Chapter 113: Dual-source technology, extraordinary technology tree!
Happiness comes too suddenly.
Cheng Ye turned his head to look at the lounge behind him, and suddenly felt that this day was ridiculously long.
A few days ago, when I was lying down in the hospital, I was reading a book when it got dark, and then I fell asleep until dawn.
But today, from the time I got up at seven in the morning until now, I have been checking the caravan and encountering air fog, with surprises, shocks, excitement, and satisfaction interspersed in between. My emotions are like a roller coaster, with ups and downs all the time.
Who would have thought that at this moment he would have to travel thousands of kilometers to take a tour of the Xinhuo Shelter City?
I dare not even think about it.
Yet it is real and within reach.
The fog in the sky may bring about devastating disasters, but it may also, as it is now, create a fog hole that hides opportunities.
I took a few deep breaths and my mood gradually calmed down.
Cheng Ye gently put the hairband on his forehead and stepped in.
Buzz.
There was only a slight buzzing in my ears, nothing else unusual.
There was no dizziness as imagined, nor any so-called distortion of time and space. It was like walking through a half-open door from one room to another, which was extremely consistent with human intuition.
But the next second, a gust of air mixed with the fragrance of grass and moist soil blew in the face, bringing just the right amount of coolness, instantly dispelling the heat and dullness in the lounge.
Cheng Ye subconsciously turned his head and looked around, his eyes sweeping over the low houses on both sides of the street. The white walls and red tiles exuded warmth in the night.
Passing by a tower not far away that was about two or three hundred meters high, the signal light on the top of the tower was flashing regularly.
Passing by the surrounding high-rise buildings hidden in the darkness...
Pass by
Suddenly, his gaze fixed on the skyline just behind the fog cave.
In the reflection of the pupils, a mountain like a sky-falling barrier stood in the distance, brutally blocking all sights that tried to penetrate.
Although it is not as majestic as Mount Everest that pierces the sky, it is also a giant with an altitude of more than 3,000 meters.
At this moment, it is late at night.
This mountain has broken away from the desolation and silence that a wasteland should have, and even overturned all Cheng Ye's perceptions of mountain appearances that he had seen on Earth.
It looks very standard.
It looks like it came out of a painting, forming a perfect triangle.
From the foot of the mountain to the top, every inch of the rock wall emits a warm glow, as if countless stars are embedded in it.
With the extraordinary vision brought by the wild grass body, Cheng Ye quietly looked at the mountain from bottom to top.
Countless platforms of varying widths are like giants' outstretched hands, stacked and cantilevered along the rock wall.
Countless buildings and factories are embedded on the platform, staggered and interlocking, as if these steel skeletons had grown out of the mountain.
What is even more amazing is that circles of silver-grey tracks are like ribbons wrapped around the mountain, spiraling towards the peak. Vehicles of all sizes run smoothly on the tracks, connecting platforms at different heights on the mountain.
The whole mountain seems to be breathing, as if it has life and has become a three-dimensional living organism!
So amazing!
So shocking!
What a wonder that subverts cognition!
Modern architectural styles are all about spreading out as much as possible and expanding into the plane.
But the wasteland is just the opposite. The Flame Sanctuary goes the other way and makes the most of the vertical space.
Cheng Ye was so mesmerized for a moment that even his breathing became lighter.
Li Changfeng stood aside, as if he had guessed that he would have such a reaction, and did not go forward to disturb him.
Not only Cheng Ye, but also the city lords of the Sanctuary City who came to Xinhuo for the first time.
Everyone who saw "Xingui Mountain" was basically shocked.
There are currently 13 such mountains in Xinhuo Shelter City, each one larger than the last.
The one Cheng Ye saw at the moment could only be ranked seventh.
After a while.
Only then did Cheng Ye withdraw his gaze, turned his head in a daze, and met Li Changfeng's eyes.
“It’s not just technology, is it?”
"Of course not." Li Changfeng shook his head slightly. "How many years have passed since the New Era? The war destroyed all our industrial bases, and we haven't unearthed any alien treasures. The iteration rate of basic technology is actually very slow."
"What about these?"
"It seems you don't know about source guidance technology and source track technology yet."
Li Changfeng's tone was filled with subtle pride. "The extraordinary substance extracted from the mother source has incredible energy. If we can guide it, we can achieve many effects that we previously dared not imagine. For example, this Xingui Mountain was formed using the extraordinary mother source."
"Source Orbit technology is another approach. It mimics the unique abilities of the source of infection or mutant beasts. For example, the Winged Assault Unit we just used was derived by reverse-engineering the source orbit of the Rock Raven. Well, the Rock Raven is a mutant bird that can hover in storms."
