Chapter 72: Main Quest · Outpost!

"Activate!"

With Xu Zhengyang's command, a transparent Electromagnetic Shield with a hint of blue and white enveloped the ground portion of his shelter like an eggshell!

Visually, the Electromagnetic Shield was nearly transparent, with only occasional blue and white currents flowing across its surface.

However, the speed of these currents was extremely fast.

Under the cover of night, unless one approached closely, it was nearly impossible to notice any difference here.

Seeing this, Xu Zhengyang nodded in satisfaction and asked Da Bai, "Da Bai, how is the power consumption of the Electromagnetic Shield?"

Da Bai had been monitoring the power flow of the shelter since earlier.

So as soon as Xu Zhengyang finished speaking, Da Bai replied, "The Electromagnetic Shield consumed 1896 degrees of electricity instantly when activated.

But after activation, it only requires 12.6 degrees of electricity every minute."

"Calculating it as thirteen degrees per minute, that's only 780 degrees per hour, and 18720 degrees per day.

Plus the nearly two thousand degrees consumed at activation..."

After a brief calculation, Xu Zhengyang nodded in satisfaction, "This energy consumption is acceptable."

As he spoke, he took out a silenced pistol from his Dimensional Space Pocket and fired two shots at the Electromagnetic Shield.

As the bullets made contact with the Electromagnetic Shield, hexagonal blue and white grids, each about three to four millimeters in length, suddenly appeared on the surface of the shield.

Xu Zhengyang's bullets hit the Electromagnetic Shield as if they were striking a steel plate.

The bullet heads were deflected away by the Electromagnetic Shield, disappearing from sight! Immediately after, the blue and white grids that appeared on the Electromagnetic Shield began to fade, eventually becoming transparent.

"Good, good!"

Seeing this, Xu Zhengyang was excited and quickly asked Da Bai, "Da Bai, was there any change in power output just now?"

Da Bai immediately responded, "When the bullets made contact with the shield, the Electromagnetic Shield consumed an additional degree of electricity."

"Can one degree of electricity block a 9mm handgun bullet?"

Xu Zhengyang nodded, then took out a silenced rifle and fired a burst at the Electromagnetic Shield!

"Da da da da..."

As the rifle began to fire continuously, the blue and white hexagonal grids appeared successively at the bullet impact points on the Electromagnetic Shield! After a moment, when the gunfire ceased, Xu Zhengyang blew away the smoke from the muzzle and approached to inspect the Electromagnetic Shield.

Such an attack was like a mere tickle to the Electromagnetic Shield, causing no substantial damage.

So Xu Zhengyang asked, "Da Bai, what was the power consumption this time?"

Da Bai immediately replied, "Master, you used a 7.62mm rifle.

Each bullet consumed 4.14 degrees of electricity upon hitting the Electromagnetic Shield.

According to my calculations, after activating the Electromagnetic Shield, it can defend against approximately 500 joules of kinetic energy weapon attacks for every degree of electricity consumed."

The muzzle energy of a 9mm handgun is about five hundred joules; the muzzle energy of a 7.62mm bullet is around two thousand joules.

After this simple test, Xu Zhengyang regretfully said, "It just can't make too much noise.

There's no way to test the Electromagnetic Shield's maximum defensive capability."

After saying this, Xu Zhengyang turned off the Electromagnetic Shield and instructed Da Bai, "Alright, let the power plant operate as needed; no need to run at full capacity."

After that, Xu Zhengyang returned to the shelter and opened his task list to check the latest main quest:

[Main Quest: Outpost (In Progress)]

[In the apocalypse, you will inevitably encounter various emergencies and may not be able to return to your shelter in time.

Because of this, you need to set up an outpost outside the shelter for emergencies, while also utilizing its resources.]

[Task Objective: Set up an outpost (0/1)]

[Task Reward: Shelter Plugin · Teleportation]

After reading the task list, Xu Zhengyang was momentarily stunned, puzzled, "Outpost? What is this?"

This was yet another type of task Xu Zhengyang had never encountered before.

So he immediately clicked on the details of the main quest to check the specifics of the outpost:

Occupying a farm as an outpost grants you an additional 25% bonus when obtaining food; occupying a hospital as an outpost grants you an additional 25% bonus when obtaining medicine; occupying a power plant as an outpost grants you an additional 25% bonus when obtaining electricity;...

There were also functions for water plants, building material factories, gas stations, ammunition depots, and other outposts.

But when Xu Zhengyang saw the power plant, his eyes were glued to it.

If he was to set up an outpost, it had to be at the power plant!

So Xu Zhengyang immediately checked the requirements for setting up the outpost: [Clear all monsters in the area to occupy it as an outpost.]

"Clear monsters?"

Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but laugh upon seeing this requirement.

The apocalypse hasn't even started yet.

As long as he sneaks over there at night, he can easily complete this task! So Xu Zhengyang quickly opened the national military map he had unexpectedly obtained to check the various power plants around the shelter.

Seeing that the reward for this task was a [Teleportation] Shelter Plugin.

Xu Zhengyang speculated that once he equipped this Shelter Plugin, he would be able to freely travel between the shelter and the outpost! "So I need to choose a power plant that's relatively far from me; that way, it's worth it!" Xu Zhengyang said as he quickly browsed the map.

In the end, Xu Zhengyang locked his target on the Second Power Company of Baicheng.

This power plant was approximately 17.8 kilometers away from Xu Zhengyang's shelter and had two one-million-kilowatt thermal power units.

"When the apocalypse arrives, the first thing I'll do is teleport over and occupy this power plant!"

After saying this, Xu Zhengyang returned to his bedroom to rest.

He would wait for nightfall.

Then he would begin his mission! *At two in the morning.

Xu Zhengyang changed into his flying Combat Suit and directly boarded his glider to take off!

Seventeen kilometers.

Xu Zhengyang reached the vicinity of the Second Power Company of Baicheng in just over ten minutes.

When the two massive cooling towers of the Second Power Company came into view, Xu Zhengyang did not hesitate and activated the optical camouflage and wing suit transformation functions on his flying Combat Suit.

Then, he skillfully hovered in the air, stowed the glider into his Dimensional Space Pocket, and silently flew towards the Second Power Company of Baicheng in wing suit form! "Whoosh—"

Using the emergency parachute, Xu Zhengyang safely landed on the rooftop of the main office building of the Second Power Company of Baicheng.

The motor in the parachute of the flying Combat Suit began to operate, automatically retracting and folding the parachute.

At the same time, a red flag-like marker appeared in Xu Zhengyang's view, indicating the location to occupy the outpost!

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