Fantasy Game: Infinite City

Chapter 576 Weight-bearing training

In order to avoid damage to other equipment in the base, Han Zu moved the container weighing more than 600 tons out of the base and came to a place without buildings on the other side of the island. He then placed it on the ground and prepared to start research.

The material of this container is very special. It can block Han Zu's perspective and deflect the contractor's detection energy pulses to a certain extent. Therefore, if you want to study it now, you can only open it first.

"call..."

After catching his breath, Han Zu braced himself for the gravity anomaly. He gripped the handle at the top of the container and twisted it, opening it slightly. As expected, just like the first time he opened the container at the dock, a severe gravity anomaly immediately appeared within a hundred meters. All vegetation on the island within this gravity anomaly was destroyed the moment the container was opened, flattened into a single plane. Only a few smaller rocks were unaffected, but they were also embedded directly into the ground by the gravity anomaly. Based on the distance the contractor's equipment had calculated these small rocks would sink, the small portion of the container that had been opened had already created a spherical gravity anomaly area with a diameter of one hundred meters.

Despite his preparations, the powerful gravity still had a significant impact on Han Zu. He felt like he was sinking into a transparent swamp, his movements slowed down by more than ten times. If he hadn't covered the ground with a bio-force field beforehand, he would have sunk to the ground like the rocks.

After checking his condition, Han Zu crawled forward a few steps and placed his hand directly on the contents of the container. The object appeared to be a cylinder emitting a faint glow, but strangely, it did not emit high concentrations of radiation, nor did it absorb any energy. Overall, it resembled a natural mineral that had been artificially polished, but otherwise, it was unremarkable. Even without this abnormal gravity, even an ordinary person with no abilities could directly touch the mineral cylinder in the container without any protective measures.

"Unable to use, troubleshooting errors...Failed to run, rewriting...Error, unable to advance the process."

When Han Zu first saw this container, he was busy dealing with those mysterious men, so he naturally didn't pay much attention to the status of the contractor's equipment. Although Han Zu always gets help from the contractor's equipment now, he basically has not used the power of the equipment in battle. He just occasionally pays attention to the contractor's automatic threat assessment during the battle. But if the battle is very intense, like when he fought against those mysterious men before, he would ignore the status of the contractor's equipment because of his thinking.

So when the contractor's equipment malfunctioned due to scanning the contents, he was very surprised. Although this situation actually occurred when the contractor's equipment was automatically detected for the first time, as mentioned earlier, Han Zu did not notice it, which is why he behaved like this.

Since the contractor's equipment cannot be used, Han Zu has no way of knowing the various information about this mineral cylinder for the time being. Other detection equipment cannot withstand such severe gravity anomalies like the contractor's equipment, so naturally there is no way to detect it. Moreover, if even the contractor's equipment will have abnormalities, then other conventional equipment will probably suffer the same fate.

However, judging from the defensive power used to transport it, this thing must be a very important thing, so Han Zu was not ready to give up his research on it. He first contacted γ4, but the other party did not respond to Han Zu, probably because he was busy. γ4 had been in charge of something before, which seemed very important, but Han Zu did not ask much.

Han Zu decided to take the container and head directly to the contractor's site to seek assistance, hoping they had the means to analyze the container and its contents. He closed the container again, waited for the contractor's equipment to return to normal, locked onto the destination's teleportation anchor, and prepared to teleport. However, just as the teleportation was about to begin, Han Zu discovered another problem.

"Unable to teleport the target object."

For some unknown reason, the container could not be locked by the contractor's equipment, and thus the contractor's teleportation anchor point could not be used. If Han Zu wanted to bring this thing to the contractor's territory, he would need to go through the normal route, first reach the desert, then find the pyramid, and then enter the special space created by the contractors below through the energy film.

Putting aside the long journey and the waste of time, even if Han Zu reached the pyramid, it was still unknown whether the energy film would be effective on the container and its contents. So after a brief consideration, Han Zu temporarily shelved the idea of ​​bringing the container to the contractor's site.

Despite being unable to research it for the time being, Han Zu hadn't given up on the vessel. While it still held many secrets, it wasn't completely useless. Han Zu's speed had always been his biggest weakness. While his strong physique provided him with defensive and offensive power that could offset this weakness to a certain extent, it would certainly be a good thing if it could be overcome. He never knew when it would be useful.

Previously, there had been no time or a particularly good method, so this action had never been carried out. However, Han Zu needed to stay out of the spotlight. He wouldn't be logging into Infinite City or heading to Johor Bahru City anytime soon, so he had nothing to do during this period. The powerful gravity anomaly provided by the contents of the container gave Han Zu the time and method he needed. So Han Zu decided to make good use of this time and began training immediately.

Of course, given the influence of the container's contents, it would definitely not work on the island where his secret base was located. Although the location of the secret base was not within the range of the gravity anomaly based on the extent of the container's opening, Han Zu had only opened a small part of the container, not as much as he had opened at the port. Based on his experience, the larger the area of ​​the container opened, the larger the range of the gravity anomaly would be. Therefore, to be on the safe side, Han Zu still needed to find a suitable place as his training ground. It needed to be large enough, and preferably without anyone around.

