Free Web NovelChapter 231: Chapter 149: Arrangements, Seeing Ling Yi Again, Genetic Radiation
Ling Shuyan’s enthusiasm clearly startled the pair of them.
Zhang Liying, who stood behind him, was especially taken aback. She had only just recovered from the dangerous experience of her Secondary Awakening, finally overcoming the psychological trauma, and had not participated in any recent combat missions.
Seeing her state, Chen Yanyan had only assigned her simple, stress-free logistical support tasks.
However, the task of cooperating with the research had already received Lin Feng’s tacit approval. So, Shen Jie didn’t refuse outright, saying instead:
"The fighting on the front lines is tense, and I need to be on standby at all times. Li Ying has also just completed her Awakening. In her current state, it’s not a good idea for her to leave the camp..."
Ling Shuyan pushed up her glasses. Then, from inside her long white lab coat, she produced a sharp, willow-leaf scalpel. She held it between her slender fingers, its edge glinting coldly.
"It’s fine. The preliminary research doesn’t require much material."
"I just need to extract some epidermal tissue and bone marrow stem cells."
"For you two, it’ll be just like donating blood. It won’t affect you at all."
Shen Jie held Zhang Liying’s hand and nodded.
"Let’s get this over with. Are we going to that bus you drove here?"
Ling Shuyan nodded. She looked at the girl behind Shen Jie, her gaze falling on the cyan-colored neck partially hidden by a high-collared jacket, and spoke in a soft, comforting tone.
"It’ll only take five minutes. Let’s go."
"The sooner we unravel the mystery of Genetic Assimilation, the sooner we might be able to resolve the uncontrolled proliferation of Zerg characteristics on your bodies."
Zhang Liying, who had been silent with her head bowed, abruptly looked up, a flicker of hope in her eyes.
Shen Jie let out a low sigh and stopped resisting.
Lin Feng wiped his mouth and walked to the side entrance of the Battleship. He looked at the woman on the ladder, who seemed impatient to get started.
"How long will this take? Wu City won’t hold for more than a few days. I need a breakthrough as soon as possible."
Ling Shuyan glanced back and replied coolly:
"Don’t worry. It’s like working backward from the answer. It’ll only take five—no, three days to solve the current problems and raise the surgical success rate to over eighty percent."
Lin Feng grunted in acknowledgment, watching as she led the pair toward the edge of the nearby square.
A passenger bus was parked there. It was once a blood donation vehicle but had been converted into a mobile biological laboratory, perfect for preserving the viability of the tissue samples from Shen Jie and Zhang Liying.
Having concluded his business with Ling Shuyan, Lin Feng, now fed and satisfied, stretched lazily.
He suddenly noticed Chen Yanyan, who had just gone to fetch Shen Jie and Zhang Liying. She was now picking out the previously mentioned little girl, Jiang Chengcheng, from the group of rescued survivors.
She took the girl by the hand and led her toward a dormitory building in the University City, intending to get her washed and into some clean clothes.
’Alright, time for me to get to work.’
Lin Feng smiled and pulled up his system panel.
Currently, the Battleship’s storage held eight Tier Two Zerg Eggs and fourteen pairs of Tier Two Orange Giant Mandibles.
The twenty-some tons of liquid metal collected in the Biological Melting Furnace had automatically converted into another six pairs of Orange Giant Mandibles, bringing the total to twenty pairs.
The remaining red-quality materials included 535 pairs of Tier One Giant Mandibles and five pairs of a Cyan-winged Zerg’s Membrane Wings.
Also among the spoils were the six Pulse Tail Cannons he had acquired after tracking Qin Hu’s squad, infiltrating the underground levels of Wu City, and killing a Pulse War Scorpion.
Both the Pulse Tail Cannons and the Tier Two Giant Mandibles were slated for fusion with the Land Patrol Battleship. However, considering the diminishing returns from repeatedly fusing the same material, Lin Feng decided to only perform fusions during minor stage upgrades.
For the smaller level-ups in between, he would just perform a normal Upgrade.
The Energy fed back to his body after an Upgrade would be saved to charge his Genetic Radiation Skill.
Using Genetic Radiation consumed the amount of Upgrade Energy from a Tier Two Upgrade each time. He hoped the effect would be worth the high cost.
After reviewing his current haul, Lin Feng let out a long sigh of relief.
He then pulled up the Land Patrol Battleship’s stats:
「Land Patrol Battleship Lv20/29, Orange Quality」
「Upgrade Points 4/10, Defense 180, Damage 150, Average Speed 200km, Endurance Limit 1000km」
Chen Yanyan had piloted the Battleship, leading the fleet deep into the heart of the Swarm to destroy numerous Third-Level Hives. This not only suppressed the Zerg Race’s expansion but also allowed the Battleship to absorb a great deal of dissipated Energy from the dead Swarm on the battlefield.
After several battles, it had finally accumulated 4 Upgrade Points.
Just 6 more points, and he could initiate the next Upgrade.
Right now, Lin Feng already had one charge of Synchronized Upgrade Energy stored in his Lv24 Tiger-toothed Chainsaw Sword. However, a single use of Genetic Radiation was clearly not enough of a safety net.
So, Lin Feng had the Battleship extinguish the Tier Two Zerg Egg Life of the six eggs in its storage, absorbing all the Energy they released.
Having gathered the ten Upgrade Points, he initiated the Battleship’s Upgrade.
It was a minor Upgrade without any additional materials, so there weren’t many changes, and the process was quick.
Taking advantage of this time, Lin Feng summoned Li Ran. He instructed him to take a headcount of the Warriors who had already become or were about to become Awakeners and to collect their Lv9 Red Armor.
Each set would be upgraded to Lv10 Red Profound Armor by fusing it with a pair of red-quality Giant Mandibles from a Black Spine Zerg.
It was also considered one of the rewards for their own advancement.
As for the Legion squads that had just advanced to Tier Two, he was short on Tier Two Orange Giant Mandibles. With no surplus, he had them continue using the Red Profound Armor for now. He would consider upgrading their equipment after the underground mission.
For surface-level combat, a set of Lv19 Red Profound Armor provided more than enough Defense.
For Lin Feng, whose Spiritual Attribute Value was 1045 and who already had one foot in Tier Three, the speed at which he could synthesize and upgrade Tier One red-quality items was exceptionally fast.
Almost one per second.
The process was effortless for him, taking virtually no toll.
