During the day, Oreo would follow Su Chan to graze yaks and sheep, and would not return until about four o'clock in the afternoon.

Moore joined the infrastructure construction team and relied on his strength to earn private money for himself so that he could have extra food at night.

Even the big and small sparks are not idle. Every morning after resting, they will stroll to the vegetable fields opened in the village to work, and will not come back until the evening.

Therefore, after inspecting the current situation in the territory and returning to the shelter, Somo gained rare free time.

Returning to the third floor, he took out some damp bedding and placed it on the front of the Tihu car to dry in the sun. He also prepared the two fish in the trunk and put them into a pot to stew. Then Somo lay down comfortably on the sofa and began to take a nap.

The sun is shining and fireworks are lingering.

On the first sunny day after the heavy snowfall, the villagers were working hard, sweating and clearing the snow around the village, and continuing to work on the planned infrastructure.

A trace of shouting passed through the open door of the shelter and reached the third floor. Not only did it not disturb the sleeping Soma, it actually made him change his position and sleep more deeply.

He slept for more than two hours, and it was not until the alarm clock rang that he slowly opened his eyes.

He got up and came to the pot that was burning on a low fire. As soon as Somo opened the lid, a rich smell instantly floated out and spread throughout the three floors.

The freshness of the fish, the numbness of the Sichuan peppercorns, the spiciness of the red pepper segments, combined with just the right spoonful of red oil, is a standard Sichuan style recipe.

After two hours of slow stewing over low heat, every trace of the flavor of the aniseed ingredients is absorbed into the fish cut into small pieces, giving the fish an attractive blush on the surface.

Coupled with the ample amount of exercise carp gets in freshwater lakes, its meat is extremely chewy.

In winter, with such a pot of fish, even the coldest heart can be instantly melted into soft water.

He picked up the small spoon next to him, took a small bite, and then ate a piece of fish.

Feeling the rich flavor exploding on his taste buds, Somo nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand and put the pot directly into the storage space.

After taking in an older batch of villagers and setting up a kitchen, he hasn't cooked in person for a long time.

This is not because he is lazy, but because he is so busy every day after becoming a lord that he has no leisure time to stay in the kitchen and continue tinkering.

And the current pot of fish is not because Su Mo is greedy and wants to eat meat.

Not to mention rewarding the hard-working depression villagers and management.

His destination is a group of "unknown people" in the depression!

Summoning the lion-man's wind, it took away the smell in the third floor. After confirming that the fire in the stove was extinguished, Soma strode out of the shelter.

Move the quilt on the slot machine cover to the stool and sofa on the first floor of the garage and continue to bask in the sun.

Turning the key to start the ignition, the Dihu drove out leisurely in the opposite direction of the village.

The road under snow is not easy to walk on, especially when the obstacles inside are covered by the snow. Driving forward is full of various risks.

But fortunately, Somo has walked this road many times, and when he closes his eyes, he can vaguely recall the scenery on the road when there is no snow.

He took out a hand of Jay Chou and put it all the way to the north, put his hand outside the car window, and a deep car mark on the shallow snow began to extend from south to north.

During the first twenty or thirty kilometers of driving, there were quite a few villagers working outside in the depression in search of resources.

Whenever they see the tiger approaching, they will raise their hands excitedly and cheer loudly.

Similarly, Soma would also sound the whistle to indicate the excitement of these people.

But after reaching fifty kilometers away, the number of people gradually became less and less, and even most of the traces of human footsteps suddenly disappeared.

Just like villages in ancient times that looked like small societies.

Based on individual physical strength, without sufficient force to protect themselves, the farthest distance that each villager in the depression can travel is only four hours times his foot strength.

People who walk fast can walk about 10 kilometers in one hour, which is 40 kilometers in four hours. They work 80 kilometers round trip every day.

People who walk slowly can only cover five or six kilometers in an hour, and only about fifty kilometers in a day.

Without modern transportation and productivity tools, it would no longer be possible for humans to travel thousands of kilometers or even hundreds of miles away.

After wandering until they were less than five kilometers away from the northern border of the depression and 124 kilometers away from the village, Somo stopped the car and began to continue to identify the direction.

This time, he quickly found the way forward, turned the car and headed west.

After only sixteen kilometers, when Somo stopped the car again, a seemingly unremarkable hilltop appeared in front of him.

Unlike the bustling and impressive large-scale infrastructure in the village, everything here still retains its original appearance.

Apart from the fact that the overall potential of the depression has increased and the environment has become more favorable, it would be difficult for others to notice any difference between this place and other places.

