Tension Mounts, Message from the New Continent!

The journey to the Expedition Base and the search for the Ocean God Jiang Chu took three days.

The return voyage took Tian Er- two hours.

Even after the system went into update mode, Su Mo did not delay and set off immediately.

Now, there are less than two days left!

The game will be officially updated and the next version, Real Survival, will be available at noon the day after tomorrow.

Before that, everyone had very little time left.

Fortunately, Chen Shen had already begun packing up after the Radio Station received the message.

At this moment, after Su Mo went up the mountain to inspect the supplies, he was surprised to find that all the food, supplies and large items had been packed up.

Even the cooks in Hope Village prepared ten extra days' worth of dry rations to eat on the boat during the migration.

"Chief, based on our research and the findings of other survivors who have passed through, the New Continent is only a little over 5,000 kilometers away from here, which isn't far."

"Furthermore, before the game completely shut down world chat, we had already gathered some information about the New Continent. Judging from the current time, quite a few people should have already gone there, and the situation is not optimistic!"

After a group of more than ten people sat down at the table and the cook served several plates of meat buns, Chen Shen began a brief report.

"Oh? Someone's already gone up? How's it going?"

The wasteland ocean has been open for more than a month now.

As long as the distance is close, even a raft can drift to the New Continent to explore it.

Su Mo was not surprised that someone had already set foot on the New Continent; on the contrary, he became very interested.

Chen Shen: "If we only look at the data we collected fifteen days ago, the situation is quite good. The New Continent is much better than the wasteland. There are natural streams and water sources there, as well as a considerable number of Mutated Creature that can provide ample food for creatures that have just arrived on the continent."

"As for the environment, there are few high mountains; most of it is an endless plain with weeds up to your calves!"

"According to their description, as long as you work hard here, you won't starve to death. Apart from the fact that the extent of the disaster cannot be reduced, the living environment is much better than what we had in the wasteland and deep in the ocean!"

Taking a bite of the meat bun, Su Mo smiled and said, "Isn't this pretty good? Apart from the disaster, it's not bad at all!"

Chen Shen shook his head. "No, Director, that was news from fifteen days ago. At that time, only a few humans had landed on the New Continent, and only a small portion of the alien races had landed. The situation was far from what it is now."

"About three days ago at two o'clock in the night, a group of about fifteen people passed by our Iron Stone Mountain. They were not pioneers heading to the New Continent, but refugees who had fled from the New Continent!"

It seems that he had kept this secret in his heart for too long.

Chen Shen could no longer tolerate reporting in a private setting, so he brought it up during dinner.

This caused Su Mo's expression to tighten, and he put down the bun in his hand.

Even the other managers who were just laughing now had a persistent seriousness on their faces.

Chen Shen: "Please forgive me for not informing everyone of this matter beforehand, but the information it conveys is simply too astonishing."

"That night, after Tiger Bro and I surrounded them with our men, we managed to get some firsthand information about the New Continent through our conversation with their leader. We even managed to obtain what they called specialties of the New Continent through food trade."

He paused, then reached into the void.

A short sword, about the length of a forearm, flew out of the void and slowly landed on the table, radiating a chilling light.

"Chief, look at this weapon!"

There is no game authentication anymore.

Humans have reverted to the traditional methods of "observation, listening, questioning, and palpation" when trying to understand something new.

After briefly introducing the dagger's dimensions, Chen Shen didn't waste any time. Instead, he gently picked it up and forcefully swung it at the deserted mountain peak.

The next second.

To everyone's astonishment, a wave-like Wave Blade, resembling a particle Light Wave, suddenly erupted from the short sword.

After flying for about five meters, it suddenly crashed into a rock with a loud bang.

In terms of power, this Wave Blade did not shatter the ground on the spot.

But this is not because his power is too weak.

It's because Iron Stone Mountain isn't made of stone, but of solid Iron Block! If you could calculate the power of that sword, if it hit a person, the consequences would be unpredictable.

"Ah?"

"Holy crap, what's this?"

"This short sword??? Is it a magical weapon?"

"This launch doesn't even need to make a sound. If it were used for a sneak attack, who could withstand it??"

Exclamations of amazement came from Pei Shao, Qi Qin, Wu Feiguang and others.

This weapon, which had only appeared in movies before, was clearly something everyone was seeing for the first time, and their eyes were filled with uncontrollable shock.

"Wait, give me the sword, let me take a look!"

I watched the entire event.

As the backbone of the group, Su Mo's face remained as still as a mountain, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

But a very ominous suspicion arose in his mind.

