Chapter 182 Mechanical Right Arm

This is a small, dilapidated village.

A few skinny zombies sat at the entrance of the village. The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on these zombies, motionless, as if dead.

Suddenly, a buzzing engine sound came, and a number of cars slowly appeared.

The zombies raised their heads, made a hoarse roar, stood up, and moved towards the sound.

A tall figure suddenly jumped out of the car, swung a giant axe, and threw out a shock wave.

Puff!

All these zombies were smashed.

Several cars scattered in an instant.

"Everyone go check! See if there are any zombies left!"

Yang Changhong's voice appeared in the intercom.

"Yes!"

Everyone got off the car in response, holding weapons and checking door to door.

Wang Tao and the other two also got off the car and quickly checked around.

"I'm fine here!"

"I'm fine here too!"

"No problem..."

The inspection was over soon, and everyone gathered again in the square in the middle of the village.

Yang Changhong asked everyone to set up camp and set up defense measures.

When everything was ready, it was already dark.

Everyone gathered together, ate a simple meal, and looked eagerly at the five airdrop boxes in the middle.

Before opening the airdrop, Yang Changhong whispered beside Wang Tao:

"How did you know there was an airdrop today?"

"I can tell fortunes."

Wang Tao said with a smile.

He was not going to tell the contact with Colonel Luo, so he had to keep it a secret.

Seeing that Wang Tao didn't want to say it, Yang Changhong gave Wang Tao a charming look, and she didn't ask any more questions.

Then she coughed, and waved to everyone with expectation and excitement.

"Open the airdrop box."

Like the previous airdrop boxes, a password is required to open it, but this password is a simple arithmetic problem that anyone who can read can do.

Wang Tao was not too excited. He was still recalling the contact with the pilot of the airdrop plane this afternoon. He felt that he had to pay more attention to the next flight and try to contact them more often...

Click~

Under everyone's attention, the first airdrop box was opened.

Looking at the five large boxes of inhibitors inside, everyone was so happy that they almost jumped up.

One box of inhibitors has 20 bottles, and five boxes are 100 bottles!

100 bottles of inhibitors! How many lives can be saved!

With these things, everyone no longer has to worry like before!

Yang Changhong took out all the inhibitors and distributed them to everyone. There were 13 of them, plus Wang Tao and 3 others, a total of 16 people.

Including Wang Tao and 3 others, each of them got 5 bottles, and the remaining 20 bottles were kept by Yang Changhong, which means that Yang Changhong took 25 bottles alone.

Wang Tao was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the three of them would also have a share. After all, it was agreed before that whoever got it first would get it.

As for Yang Changhong taking the most, that's normal. The boss must take more.

In the end times, it is not meaningless to make things like material distribution and equality for everyone, but it is difficult. It is better to concentrate resources at the top and create a powerful boss.

This airdrop also contains a monster illustration. Yang Changhong took a look and found that it was the same as the one Wang Tao showed her, so she did not look at it much and passed the illustration to others. [6][9][s][h][u][x][.][c][o][m]

Then she opened the second airdrop.

The second airdrop contained an instrument.

"What is this? A crystal nucleus synthesizer?"

Everyone was a little curious. They had only seen a crystal nucleus synthesizer, but this thing was a little different.

"This is an energy detector. After putting it into the blood, it can check whether the human is infected with the virus, how many impurities are in the body, and what the energy level is..."

Wang Tao explained.

The Shuize base had obtained an energy detector before, but the appearance was a little different from this one. This should be a modified version.

"Energy detector!"

Yang Changhong's eyes lit up.

She quickly looked for it and found an instruction manual inside.

As expected, it was similar to what Wang Tao said. This was an energy detector.

However, this did not require blood to be put in. Instead, any body tissue, such as hair, nails, skin debris, etc., would be put in. This was much safer and easier than putting blood in. However, it said that the human tissue put in had to fall off within a few hours. It would be inaccurate if it took too long.

Compared with the previous one, this was much easier. But the energy problem was not solved. A lot of electricity was still needed.

