Liquid Crystal Instrument Panel, Brand-New Harvester!

"There are three directions, and the cheapest one requires 9,000 points, but is that a problem?"

The System Panel and upgrade paths are familiar. Except for the additional psionic energy paths due to psionic crystals, everything else is exactly the same as a normal upgrade.

As for the points, Su Mo glanced at the large amount of basic materials beside him and was not in a hurry at all. He began to move the materials to reduce the required amount.

The main body of the harvester is now complete; what remains are smaller components such as the engine, Control Panel, Transmission Shaft, which embody the core of human ingenuity.

We may lack the technology, but we have plenty of materials in the shelter!

Iron, I'll fill it up for you.

Copper, as much as you want, I'll give you.

Su Mo even brought over a bucket of diesel fuel and placed it next to the harvester.

As for the remaining scraps, he glanced at the prices of various electronic products on the market and ordered the little food left in the shelter.

Su Mo began a rapid transaction.

First, there are the various necessities inside the car, such as batteries, tires, Wheel Hub, and other small items, since no one needs them right now, and the chances of getting these items from treasure chests are not small.

Therefore, there is still a considerable amount of inventory in the Trading Market.

After browsing Taobao, as the amount of flour on hand dwindled, the amount of odds and ends on the ground increased.

Two LCD panels, a damaged engine unit, a malfunctioning horn, and so on—after buying all these things, not counting the Disaster Points for delivery fees, the flour in the shelter was almost completely depleted.

"Good heavens, if we don't harvest enough food this time, given the current daily food consumption in the shelter, we'll be facing a food shortage in less than a week!"

The current Underground Shelter is an evolution of Oreo, and it also features the addition of Moore, a super-capable bear warrior.

The daily flour intake alone would need to be at least eight pounds, not to mention Su Mo's increasingly insane appetite.

Fortunately, after adding these items, the Survival Points for the first two upgrade methods finally dropped sharply to a reasonable range.

The focus was on upgrading the harvesting strategy, which saw a sharp drop from 9120 points to 5900 points.

Another factor that focuses on the direction of separation and collection is that it dropped from 11350 to 7120 points.

As for the third direction of psionic energy, it remains unchanged, maintaining its prestigious 18,500 rating without the slightest wavering.

Without much thought, looking at the first two options, Su Mo quickly made his choice.

The disaster will only last three days, so efficiency is definitely more important than quality. Even if the percentage of collection and separation drops by a few points, it's not as reliable as planting quickly and starting another round.

The difference between the two options can be seen with just a little calculation.

"I choose upgrade option one!"

Silently chanting in his heart, looking at the empty shell of the harvester in front of him, filled with anticipation, under Su Mo's mental control, 5900 Survival Points disappeared like flowing water.

Then, a long-absent emerald green ray reappeared in the Underground Shelter.

Compared to the usual brutal upgrades, this time, after spending the most expensive sum ever, the upgrade method was finally much gentler.

It slips into the night with the wind, silently nourishing all things.

As the green light touched them, all the supplies on the ground began to float in the air, as if they had come to life, and danced in the wind.

The hard iron and copper blocks began to melt into various strange shapes, slowly attaching to the already formed harvester, trembling slightly.

Gradually, as more and more materials disappeared, the harvester was also covered by a thick green film, making it difficult to see what kind of "secret transaction" was taking place inside.

"Hmm? This seems to be the first time something like this has happened during the upgrade!"

Seeing that the Light Wave beams around him had completely broken off, but the green film on the harvester had not yet disappeared, Su Mo curiously walked closer and tried to touch and poke at it with his hands.

However, this tactile sensation was just like the Space Rift when the three welfare items were delivered—extremely robust.

Fortunately, after turning into a green egg, only about half a minute later, the green membrane began to gradually shrink inward, and finally lay on the now-new harvester and slowly disappeared.

The green membrane disappeared, and the giant object in front of us revealed its completely new face.

The harvester, cobbled together from mismatched Tie Pi, is a far cry from its previous dilapidated state.

The silver-white painted surface has three long lines running from front to back, and a huge "Su Character" character is printed on the side of the harvester's door.

The gears used for harvesting ahead gleamed coldly, clearly indicating their extraordinary nature.

"Is this the power of the system? As expected, having money really does allow you to do whatever you want!"

After examining the missing parts from below the excavator, Su Mo realized that the 5900 points he had spent were worthwhile, and... the power of the system upgrade! Machinery is all about precision; it's about ensuring that not even the slightest bit of error is acceptable.

Based on the shell shape that was previously made entirely by hand, even if it could run, it wouldn't be able to maintain operation for very long before it had to stop working.

