CHAPTER 287: CHAPTER 273: I AM NOT VERY STRONG, IT’S JUST THAT YOU ARE TOO WEAK

The violent sound of the wind continued to howl endlessly.

The fierce wind seemed to tear everything apart, causing incessant shaking in this Otherworld.

Lin Yue was rummaging through things in the warehouse.

He still had some hard aluminum alloy, but he couldn’t find any precise electric actuators or power controllers.

When he made the machine dog before, he used up both of these. So, to use them again, he had to either manufacture them himself or dismantle them from other electrical equipment, as repairing was out of the question.

The power controller, in particular, was already half burnt.

Putting the power controller on the high-precision research workstation to decompose it into blueprints, Lin Yue found that making this didn’t seem too laborious. It required very few materials, and they were rather easy to find.

Soon, a white light flashed in the basement, quickly dimming again.

[You have obtained Power Controller X1]

One thing settled.

He then looked at the exoskeleton blueprint.

[Basic Exoskeleton: Body, Arms, Legs, Feet, Joint Connections, Active Joints, Elbow Joint Components (Hard Aluminum Alloy X10, Power Controller X1, Battery Pack X1, Power Cord X10, Copper Ingot X15, Sturdy Cotton Fabric X5, Rubber X1), Precise Electric Actuator]

The battery pack was also broken, burnt beyond recognition, and the power cords snapped one by one, but these were relatively easy to handle.

It seemed the only major problem left was with the precise electric actuator.

After dismantling it, Lin Yue found that many items in the blueprint were unfindable for him.

"It seems I must ask for it in the group or go to the Secret Realm... wait, could Fei Yue and the others help?"

Lin Yue recalled the matter of the domineering people and felt a bit uncomfortable about not responding to others’ help, but directly asking them to fetch items might not work.

No, that’s not feasible.

He soon gave up on this train of thought.

Opening the system panel, he clicked on the friends list, contemplating for a moment before asking Xing Lingfeng first.

"Precise electric actuator? I really don’t have one of those."

As usual, Xing Lingfeng almost instantly replied to his question.

"Thanks, let me know if you find one," he was just about to ask Xia Feihong and them next, but Xing Lingfeng sent another message.

"By the way, Lin Yue, thank you so much for yesterday. Without you, the forty of us might have been done for there..."

Xing Lingfeng’s message came through, but Lin Yue didn’t think much of it.

However, he did think that their combat capability was lower than he had imagined.

There were indeed many problems there.

Dealing with the fully-armed Lizardmen currently was still challenging on the survivors’ side.

Of course, this was also partly because many survivors weren’t aware of the Lizardmen’s weaknesses.

"It’s nothing."

"No, it’s something. Lin Yue, you are amazing; I think you’re really strong."

The sudden compliment made Lin Yue a little uncomfortable. Seriously, if it weren’t for you guys getting in the way yesterday, I would have dealt with those goods more simply.

Anyway, these guys were really weak.

He recalled how the day before, the Lizardman army that had gathered between the altars seemed ready for battle but was completely burned away by him.

The number of Lizardmen was simply overwhelming.

They seemed to outnumber the survivors...

If those beggars armed this overwhelmingly large Lizardman race and then moved en masse to attack the Refugee Village...

Lin Yue recalled the time he was almost caught on the desert.

It seemed relying solely on himself to handle the Lizardmen wasn’t feasible.

Or rather, the things he could do alone were too limited.

"Xing Lingfeng, it’s not that I’m particularly strong, but rather that your combat capability is somewhat lacking."

Lin Yue felt this comment was tactless, but it was the truth. Whether the others could accept it was their business.

...

On the other side, Xing Lingfeng had just finished instructing the survivors of the Refugee Village to store various supplies, food, and water in the basement and took the last waterproofing measures. He was now able to focus on exchanging messages with Lin Yue.

You Siyuan and the others were resting beside him. They were all quite tired; the wind outside was too strong for them to do more.

The last message from Lin Yue made Xing Lingfeng smile wryly.

"Boss, what’s up?" You Siyuan immediately asked upon seeing Xing Lingfeng’s expression.

Feng Peng and Huo Yu also turned their eyes toward him.

Xing Lingfeng sighed and shook his head: "Lin Yue said our combat capability is somewhat weak."

"What? Damn, isn’t Lin Yue too arrogant? He has a... damn, he really is awesome, and he’s right, we’re indeed too lacking," You Siyuan changed his tone midway.

Had anyone else said this about them, they’d have cursed them out without hesitation.

But with Lin Yue saying it, they had no objections.

Compared to Lin Yue, their combat capabilities were indeed lacking, to say the least. For example, or rather, without needing an example, just last night, the forty Refugee Village’s strongest fighters collectively mobilized, intending to teach the Lizardmen underground ruins a lesson in response to Lin Yue’s call to action.

Yet, they were completely disoriented by a single bomb from the Lizardmen.