The Public Works Bureau is located on the southern side of the Buffer Zone, chosen in an undeveloped open space.

It covers an area of over 300 mu, with more than a dozen office buildings and a large parking lot, where many engineering vehicles are parked.

"Master Tian, why are there still people on the vehicle?"

From a distance, four guards approached and noticed Cheng Ye sitting in the middle of the vehicle compartment.

"I have some matters to attend to and wanted to take a look inside." Cheng Ye rolled down the window and handed over his identity badge.

The guards saw the large "Inspect" character on the badge, paused for a moment, and quickly took it to swipe it on the Defense Communication system.

Seeing the Inspector identity displayed, his expression immediately became respectful.

But further down, the identity information showed a piece of information that astonished him greatly.

[Public Works Bureau: Level 7 Clearance]

Level 7?

The internal ranking in the Public Works Bureau ranges from 1 to 9, with 9 being the highest. Level 7 already counts as a senior management position.

He had been standing guard here for so long, and it was the first time he saw an Inspector with such high clearance!

"Lord Cheng, with your clearance, you can go anywhere in the Public Works Bureau, but as per protocol, we need to make a record. You are here today to..."

"I want to invest in the renovation of an area and came to inquire about plans and budgets."

"Uh..."

The guard was momentarily stunned, "It's lunch break now, the engineers should be resting, do you need me to call them out?"

"No need, you continue with your work, I'll just take a stroll around."

"Understood, with your clearance, if you need anything, just ask any staff member!"

"My clearance?"

"Yes, you have Level 7 clearance in the Public Works Bureau, equivalent to a deputy director."

"Hmm?"

Cheng Ye was momentarily stunned and took back the badge.

Unexpectedly, "siding" with the Idealist Faction had such perks!

But then he thought it was reasonable, as the Elder had specifically allocated twenty thousand Contribution Points to the Public Works Bureau, clearly indicating that he should directly handle renovation matters.

To mobilize resources and advance projects, how could it work without sufficient clearance?

The barrier was raised, the bus continued forward, quickly entering the charging area of the parking lot.

Looking around, there were dense fast charging piles, with at least forty charging guns!

Over twenty engineering vehicles, fitted with heavy steel plates, occupied the spots on the left.

The bus was on the right side, there were no vacant spots yet, but someone was already moving a vehicle.

Cheng Ye couldn't help but swallow his saliva; without the protection of the Horned Starfish, he would never dare to take risks here.

But now, with capabilities, his courage grew.

Opening the panel, the charging value at the top right was only 21%, just barely enough to search for Level 1 Skills.

To search for Level 3, 60% charging value is needed, that is, 240 electric degrees, there was still a gap of 160.

Charging at home would take three days to meet the requirement, too slow!

"Master Tian, what's the charging power here?"

"Um... the engineering vehicles have 240kw ultra-fast charging, our bus uses 120kw fast charging."

How much?

240kw?

Cheng Ye felt his mind buzzing, an uncontrollable desire surged in his heart.

If it could be charged here, it would only take two hours to fill up the Collector.

Even if it was a 120kw fast-charging pile, it was still twice as fast as the 60kw one at the checkpoint.

As long as he could borrow an hour or two, he could take off directly!

"A spot just opened up, just enough for us to fill up."

Master Tian said, sharply turning the steering wheel, the large body of the bus maneuvered like a nimble fish in his hands, "ka-ka" two sounds and it backed precisely into the charging spot.

Cheng Ye got off the vehicle, his eyes falling on the charging pile beside him.

The metal pile was well-protected, showing no wear despite years of use.

Seeing him interested, Master Tian demonstrated the charging process, which was very simple.

You just plug in the charging gun, swipe the work card on the sensing area, and the charging pile screen immediately lights up, showing "Checking Battery Status."

After thirty seconds, with a click, the DC box started with a fan whirring for cooling.

This could be a bit troublesome.

Evidently, the charging pile could recognize the battery pack, actively detecting the battery's degradation level and current endurance, adjusting the output power in real-time to avoid overload.

If he used a pendant for charging, would it fail to activate?

"It's started; the bus is equipped with a 300kwh battery, usually taking three and a half hours to charge."

"During this time, those living nearby go home to rest. Like me, I just hang around in that hall over there for a while."

He raised his hand and pointed diagonally opposite; in the corner of the parking lot stood a low house with a sign "Driver's Lounge" on the door lintel.

Right as he finished speaking, two more buses turned into the parking lot one after another, slowly stopping in the vacant area ahead.

The doors opened, and two tired-looking drivers disembarked.

One, seeing the parking spots were full, shook his head and headed for the lounge, while the other walked straight toward the charging pile area, checking the charge progress on the screens.

"Wow, why are they all only forty or fifty?"

That driver clicked his tongue, his eyes falling on the charging pile next to Master Tian's, where the current progress bar had climbed to 81% on the screen.

There was still quite a bit before full charge, but it was the fastest here.

"Old Tian, I'll park my vehicle in front of yours. Once you're done, lend a hand to top it up, will you?"

"Sure thing." Master Tian readily agreed, "You heading home to rest?"

"Rest my ass." The driver spat on the ground, his brows furrowing with frustration, "Our community's been in an uproar these past few days, a bunch of slum-dwellers trying to squeeze in, claiming that since it's all Buffer Zone, why do you get to live in brick houses? I need to go back and check, don't want to come home after this run to find my front door pried open."

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