I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 596 - 494: Concept of a Small Ecosystem
After a good night’s rest, Chen Xin was finally ready to face the new day with renewed energy.
After breakfast in the morning, Chen Xin left his own shelter and went to his office located in the Ecological Dome, ready to start the day’s work.
Chen Xin’s office is located on the second floor of the Ecological Dome, facing the atrium of the dome from the back. Thanks to the artificial light from the ceiling, the office does not appear dim even when the lights are not on.
And when the window leading to the atrium is opened, the oxygen produced by the plants in the atrium flows into the office along the specially designed air currents, bringing fresh air into the office.
Chen Xin really likes this office, not only because the environment is great, but more so because next to the office is his private laboratory, and beside it is an elevator connecting to the test site downstairs, making it convenient for Chen Xin to practice any ideas he has.
However, most of the time, Chen Xin does not stay in this office, and for the past six months, this office has been empty.
Fortunately, even though it hasn’t been used for a long time, Chen Xin’s office has been kept very clean, and the green plant in the corner of the office is growing well and hasn’t withered due to lack of care.
This is naturally the result of someone tending to it daily; otherwise, even if someone had tidied up the office before he returned, that pot of green plant wouldn’t have thrived as it does now.
Before the catastrophe, a potted plant might have been insignificant, but now, such a potted plant is precious. In a sense, a potted plant is worth more than Chen Xin’s office.
Fortunately, this is the Ecological Dome, where there are plenty of green plants, and compared to before Chen Xin left, the plants throughout the Ecological Dome have become increasingly lush.
Some climbers in the atrium have spread along the support columns to the ceiling, gradually winding around the dome’s top frame.
This makes the entire atrium look vibrant and green, with a rustic charm.
Such a vibrant indoor garden is a rare sight even before the catastrophe, let alone now, when the external flora and fauna have undergone mass extinction, and there’s no trace of greenery globally. It makes the sight before us even more precious.
However, to Chen Xin, he isn’t thinking about how to enjoy this scenery, but rather how to create more of it.
These plants thrive as they do, thanks, of course, to the excellent environment inside the Ecological Dome, where the temperature, light, and humidity are all regulated to stay within suitable ranges, ensuring that the plants meet their growth needs.
Furthermore, it’s also due to the daily care given to these plants.
But most importantly, it’s the existence of the Ecological Dome that keeps the cold outside at bay.
Because the temperature inside the Ecological Dome is maintained at a suitable level, the staff here don’t even need to wear protective suits indoors; wearing ordinary clothes, as they did before the catastrophe, is enough.
This means that life inside the Ecological Dome has, to a large extent, already returned to pre-catastrophe standards.
Under such circumstances, what Chen Xin is thinking about is, of course, how to promote this, so more people can once again enjoy the life they had before the catastrophe.
However, this is not an easy task.
If it were simply building a dome structure with reinforced concrete, allowing people to live inside, that would be easy to achieve, and so far, the country is trying to do just that.
Previously, in the Southwest Region, when the country was rebuilding the shelters destroyed by earthquakes, a dome-like structure was used to create a more livable environment, rather than having the population live underground for long periods.
However, such domes are vastly different from the Ecological Dome here at Chen Xin’s place.
It’s important to know that the Ecological Dome here at Chen Xin’s place is upgraded and optimized in many ways and is technologically much more advanced.
Moreover, what Chen Xin envisions isn’t just a small dome that can only be used as a shelter.
According to Chen Xin’s vision, he wants to create something akin to a city beneath a dome as seen in science fiction novels, using the dome to shield against external damage, allowing the people to live and work in peace.
Even if such an exaggerated city-level Ecological Dome cannot be achieved, creating a small ecological sphere like the one Skull Island Handsome resides in, which covers a small island, should be done.
The city-level Ecological Dome, with current human technology, is indeed too advanced; even if Chen Xin could create the dome through system upgrades, it would be impractical and impossible to replicate.
Instead, the small ecological sphere with holographic projection that Skull Island Handsome resided in is quite suitable and can be considered.
In the movie, Handsome’s small ecological sphere only covered a small area of the island; for a large animal like Handsome, it was akin to an exhibit in a zoo. Although there was enough space for activities, it still seemed small.
Nevertheless, in comparison to Handsome’s size, that small area is already large enough for humans.
If Chen Xin could indeed build such an Ecological Dome, its space would be sufficient to house a small town or even develop into a micro-city.
Thinking of this, Chen Xin couldn’t help but feel tempted by his own idea.
According to Chen Xin’s vision, he wants to create something akin to a city beneath a dome as seen in science fiction novels, using the dome to shield against external damage, allowing the people to live and work in peace.
Even if such an exaggerated city-level Ecological Dome cannot be achieved, creating a small ecological sphere like the one Skull Island Handsome resides in, which covers a small island, should be done.
The city-level Ecological Dome, with current human technology, is indeed too advanced; even if Chen Xin could create the dome through system upgrades, it would be impractical and impossible to replicate.
Instead, the small ecological sphere with holographic projection that Skull Island Handsome resided in is quite suitable and can be considered.
In the movie, Handsome’s small ecological sphere only covered a small area of the island; for a large animal like Handsome, it was akin to an exhibit in a zoo. Although there was enough space for activities, it still seemed small.
Nevertheless, in comparison to Handsome’s size, that small area is already large enough for humans.
If Chen Xin could indeed build such an Ecological Dome, its space would be sufficient to house a small town or even develop into a micro-city.
Thinking of this, Chen Xin couldn’t help but feel tempted by his own idea.
