Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 137: Space Principles, Taking the Initiative, Level

After listening to Lin Feng's description and questions, Ding Yi, who was sitting at the dining table, frowned slightly.

After thinking for a long time, he slowly said:

"There are currently two ways to liquefy gas. One is to cool it down, because liquefaction releases heat, which can be achieved by cooling. This is the same principle as air conditioning. The other is to pressurize it, compressing the volume of the gas. This is what you just mentioned, Bai Ye's spatial ability. Perhaps it can be used to liquefy gas by compressing space."

Lin Feng frowned slightly:

"So, theoretically, is it possible to create space? Isn't it like the storage bags in fairy tales and fantasy novels, capable of carrying unlimited supplies?"

Ding Yi smiled and shook her head:

"If we were still in the universe of the past, where mathematical theorems and physical laws still held true, then the so-called storage space you mentioned would absolutely be impossible to realize."

"With the advancement of cognition and technology in the future, it may be possible, but at least for now, it cannot be realized with the supernatural power of a second-level evolver."

As she spoke, Ding Yi explained the reason behind this to Lin Feng:
"To understand the spatial ability of Bai Ye, the leader of the Salvation Army, we must first understand what space is."

Lin Feng was stunned, somewhat puzzled:

"What is space? Isn't it a fundamental property of the universe?"

Ding Yi nodded, then shook her head:
"That's right. Space is the fundamental property that contains everything, while time is just a concept, referring to the process of entropy increase and decay of an object or system. So, first of all, we must distinguish between space and time."

"Secondly, space is essentially a carrier of energy. It is the expansion of energy that creates space. Therefore, the space of the universe is not a constant quantity, but is in a state of continuous and accelerating expansion as energy expands."

"According to the Big Bang theory, the speed of space expansion must be faster than the speed of light. Based on this theory, no civilization can reach the edge of the universe, because in the real universe, the speed of light is the eternal speed limit."

"If we could exceed the speed of light, not only would we be able to create space, we could even reverse time, going back through time and space, returning to the past and heading towards the future."

"Obviously Bai Ye is not that invincible yet."

"To create space, at least two conditions must be met: extremely high energy density and the absence of matter. This prevents energy from entering matter. Under the law of increasing entropy, its only way to decay is through expansion, creating more space and reducing the original high density to a lower density within a larger space."

"These two points are difficult to achieve with the current level of technology. Besides, doesn't the supernatural power require contact to be effective? Can Bai Ye touch so many boxes at the same time?"

"The fuel tanks you mentioned are probably similar to the gas tanks of the past. They all liquefy gas by applying pressure. I guess they have a compressor, right?"

Lin Feng nodded, but then he remembered the main force of the Salvation Army, who had relied on more than ten fuel tanks and flamethrowers to fight their way to the sixth underground floor.

This period lasted at least ten hours...

What fuel tank could last that long?

This is not a gas tank for cooking.

To enter the underground ruins, you must use the jet's fierce fire to attack with all your strength, spraying it more than ten meters away, in order to burn the deformed creature before it gets close to you.

Even a full tank of liquid hydrogen cannot keep burning for more than ten hours, right?

Thinking of this, Lin Feng asked directly.

Ding Yi frowned slightly when he heard this.

Lin Feng was also thinking. It was not because he was smart and studious, but only by understanding Bai Ye's special abilities better could he be adequately prepared for future actions.

Otherwise, with her mysterious spatial ability, once a conflict breaks out between the two sides, if the Savior Army wants to attack Lin Feng and others, they will easily suffer a heavy loss without understanding the situation.

The reason why Bai Ye was unwilling to explain in detail was probably because he was afraid of exposing the secret of his own supernatural powers.

It is well known that she has awakened her spatial ability, but few people know its true function and potential.

This includes the other party using spatial capabilities to produce nano-level graphene screens. This kind of imaginative thinking and inspiration is absolutely beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Lin Feng has always been very wary of this kind of invisible and intangible strange ability.

After thinking for a while, Ding Yi asked Lin Feng to describe the entire process of the previous food delivery visit in detail without missing a single moment.

Sometimes the key to solving a problem lies in some inadvertent details.