Of course, compared with the crystal nucleus synthesizer, this energy detector consumed much less power.

Yang Changhong was ready to give it a try. She could not afford the power consumption of the crystal nucleus synthesizer, but the power consumption of this energy detector could still be barely used.

So, Yang Changhong immediately took the wire and started the energy detector.

Buzz~

The detector vibrated slightly, and the green indicator light on it lit up, indicating that it was ready to use.

Yang Changhong pulled out a strand of her hair and put it into the detection port of the instrument.

After a moment, the small LED screen on the instrument displayed information.

[Energy: Level 2]

[Impurities: Level 2]

“…That’s it?”

Yang Changhong was a little disappointed. She thought she could detect a lot of data, but it only said a second-level energy and a second-level impurity.

She had also read the instructions about the impurities of these levels. Level 2 was still within the safe range, level 3 was a little dangerous, level 4 was somewhat dangerous, and level 5 was extremely dangerous!

"Wang Tao, why don't you give it a try? Don't worry, we won't charge you for electricity!"

Yang Changhong suddenly looked at Wang Tao and said.

Wang Tao shrugged, but didn't refuse. He pulled out a hair and tried it.

[Energy: Level 2]

[Impurities: Level 1]

Energy is also level 2, but the impurities in the body are less than Yang Changhong.

Yang Changhong had already told his teammates that Wang Tao was a level 2 power, so everyone was not too shocked.

But Wang Tao's impurities in the body were only level 1, which made everyone very curious. They were both level 2 superpowers, so why were Wang Tao's impurities lower than Yang Changhong's?

Then Wang Tao asked Xu Xiaojun to try it. He was also level 2 energy and level 1 impurities like Wang Tao.

Yang Changhong opened his mouth silently when he saw this scene.

It's okay for Wang Tao to have fewer impurities in his body, but Xu Xiaojun has so few impurities in his body? This is unscientific! When she herself merged the crystal core, she was very cautious. Even so, so many impurities accumulated...

Then there is only one possibility, Wang Tao is very lucky, or they got a lot of crystal cores! They all used purple or above crystal cores for synthesis, and the failure rate is very low!

Yang Changhong was a little envious. Impurities in the body seem to be impossible to eliminate, just like a time bomb. If there are too many impurities, you may turn into a zombie at any time...

Wang Tao didn't know what she was thinking. He looked at Jiang Shixue who was eager to try, and hurriedly pulled her back.

Wang Tao was not worried that Jiang Shixue would expose her strength, but he was worried that Jiang Shixue's impurities in her body would scare the other party.

After all, she has 100% impurities in her body. If this shows a level 5, I guess everyone will not sleep well tonight.

Yang Changhong asked others to test it again. They were basically first-level psychics, so there were not many impurities, all of which were level 1, within the tolerable range.

Yang Changhong asked someone to keep the instrument well, and she opened the third airdrop box.

This airdrop box contains various medical drugs.

It was still the same as the previous distribution, everyone got some. She left a little more for herself.

The fourth airdrop box, which was full of various foods, such as compressed biscuits, energy bars, etc.

Wang Tao's eyes lit up when he saw these foods.

Eating these things frequently would definitely make you feel sick, but it is still very good to eat them occasionally, just as a way to improve your taste.

The fifth airdrop box, this one was also the one Wang Tao got.

According to the previous agreement, whoever gets it will own it. The first four belonged to Yang Changhong, and this one belongs to Wang Tao.

However, Wang Tao is not a stingy person. If there are food and medicines in it, he doesn't mind sharing some of them.

He asked Xu Xiaojun to open the box, but everyone was stunned when they saw what was inside.

"Huh? What is this?"

There is a... black mechanical arm in the box?

To be precise, this should be a mechanical exoskeleton arm!

However, this mechanical arm is larger than Wang Tao expected, because it not only needs to be tied to the arm, but also part of it needs to be tied to the shoulder and waist. Otherwise, a single arm cannot exert force.

Wang Tao looked at the instruction manual.

