Chapter Summaries

Shen Jin tested 500 soldiers for loyalty to Home No. 1 and Heavenly Net, then gave them Gene Lock serum and recruited them into the Zombie Slaying Squad. The chapter ended with the newly empowered soldiers receiving equipment for their future missions.

• Shen Jin questioned the 500 soldiers about their living conditions, acceptance of Home No. 1's laws, and loyalties.
• All 500 soldiers declared their loyalty to their country, Heavenly Net, and Senior Colonel Shen Jin, and accepted the serum.
• The soldiers received version 2.0 Gene Serum injections, became First-Stage Gene Lock Superhumans, and recovered with food.
• The next day, Yang Ao welcomed them into Home No. 1's Zombie Slaying Squad and distributed crossbows, bolts, armor, swords, jetpacks, and bombs.

The 500 newly equipped Superhumans received powerful Slime Crossbows and were organized into Yang Ao’s Self-Defense Force and five Zombie Slaying Squads. Shen Jin offered the Tier 2 captains upgraded weapons, and Li Zhe proposed a ten-weapon fighting style as the forces prepared to retake Q City.

• The 500 veteran crossbowmen tested their Slime Crossbows and found that the weapons and fire-bearing bolts could threaten Tier 1 Evolved Zombies.
• Yang Ao and the five captains assigned the 500 new Superhumans to their units, bringing Home No. 1’s Superhuman population close to 1,000.
• Shen Jin showed the captains a Manyullyn-Cobalt-Ardite Hammer and offered to forge and enhance weapons for them.
• Meng San chose to keep his two blades, Yang Ao chose a greatsword, and Shen Jin planned to enhance their weapons with haste, sharpness, and Zombie Killer.
• Li Zhe revealed that his tentacles could wield weapons and asked Shen Jin for ten differently enhanced weapons so he could fight as a mobile arsenal.
• Shen Jin agreed to support Li Zhe’s request and urged the Zombie Slaying Squads and Self-Defense Force to prepare to retake Q City.

Shen Jin discovered new ways to turn zombie remains into weapon enhancements and construction supplies, then reviewed his stock of Tier 2 Energy Crystal Cores. He finished weapons for all six people and decided to use the twenty-five cores he had left.

• Shen Jin learned that consecrated soil could damage zombies and grant weapons the Zombie Killer attribute, while graveyard soil had to be fired to become safe to use.
• Shen Jin ordered two Superhumans to bring him moss-covered evolved zombie corpses and discovered the moss could be made into Balls of Moss for the Auto-Repair enhancement.
• Shen Jin instructed the city gate guards to collect zombie moss and rotten flesh before burning the corpses, and they left unsettled by his enthusiasm for processing zombies.
• Shen Jin finished weapons for all six people and counted the Tier 2 Energy Crystal Cores he had gathered, deciding to use the twenty-five he had left.

Shen Jin gathered his forces from Home No. 1 and Red Water Bay Base to promise a path to higher levels of superhuman strength and began distributing enhancement potions. The mass reward ceremony continued as he called his senior officers onto the platform for their next reward.

• Shen Jin assembled 1,080 subordinates from Home No. 1 and D City’s Red Water Bay Base after temporarily locking down both bases.
• Shen Jin reminded his original followers of his promise to help them become superhumans and vowed to lead everyone toward the highest levels of strength.
• The crowd cheered as Shen Jin explained that Tier 1 was only the beginning and promised to guide them through higher stages.
• Shen Jin gave the newly awakened crossbowmen [Energy Serum] and told all special ability superhumans they could collect a bottle each month.
• More than 500 Tier 1 special ability superhumans received [Basic Special Ability Enhancement Potions] to boost them to advanced Tier 1 or higher.
• Shen Jin summoned Zhao Chao, Liu Yang, Zheng Ying, and the seven deputy captains onto the platform.

Shen Jin rewarded Home No. 1’s fighters and guards with advancement potions, then dealt with two resentful unusual form superhumans. He left to thank someone at the Red Light Livable Residential Complex, wondering what gift would suit them.

• Shen Jin presented Special Ability Advancement Potions to the deputy captains, and Miao Shubai invited Liu Jin to receive one in recognition of his work guarding the city gates.
• Shen Jin gave Zhao Chao and the seven captains Intermediate Special Ability Enhancement Potions to help them advance further.
• After the ceremony, Liu Yang promised Shen Jin a surprise in a month, and the superhumans returned to take their potions.
• Lu Daizhen warned Shen Jin that two unusual form superhumans resented him and the others, and Shen Jin told Mi Xiaoli to let them go peacefully.
• Shen Jin gave the two unusual form superhumans Intermediate Special Ability Enhancement Potions, then headed to the Red Light Livable Residential Complex to thank someone there.

