It wasn’t just Lin Qi; even Wang Ziru, standing behind him, was a bit stunned.

Since the beginning of the doomsday, the constant broadcasts announcing that the Dragon Country’s government still stood, along with messages from various rescue teams, had been ongoing.

This led survivors to view the official rescue teams through an idealized lens.

It felt as if the moment a rescue team appeared, they were supposed to be like divine soldiers descending from the heavens to save the survivors from their dire plight.

Ding Yang’s bearing when he first appeared had fit this fantasy perfectly.

But after Lin Qi accepted the document, Ding Yang seemed to change into a completely different person in an instant.

It was as if Ding Yang’s entire purpose for coming here was to covet the Mo University Camp’s weapons and equipment.

Wang Ziru was instantly on alert, and at the same time, the so-called red-headed document was completely stripped of its mystique in his eyes.

’The camp’s production capacity is limited. We still haven’t managed to provide everyone with a set of Exoskeleton Armor for self-defense.’

Lin Qi glanced at Ding Yang, then at the document on the table.

’His thoughts were a jumbled mess.’

According to Lin Qi’s original plan, he had been prepared to provide technical assistance to the official rescue team.

Technology in exchange for resources.

Especially Tier Two Extraordinary Items.

Lin Qi was about to break through to become a Tier Two Wizard, so he already had a need for Tier Two Extraordinary Items.

Lin Qi felt a bit helpless. He slowly began, "Director Ding, it seems you’ve come here trying to get something for nothing."

Ding Yang’s expression didn’t change in the slightest. As a veteran who had been in the army for years, he had long since developed a thick skin and a stubborn mindset.

Ding Yang corrected Lin Qi’s phrasing. "How can you call this ’getting something for nothing’? At most, this is assistance between brother units."

’Great.’

’The form of address has already changed from ’Student Lin Qi’ to ’brother unit’.’

Lin Qi felt a pang of regret. He wished he had loaded a "high-level language application" chip into his Intelligent Brain before coming to the Doomsday World. Talking with Ding Yang now, he felt at a bit of a loss for words.

Lin Qi placed his hand on the red-headed document, the metal of his Exoskeleton’s fingers tapping rhythmically.

Ding Yang’s gaze fell on Lin Qi’s fingers. He raised a hand slightly, as if worried Lin Qi might act on impulse and tear the document to shreds.

For the Hongshan Rescue Team, the Mo University Camp was an ideal source of support.

As for the Dragon Country Command Headquarters?

They couldn’t be counted on for now. Although the railways had been cleared and old-fashioned locomotives were running around the clock, manpower and resources were scarce everywhere. They couldn’t expect help from the Headquarters for the time being.

After a moment of thought, Lin Qi decided against tearing up the document.

The document held great symbolic meaning for the camp.

Keeping it would also lay a solid foundation for future cooperation with the Dragon Country’s government.

Choosing his words carefully, Lin Qi spoke. "Resources are tight within the Mo University Camp as well. We can only provide a small amount of material aid for now. However, I can make the decision to provide the Hongshan Camp with the design schematics for M-Class Exoskeletons, M-Class Electromagnetic Weapons, and the accompanying algorithms and production processes."

Behind him, Wang Ziru shifted, about to try and dissuade Lin Qi, but he quickly retracted the thought.

’I’m just Lin Qi’s representative. All I need to do is follow the boss’s arrangements.’

Ding Yang froze for a second, then asked, "M-Class?"

This classification system came from the Cyber World, so of course, Ding Yang had never heard of it.

Lin Qi nodded. "I’ve categorized Extraordinary Items and technological products based on the strength of the Zombies and the Crystal Stones that have appeared so far."

"Extraordinary Items are currently divided into Tier One and Tier Two. Technological items correspond to M-Class and L-Class. The weapon class corresponds to the Level of Zombie it can effectively damage."

Ding Yang was stunned as he listened.

Tier One and Tier Two were easy enough to understand. The Headquarters had also divided things into three tiers based on the combat strength of zombies and monsters and the crystals they dropped.

But M-Class and L-Class tech weapons were a completely new concept. The Headquarters hadn’t developed such a specific, tiered weapon classification system tailored for the apocalypse.

"What class are the weapons I saw outside?" Ding Yang asked.

"They are all M-Class. Right now, in all of Mo University, only the equipment I’m wearing is L-Class."

Lin Qi explained.

It wasn’t that Lin Qi couldn’t design L-Class weapons. Rather, Mo University’s current material production and weapon manufacturing processes limited the creation of High Level tech weapons.

Mo University still needed a comprehensive upgrade to its industrial base before it could produce L-Class weapons.

"I see."

It suddenly dawned on Ding Yang, and at the same time, the way he looked at Lin Qi changed dramatically.

’A genius. This is a true genius.’

’He actually developed L-Class equipment capable of fighting a Tier Two monster.’

Ding Yang was well aware of how terrifying Tier Two Zombies were.

During their search and rescue missions, the Hongshan Rescue Team had faced Tier Two Zombies twice. They had only managed to eliminate one of them after suffering heavy casualties and expending a massive amount of heavy firepower.

At this thought, Ding Yang’s eyes became completely fixed on the Exoskeleton Lin Qi was wearing.

’If you wear that suit, you can take on a Tier Two monster one-on-one?’

Ding Yang sucked in a sharp breath.

While Ding Yang was catching his breath, Lin Qi continued.

"However..."

He drew out the word, and Ding Yang quickly averted his gaze to listen to what Lin Qi had to say.

"The aid from the Mo University Camp isn’t free. We can’t be the only ones giving something up, weakening our own combat strength and development speed. We also need some compensation in the form of resources."

This was the method of cooperation Lin Qi had originally planned. The process had been a bit roundabout, but he had finally managed to state it in full.

"We need large quantities of iron and other non-ferrous metals to produce new weapons and equipment. The resulting equipment can then be reasonably distributed between us and the Hongshan Camp."

Ding Yang nodded repeatedly. This was a good thing. "That’s very reasonable. We can arrange for our people to clear out a path to the smelting plants in Modu to collect resources."

Lin Qi continued, "That is the payment for the equipment support. But besides payment for the equipment, I also require some personal compensation."

"Personal compensation?" Ding Yang repeated.

"When I develop new weapon technology, it can be used by the Mo University Camp for free. But providing it to your Hongshan Camp is equivalent to providing it to the Headquarters. It should be within reason for me to ask for some personal compensation, right?"

Lin Qi’s logic was sound. His words would have been perfectly reasonable at any corporation in the Cyber World.

’If you design equipment for a company, the company has to pay you a salary!’

Ding Yang nodded slightly. Setting aside idealism, it was indeed reasonable.

But Lin Qi had elevated the other party in the transaction to the Headquarters, which made Ding Yang a little hesitant. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"What kind of compensation do you need? Money? That’s meaningless in the doomsday, right? And material goods are already included in the payment."

Ding Yang couldn’t figure out what Lin Qi wanted.

Lin Qi got straight to the point. "I need Extraordinary Items of Tier Two or higher."

Ding Yang’s pupils contracted sharply.

’Extraordinary Items?’

"You’ve figured out a use for Extraordinary Items?"