Chapter 420: reward: unlocks the ability to build the Thunder Shield Close-Range Turret |
Chapter 420: Obtaining the Regional Event Mission Reward, Constructing the [Thunder Shield Close-Defense Turret]
[Congratulations on obtaining civilization rewards: Spirit Pool Blueprint, Automatic Mechanical Repair Depot, Charge Horn]
The rewards for the [Regional Event - Dead Mine Town Battle] appeared before Yu Yuan.
He examined them one by one.
— The [Spirit Pool Blueprint] was a special building with healing effects on non-corporeal beings. It was useless to Yu Yuan for the time being and could only be used for trade.
— The [Automatic Mechanical Repair Depot] could automatically repair/dismantle damaged vehicle units, or scan blueprints to manufacture/modify vehicle units.
For Yu Yuan at this moment, it was exactly what he needed.
They had captured quite a number of special-purpose vehicles this time. Aside from the portion that were completely scrapped, many others were damaged and urgently needed repairs.
This repair depot arrived at the perfect time.
The final item, the Charge Horn, was an object.
Its effect was that after blowing the horn, all friendly combat units would receive a buff: Attack Power +15%, Attack Speed +15%, Movement Speed +15%. If the holder possessed an enhancement-type ability, it could be released through this horn, with the ability's effect increased by an additional 30%.
Yu Yuan thought of Fang. This item was a perfect match for her psychic ability—[A Shot of Adrenaline?].
Yu Yuan then directly placed the [Automatic Mechanical Repair Depot] on an empty plot of land in Dead Mine Town, not far from the Civilization War Fortress.
Alpha sent the two special-purpose vehicles from the Dawn Consortium into the [Automatic Mechanical Repair Depot]. As the scanning instruments swept over them, the mechanical condition of the vehicles was laid bare, and then the mechanical arms directly began dismantling them.
Part by part, components and military equipment were perfectly disassembled.
Yu Yuan also arrived at the top of the cliff where the Dead Mine Town Civilization War Fortress was located.
If one were to ask where the core of Dead Mine Town was.
It was absolutely not Dead Mine Town itself, nor was it the Dead Mine.
Its core was only one place—the Civilization Teleportation Gate.
This was the bridge linking two worlds.
As long as it remained intact, a continuous stream of troops from Green Forest City could rapidly provide support.
The defensive radius of the [Thunder Shield Close-Defense Turret] was only 3,000 to 3,500 meters.
Therefore, placing it near the Civilization War Fortress would maximize its value.
Seeing that all the construction materials in the build list had been gathered, and with the simulation graphic appearing, Yu Yuan directly chose to construct the [Thunder Shield Close-Defense Turret] atop the cliff.
The view here was open and unobstructed, with a good field of fire, positioned directly above the Civilization War Fortress.
It was absolutely the most suitable location to deploy the turret.
[Construct the Thunder Shield Close-Defense Turret at this location?]
— [Yes]
With the confirmation selected, the radar and military equipment parts that had just finished being dismantled inside the Automatic Mechanical Repair Depot all vanished.
In their place, an area shrouded in a green light screen appeared before Yu Yuan. Inside, one could see a turret rapidly taking shape as if building blocks were being stacked.
Within the mountain body beneath the turret, there was also a dedicated ammunition supply space and a power supply unit.
Around the periphery of the turret, various cover facilities were simultaneously constructed.
A fixed anti-air position covering hundreds of square meters rose from the ground.
Ten minutes later.
The green light screen disappeared.
What appeared before Yu Yuan was a polyhedral, box-shaped turret.
It was equipped with various sensors and radar antennas.
Yu Yuan looked at the introduction information on the Virtual Light Screen.
First was a disc-shaped radar antenna, covered by a white fairing on the outside, its surface smooth. This was the radar tracking antenna.
Above the middle section of the turret was the main weapon—a 7-barrel 30mm Gatling rapid-fire cannon.
The seven pitch-black barrels were arranged in a circle, wrapped by a massive cylindrical barrel heat sink sleeve. The sleeve had many regular heat dissipation holes.
