The Last Commander of the Red Alert

Chapter 374: System Upgrade

What could one get in exchange for a warship?

Su Chen is here to tell you, a permanent right of residence!

That's right, Su Chen managed to secure ownership of a warship with a seemingly insubstantial reputation.

Originally, Su Chen hadn't intended to let these people reside permanently here. He had been planning for phased residency. However, a warship immediately bypassed all these troubles.

Even if Lisa was unhappy about it, she had no choice. After all, they were in a weak position and had to comply with Su Chen's demands.

In essence, this wasn't much different from outright seizing it.

Lisa quickly facilitated the handover, surrendering all control of the warship to Su Chen. Su Chen, however, didn't fully trust Lisa. He had Yun Ru inspect it to confirm that the warship was now under his complete control.

"Congratulations, Master, on taking the first step of embarking on the journey through the universe and owning your own warship. The System is beginning its upgrade. After the upgrade, new functions will be available. This upgrade will take 7 days." After speaking, the System fell silent, ignoring Su Chen's attempts to get a response.

This was the first time the System was upgrading, and Su Chen was quite eager to see what new functions it would have after the upgrade.

Now that he had a warship, Su Chen's next task was to have Yun Ru and the others research the warship thoroughly. Within a month, they needed to fully comprehend all the ship's technology. With their progress, it was indeed possible for them to master the ship's technology within a month.

After all, the combat experimentation lab had a buff that increased efficiency, so it would be strange if their progress wasn't rapid.

Mutants and Mutant Beasts had become subordinate races to Humans. In the wilderness, when encountering Humans, they had to ensure their safety. If Humans encountered trouble, they would also suffer.

Of course, Humans couldn't arbitrarily kill Mutant Beasts and Mutants, unless in special circumstances.

Mutants weren't of much use to Humans. Their primary value was the Energy Crystals within them. However, with Su Chen's help, Humans had developed the technology to create synthetic Energy Crystals. Combined with the Energy Conversion Devices sold by Red Flag, the demand for Energy Crystals among Humans had diminished.

But some riskier tasks were still assigned to Mutants, especially those lacking intelligence.

Mutants with intelligence began interacting with Humans. Initially, the two sides were quite aloof, but gradually, with the help of Spy Number One and Spy Number Three, Mutants and Humans began formal interactions and cooperation.

Naturally, Humans were in the dominant position, and Mutants became secondary.

Among Mutant Beasts, after Dahua became the Beast Emperor, all Mutant Beasts were under its leadership. As long as Dahua issued orders, no Mutant Beast dared to defy.

Humans couldn't recklessly hunt Mutant Beasts, but some Mutant Beasts that had been captured didn't fall under that restriction. These Mutant Beasts would later be domesticated as livestock similar to pre-Apocalypse times, providing Humans with various types of meat.

To prevent the proliferation of Mutant Beasts, there were two months each year designated as Hunting Months for Humans. During this time, they could hunt Mutant Beasts.

However, rules were in place. Transcendents of Seventh Order or higher couldn't participate, and Humans were only allowed to kill Mutant Beasts of Sixth Order or lower. Mutant Beasts of Sixth Order or higher weren't allowed to attack Humans, and so on. Violators would be severely punished!

As for Mutant Beasts in the oceans, they could be hunted without restriction. There was no limitation.

The number of Mutant Beasts in the oceans far exceeded those on land, and they would never be hunted to extinction. This instantly attracted many Transcendents to embark on oceanic adventures.

After all, as long as they killed a special oceanic Mutant Beast, they could fetch a high price!

For a time, the ocean became a treasure trove for Humans.

Of course, not just anyone could venture into the sea. Certain verifications were necessary, such as whether they had left any children behind. With the current population being low, every life was precious.

Su Chen, on the other hand, had spent the past seven days in an unabashedly blissful state with Leng Yuwei, continuing until the eighth day when the System's voice rang out.

"Master, Red Alert system version 4.0 is at your service."

"You've finally finished updating. Quickly, tell me, what new functions do you have?"

The System was Su Chen's most powerful and only external tool. Naturally, he couldn't afford to be indifferent.

"After seven days of updating, the System has added four new functions."

"First, the addition of Red Alert versions 4 and 5, ensuring a smooth path for your future advancement, Master."

"Second, the introduction of a brand-new civilian version. Moreover, these civilian versions can be drawn through lotteries, with a very low probability of obtaining special Weapons or super soldiers."

"Third, the introduction of a feature for ten consecutive draws. There is an extremely low chance of drawing Weapons or soldiers that exceed the current version. Special note: the trigger for ten consecutive draws is random and cannot be manually initiated by the Master."

"Fourth, the addition of the Red Alert mod. If the Master is unsatisfied with the current strength of soldiers and Weapons, the Master can set up and construct soldiers and Weapons according to their own preferences. Everything depends on the Master's mood. A special reminder, newly created Red Alert units through this method have a certain probability of failure based on the reality level set by the Master."

Seeing the System's prompts, Su Chen felt a rush of breathlessness. This surprise had come too suddenly. (To be continued...)

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