Now the water purifier was just missing a piece of charcoal. She was planning to cook the chicken, so she could burn the charcoal while she was at it.
After exchanging some water and basic materials for seasonings and a lighter, Shen Muyu removed the stove from the gas stove and put the iron pot on it. Now the gas stove was similar to the kind of earthen stove used in the countryside, except that the earthen stove platform was made of iron.
However, Shen Muyu dared not light the fire in the car. On the one hand, she was afraid the car would explode, and on the other hand, it was too stuffy inside the car. She would probably be cooked before the chicken was cooked.
After moving the stove to a spot not far from the car, Shen Muyu lit the fire and stir-fried the chicken. Over the years, she had honed her culinary skills to provide better nutrition for her parents.
She didn't put all the potatoes in; she only put one in to enhance the texture. She planned to put the rest in the back of the car to let them sprout so she could plant them later. After all, no one knew how long this game would last, or whether she would keep getting food from the boxes. She had to plan ahead.
Letting the stove cool slowly outside, Shen Muyu carried the iron pot back to the car and casually placed it on the ground. After taking a whole wheat bread from the glove box in the passenger seat, she sat on the reclined seat and ate it.
This whole wheat bread was absolutely genuine; with every bite, Shen Muyu felt crumbs stuck in her throat.
This tastes nowhere near as good as steamed buns. I don't know why she used to enjoy torturing herself by eating this to lose weight. But ever since Gu Wenchen managed to take away her family's assets, she hasn't eaten it again. After all, it's very expensive. Ugh, another day of missing big white steamed buns.
Shen Muyu ate all the potatoes in the pot; they wouldn't be soft if heated any further.
There was still a lot of chicken left, but she didn't clean it up. She just put the iron pot into her backpack. She didn't have any other containers now, and it would save her from washing the pot once. She could just clean it up after eating tomorrow morning.
The charcoal outside had burned out, and the stove had cooled down. After putting everything back in the car, Shen Muyu drove a little further.
After choosing a parking spot, Shen Muyu's first task was to manufacture the water purifier. The blueprints disappeared the moment the purifier was successfully manufactured. Shen Muyu shook his head regretfully, feeling as if he had missed out on a billion dollars.
The poverty she endured over the years had instilled in her a stingy nature, because every extra penny she saved meant more money for her parents' medical expenses.
Without thinking too much, Shen Muyu started fiddling with the water purifier made up of the two rectangular objects in front of him. The box on the left was for holding the water that needed to be filtered, and the box on the right was for collecting the purified water. Each box could only hold 5L of water.
Below the two boxes was a small box, which turned out to be a place to store charcoal. The blue gemstone was directly embedded in the top of the water purifier, and Shen Muyu casually pried it off.
There were many places in the cave where water was dripping, but the dripping speed was very slow. Collecting this water was too time-consuming, so Shen Muyu directly exchanged a small amount of mineral water for a lot of water mixed with a lot of impurities from the mall.
Once the water from the water purifier is filtered, it can be used directly for trading, allowing for greater profits with minimal cost. Hmm, it's a great business deal," Shen Muyu nodded in satisfaction.
After putting the purchased water into the water tank, clear water began to gradually emerge from the other water tank, although the flow rate was very slow. Shen Muyu used an empty mineral water bottle to collect a little water and then swept it around.
Upon seeing this evaluation, Shen Muyu breathed a sigh of relief. The identification function of the car's core usually provides very detailed information, which allows her to quickly understand how to use the items in the box and helps her avoid many crises.
For example, her comments about the water dripping from those caves said that it was full of impurities and bacteria, and there was a certain probability that it could kill someone if drunk.
However, Shen Muyu didn't understand why this water purifier could filter out bacteria and become drinkable water simply by putting some charcoal in it.
You should know that the filter made using Gu Wenchen's method also uses charcoal, but the water filtered from it is barely drinkable even after boiling. Could it be the effect of the blue gemstone?
If you don't understand something, don't think about it. Shen Muyu doesn't like to deliberately make things difficult for herself. As long as she can drink, that's fine.
After eating and drinking his fill, Shen Muyu lay down in the driver's seat and browsed the chat area. Since there were no entertainment facilities available, he could only find some amusement here, and who knows, he might even get some information.
"My friend seems to have gone mad! (Image: jpg)"
Shen Muyu clicked on the picture and saw that it initially showed a conversation between two people, but later it almost turned into one person talking to himself.
This person does seem to have mental problems. One moment he is very depressed and says he wants to die, and the next he is very excited and makes some incoherent and impassioned speeches. There are also some garbled characters in some parts, but in the first half of the picture, his speech and behavior are normal.
"My friend is terrified of the dark. He wasn't in a good mood when he first arrived here. Luckily, I found him and talked to him for a long time until he calmed down. But when I was driving around looking for the box, I couldn't talk to him. When I saw the chat interface again, he was like this. Now he's not replying to my messages. Does anyone know what's going on?"
"Did you ask him what his mood score was? I feel it's related to this. I'm also afraid of the dark. When I'm driving, my heart is pounding, I can't concentrate, and I feel very dazed. I glanced at the screen and his mood score was only a little over 40. I joked around in the chat for a while and that's how I recovered. Now my mood score is over 60, and I feel much better."