Metal Ideation Control Technology

Liu Liqing resonated with the yellow crystal just like Lu Qiuman. Tom took her to the front to register, adding another 4 hours to the shelter.

The closing time of the shelter was extended to 5:00 PM, but that didn't matter much. Because if he exchanged for the technology, he would lead the team back to the medical camp around 10:00 AM. The reason for registering the time was to prevent any unexpected delays, so that there would still be spare time to handle things.

The watch also showed that he had rescued 6 people, adding 6 shelter points, plus the original 1 point, making a total of 22 points.

Additionally, since he had saved more than 20 registered survivors, the system rewarded him with an extra 5 points, so he now had 27 points.

Then Tom announced his decision. Upon learning that there was a camp with over a hundred people, abundant supplies, and relatively safer conditions, everyone naturally felt elated.

Although the houses and conditions here were good, they usually pursued a high-quality lifestyle, with fresh food and vegetables every day. People like Yu Fei, who had stored a large amount of food at home, were very few. Most people only had enough food in their refrigerators for two or three days. Moreover, now that they had shrunk, it was impossible to find anything edible in the refrigerator. After two months, they had eaten everything edible and only left what they couldn't eat.

Although Tom emphasized that the place where the medical camp was located was old, and the people there were poor, the 21 people expressed their willingness to go with him to the camp and promised to abide by the rules there. However, some people, such as Lu Qiuman, Feng Hanyun, and Liu Liqing, who might have been accustomed to a comfortable life, hesitated when they heard that the environment was not very good.

Unfortunately, they had no choice. If they didn't go back with Tom, when the shelter folded, they would only be able to return to their old place. After witnessing the horrific sight of bugs eating people with their own eyes, they would never dare to go back.

With the time confirmed, Tom announced that everyone could rest, ensuring that they would have enough energy for tomorrow.

Because they were worried that Tom would abandon them and not come back, the people in the shelter couldn't sleep in the first half of the night. Now that Tom had returned and arranged the time, they naturally fell asleep peacefully.

Only when they were all asleep would the shy shelter exchange secret room open to him.

Lin Meiqi knew what Tom was planning and teased him on the side, but was seen by Liu Liqing, who immediately muttered something in her mouth, not knowing what gossip she was secretly saying.

Due to his leadership position, one of the four sofas in the hall was reserved for Tom. However, Tom declined the offer and gave it to Lin Meiqi. Seeing Lin Meiqi lying down generously, in the eyes of some people, it further confirmed the relationship between the two.

But Tom didn't care. Lin Meiqi was the youngest among the people here, and she had helped him the most. It was only natural for her to enjoy a better environment in Tom's opinion.

Of course, another reason was that the sofas were surrounded by many people in the center of the hall. Tom chose to sit near the wall next to the small room and closed his eyes to rest.

He slept for a while and was awakened by the vibration of his watch. He lifted his hand to check, and it was 03:43.

"Please proceed to the designated location in accordance with instructions!"

It's here! Tom's heart rejoiced. The protection system must have detected that everyone in the hall was asleep, so it reminded him to go to the shelter secret room.

Standing up and looking around, indeed, all the survivors in the hall were asleep.

Tom carefully made his way to the small room where the entrance to the shelter exchange secret room was located, glancing back at the hall before entering.

Realizing the danger of revealing his status as a shelterer, he had to be careful.

Arriving at the exchange secret room, the display screen listed the items available for exchange.

To Tom's surprise, there were three types of technologies available for exchange, and four types of items.

"With 20 points, you can exchange for seven types of items. One, Energy Manifestation Intervention Technology; two, Energy Storage Application Technology No. 003; three, Metal Ideation Control Technology; four, Crystal Detection Device one; five, Crystal Charging Box one; six, Ideation Control Dagger one; seven, High Protection Armor one (universal)."

The purpose of this trip was to exchange for technology, so although the items offered were tempting, they were completely out of consideration for Tom, who had strong physical and intellectual capabilities.

So, he had to choose one from these three technologies.

At this moment, Tom noticed the tricky attribute of this exchange system.

It said to play the game and buy equipment. He had never seen such a rudimentary store system in any game, even in the earliest games.

