Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1125: Full Upgrade

Chapter 1125: Full Upgrade

Planet Calendar Year 2052, June, Summer.

The arrival of summer brought a noticeable temperature rise to the Northern Hemisphere.

However, for the people surviving in the Ice Age after the apocalyptic cataclysm, this warming wasn't particularly significant.

Take Tianhai City on the southeastern coast, for example.

Whether it was minus sixty degrees or minus forty degrees, there wasn't much difference to them.

Half a year passed quickly, and Tianhai City entered a period of relative peace.

Zhang Yi and the people at home were steadily improving their strength, exploring the greater potential of the superhuman abilities within them.

Meanwhile, Shelter 101 at Cloud Palace Manor finally completed its comprehensive upgrade after Lu Keran's time-consuming and labor-intensive modifications.

From the outside, the overall black structure didn't seem to change much, just appearing darker and more jet-black from a distance because it was now constructed from her newest material—Yi Metal.

This was a new type of material named after Zhang Yi, possessing even higher attributes than Adamantine Metal.

No current human technological means could manufacture it.

Only Lu Keran, after his superhuman ability index reached 9,000 points, could construct it using his powerful superhuman abilities.

Zhang Yi had once conducted an experiment; with the material now used for the shelter, even his full-power strike couldn't penetrate 50 centimeters of its thickness.

As for the thickness of the entire shelter's walls, they had now been upgraded to a staggering 5 meters!

Just as Lu Keran had said, being able to manipulate the molecular structure of matter at the microscopic level, he could transform almost any substance. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

So, Zhang Yi was also spared the trouble of searching for materials.

Of course, the greater the difference in material structure, the more energy required for the conversion.

Therefore, Lu Keran chose to convert ordinary metals into [Yi Metal], then directly reinforce the entire shelter through particle fusion.

The shelter was no longer a simple stacking of materials but had been forged into an integrated structure.

This elevated its defensive capabilities to an utterly terrifying degree!

Coupled with the various heavy city-defense weapons obtained from Blizzard City, even if Zhang Yi wasn't home and the others had to operate the defenses, even an average Epsilon-level superhuman would absolutely be unable to breach it in a short time.

The shelter was now even safer, and Zhang Yi felt somewhat more at ease.

He just didn't slack off, still actively working to make his surroundings even more secure.

Inside the shelter, it was warm. Outside, the wind and snow continued, bone-chillingly cold.

But inside the shelter, the warm, bright yellow lights were as comfortable as sunlight. In the living room, the fireplace burned fiercely, flames dancing. In front of it lay a soft cat bed.

Hua Hua was curled up, lying comfortably in the cat bed.

It seemed to be sleeping, but upon closer inspection, one could notice its eyes were open by an almost imperceptible slit.

The direction of its gaze was towards the living room sofa, where Zhang Yi, wearing dry pajamas, was flushed with excitement playing a game, and Fatty Xu, looking smug.

While Zhang Yi far surpassed Fatty Xu in other areas—like combat power, brains, and looks—when it came to gaming, Fatty Xu had reached a transcendent level. If Zhang Yi played versus games against him, he basically never won.

Right now, Zhang Yi was competing with him in a game called *Frog vs. Balloons*.

Zhang Yi always couldn't hold out for 100 rounds before the blimp balloons would break through his defenses.

Fatty Xu sat beside him with his arms crossed. Though he didn't say anything, his beaming, triumphant expression always made Zhang Yi want to punch him.

On one side of the living room, Totoro and Frog were playing together.

Both creatures loved music. Though they didn't share a language, having found a kindred spirit made them exceptionally happy.

So, the two always communicated through dancing and gesturing.

Having known Frog for a while now, everyone gradually learned some information about him.

Frog was once a musician in a third-rate band named Qi Baokai.

After the Apocalypse, he spent his days curled up in a mud pit beneath the ice river.

However, he always intentionally avoided talking about the past and even disliked others calling him by his name.

So, even now, everyone called him Frog or Froggie.

For him, being a carefree frog was happier than being a human.

As for Totoro, their research on it still hadn't made much progress.

Its superhuman ability index was high, but its combat power was very low, only able to fight relying on instinct.

But as a pet, it was very good at it. It didn't take long before it became the favorite cute pet among the women in the house, even more popular than Hua Hua.

Near the island-style kitchen on the other side of the living room, there was a mahjong table. Zhou Haimei, Zhou Ke'er, Yang Siya, and Yang Xinxin sat around it playing mahjong.

As for Lu Keran, most of his time was spent in the workshop, buried in improving his mecha.

Old You, meanwhile, was passionate about physical training.

He always felt his talent wasn't enough, so he had to work twice as hard to avoid dragging the others down.

Everything was peaceful and serene. If this situation could be maintained, it was what Zhang Yi and the others wanted to see.

However, things often go against one's wishes.

Zhang Yi tossed down the controller in his hand and scratched his head helplessly. "So annoying. This game isn't fun at all."

Fatty Xu leaned in with a cheeky grin. "Boss, this is like the Nth time you've said that. Every time you encounter a game you can't beat, you say the same thing."

Zhang Yi's eyebrows shot up. "Nonsense! It's clearly the game developers' fault. Games are for leisure and entertainment. Why make them so difficult? Isn't that putting the cart before the horse? Are people playing the game, or is the game playing people?"

Fatty Xu gulped and mumbled, "Clearly, you're just bad at it."

Without ceremony, Zhang Yi stretched out his big foot and kicked Fatty Xu's plump body, sending him sprawling onto the sofa.

"Not playing anymore! This stupid game is so boring."

Zhang Yi deftly turned off the game and opened his undefeated title, *Plants vs. Zombies*.

Fatty Xu simply lay back on the huge sofa, scratching his head.

"You know, Tianhai City has been so quiet lately! Oh right, there hasn't been any news from Blizzard City either. No wonder."

Hearing this, Zhang Yi gave him a deep look. "Don't jinx it. Had enough of the good life, huh? Have to go looking for trouble?"

Fatty Xu laughed heartily. "I was just saying it offhand, it's not real!"

The moment his words fell, Zhang Yi's communicator beside him suddenly emitted a "ding-dong" sound.

Fatty Xu's smile froze on his face. Zhang Yi silently picked up the communicator, then shot Fatty Xu a fierce glare.

"Zhu Zheng."

"Uh... It's not my fault, boss!"

Cold sweat was about to break out on Fatty Xu. He quickly and lightly slapped his own mouth twice, thinking to himself: It couldn't be this coincidental, could it?

Zhang Yi looked at the communicator in his hand and fell into deep thought.

Because at a time like this, anything that required contacting him was definitely not a minor matter.

Author's Note