293: No wonder she is so reckless

Time passed quickly, and another half a month went by. Tian Ming completed the laying of hundreds of thousands of tons of superconducting cables and manufactured more than six hundred large generators. The fusion power station was built, but there weren't enough people to manage it, so it was not yet activated.

In the past half-month, due to the Shelter's demand for simultaneous multi-element manipulation, Tian Ming's mental power improved significantly. The range of material manipulation increased to 108 meters, the detection range increased to 20 kilometers, and the control distance of the Nanometer Avatar reached approximately 310 kilometers.

However, doing these things was very energy-consuming. Although Tian Ming's recovery speed was extremely fast, his brain was always in a slightly swollen and painful state every time he manipulated elements for a long time.

Devouring Red Crystal Cores was like taking an immortal pill, while this method was equivalent to ascetic practice. In a month and a half, Tian Ming had only solved the most basic problems of the Shelter.

Tian Ming basically no longer participated in the construction of the remaining factory buildings because the quantity was simply too large. The planned size of the factory area on the ground was nearly a thousand, basically covering various important fields. The main focus was on basic materials, weapons, chemicals, and building materials, most of which were smart factories, all connected to the smart brain, allowing machines to produce machines.

The Ability Users in the Shelter were not idle either; they also adopted the previous alliance's strategy. Ability Users who were not good at combat were used for production, for example, those who could separate metal elements were used to extract metal elements as raw materials for production.

Those involved in production were basically Ability Users of three levels or higher. Superpower Users and First-Class Ability Users formed the core strength, mainly for mecha pilot training. Five-level Ability Users and personnel injected with Superpower Potion served as ordinary soldiers.

Tian Ming replicated 300,000 basic solutions of Superpower Potion at once. The alliance's Superpower Research Institute used atomic oscillation instruments to charge the Superpower Potion. The Life Origins Company, a subsidiary of the Lawrence Family, was the inventor of this Superpower Potion. They also participated.

Charging the basic liquid could sustain the body's mutation for three months. Three hundred thousand basic Superpower Potions could support at least three and a half years, and the Shelter itself also had some production capacity.

Nearly a month and a half had passed, but the zombies in the north were very well-behaved, with only sporadic zombie attacks. Jiang Chen, on his side, was probably busy managing the people he kept in captivity and had no time to provoke Tian Ming.

In fact, Jiang Chen also understood that at this time, provoking Tian Ming would not yield any benefits. Sending ordinary zombies wouldn't even break through the walls, and sending Corpse Kings would just be sending Red Crystal Cores to Tian Ming.

Although the two sides were sworn enemies, they had a very good tacit understanding. Neither side actively provoked the other. When forces reached equilibrium, conflict disappeared; this was the iron law of civilized competition.

After a month and a half of high-intensity construction, Tian Ming seemed to have found a way to become stronger: as long as he pushed himself to the limit, his control range would continuously increase.

Arriving at the Underground City canteen, Tian Ming decided to rest for a day tomorrow. He planned to go north to investigate the current gathering locations of the zombie hordes. It was time to find some special Corpse King Red Crystal Cores to expand his other abilities.

The moment Tian Ming appeared in the canteen, all the diners turned their gaze towards him. There were many canteens in the Shelter now, but the best one was the central canteen in the Underground City. The people who ate there were all the management of the Shelter.

"Look, look, it's General Lu," a girl said with excitement on her face.

The people from the alliance tacitly agreed that Tian Ming was the overall Commander of the entire base. They all referred to him as General Lu Tian Ming. Tian Ming's old subordinates called him Boss. The outsiders from the Lawrence Family called him Sir.

Tian Ming did not hold an official position, so there was no specific title for him, but in the past month and a half, everyone had more or less witnessed his miraculous abilities. No matter who it was, anyone staying in this area tacitly recognized Tian Ming as the highest leader in their hearts.

"Hello, General Lu!"

"Hello, Boss!"

As Tian Ming walked by, many people stood up and greeted him respectfully.

Tian Ming nodded slightly in acknowledgment. Liu Zhizhi, the person in charge of the Underground City's central canteen, scurried over. She no longer had to personally cook; most of the canteen's dishes were cooked by large cooking robots. However, there were still some real chefs here who provided meals for the high-level management.

There was a distinction between high-ranking and low-ranking people in the Shelter. It wasn't a place where everyone was equal, nor could it be.

"Boss, I'll lead you to a private room," Liu Zhizhi said respectfully, with a smile on her face.

Tian Ming nodded slightly and followed Liu Zhizhi towards the private room.

"Are you working in the Underground City canteen now?" Tian Ming asked.

"Yes, there are more people, and more supplies. Mo Santong and Lin Yue arranged for me to come here. I still manage the largest canteen," Liu Zhizhi replied.

To Tian Ming, Liu Zhizhi was an acquaintance, and she had also been with them every step of the way, witnessing the Shelter grow from small to large. It was just that the Boss was getting further and further away from them.

Tian Ming smiled and said, "How is You Suowei? Has his food company been established?"

Liu Zhizhi smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, he's a rich man now. He's contracted all the food supplies from the Comprehensive Management Department and the output from the greenhouse. Now it seems he's in a dispute with a woman from the alliance's logistics management. It's been quite chaotic lately."

After entering the private room, Tian Ming sat down. Liu Zhizhi quickly ordered on her phone and arranged for someone to serve the dishes.

"What kind of dispute are you talking about?" Tian Ming asked with a hint of curiosity.

Liu Zhizhi said, "There's a head of logistics management from the Lianzhou Base named Zhou Sumei. Because the alliance's management personnel were merged into our management team, we laid off some people according to the principle of competitive employment. This woman was among those laid off. Now she's gathered a team from who knows where and started to enter the food industry. And just like that, she's clashed with You Suowei."

Tian Ming smiled. He naturally knew Zhou Sumei, who had delivered fruit at the watchtower and even wanted to offer herself to Tian Ming. This woman was not someone who would easily give up, but as long as they didn't violate the rules, he would let them compete.

"Boss, do you know this Zhou Sumei?" Liu Zhizhi asked.

"Yes, I know her," Tian Ming did not deny it.

Liu Zhizhi suddenly understood and said, "Oh, no wonder she's so reckless."

Tian Ming frowned. Liu Zhizhi's words implied something. Could simply knowing him allow her to be reckless in the Shelter? Or had Zhou Sumei done something excessive?

"What do you mean? How is she being reckless?"