The last exchange cost 6 points, leaving him with 1 point. This time, the threshold was 20 points, and he had 27 points. Looking at the list, regardless of which item he chose, it would mercilessly deduct 20 points from him.

In theory, different technologies or items have different values and functions. In the past, Tom would have thought that a crystal charging box was very necessary, because the consumption of Level 4 crystals was too large. But now he realized that this charging could easily be done as long as there was someone who could resonate with the yellow crystal.

However, there was nothing he could do about it. It was a seller's market, and the rules were set by them. No matter how you played, they had the final say. Even if the next exchange required 50 points and offered another crystal charging box, he wouldn't find it surprising.

He focused his attention on the exchange items. The purpose of this trip was to upgrade his technology, so ready-made items were out of the question. Therefore, he could only choose one from these three technologies.

He noticed a detail: there was likely a connection between the exchanged technologies and items. The exchanged items were probably the products of the preceding technologies.

So even though the specific content of the technology was not clear, he could make a rough judgment based on the names of the exchanged items.

The Energy Manifestation Intervention Technology likely corresponded to the Crystal Detection Device.

The Energy Storage Application Technology likely corresponded to the Crystal Charging Box.

And then, the Metal Ideation Control Technology naturally corresponded to the Ideation Control Dagger.

The Energy Storage Application Technology probably taught you how to store energy in yellow crystals or transfer it from yellow crystals to other crystals.

For Tom, this was already not a barrier, so it was naturally excluded.

The ideation control crystal was the green crystal, and according to Lin Meiqi's analysis, it was dominated by control-type abilities. Tom had an ideation control ability, and he also had a metal shaping ability. Now it seemed that this technology was exactly what he needed.

After thinking it over, Tom immediately chose the Metal Ideation Control Technology.

"Humans need to use various technologies in combination to control metal machines, but the versatile crystal grants humans the direct power to control metal."

"Technology Requirements: The operator must have awakened ideation control power."

"Congratulations, Shelterer E39A001 has awakened ideation control power, meeting the operational requirements of this technology."

"Technology Operation Steps: 1. Prepare two control energy crystals, one of which must have a higher crystal grade than the other, and make a batch of blank crystal powder; 2. Apply the blank crystal powder to the surface of the lower-grade control energy crystal; 3. The operator holds the higher-grade control energy crystal and operates the lower-grade control energy crystal, causing it to break into control energy crystal powder; 4. Mix the control energy crystal powder into the metal material; 5. Finally, connect and seal the control energy crystal powder mixed into the metal material."

"Note: The exchanged technology needs to be connected to the mainframe in the Redemption Exchange Room to be displayed. It cannot be displayed in other situations due to confidentiality requirements. Please memorize silently."

After reading this brief set of steps repeatedly to ensure he could memorize them, Tom quickly left the shelter secret room.

There were more than twenty people in the hall, and he didn't want to linger too long to avoid being discovered by someone.

Fortunately, when he came out, no one noticed his departure, so he immediately returned to his seat to continue sleeping.

But just as he was about to close his eyes, Lin Meiqi woke him up.

"Shh!" Lin Meiqi made a hushing gesture towards him, "Did you get something good?"

Anyway, the little girl was already involved, so it would be better for the two of them to figure things out together. So Tom nodded, confirming her question.

Lin Meiqi smiled silently, clapped her hands excitedly, then pointed to the secret room he had just entered and silently walked in herself.

Tom sighed. It seemed like he wouldn't be able to sleep now. But it was also good to figure things out while it was safe. If he could produce something, he might be able to use it tomorrow. He stood up immediately, surveyed the surroundings to make sure everyone else was still asleep, then followed her in.

The backpack containing the crystals was inside. Lin Meiqi had already taken out a few, looking at him expectantly.

Tom chose two control energy crystals and one yellow crystal that Lu Qiuman had used up, then recited the steps of the metal control energy technology.

"Metal ideation control," Lin Meiqi thought for a moment after listening, then said, "Directly controlling metal through ideation control. Tom, what's the first thing that comes to your mind?"

"There's an ideation control dagger in the exchange list, I guess it's for combat."

Lin Meiqi giggled, "I knew boys who like fighting lack imagination. Hehe. I thought of something more interesting, but... you should make the ideation control dagger first. Let's see the results."