Who says a sickly daughter can’t break through the weirdness?

Ha, damn, even such a dangerous entity has appeared, what we have to deal with is really becoming more and more troublesome..."

Meng Jiang's words were like a heavy bomb, instantly igniting everyone's tension.

Shen Qiyin observed last night that those strange beasts seemed to have received a call and were heading towards the front line. At that time, she felt that something must have happened at the front line.

Unexpectedly, the situation is more serious than I imagined!

If what he said is true, I am afraid Huaibei Province will be completely abandoned.

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This picture won't swallow me up, right?

Chapter 144 Upgrade, Titan Falls!

After thinking for a moment, Shen Qinyin whispered something in Xiaoxiang's ear.

The latter nodded and asked Meng Jiang on the radio: "So what are the current arrangements of the military region? Are they planning to completely abandon Huaibei Province?"

"I guess so. Huaibei Province is the second line of defense after the fall of Jinchuan City. It's also used to buy time. If we can stop the Black Tide here, that would be great. If we can't, we can continue to trade space for time and hand it over to the rear."

After a pause, Meng Jiang added mysteriously, "Oh, our technicians and senior researchers are running back and forth all day, and the military district in the capital is also making big moves. I hope they have developed some weapons that can be used to curb the advance of the Black Tide.

Otherwise, with the black tide in the west and the mysterious beast in the east, attacking from both sides, I really don’t know how I’m going to survive.”

Meng Jiang's words did not relieve the psychological pressure on Shen Qinyin and the others. If the other party was not lying, then Huaibei Province would probably be abandoned tomorrow if not today.

Once the military district is completely transferred from the front line, the unrestrained black tide will certainly continue to spread towards the eastern and northern borders of the country, and Huanglin City, located on the southeastern border of Huaibei Province, will inevitably be covered by the black tide.

It seems that we really can't stay in Huanglin City any longer. According to the spread of the Kuroshio Tide, we will either go to a more eastern area or follow the mainstream team and retreat north to the capital.

According to Meng Jiang, in addition to the capital area, another important line of defense is on the outskirts of Lanxiang City, especially the coastal port areas of Lanxiang City, where there have been large-scale military mobilizations in recent days.

It's easy to imagine how terrifying a monster is that can sink a giant ship with a fully loaded displacement of nearly 5 tons.

How should humans deal with monsters of that level?

The ancients always said that there is always a way out when you reach the mountain, but in this desperate situation, Shen Qinyin really can't think of any unexpected turn of events.

My development is still too slow...

The main reason is that time is too tight. From the outbreak of the doomsday to now, I have been facing various huge threats.

Especially the Kuroshio Tide, this thing is simply a dimensionality reduction attack on humans. Under the influence of the Kuroshio Tide, it is difficult for Shen Qinyin to develop safely with a high degree of freedom.

The Kuroshio problem must be resolved.

Shen Qiyin exchanged a few words with the others, then continued to let Xiaoxiang act as a mouthpiece and continued to talk to Meng Jiang on the other end of the radio:

"If the military region wants to abandon Huaibei Province, what will your association branch do?"

"What else can we do? We've already been packing our bags, preparing to evacuate together. The people in Huaibei Province are already demoralized, and after what happened last night, not only the ordinary survivors, but even the officers are probably in a state of panic.

I don't know what that old fellow Li Huaiyuan is thinking. He doesn't want to fight and doesn't want to retreat. The central government has already sent a telegram urging him to leave. If he had withdrawn earlier, he wouldn't have suffered such a huge loss."

"Who is Li Huaiyuan?"

"The commander-in-chief of the Huaibei Provincial Military Region, responsible for the military command against the Black Tide, was a young man full of internationalism and passion, and even traveled across the ocean to help small countries oppressed by the great powers.

Now that he is old, he is becoming more and more conservative. The central government hopes that he will be bolder in finding out the weaknesses of the Black Tide, but as you can see, the defense line of Huaibei Province is mainly passive and can only take a beating. Li Huaiyuan doesn't dare to arrange an investigation team at all.

But it's also true that when the Black Tide was first discovered in Jinchuan City, many talented people died in the process of investigating its true form and weaknesses, resulting in a considerable loss.

Every qualified person is an extremely valuable resource. Our Commander Li seeks victory by playing it safe and naturally does not dare to give orders rashly. Even the special investigation team sent by the central government was repelled by him.

We haven't made any progress in investigating Kuroshio's true form yet. However, a while ago, one of Kuroshio's clones mysteriously disappeared in Yunlan City. It was said that something had killed him..."

At this point, Meng Jiang couldn't help but sigh: "Anyone who can kill that kind of monster must be a monster himself, right? Could it be related to that thing in the sea..."

Meng Jiang's words coincided with Shen Qiyin's guess.

