I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 419 - 328: Go Straight Over_1

Chapter 419: Chapter 328: Go Straight Over_1

The suitcase contained a piece of red crystal, which also came with related annotations. After reading them, Chiang Wei realized the importance and uniqueness of the object.

Chiang Wei didn’t understand what Essence of Life was, but it had many functions that could drive many people insane. What Zheng Yichen wanted were the research results related to it, from all aspects. If there were good results, there might be a chance to obtain new Essence of Life.

As for the difficulty of acquiring Essence of Life... It was very high for outsiders, but not hard for Zheng Yichen to obtain. Ahn Ke’s side also received a significant share because of their research needs. Zheng Yichen merely undertook an additional process, gaining a lot of information from the Evil Spirit, which related to various Evil rituals.

The Ahn family just wanted that thing.

Though the Evil Spirit’s avatar they caught had sufficient knowledge, it wasn’t as comprehensive as what Eileena had acquired. Also, the hallucinogen that played a significant role at North Lake was separated from Zheng Yichen.

So, the opportunity for exchange came. The Ahn family seemed very generous, especially since they had given up some Essence of Life. In exchange, they would get the results of research from another world with a higher level of technology, which was by no means a loss.

"Restore youth, treatment... This thing is really hot to handle," Chiang Wei muttered as she handed the suitcase to her assistant with mixed feelings. It wasn’t long before she received a message, asking her to make an additional inquiry to Zheng Yichen, to see if he needed more powerful weapons with greater lethality...

Well, high-lethality weapons were indeed necessary for home defense, weren’t they?

"Isn’t this too realistic?"

Chiang Wei muttered, casually adding this inquiry to her message, but Zheng Yichen had already left and did not reply. She didn’t mind and yawned as she returned to the atrium of Dusk Cathedral: "It’s time to wrap up the operation against the infiltrators. I’ve been here so long that I’m getting numb."

With a computer, she could stay indoors for a long time, but she had already been at this place for quite a while recently and occasionally wished to go outside for a walk.

"Yes, everything will be over in at most a week," Chiang Wei’s assistant replied earnestly.

Chiang Wei sighed and said nothing more. There were always troublemakers around, so there was no point in complaining about these things.

Hazy City.

Having returned home in a truck, Zheng Yichen started to get busy. He rubbed his hands and opened the back of the truck, looking at the modularized boxes inside. Each of these boxes was extremely heavy, requiring a forklift for transport, but Zheng Yichen’s physical strength now matched that of a forklift, so such equipment was no longer necessary.

To facilitate transport, these items had been ’compressed,’ which could affect the efficiency of assembly, but Chiang Wei had already taken this into account. She left a hard drive for Zheng Yichen, which contained detailed information about the modularized boxes. Paired with the artificial intelligence Lilith, he would be able to complete assembly and use it with the greatest efficiency.

There were even several robotic workers configured in there.

"Information read complete. Boss can start working now," the projection of Lilith’s head told Zheng Yichen.

"Then let’s get started. Oh right, I remember there’s a large projector device in there; I’ll install that first..." The large projector device could be understood as a technological version of a camouflage barrier, which could generate a camouflaging projection covering a radius of ten to two hundred meters when installed on the roof.

The larger the coverage area, the more power it consumed, but Zheng Yichen had a laboratory that used specially supplied electricity, which could definitely afford this projector device.

After installing this device, Lilith gained an additional projection screen displaying an aerial view of Zheng Yichen’s house. A dome unfolded from the projector, swiftly covering the area and including the laboratory, forming a camouflaging projection. Now it was time for construction.

Several robotic workers stood by, as Zheng Yichen went to install the device while Lilith was not idle either.

"The construction is projected to be completed within six hours."

"Whoa, that fast?" Zheng Yichen was a bit surprised.

"The weapon systems are already module-loaded, which can save a lot of time."

The robotic workers began to dismantle the modularized boxes. What Lilith referred to as a significant time-saver was from her perspective as an artificial intelligence program; it was indeed not simple for humans. To save space, the weapon components inside the modularized boxes weren’t complete sets.

After unpacking all the modularized boxes, the next task was to find corresponding parts from a massive pile of components and then assemble them into a set of ’home defense weapons.’

Lilith accurately recorded all these parts, and with the additional information provided by Chiang Wei’s hard drive, modular packaging became an efficient way to save space and time.

The robotic workers quickly assembled some weapons. These robots were not fully humanoid and didn’t need to be; they had arms and legs, which would allow them to be repurposed elsewhere after being used here.

As Zheng Yichen watched the robotic workers, a projection screen appeared in front of him.

"Boss, you can dig holes in these spots, and I’ll assist you with the projection," Lilith said.

"No big issue."

