Time passed, and soon it was late at night.
During this time, Lin Yuan still had not seen any members of the organizations.
This thoroughly confirmed what Wind-Ear had said.
It looks like they really are plotting something big.
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
He did not know exactly what the Crawlers intended to do with their rituals, nor did he know what the research institute and the other organizations were planning.
But he knew one thing: a storm was about to break.
To avoid being swallowed by that storm, he had to seize every opportunity to grow stronger.
Of course, Lin Yuan's current strength was already far beyond the norm, and most of the time, he could break through a predicament with sheer force.
But whenever he thought of the mutated Crawler, Retainer 9527, and the mysterious severed hand on him, Lin Yuan felt he still needed to become stronger.
And he already had plans for how to do that.
In his earlier battle with Retainer 9527, Lin Yuan had suffered quite a bit from his lack of staying power, which should have been his strong suit.
"Little Black should be waking up soon. Once it wakes up, I can start the land-travel modifications."
Although the land-travel modifications would not directly improve his combat strength, their effect on Lin Yuan would be no less than a major upgrade.
"Then there's the hull upgrade. I have a keel for a level 4 hull, and the other materials can be made through the Production Workshop. That's not a problem."
"A level 4 hull is a major improvement over level 3. Aside from the base stats, it'll also gain the special traits of a level 4 ship. I need to finish it as soon as possible."
"The problem is this blueprint I