The light column ejected half a meter before gradually expanding and illuminating an area of approximately 1 square meter in front of it.
'Yo, is this plasma containment technology or a contained laser? Using this as a drilling device, cosplaying as a digger warrior?'
Although he was complaining in his heart, the drilling laser's efficiency was truly high.
The ground swept by was like butter cut by a hot knife, instantly shrinking and sinking.
"Buzz buzz buzz"
Accompanied by the equipment's hum, in the blink of an eye, a square tunnel, slanted downwards with a length and width of 1 meter each, was created.
Feeling that the entrance was too small, Zhao Feng attempted to adjust the drilling laser's output, keeping the width unchanged and increasing the height to 2 meters.
This way, the widened entrance would also be convenient for his entry and exit.
After digging diagonally downwards for about 6-7 meters, Zhao Feng began to expand horizontally.
After expanding a certain space each time, he immediately used the previously collected wood for reinforcement.
Every 1-2 meters he advanced, he used two support beams to stabilize the underground space and laid a wooden floor for warmth and moisture resistance.
Half an hour later, the first phase of the underground safe house was completed!
Sitting at the entrance and looking at his masterpiece, he finally felt a lot more at ease.
After all, it was a new world, and with only one life, no amount of caution was too much.
Of course, it wasn't over yet, he'd rest for a bit first.
Later, he planned to dig several extra-long tunnels as a life-saving backup plan.
While resting, he mentally moved his thoughts to bring up the game panel.
He had been busy before and didn't have time to look closely, so now was a good time to study it during his break.
Soon, several tabs appeared before his eyes.
【Planet】, 【Legion】, 【My Battleship】, 【Building】, 【Manufacturing】, 【Character Attributes】, 【Skills】, 【Communication Channel】
A total of eight major categories.
Among them, the 【Planet】, 【Legion】, and 【My Battleship】 options were grayed out and could not be opened yet.
He had already experienced the functions of 【Character Attributes】 and 【Communication Channel】, so he could skip them for now.
After some thought, Zhao Feng clicked on the 【Building】 option.
【Level 1 Power Station】
【Category: Resource Supply Building】
【Requirements: Iron x50, Copper x10, Fiber Material x40, Wood x50（Fiber Material can be obtained with a probability by collecting vine-like plants）】
【Floor Area: 25 square meters】
【Energy Output: 240 units/day】
【Function: Provides energy】
【Construction Time: 4h】
（The most basic of basics）
..
【Level 1 Mineral Refining Workshop】
【Category: Basic Industrial Building】
【Requirements: Iron x80, Copper x20, Fiber Material x10, Wood x40】
【Energy Required to Operate: 100 units/day】
【Daily Output: 120 units of Alloy】
【Floor Area: 60 square meters】
【Function: Separates and refines minerals】
【Construction Time: 8h】
（The beginning of everything, please build it as soon as possible）
..
【Level 1 Robot Factory】
【Category: Basic Industrial Building】
【Requirements: Alloy x150, Cable x30（Synthesized from Copper and Fiber）, Fiber Material x200, Silicon x50（Refined from sand by the refining workshop or by refining from silicon ore）】
【Energy Required to Operate: 200 units/day】
【Daily Output: 4 units】
【Floor Area: 40 square meters】
【Function: Can produce repair, mining, and construction robots】
【Construction Time: 12h】
（Please prioritize building collection robots to ensure raw ore output）
..
【Level 1 Food Processing Plant】
【Category: Basic Life Building】
【Requirements: Iron x15, Copper x2, Carbon x20, Fiber Material x10, Wood x10, Stable Water Source】
【Energy Required to Operate: 10 units/day】
【Floor Area: 0.9 square meters（Movable）】
【Function: Absorbs elements like carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen from the air to produce synthetic food rich in various high-quality vitamins and proteins, with multiple flavors to choose from】
【Construction Time: 2h】
（We recommend trying the cement-flavored ice cream. Build it quickly if you don't want to suffer from malnutrition.）
Skipping the strange information from the script prompt, he found that all the currently unlocked buildings in the building options were Level 1, and they all required energy supply to operate.
