Zzzzzzzzt—
The next second, electric arcs danced across the Walker's body. Shawn smelled a strange, somewhat burnt, meaty aroma.
The Walker stumbled a few times in place, seemingly pushed by a recoil force, and tilted backward.
At the same time, Shawn saw a damage number appear on the Walker's head health bar.
-1…
"Only one point of health per hit? That's acceptable."
Shawn nodded to himself.
Ever since the system's damage calculation mode changed, a Walker could be killed as long as its health bar was emptied.
Shawn wanted to gain experience, so the damage from these traps couldn't be too high.
After the damage indicator quickly disappeared, Shawn began counting silently in his mind.
"1…"
"2…"
"3…"
It wasn't until Shawn was about to count to '4' that the Walker finally swayed and got up from the ground.
"About 3.5 seconds of stun time, then?"
At this point, Shawn had a clear understanding of the basic effectiveness of the Electric Barrier.
When the Walker was electrocuted and fell to the ground, twitching for the second time, Shawn casually dealt with it.
Shawn felt a faint excitement looking at the corpse.
"Damage, control—for the Prison, which now has infinite energy, the Electric Barrier is simply a divine artifact."
"It doesn't need constant monitoring or replenishment; it just needs to be placed on the outside of the Prison to provide a defensive mechanism."
"If paired with the deep pit surrounding the outside of the Prison and the 'Moat Walkers,' the Prison would absolutely be an excellent fortress, easy to defend and difficult to attack!"
"Not only would Walkers be helpless against it, but even survivors would have to weigh their strength before daring to attack the Prison."
"The safety factor of the Prison can be directly raised by a large margin!"
Shawn looked at this pair of Electric Barriers, becoming more and more satisfied the longer he looked.
But then, looking at the Electric Barrier, he felt as if something was missing.
Looking at the system's manufacturing interface, Shawn stroked his chin, then lightly slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing.
"I still need a master switch. In an emergency, I can't possibly go around activating them one by one, can I?"
Thinking of this, Shawn first manufactured three more pairs of Electric Barriers. Including the initial pair, he surrounded the stone house covering the Stirling Engine.
Only then did he manufacture a'Switch' from the manufacturing panel.
[Switch]
[Manufacturing Time: 00:01]
[Required Materials: Wrought Iron, Mechanical Parts, Electronic Parts]
[Effect: Can trigger electrical events when activated]
..
The'Switch' was a crafting recipe unlocked at 'Wiring 101' Lv25, which Shawn happened to be able to manufacture.
After embedding the master switch into the wall of the Power Generation Room inside the Prison, Shawn began to arrange the manufactured Electric Barriers.
The hundred-meter area in front of the open space was covered in cement. Shawn called Jacob to discuss it and decided to break up the cement at the four corners, directly burying the Electric Barriers, and then re-pouring cement.
Once the cement dried, the Electric Barriers would be seamlessly integrated with the ground.
As long as the wires held up, they wouldn't be easily washed away.
Except for the path leading out from the main gate, all other areas were surrounded by Electric Barriers and wires.
Four layers of Electric Barriers were arranged in a progressively expanding pattern, forming a perfectly straight diagonal line.
They were centered on the four corners of the Prison, aligning with the central point inside the Prison.
Between the outermost three layers and the outermost layer near the deep pit, a large space was left.
From afar, it looked like the private estate of some great manor lord.
"Done!" Shawn clapped his hands, looking at the considerable scale of the 'Barrier Array.'
"Are these all connected to electricity?"
Jacob asked.
"Of course. Remember to remind everyone when you go back not to touch these wires casually," Shawn instructed him.
"Understood."
Jacob nodded repeatedly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
Although he wasn't among the earliest members of the Prison, he had joined the Prison quite early compared to those who came later.
It could be said that as an engineer, he had personally witnessed the Prison's growth to its current state.
And the speed of that growth seemed to be... getting faster and faster.
Before, building the four high walls was a painstaking effort, requiring many back-and-forth trips to get it done.
But how much time had passed since then?
They had already solved the energy problem and started using an electrical grid for protection.
Not to mention the Warden had even brought out those seeds containing cutting-edge technology, which solved the food problem for the Camp members as well.
"I truly made the right choice back then," Jacob couldn't help but exclaim.
If he had been elsewhere, even his dog would probably have been killed and eaten as emergency rations.
How could he be living so comfortably as he was now?
After tidying up the tools, Jacob led his people back to the Prison. He told everyone he met about the Electric Barriers, causing a large crowd to squeeze onto the high platform, looking over the high walls toward the outside.
The crowd was noisy, but undoubtedly, the addition of the Electric Barriers gave them a greater sense of security.
The Alexandria Community residents' last shred of dissatisfaction with their living environment also vanished.
Although living in cells was a bit depressing, they could move freely every day, and they had enough hot weapons and defensive measures. They suddenly felt that their current life offered more hope than before.
They suddenly realized that having a leader like Shawn was by no means a bad thing.
Although he was domineering, he always considered the people under his command.
Although he was rarely seen, whenever he appeared, he often brought a surprise to everyone.
"If possible, I want to live in the Prison forever."
In the crowd, one person couldn't help but voice a thought that would have been virtually impossible before the apocalypse.
What good person likes to stay in a Prison for no reason?
But now, they truly thought that way.
Many people, upon hearing it, even subconsciously nodded in agreement.
"The Prison is truly good."
They even began to feel that, at least within the eastern region of the United States, there wouldn't be a better survivor Camp than the Prison.
Compared to the insatiable demands of human nature, they wanted to express their gratitude to Shawn with a 'thank you.'
Thank you, Shawn, for specifically coming to Alexandria, and thank you, Shawn, for giving them a choice.
At the same time.
Shawn appeared inside the Power Generation Room of the Prison.
He connected the main cable to the'Switch,' and after he was done, he lightly tapped the switch.
The indicator light on it slowly lit up, and the current smoothly connected to the Electric Barriers outside.
After a brief check to confirm there were no overlooked issues, Shawn breathed a sigh of relief.
"Done. The traps are set now."
After a day of work, Shawn walked toward the dining hall, planning to grab something to eat.
Just as he was wondering what Carol would make today, he saw Sean looking at him and quickly coming over.
"What's wrong?"
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