My Post-Apocalyptic Shelter Levels Up Infinitely!

by Stayrr

As disaster was about to strike, a group of survivors transmigrated into a desolated world and were challenged to a game of survival. From terrifying acid rains, to endless natural disasters, the heavens burn while the earth scorches, radiation is rampant, and nobody is spared from the dangers of this hellscape. The only way one survives is by building a shelter and slowly upgradin

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Chapter 461 Falling Meteors, Destination: Sea of Stars

"Oh my, my dear brother! If you had come back any later, Commander Su Deben would have thrown my brains down to look for you."

"Well, it's also partially my fault. I didn't think of asking you to bring more filter elements. How could this protective suit last more than two hours under those conditions!"

"Move quickly! I'll get Yan Xiaqing to properly examine your body!" The rocket was flying at an altitude of ninety meters above ground when the rear entrance opened.

Before Su Mo could even shut the door behind him, Lu Kuan, who was controlling the robot, rushed forward with an anxious "look" on his face.

His trip down below, calculating from when he descended until he came back up, had lasted eight hours.

Of those eight hours, the protective suit would only function properly for the first two hours.

After the third hour, the protective suit would begin to lose effect.

For Lu Kuan, it was a period of anxious waiting

During this period, Su Deben, Ji Yang, Yan Xiaqing and the others all reprimanded him.

A reaction of such magnitude was truly warranted!

Oreo, who was lying not far from where Lu Kuan was standing, was much more calm. She just leisurely wagged her tail about and laughed.

"Don't! There's radiation all over the protective suit. Let me take off the suit first, then we can talk!"

"I'm not afraid! I'm made of metal!"

However, after he said those words, Lu Kuan's eyes lit up like a light bulb.

The robot's body had a number of basic scanning devices. While it was not as good as the larger, fixed versions of the devices, it could scan the protective suit and figure out that Su Mo's physical state was unharmed.

Seeing Lu Kuan's good intentions, Su Mo did not refuse.

It was just as expected, after the scanned data floated in front of his eyes, Lu Kuan was stunned senseless.

"Your protective suit can still properly function for another 18 minutes. That's impossible! You've been down there for 7 hours and 42 minutes!"

"Did you take off the protective suit down there? My god, do you not want to live?"

"Relax, the radiation down there isn't as bad as you're imagining. Let me take off my clothes first. I'll talk about everything in detail after that."

With a heave, he pulled on the rear door and confirmed that it was completely closed.

He picked up the two collection instruments and gently took them out.

The containers from before only contained the radioactive soil and the blood-red ocean water.

However, when he was leaving, Su Mo dived down to the ocean floor. He did so to collect the blood-red soil that was emitting energy level fluctuations as a result of radioactive mutation within the ocean.

He also collected some of the liquids and impurities that were ejected from the bursting flames on the radioactive ground.

These specimens would naturally be worthless in the eyes of ordinary people; such people would be better off getting two big, white steamed buns instead.

However, for people like Lu Kuan who were research maniacs, these specimens exuded a fatal attraction.

As expected, Lu Kuan set his sights on the specimens and, after analyzing their basic data readings, his eyes became glued to them. "Su Mo, you really are a madman. A no-compromise adventurous maniac."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Under the helmet, he grinned as Lu Kuan reluctantly picked up the containers and retreated into the distance.

After throwing a relieved look toward Oreo, Su Mo marched himself to the isolation chamber so that he could take off the protective suit and take a shower.

The blood-red soil that fell off the protective suit was automatically collected into an isolation storage unit.

Any radioactive material hidden in the gaps was washed away by the high-pressure water

jet.

When it came to radiation, human bodies were as fragile as paper.

In the absence of medical technology and treatment on the wasteland, Su Mo treated things like this with extreme caution, even though he possessed psychic energy water and the system.

He waited until he could not see any impurities in the water flowing on the floor of the isolation chamber.

He turned off the water nozzle and discarded his previous set of clothes and put on a set of new clothes he took out from his storage space.

He then walked out with large strides.

At the doorway, Oreo was laying there waiting in her usual lazy state.

Thanks to her sixth sense, she could feel Su Mo's strong lifeforce. As such, she was as calm as an old dog, which was very different from Lu Kuan's restless anxiousness.

Su Mo brought Oreo inside, and then took out the prepared dinner meal and mixed in some psychic energy water.

Seeing Oreo feasting scrumptiously, Su Mo smiled and passed by her to head to the captain's quarters. From setting sail to fighting the war, and then fighting against the godly incarnations of the Five Royal Clans; from the search for the Expeditionary Army's base to finally flying far above the wasteland's skies, whenever Su Mo sat back down onto his seat again, it symbolized that the end of this voyage was nearing and that there was just one last step to take.

It was all in a day's work. Not only did he succeed in achieving everything he planned for before he set off, he even obtained some additional, unplanned, and shocking rewards as a result of his tireless effort.

With these rewards, when they arrived at the next New World, the entirety of the basin area would develop at a blinding speed. Humans' hundreds to thousands of generations of effort would finally come to a head and fully blossom in Su Mo's hands!

"After you left, I used the rocket's detection module to analyze the energy responses from a few surrounding planets. The weird thing was that they all seemed to have experienced the explosions nuclear bombs and produced the same exact fluctuations in frequency.

"Right now, the rocket's remaining energy is still at 64%. We only need to reserve 20% or so in order to make it back to the wasteland. Is there anywhere else you'd like to explore?" Lu Kuan scanned Su Mo's body as he sat down and asked after verifying that there were no problems with Su Mo's physical state.

Su Mo shook his head, "There's no need. The planets nearby would be the same anyway. The planets we see on the outside are just a camouflage measure set up by the gods before they left or died. Even if we had the ability to break through this camouflage measure, there would be no difference between that place and the Land of Death. All we would find there are more radioactive substances and some interesting minor things!"

"Let's go back! When we return to the wasteland and accumulate enough strength, there will come a day where everywhere as far as our eyes can see will become our domain!" "For now, just leave them be!" Su Mo blew mysteriously toward his fingers and let out a light grin.

The second Su Mo placed his hands on the thrust lever, a water-blue light emanated from his body and engulfed the entire rocket, which Lu Kuan could not see.

"Okay, I understand. What's our destination?"

"The wasteland's Sea of Stars!"

"Ahem, it was where we departed from!"

Whoosh!

After locking in the coordinates, both wings were expanded.

The psychic energy shuttle rocket that had been flying in circles started its ascent, slowly reaching a 90-degree elevation angle, and flew straight up. He felt the familiar pulling force and the breakthrough thereafter.

Su Mo then issued a second order as many colorful planets appeared in his field of vision.

"Get rid of all auxiliary parts and the wings of the rocket. Only the re-entry capsule and cabin area should remain."

Lu Kuan was stunned, "Ha? Don't we need all the instruments we brought along? Those things aren't the only ones left on the wasteland, but duplicating them will not be easy and would require a lot of materials, or even some special methods to manufacture. If we just get rid of them, it will be a long time before we can make another one!" "Get rid of it!" Su Mo narrowed his eyes and slowly enunciated again. After the conversation with Jiang Chu, Su Mo gained a new understanding of some issues and details that he had not paid attention to before.

Although the game was a monster that was "bound" by many rules, it did not mean that it really did not have a mind of its own.

These instruments he had brought along with him from the base had been stained with the "scent" of the God's authority he used last time.

Once the game started to pry into things again, he would need more survival points to keep these things hidden.

Not only that, he possessed the technical data of instruments, and only needed materials to recreate them, which he could obtain once they arrived at the New World.

Instead of going through all the trouble of keeping them hidden, he might as well act more decisively. He only needed to keep the glass box that contained the brains as well as the virtual reality setup! "Fine, if you think there's a need for such precautions, getting rid of them might just be the right thing to do!" The scene of the big gray hand attacking the Expeditionary Army base flashed through Lu Kuan's mind as he shivered and carried out the order without hesitation.

The next second, the wings on both sides of the rocket's body began to detach themselves.

Thanks to the pull of the gravity below, they violently crashed into the ground below, creating bright sparks of light from the impact

The energy supply unit at the back of the rocket also automatically ejected the 41% energy walnut and sent it back into the captain's quarters, before it initiated the second stage of detaching.

Boom!

Just like the wings, the two sections at the bottom of the rocket were separated and exploded when they crashed on the ground below.

The re-entry capsule's energy supply stabilized and two smaller wings were quickly extended from the body of the capsule to reorient the capsule's direction and bearings.

"Cabin positioning has been perfectly maintained. Energy supply is being perfectly distributed. Cabin length is 6.99 meters, outer cabin temperature is 49.1 degrees…"

"Navigation calculations completed. Designated wasteland coordinates 36210. 33591. 25. 96."

"Current speed is 3.15km/s. After the cabin is pressurized in two minutes, the speed will increase to 22.1km/s."

"Estimated journey duration is 5 hours and 9 minutes!"

All the data was reported accurately as Su Mo lightly nodded his head and Lu Kuan's mechanical arm pushed the thrust lever.

Vroom!

It was as if they had been turned upside down. In an instant, the re-entry capsule's bearings were adjusted to point straight down.

The next second, the entire cabin started sparkling brightly like fireworks in the night sky as the capsule followed the pull of gravity and ignited its engines. This light was bright, and while it wasn't to the extent where one could call it dazzlingcompared to the celestial bodies in the sky, and the planet that Lu Kuan and his crew had failed to reach twice-it was extremely eye-catching!

After the two minutes required to pressurize the cabin were up, the re-entry capsule sped up and reached a speed of seventy thousand kilometers per hour, falling back through the wasteland's atmosphere like a burning meteor.

Even with the insulation of the psychic energy material, the temperature of the outer layer of the capsule reached an unprecedented four thousand five hundred degrees, which was the temperature of the surface of the sun!

Rays of light converged as the friction between the outer layer and the air produced enormous amounts of heat energy.

As the wasteland's clock struck twelve, this psychic energy shuttle rocket's re-entry capsule descended like a meteor, grabbing the attention of those who could see it. At this time, Su Mo stood in front of the porthole window as his chest swelled with

pride.

No matter how difficult things were, I survived!

No matter what obstacles I faced, I overcame them!

Now…

My dear wasteland…

I am back!

Chapter 462 Ready to Go, Ambitions for the New World

As Su Mo sat inside the re-entry capsule to return to the wasteland, unlike his previous busy self, he had quite a bit of free time on hand now.

On Iron Rock Mountain, there were over two hundred villagers waiting for him, helping him to safeguard the base and ensuring that it was not invaded by outsiders.

On Hope One, there were more than a thousand talented people helping him to design a plan for the basin area and its future development pathway. Even inside the re-entry capsule, Lu Kuan was busy analyzing the properties of the collected materials with the few remaining instruments.

As time passed, Su Mo was no longer alone.

Under him, there were more than a thousand mouths waiting to be fed and more than a thousand pairs of "creative" hands.

There were many tasks that could be delegated to these people.

However, the only thing that these people could not do for him was… planning the big picture!

He had put some consideration into the fact that, not long after arriving at the New World, they would be faced with a complicated situation.

Taking advantage of this time, Su Mo took out a pen and a piece of paper. He leaned against the wall and started to think carefully.

"After this battle, the number of humans on the wasteland has been halved, which can be considered a huge loss. However, the foreign races aren't much better off. They've been contaminated by the Superpower Suppressant, so in three months they're basically all going to be dead."

"Such a situation was not anticipated by the game, but it was precisely this drastic loss, which crossed the its bottom line in the rules, that resulted in the game having to immediately initiate proliferation measures, in order to ensure that the number of creatures rises steadily and doesn't continue to decline, instead of continuing with more disasters to increase the pressure and reduce numbers." "Will the game initiate proliferation measures?"

On the paper, Su Mo listed down three options.

First, proliferation measures.

Second, reduction measures.

Third, dragging it out.

These were the only three paths that the game could take. There were no other options it could choose from under the framework of the rules.

"As for the rewards, that's a completely separate matter. The rewards for humans are what should be rightfully given after surviving the disaster, so it isn't considered as part of the game's proliferation measures."

"Thus its chosen path should be… to drag it out!"

"What is it dragging things out for?"

It was like pulling silk from a cocoon.

As he developed and progressed to this point, Su Mo's mindset and perspective also gradually formed and solidified, and he had his own ways of considering and dealing with problems.

He integrated what he learned from the various people around him, while also making full use of the attribute bonus that boosted his mental capacity, clarity and physical fitness.

Very soon, Su Mo had some guesses regarding the purpose of the game.

"The game probably wants to give all living creatures a buffer period, which would allow those who have not reached the New World to arrive quickly, while also allowing those who don't want to go to the New World to evacuate elsewhere. This will completely divide the wasteland into two warzones. From there, the game can regulate the next disaster and ensure that the magnitude of the disaster won't be too overbearing."

"Still, since the game still wants to reduce the effect of the disasters on the wasteland, it's bound to make some adjustments to the game's rules to increase the number of living creatures on the wasteland." This theory was very easy to understand.

For example, if one took the current number of living creatures in the wasteland as 10 then, when the number of living creatures dropped to 4, according to the rules, the game could no longer implement reduction measures and would have to initiate proliferation measures.

Only when the number of creatures increased from 4 to 7, or even 8, would the constraint of the rules be released.

At this point, the game could once again use its own authority to carry out reduction measures.

By repeating this cycle, the number of living creatures on the wasteland would always be kept within a certain range.

It was an almost flawless setup.

However, it was still, as the saying went, too difficult to create a set of rules without loopholes.

Even though the higher dimensions of the gamemaster and administrator might have exceeded the limits of human imagination, there was still no qualitative difference in terms of their ability to think and strategize.

For example, it would be very simple to take advantage of the current rule.

It just needed to…

Summon more!

"In order to continue carrying out reduction measures, or possibly trigger more powerful reduction measures, the game must restore the number of living creatures to 13, or even 15." "Other than by initiating proliferation measures, this goal can also be achieved as long as enough foreign races enter the wasteland to make the numbers!"

"No… I've got it. No wonder the game had to launch this Real Survival version update. It was to weaken me!"

"The foreign races are too afraid of me now. If I don't limit my abilities to a certain extent, then even if more foreign races enter the wasteland, they'll just end up becoming cannon fodder."

At this point, as long as the game did not continue to set limits, with the medium-sized machine tool in Su Mo's hands and the foundation of Hope One, he could manufacture ammunition endlessly, which could then be used to bombard his enemies non-stop.

The foreign races had not had much time to develop since they arrived so, if the game brought in some powerful ones and allowed them to carry out a decapitation operation on Hope One, then the balance it wanted to see would be completely broken. However, if it left things as they were, Su Mo himself would become the person who destroyed the balance, and the wasteland would descend into a state of the powerful force bullying the one weak force. In this case, naturally, the game had thought of the best and easiest way to deal with the situation.

Simultaneously weakening and strengthening both sides.

The foreign races lost all that they had previously accumulated, as well as their territory. They had to start from scratch, but they would gain an increase in numbers.

Su Mo would lose Hope One's technological weapons, which were the biggest threat to the foreign races, but in return he gained thousands of talented people and an initial advantage.

The two parties were balanced as such.

In addition to fixing the loophole in the rules that the foreign races' gods would break from time to time, this method just happened to miraculously restore the harmony and balance of the wasteland world!

It was a brilliant idea! "If this is the case, Hope One's legendary upgrade will likely become a major obstacle. The game will definitely implement some terrifying conditions in the Real Survival version update to prevent me from using it to break the balance."

"This is something I didn't think of before, but it's not a big problem!"

"When I arrive at the New World, there wouldn't be much room to use Hope One's abilities on land anyway. Other than the weapons, its other attributes would be basically useless anyway."

He had won the battle on the ocean.

Hope One's final act would be to transport them to the New World.

As long as everyone could be safely brought to the New World, whether or not the whole ship could continue to be used would not have a great effect on the overall situation as it did currently.

In making a decision, Su Mo did not allow his personal emotions to cloud his judgment.

In a situation where the circumstances were greater than the people, even if he fought it, the game would not change the reality of "confiscating" Hope One.

On the contrary, because he would be weakened by the loss of Hope One, it might be possible to obtain more benefits from the game in return.

Su Mo had clearly thought this through when weighing the pros and cons of the situation.

At the same time, to a certain extent, it meant that he would not suffer too great a loss.

"When the time comes, I have to plan out the location of my territory well. At the very least, I cannot place myself in a situation where I can be attacked by enemies on multiple fronts in the early stages."

"I'll have to study the placement of the territory and its subsequent development carefully."

Time flew by as he sketched and drew.

Throughout the whole process, the conversation he had with Jiang Chu previously quickly transformed from information into knowledge, which he transferred onto the paper.

With this knowledge in hand, Su Mo was confident.

Even if he went to the New World unprepared, he could still walk ahead of everyone.

This was the source of his courage and confidence, given to him by the human technology that had been developed over thousands of years!

At high altitude, the re-entry capsule appeared incomparably dazzling, like a shooting star piercing the sky. However, when it broke through the last 30 kilometers of the atmosphere, the re-entry capsule turned low-profile.

As a faint blue light arose from the capsule's surface, forming a shield that suppressed the flames outside. Although this would quickly deplete the energy of the re-entry capsule, at this point, what Su Mo wanted more was nothing more than to

keep…

A low profile!

(Warning!)

(Warning!)

(Warning!)

[An unknown presence has been detected. It is examining the host's information. Do you want to hide your information? Hiding it this time will cost 960 survival points!)

(An unknown presence has been detected. It is examining information on the items the host has brought. Do you want to hide the information? Hiding it this time will cost 6285 survival points!]

Three warnings sounded at the same time.

Two prompts about hiding information popped out at the same moment too.

Seeing the terrifying second prompt that required more than 6,000 survival points, Su Mo was surprised and chose to hide it.

He had made the right bet!

The game had really not given up!

When the psychic energy shuttle rocket took off, the game did not leave, but instead waited patiently here for the re-entry capsule to come down.

If the instruments in the capsule were still present, Su Mo's balance of 12,000 survival points would not have been enough.

When that time came, in the game, a frightening conflict would definitely break out! Fortunately though, he still had enough survival points for now!

Phew…

He took a few deep breaths!

He watched as a green light floated up from his body, swept over all the items, and then passed through Oreo and Lu Kuan before returning smoothly. Su Mo was relieved.

Then, facing the golden light that was creeping up from below the re-entry capsule, Su Mo waved his hand again lightly, signaling for Lu Kuan to not be afraid.

Calmness and composure were contagious.

His calmness made Lu Kuan relax very quickly. The mechanical arm that was tightly clenched also slowly loosened up. As the golden light examined everything from top to bottom, it did not detect any issues, so it quickly left.

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However, just 20 kilometers away from the capsule, right when Lu Kuan relaxed his mind and wanted to speak, this golden light sneakily came back again, examining the capsule in even greater detail as it attempted to find clues to discover any warning signs. This scene terrified Lu Kuan so much that his brain twitched in his head.

A moment later.

After repeatedly checking three times, the golden light finally returned without success and left for real.

It was only after Su Mo stood up that Lu Kuan belatedly returned to his senses and jumped to his feet.

"That was close! It's lucky that we threw those instruments away!"

"I don't know what the golden light was doing either. I tried using the scanner to detect it, but no energy reaction could be found, nor was there any change in the surroundings. If we hadn't seen it with our own two eyes, it's almost as if this thing didn't exist. How f*cking evil."

He wiped away the non-existent sweat on his forehead.

As he described the golden light's form, a fear he could not hide remained in his eyes, but there was a hint of excitement in his tone.

Over these two long days, Su Mo had already given him too many surprises, which resulted in his brain secreting far too much dopamine.

This thrill of walking the line between life and death had made Lu Kuan feel completely "young" again.

In other words, before meeting Su Mo, Lu Kuan might have had about 30% of his thoughts revolving around suicide, and about 40% of his thoughts revolving around giving up.

However, after meeting Su Mo and experiencing so many things, his mindset had completely changed.

He wanted to keep living!

Moreover, he wanted to live even longer! He wanted to create even more things of value!

"It's fine. There will be many more opportunities to come into contact with it in the future, so we have to get used to it quickly!" "Ah? There will be more?"

Seeing the robot's bitter expression, Su Mo could not hold back his laughter.

He stopped smiling a moment later and returned to his seat, speaking seriously.

"Enough. Prepare to land…!"

"Around 200 kilometers east of the base!"

"After the golden light's inspection, we have to take all these things back with us. Be careful not to damage the captain's cabin. The calculation tools in here are precious!"

Lu Kuan nodded excitedly. "Got it. I'm good at this. You can just observe."

Lu Kuan's confidence was not baseless.

His astronautics knowledge had reached 11% of the interstellar age, so he was qualified to be "arrogant".

The next moment, when it was one kilometer from the ground, the re-entry capsule initiated its landing mode, and its wings were retracted.

A recoil force offset the gravitational momentum of the descent adequately, allowing the entire capsule to land smoothly on the surface of the ocean.

Thump!

It was like a pebble falling into a river.

Seeing the re-entry capsule float up once again, as well as the Sun-chaser hurrying over, separated from the outside by the glass porthole window, Su Mo could not help but smile as he raised his head to look at the sky.

He admitted it.

Since crossing over the wasteland, in his eyes, this was the brightest night sky yet!

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Chapter 463 Blood-red Soil, "Soil" For Nuclear Fusion Growth!

Boom!

Boom!

Smack!

Groggily hearing sounds around him, Su Mo rubbed his eyes, his consciousness gradually recovering as he woke up.

Sunlight streamed in through the gap at the top of the curtain.

It landed on the books next to Su Mo's small bed.

The clock hanging on the bedroom wall was still functioning well, making ticking noises.

The time displayed on the clock was 7.15 am.

Last night, after he returned to the wasteland, he did not stay in the re-entry capsule to rest. Instead, he went aboard Sun-chaser and studied until the middle of the night before he slept.

Leaving aside everything else, this determination and spirit alone was enough to supersede 99% of ordinary people in the wasteland.

Sitting up straight, he put the books back into his storage space properly.

After downing a glass of psychic energy water, Su Mo felt more energized. "OS, how much time do we have before we can arrive at Hope One's location?"

(Captain Su Mo, from our current position, the remaining distance is 662 kilometers. Our estimated time of arrival is three o'clock in the afternoon.]

"Hm? I can be back by three o'clock!"

"Very good. Maintain this speed and don't stop!"

Today was already Doomsday Calendar Month 3, Day 14.

It was the third day after Su Mo had left Hope One.

Hearing that he would be able to return on the same day, Su Mo was spirited. He put on his shoes immediately and pushed open the door.

Whoosh!

The situation outside was different from when he left, where thick clouds had lingered over the skies, bearing prospects of heavy rain and thunder.

Today's wasteland weather was a rare welcome sight as miles and miles of cloudless skies could be seen over the horizon.

Under the bright sunlight, the entire surface of the ocean was like a glowing blue gemstone, exuding an enchanting light.

Traces of the warm, salty ocean breeze also brushed past him, washing away the coolness of the night.

Weather like this was good for sailing.

Of course, it was also good weather to return home!

Following the loud noises and passing through several small doors, Su Mo came to the stern of Sun-chaser.

Previously, this place had looked empty.

Now, however, there were three sturdy steel cables attached to the stern that were connected to the re-entry capsule at the rear.

As Sun-chaser was traveling at a speed of close to 70 kilometers per hour, the loud noises were from the re-entry capsule smacking against the surface of the water.

Looking into the glass porthole window, he saw the robot waving excitedly at him.

Su Mo waved his arm a little happily too, smiling as he went back inside.

He washed up, and then prepared breakfast.

Although Lu Kuan and the others-who inhabited the robot body-did not need direct energy replenishment, their brains in the glass box, which were parasitized by the Slimes, required sufficient sustenance to divide and regenerate to keep the brains alive.

After thinking about it, he tried it out.

In the Slimes' breakfast, Su Mo was not stingy as he added 50ml of psychic energy water into the substance.

Instructing the OS to stop Sun-chaser, Su Mo opened the door of the re-entry capsule and jumped inside energetically while carrying the breakfast he made.

The intuitive changes from using the Oracle Experience Card were not just limited to the strengthening of his physical fitness during its active duration.

That strength gained at the neural level, as well as the degree of control over his body, did not completely disappear once the card's effects ended.

At this moment, even though only 3% to 5% of that strength had been retained, compared to his previous self, Su Mo's control over his body and power was still more than double! "Hello, good morning!" "Morning, morning, morning! Su Mo, hurry over here. There's a big discovery!"

Just as Su Mo came in, Lu Kuan, who was in control of the robot, spoke excitedly as he took the breakfast held in Su Mo's hands.

Behind him, there was a small device about half the height of a person. Inside it were the ocean water and soil specimens that Su Mo had brought back from the planet.

Since Su Mo had left yesterday, until now, Lu Kuan had been crouched in front of this device.

His current appearance clearly indicated that he had made a huge discovery!

"The radioactive soil and blood-red ocean water you brought back from the planet's surface yesterday are not very different from those found in the Land of Death. Aside from recording slightly higher levels of radiation, and the microorganisms inside being full of activity, the other elements can also be found in the Land of Death's soil. It's not worth our continued research."

"However, this blood-red soil from the bottom of the ocean, as well as the liquid elements from the flame eruptions, are good stuff!"

He walked over to the device.

As Lu Kuan squatted and fiddled with it for a while, the entire device began to shine, releasing energy through a thin transmission cable.

"Just 500g of the blood-red soil can provide us with close to a hundred kilowatts of electricity using this method!"

"These liquids from the flame eruptions are even more outrageous. The conversion efficiency is so high that just 200g will yield 75 kilowatts of electricity!" On the screen, as the blood-red soil and energy reacted, the equipment inside the entire capsule started charging at a stable and rapid pace.

Moreover, considering that this thing did not make any noise, its degree of usefulness surpassed the generator! Though surprised in his heart, Su Mo's facial expression did not change much as he still slowly said, "Although this is good, it's a shame we don't have too much of it."

"There isn't even much left of the stuff I brought back from the Nation of the God of the Ocean Nation. Don't look at how I managed to bring back a kilogram of both, they are actually very troublesome to collect!"

One catty of blood-red soil could be converted into 100 kilowatts of electricity.

One catty of the liquids could be converted into 190 kilowatts of electricity.

However, if one calculated how much blood-red soil and liquids from the flame eruptions that there were at the bottom of the entire ocean, it would not exceed 100 kilograms. They were scattered sparsely and were extremely difficult to collect.

There were even less liquids. The number of eruptions were limited, and would decrease as they were collected.

According to the rate of his collection efficiency at that time, even if he had stayed in the Nation of the God of the Ocean and spent a whole day collecting them, his harvest would not have exceeded ten catties, and the electricity generated would only be slightly more than one thousand kilowatts.

It was absolutely not as cost-effective as collecting oil to generate electricity.

"No, no, no. You don't understand what I'm getting. Take a look at the reaction formula we detected here and the internal changes when converting energy!" Shaking his head vigorously, Lu Kuan's robot appeared just as frantic.

