Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 34 New Uses of Light Blockers

In the battle of Mushroom Forest, Zhou Yi seized a batch of supplies.

It mainly includes a set of [light blockers] that confine the iron horse, the luminous long weapon used by the thief leader knight, a damaged four-wheeled motorcycle, and a slender rifle with an optical sight in a metal shell - its hexagonal barrel left a deep impression on Zhou Yi.

Of these things, no one can currently use rifles. Just like the flintlock pistols before, they always need to be loaded from the front muzzle, which is cumbersome to operate, and without a lot of practice, it is difficult to ensure long-range shooting accuracy.

In close-range confrontations, its long reload time will greatly reduce its efficiency.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhou Yi never considered using firearms during his ten years under the sea.

The technology of thermal weapons in his time had reached a relatively high level, but it still required more practice with bullets. Since the country's gun control was very strict, guns could only be unearthed in some specific areas.

Guns and supporting ammunition are not easy to obtain, and poor visibility is another big problem when using them in the Dead Sea.

In comparison, cold weapons are everywhere, in large quantities, easy to use, and you don’t have to feel bad if they break.

The most common ones are kitchen knives and fruit knives that every household has. You can also take out a lot of steel bars from buildings and use them.

The warrior crabs equip and practice throwing kitchen knives to make up for their lack of range.

Three pieces of loot remain.

The four-wheeled motorcycle is a good vehicle, but the black warriors were too ruthless when they killed the driver and the shooter, the tires were chopped off, the body sheet was torn, and the front engine was full of gaps, making this means of transportation unusable. Without a mechanic, the car is basically scrapped.

The glowing long weapon had pierced the roof of the iron carriage, but it seemed to have run out of energy and was now just a heavy iron spear with a sharp tip. No matter how Zhou Yi tried, it did not glow or show its previous power.

The best preserved is the light blocker.

However, the device looked a bit complicated, so Zhou Yi gave it to Gong Zheng, the former apprentice of the former imperial guard, to crack it.

After more than half a month, we finally saw some results.

Gong Zheng brought Zhou Yi to the rooftop outside.

There are two small refrigerator-like metal devices placed here. They are connected by an iron chain to form a ring, and there is a long chain that can extend outward on each side of the ring, which looks like a lock ring in a large chain structure.

"The [light blocker] is made up of these two [light blocking boxes] and a [chain line] with a metal ring chain structure."

"The light blocking boxes need to be activated with light seeds. The two light blocking boxes will increase their power under the chain line. After they are deployed, they will absorb the dead light energy in the space covered by the chain line and then transfer it to the outlet lines on both sides."

Gong Zheng pointed to the two extended chains.

"The whole mechanism is that the light blocker extracts dead light from its annular coverage area and then discharges it to the periphery. The extension chain can be further stretched to a safe area using metals such as copper and iron. This can reduce the risk of energy shocks. That is, the internal coverage area is constant and cannot be expanded, but it can be contracted."

"With this, we can lock the weak light seed inside, preventing it from absorbing the death light from the outside world."

This light blocker is actually a bit like a powerful water pump, extracting the dead light in a small range and exporting it to another area not far away.

Zhou Yi immediately realized that it was not just the light blocker that locked the iron horse.

The glowing spear and sniper rifle must have played a role as well, with all the equipment working together to pin the farm machinery into the trap.

Zhou Yi looked at Gong Zheng: "Without the light seed, how did you conduct the experiment?"

"Chairman, to test its quality, you don't need to plant only those expensive materials."

Gong Zheng opened the bottom door of one of the photoresist boxes, which contained a sheet metal frame. He picked up some hay and branches, lit a fire on the lower level, and then closed the door.

Then he followed suit and lit a fire in another light-resistance box.

Both iron devices began to glow and smoke.

"Please wait a moment, the verification process will take a little time." Gong Zheng said.

About twenty minutes later, the light blocker loop changed, and a faint light appeared on the chain line, which was very clear in the dark night.

"This is it."

Gong Zheng looked relieved. "Chairman, the manual says that lighting coal, charcoal or wood can preheat and test whether the structure is intact. As long as it produces light covering all the chain lines like this, it means it is usable."

"When it is officially used, just open the top cover of the light resistance box and install one light seed."

Zhou Yi nodded after hearing this.