Shen Jin thanked Liu Yue'er with an embarrassing gift before Q City's Superhumans and Self-Defense Force launched a coordinated expansion, clearing zombies and building walls around Home No. 1. As the squads demonstrated their growing strength, Shen Jin researched new industrial equipment to support the base's spring planting.

• Shen Jin gave Liu Yue'er a package of unopened electric toys to thank her for protecting Home No. 1, and she angrily called after him when she discovered what was inside.
• Meng San's Zombie Slaying Squad cleared YS University, defeating its Breeder Variant Zombie and rescuing the surviving women from their suffering.
• Miao Shubai restrained a Y2 Zombie long enough for Li Zhe to pin it down and kill it with his weapons.
• Tong Zhen, Qi Tong, and the other squad leaders advanced through Q City with their specialized forces while Yang Ao's Self-Defense Force secured farmland for Shen Jin's farming teams.
• Shen Jin made Nano Armor for Yang Ao, Shang Qian, and Little Niece, then began researching the Crop-Matron, Crop Harvester, and Crop Analyzer for spring planting.

Shen Jin tested machines that automatically harvested and tended crops, then planned to turn most of the surrounding farmland into automated vegetable greenhouses. He prepared to recruit skilled workers and launch the project as Home No. 1 resumed work and production.

• Shen Jin tested the [Crop Harvester] in a cucumber patch and watched it identify and collect ripe cucumbers within its range.
• Shen Jin tested the [Crop-Matron], which watered, fertilized, weeded, and trimmed the crops automatically.
• Shen Jin planned to convert about 30,000 mu of farmland into vegetable greenhouses while preserving existing orchards for seasonal fruit.
• Shen Jin decided to recruit people skilled in agriculture, electrical circuits, and architectural planning with Lu Daizhen to begin the automated vegetable garden project.
• The Zombie Slaying Squad expanded Home No. 1's territory while Shang Qian worked on monetary policy and production resumed.

Shen Jin and the Superhuman Brigade killed the last zombie in Q City, reclaiming the city after a month of fighting. As Shen Jin honored the dead and told Su Lele about their victory, Su Lele sneezed, showing signs of becoming more human.

• Shen Jin summoned Shen Tu by combining the power of a hundred Earth Elementals to confront a Tier 3 zombie hiding in a cave.
• The white-haired zombie grew into a giant, but Shen Tu overpowered it and crushed it inside a mountain.
• Shen Jin caught the zombie’s Tier 3 Strength Energy Crystal Core, and the group confirmed that Q City was clear of zombies.
• Shen Jin and the others paid tribute to their fallen comrades, and Shen Jin lit incense for Su Lele while telling her he had reclaimed their alma mater and Q City.
• Su Lele sneezed as she walked with another black-clad figure, who said she was becoming more human and promised to wake her even at the cost of their life.

Shen Jin completed automated transport for Home No. 1’s crop base and expanded the base’s industrial production with Advanced Industry. When he discovered that advanced machines required far more Lapis Lazuli than he had, he contacted Heavenly Net’s geology professor to find out where to obtain more.

• Sun Li connected the crop harvesters to Shen Jin’s villa, completing the automated fruit and vegetable production base.
• Shen Jin reviewed Home No. 1’s upgraded facilities and planned to shift workers to other reconstruction work.
• Shen Jin recalled unlocking Advanced Industry and described how he automated crop supplies, mineral processing, and ingot production.
• Shen Jin discovered that Advanced Circuit Boards required Lapis Lazuli and that his remaining supply could not meet his plans for advanced equipment.
• Shen Jin contacted the Heavenly Net Laboratory to ask its geology professor where Lapis Lazuli could be found.

Shen Jin crafted and tested a [Nano Saber] and an [Electric Jetpack], discovering that the jetpack could fly at up to 1,000 km/h and reach 10,000 meters. He planned to use the new gear to gather resources in places Heavenly Net could not reach, and the chapter ended when Professor Kong of Heavenly Net finally contacted him.

• Shen Jin crafted a [Nano Saber] and discovered its attack power rose from 5 to 21 when he activated its electric blade.
• Shen Jin crafted an [Electric Jetpack] with a flight range of about 1,000 kilometers.
• Shen Jin tested the jetpack, reaching speeds of up to 1,000 km/h and a maximum altitude of 10,000 meters.
• Shen Jin planned to use jetpacks and [Tinkers' Construct Knapsacks] to collect resources in areas beyond Heavenly Net's control.
• Professor Kong of Heavenly Net sent Shen Jin a video signal.

Shen Jin asked Professor Kong Long about finding lapis lazuli and learned that China had no domestic deposits, then accepted an invitation to observe an international resource-trading conference. He left the meeting intrigued by Afghanistan as a potential trading partner and by Japan’s claim to possess research that could help people reach Tier 3.

