CHAPTER 85: CHAPTER 85: THE ARRIVAL OF THE MCV!

The moment this thing entered the water, Ye Fan realized what it was.

Giant squid!

In the Red Alert game, giant squids are an overpowered existence.

I recall a pirate movie where a summoned giant squid could even capsize a pirate ship.

But the one in Red Alert is even more formidable, capable of dragging modern warships underwater!

Ye Fan couldn’t understand why such a monster would exist in a military strategy game.

But it does, and it came out of a supply box.

This could be said to be the most advanced Red Alert unit Ye Fan has obtained, as in the game, a dock and a Combat Laboratory are required to produce a giant squid.

It could be said that he won a big prize this time.

After the giant squid entered the water, it quickly rose back to the surface, and Ye Fan could finally see its entire form.

A head as big as a house, huge dark eyes.

Eight tentacles stretching tens of meters, continuously flailing in the water.

It was obvious that the water of the Star River was somewhat constraining for it.

The deeper parts of the water might be about ten meters, but with one stretch of its tentacles, the head emerged above the surface.

Seeing Ye Fan, the giant squid extended a tentacle.

Salute~~!

Although it looked strange, that was the intention.

Ye Fan returned a military salute to the giant squid; even though it was a large sea monster, it was still his Red Alert unit, and he had to show respect.

"Nana, how did a giant squid come out?"

"Congratulations, Commander, the items in the supply box are given randomly; it just shows that the Commander has great luck, managing to get a giant squid with a very low probability."

Ye Fan thought for a moment, great luck? Does this ’luck’ mean the air of anger?

"This is a freshwater river, can squids survive here?"

"Yes, Commander, the squids in Red Alert can also pass through rivers."

Ye Fan took a closer look at the big fellow in front of him. Although it’s huge, Ye Fan felt it would still have difficulty capsizing a warship.

"Can it capsize a warship?"

"Commander, this is just a No-Star giant squid. Currently, it can easily drag a transport ship underwater, but to capsize battleships, destroyers, or nuclear submarines, it needs to continuously get star promotions, though the giant squid levels up slowly because its cost will exceed your imagination."

Ye Fan nodded, seeing that even the river could barely contain it, he knew upgrading stars would not be easy.

He casually asked one last question: "Does it have a hope of capsizing an aircraft carrier if it gets upgraded to Three-Star?"

"Even Three-Star would find it difficult, but Three-Star is not the ultimate form of a Red Alert unit."

"Oh! There’s an even higher level?"

"Yes, beyond Three-Star are the Heroic Units of the Red Alert System. When the Commander can produce Heroic Units, you’ll know this."

Ye Fan didn’t ask further questions; he knew a little about Heroic Units, like Tanya in the game. Of course, Qin Han’s Navy SEALs were just as capable as Tanya, also considered Heroic Units.

It seems the system has made adjustments for Heroic Units, but Ye Fan didn’t want to ask too much and would explore it gradually.

The giant squid’s head remained half above water, its eyes swirling as it looked at Ye Fan, waiting for a commander’s orders.

Just thinking that this fellow might even have the ability to capsize an aircraft carrier in the future made Ye Fan feel it was a super treasure.

"I should give you a name....."

Ye Fan stroked his chin: "Stir-fry.....?"

The giant squid’s head receded a bit into the water.

Ye Fan immediately realized that this giant had quite a bit of intelligence.

However, seeing its eight tentacles move around, Ye Fan decided to simply call it Xiaoba.

"From now on, you’re Xiaoba, living at....."

This river is a bit small, but at the base, next to Ye Fan’s residence, there is a large pool.

The pool is about two thousand square meters; though not large, it’s better than the river.

"Xiaoba, follow the river upstream. When you reach the sluice gate, someone will open the gate for you. You’ll live next to my residence from now on."

"Gurgle gurgle!"

Xiaoba spat out a series of bubbles, then suddenly dove down, kicking with its eight legs and darting upstream along the river.

Spray churned, the waves surged, its speed rivaling a speedboat!