This design is quite considerate.

But whether it can be used or not, you have to try it to know.

Zhou Yi walked to the light-resistance box, and Gong Zheng opened the top cover with a stick. Inside was a circular indentation with curved copper sheets on all four sides.

Install here?
Zhou Yi stuck the light box inside, and the flexible copper sheet served as a fixed support.

Close the lid.

Under Zhou Yi's order, Gong Zheng began to preheat and debug the device.

Half an hour later.

The entire light blocker started to operate, making a low whistling sound like wind.

Gong Zheng took out the light box that had been used to extract the light seeds from the top cover and gave it back to Zhou Yi. At the same time, a faint light rose in the center of the ring area formed by the chain lines, and Night Claw, who was squatting inside, trembled a little.

Zhou Yi asked the subject: "How do you feel?"

"Master, I feel like I'm getting very weak... The energy in my body is being sucked away by external forces, and I can't control it. It's like my body has been pierced with many holes, and the energy in my body is leaking away."

Zhou Yi said "oh".

It turns out that this device is quite powerful and can draw energy from the body itself.

From the [Alert] perspective, he saw that the Claw Pig employee himself was a ball of condensed white light, which was now slowly dissipating. After being absorbed by the light blocker, it was transmitted along the chain line to the output ends on both sides.

The experiment lasted for one hour, and a red light appeared on the light-blocking box, indicating that one light seed had been consumed.

When Nightclaw came out, he was already very weak and his steps were staggering.

Only after Zhou Yi injected energy into it did it slowly recover.

Experiments have shown that this device consumes a lot of energy and it is difficult to have a big effect alone. But if it is combined with other props and equipment, there is a lot of room for operation.

Ji Chang's group originally wanted to use this to deal with the Emerald City.

Zhou Yi asked the client from Emerald City: "Will the light blocker work on you?"

“Its mechanism and structure are excellent, but its strength is too low.”

Emerald City said succinctly: "It is a viable tool for checking for potential safety hazards in the structure of a local building. I can inject my body energy into it and activate it."

Zhou Yixin thought it was okay.

At least it can be used for company building maintenance.

The night breeze is blowing.

He yawned.

Just as Zhou Yi was about to go back to the house to rest, he inadvertently saw the Dead Sea in the distance with mottled light and shadow.

Wait a moment.

Death ray pump.

Absorption and transfer.

A bold idea popped into Zhou Yi's mind.

Is there another way that light blockers can be used?
"Emerald City, you can absorb the energy of the dead light in the Dead Sea, right?"

"Yes, Commissioner."

Emerald City responded: "Entering the Dead Sea area, the energy can be quickly recharged. However, in that environment, the body will be completely covered and sealed by the high-density death light, falling into long-term dormancy and stillness, unable to provide any services to the owner."

Zhou Yi asked it: "If you absorb the death light from the Dead Sea, you can also use it, right?"

"As long as it's dead light, it's all usable high-quality energy."

……

Zhou Yi and his employees worked for more than five hours and finally completed the modification and connection of the light blocker.

The light blocker was placed in the shallow waters of the Dead Sea, and the extension chain was lengthened with steel bars and laid all the way from the sea to the tall and ruined Emerald City, connecting to the steel structure with a gap on one side.

The device starts.

Then Zhou Yi saw from his [Alert] perspective that a blazing white light lit up on the extension chain, coating the surface of the building with a layer of red light film with a metallic texture.

“The charge is very powerful.”

"We are continuously receiving large amounts of death rays."

"If I continue like this, it will only take 100 days to fully recharge and restore me to full health."

The feedback from Emerald City made Zhou Yi stunned for a moment, and then he was ecstatic.

It really works!

Due to the mechanism of this light blocker, if the end that absorbs death light is used as a dead sea, huge amounts of energy can be absorbed.

However, the energy of the death light itself is turbulent and disordered, and its discharge will form a small area of light fog danger zone.

But the Emerald City is a building life, and can directly bear and absorb the energy from it.

The most important thing is that through the remote charging of this device, the risk of being completely covered by the Dead Sea is avoided. Not only will the Emerald City not fall into sleep, but it will also remain in a powerful state with full power.

The light blocker was used to transform the Dead Sea charging station, a great success!

(End of this chapter)