181: New factory construction begins

Amidst the rumbling, the giant dumpsters on the tracks began to move forward at a steady speed after being filled one by one.

Soon, the first batch of dumpsters reached the entrances of the three factory buildings.

They tilted upward, powered by robotic arms.

All the trash was dumped into the high-power shredder.

After a series of crunching sounds, the shredded trash traveled along the conveyor belt into the warehouse.

Immediately after, the next batch of filled dumpsters arrived, feeding their contents into the shredder.

Ye Tian had hired professionals to strictly calibrate the entire process.

There were basically no gaps or omissions.

Moreover, both the dumpsters and the shredder feed inlets were specially designed.

Very little trash would leak out.

Even if it did leak, it would gather along specially designed small trenches, be sucked up by pipes installed in the trenches, refilled into dumpsters, and sent back into the factory for the Cockroach to clean up.

Such a seamless mechanized operation method.

It made everyone nod in succession.

"Not bad. After adding the two new large factory buildings, both efficiency and precision have greatly improved."

Zhao Rubing looked at the scene before her with satisfaction and couldn't help but speak up.

"Sister Bing, you get what you pay for. The previous automated equipment for the warehouse cost over a million, but this set of equipment costs nearly ten million in total. I really went all out."

"That much?"

Zhao Rubing was slightly surprised.

"Of course, the stuff outside definitely doesn't cost that much. It's mainly because of the various precision equipment inside. Besides, since we're doing it, we have to do it right. We have to consider not only practicality but also safety and aesthetics.

However, time was tight this time, so many aspects aren't fully realized yet. We only built a prototype. To see the full picture, we'll have to wait until the entire factory complex is completed."

"Then I look forward to that day. I remember last time I came, it took about ten minutes to process a dumpster of trash. Now that the factory has expanded, can you increase the speed?"

Zhao Rubing nodded and asked.

"Ten minutes? Sister Bing, that's ancient history."

Ye Tian laughed and turned his gaze toward the discharge outlet.

As he watched, things began to rustle and fall out from the discharge outlets of the three factory buildings.

But what was surprising was...

This time, the discharge outlets were completely different from before.

While being wider,

they were divided into four different exits.

Under each exit, a dumpster was parked.

"What is this?"

The group curiously leaned in, peering forward from across the moat.

"This is one of the precision devices I mentioned. The trash that has been cleaned by the Cockroach enters the sorting equipment immediately, where it is high-speed sorted by weight, size, and density, and then routed to different places.

In a set of four dumpsters, the first one on the left contains combustible trash like cloth strips, leather scraps, and wood shavings. The second is plastic, the third is construction waste like gravel, and the fourth is metal."

Ye Tian pointed to the four exits and explained.

As he spoke, the expressions on everyone's faces varied.

Zhao Rubing looked at the first exit with burning eyes. For her, the contents of this dumpster were absolute treasures. With construction in full swing, the first high-temperature incinerator for the thermal power plant she was preparing would be completed before long, and this trash would be the best fuel.

Unlike her, Wu Gengbiao loved the second dumpster. He carefully observed the plastic fragments sliding out evenly, trying hard to find any impurities.

But to his surprise, after staring at it for a long time, he didn't find any other substances.

The rest of the group didn't have much of a specific goal, but seeing that within less than five minutes of the trash entering the factory, it had been turned into such dry, clean, and finely sorted trash, they all widened their eyes in disbelief.

Until one of the dumpsters was filled.

The tracks started up again.

Bang, bang, bang.

All the dumpsters at the entrances of the three factory buildings merged together one after another.

Like a train, they drove toward the slope in the distance.

Then they arrived at the designated area that had been planned out.

Different types of dumpsters were controlled to dump their contents in different areas.

After all the dumpsters finished dumping, they returned to the starting point to wait for the next cycle.

By this time, the group had followed the dumpsters to the specific area.

These areas were similar to warehouses, surrounded by sheet metal walls.

Outside the walls, several loaders were parked.

They were ready at any time to transport the piled-up goods to where they needed to go.

