CHAPTER 301: CHAPTER 301 KNIGHT EQUIPMENT

Inside the shelter.

Lin Yi had to handle a series of reports.

A total of 5,701 knights had joined the shelter,

along with 8,184 civilians, 70% of whom were family members of the knights, and the remaining 30% were what the common people called "human livestock farmers."

Their children would be taken away for the vampires to feed on. In the Argonia Kingdom,

the proportion of "human livestock farmers" was much larger, at about 95%.

The tradition of bringing family members to participate in battles emerged around a hundred years ago.

Before that, when knights returned from war, they often found their children eaten by vampires, or sometimes even discovered their entire family missing.

This situation was quite common.

As a result, the knights simply refused to participate in any more battles, even if it meant they or their families would be executed.

And those knights who agreed to fight performed poorly, leading to a series of problems.

Among the Argonians, there were no blacksmiths, doctors, or alchemists, among others.

Crafting items was considered an elite profession among them, and only vampires were allowed to engage in it.

Anyway, the bodies of the professionals would heal over time, and severe injuries could always be treated with potions.

The families of the knights could occasionally obtain some diluted potions, but that was it.

Next came the loot.

The shelter acquired 11,000 sets of Argonian knight equipment and 277 sets of vampire equipment.

Vampire equipment was quite interesting.

It included cloaks that could enhance magic, as well as magical accessories and weapons.

After Solomon finished his report, Lin Yi carefully reviewed and evaluated everything.

The loot also included two whole pieces of parchment used for signing system contracts.

Originally, there were three, but Lin Yi had already used one to sign a contract with Azarus.

Each piece of parchment was worth 5,000 coins. Lin Yi decided to send one to the laboratory for analysis.

From the destroyed tower, they recovered three workshop cubes and a large pile of damaged equipment.

Thanks to some tips from Azarus, they found a batch of potions for treating knights.

In addition to healing potions, the soldiers also found potions to enhance attributes.

Each type of potion could enhance a specific attribute. Although these potions were limited in quantity, each could increase the corresponding attribute by 10 points.

The effect lasted for an hour, and they could only be taken once every twenty hours.

The same principle applied to healing potions.

They could only be taken once every twenty hours.

If taken more than once, subsequent potions would still be effective, but the effect would be weaker than the previous one, and the time to take the next one would also increase.

The next part of the loot was... money.

Not coins, but ordinary medieval currency.

The Argonia Kingdom had its own internal currency based on Survivor Coins.

Lin Yi thought these were useless, so he kept some samples for the museum and disposed of the rest.

Another very important acquisition was livestock.

The soldiers found a thousand sheep and rams.

Lin Yi immediately built a large pen for them.

However, these animals would only appear in the store after giving birth to their first offspring.

They also found warehouses storing wool, yarn, and fabrics. Wool could be used to make basic clothing, as well as duvet covers, pillowcases, and so on.

Various workshops were discovered in the town as well.

Not system workshops, but ordinary ones, and they even stumbled upon a brewery, though it was quite rudimentary.

Nothing else of value was found.

Not even skill books...

The destroyed tower was ultimately completely reclaimed into materials along with other ruined buildings.

Lin Yi had yet to decide how to handle the remaining parts of the Ark.

He had considered selling it to the Americans, but later discovered a giant monster beneath the Ark, which truly disrupted his plans.

After dealing with these matters,

Lin Yi went to the treasure room, where he saw samples of knight and vampire equipment.

"I forgot about the Red Zombie’s reward..." Lin Yi muttered to himself, picking up a few lists.

The first list showed items they found after fighting the Red Zombie outside Lille City.

The second list showed the loot acquired from the Fragment World.

Besides the lists, there were also two Third Level formulas and a small cube...

The lists showed that he obtained 4,581 First Level weapons, 2,103 Second Level weapons, and 143 Third Level weapons.

They found 2,570 First Level armors, 1,170 Second Level armors, and three Third Level armors.

The number of skill books he obtained was considerable, but the quality was nothing special, with only 671 ordinary skill books and nine rare skill books.

Next were accessories.

He obtained 1,156 enhanced First Level vaccine bracelets, 417 Second Level bracelets, and ten Third Level bracelets.

In other accessories, there were 250 First Level, 99 Second Level, and 21 Third Level.

These formulas were used to make healing ointments, which could be crafted by doctors or healers with Skill Level 2.

[Sword of the Legion Soldier, Third Level]

This is a weapon mass-produced according to Royal Standard #88-1A, forged by the blacksmith Ono in the capital.

Enchanted by Uguharo Sheran, a representative of the noble bloodline of the elite Gisgant family.

Main Attributes:

Attack Power 19,

Durability 11/22,

Weight 15 pounds,

Enchantment Effect: Attack Power +11, Durability +9

Magic Power: 0/100

[Armor of the Legion Soldier, Third Level]

A set of armor consisting of five pieces: helmet, chest plate, pants, shoes, and gloves.

