Scavenging Notes: I am the Lucky Star of the End Times

Xie Yuan came to the third metal hut, which was a temporary service point of the Asset Sales and Leasing Registration Center.

Since he was the last in the line of refugees, there were not many people in the room at this moment.

Xie Yuan went straight to the equipment registration counter in the corner, looked at the price list, and asked the staff:

"Can non-standard equipment be registered?"

The staff member was still immersed in the complex data panel of the database, and asked skillfully without even looking up:

"Weapons, transportation, or something else?"

Xie Yuan quickly replied:

"Transportation."

The staff member paused, raised his head, looked at Xie Yuan, and said uncertainly:

"Modified car?"

Xie Yuan nodded in affirmation.

The staff member secretly pulled a plainly dressed technician next to him, then quickly winked at him, and immediately turned to Xie Yuan and continued to ask:

"Did you modify it yourself?"

Xie Yuan nodded again.

At this time, the plainly dressed technician finally couldn't sit still anymore, stood up hurriedly and interrupted:

"Where's the car? Come over here and register!"

God knows, their equipment department hasn’t developed any new transport equipment for almost ten years!

In recent years, several private equipment factories have suddenly emerged in the base.

The electric two-wheelers and electric three-wheelers manufactured by these private equipment factories have quickly seized the market share of transportation equipment due to their low cost and low price. As a result, the efficiency of these collective factories backed by the base has continued to decline. If they don’t come up with any groundbreaking products before the snow season, they may not be able to pay out the low-temperature subsidies for this snow season!

So as a middle-level manager in the factory, he is really anxious at the moment.

And now, I suddenly met someone who knows how to modify things, and the spark of luck in my heart began to burn!

What if he is a technical expert, or an outsider, without any foundation, and doesn't know the ins and outs, so he is easy to be fooled? !

If we dig them into the factory, maybe next year they can come up with a "Love Cow" or "Dumb Flute" that's even better than those "Love Horse" and "Dumb Flute", and it'll directly top next year's best-selling list!

The technicians of the collective factory were daydreaming here, while Xie Yuan took three or two steps and quickly drove over from behind the white aircraft in the modified off-road vehicle that he had parked in the shade in advance.

The staff quickly checked the off-road vehicle, then inserted a special positioning device made by the base into the cockpit of the off-road vehicle and raised his chin towards Xie Yuan:

“How do I pay the registration fee?”

Xie Yuan quickly glanced at the price list, then took out three primary energy core crystals from the sack and replied:

"Nuclear crystal."

The technicians nearby kept looking around at the modified off-road vehicle and kept muttering praises:

"The tire bearings are foldable, and the special solar panels are retractable. What a great design! The inlay technique of this energy conversion device is amazing! My God..."

So, when Xie Yuan completed the registration of the off-road vehicle, he was naturally stopped by this technician who ate from the collective pot. He shook his hair, which was already few in number, and confidently extended an olive branch to Xie Yuan:

"Young man, are you interested in working in the inner city of the base? Our factory is in a good location, provides dormitories, and provides three meals..."

As he spoke, he kept winking at Xie Yuan, revealing an obscene expression that could only be understood, and lowered his voice to encourage:

"The key is that every year during the snow season there is a gathering of brother factories - a meeting to see each other. How about that? This benefit... is beyond words!"

Xie Yuan glanced at the shoulder straps on the technicians' work clothes with disdain in his heart:

Isn't this factory going to close down soon?

Then he smiled and shook his head, refusing very decisively.

The technical guy looked puzzled:

How come you don’t even care about such a significant benefit as the photo-taking conference?

Could it be that... this is... already paired?

Hey... at such a young age... how come you are already married at such an early age? !

Thinking of my own miserable failures in social activities over the years, I suddenly became a little shaken:

If it really doesn't work...this year I'll just...accept the base's system pairing!

Hey!

In the private military camp at the South City Gate, Xu Sansan and the four members of the Sifang team, carrying huge sums of money, were discussing the next team plan in a corner.

