Wang Ziru was indeed capable. While Lin Qi analyzed the Extraordinary Item, he had arranged work for most of the survivors.
"The biggest problem right now is the survivors' supplies. There aren't many supplies in the Club Activity Building," Xia Chu relayed the issue Wang Ziru had raised.
Lin Qi replied, "Let's see how quickly the survivors can produce equipment. Once the first batch of Exoskeletons is ready, they'll be able to move around the Magic University campus. There are enough supplies there to last a long time."
Lin Qi had a long-term plan for the survivors, and he believed that with Wang Ziru's abilities, he should be able to handle things perfectly.
Wang Ziru had brought the problem to Xia Chu merely because he wanted to make himself more noticeable and earn some goodwill.
The master's student knew the situation well. In the survivors' camp, Lin Qi, who possessed the core technology, was the one in absolute control.
Technology was power. The impact of the mecha was still fresh in everyone's mind.
"It's getting late. You should get some rest. I need to go get some more equipment."
Hearing Lin Qi, Xia Chu had wanted to go with him, but he stopped her. "There's still a lot you need to take care of in the camp. Get some rest."
With that, Lin Qi headed for the stairs.
"I can't improve my Wizard Profession's power for now. I'll need to meditate for several days before I can absorb and analyze another Extraordinary Item. My total Mental Power still isn't enough."
"But apart from the power of my Wizard Profession, I also have a body at First Rank strength. I may not qualify as a Martial Artist, but I can still improve further."
Lin Qi intended to find a way to improve his physical abilities further over the next twenty-four hours.
The Crimson Crystal had become much less effective once Lin Qi's physical abilities reached First Rank.
But things were different now. Lin Qi had recently learned pharmacology at the company.
Combining ordinary medicines could trigger the Spiritual Energy Particles' adhesion effect and produce M-level Potions, which were sufficient for First Rank Martial Artists.
What if the ingredients included an Extraordinary Item?
That wasn't knowledge covered by M-level pharmacology. It involved L-level or even A-level knowledge.
There weren't that many Extraordinary Items in the Cyber World to use in potion-making, but that didn't mean they couldn't be used as raw materials.
"Perhaps the Doomsday World, with its abundance of similar Extraordinary Items, is better suited to the development of pharmacology than the Wizard Profession."
"Arthur was hunted down over a single S-level Potion. If I use the resources in the Doomsday World, maybe I'll be able to mass-produce S-level Potions in the future."
Once he'd made up his mind, Lin Qi's plan became clear.
He needed to build a pharmacology lab in the Doomsday World.
Experiments in low-level pharmacology didn't require much equipment.
Centrifuges, high-pressure furnaces...
The equipment in the Doomsday World wasn't very advanced, but it would be good enough.
Some low- and mid-level Potions could even be made without equipment, using primitive methods.
Perhaps alchemy in the medieval era of the Cyber World had been the origin of Cyber World pharmacology.
When he reached the first floor of the Club Activity Building, Lin Qi didn't choose to travel by mecha.
"I almost forgot. There are still a few Zombies on the first floor."
Since he was already there, he might as well clear out the Zombies on the first floor to ensure the entire Club Activity Building was safe.
Then he walked out of the Club Activity Building.
Most of the Zombies that had been drawn there by the rescue operation had dispersed, but quite a few were still wandering around outside.
Zombies had no intelligence. After losing their target, they wandered aimlessly, trying to find new living creatures.
Lin Qi's appearance instantly drew their attention.
But the speed unleashed by the L-level Exoskeleton far surpassed anything the Zombies could match.
Lin Qi quickly put distance between himself and the Zombies, heading for the nearest parking lot.
He had already dismantled three trucks in the parking lot, but there were still others there.
They belonged to the university. He had no idea what they'd been purchased to transport, but from their condition in his Psychic Vision, they looked almost brand-new.
Their presence proved quite convenient for Lin Qi.
He climbed into a truck and, with his superb mechanical skills, removed a number of parts from the cab.
He hotwired the ignition.
The truck was for transporting the equipment.
"According to the information the Collecting Robot gathered, I need to look for the equipment in the medical school building."
"If I remember the direction correctly, it should be..."
Without turning on the lights, Lin Qi drove off alone in the truck.
A few hours later, the truck came to a sudden stop in the parking lot.
More than ten pieces of equipment Lin Qi needed were stowed in the cargo bed.
Besides the equipment, he had also rescued two unlucky master's students trapped in the medical school laboratory building.
When the apocalypse broke out, they had still been working overtime in the lab. Apparently, their supervisor had assigned them a task.
Trapped in the laboratory building with no way to assemble a radio, the two had managed to survive until now on nothing but the purified water in the lab.
The truck's high-speed drive had attracted a large number of Zombies.
With so many Zombies around, Lin Qi couldn't transport the equipment and the two survivors.
He had no choice but to park the truck back in the lot.
He turned and called into the cargo bed, "Wait in the truck. I'll come back for you soon."
There were too many Zombies—several hundred, by his rough estimate.
Lin Qi didn't want to waste time killing Zombies, a pointless task.
He opened the door. The L-level Exoskeleton burst into speed once more, drawing the Zombies away as he raced back to the Club Activity Building.
He climbed into the mecha.
The roar caught the attention of the survivors upstairs, and a small commotion broke out.
Wang Ziru immediately calmed them down. "Don't worry. Junior Brother Lin Qi is operating it. He's been working all night to keep us safe."
"Let's not make a racket and cause him trouble. Everyone, get back to your duties and finish producing the first batch of equipment as soon as possible. We need to take part in today's rescue mission."
"Besides the rescue mission, we also need to gather supplies..."
At Wang Ziru's words, the survivors were willing to cooperate.
There were no fools among the students at Mo University. Everyone knew that anyone who caused trouble at a time like this would become a target for everyone's anger.
Order was restored to the survivors' camp on the sixth floor.
Life and work returned to normal.
Lin Qi watched everything through his Psychic Vision.
"I made the right choice back then: using Mo University as a base and gathering a group of highly educated people."
"It shouldn't take long for them to start proving useful."
Lin Qi was quite satisfied and drove the mecha to the parking lot.
As usual, he used the Chainsaw Sword.
He easily separated the cab from the cargo bed.
Taking only the cargo bed, the mecha headed toward the Club Activity Building.
Some of the Zombies nearby remained where they were, while others followed behind the mecha.
Lin Qi saw this and frowned slightly.
"Ordinary Zombies are beginning to show differences. That means the Crimson Crystals in some of their brains have changed."
"Sure enough, the information on the broadcast was correct. The Zombies will become more and more dangerous."
"How did the Dragon Nation's government learn about this so soon after the apocalypse began?"
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