For Lin Feng, who has evolved into the late first stage, although his intelligence level has increased limitedly, his brain is much more active than that in the strengthening stage, and he can basically remember everything he sees.

Especially since it happened a few hours ago, Lin Feng was deeply impressed.

After he carefully recounted all of Bai Ye's actions and what he had seen and heard, the confusion on Ding Yi's face quickly turned into excitement as if he had suddenly realized something:
"I know now. The key to her spatial ability lies in those stainless steel thermoses on her belt!"

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes:
"I know that thing also stores a large amount of liquid hydrogen. Otherwise, how could it become such a powerful bomb when thrown out?"

Lin Feng is still impressed by this thing.

When I was escaping from the underground shelter, I was standing at the entrance to the basement and saw the water cup thrown by the leader of the Salvation Army, which directly blew away nearly a hundred mutants.

The thousands of aberrations that were chasing the main force of the Salvation Army were instantly destroyed by the impact of this explosion. Except for the third-level aberration king and a few second-level corruptors, the tide of countless monsters collapsed instantly.

The power of this small thermos cup is much greater than that of his armor-piercing cannon with a damage of 150 points, and the damage range has a radius of more than 20 meters!
Comparable to a 122mm heavy howitzer!

Ding Yi nodded and said as a matter of course:
"Of course. Only hydrogen has such a high energy density. Liquid hydrogen has an energy density more than three times that of gasoline, on a per unit basis. Even rocket launches use liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen as fuel. Of the three mainstream fuels, it has the highest specific impulse, the highest unit impulse, and is therefore the most efficient."

"But as you just mentioned, even if the entire fuel tank is filled with liquid hydrogen, it is impossible to sustain a high-intensity flame for more than ten hours. Moreover, a small part of the space inside is used to store liquid oxygen to support combustion."

"Otherwise, six floors underground, where would there be enough oxygen to serve as an oxidizer for hydrogen combustion?"

Lin Feng nodded, thinking:
"So Bai Ye's spatial ability can indeed compress space, or maintain the stability of expanding space?"

Ding Yi took a deep breath and confirmed:

"That's right! It uses the same principle as a thermos."

Lin Feng seemed to have a sudden realization, and subconsciously knocked on the table with his right hand holding the chopsticks.

There was a loud bang, and a shallow palm print appeared on the iron tabletop, which frightened Chen Shanshan and Ding Yi so much that they jumped all over.

The pair of stainless steel chopsticks in his hand were also broken into two pieces.

"Sorry, I lost my strength."

A late-stage first-order evolver possesses a basic strength of over six tons. Normally, he must be handled with care. However, if he unleashes his full strength, he can be called a human demolition machine, capable of breaking an ordinary concrete wall with one punch.

Lin Feng, who had been lost in thought, came back to his senses and immediately spoke out the key point:
"Is it the vacuum layer in the thermos? The vacuum insulation layer meets the requirements of creating space you just mentioned. There is no substance inside, which serves as a carrier of energy."

Ding Yi hummed, agreeing with Lin Feng's answer:

"That's right. For Bai Ye, the thermos is a natural space expander. She can use the 100% vacuum layer inside the cylinder. There's no matter inside, and it can completely block out sound."

Lin Feng nodded, and then asked with some doubt:

"Sound is a form of energy, I know that. The problem is that it's only full a little bit. The other bit requires a high-density energy. How can I solve this problem? Could this be the truth behind the White Night Space's supernatural power?"

"Doesn't a vacuum block the conduction of heat? Doesn't it mean there's no energy in it?"

"So Bai Ye's ability is to increase the energy density in a certain vacuum environment. Isn't that the same as Liu Qian's, also an ability to control energy?"

Hearing this, Ding Yi shook her head:
"Who says there's no energy in a vacuum? Quite the contrary. Scientific research from the Old Earth era indicates that an unimaginable amount of energy exists in a vacuum. This energy is called background energy, also known as vacuum zero-point energy."

"It comes from quantum fluctuations at the microscopic level. In a vacuum environment, microscopic particles are constantly created and annihilated, and the energy released is vacuum zero-point energy."

"So Bai Ye's ability is likely to act on this phenomenon, intercepting microscopic particles and creating additional space."

