Chapter 164: Chapter 153: Level Up Again! Attacked
[Congratulations, you have slain a zombie and gained 10 EXP!]
[Congratulations, you have leveled up!]
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When Lu Feng saw the level-up notification, he felt that wondrous sensation reappear in his body.
A warm current surged through him, reaching every limb and extremity, strengthening his constitution.
During this time, the mechanical traps at the Red Leaf Base had been constantly harvesting zombies, allowing him to accumulate experience without stopping.
The hundred-thousand-plus experience points had been more than enough to level up!
He immediately checked his character stats:
Character: Lu Feng
Level: 12
Strength: 15 (Average Human: 5)
Agility: 16 (Average Human: 5)
Stamina: 15 (Average Human: 5)
Spiritual Power: 16
Combat Skills: Basic Combat, Old-fashioned Firearm Proficiency, Blade Proficiency.
Special Abilities: Energy Shield, Speed Ability.
Energy: 200/200
EXP: 35/204,800
After reaching level 12, his stats had increased again, but this time was different.
Previously, each level-up only increased his stats by one point.
This time, however, they had jumped by two points! This brought his Strength and Stamina to three times that of an average person.
That was why the sensation of the warm current surging through his body felt much more intense this time.
Furthermore, his Agility had increased by a full three points—one more than his Strength and Stamina.
’This must be related to my Speed Ability!’
His energy had also increased to 200. This meant that even without an energy replenishment potion, as long as he didn’t take any heavy hits, this amount of energy could sustain him in combat for several minutes.
"President Lu, you’re here!" Yang Lin greeted him with a smile.
"Brother Lin." Lu Feng snapped back to the present and returned the smile.
Although Brother Lin now followed the trend and called him President Lu, Lu Feng himself wasn’t a cold or impersonal person.
He would always remember that when his mother was sick, his cousin and Brother Lin had scraped together 200,000 for him.
Hearing Lu Feng’s form of address, Yang Lin felt a warmth spread through his chest.
Although he was helping Lu Feng manage the electronics company, he knew his current status was far beneath Lu Feng’s.
In Tianzhou City, at least, Lu Feng was truly a major figure.
Yet, Lu Feng’s attitude toward them hadn’t changed one bit. Thinking of this, Yang Lin secretly resolved to manage the electronics company to the best of his ability, to develop it further, and to repay Lu Feng for his support.
Today, besides hosting the brothers he’d called over from Youcheng, Lu Feng had also invited managers from Qingfeng Company like Yang Lin and Wang Kai.
Wang Kai looked around the banquet hall at the densely packed, tattooed toughs and felt immense pressure.
After all, he’d rarely had contact with figures from the underworld.
In any other place, a gathering of so many underworld figures would probably have been reported by a scared onlooker.
’This counts as a large-scale, organized gathering, doesn’t it?’
’Then again, President Lu has so many companies, and they aren’t small. It’s probably not illegal for him to treat his own company’s security guards to a meal.’
Of course, what truly unsettled Wang Kai was that news story.
He had only found out later that the incident with Gao Qiang was related to President Lu, and that the major figure surnamed Chen had likely also clashed with him.
Otherwise, there would have been no need for President Lu to have him specifically release that story.
That was what really scared him; President Lu’s power was clearly immense.
"President Lu, these are the brothers from Youcheng. They’d like to toast you," Chen Bo said, walking over with a few men.
These were the men he and Yang Ming had newly called over. They would be assigned to work with the previous group, responsible for security at the venues.
The first group, who were closer to Lu Feng, were each given full responsibility for a single venue. They could manage all affairs within it, as long as they kept the business running smoothly.
In reality, working at a nightclub didn’t require much skill from these men. They just needed to be able to hold their liquor, be outgoing, and treat every patron like a brother to make the customers feel important.
As for other activities and business strategies, now that an entertainment company had been established, a dedicated department would be formed to handle planning. The individual venues would simply have to follow their lead.
Lu Feng raised his glass to each of them and drank with them. Then he said seriously, "I’ll just say one thing: the venues are in your hands. Security must be top-notch. Also, no contraband, and don’t touch anything that harms people."
The men hastily gave their assurances.
Afterward, Chen Bo and Yang Ming began to mingle and greet the men.
These were all brothers they had called over, and from now on, there would be no distinction between their groups.
However, in terms of hierarchy, Yang Ming’s position would be slightly higher.
Chen Bo understood this. After all, Yang Ming’s relationship with President Lu was irreplaceable.
But he was fine with it. Compared to his situation back in Youcheng, his current life was like heaven, and his past was like earth.
When the meal concluded, Chen Bo announced to the men, "All you managers, take your people back to your venues and host the brothers there. Since everyone has a place, we won’t be holding a separate reception here."
This prompted murmurs of agreement from the men. It was true; they each had a venue to manage now, which was different from their days in Youcheng.
