Ch 126: Starting The Upgrade
Li Yu walked out of the Equipment Depot.
Led by a soldier, he crossed the street and soon arrived at a new Prefabricated Shelter.
He also discovered that the environment here was completely different from the previous Prefabricated Shelter; not only was the space larger, but it was also equipped with beds.
As soon as Li Yu entered, he found that the vagrants were all wearing brand-new camouflage uniforms, and everyone looked happy.
The moment he stepped into the Prefabricated Shelter, Ma Yuanbai immediately noticed him.
A mischievous glint flashed in Ma Yuanbai’s eyes. He suddenly turned around and shouted loudly to the vagrants:
“Li Yu is back! Everyone, quickly thank the Alliance Leader.”
The vagrants’ gazes instantly focused on Li Yu. They all stopped their work and shouted in unison:
“Thank you, Alliance Leader.” Genuine gratitude filled the vagrants’ voices.
After all, they were just a group of vagrants who were about to starve to death, but now they could eat their fill and sleep in beds.
This life was worlds apart, like a dream.
And it all came from Li Yu.
To maintain this life, Alliance Leader Li Yu was crucial. The crowd’s attitude towards Li Yu was no longer as casual as before; they gradually developed respect for him.
A hint of helplessness appeared in Li Yu’s eyes. He knew at a glance that Ma Yuanbai was up to something again.
He waved to the vagrants and said to them in a calm tone: “Everyone, continue. Business as usual.”
The enthusiastic and excited vagrants quickly calmed down.
Afterwards, Li Yu walked to the door, gently patted Xiao Hei, and then waved to Fu Xiyao to come out.
Seeing Li Yu, Fu Xiyao hurried over.
“What’s wrong?”
“We’re going out of the city; we might have to spend the night outside,” Li Yu said softly.
“Okay, but…” Fu Xiyao looked back at the blankets inside the Prefabricated Shelter, hesitating.
“Take them if you want to,” Li Yu nodded.
Fu Xiyao quickly ran back, packed up the blankets, and then quickly ran out.
The two rode Xiao Hei and quickly ran towards the City Outskirts.
At the same time, Lu Fan immediately received the news.
“Young Master Lu Fan, Li Yu has left the city. Could he have run away?” the Adjutant reported in a low voice, somewhat worried.
“Don’t worry about Li Yu, and don’t question or stop him. Let him go wherever he wants to go,” Lu Fan’s voice was very calm, without the slightest fluctuation.
Although the Adjutant was a little puzzled, he still notified the others according to Lu Fan’s orders.
Not far from outside Qingcheng.
Several squads of the Shelter Patrol Team were all sitting together, each person’s expression quite complex.
“Commander, the Holy Son is not here. Why don’t we take this opportunity to completely break away from the Shelter’s control?” One of the Captains broke the silence, a hint of confusion in his voice.
“Yeah, anyway, we don’t need the Shelter anymore. Why should we still follow him?” Another Captain echoed.
Several Captains kept talking.
The Commander looked at these Captains who had once drank with him; their relationship was naturally good.
Now that the Holy Son was not around, they dared to tell him their true feelings.
“Do you think freedom is so easily obtained?”
The Commander felt a mix of emotions, his voice filled with helplessness.
He knew that what these Captains said was not unreasonable, but in this cruel world, obtaining true freedom was not as simple as just saying it.
He could also pretend he didn’t hear what the Captains had just said.
Before, the patrol missions in the Shelter had extremely strict rules.
But after coming out of Xirong Mountain, Wang Tianzhao simply didn’t care about those rules and regulations, let alone strictly follow them, and the Patrol Team actually lived quite comfortably.
But the Commander knew Wang Tianzhao’s character. If everyone followed Wang Tianzhao obediently, there might be no problems.
But if someone wanted to escape and was discovered by Wang Tianzhao, with Wang Tianzhao’s means, they would all be doomed.
Thinking of Wang Tianzhao’s terrifying Strength, the Commander lowered his voice and said:
“Now is not the time.”
“Then what should we do?” The Patrol Captains looked at each other.
The Commander took a deep breath: “Stay put and wait for the opportunity.”
Although he had calmed the Patrol Captains, he felt a deep sense of apprehension and powerlessness.
Wang Tianzhao was simply too strong; he dared not confront him.
On the other side.
Li Yu had already ridden Xiao Hei and arrived not far from outside Qingcheng.
He found an open space and unfolded the Portable House.
Then Li Yu forcibly stuffed the completely untired Xiao Hei into the Small Stable, and then the two of them crawled into the Portable House.
From the outside, the House had already blended perfectly with the surrounding environment and would not be noticed.
Inside the house, Li Yu took out everything and began carefully organizing the Equipment he had brought.
He casually handed the Tactical Suit to Fu Xiyao:
“From now on, you’ll wear this. It’s more suitable for outdoor activities than ordinary clothes.”
Fu Xiyao took the Tactical Suit, and Li Yu handed over a Bulletproof Vest.
“You should also put on this Bulletproof Vest. It will increase your Defensive Ability.”
Fu Xiyao took the Bulletproof Vest, and Li Yu opened a Package. Fu Xiyao glanced at it and was startled.
“A gun.”
Li Yu took out a Rifle and handed it over. Fu Xiyao blankly took it.
Even if you haven’t eaten pork, you’ve seen pigs run.
Although they had never personally used a gun, they were both Awakeners, and they had seen it all along the way.
The Guards in the Safe Zone gave demonstrations almost every day, showcasing the use of various Firearms, but they had never had the opportunity to obtain any Firearms.
Following the example of the Guards they had seen, Li Yu loaded the Rifle magazine and inserted bullets.
Then, following the Guards’ movements, he opened the safety, placed his finger on the trigger, and after a short time, both quickly understood.
Li Yu raised the Rifle. Even without Enhancement, he still had a 100% Hit Rate.
At this time, Li Yu took out a yellow Exotic Beast Core, held it in his hand, and began to quickly absorb Energy. This was also the main reason he had come out of Qingcheng.
So many new pieces of Equipment needed upgrading; he had to upgrade these Equipment Slots to Level 5 first, and upgrade the rest later.
Seeing this, Fu Xiyao also took out a Core and tried to catch up with Xiao Hei’s progress.
Li Yu switched his Experience conversion target to the Armor Equipment Slot and began to activate the Cyclone.
【Upgrade Successful】
【Bulletproof Vest LV2: Defensive Ability +20, Damage Reduction 20%】
The Cyclone in his abdomen spun rapidly, and his Experience Points steadily increased, LV3, LV4.
【Bulletproof Vest LV5: Defensive Ability +50, Damage Reduction 50%】
【Trait Unlocked: Reversal】
【Reversal: When triggered, it reflects 50% of the damage back to the attacker.】
“Reversal? The Bulletproof Vest actually has such an overpowered Ability?” Li Yu doubted whether he had misread it.
But at the same time, he was also very curious whether it would also cause Reversal if a bullet hit it.
Looking at the increased Defensive Attribute, with Armor Equipment, he was no longer naked; he at least had some Defensive Ability.
After upgrading it further, he probably wouldn’t have to worry about being instantly killed by Awakeners or Exotic Beasts in close combat.
Li Yu patted the Bulletproof Vest:
“It’s far stronger than that plastic armor Ma Yuanbai wears.”
