Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 890

Chapter 890: Chapter 288: Praise of Life, the Primordial Seed of the Extraordinary! (2)

Cheng Ye first walked into the engine room and checked the operating data of each piece of equipment one by one. The turbine speed was stable, the bearing temperature was normal, and the output voltage fluctuation was within the allowable range. Everything was as expected.

After confirming there were no errors, he came to the reserved charging port.

At first glance, ordinary people wouldn’t be able to find this inconspicuous little hole under the base. Even if they saw it, they would only regard it as a cooling hole.

Cheng Ye materialized the pendant, reached out, and it perfectly fit inside.

Inside the hole was a self-traction device; once the pendant entered, it was automatically transported forward and precisely clicked into the internal slot.

This design ensured that even if someone discovered this small hole, they couldn’t remove the pendant, ensuring full security.

He opened the collector panel, and after four or five seconds, the upper right corner lit up slightly.

Immediately afterward, the lightning symbol representing charging appeared slowly, starting as an ordinary gray-white, then gradually changing color as the power increased: tangible gray, light white, deep white, pale green…

Cheng Ye thought pale green was the limit, but to his surprise, the color deepened until it turned dark green, with a faint blue halo on the edge, reaching its limit value.

Meanwhile, the charging efficiency on the panel surged from an initial 45kw to 320kw.

He made some adjustments, gradually dialing back the charging power to 240kw to enter a stable charging state.

The instantaneous output power of the hydropower station could reach around 330kw, setting it to 240kw ensures that the town’s production and daily electricity won’t be affected while allowing fast charging of the collector.

As for nighttime, when residents rest and production equipment shuts down, it can run at full power, allowing the collector to charge at full 300kw speed.

[Current replenishing efficiency: Ordinary (Lv3 Energy)]

[Current replenishing power setting: 240kw/h]

[Time until charging value is full: 2.8h]

“With just 15% charging value now, it only takes less than three hours to fill it up?”

Staring at the popped-up charging information at the upper right corner of the panel, even though he was mentally prepared, Cheng Ye couldn’t restrain the joy in his heart, pacing back and forth in front of the hydropower station.

Until the charging value firmly jumped by 1%, he realized.

Everything is real.

Inspector Cheng, finally had a stable charging channel, no longer worried about being discovered for abnormalities, and no longer anxious about being disturbed while using electricity.

This place was his Dapo Town.

This place was even more so his White Water Dam power station!

“When Dapo Town has more funds, the river channel can be remodeled to continue increasing the power generation capacity of the hydropower station, raising it to over 500kw…”

Until the charging value broke through 20%, Cheng Ye slowly calmed down and began planning subsequent development.

This time he went into the renovation with a mindset of one-time completion, aiming to maximize the station’s power.

However, after on-site assessment, this plan had to be shelved; remodeling the river channel would require at least two and a half months of construction, along with the simultaneous expansion of the White Water Dam.

By the time the project ends, it would already be the cold winter of December.

Not to mention the reduced water flow in winter would affect power generation efficiency, merely going two months without electricity is unacceptable.

After weighing the options, he finally decided to maintain the current stable operation of 300kw throughout this winter, and gradually push forward the expansion project come spring and summer.

By the estimated time of a year, the power of the White Water Dam station would double.

This would ensure the current charging needs of the collector, and would also mean that the development of Dapo Town is no longer restricted by electricity.

Fatigue from a sleepless night quietly descended at that moment. Cheng Ye checked the operating parameters of each piece of equipment in the engine room once more. Once confirmed there was no problem, he returned to the room at the material trading station and set an alarm for a nap.

By eleven o’clock, the alarm went off promptly.

He almost sprang up and instinctively opened the panel.

Seeing that the charging value in the upper right corner had restored to a satisfying 100%, he couldn’t hold back the silly grin that spread across his face.

Full, finally full.

The pitiful charging value that stayed for half a month finally showed a gratifying 100%.

Although he would still have to return to the hydro station to retrieve the collector to officially use the charging value, Cheng Ye couldn’t help but clench his fist and give a low shout:

“Awesome!”

He leapt up, threw on his clothes, and ran towards the direction of the power station.

Upon arrival at the charging port, his palm flickered faintly, the pendant glimmered slightly, and then solidified.

Despite the high power input, the collector still showed no signs of heating, remaining icy cold.

Cheng Ye settled into a metal chair in the engine room, took a deep breath to calm his surging emotions, and slowly opened his personal panel.

[Collector: Cheng Ye]

[Current Level: Lv3 Sharp Investigator (41.2/100)]

[Skills: Shrinking Earth Giant Louse* (Bound), Heart-Protecting Fire, Zeye Physique, Tan Ming Envoy]

[Abilities]: Shrinking Earth Giant Louse Coexistence State* (Balanced), Scorching Eagle Coexistence State (Shaping)

[Not Yet Unlocked…]

[Evaluation: As you engage deeper with indigenous civilizations, you begin to discover that the birth and rise of a civilization are the result of countless intertwined coincidences, perhaps carrying the remnants of a fallen civilization, or benefitting from the aid of visiting civilizations. Yet, at the same time, you increasingly perceive that on the path of civilization’s ascent, there will always bloom some precious moments. These moments precisely define the value of a collector. Your existence is meant to capture and preserve these flashing imprints. Continue on your journey, venture to unexplored lands, for standing still will only let your mission gradually fade in time!]

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The informational boost brought by the Immortal Objects didn’t stop until it reached the 35% threshold required for breaking through to Lv3.