Mobile Shelter

Chapter 138 Changes in Farm Space

"Judging from the requests you've made, you want to modify a war machine, don't you?"

I can provide you with high-power vehicle radar, high-power vehicle communication base stations, and highly concealed shielding and stealth devices.

Apart from these auxiliary devices, I have channels to obtain most other vehicle-mounted weapons.

If you can provide enough flesh and blood from giant mutated marine creatures, I can even get you a missile launcher vehicle, complete with missiles of the appropriate specifications.

However, I should let you know in advance that due to the current special circumstances, when using missiles, we can only rely on radar guidance, so the attack range is limited, and we can no longer use satellite guidance for long-range strikes.

In addition, if your existing vehicles are relatively ordinary, I can also help you procure an armored vehicle as a base vehicle before modification.

Hearing that Qin Hanxiao could provide so many items, Dong Qi was very happy, even though installing these devices might require him to pay a considerable price.

However, if all these devices can be installed, the car will be enhanced in every way.

"For the requests I just made, please ask for an accurate price. As for the rare items you mentioned later, apart from the vehicle radar, I want all the other auxiliary equipment, and you will also be responsible for installing them."

As for the other things, I don't need them at the moment.

Upon hearing Dong Qi's words, Qin Hanxiao was taken aback for a moment, then, as if he had thought of something, asked in a slightly doubtful tone, "May I ask if you have a convoy?"

Although he didn't know why Qin Hanxiao asked this question, Dong Qi didn't intend to hide it. After all, he needed to find someone to be in charge of the installation later. Even if he lied now, he would be exposed when the other party found someone to install it.

"There is no fleet of vehicles; all the equipment will be mounted on one vehicle."

Upon hearing Dong Qi's answer, Qin Hanxiao was taken aback. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Although I'd also like to do this business with you, let's discuss some things beforehand, so you don't feel like I'm cheating you when the transaction actually happens."

Seeing that Dong Qi was looking at him calmly without saying a word, Qin Hanxiao could only explain: "The equipment you need is basically high-powered equipment. Whether it's laser guns, communication base stations, or even shielding and stealth devices, they all consume a lot of energy when activated."

Even if the base vehicle has a large fuel tank or energy storage device, it can only support the long-term use of one device at most.

If you want to use all the devices at the same time, not to mention whether the vehicle's power supply is sufficient, the power transmission lines may be overloaded when all devices are turned on at the same time.

Unless you're using a super-large base vehicle, even if you install all those devices on the same vehicle, you simply won't be able to utilize its full capabilities.

The best approach is to install only one type of equipment on each vehicle, so that a convoy of multiple vehicles can fully utilize the maximum effectiveness of those devices.

If you don't have enough base vehicles, I can provide a few armored vehicles as base vehicles, so you don't need to worry about the protection capabilities of the base vehicles.

Upon hearing Qin Hanxiao's suggestion, Dong Qi did not agree and directly refused.

Leaving aside the fact that after the next promotion, the equipment installed on the car will be fully integrated into the car and become a part of it.

Take the Universal Furnace already installed on the vehicle, for example. If it weren't for concerns about the vehicle's carrying capacity being insufficient during the next upgrade, even if more additional equipment were added, the Universal Furnace would still be able to supply sufficient energy to those devices.

At this moment, Dong Qi's only concern is whether his car has enough space to install the equipment.

After all, when the vehicle was upgraded this time, the rear cargo space, which was originally expanded through spatial abilities, had been completely integrated into the warehouse in the farm space.

At this point, the interior space of the car becomes similar in size to that of a regular vehicle of the same model.

Even excluding vehicle-mounted radar, it is still necessary to install shielding and stealth equipment inside the vehicle, as well as large vehicle-mounted communication base stations.

Although there were only these two pieces of equipment, Dong Qi did not actually know the actual volume of space occupied by them.

If both devices take up too much space and cannot be installed in the rear compartment at the same time, Dong Qi will have to temporarily abandon one of them.

What's even more worrying for Dong Qi is that he thought he had already used the back of the truck as his living space after sending all the reserve supplies into the farm warehouse.

However, if those devices are now installed in the rear compartment, the living space inside the vehicle will definitely be reduced, or even reduced to just the driver's cab.

If it really comes to that, Dong Qi's quality of life will definitely be affected in the future.

While it was quite fun to occasionally discuss philosophy with Masako Suzuki in the cockpit, to be honest, it was fine a few times, but when we actually did discuss it, the restrictions were too great and it wasn't comfortable.

Seeing Dong Qi's straightforward refusal, Qin Hanxiao didn't say anything more. After all, although they had a good chat, this was only their first meeting.

The relationship between the two is simply that of a buyer and a seller. After seeing some issues, I kindly reminded the other party, and regardless of whether the other party accepted it or not, I cannot interfere too much.