"That's what you call expanding the storage space."

"Based on the flamethrower's continuous operation time and the power of the thermos explosion, she can expand the space by at least five times."

"That is, in any vacuum environment, under the influence of her special ability, the space can be expanded by more than five times."

Lin Feng's expression changed slightly:

"So a one-liter thermos actually contains five liters of liquid hydrogen..."

Ding Yi looked solemn:
"No, there's at least half liquid oxygen in there as an oxidizer, ensuring the explosive force. Explosive force is calculated based on detonation velocity. She likely controls the release rate of the compressed space to regulate the effect of the detonation."

"This can be seen from the fact that she didn't need to wear sealed armor to isolate herself from environmental pollution when she entered the underground ruins. A transparent space existed around her that isolated the inside and outside. This was the spatial ability she released."

"Plus, she can also remotely control and create her own storage space, like the floating thermos cup I showed you."

"This leader of the Salvation Army has developed his spatial abilities to the extreme, and is absolutely incomparable to ordinary evolvers."

"Liu Qian can only empower at the moment, while Bai Ye can directly change the surrounding environment."

"If you're an enemy, you absolutely can't engage in close combat. You can only attack from a distance of several hundred meters."

As she spoke, Ding Yi looked at Chen Shanshan:

"After you go down, your task is to keep an eye on Bai Ye and prevent her from attacking Lin Feng."

"With your perception ability and the blinding effect, although it won't be very useful to Bai Ye, it can at least buy a few seconds of reaction time and cover Lin Feng's retreat."

"As long as you can keep your distance and coordinate with Lin Feng's firepower, you will be invincible!"

Chen Shanshan nodded:

"Do you want to wear power armor? Using low-energy mode can last for ten hours. Its reaction speed and defense are stronger than the battle armor."

In the armor's low-energy mode, only the respiratory filtration and combat assistance systems remain operational. Without power assistance, the armor can only bear its own weight.

Lin Feng frowned slightly and shook his head:

"Don't worry. At least until we get to the third floor and deal with the third-order deformer, they still need my help. A potential rebellion won't happen until we get the military machine tools out."

Lin Feng looked at Chen Shanshan, who had a serious expression, and continued to speak calmly:

"Don't worry. Even if Zheng Yanying is right and we need to remain vigilant, that's a matter for later. The armor only has 50 minutes to fully charge, so we need to save it for the most critical moment."

"Before that, I can just borrow the titanium alloy shield in Shen Yue's hand."

Chen Shanshan hummed and nodded.

Taking advantage of the meal time, after some conversation, Lin Feng gained a general understanding of Bai Ye's spatial ability and also formulated a corresponding combat plan.

These preparations may seem a bit unnecessary, but once they really start, they will often become the key to victory.

After all, using your brain is always more useful than brute force.

Especially when the enemy is stronger. After eating and drinking, Lin Feng took Chen Shanshan out of the Yanma chariot and prepared to report to the Salvation Army.

There is no danger on the underground floor. The main purpose of bringing Chen Shanshan with me is to familiarize ourselves with the situation and practice cooperating with each other.

At this time, Zheng Yanying from the opposite car came over, followed by Shen Yue who had just woken up.

"It's better to operate in a group of three. Bring Shen Yue with you. You're already a group of three, and you're just short of a defender. If Chen Shanshan takes on two roles, it's easy for mistakes to happen."

"Shen Yue has the power of the Holy Spring to protect her body. She doesn't need to wear heavy armor, so her reaction speed is faster."

Zheng Yanying spoke and lifted Shen Yue up.

This guy still had a nutrient in his mouth, his eyes half asleep. He sniffed it and suddenly opened his eyes wide:

"You ate mid-stage evolutionary meat? Horse meat stew?"

Lin Feng rolled his eyes at her, ignored her, and replied directly to Zheng Yanying:
"Is she in good condition? Doesn't she need to eat a lot to maintain her frenzied state?"

Shen Yue, whose consumption system has been specially evolved, can be called an invincible glutton. All the food he eats will be converted into energy and stored in his body, which can be used to comprehensively improve his physical fitness.

