For a moment.
As soon as Li Chen finished speaking,
Noah's voice instantly rang out in his mind.
"If the host merely requires money, I can freely move funds from major banks around the world and transfer them into the host's bank card through various legal means."
The moment those words were spoken,
Li Chen's eyes lit up.
Even though he had already formed a preliminary estimate of the power of a Level 3 Cosmic Civilization,
now,
Li Chen deeply felt that he had still vastly underestimated Noah's capabilities.
The internet technology this world took such pride in
was likely riddled with flaws in Noah's eyes.
"How long will it take?"
That was what Li Chen was worried about.
Right now,
there were only seven days left before the apocalypse descended.
Li Chen had to use this time
to stockpile all the supplies humanity depended on for survival.
"The funds have already arrived. A total of 10 billion."
Before Li Chen could even react,
the phone on the table
suddenly flooded with bank deposit notifications.
'Your ICBC savings account ending in 0876 has received an interbank transfer.'
'Your ICBC savings account ending in 0876 has received an interbank transfer.'
That night,
Li Chen got into a taxi
and headed straight for the Star-Level Shelter.
As the city lights came on, the nightscape glittered.
The city still seemed immersed in an atmosphere of extravagance and indulgence.
Young men and women played and laughed in the streets,
completely unaware
that the apocalypse was about to arrive.
Forty minutes later,
on the outskirts of the city,
Li Chen got out of the car.
But no matter how he looked around,
he could not find any sign of the Star-Level Shelter.
"Noah, isn't the shelter located here?"
"Host, it is fifty meters east of you."
Following Noah's guidance,
Li Chen was shocked to discover
that the thin mist that had been hanging in the night
was dissipating at a visible rate.
More than ten seconds later,
a massive steel behemoth abruptly appeared before Li Chen.
Under the faint moonlight,
the special material exposed above the shelter's surface
gave off a soft glow.
As Li Chen approached,
the doors that had been sealed for countless years slowly opened at last.
It was as though they were welcoming Li Chen's arrival.
The next second,
lights flickered on throughout the dim space.
Rows upon rows of warm white lights illuminated the path ahead of Li Chen.
"Star-Level Shelter, welcome home, Host."
A mechanical voice echoed through the air.
On the screen,
countless garbled symbols eventually formed into a human face.
It was looking at Li Chen.
Li Chen knew
that this was likely Noah's digital manifestation.
Only then
did Li Chen finally see what the inside of the steel behemoth looked like.
Although he had made ample mental preparations before coming here,
when he witnessed it all with his own eyes,
he still could not help but marvel at the advancement of the Noah Civilization.
The shelter's ceiling
was made from a slab of high-strength bulletproof glass eight meters thick.
Not far ahead,
stood a bottomless atrium.
Around the atrium were countless densely packed elevators.
It was no exaggeration to say
that everything visible to the naked eye inside this Star-Level Shelter
was built from special steel.
Not only could it withstand earthquakes,
even nuclear bombs, the pinnacle of modern human weaponry, could not breach it.
With every step Li Chen took,
Noah's digital form appeared on a new screen.
What shocked Li Chen was that
although this shelter had lain dormant for countless years,
it still contained an abundant supply of oxygen.
"Noah, introduce this place to me."
"Yes, Host."
Noah's mechanical voice
resounded throughout the entire shelter.
"Floors one through three of the shelter are military training facilities. Floors four through six are the Weapon Production Base, which is currently damaged."
"Floors seven through twenty are residential areas for humans, divided into single rooms, double rooms, and multi-person rooms."
"Floors twenty-one through thirty are the Research Center, with separate departments for biology, viruses, genetic modification, and more."
"Floors thirty-one through thirty-four contain the Central Processor and the android base."
"Floors thirty-five through thirty-seven are the Command Center of this Star-Level Shelter."
With every sentence Noah spoke,
the screen before him displayed a 3D projection of the relevant floor, allowing Li Chen to understand it more directly.
"The entire shelter can accommodate up to two hundred thousand people."
When Noah finished speaking,
Li Chen nodded firmly.
Now that he had this cross-civilization shelter,
Li Chen had enough confidence to change the course of the apocalypse.
Soon,
Li Chen arrived on the floor where the Central Processor was located.
Looking at the massive processors stretching beyond sight around him,
Li Chen could not help but marvel at the greatness of technology.
"Noah, devise a plan for me."
"I need to repair this shelter in the shortest possible time."
Li Chen understood
that until the shelter was repaired, it could not unleash its true power at all.
And Noah was indeed the core condensed from a Level 3 Civilization.
It only took two or three seconds.
Based on Li Chen's current circumstances,
it devised a perfect plan.
"Host, you possess a reserve of one hundred thousand Energy Cores."
"First, the android base must be repaired to cultivate loyal warriors capable of combat, medical care, repairs, and more."
"Second, you should quickly purchase large quantities of supplies and fill the storage area to compensate for the base's lack of self-sufficiency before repairs are completed."
"Third, I recommend repairing the Weapon Production Base. Only then will you possess the ability to protect yourself after the apocalypse arrives."
Immediately afterward,
Noah calculated the Energy Cores needed for these repairs.
Li Chen had originally thought it would be a small amount.
But in reality,
that long string of numbers made his heart ache.
"A total of Energy Cores are required. This is expected to restore the shelter to 68% of its complete state."
"Host, should repairs begin?"
In Li Chen's memories of his previous life,
he naturally knew what Energy Cores were.
They were the result of zombie hearts degenerating, a new carrier for the virus.
But in his previous life,
despite the tireless research of the world's leading scientists day and night,
they had ultimately failed.
"Repair it."
With Li Chen's command,
the original one hundred thousand Energy Cores instantly dwindled to just 1,618.
For a time,
the entire shelter began its repairs.
Li Chen also immediately
had Noah use its ability to control the internet
to place orders with major supply companies across the country.
It likely would not be long
before supplies essential to human survival filled the storage area.
After doing all this,
Li Chen raised his head.
"Noah, take me to the android base."
After the apocalypse descended, the laws and order that upheld humanity would collapse in an instant.
In troubled times,
only strength could secure a place for oneself.
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