"Brother Wu, the cargo stacking area here isn't fully perfected yet. If there's a need later, we can redesign it specifically. Your trucks can park directly at the designated spots for loading, saving the trouble of having to load them separately every time.

Of course, if the trucks aren't always available, we can also customize a batch of containers similar to shipping containers for easier packing and loading."

Ye Tian said to Wu Gengbiao.

"You're still the thoughtful one, brother. Your idea is completely feasible. For now, my trucks and drivers are specifically running this route for you. I'll have the trucks that have finished unloading wait below to be loaded, one truckload at a time."

"Hmm, that's best. It can save quite a bit of time."

After speaking, Ye Tian turned to look at Zhao Rubing.

"Sister Bing, after your thermal power plant is built, you can do the same as Brother Wu and send trucks to pick it up directly. Before that, I'll keep piling it up for you."

"Sure. As a raw material supplier, once the power plant is operational, I'll run a dedicated power line to your place."

Zhao Rubing smiled.

"Sister Bing is still the one looking out for me. Otherwise, with all these facilities of mine, the power consumption per day would be quite significant."

Ye Tian looked at the constantly running tracks and conveyor belts, and his face lit up with joy.

Although it seems that with just these dozens of dumpsters running, the power consumption isn't that high right now.

But don't forget, this is only the first phase of the factory. There are still second and third phases.

Once the factory construction is finished, the real landfill construction will have just begun. This entire landfill renovation won't work without massive power support.

And electricity is absolutely crucial to whether a factory can operate normally. With their own power plant, as long as Zhao Rubing is there, no one will be able to suppress Ye Tian by any means.

The group chatted.

Zhang Liang's parents also listened carefully.

The look of surprise in their eyes grew stronger and stronger.

All along, Zhang Liang's descriptions to them had been limited to raising Cockroach and processing kitchen waste.

But what they saw now was far beyond their expectations.

This is more than just processing kitchen waste; it's practically changing the world.

Such complex and varied trash, handled in an orderly fashion in just a few minutes.

And the trash that others saw as waste had found a perfect destination after being processed like this.

Wood is used for power generation, plastic is professionally recycled by plastic processing plants, gravel is taken directly to construction sites, and scrap metal goes without saying—it's something that sells for a good price at any time.

If all else fails, with their own financial resources, building a small steel mill wouldn't be difficult.

Wait, a steel mill?

Father Zhang rolled his eyes.

"Ye Tian, how do you usually handle the scrap metal and such that's processed out?"

Suddenly being asked this, Ye Tian was taken aback.

"Uncle, because I'm processing city trash, the amount of scrap metal hasn't been large. It's still in the storage stage. Once the amount is large enough, I'll probably sell it. Do you have any ideas?"

Father Zhang pondered for a moment, then smiled slightly: "I do have an immature idea. I just heard you and Director Zhao discussing the thermal power plant, and I was thinking, since there is a high-temperature incinerator, could you process this scrap metal at the same time while generating power? You know, the price difference between scrap metal and refined metal is several levels apart."

"This..."

Ye Tian was slightly stunned, then turned his gaze to Zhao Rubing.

Zhao Rubing also seemed to be inspired, and after thinking for a moment, she nodded.

"It is indeed feasible, but I'm not a professional in this. When I go back, I'll ask for the opinions of professionals. If it can be done simultaneously, it would be a huge benefit."

Ye Tian also nodded,

"If it works, then all the trash in my factory will have the best destination."

"I feel like it shouldn't be a big problem. Based on my understanding of high-temperature incinerators and thermal power generation, if steel smelting is added, it would definitely complement each other. It could not only increase the overall temperature but also reduce energy consumption.

In the case where the amount of scrap metal is not large, it's completely operable. If your people, Ice Girl, don't have this ability, I can find an old brother to help you design it."

The old man, who hadn't interjected until now, also spoke up.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

The authority had spoken, so this matter should be set in stone.

"Okay, Grandpa Lu. I'll arrange it when I go back."

As everyone was talking,

the second small trash train drove over.

Batches of goods were dumped,

the group, standing not far away, didn't show any disgust at all.

The looks they cast at the goods were all shining.