A long-lasting Berserker ability.

However, the price is that after overdraft, you will be weak for a long time.

For example, during the ten hours in the ruins this time, holding up a titanium alloy shield weighing nearly one ton, most of Shen Yue's energy had been consumed.

As soon as I came back, I fell asleep.

Zheng Yanying patted Shen Yue on the shoulder:

"Don't worry, he's almost recovered. We've prepared a concentrated version of the advanced nutrient. One bottle is as effective as ten kilograms of late-stage evolutionary meat, or the equivalent of eating a hundred kilograms of mid-stage enhanced meat."

"The physical enhancement effect can last for several hours."

Shen Yue nodded, took the shield from Zheng Yanying's hand, and lifted it up easily.

Lin Feng saw that she had no physical problems, except that the bags under her eyes were a little swollen. She probably hadn't recovered mentally yet. The previous experience in the ruins had put a great strain on her spirit.

"Okay, let's go together."

Although he didn't really want Shen Yue to join, Lin Feng knew better that this was the backup plan the church needed.

It was said that Shen Yue was sent to protect the safety of the team, but in fact the main purpose was to monitor Lin Feng and the other two and their contact with the Salvation Army.

Especially the focus of this mission, the acquisition of the Wasteland Wolf Source Crystal. Lin Feng still has two more in his hands, which were given to him by the leader of the Salvation Army, Bai Ye.

He never mentioned this matter, nor did he hand over the source crystal afterwards.

Zheng Yanying is very clear about what it means.
This is the guarantee Lin Feng needs.

Ensure that teammates on the ground are safe, and ensure that someone will come to rescue the two if something happens when they enter the ruins. Also ensure that after completing the mission and returning to Oasis Town, they can successfully obtain the second-level life essence.

Therefore, Lin Feng will definitely keep the Steppe Wolf Source Crystal tightly under his control until everything is settled.

The Salvation Army leader's move easily alienated the original exploration team and planted the seeds of suspicion and doubt between Lin Feng and the church.

Zheng Yanying was well aware of this, but was powerless to do anything about it.

The intervention of the Salvation Army meant that the church team, which originally possessed a large amount of holy water and holy spring power, no longer had the unique ability to resist the pollution of the ruins.

This means that the conditions for checking and balancing Lin Feng and others will be lost.

They can completely join the Salvation Army and complete the task of collecting the wild wolf essence.

So Zheng Yanying did not say that she would join Lin Feng and the others, but instead sent the non-threatening Shen Yue to test the waters.

Fortunately, Lin Feng readily agreed, which allowed the undercurrent that was floating on the surface to be calmed down.

Otherwise, there will definitely be a falling out between the two teams.

In the end, as long as Lin Feng completes the task, the only one who will be derelict in his duty will be Zheng Yanying, and Lin Feng's team will be able to take more initiative and voice.

These confrontations are hidden in the questions and answers between the two.

Chen Shanshan was completely unaware of this, but Shen Yue, who was standing next to the two of them, felt something vaguely when she looked at Zheng Yanying, but she could only obey the arrangements.

The three fully armed men left the camp and headed towards a cave not far away.

It was exactly 7:30 p.m.

Lin Feng held the helmet and looked at Shen Yue behind him:
"Going up to the third floor won't be a big problem. You're responsible for keeping your shield up while observing any escaping aberrations nearby, and providing me with the target's location and distance."

Shen Yue nodded:
"I see. What about the Steppenwolf Source Crystal?"

Lin Feng shrugged:

"Let's talk about it after we get back to the negative fourth floor. I think there's going to be a fierce battle there. Going to the third floor won't be a problem. Try to rest as much as possible and recover your spirits."

Soon the three of them entered the cave and saw several Saviors who were also wearing sealed armor and fully armed, carrying fuel tanks and flamethrowers.

Bai Ye stood at the exit, with a concentrated and refracted solar beam above his head, illuminating most of the shelter.

Seeing Lin Feng and the other two approaching, she turned around and said:

"Just two team members? I've only left four people behind to provide protection, but it shouldn't be a big problem. Our people have already gone down ahead of us."

