"What's going on?!"
Little Wu's expressionless face was now filled with shock.
Then, Little Wu rubbed his eyes in disbelief and took another look through the binoculars.
When Little Wu confirmed that he wasn't mistaken, and that the two tankers parked in the abandoned factory had truly vanished right before his eyes, his mind went blank. "They really disappeared..."
After a moment.
Little Wu forced himself to calm down.
He immediately rushed to the next room and shouted at the younger brothers who were staring at the surveillance monitors, "Did you capture anything on the surveillance? Did the thermal imaging probe detect anything unusual?"
"N-no..."
The two younger brothers watching the monitors replied weakly, and then, with the fastest hands they had ever used in their lives, they pulled up the footage from earlier.
The moment the tankers disappeared was playing on a loop on the monitor.
The high-speed probe captured nothing; the thermal imaging probe also detected nothing.
After seeing these results.
And recalling the assurances he had given Yan Xiaowei about his methods...
Little Wu's back began to feel cold.
At that moment.
One of Little Wu's younger brothers suddenly had a thought and said, "Could it be the work of a sorcerer?"
Upon hearing this, Little Wu almost laughed out of anger and retorted, "Why don't you go report that to Young Mr. Yan?"
The younger brother shrank back at the remark and fell silent.
"Forget it."
Little Wu waved his hand, "Send me that video. I'll report to Young Mr. Yan honestly.
You all need to notify the people near the hotel right now.
Keep a close watch on Boss Xu's movements, but be careful! If Boss Xu finds out, just jump into the sea and feed the sharks!"
"Yes."
The two replied in unison.
...
Xu Zhengyang sped back to the hotel just in time before the Combat Suit's battery ran out.
After a short rest.
With two hours left before the flight, Xu Zhengyang finally stepped out of his room and took a taxi to the airport.
However.
This time, Xu Zhengyang did not extend his room fee.
*After a series of transfers.
Xu Zhengyang finally returned to his shelter at nine o'clock the next morning.
As he took the two tankers out of the Dimensional Space Pocket and placed them in the open area on the second underground floor, a system prompt floated before him: [Main Quest: Smokeless Gunpowder (Completed)]
[Reward: Intelligence Enhancement Potion II]
...
[Intelligence Enhancement Potion II]
[Effect: Permanently increases intelligence attribute by 2 points upon consumption]
Xu Zhengyang gulped down the Intelligence Enhancement Potion and then opened his task list to check the latest main quest:
[Main Quest: Smelting Workshop (In Progress)]
[In the apocalypse, the steel you can collect varies in size and quality, making it difficult to use effectively.
Therefore, you need to build a smelting workshop in the shelter to re-smelt the scrap steel you have collected, giving it new life!]
[Task Objective: Build a smelting workshop (not less than 25 square meters) and install a furnace capable of smelting iron in the workshop (with a daily steel output of no less than ten tons)]
[Task Reward: Agility Enhancement Potion II]
"Install a furnace with a daily steel output of no less than ten tons?"
Upon seeing the task objective, Xu Zhengyang immediately went to the computer to search for various furnace models and specifications.
Smelting technology has advanced significantly.
Thus, many small factories in the south purchase a furnace to save costs, using it to re-smelt leftover scraps and defective products.
Because of this, there are numerous models of small and medium-sized furnaces, and the specifications are quite overwhelming! There are not only classic coal-burning furnaces but also electric furnaces.
Given the limited oxygen in Xu Zhengyang's shelter, and for the sake of convenience and cleanliness, after comparing the parameters of various furnaces, Xu Zhengyang ultimately chose a vacuum electric arc furnace with a power of 45Kw, a maximum working temperature of 1700 degrees, a continuous working temperature of 1600 degrees, and a maximum daily output of 30 tons.
This vacuum electric arc furnace not only perfectly met Xu Zhengyang's needs in terms of specifications.
Most importantly, it is powered by electricity, which is not only clean but also does not consume the shelter's oxygen.
After placing the order.
Under Xu Zhengyang's aggressive offer, the shop's boss immediately patted his chest and assured Xu Zhengyang that he would find a vehicle to help transport it right away.
If all goes well.
In no more than thirty-six hours, the electric arc furnace would be delivered to the lumber factory!
After resolving the main quest issue.
Xu Zhengyang had the Engineering Robot start working to carve out a new small room on the second floor of the shelter.
He then went to the gym to begin his daily tasks.
*An hour later.
After burning off today's calories in the gym and taking a shower, Xu Zhengyang received a call from the 4S dealership.
The 1200-horsepower performance beast he had reserved had arrived today! The electric arc furnace he had ordered was still on the way, and the Engineering Robot in the shelter was making a bit of noise.
So, Xu Zhengyang changed his clothes and hurried over to pick up the car!
...
After all, a luxury car is a luxury car.
A million-dollar vehicle offers an experience that is completely incomparable to his previous 50 mini! As Xu Zhengyang drove around White City, suddenly.
He noticed a meteor streaking across the sky, trailing a long tail as it fell toward the outskirts of White City.
"A shooting star, let's make a wish."
Just as Xu Zhengyang finished his teasing remark, several lines of system text suddenly appeared before him:
[Sudden Time-Limited Mission: Incomplete Intelligent Core (In Progress)]
[Task Objective: Obtain the incomplete intelligent core from the meteor and bring it back to the shelter within the time limit!]
[Time Limit: 2 hours, 59 minutes, 56 seconds]
"An incomplete intelligent core inside the meteor?!"
Seeing this sudden mission, Xu Zhengyang was momentarily stunned, then disregarded traffic rules entirely.
He slammed the accelerator to the floor and sped toward the suburbs!
*Meanwhile.
In a patrol car of the White City traffic team.
The young man in the passenger seat excitedly asked the driver, "Lin Ge, what did you learn in special driving school this time?
Did the special driving instructor teach you any cool driving skills like drifting or tailing?"
"Hehe..."
Xiao Lin smiled proudly and said, "Drifting and tailing? That's nothing! If I hadn't been reluctant to leave our traffic team brothers, I would have almost been recruited by that instructor to become a professional driver!"
"Really?"
Before the young man could finish his sentence, he saw an unregistered U8 weaving through traffic like a nimble fish, almost causing a chain collision!
So the young man pointed at the U8 and shouted to the driver, "Lin Ge, look at that U8! It's going so fast in the city, it must be going at least 120!"
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