With Su Mo in tow, the two of them went around and walked to the back of the device.

At the top, Su Mo saw a string of large words that read…

Micro-grade Active High-strength Reaction Furnace.

This was the only piece of scientific research equipment left over after discarding the other instruments. It was the only remaining instrument in the entire re-entry capsule. Below the words, there was an LCD panel measuring about 12 inches.

Along with the blood-red soil's reaction, a variety of complex formulas were displayed one by one, as well as specific morphological manifestations.

With his head lowered, Lu Kuan did not speak, and Su Mo did not ask either.

The two of them stared at the screen quietly.

A moment later…

As the blood-red soil's reaction reached its peak, just as it was about to finish burning up, the formulas and data on the display screen at the back of the machine were gradually completed!

"F*ck, no way!"

"Is that even possible?" From the initial calm before it started, to the guesses as the reaction took place, when it finally concluded, Su Mo was gobsmacked.

During those few minutes of waiting, the expression on Su Mo's face started to become like Lu Kuan's, constantly changing in utter amazement.

"It's true. This time it's true—we've made a huge discovery!"

"This is…"

"This will… push forward our human technology! A discovery that is a direct leap into the future!"

As the blood-red soil was fully burned up, Lu Kuan once again glanced at the formula displayed on the detection device from the reaction. He was so excited that he could not speak coherently! On the entire wasteland, there were few who would know better than Lu Kuan just what this represented. Nobody knew better than he did just how much potential this thing had.

Standing behind Lu Kuan, Su Mo's head was also currently buzzing with excitement. It was as if he had been struck by lightning; his thoughts were frozen for a few minutes.

He was no stranger to the formula displayed on the screen.

Even most Earth junior high and high school students would be somewhat familiar with it.

H2H–4He10n1. 76x1017eV!

It was very simple. Very simple! The left side of the reaction equation was unremarkable.

The right side of the reaction equation did not have any novel elements either. However, behind this huge energy reaction, what it represented was…

Fully controllable nuclear fusion!

The super technology that humans would forever require another fifty years to research before they could use it!

"Amazing! The atoms with smaller mass in the blood-red soil—just by combusting and combining with this mysterious element, without the external force of ultra-high temperature or ultra-high pressure, the atomic nuclei polymerized with each other and produced such a huge amount of energy!"

"Nuclear fusion-no matter how many generations we spent researching it, we weren't able to accomplish it. To think that nuclear fusion could be achieved with such a simple reaction!"

"As long as we can extract this stable catalytic element in the blood-red soil and study the preparation method, we will never lack any energy on this wasteland!"

Staring maniacally at the screen, even though it was a robot body, a joy that could be clearly seen and felt.

Nuclear fusion released much more energy than nuclear fission.

Moreover, it only required only the simplest elements of deuterium and tritium.

Deuterium was abundant in ocean water, which contained about one deuterium atom for every 6,500 hydrogen atoms.

Every 1 liter of ocean water contained 30 mg of deuterium, and the energy produced by the fusion of 30 mg of deuterium was equivalent to 300 liters of gasoline.

Furthermore, tritium could be made from lithium, which was even simpler!

"How much more blood-red soil do we have left for research?"

"We still have 513g remaining!"

"Don't use it up. Wait a while and leave some for me!"

"Alright!"

Lu Kuan did not know why Su Mo wanted to leave some of the blood-red soil behind.

However, he could practically see the fire burning in Su Mo's eyes. They were full of desire!

Pure, unadulterated desire! "Oh right, we have to keep this experiment secret. Don't tell anyone aside from me."

Lu Kuan nodded solemnly. "I know!"

"Good. A detailed experiment can be conducted once we arrive at the New World. At that time, I will reproduce the instrument as soon as possible and give you the best research and experiment conditions."

Blood-red soil was the best catalyst to develop controlled nuclear fusion.

Su Mo never thought that his unintentional actions would bring such amazing benefits. As long as the elements could be extracted, a real controllable nuclear fusion laboratory could be established.

In that case, the disasters the game would send their way would be a complete joke. If they could achieve a scenario where they had an infinite supply of energy, humans would make the game realize why technology was the primary driving force behind human productivity and development!

As for whether this element could be extracted, as well as how to research its preparation method, glancing at the system panel that had accumulated rewards over three days and the remaining points balance of 3000 survival points, Su Mo nodded almost imperceptibly, fully at peace!

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Chapter 464 Return, A New Journey!

When he was poor and penniless, Su Mo did not even dare to think about technologies like controlled nuclear fusion.

Then, when he suddenly realized that the path to this incredible technology was no longer distant, it almost felt like he was living in a different reality.

Things were happening too quickly, but at the same time progressing steadily! No one would be able to stay calm in the face of such progress. On the other hand, while it was important to take into account the development of science and technology, talent development was equally important.

The former was driven by the latter, and the latter was influenced by the former.

The two complemented each other greatly.

Thinking of the surprise that Lu Kuan and his team could bring him, Su Mo did not forget the breakfast he had carefully prepared.

The food substance mixed with psychic energy water fell from above into the glass box.

The slime began to wriggle about, madly and greedily absorbing the nutrients from the food substance.

Living creatures that consumed psychic energy water would undergo a long-term transformation process.

It was difficult to see results in the short-term.

However, relying on the system's appraisal function, Su Mo was stunned to find out that Lu Kuan had recently lost 46 years of lifespan due to excessive brain activity, leaving him with only 612 years of lifespan. Yet, it miraculously started to rise, and finally stabilized at 660 years of lifespan and no longer changed.

This change was also felt clearly by Lu Kuan.

After Su Mo just closed the cover of the glass box and reconnected the interface between the glass box and the robot, Lu Kuan assumed control of the robot.

"The active stimulation provided by the psychic energy water to the slime also affects our brains."

"I can feel that my brain is much more agile than before, and I can also operate the robot more adeptly."

The brain could also be enhanced, which sounded like something straight out of a sci-fi movie.

However, considering the way their brains had parasitized the slime, Su Mo did not use his own pseudoscience to explain the magical effects of the psychic energy water.

Instead, he turned his head and shrugged. "Work hard. Perhaps we can go beyond enhancing your brain in the future. Maybe one day, you can even be resurrected with a human body once more!"

Robots were, at the end of the day, not human bodies and lacked many of its key senses and functions.

Lu Kuan might have been a little contemptuous of Su Mo's words had they been said before today.

However, after discovering the prospect of controlled nuclear fusion, and actually sensing the changes in his brain, he was full of expectations.

"I believe that such a day will come."

"Ha!"

Su Mo smiled and did not deny the possibility.

Lu Kuan's change in mindset was something he had expected, and also something he wanted to see.

He had successfully launched a rocket and entered the God of the Ocean's planet, dispelling the mental demons inside the hearts of Lu Kuan and the others.

However, their repeated failures and the worsening condition of humans on the wasteland had caused them to become restrained and cautious in their actions.

This trait, in the doomsday setting, was very good for self-preservation, but it was a fatal shortcoming for those pursuing scientific research and development.

In this situation, naturally, only by changing their mindsets could they recover the drive to give their all toward scientific research and development.

After the excitement passed from making those scientific discoveries, there was still a long way to go.

After breakfast, Su Mo did not remain idle, but continued to take out books to study and improve himself.

At present, in addition to Lu Kuan, there were eight top geniuses specializing in different fields in the glass box. Although these people were not as capable as Lu Kuan, they each had broken through the limitations of Earth's human technology and successfully advanced their disciplines to the level of interstellar humans.

To ordinary people, they represented unimaginable geniuses of a generation.

After writing down the remaining questions from his self-study on a piece of paper, and after briefly communicating with Lu Kuan, the biologist Zhuo Junfan assumed control of the robot.

He was a man that had mastered 94% of the biological knowledge of the information age, achieving the upper limit of humans during that era.

As such, he had no problems answering Su Mo's basic questions.

After completing his study of the basics, and receiving the most top-notch teaching, with Su Mo's scientific research talent, his learning progress finally started to soar.

Regarding the subject of biology, the knowledge that needed to be mastered by graduate students had been fully learned by Su Mo in less than two hours, from eight o'clock to ten o'clock.

At this point, even Zhuo Junfan had to think for a few minutes before answering some of the questions he posed.

Of course, Zhuo Junfan did not know that, after high school, Su Mo had only been in contact with the subject of biology for five days.

The total duration of his study time during those five days was only about thirty hours.

Otherwise, his jaw would definitely drop in shock, amazed that there were such geniuses in the world!

Even so, as the two spent more time together, Zhuo Junfan gradually discovered Su Mo's almost terrifying talent for learning. "Su Mo, your learning ability is terrifying. It has only been… um, five hours."

"You can actually understand the complex biological chain reaction technology so thoroughly. If my tutor was still alive, I am sure that he would definitely take you under his wing as his representative disciple." He felt an imaginary sensation of cold sweat on his robot head.

Looking at the curious and seemingly tireless Su Mo, Zhuo Junfan was amazed.

"You're flattering me. I just happen to have an interest in biology. I may not make such rapid progress in other subjects!"

It was a form of comforting, but also somewhat of a blow.

Hearing the 'lie' that Su Mo had uttered casually, Zhuo Junfan pursed his mouth, and suddenly had an epiphany; let's just not compare ourselves with others. Fortunately, after considering that everyone had taken refuge under Su Mo, the robot's face displayed a smile that could not be concealed. "Su Mo, your research direction really shouldn't be a problem on the wasteland."

"Chain reactions and chemical reactions have an undeniable effect in the transmission of biological base pair information and neuron information processing. If we can make breakthroughs in this area, and then develop the corresponding signal transmission technology, we may be able to directly devise a method to remotely control biological armor. By then, as long as our connection…ermm, our WiFi, functions properly, we can directly explore, fight, and defend without fear of death or injury. Even our men won't need to rely on this current sturdy pipeline connection and would be able to directly transmit our stream of consciousness via the WiFi frequency!"

Zhuo Junfan's ability was really good considering the fact that he was able to guess the kind of technology that Su Mo wanted to achieve just by looking at his research direction.

When his purpose was revealed, Su Mo did not hide it, but admitted it directly. "With regard to signal transduction technology, I have a very good solution, so you don't have to worry about that part. As long as we complete the biological research, we'll be able to set up an 8G signal tower that can transmit over a range of 2,000 kilometers, under the right conditions. At that time, even if there is interference, we can ensure that there are no connection problems within a 300-kilometer radius."

"Huh? 8G? What's this about?"

Zhuo Junfan was specialized in the study of biology, and had not dabbled in communications.

Looking at the confused expression on his face, Su Mo remembered that a few hours ago, this same expression was on his face when he started learning biology.

Su Mo was delighted and laughed out loud.

However, the next second, Zhuo Junfan "disappeared" with a wicked smile.

In his place, Bai Yiqi, a scholar of communication and physics, "appeared".

The smile on Su Mo's face…froze!

'Hmph, you can do whatever you want with knowledge, right?'

'Just wait until I become an all-rounded scholar, then we'll see if you dare to be so happy!

They poked fun at Su Mo, but still maintained a cordial atmosphere.

After a long while, upon realizing that he was not far from Hope One's location, the excitement of returning home bubbled forth. In such a state, Su Mo could not bring himself to continue his studies.

He waved his hand at the void and put away the book.

Su Deben also assumed control of the robot, who was the real boss of the team.

"Su Mo, I heard what you talked about with Zhuo Junfan earlier. When the time comes, you have to give me a carrier first." "This m*th*rf*ck*r has been trapped in a glass box every day and is beyond sick of it. If you give me a body and a hundred people, I promise you that within 50 kilometers, no, within 100 kilometers, no one can enter our defensive perimeter!"

These days, Lu Kuan and the others had hogged control of the robot.

Trapped in his own mind, Su Deben had time to spare to think about all sorts of things.

As soon as he assumed control, he laid down on the ground and started doing push-ups and burpees to relieve his pent-up energy. Su Mo was not surprised by his actions, but blinked his eyes with interest. He kept Su Deben's promise just now in his heart.

'He is capable of leading a huge expedition force.'

If Su Deben were to be appointed as captain of the guards, with a small number of troops, it would naturally be a waste of his talents.

With such talents, the best role to put him in was to oversee the military development and defense of the entire territory.

Relying on Su Deben's words and deeds, there would definitely be more outstanding generals appearing in the future from his territory.

With these people, even if his territory kept expanding, Su Mo would not have to worry about the lack of talented leaders.

"Haha, Captain Su, don't worry. This will naturally be arranged for you when the time comes."

Su Deben got up from the ground. "Su Mo, don't call me Captain Su. I am a few years older than you. In the future, in your base, if there are no outsiders, you can just call me Uncle Su. If there are outsiders around, I will call you Chief and you can just call me Old Su, so we won't be violating the etiquette of respect, manners and rules"

Su Mo nodded solemnly. "Very well. As you wish!"

This was what Su Mo had wanted to talk about from the beginning. Including Su Deben, almost all the scientific research talents were older than Su Mo.

As a Huaxian who paid careful attention to etiquette, this subject, of rank and methods of address, should have been raised by Su Mo himself.

This was because it would be too harsh to disrespect their status, but also to allow them room to maneuver and negotiate the matter with him.

However, it had now been proposed by Su Deben on his behalf and passed on to others for unified implementation.

Su Deben had taken into account all the key points, and had come up with an appropriate solution.

"Uncle Su, we're almost at my base camp. Get ready, let's go home now!"

"Oh? Your base camp? I shall see for myself what your actual strength is then!!"

Through the headset, the OS sent a reminder that Hope One was within range.

Su Mo stood up. The two people looked at each other, and then both laughed.

It did not take long for Su Mo's smile to freeze, just like when the previous communications specialist Bai Yiqi came out. When the huge Hope One came into view…

Su Deben's reaction was as expected.

Like a scarecrow in the field, he stood motionless in front of the observation window for half an hour.

As Sun-chaser picked up speed, it came alongside Hope One. He then came back to his senses, made a swallowing motion, and said with 'difficulty', "Su Mo, don't tell me that… This is the result of your three months of effort on this wasteland?"

Su Mo turned his head and smiled casually, "Three months? No, Uncle Su, to be precise, this ship has only been around for…"

"Well, about fifteen days!"

Chapter 465 Reunited, The Mysterious Old Era Technology

It had only taken Su Mo fifteen days to build a huge steel ship that was over 80 meters in length and equip it with all types of weapons onboard.

Su Deben was flabbergasted!

Even though there were gulping motions seen on the robot's throat, it did not make a single sound.

As the 75th leader of the Expeditionary Army, Su Deben had seen stronger, more powerful weapons equipped on even more terrifying vessels.

However, it was exactly because he was familiar with such things that he knew in depth what it took and what it represented, that someone had managed to create such a monster in merely 15 days.

"Su Mo, you discovered those Old Era Technologies on the wasteland?"

Su Mo, who was still communicating with Hope One's OS via the Bluetooth headset was stunned. "Old Era Technology? What's that?"

Old Era…

It sounded like a term straight out of a Lovecraftian horror fiction novel but, when the term was paired with the word "technology", it gave off a strange sense of paradox, which was confusing. After seeing the confused look on Su Mo face, as if it was his first time hearing of term, Su Deben breathed out a long sigh of relief. "That's good, since you don't know about Old Era Technology, and have not used it before, you've got to be wary. These things may be effective in the short-term, but they are a source of huge trouble. There's a long story behind its origins, but the gist of it is that it's some sort of weird technology with different effects that emerged as we humans fought the foreign races over thousands of years in this place." "The main difference between Old Era Technology and our modern-day technology is that the energy source required to activate Old Era Technology running aren't traditional forms of energy, but lifeforce instead. Human lifeforce, or foreign race lifeforce, took the place of traditional energy sources and, from there, different kinds of strange effects were seen in terms of output."

"About 150 years ago, Old Era Technology reached its peak on this wasteland. At that time, not only were we humans using it, but even the foreign races used it too, and it nearly reached the pinnacle when something happened that no one expected. Within a single night, all the people that knew how to operate that technology disappeared overnight, including those from the foreign races as well!"

While he was saying those words, Su Deben's face was deep in thought and had an expression of undisguised shock. It was clear that the incident that had taken place all those years ago still made him feel fear even in the present.

However, to Su Mo, what Su Deben said had reminded him of a key point.

"Wait, 150 years ago? Uncle Su, did you guys experience that incident as well?"

Su Deben nodded. "Yes, 150 years ago, even though we're reduced to brains that lived in a glass box, there were still many living human beings that took care of the base. At that time, the entire wasteland had nearly been completely occupied by us humans and, at that time, we even managed to establish a strong country called Blazeland!"

"Using the Old Era Technology, even normal citizens could enjoy the protection that the technology offered!"

"At that time, our expeditionary base had almost gotten our hands on the core component of the Old Era Technology, but then the monster invasion happened. That big bunch of fearless monsters attacked each and every survivor in the base like crazy and, perhaps, the team that was supposed to escort the technology was attacked as well!"

It was unexpected.

Blazeland had connections to Su Deben's Expeditionary Army base, and they were in communication with each other!

However, before Su Mo could ponder upon the other possible connections between the two, a few heads popped out from Hope One's deck, and cheering could be heard from above.

"Captain is down there!"

"Quickly, open the side passage!" "Wow, Captain has gotten some gains again!" The restrictions on deck access had not been lifted yet, so the crew members that were on the lower decks had no idea what was going on.

However, when they saw Shen Ke, Su Chan, Zhang Long, Liu Neng, and the rest rushing downward, they shrieked in excitement as well.

Very quickly, the side passage of Hope One opened.

With a plop, a lifeboat was hurled down and on it leapt a girl on the back of a bear.

"Brother, brother, where are you?!"

Looking at how anxious Su Chan was, Su Mo reined in his desire to connect the dots, and a dazzling smile appeared on his face as he returned to the front of the capsule.

Snap!

The button was pressed, and the capsule door opened automatically.

As the mechanical door creaked open slowly, Moore, who was rowing the lifeboat over, discovered the anomaly in that direction and quickly steered toward it and rushed over.

It had been three days. For Su Mo, it did not feel like a long time since he was busy repairing the rocket, waging war against the game, and flying into space to reach the God of the Ocean's realm and meeting with Jiang Chu.

However, for those left behind on Hope One, since they were deprived of the convenience of communication after the game panel began the version update, and had nothing to do, it felt like a mighty long time!

Just as the capsule door opened fully, the lifeboat Moore was steering also arrived next to the capsule.

The next moment, with a giant leap, the lightning bear warrior's burst with momentum, and the lifeboat sank a little visibly from the force. Shortly after, a human and a bear descended down from the heavens like deities right into the capsule!

"Hah, be gentle, you guys. Don't step on my treasures! These are all good things!" "Brother!"

The moment she entered the capsule, Su Chan's eyes immediately searched out Su Mo, who was seated while smiling with crescent eyes inside the capsule. She leapt off Moore's back and hugged Su Mo tightly. As for Moore, his beady eyes scanned the room and found another target.

He ran hastily toward the robot that was being controlled by Su Deben and hugged it aggressively.

It was a harmonious scene.

Su Mo burst out in laughter as he saw Su Deben's flabbergasted look.

"Su Chan, this is Captain Su Deben, who will be the person in charge of our base's military. You can call him Uncle Su from now on, and mind your manners, okay?"

"Okay…" "Uncle Su, welcome to our base. Do make yourself at home!"

Su Chan greeted Su Deben sweetly with her eyes slightly widened, just like a child greeting the elderly in a friendly manner.

Being addressed like that stunned Su Deben once more as he was flung up and down in Moore's embrace.

After a long while, he finally snapped back to his senses and responded enthusiastically. "Good! Good! Good!"

"This place will be our home from now on. Uncle Su will do all he can, and will even die to protect the safety of our home!"

"Since this is our first time meeting each other, please wait for a moment, Uncle Su doesn't have a huge gift for you, but…"

A surge of energy rose from within the robot as he tore himself out of Moore's arms.

Immediately, Su Deben went around digging among his pile of random things with the robot until he finally found a ring-looking thing that also looked somewhat like an earring.

"This is a piece of jewelry that Uncle Su obtained during the early years on the wasteland, and I haven't found anyone to give it to for so many years."

"I can't accept this, Uncle Su…"

Su Deben frowned and waved his hand. "What, you don't take me as family now? It's just the beginning and you're already refusing to listen to Uncle Su?"

Su Chan stuck her tongue out playfully and giggled. "Okay Uncle Su, thank you very much!"

"Atta girl!"

Huaxian traditions would still be followed no matter how many generations or universes they were separated by, even on the wasteland.

This was what Su Mo had discovered on this trip. Regardless of whether it was Su Deben, Lu Kuan, the troops, or even Jiang Chu the God of the Ocean. Su Mo also felt the same way.

Looking at the harmonious scene before him, Su Mo did not interrupt, but watched quietly from the side as the scene unfolded. "Moore, nothing happened on the ship while I was away right?"

"Nothing, master, nothing. Since you left, Moore did a very good job protecting the safety of Hope One, and no one dared to attack us!"

Thumping his fist on his chest, Moore spoke with confidence.

The reality was exactly how he had described it to be.

nce

As many more people descended into the water from Hope One, and manually dragged the capsule and the Sun-chaser Speedboat back to Hope One, Su Mo went aboard Hope One once again amidst the awe-filled gazes of many people. After making a round to check things out, he realized that things were exactly as Moore had said.

He did not hesitate further and immediately canceled the restrictions on deck access, and also announced his decision to head toward the New World.

The entire ship roared with excitement, and after just two hours of preparation, a human-powered crane appeared on the main deck.

On one end was a team of 200 to 300 people. On the other, was a pulley system device.

Even if the entire capsule weighed 11 tons, it was still easily hoisted onto the deck for storage thanks to the device.

As for the Sun-chaser Speedboat, since it could not be brought onboard, the OS would activate the autopilot mode and it would cruise alongside Hope One. "Su Mo, you've got so many talents here! I don't see an ounce of despair on these people's faces. There's nothing on their faces except the hunger for the future!"

"With these people around, we will have no problems achieving great things!"

Controlling the robot, Su Deben gave a very high rating when he saw the demeanor and behavior of the people on Hope One after the crane had done its work, especially since he had been through two failed rocket launches, and experienced the moments where unity was the hardest thing to find. "Haha, Commander Su, you have no idea. These people were on the brink of giving up a few days ago! It's only been a few days since then!"

"Right, we'll have to tell you all about this… about our amazing history on the wasteland!"

The crew had quickly accepted the fact that a robot had become the highest military commander under Su Mo after he had made his announcement, even though they were curious about many things in the beginning.

They had already seen gods and fought foreign races, so it was only natural that they could accept the fact that robots existed.

At the same time, Zhang Long and Liu Neng gathered around Su Deben in excitement and began their tale.

When Su Mo saw how clearly intrigued Su Deben was by their tale, exclaiming and gasping in surprise every now and then, he scratched his head awkwardly and "escaped" from the scene of "crime".

"OS, how far until we reach our 0,0 coordinates?"

Su Mo walked into the bridge that he had not been inside for days and sat on the captain's seat. A sense of familiarity rose from within Su Mo.

Immediately after he verified his identity as the ship captain, the OS responded to his question.

(Captain Su Mo, the distance between us and the 0,0 coordinates is 14980 km, and we are cruising at a speed of 73.5km/hour.]

(Our estimated time of arrival is 9 days and 15 hours.]

"Good. From now on, sail at full speed! Our destination is the 0,0 coordinates!"

After taking some time to understand the situation on the ship, and making sure that he did not miss out on anything, Su Mo looked at the estimated travel time of 9 days and 15 hours and felt that…

He could not wait to go home!

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Chapter 466 Marshland, I… Am Back!

Doomsday Calendar Month 3, Day 24.

The twenty-sixth day since Su Mo began his sea voyage.

The eighty-fourth day since humans arrived on the Wasteland.

It was like any other regular day.

The weather in the Wasteland was not that great since it started pouring past midnight.

Without the administrative privileges of the game, the rain poured until the wee hours. Lightning flashed around them and thunder rumbled, the Wasteland survivors felt as though it was the end of the world.

Fortunately, as the morning sun rose, the rain tapered off and the drizzle was comforting. The villagers of Hope Village got up early in the drizzle.

Chen Shen, Qi Qin, Pei Shao, and the rest of them got up just after six o'clock and greeted everyone else with an umbrella each.

As it was predicted, when Chen Shen announced the return of the Shelter Leader, the Iron Rock Mountain erupted all of a sudden, causing the water at the tip of the mountain to shake uncontrollably.

After entering the radius of 1500 kilometers within the Hope Village, the radio phone that Su Mo had gotten earlier started working. Su Mo sent a simple message using radio communications the day before, "I…am back!" "Oh, Village Chief Chen, you're up early today!" "F*ck, meat buns!"

"Hiss, what's the joyous occasion? Why is it so grand?"

More than a hundred fifty people were stationed at the foot of the Iron Rock Mountain. These one hundred fifty people were made up of veterans who stayed behind since the beginning and there were about seventy to eighty lone wolves who were carefully selected by Chen Shen.

They were not ordinary lone wolves. These lone wolves who were accepted into the Hope Village were good at something.

Chen Shen convinced these lone wolves to stay behind by offering them excellent treatment.

The meat buns that were served today were not just an excellent treatment, they were grander than what they had for the New Year!

"Haha, Big Brother Hu, Chief Chen is definitely unable to approve these meat buns from being served using his authority. It's all thanks to Shelter Leader that you get to eat these today!"

Qi Qin, who was distributing the buns to the survivors chimed in gleefully, "Li Hu". He looked about forty-five years old with a square, battered-looking face.

He was lean and lanky, very different from the meaning behind his name. (TN, Hu in Li Hu means tiger, usually used to describe a burly man)

Even though he was five feet and nine inches tall, he looked like five feet six with a hunched back.

However, he was the leader of the veterans and was also the acting manager of all the survivors of Iron Rock Mountain.

"Shelter Leader? Our Shelter Leader is back? Are you for real?" Qi Qin curled his lips and replied, "Of course, I'm for real. Do you think we could afford to feed meat buns to all of you?"

"Hiss…"

Li Hu was not the only one to have gasped in surprise. All survivors who were handed the buns also had a look of surprise on their faces.

Hope Village belonged to the Shelter Leader.

All of them knew about this classified information the day they entered the village.

The villagers were required to memorize the rules of the Village upon entering on the first day. The first commandment was…they were to obey the Shelter Leader's orders unconditionally under any circumstances!

However, since the Shelter Leader whom Chen Shen had often mentioned did not appear after many days, the survivors started having different thoughts about him.

Few of them even suspected the genuineness of this "Shelter Leader".

After Chen Shen gave a nod of affirmation, all of the villagers instantly raised an outcry as they raised their hands while eating their meat buns!

"Everyone, please pack your things up today. We shall depart once the Shelter Leader returns!" "Depart?" "Where to?"

"To the Deep Sea? We can enjoy the 80% reduction in disasters at that place!"

"We have not built our ships. Are we able to fit into the Shelter Leader's ship?"

