Chapter 71: Power Surge

The night was silent, and white snow fluttered.

On the rear flatbed trailer of the Infinity, Lin Xian was sitting in the bed of the dump truck, devouring the capacitor bank that had been hoisted up.

[Devouring progress 15%]

[Devouring progress 60%]

…

The 110KV capacitor bank was extremely large and had a precise structure. It took Lin Xian’s level 3 Mechanical Devour skill nearly 4 hours to finally finish devouring it.

And when the progress bar reached 100%, a purple light suddenly flashed before Lin Xian’s eyes.

[Devour successful. Mechanical Source +150, Mechanical Devour skill proficiency +60. Additional rewards: Strength +5, Speed +10. You have obtained the Power Surge skill!]

[Power Surge (Rare): Accumulate a certain amount of voltage to release electrical energy!]

[Decomposition: Metallized Polypropylene *100, Liquid Dielectric *50, Aluminum Foil *30, Ceramic Plate *50, Polycarbonate Film, Polytetrafluoroethylene…]

“Power Surge… a rare skill?!”

Lin Xian’s eyes flashed. He raised his palm and secretly activated it. A faint blue light began to gather in his palm, and the gradually increasing energy was accompanied by a scorching aura.

Then he raised his palm and aimed it at the truck bed of the dump truck.

Whoosh~ Zap!

A dazzling electric arc shot out, the light shining brightly. It instantly burned a tiny hole in the steel truck bed of the dump truck. The steel around the hole was now slightly red and emitting heat!

“Creating electricity out of thin air… it fits my Mechanical Heart very well. It’s equivalent to being able to directly create some electrical energy.”

“Hoo~”

Lin Xian blew on his hot palm and frowned secretly. “It just needs a certain amount of time to charge up, and there’s a limit. Otherwise, my body can’t take it.”

At the same time, another of his attributes had also been upgraded.

[Congratulations, your Speed attribute has been upgraded to level 2, with a maximum speed of 13m/s.]

“Impressive…”

At this moment, Lin Xian stood up with a look of shock in his eyes. He not only felt that the explosive speed of his limb muscles was changing, but more importantly, he felt that his vision, perception, reaction, and coordination had all become much clearer.

He blinked, and his vision became blurry for a moment before quickly clearing up.

He looked into the distance and seemed to have improved his night vision a lot.

“So speed doesn’t just include movement!” Lin Xian realized, overjoyed. This kind of speed and reaction had already surpassed the limits of the original Blue Star humans. Although it hadn’t reached the level of a monster, since his main focus was on mechanical manufacturing, the strength attribute wouldn’t be of much benefit to him in the later stages.

But speed, which could greatly improve his perception and reaction, and increase his survival space, was a great benefit to him!

“Just in time. I’ll make this thing first.”

Lin Xian took out the unfinished GK03 Electro-Blade and, following the blueprint, began to manufacture the high-energy capacitor, arc discharge device, and high-frequency generator. Before long, a complete GK03 Electro-Blade was created by him.

Normally, this thing had a charging mode and a disposable power module, but for Lin Xian, it was unnecessary.

He held it in his hand and directly used the Power Surge skill to charge the high-energy capacitor. Then he turned on the switch, and a faint electric current sound began to emanate from the silver blade. At the same time, the blade began to glow. Looking closely, there were tiny electric arcs flashing.

“Good stuff…”

Lin Xian’s face was full of excitement. This thing was definitely a divine weapon for close combat self-defense.

Click~

After admiring it for a moment, he turned off the power, solemnly sheathed the electro-blade, looked at the time, and then began to devour the dump truck and the electrical appliances that Shasha and the others had brought back to pass the time.

The reason he chose to act before dawn was mainly to consider the risks.

Inside the car, Dalou and Shasha were loading guns and preparing spare magazines. Chen Sixuan was also helping and learning on the side.

Everyone had a feeling that a great enemy was at hand.

Lin Xian jumped off the car and began to devour the dump truck and those electrical appliances.

…

[Devour successful. Mechanical Source +13, Mechanical Devour skill proficiency +5. Additional reward: Strength +2]

The dump truck took more than 20 minutes, and the harvest was basically the same as that of a freight car, with relatively fewer materials.

[Decomposition: Obtained High-Manganese Steel *10, Hot-Rolled Forged Steel *10, Cold-Rolled Dual-Phase Steel Plate *5, Ordinary Carbon Steel *20, Non-metallic foam materials, non-metallic composite materials…]

[Devour successful. Mechanical Source +2, Mechanical Devour skill proficiency +1]

[Devour successful. Mechanical Source +1, Mechanical Devour skill proficiency +1]

[Devour successful. Mechanical Source +3, Mechanical Devour skill proficiency +1. Additional reward: Speed +1]

[Decomposition: Obtained glass, plastic, iron, aluminum, copper, semiconductor components, crystal transistors, diodes, field-effect transistors, integrated circuits, resistors, capacitors, inductors, circuit boards, non-metallic foam materials, non-metallic composite materials…]

Devouring these electrical appliances was like eating small snacks. The speed was fast, and the harvest was not much. The only benefit was that he could obtain a variety of materials.

It would be convenient for him to use them to manufacture water purifiers, air circulation systems, communication equipment, and so on in the future.

[Current Mechanical Heart Level: LV.2 (715/1000)]

[Note: Upgrading the Mechanical Heart can grant special skill rewards. Reaching LV3, LV6, and LV9 will grant a mysterious awakening.]

Strength Level: 2 [80%] (Explosive force: 200 kg class)

Speed Level: 2 [05%] (Max speed: 13m/s)

Defense Level: 1 [78%] (Tough Bones and Skin)

[Mechanical Awakening]: Not Awakened

Mechanical Devour: 3 (106/1000) Increases devouring efficiency

Mechanical Manufacturing: 2 (130/500) Increases construction efficiency

Mechanical Passives: Scan/Repair/Decompose

[Special Skills]

Wind Cannon (Common) (LV 2, 86%)

Ice Shield (Common) (LV 1, 69%)

Flash Step (Rare) (LV 1, 30%)

Power Surge (Rare) (LV 1, 2%)

“Almost there. If I devour another large locomotive, I should be able to reach level 3 directly.”

Lin Xian looked at the light screen in front of him, his expression filled with longing.

Mechanical Awakening. This was something he was very much looking forward to.

But finding an intact locomotive and having the opportunity to devour it uninterrupted for more than 10 hours was indeed a bit difficult. And if it was just cars, with his current devouring efficiency, he would have to bring back more than 20 dump trucks, which was also quite difficult.

Moreover, if he upgraded to a level 3 Mechanical Heart, the mechanical source points he could obtain from cars would become less and less. He could only focus on those larger and more complex machines with greater power.

Beep, beep~

The reminder time Lin Xian had set went off. The time was 2:00 PM, and the sky was still dark.

On the flatbed trailer, as he devoured, it became empty again.

This was a good thing. It reduced the burden and increased his ability.

Whoosh~

Lin Xian opened the tailboard of car 5. At this moment, Dalou and Shasha were already fully equipped.

“Are we leaving?” Chen Sixuan asked as she watched Lin Xian come in.

“Yes.”

Lin Xian had Chen Sixuan wait in the driver’s cabin, also with a gun ready to provide support at any time. Shasha, on the other hand, was responsible for guarding the area around the train with heavy firepower. Once Lin Xian and Dalou returned, she would need to provide covering fire.

And Lin Xian and Dalou were responsible for driving into Yuchi City.

To find anomalies