Garen walked out of the Flying s.h.i.+p . He reached his hand out to grasp the edge of the door frame at the exit of the Flying s.h.i.+p . He could feel a strong burning sensation from the radiation that was coming towards his face and body . This sensation was trying to enter his body through his breathing .

The radiation levels were truly high and the Flying s.h.i.+p's anti-radiation panels would not be able to withstand it for much longer .

Judgments stirred in his mind .

He walked along the mountaintop towards the edge of the lake where the water was sky-blue like a large pure blue gemstone . Small ripples stirred across the surface of the lake when the wind blew past .

When they saw Garen walking over, a few tiny fishes swam over in his direction curiously . They poked their little mouths above the surface of the water in a peculiar manner that he could not understand .

Garen felt the air carefully and noticed that the temperature here was about twenty degrees warmer . It was slightly hot and more humid . The water vapor was probably being evaporated from the lake .

"If the issue of high radiation levels was not a problem, this would be a very good place to live . "

Garen crouched down and picked up a small, broken stone and then gently threw it into the water .

A 'plop' could be heard before one of the tiny fishes in the water was struck by the stone . It floated up before strands of blue blood dissipated . The other fishes dispersed quickly .

Garen reached into the water and picked up the dead body of the tiny fish . He sniffed it before putting it into his mouth and gently biting a piece of the fish's flesh . He chewed it carefully and slowly .

It tasted slightly salty and somewhat fishy but the radiation levels was not too strong .

"It's edible . Moreover, the salt content has lessened, so it shouldn't be poisonous," Garen nodded before standing up .

He started to wander around the entire mountaintop which was a wide and flat area that had a diameter of over two hundred meters . Although it was not extremely smooth, it was still a very suitable place for these few people to live .

This was the safest spot because the only path to the mountaintop was located in a narrow entrance near the edge . That place resembled a tunnel that led all the way down to the foot of the mountain . As long as they defended it properly, they would be able to completely block off the pa.s.sage up the mountain .

The other pa.s.sengers on the Flying s.h.i.+p had alighted the vehicle one by one . They sized up their surrounding environments . When they discovered that the tiny fishes in the lake were edible, everyone else relaxed as well .

"There's water and a small amount of food here . We could definitely breed these edible tiny fishes manually," said Malone immediately when he saw the scenery in front of him .

"How many more days will our food supply last us?" Garen turned around and asked .

"About a week . Although half of it was taken away, we don't have that many people left now since many of us died . Therefore, if we ration it out equally, we still have a lot of food left," answered East Perrin in low spirits .

"Get ready to tear down the Flying s.h.i.+p . Block off this pa.s.sage completely and use it to make a door that can be opened and closed . Next, use parts of the metal and some rocks to put up a little house . No problem, right?" commanded Garen .

"No problem . "

Every one of these people were outdoor survival powerhouses . In the radiation belt, these were vital survival skills . Moreover, they had brought electric saws and drills and other similar tools to increase their work speed and make it more convenient this time . They were more efficient than usual .

The four adults including f.a.n.n.y began to come down . They held the handles together and prepared to set up the simple house .

The electric saw, cutting apparatus, and motor-driven excavator were taken down from the Flying s.h.i.+p . East Perrin quickly and efficiently removed the motor equipment from the back of the Flying s.h.i.+p . Although it was not very powerful and could not compare to a Mech's power furnace because the Flying s.h.i.+p had its own power furnace, as long as they added some energy batteries, they would be able to modify it into a device for the automatic doors to open and close .

As for building the house, they tore down the things in the Flying s.h.i.+p that could be used . Next, they used means such as welding screws together and connecting them together . Less than half an hour later, with the help of the four adults and two children, a large triangle tent near the lake was pitched . It had an extremely simple structure that only composed of three large metal boards that were welded together to form a pyramid . Inside, a few pieces of the Flying s.h.i.+p's skeleton was fixed in the middle while a little door was cut open on the side . After adding a simple lock and chain clasp, everything was done .

Everyone piled the cotton-padded quilts and other similar items that they had brought with them into the tent . Next, they fixed the corners and remaining bits of the tent into the ground .

"The stones here are so hard!"

While holding the electric drill and painstakingly drilling for a long time, the middle-aged woman furrowed her eyebrows and said, "I've changed the drill tip of the electric drill three times but I've only managed to make a few holes . "

"Isn't it better if it's hard?" Garen nodded and said, "That way, the Predators can't charge up here easily . "

He grabbed a piece of metal single-handedly and smashed it by the side of the entrance to the pa.s.sage violently . Next, the male youth who had defied him previously took a tool and welded this metal piece in a fixed position at the edge of the pa.s.sage .