Zhang Liang's parents and Factory Director Wu, who hadn't personally experienced the quality of the trash, curiously walked up to those trash piles.

They scooped up quite a bit in their palms to observe.

The more they observed, the more incredible they found it.

After everyone had seen the quality of the processed trash.

Ye Tian led everyone back to the front of the factory building.

At this moment, the third small train had finished operating.

Zhao Rubing looked at the unloading area.

Today, to welcome the opening of Ye Tian's new factory, she had mobilized forty sanitation trucks.

In less than half an hour, 10 trucks had already finished unloading.

Moreover, the unloaded goods had been put into processing with almost no delay.

According to this efficiency, more than two hundred tons of trash could probably be handled in two hours.

"Ye Tian, with such high-speed operation, can the current number of Cockroach handle it?"

Zhao Rubing couldn't help but ask.

Ye Tian smiled: "Sister Bing, you should be asking if it's enough to eat, not if they can handle it. The reason I didn't dare to take more a day before was because the entire factory was already bursting at the seams, and I was terrified that they would grow too fast and collapse the building.

But now, with two new factory buildings, even if another one or two hundred tons come in, it's no problem at all."

Everyone was shocked to hear this.

"Say, exactly how many Cockroach do you have in your factory?"

Zhao Rubing asked, swallowing hard.

"I don't know, and there's no way to count them. Sister Bing, you can imagine it based on the size of this warehouse. Before yesterday, this warehouse was basically filled with Cockroach. You could say that there were no gaps inside other than Cockroach."

This...

The group looked up at the warehouse.

Although it couldn't compare to the two large factory buildings next to it, it was definitely a big one with dimensions of several tens of meters in length, width, and height.

What kind of scene would it be for such a big one to be packed with Cockroach?

Just thinking about it made everyone's scalp tingle.

"Ye Tian, with so many Cockroach, what if they leak out?"

Father Zhang and Mother Zhang looked at each other and asked the question they most wanted to ask.

Ye Tian smiled slightly.

"That's why the necessary preventive measures must be done from the very beginning. Don't look at the outside of my factory; it doesn't look like much, but every trash entry and exit passage has at least three layers of protective measures.

With these three layers of protection, there is basically no possibility of the Cockroach escaping on a large scale. Even if some manage to break out, they won't be able to cross this river."

"River?"

The group looked at the trench in front of them.

"No wonder. I was saying, why would they build a trench in front of a perfectly good factory? I thought it was for aesthetics. So it was to prevent the Cockroach from escaping."

Everyone suddenly realized and couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Looking along the moat, they found that the river was indeed just as Ye Tian said, surrounding the few factory buildings.

If a Cockroach luckily crawled out, it probably wouldn't be able to completely escape.

As everyone was observing, someone sharp-eyed suddenly let out a low cry.

Pointing to a feed inlet of the factory building in front.

The group looked in the direction he pointed.

They were shocked to discover that, taking advantage of a gap in the conveyor belt feed, a Cockroach poked its head out and crawled out. After confirming it had escaped,

it crawled directly to the water's edge.

After testing left and right and finding it couldn't proceed,

it flapped its wings and flew forward.

Unfortunately, it overestimated its flying ability.

After two meters, it started to drop continuously.

Just as it was about to fly to the bank,

suddenly, a loud 'plop' sound came from the water.

A splash of water churned on the surface.

Before everyone could see what was happening,

the Cockroach had vanished without a trace.

In its place, a huge figure submerged into the water.

What was that?

The few who didn't know were startled and quickly leaned in to check.

In their view, two fiery red figures were slowly swimming.

"This is?"

The others didn't have much of a reaction yet.

But Zhang Liang's parents widened their eyes.

Because they were very familiar with such figures.

Being able to run such a large business, they were very familiar with the things that the wealthy circle loved to play with.

It can be said that things like cars and watches, which ordinary people look up to, didn't have anything rare in their eyes.

Instead, it was some more rare and exotic things that could become objects of showing off.

Among them, the Golden Arowana definitely has a place.

Many top tycoons have more or less a huge fish tank at home, with one or two domineering Arowanas swimming inside.