58: Chapter 58 The Ladder of Evolution

Overall, the hardware facilities provided on the B3 level were quite generous.

Three hundred incubation pods, two resurrection point constructors, a currently useless hydroponics room, and a priceless genetic laboratory.

As long as they were utilized reasonably, the Shelter's overall strength could definitely experience an exaggerated leap forward.

Just as Lin Li was preparing to leave the office.

"Ding!"

The pv terminal suddenly vibrated.

[Main Quest Updated: The Ladder of Evolution.]

[Quest Requirements: Raise your personal genetic development progress to 20%.]

[Quest Rewards: 500 Core Points; completely unlock all highest-level permissions for the Shelter's fourth underground level (B4)!]

Lin Li looked at the quest prompt, his eye twitching twice.

"Good grief! This time you aren't making me scour the world for all that messy repair fluid, but instead telling me to go level up? Is that even allowed?"

But reaching level 20, how easy could that be!

Lin Li was currently level 12.

After some exploration during this period, he had long since discovered the rules for increasing genetic development progress in this world.

Whether it was high-intensity physical training, brain-burning thinking, or fighting on the edge of life and death, all could increase progress.

Especially that method of pushing the body to its limits, then wildly devouring a high-calorie meal, and sleeping soundly for a dozen hours—that caused the experience bar to rise the fastest.

The players naturally also discovered this AFK leveling rule.

The thing these players liked doing most now was logging on to kill monsters and grind like mad dogs, then before logging off, spending points in the camp to buy a large basin of roast meat to gorge themselves, and then contentedly lying in the incubation pods to force a logout.

The next day upon logging in, they would be pleasantly surprised to find that their experience had increased by a large chunk.

However, it slowed down after level ten.

At Lin Li's current level of 12, ordinary training and thinking had already yielded minimal results.

Even if he ran to the surface now and lifted weights like a madman for a day, the experience bar probably wouldn't jump much.

Wanting to reach level 20 to unlock the fourth underground level would likely require long-term accumulation, or a brutal battle.

"The journey is long and the burden is heavy."

Lin Li sighed and just turned to leave.

"Right!"

Lin Li's gaze suddenly stopped on that conspicuous silver metal locker in the corner.

"I almost forgot about this blind box! Since this office was left behind, it's impossible that the locker is just filled with air, right?"

Lin Li walked up, grabbed the locker's handle, and pulled hard.

The locker door wasn't locked and opened immediately.

When he saw what was inside clearly, Lin Li's breathing stopped instantly!

Under the dim light.

A set of power armor, entirely colored in a cool dark red, was hanging quietly on the fixing rack inside the locker!

Next to it was a sci-fi-styled red fully enclosed helmet!

This was definitely not the Medical Exoskeleton that Lin Li was wearing, which could only be used for grinding and rehabilitation.

The armor plates of this power armor looked very thick, with smooth lines, full of violent aesthetic beauty.

"What kind of god-tier equipment is this?!"

73's optical lens flickered with bright light.

"Creator, your luck is always enough to make one jealous at such subtle moments."

73 said in a rarely heard tone of amazement:

"This is a set of [Arena-Type Power Armor] from the Golden Age. In that distant and glorious era, it wasn't even used for war, but was exclusive equipment used by those bored powerful elites for bloody underground fighting entertainment."

"Its overall armor is forged from a composite of tough Gamma fibers, Alpha fibers, and high-purity adamantium."

Lin Li listened with burning interest: "Then how does it compare to the ceramite power armor worn by the Space Marine of the Empire now?!"

"In terms of protective capability, it is even stronger than the early Mark-type ceramite armor."

73 answered confidently, "And, thanks to ancient composite materials science, it is lighter. Wearing it, you not only possess formidable defensive power, but your agility will not be affected in any significant way."

"Regrettably, apart from providing protection and kinetic energy, it possesses no other auxiliary capabilities."

"That's freaking awesome!"

Lin Li's eyes shone, and he grabbed the heavy red power armor and shouldered it off the rack.

Once in hand, it weighed over two hundred jin, but for Lin Li, who was level 12 with 26 points of strength, it wasn't heavy.

"With this thing, I can finally walk sideways in this wasteland! Even if I meet that deformed big guy again, I might even dare to go toe-to-toe with him for a few punches!"

Lin Li excitedly carried the power armor, rushed into the elevator, and headed straight to Room 1 on the first underground level, preparing to properly claim this top-tier god-tier equipment.

Carrying that cool red Arena-Type Power Armor, he jogged all the way back to Room 1 on the first underground level.

"Good stuff, really good stuff. With this thing, life finally has something to look forward to."

Lin Li sat down at the computer contentedly and pulled over the keyboard.

