Wasteland Border Inspector-Chapter 236 - 113: Dual-Source Technology, Extraordinary Tech Tree!

Chapter 236: Chapter 113: Dual-Source Technology, Extraordinary Tech Tree!

The happiness came too suddenly.

Cheng Ye turned his head to glance at the rest hall behind him, suddenly feeling that this day was absurdly long.

Obviously, when he was lying flat in the hospital a few days ago, it would be dark after reading a book for a bit, and with a tilt of his head, he would sleep until dawn.

But today, from climbing out of bed at seven in the morning until now, there was inspecting the caravan, encountering the void mist, with surprises, scares, excitement, and exhilaration interspersed in between... his emotions were like a roller coaster, endlessly ebbing and flowing.

Who could have imagined that at this moment, he would still be crossing thousands of kilometers to step into Firewood Shelter City for a tour?

It was simply unimaginable.

Yet it was so tangible, within reach.

The void mist might bring catastrophic disasters, but it could also, like now, crack open a fog cave hidden with opportunities.

He took a deep breath, and his mood gradually calmed.

Cheng Ye gently placed the headband on his forehead and took a step forward.

Buzz.

He only heard a faint buzzing in his ear, with no other abnormalities.

There was no imagined dizziness, nor any so-called spacetime distortion, just like passing through a slightly ajar door, from one room to another, extremely in line with human intuition.

But in the next second, a gust of air mixed with the fresh scent of grass and moist earth hit him, bringing a just-right coolness, instantly dispelling the rest hall’s heat and stuffiness.

Instinctively, Cheng Ye turned his head to look around, his gaze sweeping over the low houses on both sides of the street, the white walls and red tiles exuding warmth in the night.

He swept past a tower two or three hundred meters tall not far away, the signal light on top flashing rhythmically.

He swept past the surrounding tall buildings hidden in the darkness...

Sweeping past...

Suddenly, his gaze stopped, falling on the horizon behind the fog cave.

Reflected in his pupil, a towering mountain like a sky-leaning barrier crisscrossed, rudely blocking all attempts to peer through.

Though not as towering as Mount Everest, piercing the firmament, it was still a colossal entity above three thousand meters.

By now, night had deepened.

Yet this mountain broke free from the wasteland’s desolation and stillness, even overturning all the mountain landscapes Cheng Ye had ever seen on Earth.

It grew very standard.

Just like something walked out from a painting, presenting a perfect triangular shape.

From the foot to the summit, every inch of its rock surface emitted a warm glow, as if countless stars were embedded within.

With the extraordinary vision brought by the Wild Grass Physique, Cheng Ye quietly watched this mountain, from bottom to top.

Countless platforms of varying widths, like giant outstretched hands, layered along the rock face,

Innumerable buildings and factories embedded on the platforms, staggered and intertwined as if the mountain body itself naturally grew these steel frameworks.

Even more astonishing, rows of silver-gray tracks wound like ribbons around the mountain, spiraling up to the peak. Various vehicles of different sizes traveled smoothly on the tracks, connecting platforms at different elevations on the mountain.

The whole mountain seemed to breathe, to have gained life, transforming into a three-dimensional living entity!

How magical!

How breathtaking!

What a mind-bending spectacle!

The modern architectural style endeavors to expand on the plane as much as possible.

But in the wasteland, it’s quite the opposite; Firewood Shelter City does the contrary, utilizing vertical space to the fullest.

Cheng Ye was momentarily mesmerized, even lightening his breath.

Li Changfeng stood by his side, seemingly having anticipated this reaction and did not interrupt.

It wasn’t just Cheng Ye; even those City Lords visiting Firewood for the first time,

Each was equally astonished upon seeing ’Firewood Track Mountain’.

And this kind of mountain, Firewood Shelter City currently has 13, each larger in scale than the last.

The one Cheng Ye was looking at could only rank seventh.

After a while.

Cheng Ye finally withdrew his gaze, turning his head a bit dazedly to meet Li Changfeng’s eyes.

"Not purely technology, right?"

"Of course, not." Li Changfeng shook his head lightly, "From the New Era to now, how many years have passed? The war wiped out all industrial bases, and we haven’t discovered alien treasures. The iteration speed of basic technology is actually very slow."

"Then these?"

"It seems you still don’t know about Source Attraction technology and Source Rail technology..."

Li Changfeng’s tone carried an almost imperceptible pride. "Extraordinary materials extracted from the Mother Source possess unimaginable energy. If guided, we can achieve many effects previously unimaginable, like this Firewood Track Mountain, formed using the Extraordinary Mother Source."

"Source Rail technology is another path, mimicking the root abilities of infection sources or mutant beasts. For instance, the Flying Wing Assault Unit we just used was derived from reverse-engineering the Giant Rock Crow’s Source Rail... Uhm, the Giant Rock Crow is a kind of mutant bird that can hover in storms."

"Using infection sources? Learning from infection sources?"

Cheng Ye finally found his voice, his throat somewhat dry.

It turns out that the Infection Source Research Institute in Happiness City is above the other two institutes not just because humanity’s enemy is various infection sources, but because infection sources are actually the key to technological breakthroughs?

"Every Shelter City is doing this. Your Happiness City is the same, it’s just that everyone’s progress varies. Currently, only two Shelter Cities are applying Source Attraction technology—one is Firewood, the other is Natural Shelter City on the other side of the planet."

He paused, retracting part of his smile, "And Source Attraction technology, you as an inspector, should understand it can’t be shared."

"Hmm."

Cheng Ye was momentarily stunned, gently nodding, but a tumultuous wave surged in his heart.

It’s not just because it can’t be shared; the reason is very simple.