"After a few hours of light on the underground level, only dark corners remain, with hundreds of first-order aberrations still remaining. They are hiding in the wasteland and need to be completely cleared out."

"Prevent them from attacking the transport team later."

"Your mission is to cooperate with these four members to complete the cleanup of the underground first floor. Currently, there are some dark corners, an area of ​​two square kilometers, that need to be specifically cleared."

"Can it be done in six hours?"

Two square kilometers, which is equivalent to two million square meters, is a very heavy task.

Lin Feng estimated that about 330,000 square meters of buildings and 500 acres of land needed to be cleaned every hour.

It takes only one minute to clean a large cubicle.

If we speed up, seven people should be able to finish it.

"No problem, but these four members don't need to protect me, just the two of them will be enough."

Lin Feng thought for a while and replied.

Bai Ye nodded and asked four team members carrying flamethrowers to cooperate with Lin Feng and join the cleanup operation:

"Yes, this way the speed will be much faster and the cleaning can be more detailed."

"Now that everything is ready, let's get started. Half an hour early will give us more free time."

After saying that, Bai Ye stepped onto the stairs and walked into the ruins.

Lin Feng and his companions followed and saw that the originally dim underground basement level was now as bright as the morning and filled with sunlight.

The beam of light above his head penetrated the darkness directly and shot towards the entrance to the underground second floor five kilometers away.

In front of the stairs, a second refractive condenser is being built to ensure that sunlight can enter the second basement floor.

Walking into the dusty basement, Bai Ye quickly said goodbye to everyone.

She needed to command the battle on the second floor below.

The cleanup task was handed over to Lin Feng and his two subordinates, as well as his four men.

Among the four, except for the captain, who has the strength of the late first stage, the other three, like Chen Shanshan and Shen Yue, are around the middle first stage.

But it also shows that the strength of the Salvation Army is at least comparable to any of the five major villages in Oasis Town, and is even stronger than the strongest farm village, the Li family.

Anyone who can set his sights on the Li family's wildebeest breeding industry must be quite capable.

In the subsequent clearing operation, Lin Feng only used a rapid-fire cannon of ordinary power. One hundred points of damage was more than enough to clear out the first-order deformers.

The main reason is that they are not wearing armor, and even with the contaminated evolutionary cells, their flesh and blood bodies cannot withstand the power of artillery fire.

Anyone who is injured or disabled by an explosion while escaping and falls to the ground and loses the ability to move will be burned to death by the Savior Army members holding flamethrowers.

For the Salvation Army, hydrogen and oxygen collected using ionization technology are a constant source of cheap fuel, as long as there is water.

It also contains its own oxidant and has an extremely high calorific value, making it very suitable for use in airtight underground ruins.

In this way, with the cooperation of Lin Feng, hundreds of artillery shells were fired, and after four and a half hours, almost all the remaining deformed bodies in the negative first floor were successfully eliminated.

At twelve o'clock, two hours earlier than the scheduled completion time, Lin Feng and the other two returned to the surface cave.

The deputy leader of the Salvation Army, the second in command Ma Li, brought Lin Feng to a heavily guarded truck.

From the refrigerator in the truck, he took out a long test tube, as thick as his forearm, filled with milky white fluid.

Lin Feng took the evolution agent and felt the rich life essence inside, slowly flowing, breathing heavily:
"LV18 Rock Wildebeest Life Essence, red quality"

"It contains rich life essence, twice as much as a level 17 evolution potion. After taking it, you can evolve to level 18."

Ma Li was very satisfied with the completion of the task by Lin Feng and his team, and then she said:

"Use it quickly. It's two hours before the scheduled 2:00 PM, so you have three hours to rest because the second layer hasn't been completely dispelled yet."

"Captain Bai was leading his men to disperse the enemy. They encountered a Level 3 Distortion King on the second-level underground. With the help of Yangguang, they engaged it in a fierce battle, injuring it before it finally escaped to the third-level underground."

"This will help with the next kill."

"Remember to come back in three hours. Maybe we can solve it on the negative third floor."

Lin Feng nodded, took the source evolution agent of the leader-level rock wildebeest in his hand, and returned to the camp.

Start your own eighteenth-level evolution!

(End of this chapter)