CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 39 ARCHER

The morning sunlight bathed the shelter.

Chen Youyou, as usual, roused the boss in her gentle and unique way.

Lately, she seemed to have had an epiphany in this regard, making remarkable progress.

To put it politely, she normally wasn’t very adept at this, but this time... it was as if someone else was doing it for her, or she had been guided by someone...

At breakfast, everyone gathered at the center of the shelter, eating and discussing the day’s plans.

Lin Yi had just purchased two medium-sized plots of land, along with four bags of "Special Corn" and four bags of "Special Wheat" seeds.

Each bag of seeds cost 50 Coins, and with the land, he spent a total of 1,200 Coins.

Lin Yi handed the seeds to Chen Youyou, instructing her that this was the upcoming planting task and to arrange it well.

After a hearty meal.

Lin Yi headed under a big banyan tree, where all sorts of fitness equipment were piled up.

He dove right into exercising, working out for a full hour.

Since waking up in the hospital, he had been paying great attention to his health and physical condition.

He always had a faint feeling that during his unconscious time, something had been done to his body.

But this feeling was elusive and unverifiable, so he could only enhance his physique through constant exercise.

After the workout, Lin Yi walked to the mirror.

At this moment, he was shirtless, with smooth and well-defined muscles, each contour exuding a perfect sense of power.

"Looks like my physique is not bad." Lin Yi indulged in a bit of narcissism, then headed to the shower.

Meanwhile, the busy girls in the fields planting seeds "unintentionally" lifted their heads, and their gaze was instantly drawn to Lin Yi’s figure.

"Oh... look! The boss is shirtless!"

"Wow! He’s so handsome," Annie’s voice was full of admiration and affection.

Orianna tilted her head and commented, "To me, he’s a bit on the slim side, but overall quite charming, if only..."

"Mmm..." Martha mumbled something to herself, unsure of what she was saying.

Chen Youyou, hearing these discussions, felt a bit worried.

She secretly sized up the beautiful girls around her, then looked at herself, feeling like an ugly duckling lost among swans.

She was somewhat afraid of losing the boss’s attention.

After showering.

Lin Yi went to the fields to see how the work was progressing.

In terms of labor management, most of the time, it was managed by the blonde beauty Orianna.

After all, she had rich gardening experience.

She divided the employees reasonably into several groups; one for turning the soil, another for planting seeds. The whole work process was orderly.

Lin Yi was very satisfied with Orianna’s performance.

After inspecting the work, it was time to help the employees advance to Professionals!

So, he left the shelter with Xiaochuan.

As soon as they steadied themselves, Xiaochuan stared at the Vaccine Bracelet on his wrist, asking with confusion, "Boss, why did you put this bracelet on me?"

Lin Yi flashed a mischievous smile and pointed at a limping Zombie approaching them.

"Boss?!"

"Take this and follow me." Lin Yi tossed Xiaochuan a sword and dragged him towards the Zombie.

"Boss... I... ah!"

"Relax, I’m here!" Lin Yi sighed, patting his forehead and kicked a Zombie getting too close, sending it flying ten meters away.

He pointed at the Zombie getting up and staggering towards them again and said to Xiaochuan, "Go on, this sword is sharp, you can easily chop off that Zombie’s head."

"I have a gun. If you miss, I’ll shoot to protect you. What are you afraid of?" Seeing Xiaochuan still hesitant and afraid to move forward, Lin Yi pushed him directly.

Xiaochuan shakily approached the Zombie, raising the sword with trembling hands.

"Grugh... Awooo!" The Zombie let out a horrifying howl, causing Xiaochuan’s face to turn pale with fear.

"I can’t do it, Boss!"

Geez, even less reliable than Chen Youyou!

Lin Yi was really at a loss.

He went directly in front of the Zombie, swiftly hacked off its reaching arm, and then pinned it firmly to the ground.

Then he shouted to Xiaochuan, "Stab it in the head, careful not to hurt me..."

"I... I’ll try..." Xiaochuan gulped down his saliva, summoned his courage, closed his eyes, and with all his strength thrust the sword down—

"You damn!"

Lin Yi exclaimed in surprise, quickly sidestepping.

With a "clank," the tip of the sword landed precisely where he had been standing.

Xiaochuan looked pale, "Boss! I..."

Huff! Huff!

Lin Yi breathed heavily, stifling his frustration, and shouted, "Stab with your eyes open, damn it!" Then he pinned the Zombie down again.

He silently lamented, no wonder it’s been so long since the apocalypse, and Professionals are still so rare.

With so many cowards like Xiaochuan, even if they became Professionals, they probably wouldn’t survive for a few days.

Splurch!

This time, Xiaochuan didn’t close his eyes, and the sword in his hands steadily pierced the Zombie’s head.

Lin Yi teleported the Zombie’s corpse back to the shelter, then stood up and asked, "How is it? Leveled up?"

"Leveled up... there’s a roulette spinning..." Xiaochuan stupidly stared ahead.

Several more Zombies were already rushing towards them. Lin Yi raised his sword, began clearing them out, and urged, "What are you waiting for, quickly—"

Just then, with a "crash," the sound of breaking glass rang out.

A fortified Zombie leaped swiftly from the window of a building across the street.

With quick reflexes, Lin Yi grabbed Xiaochuan and teleported back to the shelter without a word.

"What’s going on, Boss?" Xiaochuan was bewildered, as if he hadn’t snapped back to reality.

"You’re choosing a good place to daydream, huh," Lin Yi teased, heading over to the laptop.

On the screen, the mutant Zombie was spinning around in confusion, sniffing around, clearly clueless about what had just happened.

It was just about to catch the two humans, but they vanished without a trace in an instant.

Lin Yi turned to Xiaochuan and asked, "What reward did you get, hmm?"

"I got... Archer Skills."

"Archer? Can you shoot one arrow with another like in the movies?"

"I don’t know, Boss..."

"Here, let’s give it a try!" Lin Yi handed him a level 3 Bow and some Arrows.

Xiaochuan took the bow and quiver, casting his gaze at the big banyan tree opposite.

He took a deep breath, fluidly drew the bow, and shot arrow after arrow, quickly creating a smiley face on the tree bark.

Seeing that Lin Yi didn’t intend to stop, he continued to draw the bow and shoot.

Soon, on the original smiley face, there was a new layer of a smiley face. Each arrow precisely pierced through the previous one.

"Beautiful!"

Lin Yi praised, then took the bow and arrows from the excited young man.

He instructed, "Now, you should get back to work. Keep a close eye on the surroundings with the camera. I need to help other comrades advance."

"Got it, Boss!" Xiaochuan reluctantly glanced at the level 3 Bow, then jogged back to his workstation.

Lin Yi stretched, preparing to help others—

Embark on the path of advancement!