Upgrading Xu Ruoxi

After Xu Ruoxi saw that message, she was completely stunned.

Then, a bitter smile appeared on her face.

As expected, the Commander hadn't blamed her just now; he was just saving her face!

He didn't want her to be embarrassed in front of others!

Xu Ruoxi felt that she deserved to be punished.

This time, it was entirely her mistake, she wasn't vigilant enough, which led to such heavy casualties!

Even if the Commander were to scold her mercilessly, it would be deserved!

With this thought in mind, when Xu Ruoxi arrived at the Command Room, her face was heavy.

This made Li Chen feel a bit confused.

"What's wrong?" Li Chen asked.

Xu Ruoxi closed her eyes, straightened her body, and mustered her courage to speak.

"This mission failure was entirely my fault!"

"I am willing to accept punishment!"

Li Chen immediately didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He pointed to a chair nearby and slowly said, "Sit down first, then we'll talk."

Xu Ruoxi hesitated for a moment, then obeyed the order and sat down.

She expected to be reprimanded by Li Chen, but his next words left her stunned.

"According to the AI analysis, the Tier 2 Zombies you encountered this time were very likely artificially created."

Li Chen's words were like a hand grenade thrown into Xu Ruoxi's mind.

If the analysis was true, the safety of the Star-Level Shelter's residents would not be guaranteed.

Just a few Tier 2 Zombies could make the Resident Combat Team so helpless.

What if one day Tier 2 Zombies became a Zombie Horde...

Just the thought of it sent shivers down Xu Ruoxi's spine.

Then it would truly become a living hell!

Seeing this, Li Chen said calmly.

"You don't need to worry too much. We've already searched the area around the Star-Level Shelter. The location where the Tier 2 Zombies are being bred is quite far from us."

"And judging by the performance of these few Tier 2 Zombies, those people can't mass-produce them and form a Zombie Horde for now."

"The most important thing now is to improve your strength. That way, when you lead a team out on missions, you'll have some protection."

Donghai City currently has 20 Tier 2 Zombies.

And they are relatively scattered.

As long as Xu Ruoxi's personal strength improves, a few scattered Tier 2 Zombies will just be easy targets.

Xu Ruoxi nodded vigorously.

Li Chen then placed his palm on Xu Ruoxi's shoulder.

Ding! Detected that the Commander has made contact with the bound person. Upgrade?

"Upgrade."

As Li Chen's words fell.

Xu Ruoxi felt warm all over.

It was as if she was lying on a grassy field in the afternoon, basking in the sun.

A moment later.

Li Chen withdrew his hand.

Xu Ruoxi lowered her head in surprise and clenched her fists.

She felt a surge of energy coursing through her entire body!

Now Xu Ruoxi just wanted to go to the Training Field and have a good fight!

"What happened to me..."

Xu Ruoxi looked at Li Chen in confusion and asked.

"You can understand it as me transferring energy to you."

Li Chen was concise.

Instantly, Xu Ruoxi's eyes widened.

What?

Transferring energy?

"Alright, now your strength is only higher, not lower, than a Tier 2 Zombie."

"You can go down now."

Li Chen nodded slightly.

"Yes!"

As Xu Ruoxi left, Li Chen opened the bound person's panel.

[Star-Level Shelter System]

[Bound Person 1]: Xu Ruoxi

[Strength]: 20

[Agility]: 20

[Constitution]: 20

[Spirit]: 20

[Intelligence]: 20

[Gene Evolution]: 0

Li Chen raised all of Xu Ruoxi's attributes to the maximum of 20 points.

As for Gene Evolution, it couldn't be clicked.

The prompt indicated that the bound person needed to comprehend it themselves through actual combat!

Li Chen had no way to influence this.

Over the next few days.

Noah successively discovered Xu Ruoxi's raw material warehouses.

Xu Ruoxi led the Resident Combat Team, continuously carrying out missions.

In just seven days.

They completely wiped out all the zombies within a ten-mile radius of the Star-Level Shelter.

This immediately caused a stir in Donghai City!

Especially the helicopters and armored cars that the Star-Level Shelter deployed for every mission.

Just looking at them gave people a sense of oppression.

"What do you think the Star-Level Shelter's background is? It's one thing to have so many supplies, but they even have armored cars and helicopters!"

"You can't get these with just money. I dare say, the Star-Level Shelter is definitely not as simple as it seems!"

"Last time I even exchanged a batch of hand grenades from the Star-Level Shelter. What do you think, could the Star-Level Shelter be...?"

Countless rumors began to spread throughout Donghai City.

Some people believed that there was definitely a mysterious force behind the Star-Level Shelter.

Otherwise, how could Li Chen, who looked so young, have acquired these armaments?

After 7 days of intense fighting.

The Resident Combat Team's gains were enormous.

First, there were the raw materials.

Originally, multiple factories operating simultaneously led to a severe shortage of raw materials.

Now, things were much better. The raw materials collected by the Resident Combat Team were enough for the various factories to produce non-stop for at least half a year.

Secondly, through battle after battle, the fighters had made significant improvements.

The Resident Combat Team, which was previously not very impressive, could now be compared to some elite forces from before the apocalypse!

If a fighter sacrificed their life, the Star-Level Shelter would not only provide a huge subsidy to their family but also properly arrange for the elderly and children to stay in the Care Center, providing free care!

This made the fighters fearless, charging at the very front!

What Li Chen was most concerned about was the Tier 2 Energy Cores that Xu Ruoxi had brought back.

There were a total of 29.

Excluding the twenty Tier 2 Zombies that Donghai City originally had, which were eliminated by Xu Ruoxi, the Resident Combat Team also encountered a small horde of Tier 2 Zombies during this time.

Fortunately, the Combat Team was no longer what it used to be.

They constantly provided covering fire around Xu Ruoxi, engaging in combat.

There weren't too many casualties.

Li Chen took the 29 Tier 2 Energy Cores and directly exchanged them.

Ding! Congratulations, Commander, for a successful exchange! You have obtained Primary Energy Cores!

Adding the ones obtained by the Android fighters who went out to hunt zombies in the past few days, as well as those exchanged by the shelter residents, Li Chen now had Energy Cores in his hands.

"Noah, upgrade the production lines."

"Yes."

Ding! Used Energy Cores to upgrade the Level 2 Aircraft Production Line.

Ding! Used Energy Cores to upgrade the Level 3 Aircraft Production Line.

Ding! Used Energy Cores to upgrade the Level 3 Armored Vehicle Production Line.

Ding! Used Energy Cores to repair the Level 1 Surveillance Equipment Production Line.

Ding! Used Energy Cores to upgrade the Level 2 Surveillance Equipment Production Line.

With 180,000 Energy Cores, Li Chen went on a wild spending spree.

As Li Chen issued command after command.

He directly upgraded the Armored Vehicle and Aircraft Production Lines to Level 3.

Furthermore, he specifically repaired the Surveillance Equipment Production Line and the Weapon Production Line!