My Apocalypse Fortress Vehicle

"You said you are also a person with superpowers?"

Gu Zhuo asked her in disbelief. He had never thought that the little girl in front of him could hide so many things.

"Yes, and my powers will definitely be what you need."

Xia Ran nodded, a somewhat cold voice sounded.

The previous concern and greetings to Gu Zhuo and Chao Ying were actually out of her concern for her own safety. If something happens to one of these two people, she will have less guarantee of safe survival, so she will show rare concern.

It can be said that the concern just now is 30% genuine and 70% staged.

Now that she no longer has to act, she is much more relaxed and able to show her true side.

She said:

"My superpower is alchemist."

"Alchemist? What does this power do?"

Gu Zhuo asked. Listening to this name, it seems to have a lot to do with metal materials. But if that's the case, wouldn't it coincide with his upgraded mechanic ability?

Xia Ran answered slowly:

"My alchemist can refine everything into energy."

Hearing this, both Gu Zhuo and Gu Zhuo were shocked, which was even greater than when they found out she was a patient with a mental disorder.

"for example?"

"Just like, to give you the simplest example, you know that corpse oil can be extracted from corpses, right?"

Gu Zhuo nodded:

"Of course I know, but it is a very complicated process to extract the purest corpse oil for use. And... as far as I know, there are many superstitious opinions about corpse oil, but it cannot be Is it used for energy purposes? Lard is also a type of corpse oil. Have you ever seen anyone using lard to refuel a car? This is ridiculous."

After hearing Gu Zhuo's question, Xia Ran was not in a hurry to refute, she continued:

"Indeed, whether it is corpse oil or oil extracted from various plants, generally it cannot be used directly as energy. But the reason why superpowers are called superpowers is not because they can do things that are beyond the scope of normal people's understanding. Something?

"As long as the energy extracted by my alchemist can be used as a common fuel for all machinery, if you don't believe it, I can give you a demonstration to prove what I say."

Seeing that Xia Ran was so confident and didn't look like she was lying, Gu Zhuo also really wanted to know whether her power was really what she said and could extract energy for use by any machine.

If what she said is true, then the energy problem can indeed be completely solved.

You know, as the apocalypse progresses to the later stages, the most indispensable thing is food and materials. After all, the machinist can both decompose materials and absorb them from a wide range of areas. As for food, to put it bluntly, for truly ruthless beasts, aren't those survivors just walking canned meat...

The only things that will really become increasingly scarce are energy supplies. Whether it is oil, diesel, or so-called nuclear energy, if it loses the support of human beings' sophisticated high-tech instruments, there will always be a day when the existing energy sources are exhausted.

This is also what Gu Zhuo has been worried about.

Even if they really develop nuclear energy for their safe use, it is impossible for them to find various precious elemental materials that can be used to provide energy every time.

These elemental materials were previously only available in national-level laboratories, and it would cost a lot of money and effort to extract just one or two grams.

It’s hard to get before the apocalypse, let alone after the apocalypse.

Thinking of this, Gu Zhuo told her:

"Okay, if you want us to keep you, you must first confirm what you said. I have to confirm whether your alchemist is as magical as you say."

"good."

Hearing this, Xia Ran stood up from his seat and seemed to be about to get off the car.

Seeing this, Gu Zhuo also stood up, exchanged glances with Jia Sheng, and they followed Xia Ran and got out of the car.

Standing outside, Xia Ran looked around and saw that the ground had been cleaned long ago. There were no dead animals, nor the previous scene of octopus heads all over the ground. It seems that the idea of ​​using corpses to refine oil is a waste of time.

She thought about it and finally decided to use a nearby thick tree as a raw material to create a usable energy source.

On ordinary days, if a normal person said this to him, Gu Zhuo would think it was simply whimsical. To refine vegetable oil, you must first use oil-rich plant kernels as raw materials, and it requires extremely complex operating techniques, which is more difficult than refining mineral oil.

The big and sturdy tree in front of me is not rich in oil, nor is it a special plant. I want to get oil from it. Especially the oil used as fuel is so difficult that it is almost impossible.

However, looking at Xia Ran's appearance, she was very calm and just walked to the thick tree trunk silently.

She stopped in front of the tree, looked back at Gu Zhuo and asked:

"If I really could do it, would you keep me here?"

Gu Zhuo didn't speak. He just raised his chin and gestured to the tree:

"Don't ask these questions yet, let's get started."

Hearing this, Xia Ran didn't ask any questions. She stood still in front of the tree, and then became motionless.

Gu Zhuo saw that there seemed to be a slight change in the tree. These changes were almost imperceptible to the naked eye, but they were still noticed by Gu Zhuo.