"Use the source of infection? Learn the source of infection?"
Cheng Ye finally found his voice, his throat was a little dry.
It turns out that the Institute of Infection Sources in Happiness City is superior to the other two institutes, not only because the enemy of mankind is various sources of infection, but also because the source of infection is the key to technological breakthroughs?
"Every Sanctuary City is working on this, including your Happy City, but everyone's progress varies. Currently, only two Sanctuary Cities are using the Source Induction technology: Xinhuo, and the Natural Sanctuary City on the other side of the planet."
He paused, partially suppressing his smile. "As for the source technology, you're the inspector, so you should understand it can't be shared."
"Um."
Cheng Ye was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly, but his heart was filled with turmoil.
It’s not because it can’t be shared, the reason is very simple.
On the one hand, the extraordinary mother source itself is a catastrophic existence. Ordinary shelter cities cannot study it. Just encountering it may cause the city to be destroyed and people to die. It is not qualified to be studied at all.
On the other hand, if the source technology is spread, what if some desperate madman in Sanctuary uses living people to cultivate the source of infection in order to obtain the mother source? What will be brought about is not technological progress, but the end of civilization.
But in such a big blue planet with thousands of sanctuary cities, only two can apply this technology?
The gap is too exaggerated.
And as time goes by, the gap between other cities of refuge and these two will only get bigger.
"What about source track technology?"
"This can be shared, but everyone's research directions are different. The same source can develop different orbits, and each orbit has different uses. It's difficult to price each source-orbit technology."
Li Changfeng said it very tactfully, but Cheng Ye understood his meaning.
Advanced source track technology is very valuable and cannot be exchanged. Everyone can study low-level technology, and the transaction value is difficult to unify.
After saying that, he pointed at the large brick hanging on Cheng Ye's waist and said, "Don't you use source track technology for the defense communication of Xingfu City?"
"this?"
Cheng Ye was a little confused.
It must be said that at this moment he truly experienced what it meant to be a country bumpkin moving to the city.
But the embarrassment was fleeting, and instead sparked a stronger curiosity. "I mainly deal with construction and inspection, so I don't really understand these things. I just use them. I've never thought about how they came about or how they operate, let alone heard of these technical terms."
Maybe it's not just him, there are probably few people in the entire checkpoint who would think about these things.
This is the direction of scientific research, which is the research on talents in industrial areas and inner cities.
The checkpoints are business-oriented. Inspectors stay outside every day dealing with infected bodies, studying how to detect smuggling, how to interrogate and extract information, and how to travel in the wasteland.
It is really asking too much to ask a bunch of rough people to study technical manuals and understand technical principles.
"That's normal. I can use it, but I don't know how to do it."
Li Changfeng laughed heartily. "These communication tools of the old era all required something called a 'chip' to process data, and manufacturing chips was a huge challenge. It was your Xingfu City that first used source-rail technology to circumvent this problem and achieve mass production."
"In the early years, not only did we have to buy our firewood from other cities, but we also had to buy it from you. However, in recent years, everyone has gradually developed their own methods and alternatives, so the demand has slowed down."
The chip is actually made using source-rail technology?
And Xingfu City has independent manufacturing capabilities?
Even fuel has to be imported from Xingfu City?
The continuous high-value information made Cheng Ye's mind completely active, and all his tiredness was swept away.
This was the first time he heard an outsider's evaluation of Happiness City's technology, but he didn't expect it to be so subversive.
Suddenly, Cheng Ye felt that he might have underestimated Xingfu City before.
He used to think that the processor chips and various consumables in the Defense Communication System were all purchased from other shelter cities.
I never expected that our company was the technology exporter back then?
The ancestors of Xingfu City were actually so wealthy!
"Prosecutor Cheng, I have enabled the permission for you. You can use it just by touching your ear. It's very simple." Li Changfeng gestured.
Cheng Ye followed his instructions and raised his hand to touch the side of his ear. The headband immediately began to rotate gently and smoothly, and his single-rimmed glasses fell accurately in front of his right eye.
The next second, the whole world suddenly became bright, as if it had instantly stepped from the middle of the night into noon, causing him to subconsciously squint his eyes.
As my eyes swept across the foggy cave, lines of light blue text automatically floated at the edge of my vision:
[Empty Mist (Special Mobile Supernatural Curse)]
First appearance: April 7, 35th year of the New Era, 16:23, 84 degrees south of the Xiangmeng Sanctuary in Saskatchewan, around the Great World coordinates 2315.31. Appeared for 1.15 hours, covering 23 square kilometers, with no anomalous effects.
