Inside the shelter.

Lin Yi is waiting for Annie.

The lively girl ran over.

"Boss! Those elves were just here. They made you a gift."

She held a box with a pink bow tied on top...

"Boss, open it quickly! I've been curious for nearly half an hour!"

"Thanks for understanding some manners."

Lin Yi took the box and shook it.

It's very light, with something moving inside.

He opened the box and found... it's a pair of silk briefs...

"Briefs? Oh my, I thought... it's rumored that the Sun Priestess herself stitched these, she... what does that even mean!?"

[Spider Silk Briefs, Level 3]

This is a high-quality item made by Talarans and humans. It's made from soft yet durable fabric. Machine wash cold with like colors.

Tumble dry low.

Attribute bonus: Endurance +2."

"Wow, briefs with attribute bonuses! I also really want a pair of thong with attribute bonuses!"

Annie shouted.

Then she suddenly noticed Lin Yi's shocked look, realizing her preference for thongs had been exposed...

"You're mistaken, boss! I... You... You big dummy, boss!"

Lively Annie shouted, then ran away, her face red with embarrassment.

Lin Yi didn't understand what just happened or why her wearing thongs mattered?

He returned to his home and put on the briefs. They fit perfectly!

And the attribute bonus was quite nice...

"Women can wear bras... so they get more attribute bonuses than men? That's unfair..."

He muttered to himself.

Imagining having a standardized set of attribute-enhancing underwear—men's socks, briefs, and vests, women's stockings, panties, and bras...

"That's too ugly... what am I even thinking?"

"We've got a problem here, boss."

Solomon said over the radio, interrupting the boss's extremely important thoughts.

"What's up?"

"The Children of the Sun... um, almost all of them want to enlist!"

"Did you add patriotism in their water? Why are they all eager to fight?"

"Lutetium said they are a warrior race, warriors are highly respected in their society, and both men and women dream of becoming great warriors from a young age. And they've been inspired by yesterday's battle. You told them anyone could enlist, so..."

"Haha, you can never have too many soldiers... but how do we support them all? Anyway, how many want to join?"

"Over 8000 people!"

"Well, the more the better! Siri will soon produce a huge batch of working beetles, so we should be able to grow enough food."

"Boss... with so many new recruits, we need to expand the military base."

"Alright, I'll handle it."

Lin Yi sighed, contemplating this new situation.

"Talk to Hubert, plan out hangars for heavy vehicles and landing pads for helicopters, don't be too frugal... How's the loot?"

"Boss, we're still counting, but so far, there are at least around 10000 white rewards, and 2000 other rewards, especially blue ones!

Of course, that's including the share we got from collecting rewards from two other regions."

Solomon said with satisfaction, and when he saw the pile of loot at that time, his heart almost stopped beating!

"Great! I told you joining this war was a wise decision, hehe."

After more discussion of plans, Lin Yi returned to the Brussels United Forces Headquarters.

Turns out, everyone was waiting for him.

The red-haired Irish Viking savage, Aiden Byrne, was also there.

He looked a bit better but still walked with difficulty, stumbling.

The American looked extremely unhappy, and the British was gloomier than usual.

Yeah, his army suffered the heaviest casualties.

He must have received a severe reprimand when he reported the battle results to his King yesterday.

If the coalition hadn't won, this British General might have already been executed...

Everyone gathered around, spending a long time reviewing the battle of the previous day.

The American's spy plane recorded a lot of interesting footage, showing the zombie army, which exceeded the forecast by nearly a million.

About a month ago, they began gathering in the forests of Belgium.

No one knows what attracted them there, and there's no way to figure it out now.

Because the remaining 100000 zombies in the forest are under the control of Level 3 mutated ones.

Scouts also brought some not-so-good news.

Within a hundred kilometers of Paris, all places were destroyed by red zombies.

It's only a matter of time before they attack Lille and then Brussels.

This is an extremely serious issue because the army has already suffered heavy casualties, and they need time to replenish ammunition.

"Hey, I get it... those red zombies are extremely dangerous, so I should collect my reward and be on my way."

Lin Yi interrupted the generals.

He didn't want to sit here listening to them babble on forever.

Every minute was precious to him.

"Hahaha... we agreed on either three million coins or vehicles."

Harris spoke, taking a tablet out of a large backpack.