The entire Flying s.h.i.+p that was over ten meters long was quickly dismantled to near completion . Only three parts of the s.h.i.+p's skeleton remained inside .

Meanwhile, a pointed large metal tent that was seven to eight meters wide was built on the flat ground of the mountaintop . It would be sufficient for the people here to go in and s.h.i.+eld themselves from the sun and rain .

The corners of the tent were fixed by melting the metal there . Coupled with the thick palm-sized nails that were nailed to the ground deeply, it was clear that the tent was extremely stable .

"What do we do with this anti-gravity engine?" East Perrin held a dark motor-like little object and walked over .

Garen glanced at this thing .

"We can use it to bear loads . We might be able to use it when we're transporting items . Put it aside first and make sure to maintain it properly . "

"Speaking of that, we're almost out of maintenance oil," said East Perrin helplessly .

Garen nodded to indicate that he understood .

"We'll talk about this another time . I'll go look for a somewhere to place my Biochemical Pool . "

East Perrin nodded and turned around before looking for something else to do .

Garen picked up the flesh ball that was once his Biochemical Pool and walked up to another stretch of flat ground on the mountaintop . He crouched down and stuck his palm closely against the ground .

The cool stones were hard to the touch . He moved slightly before the Blue Strands flowed out of his palm swiftly and silently . The strands began to devour the stones on the ground madly .

In theory, the h.e.l.lfrost Peac.o.c.k could devour all things . However, it devoured certain things at slower speeds .

Garen felt it carefully . The h.e.l.lfrost Peac.o.c.k's rate of devouring the black stones on this mountain was not slow . Moreover, during the devouring process, bouts of strange energy surged through his body faintly . After being refined by the h.e.l.lfrost Peac.o.c.k Technique, this energy was able to fuse with his Living Secret Technique slowly . He was unsure of the exact nature of this energy but knew that it was not part of the Blue Strands . However, it's purity level seemed very high because it was able to exist independently within the h.e.l.lfrost Peac.o.c.k Technique .

"I don't know the functions of this thing," Garen knitted his eyebrows together and relaxed his palm . However, he was surprised when he realized that he had corroded a large deep black hole on the ground after a short amount of time . When he looked down into it from above, it seemed at least one meter deep .

"This is a good way to build a house . " He thought of this point suddenly .

He decided to just press both of his hands close to the ground .

Seemingly countless Blue Strands from his Living Secret Technique flowed into the stone on the ground . It began to consume this stone greedily .

As time pa.s.sed, a gigantic underground hole gradually formed on the mountain floor . Moreover, by following Garen's calculations, the strands had accurately built a hollow underground structure that resembled a gigantic underground base . It extended all the way to the edge of the lake and stopped below everyone's feet .

The hollow underground s.p.a.ce was divided into three levels . The top level was where everyone would live and make decisions . The living s.p.a.ce was on the right while the meeting room for decision making was on the left . Below them was a large s.p.a.ce in the middle that Garen had not decided a use for yet . The s.p.a.ce was ten meters high and lowest level was an area that he had left for himself to arrange the Biochemical Pool and do experiments .

After opening a door upstairs, Garen jumped inside at once . The Living Secret Technique's digging speed amazed Garen himself as well . Within less than an hour, it had dug a huge s.p.a.ce underground that was enough to accommodate hundreds of people .

He began to quickly build a flight of stairs and make other arrangements inside . He also made a ventilation channel that led outside to ensure that there was air circulation .

Garen only stopped after being busy for more than an hour . He emerged from the underground again and walked up the flight of stone stairs that he had built . Garen saw that a few people had gathered around the entrance outside, including East Perrin and a few others that were glancing at him suspiciously .

"I used special means to dig a hole . We can probably stay here safely for a while," Garen shrugged . "Don't look at me that way . I merely used certain corrosive abilities to excavate a hole quickly . If I had used the tools and brute force, I don't think I could dig such a good underground s.p.a.ce even after a few months . "

"Mr . Garen is simply… He's simply…" Both of the children were too amazed to speak .

"The means of Energy Machinists are not something that we can imagine . " Malone was the first one to explain . He used this time to inform the others that Garen was an Energy Machinist . This career was extremely mysterious and powerful in the eyes of most people . Currently, Garen had become even more omnipotent to them…

When they realized that he was a mysteriously powerful Energy Machinist, the little group nodded in a slightly relieved manner .

