Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 553 - 270: Power Furnace, Artificial Agents_2
This means the metal sphere in front of us does not match the battleship and may be malfunctioning itself.
Father Su An nodded:
"Yes, in fact, it stopped working several thousand years ago and cannot release enough energy to power external machinery."
"Although it has stopped, it still possesses an unparalleled energy storage structure, capable of absorbing a large amount of energy indefinitely, and in any form."
"As for the complex structure and specific composition inside, now in the Wasteland Era, no one knows anymore."
"Even if all the technical researchers of the Holy See spend thousands of years, they find it difficult to decipher its core technology."
As he spoke, Father Su An slowly filed fine threads and scraps off the Fine Steel Wolf Fang on the table with an electric saw and continued speaking to Lin Feng:
"From this, it is not difficult to find that the technology of this Power Furnace actually originated from the late Old Earth Era, from the technology left behind by alien spaceships."
"At that time, although humanity was ravaged by catastrophes, they also blossomed like a dry tree receiving new life; the emergence of numerous Brain Domain Evolvers led to rapid technological advancement, enabling the dismantling and imitation of alien technology."
"This is a relic of that era."
"Even now, when it has lost its power supply, it can still be used to store excess energy, thus naturally becoming the thermal processor of the Oasis Battleship."
"The thermal ports of the entire battleship, including the energy of the three giant engines and the friction from the wheels at the bottom parts of the battleship, as well as the air energy displacement on the upper layer, all excess heat eventually converges here."
"After absorbing a large amount of energy, the Power Furnace can also automatically enter an energy compression state, constantly increasing the internal energy density, which appears as a temperature rise from the outside."
"According to calculations, its core temperature can even reach tens of millions of degrees, comparable to the center of a nuclear explosion."
"However, the Power Furnace in front of us clearly has not reached this level, because the heat that the Oasis Battleship can gather is actually not much, at most allowing this Power Furnace to have a high temperature in the tens of thousands of degrees."
"So we also use it as a thermal boiler for industrial smelting, producing glass and metal."
"Apart from these, the bottom of this circle of clay implementing thermal conversion has densely packed heat dissipation water pipe routes. The heated water will also enter the steam turbine at the tail of the battleship for power generation, charging the battleship’s battery pack."
"This portion of electricity, because it is very stable, besides supplying the consumption on the upper layer of the battleship, will also charge the battery pack, storing it all as reserve energy for emergencies."
"Don’t be fooled by how slow the Oasis Battleship travels; its speed is only one kilometer per hour. Once the battery’s reserve energy is activated, allowing the three giant engines to operate at full capacity, the speed can reach thirty kilometers per hour."
"In just a day’s work, it can create a month’s travel distance away from the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area."
"So even if the Desert Wolf Race attacks, the Oasis Battleship has a certain guarantee of a complete retreat."
Lin Feng nodded, suddenly realizing that their discussion here might involve confidentiality, especially since there were a large number of workers nearby.
Even though the surrounding environment was noisy, it couldn’t escape others’ keen hearing.
Moreover, Lin Feng noticed that among the workers here, many were Tier One Middle and Early Stage Evolvers, who only needed to slightly tilt their ears to hear Father Su An’s commanding voice clearly.
When Lin Feng raised this concern, Father Su An patted him on the shoulder:
"Those assigned here are basically insiders."
"They were previously orphans from Oasis Town, where the mortality rate among the Deserters and Hunters was high. Those left behind, who were not yet ten, would just become slaves."
"Holy Spring Village was initially founded by Lord Bishop, and I just made some renovations after taking over. Over the years, the children adopted by the village, those without much Evolution Talent, have mostly come to the Oasis Battleship."
"Especially in key areas, most positions and daily management are held by members trained from Holy Spring Village."
"With the help of the Holy See, they have mostly become Level 9 Enhanced People. After completing twenty years of service, they can get a chance for Evolution and ascend to become Evolvers."
"They can continue serving here, take up management positions, move to other areas, or retire in Holy Spring Village."
Lin Feng suddenly understood; he had previously wondered where the children of Holy Spring Village ended up as they grew up.
