Chapter 1796 - 973:

Big Camphor Tree Base.

The torrential rain washes over the sky.

The heavy rain that lasted for over a month made the air extremely humid.

This humidity is everywhere; even with doors and windows closed, moisture seeps through the cracks.

Inside the warehouse in the Inner City.

Li Yu opened the warehouse door and saw Li Yuan and Li Haoran carrying the water trays from the dehumidifiers outside.

"There’s been so much rain recently, have you checked the stuff in the warehouse? Especially the food, is there any sign of dampness?" Li Yu asked Li Yuan as he walked in.

Li Yuan said, "Brother, give me a moment. Let me empty this water first."

Li Yu nodded and went to the corner to empty the water from another dehumidifier, carrying the bucket outside.

A few minutes later, after they finally emptied the water from all the dehumidifiers in the underground warehouse, Li Yuan then said:

"Even though the sweet potatoes we stored were disinfected and sun-dried at high temperatures, they might have been stored too long, and some have grown mold. We’ve dealt with those moldy ones, which can still be eaten after processing. The rest of the food is fine; it’s not damp or moldy."

Li Yu recalled eating sweet potatoes in recent days.

He said, "No wonder we’ve been eating sweet potatoes these past few days; it’s because they got moldy. But it doesn’t taste any different."

Li Yuan nodded, "Mom said the moldy ones, you just wash off the white mold, and they can be eaten, they’ve done this before.

But brother, the humidity is too heavy lately; the dehumidifiers run twenty-four hours a day, and every twelve hours we have to come and empty the water from them. There are seven or eight dehumidifiers here. It’s a hassle every time we clean them out; can we make a larger water collection system? Look over there, the water overflows when it’s full."

Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "Okay, tell your second brother about it and have him come and fix this."

"Sure." Li Yuan nodded.

Soon after.

Li Yu walked to the warehouse and opened the door to the granary where the rice was stored.

As soon as the rice storage room was opened, a strong aroma of rice filled the air.

Li Yu took a funnel, stood before the giant steel vat, and opened the grain chute.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Due to gravity, the rice rolled into the funnel.

Creak—

Li Yu quickly sealed the chute, then stood under the light to inspect the rice carefully.

It wasn’t blackened or moldy.

Li Yu opened the other dozen steel vats storing food, took out some rice for inspection, and after confirming that none was damp, he felt relieved.

"In the warehouse, always maintain airtightness; close one door before leaving, don’t open both at the same time.

If rats get in, it will be a hassle." Li Yu reminded.

Li Yuan quickly said, "I know, we are always cautious about this. Additionally, to be on the safe side, I got some rat poison from Sister Bai, placed in the corners, and also set some rat traps."

Seeing Li Yuan was already prepared, Li Yu felt more at ease.

Then, he closed the granary door and began inspecting other storage sections.

Some things need to be checked regularly, otherwise, it will be troublesome if problems arise when needed.

After a thorough inspection and finding no issues, Li Yu left the underground warehouse.

After Li Yu left, Li Yuan picked up the walkie-talkie to contact Li Hang:

"Second brother, the water capacity of the dehumidifiers in the warehouse is too small, can you see if you have time to come over and look into making a larger water collection system..."

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After leaving the underground warehouse, Li Yu didn’t return to the villa area.

For the past month, he’s either been at the wall duty room or in the villa area, and he’s grown tired of it.

So he went to the underground plantation.

There are two residential areas in the Inner City; one is in the villa area, mainly housing Li Yu’s family.

The other residential area consists of two rows of rectangular houses, each with six floors.

There are two hundred rooms, some are suites, others are single rooms, allocated according to the different needs of Inner City Personnel.

For instance, for a single person, a single room is given.

But this single room isn’t just a single room; it’s more like a hotel room, at least with a bathroom and a small living room.

Those who want to live together are allocated a two-bedroom, one living room apartment.

These two residential buildings, each has a basement of two thousand square meters, totaling four thousand square meters.

Converting it, there are six to seven acres of space.

Additionally, crops in the basement are planted on raised racks, at least two levels high, maximizing the use of a dozen acres.

Tap, tap, tap—

Li Yu walked to the underground plantation.

The underground plantation is very bright; supplemental lights are always on, providing light to the crops.

Glancing around, there was no one.

Li Yu walked to the hydroponic area, looking at the lush green lettuce through the transparent glass.

Bubble, bubble—

Nearby, someone had placed a fish tank, with small goldfish swimming inside.

Seeing this scene, Li Yu thought to himself: perhaps a fish-plant symbiotic system could be established.

He walked forward, saw a ripe red tomato, and remembered Third Uncle’s fondness for eating fruit. At some point, influenced by Third Uncle, Li Yu began to enjoy fruit too.