Retracting his gaze, Chen Wangping returned to the base, ready to see the properties of the new equipment.

He walked over to the workbench and took a look.

After so long, the manufacturing platform has already produced four second-level steam generators.

He reached out and took out a two-stage steam generator to examine it. From the appearance, the two-stage steam generator was larger and the steam inlet pipe was thicker, but the overall structure had not changed much.

【Second-stage steam generator☆】

[Purpose: A secondary steam generator can generate electricity by consuming steam more efficiently]

[Maximum steam temperature: 165°C]

【Water vapor consumption rate: 40 parts per hour】

【durable:】

【Maximum power generation: 20kWH】

[Current mode: Boiler not connected]

[Steam inlet 1: no material pipeline]

[Steam transfer port 1: no material pipeline]

[Steam transfer port 2: no material pipe]

[Note: Secondary steam generators are more prone to failure and have lower durability]

After reviewing the properties, Chen Wangping nodded with satisfaction. "The power generation has doubled? And the water vapor consumption has only increased by one-third. This efficiency improvement is enormous."

If all the steam generators in the territory were upgraded, building oil refineries and chemical plants would not be a problem at all.

Although the durability of the second-level steam generator is actually one thousand lower than that of the first-level steam generator, there are maintenance robots in the base now, so there is no need to worry about this problem at all.

Power generation is the bottom line!

Chen Wangping quickly calculated, "A boiler produces 60 parts of steam per hour, and a secondary steam generator produces 40 parts per hour. This means we need to reconfigure the system, pairing two boilers with three secondary steam generators. Coal consumption will definitely increase as well."

After calculating all this, he planned to look at the remaining two properties first, and then go to the underground river to settle them together.

The appearance of the secondary electric pole is very different from before the upgrade. Not only has the pole body become much thicker, but there are also many more coils for wireless power transmission on the pole head. It looks quite beautiful, with circles after circles.

【Secondary electric pole】

[Special Effect - Wireless Connection: Secondary poles can wirelessly transmit power to devices within five meters. When too many devices are connected, the durability will be reduced exponentially.]

[Special Effects - Automatic Connection: Omitted]

[Special Effect - Automatic Extension: After defining the node, the first-level pole can automatically extend and retract its height to match the cable (length 5m-20m)]

[Equipped cable length: 100m]

【durable:】

[Note: Secondary poles will help you better plan your base]

After looking at the properties, Chen Wangping couldn't wait to insert the secondary electric pole next to him and connect the circuit with the manufacturing table next to him in his field of vision.

Buzz

The coil on the secondary electric pole emitted a low buzzing sound. The sound flashed by, and then a wireless power transmission channel that was invisible to the naked eye but had a pale yellow current in Chen Wangping's field of vision was successfully built.

The manufacturing table lit up instantly and entered working mode.

Chen Wangping simply tested how many devices were considered too many, and quickly connected all the nearby operating manufacturing stations.

When it was connected to the sixth operating manufacturing station, a prompt appeared on the second-level telephone pole: [Too many wireless connected devices at present], and the durability consumption rate increased exponentially.

Chen Wangping quickly pulled off a manufacturing platform, and the prompt on the second-level electric pole disappeared.

Once you know the critical point, the wiring will be easy.

Chen Wangping finally picked up the first-level speed plug-in to check.

The first-level speed plug-in is light blue in color and looks no different from the first-level energy-saving plug-in except for the color. The interface at the bottom also shines with metallic luster and is much lighter.

【Level 1 Speed ​​Plug-in】

【Purpose: Improve production efficiency】

[Special Effect - Speed: After inserting into the slot, the production speed of the device will be increased by 20%, but the power consumption of the device will be increased by 50% (each device can install up to two similar plug-ins)]

【durable:】

[Note: The speed plug-in is suitable for use when there is excess energy]

After looking at the properties, Chen Wangping weighed the first-level speed plug-in and frowned.

Increase efficiency by one-fifth, but increase power consumption by half?

If you think about it carefully, this speed plug-in is currently far less useful than the energy saving plug-in.

If we really have that much electricity, wouldn’t it be nice to build a few more similar devices?

In other words, this speed plug-in is best used on precious equipment that cannot be increased.

But there seems to be no such production equipment in the base now.

Chen Wangping shook his head and reached out to insert the first-level speed plug-in into the manufacturing table that was going to be used to upgrade the second-level steam generator.

"Let's plug this in here first to test the effect. However, since this thing is made of the same raw materials as the energy-saving plug-in, let's build the energy-saving plug-in first. The use of this speed plug-in is still to be determined, so there's no need to continue building it for now."

Insert it onto the manufacturing table, and a light blue light emerges on the table, along with a line of prompts:

[Level 1 speed plug-in loaded]

After loading, the manufacturing process of the second-level steam generator, which originally took 50 minutes, was immediately shortened to 40 minutes, a reduction of one-fifth.

Similarly, power consumption increased from two kilowatts to three kilowatts.

Chen Wangping withdrew his gaze and walked towards the underground river with the secondary steam generator and the secondary electric pole.

He is not planning to replace these first-level electric poles on the road yet. Anyway, the ability of the second-level upgrade is wireless transmission at the nodes. It makes no difference whether to use the first or second level on the road. Resources must be used where they are needed most.

After arriving at the underground river, it happened that the sunfish were getting off work, and the conveyor belt was moving slowly.

Perhaps because they have been exercising well recently, these sunfish look a little tired, but their bodies have grown a lot.

However, their efforts have been very fruitful. The Metasequoia saplings beside the underground river are like half-grown children and are growing very fast. The first one planted is now eight or nine meters tall, with lush branches and leaves and a strong purification ability.

Just as Chen Wangping was about to put down the second-stage steam generator, he suddenly heard a sound of diving.

Turning around, I found that when the group of sunfish were passing by the Metasequoia tree, a few brave sunfish suddenly jumped up. After jumping up, they twisted their bodies hard in the air and bit the Metasequoia leaves. Then they cooperated with each other to tear off several large Metasequoia leaves and shared them happily. Moreover, they deliberately left a whole Metasequoia leaf uneaten, which I guess was for the little carp.

Chen Wangping smiled. There are no fools among the creatures that can live in this era. Everyone can find a way that suits them better in the surrounding environment.