First outbreak: May 5, 2009, 08:15 AM, 19 degrees north of the Tianxin Super Sanctuary in Saskatchewan, coordinates 2877.112. Lasted 2.3 hours, covering 300 square kilometers, with over 100 fog holes, triggering a small wave of mutant beasts, connecting multiple Sanctuaries and gathering places.
First large-scale casualties: May 17, 35th year of the New Era, at 4:00 PM. Coverage expanded to nearly 3,000 square kilometers with rainy weather. Subsequent investigation: Three medium-sized gatherings of 1,000 people disappeared (suspected to have been destroyed by the parent infected entity traveling through the fog hole), and 12 small gatherings of 100 people disappeared (suspected to have been attacked by the Selangor Infection Wave 39).
The second outbreak occurred on May 21, 35th year of the New Era.
【.】
The information that popped up did not directly explain the nature of the fog hole, but rather read like a chronicle, from its first appearance to its first outbreak to the first large-scale casualties.
The whole picture of the fog is outlined step by step, allowing people to sense the threat from the incident.
Cheng Ye read line by line, his brows sometimes furrowed, sometimes relaxed.
As the strongest sanctuary city in the wasteland, the amount of information collected by Xinhuo is terrifying.
In other words, all sanctuary cities that encounter similar situations will immediately aggregate the data here, hoping to receive support.
Since May 5, the frequency and scale of air fog outbreaks have been rising, reaching a peak in mid-June, with the largest single coverage area reaching 40,000 square kilometers.
But it suddenly disappeared at the end of June, just when everyone thought the disaster was over.
On July 20, 35th year of the New Era, at 13:15, it appeared in Shijiazhuang Province, and its coverage area reached an unprecedented large area of 220,000 square kilometers.
The number of associated fog holes has not yet been counted, but it is believed that it should be no less than the number counted during the last eruption.
At least over a thousand!
On average, there is an associated fog hole every 100-150 square kilometers.
These fog holes may be clustered in one place or very scattered, and may be large or small.
The previous record was that the longest lasted nearly 8 hours, and the shortest was only about two minutes.
"Is there no reason for the formation of fog holes?"
"No." Li Changfeng shook his head. "Supernormal curse is also a general term we use for this type of mysterious natural disaster. In fact, its formation process may be very complicated, but who knows so much?"
"It's only been thirty or forty years since the last era. We've been like chicks trapped in eggs, hunkering down in our own sanctuaries. Only in the past decade or so have we been able to venture out."
"Could it be a transcendent?"
Before Cheng Ye could finish his words, he was interrupted by Li Changfeng.
"Shh!"
Li Changfeng's face suddenly changed. He quickly made a silencing gesture and then lowered his voice, "I'm sorry, Inspector Cheng, we at Xinhuo strictly forbid discussing this, and we don't allow anyone to pursue this kind of power. Anyone who shows signs of this will be asked to leave and seek other opportunities."
"clear."
Cheng Ye made an apologetic gesture and suddenly felt a little strange.
Xinhuo is clearly researching source-inducing technology and utilizing the power of the extraordinary mother source, so why is he so secretive about the extraordinary?
However, Li Changfeng obviously did not want to talk any more and immediately changed the subject. "You can say that by detecting the intensity, you can see the situation of the fog hole."
"Okay, I'll try."
Cheng Ye whispered, and indeed, lines of data flashed before his eyes.
【Fog Cave Link】
Strength: 320
Maximum duration: 5 hours and 6 minutes
Minimum duration: 4 hours and 29 minutes
11 minutes have passed since I stepped into the fog cave, and the data has changed accordingly.
Cheng Ye was a little curious about the detection principle, but then he thought, it's the pot calling the kettle black, and even if he asked Li Changfeng, he probably wouldn't be able to answer.
If I really want to know how this thing is made and what the principle is, it is not in line with the identity of an inspector.
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard the roar of an engine behind me.
Several army green jeeps came roaring over, their tires making a whirring sound as they rolled over the road.
Unlike Happiness City, Xinhuo Shelter City seems to be full of fuel-powered vehicles, which make quite a lot of noise at night.
The car door opened and a group of people in various uniforms jumped out. Some of them were leaders at first glance, some were technicians carrying instrument boxes, and there were also many staff members running errands.
"Prosecutor Li, what's the situation?"
When everyone saw Li Changfeng, they greeted him familiarly.
"Very stable. This is Inspector Cheng from Xingfu City," Li Changfeng introduced with a smile. "Inspector Cheng, this is Deputy District Chief Zhang of District B4, Zhang Yi, in charge of economic and trade affairs and emergency coordination."
