"Don’t worry. The surgery has a 99% success rate, so its safety is absolutely guaranteed. After becoming a Genetic Warrior, you’ll receive a 100% bonus to your Physique Attribute. This means a Tier Two Early Stage Awakener with a Physical Enhancement Superpower can instantly reach the strength of someone in the Tier Two Middle Stage."
"However, everything comes with a price."
"Genetic Warriors are susceptible to future defects like mental instability and developing Zerg-like limbs, just as Battle Group Leader Shen Jie was before. But we now have ways to purify that contamination."
"In any case, you can consult Battle Group Leader Shen Jie for the specific details. This isn’t mandatory; it’s just one of the shortcuts to becoming stronger. Let your team members decide for themselves."
"In the future, as long as these Genetic Warriors can overcome the initial hardships, they can become as powerful as Battle Group Leader Shen Jie, strong enough to hold their own."
"Alright, go inform everyone."
With that, Lin Feng stood up and left the meeting room.
He then found Chen Yanyan and Li Ran to inform them of his travel plans for the next day, asking them to arrange the follow-up training schedule.
"Shen Jie will stay behind. Besides me, he’s the only one who can handle a swarm of the Tier Two Zerg Race, especially Samurai Hunter Zergs. I’m worried the Hai City Mother Empress will send them to test our defenses or attack the camp. In that situation, we’ll need Shen Jie to step in."
"Don’t worry, I’ll be back by the day after tomorrow at the latest. You don’t need to worry about my safety. Just stay on high alert at all times!"
...
After dinner, Lin Feng began processing the Biological Materials he had collected during the day.
Thousands of pairs of Black Spine Zerg Giant Mandibles could be used to mass-synthesize Lv10 Red Profound Armor. Alternatively, he could use them to equip his base-level Commanders with Lv19 Red Profound Armor, significantly boosting their Defense Power.
Using the remaining hundred-or-so pairs of Tiger Spine Zerg Giant Mandibles, Lin Feng first upgraded his own Flying Tiger Armor to its Full Level:
Flying Tiger Armor Lv29/29, Orange Quality
Durability: 10/10, Defense Power: 1000, Basic Form: Arm Guards, Full Body Armor, Might of the Tiger Zerg (Unconditional)
Mutant Form: Absolute Defense, Blast Scale Armor, Flight Mode, Charge Call, Upgrade Reserve: 16
Tier Jumping Upgrade Condition: Fuse with a Golden Quality Material.
Since he hadn’t added any other materials and was purely using Orange Quality Giant Mandibles, the returns on synthesis diminished with each subsequent upgrade. In the end, only the Basic Defense increased; no new Mutant Forms even appeared.
However, after he reached the Full Level, the Tier Jumping Upgrade Condition revealed the material quality required for the next stage.
Golden Quality Material, corresponding to Tier Three.
Lin Feng was instantly reminded of the golden light that had appeared in Ling Yi’s eyes when he activated his Spiritual Realm ability.
’It seems the Mother Empress must have Tier Three Golden Quality Materials on her.’
If the Tier Two Battle Group performed well enough to drag out the corpse of a High-tier Mother Empress, he might be able to use it to fuse and upgrade his Lv29 Dreadnought Battleship!
However, for the battleship to achieve a Tier Jumping Upgrade, he would still need to find and kill a suitable High-tier Mother Empress.
The Huai City area, north of Jin City, is also dotted with Great Lake Reservoirs. The other three Mother Empresses that invaded Jiangnan Province should all be there.
As Lin Feng synthesized the remaining Orange Giant Mandibles into Lv20 Black Tiger Armor, he pondered the future.
After spending the night with Chen Yanyan...
Early the next morning, he arrived at the plaza to see sixty or seventy Tier Two Awakeners submitting applications. To his surprise, even some Tier Two Battle Group Leaders were among them.
Looking at the two Battle Group Leaders, Lin Feng nodded.
"Let’s move out!"
"Remember to bring the corpses of those Tier Two Tiger Spine Zergs!"
"They’re one of your Genetic Primordials!"