This was not Xu Zhengyang's first time receiving a skill card reward, so as soon as the skill card was in his hands, he immediately chose to use it.
As the skill card transformed into a stream of light and merged into his body, Xu Zhengyang gained a new active skill.
When Xu Zhengyang activated the Electromagnetic Vision, it felt as if his eyes had been elevated to another dimension.
Everything within Xu Zhengyang's field of vision—temperature, humidity, distance, even material—was as easy to distinguish as recognizing red from green, visible to the naked eye!
Feeling the enhancement from the new skill, Xu Zhengyang's mind stirred, and he asked, "Can this skill see through the blood mist from the Blood Plague Heart?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Zhengyang immediately instructed Da Bai, "Da Bai, find a way to create some water vapor in the room; the lower the visibility here, the better!"
"Understood, Master," Da Bai replied, promptly getting to work as per Xu Zhengyang's request.
...
Ten minutes later.
With Da Bai's assistance, the water vapor in the room thickened, until it reached a point where one could hardly see their own hand!
However, after Xu Zhengyang entered Electromagnetic Vision, he no longer relied solely on visible light to gather visual information, so everything in the room was laid bare before his eyes!
"Great, great, great!"
Xu Zhengyang exclaimed excitedly, "I won't have to fear the blood-colored mist secreted by the Blood Plague Heart anymore!"
After saying this, Xu Zhengyang opened his task list to check the latest main quest:
[Main Quest: Expansion IV (In Progress)]
[As your rapid development continues, the existing space of the shelter can no longer meet your upcoming construction needs.
To ensure the normal development of the shelter, expand it once again!]
[Task Objective: Maintain current building standards and expand the usable area of your shelter to 30,000 square meters.]
[Task Reward: Building Design Blueprint (Light Prism Tower)]
After reading the task information, Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but frown; the expansion task was what he feared the most.
This task required an excessive amount of time, which felt like a waste of precious time before the apocalypse for Xu Zhengyang! But the task had already appeared.
With no other options, Xu Zhengyang immediately said to Da Bai, "Da Bai, I need to expand the shelter to 30,000 square meters. Design a plan based on the surrounding environment right away!"
"Understood, Master," Da Bai replied.
Xu Zhengyang had previously used the Hyperdimensional View skill from the Proof of Leadership to thoroughly investigate the environment surrounding the shelter.
Thus, Da Bai's database contained information about the surrounding environment.
Because of this, as soon as Xu Zhengyang made his request, Da Bai instantly sent the design plan to Xu Zhengyang's contact lenses.
After briefly reviewing it and discovering that the project would take 67 days to complete, Xu Zhengyang immediately said to Da Bai, "Then let's get started now!"
After saying this, Xu Zhengyang added, "Get the mechanical production workshop to work at high intensity and produce more general-purpose robots to speed up the project!"
"Understood, Master."
Da Bai agreed, and Xu Zhengyang's Engineering Robots immediately began to operate at full speed!
Once the Engineering Robots were in motion, Xu Zhengyang didn't want to sit idle.
Especially after just acquiring the powerful equipment of the Magnetic Shield Chain-type Floating Shuttle and the strong skill of Electromagnetic Vision.
He was even more eager to eliminate the Blood Plague Heart while collecting Sparks to unlock new skills for the Proof of Leadership! So Xu Zhengyang said to Da Bai, "Da Bai, help me search online for information on where I can find more Blood Plague Hearts to deal with."
"Understood, Master."
Da Bai replied and soon sent Xu Zhengyang a video, saying, "Master, you should take a look at this place; it's quite...
difficult to understand."
"Difficult to understand?" Xu Zhengyang was puzzled by Da Bai's comment.
But when he opened the video Da Bai sent, he was left speechless for a long time...
The building in the video had a distinct Indian style.
There, without exception, a Blood Plague Heart had first appeared in a temple that resembled a bull's skull.
Thus, the people in India not only failed to deal with this Blood Plague Heart but believed it to be a miracle, with many willing to voluntarily offer themselves as sacrifices.
Because of this, the Blood Plague Heart didn't need to expend extra energy to activate the Blood Plague; countless devotees came to offer their flesh and blood! Based on the surrounding references, this Blood Plague Heart in the temple was now at least eighty meters tall, and the carpet of flesh and blood had already covered a significant portion of the city! This was the most exaggerated Blood Plague Heart Xu Zhengyang had ever seen! Xu Zhengyang was dumbfounded and then asked Da Bai, "Isn't there anyone over there who realizes something is wrong with this thing?"
Da Bai organized a series of news links for Xu Zhengyang's contact lenses according to a timeline and explained, "Because the Blood Plague Heart first appeared in a poor area of India, the elite of the higher castes initially couldn't be bothered to deal with it.
However, as time passed, the Blood Plague Heart grew stronger and larger, and the lower castes became increasingly convinced it was a miracle, with many even traveling great distances to offer themselves.
Their level of fanaticism can only be described as madness! At this point, even if the elite of the higher castes had the ability to deal with it, they would be in a difficult position and dare not take action.
After all, the lower castes have regarded that Blood Plague Heart as a deity.
If the elite of the higher castes dared to act against the Blood Plague Heart, they would likely face a rebellion from their own troops, who would kill the commander and offer them as a sacrifice to the Blood Plague Heart!"
"..."
Xu Zhengyang was speechless for a long time and then said to Da Bai, "Help me book the fastest flight to India."
When Xu Zhengyang previously went to the Netherlands to acquire the Lithography Machine, he also managed to obtain two B-61 tactical nuclear bombs.
Coincidentally, when he was in the Golden Triangle, he also acquired an American Armed Helicopter.
These two pieces of equipment came from the same source.
Thus, Xu Zhengyang didn't need to modify the Armed Helicopter at all; he could perfectly mount the two B-61 tactical nuclear bombs on his Armed Helicopter! According to Da Bai's monitoring timeline, the Blood Plague Heart over there had already spread its carpet of flesh and blood over half the city in just half a month.
If it continued to develop unchecked, it wouldn't be long before the entire India would be consumed, giving rise to a true monster!
"Perfect, anyway, all the living people in that city have already become nutrients for the Blood Plague Heart, so launching a nuclear bomb won't weigh on my conscience!"
Xu Zhengyang said, packing his things and heading straight to the airport!
(End of Chapter)