Combustion Generator (Seeking Recommendation and Monthly Tickets)

[Mission: Establish Your Own Territory]

[Requirements: Enclose a safe area of 1000 square meters with stone blocks (no zombies within 3 days)]

[Mission Reward: 10 World Coins, 5 Diamonds]

[Current Progress: 0/400]

[Mission Description: To survive the apocalypse, you must first claim your territory, ensuring no zombies are hidden within.]

After completing the first mission, Shen Jin's character list displayed a second task.

"1000 square meters? My house and yard combined are only about 200 square meters. That means I need to clear out an area equivalent to about five more houses? Damn it!"

"But 5 diamonds is pretty good. I can go for it. I'll have to put Yang Ao to good use."

At the same time, the Module Store also changed. The original ancient stone wall split into three.

On the left were the [Tinker's Construct Mod] and [Pam's HarvestCraft Mod], shrunk to a small space and grayed out.

It read [Unlocking requires 100 World Coins and 1 'World Line'].

The stone wall in the middle transformed into a smooth, technologically advanced wall with a metallic sheen.

[Basic Industrial Mod]

[Unlocked: Iron Furnace, Electric Furnace, Combustion Generator, Solar Generator, Energy Storage Unit, Rechargeable Battery, various types of Electric Wire and Wiring, Fluorescent Lamp, Forging Hammer, Plate Cutting Shears, Wrench]

[Upgrading requires 30 World Coins]

[Unlock: Pulverizer, Extractor, Compressor, Solar Still, Electric Heater, Low-Voltage Transformer, Charging Station, etc.]

"Holy crap! This is amazing!"

"So, to get things from one mod, I have to upgrade step-by-step? It feels like I'm climbing a tech tree!"

Currently, the system only showed the module and mission interfaces. Shen Jin closed the system and looked at the new module items he had unlocked:

The [Iron Furnace] was crafted by combining a [Furnace] with 5 [Iron Plates].

It was an upgraded version of the [Furnace]. Based on his everyday experience, Shen Jin figured the [Iron Furnace] would have better sealing and heat retention than the stone [Furnace].

Speaking of the [Furnace], it was truly magical!

This thing could be used for large tasks like smelting ore or glass, and for small tasks like roasting sweet potatoes, baked potatoes, or bread. It was incredibly versatile!

However, larger items required more powerful fuel and took longer to process.

After Shen Jin collected several high-power diesel generators from the Q City port, he rarely used the furnace anymore. After all, controlling its heat output wasn't very convenient.

He found induction cooktops and gas stoves much easier to use.

He only occasionally used coal to smelt glass for occasional scouting.

The Electric Furnace was similar, with limited use.

"But the Combustion Generator is a game-changer!"

After all, before the apocalypse, China's primary method of power generation was thermal power, thanks to its vast coal reserves!

Shen Jin's current large diesel generators had been running continuously, mainly powering his internal and external surveillance systems and his entertainment.

But once he ran out of the fuel he'd siphoned from the recent gas stations, he'd be in trouble!

Having grown accustomed to a life with electricity, a sudden power outage was unimaginable!

His virtual waifus stored on his computer, who maintained an intimate relationship with him, all depended on electricity.

And those anime where the quality was so poor he couldn't even see their clothes.

"I'll use the combustion generator to change the house's power structure."

Shen Jin decided to save the diesel and switch to combustion power immediately. He certainly wouldn't lack coal.

Never mind how long the coal on those cargo ships at the port would last.

Anyone with a basic understanding of geology knew that most of the world's sedimentary mineral deposits were buried deep underground, making them hard to find on the surface. They weren't like open-pit mines that were easily discovered. This meant that vast quantities of mineral resources remained undiscovered, buried deep within the earth.

Shen Jin figured he could probably find new coal mines just by digging a few hundred meters down and exploring outwards.

With the Minecraft system, mining would be incredibly simple!

"Let's test the strength of this combustion generator first, see if it can power all the appliances in my house."

"Uh, let me see how to craft it."

Anything that could be synthesized in the system had a crafting schematic. Shen Jin just needed to place the scaled-down models on the crafting table in the correct order to obtain the finished product.

Things that were commonplace in games felt incredibly magical in reality!

He placed 8 stones with his left hand, and a furnace appeared directly in his right hand.

However, since a system descending from the heavens was already a magical event, Shen Jin didn't dwell on these details.

He would discover the truth of the system someday!

[Combustion Generator requires: Rechargeable Battery*1, Iron Plate*3, Iron Furnace*1]

[Iron Furnace requires: Furnace*1, Iron Plate*5]

The Rechargeable Battery requires: Tin Insulated Wire *1, Tin Casing *4, Redstone *2.

"I do have some tin stored, I'll bring some up later."

Tin is quite widely used in daily life. The most common is tinplate, used for cans, food packaging, and the like. There's also solder, used as a joining material. Tin is soft and has a low melting point, making it very easy to work with.

Shen Jin discovered a container of welding rods in a Q City port warehouse, and he brought them all back.

His principle for scavenging was to hoard good items first, as they would surely be useful later.

"Tsk tsk~ The stuff in that warehouse seemed useless at first glance, but luckily I, Shen Jin the Hoarder, who always waits, brought it all back. Otherwise, how would the path to industrial revival proceed?"

This time, both the hoarder and the patient one scored a point.

Shen Jin continued to look at the crafting recipes:

To make a Tin Casing, you need to use the Forging Hammer to smash Tin Ingots into Tin Plates, and then smash the Tin Plates into Tin Casings.

It's the same for Iron Plates.

For Tin Insulated Wire, you need to use the Plate Cutting Shears to cut Tin Plates into Tin Wire, and then combine it with a Rubber Ball.

Shen Jin had already acquired a lot of Rubber Balls from a car repair shop.

Shen Jin took all of their tires.

He then threw them into the furnace and burned them all into Rubber Balls. Each car tire could yield 20 Rubber Balls!

Shen Jin had a whole warehouse full of Rubber Balls.

The Forging Hammer requires: Iron Ingot *5, Stick *2.

The Plate Cutting Shears require: Iron Ingot *2, Iron Plate *3.

Oh, and Redstone!

When he first got the system, Shen Jin had no idea where to find this Redstone, which had such a strong signal transmission capability.

He hadn't heard of any red stone that had such a function.

Finally, on a cruise ship in the port warehouse, he discovered a large amount of graphite.

As it turned out, once that stuff was in his inventory, it could be used as Redstone!

"So... let's begin!"

Shen Jin went to the 'D' room and brought back: Iron Block *1, Tin Block *1, Redstone Block *1, Coal Block *1.

Don't think it's a small amount. A 1 cubic meter Iron Block weighs a full 7.85 tons!

Reality differs from the game settings in 'Minecraft'.

One Iron Block can be divided into 9 Small Iron Pieces, and then further divided into 5184 Iron Ingots.

Each Iron Ingot weighs about 1.5KG, which is about 3 catties.

Shen Jin first made a Forging Hammer and Plate Cutting Shears, one of each. Then he forged and cut the Iron Ingots and Tin Ingots into the required shapes.

After a flurry of smashing and cutting.

He consumed 18 Iron Ingots, 3 Tin Ingots, 2 Redstone, and some unimportant auxiliary materials.

The Combustion Generator was born!

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