Chapter 33 Stretchy Fist! Fist-to-Flesh! <TOC> Chapter 35 Brother, I'm Kidding
Next page password is bold portion: SP8brupI=u*E2
Translator: SumTLMan
After the battle in Mushroom Forest, Zhou Yi captured a batch of supplies.
These primarily included a set of [Light Blockers] used to imprison Iron Horse, the luminous long weapon employed by the leader knight, a damaged four-wheel motorcycle, and a slender rifle equipped with an optical scope encased in metal——the hexagonal barrel left a deep impression on Zhou Yi.
Among these items, the rifle currently remains unusable. Similar to the previous flintlock pistol, it requires loading bullets from the front muzzle, which is cumbersome to operate. Additionally, without extensive practice, maintaining shooting accuracy at long distances is challenging.
Moreover, in close-quarters combat, the prolonged loading time significantly reduces its efficiency.
This is one of the reasons why Zhou Yi never considered using firearms during his ten years underwater.
The era’s hot weapon technology had reached a high level but still required extensive practice with bullets. Due to strict national gun management, only certain specific regions could unearth firearms.
Obtaining guns and matching ammunition was difficult, and using them in the Dead Sea with poor visibility posed another major problem.
In contrast, cold weapons were ubiquitous, abundant in number, easy to handle, and didn’t worry about damage.
The most common were kitchen knives and fruit knives in every household, rebar in buildings, easily dismantled and repurposed.
Warrior Crabs equipped and practiced throwing kitchen knives, also compensating for their lack of range.
The remaining three spoils were as follows.
The four-wheel motorcycle was a good vehicle, but unfortunately, Black Warriors were too ruthless when killing drivers and shooters. They slashed off the tires, tore open the body’s iron sheets, and the front engine had numerous gaps, rendering the vehicle unusable. Without a mechanic, the bike was essentially scrap.
The luminous long weapon had once pierced the top of Iron Horse but seemed to have run out of energy; now, it was merely a heavy iron spear with a pointed tip. No matter how Zhou Yi tried, it no longer glowed or exhibited its previous power.
The most well-preserved item was the Light Blocker.
However, the device looked somewhat complicated, so Zhou Yi entrusted it to Gong Zheng, the front-line apprentice, to decrypt.
After more than half a month, there was finally some progress.
Gong Zheng brought Zhou Yi to the rooftop outside.
There were two small fridge-like metal devices placed here. They were connected by an iron chain into a ring, with long extending chains on the left and right that resembled a lock loop part of a large chain structure.
“The [Light Blocker] consists of these two [Light Blocker Boxes] and the [Chain Line] with a metal chain structure.”
“Light Blocker Boxes are activated using Light Seeds, and the two Light Blocker Boxes enhance the power under the Chain Line. When expanded, they absorb Dead Light energy within the spatial area covered by the Chain Line and transmit it to the output lines on both sides.”
Gong Zheng pointed to the two extending chains.
“The entire mechanism is that the Light Blocker extracts Dead Light from its ring coverage area and then discharges it outward. The extending chains can be further lengthened with metals like copper or iron to reach a safety area, which can reduce the risk of energy shock. The internal coverage area remains constant and cannot be expanded further, but it can be contracted.”
“With this, the weak Light Absorber species can be locked inside, preventing them from absorbing external Dead Light.”
This Light Blocker is somewhat like a powerful water pump, extracting Dead Light from a small area and exporting it to another nearby region.
Zhou Yi immediately realized that the Light Blocker was not the only thing restraining Iron Horse.
That luminous spear and the sniper rifle must also have played a role, with various devices working together to suppress the agricultural machinery into traps.
Zhou Yi looked at Gong Zheng: “Without Light Seeds, how did you conduct the experiment?”
“Chairman, testing its quality doesn’t require expensive materials like Light Seeds.”
Gong Zheng opened the bottom door of one Light Blocker Box, inside was an iron frame. He grabbed some hay and branches, ignited a fire on the lower layer, then closed the door.
Then he mimicked the same process, igniting a fire in the other Light Blocker Box.
Both iron devices began to shimmer with firelight and emit smoke.
“Please wait a moment, the verification process needs some time,” Gong Zheng said.
About twenty minutes later, the Light Blocker loop had changed. The Chain Line emitted flickering light, which was clear in the darkness.
“That’s it.”
Gong Zheng looked relieved: “Chairman, the operation manual states that igniting coal, charcoal, or wood can preheat and test whether the structure is intact. As long as it produces light covering the entire Chain Line, it means it’s usable.”