It was extremely visually striking.
Behind the turret was the search radar antenna, responsible for wide-area search tasks.
On the side of the turret was the electro-optical tracking system.
The infrared thermal imager lens, television camera lens, and laser rangefinder were all protected within a rotatable housing.
At the rear of the turret were two rectangular boxes marked with stars. These contained the close-defense gun's ammunition magazines, connected to the ammunition supply space below the turret. In critical moments, ammunition could be directly resupplied, increasing endurance.
Below the turret was a massive rotatable base, allowing the turret to perform 360-degree high-speed rotation.
At this moment, the search radar antenna on the turret was continuously rotating, scanning the airspace near Dead Mine Town.
On Yu Yuan's Virtual Light Screen, the scanning data and information from the [Thunder Shield Close-Defense Turret] also appeared synchronously.
Centered on this cliff, it almost encompassed the entire Dead Mine Town within its protective radius.
It was only at this moment that Yu Yuan finally let out a long sigh of relief.
Dead Mine Town finally had an air defense system.
This way, even if the Dawn Consortium launched a long-range strike here, they wouldn't be completely defenseless.
The appearance of the [Thunder Shield Close-Defense Turret] was instantly noticed by everyone.
Especially those captured members of the Reyes Legion and the Dawn Consortium.
They looked at the massive defensive turret gleaming with a metallic luster under the sunlight.
The shock in their hearts was already beyond words.
Since their capture, one thing after another had been washing over their cognition and worldview.
Just like this building—previously, there was nothing there, and now it had appeared out of thin air.
And with the construction of the [Thunder Shield Close-Defense Turret] completed.
Yu Yuan believed that by now, the Dawn Consortium and Reyes Legion had also noticed the disappearance of their two teams.
In their minds, Dead Mine Town had become incredibly mysterious.
This sense of mystery would prevent them from acting rashly before they investigated and understood the situation.
Alpha immediately led the members of the Pioneering Group to load the prisoners onto vehicles. They were preparing to return to Green Forest City.
These prisoners, numbering less than 300, had decent military quality. Yu Yuan planned to absorb them into the Recruit Training Camp.
With the building effect of the [Recruit Training Camp] and after witnessing the wonders of the Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization, absorbing them wouldn't be difficult.
For future explorations of other worlds, these people should make decent foot soldiers.
Furthermore, Alpha and his team also needed to master the operation and usage methods of the Dawn Consortium's remaining eight special-purpose vehicles.
Especially the operation methods for the cruise missiles, anti-air missiles, and the [Dawn Tactical Nuclear Bomb] system. This was of utmost importance.
The Dawn Consortium soldiers were the most suitable instructors for this.
As the Pioneering Group departed.
The thugs led by Quis in Dead Mine Town would also enter the Recruit Training Camp in batches to receive the [Trainee Recruit] identity template and transition into combat military specialties.
In short, following this crisis, Dead Mine Town was bound to enter a brief period of stability.
Yu Yuan had to seize this short time to elevate Dead Mine Town's defense system and the combat effectiveness of the thugs by another level.
Rumble—
As Alpha led the Pioneering Group through the Transmission Portal, hurrying back to Green Forest City.
The entire Dead Mine Town, under Quis's command, also entered a phase of repairing the defensive fortifications.
The Shadow Squad temporarily stayed behind. He was going to help Quis establish a reconnaissance system.
The victory in this battle was inseparable from the Shadow Squad's formidable reconnaissance capabilities.
Therefore, Quis specifically requested Yu Yuan's permission to have the Shadow Squad assist.
Yu Yuan agreed.
All the captured special-purpose vehicles were stationed in the area between Dead Mine Town and the Dead Mine.
Due to the lack of a Garage, these vehicles were stored outdoors.
Yu Yuan rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"Green Forest City is now covered in ice and snow. Dead Mine Town can perfectly serve as a military base for construction. It's also time to construct the [Mechanical Titan Base Unit]!"