The upgraded harvester does this very well; the curve of each corner has a mechanical beauty.

"It looks impressive from the outside, but I wonder what it's like to drive it!"

With a smile, Su Mo walked to the side, pulled on the railing to open the car door with a large Su Character printed on it, and sat down.

The cabin has been enhanced with wolf pelts hunted during the first outing from the shelter, as well as various scavenged supplies. While not luxurious, it is still much better than the cramped, purely mechanical Earth Tiger cabin.

Among these, what attracted Su Mo's attention the most were the two huge crystal instruments on the central control panel of the harvester.

Both the Earth Tiger and the King Kong pursue the simplest and most extreme mechanical structure, with absolutely no electronic products mixed in.

While this design ensures durability in the post-apocalyptic world, it also means losing the support of technology and thus reducing its functionality.

"5900 Survival Points added, does that mean they've installed an electronic control system for me?"

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, I sat in the driver's seat, and the harvester began to rumble as I turned the key to start it for the first time.

Boom! Boom! When the third ignition explosion rang out, a thick plume of black smoke billowed from the harvester's unique single-cylinder diesel engine, filling the garage with a lingering diesel smell.

Beep. Beep. Beep. Ignition complete, battery connected. Accompanied by the beeping sound of self-test, the pointers on the dashboard begin to rotate. At the same time, a huge logo appears on the two large Liquid Crystal Instrument Panel dashboards.

Su! It's the familiar Chinese characters. After the Su Character appeared, the Liquid Crystal Instrument Panel panel completed its self-check process and two brand-new operation panels popped up.

"Holy crap, they actually put together a simple electronic control system for me! Those 5900 points were totally worth it!"

Currently, the base has neither computer-programmed control systems nor a specific Technology Tree to expand vehicle electronic systems. Relying on such a small Survival Points, it has achieved a milestone leap, making a fortune.

After trying to tap the panel with his finger for a while, Su Mo finally figured out the purpose of the two dashboards.

The instrument panel on the left is used to control the harvesting function. Clicking the button on it will automatically lower the header, causing the front of the divider to drop to 5-10cm above the field surface. It can also control the speed of the front rollers.

Once all this is done, the dashboard will light up green, at which point pushing the main gear lever will start the machine to harvest.

The instrument panel on the right is responsible for the subsequent collection function; currently, the harvester's Grain Receiving Platform is still in a vertical position.

Only after the entire platform is lowered, the Grain Discharge Gate is pulled to the "open" position, the Grain Bag is hung on the hook, and the button on the instrument panel can be pressed to adjust the collection efficiency and direction.

With these two dashboards, even single-person operation requires no extra effort.

"Hmm, this kind of control saves a lot of trouble, but I'll still need to do the harvest by hand tomorrow."

The garage space wasn't large. After trying out the front and rear control panels one by one to test them, Su Mo nodded in satisfaction, turned off the engine, and got out of the cockpit.

At the same time, the entire evolved harvester panel popped up, revealing its true form.

Micro Combined Harvester (Excellent)

[Description]: This template-type harvester, created by the mediocre mechanic "Su Mo," is small but complete. All its functions are integrated with semi-intelligent control, and it has achieved good results in agricultural applications.

[Harvesting Efficiency]: 60min/20000㎡ (30 mu) [Harvester Fuel Consumption]: 2666㎡ (4 mu)/1L [Special Ability]: Efficiency Conversion (Increases fuel consumption and improves harvesting efficiency. For every doubling of fuel consumption, efficiency doubles, up to a maximum of three times. The higher the multiplier, the higher the probability of damage to the harvester.) [Evaluation]: When overclocking, remember to fill its water tank! "It takes about two minutes to harvest one mu, which isn't slow, comparable to a typical small harvester on Earth. However, for two hundred mu of land, with alternating planting, it's completely insufficient!"

If we maintain the original efficiency, harvesting 200 acres of land would take a little over six hours per round. If we include the time it takes for the machinery to overheat and need to rest, it should take about eight hours.

If it weren't for Welfare Disaster, this timing would be acceptable, but considering four or five rounds of planting, it's too time-consuming.

"Currently, the base's diesel reserves are insufficient. Even after upgrading the wells, we are still facing a shortage and must find a way to obtain diesel from other places."

The base currently has 72 liters of diesel fuel in reserve. By collecting it tomorrow, we can recover another 90 liters, which is more than enough to double the frequency.

As for further overclocking and other machine fuel consumption, relying solely on Disaster Points for acquisition is too extravagant.

Taking your supplies to the Trading Realm to exchange for some might be a good option!

I'm going to have the splints removed from my hand today, so the update might be a little late tonight. Once the splints are removed and I'm recovering, the update speed will pick up again!