Feng Jun began to try to recall the state he was in when he went mad, attempting to enter that state again.
At first, Feng Jun merely tried to feign anger, but it had no effect.
Li Lu, who was beside him, was amused by Feng Jun's attempt to force anger.
Li Lu reminded him, "Concentrate. My mutation is in my heart, and every time I activate my ability, I need to focus my mind on my heart.
Your mutation should be in your brain; try focusing your attention on your brain."
After Li Lu's reminder, Feng Jun began to try focusing his mind on his brain.
After several attempts, Feng Jun finally re-entered the state of madness he had experienced that day.
Feng Jun's eyeballs turned blood-red, and he felt incredibly hot all over, especially as his blood began to flow faster towards his brain.
However, compared to last time, Feng Jun consciously retained his clear mind this time.
Opening his eyes and looking around, everything seemed exceptionally clear, just covered with a faint blood-red hue.
When Feng Jun focused his vision on a doorknob four meters away, he felt his perspective suddenly zoom in, as if the doorknob was right before his eyes.
Looking at Li Lu beside him, Feng Jun could clearly see Li Lu's chest subtly rising and falling with her breathing, and her blinking eyelids seemed to be in slow motion.
Moreover, at the location of the wound on Li Lu's chest, there was a bright scar; that was where Li Lu's heart had been pierced.
However, this time, he fell out of the state in less than five minutes, followed by even more intense pain throughout his body.
After activating his ability, Feng Jun would enter a vision similar to bullet time.
Moving objects around him would appear abnormally slow in Feng Jun's vision, and after locking onto a target, his vision would zoom in, and his reaction speed would also greatly increase.
However, the most extraordinary point was his ability to see wounds on living organisms, which could also be called weaknesses.
Just now, Feng Jun had carefully examined Li Lu's entire body and found that apart from the wound on her chest, there were no other wounds on her.
The abdomen and chest, which had been scratched by the Sawtooth earlier, had already healed.
Originally, Feng Jun had wanted to have an intimate moment with Li Lu, but the intense pain throughout his body forced him to abandon the idea.
Li Lu naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to tease Feng Jun; she pulled Feng Jun out of bed and made him walk around the room, saying that more activity would help his body adapt quickly to his evolution.
For the next few days, Feng Jun focused on his recovery.
With Li Lu's care, his recovery was naturally twice as fast.
Feng Jun also wasn't idle; he transported the various firearms and Titan Power Armor he had acquired from the underground station to the warehouse in Longmen Town in batches.
This included samples of the strange fungi he had collected in the subway, as well as the bodies of Ape-man and Scale Armor Corpse.
Feng Jun believed that this fungus might have some inhibitory effect on zombies.
After calling Yan Xin, Feng Jun handed him these mushroom samples and instructed him to try researching these fungi to see if a method to restrain zombies could be found.
After receiving the mushrooms, Yan Xin carefully inquired about where they were found and the environment in which they grew.
After a brief thought, he said, "Growing underground, the zombies it parasitizes do not show any desire to attack humans.
This is indeed a direction worth researching.
None of my subordinates are involved in genetic biology, but recruiting a few from within the town shouldn't be difficult.
It's just that the cultivation environment would require a separate underground laboratory, and then we would need to capture zombies for culturing the mycelium."
Feng Jun said, "That's not difficult.
I will inform Song Peng to cooperate with you; just let me know if you need anything."
Feng Jun attached great importance to this matter, even allowing Yan Xin to use the fragments of flesh and blood collected after defeating the Sawtooth last time.
After this, Feng Jun inquired about the progress of the mechanical cats and dogs he had instructed Yan Xin to make.
Yan Xin said, "The design has been initially completed, and I am currently debugging the final data.
I can show you the prototype in two days.
However, are you sure you want to change the power source to a battery design?
The cost of using miniature fusion and fission batteries wouldn't be too high."
Feng Jun shook his head and said, "No need.
Just design it with a battery.
You can design the cat beds and dog beds as charging devices.
Oh, right!
It's best to design a program that allows interaction with the pets and some control via a mobile phone."
Feng Jun took out two mobile phones and handed them to Yan Xin: one Coarse Grain phone and one Fruit phone.
Yan Xin was very puzzled after taking the phones but didn't ask anything further, as a worker only needs to do what the boss tells him.
After explaining some details, Yan Xin left Feng Jun's office.
Although the workload had temporarily increased, Yan Xin stated that it would not delay the delivery date.
After Yan Xin left, Song Peng and Song Zhan came to Feng Jun's office to report on the recent situation.
The outside temperature had already reached -20°C; winter had fully arrived.
However, because Feng Jun had been continuously promoting infrastructure construction, the people of Longmen Town could all enjoy a comfortable winter indoors.
Trade with Huaicheng District had also reached a new level, with Blackwater Merchant Guild's orders suddenly doubling.
