Three hours later.
After the delivery driver unloaded the fitness equipment purchased by Xu Zhengyang in the yard of the lumber factory, he left directly.
After watching the delivery driver walk away.
Xu Zhengyang then used his Dimensional Space Pocket to move all the various fitness equipment in the yard to the newly built gym on the underground second floor.
Once everything was done.
Subtitles flashed continuously in front of Xu Zhengyang:
[Main Task: Gym (Completed)]
[Reward: [Building Effect: Well-Trained]]
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[Building Effect: Well-Trained]
[Effect: If you persist in exercising continuously in the gym for thirty days (with a daily energy expenditure of no less than 1000 calories), your strength attribute will be permanently increased by 1 point.]
(Note: This fitness effect can only be activated once.) [Evaluation: Sweat more in peace, bleed less in war!]
Just as Xu Zhengyang completed the main task of the gym and was about to start his workout for the day.
A series of red subtitles suddenly appeared in front of him, indicating a timed challenge task!
[Timed Challenge Task: Machine Processing Workshop (In Progress)]
[Your shelter has taken shape.
However, in the apocalypse, mechanical parts are hard to come by.
You need to build a machine processing workshop to replenish various parts consumed by the shelter at any time, ensuring the normal operation of the shelter.]
[Task Objective: Build a machine processing workshop (not less than 100 square meters);
Collect/Manufacture various commonly used machine tools and equipment for the workshop; (milling machine, drilling machine, boring machine, grinding machine, gear hobbing machine, planing machine, saw machine, wire cutting machine, engraving machine, precision engraving machine, bending machine, etc.) Collect ten tons each of various mechanical processing raw materials;
(carbon steel, brass, stainless steel, aluminum alloy, zinc alloy, acrylic, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, etc.)]
[Task Time Limit: 71 hours 59 minutes 52 seconds]
[Task Reward: Building Effect: Ingenious Craftsmanship]
Seeing this long list of timed challenge tasks, Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but gasp! Based on past experience.
The more difficult the task, the higher the reward upon completion!
Building such a large workshop and collecting so many materials and equipment only gave Xu Zhengyang three days! This could be said to be the most difficult task Xu Zhengyang had received since obtaining the system!
Because of this.
Xu Zhengyang was very much looking forward to what kind of surprise the ingenious craftsmanship building effect would bring him once the machine processing workshop was completed!
The task reward was certainly exciting.
But even though it wasn't the apocalypse yet and society was still stable, it would still be very difficult for Xu Zhengyang to complete this task.
The materials were relatively easy to talk about.
Even if it was ten tons of each type, Xu Zhengyang could buy them.
But the machine tools were a real headache.
There weren't any large rivers around White City, so there wasn't much large-scale manufacturing investment here.
Because of this.
The manufacturing industry chain in White City could be said to be completely blank! If locals wanted to open a machine factory and needed various machine tools, they could only go to the south where manufacturing was developed to purchase them, and then the manufacturers would transport them back.
If it were a normal situation.
Xu Zhengyang could also purchase them step by step.
But now.
This task only gave Xu Zhengyang three days, and the timer had already started!
Even if Xu Zhengyang contacted manufacturers to order various machine tools now, they couldn't guarantee that they would deliver them within three days!
After a moment of thought.
Xu Zhengyang suddenly remembered that Chen Yong had run into financial trouble because he took on a renovation project for a machine factory and couldn't recover a lot of funds.
So Xu Zhengyang immediately called Chen Yong: "Uncle Chen, is it convenient to talk now?"
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"I need to buy a full set of various machine tools, milling machines, drilling machines, boring machines, I want them all!"
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"Ordering in time is impossible, I need them by tomorrow!"
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"Why? Don't ask, the condition of the machine tools doesn't matter, even if they're old, it's fine!"
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"Money is not a problem, cash on delivery!"
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"Really?"
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"Then I'll trouble you, Uncle Chen! I'll send you the list of machine tools I want to buy on WeChat right now!"
After hanging up the phone.
Xu Zhengyang's previously furrowed brows instantly relaxed.
He had called Chen Yong as a last resort.
But Xu Zhengyang never expected that Chen Yong would guarantee over the phone that he would deliver everything he needed by tomorrow!
Seeing that the task had a lead, Xu Zhengyang also breathed a sigh of relief.
So he didn't want to waste time and immediately walked into the gym to start exercising, aiming to complete today's 1000 calorie task!
*The next day.
Xu Zhengyang got up in the morning and made himself a honey beef pancake, then went to the gym to lift weights.
Just as he completed today's 1000 calorie task, it was already 9:30 in the morning.
After taking a shower and drying his hair.
Chen Yong called, saying he needed him to open the door at the lumber factory to receive the goods! Xu Zhengyang didn't expect Chen Yong to act so quickly, so he didn't care that his hair was still wet, dropped the hairdryer, and excitedly ran out to open the door for Chen Yong! Outside the lumber factory.
A semi-trailer and a crane were parked outside.
Inside the truck.
Various machine tools wrapped in tricolor tarpaulins were being unloaded one after another.
Since the top of Xu Zhengyang's lumber factory had solar panels, the crane couldn't extend fully, so Xu Zhengyang simply let the crane operator unload the machine tools outside the lumber factory.
After all, there weren't many people around here now, so there was plenty of space to use! While the workers were busy unloading the goods.
Xu Zhengyang approached Chen Yong and asked, "Uncle Chen, where did you get all these machine tools?"
Hearing this, Chen Yong couldn't help but get angry, saying, "Last year, a boss from out of town took over an old machine factory and asked me to do a renovation job.
But halfway through the job.
The boss's wife suddenly ran off with all the cash from the factory and a wild man!
That boss was hit hard by this and fell into despair.
Then he just sat in the factory drinking all day.
When I asked him for money, he played dead. The reason I almost went bankrupt this year was because that bastard didn't settle the bill for me!"
At this point.
Chen Yong lit a cigarette and took a deep drag, "That bastard didn't give me a penny, he's as tough as a dead pig.
When I went to ask him for the money.
He said I could take whatever I wanted from the factory, but there was no money at all. If I didn't like it, he told me to sue him, which was really disgusting.
Yesterday when you said you needed machine tools urgently, I went straight to find him and told him to use the machine tools to offset the debt.
Although that guy is a jerk, he's still straightforward, and he agreed on the spot.
So I signed the contract with him overnight and had someone load the truck early this morning to deliver the goods to you."
"Thank you, Uncle Chen."
Xu Zhengyang sincerely said, "You really helped me a lot this time!"
(End of Chapter)