As expected, this is a product of the Hope Institute. They said it is a mechanical exoskeleton left arm driven by electricity.

This mechanical arm can greatly increase the user's strength, whether it is close combat or carrying goods.

But there is a flaw, that is, the energy consumption is relatively high. With the current battery, the battery life is at most one hour... and the manual says that this is a semi-finished product.

After research, the Hope Institute found that the energy in the crystal core is very abundant, and they want to make a mechanical exoskeleton that can use the crystal core as energy.

But unfortunately, they have not made much progress in crystal core energy.

The complete version they planned is a full-body exoskeleton that uses crystal core energy.

So now this exoskeleton that uses conventional electricity and has only one arm is a semi-finished product.

The reason why there is only one arm is not that it cannot be made, but because this thing consumes a lot of energy. It is very labor-saving when there is electricity, but it will become a burden when there is no electricity. If you make a full-body exoskeleton, you will not be able to walk after it runs out of electricity.

Wang Tao tried it on and was a little speechless.

This thing is still very useful to others, but for him... it's useless.

First of all, this thing will affect his flexibility, which is far worse than the entangled tree roots.

Secondly, although there is indeed a strength bonus, this strength bonus does not mean that you can directly add a certain amount of strength, but it requires the cooperation of the muscles of the whole body to exert this strength.

The greater the strength and the better the physical fitness, the more convenient it is to use.

If the strength is small and the physical fitness is not good, then the user may punch down with a big punch, but the user may fall down.

Although Wang Tao has a good physical fitness, using this exoskeleton arm to fight will seriously affect his speed. Although the strength has increased, the speed has decreased, which is actually a negative improvement for him.

Finally, of course, it is the endurance.

After the mechanical arm started, it didn't feel uncomfortable. But as soon as the power was turned off, Wang Tao instantly felt that he was carrying a lump of something on his shoulder. Although this weight was harmless to him, it was definitely uncomfortable.

And when he wanted to move his arm, he felt very awkward, like a robot, a little uncomfortable...

Of course, it doesn't mean that this mechanical left arm is useless.

First of all, the material. I don't know what metal it is made of. Although it is a bit heavy, it is not only hard, but also has a certain toughness! Too hard is easy to break. This material has both hardness and toughness. It is simply for fighting.

Then there is the battery. I don't know what black technology is used. This battery is not big. Portability is still good.

Finally, the charging method of this mechanical right arm-as long as you exercise, you can charge it. You can charge it by walking, running, etc. Normally, you can charge it by plugging it in normally. So it is quite convenient to replenish electricity.

"Xiaojun, you try it."

Wang Tao took off the mechanical left arm and asked Xu Xiaojun to try it.

Unexpectedly, something Wang Tao was not used to, Xu Xiaojun found particularly easy to use.

As the saying goes, one force can break all laws. This is the case with Xu Xiaojun now. He is big in size and has the ability to be strong. So his strength is greater than Wang Tao.

As long as one is strong enough and has a large weight, the side effects of wearing this mechanical arm will be small, or even completely unaffected.

And Xu Xiaojun is not a speed-type ability user, so this will not affect his flexibility and speed-because he is not fast to begin with.

"Since you have no problem using it, I'll give it to you."

Wang Tao shook his head and said.

He was not used to this thing, and Jiang Shixue was even worse. With her small physique, it was very difficult for her to fix this exoskeleton. So only Xu Xiaojun was more suitable.

"Okay!"

Xu Xiaojun was not polite this time, because he could also see that Wang Tao was really uncomfortable using this thing, while he himself was very comfortable using it.

Wang Tao told Yang Changhong and others about the experience and advantages and disadvantages of using this mechanical right arm. Although it is impossible to give them this thing, it is still possible to tell them some information.

Everyone was envious at first, after all, this is a thing that can enhance combat power, but after listening to Wang Tao's experience of using it, they were no longer envious - they don't have Xu Xiaojun's physique, if this thing is on them, it will probably become a burden.

Wang Tao also specially asked Yang Changhong to try it, and everyone saw with their own eyes that Yang Changhong's expression changed from curiosity and excitement to despair.

