Apocalypse: Hero of Potato Fields

Inside the shelter.

Lin Yi wanted to watch different edited versions of war movies, but due to Annie, he was in a bad mood, so he decided to do something else.

He thought, before the Weapon Smith started working, he might as well upgrade the workshop first.

He first dismantled the small material station and added two new workbenches.

Built a second Manufacturing Center.

[Manufacturing Center]

Automatically makes ammunition and items according to blueprints.

It's very energy-efficient, having an optimized manufacturing cycle and equipped with a self-charging internal magic battery.

Note: If this device is within the shelter, the magic recovery speed will be increased to 100 points per hour.

Attributes: Total Magic Value: 2000, Magic Value Recovery per Hour: 25, Production Capacity: 50.

Price: 3 small workbenches, 1 workbench, 30,000 Coins, 10 Third Level Energy Cores.

According to his rough calculations, the average ammunition production capacity should increase from 250,000 units per day to at least 400,000 units.

All ammunition is automatically produced, but this applies only to bullets.

The production cost for Arrows and Crossbow Arrows is higher, so their production capacity ranges between 100,000 and 200,000.

But even so, battles like the previous day will still consume most of their ammunition.

Fortunately, the production speed can be accelerated by spending Coins.

[Upgraded Manufacturing Station]

This device integrates eight workbenches into a single system, improving efficiency by 30% with two users...

Improves by 75% with seven users, reducing Magic Value consumption by 5% for each user.

Note: Regardless of the number of users, only one item can be made at a time.

Price: 8 workbenches, 20,000 Coins.

After completing the workshop upgrade, Lin Yi went to the hospital.

The room with the Recovery Platform was empty.

All the injured had fully recovered the day before.

Lin Yi and the professor decided to make some changes.

Firstly, Lin Yi expanded the facility's size itself.

Secondly, he installed an advanced Recovery Station, which includes twenty pods for treating serious injuries and six workstations where doctors can monitor patients' conditions.

Additionally, there were several ordinary Recovery Platforms for treating less severe injuries.

The professor was keen on a hatching center where they could cultivate embryos, but Lin Yi opposed the idea of artificial insemination and experimenting on embryos.

Upgrading the recovery ward cost him 100,000 Coins.

After that, Lin Yi went to the Alchemy Workshop.

There were four workbenches there, currently used only for experiments.

Lin Yi, along with the professor, planned and completed the upgrade work together.

It was a large-scale upgrade.

Lin Yi installed a kind of giant centrifuge, large storage tanks, an Alchemy Manufacturing Station.

It can accommodate five people and many other devices.

Twenty-two Alchemy Workbenches were transformed into a wide range of equipment, including an automatic packaging station.

All this cost 440,000 Coins, twenty Third Level Energy Cores, and ten Second Level Energy Cores.

The professor was satisfied.

But Lin Yi felt like he had invited a girl out, bought ridiculously expensive tickets, only to be stood up.

Still, the professor promised to start making the Weak Immunity Potion within twenty minutes...

At this time, Hubert reported through.

"Boss, we've completed the statistics, the information has been sent to your phone."

The shelter still did not have a mobile network, but there was a local area network.

Before creating a comprehensive network, the task for the programmers was to create a locally used program.

"Received... We'll start in about half an hour, are you ready?"

"I was born ready, and so are the soldiers!"

"Great."

Lin Yi pretended not to notice the change in Hubert's voice, opened the recently received attachment.

It was a list of humans and Hilania people.

In the previous battle, the Mages and Archers again gained most of the Experience Points.

[Average Level of Each Profession]

Mage: 10.8

Archer: 9.9

Heavy Infantry (Beastmen, Shapeshifters): 9.3

Infantry (Gunmen): 8.6

Beastmen: 9.3

"The Beastmen are almost at Level 10. Nice! And the Beastmen aren't too far behind. Once both groups reach Level 10, we might even be able to fight in the open fields.

Piero is already at Level 14, Da Chuan at Level 13...

I'm only 23% away from Level 14 myself...

It seems we need to focus on leveling the Shapeshifters, but it takes too much time... It would be faster with a machine gun."

On the way to find Siri.

Lin Yi discussed via radio with Hubert about the plan to level up the Heavy Infantry to Level 10.

They decided to try splitting the soldiers into several groups and clearing multiple fragment areas simultaneously.

The Beetle Queen's bunker was quite lively.

This was Lin Yi's first time seeing the Worker Beetles.

They were about the size of large dogs, resembling a cross between a spider and an ant, with six legs and four arms for handling objects.

