Ever since learning that traveling back and forth to the Great World consumed the Silver Scales on the Copper Anchor, Gao Jing had been trying to find a way to restore them.
With each trip, the urgency grew greater.
Especially when he had stayed in the Great World too long and lost another Silver Scale.
That sense of urgency had reached its peak.
"Recharging" the Copper Anchor had become Gao Jing's most important task.
If he could not find a solution, he might not even use up his final chance to travel to the Great World.
Because if anything unexpected happened, Gao Jing could very well end up trapped there, unable to return!
Some time ago, he had tried leaving the Copper Anchor beneath the blazing sun.
The facts proved that solar energy had no effect on it.
Gao Jing had then scorched it with flames, with equally no effect whatsoever.
He had even tried a refrigerator and an induction cooker!
All of them had failed.
With nuclear energy unavailable, electricity became Gao Jing's final option.
The reason he had not used this method before was that Gao Jing feared it might cause adverse consequences.
If it caused him to lose even his few remaining chances, that would be a crushing loss.
But now, he had no choice.
He could only force his way through!
Of the wires connected to the voltage regulator, one was placed on the anchor clasp, the other against the anchor crown.
Gao Jing forcibly suppressed his roiling emotions and reached out to grasp the black knob at the top of the voltage regulator.
He turned the knob, raising the output voltage little by little from "0."
His heart rose along with it.
This concerned the future of his life. It was simply impossible not to