Ever since she got the parchment and had several strange dreams, Shen Qiyin has always suspected that there is some connection between the lurker and the sea monster in the dream.

The worst-case scenario is that they both come from "the same place".

And that place is right on Earth, in the mysterious sea in the dream.

Shen Qiyin had a premonition... No, it couldn't really be called a premonition.

One day, she would definitely go to that place.

In her dream, an ancient voice was calling her, and going to that place was probably inevitable.

After a few more brief chats, Meng Jiang also disconnected.

Before the connection was cut off, he considerately reminded Shen Qinyin to be careful.

"Although you're unwilling to join the association, it's always worth being happy to find a qualified person alive. You can survive alone in this environment, so you must be quite capable. The door of the association will always be open to you. If you figure it out, tell me.

Our Huaibei provincial branch is about to be 'relocated,' but I can arrange for you to be transferred to another branch. If you work hard, you can even transfer to the headquarters in the capital."

Xiaoxiang also responded politely and diplomatically: "I understand. Thank you for your approval. I will consider it."

After the communication was cut off, the atmosphere in the room fell silent again.

An oppressive and serious atmosphere permeated the air, so heavy that it seemed to solidify and weigh on their hearts.

After a long silence, Tang Miao took the lead in breaking the oppressive atmosphere: "What should we do next? Leave Huanglin City?"

Lin Qiutang shook her head slightly, her expression complicated as she said, "We have to leave. Huanglin City was originally intended as a place for us to stay in, but the question is where to go? After we leave this place, are there any other places suitable for us to stay?"

"If you want to avoid the Black Tide, following the main force to the capital is the best option. As for Lanxiang City, the danger there is no less than Huaibei Province, so it is not within our consideration for the time being."

Shen Qiyin took out the national map, spread it out, and drew a red circle at the capital Jingzhou City and Lanxiang City.

"But do we really have to go north?" Tang Miao looked at Shen Qiyin with concern. "I still know the truth that an innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure. If my creative ability is discovered, there will definitely be trouble..."

"Compared to these, I'm more concerned about the Black Tide." Shen Qiyin's voice turned cold, and her eyes darkened. "As long as that thing survives, even if we flee to the ends of the earth, we can't escape their endless pursuit."

After a pause, Shen Qiyin added, "However, according to the Black Tide's logic, it will prioritize pursuing areas with large populations. In other words, even if the military zone evacuates now, the Black Tide won't immediately reach Huanglin City. We should still have a few days to prepare."

"A few days is too short a timeframe. Qiyin, what are you going to do?"

“Just like usual, pack up your supplies, take what you can, and then find a better quality RV. I’ll see if I can modify it with my special abilities.

In addition, we need to go hunting a little further afield. Something big happened in the military zone, and the strange beasts we encountered last night are flocking to the front lines. We need to find high-value targets among those strange beasts and hunt them down."

Lin Qiutang said with a worried look on his face, "Isn't this too dangerous? Although with our current strength, even a level 3 Ender Ghost can be easily dealt with as long as there are only three or five of them at the same time, but at night, there are too many variables..."

"There's no time left. I need to obtain more Fear Core Crystals and improve my strength as quickly as possible to ensure our safety."

"I agree." Kana, who is usually calm and easygoing, rarely expressed her opinion. "High risk, high reward. Things are developing much faster than we imagined. It's time to abandon our previous timid and cautious style."

Tang Miao and Lin Qiutang looked at each other. Although both sides had some concerns about this, the facts were before them and they knew that there was no better choice.

The problem is, even if Mona can obtain the Fear Core Crystals for them by devouring strange beasts in just a few days, how much can their strength be improved with just that few crystals?

Lin Qiutang and the others didn't know, the only thing they could do was trust Shen Qiyin's judgment.

They also didn't want to rely on Shen Qinyin to survive and let this sickly girl bear everything alone.

But as people with mediocre qualifications, there is so little they can do in this doomsday that is becoming more and more desperate.

Soon, another three days passed.

During these three days, Shen Qinyin and the others would ask Xiaoxiang to be the "representative" to contact Meng Jiang of the Ghost Hunting Association every day.

Although the enemy had already retreated with the main force, the radio contact had not been interrupted.

As Xiaoxiang was a "long-lost and rare living person", Meng Jiang provided her with a lot of information free of charge.

This can be considered as Meng Jiang's little trick to show his sincerity and please Shen Qinyin and the others.

If we have the chance to meet in the future, considering this information, even if the other party is unwilling to join the association, he will agree to help a few small things.

In these three days, plus the gains from occasionally hunting strange beasts a while ago, Shen Qinyin finally saved up a full 6000 desire stones.

Shen Qiyin had tried before to upgrade the RV into a Titan with magic resistance, which required a total of 3500 desire stones.

