Witch Special

The Energy Furnace is a place where dimensional power is extracted from the dimensional sea and converted into pure energy. It is the source of all energy in the Silent City except for emergency energy.

When the elevator door in front of Lin Zhenxi opened, a wave of steaming hot air hit her in the face, making Lin Zhenxi almost gasp for air.

Not to mention the dimensional power, the compressed energy after conversion obviously has extremely high heat, so that the temperature of the entire energy furnace is relatively high and is completely unsuitable for human activities.

The former resident here was Nemegate, a hunk of iron clad in a high-strength alloy, and naturally unresponsive to such questions. It could even be argued that this hot environment allowed Nemegate's energy fluids to circulate more rapidly, allowing him to release energy more easily. Perhaps he simply enjoyed this environment.

But Lin Zhenxi is a flesh and blood body. Just the heat wave in front of her made her feel uncomfortable, not to mention going deeper. She was afraid that she would be roasted to death.

Is this really the case... Lin Zhenxi sighed, and obediently took out his big gold chain from the space cube and put it around his neck.

Magic wasn't the only solution. Since there were warm air barriers to keep you warm, there were certainly cooling air barriers to cool you down. However, maintaining a magic barrier required careful attention. Mana consumption was only one aspect; it also diverted some attention, which was the most important factor.

The Constant Ecosphere doesn't have this problem. As long as the energy isn't depleted, it can artificially create a specific environment suitable for human survival. Lin Zhenxi has a Constant Ecosphere energy converter, which can convert his own magic power into energy to maintain the normal operation of the Constant Ecosphere. All he needs to do is maintain his own energy supply, which is less troublesome than a magic barrier.

But this thing is very heavy. It feels heavy when it is put around the neck.

Lin Zhenxi asked the manufacturer of the Instant Ecosphere if they had a portable model, but was told that the one she had purchased was already the smallest. After all, the primary application of the Instant Ecosphere is to provide human space in extreme environments. Its application in large-scale clusters is more extensive than in portable and miniaturized forms. Large-scale Instant Ecosystems play a crucial role in enabling humans to establish a permanent lunar base.

But Lin Zhenxi can add money.

Considering the small amount of money, the manufacturer of the Constant Ecosphere agreed to customize a smaller and lighter Constant Ecosphere for Lin Zhenxi. However, compressing the components of the Constant Ecosphere seemed to be a major problem. In any case, the manufacturer hadn't given Lin Zhenxi a firm answer before she left, and Lin Zhenxi was a little worried that her deposit would be wasted.

Hopefully, Lin Zhenxi will have a better outcome this time. But until then, she'll have to wear a thick, heavy collar.

However, Lin Zhenxi believed that this situation was only temporary. She simply hadn't anticipated the heat here, and she hadn't prepared anything. As soon as she settled in, she could immediately begin crafting cooling magic jewelry. It wasn't difficult, even more so than the four-leaf clover headdress Lin Zhenxi had given Beladir. With Lin Zhenxi's current magical power, crafting one would be practically effortless, not even a bit of a challenge.

But she needs a table first.

The ambient temperature of the energy furnace has exceeded 40 degrees and is heading towards 50 degrees. Lin Zhenxi didn't even dare to touch the wall next to her with her hands. She didn't want to know how hot those metals could be.

Let's finish touring this area first...

In the following time, Lin Zhenxi toured the entire area under his jurisdiction. Of course, he mainly visited the energy transmission area in the front section.

Here, Lin Zhenxi unexpectedly discovered the existence of some mass-produced robots. It turned out that Nemegate was not the only moving robot in this place.

Lin Zhenxi was Buffon's certified regional manager, and all the mass-produced robots were under Buffon's management. Naturally, he wouldn't show any disrespect to Lin Zhenxi. In fact, whenever Lin Zhenxi came near, these humanoid robots wearing white gloves would immediately put down their work and bow to her with a respectful attitude.

It was like being too respectful, blocking the way altogether, which wasn't very smart. However, considering that mass-produced robots only had a few instruction sets in their heads, Lin Zhenxi couldn't expect more from them.

He has no brains to begin with, yet you still ask him to do this and that. Who is the fool?

As we continued forward, the ambient temperature continued to rise. The air temperature had exceeded 60 degrees, and the ground temperature was high enough to directly roast eggs.

