102: Anthony Wong

With Shen Yi's cooperation, Tian Ming spent an entire day assembling the helicopter, a task that demanded an almost perverse level of precision.

However, none of this was a problem for Tian Ming; some components could be directly passed through the airframe and installed, as the ability to transform matter meant there was no such thing as an unplaceable part.

After assembly came testing; Tian Ming created a fuel tank and reconstructed over ten tons of aviation fuel, planning to mass-produce this type of helicopter once testing confirmed it was problem-free.

For Tian Ming, the beginning of everything was difficult; as long as the first sample was made without any issues, the rest would just be mass production.

After the helicopter was completed, Liu Chuan was incredibly excited, touching here and looking there, his joy evident on his face, unable to move.

Just as he walked out of the factory, Tian Ming saw Doggo carrying a large rat cage containing three bamboo rats.

Seeing Tian Ming, Doggo quickly greeted him, saying, "Boss, most of the rats in that cave have been caught. When do we start developing the underground bunker?"

"That can only happen after the city wall defenses are properly set up!" Tian Ming said.

The underground bunker couldn't be rushed; digging a bunker required prior design for ventilation, electrical lighting, corridors, the layout of various functional rooms, pipes, and many other miscellaneous things. If it were just a hole, people would likely suffocate due to poor local air circulation.

"Then I'll take these rats to the breeding farm first!"

Tian Ming nodded: "Go ahead."

Boom, boom, boom, a roar came from the sky. Tian Ming looked up and saw a helicopter flying towards the Shelter.

"Boss, what's going on?" Director Han's voice came through the communication channel.

Tian Ming frowned and pressed his hand to his earpiece.

"Director Han, bring a few people over. I'm in front of the Central Building plaza."

"Okay, Boss, I'm coming right away."

Immediately, Tian Ming broadcasted on all channels: "All departments, attention! A helicopter has intruded. It's unknown whether it's friend or foe. Everyone, stop what you're doing and do not gather together."

The helicopter slowly approached and gently landed on the plaza in front of the Central Building.

Tian Ming, along with Director Han and several members of the enforcement team, approached it.

Five or six heavily armed individuals jumped out of the helicopter. They were well-trained and carried weapons.

Director Han whispered, "Boss, could they be official personnel?"

Tian Ming slightly shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. Anyone who can come directly like this is definitely not someone to be trifled with. Let's go meet them."

After the helicopter landed steadily, a middle-aged man in a white cold-weather suit got out of the aircraft. He pulled a cigar from his pocket, lit it, and took a deep puff.

"This smoke is strong!"

Tian Ming stepped forward, looked at the imposing middle-aged man, and asked, "Who are you?"

At this moment, Director Han also disengaged the safety on her firearm, watching the group vigilantly.

Tian Ming gestured to Director Han, signaling her not to be nervous.

"Don't be nervous, we're just passing by. We saw a Shelter here, so we came to take a look." The man exhaled a smoke ring, scanned the surroundings, and a hint of disdain appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The middle-aged man waved his hand, and the armed personnel beside him lowered their guns; they also didn't want to cause too much conflict.

The man slowly began, "Let me introduce myself. My surname is Huang, Huang Qiusheng, the person in charge of Huaxin Pharmaceutical. Seeing how long your Shelter has lasted, I presume some of you have also been injected with the Super Serum, right?"

Tian Ming smiled faintly: "You also know about the Super Serum?"

"Of course, it was produced by our company. But it's still not very useful; the probability of acquiring an ability is too low. In the end, it still couldn't hold up. Brother, what's your name, and what level Ability User are you?"

Huang Qiusheng spoke to Tian Ming as if he were interrogating him, completely disrespectfully.

"Boss, this person is so brazen; it looks like he's also an Ability User," Zhang Hao said in a low voice from the side.

Tian Ming nodded slightly, took a step forward, and said to the man, "My surname is Lu, Lu Tianming. As you can see, this Shelter is mine. If you've rested enough, please leave quickly. We don't welcome uninvited guests like you."

Huang Qiusheng's brow furrowed slightly; this was the first time someone had dared to speak to him in such a tone.

But for the other party to be so arrogant, he must be a high-level Ability User, and conveniently, his own Shelter also lacked such people.

So, Huang Qiusheng patiently said, "Boss Tian Ming, although you've built the Shelter well, when the snow melts next year, it definitely won't be able to withstand the attacks of mutated zombies. A place with no defensive foundation, no matter how well built, is useless. Why not come with me? I'll take in all the Ability Users in your Shelter!"

As a company that mass-produced Super Serum, Huang Qiusheng's company had already anticipated the Apocalypse. After the first batch of samples returned and confirmed that Gaia had the zombie virus, they had already built a fully functional Shelter in advance.

And he, as one of the few Third-class ability users in the Shelter, naturally sought out Ability Users to join and strengthen his own power.

Because many financially powerful companies and forces, like him, who planned ahead, had already made their arrangements early.

Everyone knew that as time passed, zombies would become stronger and stronger, and human resources would become increasingly scarce.

Almost all Shelters were looking for Ability Users to cope with future crises.

Tian Ming pondered for a moment. He had seen a Fourth-level Ability User, who only had some telekinetic abilities. He wondered if a Third-class ability user could manipulate elements like himself.

The man saw Tian Ming's silence and thought he was considering, so he said, "We need Fourth-level Ability Users and Five-level Ability Users."

Tian Ming shook his head slightly and said, "Boss Huang, I still prefer to be the boss in my own small domain. Now, please leave here, and let's pretend we never met."

Huang Qiusheng's face darkened. He hadn't expected Tian Ming to refuse him.

He took a sharp puff of his cigar and said to the armed personnel beside him, "Kill them all, lest they develop later and compete with us for resources."

This sentence was spoken extremely lightly, with an utterly cold tone, as if he had just made a trivial decision.

Dada da...

The five armed personnel raised their automatic firearms, aimed at Tian Ming, and as fire tongues spat out, countless projectiles ripped through the air, striking towards Tian Ming.

Is this, is this considered dishonorable? Tian Ming's eyes narrowed, and an invisible barrier instantly appeared in front of him. The projectiles were all stopped as they approached Tian Ming, suspended in the air, as if they had hit a transparent wall, and then were frozen in place.

Tian Ming's face was cold as he took a small step forward. The frozen projectiles were instantly accelerated and returned along their original path.

Pfft, pfft, several splashes of blood flew, and the five people who had fired were directly hit by the returning bullets, letting out a muffled groan.