Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1120: Team Upgrade

Chapter 1120: Team Upgrade

Zhang Yi took the newly modified weapons from Lu Keran's hands and was immediately struck by how much lighter they felt in his grasp.

The massive anti-material sniper rifle Thunderbolt, which originally weighed over ten kilograms, now felt at least a third lighter.

He knew his old partner inside and out, and the difference was palpable the moment he picked it up.

"How did you manage this?" Zhang Yi asked in surprise.

Lu Keran smoothed back her short hair, a look of pride on her face. "Adamantine metal was hailed as the toughest metal material before the apocalypse. But that doesn't mean it still holds that title after the apocalypse!"

"I restructured its molecular foundation and added new solidifying materials. I made it both lighter and tougher!"

"Now it's 30% lighter, but its toughness has actually doubled!"

"So, big brother, even if your strength doubles in the future, you won't have to worry about your weapons not keeping up with your power growth!"

Zhang Yi's eyes lit up completely.

This was fantastic news for him.

As everyone knew, being a spatial-type superhuman meant close-quarters combat had always been Zhang Yi's weakness.

Although long-term training had given him physical conditioning no worse than a soldier's, constantly wielding a sniper rifle weighing over ten kilograms in battle wasn't exactly easy for him.

After all, most of the time, he had to carry this thing around while fighting others.

The same logic applied to his compound bow and horizontal sword.

The lighter they were and the tougher they became, the better they suited Zhang Yi to unleash his full power.

"Amazing, Keran, you're truly amazing!" Zhang Yi was overjoyed.

If Lu Keran hadn't been unable to handle too much energy in a short period, he would have even considered giving her the entire Dragon King's origin energy to help her advance her ability level.

Among everyone in the Shelter, Lu Keran actually had the fastest rate of ability improvement.

Because as a Mechanist, she constantly needed to use her abilities.

Lu Keran's face flushed slightly, her heart leaping with joy.

Receiving Zhang Yi's approval was what made her happiest.

"I want to name this new material after you, big brother. Let's call it 'Yi Metal.' What do you think?" Lu Keran asked, her small face full of anticipation.

How could Zhang Yi refuse the young girl's kind gesture?

He smiled. "I was actually thinking naming it 'Lu' might be better. But since you're the one who developed this material, we'll go with your suggestion!"

"However, if your abilities continue to improve, you should be able to obtain even stronger materials, right?"

Lu Keran blinked. "Theoretically, that's correct!"

She clasped her hands together, her expression full of hope. "Just like how you, after reaching Epsilon level, possess power akin to the gods from myths and legends."

"If I can one day reach your level, perhaps I truly could achieve mechanical ascension!"

Both Zhang Yi and Lu Keran envisioned various science fiction scenes in their minds, feeling a deep yearning for that future. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"That day will definitely come!" Zhang Yi said, looking into Lu Keran's eyes with utmost seriousness.

"One day, big brother will find a Divine Source for you too! To give your abilities a qualitative leap!"

Lu Keran clenched her fists excitedly. "Yes, Keran believes in you, big brother!"

After a night of hard work, Lu Keran was utterly exhausted.

She returned to her room and fell into a deep sleep.

Zhang Yi could tell that this method of altering material particle structures consumed tremendous energy.

Having Lu Keran renovate the entire Shelter in the future would also be a massive project.

But Zhang Yi wasn't short on time.

He felt immensely grateful that he had brought back Yang Xinxin and Lu Keran when he went to Tianqing Academy years ago.

These two girls were simply his treasure girls.

In the following days, life in Tianhai City passed peacefully day by day.

Zhang Yi also rarely received any news from Blizzard City.

Because now, the significance of his existence had changed.

He was the foundational strength of the Jiangnan Region, just like Xuanwu was for the East Sea Region.

The Jiangnan Region wasn't short on incidents; new accidents frequently emerged that required dispatching investigation teams to deal with them.

But none of these required Zhang Yi's personal attention.

Meanwhile, the world was quietly changing every day.

New superhumans were still appearing. Geniuses were like stars—they always emerged in the night sky after the clouds passed.

And after Lu Dahai, more and more mutators began to appear. It was no longer necessary to rely on external stimuli to mutate; there were even quite a few active mutators.

Zhou Ke'er's explanation for this was that exposure to gamma rays was causing human genes to mutate.

This process could be fast or slow.

Early individuals needed external stimuli to awaken.

But the later it got, the more people with higher mutation degrees would reach a critical point and experience active awakening.

Zhang Yi called this the "Great Mutation Era."

While others were progressing, Zhang Yi wasn't idle either. He had been training constantly.

Now, he had completely absorbed the Dragon King's origin energy, and his superhuman ability index had reached 15,000 points.

If he encountered Cadillus again now, he wouldn't be limited to just dodging like before.

In a head-on fight, as long as it wasn't at sea, he might even be able to kill Cadillus!

However, apart from him and his most trusted companions in the Shelter, no one knew about this.

Nor would anyone know that he had absorbed an Epsilon-level origin energy on that blizzard night.

Under Zhang Yi's urging, his Shelter family members were also continuously improving their strength.

With the help of Divine Source fragments, source sprites, and some superhuman origin energy from the island, everyone's abilities had seen tremendous improvement in a short time.

Zhou Ke'er's superhuman ability index had now reached 7,000 points. She could even use her abilities to enhance cellular activity.

If someone had their limbs severed, she could help them with cellular regeneration for repair.

Fatty Xu was a bit disappointing, with an ability index of only 6,800 points.

But according to Zhang Yi, his ability wasn't weak. If utilized properly, he could reach around 7,500 points in strength.

However, his combat awareness was still poor, and his fighting style was very cautious, so his comprehensive ability index had to be lowered.

Old You was much stronger than him. As someone in the Shelter whose innate talent could only be said to be slightly better than Zhou Haimei's, his ability index had reached 7,100 points.

Old You was a reinforcement-type superhuman. His ability wasn't particularly special, and his talent wasn't high. Without the help of Divine Source fragments, he would have remained stuck at the Gamma level.

At the very least, his strength was now over ten times greater than before.

He played a very useful role in the Shelter's daily operations.

As for Yang Siya, a superhuman focused on food, her ability index had reached a surprising 7,600 points.

Her ability was to infuse her power into food, turning it into military rations.

Because she loved cooking, she practiced with extra effort and seriousness during her daily culinary sessions, resulting in her ability index being even higher than Zhou Ke'er's.

This was fantastic news for Zhang Yi.

Because currently, he only had two ways to recover his abilities: injecting energy potions and eating.

Clearly, he preferred the latter.

Energy potions were troublesome to make, involved significant waste, and required injections.

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