Jianfeng, who was in the fitness area at the center of the barracks, watched the rankings flash by on the big screen.

D-level: 3rd place Quartet.

His pupils suddenly contracted, and the dumbbell in his hand fell to the ground with a thud:

How did the Quartet suddenly rise to D-level!

And why is the total reward for this mission so high?

It’s only 1000 contribution points lower than their Qilin Du team!

The Qilin Rudder team is only 500 contribution points lower than the Giant Bear team, which is currently ranked first.

That is to say, in order to win the two spots for promotion to Class C at the end of the season, their Qilinduo team not only has to compete with their old rivals - the Giant Bear team from the Private Barracks and the Aurora team from the Free Union before the end of the summer season, but now they suddenly have to deal with the Quartet team!

But how could the Quartet team, a team that had been on the verge of disbanding for a long time, suddenly become the top three in Class D?

Jianfeng's heart was filled with mixed emotions at this moment.

Not far from the Qilin Helm Team, the captain of the Giant Bear Team, Xiong Da, who was practicing breaking rocks with his chest, frowned slightly as he watched the rookie team, the Sifang Team, suddenly appear on the screen:

Sifang... How come I've never heard of it...

Then there was a sound of "crack", and the stone on Xiong Da's chest was suddenly crushed into powder.

In the corner of the barracks, Hu Ba shook his eight-cornered beard under his nostrils, put away the nail clippers he had just used to trim the onychomycosis, and reported seriously:

"The team's previous balance has been used to pay for the materials needed to repair the aircraft. The reward for this mission is 267,800 contribution points. After deducting the 7,000 points Xiao Xu paid in advance, the team's total balance is now 260,800 points."

The Marshal blinked his bright eyes, very excited, rubbed his hands, and said excitedly:

"So much money! This is the first time I've seen so much money!"

Yu Ge coughed and signaled him to be more careful. Why did he even speak in dialect?

Image, image, pay attention to your image!

Their Quartet is now a D-level team after all, so they can no longer be as sloppy and unkempt as before.

So she coughed to remind the Marshal, and at the same time, she scooped out a large amount of wax from the small plastic box with rough edges that she carried with her, and smeared it on the octagonal beard under her nostrils very readily and capriciously.

The little stutterer quickly counted the powder inventory in the metal box and said:

"Wind...wind season...energy...energy...problem..."

Yu Ge's waxing fingers suddenly paused. Damn it, how could he forget such an important thing? So he added:

"Yes! If we still go on a mission during the windy season, the energy source for the aircraft will be a big problem!"

Hu Ba shook his beard under his nose and nodded:

"Indeed, this is an issue we need to prepare for in advance now."

Xu Sansan was also uneasy, with an inexplicable anxiety rising in her heart, because she still didn't know what the so-called Feng Ji was like!

But based on the various discomforts of the hot season and everyone’s reactions and attitudes, this windy season will definitely be even more difficult and terrifying!

So she decisively raised her doubts:

"Can't the energy source of the aircraft be solved by a large-capacity power storage device?"

Forgive her for having limited knowledge about the apocalypse. Currently, she only knows that the electricity consumption at home can be solved by preparing multiple advanced power storage devices in advance. As for the energy of aircraft, Xie Yuan has not had time to explain it to her in detail.

Hu Ba shook his head and explained:

"The power of 10 of the most advanced power storage devices on the market can only sustain the flight of an aircraft for less than 10 minutes at most. So it is impossible to rely on power storage devices. The key is to rely on energy core crystals!"

Xu Sansan thought of the use of energy nuclear crystals that Xie Yuan had told her a long time ago, and she suddenly realized and nodded.

At this time, Yu Ge added:

"According to the aircraft's previous energy conversion rate, every half-hour of flight required at least 20,000 energy points. Now after the upgrade, it feels like the conversion rate has been greatly improved. I estimate that it may take less than 15,000 energy points per half-hour, or even only 12,000 energy points."