Now, the three hundred vacant incubation pods on the third underground level were in place, and the resurrection point constructors and the genetic laboratory were unlocked as well.

The Shelter's hardware facilities had experienced a leap forward.

It was time to summon a new batch of players to act as free labor.

He opened a blank document, his hands flying across the keyboard, and quickly wrote an update log full of gimmicks.

Clicked send.

Earth time, seven o'clock in the morning.

[ikun True Fan] was sitting on his toilet, yawning while engaging in his daily morning arduous struggle with his stomach and intestines.

He habitually swiped open his phone and clicked into the official forum of "warhammer 40,000: Human Revival".

A red announcement that had just been pinned instantly occupied the entire screen.

["warhammer 40,000: Human Revival" V0.20 Epic Update Announcement!]

[New Map: Northern Mountains. Cross the Spine Mountains and explore the ruins graveyard where surrounding planets dump their trash! Warning: Even larger Orc tribes and deadly scavenger factions are roaming the radiation wasteland!]

[Faction Update: Wasteland factions further unlocked, NPC faction relationships are more complex, and survival pressure has increased drastically.]

[Trading System (Beta) Online: Allows players to barter with neutral NPCs. Hidden Charisma and Eloquence attributes will become the key to bargaining.]

[Manufacturing System Upgrade: Matter Constructor core repaired! Now you can manufacture more precise, higher-quality components. Please let your imagination run wild!]

[Agriculture System Online: Farming players are in luck. Provided you can find non-polluted seeds.]

[Major Perk: Opening 300 new closed beta slots! Shelter's third underground level (B3) officially unlocked!]

At the very bottom of the announcement, there was also a message from the producer.

[Planner - Immortal Lin: Good morning, dear Sparks. After sacrificing a few artists and programmers to the heavens, we have finally presented this major update to you all. The entire worldview will be further expanded, and of course, the threat of death will follow like a shadow.

In addition, at nine o'clock this morning, the system will randomly select 300 lucky winners from the reservation pool to receive activation codes. Absolutely fair and just. See you in Warhammer!]

Seeing this long update log.

[ikun True Fan]'s eyes grew wider and wider, especially when he saw the lines about the Matter Constructor upgrade and the ability to manufacture precision components; as a chemical engineering PhD in reality, he shivered with excitement.

As a researcher, what could be more exciting than hand-crafting black technology in a completely realistic physics engine?!

This excitement was a problem; his local muscles suddenly tightened, forcibly squeezing the thing that had just emerged on the toilet back in.

"Damn!"

[ikun True Fan] clutched his stomach and let out a wail, but his hand movements didn't stop, directly liking the post frantically.

At this moment, the forum had completely boiled over.

2nd Floor [Why Panic When I Have Flash]: First! Sofa!

5th Floor [Player Pi She]: Holy crap, new map? Is it that junkyard that Dumpling and the others ran off to explore?

12th Floor [Mudslide of the Trading World]: The trading system has been updated! Trading players are crying tears of joy! Finally don't have to go pick up trash every day!

In just half an hour, the comments in the forum exceeded a thousand.

Once it hit nine o'clock, lucky winners started frantically posting their winning screenshots in the forum.

[I Hoe You Are Noon]: Brothers! I got the qualification! Hahahaha!

[Paratrooper One]: Hehe, I got it too! Warhammer, your Emperor has arrived! (Screenshot.jpg)

[Big Black Pen]: Why did I still not get drawn! The non-chief cries!

In the joyous atmosphere, that familiar ID jumped out again.

[Devil Muscle Thor]: Hehe, a bunch of shills. Keep bragging. The Thai army is almost at your park, and you're still here posting fake screenshots for fun? Anyone who believes you is brain-dead.

[Praise Ming Shen]: It's here! Suo has broken down again because he couldn't get a slot! Everyone come and watch!

Watching the discussion in the forum full of vitality and silly vibes, Lin Li finally couldn't resist the surging sleepiness and lay down on the bed, falling asleep peacefully.

...

The next morning.

Lin Li got up, full of energy.

He didn't wear that Medical Exoskeleton, but instead directly put on the [Arena-Type Power Armor - Red] he had obtained last night.

The heavy red armor plates fit against his body, and the internal servo motors emitted an imperceptible, steady hum.

Lin Li moved his limbs; not only was there no sense of sluggishness, but he felt his body filled with explosive power.

However, he didn't put on that fully enclosed red helmet, but left it on the table in the room.

As everyone knows, in the Warhammer universe, those who don't wear helmets are named tough characters.

Those who wear helmets are generally nameless cannon fodder used to fill the lines.

As a faction leader, this wave of coolness must be maxed out.

Lin Li held the refined steel halberd upside down and strode out of the room.

Today, he was going to teach the three hundred new little newbies a good lesson.