"If you could actually build such a good place, why did you make us dismantle steel boards outside earlier?" quietly muttered East Perrin somewhat bitterly while glaring at Garen .

"Alright, let's move the things inside now," Garen clapped his hands . "The task of preparing meals will be handed to you as well . I'm going to arrange the defenses . "

He did not bother with the arrangements that the others would make . He needed to arrange his Biochemical Pool immediately and start nurturing Big Wild Wolves . Otherwise, since there were only a few people here, trouble would definitely ensue if they encountered Predators .

He ran to the bottom level quickly . After setting up a few more ventilation pa.s.sages only then did Garen give up on the other tasks so that he could dig a hole to position his Biochemical Pool . He threw the ball inside and watched as it expanded into a little circular pond automatically . After that, he followed the steps to handle his materials and mixed the Biochemical Fluid properly before pouring it into a few Predator corpses that had been prepared earlier .

Garen had not expected that the Predators would replace the flesh of the mutated beasts that were used as the Biochemical Pool's nurturing material . The effects were extraordinarily excellent as well . It seemed as though it was abundant in nutrients .

The pool water quickly turned into a dark red color that resembled dead blood cells . Moreover, the water in the middle of the pool tossed about continuously .

Garen knelt beside the Biochemical Pool . Countless strands of his Energy Machinist Willpower burrowed into the Biochemical Pool before an invisible panel that could be seen by no one else except himself appeared before his eyes .

The current state of the Biochemical Pool was displayed clearly there . This was a control panel that was embedded in the Energy Machine Imprint . Once it had integrated with the Biochemical Pool, he could monitor its state any time .

The model of a black Big Wild Wolf was displayed on the panel .

'Big Wild Wolf: Speed 1, Defense 0 . 5, Vitality Restoration 0 . 5, Destructive Power 1, No Additional Abilities . '

This was the Wild Wolf Imprint template that was usually produced by Energy Machinists that used Biochemical Pools . However, as Garen's Willpower continuously manipulated and nurtured the characteristics of the Biochemical Pool, some of his Willpower had slowly seeped into the Wild Wolf embryos in the Biochemical Pool .

Slight changes appeared in the data on the panel .

'Big Wild Wolf: Speed 1+1, Defense 0 . 5+1, Vitality Restoration 0 . 5, Destructive Power 1 . Additional Effects: Level Two NIS Willpower has been strengthened (Speed +1, Basic Defense +1)'

