"The [Jetpack] is still slow. It's nowhere near as fast as a helicopter."
"The [Jetpack] is more convenient. You can change direction whenever you want in the air, and you can fight while wearing it. But for long-distance flights like this... it really is worse than a helicopter, let alone a plane."
Shen Jin and Shang Qian landed at Red Water Bay Base. Standing on the Fishing Platform, they looked at the place they had been away from for a month. It was still so familiar.
The pink counseling room on the Fishing Platform was spotless. It seemed Zhao Chao had specifically arranged for someone to clean it.
The four [Ore Washers] by the sea had stopped running.
Shen Jin opened the bottom [Iron Storage Chest]. It was filled with washed minerals:
[Purified Crushed Iron Ore], [Purified Crushed Copper Ore], [Copper Grit], [Iron Grit], [Gold Dust], [Silver Dust], [Nickel Dust], [Gunpowder].
The ore, mineral sand, and mineral sludge collected from the seabed contained a great many impurities. Without an [Ore Washer] to separate them, smelting them would only produce some inexplicable lump of [Metal Compound].
Not only could it not be used for crafting, but the material itself could not be made into anything either.
Commonly known as scrap.
Shen Jin put the four [Iron Storage Chests] filled with purified mineral materials into his inventory. Before heading out this time, he had left most of his resources at Home No. 1 Base in Q City, so he had plenty of empty slots.
On this trip to D City, Shen Jin planned to milk the Government for some more resources. Construction at Home No. 1 Base had recently consumed a huge amount of metal, and his supplies there were running low.
Over the past month, the Government must have cleared routes