"Since you have no problem, I'll contact the supplier first and then give you a detailed price list."

Come back in three days, and we'll discuss the specific details of the transaction.

After leaving Qin Hanxiao's shop, Dong Qi did not leave the military supplies market directly, just like the last time he came here with Shao Kai.

Because he had used up all the vouchers at Uncle Wang's shop at once, he hadn't had a chance to explore the market. So, since he had some free time now, Dong Qi decided to take a stroll through the market.

After just a short stroll, Dong Qi figured out the patterns of the goods sold in the shops in the market.

Shops closer to the market entrance and exit primarily sell fast-moving consumer goods, which are displayed prominently to attract customers.

The shops located deep within the market typically don't display their goods openly; you can only find out what they sell once you enter the shop.

Even at this time, many shops still displayed signs on their doors indicating that they were for members only and did not serve unfamiliar customers.

Looking at the signs hanging on the shop doors, Dong Qi realized that truly rare items could only be found in those shops.

Qin Hanxiao's claim of having access to rare items likely refers to purchasing them through these shops.

However, so what if Qin Hanxiao is a middleman? It doesn't have much impact on Dong Qi. It just means spending more resources, but it also reduces some trouble. For Dong Qi, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

After getting a general understanding of the shops in the market, Dong Qi returned to his car.

Over the next three days, Dong Qi did not indulge in any pleasures, but instead thought that if the deal went through, he would put aside the battlefield support equipment for the time being.

Take those drones and mechanical wolves, for example. Before they are integrated into the vehicle and become its mechanical guards, they require a lot of space to store.

The farm warehouse, which I initially thought was quite large, will probably be difficult to fit everything in.

So, taking advantage of his three-day free time, Dong Qi decided to harvest some seaweed, break it down to gain farm experience, and use it to upgrade the farm warehouse and increase its internal storage space.

During this process, Dong Qi also gave up the driver's seat and let Suzuki Masako drive, while also adjusting the car's intelligent system.

After a long period of data collection, the vehicle's intelligent system is now able to drive normally on ordinary terrain and can even avoid obstacles in a simple way.

Although intelligent driving is still in its early stages, it is likely that with time, once the intelligent central processing unit has collected enough data, it will be able to achieve truly perfect intelligent driving.

As the farm warehouse level continued to improve, Dong Qi inexplicably gained a deeper understanding of the farm space.

I somehow know that every time all the items in the farm space are upgraded to a multiple of ten, a new item will be added, just like a version update in a game.

After discovering this change, the previously somewhat tedious process of harvesting seaweed suddenly gave Dong Qi a lot of motivation.

Now that he knew the update requirements, Dong Qi didn't mind upgrading the well, which he had originally given up on upgrading, to level ten as well.

Despite the presence of a well in the farm space, even with an unlimited water source, the well can only be used to irrigate crops and cannot be taken out of the farm space.

So even knowing that the well only produces ten liters of water per day, if it can only be used to irrigate the crops on the farm, this water source is actually sufficient.

And most importantly, in addition to producing only ten liters of water per day, the well also has a storage function.

Although it can only store water produced from the well each day, there is no limit to the amount. However, this water cannot be taken outside for use.

So even though it only produces ten liters of water per day, it is enough to irrigate twenty or thirty plots of land.

However, now that he knows the farm version will be updated, even if there is no urgent need, Dong Qi must upgrade the well level.

So even though it only produces ten liters of water per day, it is enough to irrigate twenty or thirty plots of land.

However, now that he knows the farm version will be updated, even if there is no urgent need, Dong Qi must upgrade the well level.

As the well's level was upgraded to level ten, the quality of the water produced in the well did not change much; only the daily output increased from the initial ten liters to one hundred liters.

After testing, the land system is very user-friendly. It is not necessary to upgrade all the reclaimed land to level 10; only one piece of land needs to be upgraded to level 10.

As for the warehouse, it goes without saying that this seaweed harvest was specifically for upgrading the warehouse's level.

Furthermore, the reason why farm information inexplicably appeared in Dong Qi's mind was only after the warehouse level was upgraded to level ten.

As all the items in the farm space were upgraded to level ten, three different options emerged in Dong Qi's mind.

Farmhouse: It has a 10-square-meter activity space and allows you to enter the farm to rest, but you cannot leave the farmhouse.

Chicken Coop: Build a chicken coop and collect all chicken-related materials by raising chickens.

Pigpen: Build a pigpen and collect all pig-related materials by raising pigs.

After careful investigation, Dong Qi realized that the pigsty and chicken coop were actually similar to land on a farm.

Choosing either a chicken coop or a pigsty only unlocks the possibility of raising poultry such as chickens and pigs.

In reality, raising more animals still requires expending experience and developing more chicken coops and pig cages.