. . . . Garen walked out of the Flying s.h.i.+p . He reached his hand out to grasp the edge of the door frame at the exit of the Flying s.h.i.+p . He could feel a strong burning sensation from the radiation that was coming towards his face and body . This sensation was trying to enter his body through his breathing . The radiation levels were truly high and the Flying s.h.i.+ps anti-radiation panels would not be able to withstand it for much longer . Judgments stirred in his mind . He walked along the mountaintop towards the edge of the lake where the water was sky-blue like a large pure blue gemstone . Small ripples stirred across the surface of the lake when the wind blew past . When they saw Garen walking over, a few tiny fishes swam over in his direction curiously . They poked their little mouths above the surface of the water in a peculiar manner that he could not understand . Garen felt the air carefully and noticed that the temperature here was about twenty degrees warmer . It was slightly hot and more humid . The water vapor was probably being evaporated from the lake . If the issue of high radiation levels was not a problem, this would be a very good place to live . Garen crouched down and picked up a small, broken stone and then gently threw it into the water . A plop could be heard before one of the tiny fishes in the water was struck by the stone . It floated up before strands of blue blood dissipated . The other fishes dispersed quickly . Garen reached into the water and picked up the dead body of the tiny fish . He sniffed it before putting it into his mouth and gently biting a piece of the fishs flesh . He chewed it carefully and slowly . It tasted slightly salty and somewhat fishy but the radiation levels was not too strong . Its edible . Moreover, the salt content has lessened, so it shouldnt be poisonous, Garen nodded before standing up . He started to wander around the entire mountaintop which was a wide and flat area that had a diameter of over two hundred meters . Although it was not extremely smooth, it was still a very suitable place for these few people to live . . . This was the safest spot because the only path to the mountaintop was located in a narrow entrance near the edge . That place resembled a tunnel that led all the way down to the foot of the mountain . As long as they defended it properly, they would be able to completely block off the pa.s.sage up the mountain . The other pa.s.sengers on the Flying s.h.i.+p had alighted the vehicle one by one . They sized up their surrounding environments . When they discovered that the tiny fishes in the lake were edible, everyone else relaxed as well . Theres water and a small amount of food here . We could definitely breed these edible tiny fishes manually, said Malone immediately when he saw the scenery in front of him . How many more days will our food supply last us? Garen turned around and asked . About a week . Although half of it was taken away, we dont have that many people left now since many of us died . Therefore, if we ration it out equally, we still have a lot of food left, answered East Perrin in low spirits . Get ready to tear down the Flying s.h.i.+p . Block off this pa.s.sage completely and use it to make a door that can be opened and closed . Next, use parts of the metal and some rocks to put up a little house . No problem, right? commanded Garen . No problem . Every one of these people were outdoor survival powerhouses . In the radiation belt, these were vital survival skills . Moreover, they had brought electric saws and drills and other similar tools to increase their work speed and make it more convenient this time . They were more efficient than usual . The four adults including f.a.n.n.y began to come down . They held the handles together and prepared to set up the simple house . The electric saw, cutting apparatus, and motor-driven excavator were taken down from the Flying s.h.i.+p . East Perrin quickly and efficiently removed the motor equipment from the back of the Flying s.h.i.+p . Although it was not very powerful and could not compare to a Mechs power furnace because the Flying s.h.i.+p had its own power furnace, as long as they added some energy batteries, they would be able to modify it into a device for the automatic doors to open and close . As for building the house, they tore down the things in the Flying s.h.i.+p that could be used . Next, they used means such as welding screws together and connecting them together . Less than half an hour later, with the help of the four adults and two children, a large triangle tent near the lake was pitched . It had an extremely simple structure that only composed of three large metal boards that were welded together to form a pyramid . Inside, a few pieces of the Flying s.h.i.+ps skeleton was fixed in the middle while a little door was cut open on the side . After adding a simple lock and chain clasp, everything was done . Everyone piled the cotton-padded quilts and other similar items that they had brought with them into the tent . Next, they fixed the corners and remaining bits of the tent into the ground . The stones here are so hard! While holding the electric drill and painstakingly drilling for a long time, the middle-aged woman furrowed her eyebrows and said, Ive changed the drill tip of the electric drill three times but Ive only managed to make a few holes . . . . . Isnt it better if its hard? Garen nodded and said, That way, the Predators cant charge up here easily . He grabbed a piece of metal single-handedly and smashed it by the side of the entrance to the pa.s.sage violently . Next, the male youth who had defied him previously took a tool and welded this metal piece in a fixed position at the edge of the pa.s.sage . The entire Flying s.h.i.+p that was over ten meters long was quickly dismantled to near completion . Only three parts of the s.h.i.+ps skeleton remained inside . Meanwhile, a pointed large metal tent that was seven to eight meters wide was built on the flat ground of the mountaintop . It would be sufficient for the people here to go in and s.h.i.