Chapter 57: Architectural Effects · Energy Optimization

"Commonality?"

Yang Wuyi was momentarily taken aback by the words.

He thought Old Chen had discovered something, so he asked with a serious expression, "What are your thoughts?"

"Everyone knows whether that viral video from a while back is real or not."

At this point, Deputy Director Old Chen deliberately paused before continuing, "Such things have appeared.

You say...

Is it possible that there are things in this world that exceed our imagination?"

Hearing this, Yang Wuyi lowered his head in contemplation.

After a moment, he looked at Old Chen with a half-smile and said, "So, you want me to write in the report that the White City is haunted, and that's why the case remains unsolved, right?"

"These cases are just too clean!"

Deputy Director Old Chen sighed, "Even with the advanced Sky Eye System, there's not a single clue to be found.

I can only think in supernatural terms."

"Mm, good."

Yang Wuyi nodded in agreement.

Just as Deputy Director Old Chen let out a sigh of relief, Yang Wuyi added, "Coincidentally, the supervisory team is coming over this afternoon.

Since you have some leads now, you can go and report your findings to them in detail."

"Ah?"

Deputy Director Old Chen was taken aback, pointing at himself in disbelief, "Me?!"

"Yes."

Yang Wuyi nodded, "It's time to add some new burdens to your shoulders."

As he spoke, Yang Wuyi waved his hand, signaling Deputy Director Old Chen to leave, "It's settled then.

You can go now.

I have some things to do, so please close the door behind you."

Old Chen: "..."

Recently, Yang Wuyi had been pushing him too hard.

Old Chen was filled with resentment, which was why he had just been speaking nonsense, deliberately resisting.

But he never expected that his schadenfreude would end up backfiring on him...

The higher the rank, the heavier the pressure.

Deputy Director Old Chen now had no words to express his frustration and could only swallow the bitter fruit of his own making.

So he quietly left the office, helping Yang Wuyi close the door on his way out...

Xu Zhengyang, on the other hand, was unaware of what was happening at the Public Security Bureau.

After stealing the equipment back from the power supply bureau, the Engineering Robot had already completed the construction of the substation's compartment within the shelter.

The core equipment of the substation was the transformer.

Under the coordination of Da Bai and with the help of the Engineering Robot, installing these devices in the shelter was not a difficult task.

In about four hours, Xu Zhengyang not only installed the substation in his shelter but also integrated the previous solar power generation and battery system into his private power grid.

This way, if any projects in Xu Zhengyang's shelter required electricity, during the day, Da Bai would prioritize using the power from the solar panels.

This not only maximized resource conservation but also ensured that if the thermal power plant's boiler was kept in a state of ignition, the smoke produced would be minimal.

Additionally, Xu Zhengyang had installed a smoke treatment device on the chimney.

Unless someone entered the lumber factory, it would be impossible for anyone to notice anything unusual inside, given the five-meter-high walls surrounding Xu Zhengyang's lumber factory!

By nightfall, when the solar panel's power was insufficient to keep the shelter running, Da Bai would then operate the thermal power plant's generator set to run within limits, ensuring that the thermal power plant could always generate power at a level exceeding the power shortfall by 1%, maximizing the conservation of existing coal resources!

Moreover, by this time, it was already dark.

Even if the thermal power plant emitted smoke, in this remote area of the northern suburbs, no one would notice!

After seeing the power system of the shelter fully completed, Xu Zhengyang sighed, "No wonder everything nowadays emphasizes intelligence.

If this thing is truly realized, it really is quite useful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of system notifications appeared before Xu Zhengyang: [Main Quest: Substation (Completed)]

[Reward: Architectural Effect · Energy Optimization]

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[Architectural Effect · Energy Optimization]

[Effect: When your substation is intact, the total electricity consumption in your shelter is reduced by 10%]

"Awesome!"

Xu Zhengyang exclaimed in delight upon seeing this architectural effect.

Then, he happily opened his task list to check the latest main quest:

[Main Quest: Flying Vehicle (In Progress)]

[In the apocalypse, with society in collapse, the once smooth roads and bridges quickly deteriorate without maintenance.

Therefore, to ensure your travel needs, you need to collect/manufacture a flying vehicle that can take off and land within your shelter!]

[Task Objective: Collect/Manufacture a flying vehicle that can take off and land within the shelter]

(Note: The flying vehicle must have a load capacity of no less than 200 kg; a flight speed of no less than 200 km/h; and a flight range of no less than 600 km)

[Task Reward: QA-4 Military Combat Suit]

After reading the new task information, Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but frown.

More than half a month ago, a video about the apocalypse went viral, and the authorities even went so far as to shut down the internet to eliminate its impact.

Although the internet gradually reopened later, they took this opportunity to strictly enforce real-name registration, prohibiting anyone without real-name verification from interacting with others.

Not even a simple like was allowed.

Moreover, many sensitive materials and equipment were comprehensively listed on the control list at that time.

Now, let alone airplanes, even a bakery wanting to buy a few bags of sugar to make cakes had to sign a pile of guarantees, ensuring that the sugar they purchased was strictly for cake-making and could be traced back to its source.

However, the previous few operations had allowed Xu Zhengyang to taste the sweetness of easy gains.

So he directly asked Da Bai, "Da Bai, where can I find an aircraft with a load capacity greater than 200 kg, a flight speed of no less than 200 km/h, and that can take off and land directly within my shelter?"

Da Bai immediately searched and replied, "I'm sorry, Master.

The aircraft I can find that are easy to obtain are all at civilian airports.

But those aircraft require runways to take off and land. The type of aircraft that best meets your needs is a helicopter.

However, helicopters have also been placed on the control list and cannot be purchased through normal channels.

Moreover, since the last internet incident, all military bases and sensitive units related to military factories in the country have entered a state of first-level combat readiness, completely disconnecting from the internet.

So even I cannot locate where there are helicopters now."

"I see..."

Xu Zhengyang nodded and then said, "Since I can't take a shortcut...

Then I'll just build one myself!"