"No, I'm really not suitable..."

Yang Changhong hurriedly returned the thing to Xu Xiaojun.

She is not good at strength, she is good at speed. This mechanical arm is worn on her, which is a big weakening for her.

"It would be great if it was a full-body mechanical exoskeleton... but energy is another big problem... But it's good to be able to do this now. I hope that we can really study how to use the energy in the crystal core later!"

Wang Tao looked at the mechanical right arm that Xu Xiaojun put on again, and he touched his chin and talked to himself.

After all the airdrops were handled, Wang Tao talked to Yang Changhong alone about superpowers. After all, Wang Tao promised to give Yang Changhong a crystal core, but he had to understand what her abilities were first.

"I have three superpowers. Actually, I originally merged four, but I passed one superpower to someone else..."

Yang Changhong's words made Wang Tao curious.

"Passed it to someone else? Can you tell me specifically how it was passed on?"

Wang Tao knew that superpowers could be passed on when promoted, but he had never seen it. Yang Changhong was the first one he had seen, so he wanted to know the details.

"I can't explain it clearly. Anyway, I felt that I could pass it on, and then I held the other person's hand and passed on the superpower... After passing it on, I suddenly felt a lot more comfortable..."

Yang Changhong frowned and explained to Wang Tao.

After listening, Wang Tao thought silently.

According to Yang Changhong, she merged 4 superpowers, and each superpower was fused to +10, but only one superpower used the promotion crystal core. Just like Wei Zhenguo before.

At that time, there was danger, and she didn't have time to wait for the second crystal core, so she used one crystal core to upgrade directly.

After the promotion, she felt that she could pass on the second-level supernatural power after the promotion to others, so she directly inherited it.

After the inheritance, she felt that the energy in her body seemed to be less. The specific amount was not clear, but it was definitely less. And her strength was also reduced a lot, after all, she lost a second-level supernatural power. But she felt very comfortable...

Wang Tao observed that after her inheritance, she should have lost 1,000 mana, because she now has 3,200 mana. If her supernatural powers are all +10, then this mana is right. As for her feeling comfortable, it is naturally because some impurities in the body have been eliminated.

However, after the inheritance, there was something that made her very uncomfortable-she found that she could no longer fuse the first-level supernatural power!

This is also the reason why, although she has many first-level crystal cores, she did not continue to fuse new supernatural powers.

"Second-level supernaturals can't fuse first-level crystal cores?"

Wang Tao frowned.

Because he felt that he seemed to be able to continue to fuse first-level crystal cores? Could it be that he is different from others in the way he fuses crystal cores?

But he hasn't tried it yet, so he's not 100% sure.

"I'll have to try it later..."

After all, whether he can fuse the first-order crystal core is related to his superpower upgrade plan.

"By the way, who did you pass on your superpower to?"

Wang Tao was a little curious. She actually passed on her only second-order superpower... This is true love!

"... My sister."

Yang Changhong said with some melancholy.

"You have a sister? Then she..."

Wang Tao raised his eyebrows.

"She disappeared... When we were in danger before, I led the zombies away and let her run first. But when I escaped from the danger and went back to find her, she was gone. I searched for a long time, but I couldn't find her. Later, I met a group of survivors, and they suggested that I go to Zijing City to have a look. Because the survivors nearby try to go to Zijing City. I heard that there is a survivor base there..."

Yang Changhong looked very sad.

In the end times, disappearance is almost equivalent to death.

But her sister is a superpower after all, and she is a superpower who has received the inheritance of a second-order superpower. It's hard to say whether she is dead or not.

"She will definitely be lucky."

Wang Tao comforted her.

"I wish you good luck..."

Yang Changhong smiled bitterly.

"Tell me more about your special ability."

Wang Tao said again.

"I have three special abilities now. The first one is to increase my speed within a certain period of time; the second one is to hide my own breath so that zombies can't easily find me; the third one is to make the weapon in my hand vibrate at a high frequency..."