus 35 degrees. With or without sunlight, the difference in temperature is huge.

Kane sent the hunting team out in the large transport truck that brought back the robots, and he told the hunting team to look for as many live animals as possible, and this was about the last chance to collect live animals.

On the thirteenth day of Kane's arrival, on May 22, 1888, the elevator shaft and the Ice Castle were built.

The original equipment was completely invisible, and there was a narrow ice dam on which the Ice Castle was built, tall and sturdy, and the wind and snow for days quickly erased its youthfulness, and it looked as if it had been standing for a long time.

The howl of the level 8 gale is extremely terrifying, and you need to get close and raise your voice to hear it clearly.

Kane stood on the upper floor of the castle, looking at the earth, the earth had fallen into the fog of ice and snow, the snow was like wind and sand, like smoke and fog sweeping indiscriminately on the earth, the height of the ground was like a wave, and if you looked at it for a little longer, you would have the illusion that the whole earth was rippling and fluctuating.

This is the day of killing, and if you get lost in this kind of wind and snow, the survival rate will be very low.

This blizzard is extremely widespread, and Kane estimates that after this blizzard, except for musk oxen, other animals may only survive sporadically.

What made Kane find it interesting was that the two arctic foxes actually took the initiative to send them to the door and refused to leave at the gate of the castle.

He knew that it wasn't actually magical, but that the two arctic foxes had probably been blessed by humans, or had just escaped from someone's home.

The door opened, and Kane accepted the two foxes, who were also very human, and followed Kane like pet dogs ever since.

It's actually ironic, Kane wears a scarf made of Arctic fox fur around his neck.

These two foxes can be said to be not beautiful at this time. Foxes moult in winter, and Arctic foxes are more than a dozen days later than most of their kind, around mid-December.

And now it's May 22nd, and July is Summery in Greenland, and the physiological laws cause the two foxes to change their fur after summer, and their fleece clothes are blown by the wind and scattered everywhere, and their fur looks rotten.

Summer is colder than winter, so you can only wear half sleeves. This is the helplessness of these animals, how can they not die? They can only seek refuge from humans and survive by selling their cuteness.

Kane gave the two hungry foxes some heavenly soup, and he estimated that the female fox should be pregnant, that the mating season had passed, and that the fox parents would raise their offspring together. Although their love is less interesting, the marriage is stronger and of course simpler. Compared with human marriage, it is difficult to say which one is better.

In addition to welcoming the two foxes to join, Kane also welcomed the 23 humans brought back by Tom and the three on this day.

They claimed to be lost expeditions.

Does the expedition team still bring minors under the age of 14? This panic is really not exquisite.

Just outside the castle gates, on a one-meter-square ice brick that had been discarded there, Kane stood on it, looking down at the twenty-odd people, silent.

The group of people spoke quietly at first, and then completely quieted down, they looked at Kane, their hearts slowly lifted, waiting for the judgment of fate.

It was a good five minutes before Kane spoke: "Everyone, remember this moment. Remember the state in which you came here. Remember the hardships of life, and remember the price you paid to survive. ”

"Remember all this, not so that you may be grateful to me, but that you may, at certain times, be more patient and humble, and less arrogant and arrogant. ”

"There is no fairness in this world. I do not say this to treat you like slaves, but to tell you not to compare yourself with others and forget what you have gained. ”

"You can't compare to you when we are hungry and working day and night to build this town. When we gather, gather, and make, there is no you. Now that you are here, to share in the fruits of our labor, there must be an explanation. ”

"Although there is never fairness in the world, I want to give a minimum of justice to the industrious people who come first. In the future, if any more refugees come, I will also give you an explanation, provided that you have your place in the city and play your own value. ”

"I am the steward of the city and the one who leads the people to survive the Holocaust. My name is Stephen Hawking, and I welcome you to Merric City. ”

Kane was already prepared to accept more people, both psychologically and practically.

The first thing these newcomers need is a bowl of heavenly soup. Then it was a night in a large tent dedicated to hospitality.

Many of these people had mild or severe frostbite or illness, and of course only one child was particularly severe, which deteriorated on the road, and nothing worse. As for why it didn't, you know.

There is a kind of Japanese game called 'Shen Yin', which is generally an old man, who has no ability to support himself, and in order not to drag his family to starve to death, he goes into the mountains by himself, or finds a way to die. His family is out of sight, not upset, even the funeral expenses are saved, and he is good at self-comfort, so he is an old man and a god, anyway, there are so many cow hair gods in Japan, maybe he can protect his descendants when he turns back.

The Inuit also have a similar way of playing, but they are more straightforward and leave no room for imagination, they are very straightforward enough to go to a certain mountain and freeze to death.

There is no shortage of cruelty in this world, and in a way, human beings are indeed no more noble than other creatures.

Kane wasn't interested in talking about this kind of reasoning, he just expressed an attitude to these newcomers: there will be no shortage of what should be given to you, but I, and the people here, will not get used to you.

Meticulous care or something, no, think too much.

Only the possibility of survival is promised, and there is no comfort and satisfaction.

But it was a good night. The soup was a benign buff, the tent was warm, and more importantly, the soul was comforted, safe, and stable, a feeling they hadn't felt in a while.

Like other evacuation sites, the buildings and facilities in Merrico City are also arranged in a circular shape.

This facilitates maximum efficiency in enjoying the thermal radiation from the energy tower.

Kane's house was not in the Radiant Circle, he lived in a snow igloo, and not far from the house was the statue of the former leader who had been killed by the two heavens of ice and fire. If you move it on purpose, the energy tower will melt and it will no longer be suitable for placement.

It is gradually discovered that Kane is not an affinity leader, but a majestic one, who appears withdrawn and mysterious, and always keeps his distance from people.

But on the other hand, he is very powerful, as if he knows everything and can do everything, so that people can't even give birth to the heart of comparison, only worship.

The worship of technology does not add much emotional goodwill. Kane's personality is not likable, but he still earns the respect of the people.

As Kane himself said at the beginning, he is a nobleman, but he is different from other nobles, and the biggest difference is that he is noble because of his far beyond ordinary ability, noble noble, not rich and noble.