Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1585: Standing Ready

Zhang Yi's heart was still filled with anxiety at this moment.

Not because he knew how powerful the Mist Valley on Star Island was, quite the opposite, it was because he had no idea just how strong that force truly was.

He was an extremely cautious man, and in this situation, he could only prepare for the worst-case scenario.

So, after the meeting concluded, he directly summoned everyone in the shelter and assigned them a series of tasks.

"Tianshui City may very well suffer a terrifying attack on some day in the future!"

"I don't know when that day will come, it could be a year from now, or it could be tomorrow. So from this moment on, no one is allowed to slack off!"

"We must do everything in our power to make thorough preparations to deal with any possible attack!"

As Zhang Yi said these words, his eyes were fixed on Fatty Xu.

He was holding a game console, planning to find a corner of the sofa to play games with Li Yangyang like he did at every other meeting.

Dazzled by Zhang Yi's fierce glare, Fatty Xu opened his mouth, then quickly put down his phone.

"Don't worry, boss, I know what matters most! Whatever you need me to do, I'll do it right!"

Zhang Yi nodded: "That's the spirit! Now you're talking!"

Zhang Yi called over Lu Keran: "The most important thing right now is forging the Heaven-tier weaponry. The Tianshui City Cannons already possess incredibly formidable destructive power, a full-powered strike is no less than the attack of a Black Chariot-tier Transcendent! Although it has the drawbacks of being hard to move and having a long charge time, it's extremely effective when combined with my surprise attacks."

"However, I need an even more powerful weapon system! Preferably a city-defense weapon system that can work in tandem with me!"

"Furthermore, we need to step up our use of the Barrier Stone. It has an excellent suppressing effect against supernatural powers."

Speaking to this point, Zhang Yi looked at Lu Keran like she was a precious treasure: "And looking at the world today, only you have the ability to replicate the Barrier Stone. This will become one of our greatest trump cards!"

The Barrier Stone was produced in the Nash Kingdom, and no one understood how it was manufactured.

Back when they entered the Nash Kingdom, several factions each took away a portion of the Barrier Stone fragments.

But by the time they finished researching it and produced similar materials, it would take forever.

Only Lu Keran, using her [Divine Mechanism Manipulation] ability, could directly analyze the material composition of the Barrier Stone and replicate its production using existing raw materials.

Lu Keran nodded vigorously: "Brother, during this period I'll accelerate the production of the Barrier Stone and work hard to forge an even more powerful weapon system!"

"To protect all of Tianshui City..." (and brother too) she thought to herself.

"Even if I have to go without sleep or rest during this time, I'll get these done!"

Lu Keran looked at Zhou Ke'er, "Sister Zhou, I'll need your help with this!"

Zhou Ke'er's ability could indeed stimulate her cell activity, allowing Lu Keran to go without sleep or rest for extended periods.

Zhou Ke'er furrowed her brows slightly: "Keran, even though physical fatigue can be alleviated, mental exhaustion cannot be relieved."

Lu Keran flashed a brilliant smile, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth.

"Don't worry, I've always got what it takes!"

She put up a thumb, and her confident smile let everyone see her determination.

Zhang Yi originally couldn't bear to make this young woman, just barely over twenty, work so hard.

But at this moment, unknown crises could descend at any time. No one could afford to slack off.

Otherwise, Tianshui City would face utter catastrophe!

Zhang Yi continued assigning tasks: "Everyone else, coordinate fully, do your best, and build the Tianshui Fortress as quickly as possible!"

"However, while we work hard, there's no need to worry too much. The worst-case scenario is that I take all of you and evacuate Tianshui City."

Now that Zhang Yi's ability index had reached an astonishing 25,000 points, and he was situated in Tianshui City, his home base.

If he was determined to flee, unless it was a high-tier space-type Transcendent, or an existence whose power far exceeded his own, there was virtually nothing that could restrain him.

At the very least, based on Zhang Yi's impression of the Gatekeeper of the Underworld, although that guy's strength was incredibly formidable, his pursuit capabilities might not necessarily be strong.

If it came to that, Zhang Yi had one rather questionable trick for escaping.

That was to forcibly seize control of the Love of Death and drag all six major regions of the Huaxu Nation into the mess!

Although this kind of move was morally dubious, if pushed into a corner with no other choice, he wouldn't be able to worry about that.

In the following period, everyone became busy.

Zhang Yi even used Tianshui City's satellite authority to designate the entire five-hundred-kilometer radius around Tianshui City as a key surveillance area, ensuring that any sign of trouble would reach his ears.

Then came the booming, even round-the-clock, massive infrastructure construction project.

But over the next period of time.

Tianshui City remained calm and peaceful, nothing happened at all.

A month passed quickly, and Zhang Yi lived in a state of constant tension every day.

It got to the point where he had to call Zhou Ke'er over every night to give him a full-body muscle massage to relax his body and mind.

People from other major regions paid no attention to this matter, after all, everything that had happened during this period came solely from Zhang Yi's mouth.

Perhaps the so-called invasion by the mysterious civilization of the Mist Valley on Star Island was just Zhang Yi's personal delusion.

After all, in the eyes of others, Zhang Yi had always been the type to make a mountain out of a molehill.

Even if something really did happen, Tianshui City would be the first to suffer, so there was no need for them to worry too much.

...

Located in the sea thousands of kilometers southeast of the Huaxu Nation.

For two years now, this area had been shrouded in dense gray fog, and within the sea region, no living creature dared to approach easily.

The fish in the nearby waters had long since died off.

With Star Island at its center, a life-dead zone with a radius of five hundred kilometers had formed.

Viewed from space, it appeared as a perfectly standard circular area.

And from the battle at Star Island back then until today, the warships of the East China Sea Major Region and the Colombia Ocean Fleet patrolled the perimeter every single day.

In their eyes, it was both a mysterious life-dead zone and simultaneously a massive treasure trove.

Awe and greed drove them to constantly find ways to break through the mysteries of the Mist Valley on Star Island and claim the treasures within.

The view descended from the sky, rapidly piercing through the enormous abyss and tens of thousands of meters of rock and soil. Continuing further down, it suddenly opened up into a vast and expansive world.

Above the cliff walls stretched a dome spanning immense distances, its surface covered in deep blue and purple ores, with silk-like clouds of mist wafting through the air. Within the mist, those dark ores shimmered with light, scattered like specks of stardust, resembling the Milky Way.

The sky above was nothing but useless, dying stars.

Beneath the dome, atop a sheer cliff towering a thousand meters high, sat a strange figure covered entirely in black armor, with a long tail extending behind him.

He raised his head, gazing up at the heavens, when suddenly he let out a deafening roar!