CHAPTER 292: CHAPTER 292: HYDROELECTRIC COMBINATION

Inside the Rusted Fortress.

Lin Yi looked at the effects of the Electric Arrow and felt it was pretty good.

"How many Lightning Mages do we have?"

"18," Solomon promptly replied.

"What if we try combining Wind and Lightning? Like creating a thunderstorm or something."

"All the Wind Mages have already teamed up with Fire Mages, plus there aren’t enough Wind Mages as it is. How about Water Mages?" Hubert suggested.

"That’s a good idea, let’s give it a shot!"

Lin Yi summoned a Lightning Mage and a Water Mage, both had their Skill Level at Level 3.

Lightning Mages and Water Mages are both rare, and when used separately, their effects aren’t particularly impressive.

But working together, their effects are quite remarkable, especially when defending the walls.

The Water Mage found that there wasn’t much moisture in the environment, so his magic was extremely limited.

However... Lin Yi just smiled and ordered his men to transport several barrels of spring water to the battlefield.

Twenty minutes later, there were ten Water Mages and an equal number of Lightning Mages on the wall.

And ten barrels of water ready for battle.

Following Lin Yi’s orders, a refreshing, clear spring water sprayed out from several high-pressure hoses.

But this water wasn’t meant to nurture life, rather it was used as a weapon of mass destruction.

Just the classic method.

The Water Mages created a water wall, and the Lightning Mages released currents into the water wall, resulting in an electrified current cascading down upon the defenseless Mechanical Zombies.

Thousands of undead Mechanical Zombies instantly lost control and fell to the ground.

But it’s not over yet!

When Zombies behind stepped into the puddles on the ground, they got electrocuted and died instantly.

In a flash, corpses littered the ground everywhere.

But soon, the Mechanical Zombies began to simply step on the bodies to avoid the puddles.

"Once more."

"Yes, Boss!"

Before the mages ran out of Magic Power, they successfully performed this trick once again, and the effect was quite impressive.

They even managed to lure some Zombies from adjacent wall areas over.

Currently, the defense is progressing smoothly.

If any large mutants appear, the Energy Cannon Tower will come out and eliminate them instantly.

The small minions are nothing to fear.

The fortress is also not worried about the mountain of corpses under the walls because there are crane-like machines moving along the wall for cleanup.

The mechanical arms of these devices resemble shell-like scoops that can scoop up hundreds of dead and dying Mechanical Zombies at once.

Even if these devices accidentally pick up some Zombies that can still move, they have no chance of survival.

The scoop immediately crushes them into scrap metal for recycling.

The experiment continues.

But the effect of Frost Magic isn’t very good.

It works well in areas already flooded but cannot freeze artificial brains.

At most, it can freeze inner components of the Half-Mechanical People and cause damage.

Earth Magic is less useful compared to other magics as the soil is too wet, making the creation of Stone Spikes extremely difficult.

Moreover, even when the Mages succeed in creating Stone Spikes, they can only injure the Half-Mechanical People, not kill them.

According to the agreement with the Archbishop, Lin Yi can keep all the corpses of the Zombies he kills.

Half-Mechanical People are an excellent source of rare metals!

In three hours of battle, he collected about 100,000 corpses, including some mutants.

This is enough to significantly reduce the production costs of formulas based on this material.

But before making anything, he wants to buy a batch of rare resources from the fortress, especially metals like Timelim Metal that can’t be found on Earth.

He contacted Sharan through a branch in Jelat, who sold ten tons of each resource.

During the battle, the office branch of the Shelter became the busiest place in the fortress.

Cars, trucks, and Half-Mechanical People all flocked there.

Immanuel and his assistants would receive Energy Weapons and send them back to the Shelter for charging.

They collected Power Cores, sold fuel, biofuel, and water, and also established communication links with the fortress.

Immanuel suggested to the boss to establish his own transport company, allowing Tilian people to instantly transport any cargo from one fortress to another through the Shelter.

As soon as business was mentioned, Lin Yi readily agreed, and the Archbishop cheerfully expressed his support.

He was eager for Lin Yi’s every aspect to be closely connected with his fortress.

The battle lasted for a long time.

It was already late.

Lin Yi ordered to wrap up.

The wall area defended by the Shelter was handed back to the fortress troops.

The fortress’s robots had been adequately rested and were ready for combat at any moment.

With ample fuel, they have nothing to fear.

...

At dinner

"Boss, why not clean a few debris areas tomorrow? The soldiers are craving battle."

"Good idea. Anyway, we can only send at most 400 soldiers to defend the fortress."

Lin Yi’s stomach was nearly bursting.

In this day that was extraordinarily challenging yet also abundant in rewards, he had consumed a huge amount of calories.

