After returning to the nuclear power plant with the surveillance equipment, Chen Mo began installing the monitoring systems.
All the surveillance gear he bought was custom-made.
Plus, he had personally inspected the internal code, so there was absolutely no chance of any backdoors.
The equipment he bought was extremely comprehensive, including not only panoramic infrared cameras but also infrared radar and lightwave sensors.
Combined together, this was the most advanced surveillance system available on the market.
Once the entire system was up and running, the nuclear plant would be covered from every angle with 720-degree, no-blind-spot monitoring. Even a fly entering the facility wouldn't escape Chen Mo's notice.
The surveillance Chen Mo installed was divided into two parts: overt monitoring and covert monitoring.
As the name suggests, overt monitoring was placed in visible areas. There weren't too many of these, just enough to cover all key points.
Covert monitoring, on the other hand, was a different story.
It was like casting a net to catch fish—thorough and all-encompassing. It covered not only the nuclear plant itself but the entire surrounding area within a radius of five hundred mu.
Since Chen Mo handled the installation himself—while the security team just helped with minor tasks—it took him a full half month to finish. By the end, he was utterly exhausted.
Sure enough, I'm really more suited to living off others than doing hard labor. This kind of work is too tiring.
Once I've used my ability to retrieve enough items from movies, I'll build a biotech base, create clones—or maybe extract robot technology from a sci-fi movie and manufacture industrial robots. Then I'll leave all the nuclear plant operations to machines and completely free up production.
Whew!
Chen Mo clapped the dust off his hands and looked at the rows of solid displays in the control room, feeling deeply satisfied.
All the hard work over the past half month had been worth it.
Of course…
Installing surveillance wasn't all he had been doing. During the day, he'd attend a few classes before skipping out to work on the setup, then spend several hours each night recharging his ability.
Today, his efforts finally paid off.
He had fully recharged his ability for the first time.
[Host: Chen Mo]
[Ability: Reach Into Movies (currently limited to sci-fi films; items from fantasy, supernatural, or otherwise reality-defying genres cannot be retrieved. The closer a technology is to real-world science, the easier it is to extract.)]
[Owned item: Red Queen AI]
[Available usage count: 1 time]
[Current energy level: 44%]
[Recharging status: No power sources available for active charging. Currently passively absorbing energy from nature.]
Looking at the system panel projected on his retina, Chen Mo was ecstatic. After all his hard work, he had finally saved up a full use of his ability. Even better, the second charge was already nearly halfway done—soon he'd be able to use it again.
He really could do both—fight on two fronts and excel at both.
Chen Mo had already made up his mind. This time, he planned to extract a life-saving piece of equipment. For the next use, he would go for a genetic enhancement serum to begin his personal evolution and strengthen his body.
This plan had a simple reason behind it:
He was afraid of dying.
Personal evolution and power growth were slow. They wouldn't give him the ability to take a missile head-on anytime soon. But life-saving gear from sci-fi movies could.
For example: the Jaegers from Pacific Rim, Iron Man's nano suits, and other similar technologies.
Sure, giant mechas were every man's dream…
But after careful consideration, Chen Mo decided to extract the nano battle suit from Iron Man.
The early versions of Tony Stark's Iron Man suits had fatal flaws, but after multiple upgrades, the nano armor had overcome them. It could be compacted and stored when not in use, offering excellent portability and concealment.
There were a few types of nano suits shown in the movies:
One version was stored in a suitcase.
Another was the chest-mounted type, small enough to fit in a fist.
Chen Mo's plan was to retrieve the chest-mounted nano suit.
Of course…
That was only the plan.
It all depended on whether he could actually extract it from the Iron Man movie, since the tech in that universe was quite advanced compared to reality.
If it turned out to be unfeasible due to objective constraints, he'd move on to his backup plan.
"Master, are you preparing to use your ability now?" The Red Queen appeared as a little girl projection in front of the monitoring room. She had taken over the entire surveillance network. One could say the entire 500-mu area around the nuclear plant was now her domain. If only automatic turrets were allowed, even an army wouldn't be able to breach the perimeter.
But Jiuzhou is a nation ruled by law.
Having armed guards with handguns at a nuclear facility was already pushing the legal limit.
If he wanted to equip automated turrets, he'd have to wait until Black Domain Technologies received a military production license before applying.
"Yes."
"You'll be in charge of monitoring. If anything happens, contact Zhao Qiang immediately to handle it."
Chen Mo gave a slight nod.
He knew the plant was extremely safe now, with little chance of unexpected incidents—but you never know.
It's always better to be cautious.
"Don't worry, Master. My core code is now bound to you. My top priority is ensuring your safety—even if it means sacrificing the entire planet." Red Queen pouted as she said it, but her tone was dead serious.
"…" Chen Mo smacked his lips and stared at her, speechless.
Sacrificing the whole world just to keep me safe?
Nice.
I like it.
But if you're going to destroy the world, isn't that a bit excessive? At least leave my family alive! Oh—and a few top-tier beauties too, so I can pass on my genes! Otherwise, what's the point of me being the last one alive?
Chen Mo's thoughts spiraled off course, but he quickly snapped back to reality and shooed Red Queen out of the room.
Then he operated the computer, opened the Iron Man movie, and fast-forwarded to the scene where Tony had already upgraded the suit to the chest-mounted nano version.
Chen Mo took a deep breath, then suddenly thrust out his right hand, activating his "reach into movies" ability. His hand was instantly surrounded by a blue glow. When he placed it against the computer screen, it easily passed through.
A giant hand appeared in the movie world.
Inside the film, time was frozen. Everything was enveloped in a blue light, as if sealed.
Or perhaps… time itself had stopped.
Inhale…
Exhale…
Chen Mo took another deep breath and reached for the nano battle suit.
This was the moment of truth.
He silently prayed in his heart—and in the next instant, a translucent blue interface appeared on his retina. It looked like a dialog box, its design clean and visually pleasing.