After turning off the engine and getting off the car, and following the route in memory, Somo successfully arrived at the front of the hill.

The snow cover buried all the markers that could identify the direction. After scanning around and finding no traces on the ground, Sumo leaned down and started to clean up the snow with a slight surprise.

After a while, a small pile of snow was cleared.

After pulling open a piece of turf floating on the ground again, an inconsistent wooden door appeared on the ground.

Boom..Boom, boom, boom!

Along with Soma's very rhythmic tapping, a muffled sound with a slight echo came from below.

Obviously, the bottom of the wooden board is not a solid ground, but an underground space with a volume of at least one hundred cubic meters.

The first time I knocked, no one opened the door. It looked like there was no one down there.

The second time I hit it, it was still the same.

But after the third Soma tap and the previous frequency was switched, the sound coming from the bottom of the board was no longer an empty echo, but a dull sound of footsteps.

Creak.

The wooden door was pushed up from bottom to top, revealing a furry bear head, which was the long-lost Bear Man Lili!

"Hey, Director, why are you here?"

With a full of silly smile, the Bear Man scratched his head sharply and made way for the downward passage.

Unlike conventional shelters, the passage behind the wooden board is not a wide living space, but a staircase that slopes downward with no end in sight.

Moreover, the air coming from the stairs is not as stuffy as expected, but is not much different from the outside world.

"Hey, did you build vents somewhere else?"

After walking down the stairs and taking two puffs, Somo asked in surprise.

Lili nodded: "Yes, when the eldest sister came back last time, she helped to open another vent, and also blessed the side of the mountain, so that the wind can be changed regularly every day!"

"Connie isn't here now?"

"Yes, the eldest sister came back three days ago, and she told her that the next time she comes back, at least she will have to wait until the snowstorm is over!"

As Lili skillfully poked his head out to observe the outside, and then put down the wooden board, the two of them walked down the stairs while chatting about the current situation.

Like the Z-shaped passage design in the underground shelter, this is also used in the underground base here.

However, the degree of folding here is much higher than that of the shelter. There are about 300 steps leading down, and some of them have large iron doors that can be lowered.

In terms of safety factor, even if the outer perimeter of the underground space is still surrounded by wood, it is still comparable to an underground shelter!

"Did Connie say how things are going over there?"

Lili: "I have mentioned it several times, because our current team's combat effectiveness is not high and the supplies we carry are limited. In addition, as the director said, build walls high, accumulate food widely, and slowly become king, so she chose to general the territory

It was arranged next to several small alien tribes and did not collide with those medium-sized tribes to snatch benefits."

"Furthermore, the current strength of the eldest sister is no worse than that of the leaders of some large alien races, so the lords of these small territories have some ideas in mind and do not dare to provoke us. Now they are in harmony."

"In terms of numbers, we brought a total of twenty-six people before. Now, after more than a week of development, we have expanded to eighty-four by absorbing and screening some wandering aliens."

"On the House"

It seems that she knew that Sumo would be curious to inquire about the development. The last time Connie came back, she gave a very detailed explanation, even detailing the specific storage situation of each item of material.

Although Lili didn't remember it all, he used a stupid method to write down all the data. Now when he reports it, it's quite clear.

"There are eighty people so quickly? And fifteen wooden houses have been built from scratch? This speed is not slow at all!"

After walking through the last step, another door was opened by the people inside. After the two of them stepped in, the real underground space finally appeared in front of them.

From left to right, the usable area of ​​the entire space is approximately 300 square meters.

Half of it belongs to the activity space of the aliens living there, and the other half is used to store supplies.

At this time, seeing Somo coming in, the six aliens standing on the first floor turned their heads and walked up respectfully.

"Thanks for your hard work"

"It's not hard or hard. We can meditate and improve our strength after eating every day. It's so comfortable!"

Being tapped on the shoulder by Somo, the fox man who opened the door trembled again and again, and then told the truth without concealment that made Lili Bear blush.

Assigned to this mission point, when they first heard that they would stay underground and live in darkness every day, the group of people felt a little rebellious at first.

But within two days, after feeling the benefits of this job, they gloriously "rebeled"!

There was no threat to their lives, they didn't have to worry about running out of supplies, and they could even have a lot of time to do their own things. This was a bright future that they had never dared to imagine in their clan before.

Now, seeing Somo's caring eyes, even though they were thick-skinned, they didn't dare to lick their faces to accept the compliment.

"Let's go down and take a look at the situation!"

He smiled and stopped teasing the innocent foreigners. With a smile, the two of them continued down the stairs in the corner.
To be continued...