Free Web NovelChapter 4: Chapter 4: Building the Water Purification Station
Ye Yun stared at the long list of components in the recipe, somewhat taken aback.
The difference between the real recipe and the original version was huge. No wonder there was a 25% failure rate.
Luckily, he had the Assessment System. Otherwise, if the synthesis failed, he’d have to spend another two days collecting all the materials again.
Ye Yun pressed the "Produce" button.
The construction robot, which had been charging in the Power Supply Room, immediately entered the warehouse. Its mechanical arms began assembling the components one by one.
A moment later, a silver, hourglass-shaped device appeared before Ye Yun.
To be honest, it didn’t look at all like something cobbled together from junk. Instead, it looked like a brand-new product straight off the assembly line.
[Small Filter (White)]
[Filtration Efficiency: 1 point/hour]
[Durability: 1000/1000]
A smile appeared on Ye Yun’s face as he looked at the filter. With this, he could finally construct new buildings.
[Water Purification Station (White)]
[Construction Requirements]:
[Small Filter (White)] [1/1]
[Power: 20 points] [20/20]
[Construction Robot: 1] [1/1]
[Building Maintenance Requirements]:
[Bionoid/Ordinary Human/Engineering Robot: 1]
[Power: 0.1 points/hour]
[Build immediately?]
[Yes/No]
[Please confirm the building’s placement.]
After Ye Yun selected "Build," a map of the shelter immediately appeared in his view.
The shelter currently had seven building slots, but the main gate and the three buildings on the left already occupied four of them.
After a moment of thought, Ye Yun placed the Water Purification Station in the first slot on the right.
Once the location was selected, the construction robot immediately got to work.
As the robot bustled about, the outline of the Water Purification Station gradually took shape before Ye Yun’s eyes.
Half an hour later, a brand-new building appeared in the shelter, with the newly-produced Small Filter installed in the center of the room.
[Water Purification Station (White)] [Inactive]
[Efficiency: 1 point/hour]
[Building Maintenance Requirements]:
[Bionoid/Ordinary Human/Engineering Robot: 1] [1/1]
[Power: 0.1 points/hour]
Ye Yun immediately assigned No. 1 to the Water Purification Station.
The next moment, the previously inactive building whirred to life.
「One hour later.」
[Small Purified Water Cube]
[Description: Use to restore 100 Purified Water points.]
Ye Yun nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the water cube that had appeared in his warehouse.
The Water Purification Station was quite efficient. In just one hour, it could produce enough clean water to last one person a full day, so it wouldn’t be too time-consuming.
At this rate, having a bionoid work in the Water Purification Station for just one hour a day would be sufficient.
For the rest of the time, he could send them back out to continue gathering components.
[Assessment Type: External Exploration]
[Assessing risk of current operation...]
[This is a 4-hour random exploration]
[Assessment: 97% chance to obtain White items, 2.95% chance for Green items, 0.05% chance for Blue items. Risk Level: 0.002%]
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Ye Yun quickly noticed the change in the risk level. It had gone from 0.001% to 0.002%.
Only forty-eight hours had passed since No. 1 and No. 2’s first expedition, and the risk level had already doubled.
Clearly, the world outside the shelter wasn’t static; it was constantly changing.
The risk level was only 0.002% for now, but if he grew complacent, it could quickly climb to one hundred percent. At that point, he’d be completely stuck.
’The Assessment System is powerful, but it isn’t invincible.’
’With the Assessment System’s guidance, I can maximize the use of my resources.’
’But there’s a limit to that. With proper synergy, 1+1 might be greater than 2, but it’s hardly going to be greater than 100.’
’I have to get stronger as quickly as possible while it’s still relatively safe. That’s the only way to maximize the advantage of the Assessment System.’
Suddenly, he thought of an excellent way to maximize the Assessment System’s potential.
He opened the Exchange. As more and more people sent their bionoids out to explore and gather resources,
the once-empty Exchange had begun to fill up with all sorts of miscellaneous components.
Since there was no official currency, everyone resorted to the most primitive form of trade: bartering.
Offering: [Rusted Screw (White)] x2, Seeking: [Damaged Battery Coil] x2
Offering: [Mechanical Rust Remover (White)] x3, Seeking: [Damaged Battery Coil] x1, [Discarded Can (White)] x2
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Clearly, everyone was collecting a wide variety of materials.
Some people, eager to gather all the components for their blueprints, had already started trading their surplus parts.
Most people were trading at a basic 1:1 ratio.
Ye Yun glanced at his warehouse. No. 1 and No. 2 were highly efficient, averaging one White-rarity item per hour.
After forty-eight hours, he had collected a total of fifty assorted White-rarity items.
He had just used twenty-five components to achieve a perfect production of the [Small Filter (White)], leaving only twenty-five components in his warehouse.
This meant that if he just browsed the Exchange, he could easily gather the components for a second [Small Filter (White)].
Other people didn’t have the Assessment System. Without knowing the real recipe, their success rate for producing a [Small Filter (White)] was only 75%.
A 25% failure rate was actually quite high. On average, that meant 25 out of every 100 people would fail. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
If the production failed, all the components used would be destroyed, and the shelter manager would have no choice but to send their bionoids out to collect everything again.
Over the past two days, Ye Yun had already seen plenty of managers who had failed production venting their helpless anger in the chat rooms.
Never mind those who had already failed; even many who hadn’t started production yet were probably worried about their own chances of successfully making a Small Filter.
’If I list a completed [Small Filter (White)] directly on the Exchange, as long as the price is right, plenty of people will be willing to trade for it.’
He quickly calculated his costs.
The biggest cost was, of course, the 25 White-rarity components, followed by 10 points of power, and finally, the 20 minutes of the construction robot’s time.
The shelter currently had an abundance of power. It only consumed 4 points per day, and without any upgrades or additional buildings, he had a daily surplus of 20 points.
Besides, items like the [Small Power Cube] were also tradable. Considering the power surplus most managers currently had, it wasn’t a resource they were particularly concerned about.
With a plan in mind, Ye Yun immediately took action.
Soon enough, he had gathered the 25 components needed for the [Small Filter (White)].