If they wanted to host their brothers, they could do it at their own venues. They even had the authority to put it on an internal tab.
After the meal broke up, Lu Feng left the hotel. He found a restaurant and got two tables’ worth of food to go.
He was in a great mood after leveling up and naturally planned to treat the people at the Red Leaf Base.
After all, they had been working hard, constantly monitoring the mechanical traps and dealing with zombie remains.
Once the food was ready, he had the staff put it in his trunk, then found a secluded spot to transfer it into his backpack space.
He had even specially ordered a whole roasted suckling pig!
Back at his villa, he went into a room and, with a single thought, entered the game.
He had logged out from the Red Leaf Base, so he reappeared there when he entered the game this time.
He hadn’t been to the Qingfeng Base in a while, only checking on it by moving his camera view through the game interface.
Under normal circumstances, nothing major should happen at Qingfeng Base. They now had Wang Cheng’s Mecha, so many other ability users, and three laser rifles.
Lu Feng’s appearance immediately drew the attention of the survivors. Zhao Jia was the first to rush over. "Mr. Lu!"
After receiving a Power Crystal Stone from Lu Feng, he had become Lu Feng’s most loyal follower.
"Commander!" Chen Lin also arrived before Lu Feng, clad in his Mecha.
He was a member of the Salvation Army, unlike Zhao Jia and the others, so he addressed Lu Feng differently, using military protocol.
Ever since he saw Lu Feng operate a Mecha, he believed that Lu Feng, like him, had been a member of the military before the apocalypse.
This was likely the reason he and his comrades remained firmly committed to the Qingfeng Base.
Though there had been a misunderstanding at first, their subsequent interactions had convinced them that Lu Feng could change the course of this apocalypse.
After all, this commander was completely different from the leaders of other bases. He also possessed all sorts of strange abilities and could even create new ability users.
His only worry now was that there were too few Salvation Army members. They wouldn’t be able to advise the commander at critical moments.
He was afraid the commander would be influenced by the other survivors and his ideology might change, especially since the Qingfeng Base was now home to all kinds of people.
Therefore, he hoped to find some of his Salvation Army comrades and have them join the Qingfeng Base. They could advise the commander at crucial times and prevent him from becoming like the power-hungry leaders of other bases.
The other members garrisoned at the Red Leaf Base also greeted Lu Feng one after another when they saw him.
Lu Feng beckoned to Zhao Jia and Chen Lin and walked over to the area where the survivors rested.
Since these people were stationed here long-term, they had naturally cleared out a space to rest.
Once there, Lu Feng took the prepared dishes out of his backpack space, placing them on the table one by one.
The dishes, prepared by a modern restaurant, immediately captured the attention of Zhao Jia and Chen Lin.
They couldn’t remember the last time they’d eaten such exquisite food since the apocalypse began. Such fine cuisine was probably only available in the Noble District of the City East Alliance.
When Lu Feng took out the roasted suckling pig, its aroma wafted through the air, and both Zhao Jia and Chen Lin couldn’t help but swallow hard.
Lu Feng said, "You’ve all worked hard during this time. This is a reward for you. Have the others come and eat in shifts."
As he spoke, he took some carving knives out of his backpack space and placed them next to the roasted pig.
This was a detail he had specifically considered. He was worried the survivors might take a convenient shortcut and use their own knives, which would be disastrous if they had just been used to chop up zombies.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu!" Zhao Jia’s face lit up with joy, and he immediately went to call the other survivors.
In a place like the apocalypse, good food was truly something that could not be forsaken.
A moment later, several survivors were called over. When they saw the table laden with food and the fragrant roasted suckling pig, they practically started drooling.
"This is Mr. Lu’s treat for everyone. What are you waiting for? Thank Mr. Lu," Zhao Jia hurriedly told them.
The survivors immediately turned to Lu Feng, their faces full of reverence.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu!"
"Long live Mr. Lu!"
"Long live the boss!"
"..."
The survivors immediately expressed their thanks, their words sincere.
Next, Zhao Jia picked up the knives from the table and began to carve the roasted suckling pig.
A moment later, pieces of pork were distributed to the survivors.
He didn’t forget to remind them, "Remember to wash your hands with the special disinfectant fluid. Otherwise, you’ll be eating happily one moment and infected with the zombie virus the next."
This drew a laugh from the survivors.
One by one, they cleaned themselves up before picking up the pork in front of them and starting to eat.
The mechanical traps were not far off, and the scene of zombies being ground to pieces was still clearly visible. Even the stench of rot and blood drifted over. But for people of the apocalypse, this was just seasoning; it made the food taste even better.
Just as they were eating, a panicked voice suddenly crackled from the walkie-talkie on Zhao Jia’s hip: "Requesting backup... requesting backup! We’re the exploration team... we’re under attack..."
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