Chapter 153 - 122: The Uniqueness of Tier Four, Future and Present

Of course, these were all external factors, unlikely to affect a truly powerful individual.

The root of the problem, therefore, lay with Shen Jie himself.

Lin Feng cleared his throat, interrupting Shen Jie, who was intently rubbing the armored plates on his skin.

Seeing Lin Feng approach, a flicker of panic crossed his eyes.

"It’s not a big deal. Don’t let it get to you."

"Just remember you’re always human, not a Zerg. That’s all that matters."

Lin Feng stepped forward and patted Shen Jie’s shoulder.

He then activated the full-body form of his Flying Tiger Armor, making him look even more grim and menacing than Shen Jie—more like an armored Zerg.

"Remember, the people who truly care about you won’t mind what you look like. Even if you turned completely into a Zerg, as long as you’re still Shen Jie, you’ll always be you."

Hearing Lin Feng’s words, Shen Jie glanced to the side at Zhang Liying, who was watching him intently, and nodded seriously.

"You haven’t eaten any Tiger Spine Zergs yet, have you? Go on, have some."

"Try using your Assimilation Form—the Giant Mandibles from the Black Spine Zergs—to tear into it. Don’t wait too long, the carcass won’t be fresh if you let it sit."

"Tonight, we’ll test out your new State, as well as Zhang Liying’s Winged Angels."

With that said, Lin Feng turned and left.

He had much to attend to. A little guidance was all Shen Jie needed from him; the one who could truly ease his troubled heart was Zhang Liying.

After giving the two some space, Lin Feng returned to the Battleship and called Hu Fei and Han Yuxin.

Hu Fei had already flown to a safe zone in the rear and was liaising with high-level channels in the Federation. Lin Feng gave him Sister-in-law Yurou’s contact information and also arranged for some Black Spine Living Zergs to be sent to her.

This was partly for personal reasons—plus, Black Spine Zergs weren’t particularly valuable at the moment. More importantly, he was eyeing the power and position of Zhang Yurou’s father, which could solve Lin Feng’s biggest future problem...

...the massive amount of Fine Steel needed for the Replicas.

It was best to build a good relationship now to make things easier later.

Otherwise, if someone else got there first, he would have to pay a much higher price later for the same outcome.

After contacting Hu Fei, Lin Feng called Han Yuxin.

He learned from her that Jin City had descended into complete lawlessness.

And with the last of the State Guard Army having retreated west into Huizhou, this situation was set to continue until the Zerg Race arrived.

Fortunately, Han Yuxin had gathered a group of former public security forces and occupied the public security building, temporarily sheltering survivors who couldn’t escape.

The rest of Jin City had already been taken over by numerous gangs and various other factions that had formed on the fly.

Anarchy and chaos loomed over Jin City.

Lin Feng told them to send people over to take a batch of Black Spine Living Zergs and form an Awakener team dedicated to maintaining order, in preparation for the future.

Lin Feng knew he couldn’t just recruit soldiers and abandon other survivors. A group like that wouldn’t be stable—not unless he could create a pile of Flesh Puppets like the Zerg Race.

Once problems like food, water, and basic survival were solved, other needs—and new troubles—would arise. The most immediate would be biological urges.

Lin Feng didn’t mind his soldiers finding women.

Everyone has desires.

Besides, soldiers would suffer casualties. They weren’t cheap products rolling endlessly off an assembly line. Every faction had to consider the issue of succession.

Lin Feng was no exception.

Especially after learning what kind of existence lay beyond Tier Three, at Tier Four...

...Lin Feng had already started preparing for future adventures in the Cosmos.

’First, could humanity survive after he was gone?’

Therefore, the more High-tier Awakeners, the better.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng continued speaking to Han Yuxin:

"Find more young women. They’re a vulnerable group in this apocalypse, and I imagine they’d be more than happy to have a man who will take care of them..."

"One last thing..."

"Do you remember Liu Yueqi?"

"The high school girl with the knife."