Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 99 Detection Amplification
At this time, Wu Xiao, Zhang Qian and Zou Yunxin stood in three directions and surrounded the bomb.

Then, at Lu Yuning's signal, Zou Yunxin first placed his hand on the new type of bomb and began charging it.

With the blessing of his special ability, the bomb shook and then the temperature rose sharply.

Everyone suddenly became nervous.

Zhang Qian hurried forward and added a layer of insulation to the bomb so that she didn't have to worry about the final loss of power. When the bomb finally exploded, it would definitely deform, and her special abilities would become ineffective.

These are a few points that everyone discussed before the experiment that need attention.

After charging was completed, Zou Yunxin still didn't dare to put down his hand. The potential energy bomb has a characteristic that as long as he does not stop the energy conversion, it will not explode.

Wu Xiao squatted down and put his hand on the bomb. The bomb appeared in the air and then fell rapidly.

Lu Yuning had been preparing for a long time, and after Wu Xiao retracted his body, he immediately sealed the entrance of the cave.

"boom"

There was a distinct explosion, and then everyone felt as if something had fallen on the cave entrance, making a series of popping sounds.

Then a faint smell of burning plastic came over.

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. From the noise just now, it seemed that the fragments of the explosion had already hit the entrance of the shelter.

This range is already a bit scary.

Lu Yuning opened the door of the shelter, and everyone hurriedly climbed out of the shelter and down to the bottom of the tree.

Everyone was stunned by the scene before them.

The plastic plate used for testing was melted with dense holes by the high-temperature aluminum slag, emitting a burnt smell.

The explosion point was actually a little black and scattered, and the wooden shell used for wrapping had been blown away.

"This power"

The explosion of the bomb was beyond everyone's expectations. Fortunately, several people had made preparations in advance, otherwise it would have been a real misunderstanding.

Everyone was delighted. With this power, their previous plan was at least halfway successful. The next step was to figure out how to give this amazingly powerful thing to this mutant.
The successful development of this bomb not only has the ability to attack spider nests, but will also be everyone's trump card in the future.

However, judging by the effects shown, this weapon must be used with caution.

Once the sizes of the projectile and bomb are determined, the next step is to determine the final installation location of the catapult.

This task was naturally assigned to Zhang Xinyue, but Lu Yuning made a preliminary estimate and found that a height of 2 meters would definitely not be possible as the initial potential energy required was too great.

According to previous experiments, they are currently unable to convert such a large potential energy.

"Based on previous experiments, the maximum potential energy is... If it's this bomb, then according to the law of conservation of momentum, assuming lossless transfer, the speed it generates is..."

Everyone watched Zhang Xinyue writing and calculating on the ground. They could basically understand what she was saying, but not as fast as her.

"Okay, the height should be at least 4 meters. Taking into account the loss during the collision, friction, air resistance, etc., I think it should be at least 5 meters." Zhang Xinyue calculated for a while and gave the final answer.

Lu Yuning looked at the tree trunk. Fortunately, the tree was tall enough, otherwise it would not be enough. It would be difficult to build a projection device at a distance of five meters.

"Horizontal throw. How about changing it to oblique throw?" Lu Yuning thought for a while and asked.

"Oblique throwing is also possible. Oblique parabolic objects will fly farther than horizontal throwing objects at a certain angle, but it needs to be at least 4 meters. I suggest making a device with adjustable angle, so that the landing point can be controlled by angle instead of initial potential energy, and it can be used flexibly to defend against enemies in the future." Zhang Xinyue gave her own opinion.

Lu Yuning nodded: "That makes sense. Let's keep it at 5 meters. This way the range is longer and it might be useful in the future. This will be our sniper platform."

Wu Xiao and Zou Yunxin's eyes lit up simultaneously. Hearing the word "sniper" was somewhat exciting, and they couldn't help but imagine the majestic appearance of standing on the sniper platform.

Lu Yuning looked at the two of them and smiled, then said: "There is no time to lose, let's make it first, but this thing..."

He was suddenly stunned when he said this.

Everyone was a little surprised to see his expression suddenly freeze.

"what happened?"

"I forgot something. Our weapon can only be used when Xinyue is here." Lu Yuning frowned and said.

Everyone was stunned at first, then suddenly realized.

In the miniature perspective, the distance of 3 meters is already blurry, not to mention that the weapon is now at an altitude of 5 meters.

Therefore, even if ordinary people climb up to operate weapons, they can only shoot randomly like a blind person, which defeats the purpose of the sniper platform.

Now that they have Zhang Xinyue's ability, this sniper platform has the ability to scan the enemy.

Everyone nodded in understanding.

Zhang Xinyue understood: "Are you worried that my ability's exploration range is not enough and I can't search for enemies at high altitudes?"

"Yes, the distance from the sniper platform to the spider's nest is over five meters. If we calculate based on the hypotenuse of a right triangle, it's at least seven meters. What's your current maximum exploration distance?"

"I'm not very clear about the details, but the last time I explored the spider's nest, I really reached my limit. If I stood on it, I might not be able to sense it." Zhang Xinyue thought about the experience of last exploration. When she explored the spider's nest, it seemed that she had reached her limit.

If you stand on a tree and detect at an inclined angle, the distance will definitely be farther.

However, their next experiment requires Zhang Xinyue to provide feedback on the final landing point of the shell.

Calculations can only roughly determine the construction height of the projectile, and the actual landing point must be determined through experiments.

Therefore, Zhang Xinyue has to report the landing point of every shot.

Of course, if it really doesn't work, you can let Zhang Xinyue stand on the ground and sense it, but in this way, the communication cost will almost increase linearly.

Lu Yuning became a little distressed.

Zhang Xinyue seemed to be lost in thought before speaking, "My ability should be related to the transmission of waves. The principle might be that I emit a wave, and when the wave hits an object in the detection direction, a wave is reflected back. My brain then automatically digitizes this feedback and eventually presents it. In other words, we can make a wave reflection collector, which might amplify my ability."

Everyone was stunned for a while.

"Do you mean the reflection collector, the big pot cover like the one at the signal station?" Lu Yuning was not sure.

"Well, we can give it a try, but this device has some requirements for the material. It must be able to reflect waves, the surface must be smooth, and the hardness must be sufficient. I think it might need metal, aluminum would be more suitable."

Lu Yuning nodded.

“But this doesn’t need to be built too high.”

"Hmm? Won't that cause communication problems?"

"Make a communicator, the simplest kind, a cup phone."

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