Chapter 154 Light-blocking Effect
Therefore, the Patrol Team at the base increasedits patrol frequency.
We have implemented a 24-hour shift patrol system, so it's daytime outside 24 hours a day now.
If anything seems amiss, the Patrol Team can detect it quickly.
The blackout curtains that Bai Tang and his family installed at home worked very well at this time.
They draw the curtains when they rest at night, which effectively blocks out the light.
The room was almost completely dark; these are truly professional blackout curtains.
Gu Yanxu had previously ordered a batch specifically to prepare for Polar Day.
The eye masks Bai Tang stocked up on were also in preparation for polar day.
Twenty-four hours is daytime, and the human brain can easily get confused about time.
Therefore, some items with good light-blocking properties are necessary.
When polar day fully arrived, Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu said:
"Should I take melatonin when I rest at night?"
They also stocked up on a lot of Bai Tang, a sleep aid.
Gu Yanxu shook his head and said, "We shouldn't use these in the first place."
If we can't sleep towards the end of the polar day, then we can consider taking melatonin.
After all, every medicine has some degree of toxicity, so it's best to avoid taking it if possible.
On the first night of Polar Day, most people at the base suffered from insomnia.
Because it's bright outside, most people think it's still daytime.
This leads to a decrease in melatonin in their bodies, causing them to suffer from insomnia.
However, Bai Tang and the others rested well and their routines were not affected by the polar day.
In the morning, I heard the base's loudspeakers broadcasting the time.
Bai Tang and the others had just woken up, washed up, and then came to the living room.
Bai Tang prepared breakfast and then asked while eating:
How did everyone sleep last night?
Lin Fan and the others said, "Luckily, we had blackout curtains and eye masks, so we slept very well last night."
Grandpa Gu also said, "With the curtains drawn, the room is as dark as night."
While eating, Bai Tang said, "That's fine. If anyone really can't sleep tonight, they can ask me for some melatonin."
After breakfast, Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu tookCanned Food out for a walk.
Mu Mu also went out with the two of them.
Mu Mu is pulling Canned Food, Bai Tang is pulling Mu Mu, and Gu Yanxu is leading Bai Tang.
The three people and the cat walked along the path in the base, but no one paid any special attention to them.
The three of them walked around the neighborhood for a while, listening to what the people in the area were saying.
Bai Tang stood and chatted with them for a few words.
They were all saying, "I wonder when this daytime will end."
"Yes, my family hasn't been able to sleep these past two days."
Bai Tang listened for a while but didn't hear any useful information.
Then they left, and after wandering around for a while, Bai Tang and the others went home.
Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu both knew in their hearts that this polar day would last for two years.
They will not see the night and the moon for a very long time.
After returning home, Bai Tang saw the Wild Rabbit cage in the corner of the yard.
Then she decided to make a blackout curtain for Wild Rabbit as well.
Otherwise, their sleep schedule will be disrupted, and their meat may not taste good.
So, to satisfy his own appetite, Bai Tang took out the ingredients and made a blackout curtain for the rabbit as well.
In the evening, I'll lower the curtains for them so they can get some rest.
After finishing all that, Bai Tang returned to the house, and everyone was finding things to do on their own.
They try not to let themselves be idle, because now that they are idle, they feel they have to be.
You might be overwhelmed by boundless loneliness.
So Bai Tang and his team would find something to do every day.
The things done at Polar Day base go beyond just the daily reporting schedule.
The base's Crop Experts are also working hard to research light-tolerant plants.
Because food is of paramount importance to the people at the base, no matter when or where.
Therefore, the Authorities at the base take this very seriously and provide the Research Institutewith a great deal of support.
The researchers at the Research Institute lived up to expectations, and through their efforts, they developed crops that could grow in light.
In addition to the existing light-resistant crops, the base began to allow people to plant crops on a large scale.
Anyway, there are 24 hours in a day now.
They can confidently cultivate the wasteland on the back hill.
The base distributed some seeds to every household that owned a house and land.
Let them cultivate the land themselves, and then hand over one-fifth of their harvest to the base.
As grain stored at the base, the base was divided in great detail, and there were no shady rules.
So everyone thought the base arrangements were good.
The base also distributes seeds to people who don't own land but want to grow crops.
There is still a large portion of land behind the base that has not been developed.
To encourage everyone to reclaim wasteland, the base also distributed seeds to them.
Both sides handed over one-fifth of the harvested grain, without favoritism.
Bai Tang and his family also received some seeds and then re- erected the wire fence on their land.
Then the whole family went down to the ground and planted the seeds one by one on the back hill.
Then they carried water from the nearby ditch in trip after trip to irrigate the plants.
Because there are no irrigation machines, everyone does it this way.
The Bai Tang family naturally didn't need the girls to do it; Gu Yanxu led Lin Feng and the others to fill the water containers back and forth.
The whole family worked on the back mountain all day, and they didn't go home until the base's loudspeaker announced at eight o'clock.
Back home, everyone was exhausted and no one wanted to cook.
Bai Tang simply brought out the ready-made meal; the whole family was so exhausted they didn't even have the strength to speak.
They all ate quickly and then lowered the blackout curtains in the house.
To create an evening atmosphere, everyone soon got tired and went to wash up and rest.
Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu also washed up and rested, then lay down on the bed.
Bai Tang said, "I've never worked in the fields before, and today has exhausted me."
Gu Yanxu leaned over and massaged Bai Tang'sshoulders and legs.
Then he said, "Who in our generation has ever worked in the fields? Many people don't even know how to grow anything."
Bai Tang also said, "Yes, but I think Grandpa is very happy today."
Although he was very tired, he seemed to have found enjoyment in it.
Gu Yanxu continued, "Because my grandfather's generation had worked in the fields and seen what the land looked like after the harvest."
Okay, get some rest. You're exhausted today.
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When Bai Tang woke up the next morning, he felt weak all over.
Thinking to myself, "Working in the fields is really tiring."
Mu Mu also came out of the space and went to the living room first.
Mu Mu is still full of energy; she doesn't feel tired at all as a Space Spirit.
Lin Fan and the others also leisurely made their way into the living room.
Bai Tang then came out of the bedroom and placed breakfast on the table.
Then she sat down on the sofa, at which pointGrandpa Gu walked in from outside and said:
"Good morning, kids. How was your work in the fields yesterday?"
Lin Fan rubbed his arms and legs and said, "Grandpa, I'm fine. How are you feeling?"