"Chief Chen, Chief Chen! I can build ships! I was involved in the building of sand ships back in my shelter previously!"

"I heard wooden rafts are pretty sturdy, why don't we build a big wooden raft to make our way there?"

The survivors started expressing doubts.

The information they had was very limited since the villagers kept mum about things.

The only reason that made them stay behind even though they did not know anything was the provision of food and accommodation!

This might sound like the worst treatment one had to endure in this age of civilization, but this could be something highly sought after in the Wasteland.

The advice became apparent after ten days. Those who experienced such treatment would no longer have the desire to leave.

The first step of the loyalty-harvesting plan succeeded.

As the pioneer of the entire plan, Chen Shen took a good look at the confused, excited, overwhelmed, and hopeful expressions of the survivors. He then stood up and spoke through a loud hailer speaker, "no!"

"Our destination is… The New World!"

Boom!

He dropped a bombshell.

Even though it was drizzling today, it felt as though a raging storm broke out in their hearts.

They started rubbing their ears as though they heard it wrong. They were stunned and had forgotten about the meat buns they were holding.

"Yes, you've not heard wrong. Our destination is indeed… The New World!"

Chen Shen repeated himself once more and walked away immediately, ignoring the reactions of the survivors.

Although he could see the inquisitive look Li Hu gave, he did not want to explain further since Su Mo had not returned.

He knew that when the ship with the name "Hope One" returned to its birthland, all questions and doubts would become past tense!

A new era was coming!

"Please join me in welcoming Chief Su to present a speech on his feelings about returning home!"

"Where's the mic, the lights, and the audio system? Please bring them up!" "All the world's a stage, come out if you dare, we're going all out and this is how we're doing it!"

After traveling for ten days, Su Mo had a sleepless night the night before just like Chen Shen, Qi Qin, and the rest of them.

The term "going home" meant more than extravagant promises on the Wasteland. For Su Mo, the Marshland was still his home, the place where was firmly rooted to.

People were waiting for him there!

"Brother, brother, what's going on? Are you keeping your wife from us?"

Su Mo was lost in thought as he stood at the bow of the ship and stared into the distance.

Lu Kuan as well as the group of people who jeered at him earlier tilted their heads back and laughed. After living near each other for more than ten days, everyone changed their perception of Su Mo's attitude dramatically.

In their eyes, Su Mo might not have been a successful and good leader in the modern world. However, he was one in a million the most respectable leader in the Wasteland!

It had nothing to do with the great accomplishments he had achieved in the past. It was thanks to his great personality and character!

Who could have imagined the person that all men on the Wasteland had hailed as Godlike would be so down-to-earth?

He ate and drank with everyone. He also never pressured anyone with his title when they were in discussions.

When he was corrected in public for his mistakes, he was not one bit angry and accepted it with a heart of humility.

Who would have expected that the happiest moment for a man with such power was to laze on a lounge chair at the bow of the ship and devour various books while enjoying the sea breeze?

In the eyes of all, Su Mo was nothing like the Almighty Su they had imagined him to be. His pleasant character gained the adoration of many.

"Haha, what are you guys talking about?"

Su Mo snapped back to reality after he was called.

Hope One had arrived at the Great Canyon that was previously discovered in the talisman paper.

It was exactly the same the whole time he was gone. It was still serene and filled with beautiful mountain landscapes and rivers.

This meant Hope One was only one hour away from the village.

"Don't tell me…you're keeping your wife from

us?"

Su Chan bellowed while using her hands to form the shape of a trumpet.

Alas, she received a knock on the head in return that made others burst out laughing!

"Ouch…hitting me now, aren't you? I'll complain to my sister-in-law!"

"Go, go, go!"

Looking at how 'upset' Su Chan was, Su Mo waved his hand and walked down the bow laughing

"Zhang Long!" "Present!"

"Go get everyone to prepare. We're an hour away from home. Get ready, and we'll disembark after we docked!"

Zhang Long nodded and replied elatedly, "yes! I'll go right away!"

Hope One had not stopped sailing within those ten days.

Everyone was able to endure the mundaneness for the first few days.

In the last two to three days, the restless bunch who were tormented by boredom due to having no entertainment from the game panel, jumped into the sea for a swim.

As he quickly made his way down to the deck, the cabin crew started cheering after the announcement was made!

"Liu Neng, get a few men to join you on the Sun-chaser speedboat. I'll slow down and you guys scout ahead to make sure the coast is clear!"

Liu Neng got up while tugging at his shirt and replied, "yes, Chief! I'll bring Moore with me, or else I will have a hard time if we were to bump into our kind."

Su Mo nodded.

Although they were nearing home and safety was almost at its full capacity, Su Mo never got carried away and still chose the safest option to proceed with.

Everyone on the deck started leaving after they were assigned their tasks except Lu Kuan who was still standing there.

"Su Mo, we've discussed the starch conversion technique you mentioned previously. If we skip the photosynthesis process and use carbon dioxide to create starch, it may work efficiently. It'll be easy to achieve certain results from doing so."

"However, this type of matter can be easily achieved in a lab and more difficult to achieve in real life. Just like what you said, since we're at this stage, shouldn't we place our focus on controlled nuclear fusion and find out how we can achieve unlimited energy sources?"

"With the energy source, we do not need to worry about anything else, including starch. We can even convert meat if we wanted to!"

For the past ten days or so, they had about twenty brainstorming meetings on the Hope One. Su Mo started as a passive host and gradually became an assertive leader during these meetings which proved his terrifyingly quick learning speed. Su Mo could still lend Lu Kuan and the rest a hand in their research at this moment.

"No rush, the controlled nuclear fusion has to be set aside for now. The stress we have is not just about where we can find this magical element, they are mostly from…"

Lu Kuan was astonished as Su Mo pointed to the sky and said, "let's study the compounds of starch for now. I have a hunch that food will be our biggest hurdle and we must settle the food issue for further development!"

"Alright!"

Once the inside information was revealed to Lu Kuan, he remained silent and left the place.

Su Mo was left alone on the deck.

As Su Mo watched the Sun-chaser speedboat leaving Hope One swiftly from its right, he smiled while a burst of green light scanned his body.

Su Mo thought he had gained enough from this trip.

A second later, a much more glamorous-looking game properties panel gradually appeared!

Su Mo burst into a loud guffaw.

"Marshland!"

"I… have become stronger!"

"I, Su Mo…" "I'm finally back!"

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Chapter 467 Doomsday, The Ruler Has Returned!

[Su Mo (Host)]

(Current Physical Condition): Good

[Current Threat Level: 0% (Potential Threat Level 5%)

[Information Shielding Level: Level 3 (10,000 points)

[Physical Fitness Level: 70% normal human

(Level of Authorization): 5. 12% 1. 46% (Double Body)

(Skill Mastery:

Biology (Information Age 12%; Mid-level Earth scientist)

Mathematics (Information Age 4%; Mid-level Earth scientist)

Astronautics (Atomic Age 69%; an astronaut who is just starting out)

Physics (Atomic Age 48%; pathfinder in the real world)

Mechanics (Atomic Age 21%; lone dancer on the balance beam)

Chemistry (Steam Age 89%; potions-making maniac in the Age of Enlightenment)

Survival science (Steam Age 62%; expert hunter traveling in the wilderness)

[Evaluation: Although your level of research skill in individual fields is still low, your comprehensive research ability has surpassed 99.9% of mankind, which merits recognition!

This was Su Mo's current attribute panel.

After more than ten days of systematic study, he had been fully introduced to a total of 6 disciplines.

Out of these 6, his grasp of biology and mathematics had reached an astounding level —the Information Age level!

What with the magic carpet's mind power recovery speed bonus, the help of his title, the psychic energy water, his method of meditation, and many other auxiliary items, as well as relying on several knowledgeable teachers, his learning speed had become incredibly fast after unlocking the research talent ability.

If one wanted to exaggerate a bit, one could even say that the work he had put in during the past ten days was equivalent to what an ordinary human could achieve in an entire lifetime.

The knowledge accumulated in his brain had greatly exceeded what ordinary people could imagine.

If he could study systematically for 6 months, he would be able to integrate many disciplines together and would far outstrip Lu Kuan and the others. No one would be able to surpass him in innovation!

"If I'm not wrong, the explosion of human technology was not an inevitable thing. Instead, it came about… by chance!

"Back then…."

Su Mo slowly turned the panel off and propped his elbows on the protective railing. While enjoying the salt-tanged sea breeze that blew on his face, he leisurely gave thought to the matter.

Learning

Thinking.

Research.

Creation.

Even amid all the different kinds of living beings in the world, humans were among the best in those four skills that were unique to them-perhaps even the best!

Strangely, the wasteland humans here were as intelligent as Earth humans, and their developmental paths also did not deviate from that of Earth humans.

However, they found it very difficult to observe natural phenomena to summarize nature's laws, and to study the changes that happened within nature itself.

The wasteland humans were not unique.

What many people in this world did not know was that on Earth, there were also historical happenings that were recorded only in stories.

"If the gods are a key element in restricting the development of technology, then based on what Jiang Chu has described, not all the old gods in the wasteland world died after these countless generations. Some of them were chosen to ascend, leaving this world after their power reached a certain level.

"Based on the previous perspective, I can assume that they ascended to a higher world in search of better advancement.

"Now, though, after figuring out the relationship between all the planets… there are quite a lot of holes in that story!"

The gods in the wasteland had so far managed to preserve a certain number of native inhabitants.

The gods on Earth all disappeared overnight after a certain stage called "Doomsday".

There had previously been countless explanations for this situation.

Now, however, Su Mo quickly stored this suspicion in the depths of his mind and cleared his thoughts completely. After that, his entire body felt at ease once more.

This was the biggest gain from his 10 days of conducting research.

It was also a necessary skill for every research scholar.

If one were unable to think of a solution, then one should stop thinking about it.

If that path was one that one could not walk, then one should find another path.

People could not be stuck in one place. This was true in scientific research, and also in one's behavior and actions.

As long as one continued to forge ahead, one would obtain something eventually, and would also be able to progressively explore the source of those secrets.

"OS, how far away are we from our destination?"

(Captain Su Mo, current distance to destination is 38 km. Estimated time of arrival is 19 minutes.)

Following his thoughts, after Liu Heng had reported that everything was fine, Su Mo still had 10 minutes left before he arrived home.

He straightened his clothes and looked at the familiar scene nearby again, then returned to the captain's quarters with a smile. Treating this occasion as seriously as he had treated his departure, he put on his now-outdated suit of armor and returned to the bow of the ship.

It meant that he was returning in triumph!

"Chen Shen, what's up with our Shelter Leader, sending a messenger to tell you first that he's coming back?" "And the person steering this speedboat, it's…"

Under Iron Rock Mountain, more than 30 rafts made by the villagers had been launched into the ocean with all the villagers on them.

The refugees were also already on the ocean but in their own boats.

However, compared to before, the refugees were apparently a bit boisterous now, the sounds of debates rising constantly.

After Chen Shen had announced the decision to go to the New World, 20% of the refugees wanted to leave, as they wanted to sail for the deep ocean reaches and escape from disaster.

Furthermore, since neither Chen Shen nor Li Hu stopped them, one hour later, this 20% had become 60%!

Apart from the refugees under the retired soldiers, all the refugees that Hope Village had taken in later could not stand it any longer!

Chen Shen did not stop them either.

The situation was what he had expected.

Despite their complaints, they were still here when summoned, because they had not seen who their Shelter Leader was or how powerful his abilities were.

"Brother Hu, we've waited for so long. Can't you wait patiently for another couple of minutes?"

After going around the area on patrol, Pei Shao leaped back onto the main raft, fan in hand.

Li Hu grimaced. "Boss Pei, can you not tantalize me any longer? For the sake of your old comrade, since we've both been soldiers together…"

Pei Shao hurriedly waved his hand. "Eh, Brother Hu, stop, stop. You've said this many times in the past couple of days.

"However, it's not that I can't reveal the identity of our Shelter Leader to you in advance…

"Come here!"

Pei Shao gestured stealthily. When Li Hu came over, Pei Shao slowly whispered something into his ear.

Like a rumble of thunder, whatever Pei Shao said shocked Li Hu so much that he shuddered.

He came to his senses after a moment and said slowly in disbelief, "Boss Pei, this Su… don't tell me it's the same one I know of…"

Pei Shao nodded confidently. "Exactly!"

Zap.

It was as if Li Hu had been hit on the head by a mace.

After hearing Pei Shao's words, Li Hu immediately felt his knees go weak, and he collapsed backward onto the ground, sitting down.

He was a little overwhelmed.

He felt exactly as if he had won 500 million from a lottery scratchcard he had bought.

Before he could wonder why no one was helping him up, the villagers around him began cheering suddenly.

Voices of doubt also broke out among the group of refugees.

"Hurry up and take a look, what is that?!"

"Crap, this can't be a boat! How can it be so huge?"

"Our Shelter Leader owns a boat like this? Really?"

"Something's not right! You guys, take a good look! Doesn't this ship look very familiar?"

"Huh, now that you mention it, it looks like… ah, this can't be…"

"The Almighty Su!"

"Shit, isn't this the Almighty Su? That's his ship, Hope One-it really is the Almighty Su!"

"Our Shelter Leader is Almighty Su?"

They observed and drew conclusions.

When everyone suddenly realized that the Shelter Leader they were waiting for was actually the Almighty Su and the refuge they were in was the very one created by the Almighty Su, they were utterly stunned!

They were certainly not happy or stirred, neither were they excited.

They suddenly remembered that they had been clamoring to leave this place and head for the deep reaches of the ocean just a few hours ago. It also abruptly occurred to them that if Chen Shen had taken note of all the people who said earlier that they wanted to leave, then the consequences that awaited them were…

"Village leader Chen, I don't want to leave-I beg you, please let me stay!"

"Village leader, I was too impulsive and overcome by emotion! If I had known that our Shelter Leader happens to be the Almighty Su, I certainly wouldn't have had second thoughts!"

"Village leader Chen, I have elderly people and children in my family. If you make me leave, I have nowhere else to go. If you let me stay, I'm even willing to have only half of the rations! Please!"

"Village chief, we were wrong, please forgive us this once…"

Their begging voices were strident among the cheers of the villagers.

Some people were even kneeling on the rafts, faces full of remorse.

This scene made Chen Shen smile; it was just like he had expected. "All right, enough. You didn't know, so I won't blame you! "All of you, stand up, don't kneel! Our Shelter Leader won't be pleased if he sees this!" "Today is… A day of great joy!"

Chen Shen emphasized the words "great joy".

After watching Chen Shen's expression and realizing that he truly did not plan to do anything to them, all the refugees also reacted immediately. They quickly stood up.

The next moment, a cheer several times louder than before erupted from the ocean.

The refugees cheered so hard that they were on the brink of losing their voices. At this moment, as they welcomed Su Mo's return, everyone…

Went crazy!

In one's life, there were many occasions when one found oneself at a crossroads.

The first time, the refugees managed to take the right fork in the road by mistake and settled around Iron Rock Mountain.

The second time, they took the wrong path, but Chen Shen gave them a chance to start over.

They would not get another chance after this.

Now that they had this precious opportunity, all the refugees silently made a steadfast vow!

They also collected their scattered thoughts.

Of course, Su Mo, who was standing on Hope One, did not know that Chen Shen's tactics had ensured that Hope Village would have another group of extremely loyal talents.

As the last leg of the distance flashed by, Hope One once again swept past the location of the shipyard and returned to dock in front of Iron Rock Mountain

As he looked down at the scene in front of him, Su Mo could no longer hold back the excitement in his heart and immediately shouted excitedly, "Villagers, I'm back!"

The villagers below responded in unison, "Welcome… Leader Su… Welcome back!"

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Chapter 468 Gaining Favor, The Changes Brought By Su Chan!

Hope One was a steel weapon made by humans.

The astounding, thrilling beauty of its machinery and steel could only be truly appreciated when seen up close.

In the live broadcast, Hope One's brief appearance made a deep impression on all humans.

However, this impression was like watching a movie—they only felt shock and excitement; they were not really shaken up!

At first, when Hope One appeared within their sights, all the refugees also thought they would not be affected by its menacing presence. However, when Hope One actually came to a halt, they found that they were wrong, so wrong!

In front of this large ship, which was more than 20 meters high, they were as small as ants. It gave them a sense of overwhelming futility.

Fortunately, they did not get very much time to become downcast.

As the hatch on Hope One's lower section slowly opened, the people who had already lined up inside the hull surged out like a flood!

10 people.

100 people.

1,000 people!

In just one minute, all the crew members, who had been confined on the ship for 10 days, leaped straight into the ocean like dumplings.

At first, these thousand or more crew members just cheered and swam in the water, making all kinds of unintelligible sounds.

However, after Zhang Long gave a command, they "usurped" the host's role, approaching the villagers and refugees who were on the rafts and greeting them with utmost friendliness.

On one side, there were 300 people and more than a thousand on the other side.

Once both parties were mingled, it felt like the basin had suddenly become more lively. It was as bustling and busy as a gathering held in the civilized era.

Su Mo, together with Su Chan, leaped down to stand on the Sun-chaser Speedboat. He did not stop this harmonious scene but happily lifted his hand, driving the hubbub to a climax.

"Wow, who would have imagined that my brother could lead so many people? What a miracle!"

As the Sun-chaser Speedboat slowly steered forward along the path that had been cleared by the crowd, Su Chan looked at the anticipatory faces of the people around and could not help feeling somewhat emotional.

What she did not know was that Su Mo, now standing on the bow of the ship, also had this same feeling that time had brought about great change.

Once upon a time, the basin was still barren and devoid of all things. He had been the only one here, with only the long night for company.

Once upon a time, he lay on his cot in the shelter, wondering when someone would come and talk to him so he could assuage the bitterness in his heart.

He had once thought that he would be here in the shelter with his parents and sister until the end of time.

He had once regarded the world as a cage that had everyone locked up inside it, making sure that no one could break free.

Su Mo had never expected, nor even dared to expect, that the "precious things" that he dared not think about would have come into his hands so naturally.

"Welcome home, Leader Su!"

"Welcome home, Leader Su!"

Someone shouted this, and the cry was taken up by the thousands of people around the Sun-chaser, all shouting in unison. Their shouts shook heaven and earth in an instant.

Even the ocean undulated visibly in response! Feeling his eardrums swell, Su Mo looked around with excitement, extended his hands, and slowly brought them down. The next second, the cheers stopped abruptly.

A raft with about 10 people on it drifted slowly toward him.

"Leader Su, welcome back!"

In the front row of the raft, naturally, was Chen Shen, the chief of Hope Village.

Compared to when Su Mo had left, Chen Shen was more tanned now. He was also a little taller and stronger and felt a little more like a warrior.

Su Mo could clearly see that there were tears glistening in his eyes, slightly iridescent in the sunlight.

Chen Shen was crying!

In front of everyone, Chen Shen was surprisingly like a child seeing his father return -a fledgling seeing its eagle parent coming back. He was so moved that his tears welled up in a show of emotion.

However, Su Mo knew that the tears were not due to a sense of grievance; instead, it was due to... Excitement!

In this part of the world, aside from Jiang Chu, only Chen Shen knew Su Mo's ambitions. Only he knew that Su Mo had determined to make a new world.

Only Chen Shen had looked forward to him returning and going to the New World to stir up boundless things.

After the raft and the Sun-chaser came together and the two sides connected, Su Mo did not hesitate at all when facing his loyal subordinate. He immediately strode toward Chen Shen, extended his hand, and clapped Chen Shen heavily on the shoulder. "You did a great job!"

Ow!

This clap on his shoulders felt as familiar as before and was just as heavy.

Chen Shen grimaced. Seeing that he had stopped crying, Pei Shao, who was standing beside him, scooted closer wittily.

"Leader Su, me too! Pat my shoulder as well!"

"Hah, you little rascal!"

Pei Shao knew the main objective of the day. In order not to let the atmosphere get too serious, he ran up and made a joke out of things. By doing so, he broke the serious atmosphere that had ensued and made everyone laugh.

Su Mo no longer felt wistful. He laughed heartily while clapping the young Hope Village guardians on the shoulder one by one.

Pei Shao, Qi Qin, Wu Feiguang... Su Mo clapped every single one of them on the shoulder.

Although all the people to whom he did this ended up grimacing, there was a spark of excitement in their eyes that could not be concealed!

After Su Mo had clapped all the people in front of Hope Village on the shoulder, Chen Shen came forward.

"Leader Su, this is Li Hu, the acting deputy village chief that we picked from the prospective villagers of Hope Village. He retired from the army when he was 35 years old, and he's excellent in martial arts. None of his enemies can even get in close to him. Unfortunately, when Brother Hu first came to the wasteland, he fought with 20 individuals from the foreign clans just to save someone. He won the fight, but he was seriously injured. He's still alive, but he's experiencing permanent side effects!

"The people whom he saved are over there right now!"

Chen Shen pointed toward an excited-looking group of four men and three women further away. He then continued, "These 7 people are from Yangtang Laboratory, which is famous in Huaxia. They're all top-notch scientific talents. They'll be able to enhance our village's scientific skills in a big way. "A week ago, there was one individual from the foreign clans who was extremely skilled at concealing themselves. They wanted to take advantage of nightfall to go up the mountain and launch a sneak attack. We only discovered them because Brother Hu personally led a patrol to search for them, and thanks to him, we were not attacked. I'm asking on his behalf for you to use your healing skills on him!"

It was extremely rare for Chen Shen to speak so much when Su Mo had just returned.

Su Mo also heard the unconcealed respect in Chen Shen's words.

If everything was really as Chen Shen had said, Li Hu was truly a capable fighter who had gotten himself in trouble just to save someone in this wasteland.

"Su... Almighty Su, uh, no, Leader Su, my injury is not a problem, it doesn't matter. Don't listen to Chen Shen's praises. I'm just an ordinary person, you don't have to...

"Ah!"

Li Hu was still scratching his head in embarrassment while he explained.

However, the next instant, before he could react, a warm hand laid itself on his body. An injured warrior was still better than an ordinary person! Li Hu, a fierce fighter who could battle 20 foreign race individuals from the start, was still among the strongest warriors even though he was permanently injured.

However, he had not been able to react at all to that hand currently on him.

On the battlefield, this move alone would be enough to kill him.

The owner of these hands was terrifyingly strong! This thought flashed through Li Hu's mind. Right as he was considering it, warmth flowed suddenly from the area that the hand covered.

"Ah!"

Li Hu felt like a person who had suddenly jumped into a hot spring after walking in the ice and snow, or someone who had suddenly received a delicious meal after being hungry for three days. This flow of warmth stirred him instantly.

Before he could continue to savor this feeling and figure out what it was, his sense of touch returned.

He was stunned!

"My back doesn't hurt anymore. My arms, my legs... "Even my old injuries!"

With undisguised astonishment in his eyes, Li Hu touched the parts of his body that had previously been injured.

The moment he did so, however, he realized...

Not only had he completely recovered from all of his wound injuries, but even the old injuries from practicing martial arts in his younger days were all gone.

To put it in another manner, his body was full of endless strength and vitality, as if he were young and eighteen years old again!

are

"Even though you're in the wasteland, you're still prioritizing the safety of its people and the beliefs of our country. Li Hu, you're a good soldier and a good man!

"Since you've joined my ranks, you deserve to experience a new lease of life!"

Lifting his head, this time Li Hu saw the owner of the big hand clearly.

A second later, he could not help but go down on one knee. "Leader Su, your kindness to your humble servant is truly a new beginning. In this life, I'll be loyal to you in life and death. I'll never betray you!"

"Good!"

After finding out through the system identification that Chen Shen's words were true, Su Mo already had the utmost respect for such a good-hearted man. People like him were the backbone of a country and the soul of a nation.

If someone like him were in a collective, he would serve as morale support. He could completely raise the efficiency of the collective by 50%!

Su Mo extended his hand and helped Li Hu up, then turned to the remaining veterans who had varying degrees of injuries on their bodies.

Su Mo did not withhold his powers either. While he got to know the veterans, he healed them as well with the powers of the Mountain and Sea Painting Scroll.

With this generous gesture, he gained the loyalty of everyone almost instantly!

"Chen Shen, let me introduce Su Chan, my younger sister. From now on, all of you can regard her as your own sister. There's no need to give her special treatment!"

After getting to know all of them along the way to Iron Rock Mountain, Su Mo also introduced Su Chan to them.

At this, a small commotion arose on the boat.

"Oh, hello, Su Chan!"

"Hahaha, I was just thinking that you and our Shelter Leader looked a bit alike, but I never expected that! Luckily I brought a gift with me

today!"

Even when Su Mo had contacted Chen Shen previously, he had not really concealed the fact that Su Chan was his sister.

Chen Shen's group was also resourceful. They had not looked for a present last minute like Su Deben but had brought their own elaborately prepared gifts before leaving home.

"Ah, thank you, Brother Chen Shen, thank you, Uncle Pei Shao, thank you, Uncle Qi Qin...

"Uncle Hu, I can't accept this, I... Alright then, thank you, Uncle Hu!"

One by one, Su Chan accepted everyone's gifts. She grinned happily and made everyone laugh with her sweet tongue. All the courtiers in ancient times would keep advising the emperor to produce offspring for a reason.

When Su Mo was on his own, his party was still unstable. However large, Hope Village would most likely become disorganized and collapse within a short time of his disappearance or death.

Those who were left would be scattered. Now that Su Chan had joined the village, this potential pitfall disappeared without a trace. At the very least, if Su Mo currently vanished for 6 months, Hope Village would be anxious, but there would not be any restlessness. They would still aid Su Chan and wait for him to return! "Oh, yes, Chen Shen!"

"Yes?"

"Get ready and start moving everything onto the ship today. The day after tomorrow is when the game update ends. If we're late, things will happen. To avoid anything unforeseen, we have to set sail to the New World by tomorrow at the latest!"

"Very well! Leader Su, don't worry, we've begun preparing since the day before yesterday. Everything is basically packed now. We can leave immediately after we load everything onto the ship!"

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Chapter 469 Tense Situation, Message from the New World!

Previously, Su Mo had already taken a three-day-long detour to the expeditionary base to look for the God of the Ocean, Jiang Chu.

The trip back took another 9 days and 22 hours.

Even after the system began updating, Su Mo did not delay further and immediately set off.

By now, he only had less than two days left!

At noon the day after next, the game would officially be updated to the next versionsurvival mode.

Not much time was left before that.

Luckily, Chen Shen had begun to pack after receiving word on the radio.

Su Mo went up the mountain only to find that all the food supplies and larger objects were already packed. The Hope Village cooks had also prepared 10 more days' worth of dry rations for them to eat on the boat during the relocation.

"Leader Su, from what we've detected along with other passing survivors, the New World is only about 5,000 kilometers away from us. It's not that far.

"Furthermore, before the game completely closed down the World Channel, we collected a small part of the information about the New World. There should be a number of people there by now, but the current situation isn't looking very optimistic!"

A group consisting of a dozen or more people sat around the table. After the cooks had served them a few plates of meat buns, Chen Shen began a brief report.

