Chapter 180 Artificial Sun
After listening to Grandpa Gu's words, Gu Yanxusaid, "We can set up a place at home to grow mushrooms tomorrow."
Grandpa Gu said excitedly, "I'll take care of the mushrooms then."
Father Gu said, "Dad, you should be careful with your health. Don't let Mushroom take care of you later."
Father Gu's words amused everyone, exceptGrandpa Gu.
He was so angry that he whimpered, and then said, "You...you shouldn't underestimate me."
"Back in the day, I also worked with your mother in a mushroom greenhouse."
Bai Tang smoothed things over by saying, "I know Dad did it for Grandpa's own good."
"That's no big deal. You two can just take care of the mushrooms together; you can look after each other."
Grandpa Gu turned his head and said, "Hmph, I hate that he's the one who causes me trouble."
Father Gu said, "Alright then, for the sake of my daughter-in-law, I'll reluctantly take care of you too."
Gu Yanxu and the others kept chuckling to themselves. Bai Tang whispered:
"Grandpa and Dad still love it when the kids bicker."
Gu Yanxu also whispered, "This is their unique way of getting along. We don't need to interfere; they won't argue."
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The next day, Bai Tang and his group found an unused room in Grandpa Gu's yard to grow mushrooms.
Anyway, there are plenty of mushrooms in Bai Tang's space, so it doesn't matter if they didn't manage to grow them at first.
The Bai Tang space actually has plenty of mushrooms; they just wanted to experience mushroom cultivation themselves.
Lin Feng and his team looked at books on mushroom cultivation and then copied those designs to make some shelves to hold the spawn bags.
Bai Tang was responsible for providing the materials, tools, and spawn bags.
Soon a decent-looking mushroom cultivation room was completed.
Grandpa Gu and Father Gu both wanted to see it first, but Mother Gu said something:
"Oh, why don't you two go together?"
Grandpa Gu returned the words he had spoken to him yesterday:
"Hmph, I'll let it go for my daughter-in-law's sake."
Bai Tang couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Grandpa and Dad really were father and son; they even said the same things.
Gu Yanxu, standing nearby, said to Bai Tang, "When we have children in the future, you're not allowed to favor her."
Bai Tang turned to him and said, "It's not even close to being a done deal yet."
So you're already jealous of the child? You're all so stubborn, aren't you?
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Over the next few months, the base gradually distributed mushroom spawn bags.
The people at the base started cultivating mushrooms, and they could hang up the ones they couldn't finish eating to dry.
Bai Tang and his family finally got to taste the mushrooms they had grown themselves.
The flavors were indeed very fresh and vibrant. The stir-fried eggs with mushrooms were delicious, and the mushroom soup was also very tasty.
At Research Institute While the Crop Expertswere working hard, the Experts at Artificial Sunwere not idle either.
They conducted experiments time and time again, but because they were worried about the instability of the Artificial Sun, they dared not tell the people at the base.
Half a year has passed since the polar nightbegan, and the people at the base have quickly adapted to the darkness.
One day, right after the base's public address system finished broadcasting the time, an urgent announcement came:
"We will gradually experiment with the rising ofthe Artificial Sun in the coming days."
We urge residents of the base not to cause panic.
After delivering these messages, the base loudspeaker stopped broadcasting.
However, these words caused a huge uproar at the base.
Everyone thought they would spend their lives in darkness forever.
I never thought I would see the sun again, even if it was man-made and not real.
That has a different meaning for them; as long as it's the sun, it's fine, as it allows them to see the light.
Everyone in the base eagerly awaited the rise ofthe Artificial Sun.
The Bai Tang people, of course, also eagerly awaited the rise of the Artificial Sun.
Although Bai Tang has space, the whole family can't stay inside all the time.
So they spend most of their time in the dark, using lights for illumination.
Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu said, "After waiting for so long, they finally dared to launch."
Gu Yanxu said, "Because they are afraid of giving others hope only to disappoint them in return."
The fact that they dared to say it on the radio this time shows that they are very confident in Artificial Sun's success.
We just need to wait patiently. We've had polar night for over half a year now, and there's still a long time to go.
The base chose the hilltop behind the mountain as the location where the Artificial Sun rises.
On an ordinary day, a sliver of sunlight suddenly appeared in the base.
Early in the morning, everyone excitedly ran outside to watch the Artificial Sun.
The Artificial Sun slowly rose over the hill behind the mountain.
It had the brightness of the sun and a touch of warmth, and the people in the base were so excited they wanted to cry.
After so long, they finally saw the sun again; they had all thought they would never see the sun again in their lives.
Bai Tang and the others also went outside to watch, and saw that the Artificial Sun was still slowly rising.
It rose to a fixed altitude before stopping.
Then it slowly emitted light and heat, and the people in the base really felt the warmth.
Lin Fan shouted in the yard, "My God, I've finally seen the sun! I haven't seen it for more than half a year!"
Bai Jiyang said, "I'm going to stay in the yard until the sun goes down before I go back inside."
The others were also very excited, firstly because they hadn't seen the sun in a long time, and secondly because they were excited about the technological development of the base.
Bai Tang looked at the place where the Artificial Sun was rising, and she said to Gu Yanxu:
"I was wondering where the base would put the Artificial Sun to rise."
Gu Yanxu said, "The back mountain is the highest point in the entire base, so it's normal to be there."
I just don't know how many difficulties they overcame to bring this sun to rise.
"No matter how many difficulties we have overcome, at least we can see the light now."
The base fenced off most of the area on the back mountain and sent people to patrol it 24 hours a day to ensure that there were no problems.
The Artificial Sun hangs high above the mountain behind the base, illuminating the entire base area.
From below, it looks no different from a normal sun.
The same dazzling, bright lights, the same high-hanging structures.
It just doesn't orbit the blue planet; it can only stay fixed in one place.
Even so, the people at the base were overjoyed that day.
Because everywhere else except the base was still in darkness.
Therefore, everyone cherishes this hard-won light even more.
At this moment, the base's loudspeaker announced: "Attention, residents of the base."
Our Artificial Sun has limited energy resources, and we need to allocate future energy resources rationally.
We only see the Artificial Sun for six hours each day.
Please understand and refrain from causing trouble.
Because even the Authorities at the base are unsure how long it will take for the polar nightto return to normal.
Therefore, they must use their limited energy resources with caution.
Everyone at the base understood; if they didn't conserve energy, and their entire lives were stuck in polar night, they would truly go crazy.