• Shen Jin learned from Kong Long that China’s lapis lazuli was imported and that S City’s port or B City’s shops offered only limited supplies, so he considered going to Afghanistan.
• Shen Jin offered Kong Long an Energy Serum as thanks, and Kong Long invited him to observe an international resource-trading conference.
• Shen Jin joined the video conference as an observer and noted that Russia ranked first, Afghanistan was attending, and India was absent.
• Shen Jin asked Kong Long about foreign Tier 3 Superhumans and learned that they were rare, with Afghanistan reportedly having none.
• A United States representative criticized Japan, but Japan’s diplomat apologized and offered research findings that could accelerate humanity’s advancement to Tier 3.
• The Afghan representative defended Japan’s participation, and Shen Jin considered the countries’ interests and Afghanistan’s potential as a resource-trading partner.

Shen Jin attended an international resource trading meeting and learned more about the countries’ superhuman research and Japan’s human experiments. Japan began presenting a drug connected to Tier 3 superhuman powers, leaving its offer about to be revealed.

• Shen Jin arranged for China to request lapis lazuli and discussed trade plans with Kong Long, Yang Tianyao, and Hu Shou.
• The United States sought Tier 2 purple energy cores and offered Captain America Serum, then invited space-ability Superhumans to its research project.
• Representatives from several countries traded superhuman resources, including a European country’s Vampire Gene Serum.
• Kong Long explained how Japan had abandoned its crowded islands, built a secure base, and used the Divine Assembly to abduct foreign Superhumans for experiments.
• Japan began introducing the Divine Assembly Research Institute’s drug for unlocking Tier 3 superhuman powers.

Shen Jin tried to trade with Afghanistan for lapis lazuli after the Divine Assembly offered a drug that could create Tier 3 Superhumans, but Ibe blocked the deal. Afghanistan honored its agreement with the Divine Assembly, leaving Shen Jin’s supply of lapis lazuli unresolved as he planned to go abroad after retaking Q City.

• The Divine Assembly’s Ibe presented footage of a peak Tier 2 Superhuman becoming Tier 3 after taking the Eye of Susanoo drug and offered ten portions to countries that supplied materials.
• Shen Jin joined the meeting and offered Afghanistan’s Kenny a drug with a ten-percent chance of awakening a special ability, then proposed trading for Afghanistan’s lapis lazuli.
• Ibe refused to let Afghanistan trade with China after Shen Jin rejected sharing the Heavenly Net’s [Extractor] technology, and Kenny accepted the Divine Assembly’s drug instead.
• After the meeting, Shen Jin called Kenny, but Kenny said Afghanistan had agreed not to trade with China for a month and ended the call.
• Kenny privately planned to test and potentially replicate the Eye of Susanoo, while Shen Jin decided he would go to Afghanistan for lapis lazuli after Q City was retaken.

Shen Jin consolidated Home No. 1’s control over Q City, expanded its population and production, and prepared to pursue new objectives while seeking iridium. In B City, Sun Can grew his forces by defeating a powerful zombie and summoning a tier 3 Vampire, but returned to find Q City’s zombies gone.

• Shen Jin brought Q City’s three major districts within Home No. 1’s boundaries, raising the base’s population to 100,000 and its number of pseudo-superhumans to 40,000.
• Shen Jin and Shang Qian arranged trade with Heavenly Net organizations, discussed expanding power generation, and asked trading partners to find iridium.
• Shang Qian suggested expanding beyond Q City after its territory had been retaken.
• In B City, Sun Can and his summons defeated a giant mutated zombie, and Sun Can used its tier 3 Energy Crystal Core to summon a tier 3 Vampire.
• Sun Can returned to Q City expecting to find zombies to fight, but discovered that they were gone.

Liu Yang and Zhao Chao completed a 140-kilometer sea bridge connecting Red Water Bay Base and Home No. 1, surprising Shen Jin with the achievement. Shen Jin rewarded chief engineer Long Taojia and welcomed the visitors, then sensed a Tier 3 Superhuman approaching from the east.

• Liu Yang and Zhao Chao oversaw the final work on the sea bridge, and the patrol let Liu Yang pass after recognizing him.
• Long Taojia completed the bridge connecting Home No. 1 and Red Water Bay Base, allowing vehicles and supplies to travel between them.
• Mu Yan and Shen Mengmeng rode with the visiting convoy, hoping to see Shen Jin and considering becoming Superhumans if he was not interested in them.
• Liu Yang, Zhao Chao, Long Taojia, and the others arrived at Home No. 1, where Shen Jin learned that they had built the bridge without telling him.
• Shen Jin rewarded Long Taojia with a Superhuman Potion and offered him leadership of the Home No. 1 Construction Bureau.
• Shen Jin visited the bridge with Zhao Chao and sensed a Tier 3 Superhuman approaching from the eastern sea.