"Oh? There are people who have already gone there? What's the situation like?"

The wasteland ocean had now been present for more than a month.

As long as the distance was not too far, even a wooden raft could arrive at the New World and explore it.

Su Mo was not surprised that someone had already arrived in the New World ahead of time. Instead, he was keenly interested.

Chen Shen said, "If we only look at the data we collected 15 days ago, the situation is very good. Conditions in the New World are much better than in the wasteland. There are natural streams, and natural water sources, and there are a number of mutant creatures which provided sufficient food for the living beings who first arrived in the New World.

"Mountains are few, and most of the land is an endless plain covered by knee-high weeds!

"Based on what they've said, one will not die of hunger there as long as one works hard. The magnitude of the disaster can't be reduced, but the living environment is much better than the wasteland and the deep reaches of the ocean!"

Su Mo smiled as he took a bite of his meat bun. "That's not too bad, right? Apart from the disasters, that sounds fairly good!"

Chen Shen shook his head. "No, Leader Su, that was what we heard 15 days ago, when only a few humans were on the New World, and only a small number of foreign clans had landed. The situation then can't be compared to whatever's happening now.

"At two in the morning three days ago, a group of 15 people passed by Iron Rock Mountain. They were not pioneers going to the New World, but refugees who had escaped from the New World!"

It seemed that Chen Shen had kept this secret for too long.

He could no longer wait until they were in a private setting but spoke up instead during the meal.

Su Mo frowned and put down the bun in his hand. He was not the only one; even the other leaders who had been happy earlier wore serious expressions on their faces.

Chen Shen apologized, "Forgive me for not telling all of you about this message in advance. The information we've received about this event is far too alarming.

"That night, Brother Hu and I led a group of people and surrounded them. After communicating with their leader, we obtained some first-hand news about the New World for the time being, but we don't know if it's true. We also gave them some food in exchange for what they called the specialties of the New World."

Chen Shen paused and grabbed at midair.

A dagger about the length of a small arm flew out of the void and slowly landed on the table, radiating a bitingly cold light.

"Leader Su, just look at this weapon!"

There was no longer any game identification for objects.

Now, humans could only evaluate something by "looking, listening, asking, and feeling." After a brief introductory description of the dagger's appearance and abilities, Chen Shen did not hesitate. Picking it up gently, he aimed at the deserted mountain peak and swung the weapon vigorously.

The next second, under the group's astonished gaze, a blade of light that appeared to be formed from particles shot out violently from the dagger. After flying through the air for a distance of about five meters, it slammed into the stone with a loud explosive sound.

Although this particle blade did not pulverize the area, it was not because it lacked power. Rather, it was because Iron Rock Mountain was not composed of stone, but of solid iron!

If this power could be extracted and used to strike at a person, only one ending would ensue.

"Huh?"

"Crap, what is this?"

"This dagger??? Is it a magic weapon?"

"This particle blade launches without a sound. If it's used in a sneak attack, who the f*ck can defend themselves against this?"

Pei Shao, Qi Qin, and Wu Feiguang exclaimed in amazement.

It was obviously the first time they had seen a weapon like this, which had hitherto only appeared in movies. Their gazes were filled with involuntary shock.

"Wait a minute-give me the dagger and let me take a look!"

Su Mo witnessed the entire scenario.

As the group's main backbone, his face remained impassive, revealing no expression.

Inwardly, however, his mind gave rise to an extremely unpleasant suspicion.

The next second, as Chen Shen passed the dagger over, in a dimension invisible to the group, a green ray of light suddenly arose from Su Mo's body and wrapped around the dagger.

In two seconds, Su Mo retracted the light after releasing it from the weapon.

An attribute panel slowly began to emerge.

(Dwarf Dagger (Good-quality)]

(Description: This is a standard weapon made by dwarves. It is incomparably sharp and can perform long-range attacks after the energy within it has been activated by a certain method.

(Maker: Emilie Yorke

[Melee Attack Strength: 4

[Ranged Attack Strength: 18

[Ranged Attack Range: 6m (Limit: 10m; power decreases with distance)

(Current Energy Reserves): 70% (Recovery time: 16.9 hours)

(Special Abilities:

Absorption (This is a dagger created using old Era Technology. It is extremely sensitive to biological energy. If it is wrapped in blood or flesh, the recovery rate of the dagger's energy reserves will be sped up; the energy recovery rate also varies depending on the living being's level)

Energy Release (Based on the user's needs, up to 70% of the dagger's energy reserves can be released in a ranged attack to enhance its power. The lowest amount of internal energy that can be used to increase the number of attacks is 10%)

[Evaluation: This is the roar of the foreign races who have decided to defeat magic with... Magic!

Tsk...

After looking through all the properties of this dagger in its entirety and the final evaluation, Su Mo's inner suspicions were confirmed.

Old Era Technology!

Sure enough, this kind of forbidden technology had finally emerged in the wasteland.

Over 10 days ago, upon seeing Hope One, Su Deben had mentioned Old Era Technology.

At that time, Su Mo had not pursued the matter. However, upon considering that he had to replicate the Sky Barrier, he started a detailed conversation with Lu Kuan and the others as soon as he was settled back on Hope One.

Furthermore, it was this exchange that allowed Su Mo to gradually understand how outrageous Old Era Technology really was.

To put this simply, humans currently used various energy sources, but most of the time they were ultimately repeating what amounted to "boiling water".

Among all these energy sources, the three main methods of power generation were gas turbine power, steam turbine power, and nuclear power. The first two methods were typically representative of thermal power. They relied on the burning of various fossil energy sources, such as coal, oil, and natural gas, to produce steam which would drive the machines.

The third method relied on nuclear power plant reactors to produce steam that eventually drove the machines.

However, these three methods presented an insurmountable hurdle.

Efficiency!

Before Su Mo's transmigration to the wasteland, the efficiency of the world's most advanced reheat based supercritical 1350MW coal-fired unit was around 49% when operating without heat. The designated coal consumption was 251 g/kWh.

However, the general thermal efficiency of power plants was only 35 to 38%.

Even if the operation was at maximum expansion with the addition of heat and electricity cogeneration and back pressure units, the overall efficiency could only be raised to a maximum of 70%.

Old Era Technology, though, was derived from something different.

Even the lowest quality items they produced had a conversion efficiency of about 200%!

Not only that, the highest was 5000%!

Back then, Lu Kuan had used only one sentence to describe this technology.

It could kill someone and then revive them.

"Besides this dagger, did the group of refugees divulge any more information?"

Su Mo immediately put the dagger away in front of everyone, his expression grave. Chen Shen nodded. "They have a total of 16 daggers like this, including the one we have here. Although they say that these weapons are very valuable, my guess is that something like this isn't so rare in the New World. They also own a large knife that looks pretty extraordinary. It's a pity that we couldn't afford to pay the price they wanted, so we weren't able to obtain it. "Based on what they've told us about the New World, for now, we have the following information."

From his storage space, Chen Shen pulled out a piece of white paper densely filled with writing and began to explain in detail.

"Firstly, the current state of the New World...

"It's different from what we imagined. After 15 days, the current New World is no longer a valuable and unexplored piece of land.

"More and more foreign clans are taking advantage of the reboot from the game update to go to the New World using various methods. This time, they're no longer arriving with just one or two hundred people like before; instead, they're arriving with great numbers of their people. They've brought tribes, and even... "Their fortresses!"

After uttering those two words with difficulty, Chen Shen looked around at the different expressions on everyone's faces and continued, "Secondly, because of the shelter restrictions, we humans can't go outside the range specified by our cores. It's the same with the foreign races. Their power will be significantly weakened if they leave their area. This decline is exceptionally terrible. Most probably their abilities will be sealed and their physical prowess will be severely restricted.

"Thirdly, the foreign races in the New World no longer antagonize each other. They've begun a cooperative relationship instead. It's to the point where if humans have the credentials that they've issued, we can also enter their cities for trade, accommodation, and even... entertainment!"

"Sh*it, isn't that already equivalent to a certificate of good conduct?"

Qi Qin smacked the table and stood up in shock!

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Chapter 470 One Day, I Will Plant Crimson Flags Throughout the Heavens And In Every World!

At the mention of this item that carried deeply meaningful memories, everyone at the table lost their calm.

The relationship between foreign races and humans had previously been more like competitors. It was similar to the relationship between man and animals in the Barbaric Age; for one to live the other had to die.

However, in the New World, the foreign races seemed to have learned from their failures.

They had begun to take a different path.

Based on how the different races had consciously started to communicate with each other, as well as how they had openly allowed the establishment of relations with humans, one thing was abundantly clear for all to see.

Their ambition!

"The situation there may be worse than what everyone has imagined. The foreign races are now establishing relations with humans, which means that our knowledge, technology, and culture will be available to them to a certain extent.

"The most problematic issue is that if humans and foreign races integrate, the enemies we have to face in the future will not only be foreign races, but also our own people. "I think that none of us want what was supposed to be a war against the foreign races to become a war between humans, right?" Chen Shen said helplessly as he put the piece of paper away. It was just as he said. Even if 95% of human beings had gone to the deep reaches of the ocean, there were still about 100 million people remaining.

On Earth, there were only 13 countries with a population of more than 100 million people.

If 20% of these people ended up joining the foreign races, it would be about 20 million people in total! "Alright, for now, let's not think ahead of ourselves. Even if we go to the New World, our main goal is still to survive the disasters, not to engage in a life-or-death struggle against these foreign races. Given that they've initiated relations between the other races and they're also trying to gain the loyalty of humans, we can see that their ultimate goal is to better survive the disasters."

Su Mo made a gesture with his hand.

When everyone at the table quieted down again, Su Mo picked up a bowl of soup, finished it, and asked slowly, "Chen Shen, have you scouted out where we will be assigned if we transfer a new territory?"

Chen Shen answered, "Yes. Although they themselves haven't made the switch, I specifically asked them about it, and they've also collected information on this. The rules for transferring are like this…

"First, we cannot transfer to a place that is within 500 kilometers of the coastline. This is a fixed rule. It's to prevent the original coastline from being destroyed, as that would cause all kinds of unnecessary disasters.

"At the same time, this restriction is also to prevent someone from transferring their territory to an area next to the coastline and then sniping at the other foreign races and humans who land nearby! "Secondly, when we transfer, we will be given a map so that we can make our choice. If the chosen territory is occupied, or if it's not big enough, the transfer will fail. The map won't tell us if an area belongs to humans or foreign races. Whether we'll have humans or foreign races next to us after we transfer is entirely dependent upon luck!

"Thirdly, if we choose to transfer, other creatures aren't permitted to attack us while we're on our way to our territory in the New World. Likewise, we're not allowed to attack other creatures.

"I'm assuming this is to restrict people like ourselves so we won't ignore the 50km restriction and go robbing and plundering the entire way to the new territory!

"Apart from these three rules, the remaining ones concern the area we're going to transfer to. The larger it is, the more remote the direction we can choose, and the more complex the nearby terrain will be." Since he had killed the initial 23 thousand foreign races and had also continuously slaughtered other marine and terrestrial foreign clans along the way with artillery, before his return, Su Mo had looked up the size of the territory he could transfer.

It was an astonishing 1,800 square kilometers.

This meant that Su Mo had completely exterminated about 400 groups of foreign

races.

Now, according to Chen Shen, if he really wanted to transfer all 1,800 kilometers in one go, the destination would be extremely remote.

He would be forced to leave behind the resources already in the New World.

It was not worth it!

"Other than that, there shouldn't be any other restrictions. There might be some hidden restrictions, but that's not something that's within their power to find out!"

"Good! You'll be credited for our transfer to the New World!"

Although Chen Shen had remained on Iron Rock Mountain this entire time, he had still managed to provide so much important information.

This also proved that he was more capable compared to before.

Su Mo paused. Looking down the table at everyone, he said, "This time, the 1,035 new people on the ship will all be incorporated into Hope Village.

"The village will keep the same organizational structure as before. Chen Shen, you're still the village chief.

"I'm counting on you not to disappoint me!" Taken together, the ship's crew and Hope Village's current population came up to roughly around 1,400 people.

On Earth, a village with over 1,000 people would be considered a large village.

Furthermore, the awarding of such a decision represented not just a promotion in the simplest sense of the word, but also…

Su Mo's trust!

Chen Shen raised his right hand excitedly. He looked around at all his "colleagues", then affirmed calmly, "I promise to live up to your trust, Leader Su!

"If I can't do it, I, Chen Shen, will hand you my head on a platter!"

Chen Shen had changed. Before Su Mo's departure, he had still been a little short-tempered, but now it was obvious that something extraordinary had befallen him the past month.

However, Su Mo did not pursue the matter now and instead picked up a meat bun once more. This made the atmosphere jubilant all over again.

The humble feast ended.

The crew had also used up all the energy they had suppressed during the 10-day voyage.

Seeing that it was still early in the day, the loading of supplies onto the ship was moved ahead of schedule by Chen Shen's command.

Right now, the game had not yet been updated to the survival version.

Since they had their storage spaces, the loading process was not laborious at all. After two hours, 80% of the supplies had been transported on board.

The remaining few large items were also moved up to the ship before 8 at night, thanks to everyone's concerted efforts.

Iron Rock Mountain, which had been abundant with resources for more than a month, had now been stripped bare almost entirely, returning to its original barren state again. The cave where the villagers had stayed for more than a month was now also empty.

In this place, liveliness arrived fast and departed even faster.

However, unlike what Su Mo had imagined, there was not a single hint of wistfulness on the villagers' faces as they gathered at the foot of the mountain.

They rubbed their hands in excitement and came forward excitedly as their names were continuously called. "Chen Kai, Su Yuan, Zhang Liang, Xi Shaoliang, Lu Benwei, Zhai Li, Ke Fu, the eight of you will live in a dormitory, dormitory number 135. You have no problem with that, right?"

At the front of the crowd was a table set up on a raft.

Behind the table sat three people-Chen Shen, the village chief, Zhang Long, who was responsible for managing data, and Shen Ke, who coordinated the management staff.

As their names were called, 8 people came out from the back of the crowd with eager faces.

"No problem at all, the 8 of us can live together with no trouble at all!"

The one who answered Zhang Long was Chen Kai, Chen Shen's cousin and former gatekeeper of Iron Rock Mountain.

He was now the fourth captain of the guards. After more than a thousand people joined the village, the previous leadership of the village immediately rose in authority. Forty people were assigned to manage Chen Kai's subordinates alone. Zhang Long nodded. "Very well, please hand in your resident cards in exchange for the doorplates!"

Once Zhang Long finished speaking, the 7 people behind Chen Kai hurriedly handed to him their wooden plaques with the word Su engraved on the back. Chen Kai then handed them all to Shen Ke for inspection.

After checking, Shen Ke nodded. "No problem!"

It was Chen Shen's turn to nod. "Good, registration is successful. Everyone, start reciting the ship's rules!"

This boarding ritual was different from before.

However, all of them, starting from Chen Kai, recited the rules aloud without any complaints. "The first rule—no matter what conflicts there are on board, there shall be no armed fights, no secret retaliation, and any problems shall be handed over to the security team for evaluation and treatment.

"The second rule-obey the Shelter Leader in all things after boarding the ship. The Shelter Leader's words are the highest level of authority!"

"The third rule-individuals may not use an open flame on board the ship, nor explosives …"

There were a total of 19 rules.

They had had the whole afternoon to memorize them. Just like those who had boarded before them, Chen Kai's group smoothly recited all the rules and regulations without faltering.

After they recited the last sentence where they pledged allegiance to the village and the chief, Chen Shen nodded in satisfaction and handed over 8 wood-burned doorplates.

"Reviewed and approved, welcome on board!"

"Great!"

After a glance at the envious look on the faces of the remaining villagers, the 8 people quickly exited the line, athletically jumped onto the raft next to them, and quickly paddled toward Hope One.

Order could only be created with the establishment of rules.

Even though the reboarding ritual for 1,400 people was tedious, Su Mo did not refuse Chen Shen's request nonetheless but encouraged him instead.

After all, it would only take a few hours. Not only was everyone registered and documented again, but this ceremony also served to cement Su Mo's prestige in the entire group.

Chen Shen's growth once more renewed Su Mo's perception and allowed him to feel completely at ease.

"Su Mo, this leader of yours is good. He has potential. Do you want to consider letting me train him for the next couple of days?"

Initially, Su Mo had been the only person looking down from the main deck, but now the robot that Su Deben had taken control over slowly glided up from the lower deck with a clicking sound.

"Hahahaha, Uncle Su, you can't resist any longer, huh?"

Su Deben scratched his head. "Ah, Su Mo, I'm not going to lie to you. I've rested my old bones enough these last few days. Now that we have the chance, we must prepare in advance. I heard that the New World has changed a lot compared to previously. We can't take this lightly. Now that everyone's here, I suggest that we open up the virtual reality world and train there for some time!

"It will consume energy, which will cause the ship to be slower, but I think that arriving one or two days late isn't a problem. The people here are all scattered and have not had any military training. If we go in rashly, serious casualties are more likely to occur in just one or two enemy attacks!"

If the scene was not complex and other characters were not constructed, a virtual reality world that could contain one person would consume about 10 kWh of energy per hour.

Based on this, one that could contain 1,400 people would consume more than 10,000 kWh of energy per hour.

By the standards of the Underground Shelter generator, this was an exorbitant amount.

However, taken altogether, the actual amount of power consumed would not be so outrageous.

According to Lu Kuan's previous model, the more people there were, the easier it was to construct a virtual reality scene, and the more energy efficient it would be.

For example, a training scenario that Su Deben had just mentioned would only require 1,600 kWh of power to support 1,400 people for an hour.

If Su Mo had been using the generator in the Underground Shelter, this would be an astronomical figure.

However, Hope One had a Matter Conversion Engine. If it was used to generate electricity, 1,600 kWh was about 95% of its load, which was well within the range of what it could bear.

Out of the 24 hours every day, the ship would stop for 6 hours so people could undergo training

As for the remaining 18 hours, 2 hours would be reserved for the engine to rest, and the ship would sail for the remaining 16 hours. There would be no great delay in reaching the New World.

"Good, Uncle Su, that's exactly what I'm thinking. After we leave early tomorrow morning, we'll officially kick off the training sessions!"

Su Mo nodded. Now that a development plan for the future had been settled, he felt relieved.

According to Chen Shen, the New World would be an unprecedented challenge.

Most likely, the basin would become a target for the foreign races after it was transferred there, and they would be besieged by thousands at the first opportunity.

However, looking down at the villagers, Su Mo had complete confidence once again.

"I'm no longer a lone wolf. I have 1, 400 villagers, dozens of scientific researchers, and a commander who's a general!

"I'm armed with all kinds of new technologies, and I've got books of knowledge stacked up 10 meters high! "All I need is a little time, and then in this New World…

"Everyone will know what a human's super territory looks like, and what it means to have truly cutting-edge technology!

"One day, I'll plant crimson flags all over the heavens and in every world!"

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Chapter 471 New Rules! The Journey Begins!

Doomsday Calendar Month 3, Day 25.

It rained all day, but finally stopped at two in the morning, and the thick clouds in the sky gradually disappeared.

At 6 in the morning, before dawn, many of the crew members got up early.

Although most of the villagers had prominent dark eye bags, excitement was evident on their faces.

In terms of comfort, Hope One's cabins were not much more comfortable compared to the cave on Iron Rock Mountain.

Particularly since there were a lot of people on board now, 8 or even 10 people had to share a room, so it was not comfortable in any sense of the word.

However, when it came to a sense of security and ease, the cave could not compare to this small cabin.

Lying here, everyone no longer had to worry whether foreign races or other people with ulterior motives would attack them during the night.

Lying here, they did not need to worry about what to do the next day, much less the day after that. They were much happier.

In dormitory 135, Chen Kai opened his eyes and groggily got up from his hard bed.

He had not slept well last night. This was not because the bed was too hard, but because he was too excited to sleep until after midnight.

Looking at the time, he had had only two hours of deep sleep. After rubbing his eyes and wiping the eye discharge off on his clothes, Chen Kai looked over to one side.

He thought the others would be in the same boat, either sitting in bed confusedly or still sound asleep.

However, when he saw what was going on, his jaw dropped involuntarily.

"Yuan Zi, Big Liang, Small Liang, what on earth are you guys doing? Have you gone crazy so early in the morning?"

In the dormitory that measured 15 square meters, apart from the beds, not much space remained-only two square meters of open space.

Currently, in this open space, three people were earnestly doing push-ups.

Next to them, the four remaining people were doing simple warm-up routines.

It was obvious that they had gotten up at least half an hour ago. "Oops, you're awake, Brother Kai. We've disturbed you, sorry about that!"

Chen Kai had not yet managed to digest what was going on. "What? What are you guys doing?"

"Did you forget, Brother Kai? Oh no, that's right, you went on patrol with the village chief yesterday and didn't hear the orders that Leader Su issued last night."

Looking at Chen Kai's confused expression, Su Yuan realized that he was genuinely lost, so he hurriedly continued, "From the day we set sail until the day we arrive at the New World, everyone onboard will start undergoing militarized training for 7 days. Our instructor is…"

The big-waisted cook Ke Fu filled in, "It's Instructor Su Deben. I heard he's led tens of thousands of people, and that he's super strong!"

"Oh, yes, it's Instructor Su Deben."

"During the week-long training session, not only are we to completely discard the wrong foundations that we built in the past due to our lack of expertise, but the training will also be a double test of our physical and mental strength.

"Furthermore, this was Instructor Su's idea, but Leader Su gave it his tacit approval. The 15 people who are ranked highest after the training session will directly replace the management-level people that we have now. In other words, if we manage to achieve top ranking during the training session, we won't have to engage in repetitive labor in the future, unlike ordinary villagers!"

After explaining all the points about militarized training in one go and making sure he had not omitted anything, Su Yuan lifted his head.

The next second, Chen Kai, who had been sitting in bed and still looking a bit confused, became almost instantly alert.

"D*mn it, you should've told me earlier, but instead you guys are sneakily practicing in here!"

Even before he finished his sentence, Chen Kai quickly jumped out of bed, forcibly squeezed himself among the others, and started training.

He did push-ups one by one. His push-ups were all in perfect form. Thanks to the hardships he had encountered in the Wasteland, he could already do 40 in a row.

However, since this news had galvanized him, he was in an unusually good state, and he achieved a breakthrough, going past the 50 mark.

Such a scene was not happening only in Chen Kai's dorm room.

Although no one came out and stated it openly, everyone was in mutual competition with one another.

At this time of the morning, before the sun was up, even the dorm rooms of the S-level talents were filled with people competing against each other in all sorts of strange ways.

Push-ups.

Sit-ups.

Pull-ups.

Meditation.

All sorts of peculiar workouts were going on.

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They trained until half-past 7 in the morning, which was the designated wake-up time in the ship's rules, then came out of their dorm rooms drenched in sweat, greeting each other.

"Brother Kai, are you guys working out in your own dorm room? You're all red in the face with thick veins in your neck, and your clothes are drenched!"

"Nah, it's because of the heat. It was too hot last night. We couldn't sleep, so we started training. But you guys are all drenched as well. Are you working out too?"

"Ah? No, no, we also felt hot. Hey, Brother Liu, are you exercising?".

"Nope, we felt hot too."

"Brother Wang, did you guys also feel hot?"

"Hahaha, exactly, exactly!"

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For the sake of those 15 ranking slots, everyone onboard was frantically pressuring themselves internally. However, they did not bring up this subject out loud. They washed up according to their ranks, and then quickly went to the dining hall for a meal, arriving just on time.

During their first breakfast on board, each person had three steamed buns, an egg, a plate of appetizers, and a bowl of lean meat congee.

Of these foods, the eggs were obtained from treasure chests, so their shelf life was limited. If they could not finish them, the eggs would be wasted.

The steamed buns, on the other hand, could be exchanged for meal coupons, which could be traded among the crew or used for the next meal.

For breakfast, this meal definitely was rich in carbohydrates as well as protein and fats.

Furthermore, everyone was hungry from practice. They gobbled up their food, and the hall was filled with the sound of people sliding their bowls around.

After the meal, the "newly appointed" Chen Shen walked up and announced the first big meeting for the integrated village.

"Ahem. After the meal, line up on the main deck and get into formation. We'll start our departureceremony soon!"

1,400 people was not sot many, yet it was not so few either.

At the very least, the main deck of Hope One could contain everyone after they got into formation.

As more and more people went up the stairs to the first floor and stood in the established formation, Su Mo also slowly walked out of the cockpit.

Today, he was not wearing armor, not even a combat suit.

Beneath his loose-fitting tee, his firm muscles could be seen.

He also wore a pair of loose-fitting training pants that constantly fluttered in the breeze.

There was something of the remote ascetic about him, someone who had transcended the petty matters of the world.

As Su Mo walked out, the sounds of chatter below also seemed to die away, as if the words had been caught in everyone's throats. The entire place was still, apart from the sounds of the wind blowing; even the sound of breathing was inaudible.

"Excellent. I am very pleased to see that you can show such spirit here. This means that our combat abilities have not decreased even in this distressing environment!"

Su Mo picked up the microphone. Looking down at all the people whose spirits had been completely different a month ago, he was touched for a moment.

When he was a student, he used to tremble a little when he read speeches under the gaze of thousands of students. He had felt slightly uncomfortable when everyone looked at him and wanted to hide behind the crowd.

However, in the wasteland, his mentality had completely changed!

This is my team!

'This is my team that will help me battle the world in the future!

"This feels amazing!'

This feeling was completely different from how he felt when he looked at the cold population figures in a simulation game. He was full of excitement!

After a pause, Su Mo continued, "Previously, we divided everyone into three levels according to talent: S-level, A-level, and B-level.

"However, after thinking over it, I discovered that this was incredibly unreasonable. In the wasteland, we have to boldly overturn previous dogma!

"Therefore, in the future, especially in the next 7 days of militarized training, Instructor Su Deben will do his best to provide a level playing field for everyone to display their prowess."

Right after he said this, a murmur of voices came from the crowd below.

Su Mo was not surprised. He gestured with his hands again. "I know that some of you have doubts about how fair this environment will be, but please rest assured.

"For those who are intelligent and good at cerebral matters, 70% of the tests you will face in this environment will be related to your mental capabilities, while the remaining 30% will test your physical strength. For those who have better physical strength, the same applies. We will calculate a figure to measure your talent level based on your weighted scores in both areas, as well as your future performance.

"Along with the new talent levels, we will also accord different treatment!"

One had to make the right decision at the right time.

After having an in-depth conversation with Su Deben the previous night, Su Mo had obtained a lot of insight into talent management.

He and Su Deben had stayed up half the night and crafted a new rating model.

The complicated calculation method would not be mentioned for now.

Su Mo focused on explaining how the people at different levels would be treated, which was everyone's main concern.

"The first grade, S-level!"

"These talents are the most valuable asset in our shelter and our strongest creative sparks. For their meals, we've initiated something unprecedented-a buffet!"

Wow!