The man known as Deputy District Chief Zhang immediately stepped forward, shook Cheng Ye's hand vigorously, and smiled warmly, "Inspector Cheng, I've heard a lot about you! Your Xingfu City checkpoint is the benchmark for our wasteland. I have your grandfather's tutorial book by my bedside. I've been wanting to learn from you for a long time!"
Cheng Ye quickly returned the handshake, secretly amazed.
Zhang Yi's serious expression prevented him from going out on field work, and he had to experience the prestige of an inspector in diplomatic occasions first.
You know what, this feeling is novel and subtle, really like being a diplomat.
"Inspector Cheng, this fog tunnel opened just in time!"
Deputy District Chief Zhang spoke in a booming voice, pointing at the fog cave and excitedly saying, "Happiness City ordered all kinds of supplies at the beginning of the year. We had originally planned to gather a caravan and send them in the fall. Now we can just go directly through the fog cave. It saves us a lot of trouble!"
"This." Cheng Ye pondered for a moment, wondering how to respond.
Fortunately, at this moment, there was suddenly a commotion in the lounge opposite the fog cave.
White mist was seen billowing at the entrance guarded by Dalong, and twelve fully armed soldiers filed in.
Everyone was wearing dark grey tactical uniforms, full-face protective helmets, and quick-draw holsters on their chests tightly holding short shotgun shells. The muzzles of their rifles were pointed downwards but they remained alert at all times, exuding the aura of elite warriors who had been through many battles.
After the team entered the hall, they automatically spread out in a fan shape to be on alert. It was not until they followed Dalong's instructions and saw the fog hole on the wall that a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes under the helmet.
The leading team leader quickly lowered his head and gave a few instructions. The four of them left the hall, and the remaining seven followed him and ran quickly to the edge of the fog cave, stopping half a meter away.
“Bang!”
The heels of the tactical boots hit each other hard, making a crisp sound.
All eight of them saluted simultaneously.
"Inspector Cheng! Captain Shuke of the 3rd Array of the Happiness Legion reports to you!"
"Skystrike Team, reporting to you!"
The voices were extremely uniform, as if they had been practiced many times.
Cheng Ye was slightly stunned, then immediately returned to normal and said in a deep voice, "Captain Shu, what's the situation outside?"
"The Happiness Army has completed a three-tiered siege of the Public Works Department, deploying a total of 950 personnel and 80 teams."
Shuke spoke very quickly, his report concise and clear, "A temporary communication station has been established, and it can be connected to the inner city command headquarters at any time."
"Please inform command immediately: The fog hole connects to Area B4 of Xinhuo Sanctuary. The energy intensity is stable and is expected to last for more than four hours."
"clear!"
Shuke nodded heavily and turned to signal the three people behind him.
The three men immediately held their rifles and trotted away in a triangle formation, traveling through the mist to the outside world.
The others followed Shuke and formed a tight defense line at the entrance of the fog cave.
In just two minutes, the fog in front of the lounge door began to surge wildly, and thirty to fifty soldiers rushed in at once.
However, the formation was not at all disorganized. They moved in unison and quickly formed a circle around the hall, standing at attention and saluting in unison in the direction of the fog cave.
"Inspector Cheng, the Skystrike Brigade has assembled, requesting instructions!"
Shuke took a step forward, his voice resonant.
"Stand guard at this location. No one is allowed to pass through the fog cave without permission."
"yes!"
If Cheng Ye had not led the 300 Tianyuan men to fight the infected bodies, he would have felt a little guilty about this situation.
But now, his every move did not seem unfamiliar at all.
He even secretly compared the 300 Tianyuan people with the Tianji Brigade in his heart.
On the Xinhuo City side, a group of Xinhuo staff who were busy with the equipment quietly stopped their work.
Li Changfeng looked at the sea of black tactical uniforms opposite him, then looked at Cheng Ye calmly giving orders, and swallowed unconsciously.
It would be a lie to say I'm not envious.
Although the scale of Xinhuo Shelter City is much larger than that of Xingfu City, these inspectors are ultimately just members of the regional operation system.
The checkpoint conducts a major assessment every three years, selecting the best and eliminating the worst.
At the same time, any accident will deduct the inspector's score, and once the score drops below 60 points, he will be expelled immediately.
As a fourth-level prosecutor, he might have more authority than Cheng Ye under normal circumstances, but in this environment, the difference was huge.
But there is no way, because Xingfu City is the birthplace of the checkpoint system.
"Um?"
While waiting, Cheng Ye subconsciously opened the panel and took a look, and was suddenly surprised.
Among the densely packed names and "?" around him, only Li Changfeng's cooperation level reached double digits.