“When officially used, just open the top cover of the Light Blocker Box and install one Light Seed.”
Zhou Yi nodded.
This design was considerate.
But whether it could be used still needed to be tested.
Zhou Yi walked to the Light Blocker Box, Gong Zheng used a stick to open the top cover. Inside was a circular depression with curved copper pieces on all sides.
Installed here?
Zhou Yi inserted the Light Absorber case inside, and the flexible copper pieces acted as fixed supports.
He closed the cover.
Under Zhou Yi’s command, Gong Zheng began to preheat and adjust the device.
Half an hour later.
The entire Light Blocker began to operate, emitting a low, wind-like howling sound.
Gong Zheng took out the Light Absorber case that had been extracted from the Light Seeds from the top cover and handed it back to Zhou Yi.
At the same time, the center of the ring area composed of the Chain Line emitted a faint light, and Night Claw squatting inside trembled.
Zhou Yi asked the experiment subject: “How do you feel?”
“Master, I feel myself getting weak… The energy in my body is being drained by external forces, I can’t control it, it’s like my body has many holes poked into it, and the energy inside is flowing out.”
Zhou Yi exclaimed.
It turned out this device was quite powerful, also extracting energy from the body itself.
With [Alertness] perspective, Zhou Yi saw that this Claw Boar employee was a mass of condensed white light. At that moment, the light was slowly dissipating, being absorbed by the Light Blocker and transmitted along the Chain Line to the output ends on both sides.
The experiment lasted one hour, the Light Blocker Box emitted red light, indicating that one Light Seed had been completely consumed.
When Night Claw emerged, it was already extremely weak, staggering in its steps.
After Zhou Yi input energy into it, it slowly recovered.
The experiment proved that this device consumed a lot of energy and was hard to cause a large effect alone. But if combined with other tools and devices, there would be many operational possibilities.
Jichang’s subordinates had originally intended to use this against Jade Emerald City.
Zhou Yi asked the concerned party in Jade Emerald City: “Can the Light Blocker take effect on you?”
“Its mechanism structure is excellent, but the strength is too low.”
Jade Emerald City succinctly replied: “As a tool for checking local building structure safety hazards, it is feasible. I can inject my body’s energy into it to activate it.”
Zhou Yi thought that was acceptable.
At least it could be used for company building maintenance.
The night wind was gentle.
He yawned.
Just as Zhou Yi was preparing to go back to rest, he inadvertently saw the mottled light and shadows of the Dead Sea in the distance.
Wait a minute.
Dead Light Pump.
Absorption and transfer.
A bold idea popped into Zhou Yi’s mind.
Could the Light Blocker have another application?
“Jade Emerald City, you can absorb Dead Light energy from the Dead Sea, right?”
“Yes, Chairman.”
Jade Emerald City replied: “Entering the Dead Sea area can quickly complete charging. But in that environment, the body will be completely covered and sealed by high-density Dead Light, falling into long-term sleep and stillness, unable to provide any service for the owner.”
Zhou Yi asked: “If you can also use the Dead Light absorbed from the Dead Sea?”
“As long as it is Dead Light, it is a usable high-quality energy.”
……
Zhou Yi and his employees worked for more than five hours, finally completing the modification and connection of the Light Blocker.
The Light Blocker was placed in the shallow waters of the Dead Sea, the extending chain was lengthened with rebar and laid all the way from the sea, directly reaching the tall and broken Jade Emerald City, connecting to the steel structure’s side notch.
The device was activated.
Then, from Zhou Yi’s [Alertness] perspective, he saw that a blazing white light lit up on the extending chain, coating the building’s surface with a metal-textured red light film.
“Charging is very powerful.”
“Continuously obtaining a large amount of Dead Light.”
“If this continues, it is expected to fully charge in just 100 days, restoring me to perfect condition.”
Jade Emerald City’s feedback made Zhou Yi pause for a moment, then be ecstatic.
It really worked!
Due to the mechanism of the Light Blocker, if one end was used to absorb Dead Light from Dead Sea, it could draw a massive amount of energy.
However, the Dead Light energy itself was turbulent and chaotic; discharging it would form small areas of dangerous light fog.
But Jade Emerald City, being a building life, could directly endure and absorb the energy.
The most critical aspect was that through this device’s remote charging, it avoided the risk of being completely covered by the Dead Sea. Jade Emerald City would not fall into sleep but remain in a fully charged, powerful state.
The Light Blocker’s modification into a Dead Sea charging station was a great success!
Chapter 33 Stretchy Fist! Fist-to-Flesh! <TOC> Chapter 35 Brother, I'm Kidding