Mobile Shelter

Chapter 132 Mechanical Modification

Fortunately, this upgrade of his signature car fulfilled all of Dong Qi's previous expectations.

The rear compartment, which was originally fully loaded, now has all its supplies gone, except for the rest area that had been converted in advance.

Actually, the trunk space isn't that big; a volume of 100 cubic meters isn't the size of a 100-square-meter room that you usually hear about.

If calculated based on the standard house size, a volume of 100 cubic meters is actually smaller than the volume of a 40-square-meter room, since the height of a typical room is around three meters.

With the addition of the warehouse in the farm space, although the original space in the rear compartment, which had been expanded due to the modification by superpowers, disappeared, the storage space, which originally had a volume of only one hundred cubic meters, instantly expanded a thousand times.

At this point, the interior of the rear compartment had been restored to the state of a normal car, leaving only the rest area that Dong Qi had specially modified.

However, this is also good. In the future, if Dong Qi does not specifically show off the special features of his natal car to the public, even if others borrow his natal car temporarily, it will not be a problem.

At most, they could only discover that the body of the car was more sturdy than other cars. As long as Dong Qi did not grant him the corresponding access, the other party would have no way of knowing the special features of the car.

Aside from the changes mentioned above, the only thing Dong Qi hasn't tried yet is the latest project that only appeared after his signature car was upgraded.

As soon as Dong Qi had a thought, a drone launch platform, which looked like a phantom, appeared on the roof of the car, which was originally just like an ordinary vehicle.

Then, twenty drones with different functions were immediately launched from this virtual drone launch platform.

Looking at the drones that were scattered and orderly hovering in the air, Dong Qi knew that these drones had now truly been integrated into his vehicle.

Even if damage occurs again in the future, Dong Qi will no longer need to ask other professionals for help to repair it. He only needs to use the Treasure Forging Technique and consume some metal alloy to perfectly repair it.

And following Dong Qi's thoughts, the drones did not return to the drone launch platform, but instead dissipated into the sky like bubbles.

Upon seeing this, Dong Qi ignored Suzuki Masako, who was standing beside him with her mouth slightly agape in shock, and instead activated the new mechanical guard once again.

The mechanical wolf's entrance wasn't as flashy as the drone's; it simply appeared alongside Dong Qi's idea.

Suddenly, a metal ball was launched from the side of the car, flying not far away.

When the metal sphere is about one meter away from the vehicle, it begins to disintegrate and deform while still flying in the air.

When the metal ball finally landed, it had disappeared and transformed into a mechanical wolf with a distinctly mechanical appearance.

This mechanical wolf is only a little over half a meter tall, with a multi-functional base on its flat back that can accommodate various weapons.

Seeing this, Dong Qi couldn't help but try it himself.

They took out the only two sniper cannons from the farm warehouse and then mounted one of them directly on the back of the mechanical wolf.

With a few clicks of metal closing, the sniper cannon in Dong Qi's hand fit perfectly into the multi-functional base on the mechanical wolf's back.

Then, Dong Qi, somewhat unconvinced, took out the heavy machine gun from the farm warehouse again and tried to install it on the multi-functional base on the mechanical wolf's back.

Just as Dong Qi had predicted, the multi-functional base on the back of the mechanical wolf not only perfectly accommodates the installation of heavy machine guns, but also allows for easy mounting of the two ammunition boxes for the heavy machine guns on both sides of the mechanical wolf's body.

After all, compared to sniper cannons which hardly need to be reloaded during combat, heavy machine guns will inevitably consume a huge amount of ammunition once they fire.

At this moment, Dong Qi also discovered an advantage of the mechanical wolves: despite their simple bodies, these mechanical wolves have a strong load-bearing capacity.

After a moment's thought, Dong Qi left behind another sniper cannon and did not install all the other heavy machine guns on the mechanical wolf's back. Instead, he redistributed the weapons mounted on the mechanical wolf's back.

Two mechanical wolves equipped with heavy machine guns, one mechanical wolf equipped with a sniper cannon, and two mechanical wolves equipped with automatic rifles.

Although the mechanical wolf is equipped with a heavy machine gun, it can still move freely.

However, after mounting two ammunition boxes, the mechanical wolf equipped with a heavy machine gun becomes much less maneuverable.

Therefore, Dong Qi left behind two mechanical wolves and equipped them with relatively lightweight automatic rifles on their backs.

Although the magazine capacity of the automatic rifle is relatively small, even though Dong Qi specially replaced it with an extended magazine, the magazine capacity of the automatic rifle only increased from thirty rounds to seventy rounds.

However, the mechanical wolf equipped with an automatic rifle and its agile movement capabilities make it a top-notch assault scout.

In fact, what Dong Qi really wanted to install on the mechanical wolf was an electromagnetic cannon. However, perhaps because his vehicle was not of a high enough grade, or for other reasons, he was unable to install the electromagnetic cannon on the mechanical wolf even after many attempts.

The reason I had this thought was mainly because of the ammunition.

