"We'll split into two groups. Reina, you take Shirley to the laboratory. Everyone else, follow me to the armory!"
Zhang Chen surveyed the situation.
Zuo Nan, the guide to finding the lighthouse, definitely couldn't be allowed to wander off.
Xiao Bai and Mo Ran would naturally stick close to Zhang Chen.
So, by process of elimination, only Shirley could accompany Xu Reina.
After all, it was good for them to have each other's support when operating together.
Xu Reina understood how to analyze the laboratory's experimental records and data, and she didn't have a ring, so she wouldn't be of much use in the armory.
With the assignments made, everyone set off towards their respective destinations.
Zhang Chen's team was very strong. Even without transportation, their speed through the city was extremely fast.
Ten minutes later, Zhang Chen arrived at the armory.
The armory was a massive warehouse, and the large iron gate at the entrance was tightly shut.
Next to it was an identity scanner that required researcher credentials to enter.
Zhang Chen took out the identification card of Yang Haishan, which he had used to bluff his way through the first city, and swiped it across the scanner.
"Beep! I'm sorry, esteemed Senior Researcher Yang Haishan, you do not yet possess the authorization to enter the armory!"
"Please re-enter your visitor identification card. Please note that exceeding two incorrect attempts will result in deletion!"
As the mechanical voice sounded.
Cannons of all sizes emerged from the sides and top of the warehouse.
Their dark muzzles pointed directly at Zhang Chen by the entrance.
Yang Haishan's identification card wouldn't work, and Zhang Chen had no other identification cards.
He turned to look at Xiao Bai and said,
"It's up to you. Go have some fun, but don't make too much of a fuss!"
"Okay, don't worry, Daddy!"
Xiao Bai nodded, and a look of excitement immediately flashed across her face.
She clenched her right hand in the air, and soon, an ice blade appeared in her hand.
This was a long-range skill that Zhang Chen had previously modified and strengthened for Xiao Bai. He hadn't expected her to be able to use it so proficiently so quickly.
Swish, swish!
Two ice blades flew out, directly splitting two cannons on the roof in half.
"Hostile action detected, activating automatic defense mode!"
The mechanical voice sounded again.
The automated turrets began to automatically lock onto Xiao Bai's movements.
However, Xiao Bai's speed was too incredible. She darted left and right, and the turrets couldn't lock onto her at all.
Clang, clang! Two sounds!
Two turrets on the side were also crushed.
At this moment, the turrets on the other side had already locked onto Xiao Bai's position.
Just as they were about to fire, a mass of spider silk sealed the cannon barrels.
Then, Mo Ran leaped lightly onto a turret, made a slight movement with her hands, and pulled.
The alloy casing was immediately torn open with a large gap, and all the wires and chips inside were pulled out by Mo Ran.
Xiao Bai and Mo Ran busied themselves on the warehouse roof for quite some time, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
Only then did they destroy all the hidden and visible defensive facilities on the warehouse.
Although there was some noise during the process, it was impossible for this sound to travel over the high walls and reach Prince Hao and Yan Gang.
Zuo Nan watched Xiao Bai and Mo Ran, the two girls giggling and happily dismantling the heavily fortified armory's defenses as if it were a game.
His eyes widened in shock, and he kept muttering,
"World Ender... worthy of being a World Ender... and the Spider Queen... truly... terrifying!"
Finally, the large iron gate of the warehouse became like nothing in the face of Xiao Bai's brute force.
Her first punch created a huge indentation, and her second punch deformed the entire door.
With a final kick, she sent the entire door, along with its hinges, flying into the armory.
"Ha, that felt great, truly exhilarating!"
Xiao Bai shouted excitedly, standing inside the armory.
At the same time, faint echoes responded throughout the armory.
"This is the Progress Faction's armory? The ultimate weapon for native survival?"
Zuo Nan walked in, his eyes full of curiosity.
Inside, all sorts of controllers, weapon equipment, armored suits, and super-sized mechs, massive cannons, and more were displayed.
If all these items were used for defense on the high walls,
This last city wall could absolutely be described as impregnable.
It was a pity that the natives were gone, and the wall's defenders were weak.
So much good stuff could only be displayed here, waiting to be plundered by Zhang Chen.
"Zuo Nan, have you seen anything powerful?"
Zhang Chen suddenly asked.
"The items here... are all very powerful..."
"They are more than sufficient to counter the ferocious beasts of the third stage of the apocalypse..."
"This... this truly is a treasure trove!"
Zuo Nan said with envy.
"Merely to counter the ferocious beasts of the third stage?"
Zhang Chen felt a slight disappointment.
He hadn't expected the final, climactic equipment in the Progress Faction's armory to be merely for surviving the third stage of the apocalypse.
There were still the fourth and ultimate stages of the apocalypse!
If that time came, wouldn't these things become scrap metal?
However, Zhang Chen quickly came to terms with it.
It made sense. If the Progress Faction had truly developed weapons and equipment that could sweep through the apocalypse, they wouldn't have needed to build a lighthouse to escape the ground world.
Nor would they have schemed to summon large numbers of survivors from parallel worlds to this place.
To put it plainly, in the eyes of the natives.
The survivors with the cyan, dark red, and yellow rings were the ultimate weapons they had created, far more powerful than anything in the armory.
Zhang Chen browsed through the armory, picking out some weapon equipment that would be helpful to him and storing them.
[Teleportation Beacon]: Two identical beacons. Place one at the starting point and the other at the destination. This will open a teleportation gate from the starting point to the destination. Usable 3 times!
[Subterranean Excavator]: A subterranean vehicle that can carry up to 10 people. It can descend to a maximum depth of 200 meters below ground and ignores obstacles such as rocks and plant roots.
[Rare · First Generation Mech] *3: Requires individuals with extremely powerful physiques to pilot. The First Generation Mech can synchronize 100% with the pilot's movements and is equipped with alloy combat sabers, energy shields, energy cannons, and other weapons.
[Rare · Automatic Defense Fire Network] *10: Possesses high-intensity, high-density firepower interlacing, automatic target acquisition, and powerful firepower, capable of easily dealing with aerial and ground attacks from swarms of mutant creatures!
[AI Enhanced Armed Mech Control Console] *1: Can be used to set programs and missions for AI-controlled enhanced armed mechs, allowing them to perform combat, defense, patrol, and other tasks.
After collecting these items, Zhang Chen slowly walked to the end of the warehouse.
There stood a massive mech over fifty meters tall - [Epic · Invincible Pioneer]!
This was the ultimate reason Zhang Chen had come to the armory!