After Su Mo said that, a clamor arose from the crowd despite Su Mo's imposing aura. It was clear to see that almost everyone wore the same expression.

Shock!

Incredulity!

Envy!

Desire!

Ambition!

No one knew better what the word 'buffet' meant than those people who were sick of being poor and hungry.

"The buffet is only the first example of preferential treatment we offer to S-level talents.

"Starting from clothing, food, housing, and transportation, as long as you become an S-level talent, you don't have to worry about anything. Our shelter will provide a full complement of services.

"Even your family members can enjoy half of the treatment given to S-level talents, with the highest level of protection.

"You will have the best homes, the best environment to grow up in, the best learning conditions, and training standards of the highest quality.

"However, please note that the treatment of S-level talents is not a permanent thing. We will hold an evaluation every three months. Those who are able will be promoted, and those who are mediocre will be dismissed!"

Every time Su Mo brought up a point, a cheer would come from the crowd below.

However, by the time the last sentence was spoken, namely, "Those who are able will be promoted, and those who are mediocre will be dismissed," everyone had calmed down again, and the deck was quiet once more. "Excellent. It's very good to see that everyone is eager for the privileges that S-level talents can enjoy.

"Of course, in addition to S-level, we've established the A, B, C, and D levels. The privileges enjoyed by individuals in each level will decrease following that order."

Su Mo chose to leave the explanations about the latter levels to Chen Shen.

Once Chen Shen had finished explaining the privileges of each level, as well as the upgrade system, the excitement of everyone present had been thoroughly stirred up.

Su Mo exchanged glances with Pei Shao, Qi Qin, Shen Ke, Su Deben, and the others. Taking advantage of the villagers' hyped-up emotions, Su Mo stepped up to the high platform. "Fate is an excuse for the weak, and luck is just a humble word for the strong!

"If the world is not at peace and the foreign races are not yet destroyed, how can we call it home!

"I officially declare the start of Hope Village's journey right now! Our goal… "The New World!"

Wow!

The gun salutes went up once more, and the ship's large anchor was pulled up!

The hitherto stationary Hope One's engines slowly began humming, swiftly leaving Iron Rock Mountain behind.

With Su Mo's grand rhetoric, this moment began a new chapter in mankind's reclaiming counteroffensive, which would be recorded in the wasteland's history by future generations.

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Chapter 472 Powerful! The Multiple Uses of Virtual Reality!

The expedition oath was declared, and the new talent level reward mechanism was announced.

After that, the official launch of Hope One's voyage to the New World was concluded.

The villagers that attended the ceremony dispersed swiftly as they laughed and chattered on the way.

Soon, the deck was empty aside from the few men that stood by Su Mo's side.

Chen Shen took two steps forward and spoke. "Shelter Leader, we've completed the task you assigned to us previously. We've completed a basic exploration of the areas mentioned."

A table materialized.

On the table, a large map materialized as well.

After Su Mo had set sail, the villagers of Iron Rock Mountain had not been entirely trapped on the mountains.

By the fourth day, they had crafted a robust and sturdy wooden raft.

They would set sail at dawn and return when the skies were dark. Within a radius of three hundred kilometers, they explored the surroundings of the basin area.

They did not treat their exploration mission like a stroll in the park.

Instead, they fully committed themselves and dived into the waters to examine and record the terrain of the area, as well as the items and resources they came across.

After the God of the Ocean titles appeared, the bulk of Iron Rock Mountain's villagers managed to upgrade their titles to the second level

A dozen or so villagers even managed to upgrade their titles to the third level.

This was a huge help to the exploration mission.

Various methods were undertaken to accomplish the exploration mission. After pooling together their findings yesterday, a large map that comprehensively detailed the surrounding terrain of the basin area was produced.

Su Mo's eyes attentively brushed over the map.

He immediately noted the plentiful petroleum tucked underneath the ground.

Through the game panel's resource function, Su Mo had previously managed to catch a brief glimpse of the petroleum in the surrounding area.

However, looking at this map, Su Mo finally realized that the size of the petroleum field was staggering!

The land that spanned two hundred square kilometers was home to a vast supply of black-gray petroleum that was embedded underneath.

Based on the extraction efficiency of the motor-pumped oil well in the Underground Shelter, the petroleum could last the next ten years or so.

Taking into account the likely increased extraction efficiency in the later stages, the petroleum field could still fulfill the demand for energy in the basin area for the next couple of years.

"We need to take it with us. It's our most valuable riches. Our voyage to the New World depends on it. We must never let it go!"

Su Mo took a pencil and started making marks on the map.

An outline was formed. It appeared slightly crooked, but it comprehensively encompassed all the areas with the black resource.

"There's a natural gas field buried underground two hundred and fifty-six kilometers away. The amount of natural gas contained within the field is approximately one hundred and fifty thousand cubic meters."

"Even if we approximate that each cubic meter of natural gas can burn for half an hour, the volume of this field is still staggering. It'll be of great help!"

In the modern era, a common household of four would only consume between four hundred to six hundred cubic meters of natural gas annually.

If it was averaged out to five hundred cubic meters per family, one hundred and fifty thousand cubic meters of natural gas could still supply the three hundred families, or twelve hundred people, continuously for over a year.

There would naturally be losses during the extraction process of the gas. Even so, this natural gas field would still retain its potential value, and was valuable enough to be brought along "A small coal mine? Bring it along!" "A small, good-quality stone reserve, bring it along!" "A forest of red pine trees? Too bad, too bad. The pine nuts could be eaten as medicine. Its wood could be used to craft furniture. Unfortunately, these pine trees have been submerged under the ocean for too long. The roots are probably dead. Too bad there isn't another way!"

The basin area was a barren plain.

However, the soil outside of the basin area was not cursed with the same infertility.

The saying that all extremes will eventually revert in the opposite direction seemed to hold true in this situation. Within a radius of three hundred kilometers, there were altogether thirty or more locations containing resources that varied in size and quality, as indicated on the map.

After deliberating on his choices, Su Mo eventually selected nine of them to bring

along.

The nine resources were the petroleum field, coal mine, natural gas field, stone reserve, Black Soil land, saltpeter mine, sulfur mine, iron mine, and copper mine.

The total area covered two hundred and thirty square kilometers.

"Shelter Leader, each shelter's initial exploration radius only covers 50 kilometers. Considering that the size of the territory increases by twenty kilometers for every shelter level, isn't this area too large?"

Glancing at the map that Su Mo had drawn, Chen Shen hesitated briefly, but his silent concerns were voiced out by Pei Shao, who was standing next to him.

Two hundred and thirty square kilometers…

If that was the exploration radius, then the shelter would need to be upgraded to level 9.

For the survivors currently on the wasteland, level nine represented an unfathomable barrier.

It could take half a year, or perhaps a full year, to even come within reach of this level.

"Don't be alarmed. We'll bring along whatever that needs to be brought along. Furthermore, who said that we're only limited to fifty kilometers!"

He grinned vaguely as he looked at the faces of the few people around him, whose faces now bore a hint of realization. With a smiling expression, Su Mo nodded his head, but did not explain anything.

Currently, his shelter was level six and had an exploration radius of one hundred and fifty kilometers.

It was short of the two hundred and thirty kilometers he needed, but all the resource locations were still generally encompassed within.

"That's enough. I'm about to activate the transfer process. You guys should go and prepare to enter virtual reality and join the training session."

"By the way, Qi Qin and Shen Ke, you two stay here. I have something to assign to you two!"

Su Mo put away the map, greeted a few others, and headed toward the conference room on the second floor.

The New World…

Chen Shen had supplied him with some information about the New World, but the overall situation of that place was still covered by a shroud of darkness.

This lack of information and clarity made Su Mo uncomfortable.

Hence, after careful deliberation, he finally uttered a few words as he looked at the two people sitting in front of him. "Qi Qin. Shen Ke. You both possess a steady and firm character, and I am confident in your ability. Therefore, I am about to assign you a new mission."

The two of them nodded simultaneously; their ears perked up in anticipation of the mission that was about to be assigned to them.

"Currently, Sun-chaser is sailing alongside Hope One. Every day, Hope One needs to stop midway to recharge the energy needed for training purposes. This will take six hours, during which Hope One will remain in one place."

"We need to think about how to utilize this time. We can't just sit around and wait. At the very least, we need to be able to obtain more news and information about the New World."

"Therefore, you two should… bring along ten men. Bring along whatever weapons and items you need as well. Use Hope One's radar system to locate those who might have probably escaped from the New World and interact with them. Try to extract as much information as possible from them!" Shen Ke nodded her head. "What if they are adamant about not telling us anything? Or if they purposely tell us fake information?" "It doesn't matter. Your priority is to avoid conflict if possible. We still have plenty of time to look for others. We will likely meet someone that is willing to talk!"

Su Mo shook his head; he understood what Shen Ke was getting at.

Since the World Channel no longer existed, he could secretly send men to capture these people. He could interrogate and torture them

-and no one would ever know. However, once there was a first time, there would always be an excuse to repeat it a second time.

It was likely too, that once he got used to these underhand tactics, he would lose sight of his bottom line and end up adopting extreme methods to achieve his goals.

Su Mo was not a pedantic person but, if the circumstances did not call for it, he preferred to maintain his bottom line.

"Yes, we understand!"

Su Mo stood up. He watched as Qi Qin and Shen Ke steadily left the room and nodded to himself before returning to the conference room. It was easier for him to accomplish things now that he had people under his command.

Lu Yongyi had sent all the finest talents he had gathered aboard Hope One.

These talents saved Su Mo plenty of effort, and allowed him to spend time attending to other matters.

He sat in front of the table and took out the map again.

Looking at the map, he pondered over his plan in his head. After ensuring there were no problems with it, he focused his mind as he looked at the view through the porthole window.

He summoned the game panel. Currently, the game has not completed the version update. Most of the functions at the top were still grayed out and inaccessible.

However, as Su Mo focused his thoughts, a new panel popped out.

Impressively, it was the option to transfer territories.

It was just as Chen Shen had said. The functions described within this option were not complicated. It was like drawing on the map in the sense that he only had to circle out the selected area.

However, the option to transfer to the New World was not the same as the rest. The landscape of the New World was not a uniform circle. Instead, it was a quadrilateral shape with parallel sides.

The sides at the top and bottom were longer, whereas the ones on the right and left were shorter.

Within this quadrilateral shape, an area that extended five hundred kilometers from the perimeter into the polygon was grayed out, indicating that it could not be selected.

Extending beyond that, the legend markers were decorated with an assortment of colors.

From a single glance, Su Mo saw no less than two thousand legend markers. This meant that there were at least two thousand territories that had taken root in the New World.

"Eh, they're all quite smart. Most territories are exactly forty-nine kilometers apart. Not too far, yet not too near." "My territory will require two hundred and thirty kilometers, which means I can only transfer to…"

Browsing through the transfer selection map, seven marked locations were now flashing. These locations piqued Su Mo's interest.

Among the seven locations, the latter four were all barren land situated at the edges of the polygon that did not seem to possess many resources.

However, among the first three…

The first was situated right in the center of the New World; no one had dared to select this place.

If any conflict were to occur, this place would be attacked by enemies from all sides.

The second location was located at the bottom right of the New World.

Like a mixed fruit pudding, this location was surrounded by an assortment of different colors. This meant that plenty of the weaker foreign races had gathered around this location.

The third and final location was located on the right off-center section of the New World.

On the map, the terrain could not be discerned clearly, but it could be seen that there were mountains and rivers around it.

This place was the source of all rivers in the New World. It was also the central point of the entire topography of the New World.

Based on a study of the Feng Shui of that region's terrain, the resources here would be the most abundant. Naturally, the competition here would be intense too.

"How should I choose?"

"This is troublesome. The three former locations are exceptional when evaluated on their own, but it becomes difficult to decide when they are compared with each other!"

Su Mo stared at the map; his hands quickly scribbling notes onto the paper.

Since he could not make a decision on his own, considering that Su Deben, the big boss of the Expeditionary Army, was currently onboard Hope One, Su Mo decided to get his advice and thoughts on the matter.

After a while, Su Mo finished marking out the entire map of the New World.

He stood up and made his way to the second floor of the deck, which had now been converted into a small warehouse that housed a virtual reality laboratory. He found the robot he was looking for.

"Lu Kuan, can you switch with Uncle Su? I need to discuss something with him."

Lu Kuan nodded his head. "Okay, hang on!" Lu Kuan briefly vibrated before disconnecting. Then, the robot activated Su Deben's brain using bio-electricity and formed a connection with it.

"Uncle Su, this is a map of the New World. These are the places we can transfer to. Currently, I have marked out three locations that I like. Could you advise me on which to select?"

"Three locations…" Su Deben took the map that Su Mo handed to him; his gaze was now filled with curiosity.

The next second, just as Su Mo had predicted, Su Deben too experienced the same indecisiveness.

"These three locations are all decent. Given our current strength, at the center, we won't have to worry about our enemies surrounding us in the early stages. The large number of territories there might even dissuade people from attacking."

"Bottom left. There are only the smaller foreign races here. We can use our early-stage advantage to annihilate them and clear out any threats around us within a short period of time."

"Finally, this off-center right location. It looks as if there are dangers from all sides, as well as larger and stronger territories. However, the larger they are, the more cautious and reluctant they will be!"

"Why don't you simulate this in the virtual world? Try and see which spot offers the best development pathway?"

Amazed, Su Mo asked, "You can even use it like that?"

Ever since Su Mo understood the working principle of virtual reality technology, he merely treated it as an educational tool.

Su Deben's advice had enlightened Su Mo. Now, it was apparent that virtual reality had other uses!

"Ha ha. You underestimated our virtual reality technology. Even though it is a device that deceives the five senses, it is still equipped with computing capabilities. We can input the current situation on the map and simulate a general scenario for calculation purposes."

"After the simulation is completed, its computing algorithm will automatically provide us with a prioritized list of choices. Why don't you try it out first?"

"Sure!"

Chapter 474 Metamorphosis, The Strength of a Leader!

The days spent sailing the ocean were mundane and dull.

This feeling was exacerbated by the face that they could not go down into the ocean and were stuck in a confined living environment. Previously, during their ten-day journey on the ocean, all the crew members onboard that were from the Tundra Shelter had been driven to their absolute limits by the prolonged journey. Over the last two days, there were plenty that lost sleep due to the fact that they had plenty of energy bottled up with nowhere to vent. This was the reason why, after Hope One stopped, these people were so joyful as they went down the ship into the ocean to unleash their pent-up energy. On this journey to the New World, these people thought their depressing days were bound to be repeated again. However, the reality of how things developed exceeded everyone's expectations. Doomsday Calendar Month 4, Day 1. It was the beginning of the fourth month since humankind had been transported from Earth to the wasteland. Hope One had set sail from the basin area seven days ago. In Room 135 of the living quarters... The clock had just struck seven; Chen Kai's biological clock woke him up roughly at this time.

In contrast to his first night on the boat, which he spent sleepless, Chen Kai's quality of sleep last night was exceptional. He hit the sack at eleven o'clock and instantaneously "passed" out and slept like a

log.

He had eight hours of sleep.

If there was equipment around to monitor his sleep, he would have been shocked to discover that he managed to obtain more than 4 hours of deep sleep. This incredible duration of deep sleep was miraculous.

After Chen Kai woke up, the others in the room also gradually inched out of their beds

-slowly and gently rubbing their eyes. "Yuan Zi, Pang Fu, you two go and collect our food for us." "Big Liang, Small Liang, you two go and collect our training topic for today." "Lu Wei, Ke Ke, you two quickly go and wash up. After you two are done, quickly go up and secure a spot for us. We'll bring your food along later." Chen Kai swiftly delegated everyone's tasks for the day. Surprisingly, the men below did not immediately set off to work. Relaxingly, they remained on their beds with cheerful smiles on their faces. "What's the matter? Quickly go now or..."

Su Yuan raised his head and spoke, "Brother Kai. Today is the seventh day. Our training is complete. Today we'll be receiving our awards."

"Ah?"

It was only when Su Yuan reminded him of this fact that Chen Kai reacted. Chen Kai felt an inexplicable sensation surging through his heart; he felt as if an entire lifetime had passed. "Have seven days passed? So quickly?" He reminisced about the first day when they had boarded the ship. Everyone was excited and could not wait to see what the training was.

They guessed that everyone would be assembled on the main deck and would undergo various military-style drills and formation training. It was usually like in the military, whereby they would undergo physical training coupled with lifting heavy weights. This would squeeze out their dormant potential. On the other hand, they might also be given a series of difficult questions to be solved one by one, due to the limitation of Hope One's size.

Su Mo had previously stated that their assessments would be proportioned and weighted accordingly. Even though everyone was focused on the assessments, no one dared to imagine how it would be conducted.

At least not until the day that the assessments truly began.

The group in the room had been instructed to attach a few wires to their heads. Immediately, their world shifted!

They were stunned as the fifteen-square-meter room abruptly disappeared and was replaced by a snowy mountain that stood towering at an unknown height.

Their feet had sunken into the white snow beneath them, and every step in the snow would leave footprints, accompanied by the puffing sound of the snow being dislodged. Behind them, there were scores of tiny cottages that emanated a cozy light, warming the depths of their hearts.

This miraculous transformation would have merely impressed those who had never experienced this cutting-edge technology. Yet, for these S-class talents, this sight shocked and immediately sent them into a frenzy.

"My gosh. Is this simulation technology? It simulates complete images through brain signals?" "I can even feel pain here. How peculiar. This definitely involves a deeper level of neuron activation. Even signals from my feelings and my muscles can be completely transmitted!" "This snow. It's actually cold. It feels like real snow. Even this warmth... My gosh!"

"As expected of the Shelter Leader... to possess such cutting edge technology..." Their astonished words and gasps chimed in one after another. Most people would have no clue as to what jargon they were spewing. Nevertheless, it did not stop them understanding and experiencing the essence of this technology. "Simulation, reality, willpower, physical fitness!"

"Target... five thousand meters!" Outside the simulation world, Su Deben was only a robot. However, inside, he was a fearsome and mighty instructor. Su Deben explained his emphasis on the four keywords. At the same time, he pointed out the essence of the first day's trial. It was simple. Climb the snowy mountain! As long as any of them could reach the 5000-meter mark, they would be awarded exemptions and become S-grade talents immediately. The cottages behind them contained complete sets of snow equipment. They could bring as much equipment as they wanted, provided they could carry it along. At the same time, there was plenty to eat and drink in the cottage. However, they could not carry it out of the cottage or they would be disqualified and would have to redo the trial.

Here in the simulated world, they would not actually die. All sensation of pain had been diminished by 50%. During critical moments, there were also safety measures to protect them and their physical bodies from any untoward incidents of sudden death that may occur due to the realistic simulated world.

Upon hearing these settings, everyone was seemingly riled up into a frenzy of excitement

Half an hour later...

The first person to equip himself properly with all snow equipment had packed up his stuff and started to scale the mountain; the rest promptly followed suit.

The snowy mountain seemed to extend into the skies; no one could tell how tall it was.

Even so, the simulation was created with a remarkable degree of accuracy, even when compared to the real world.

The higher it was, the steeper the slope of the mountain. Every perilous step was wrought with more and more danger. The higher they climbed, the thinner the air got, as oxygen levels dropped. The furious winds would blow louder and harder. If this had not been a simulation, the terrifying trial would result in a casualty rate of over 90%.

Yet, they knew that their death was not real here.

Hence, their spirits soared high as their adrenaline ran high.

However, their spirits could only soar so high until they experienced their first death!

Sometimes, it would be better for all consciousness to be lost in the instance of death.

If they fell from such an altitude, their bones would be shattered immediately. Blood loss would then follow suit as they would have to endure the final few moments of life. Even though the sensation of pain had been diminished by 50%, enduring it would still be torturous.

There was the sound of wailing first. Then, blood gradually drained out from the body as the brain sent frantic signals of pain. Only after experiencing that did the first person who fell enter the revival phase. There was a flash of light.

The revived person appeared back inside one of the little cottages. This time, however, the excitement written previously on his face had been utterly wiped clean.

In the place of that excitement was now an expression of respect and awe.

A respect for death. A respect for the life that they had blessed with in this simulation.

After the first death, the fourteen hundred villagers began to experience death one after another.

Some fell to their deaths, some stumbled into ice caves and were frozen alive, while others were skewered by falling icicles. There were even a few who fell prey to the wild beasts on the mountain. By the time fifty-eight minutes had passed, all fourteen hundred and five villagers had perished.

There were no survivors at all.

Even Li Hu, Qi Qin, and the few others, who often boasted of their strengths, could not escape the grasp of death. During this first attempt, the highest altitude reached among the villagers was 1482 meters. "There's nothing to be afraid of. We won't actually die anyway. I don't believe that those wolves will get me a second time. I will beat the crap out of those hounds!" "Charge! If we are afraid of this simulation, how much more will we cower when we face the real thing!"

"This time, I will walk slower. Even if I were to die, I would rather die frozen on the mountain path!"

If one person were to perish, or ten, or perhaps even a hundred, it would result in

fear.

However, it was a different story if a thousand or even everyone were to perish. Everyone would be emboldened to reach for the skies.

A few of the more courageous ones began to rally the villagers. They looked at the cottages behind them as their minds were now filled with thoughts of becoming S-grade talents and the royal treatment that accompanied it. They gritted their teeth and hastily returned to the cottages to replenish their supplies.

Half an hour later, all the villagers began their second charge.

Ironically, the villagers perished quicker the second time than on their first attempt. After thirty minutes, 70% of the villagers had respawned back where they had begun.

"Use your brains. To climb a snowy mountain, what you need isn't brute force or courage."

"I want to see your brains, your willpower, and your physical strength all working in tandem with each other. Not some foolish attempt at brute-forcing it!" "Chen Kai. Earlier, when you faced the wolves, you could have evaded and backed yourself up against the ice. That way, you wouldn't have exposed your back to your enemies..."

"Xiong Jin. Climbing isn't about a momentary burst of speed. It is more about your stamina and endurance."

Su Deben's first appearance came at the right time.

He pointed out the facts and, with a few words, he managed to pinpoint most of their mistakes.

Moreover, his guidance revitalized their flagging morale. Half an hour later, the mass of villagers embarked on their third attempt.

This time, the record was 1860 meters.

The fourth time, 2109 meters...

The fifth time, 2455 meters...

The sixth time, 2541 meters...

From there on, it became more and more difficult to break the record. Each new record only increased the figure by a significantly smaller increment.

As the number of attempts grew, the trauma of dying grew too, as it haunted their minds. The accumulated sense of pain and fear rooted themselves within their psyches.

On their eighth attempt...

Compared to their record during the seventh attempt, which was 2560 meters, the record now plunged to 2103 meters. There was a storm brewing on the mountain this time. No one resisted it as they were scattered by the wind; they were blown off the cliffs and perished.

This storm utterly wrecked their spirits.

"Five thousand meters. How is that possible? Who could ever accomplish this? This is not even a test created for humans!"

"I keep on dying. Even though the pain has been reduced by 50%, my bones have been shattered for the fifth time. It hurts like hell!"

"My guts have been dug out. Those wolves even tore me apart while I was still conscious."

"It's impossible... It's impossible for anyone to climb that high!"

Their doubts began to erupt in succession from the little cottages. They were utterly squashed by the suffering they experienced in this trial. They were survivors that could endure more hardships than the others in the wastelands, yet this trial broke them, and they could not help but...

Complain...

Riot...

Protest...

The commotion in front of the cottage began to fiercely escalate. Su Deben, who stood in front of everyone, slowly shook his head at the sight of the unfolding situation. The next second, as Su Deben waved, a figure emerged in front of the villagers. "Shelter...Shelter Leader. Why are you here?"

"Shelter Leader, do you want to join us too?"

"This trial is not for humans. They made this for the beings up there!"

Listening to the growing dissatisfaction of the crowd, Su Mo did not explain. Rather, he smiled wryly at them.

All eyes were on him as he made his way through the crowd. He entered a cottage, stocked up on supplies, and outfitted himself with the climbing equipment.

Like a lone wolf...

Su Mo headed towards the snowy mountain without looking back at the crowd watching him from behind.

In front of the villagers, a 200-inch live broadcast screen popped out, displaying Su Mo's live position and his current status.

Although the screen that had popped out could not completely display the data of his vitals, in this virtual simulation, everyone had similar physical fitness attributes.

It was because of this exact reason that Su Mo's next feat would stun everyone.

At five hundred meters, Su Mo encountered a pack of wolves. Thinking on his feet, Su Mo utilized the landscape to his advantage and slaughtered the wolves. He obtained two flasks of warm wolf blood, fur, leather, and meat.

At thirteen hundred meters, there was a storm brewing. Su Mo survived by planting his feet firmly into the ground. He then covered himself with the wolf fur he obtained earlier.

At two thousand meters, there was a cliff. Here, Su Mo spent twenty minutes carefully scaling the cliff. As everyone watched, Su Mo once again miraculously triumphed over the cliff.

At three thousand meters, there was another pack of wolves with even greater numbers than before. Even so, Su Mo annihilated the pack of wolves with his combat skills.

At three thousand five hundred meters, the temperature dipped.

However, Su Mo found a cave and ate his rations. Not only was his energy replenished, but his body temperature also did not drop significantly. At four thousand meters, Su Mo's stamina was still at its peak. He was unstoppable as he climbed the mountain with ease.

For the last thousand meters, in front of everyone, Su Mo displayed a perfect combination of wisdom and courage. It was only at the five thousand meter markafter the number in red turned green-did everyone recover from their trance-like state. "Shelter Leader...He's too strong..." "This is not...Ugh, this is the difference between us and him." "I concede. This time I have to concede that he's strong!"

"Perhaps we are too weak and these are all just our excuses. This simulation was an opportunity for us to learn, not for us to tactlessly charge forward..." "Back in the cottage, I saw the hunting guides and the climbing skill guides, but I was too impatient to climb to the top...so I did not have the heart to study them."

"Ugh..."

The gasps of amazement and whispers of regrets filled the air.

The defeated spirits of the grumbling crowd had been restored. Su Deben nodded to himself and prepared to signal for Su Mo to begin his descent.

However, the next second, like the rest of the villagers who were below him, Su Deben's smile froze.

Upon reaching five thousand meters, Su Mo did not give up. Instead, he relentlessly began his...

Charge to the top! At this altitude, Su Mo had to stop after every ten or so steps; he needed to relieve the pressure in his heart and lungs.

On the cliff, every time Su Mo extended his arm, he had to concentrate and summon all of his strength to successfully drive the ice pick into the wall.

However, Su Mo was like a warrior.

Fourteen hundred pairs of eyes were glued onto him as he relentlessly climbed without stopping

Six thousand meters.

Seven thousand meters.

Eight thousand meters.

Nine thousand meters.

Before anyone could realize, the altitude of the snowy mountain had already surpassed the highest mountain on Earth-Mount Everest.

Su Mo's dogged steps eventually led him to the summit at an altitude of ten thousand meters. Throughout his climb, the villagers were awestruck and stupefied at his feat. He knelt on one knee at the summit; his eyes closed as he smiled.