With the materials he had on hand, apart from the fiber and wood dropped from chopping trees, he had no metal resources at all.
‘It seems I need to mine next. As for Level 2 buildings...’
Following the usual pattern in RPG games, he estimated that he would need to build all the Level 1 buildings first to unlock them, or perhaps obtain blueprints to construct them.’
'In this case, that 【Manufacturing】 option is probably also...'
He then reached out and clicked on the 【Manufacturing】 option.
【Weapon】
【Alloy Knife: Alloy x2】
【Manufacturing Time: 10min】
（Cuts through "iron" like mud）
..
As expected, looking at the simple and unadorned alloy knife in the manufacturing options, it was pretty much as he guessed. To craft anything, he would most likely need something like a blueprint.
'Fortunately, there's no limit on manufacturing times, but with a spaceship, what kind of logic is it to only be able to craft a machete at the start?'
Feeling that he had rested enough, Zhao Feng set up the drilling laser again, adjusted the power, and pulled the trigger in the direction indicated by the detector.
This time, he intended to gather all the resources needed to build the power plant and solve the energy supply problem.
After all, not only would future buildings require energy, but his two drilling lasers also needed energy replenishment.
As he advanced, the content of various metal elements in the soil gradually increased.
After being dissolved by energy to a certain extent, they scattered on the ground of the "ore tunnel," forming resource blocks that then automatically flew into Zhao Feng's body.
Advance, reinforce, create vents, advance again, reinforce again, a continuous cycle of operations.
As the depth increased, the density of underground minerals also gradually increased. Zhao Feng's excavation speed began to plummet, but the amount of minerals obtained soared.
Soon, the space in his auxiliary backpack was filled with supplies.
（Copper*69, Fiber*65, Iron*140, Mixed Raw Ore*200）
（Note: Mixed Raw Ore requires processing in a Mineral Refining Workshop）
"No wonder it's getting slower and slower, did I hit a mining area?"
Looking at the resource blocks scattered all over the ground, and then at his auxiliary backpack which was already full.
Zhao Feng stopped the equipment and, with a full harvest, returned the way he came to the underground safe house.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to use the detector to scan the passage behind him.
【Beep! Length 663m】
..
At this time, the sky on the surface began to darken, and the deformed monsters lurking in various parts of the planet also began to awaken, starting their long night.
Unlike the small number of herbivorous creatures active during the day, the species active at night, and their numbers, were astonishingly large.
And seemingly attracted by the fresh blood and flesh aura, countless deformed and twisted monsters, as soon as they emerged, swarmed towards the strongholds established by players everywhere.
..
Returning to his safe house, he dumped all the resource blocks from his full backpack by the wall.
Zhao Feng then, satisfied, clicked on the 【Building】 panel and selected the 【Level 1 Power Station】.
As he clicked, his vision rapidly zoomed out and elevated,
similar to a god's perspective in a strategy game.
At this moment, the scene within a radius of 200 meters centered on him was projected before his eyes.
Other unexplored areas were pitch black.
The beach area he had passed earlier was blocked by "fog of war," retaining only the scene from when he left.
This experience was incredibly novel for Zhao Feng.
The operation in building mode was very simple; after a few adjustments, he understood how to operate it.
Then, after a series of adjustments, he finally moved his view to the underground safe house.
The Level 1 【Power Station】 was not very large in volume.
Coupled with the fact that Zhao Feng had specifically dug a 40-plus square meter area quite deep, the underground space could fully accommodate this building.
As the command was issued, the resources accumulated over half a day were instantly consumed for the most part.
At the same time, the cheat script also popped up new information.
（Detected building under construction, scanning current environment...）
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