Zheng Yichen went straight to the marked spot to begin digging holes. The markings also had projected text with detailed instructions advising how large and deep to dig the holes, and the shape they should be, etc.

He flipped through his list of skills...ahem, abilities he possessed. He had Soil-earth type abilities too, and with the help of these abilities, digging holes became quite easy. After Zheng Yichen had finished digging the holes, a work robot brought over the pre-mixed concrete. This material was also provided by Chiang Wei’s world and was specifically used for constructing high-grade defensive fortifications.

Using it here...Zheng Yichen felt it was not a waste, just perfect.

With the assistance of subsequent projections, Zheng Yichen rapidly completed the tasks at hand, then moved on to another location that required digging or breaking walls. Later, corresponding work robots would come to deal with the spots he had excavated.

He stayed busy until dawn, and the weapon systems that were packed in modular containers were completely installed. The local weapon systems for defense and control were in place.

"Boss, we are still missing some materials."

"Hmm? Ammunition?" asked Zheng Yichen.

"Yes, and some construction materials, too." Lilith unfolded a projection screen in front of Zheng Yichen, which displayed diagrams of the ammunition and listed the required construction materials. Zheng Yichen had demolished quite a few walls, and those areas all needed the appropriate materials to be filled in.

"Let me make a call." Sourcing construction materials was easy; a phone call from Zheng Yichen was all it took to have them delivered quickly, as long as the money was right. As for the projection devices on-site providing camouflage, as long as no direct contact was made, nothing unusual could be detected from the outside.

As for things like ammunition, leaving it to Ahn Qi would suffice. The batch of weapons came with a basic supply of ammunition, but if these weapons were actually used, the ammunition would be depleted quickly. The basic supply wouldn’t last even half a round of firing.

By the time he had finished with the follow-up work, it was already noon. Katrina couldn’t resist coming over to check out the excitement, but she didn’t understand the weapons Zheng Yichen was handling. She only knew that they were very powerful and were what Zheng Yichen referred to as home defense weapons in the past few days.

She didn’t expect Zheng Yichen to install all these things overnight.

"Lilith has left the main control system in the lab. You two should watch the tutorial later," Zheng Yichen said, holding a hard disk in his hand: "But automation is not that reliable, manual operation is still necessary."

By evening, the ammunition needed for the weapons was delivered. Ahn Qi’s efficiency was unquestionable, and the specifications of the ammunition weren’t overly demanding, making their production quite straightforward.

Now that the home defense weapon system was usable, Zheng Yichen felt an itch to try it out. With a weapon in hand, the urge to use it arose...

"Simulated tests were successful," Lilith reported to Zheng Yichen after conducting the final checks.

"It’s still just simulated tests, after all. Let’s hope these weapons will never need to be used," said Zheng Yichen, glancing at his surroundings. True to their profession, the work robots had made no significant changes to the appearance of the house after installing the weapons. However, if any enemy did attempt to invade, that would be a different matter.

With the weapon system installed and most of the follow-up matters resolved, Zheng Yichen packed up his belongings and prepared to depart immediately.

"It’s so late now; why not wait and leave tomorrow?" Katrina suggested hesitantly, as Zheng Yichen hadn’t been home for long.

"It’s not a business trip. I just have to deal with some personal matters, and I’ll be back in a few days," Zheng Yichen replied, embracing Katrina: "If I’m lucky, I might return to normal when I get back."

The girl held in Zheng Yichen’s arms nodded lightly. The hallucinogens he had been contaminated with from the sandworms hadn’t yet been fully metabolized, and they were a major barrier to intimacy between them.

"Be careful," Katrina said before stepping back from Zheng Yichen’s embrace and quickly returning to the house and then to the workshop to fetch a newly made set of amulets.

Things for experimentation were currently kept in the lab, while some of the more special items were still kept in the workshop.

Zheng Yichen took the set of amulets in hand and gently touched Katrina’s face, "Wait for me to come back."

Having said that, he mounted his motorcycle nearby, grabbed a helmet hanging on it, and placed it on his head. There was now an additional item on the bike, a rather thick box containing the battle suit Zheng Yichen had prepared for combating in a harsh environment.

He could try this battle suit anywhere, so he didn’t use it while installing weapons.

On his way to the Dusk Cathedral, Zheng Yichen called Ahn Qi and Ahn Ke one by one to tell them he was heading out, especially Ahn Ke, to prevent her from planning anything that would require his presence.

Afterwards, he arrived at the Dusk Cathedral, quite impatient. This was his first time actively using the cross-world service of the Dusk Territory. He had been waiting without word from Qi Xiangyun for some time now and had decided not to wait any longer. He would just go and see for himself.

The ticket cost one merit point.

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