However, poultry raised in chicken coops or pig cages can enjoy the same conveniences as crops grown on farmland.

The poultry raised here will only experience four different problems: hunger, thirst, mosquito harassment, and a deterioration in the breeding environment.

Dong Qi only needs to provide enough food and water, and just like growing crops, he can solve the above problems with a single thought.

Furthermore, because the well produces water every day, Dong Qi only needs to provide feed for the poultry to raise them in a very simple way.

As for farmhouses, they are essentially spaces created on a farm to store living creatures.

Despite its name being a farmhouse, Dong Qi could raise poultry there if he wished.

More importantly, raising poultry in farmhouses is not subject to the same restrictions on the types of poultry that are kept in pigsties or chicken coops.

As long as Dong Qi is willing, raising poultry is no problem, and as long as the farmhouse is large enough, raising wild beasts or even mutated marine creatures is also no problem.

However, while there are no restrictions on the types of animals that can be kept in a farmhouse, the convenience of farm space is lost.

Animals kept in farmhouses not only suffer from hunger or thirst, but also develop various diseases just like poultry raised outdoors.

Although these conditions can be cured by injecting relevant medications, these medications are required.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the function of a farmhouse is actually just like its name suggests: it is best used for people to rest.

By upgrading the farmhouse, the interior space of the farmhouse is constantly expanding, becoming like a farm warehouse.

When the farmhouse is upgraded to level 10, the interior area reaches 100 square meters (10 x 10).

However, the farmhouse was empty inside; it was more like a large warehouse than a rest area for people.

However, with such a large living space, Dong Qi could also move the cramped living area in the original carriages directly to the farmhouse.

Although it still has the same problems as living in the back of the car, such as the inconvenience of water supply, the great difficulty of dealing with household waste, and various other limitations, the living space has been greatly expanded.

This also frees up space in the rear compartment, so installing those devices later won't have a significant impact on Dong Qi's daily life.

When Dong Qi upgraded the farmhouse again, two different upgrade paths appeared.

The first option is to upgrade the farmhouse's interior space again. However, compared to the previous upgrades that only increased the interior space by ten square meters each time, this upgrade doubles the interior space area, increasing it by twenty square meters.

To be honest, at this time, the farmhouse, despite its large interior space, was actually just like the simple rest rooms built near farmland during peacetime. Apart from the large interior space, it had no other living facilities.

The other upgrade option is to improve the living environment of the farmhouse. If you choose this option, the farmhouse will be upgraded to a simple house.

Along with the change of name, the simple houses have undergone a significant transformation compared to farmhouses.

Most importantly, after upgrading the farmhouse to a simple house, the simple house can directly draw well water, so that the house has running water available.

With the availability of tap water, the previously unusable well water has found a new purpose. Even though it's still impossible to take the well water out of the farm, at least Dong Qi can now take a bath freely on the farm.

In addition, the appearance of simple houses on the farm also unlocks the garbage disposal plant building.

After the waste treatment plant is built, all the waste produced on the farm can be turned into fertilizer through the plant.

The fertilizer produced in the waste treatment plant has the same effect as fertilizer in the game: it can immediately shorten the upgrade time of the corresponding crops.

For Dong Qi, whether the waste treatment plant can produce fertilizer is not important. Having the plant makes it easier to solve his daily waste disposal problems.

To be honest, even though we have a separate portable toilet, there's still an unavoidable odor in the car when we use it.

Even with a strong air circulation system in the car, I still felt a little uncomfortable.

Therefore, once they know that the farm upgrade will allow them to build a waste treatment plant, the next farm upgrade will inevitably prioritize building the waste treatment plant.

Furthermore, through in-depth research, Dong Qi discovered that waste treatment plants could not only produce fertilizer by decomposing waste, but also generate electricity by burning waste.

Most importantly, building a waste treatment plant can also unlock some different types of buildings.

Knowing this situation, Dong Qi knew that if a waste treatment plant appeared in the next upgrade, no matter how attractive the other two upgrade projects were, Dong Qi would inevitably have no choice but to build the waste treatment plant.

Compared to farmhouses, simple houses not only have running water, but also allow for adjustments to the interior space every time a level is upgraded to a multiple of ten.

Although electrical appliances cannot be used in the houses for the time being, they will be able to be used normally in the houses once the waste treatment plant is built.

However, even if those electrical appliances cannot be used for the time being, Dong Qi can lay the wires in advance for pre-installation, so that they can be used immediately after the garbage treatment plant is built and electricity is available.

During this time, Dong Qi can collect some everyday electrical appliances.

Originally, the purpose of harvesting the seaweed was simply to increase the storage capacity, but unexpectedly, the upgrade yielded such a large harvest.

It seems that Dong Qi had underestimated the value of farm space.