Lin Yi thought for a moment and decided, "I'd still like vehicles... Give me some helicopters and artillery, or some howitzers would do."

"If you don't mind me asking, who do you plan to use them against?"

"The enemies of humanity!"

Lin Yi answered with absolute certainty.

He wasn't interested in internal strife and knew such things were inevitable.

But he needed a large number of weapons to destroy defenses of races like the Child of the Sun.

Helicopters could be used for deploying paratroopers and eliminating high-priority targets.

"Armed helicopters are a must!"

"Hmm... for that price, I can offer you one combat helicopter, one armed helicopter, and two Cold War-era howitzers.

As for ammunition, we'll give you one of each type so your weapon craftsmen can produce more, but remember, ammunition will be very... expensive."

"Alright, I agree. What about food? Have you thought about buying some food?"

"Well... there might be a problem..."

The American General smiled awkwardly.

"As you know, we're almost out of coins. We need to use the remaining coins to quickly replenish our strategic ammunition reserves.

So I'd like to make another deal with you—trade vehicles for food!

I'm planning to exchange a B-52H bomber we used in yesterday's battle."

"How much food?"

"One thousand tons of food."

"That's five million coins, quite expensive."

"You definitely need it, it can do a lot."

"But finding a plane myself might be easier anyway, there are still many military bases out there."

"That's true... however, planes require maintenance, and due to the apocalyptic conditions, most of them have been idle for a long time.

So they need overhauls; even a seemingly trivial issue can cause a crash..."

"Boss, you should agree. It's a good plane, worth the price."

At this time, Hubert said over the radio. He had been watching the negotiation on his laptop.

Lin Yi thought it over and finally agreed.

Then, everyone started to finalize the details.

He would set the vending machine they got from Lille to freely distribute food, but he would limit the quantity to one thousand tons.

The bomber was already at Brussels Airport.

And the combat helicopter was also there.

The armed helicopter and two howitzers would arrive in a few hours.

It's worth mentioning that when Lin Yi asked them to pay for the resurrection vaccine and critical injury injectors,

they had already prepared the fees and handed them over immediately.

Apparently, the Viking savages were fair in their dealings.

While everything else was being prepared, Lin Yi returned to the shelter, getting ready to eat something.

That's when he thought of the slave issue.

"Siri! I heard you know the coordinates of the nearest port. Can you navigate the shelter there?"

"I can... we'll reach there before sunset, but it's dangerous! Our shelter's life force is too vibrant, too bright and conspicuous, easy to be tracked."

"Hmm... That beautiful snake said there's a way to temporarily solve this problem... I'll talk to her, while you set the course to the port."

"Understood, Boss! Setting course now."

Lin Yi went to the open ground.

"Come out, Heart of the World!"

The small golden orbs immediately emerged from the ground, quickly combining into a long golden python, but without the special effects seen last time.

"Sss... What can I do for you?"

"We're heading to a port. Can you temporarily hide the shelter's life force?"

"I can, but remember, the life force will be absorbed by the Sea of Space-Time, which will attract its inhabitants."

"Hmm... Well, I've heard security there is tight, so I'm not too worried about that."

Lin Yi ignored the Heart of the World's warning.

The Heart of the World didn't say more.

"...When we get closer, I will hide the shelter and its light, is that all?"

The golden snake hissed as it prepared to slip away.

But Lin Yi stopped her.

"No! I have a question for you—why, after seeing you transform into a female form, did I have to spend the whole night with Chen Youyou? I mean, what kind of image was that, huh?!"

"It's the best image that Earth conveyed to me, combined with the image in your subconscious."

The golden snake said, glancing angrily at this bothersome human, not understanding why he didn't treat her well, even though he could control it.

Yet Lin Yi frowned.

"How can Earth convey anything to you? It's just a big rock in space! Secondly, did you... peek into my subconscious?"

"Information orb... planetary consciousness... you humans have given it many names. It was born with sentient beings.

And... we are connected... you awakened me, gave me your blood... maintaining this form consumes my power, making it difficult to protect Earth..."

"Alright, you can go..."

Lin Yi watched as the Heart of the World turned into golden light orbs, merging back into the ground.

"Siri! I talked to the snake. When we get closer, she'll hide the light."

"Understood, Boss! I've completed the DNA sequencing, and we can... start now."

The Beetle Queen's voice carried a hint of awkwardness...

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