49: Hand rubbing satellite

It was unknown how much time had passed, but the two of them were hunched over the workbench, modifying things little by little.

Shen Yuan held a micrometer, measuring the thickness of the components, and she shook her head, not very satisfied.

"There are errors; it's either a millimeter too much here or a millimeter too little there, or the thickness is a bit off."

Shen Yuan rubbed her head, glanced at Tian Ming, and felt a headache coming on.

Tian Ming felt an even bigger headache; he was a person who hadn't even graduated from high school, and asking him to hand-make satellite components was like asking for the impossible, wasn't it?

He had spent the entire afternoon learning high-precision manufacturing, and he turned to look out the window; the sky had already turned dark.

"Here, this edge, retract it by about 0.3 millimeters.

Also, I need this optical lens to be placed in this position, and this hole is too small; the diameter needs to be expanded a little more."

Shen Yuan tossed the casing to Tian Ming, who could only smile wryly and nod, following her instructions to dissolve or increase the width of the edges and the diameter.

Rumble! ... Shen Yuan's stomach rumbled, and she looked outside; the sky was completely dark.

"Goodness, it's already past six o'clock?"

Shen Yuan put down her tools and looked at Tian Ming, who was sitting beside her, engrossed in his work, a slight smile appearing on her lips.

Actually, the boss was quite serious and willing to accompany her in hand-making a satellite here.

Tian Ming looked up at Shen Yuan, their eyes met, and Shen Yuan's face flushed slightly as she turned her head away.

"Um, you're hungry, aren't you?"

"Not really, I just ate."

Tian Ming smacked his lips; he had been hungry earlier, so he secretly reconstructed some food in his mouth.

However, this girl was too engrossed in her work; she didn't even notice that it was mealtime, nor did she notice him eating.

Shen Yuan sighed and said, "Sigh, the boss is eating alone and didn't even call me."

"You were too engrossed, I just didn't want to disturb you."

Shen Yuan put down her soldering iron and stretched, "Why didn't I notice you eating?"

"I synthesized food in my mouth!"

Upon hearing this method of eating, Shen Yuan was filled with admiration.

No wonder the boss had been smacking his lips earlier.

"I didn't expect your internal circulation system to be so advanced, boss, it's like a robot.

But that's good too; you'll never be hungry, you can live as long as there's air."

Shen Yuan sat down beside her and rummaged for her walkie-talkie.

"Brother Gouzi, the usual, beef sour soup noodles, and a cup of coffee.

I'm in the Laboratory, and the boss is here too.

Send two servings over, oh, and make sure the water is hot, use a thermos, and bring it over!"

Shen Yuan said into the walkie-talkie.

Brother Gouzi's voice came from the walkie-talkie: "Shen Meizi is burning the midnight oil again?

Alright, I'll tell the cafeteria.

It should be delivered in about fifteen minutes."

"Thank you, Brother Gouzi!"

"No problem, Shen Meizi, my phone camera seems to be broken, help me fix it when you have time."

"I don't have time recently, just get a new phone.

Didn't we get a lot of phones from the electronics store last time?"

"Why change it, there are a lot of good things on this phone.

Wait until you have time."

"Mm-hmm, okay!"

After ending the conversation, Shen Yuan glanced at Tian Ming.

Tian Ming stood up and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll head back first!"

"You haven't even finished the work, and you want to go back already?"

Shen Yuan said, somewhat displeased.

"I've already taken care of your component; what else is there to do?"

"After I finish testing, you'll also need to help me with the circuit board curing process.

I can't solve that kind of thing by myself."

Shen Yuan said.

Tian Ming could only sit down again helplessly.

Twenty minutes later, Brother Gouzi's voice came from the walkie-talkie: "Shen Meizi, your beef sour soup noodles and coffee have been delivered, come out and get them quickly!"

Shen Yuan immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and replied, "Okay, Brother Gouzi, I'll come out to get them right away!"

After saying that, the young girl put down what she was holding and went to retrieve them.

Soon after, Shen Yuan returned carrying two insulated boxes.

She opened the insulated boxes to reveal two steaming bowls of beef sour soup noodles.

She pushed a bowl in front of Tian Ming and handed him a pair of chopsticks.

"One serving each, eat!"

Tian Ming took the chopsticks, picked up some noodles, and tasted them.

The beef sour soup noodles were truly fragrant, with a firm texture and refreshing sour soup.

"The chefs working in the cafeteria still have good skills, it's just a pity there are no fresh vegetables."

Tian Ming said.

"Mm-hmm, Su Rou is already planning for the greenhouse, she's currently calculating the materials needed, and once that's done, it'll be your turn, boss."

Tian Ming raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why do I have to go again?"

"Plastic film, C-channel steel, square tubing, angle steel, and also water pipes, water pumps, all sorts of miscellaneous things.

We don't have any of these things, so won't it have to be you, boss?"

Tian Ming nodded.

He had originally thought these things were simple.

But only after truly getting involved did he realize how careless he had been.

It seemed that to return to their previous way of life, they would probably need to re-establish an entire industrial system.

After the two finished their noodles and drank some coffee, they resumed their work on manufacturing the satellite.

Sister Shen Yuan was not only professional but also very dedicated in her work.

Those PCB circuit boards were all acquired by the Materials Group from the electronics city.

Most of them were bare PCB boards.

The two sat in front of the computer, and according to the circuit diagram she drew, Tian Ming used his ability to decompose the excess copper, leaving the circuits, and then drilled holes.

Shen Yuan, on the other hand, was responsible for soldering electronic components and then testing them.

Time passed minute by minute, until past two in the morning, when her small satellite was finally assembled.

It was a tiny thing, just a square box.

The part facing the ground was an optical camera module, an infrared remote sensing module, and a wired communication system.

This satellite would be carried by a floating airship to an altitude of two thousand meters above the ground, allowing it to look down and see the situation within a dozen kilometers around the Shelter.

Both modules were readily available, civilian-grade, and could be found in the electronics city.

"Finally finished!"

Shen Yuan hummed excitedly.

Shen Yuan had worked on this kind of thing before when she was in school; back then, there were smart factories that could customize modules and circuit boards.

But now, none of that existed.

She could only rely on hand-making; originally, one board would have been enough, but without customization, she had to decompose and combine, using more than a dozen boards of various sizes.

The Shelter was very quiet; at this hour, everyone was asleep.

The two walked out of the Laboratory, and Shen Yuan shivered.

Outside, large snowflakes were falling, and the speed at which the weather was turning cold was much faster than Tian Ming had anticipated.

Tian Ming casually handed a set of cold-weather clothing to Shen Yuan and said, "Let's go, I'll walk you back."

"Mm, okay."

Shen Yuan nodded, took the cold-weather clothing, and put it on.

In the distance, a beam of light shone, indicating that the patrol team was conducting their night patrol.

"Who's there?"

A sharp shout came from a member of the patrol team.