Arriving at an Industrial Station

After all, Morikawa City is a vibrant city, and the entry of various well-known domestic and foreign enterprises has led many people to seek employment and development opportunities.

For a city that is open both domestically and internationally, the corresponding supporting facilities in a city with a large influx of migrants will naturally be improved through continuous development. Apart from taxis and buses, the largest natural one is the urban subway network system.

As an advanced city, the subway in Morikawa City is naturally the most advanced and perfect. It can be said that through the subway, people can shuttle to various corners of Morikawa City at the fastest speed. From prosperous commercial areas to industrial intensive areas, the subway network can be reached.

When Morikawa City planned to build the Fukushima Industrial Zone, it naturally allowed the subway lines to keep up, and it can even be said that the subway station was directly laid out at the entrance of the industrial zone.

Although Fumao Industrial Zone is large, a smooth and unobstructed main road runs through the entire industrial zone. From Haiwei Mini Industry to the subway station at the entrance of the industrial zone, just follow the main road and you will be able to reach it quickly.

The transportation operation that Tom participated in set off on time. A team of more than 40 large and small cars drove out of the heavy gate of the shelter and onto the main road, heading straight to the destination "Industrial Station".

More than six months have passed since the micro disaster, with weeds growing around the main roads and numerous debris being blown onto the road surface by the typhoon. But the teams that used to travel all took on some of the cleaning work, and the convoy only needed to move forward along the cleared road surface.

On the way, one can occasionally see the corpses of some creatures, old and new, all of which are masterpieces of the exploration team in the shelter.

As long as it does not affect the progress of the task and the safety of the team, it is the requirement of the shelter to clean up any mutated organisms found around the shelter as much as possible. Either it is done effortlessly, or there are specially dispatched clearance teams that try to eliminate mutated creatures as much as possible in order to reduce the defensive pressure on the shelter. After all, nearly 100000 living people are hiding in shelters, which is a delicious paradise for many creatures who covet human flesh.

Tom and Zhao Xin's shark superpower team rode in a car and were assigned to the middle of the team. In front of them was a large truck filled with their supplies. Among them, it also includes Tom, Zhao Xin, and the Awakened Armor of the Spring Knife Squad.

The convoy escorting supplies includes 158 combat soldiers from the Security Department, 47 soldiers from the Special Investigation Department, 18 members of the Awakened Squad, and 22 members of the Foreign Mercenary Corps. In addition to the Awakened Armor, there are also 10 armored vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns, as well as 16 armed pickup trucks.

Such a strong armed team is not just about escorting supplies, they also undertake the safety cleaning task of the "industrial station" of the subway station, cleaning up three locations with mutated organisms.

At 1 noon, the convoy successfully arrived at the subway station. There are two steps from the entrance to the ground to prevent rainwater from flowing back, but a wooden board was laid on these steps early in the morning, allowing the fleet's vehicles to drive up the steps.

At this moment, the convoy came to a stop, and the 17th overall leader of the preceding vehicle issued an order for everyone to check their armaments, as they were about to enter the pitch black subway station.

The weapon is loaded, the heavy machine gun is rechecked for the ammunition chain, and the lighting is checked sequentially. On the 23rd, others were asked to remove the four sets of Awakener armor from the front cart and start wearing them.

Zhao Xin's Shark Squad only has strength and speed enhancement, so only he can wear this armor. On the other hand, the Spring Knife team has two members who can wear Awakener armor, and the remaining one naturally belongs to Tom, the special advisor.

As for Yuan Feipeng, he belongs to the shareholder level and is riding in a large car in front of him, not in the same team as them.

The Jade Rabbit Type 2 armor is actually the same as the one Zhao Xin wore last time on a mission with Tom. However, the Jade Rabbit Type 3 No.1 armor in front of him is relatively shorter in size, but the modularity inside is more refined.

Along with the Jade Rabbit Type III armor, Tom was given two R&D staff members who arrived at the assembly base just before departure. In addition to assisting Tom in wearing the Jade Rabbit Type 3 armor, they also took on the responsibility of explaining and recording the process of using the armor. It can be said that the Jade Rabbit Type 3 armor was assigned to Tom to participate in this mission, with the purpose of verifying the actual combat data of this armor.

Due to its experimental armor, key protective positions such as the chest and the energy backpack behind it are made of tungsten steel material. This material has high hardness and wear resistance, making it very suitable for protection. However, it is heavier than ordinary steel and not easy to process, so it can only be used in a few places.

At present, the tungsten steel in the shelter was customized by the company from elsewhere before the micro scale disaster. Haiwei Mini Industry itself does not have the ability to produce and process tungsten steel, and even metal shaping is difficult to work with this high hardness steel. According to Tom's information, currently there is only one A-level metal forging engineer in the shelter who can shape tungsten steel, but the efficiency is very low and cannot be mass-produced for processing.

In addition to tungsten steel protection, the Jade Rabbit Type III armor has excellent workmanship in the rotating parts of various joints, which is clearly made by machine tools and very standardized. Compared to Tom, who relies on metal shaping to deform parts and then manually assemble them, it is more professional, and both the flexibility of rotation and wear are much better.