The next second, Chen Shen took the short sword.

In a dimension unseen by the others, a green light suddenly flew up from Su Mo's body and wrapped around the short sword.

In two seconds, it was released and then retracted.

An attribute panel slowly appeared.

Dwarf Short Sword (Excellent Grade)

[Description]: This is a standard weapon crafted by the Dwarf Race. It is incredibly sharp, and after its internal energy is activated in a specific way, it can unleash a ranged attack.

[Manufacturer]: Emilie York

[Melee Attack Strength]: 4 [Ranged Attack Strength]: 18 [Ranged Attack Range]: 6 meters (Maximum: 10 meters; power decreases with distance) [Current Energy Storage]: 70% (Recovery Time: 16.9 hours)

[Special Abilities]: Absorption (This is a short sword crafted using Old World Technology, extremely sensitive to biological energy. Placing it in blood or flesh will accelerate the sword's energy recovery speed; the recovery speed varies depending on the biological level.) Energy Release (Depending on the user's needs, the short sword's ranged attacks can output up to 70% of their energy to enhance power, and as low as 10% to increase the number of attacks.)

[Comment]: This is the roar of the alien races in despair; they have decided to use magic to defeat magic!

Hiss. After reviewing all the attributes of the short sword and seeing the final evaluation, Su Mo's guess was confirmed.

Old World Technology!

really.

This kind of taboo thing eventually emerged in the wasteland.

More than ten days ago, when Su Deben saw the Hope, he mentioned some Old World Technology.

At the time, Su Mo did not pursue the matter further, but he considered the need to replicate the Sky Barrier later.

Once he was settled back on the Hope, he began a detailed discussion with Lü Kuan and the others.

It was through this exchange that Su Mo gradually came to understand just how bizarre this Old World Technology truly was.

Simply put

With the current level of technology, most of the time, when humans use various energy sources, they are essentially repeating the act of "boiling water".

Among these, the three methods with the largest power generation are: gas turbine power generation, steam turbine power generation, and nuclear power.

The first two are typical examples of thermal power.

They generate steam by burning various fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and Natural Gas, to power their work.

The latter relies on the steam generated by the nuclear power plant reactor to ultimately drive the generator.

However, all three methods have an insurmountable hurdle.

Efficiency!

Before traversing the wasteland, the most advanced supercritical 1350MW coal-fired power unit on Earth, with double reheat, had an efficiency of around 49% under non-heating conditions. The design coal consumption was 251 grams per kilowatt-hour.

The thermal efficiency of a typical power plant is only 35-38%.

Even if the scale is built up to the maximum, and combined heat and power and back-pressure units are added, the efficiency can only be increased to a maximum of 70%, which is the limit.

But the things derived from Old World Technology are different.

Even the worst of the products they manufacture has a conversion efficiency of 200%!

The highest one reached 5000%!

At the time, Lü Kuan used only one sentence to describe this technology.

Only by putting yourself in Death Land can you survive.

"Besides this short sword, did those people reveal any other information?"

In front of everyone, Su Mo sheathed his short sword, his expression grave.

Chen Shen nodded. "Including the one we have, they have a total of sixteen such short swords. Although they said they were very valuable, I estimate that these shouldn't be rare items in the New Continent. They also have a rather uniquely designed broadsword, but unfortunately we couldn't afford their price and couldn't exchange it."

"Based on their descriptions of the New Continent, we have obtained the following information for now."

After saying that, Chen Shen took out another sheet of white paper filled with dense writing from his Storage Space and began to explain in detail.

First, the current state of the New Continent.

"Contrary to our expectations, after fifteen days of fermentation, the new New Continent is no longer an undeveloped treasure trove."

"More and more alien races have taken advantage of the game update to reach the New Continent through some means. And this time, they are not just landing in groups of one or two hundred people, but on a large scale, bringing their tribes, and even..."

"City!"

With difficulty, Chen Shen uttered the last two words, glanced around at the varying expressions on the faces of the others, and continued, "Secondly, due to the restrictions of the shelters, we humans cannot leave our core restricted area, and the same applies to the alien races. Once they leave their area, their strength will be immediately and drastically weakened. This weakening is extremely terrifying; it's roughly equivalent to sealing off all abilities and restricting physical attributes."

"Third, the alien races on the New Continent are no longer as hostile as before. In a sense, they have begun to cooperate. We humans can even enter the city to trade, stay, and even have entertainment if we hold the credentials they have issued!"

"Holy crap, isn't this just a certificate of good conduct?"

He slammed his hand on the table, Qi Qin was so startled that he stood up!