Although Dong Qi brought back a lot of ammunition while he was in Japan, and the ammunition used in these firearms was general-purpose ammunition.

But to be honest, although there are a lot of these ammunition, the machine gun alone is a huge consumer of ammunition.

Each time you fire a shot, you'll fire at least dozens or hundreds of rounds. Once both magazines are emptied, you'll have consumed at least two thousand rounds.

Dong Qi's limited ammunition reserves could only support a dozen or so high-intensity battles.

Unlike the solid projectiles used in electromagnetic railguns, bullets can only be produced by the Hundred Refineries. Even if detailed data on bullets is provided, only the bullet casing can be produced.

Don't underestimate a small bullet; its manufacturing process is actually quite complicated.

If it's just for making one or two for personal use, as long as the materials are available, some skilled craftsmen can actually hand-make them.

However, if we want to mass-produce them, there are only about ten countries on the entire planet that have mature technology for large-scale bullet production.

Don't underestimate the seemingly small process of bullet manufacturing; in fact, only truly powerful nations can mass-produce them.

However, for Dong Qi, the weapons installed on the mechanical wolf's back were only temporary, so they were barely enough for him at the moment.

Dong Qi did not allow the mechanical wolf to attempt to shoot; instead, he chose to recall it directly.

To find out if the mechanical wolf, which has already been equipped with firearms, will be rejected after it is retrieved, those weapons mounted on its back will be rejected.

As Dong Qi gave the order, the mechanical wolves that had been patrolling the surrounding area immediately rushed towards the location of their assigned vehicle.

As the mechanical wolves approached within about five meters of the vehicle, their rapidly running bodies gradually became blurry, eventually merging into the vehicle's outer shell along with the guns mounted on their backs.

Dong Qi recalled the situation of the drones disappearing earlier, and only then did he realize that those drones, which seemed to have vanished into thin air, were actually within five meters of his vehicle when they disappeared.

This disappearance range reminded Dong Qi of the storage range of his car for metal materials, which was also five meters.

Having confirmed these details, Dong Qi now had a fairly detailed understanding of his new car after his promotion.

Then Dong Qi pulled Suzuki Masako, who was still in a daze, back into the car.

However, as soon as she opened the car door and saw the empty trunk, Suzuki Masako asked in alarm, "Brother Dong, all the supplies in our trunk have disappeared."

Hearing the change in address from Suzuki Masako, which he had gone to great lengths to get, Dong Qi felt particularly relieved.

After the two got into the car, Dong Qi explained to Suzuki Masako, "I used my awakened superpower to upgrade this car."

After the upgrade, the vehicle gained a separate storage space, and all the supplies that were originally piled up inside have now been moved to that separate space.

After hearing Dong Qi's explanation, Suzuki Masako was still in shock, but she did not pursue the matter further.

After learning about the situation after the car's upgrade, the two did not stay in the desolate wilderness any longer. Dong Qi drove it directly back to the city of Kyoto.

At this point, although Dong Qi had a general understanding of the abilities of his natal car after its upgrade, he had not yet tried out the newly acquired farm space.

Although in most farming games, a plot of land only needs to be planted with one seed.

But in those games, the seeds you plant don't yield much of a harvest once they mature.

This is normal in the game, but if the land in your farm space is still like in those farm games, where only one plant can be grown on one plot of land.

For Dong Qi, this newly acquired farm space would become the most useless thing of all.

Even if the ability to accelerate plant growth is developed later, if a single plot of land can still only grow a single plant, then unless those rare and precious plants are grown, the planting function of the farm space is truly dispensable for Dong Qi at this point.

Frankly speaking, even in modern times, whether it's the seeds of most common crops or the seeds of rarer flowers, the situation is different.

Seed shops sell seeds in bags.

These seeds undergo special processing and can generally germinate normally within five years.

Kyoto truly lives up to its reputation as a leading city; even during this extraordinary time, Dong Qi was able to find a seed shop that was still open for business.

However, what Dong Qi did not expect was that all the seeds sold in these seed shops were in individual small packages.

The seeds in a bag can only support the planting of a few large styrofoam boxes, and are basically only suitable for ornamental purposes.

What Dong Qi didn't know was that he wasn't the only smart person.

Long ago, after discovering that it was no longer possible to grow food on a large scale outside, many people began to try growing vegetables at home.

Pumpkins, in particular, which have a very high yield per plant, are the top choice for everyone.

However, those people forgot one thing: because of the gray snow, all the water resources on Blue Star were now polluted.

Whether you want to drink it, use it for irrigation, or even wash clothes, it needs to be purified first.

To be honest, with the development of the times, water purification equipment has gradually become an ordinary piece of equipment that ordinary people come into contact with every day, instead of being a high-end device.

However, due to EMP, most of the water purification equipment installed in ordinary households has been damaged and is no longer usable.

Furthermore, due to factory shutdowns, previously very cheap consumables have become extremely difficult to obtain.

Therefore, families who originally had the habit of growing flowers indoors had to give up planting fruits and vegetables to supplement their household income due to the scarcity of water resources.