But these days she has been constantly optimizing it, adding a new RV, and adding some functions such as air purification, winter heating, civilian radio, and enhanced battery life. In the end, she needs to spend a full 4000 to complete the initial upgrade of Titan.

Once the upgrade is complete, her balance will return to 2000.

But Shen Qinyin didn't feel the slightest bit sorry about this. After all, she had been working so hard to save up desire stones these days just for this.

As the laptop once again demonstrated its bug-like upgrade capability, a RV-type Titan with a RV as its main body was finally born.

This Titan is different from the Titan in science fiction games.

First of all, its appearance is not human-shaped, but like a steel centaur crawling on the ground. The huge RV body has been transformed into a mechanical body, and the body composed of two RV compartments is covered with heavy steel armor.

Four sturdy mechanical legs extend obliquely from both sides of the body, and there are two sets of tires on each side of the legs, which means that the Titan can switch between walking and wheel driving modes at the same time.

The tire's tread has retractable metal serrations, giving it both off-road and climbing capabilities.

The upper part of the front end of the car body is equipped with two robotic arms to imitate various hand movements that human hands can perform.

The angular front of the car is equipped with a sharp chrome bumper, and a foldable radar antenna extends from the top, which can be used to enhance the signal of civilian radio stations.

In addition, the most noteworthy thing is the internal structure.

The upgraded RV model Titan has a very spacious interior space, with two floors and an independent cockpit.

The upper floor is the rest room for Shen Qinyin and her friends. Although each rest room is only the size of a soft sleeper after partitioning, it is sufficient for resting at night and private activities.

The lower level has bathrooms, kitchens, storage rooms, planting rooms and power rooms to maintain the daily operation of Titan.

After some inspection, Shen Qiyin was quite satisfied with the upgrade.

However, as a Titan, its only shortcoming is its weapon system.

This is because Shen Qinyin does not have heavy firepower weapons as raw materials for upgrading, so the RV is only equipped with some small-caliber weapons.

Moreover, the RV Titan cannot walk upright like the real Titan robot and does not have the same flexibility as a robot.

Therefore, if they encounter an enemy, they still have to rely on Shen Qinyin and the others to deal with it personally.

This is a weakening for Shen Qinyin, after all, she no longer has power armor.

But does it matter? She now has a much more advanced robot to drive!

What's more, the RV Titan's two arms can be equipped with cold weapons. By entrusting Mona to mimic the weapons, the Titan can fight like a real Centaur, holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other.

After the inspection, Shen Qinyin opened her third eye to detect Titan's combat values.

The little gift Melodia gave her allowed her third eye to display the target's combat capabilities in digital form.

After Shen Qiyin's many tests, this value is considered in combination with all the comprehensive abilities of the target. You will not be classified as a weakling just because you are weak and have no means of attack, nor will you be classified as a god of war just because your means of attack are powerful.

For example, Tang Miao, she has no means of attack, but her value is 100 higher than Lin Qiutang, and her combat power value is as high as 500.

The effect of her blessing ability is quite significant, so the Third Eye gives her a high evaluation.

That power armor has a combat value of 1000, while Xiaoxiang's combat value is 1200, which is equivalent to three Lin Qiutangs.

It's a bit abstract to say, but she is only worth 50 desire stones, yet she can lift up Shen Qinyin's power armor and beat her.

This is normal. After all, Xiaoxiang is full of black technology, and the power armor, if you don’t count the driver, is simply a heavy armored sandbag.

As for the Titan in front of her, its combat value was lower than Shen Qinyin had imagined, only 2500.

Shen Qiyin thought that such a large mecha must be several times larger than a power armor.

It is probably because of its large body, limited flexibility, and the lack of an adapted weapon system, so its combat capabilities have been reduced.

But to put it bluntly, Shen Qinyin currently needs this Titan, and the main purpose is not the opponent's combat capability, but its "protection".

Titan can serve as an absolutely solid and safe shelter, providing them with protection, so that no matter whether they hide and develop secretly or go deep into danger, they can avoid the worry of losing the shelter and logistical supplies and being unable to continue.

Now that they have black soil, they can basically achieve self-sufficiency in food.

In the future, Shen Qiyin will definitely expand other functions, such as improving the weapon system and creating an industrialized assembly line, so that not only daily necessities but also weapons and equipment can be produced and sold by themselves, forming a complete internal circulation.

But by then, his Titan would probably no longer be a simple RV.

It is a giant aerospace carrier, a mobile starship.

Although it sounds like a dream, Shen Qiyin believes that with the notebook, this wish may come true.

In addition, there is another point worth mentioning.

That is Kana’s combat value, which is over 3000.

In fact, Shen Qiyin has always known that this guy is quite strong. She could tell that from the fact that she was able to hold back an Ender Ghost by herself last time.