Humans Shrunk 100 Times

Chapter 71: Completion

With a clear goal in mind, the twelve members of Project Qiming led busy and fulfilling lives. Each person had a specific role and worked diligently in their respective areas.

By the morning of the third day, Chen Mu had completed all the pipelines as per Tang Jing's requirements. These pipelines were spread out on the ground, filling the space.

The next step was installation.

After discussing it with Tang Jing, they decided to carve out some protruding brackets on the walls. These brackets would serve as scaffolding for climbing and also as supports for the pipelines.

This task was no less demanding than the pipe fabrication, but Chen Mu's mental and control abilities were growing at an astonishing rate every day, making these tasks easier for him.

On this day, as usual, Chen Mu and He Ying were the earliest to rise.

He Ying still had the habit of taking an early walk and would then challenge Chen Mu upon returning.

In the past few days, this had become somewhat of a routine.

For Chen Mu, these real-life combat opportunities were exactly what he desired, and they treated it as a daily training session, cooperating seamlessly when they gathered in the morning.

Of course, up until now, He Ying hadn't won a single time, and each battle ended with Chen Mu effortlessly restraining her with one hand.

After finishing breakfast, Chen Mu found Wei Dalei, who was about to transport the pipelines.

"Old Wei, after the water diversion project is complete, I'll build a separate room for you."

Wei Dalei was initially taken aback, then waved his hand, saying, "No need, it's good for everyone to sleep together."

"Don't be polite."

"No, really, it's fine."

"I insist. With my current abilities, building a room will be quick, and in the future, each of us will have our own rooms. You'll just be the first."

"Then let someone else go first."

"No, it has to be you first."

"As a member of the five-person decision-making group, I should lead by example and not have any privileges." Wei Dalei said firmly, appearing very determined.

"Come on, do I have to tell you that your snoring is too loud and it affects our sleep?" Chen Mu said impatiently.

"Huh?"

Wei Dalei felt a bit embarrassed and touched his head, "Is it that loud?"

"Yes!"

Everyone nearby chimed in at once.

Dong Junwei smiled and said, "We can even hear it from the girls' side."

Wei Dalei chuckled, "No wonder sometimes my mom used to kick my room's door at night, waking me up without telling me what's going on."

Blaming the snorer was obviously pointless, so even though they were all affected, they could do nothing about it. Fortunately, after a few days, everyone seemed to get used to it.

On the girls' side, since the rooms were separated, although they could still hear it, the sound was much softer. As Zhao Xiaoyan put it, they could now treat it as a lullaby. If they couldn't hear it one day, they might have trouble falling asleep.

But the boys' side was a bit more troubled.

Chang Junyan, Sun Yuan, and others had decent sleep quality, and as long as they went to bed earlier than Wei Dalei, it wasn't a big problem.

However, Chen Mu seemed to have lacked a sense of security since he was young, so he tended to sleep lightly and would wake up at the slightest disturbance.

Therefore.

The plan to have Wei Dalei move to a separate room had to be carried out in advance.

...

The water diversion project was finally reaching its final stages. After the settling pond was built, only the assembly and installation of the pipelines remained.

They were thankful for having Tang Jing, the humanoid computer, who could accurately calculate all the components in advance. Otherwise, Chen Mu would have had to install the pipelines while making them, which would have been much less efficient.

However, even during the actual installation, the difficulty was still significant.

First of all, for the current shrunken humans, a one-centimeter diameter pipeline is still too large. Although carrying it is not a problem, transporting it to a higher place, aligning it accurately, and then having Chen Mu carry out the adhesion and fixing on the bracket becomes quite troublesome.

At least one person needs to help Chen Mu support the pipeline.

Otherwise, he would find it challenging to do it alone.

Originally, Wei Dalei was the most suitable person for this task, but unfortunately, his fear of heights had not been alleviated by his superpower.

Fortunately, there was He Ying.

He Ying was physically stronger than the average girl, and with her "lightness skill," climbing to high places and positioning the pipeline was a piece of cake for her.

After Chen Mu finished making the wooden doors, brackets, and handles on the walls, He Ying often climbed up to observe from above, even considering it as a means of exercising her abilities.

Clearly, her climbing movements and speed were much smoother and more skilled than Chen Mu's, which made everyone envious. After all, even though they knew falling from that height wouldn't kill them, the psychological barrier was something nobody could overcome. Nobody dared to really try bungee jumping without safety measures.

...

With the joint efforts of He Ying and Chen Mu, all the pipelines were finally installed by noon on the seventh day of the project.

At this point, the entire massive project was essentially completed.

A one-centimeter diameter plastic pipe extended from the outdoor rainwater riser, passed through the wooden door, forming a semi-circular arc to the ground, and then ran out through the door gap to the outside.

At a height of 13 centimeters from the ground on this pipeline, there was a 5mm diameter water intake port.

As long as it rained, opening this intake port would allow a continuous flow of water into the settling pond. After passing through the grille and settling, the water would enter the water storage tank.

Both the settling pond and the water storage tank had bottom drainage pipes because over time, even in a relatively clean water storage tank, there would be solid sediment that needed to be drained out.

At the highest water level of the settling pond, an overflow pipe was installed, along with a sewage drainage pipe, leading to the outside.

Regarding this drainage pipe, for the time being, it didn't serve any other purpose. However, Tang Jing had already reserved it for the toilet in her and Chen Mu's plan, to be used for flushing.

But currently, the toilet didn't have a drainage function, so it had to be put on hold for now.

Once everything was done, the subsequent tidying and cleaning work didn't require Chen Mu's involvement.

His next task was to wait for the next rainy day to conduct a trial run of the entire project. If there were any pipe leaks or water flow obstructions during the process, he would need to carry out the necessary repairs afterward.

Approximately half a month had passed since the apocalypse.

The time was approaching June.

Children's Day on June 1st had already vanished.

Even if it existed, high school students no longer had a holiday for it.

However, entering June also meant that summer was officially arriving, and along with it, the rainy season.

Following the usual climate patterns in Shangshi, there was no need to worry about insufficient rainfall at least until October.

During these four and a half months, it was a critical period after the apocalypse, determining whether humans could continue to control the world. Perhaps the outcome would depend on this period.

Four months was a long time.

Now, a group of people eagerly awaited the rain to come.

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