Most of them were orphans, and few had Evolution Talent, with only one in ten having such ability, while most were ordinary people, who typically could only reach the Enhancement Stage their whole lives.
It turned out that the people trained over the years were all placed on the Oasis Battleship by Lord Bishop.
Consequently, the Holy See firmly controlled the second most important area on the battleship after the Command Control Room, which was the engine compartment located at the bottom.
Without the workers’ interruptions, Lin Feng candidly asked his inner speculation:
"So this Power Furnace should be a component of a Planet Engine created during the Old Earth Era, right?"
"And also the development project of the so-called Agent Incubation Plan executed by the Evolution Alliance back then, this so-called Power Furnace is actually the incubation chamber for those agents."
Hearing Lin Feng’s shocking words, Father Su An almost dropped his grinder on his foot but quickly collected his thoughts and muttered:
"It seems Lord Bishop mentioned you have already perused the initial version of the Holy Spring Scripture, no wonder you know these secrets..." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
As he continued speaking, he nodded, his tone becoming more emphasized:
"That’s correct, the Power Furnace is indeed the birthplace of the Agents, also the incubation site for these Artificial People."
"In other words, Agents themselves are mobilized Planet Engines, truly achieved Planet-level Life Forms as theorized in the Evolution theory back then!"
"Their body structure partly derives from high-tech alien sources, and partly from the essence of a Tier Three King."
"After the fusion of both, the major defects and drawbacks of the massive energy demand of Tier Three Life Forms were perfectly solved."
"And since their inception, Agents have possessed the power to rival Tier Three Kings, going even further, they did not need to build large Royal Cities to satisfy their energy needs."
"Conversely, early on, whether it was Planet Engines or large bases or underground shelters built by humans, all required their energy supply."
At this point, Father Su An seemed to remember something and suddenly stopped speaking.
Lin Feng squinted, based on his reading progress, there were roughly three conjectures about why the Wandering Earth plan was abandoned, all mostly related to Agents.
Agents were supposed to manage the wandering Earth while humans were dormant, ensuring it reached its destination along the set trajectory.
However, mishaps along the way led to a significant number of Agent deaths, causing the plan to fall apart.
Now, Agents, like Tier Three Kings, have vanished on the Wasteland.
Yet according to the Holy Spring Scripture, the Holy See ultimately obtained eight small-engines and one large engine in the struggle for Planet Engines.
That makes nine Power Furnaces in total.
If they could all be used normally, at least nine Agents would have been under the control of the Holy Spring Sect.
And according to the Holy Spring Scripture and Father Su An’s description....
In a certain sense, Agents are Tier Three Kings without energy state limitations, and can be regarded as strategic nuclear weapons, forming a deterrent.
But now, they are nowhere to be found.
Could it be that they have all been used as energy and power sources to propel super-large mobile cities, advancing Holy City?
Thinking of this, Lin Feng then asked:
"So, does that mean the Planet Engines acquired by the church, that is, the Power Furnaces, still contain living Agents?"
Upon hearing Lin Feng’s question, Father Su An sighed lightly and slowly began to explain:
"According to my former understanding, which is later documented in the church files, Agents adhere to the purpose of serving humanity and actually do not want to participate in battles among human forces."
"But the Agent Incubation Plan was indeed a tool created by the higher echelons of the Evolution Alliance for maintaining ruling power, for their convenience after falling asleep..."
"Thus, their underlying logic followed orders from the original higher-ups of the Evolution Alliance, who are the church’s enemies and members of the Giant Enterprise Alliance entrenched in the north."
"So the Agents possessed by the church have always been in a state of dormant sleep, with no one awakening or activating them, merely utilized as sources for energy absorption, conversion, and output within the Power Furnaces."
Father Su An paused, then poured the accumulated Fine Steel Wolf Fang scraps from the workbench into molten metal, stirring them for fusion, and lowered his voice as he continued:
"But after the Day of the Divine Birth, the Master of the Holy Spring released an extremely powerful Agent to ensure the Holy See could maintain its order while he was dormant."
"And considered it his successor."
"Its codename is Death..."