Shen Jin celebrated Zhu Dan’s Tier 3 advancement and Sun Can’s return, then discovered that his equipment had earned him a second [World Line]. After helping Sun Can upgrade his summoned forces, Shen Jin and Yang Ao began discussing their next campaign.

• Zhu Dan returned as a Tier 3 Superhuman with the ability to create convincing objects, and Shen Jin demonstrated that he could imitate part of it.
• Sun Can arrived with five Tier 3 vampires and other summoned units, and the group celebrated the victories and gains that brought them together.
• Sun Can revealed that Shen Jin’s equipment had saved his life on March 4, leading Shen Jin to realize that this act had earned him a [World Line].
• Shen Jin traded equipment upgrades for Sun Can’s materials, outfitted the vampires with armor and Manyullyn Scimitars, and replaced the Skeleton Archers’ weapons with [Blue Slime Crossbows].
• At the villa’s buffet, Shen Jin and Yang Ao discussed attacking other cities after retaking Q City.

Shen Jin assigned his forces to clear Gourd City and D City while he stayed behind to manage broader affairs and develop Home No. 1’s currency system. He then unlocked Advanced Industry II, gaining access to nuclear technology and the Mining Laser Gun.

• Shen Jin and Shang Qian agreed to expand toward Gourd City and help clear D City, while Yang Ao took charge of the D City operation.
• Shen Jin told Shang Qian to stay at Home No. 1 and oversee its affairs, including introducing Home Coins to Red Water Bay Base.
• Shen Jin ordered the five captains to clear Gourd City, establish a defensive base for its residents, and connect it to Home No. 1 with an underground passage.
• Shen Jin directed the captains to escort Government personnel to the Heavenly Net branch in L Province after the city was taken.
• Shen Jin spent 10,000 World Coins to unlock Advanced Industry II, including nuclear power equipment and the Mining Laser Gun.

Shen Jin prepared for a future trip abroad while organizing supplies, choosing companions, and strengthening the five Zombie Slaying Squads before he left. The chapter ended with him holding a mysterious translucent fruit and hoping Lu Daizhen would remain trustworthy.

• Shen Jin decided to save his World Coins and postpone unlocking Advanced Industry III until he found the required materials, while arranging with Kong Long to obtain uranium from the Red Beauty River Nuclear Power Plant in D City.
• Shen Jin planned an overseas mining trip with no more than fifteen people and agreed to take Li Moxiao, Sun Li, and a Pashto-speaking recruit.
• Shang Qian and Li Moxiao questioned Shen Jin about Xing Lingmin, and he said she had left to use her abilities elsewhere.
• Shen Jin assigned two hundred advanced Tier 1 students to the five Zombie Slaying Squads and equipped the teams with supplies and Tier 3 special ability food.
• Lu Daizhen told Shen Jin that the five captains were loyal to him, and Shen Jin later held a mysterious white, translucent fruit in his storage room.

Sun Can traveled toward Tang City, discovered another transmigrator might be in the world, and killed a Tier 3 Zombie while helping Ye Fan advance to Tier 2. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Net investigated ways to overcome potion side effects, the Divine Assembly expanded its plans, and Xing Lingmin sent Shen Jin a revised report as Volume Four ended.

• Sun Can traveled along the coast toward Tang City and, after speaking with Void, learned that Shen Jin might have sensed him and another powerful swordsman before Sun Can arrived.
• Sun Can followed an emergency quest and killed the Tier 3 Zombie attacking Ye Fan's team, then Ye Fan unexpectedly advanced to Tier 2.
• Yang Tianyao and Hu Shou discussed Ye Fan's breakthrough and Wallfacer No. 12's notes about Superhuman potions and Tier 4 energy control.
• Kenny refused Hu Shou's request for a Tier 3 potion, then sent the Divine Assembly's potions to a laboratory for testing after a Divine Assembly member warned him not to give them to China.
• The Divine Assembly began its next seed deployment in Vietnam, while Xing Lingmin secretly sent Shen Jin a revised report about its plans and a captured zombie with human consciousness.

Shen Jin and his party flew into Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province to find lapis lazuli and other valuable minerals. As they landed in the mountains, armed locals approached them.

• Shen Jin’s group crossed into Afghanistan wearing NanoSuit Helmets that let them communicate in flight.
• Ding Bowen told the group about Afghanistan’s customs and identified Badakhshan as a major source of lapis lazuli, diamonds, and other minerals.
• Shen Jin decided to search the region for diamonds as well as lapis lazuli.
• The thirteen landed on a remote mountaintop, and Ding Bowen explained that they would need local guidance to find a suitable mine.
• Shen Jin sensed that local people were approaching and said they would not need to search for them.