After experiencing the power of the Combat Suit.
Xu Zhengyang charged it up and then opened his task list to check the latest main quest:
[Main Quest: Auto Repair Workshop (In Progress)]
[In a post-apocalyptic world, with society collapsed and factories shut down, it is difficult to find equipment that can be used directly.
Therefore, repairing and reinforcing things that are not completely broken is an essential task!]
[Task Objective: Build an auto repair workshop (minimum area of 35 square meters);
Search for/create the tools and machinery needed for the auto repair workshop (lifts, air compressors, jacks, engine hoists, etc.)
Search for/create common automotive spare parts]
[Task Reward: [Skill Card · Car Repair]]
After seeing the new task, Xu Zhengyang nodded. Fortunately, this main quest was relatively easy to complete at the moment.
Xu Zhengyang first instructed his Engineering Robot to build partitions on the second floor of the shelter.
He then headed out, driving quickly towards the Bai City Auto Repair City.
*Bai City Auto Repair City.
Xu Zhengyang took a look around and went to a shop that didn't seem too hostile, where he pre-ordered the items he needed from the boss.
After agreeing on a delivery time.
Just as Xu Zhengyang was about to head back, he suddenly heard a young man in a suit, wearing sunglasses, talking on the phone with his family: "Mom, trust me, hurry and take the voucher to the northern suburbs to pre-order a Green Soil Shelter!"
...
"Yesterday I drove Director Wang to the northern suburbs.
After Director Wang arrived at the Green Soil sales office, he whispered a few words to the manager, and that project had just begun demolition, not even the foundation was laid yet.
Director Wang immediately bought five units in full!"
...
"I don't know.
But I know that Director Wang definitely knows more than I do, and not just Director Wang, several other bosses in Bai City have also gone there to pre-order shelters.
They must know more than we do; following them won't be a mistake!"
...
"Alright, Mom, I won't say more. I need to take Director Wang's car back after the maintenance is done."
...
"Okay, hurry up!"
...
Hearing the driver's words, Xu Zhengyang's heart sank.
If the pre-sale of the Green Soil Shelter Phase One project was as hot as this driver said.
As long as Green Soil recovers a bit of funding.
Based on the nature of those real estate developers, the Phase Two and Phase Three projects would soon follow, starting a new round of pre-sales!
No wonder the manager of Green Soil wanted to intimidate him.
It turned out their business was so good that they were eager to get the land from his lumber factory! Thinking of this.
Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but frown.
In that case.
He must do something to slow down the progress of this project…
After all, the partitions for the shelter wouldn't be ready until the next day.
So Xu Zhengyang paid a deposit, agreed with the boss on the delivery for the next morning, and drove away.
*After grabbing a quick bite, by the time Xu Zhengyang returned to the shelter, it was already four in the afternoon.
During the time Xu Zhengyang was out, the Combat Suit had fully charged.
So Xu Zhengyang put on the Combat Suit and walked straight out of his shelter, heading north on foot.
...
Today, the temperature outside was very low, with a biting cold wind howling, and the sky was overcast, with the clouds hanging low.
Because of this.
At just four o'clock, the tactical helmet of the Combat Suit displayed the outdoor real-time temperature had already dropped to minus three degrees.
In such an environment.
As long as Xu Zhengyang activated the thermal imaging function.
All the powered cameras in the northern suburbs would be clearly displayed in the tactical helmet's view due to the temperature difference between themselves and the environment!
For this reason.
As soon as Xu Zhengyang approached a Sky Eye System camera, he directly activated the Optical Camouflage Function of the Combat Suit to sneak past, avoiding detection by the camera.
...
Xu Zhengyang walked cautiously, not only avoiding the Sky Eye but also the occasional pedestrians appearing in the northern suburbs.
After about an hour of this, Xu Zhengyang finally arrived at the Green Soil exhibition center.
Upon arriving, Xu Zhengyang found that the driver from the auto repair city was indeed not lying! In the newly built makeshift outdoor parking lot outside the exhibition center, at least fifty to sixty cars were parked.
Luxury cars like Cullinan, Maybach, Bentley, and others, which are rarely seen, were parked here, with at least ten of them!
Just as Xu Zhengyang was contemplating how to stop this project, suddenly.
He noticed a dilapidated van with no license plates, all its windows tinted, driving into the parking lot and heading in his direction.
Xu Zhengyang was positioned in a corner of the parking lot, a very concealed spot, making it hard to be noticed.
Because of this.
The driver of the van also seemed to have noticed this spot.
"Creak—"
As the handbrake was pulled up, a driver, completely covered up, got out of the van.
This driver wore a faded work uniform, a large mask, a baseball cap, and oversized sunglasses.
Even his clothes were stuffed with newspapers, making it impossible to discern his true figure.
After getting out of the vehicle, the driver cautiously looked around.
Confirming that there was no one nearby.
The driver quickly took out a dozen small packages from the van and hurriedly tossed them under the luxury cars in the parking lot.
After doing all this.
The driver hurried back to the van, flooring the gas pedal, and quickly drove away in the direction he came from!! "Beep! Beep! Beep!"
At that moment.
Xu Zhengyang suddenly heard a very ominous "beeping" sound!
"Damn it!"
Realizing what was happening, Xu Zhengyang immediately activated the Exoskeleton Armor Assistance of the Combat Suit and dashed outside at his fastest speed! On his way in.
Xu Zhengyang had seen a deep pit outside the parking lot, so he took three steps and jumped into the pit, lying down and covering his ears while opening his mouth!
He dove into a one-person deep pit, protecting his head! "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom…"
Just as Xu Zhengyang lay down, explosions erupted in the parking lot!
Following that.
Some vehicles were also detonated, causing secondary chain explosions! After the massive shockwave spread, not a single piece of glass within a two-kilometer radius survived!
In an instant.
Screams echoed from inside the exhibition center! But Xu Zhengyang was fine.
He was in the pit, and with the protection of the Combat Suit.
The explosion only left his ears ringing slightly, without causing any other substantial harm.
After a moment.
Once the explosions had completely ceased, Xu Zhengyang crawled out of the pit.
Looking at the blazing fire in the parking lot and the horrific screams from the sales office, Xu Zhengyang was first stunned, then heaved a sigh of relief, "Looks like I don't need to take action."
These wealthy people clearly knew that great danger was imminent, yet they chose not to disclose the information and face it together with everyone, but instead opted to keep it under wraps, painting a false sense of security.
This way, they could maintain their "superior" status, mobilizing various resources to prepare in advance.
As for ordinary people.
They were completely unaware of the danger, continuing to live their lives in ignorance until the apocalypse struck, only then realizing…
*"If it weren't for the system, I'd probably still be a workhorse at the company, right?"
Xu Zhengyang said, then, taking advantage of the Combat Suit's remaining power, he left the scene without looking back.
...
An hour later, Xu Zhengyang returned to his shelter.
After taking off the Combat Suit and charging it, Xu Zhengyang sat down at the computer and opened the official website of Green Soil.
Sure enough!
After the commotion caused by that mysterious person, the Green Soil shelter project had indeed been put on hold!
Even the sub-webpages that Green Soil had previously set up were now completely taken down, disappearing without a trace!
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