They crawled quickly around the walls.

Lin Yi initially thought they'd be some kind of human-insect hybrid, but after observing these insects for a while, he realized this was actually better.

The Worker Beetles, small in size, agile, and quick, were born to toil like oxen and horses.

He found the Queen surrounded by hundreds of eggs.

A few children were there giving commands.

The Worker Beetles continuously went to the nearby potato storage area, picking up potatoes and placing them in the baskets on their backs, transferring them to the hatching area.

"They did quite well!"

"Father, you're here!"

Alyosha heard the voice and immediately jumped up.

Katsya and Boria also stood up.

Katsya nodded, while Boria awkwardly bowed to their father.

Lin Yi inspected the dim bunker: "Do you always stay by your mother's side?"

"Yes, we have to protect her, it's our innate duty..."

"Protect her? Protect her from what? It's very safe here, and as far as I know, Siri is stronger than all of you combined, right, Siri?"

"Lin Yi, but they firmly believe I need protection... Wise children can be difficult to handle sometimes..."

Siri said in a weary voice.

Lin Yi thought for a moment and spoke in a serious tone.

"Alright, go find Chen Youyou... From now on, you're her assistants."

"...Okay, father." The three children eventually agreed under Lin Yi's stern gaze.

Once they left, the Queen also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, them staring at me made it difficult to create new... worker beetles."

"What role do those three serve?"

"They are Second Level servers; you could call them Commanders, Generals, or Supervisors... They will lead a child army against your enemies!

I simply used your genes to create the first three; they are the templates and gene source."

"Then the worker beetles are like my grandchildren?"

"They should be distant descendants. I've simulated thousands of generations and selected the best from them.

But from a genetic standpoint, they have no choice but to obey you because you're the creator, the ancestor, and the ruler.

However, these beetles have low intelligence, are difficult to control, and need the initial three children to assist you."

"So, the three of them listen to me, and the subsequent beetles listen to them? It's irreversible, right?"

"Correct."

"By the way, do you remember what you told me about those beetles that can grow fruits, and eating those fruits can grant temporary immunity to viruses? We need beetles that can provide Third Level virus protection."

"Understood, I will create them!"

"And, can these worker beetles level up like other beetles? Can they earn rewards?"

"They can! They can earn rewards and Coin, but they can't learn Skills or equip items."

"Can you grant them my immunity?"

"No, but I can bestow the immunity upon Alyosha or Katsya."

"Just like granting them other Skills?"

"Correct, but the cost is high. In the future, the number of offspring produced each day will decrease... Do you want to create soldiers? Creating soldiers is cheaper than creating worker beetles."

"I have enough soldiers for now, as for transportation..."

"Transportation tools?"

"Indeed. I need a strong, sturdy, and reliable mount beetle so that my archers and mages can ride on its back to attack.

If it could understand Rider instructions, that would be fantastic... Even telepathic communication would be better!

It needs to be an armored mount that can easily break through zombie hordes.

Let me think, anything else...

Hmm... it also needs to be immune to viruses or at least have strong resistance."

Lin Yi pondered, his eyes gleaming with light, sharing his bold vision.

Siri was listening attentively beside him, thinking to herself, this is why I fell in love with him...

This man's kindness warmed her heart.

He is her only master and does not wish her children to die.

On the day they met, he had told her these things, but at that time she didn't quite believe it...

"Understood, I will see to it. Do you want to configure the offspring's attributes yourself?"

"Of course!"

Siri activated the "New Life" skill.

[New Life]

Points available for creating new life: 55/100.

Intelligence: Animal Level, 10 points

Body Type: Large, 80 points

Body Form: Beetle, 25 points

Attributes: Basic, 10 points

Skills: First Level Immunity + Telepathy, 40 points

Special Features: Not Set

"The points have gone negative, is this okay?"

"Yes, it's fine with negative points; it just makes creation harder, and the eggs produced each day will decrease."

Lin Yi felt it was alright and began checking the settings for this creature.

Intelligence:

Basic: 5 points

Animal Level: 10 points

Primate: 40 points

Wisdom: 30 points

"Hey, the points for 'Wisdom' are much cheaper! Now let's look at Body Type... Hmm, quite strange..."

Body Type:

Teacup Size: 5 points

Micro: 10 points

Toy Size: 20 points

Middle: 40 points

Large: 80 points

Super Large: 160 points

Giant: 320 points

A chart appeared before Lin Yi, along with an image of the creature he was designing...