Chapter 411 - 211: Sister Yurou, Energy Form, Full Support

Chapter 411: Chapter 211: Sister Yurou, Energy Form, Full Support

"Zhang Yurou?"

Lin Feng paused.

Two months apart felt like years. Memories and images of his sister-in-law slowly surfaced in Lin Feng’s mind.

After seeing her off at Hai City University, they had only kept in touch by phone. Later, as Lin Feng got busy fighting Zergs and upgrading on the front lines, he had handed off his phone correspondence to Chen Yanyan.

When the defensive battle at Wu City failed with the breach of the first line of defense, the Federation abandoned its strategy of resistance in the South. The subsequent retreat of the Thirteenth Division, which had lost its logistical supply lines, also led to the collapse of Jiangnan Province’s communication infrastructure.

With no network signal, Lin Feng lost all means of contacting Sister Yurou.

Aside from using a special dedicated line to contact fixed communication points in the rear, like when he spoke with Hu Fei, Lin Feng and his people could only establish a communication network with a range of just under a hundred kilometers.

For instance, over the two-hundred-kilometer distance from Jin City to Wu City, they could barely make a call if they were near the base station in the camp.

To contact Sister Yurou, they would have had to set up a base station with a power supply every ten or twenty kilometers across the thousand-plus kilometer stretch from Northwest China to Jiangnan Province. The exorbitant cost of such a project made it obviously impossible.

Now, hearing news of Sister Yurou again from visitors from the rear, Lin Feng nodded after a moment of surprise and asked:

"How is Yurou doing in this... Federation Steel United Group?"

Although Zhang Yurou was, in a very real sense, his first woman, that didn’t mean he would sacrifice the base’s interests just to win her favor.

As the City Lord of Jin City Base and the leader of the Salvation Army, Lin Feng had far too much to consider.

Although he had painstakingly established the base and assembled his army to aid his own upgrades, this exchange also meant he was responsible for their lives.

Therefore, by comparison, the needs of his personal feelings had become a secondary priority.

Especially since, during the most difficult times, the person by Lin Feng’s side had been Chen Yanyan.

And a person’s heart matures with experience.

So when Chen Yanyan heard Lin Feng ask this, she understood his attitude.

It was now highly unlikely that the representative from the Steel United Group could use the connection to Sister-in-law Yurou to gain any exceptional benefits beyond a fair exchange.

However, given their past relationship, offering some preferential treatment while deepening their cooperation would still be acceptable.

This was the response Lin Feng had chosen to present.

Understanding this implication, Chen Yanyan replied directly:

"Sister Yurou has become the Executive President of the Steel United Group. Her secretary is among the representatives they sent this time."

"Based on their private conversations with Han Yuxin, they intend to take the vast majority of the three thousand four hundred Black Spine Living Zergs. In addition to the weapons, ammunition, and food we need, they will also provide two light weapons production lines, as well as several thousand tons of steel and the accompanying gunpowder."

"As for heavy weapons, like large-caliber mortars, grenade cannons, and so on, they hope to trade for them with Tier Two Zerg Eggs."

"Also, that president’s secretary approached me and said she wants to meet with you in person. I suspect she’s carrying a personal message and a separate proposal from Sister Yurou."

Lin Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Evidently, Zhang Yurou’s current power and influence far exceeded his expectations. Only as equals could they have more extensive cooperation and further contact.

But Lin Feng knew that her meteoric rise was also closely related to him.

Back at the very beginning of the apocalypse, Lin Feng had given the precious Red Profound Armor to Zhang Yurou. With her background in the heavy steel industry, she was quickly able to disassemble and analyze the Red Shield Armor. From there, they could use the back armor material from Red-Armored Beetles to mass-produce Red Armor.

In the early days of the apocalypse, this close combat armor, capable of withstanding a strike from a Tier One Black Spine Zerg, was no less valuable than the Tier Two Zerg Eggs Lin Feng controlled now.

Relying on this technology was enough for the Wugang Group, where Zhang Yurou worked, to seize the initiative and gain significant influence, allowing them to consolidate their position and make a great leap forward.

That was why, less than half a month later, frontline soldiers began to be equipped en masse with Red Armor, which was adapted from the Red Shield Armor.

However, now that Zhang Yurou sat on the president’s throne of the Steel United Group, whether she would still fully support Lin Feng as she had once promised...

No one could say for sure.

But Lin Feng was certain of one thing...

Both sides needed something from the other, which would make it easier to establish a transaction based on mutual trust compared to other factions.

After listening to Chen Yanyan’s briefing, Lin Feng nodded.

"Arrange for me to meet her tonight. The banquet today will proceed as planned, but I still won’t make an appearance. Instead, have Liu Yi, Shen Jie, and the other Battle Group Leaders show them the cutting-edge power of the Salvation Army."

"After the banquet, you can arrange my meeting with the secretary openly. Give the representatives from the other factions a sense of urgency."

"Right, remember to keep the underground dedicated line operational. We need to ensure communications are stable for the next few days so they can report the situation here back to their superiors."

After speaking, Lin Feng walked to the kitchen in the living quarters of the Dreadnought Battleship, took a bottle of fresh Organic Nutrient Liquid from the freezer, and chugged it down in big gulps.

After stepping into Tier Three, even at the very beginning of early Lv30, his physical energy consumption was several times greater than it had been at Tier Two Peak.

Since completing his advancement, Lin Feng had only used a sliver of his internal energy when he retrieved the Golden Neck Guard from the Mother Empress’s corpse. The rest of the time, he had essentially remained in a dormant state to minimize energy consumption.

But even so, after two days and one night, Lin Feng’s condition had still declined. He could clearly feel his cells crying out, craving energy.