+eld themselves from the sun and rain . The corners of the tent were fixed by melting the metal there . Coupled with the thick palm-sized nails that were nailed to the ground deeply, it was clear that the tent was extremely stable . What do we do with this anti-gravity engine? East Perrin held a dark motor-like little object and walked over . Garen glanced at this thing . We can use it to bear loads . We might be able to use it when were transporting items . Put it aside first and make sure to maintain it properly . Speaking of that, were almost out of maintenance oil, said East Perrin helplessly . Garen nodded to indicate that he understood . Well talk about this another time . Ill go look for a somewhere to place my Biochemical Pool . East Perrin nodded and turned around before looking for something else to do . Garen picked up the flesh ball that was once his Biochemical Pool and walked up to another stretch of flat ground on the mountaintop . He crouched down and stuck his palm closely against the ground . The cool stones were hard to the touch . He moved slightly before the Blue Strands flowed out of his palm swiftly and silently . The strands began to devour the stones on the ground madly . In theory, the h.e.l.lfrost Peac.o.c.k could devour all things . However, it devoured certain things at slower speeds . Garen felt it carefully . The h.e.l.lfrost Peac.o.c.ks rate of devouring the black stones on this mountain was not slow . Moreover, during the devouring process, bouts of strange energy surged through his body faintly . After being refined by the h.e.l.lfrost Peac.o.c.k Technique, this energy was able to fuse with his Living Secret Technique slowly . He was unsure of the exact nature of this energy but knew that it was not part of the Blue Strands . However, its purity level seemed very high because it was able to exist independently within the h.e.l.lfrost Peac.o.c.k Technique . I dont know the functions of this thing, Garen knitted his eyebrows together and relaxed his palm . However, he was surprised when he realized that he had corroded a large deep black hole on the ground after a short amount of time . When he looked down into it from above, it seemed at least one meter deep . This is a good way to build a house . He thought of this point suddenly . He decided to just press both of his hands close to the ground . Seemingly countless Blue Strands from his Living Secret Technique flowed into the stone on the ground . It began to consume this stone greedily . As time pa.s.sed, a gigantic underground hole gradually formed on the mountain floor . Moreover, by following Garens calculations, the strands had accurately built a hollow underground structure that resembled a gigantic underground base . It extended all the way to the edge of the lake and stopped below everyones feet . The hollow underground s.p.a.ce was divided into three levels . The top level was where everyone would live and make decisions . The living s.p.a.ce was on the right while the meeting room for decision making was on the left . Below them was a large s.p.a.ce in the middle that Garen had not decided a use for yet . The s.p.a.ce was ten meters high and lowest level was an area that he had left for himself to arrange the Biochemical Pool and do experiments . After opening a door upstairs, Garen jumped inside at once . The Living Secret Techniques digging speed amazed Garen himself as well . Within less than an hour, it had dug a huge s.p.a.ce underground that was enough to accommodate hundreds of people . He began to quickly build a flight of stairs and make other arrangements inside . He also made a ventilation channel that led outside to ensure that there was air circulation . Garen only stopped after being busy for more than an hour . He emerged from the underground again and walked up the flight of stone stairs that he had built . Garen saw that a few people had gathered around the entrance outside, including East Perrin and a few others that were glancing at him suspiciously . I used special means to dig a hole . We can probably stay here safely for a while, Garen shrugged . Dont look at me that way . I merely used certain corrosive abilities to excavate a hole quickly . If I had used the tools and brute force, I dont think I could dig such a good underground s.p.a.ce even after a few months . Mr . Garen is simply… Hes simply… Both of the children were too amazed to speak . The means of Energy Machinists are not something that we can imagine . Malone was the first one to explain . He used this time to inform the others that Garen was an Energy Machinist . This career was extremely mysterious and powerful in the eyes of most people . Currently, Garen had become even more omnipotent to them… When they realized that he was a mysteriously powerful Energy Machinist, the little group nodded in a slightly relieved manner . If you could actually build such a good place, why did you make us dismantle steel boards outside earlier? quietly muttered East Perrin somewhat bitterly while glaring at Garen . Alright, lets move the things inside now, Garen clapped his hands . The task of preparing meals will be handed to you as well . Im going to arrange the defenses . He did not bother with the arrangements that the others would make . He needed to arrange his Biochemical Pool immediately and start nurturing Big Wild Wolves . Otherwise, since there were only a few people here, trouble would definitely ensue if they encountered Predators . He ran to the bottom level quickly . After setting up a few more ventilation pa.s.sages only then did Garen give up on the other tasks so that he could dig a hole to position his Biochemical Pool . He threw the ball inside and watched as it expanded into a little circular pond automatically . After that, he followed the steps to handle his materials and mixed the Biochemical Fluid properly before pouring it into a few Predator corpses that had been prepared earlier . Garen had not expected that the Predators would replace the flesh of the mutated beasts that were used as the Biochemical Pools nurturing material . The effects were extraordinarily excellent as well . It seemed as though it was abundant in nutrients . The pool water quickly turned into a dark red color that resembled dead blood cells . Moreover, the water in the middle of the pool tossed about continuously . Garen knelt beside the Biochemical Pool . Countless strands of his Energy Machinist Willpower burrowed into the Biochemical Pool before an invisible panel that could be seen by no one else except himself appeared before his eyes . The current state of the Biochemical Pool was displayed clearly there . This was a control panel that was embedded in the Energy Machine Imprint . Once it had integrated with the Biochemical Pool, he could monitor its state any time . The model of a black Big Wild Wolf was displayed on the panel . Big Wild Wolf: Speed 1, Defense 0 . 5, Vitality Restoration 0 . 5, Destructive Power 1, No Additional Abilities . This was the Wild Wolf Imprint template that was usually produced by Energy Machinists that used Biochemical Pools . However, as Garens Willpower continuously manipulated and nurtured the characteristics of the Biochemical Pool, some of his Willpower had slowly seeped into the Wild Wolf embryos in the Biochemical Pool . Slight changes appeared in the data on the panel . Big Wild Wolf: Speed 1+1, Defense 0 . 5+1, Vitality Restoration 0 . 5, Destructive Power 1 . Additional Effects: Level Two NIS Willpower has been strengthened (Speed +1, Basic Defense +1)