In addition to the assembly of metal components, the soft material for shock absorption and cold resistance in the lining is also very good, especially the embedded energy conduction material, which makes it completely imperceptible when worn in. Unlike what Tom made, he often feels uncomfortable when wearing something against his back.

Others may think this industrial production is cooler, but only by personally crafting the armor Tom can we truly appreciate how important this comfort is in combat. Wearing it feels like a well fitting and soft piece of clothing, allowing him to move without feeling a sense of barrier, and allowing him to concentrate more on combat.

Of course, in addition to comfortable wearing, flexible components, and specially designed foot support, it can be said that the additional performance of the armor has been further improved, making Tom more flexible and able to unleash his power more smoothly. These are all benefits brought by industrial production.

It can be said that the production process of the Jade Rabbit Type III armor has been comprehensively upgraded and strengthened on the basis of the Jade Rabbit Type II armor. But all of these have only optimized the process of industrial production, and in addition, there has been a technological upgrade in the cooling time of Awakener's ability switching.

A liquid mixed with industrial alcohol is a technique used on Jade Rabbit Type 2, which reduces the Awakener's ability switching time to 0.92 seconds. This was discovered by Tom while browsing technical documentation. This liquid is called "coolant" in the laboratory.

This type of coolant does not improve the cooldown time of the awakened person, it simply absorbs the awakened person's current abilities and delays their release. When the Awakened One stops the current ability and prepares for another ability, the delayed ability in the coolant is released, allowing the Awakened One to continue using that ability. So strictly speaking, this type of liquid is called an "energy delay liquid".

Nowadays, the cooling liquid of Yutu Type III has purified the active ingredients in the liquid, resulting in a higher overall concentration and more obstructed supernatural energy. Therefore, when the awakened person stops the supernatural energy, the released supernatural energy in the cooling liquid lasts longer.

To put it simply, coolant is like a sponge. The water at the faucet is a supernatural ability. When the water flows through the sponge at the faucet outlet, it is absorbed by the sponge. When the sponge is fully absorbed, the water naturally continues to flow down. When the faucet is turned off, the mechanism will squeeze the sponge, squeezing out the water inside, allowing people to still have water available.

The improved coolant nowadays is equivalent to a sponge with higher water absorption, which allows the awakened to have more abilities available within three seconds of the cooling time, thereby indirectly shortening the cooling time.

On the way over by car, Tom read the document and found that the Jade Rabbit III uses this 2.0 version of coolant, which can shorten the cooldown time of the Awakened by 1.3-1.9 seconds, depending on the individual's abilities and effects.

With the help of the staff, he put on the Jade Rabbit Type III and immediately conducted the experiment. Zhao Xin helped him with a stopwatch and was surprised to find that Tom's cooling time had reached 2.1 seconds, which completely exceeded the highest record in the laboratory.

This means that Tom's switch between power and speed has been shortened from 3 seconds to 1 second. A time interval of only two seconds can sometimes be life-threatening.

Further innovation is that this cooling system also has a temporary storage function, which means that this "sponge" will not automatically release the powers inside even after stopping the power output, with a maximum interval of two minutes. This means that within two minutes, Tom can use both speed and strength abilities, although one of them can only last for two seconds, it can be very useful at times.

The crystal bomb also uses this coolant, but it can be extended for ten minutes. At that time, the difficulty of delaying the flow of time through the crystal was more difficult than that of the former, as a simple idea that activated the crystal was different from the concept of the powers triggered by the crystal.

After completing the test, the departure time for the team arrived, and Tom could only crawl onto the big car like Zhao Xin, after all, they couldn't get in the original small car.

The convoy should go down after crossing the stairs, but there are three escalators and one staircase here. The steps of the escalator are 16 centimeters high each, while the stairs on the right are 13 centimeters high. Their car cannot be driven down from the stairs.

However, on the right staircase, a long wooden board was actually laid, and the upper and lower ends of the board were fixed with heavy objects, allowing the convoy to drive down from this wooden board that runs down the stairs.

This wooden board is still quite steep, and it is a bit dangerous for the car to drive down the slope. However, the drivers responsible for driving have been assessed and selected in advance, and can fully handle this issue.

The truck driver carefully drove down and answered Tom's question while digging outside the cab. These wooden boards were laid by the last team who came here, after all, the subway station is still very large, and walking alone is too time-consuming. So I found the wooden boards from the warehouse at the subway station and pieced them together for the convenience of future convoys transporting supplies.

The driver also heard that the R&D department has produced a canvas based equipment. As long as it is lowered from the top of the stairs and tightened and fixed below, it can quickly create a slope on the stairs, making it convenient for vehicles to travel up and down.

After walking two flights of stairs, the surroundings began to fall into darkness. The urban power grid has collapsed, and there are no bright lights in the subway stations, so it is naturally dark. The car lights of the convoy were turned on one after another, and a large light bulb on the front truck also lit up, illuminating the entire convoy. This car is filled with batteries, specifically designed for lighting purposes. Without lights, you can't see them in the subway station.

The convoy took another turn and passed through a long corridor. During this time, there were intersections with signs hanging on the top of both sides that read "Line 8" and "Line 6" respectively. It was obvious that there were two lines available for this subway station.