He had successfully reached here without suffering any wounds at all.

Su Mo...

Died from exhaustion!

"What a beast. His willpower. I... I could never compare!"

Su Mo reappeared back in front of the cottage with a smile on his face. Seeing this, Su Deben, with a bitter taste in his mouth, momentarily forgot what he was about to say.

Before he could speak, all fourteen hundred and five villagers...went crazy! Learn, climb, die, repeat. They were unrelenting. Six hours had passed in the real world, but thirty-six hours had passed in the simulated world, after which the trial was finally concluded.

The villager with the most deaths had 92 deaths in total.

The villager that had climbed the highest had reached an altitude of 4689 meters.

The average altitude reached by all villagers was 4018 meters.

It was as expected. No one could reach the 5000-meter mark.

However, the average altitude reached by the villagers exceeded Su Deben's expectations; Su Deben had predicted their average altitude to be 2600 meters based on his previous experience.

"Doubled! These...these common people have a stronger sense of willpower than the finest of my soldiers!" Initially, Su Deben was gratified. His gratification then transformed into astonishment. Finally, he was enlightened as his heart now experienced a medley of emotions.

Finally, he understood!

Initially, he could not comprehend how someone could die for the sixtieth time, look at Su Mo's ten thousand meters record, grit their teeth, and continue their charge to the

top.

It was only at the end that he understood.

This was the power of a leader.

Hope Village. The entire village was undergoing a metamorphosis, and it was an agonizing process. However, they made it through thanks to the leadership of their leader.

They were like butterflies hidden within a cocoon.

Now they only had to wait for the right time to break free!

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Chapter 475 Award, The Cruelty of the Real Version

Doomsday Calendar Month 4, Day 1, 8.40 am.

Dong dong dong! "Come in!'

There was a squeaking noise as the door of Hope One's captain quarters swung inward.

Inside, Su Mo was sitting by his desk exuding a rather bookish atmosphere.

Su Mo was flipping through and reading a book.

As he continued to read, there seemed to be an air of wisdom around him.

Even from an inadvertent gaze, one could see that his eyes shined with boundless sagacity.

Unlike scholars, Su Mo flipped through the book at much greater speed. Even if the pages were crammed with words, he only needed tens of seconds before digesting it and moving on to the next page.

This display of his talent illustrated one thing -Su Mo was a prodigy; one that could not be found even among millions. As long as he traveled on the correct path, he would definitely be etched into human history as one of its great figures.

Standing at the door was Su Deben, who was staring at Su Mo. He shook his head; his heart full of emotions.

Freak!

No.

Monster!

"Hmm? Uncle Su. Have all our men been gathered?"

Turning around, Su Mo set his book down. The light of wisdom in his eyes faded as he returned to normal once again.

At least from his appearance, he now only seemed to be just a little different compared to a normal person.

"Ah, oh!"

"Su Mo, everyone has gathered and lined up. Shall we go out now?"

"Yes!"

Su Mo stood up and stored away the book on expert-level biological knowledge inside the desk. Tucked inside the book was a piece of white paper filled with scribbled notes. He took it out and pocketed it.

He then pushed his chair into the desk and nodded in response, as he followed behind the robot, taking large strides as he marched outside.

After a while, the man and the robot took their places in front of the main deck.

There was no need to stand on higher ground. From the front, they could easily observe all of the over one thousand villagers that had gathered; all their faces were clear and discernible.

Unlike seven days ago, the villagers now seemed to have undergone a huge shift in their spirits and demeanor.

Seeing this, Su Mo smiled and nodded his head.

"At ease, attention, eyes right, ready front, at ease!"

"Reporting to the chief instructor, Hope Village has completely assembled. 1405 should be present, and 1405 are present! What are your orders?"

After his training, Chen Shen now resembled an iron-blooded military soldier.

In response to Chen Shen's sonorous report, Su Deben maneuvered the robot and slowly stepped forward. He turned up the volume of his robot body as his rumbling voice echoed.

"I hereby announce that Hope Village's seven-day training plan has now... been officially completed!"

"The results of our training plan this time significantly exceeded our expectations by 50%, reaching an unprecedented result of 320%!"

"Within these seven days, every villager here has achieved transformational results. Within these seven days, the seed of iron will has taken root in every individual unit here."

"As your chief instructor, I feel very accomplished to witness your transformation."

His robotic voice was like a muffled rumbling thunder.

With the robot as his vessel, Su Deben did not need a microphone. His voice could project and reverberate in the ears of all the villagers.

Hearing his praise, the villagers all smiled.

Some growth needed to be affirmed and acknowledged by others, and some growth needed to be experienced and endured first-hand. Only then could one reap the incredible harvest after going through the experience of being torn apart and reviving multiple times.

During these seven days...

From the first day, where they challenged the snowy mountain...

Their journey continued.

On the second day, they traversed through a sea of fire.

On the third day, they trekked through thousands of miles in the wilderness.

On the fourth day, they had a battle in an arena.

On the fifth day, they had to build a house.

On the sixth day, they had to raid an enemy camp.

On the final day, they had a small-scale skirmish.

Within the virtual simulation, the villagers had, in total, spent two hundred and sixty hours in training.

Throughout such a prolonged period of training, everyone's body and mind had been baptized and transformed from head to toe.

Previously, they had only undergone a baptism by the Doomsday wasteland, which merely raised their self-awareness in learning to struggle and survive.

However, they were now like soldiers who had been trained and armed with an iron will to fight.

All of the villagers were now combat-ready soldiers!

This had been something that only existed in their imagination. However, it had now been materialized in such a manner.

"Reporting to the shelter leader. Hope Village's first phase of survival training is complete. Please inspect the results!"

On the wasteland, everything was kept simple.

Even the summary of this assembly was kept simple by Su Deben, who concluded his speech within two minutes and passed the stage to Su Mo.

Su Mo gently picked up the microphone beside him and turned to the robot, as well as the thousand or so people in front of him.

"Well done! Everyone, thanks for your hard work!"

Wow!

Su Deben had praised them for two minutes straight, but only garnered a pitiful response from the villagers below. This single phrase from Su Mo, however, instantly caused a commotion below.

Ironically, most of them wore a similar facial expression.

Shame.

It was an honor to be acknowledged by the strong

Especially being acknowledged by Su Mo, the mightiest among all humankind; anyone would have leapt with joy.

Still, after recalling Su Mo's monstrous feats over the past few days, no one could bear to smile. In fact, it was apparent that they felt awkward and shameful at receiving Su Mo's praise.

On the first day, Su Mo climbed ten thousand meters to the peak of the snowy mountain. The villagers' best record was 4689 meters.

On the second day, Su Mo traversed a total of ten kilometers through the sea of fire. The villagers' best record was 5.15 kilometers.

On the third day, Su Mo did not sleep at all, but spent thirty-six hours trekking through a stunning total of 515 kilometers of wilderness. The villagers' best record was merely 268 kilometers.

On the fourth day, Su Mo relied solely on his combat skills and took on sixty-five opponents in a single arena bout. The strongest among the villagers, Li Hu, only managed to challenge thirteen.

On the fifth day, Su Mo used only eighteen hours to build a house with his bare hands. The house was even equipped with several defensive measures that were capable of fending off multiple enemies, which greatly enhanced its defensive capabilities.

As for the villagers, the first to build a house completed it in twenty-five hours. However, its defensive capabilities were only a third of Su Mo's.

On the sixth day, Su Mo single-handedly raided an enemy camp that had three hundred enemies. He fought back and forth with the enemies and annihilated them all.

On the seventh day, the enemies were supposed to be on the attacking side. However, using brute force, Su Mo turned the tide and attacked them instead.

During those seven days, Su Mo's revive count was zero.

On his attempts at any of the challenges, he would only require one life to successfully complete it. He was so successful that the villagers could not believe their eyes.

Upon watching the replay, these villagers could only "kneel" on the ground in wonder.

Wisdom, strength, courage, guts and skill.

If they had not witnessed it with their own eyes, they would not have ever believed that someone could possess and seamlessly blend them all together.

The fact of the matter was that Su Mo did not rely on luck to become humankind's strongest.

Su Deben only knew that these seven days had rapidly transformed the villagers.

What he did not know was that, during these seven days, Su Mo also went through a process of metamorphosis.

"Do not belittle yourself. You should be comparing yourself against your peers who survived alongside you, and not me."

"You should be aiming to surpass yesterday's you. As long as you can feel yourprogress, then all your work, all your hardships for the day, is worth it."

"Think about the time when you fought on the brink of death and when you shivered from the pain that sapped your soul and spirit. Think about the time when you faced the impossible, and yet still strived to surpass yourself. Think about the hardships you endured to improve yourselves."

"The fact that you are standing here only means one thing..." "You need to tell yourself that you have succeeded!"

The thoughts of the villagers were all grasped clearly by Su Mo.

He knew that if he did not encourage these people, he would remain as their biggest nightmare-an insurmountable mountain.

To put it simply, within a short period of time, these people would still be disheartened.

Given some time, they would soon realize and recover back to normal.

This was of course Su Mo's assumption. Right now, after Su Mo finished speaking his encouraging words, he was astonished to discover that more than eighty percent of the villagers were responding with cheerful smiles.

He listened carefully and managed to capture a few keywords from the whispers of the few that stood at the front.

Shelter Leader...strong...under...strong!

Shelter Leader's too good...I...the whole night...what a relief.

Some people...pursue, some people...d*mn...

Shelter Leader, he's our God for eternity!

???

"Cough cough cough!'

He could not hear clearly what they were saying, but he managed to clearly capture that last portion. Hearing this, Su Mo coughed a few times.

Immediately, the chatter stopped and the atmosphere turned silent again.

"There are still eight more hours until we reach the New World. Now I will announce the names of those who qualified as the first batch of S-class talents."

"Those who are qualified are Chen Shen, Peng Wenshan, Xia Nianzhen, Jiang Hou, Li Peng, Li Hu...Chen Kai!"

Every time a name was called, the crowd below would react with exclamations of admiration, accompanied by applause.

For those whose names were called upon, they held their heads high. Their faces seemed to radiate an endless sense of pride and satisfaction.

From the fourth day onward, it had become obvious that these people would qualify for the S-class rank.

Their performance in the eyes of others had been impeccably outstanding.

Their willpower, physical capabilities, and intelligence levels were extraordinary.

The others were not jealous, but simply admired them.

"Qualifying for the S-class doesn't mean that you will have relaxing times ahead. Those who rank below S-class should also understand that there will always be opportunities to strive for greater heights."

"This S-class evaluation is over. However, the next S-class evaluation will begin again in three months' time."

"At that time, I will look forward to your performance!"

He placed the microphone down. With no intent to continue with further small talk, he led the crowd in a round of applause for the successful candidates.

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Instantly, the ocean rumbled with roars of applause.

After a while, once the roars of applause began to subside, Su Mo handed over the announcement of A, B, and C-class talents to Chen Shen, and left the assembly.

He returned to the captain's quarters and drew the curtains over the porthole window.

Carefully, he took out the piece of paper that he had kept in his chest pocket, grabbed the book from earlier, tucked the paper inside the book, and resumed reading.

The villagers were only concerned with the simple things—what food they were having today; what was the training for tomorrow; and how they would endeavor to improve themselves in future.

Su Mo as their shepherd and leader, however, was burdened with more concerns.

The paper that lay in front of him recorded all of the changes that had occurred ever since the game released the Real Survival version update.

"Doomsday Calendar Month 3, Day 27, the game released the version update. The contents for the Real Survival version have been officially announced."

"It's exactly like what was previously announced. Chat channels, the creation function, and the trading market have all been shut down and grayed out. I have no idea when or if these functions will be activated

again."

"Other functions such as the appraisal function, vehicle function, and detection function, have all been nerfed by various limitations."

"However, the worst nerf is still... the fee for using the storage space."

"Although the storage space retained all of its functionality, opening it once now would cost 10 Disaster Points."

The implication of this was that, if they retained their habit of opening the storage space dozens of times a day, it would cost them hundreds of Disaster Points!

"For the other changes, a fee will not be charged for all items below excellent-quality produced by the game. However, for items that are excellent quality and above..."

"Excellent-quality items cost five hundred Disaster Points per use for three hours."

"Rare-quality items cost two thousand Disaster Points per use for one hour."

"Epic-quality items cost fifty thousand Disaster Points per use for thirty minutes."

"For this version update, everyone received a meager reward of an iron chest."

He repeatedly browsed through the summarized details as he rapped his knuckles on the surface of the desk.

Su Mo's gaze was faint as he submerged himself within the torrent of his thoughts.

Currently, Hope One was three hours away from being upgraded to legendary-quality. Once the clock strikes twelve, the entire ship would instantly be upgraded to legendary-quality.

Also, there were only nine hours left until everyone voted for the next disaster.

Once the votes have been cast, after fifteen days, the next disaster would descend!

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Chapter 475 Award, The Cruelty of the Real Version

Doomsday Calendar Month 4, Day 1, 8.40 am.

Dong dong dong! "Come in!'

There was a squeaking noise as the door of Hope One's captain quarters swung inward.

Inside, Su Mo was sitting by his desk exuding a rather bookish atmosphere.

Su Mo was flipping through and reading a book.

As he continued to read, there seemed to be an air of wisdom around him.

Even from an inadvertent gaze, one could see that his eyes shined with boundless sagacity.

Unlike scholars, Su Mo flipped through the book at much greater speed. Even if the pages were crammed with words, he only needed tens of seconds before digesting it and moving on to the next page.

This display of his talent illustrated one thing -Su Mo was a prodigy; one that could not be found even among millions. As long as he traveled on the correct path, he would definitely be etched into human history as one of its great figures.

Standing at the door was Su Deben, who was staring at Su Mo. He shook his head; his heart full of emotions.

Freak!

No.

Monster!

"Hmm? Uncle Su. Have all our men been gathered?"

Turning around, Su Mo set his book down. The light of wisdom in his eyes faded as he returned to normal once again.

At least from his appearance, he now only seemed to be just a little different compared to a normal person.

"Ah, oh!"

"Su Mo, everyone has gathered and lined up. Shall we go out now?"

"Yes!"

Su Mo stood up and stored away the book on expert-level biological knowledge inside the desk. Tucked inside the book was a piece of white paper filled with scribbled notes. He took it out and pocketed it.

He then pushed his chair into the desk and nodded in response, as he followed behind the robot, taking large strides as he marched outside.

After a while, the man and the robot took their places in front of the main deck.

There was no need to stand on higher ground. From the front, they could easily observe all of the over one thousand villagers that had gathered; all their faces were clear and discernible.

Unlike seven days ago, the villagers now seemed to have undergone a huge shift in their spirits and demeanor.

Seeing this, Su Mo smiled and nodded his head.

"At ease, attention, eyes right, ready front, at ease!"

"Reporting to the chief instructor, Hope Village has completely assembled. 1405 should be present, and 1405 are present! What are your orders?"

After his training, Chen Shen now resembled an iron-blooded military soldier.

In response to Chen Shen's sonorous report, Su Deben maneuvered the robot and slowly stepped forward. He turned up the volume of his robot body as his rumbling voice echoed.

"I hereby announce that Hope Village's seven-day training plan has now… been officially completed!"

"The results of our training plan this time significantly exceeded our expectations by 50%, reaching an unprecedented result of 320%!"

"Within these seven days, every villager here has achieved transformational results. Within these seven days, the seed of iron will has taken root in every individual unit here."

"As your chief instructor, I feel very accomplished to witness your transformation."

His robotic voice was like a muffled rumbling thunder.

With the robot as his vessel, Su Deben did not need a microphone. His voice could project and reverberate in the ears of all the villagers.

Hearing his praise, the villagers all smiled.

Some growth needed to be affirmed and acknowledged by others, and some growth needed to be experienced and endured first-hand. Only then could one reap the incredible harvest after going through the experience of being torn apart and reviving multiple times.

During these seven days…

From the first day, where they challenged the snowy mountain…

Their journey continued.

On the second day, they traversed through a sea of fire.

On the third day, they trekked through thousands of miles in the wilderness.

On the fourth day, they had a battle in an arena.

On the fifth day, they had to build a house.

On the sixth day, they had to raid an enemy camp.

On the final day, they had a small-scale skirmish.

Within the virtual simulation, the villagers had, in total, spent two hundred and sixty hours in training.

Throughout such a prolonged period of training, everyone's body and mind had been baptized and transformed from head to toe.

Previously, they had only undergone a baptism by the Doomsday wasteland, which merely raised their self-awareness in learning to struggle and survive.

However, they were now like soldiers who had been trained and armed with an iron will to fight.

All of the villagers were now combat-ready soldiers!

This had been something that only existed in their imagination. However, it had now been materialized in such a manner.

"Reporting to the shelter leader. Hope Village's first phase of survival training is complete. Please inspect the results!"

On the wasteland, everything was kept simple.

Even the summary of this assembly was kept simple by Su Deben, who concluded his speech within two minutes and passed the stage to Su Mo.

Su Mo gently picked up the microphone beside him and turned to the robot, as well as the thousand or so people in front of him.

"Well done! Everyone, thanks for your hard work!"

Wow!

Su Deben had praised them for two minutes straight, but only garnered a pitiful response from the villagers below. This single phrase from Su Mo, however, instantly caused a commotion below.

Ironically, most of them wore a similar facial expression.

Shame.

It was an honor to be acknowledged by the strong

Especially being acknowledged by Su Mo, the mightiest among all humankind; anyone would have leapt with joy.

Still, after recalling Su Mo's monstrous feats over the past few days, no one could bear to smile. In fact, it was apparent that they felt awkward and shameful at receiving Su Mo's praise.

On the first day, Su Mo climbed ten thousand meters to the peak of the snowy mountain. The villagers' best record was 4689 meters.

On the second day, Su Mo traversed a total of ten kilometers through the sea of fire. The villagers' best record was 5.15 kilometers.

On the third day, Su Mo did not sleep at all, but spent thirty-six hours trekking through a stunning total of 515 kilometers of wilderness. The villagers' best record was merely 268 kilometers.

On the fourth day, Su Mo relied solely on his combat skills and took on sixty-five opponents in a single arena bout. The strongest among the villagers, Li Hu, only managed to challenge thirteen.

On the fifth day, Su Mo used only eighteen hours to build a house with his bare hands. The house was even equipped with several defensive measures that were capable of fending off multiple enemies, which greatly enhanced its defensive capabilities.

As for the villagers, the first to build a house completed it in twenty-five hours. However, its defensive capabilities were only a third of Su Mo's.

On the sixth day, Su Mo single-handedly raided an enemy camp that had three hundred enemies. He fought back and forth with the enemies and annihilated them all.

On the seventh day, the enemies were supposed to be on the attacking side. However, using brute force, Su Mo turned the tide and attacked them instead.

During those seven days, Su Mo's revive count was zero.

On his attempts at any of the challenges, he would only require one life to successfully complete it. He was so successful that the villagers could not believe their eyes.

Upon watching the replay, these villagers could only "kneel" on the ground in wonder.

Wisdom, strength, courage, guts and skill.

If they had not witnessed it with their own eyes, they would not have ever believed that someone could possess and seamlessly blend them all together.

The fact of the matter was that Su Mo did not rely on luck to become humankind's strongest.

Su Deben only knew that these seven days had rapidly transformed the villagers.

What he did not know was that, during these seven days, Su Mo also went through a process of metamorphosis.

"Do not belittle yourself. You should be comparing yourself against your peers who survived alongside you, and not me."

"You should be aiming to surpass yesterday's you. As long as you can feel yourprogress, then all your work, all your hardships for the day, is worth it."

"Think about the time when you fought on the brink of death and when you shivered from the pain that sapped your soul and spirit. Think about the time when you faced the impossible, and yet still strived to surpass yourself. Think about the hardships you endured to improve yourselves."

"The fact that you are standing here only means one thing…" "You need to tell yourself that you have succeeded!"

The thoughts of the villagers were all grasped clearly by Su Mo.

He knew that if he did not encourage these people, he would remain as their biggest nightmare-an insurmountable mountain.

To put it simply, within a short period of time, these people would still be disheartened.

Given some time, they would soon realize and recover back to normal.

This was of course Su Mo's assumption. Right now, after Su Mo finished speaking his encouraging words, he was astonished to discover that more than eighty percent of the villagers were responding with cheerful smiles.

He listened carefully and managed to capture a few keywords from the whispers of the few that stood at the front.

Shelter Leader…strong…under…strong!

Shelter Leader's too good…I…the whole night…what a relief.

Some people…pursue, some people…d*mn…

Shelter Leader, he's our God for eternity!

???

"Cough cough cough!'

He could not hear clearly what they were saying, but he managed to clearly capture that last portion. Hearing this, Su Mo coughed a few times.

Immediately, the chatter stopped and the atmosphere turned silent again.

"There are still eight more hours until we reach the New World. Now I will announce the names of those who qualified as the first batch of S-class talents."

"Those who are qualified are Chen Shen, Peng Wenshan, Xia Nianzhen, Jiang Hou, Li Peng, Li Hu…Chen Kai!"

Every time a name was called, the crowd below would react with exclamations of admiration, accompanied by applause.

For those whose names were called upon, they held their heads high. Their faces seemed to radiate an endless sense of pride and satisfaction.

From the fourth day onward, it had become obvious that these people would qualify for the S-class rank.

Their performance in the eyes of others had been impeccably outstanding.

Their willpower, physical capabilities, and intelligence levels were extraordinary.

The others were not jealous, but simply admired them.

"Qualifying for the S-class doesn't mean that you will have relaxing times ahead. Those who rank below S-class should also understand that there will always be opportunities to strive for greater heights."

"This S-class evaluation is over. However, the next S-class evaluation will begin again in three months' time."

"At that time, I will look forward to your performance!"

He placed the microphone down. With no intent to continue with further small talk, he led the crowd in a round of applause for the successful candidates.

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Instantly, the ocean rumbled with roars of applause.

After a while, once the roars of applause began to subside, Su Mo handed over the announcement of A, B, and C-class talents to Chen Shen, and left the assembly.

He returned to the captain's quarters and drew the curtains over the porthole window.

Carefully, he took out the piece of paper that he had kept in his chest pocket, grabbed the book from earlier, tucked the paper inside the book, and resumed reading.

The villagers were only concerned with the simple things—what food they were having today; what was the training for tomorrow; and how they would endeavor to improve themselves in future.

Su Mo as their shepherd and leader, however, was burdened with more concerns.

The paper that lay in front of him recorded all of the changes that had occurred ever since the game released the Real Survival version update.

"Doomsday Calendar Month 3, Day 27, the game released the version update. The contents for the Real Survival version have been officially announced."

"It's exactly like what was previously announced. Chat channels, the creation function, and the trading market have all been shut down and grayed out. I have no idea when or if these functions will be activated

again."

"Other functions such as the appraisal function, vehicle function, and detection function, have all been nerfed by various limitations."

"However, the worst nerf is still… the fee for using the storage space."

"Although the storage space retained all of its functionality, opening it once now would cost 10 Disaster Points."

The implication of this was that, if they retained their habit of opening the storage space dozens of times a day, it would cost them hundreds of Disaster Points!

"For the other changes, a fee will not be charged for all items below excellent-quality produced by the game. However, for items that are excellent quality and above…"

"Excellent-quality items cost five hundred Disaster Points per use for three hours."

"Rare-quality items cost two thousand Disaster Points per use for one hour."

"Epic-quality items cost fifty thousand Disaster Points per use for thirty minutes."

"For this version update, everyone received a meager reward of an iron chest."

He repeatedly browsed through the summarized details as he rapped his knuckles on the surface of the desk.

Su Mo's gaze was faint as he submerged himself within the torrent of his thoughts.

Currently, Hope One was three hours away from being upgraded to legendary-quality. Once the clock strikes twelve, the entire ship would instantly be upgraded to legendary-quality.

Also, there were only nine hours left until everyone voted for the next disaster.

Once the votes have been cast, after fifteen days, the next disaster would descend!

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Chapter 476 Legendary Quality! The Might of Hope One!

"Currently, after spending and obtaining a series of rewards, I have…thirteen thousand Disaster Points remaining!"

"If Hope One is upgraded to legendary-quality, then the game will determine that Hope One originated from…"

"No, the game will think that Hope One was derived from the blueprint. The game will then impose a series of limitations!"

"At that point, if I wanted to continue using Hope One, I would then have to pay….fifty thousand Disaster Points. How absurd!"

He tapped on the game panel's vehicle page and stared at the bright red countdown timer for a while, before closing the game panel while rubbing his temples.

Hope One.

What he valued was not the vessel.

The ship was armed with a main gun that could literally obliterate the enemy's territory within moments, like calling down a punishment from the heavens.

The vertical missile launcher unit onboard could even wrestle and triumph against the deities in the skies.

Perhaps in the eyes of the game, these things violated the game's intentions and destroyed the balance of the game.

However, only Su Mo, Lu Kuan, and a few others knew that Hope One was a monster not because of the weapons it carried onboard, but rather because of the heart that acted as its core. The Civil Type II—Matter Conversion Engine! This heart gave Hope One its capability to sail on the ocean. At the same time, it provided the power needed to operate the main gun and provided the crew with a comfortable living environment.

If the heart had not supplied Hope One with power, by converting matter into electrical energy, Hope One would merely be a stationary bunker.

The game's sense of timing was impeccable.

If Su Mo had been given one more day, he would have been able to save twenty thousand Disaster Points. He could have uninstalled the engine and placed it within his territory.

However, currently, he was short of seven thousand points.

He was still lacking!

"Indeed. When the game first rewarded me with this engine, the game would never have imagined that I would have the blueprint to build it."

"It also never imagined that I would be able to install it on the ship and obtain an endless supply of clean energy."

"This thing is pretty much a bug. To a certain extent, it is even more convenient than controlled nuclear fusion. It can speed up the pace of my territory's development by ten times, or perhaps even a hundred times!"

As those seven days passed by, after studying, Su Mo once again increased his level of knowledge.

His study of biology advanced to 39% of the Information Age. He even advanced his chemistry and physics studies to the Information Age-level.

His knowledge of science now allowed him to further understand the technology employed in the Matter Conversion Engine. He could now appreciate how impressive it was.

At the same time, he did not mention to Lu Kuan exactly what kind of crazy plan he was now concocting in his mind.

"Legendary-quality. It looks like a delicious temptation, but with how the game currently is, if I wanted to use it… it would be almost impossible!"

"Maybe once we reach, it will be better to…"

"Dismantle it all together? Especially this generator… We can study the technology within and perhaps even replicate it?"

The Old Era Technology and the Matter Conversion Engine had similar working principles.

In a certain way, one could say that both technologies operated based on the conversion of matter to energy.

The former was unfortunately developed in the wrong direction. It limited its application to biological energy sources and had been devised with different intentions.

The latter chose the correct path and widened its application to include multiple sources of energy, and also studied methods in which the efficiency of conversion of matter could be improved.