Although Lin Zhenxi remained safe thanks to the constant ecosphere, the alarms on the constant ecosphere kept going off. Fortunately, the collar was powerful enough to adapt to even the cosmic environment of outer space, so the current high temperature was no problem.

Finally, Lin Zhenxi arrived at the very heart of the energy furnace. It was a massive device, mounted on the wall, constantly emitting a deafening noise. In the center of the device was a discharge port that opened and closed constantly, spewing out a large glob of viscous, compressed energy liquid every few seconds. This crimson liquid would fall directly into a collection port below, flowing through a channel beneath the floor to the deepest part of Silent City.

The equipment here is actually quite simple: a machine that converts dimensional force into compressed energy fluid, a series of pumps that power this energy fluid, and pipelines buried underground. The reason it's so hot here is closely related to these hidden pipes.

The robots' job was simple: to maintain the pumps, remove any solidified debris from the shafts, and then restart them. As for the massive device that converted dimensional power? It was built by Apostle Luke himself, so there was no chance of it malfunctioning. There was no need to worry about it. Of course, there was no way to fix it. It was the creation of the Mechanical King, and only he could repair it. No one else could understand its workings.

No wonder such an important place was handed over to the brainless Nemegt. It turns out that the structure of this place is so simple that it does not require any maintenance at all.

Oh, Nemegt is really brainless, literally, because its head was chopped off by Luke.

According to Becky's gossip, Nemegate was known for his violent temper, disobedience, and his own ideas. He couldn't possibly do that. Silent City didn't have enough fights for him to fight, and he couldn't bear to let him cause trouble every day. So, Luke removed his dragon head and replaced it with a cannon barrel. He then assigned Buffon to act as Nemegate's external brain, controlling his actions.

Without a head, Nemegt was finally able to perform his duties, guarding the energy furnace without incident. However, this time, when Buffon assigned Nemegt to a high position as a cannon, it disobeyed Buffon's orders and charged into the enemy ranks. It seemed that even with its head removed, its belligerent nature hadn't been completely extinguished. After lying dormant for an unknown period, it finally erupted.

And then he succeeded in killing himself... Oh, it seems that he didn't die, but the energy furnace was damaged so badly that he was probably just a little bit away from death.

In short, this is Lin Zhenxi's next workplace. Her current task is to replace Nemegate and become the guardian of this giant equipment, ensuring that no one comes to destroy the equipment and ensuring the safety of the energy supply of Silent City.

Having said that, Lin Zhenxi’s current mission is quite important.

Wait a minute, am I forgetting something? Lin Zhenxi turned his head and looked at the giant machine that was still constantly protruding red viscous energy liquid, and a hint of doubt gradually arose in his heart.

The energy furnace should be divided into two parts, right? She only saw the energy transfer part in the latter half. What about the energy conversion part in the former? What about the dimensional force, the dimensional sea, and the probes that captured the dimensional force? Those facilities should also belong to the energy furnace. Where are they?

Lin Zhenxi searched for a long time but found no other roads around. It seemed that this giant device was the end of the energy furnace.

But this did not pose a problem for Lin Zhenxi, because she found that the device was not embedded in the wall so tightly. There was a big gap between it and the wall. Although it was difficult for someone to get in, Lin Zhenxi could now turn herself into a paper man, and it was still easy to pass through those gaps to reach the area behind.

By using string element synchronization to turn himself into a paper man, and then squeezing through the gap, Lin Zhenxi reached the area behind the huge device.

The length of the gap was beyond Lin Zhenxi's expectations, and its shape was not very regular. In many places, Lin Zhenxi had to shrink herself proportionally before she could move forward. If Lin Zhenxi had not obtained the ability to string and miniaturize, she really could not get in this place.

The Shrinking Charm has its limits. In this situation, simply using the Shrinking Charm won't get you in. As for the Transfiguration Charm? Casting a Transfiguration Charm on yourself is a dangerous act, especially when the object of your transformation is a very small animal. There's a high chance of a magical accident, with irreversible consequences.

In the wizarding world, wizards who can transform into animals while retaining their own magical powers are a very special group, known as Animagus. But it is obvious that Lin Zhenxi has no interest in turning himself into an animal, so he has not learned the relevant magic.