These doubts could not be resolved before he made contact with the Rescue Team.
"Let's take things one step at a time. I'm making decent progress in the Doomsday World."
"According to the current plan, these three hundred or so survivors from Modu University will all have M-level combat strength in a very short time."
"Judging by the firefight between the Rescue Team and the giant zombie that I saw earlier, the strength of the survivor settlement at Modu University might even surpass the city's official forces."
In the Doomsday World, the most important thing was strength—being armed.
Lin Qi was working to give the force under his control just that.
Technology from the Cyber World would soon advance by leaps and bounds in the Doomsday World.
He raised his head and gazed up at the Crimson Moon hanging high in the sky. A strange glint flashed in his eyes.
If that planet-sized extraordinary creature died, would it leave behind an extraordinarily high-level Extraordinary Item?
"As long as I keep making steady progress, sooner or later I'll take the Wizard Profession to its limits in the Doomsday World."
Lin Qi's thoughts of the future did not last long. He needed to keep his feet on the ground and focus on the trouble awaiting him when he returned to the Cyber World.
He piloted the mech and lined the carriage up with the second floor.
Entering the building from the second floor would minimize the trouble caused by zombies.
Picking up a centrifuge, Lin Qi said to the two unlucky survivors, "The survivor settlement is on the sixth floor. Hang in there a little longer and follow me upstairs."
The two unlucky fellows were very weak, and Lin Qi did not expect them to help carry the equipment.
"All right."
The pair had a strong will to survive and followed Lin Qi all the way to the sixth floor.
Lin Qi had just arrived when Wang Ziru came over to him. "Boss, did you go out to get equipment?"
Lin Qi nodded. There was no need to hide his potion research in the Doomsday World from the others.
"Is there more equipment? Should I arrange for people to help carry it? We've already made the first batch of Exoskeletons. The materials in the building limit how many batteries we can make, so only five suits are usable right now."
Wang Ziru was very enthusiastic and eager to help Lin Qi with his burdens.
"They're already made? That's pretty efficient."
Lin Qi praised Wang Ziru's work.
Although the blueprints were complete and the production equipment had been modified while Lin Qi was building the mech, finishing the first batch of Exoskeletons in half a day showed that Wang Ziru had distributed the work well and that the students at Modu University were capable.
"The equipment is on the second floor. Help me move it into the room next to the laboratory."
"Also, these two are a little weak. Make sure they're looked after."
After giving his instructions, Lin Qi carried the centrifuge back to his private room.
Inside, Xia Chu had laid a blanket on the floor and was resting with her eyes closed.
At the sound of the door opening, she woke with a start. "Lin Qi, you're back."
Only after seeing that it was Lin Qi did Xia Chu relax.
"Is that... a centrifuge?"
Recognizing the equipment Lin Qi had brought back, Xia Chu asked curiously, "Why do you need a centrifuge to study machinery?"
"Machinery is too simple. There's no challenge in it. I want to try biology."
Lin Qi looked confident. Xia Chu only rolled her eyes and said nothing more.
"Whatever makes you happy."
After saying that, Xia Chu sat down on a chair.
She tilted her head and gazed at Lin Qi's face for a long time.
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Lin Qi asked.
Xia Chu shook her head, then looked out the window again. "Lin Qi, are we safe now?"
"With the zombies as they are now, we're not in danger for the time being—as long as we don't run into a monster that can wipe out an entire Rescue Team."
At that, sadness suddenly showed on Xia Chu's face. "Lin Qi, I miss home."
Homesickness was a feeling no one living far from home could escape.
When the apocalypse had just begun, individuals were in danger, with no time to think about their hometowns thousands of miles away or the family waiting there.
But once their surroundings became safe, the longing would surge out uncontrollably.
Lin Qi fell silent for a while.
The Lin Qi from this parallel world was not an orphan. Like Xia Chu, he had parents waiting for him back home, far away.
Lin Qi could not relate to her feelings.
He cared about his family too, but his family was in the Cyber World, not here.
Watching Xia Chu's tears fall, Lin Qi knew she needed a hug right now, a safe harbor to shelter her.
But...
Someone knocked on the door. A voice came from outside. "Boss, we've brought the equipment up for you."
Wang Ziru's voice came through, bailing Lin Qi out.
Xia Chu wiped away her tears and went to open the door herself.
"Just set the equipment down in order."
The room was small, but it had been designed as a laboratory, with enough power outlets.
Even if the power went out in the future, Lin Qi could modify the wiring to draw power from the reactor.
Several survivors wearing brand-new Exoskeletons entered the room one after another and set the equipment down.
"Boss, there are still a few machines in the carriage. We'll make another trip."
After telling Lin Qi what he was about to do, Wang Ziru immediately left the room, brisk and efficient.
Once again, only Lin Qi and Xia Chu were left in the room.
Xia Chu seemed to have recovered her usual composure. "Can I help?"
Lin Qi nodded. He was not just trying to comfort Xia Chu; she really could help.
Even in the Cyber World, M-level potion research came very close to using an exhaustive search. There was a lot of work to be done.
With Xia Chu's help, Lin Qi would work much more efficiently.
He would even need a few university students familiar with laboratory procedures to assist him.
He briefly explained the experimental steps and objectives to Xia Chu.
"The equipment is mainly for potion research."
"Not potions in the traditional sense, but potions made using Extraordinary Materials."
"I've discovered that Crimson Crystals can only strengthen the human body to a certain limit. Once that limit is reached, their effects drop off sharply."
"The potions are meant to improve..."
He did not explain too many technical details.
Even if Lin Qi brought out the Cyber World's basic potionology textbooks, no one else could understand them in a short time.
Not everyone had a brain as clever as the one granted by the Wizard Profession.
No, it was not the Wizard Profession's brain that was clever. It was Lin Qi's first Wizard ability, Psychic Vision, whose effect on developing the brain was simply too extraordinary.
"To sum up, we need to use an exhaustive search to find suitable materials for making potions in a short time, then make sure the potions work on people with a strength above First Rank."
By the time he finished explaining the research plan, Wang Ziru had brought the rest of the equipment over with his people.
Lin Qi gave Wang Ziru further instructions: that day, while carrying out rescue operations, he should also have his people collect specific medical supplies. Lin Qi also asked him to assign a few assistants to the laboratory.
Once everything had been arranged, dawn was already breaking.
"Before I return to the Cyber World, I should improve my physical fitness as much as possible. Even the slightest improvement might become a lifeline in a moment of crisis."
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