This also forced Feng Jun to urgently order a large amount of flour and various canned fruits and meats from the modern world.
However, regarding heavy weapon equipment, Blackwater Merchant Guild still hadn't relented, but they did provide Feng Jun with two light weapon processing production lines, capable of automated production of Bolter, laser guns, and other light weapon ammunition and parts.
"Thanks to the equipment you acquired, Boss, especially those two Titan Power Armor, with these two pieces of equipment, if we settle in Huaicheng District, we can become the sixth major force, on par with Blackwater Merchant Guild," Song Zhan said excitedly.
One hundred and twenty sets of Power Armor, two hundred Gauss Rifle, and one hundred electric weapons, along with matching ammunition and equipment, indeed elevated Feng Jun's military strength by a notch.
However, Feng Jun was still very clear that even with this equipment, it was too early to compare himself with the veteran forces who had been operating in the wasteland for many years; they all had some trump cards up their sleeves.
Thinking of this, Feng Jun looked at Song Peng and asked, "How did you transport the Titan Power Armor back?"
Song Peng smiled and said, "Boss, don't worry, I understand the principle of not flaunting wealth.
Song Peng and I personally drove them, and I arranged for your Imperial Guard to escort them along the way.
We transported them back to our warehouse under the cover of night, and everyone who saw them is absolutely reliable.
I also instructed them to keep quiet."
Only then did Feng Jun feel at ease; Song Peng was indeed more reliable in handling matters.
After all, new equipment needed a certain amount of time to integrate before it could form combat power, and before that, it was the most dangerous time.
Immediately after, Song Peng stated that although trade with Huaicheng District was progressing smoothly, zombie activity was becoming increasingly frequent.
Small groups of zombies frequently attacked transport convoys, and the number of mutated forms mixed within them was gradually increasing.
Considering that Huaicheng District was closer to Shangqing City, it could not be ruled out that future trade might be interrupted due to the impact of a Zombie Tide.
Hearing about the zombies, Feng Jun frowned.
If a Zombie Tide truly occurred, it would undoubtedly be a major test for Longmen Town.
Speaking of the trade with Huaicheng District, Song Zhan couldn't help but say, "The number of zombies has indeed increased.
A few days ago, I was responsible for a handover with Blackwater Merchant Guild, and after delivering the goods to Huaicheng District, I could clearly feel that Huaicheng District's security forces had been strengthened.
The patrolling soldiers had all changed into Power Armor, N1 Tank, and UAV patrol swarms, and even the Xuan Yi helicopters, which they usually wouldn't spare, were flying out.
It seems Huaicheng District already knows something; we should prepare early."
Longmen Town's defensive fortifications had been completed, and a temporary defensive fortification had also been built outside the original city wall, with trenches, barbed wire, and various firepower bunkers and other facilities.
Fighting zombies could not involve special operations or corps-level interspersed combat.
The Zombie Tide had no logistics and no specific commanders, so they could not be collapsed by killing commanders or cutting off logistical supplies.
They knew no fear, only a craving for living flesh and blood.
Therefore, facing a Zombie Tide, defensive positional warfare was the best method.
The survivors around Longmen Town had all been incorporated, except for some bandit and rogue groups unwilling to be assimilated.
Song Peng was also having the various workshops within Longmen Town accelerate the production of ammunition and equipment.
After discussing the important matters, Song Peng suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, Boss, there's news about Chen Jianbin's whereabouts."
"Oh? There's news about him? Where is he?"
Feng Jun was somewhat surprised to hear this name.
He had taken Iron Nail Town from this man and renamed it Longmen Town.
This person could be said to have a deep hatred for him and was Feng Jun's first enemy in the Doomsday.
"In Huaicheng District; it's news from my informant.
It is said that he has gathered a group of people again and is now colluding with the Blood Bell Gang; it seems they have something planned," Song Peng said.
Feng Jun pondered for a moment and said, "Blood Bell Gang?
I remember they came to us last time wanting to discuss grain cooperation.
What kind of gang are they, exactly?"
Song Peng said, "The Blood Bell Gang also started with the slave trade.
After they came last time, we conducted several trades with them, and they basically used slaves for transaction settlements.
However, a few days ago, they suddenly disappeared without a trace and haven't traded with us since.
I originally thought Blackwater Merchant Guild had approached them, but now it seems they have other intentions."
"How strong is the Blood Bell Gang?" Feng Jun asked.
Song Peng said, "Very strong.
Although they can only rank fourth in Huaicheng District, they are definitely a first-class force in the wasteland.
Most of their soldiers are bio-engineered transhumans, with strong combat power and a frenzied nature, and they possess many heavy weapons.
Their leader is named Fang Xinglong, and he is said to be a highly evolved Evolver."
"Am I being targeted?"
Feng Jun immediately instructed Song Peng to continue monitoring the movements of the Blood Bell Gang and Chen Jianbin.
Compared to zombies, human greed was something to be even more wary of.