"By the way, Sylvie,"

"Hmm? What’s up, boss?"

"How much has the price of that gun dropped?"

"You mean the AP-4? I checked before dinner, the system shows the price is slightly above thirty thousand. Want a sample?"

"No need, too expensive." Lin Yi shook his head.

The current guns at the shelter are sufficient, and Immanuel will soon buy a large batch from the half-mechanical people, so there’s no hurry.

"Chen Youyou, how’s the progress on work?"

"You mean the establishment of the government?"

Chen Youyou had been listening carefully to the boss, so she immediately responded.

"Progress is very smooth! We’ve developed a hierarchy system. You’re at the top, I’m right below you."

"More like under him, haha..." Annie joked, everyone heard it.

Chen Youyou continued.

"We currently have four departments: the Department of Industry, Agriculture, Internal Affairs, and Defense, led by Immanuel, Orianna, Valerie, and Solomon respectively."

"Me?" Solomon questioned.

Chen Youyou smiled: "Hubert refused..."

"The old bastard! So can I have some assistants?"

"Yes, you will have two deputy ministers, and the number of assistants is as required."

"Let Hubie be my deputy minister then."

"He’s already agreed. The two of you need to decide on your personnel structure and who will hold various positions, or I can help you recruit people."

"Understood..."

"Hmm... sounds like we’re becoming a country. But I don’t want a country, everyone living here has signed indefinite contracts with me, they’re all employees.

I want this place to be more like a company, so we should have titles to match that... Is the new logo design completed?"

"Yes, boss..."

"Good, approved." Lin Yi looked at the design image on his phone.

This logo consisted of four red and four blue triangles separated by black lines.

"Print it on our... company uniforms, and distribute it to everyone. Also on vehicles, castles, and..."

Lin Yi and Chen Youyou sat and discussed their various plans and ideas until the sun set after everyone else had left.

There were many ideas to discuss, but also many obstacles, each idea had several issues making them difficult to achieve.

But the two of them still managed to determine the development direction of their small "company."

Lin Yi fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

However, most residents of the shelter stayed awake, they had fun, relaxed, and went to the public areas.

That area was now several times larger than before.

The sports facilities were especially popular.

Beastmen fell in love with hockey, the Children of the Sun were keen on football, and Hilania people enjoyed every sport they participated in.

The lake had been greatly expanded, and water pumps were used to create a park-like area with a tranquil stream filled with salmon.

This stream was now part of a picturesque area with small ponds, small lakes, charming landscapes, gazebos, beautiful bridges, and benches.

There were also gardens.

The stores had many "useless" plants and flowers from various fragment areas occupied by the shelter, many species could be found here.

Needless to say, all plants had been inspected in advance by Professor Curie and his assistants to ensure they were non-toxic and not harmful to the shelter’s flora and fauna.

The shelter now even had two museums.

The first museum housed alien artifacts, including artworks, weapons, equipment, and household items.

The second museum focused on showcasing earth culture and the history of the shelter, featuring all significant events and battles since its creation.

There was also a library, containing physical books and e-books.

The paper books of Hilania people had already been digitized, and their e-books were converted into Earth’s format.

These books are also being translated.

Faru people had no books, but they had scrolls and elders who could tell stories, legends, and more.

The Children of the Sun had a rough time in this regard, as their people had never read books nor recorded their own history.

There were also people working on translating and dubbing Hilania movies, as humans were highly curious about alien cultures.

The shelter typically quieted down by midnight.

Thanks to the shelter’s air and water, people only needed about six hours of sleep each night.

The soldiers had their own schedules.

They all received orders to go to bed before 10 PM every night.

This did not include the patrol teams, which were independent of the military with their own schedules and rules, and they had a new building.

Patrol team members were responsible for protecting the city’s streets, walls, and borders.

They also had to escort "VIPs" and help them gain experience.

Currently, the only VIPs were the doctors as the shelter really needed those stat reset potions...

A skinny guy about twenty years old complained, "Why are there so many people at night?!"

"You say this every night, enough!" A short and stout man driving a military jeep chuckled.

The two were patrolling the outskirts of the city, keeping an eye out for anything unusual.

Usually, no one would hunt zombies at night, but if a seemingly powerful mutant appeared, they would have to report it.

"That’s because I’m always on night shift!" The skinny guy responded, eyeing the zombies reaching their hands through the gaps in the steel wall.

"These monsters are really noisy. And ugly."

"They might say the same about you."

"Let me tell you, girls are crazy about me!"

"Yeah, right... says the guy who lost his virginity in a woman’s house two weeks ago. Hahaha!"

"...Wait! What’s this..."

The skinny patrolman hadn’t finished speaking when an ice arrow shot into his throat!