In other words, if they could decipher the secrets behind the Matter Conversion Engine, Su Mo would be able to counteract the effects of Old Era Technology with this technology.

If the foreign races could craft a dwarven dagger and imbue it with their flesh and blood, then Su Mo could also do something similar. In fact, his dagger could even be imbued and charged with electricity. He could freely charge it whenever and however he wanted.

Even if they could craft tools and weapons with a variety of functions, Su Mo could do the same as well. As long as he could unravel the complex workings of the technology and flawlessly replicate it, combined with the matter conversion technology, Su Mo could easily craft tools that would outperform theirs.

After all, electricity was a cheap and useful commodity.

It was far easier to generate than flesh and blood.

Su Mo kept his plans to fight magic with magic in his heart and did not mention them to anyone else.

In any case, at least to the people inside or outside, in everyone's hearts, Hope One temporarily cannot "fall".

For, Hope One was humankind's pillar of faith.

Its existence safeguarded the hearts of the people, motivated them, and emboldened them with courage.

"Ah, Hope One. I hope the upgrade to legendary-quality comes with new abilities. Otherwise, we'll be in big trouble!"

Su Mo watched as time ticked onward to the last two hours before the upgrade. At that moment, he felt a slight tinge of anxiousness in his heart.

Su Mo meditated for a while, after which his anxiousness slowly abated. His mind recovered its clarity once again.

He started flipping through his books, eager to make every second count. Until the very last moment before the upgrade commenced, Su Mo was once again reading his books.

Then…

[Record): The vehicle of the player "Su Mo" has been detected to have successfully completed all promotion missions.

(Record): Congratulations player "Su Mo", your vehicle Hope One has been successfully promoted to Legendary-quality!!!

(Record: Congratulations! Player "Su Mo" has been detected to have successfully obtained a legendary vehicle. The vehicle will automatically obtain a reward of Entry 1.

(Record: Congratulations player "Su Mo". You have been detected to be the first player on the wasteland to obtain a legendary vehicle. The vehicle will automatically obtain a reward of Entry 1.

[Record): Player "Su Mo" has been detected to have successfully broken through the technological limitations, becoming the first living being to create a legendary vehicle, and has been automatically awarded with Title*1.

(Record: During the promotion process, player "Su Mo" has been detected to have a participation rate of 99.99%. Your vehicle has obtained a new ability.

[Record: Error…error…

[Record): Dear player "Su Mo", Hope One has been detected to possess powers and abilities exceeding the limits of legendary-quality by a significant degree. The game will nerf your vehicle and compensate you accordingly.

[Record: You can check for the specific nerfs and compensation provided in the vehicle function panel

As expected, the game indicated that limitations were needed, and compensation would be given.

Su Mo smiled. He was not bothered by this.

The next second, focusing his thoughts, the game panel shifted and displayed Hope One's properties panel.

[Affix: Thousand Realm Traveler…Hope One (Legendary)]

(Description: Hope. This word is a luxury during a disaster. If we were to trace its origins, it would lead us to the depths of the abyss and beyond. This is a ship that truly embodies the light of hope. Its body is adorned with billions of rays of light representing hope. It travels freely even through the darkest abyss without fear. If you are currently stranded in the depths of an abyss, please do not lose hope, because you might see this ship traversing through the depths of the abyss!)

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(Basic Properties: 84.3m long, 12.9m wide, 21m high, 4.8m draft, 6900 tons full load displacement, diving depth (Normal: 45m; Limit: 60m)]

(Durability: 80000/80000]

(Speed: Cruising speed (surface: 35 knots; underwater: 45 knots), Maximum speed (surface: 50 knots; underwater: 60 knots), Thousand realm traveler (108000 knots).]

[Rare Facilities: Civilian type II … matter conversion engine, R33-vertical shipborne missile launch module, Hope flag…]

[Damage Output: 0 (The damage output of this ship depends solely on its captain. If the captain is strong, then so is the ship. If the captain is weak, then so is the ship).]

[Cruising Range: 00/00]

[Special Abilities]

Charge (Epic); Porcupine (Epic); Sea Breaker (Epic); Comfortable (Epic); Potential (Legendary); Genesis (Legendary);

Hope (Legendary): Hope One as a legendary-quality ship that can travel freely between realms and has the capacity to bring hope. For further information on this ability, please explore it on your own.

Transformation (Legendary): As a legendary-quality ship, Hope One possesses numerous incredible powers. At the captain's command, every thirty natural days, this ship can transform the size of its body once. It can achieve a maximum size of: original size*3; and a minimum size of: the size of a palm. Remaining uses: 3.

Thousand Realm Traveler (Sub-Deity): This ship carries the hope of two billion living beings. It possesses abilities that are similar to a deity. Every inch of this ship is engraved with legendary records. The captain can use this ability and choose any realm for Hope One to freely travel between, bringing hope to all living beings.

Upon using this ability, Hope One will automatically leave the current realm and head toward other realms for thirty natural days.

In this process, the ship cannot be destroyed by default. However, the captain cannot forcefully summon the ship to return.

After thirty natural days, Hope One will naturally return and has a 100% chance to bring back a gift from those "thousand realms" for the captain. [Sub-Deity Upgrade: Locked (Thousand realms traveled: Unlocked after 30 travels)!]

(Usage Consumption: Two hundred thousand Disaster Points (Sub-Deity-quality restrictions)]

It was the first time…

The first time that Su Mo saw the game display any attributes beyond Legendary-quality.

Sub-Deity-quality…

It sounded normal, yet after reading the entry for the Thousand Realm Traveler ability, Su Mo cheekily asked.

"Game, where is my compensation?"

[Record): Player Su Mo, the Thousand Realm Traveler ability is your compensation. After every departure of Hope One for thirty days, you will receive a gift from the thousand realms.

The notification echoed in his ear unhurriedly.

Then, all that was left was the banner that glowed faintly on the game panel.

It was obvious that the game felt guilty.

Currently, the two of them were still in their honeymoon period.

Even so, the game had first used the golden light to scan Su Mo on the ocean. Then it resorted to such tactics to limit Su Mo's performance. It was being totally unreasonable with Su Mo.

To restore balance and fairness, the game thought of ways to nerf Hope One.

Even so, the game understood that Su Mo would view this nerf as being unfair towards him.

What the game measured after that were the costs of Su Mo's sacrifices.

"A gift from the thousand realms? What could it be? Don't tell me it's a toothbrush or even a mop?"

[Record): Player "Su Mo", please rest assured that the gifts from the thousand realms are graded higher or equal to rare-quality.

[Record): Furthermore, the default grade for the first gift is epic-quality. The default type is consumables. The default purpose is to improve physical quality.

The game issued another two explanations.

For the second explanation, the game might as well have told him the answer directly.

Su Mo could not help but laugh at it. This thousand realm traveler ability is full of crap. It would be better to describe it as the game confiscating Hope One and regularly handing out dividends.

"What if Hope One isn't in its best state when traveling to the thousand realms. Would that affect the efficiency of the Thousand Realm Traveler ability?"

[Record: Rest assured player "Su Mo". The legendary-quality Hope One has immense self-regeneration capabilities.

(Record): As long as the following components remain secured and fastened onto the ship, even if it suffers damage, the realm travel will never fail by default.

[Record): The components respectively are: the Annihilator, the vertical missile launcher, Hope flag, Matter Conversion Engine, Defense Master, the sonar detection equipment…

A few more miscellaneous items were listed down.

In total, the game listed down more than ten items, which nearly covered all of the integral components of Hope One.

However, Su Mo's eyes lit up when he heard that these components only had to be fastened to the ship, as well as the game's hints about the damage received.

His gamble had paid off. He never told anyone about it. Even the game had no clue about his intentions.

This time, the situation looked promising!

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Chapter 477 An Overall Plan, Humankind's First "All Rounded Talent"

Su Mo ended his conversation with the game. He had nickeled and dimed a few advantages from the game, but he chose to not to be greedy for more. With a grin, he closed the game panel.

"Even if I continue to demand for more, based on the compensation given, the game would at most offer an upgrade to my first gift from the Thousand Realms Traveler ability."

"However, this would result in my relationship with the game becoming even more tense and strained."

"However, if I choose to accept it, the game might think I suffered a loss. For this particular reason, the game might even go easy on me during crucial moments!" "Trading this for a favor...is worth it!"

The authority was a tremendous help, and provided its owner with the power of heaven and earth on the wasteland.

Before the destruction of the wasteland, any god that possessed a fraction of a single percent of authority would possess nearly unrivaled physical attributes. Currently, Su Mo possessed more than five percent of said authority. He needed to conceal this and not display it openly.

However, over the past few days, he had been gradually strengthened by it. His mind was now sharper and brighter than before.

There was a substantial difference in the way he approached his problems as well.

He shook his head and shoved the problem regarding Hope One's fate to the back of his mind.

He gazed at the azure blue ocean outside. For a brief moment, Su Mo immersed himself in his surroundings.

The boundless skies were high enough for the birds to fly. The endless ocean was wide enough for the fish to swim! "Now, given the remaining time on hand, the only thing left to do is vote for the disaster, dismantle and study the matter conversion engine, and...reach the New World!" He summarized the remaining tasks to be completed.

On second thought, Su Mo went down to the second floor of the lower deck. There, he entered the work compartment and found Lu Kuan, who was carrying out his research mission.

Among all the talents, Lu Kuan, who made the breakthrough discovery of controlled nuclear fusion, saw his status rapidly rise. Most of the time, control of the robot alternated between Lu Kuan and Su Deben.

They were limited in terms of their productivity by the medium of operation.

Su Mo had intended to create more robot bodies to allow the others to freely participate in the territory's development.

However, before they rooted themselves in their new territory, this intention would remain but a dream.

"Eh, Su Mo, why have you come? I heard that the disaster voting will happen soon in the afternoon. It's the first time too!" "Nevertheless, these votes are extremely beneficial to humankind. The foreign races have no choice but to passively accept our choice!"

While speaking, Lu Kuan did not raise his head in Su Mo's direction, but instead kept his focus on controlling the equipment to catalyze a reaction.

However, the tone of his voice hinted at his unsuppressed joy. It was evident that things had gone well over the past few days.

"Bring the rest into the meeting room. I have a new research mission for you all to tackle. Once this is successful, our headache regarding our rapid energy source can be relieved!"

Based on the characteristics of the Old Era Technology, a few days ago, a top-level seminar was held. At the seminar, the group of people had quickly categorized energy sources into two categories, rapid and slow.

Of the two, the slow energy source powered the Old Era technology.

Slow energy source referred to forms of energy that were manifested, stored, and converted through a specific process.

It was a cornerstone technology for a territory and also a guarantee for its future development.

On the other hand, rapid energy source referred to forms of energy that provided weapons, vehicles, armors...and other similar items with an instantaneous burst of energy.

It was similar to the energy that gave certain weapons a burst of speed; the nitrogen that accelerated their vehicles; and the energy that charged their armor.

This same energy powered the special ability of the dwarven dagger. As for the meeting room that Su Mo had mentioned, he meant the room simulated using virtual reality technology. Using this technology, they could assemble the others who were stuck in the glass box. Everyone could gather in the same space and participate in the discussion.

Without any further hesitation, Lu Kuan hastily finished the tasks on hand as he nodded in response to Su Mo's request.

The next second, his mechanical arm pressed onto the dashboard as he verified his identity.

Immediately, the virtual reality technology equipment in the research room activated!

The virtual reality equipment here was wireless; there was no need for Su Mo to be connected with wires.

Su Mo's head turned upside down. When his sight refocused, the tiny research room had disappeared. Replacing it was a meeting room that emanated warm lighting.

From the corner of the meeting room, a faint smell of jasmine permeated the room, soothing the hearts of any that breathed it in.

"Wait for a while. Xiao Ji and Lao Bai are still sleeping. Let me use bio-electricity to shock them. Hehe!"

"There's no hurry. Take your time. Don't frighten them!"

After entering virtual reality, Lu Kuan no longer took the form of a robot. Rather, he was a suave middle-aged gentleman wearing round frame glasses.

There were a few wrinkles on his face.

However, this peculiarly did not make him look old. On the contrary, the wrinkles made him look somewhat like an English gentleman.

As he waved his hand, the air in the meeting began to pulsate with movement. One by one, silhouettes began to materialize in the chairs. From the back to the front, the chairs were respectively occupied by: Lu Kuan's student-assistant, Ji Yang, whose areas of expertise were astronautics, mathematics, and high-energy physics.

Biologist, Zhuo Junfan, whose areas of expertise were microbiology, virology, and human biology.

Medical expert, Yan Xiaqing, whose areas of expertise were general surgery and combat first-aid.

The expert in physics and communication, Bai Yiqi, whose areas of expertise were quantum physics, particle physics, nuclear physics, and high-speed communication. Chemist, Ou Yangguo, whose areas of expertise were polymer chemistry and analytical chemistry. The construction expert, Ai Jianqiang, whose areas of expertise were high-rise building construction, complex structure construction, and battlefield building construction.

Computer specialist, Su Wei. Machinery specialist, Ai Jianfeng.

Among them, Ai Jianqiang and Ai Jianfeng were brothers. One was an expert in construction, the other was an expert in machinery. When they combined their strengths, they were ridiculously powerful.

Yan Xiaqing, Bai Yiqi, and Ou Yangguo were cousins that somehow inherited similar levels of high intelligence.

Zhuo Junfan and Lu Kuan were legends in the school they attended together. Lu Yang was their junior and, in a sense, their apprentice.

The prodigies that were gathered here were all geniuses of one sort or another, and seem to somehow be related to each other.

Su Wei was not an exception either. Su Mo could not swallow his surprise once he found out Su Wei was Su Deben's daughter.

Once the eight silhouettes finally took form, chatter filled the meeting room.

Zhuo Junfan: I say, old boy Lu, you're not being kind to us at all. You've occupied the body for yourself for so long that we haven't had the chance to even take a walk outside. We just fell asleep and now you've shocked us awake. You're not human at all!

Bai Yiqi: He's right, he's right! In my dreams, I almost created a lightsaber using particle physics before you shocked me awake. No can do, you need to give me my lightsaber.

Ou Yangguo: Lu Kuan, how is your analysis proceeding on the composition of the blood soil? It would be better if you let me do it. Your chemistry level is merely on par with a Ph.D. advisor. Don't try to show off, we don't have much of the material left. Ai Jianfeng: Ah, Shelter Leader, why are you here?

The nine scholars all had differing personalities.

However, the Ai brothers were truly bootlicking lapdogs. Immediately after they saw Su Mo standing at the side, they excitedly began to fawn on him. "Ha ha, everyone please sit down. My purpose of gathering everyone here today is to formulate a three-day plan."

He pulled a chair over and beckoned the rest to take their seats.

Su Mo continued, "From tomorrow onward, we will enter the New World. Hope One will have to stay on the ocean. It is at risk of being destroyed and others might try to capture and conquer it."

"Therefore, I have employed a few methods that allowed Hope One to obtain a few special abilities. In a nutshell, these abilities..."

He kept his explanation short and sweet. Su Mo did not detail his little tussle with the game, but briefly explained the characteristics of the Thousand Realm Traveler ability.

"Shelter leader, are you thinking of...?"

The research scholars that sat here were all intellectuals with an IQ of more than 150.

Immediately after Su Mo finished his sentence, Bai Yiqi popped his question, intending to probe Su Mo's true motive.

Su Mo slowly nodded his head. "Yes. After Hope One anchors at shore, I hope that we can dismantle the matter conversion engine as quickly as possible, and completely duplicate its inner components. It doesn't matter if we damage the engine in the process. Our goal is to be able to duplicate all of the components of the engine."

"After that, we can reverse engineer the matter conversion engine's working principles, which will be our number one priority in order to avoid our situation in the New World falling into a passive state."

Su Mo gently tapped the table.

A projection of the matter conversion engine that was installed in the lower levels of Hope One slowly formed and floated in midair.

At Su Mo's behest, the engine began to be disassembled from the center and was neatly sorted into five modules.

"The first component is the input module. I'll handle this myself."

"The second component is the output module. Jianfeng, Jianqiang, and Xiaqing. You three will handle this component."

"The third component is the conversion module. I'll hand this part over to Lu Kuan, Bai Yiqi, and Ji Yang."

"The fourth component is the control module. This is a small component and involves a lot of fine details. Su Wei, you will handle this component."

"The fifth component is the coordination module. Zhuo Junfan, Ou Yangguo, you two are responsible for this."

"Are there any questions?"

Lu Kuan raised his hand. "Shelter Leader. I have no problem with you assigning the most important module, the conversion module, to the three of us. However, the input module, which is the second-most important module, requires coordination of the interface, subdivision and exclusion of materials, and the analysis of energy components. It's a rather complex task. Will you be able to handle it alone?"

"Why don't you let Zhuo assist you. On our side, Ou Yangguo can work a little more. We can share your workload."

Zhuo Junfan too raised his hand. "That's right, Shelter Leader. Let me help you. Even though this component doesn't involve any specialized knowledge, it is still rather complex. Perhaps, it is too much for you alone..."

The rest followed suit with Lu Kuan and Zhuo Junfan leading the "vanguard".

They too chimed in with their opinions.

They were well acquainted with Su Mo and they were not afraid that their candor would bruise Su Mo's pride. For they believed that Su Mo was on the same level as them...

Geniuses!

"Ha ha ha, really Lu Kuan? You don't even believe in me."

Lu Kuan immediately waved his hands. "Ah? Shelter Leader, I just wanted to..." Su Mo shook his head. "That's enough. How about this? I'll give you all a chance to test my standards. In the next ten minutes, brainstorm and throw any questions at me. There are no limits as to which specific field of science the questions can be. Just choose questions from your area of expertise."

Hiss!

Upon hearing Su Mo's "arrogant" statement, the rest of them shifted their gaze. Eventually, their gazes converged onto Lu Kuan's figure.

Twenty days ago, when they first met Su Mo, they had a precise understanding of Su Mo's depth of knowledge.

Back then, even though Su Mo did not seem to be unintelligent, it was evident that his depth of knowledge was shallow. His level of knowledge could barely even meet the threshold of a postgraduate student.

After twenty days, although Su Mo was remarkably gifted at absorbing knowledge, it was still unlikely that...

"Shelter Leader, then I won't go easy on you. Here's my first question!"

All eyes were on Lu Kuan as they silently gestured for him to take the lead. Noticing this, he boldly threw out his question.

"This is a question regarding the aerodynamic design layout of hypersonic aircraft in the airspace and aerospace navigation domain. The details of the question are..."

His lengthy question contained two hundred words. Upon finishing, Lu Kuan waved his hand and, in midair, his problem statement materialized.

His question was derived from the field of aviation. Without an impeccable grasp of astronautics, it was impossible for anyone to answer the question.

Of course, Lu Kuan had good intentions in immediately starting out with such a difficult question.

He wanted to quickly burst Su Mo's bubble of pride.

This prideful phase was common for any genius; Lu Kuan had experienced it before, and so had his mentor.

It was like a tradition inherited from one generation to another. Now, in this situation, Lu Kuan chose to be the elder that led the way. He was well aware of Su Mo's talents. Hence, he decided to start the session with such a question.

"We have not found a precise solution for this problem. There have not been sufficient practical studies and experiments on this subject but, in simulations, we can make such modifications to further justify the aerodynamic layout. The details of the modifications are..."

Lu Kuan's question had barely finished but, unexpectedly, Su Mo immediately followed his question with an answer.

Seamlessly, Su Mo's every word materialized in midair, right below Lu Kuan's problem statement.

Su Mo's answer was textbook-grade. In front of everyone, Lu Kuan's expression shifted, his throat moved, but eventually he...

Nodded his head!

Wow!

Su Mo's answer stunned the other nine.

They understood the difficulty of Lu Kuan's question. However, Lu Kuan had acknowledged Su Mo's answer and agreed that there were no issues with it. That meant...

"Shelter Leader, I have a question that involves microbiology. It's rather complicated so please listen carefully. We are..."

"Since the differentiation and proliferation of cells in living beings is controlled by the signaling pathways and their combinations, when the signals are transmitted..."

"Shelter Leader, let me. My question is regarding the field of physics..."

"The structure of the reaction both have similar properties..."

"Shelter Leader, I..."

It was like a farmer's market. The questions were thrown about willy nilly. However, all the questions were immediately answered by Su Mo.

However, unlike a farmer's market, every time Su Mo answered a question, the atmosphere in the meeting room seemed to grow heavier. When Su Mo finished answering the last question by Su Wei, the atmosphere had almost reached the point of becoming tangible; a formless pressure hung in the meeting room.

At that moment, no one spoke.

Everyone was frowning as they stared at each other.

From their eyes, they could see that those seated opposite them were equally stunned.

Twenty days ago, Su Mo had been similar to a common university student, obtuse and ignorant.

However, Su Mo's proficient level of knowledge in all subjects now rivaled that of... a perfect paragon!

At this rate, given a few more months, Su Mo could perhaps become the first in human history... The first to excel in all subjects... An all-rounded academician!

"Is he even human?"

Lu Kuan's whisper could be heard. Albeit weak, it was clearly heard in the quiet meeting room. Surprisingly, the rest just dumbfoundedly nodded along as they agreed with him.

The next second, they realized that the sentence had an underlying derogatory nuance. Quickly, they turned to Su Mo only to find him with a faint smile on his face.

"That's okay. Don't treat me like a normal person. My learning talents are beyond your comprehension!"

"That settles it. We will go with the earlier assignments. The meeting is adjourned!"

No one knew that, at this very moment, on Su Mo's attributes panel, the nine fundamental subjects had progressed into the Information Age-level.

Also, no one knew that the three subjects that he first studied had gradually reached 40%!

His mastery of the subjects complemented one another. Although Su Mo's depth of knowledge was not bewildering, the system's evaluation indicated that he had exceeded all the humans from his Earth!

There was no other like him.

Su Mo now was the strongest all-rounded talent in all of Earth's history.

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Chapter 478 Ultra-low Temperature! Heavy Snowfall! Heavy Rainstorm!

Amidst the gazes of the stunned group of intellectuals, Su Mo smiled as he waved his hands. His figure gradually faded out from the virtual space.

Due to the limitations of the robot body, those who wanted to conduct their research had no choice but to remain inside the virtual space.

Unfortunately, this meant that their time…

Was limited!

Once the research started, the matter conversion engine would need to be dismantled in order to study its inner components.

At that point, the electrical supply of the entire ship would have to rely on the emergency battery that they had brought from the Expeditionary Army base.

Considering that the energy reserves would also have to sustain the virtual space, which exhausted a significant portion of energy, the glass box and other necessary systems, the research could at most be conducted for eight hours before being forcefully shut down.

"After so long, who would have thought that we would have to race against time again."

"Let's just hope that the next three disasters aren't that brutal. Otherwise…"

"It would be difficult to survive the days ahead!"

Su Mo had stayed for too long in the virtual space. When he abruptly returned, he felt detached from reality. He sat on the stool as he watched the machine that was still operating.

At that moment, Su Mo even thought about using survival points in the place of everyone's research to forcefully drive his plan forward.

However, he was reminded of the complex situation that he would soon have to face.

He stood up and brushed off that thought. Then, he took a few staggered steps before finally walking out firmly from the temporary research compartment. "Greetings, Shelter Leader!"

Bounce!

As he ascended to the first floor of the lower deck, he was greeted by a few villagers that he bumped into.

Once the villagers realized that it was Su Mo, they instantly stood at attention and raised their hands to salute Su Mo.

"That will do, Sun Zhaoli. You can forgo the formality on our ship."

The nine villagers stood in line as they saluted Su Mo, who responded and patted the shoulder of their leader. His footsteps did not stop as he continued his way up to the main deck.

However, the man who Su Mo patted was flustered. He mumbled to himself, "Shelter Leader still remembers my name."

"Eh, did you guys notice that Shelter Leader looked slightly depressed."

"You're right. I thought that it was weird too."

"The next three disasters will be announced soon, and the situation certainly is not optimistic. We had better make early preparations."

"What preparations?"

"What else? We need to work our hardest. Unless you're thinking of running away, which is impossible!"

As Su Mo's figure slowly faded into the distance, the few men began to chatter.

Regarding the announcement of the next three disasters, the villagers too felt the tension and a sense of an invisible pressure.

This was despite being sheltered under Su Mo's protection.

Deep in the ocean.

The votes for the disaster were about to be cast.

Countless victims of the disaster had stopped what they were doing previously and started making preparations.

They were excited but, at the same time, they were also terrified.

The magnitude of the disasters would be diminished by 80% deep in the ocean. Even so, this did not mean that they could sleep peacefully without worries.

Meteors from the skies, or even the volcanoes erupting; such disasters would annihilate them even if the magnitude of the disaster was reduced by 80%.

"Perhaps the reason that the game shut down the World Channel was because my influence among humankind was growing."

"If I could speak to all humans, then this vote would be meaningless."

"I could rally them, and the voting results would change because of my actionsand thoughts."

Currently, Hope One was not far from the New World.

Su Mo returned to the main deck.

As Su Mo looked into the distance, he could vaguely make out the outline of the shore in the distance.

They would follow this outline for ten or more hours, and reach the nearest point to disembark and journey to the location he had selected.

If they disembarked from that point, based on their pace of travel, and once they received the Pioneer title for reaching the New World, they would only need a day and a half to reach the territory they had transferred to.

"Brother, are we about to reach the shore?"

Su Mo was at the bow of the ship; his mind filled with various thoughts. As if waking him from his reverie, Su Chan's playful voice suddenly came from behind him.

He turned around, and his face had an expression of affection on it.

"Yes, we're about to reach."

Su Chan was delighted. "Wow. That means we can build our own house, plant our own fields, and build a city that belongs to us!

"Right, we can also start our very own farm. I will shepherd the animals and watch them graze. I'll make sure each one of them is fat and strong!" "If dad and mom were to come over and see how accomplished you are now, they would be very happy!"

Weaved into her words…

Were Su Chan's hope for the future.

Her words startled Su Mo, as the confused thoughts in his head began to unravel and dissolve.

Once upon a time, Su Mo had the same vision for his territory and the future of the wasteland.

He wanted walls that were impregnable—that would fend off any enemies that tried to attack them in the night.

He wanted to speedily advance the development of their technology. In the future, technology would bring hope to people to strive forward on this doomsday wasteland.

He wanted hundreds of acres of fertile land. Autumn would be filled with the smell of a bountiful harvest and ripe grain.

He wanted a livestock farm. The animals would leisurely roam around, and there would be an endless stream of milk and eggs for everyone.

He wanted buildings that would tower over them. No one would ever freeze from the cold or faint from the heat.

He wanted a warehouse filled with weapons that allowed him to do as he pleased.

He did not know when but, in Su Chan's words, Su Mo suddenly found his feet again.

What he had originally intended for, and what he had strived for, had changed!

His days now were spent in front of his desk. Every night as he laid down, all that filled his mind were thoughts of tussling with the foreign races; how to struggle against the game; how to plot and scheme against others; and how to fight for more advantages for his territory.

Attack, invade, defend, and counterattack.