Just a few miles from Han Zu's island, they left the deep sea and entered the open ocean. The seabed there was spacious and deserted. It was the perfect location. After closing the container and placing it in the contractor's equipment storage area, Han Zu jumped into the sea and began moving towards the open ocean. Upon reaching the open ocean, Han Zu briefly searched and selected a suitable location. He removed the container and inserted it directly into the rocks on the seabed.

Through repeated attempts, Han Zu confirmed his current range of movement. Currently, without using the bio-force field to offset some of the gravity anomaly, Han Zu could rely solely on his physical fitness to resist when the container was opened to one-fifth. Beyond that, Han Zu's mobility would be greatly reduced. So, Han Zu opened the container to a little more than one-fifth, and after his body felt the effects, he began training. He needed to take steady steps, so he didn't use any strength to resist the abnormal gravity, but instead allowed his body to adapt to the current situation.

Under the influence of the abnormally strong gravity, the seawater in the anomaly area was compressed into a thick, viscous state, clinging tightly to Han Zu. The surrounding aquatic plants and marine life were also squeezed into a flat surface. In the gravity anomaly area, Han Zu's body felt like it was filled with lead. He couldn't even swim, and could only stand on the relatively solid seabed and move with difficulty. With each step, his body crushed some of the seabed rock and sank a little. The seawater, compressed into a viscous state by the gravity anomaly, also changed shape due to the changing terrain. This made Han Zu's steps begin to stagger, and it took a considerable effort to regain his balance.

The unusual gravity created by the container's contents, combined with the inherent pressure of the seabed, made Han Zu feel as if a dozen adult blue whales were pressing down on his shoulders. He could feel that just by moving normally, his energy was being consumed enormously. In just a few hours, Han Zu realized that he had consumed more than half of his energy. This energy consumption further increased his stress, further accelerating his energy consumption rate.

This level of energy consumption hadn't occurred in a long time since his encounter with the Tigr. Since gaining this power, Han Zu had almost never felt hungry again. But as training continued, Han Zu could clearly feel his hunger growing stronger again. This was a sign that his body urgently needed to replenish energy. Han Zu's current ability to convert energy and passively absorb surrounding energy was no longer enough to keep up with his energy consumption. Fortunately, the ocean was rich in marine life, and consuming them could restore a significant amount of energy.

Over the next few days, Han Zu gradually adapted to the gravity anomaly created by the container's opening. Similarly, he devoured a third of the nearby fish and other marine life. While not a significant improvement, Han Zu could clearly sense that his physical fitness was steadily improving. Whether it was defense, strength, energy storage, or speed, they had all increased significantly. This training method was indeed very useful.

Over the next month, Han Zu was able to maintain a normal speed while the container was fully open, and his energy consumption remained at a normal level. However, since he had already devoured all the nearby marine life, he was unable to use energy conversion to replenish his energy. Even so, the energy he could now conserve was more than ten times greater than before the training began. He also calculated the range of the container's full opening, which was approximately one square nautical mile.

Moreover, because he had often used his energy conversion ability to absorb the surrounding surplus energy during the month of training, the range within which the container was open had become bare. Therefore, within the area of ​​about one square nautical mile centered on the fully opened container, it had completely become a vacuum zone without any energy. Even after closing the container, the contractor's equipment would not be able to detect any energy within this range without waiting for a period of time. This had caused serious damage to the area. It would take at least a long time before it would gradually return to normal and marine plants would grow again. However, the nearby marine life would probably never enter this area, even if it fully recovered, because the idea that this area was equivalent to death might have been engraved in their genetic memory.

"My basic physical fitness has already adapted to this kind of gravity. I think it's time to try using my abilities under this kind of gravity."

After a month and a half, Han Zu had fully adapted to the effects of this extreme gravity anomaly. He could now carry the fully opened mineral cylinder on his back and move normally. Even so, he felt that his physical fitness was even stronger than before he began training. However, since the mineral cylinder's exposure would seriously affect the operation of the contractor's equipment, he was not sure of the exact details of his current physical fitness.

However, he planned to give himself a surprise, so after he was fully adapted and able to move normally under the extreme gravity created by the mineral cylinder, he did not choose to rest and look for opportunities to test the detailed data of his various physical fitness, but continued to start various trainings for his energy.

Initially, due to the extreme gravity, unleashing his high-energy beams and particle chains required ten times the energy output of previous attacks. Furthermore, their power was uncontrollable, significantly reduced, and accuracy drastically decreased. Furthermore, the energy consumption was enormous. After a dozen attacks, Han Zu's energy level would be depleted, and passive energy conversion was difficult to restore. After all, the surrounding area had been completely drained, leaving no surplus energy. Furthermore, these powerful energy attacks would evaporate large amounts of seawater. To ensure the secrecy of his training and to ensure timely replenishment of energy without slowing down his training, Han Zu spent several days searching for an unexplored depth in the ocean to serve as a new training ground. This deeper location, rich in marine life and rich in heavy metal mineral veins, was ideal for Han Zu's further training. With everything in place, Han Zu began further training, which lasted for over a month.