Currently, in most parts of the Great Xia Dynasty, the vast majority of ordinary residents need to collect their drinking water from designated water delivery points on time.

Furthermore, the amount of water that can be collected each day is limited, and the water collected can only barely meet the individual's daily needs, with no extra water available for irrigation.

That's why there are so many seeds left unsold in seed shops now.

What Dong Qi didn't expect was that the seeds sold in the seed shop weren't very expensive. With the cash he had left over from before, Dong Qi was able to buy a large number of common seeds from the seed shop.

After purchasing the seeds, Dong Qi did not immediately put them to use. Instead, he drove around Kyoto looking for a suitable place to stay.

After thinking for a long time, I finally decided to go to Shao Kai's villa to stay temporarily.

When Dong Qi and Shao Kai parted ways, Shao Kai had already told Dong Qi where he kept his house key.

After all, Shao Kai didn't know if he would be able to return to Kyoto after leaving this time, so he thought that if Dong Qi came back again, he would have a place to stay.

Furthermore, this property is just one of Shao Kai's many properties. Although Shao Kai cannot obtain preferential treatment in the workplace from the Shao family, he is not shortchanged in terms of money.

After taking the key to the gate from under the paving stones at the entrance and driving his car into the villa's courtyard, Dong Qi did not choose to enter the villa.

Although Shao Kaiming said that Dong Qi could stay there temporarily, the vehicle, even though its interior space had returned to normal, could still be used as a motorhome.

They found a suitable place to settle down and also obtained many seeds.

Next, Dong Qi will try out the plot of land in the farm space to see exactly how many seeds are needed for planting.

The most important thing is to choose the specific crop.

Since there was only one plot of land available for planting, Dong Qi first ruled out grains and miscellaneous cereals.

Although whole grains are a staple food, if we compare yields alone, they are indeed less abundant than pumpkin, potatoes, and sweet potatoes.

Therefore, Dong Qi did not hesitate for long and directly took out potato seeds to try planting them.

The results of the experiment did not lead to the worst-case scenario that Dong Qi had envisioned.

A piece of land is not only suitable for planting a single crop, but the area of ​​the land is not even the best-case scenario of one mu (approximately 0.16 acres) that Dong Qi envisioned; it is only ten square meters.

However, although the plot of land only has a planting area of ​​ten square meters, planting and watering are just like in the game, which can be completed immediately with just a thought from Dong Qi.

Furthermore, Dong Qi will no longer need to spray pesticides or pollinate the plants, and the farm space will issue a notification even if pests appear.

Most importantly, pest control in the farm space does not require spraying pesticides or catching pests by hand; Dong Qi can easily solve the problem with just a thought.

Therefore, although the crops grown on the farm grow in the same way as in reality, Dong Qi does not actually need to take care of them.

Every day, Dong Qijin needs to check on the growth. If any problems arise, such as lack of water or pests, Dong Qijin doesn't need to do the work himself. He can easily solve the problem with just a thought.

Potatoes can yield between 6,000 and 10,000 jin per mu, with an average yield of 7,000 to 8,000 jin per mu.

One mu (approximately 0.16 acres) is about 666.67 square meters. This means that if potatoes are calculated to yield 8,000 jin (approximately 4,000 kg) per mu, planting 10 square meters of potatoes would yield about 120 jin (approximately 60 kg) per mu.

To be honest, even considering the planting period of early-maturing potatoes, it would take about 60 to 70 days before they can be harvested.

It seems that relying on the farm's output to meet daily needs in the early stages is basically impossible.

However, unlike the main vehicle, the farm space cannot absorb and decompose external agricultural products. In order to gain experience points for upgrading the farm space...

In addition to processing the agricultural products produced in the farm space, just like in farm games, you can also gain experience by completing the four tasks of planting, watering, pest control, and harvesting.

You can only gain a small amount of experience when planting, watering, and pest control, but you can gain a large amount of experience after each harvest.

Therefore, the most cost-effective way to quickly gain farm space experience is not by planting high-yield crops.

The optimal solution is to plant crops with shorter maturity periods that can be harvested multiple times from a single planting.

However, Dong Qi did not have a detailed understanding of crops, and he was currently in this special period.

Therefore, when choosing items to plant, you can't just consider the upgrade speed like you would in a game; you also need to focus on practicality.

Although most of the harvested agricultural products still need to be broken down in the farm space to exchange for the experience points needed to upgrade the farm space.

However, there is a big difference between having grain in hand and not using it, and having no grain to use.

Furthermore, Dong Qi had already planted the potatoes, so he didn't need to overthink things until they matured.

Unaware that the giant mutated marine creatures he encountered when leaving the island nation had landed on land, the situation had gradually become the norm as seaweed began to cover most of the island's landmass.

Not just island nations, but all coastal areas.

The giant marine creatures that were originally hidden on the seabed and rarely showed their faces are now appearing more frequently as the seaweed coverage area increases. Some of these giant mutated marine creatures have even begun to land on land.