After returning through the portal, it was already past nine in the evening. Su Han and the others had their own matters to attend to, so they went to rest.
The next day, Chu Shi believed that the priority was to transport a large quantity of equipment to the magic world. Therefore, after transporting the equipment to the magic world that day, he returned. For the next seven consecutive days, they were continuously transporting equipment and supplies, without exploring the magic world.
During these days of transporting supplies, Chu Shi also assembled several Globalized Type 2 drones in the magic world. These drones were primarily directed westward. Of course, one drone was also sent eastward. After all, this magic world could be a planet, and by continuously flying eastward, the drone would eventually reach the west.
On the eighth day, Chu Shi deemed the equipment sufficient and suggested continuing the exploration of the magic world.
This time, Zhou Xiaoyue once again replaced Lin Dong.
Lin Dong had received some disciplinary action after being confined last time, which included reduced time for exploring other worlds. Thus, Zhou Xiaoyue officially became a main member of the special operations team.
Zhou Xiaoyue was naturally overjoyed, no longer being just a support member.
Today was another beautiful day.
Su Han and the others passed through the portal and arrived once again on the grassland in the magic world.
The grassland was still bathed in sunshine.
"This grassland always has such bright weather every time we come!" Ye Fan said.
At this moment, Chu Shi glanced at a standing pillar nearby and said, "It truly is good weather every time. It hasn't rained for seven consecutive days."
That small pillar was a rain gauge, capable of measuring the amount of rainfall.
Ye Fan remarked, "Seven days without rain isn't strange, is it? After all, it's not unusual in many places on Blue Star to go one or two months without rain."
"Mm, you're right. Seven days without rain here isn't strange at all. I'm just testing the environment here with this device. After all, this will be the first stop for our Dragon Country when we come here. If the ecosystem of this grassland is good, it can be directly used as a city for construction. Rainfall is very important, especially since there isn't a large river flowing through this grassland."
Water is crucial in city construction. Just like how many large cities in the world are built around major rivers, it is difficult to establish large cities without them. Looking at the distribution of major cities on world maps, one can see that many large cities are located near or within the vicinity of a significant river.
Chu Shi continued, "Alright, next, it's time for the crucial assembly."
"Crucial assembly?" Ye Fan asked. "What is the crucial assembly? By the way, why didn't you give us a list today? Are you still playing games with us?"
Chu Shi replied, "I read in a book that withholding some information can make people more expectant. That's why I'm trying to keep today's list a secret. Are you all very excited?"
"No, we're not excited at all. Chu Shi, what book were you reading that would interest a 'block of ice' like you, a Major General?" Su Han inquired.
Ye Fan, Xiao Yan, Zi Han, and Zhou Xiaoyue nearby were all filled with curiosity. They knew Chu Shi to be a very calm person, typically reading technology books and the like. How did he start reading books about human relationships and social interactions?
"The book I'm reading is called 'You Gua Teaches You How to Be an Interesting Person.' This book contains quite a bit of useful knowledge. For example, why are human emotions so peculiar? Why is it difficult for machines to simulate human emotions?"
Upon hearing the title of the book, Su Han and the others immediately lost interest. The book's title sounded quite boring.
"You all should form a large circle, facing away from me, and stand guard. Once I've finished assembling this new item, you can turn around and look."
Thus, Su Han, Ye Fan, Xiao Yan, Zi Han, and Zhou Xiaoyue formed a large circle, sitting on the grass and gazing into the distance.
Behind them, the sounds of Chu Shi assembling something could be heard.
Ye Fan contemplated turning around to take a peek, but was immediately reminded by Chu Shi, "Ye Fan, don't turn around."
Su Han and the others had to suppress their curiosity, continuing to look at the blue sky and white clouds in the distance.
The grass on the grassland was turning a bit yellow, perhaps due to the continuous lack of rain for several days.
After thirty minutes, Chu Shi finally finished the assembly.
"You can turn around now," Chu Shi said.
Su Han and the other four turned around and were immediately astonished.
An airplane was already there. And this airplane was not a Globalized Type 2 drone, but a manned aircraft. Although this airplane looked very rudimentary, knowing it was assembled by Chu Shi, everyone was confident it could fly.
"They actually assembled an airplane."
"Were the parts for this assembled airplane transported during these seven days?"
"No, the parts for this airplane were transported within a single day, and they didn't even use up two cubic meters of transport capacity."
Su Han was surprised. This airplane was over ten meters long, yet it seemed impossible that its parts would only occupy two cubic meters of space. Why was such an airplane assembled?
Su Han asked, "Chu Shi, was this airplane truly made with parts occupying less than two cubic meters of volume?"
Chu Shi nodded and replied, "That's right. To be precise, the volume of parts used for this airplane was 1.8 cubic meters. Previously, our progress exploring on vehicles was too slow. With this airplane, we can cover much more distance. An airplane will allow us to explore this world more rapidly. Last time, we only reached the village south of the Goblin Forest. This time, using the airplane, we can fly much farther."
The airplane assembled by Chu Shi had three seats. The seats were made from steel plates salvaged from the previous vehicle, so, like the previous vehicle, three people sat on each steel plate.
The six people boarded the airplane. There was still no windshield.
This time, the pilot was surprisingly Xiao Yan.
"Hold on tight, the plane is about to take off!" Xiao Yan shouted as he started the engine of the airplane.