This is equipment mass-produced according to Royal Standard #31-7B. Forged by the blacksmith Zulanas in the capital.

Enchanted by the noble representative Uguharo Zolm of the elite Guiscanto bloodline family.

Main Attributes: Attack Power 9, Durability 4/35, Weight 68 pounds.

Enchantment Effect: Defense +5, Durability +14, Weight -44 pounds.

Magic Power: 35/100

"...The basic attributes are terrible, and the materials are complete trash... How do they make Third Level equipment with this junk?

If they had advanced steel or excellent Earth Alloy... but these enchantment effects are really amazing... Let’s see what else there is..."

Lin Yi finally saw the vampire equipment and was immediately pleasantly surprised.

[Mage’s Cloak, Third Level]

Made by the noble Totoji Miranda.

Attributes: Defense 6, Magic +14, Magic Power Recovery +20%.

Enchantment Effect: Sunlight Resistance.

[Mage Staff, Third Level]

Designed by the head of the great Zor Clan. Made in the Fifth Workshop in the capital. Item number 8651.

Magic Skills +16. Enchantment Effect: Magic Power consumption for all Skills -25%.

[Mage Gloves, Third Level]

Designed by the head of the great Zor Clan. Made in the Ninth Workshop in the capital. Item number 14115.

Magic Skills +9, significantly enhances the wearer’s ability to control magical power.

Enchantment Effect: Magic Power consumption for all Skills, -25%.

"...Not bad... really not bad!"

There are 277 cloaks, 166 gloves, and 111 staffs, along with 277 rings, which can increase Magic by 4.

But the most interesting thing is the Magic Potion!

They can instantly restore 40 points of Magic Power, can be taken every twenty hours, with similar restrictions as Healing Potions.

There are twelve bottles in total.

After reviewing all the spoils, Lin Yi was about to return to Earth, trying to head to Cologne, but...

He found another thing he had completely forgotten: the blue box!

The one he obtained after killing the Zombie Lord, containing a cube inside.

[Edible Biological Material Factory]

Processes biological materials into food, requires raw materials and Coins to operate.

"I always feel like the edible biological material from Lille is actually ground corpses... this thing is useless."

Lin Yi gave some more orders, then teleported to Earth.

But he did not go to Cologne, instead, he followed Hubert’s suggestion and headed to a nearby nuclear power plant.

This is a super-modern nuclear power plant, built a year and a half before the apocalypse by the Russian state-owned company, Rosatom.

He thought there would be a lot of valuable equipment and rare materials here, including nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.

The Shelter has been continuously producing items, and some recipes require uranium.

However... as he drove closer to the nuclear power plant, he heard explosions and the sounds of fighting.

"Melanie, what’s happening over there, can you see anything?"

"Not very clear. It’s quite far, but there’s a large-scale battle going on over there. However... there are three different factions, and none of them want to attack each other."

"Fighting in front of a nuclear power plant... Are they crazy? But... is the nuclear power plant still operating?"

Lin Yi stopped his motorcycle, looking toward where the rumbling sound came from in the distance.

"Boss, it’s still operating. I can see steam coming out from the turbine... or whatever that’s called over there... Sorry..."

"So... is the nuclear power plant being bombed or what? Don’t tell me they’re rampaging over there!"

"The nuclear power plant is fine. The conflict is happening in a fortified area in front of the nuclear power plant."

"So... we don’t have to worry about another Chernobyl incident?"

Lin Yi said, activating his helmet and the Shield of the "Dagger" before setting off, just in case.

The nuclear power plant, located in the middle of a vast plain, soon came into view.

It was surrounded by a tall wall made of old vehicles and building debris.

On the other side of the wall, watchtowers stood tall, though unlike the wall itself, these watchtowers weren’t haphazardly pieced together.

Facilities like nuclear power plants have always been heavily guarded, even more so before the apocalypse.

Behind the makeshift wall, there was a high fence, and behind the fence, a three-meter-high concrete wall.

The entire area around the nuclear power plant was surrounded by reinforced watchtowers, and there were lights everywhere.

According to Melanie, there were several breaks in the fence, and large holes in the concrete wall, but someone had already tried to repair the damaged wall sections.

Before the situation worsened further, Lin Yi returned to the Shelter and called for a military meeting.

After a brief discussion, they decided to use a tried-and-true strategy to resolve conflicts: deterrence!

As people often say, a kind word with a gun can accomplish more than just a kind word alone.

There was a time Lin Yi might have just moved on and let these people sort it out themselves, but his situation is tough now.

If the Earth’s population falls below a certain critical level, it’s over...

Humanity will lose this survival game.

Then the Earth will be split into many fragments and eventually devoured by the Sea of Space-Time.

But most importantly, the destruction of Earth would weaken the Shelter’s Life Force, and many functions would become unusable.

Eventually, the Shelter would become another Ark, drifting through the vastness of space, just like thousands of other Arks.

The plan was approved.

Lin Yi mounted his "Dagger" and moved to flank the enemy...