And the number is surprisingly not low, soaring to 27%.
Although it is still far from the Lv2 skill search, it is almost reaching the threshold of item search.
There's hope!
Cheng Ye's heart moved.
As long as he stays in Happiness City, Liu Kun may encounter it many times, but the opportunity to come to Xinhuo Shelter City may only come once in the next few years.
And after the search, he could find an excuse to stay in the Public Works Department and recharge his battery before leaving.
"Luckily I'm full tonight, otherwise I'd be regretting it now!"
Skills, there are plenty of targets to search.
Intelligence will not improve the current situation in the short term.
But the items, these source track devices researched by Xinhuo Sanctuary City, no matter which one is found, seem to be of great use, especially the flying wing assault unit, just thinking about it makes people excited!
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we must not miss it!
After more than ten minutes, the fog in the hall began to ripple again, and another group of people poured in.
As expected, Cheng Ye didn't recognize any of them, including the middle-aged men surrounded by soldiers.
But the other party seemed to be very familiar with him, and raised his voice across the fog hole, "Prosecutor Cheng, thank you for your hard work tonight!"
Um?
This voice seems familiar?
Cheng Ye frowned slightly and immediately searched his memory to find out where he had heard this voice before.
Isn’t he the person who contacted him from the inner city command center on the night Zhang Can was killed?
After thinking for a moment, he made a gesture to excuse himself, turned around and walked through the fog cave back to the lounge.
The two of them came to the corner of the hall, and the middle-aged man immediately lowered his voice, "Inspector Cheng, I'm the director of the emergency department of the command center. Bai Wei, I think you should be familiar with me."
"Director Bai, it was you that night."
"Yes, Elder." Bai Wei smiled, with shrewdness hidden in the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. "You should all know. Let's be frank. What's going on inside? Please quickly synchronize with me."
"good."
Bai Wei could actually hear his test, so Cheng Ye simply stopped beating around the bush and briefly recounted everything that happened before and after the fog cave and when he entered it.
Bai Wei nodded repeatedly. "You've been working so hard, Inspector Cheng. You've been on duty all day, and you'll be responsible for these troubles tonight. I'll apply to the command center to approve an overtime bonus and authority bonus for you."
"Director Bai, you're being too polite. I'm not doing this for the bonus."
Cheng Ye quickly waved his hands, an awkward smile flashing across his face.
Good job.
The last time I took advantage of the elders, I left these people with the impression that I was just plucking feathers from a passing goose.
This is not good. If people knew his character, I'm afraid the opportunities to take advantage of him would become fewer and fewer.
Unexpectedly, Bai Wei saw through his thoughts and laughed, "Don't worry, I'm not letting you take it for free. If Xinhuo puts forward any conditions, you, the inspector, will have to negotiate more. Although our Xingfu City has not been rich in recent years, it has the dignity it deserves and will not lose a penny."
"So that's it"
Cheng Ye pondered for a moment, "Director Bai, once things stabilize, I want to follow Inspector Li to the checkpoint in Xinhuo Sanctuary City to learn a little bit. I don't know."
"No problem, go ahead and get back before the foggy cave clears."
Bai Wei agreed immediately, his tone clear, "Do you need us to cooperate with you in any way? Like sending a Sky Strike Squad for protection? Or maybe allocating some study funds for you?"
“No, no.”
Cheng Ye smiled and shook his head. "You guys go about your business. Don't worry about me. I know what's going on and will be back on time."
"good."
Bai Wei nodded, then turned around and left to arrange the material connection. There was no nonsense, and no explicit or covert reminders.
Cheng Ye stood there for a moment, then suddenly shook his head slightly, feeling a surge of emotion in his heart.
Although this Happy City is far smaller than the Xinhuo Shelter City in scale, it seems to be falling further and further behind in development.
But it is like those old nobles whose ancestors were once wealthy. Even though their family wealth is far less than before, they still retain the most precious traditions.
It makes people feel comfortable and gives them an inexplicable sense of belonging.
In less than half an hour, supplies had already been transferred between the two sides of the fog cave.
Seeing that he was not needed here for the time being, Cheng Ye passed through the fog cave again and said to Li Changfeng with a smile, "Inspector Li, I would like to visit your inspection station. I wonder if you can make it convenient for me?"
Xingfu City is shrouded in fog and the situation is dangerous, so it is unlikely that Xinhuo's people will be allowed to come over.
But Xinhuo had no concerns. Li Changfeng was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly, "No problem, I'll take you on a tour. Speaking of which, our B4 checkpoint has never received an inspector from another sanctuary city since its establishment. You're the first!"
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