Even when Su Mo was studying, he was inclined toward studying knowledge about technologies that could be quickly employed in combat.

Earlier, when Su Mo stood at the bow, his mind was also occupied with his pursuit to speedily upgrade the combat strength and potential of the base. He was thinking about ways to fight against the foreign races.

Am I doing the right thing?

Su Mo looked at Su Chan's face as his heart confronted itself.

Soon afterward, an answer automatically appeared in his heart.

"Definitely. When we reach our territory, I will build you a big farm and big houses for everyone. We will have prosperous fields and strong walls."

"At that point, I will ensure that everyone can sleep peacefully and wake up to happiness!" He nodded his head solemnly

Rarely did Su Mo's eyes beam with such seriousness.

This seriousness coaxed a smile out of Su Chan.

"You promise?"

"Yes, I promise!"

Six o'clock in the afternoon.

Su Mo, who was seated in the conference room, punctually opened the game panel and tapped into the blinking disaster voting panel.

He had discarded his earlier nervousness and had regained his composure.

Around him, there were more than ten members of the leadership team. However, they were in a completely different state compared to Su Mo.

Some could not repress their anxiety and were flustered.

Some were apparently calm and composed, but were shivering so much that it was as if they suffered from Parkinson's disease.

Chen Shen was no exception. He was talking big gulps of water; his body was tense as the veins on his arms were visible.

They were about to reach the New World.

The first disaster would completely decide the development path of Hope Village and was the source of their nervousness and tension.

Other than Su Deben, who was in control of the robot body, and Su Mo who sat composed in the middle, the rest were all in a state of uneasiness.

Gradually, as the time passed by, everyone began to enter and check their game panels.

As expected, their gasps of exclamations could be heard one after another.

Zhang Long: My god, why do I feel like the scale of disasters has reached another level? This is too terrifying. It really doesn't matter which of the three disasters come first. It will still be a harsh ordeal for us either way.

Liu Neng: There are twenty-three more days until the next disaster. Taking into account the time needed to move and settle into our territory, we won't be left with more than twenty days to prepare. How are we supposed to survive the disaster with such little time?

Qi Qin: Weather that reaches negative forty degrees. Has the game gone mad? Does it think that our skins are as thick as the foreign races, that we can run about like them in the snow?

Chen Shen: It's not easy. Look at the other two disasters. Why do I feel like these disasters were intentionally created for us? The disasters on the list seem to all be targeted at limiting the development of humans.

Based on the game's previous announcement, the new disasters now had three magnitudes, which were minor, medium, and major. The humans would need to collectively vote for the order in which those disasters would occur.

The intervals between disasters would be in descending order; in contrast with the ascending order of the disaster's magnitude.

If they chose a minor disaster, then the next disaster would descend 7 days after everyone successfully submitted their votes.

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Iff they chose a medium disaster, then the interval would be fourteen days.

The most dangerous of the three was the major disaster. If they chose this disaster, then the interval would be twenty-eight days.

In total, they would have forty-nine days in between all three disasters!

Logically, the optimal selection given the humans' current situation would be to start off with a minor disaster, as they needed to bide their time to develop.

At the same time, they could prepare and accumulate items and resources for the upcoming medium and major disasters.

This was the most logical and scientific option that would keep casualties and damage to a minimum.

Unfortunately, the game had better plans in store.

When setting these rules, the game had obviously considered this. Hence, what seemed like the best course of action was a honey trap laced with "poison".

The game had perfectly segregated the humans in the New World and those in the Deep Ocean World.

(There is still 00:13:35 left before voting for the disasters commences!]

[All players, please read the following voting rules in detail. Anyone who disobeys rules will be punished and there will be no opportunities to submit an appeal.]

(First: The voting session this time has been designed to ensure absolute equality for all participants. The participants are all from the human race. All foreign races or other living beings shall not in any manner manipulate or attempt to participate in the voting. If any non-human living being is involved in any of the following, the perpetrator will instantly be annihilated: Restricting a human being from voting, forcing a human being to vote, deceiving a human being into voting, and et cetera. Any human beings that participate in such actions will lose all future voting rights and be permanently banned from using the game panel and all its related game functions.]

(Second: For this voting session, every adult human will receive one vote and every underage human will receive half a vote. After the votes have been cast, you will not be allowed to change your vote. Your casted vote is final and absolute.]

(Three: Changes in rules regarding blank votes. The detailed changes will be announced once the disaster has begun.]

[Four: Changes in rules regarding disaster resistance. The detailed changes will be announced once the disaster has begun.]

[…]

[All rules and explanations are subject to the game's discretion. Any further changes made will be announced to everyone.) [Code: 001. The three disaster options for this voting session are]

[Minor disaster: Rainstorm (Unlocked)]

[Disaster description: Rain is the spirit of all things. Through a rainstorm, living beings can better understand the path ahead.]

(Disaster scope: Global}

[Disaster magnitude: New World: 800 millimeters of rainfall per day, Force 10 winds; Deep Ocean: 6000 millimeters of rainfall per day, Force 12 winds.]

[Disaster duration: 72 hours)

(Medium Disaster: Heavy Blizzard (Unlocked)]

[Disaster description: A timely snowfall. This snowfall will not only extinguish all life, but also carries the hope of a new spring.)

[Disaster scope: Global]

[Disaster magnitude: New World: 500 millimeters of snowfall on the first day, decreasing snowfall after the first day, Temperature: -15 degrees celsius; Deep Ocean: 1000 millimeters of snowfall per day, Temperature: -25 degrees celsius.]

[Disaster duration: 168 hours]

[Major disaster: Extreme Cold (Unlocked)]

[Disaster description: In the extreme cold, those who can survive will appreciate and understand the preciousness of life.]

[Disaster scope: Global]

[Disaster magnitude: New World: Temperature: -40 degrees celsius; Deep Ocean: Temperature: -65 degrees celsius] [Disaster duration: 120 hours]

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Chapter 479 Physically Apart but United in Spirit, Human's Ninth Disaster!

The next three disasters were announced all at once, and provided a choice to every single human.

Although it seemed that the game was benevolent, it had actually leveled up the disasters secretly!

"This is outrageous. Even though these three disasters are all related to the weather, there is a large increase in magnitude compared to the disasters we experienced previously."

"Even a mere rainstorm is a severe test for us now!"

"A single day of rainfall is 31 inches and will last for three days, which means that we are looking at 7.9 feet of rainfall. If the terrain of the territory is not excavated and prepared after ten to twenty days, then I'm afraid that we won't be able to resume production!"

After he had calculated the odds, Zhang Long's face darkened.

Even though this rainstorm was classified as a minor disaster, it was the most destructive one to the environment of the territory.

No matter how much rainfall would fall on the ocean, the humans there would not feel anything aside from the rising water levels.

Along with the 80% magnitude reduction of the disaster, they only needed to go through 47 inches of rainfall and Force 2.4 winds that they could easily weather.

It could be said that the disaster, for those out on the Deep Ocean, was extremely easy to deal with.

However, more than 7 feet of water on land would be equivalent to transforming the dry land into Heze, which often suffered from flooding and monsoon weather conditions.

If their preparations were incomplete then, on the seventh day after the rainstorm, the second disaster that followed would be incredibly difficult to deal with!

Not to mention lacking time to develop the territory, even being able to protect their lives would be good enough at that point.

"The three types of disasters are actually specifically targeted at us. They neither give us enough time to properly develop the territory, nor create sufficient preparations to resist the disaster."

"Let's not discuss the impact of every disaster on our territory yet. Just ponder on the matter from another perspective for a bit."

"If you were someone from the Deep Ocean, which would you choose?"

As the group began to worry about countermeasures to deal with the disaster, Su Deben, who sat to the right of Su Mo, raised his head and spoke slowly.

His words were clear.

The people who heard it were shocked and came back to their senses.

No matter how much everyone wanted to deny it, the final decision regarding these disasters was not in the hands of the people in the New World.

More than 95% of the human population were currently out on the Deep Ocean. They comprised the main group, and it was them who would decide the sequence of the disasters.

In this period of time, without the ability to communicate, they had to think about the problem from the perspective of those living on the Deep Ocean in order to figure out the likely sequence of disasters and prepare for them accordingly.

"If I was someone living on the Deep Ocean, I think my choice would not be the rainstorm or the heavy blizzard, instead…"

"It would be extreme cold disaster!"

The captain of the guards, Chen Kai, who sat at the end, raised his right hand and said in a heavy tone.

Su Deben glanced at him and said, "Tell me why."

"Although almost 20 days have passed since the humans migrated to the Deep Ocean, their ships aren't like our Hope One and aren't very fast. Even if they have arrived at the Deep Ocean, given their speed, they likely have not found a suitable location to prepare to face the next disaster."

"Therefore, it's really obvious. Given their current inability to set down roots, when will they have the most supplies, the highest spirits, and the strongest confidence in resisting the disaster?"

"It's right now!"

Qi Qin sat to the side with his brows furrowed.

In the past, Hope Village was able to become rich thanks to the sales of absorbent gum and, from there, they obtained enough food for a thousand people to eat for half a year.

However, most of the other humans across the wasteland were poor!

During the previous welfare disaster, everyone accumulated roughly three months' worth of rations.

After calculating, the food they had stored up was running out.

If they did not utilize this moment while they still had sufficient supplies to challenge the most difficult extreme cold disaster, then the humans in the Deep Ocean would have to face the challenge of suffering from both food shortage and the most difficult disaster simultaneously.

"Right, if I were in their shoes, I would definitely choose the extreme cold disaster. After all, since the magnitude of the disaster is reduced to 20% of its original value, even if it was -65 degrees, it will only be -13 degrees in the end, which is no big deal!"

"Since they have the most resources and enough rest at this point in time, they just need to hang on for another 120 hours and they'll be rewarded with 28 days, which is close to a month's worth of respite."

"At that time, they'll be able to prepare for the next two disasters easily, which will guarantee their highest survival rate!" Chen Kai, who had always disliked using his brain previously, had a few opinions of his own now.

Such a change among the villagers could be seen after they underwent the seven-day training plan.

However, his words made the people around him feel anxious.

"Does anyone else have a different opinion?"

Su Deben slowly shook his head as he looked around, indicating that if anyone had other opinions, they should speak up. This time, it was Shen Ke who raised her hand, "I think that it's not unlikely for the humans in the Deep Ocean to select the extreme cold disaster, but it's more likely for them to select the rainstorm disaster."

"I have the reasons behind my opinion."

"First of all, just like Chen Kai said, most of the humans have not found a place to settle down yet. However, let's not forget that the duration until the next disaster is 23 days. After 23 days, most humans will pretty much be able to find their footing and complete the initial placement and design of their bases."

"Not to mention that this time period is a perfect time to explore their surroundings and expand their territory. Selecting the extreme cold disaster would render them immobile, thus just wasting precious time. It would be better to choose the rainstorm when both their physical and mental strengths are at their peak so that they can expand faster, and maximize the development of their territories in preparation for the upcoming disasters."

"Secondly, everyone just went through a disaster not too long ago. So, when they vote for the sequence of disasters, they might be confused and ignorant since many of them are cut off from each other. During this voting period, they will not have the chance like us to discuss their options and might vote blindly as they are unclear about what to do."

"In a situation like this, human instinct will drive them to vote for the option that's the safest and least risky. This instinct is rooted in our genes and is difficult to change!"

"To sum it up, the rainstorm is also a highly likely option for first pick."

Hearing her justified and reasonable response, Su Deben nodded after listening, which caused everyone's hearts to tremble.

"Is there anyone else?"

The crowd pondered, then shook their heads.

Between the three possibilities, both the rainstorm or extreme cold disasters would be optimal choices.

The former would obtain a shorter period, but much more uneventful period of development.

The latter would allow them to challenge the most difficult disaster while their spirits were at their highest, and while they had enough resources to survive the disaster.

The second option, heavy blizzard, was ruled out.

The reason was simple…

The heavy blizzard disaster would last the longest, a full 168 hours; or 7 days' worth.

Although the disaster would be reduced to 20% of its initial magnitude on the Deep Ocean, the amount of snowfall was as high as 200mm in a single day, while the temperature would be negative five degrees.

During this time, as the temperature dropped and snow fell, everyone's movements would be restricted and their survival would be tested.

Technically speaking, this choice should be their last choice.

"Yes!"

"They will choose the second choice, the heavy blizzard disaster!"

Woah!

It was different from Shen Ke and Chen Kai's apprehensive words. This voice was decisive, as if the person was speaking from experience.

Following the source of the voice, everyone that sat in the conference room could not help but be stunned.

The one who spoke was not a stranger, but…

Su Mo!

Since he entered, Su Mo had been seated in his seat in deep thought. His face showed no change in emotions as the group discussed matters.

It looked as if he did not care.

However, now…

"Huh? They will choose the heavy blizzard disaster? Chief, what's your reason?"

Su Deben, who was still moderating the discussion, asked.

It could be seen that even the robot's face had a trace of interest as spoke.

"Your starting point is wrong. From the very beginning, we don't need to think from their perspective. It's the humans in the Deep Ocean who should be putting themselves in our shoes!"

Boom!

Just like an alarm in the morning, Su Mo's voice caused everyone in the conference room to be stunned and enlightened in their hearts.

As he looked around at everyone's wistful expressions, Su Mo continued to speak as he tapped his fingers on the table rhythmically.

"Don't forget what the New World represents, and what we represent!"

"The humans on the Deep Ocean are our origin, our heritage. However, we humans in the New World are their hope for tomorrow!"

"Don't underestimate our human consciousness, and don't underestimate every single person that makes up the human race."

"Of the three types of disasters, the rainstorm and the extreme cold disasters will be terrible for the humans in the New World. The heavy blizzard disaster is our only road of survival."

"This is my first lesson to you all!"

He finished speaking.

On everyone's game panel, the countdown till the voting commenced displayed the final remaining thirty seconds.

During this time, everyone was silent.

Although Su Mo did not give the same type of reason as the other two, for some reason, it managed to convince everyone.

As the countdown came to an end, the votes on the game panel were just as Su Mo had said.

It skyrocketed!

"Mom, should we vote for the rainstorm? Then we can go and meet Dad with the extra time we gained."

"If we choose the extreme cold or heavy blizzard disasters, our journey will probably be delayed again!"

On the calm ocean, a raft created from two shelter cores bobbed up and down.

As lone wolves, the mother and daughter duo were not very strong.

Fortunately, their food requirements were not high and, ny fishing, they had enough to survive for more than two months.

"Lei Lei, let's not choose the rainstorm or the extreme cold disasters. Let's pick… the heavy blizzard disaster!"

As a mother, the older woman said those words while rubbing her daughter's head dotingly.

However, her daughter was confused about her choice.

"But why, mom? We don't have any thick clothes, and if it snows we won't be able to easily catch fish either. By then…"

"Lei Lei, you have to recall how we survived the last blizzard disaster. As humans, we must know how to be grateful and have a long-term outlook on things. We shouldn't be careless right now. I believe that if your father was here, he would make the same choice!"

As the older woman spoke, the corners of her mouth widened into a big smile.

Throughout the ocean, she seemed to recall the most ferocious night of the blizzard two months ago. In her moment of despair, what appeared in front of the mother and daughter duo were…

Bread soup, pancakes, and torches!

In the past, someone shared their warmth with others during the bitter cold.

Now, it was only right for those who received his warmth ought to share their warmth with him to the best of their capabilities.

The game did not know, nor did it understand.

Humans have never succeeded using their individual strength.

They were always reliant on…

Community!

"Everyone stay alert. Voting is about to start. Listen carefully, our choice is…"

"Heavy blizzard! Heavy blizzard! Heavy blizzard!"

"Important things must be repeated three times. I want everyone to be smart. Don't tremble and accidentally vote for the wrong one. After everyone votes, the team leader will personally check, and anyone who votes wrongly will have their food confiscated for three days!"

"Also, don't ask me what the reason for this is, use your pig brains and think about it. The comrades in the New World are humankind's hope. Almighty Su is ourfuture. Even if we need to sacrifice our own interests during critical moments, we must do it to protect Almighty Su's path of development! Do you understand?"

"Understood"

The Tundra fleet stopped advancing three hours before the vote commenced and stopped to wait for the voting opportunity.

Once it was 6 o'clock, the people in Tundra One's conference room had finished discussing, and a dozen people rushed over to the main deck to begin issuing instructions with loudspeakers.

One became ten, ten became a hundred; it only took a minute for everyone on board to find out the choice they had to make.

If they had stated that they were sacrificing for the humans in the New World, people might have critiqued their decision.

However, if they stated that it was for Su Mo, everyone would react quickly without hesitation and vote for the heavy blizzard disaster.

There was no ordinary man who could fight for them like a god in the New World.

What could the people do even if they lived on the Deep Ocean?

The game did not know, nor did it understand.

Humans have never entrusted their own lives to others, but they would…

Sacrifice for the future!

"Shelter Leader Long, they have been notified, and we have contacted the officials that can be reached, so there should be no problems."

"Good, don't stop the radio communications and continue to connect me to as many people as possible. We must ensure the smooth development of President Su in the New World!"

"Yes!"

It was as if the World Channel was still operating in every corner of the wasteland, and every battlefield area of the Deep Ocean.

Whether they were lone wolves or large groups, they did not wait for the game to issue instructions.

They locked in their choice as if their thoughts were all synchronized!

The heavy blizzard disaster that would cause a total of 1500mm of snowfall over several days, and would cause the temperature to drop below negative 15 degrees!

The human's ninth disaster only took 38 seconds to decide!

It was done!

Chapter 480 Heritage, Twelve Naturally Produced Cards!

The voting rules of the game were not set with only perfect logic in mind.

Within its internal conditions for execution, the game had fully considered the differences between the New World and the Deep Sea, the possible different ideas and thoughts humans might have, as well as the possible changes that might take place as the voting progressed.

In summary, the game had provided three different disaster options this time

However, it was hard to fathom a person's mind.

In a complicated doomsday situation like this, humans themselves would not know what decision they would make in the next second. As such, the game had wanted to rely on data and statistics to predict the possibilities!

Rainstorm (1.39%)

Heavy Blizzard (94.26%)

Extreme Cold (4.35%)

In 38 seconds, after the voting heavy blizzard disaster surpassed 50%, the data became skewed.

At six-thirty, 15 minutes after it commenced, the voting came to a close.

"This is unbelievable, more than 90% of humans chose the heavy blizzard disaster. This… this is…"

In Hope One's conference room, as they looked at the vote tally, the words "Heavy Blizzard" floated up.

Chen Kai, who had been the first to provide a prediction, had a face full of shock.

His voice fell silent after uttering those words, and it seemed to bring the others back to their senses, and a lively discussion suddenly broke out.

Wu Feiguang: I'm afraid that even the game didn't expect that humans would choose the heavy blizzard disaster. Honestly, when we were discussing it previously, we didn't actually put ourselves in the shoes of our comrades on the Deep Ocean.

From the beginning till the end, we were only observers that thought about our personal pros and cons and decided the future based on our own preferences for development. Now that I think about it, if I was a human living on the Deep Ocean, I'm afraid that my first thought would also be regarding how us humans could keep going until the day comes when everyone will be led out of this place of misery!

Qi Qin: If it is a heavy blizzard, then it should be easy to manage. We have enough time to excavate the terrain before the heavy blizzard and use the natural terrain to design and create a drainage system and shelter structures!

Zhang Long: Not only that, a heavy blizzard will provide us with an abundant source of clean water. As long as we can find a way to collect a large amount of snow water, then our clean water supply for the next three months will be sufficient for everyone to use, and we won't have to worry about the problem of water supply!

Shen Ke: The blizzard's temperature is 15 degrees below zero. Although this temperature is not ideal for us to build concrete housing, with the aid of the snow, we can build some igloos which can save us a lot of time and trouble. We can use this time to quickly build and develop the infrastructure of the territory. Once the heavy blizzard passes, we can take our time to figure out the issue of housing."

The discussion continued.

After learning that it would be a heavy blizzard, the pressure in everyone's hearts remained the same, but there were more smiles on their faces as compared to if it had been one of the other two disasters.

Even though the blizzard would go on for 7 days at -15 degrees, there would be no problems in continuing their daily activities as long as they wore a thicker layer of clothes.

Most importantly, the abundance of fresh water brought by the snowfall would replenish Hope Village's supply after the recent relocation.

Between the pros and cons, even though the disaster was still terrifying, it was actually an opportunity for the territory's development!

Su Mo's thoughts began to drift as he sat at the head of the table, listening to the chatter and discussion after ensuring that there would not be any changes to the selected disaster.

Everyone on board, including the crew and Su Deben, made different conjectures.

Their conjectures were based on their information about the supplies they had on hand. Previously, they had thought that the resources on the ship were running low but, in reality, Su Mo still had a lot of resources stocked up!

When he fought with 20000 foreign races and successfully won using the Annihilator, he received a number of different rewards…

Level 1 random resource generation card *2

Level 1 resource modification card *1

Second-level random resource generation card *1

From the God of the Ocean's title promotion ruins, he perfectly passed the trial with flying colors and, through his interaction with the Fertile Soil Era God of the Ocean, he obtained the permission to activate the console, receiving the reward of…

Four-star random resource generation card *1

By sailing thousands of miles and eliminating all the foreign races in the Tundra fleet's vicinity, and following up by killing hundreds of thousands of the foreign races after that, he received the rewards of…

Level 1 random resource generation card *6

Level 2 random resource generation card *2

Level 3 resource modification card (quality) *1

Level 3 resource modification card (special ability) *1

After negotiating with the game and fighting for the most generous reward, he received his most precious card…

Level 5 terrain modification card!

Among these cards, there were 12 cards that could generate resources.

This meant that even if the basin area was dirt poor, Su Mo could still use all of the cards immediately to increase the number of resources held by the territory 12 times, which would increase its potential for development.

Additionally, if he had good luck and unlocked a few of the more practical resources, then it went without saying that, in the fight against the foreign races and disasters, the basin area would be able to take a giant leap forward and gain an unprecedented advantage!

"Shelter Leader, Shelter Leader, do you want to say a few words?"

While they conversed, Su Mo had been sorting out his stockpile of resources, and had not noted that the smile on his face had become increasingly wide.

The change on his face could be clearly seen by the people who had been enthusiastically discussing the situation in the conference room.

Learning from their previous lesson, this time everyone immediately stopped and listened closely.

Even Su Deben, who had tilted his head to listen to their conversation, had excitedly turned his head to look at Su Mo.

"Aha, you all should keep talking. I don't have anything to say."

"In a nutshell though, all you need to know is that the situation is not as dire as you think."

"In my hands… um, how should I say this… there are still a lot of good things that can help us get through the most difficult days during the early stages!"

Su Mo was nice enough to share the joy of possessing the cards.

However, taking into consideration that these things' effects were somewhat random, it was very likely that he would be affected by a stroke of bad luck and obtain twelve "garbage" resources that could not be used temporarily.

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Su Mo resisted the urge to share further as he smiled and stood up.

"Alright, the meeting is adjourned. Regarding this disaster, everyone here has to submit a plan to me. There's no requirement for the level of detail as I just want to see the results of your brainstorming."

"Don't be tied down by the past or any old traditions that might limit your thinking or mindset. Don't be afraid of new ideas, just be afraid of not coming up with new ideas!"

"Submit the plan to me by tomorrow. I'll need to review and compile your ideas!"

The crowd stood up and said in unison, "Understood!"

On the wasteland, efficiency was key.

Everyone would come quickly, but leave even quicker.

Everyone understood when they saw Su Mo's gesture for them to leave, and immediately filed out of the conference room's door.

As soon as they left the conference room, everyone began to chatter and discuss once again.

When he heard their voices, Su Mo nodded slightly as he sat down; his face full of satisfaction.

As a decision-maker, his main responsibility was to formulate the overall plan, advance in that direction and take control of the overall development of the territory.

However, he needed these "cogs" to complete the integration of resources and segmentation of the tasks.

Their shared goals could only be achieved by combining everyone's efforts in one place.

"Su Mo, did you tamper with the votes… um, did you plan for this to happen?"

His previous words could fool the people earlier, but not Su Deben.

Su Mo kept a straight face even though he was exposed, so he nodded right away. "It took a bit of preparation, but I didn't expect it to have such an effect. It exceeded my expectations."

Before the game's version update, and before the World Channel had been completely shut down, as the president of the Alliance of Humanity's Future, he had been invited to participate in their final joint meeting.

In this group video call, the focus of everyone's attention was not on the previous conflicts of interests. Instead, it was focused on the future development route of humankind on the wasteland, and…

The influence of the voting system for disasters!

The former was related to the survival of humankind as a whole, while the latter had an important relationship with whether humans could successfully adapt to the situation in the New World.

As the president, Su Mo did not say much during the first section of the discussion.

However, during the second section, he stood up.

"I need you to use your resources and channels as much as possible to ensure the success of my development in the New World. The disaster's choice is to strictly follow…"

Su Mo did not hold back in the slightest as what he said was expected.

The others nodded immediately, which indicated that they could accede to this request and provide their support from the home front.

This was the privilege of the president and the right that belonged to Almighty Su.

However, that was about it. Even in his official capacity, he could at most mobilize around 30% of the population to cast their vote in a certain way.

It was impossible to influence 90% of the population to choose the same option.

However, a situation like this could be created because of…

Their belief in Almighty Su!

"By the way Su Mo, you mentioned that you still have a few good things up your sleeve. I don't know if that refers to…"

The Heavy Blizzard…

It was a relatively straightforward disaster that did not involve too much technical know-how to prepare for.

With the resources stockpiled by Hope Village, it would not be difficult to survive this disaster.

It was even possible to use this disaster period to prepare materials and the foundation for future bases.

The thing that was difficult to imagine was that, on the 14th day after the heavy blizzard disaster ended, the second disaster would strike.

At this point in time, regardless of whether it was the rainstorm or extreme cold disaster that followed, it would still cause a chain reaction due to the heavy blizzard disaster and lead to greater harm and loss of life.

When that time came, if the entire territory did not complete their preparations and defensive measures to withstand the disaster, whether it was houses that were insulated against the severe cold or heating facilities, then it was possible that the territory would suffer countless casualties!

"Oh, this good thing…"

Su Mo raised his brows, "Uncle Su, are you sure you want to know in advance?"

Su Deben was startled, "Ah? Could it be that there's something that can't be said about this?"

Su Mo shook his head, "No, Uncle Su, come closer and I'll tell you the principles so you'll understand!"

Su Mo called Su Deben closer.

Su Mo leaned in close to the robot's receiver and spoke slowly in a low voice.

Starting from when he used the first random resource card, to the creation of Iron Rock Mountain, to the underground geothermal resource…

Su Mo explained the resource cards in detail.

As a listener, Su Deben's expression changed from eagerness to shock, and finally to understanding "Truth be told, our development is inseparable from magical things, but we also can't rely on them too much as it may lead to us losing sight of our foundation and plans."

"However, since the disasters have been settled, shouldn't our plan be developed too?"

Su Mo stood up and took a deep breath. "That's what I want!"

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