The Marshal nodded and continued:

"If we only accept missions that are within half an hour's flight distance from the base, then we will need one hour of flight time to go back and forth. Based on 1 energy points for half an hour, a mission will require at least 15,000 energy points. If we estimate that each nuclear crystal has 30,000-150 energy points, then we will need at least 200 to 100 low-level energy nuclear crystals."

So expensive!

Xu Sansan subconsciously quickly calculated the nuclear crystal reserves of his team and himself——

Here is the team:

In the original abandoned city No. 2-007, where the bowl was found, the team finally got 10 energy-type primary nuclear crystals;

In the cooperative mission with the Xuanwu Guard, the team obtained 24 energy-related nuclear crystals, half of which were primary nuclear crystals and half were intermediate nuclear crystals;

In the original wilderness of No. 1-016, that is, the mutant chestnut forest, the team finally got 39 energy core crystals, including 22 primary core crystals and 17 advanced core crystals;

The big part was mainly due to this mission. The team harvested a total of 421 nuclear crystals, including both low-level and medium-level ones, with a half and half ratio.

If all primary nuclear crystals are estimated at an average of 200 and intermediate nuclear crystals at an average of 500, then the quartet team currently has a total energy reserve of around 170,000.

It may seem like a lot at first glance, but when you think about it, it’s not.

Because it is not possible for the team to be lucky enough to receive a mission within half an hour every time. For example, this time, the round trip took nearly 4 hours.

By this calculation, if each mission takes 2 hours to go back and forth, a mission will consume at least 60,000 energy points. In this case, these nuclear crystals can only barely provide the team with the energy needed for 2-3 missions. This does not take into account the airflow resistance added in the air during the Fengji period and the occurrence of various accidents.

The situation at Xu Sansan's home seemed to be relatively better than that of the team:

Before Xu Sansan joined the private army, he had saved up a total of 1 high-level energy nuclear crystal, which came from the high-level storage box in the Golden Triangle, 8 intermediate nuclear crystals and 13 primary nuclear crystals, but due to the use of the high-energy knife, 3 primary nuclear crystals were consumed;

After joining the private army camp, he obtained an energy-type advanced nuclear crystal from the head of a mutant pink-tailed monkey in the mutant primitive banana forest;

In the original abandoned city No. 2-007 (where the bowl was found), a super high-level energy core crystal with an energy value of 9119 was opened from the mutant cobra head, and 37 energy core crystals were harvested from the infected bodies, of which half were low-level and half were medium-level core crystals;

In the cooperative mission with the Xuanwu Guard, the nuclear crystals obtained belong to the unified property of the team and have not yet been distributed as dividends;

In the mutant chestnut forest of the original wilderness No. 1-016, Xu Sansan obtained 49 high-level energy nuclear crystals;

This time in Kuanzhai Alley, Xie Yuan alone obtained 389 energy-type nuclear crystals, but they were mainly low-level and mid-level nuclear crystals.

So according to this rough calculation, Xu Sansan's family's energy reserves are about 25.

If she wanted to make a trip alone to the Stop Element Building, the energy reserves seemed to be sufficient at the moment, but she was afraid that something might happen at that time. After all, there seemed to be always accidents every time she went out.

At present, the quartet team is only discussing the issue of the wind season. However, after the 60-day wind season, the 90-day snow season will follow. How will they deal with it then?

During the long and cold winter, the demand for energy will definitely be greater!

So after a careful count, it seems that the energy reserves of both the Sifang team and Xu San and his three companions are not sufficient.

At the same time, Qin Ergou, who had just finished cleaning the toilet in the rest room of the Gale Guard, was in a daze. He hurried back to the second-hand store on the black market, looking excited and anxious. He dragged Lao Qin to the second floor, and then whispered mysteriously to his father:

"Dad! Guess what big news I heard?!"

Old Qin raised his eyelids slightly, which was considered as a response to his stupid son.

Qin Ergou trembled all over and whispered:

"Brother Yuan may not be dead! He's still alive!"

Lao Qin's eyelids twitched, not because of excitement, but because of fear!

what happened? !

Has Xie Yuan been discovered?