Ye Fan felt happy in his heart. Looking back at Shen Ruihui’s dumbfounded expression, he felt quite content.

"Never mind, there’ll be more opportunities. Let’s go home!"

Zhuge Yunxue rode the motorcycle again, Ye Fan sat in the sidecar, and this time, instead of moving along the riverbank, they returned to the road, heading back towards the base.

Forty minutes later, they returned to the base. Ye Fan went to the pool beside his residence, and Xiaoba had already returned, settling in the pool.

Looking at its enormous body, Ye Fan felt somewhat worried.

No doubt, it is a big eater.

Originally, the vast ocean is its home. Now that it’s staying in the pool, the amount of food required is undoubtedly substantial.

"Nana, does Xiaoba have to eat fish?"

"No need, Commander, Xiaoba is not picky. Grain thrown in can be sucked in easily."

"That’s good, if it needed fish, I’m afraid I couldn’t afford it."

Not having to eat fish is somewhat better; there might be enough grains for now.

It was nearing evening, and it would be dinner time soon.

The Dawn Army dined near the front gate of the base; the space at the canteen truck was too small for setting anything up.

Cooking was done on two canteen trucks, with several hundred people coming over, making for a lively scene.

Continuously, people came over to report to Ye Fan.

Company Commander Qiao Sanyou led his team to collect materials, and the task had finally come to an end.

"Report! Under the wise leadership of the Commander, we have completely gathered all resources from the Qinghe County building materials market!"

"Well done, tomorrow the base vehicles will arrive. During this period, dispatch teams daily to gather diesel, we have all diesel vehicles here, and the consumption is too high."

"Yes!"

Ye Fan checked the materials; the main structure of the inner base has been completed, with plenty of surplus resources, sufficient for some Wall constructions, yet he hasn’t decided how to build the remaining Walls.

Should survivors be provided with Walls? If so, how to construct them? No comprehensive plan has been devised yet.

Engineer Luo Jiaxin came to report.

"Report to the Commander, under your wise leadership, the specific material data for the base’s main buildings have been determined. Should the remaining resources continue to be used for construction, and how? Please issue orders as soon as possible."

"Alright, I’m studying this issue, we’ll see after the base vehicle arrives tomorrow."

Luo Jiaxin withdrew, and the logistic support team leader came to report.

"Commander, under your wise leadership, we have almost exhausted our food resources, just delivered three hundred kilograms to Xiaoba, leaving only enough food for three more days."

Ye Fan couldn’t help but snort; is exhausting food also due to his wise leadership?

"To Company Commander Qiao Sanyou, starting tomorrow, while gathering diesel, make sure to gather grains as well. Our team keeps growing, and food consumption is too high."

"Yes, Commander, we’ve also observed this issue these past days. The granaries in nearby towns have been cleared, and the yield from households is insufficient. However, crops in the fields are about to mature, I suggest collecting this batch of soon-to-mature grains."

Ye Fan nodded; it’s a good idea.

The end times erupted, leaving most people dead, but the planted crops remain. If a bumper harvest could happen, there’d be no worry come winter.

As for next spring, farming is inevitable.

With these chaotic thoughts in his mind, Ye Fan, after eating, retired to rest.

Until early the next morning.

.....

Ye Fan got up to check on Xiaoba, throwing some corn for it to eat by the pool.

No matter how Ye Fan threw, as long as it was within the pool’s range, Xiaoba could extend a tentacle to easily catch and eat the corn.

During the feeding, he noticed a slight tremor on the water surface of the pool.

"Hmm.....?"

Ye Fan stood up and walked to a corner watchtower, looking into the distance.

Declining the binoculars offered by the soldier, he closed his right eye, opened his left, and easily scanned a dozen kilometers.

On the distant road, a convoy was slowly approaching!

At the front is a giant vehicle, over five meters high and more than thirty meters long, resembling a Transformer!

On both sides, there are dozens of huge tires, and on the front is a mark with Dark Clouds blocking the sun, Dawn bursting out.

The base vehicle has arrived!