Because the subtle changes are the same as when Gu Zhuo's Doomsday Fortress was upgraded. There was a weak energy flow in the tree, and it made a very light sound, as if someone was slowly sawing the tree open from the inside.

"Can you bring me a bucket?"

In the silence, Xia Ran suddenly asked.

"Okay, Jia Sheng, go get an oil drum from the helicopter. I remember there is an empty oil drum on the helicopter."

When Gu Zhuo called him, Jia Sheng nodded and walked to the helicopter.

When Jia Sheng came back with an empty oil drum, the tree still maintained its original appearance.

"Put the oil drum on the ground, it will be ready soon."

Xia Ran said without even looking at the oil drum.

Putting the oil drum on the ground, Jia Sheng took a few steps back. Then, something surprising happened.

The thick tree seemed to be dissolved all of a sudden, turning softly into a puddle of translucent yellow viscous liquid. Xia Ran pushed the oil drum and placed it where she originally stood, and the pool of yellow viscous liquid was poured into the oil drum as if consciously.

The oil drum was immediately half full.

The entire process, including decomposing the tree, took less than fifteen minutes.

"Okay, would you like to see if it can be used as fuel?"

Xia Ran asked, looking at her expression, she seemed very sure that there would be no problems with her alchemist.

"OK."

Gu Zhuo didn't want her alchemists to have any problems. After all, for them, such abilities were something they could only encounter but not seek.

"Jia Sheng, can you still refuel your armed helicopter?"

"Can."

Jia Sheng nodded, understanding that Gu Zhuo wanted to experiment with his helicopter first.

The two of them moved the oil barrels to the helicopter. Then, Jia Sheng opened the oil tank and poured a small half barrel of the "vegetable oil" that Xia Ran had just extracted into it.

After seeing that half the barrel of oil was almost empty, he put the oil barrel down and closed the oil tank.

"How can I tell if it can be used?"

The oil has been added, but I don't know how Gu Zhuo can confirm that the oil can be used as fuel.

"Wait me a moment."

After Gu Zhuo finished speaking, he got on the armed helicopter.

After getting on the gunship, he first took a look at the fuel tank and found that it was indeed full. He called out to the mechanic and asked in his mind:

"Mechanic, check the remaining fuel level of the armed helicopter. Also, check if there are any problems with the fuel."

As soon as he asked the mechanic, he immediately learned the answer:

"The armed helicopter has 100% fuel remaining and there is no problem with the fuel."

Hearing this, Gu Zhuo raised his eyebrows and nodded. It seems that what that little girl Xia Ran said is true.

After confirming that what she said was true, Gu Zhuo got off the helicopter.

As soon as he saw him coming down, Jia Sheng asked him:

"How about this? Can this oil be used?"

"Can."

After Gu Zhuo answered him, he walked straight to Xia Ran.

There was no expression on Xia Ran's face. For some reason, her look was very similar to Chao Ying's behavior when Gu Zhuo saw him for the first time.

Cold and repulsive.

"You didn't lie to us. Your alchemist can indeed be of great help to us."

"Then have you decided to let me stay?"

Gu Zhuo was not in a hurry to answer her. He stared at Xia Ran for a while before asking:

"I'm very curious. Since you have such a powerful power, you must be the kind of existence that every survivor organization will snatch. It's not the turn of an unknown person like me to intervene. Have you never followed before? Has anyone ever mentioned your abilities?"

Hearing his question, Xia Ran made an unexpected expression. It’s just that it’s better not to make this expression.

I saw her grinning and sneering:

"Why tell them? They can't meet my requirements at all. Those who are strong enough are not kind enough. If I tell them that I have such abilities, just like the government, then I will only be taken away and drained dry. . Kind enough, but not strong enough. Moreover, facing them, I only need to put on the mask of a little girl, and they will be willing to protect me obediently.

"There are only you and Chaoying. You two have enough strength and are not completely stone-hearted. You two are the kind of people I have always wanted to find. You can depend on each other and it is worth the risk for me to do this." matter."

Hearing this, Gu Zhuo clicked his tongue:

"So the woman who protected you that day was your mother? Did she know you were like this?"

"Yes, she is my biological mother,"

Mentioning that woman, a trace of compassion flashed through Xia Ran's eyes.

"She didn't know what my true character was like until she died. I pretended to be good in front of her, but she didn't know, which was a lucky thing.

"After all, no one can accept that their child turns out to be a patient with a personality disorder without any emotions."

Gu Zhuo was silent for a while, and finally he made a decision:

"I understand. Then at least for the benefit of us, I will keep you here."