Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 36 Collective Task
Yuanze left the training camp on the second plane that day with other trainees who were assigned to the mission and headed for the B03 mechanical city that was the latest to be attacked.

It’s not that he ignored the potential threat posed by the old man in white robe, but that all new students who had just entered the camp would receive a precious one-year novice protection period.

Li Haisheng mentioned that during this period, he was able to perform tasks relatively freely. If anything unexpected happened, all data would be transmitted to the China Data Center, and the management right was not in the hands of the martial arts hall, so the old man in white robe would not take action.

Yuanze clicks on the task details:

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C-level mission: collective mission, repair nuclear fusion facilities.

03. Mission address: B Underground Nuclear Power Plant in the Machinery City
2. Mission Background

B03 Machinery City, a newly commissioned machinery city, is an important energy supply center in China. Its underground nuclear power plant bears the heavy responsibility of providing clean and efficient energy to surrounding cities.

However, recently after its completion, a rare shadow beast sneaked into the nuclear power plant and used its stealth and destructive abilities to cause limited damage to the core facilities.

The nuclear power plant's power transmission performance has dropped by 10%. If it is not repaired in time, it may affect the normal operation of surrounding cities.

III. Current Status of the Mission Area

1. Core area:
The safety system has been activated and the core reactor is in a protected state, but the magnetic confinement system and tokamak device were slightly damaged and require professional repairs.

2. Peripheral area:
Some facilities have been destroyed, and shadow beasts may still be active in the area. Security forces have established a temporary defense line, but there are still security risks.

3. Material warehouse:
The superconducting materials used for repairs are stored in a warehouse, but due to the destruction of Shadow Beast, the entrance to the warehouse is blocked. It is not ruled out that Shadow Beast is still active here.

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IV. Mission Objectives

Objective 1: Repair the magnetic confinement system
Objective 2: Stabilize the Tokamak

Objective 3: Restart the Inertial Confinement Unit

Objective 4: Kill the third-level body-tempering shadow beast

Objective 5: Find superconducting materials for repair
Completion of one of the above and assistance in the final restoration of the B03 nuclear fusion facility will be considered completion of this mission.

Rewards: 1000 contribution points for each item. 1000 points will be awarded for assisting in the restoration of facilities. Additional rewards may be obtained if you perform well in the mission or propose innovative solutions.

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After reading the mission details, Yuan Ze smiled bitterly: "Astra, how come this is a nuclear power plant mission? I don't even know the first three."

"I can't teach you in a short time, but the last two are troublesome. The electromagnetic radiation leaked from these facilities has no effect on you in the battle suit, but it will affect the equipment that tracks the Shadow Beast."

"Then I'll finish the last two first."

"Hmph, maybe you don't know the characteristics of Shadowbeast's abilities yet." Astra snorted.

"Isn't it just invisibility? It's nothing more than some optical principles. Electromagnetic interference can't completely destroy thermal imaging."

"You are really confident. Have you forgotten what Professor Sun said? You should take a good look at the information first."

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Source Beast Files - Shadow Escape Beast
Ability 1: Optical camouflage invisibility

The surface of the Shadow Beast is covered with a layer of special biological nanostructures, which can dynamically regulate the reflection and refraction of light to achieve an efficient optical camouflage effect. When ambient light shines on the Shadow Beast's skin, these nanostructures will scatter the light in a highly ordered manner, making the Shadow Beast visually transparent or integrated with the environment.

This process is similar to the structural color phenomenon in nature.

Ability 2: Heat Shadow

Shadowbeasts possess a unique biological heat regulation mechanism called "thermal shadow", the core of which lies in the special cell structure in the body and the network of tiny blood vessels under the skin.

These special cells can efficiently absorb and transform the heat generated in the body, avoiding the formation of heat signals that can be captured by thermal imaging equipment. At the same time, they can also release pseudo heat signals close to the ambient temperature, thereby achieving integration with the surrounding environment under thermal imaging.

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"Damn! Doesn't that mean we can only use high-frequency electromagnetic waves for detection?" Yuan Ze was slightly stunned after reading the information.

"It's terrible to be uneducated!" Astra made a sarcastic sound as if he was pinching his nose and shouting.

"How did my master design something as annoying as you? Forget it. I am a magnanimous person and will not argue with you. Let me see the map first."

B03 Machinery City is the closest machinery city to the elite training camp. Its underground nuclear power plant is responsible for the energy supply of all machinery cities in City B and some machinery cities in surrounding provinces. It is therefore one of the newest and most tightly guarded machinery cities in China.

Therefore, since its construction began, it has been the mechanical city most frequently harassed by source beasts.

The underground nuclear power plant is divided into ten floors. The inner five floors are the core area with a very strict security system, and the outer five floors are the peripheral area. Warehouses are distributed from the first floor to the ninth floor.

Just as Yuanze was thinking about his strategy, a voice interrupted him.

"Hello, do you remember me?"

Yuanze looked up at the place where the voice came from, and a tall and strong student with a very square face greeted him.
"Remember, it was you who fought with the anaconda last time."

"Hush, he's here too, at the back." The student walked towards him and sat down on the empty seat next to him. "Hello, my name is Kong Junxi."

"I am Yuanze, Yuan of source, Ze of Bai Ze."

"I saw it last time. Your SH team is really strong. If it weren't for that shameless Anaconda, you would all be first." Kong Junxi said as he stretched his neck and looked back in the direction of the Anaconda.

"Nothing? I'm actually quite curious as to why you two started fighting?" Yuanze continued to look at the electronic map in his hand without raising his head.

"Oh, I also felt it was inexplicable, just like being hit by a taunt skill in a game. I instantly became furious and lost control of my body. I just wanted to beat him up."

"Oh, I see. Then you are too uncalm."

Yuanze smiled and remembered the new skill he acquired in the spiritual space more than ten days ago. That should be the "taunt" skill.

"Then I'll go back. You should also be careful of that guy called Sen Anaconda. There are also a few formal students who are one level higher than us. They are not easy to mess with."

Kong Junxi secretly pointed at a few students who were resting their eyes and other reserve students: "They really can't do anything to us freshmen, but they have recently recruited a group of new brothers. These little devils will come to cause trouble for us. It's best to pay some protection fees or something."

"What are you afraid of? If you are afraid, you can just follow me and be my little brother. How about that?"

Yuanze turned off the electronic map, made a joke with Kong Junxi, took out a paper book, opened it, covered his face with it, and lay down with his eyes closed to rest.

"No, not really."

Kong Xijun stepped back slightly embarrassed, and after seeing Yuanze rest, he made eye contact with the "bullies" he mentioned one by one.

(End of this chapter)