I'm the administrator of the National Fortune Arena at the start of the game; I'll hand it

"Phew...it's finally over."

In the control room, Chen Hu watched as the huge shadow on the sonar screen completely disappeared, then plopped down on the floor and let out a long sigh of relief.

When those hundreds of tentacles wrapped around the entire base, he felt like his heart was about to burst. The sound of the metal shell being squeezed and deformed was a million times more painful than scratching a blackboard with a fingernail.

"Don't let your guard down." Wang Yi's voice remained calm, but a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. "Wu Qiong, report your situation."

"Captain, I'm fine." Wu Qiong's figure appeared in the corner, his face was a little pale, but his eyes were still clear. "It's just that my mental energy was a little depleted. I'll be fine after a rest."

His movement just now, seemingly effortless, was actually dancing on a knife's edge. Maintaining hundreds of spatial rifts simultaneously under the immense pressure of the deep sea, even with the administrator's potions and assistance, had almost drained him dry.

"Well done," Wang Yi exclaimed sincerely, then glanced at everyone. "This time we were lucky to have the administrator back us up. But we can't always rely on the administrator."

His words silenced everyone.

Indeed, from the Megalodon to the Sea Wolf Squad, and then to the giant squid just now, every deadly crisis was averted thanks to the various gadgets and intelligence that Su Yuan provided from the sky. These elites, enhanced by the T-virus, seemed somewhat constrained in this deep sea.

"The captain is right." Zhang Wei, the team's engineer, frowned. "The environment in this sea area is too unique. The power of my explosives is greatly reduced by the water pressure, Chen Hu's strength advantage cannot be brought into play, and even the captain's lightning ability is limited. It's like we're swimming in a cotton-padded coat, unable to use even 70% of our strength."

"Damn it, this is so frustrating!" Chen Hu slammed his fist on the metal floor with a dull thud. "If this were on land, I could have smashed that damn squid's head in one punch! I wouldn't have needed Wu Qiong to go through all that trouble."

The team members' discussion was relayed word for word to the National Operations Strategy Center in Beijing.

Su Yuan stroked his chin, looking at the somewhat dejected expressions of his teammates on the screen, and he understood perfectly well what was going on.

"It seems that the path of individual soldier enhancement has come to an end here," he muttered to himself.

The physical evolution brought about by the T-virus serum is very strong, but ultimately it is still a body of flesh and blood, which is inherently disadvantaged in the extreme physical environment of the deep sea. It is unrealistic to expect a group of people who are used to running on land to exert 100% of their fighting power in the water.

If the people aren't good enough, then let's use equipment.

Su Yuan's gaze fell on the "Vehicles" and "Blueprints" categories in the system shop.

"Xiao Su, do you have any thoughts?" General Lin Zhan, who was standing to the side, noticed Su Yuan's contemplation and asked.

"General Lin, General Li," Su Yuan turned around, his expression serious, "I believe the Dragon Team needs to change its operational model."

"Combat mode?" Li Guodong asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Yes." Su Yuan nodded, swiping his finger across the virtual screen to bring up several sci-fi-themed design drawings. "In the deep sea, the limitations of flesh and blood are too great. To move freely here, and even control this area, we must rely on more powerful tools."

His finger landed on a blue and white humanoid mecha design drawing with a very streamlined shape.

"For example, this one."

[Product: Dragon God Deep-Sea Multi-functional Combat Mech (Single Soldier Exoskeleton Submarine System) Complete Design Blueprints]

[Description: A next-generation deep-sea combat platform integrating high-strength pressure resistance, high-speed underwater mobility, and multi-functional weapon mounting. It can maintain peak combat performance at a depth of 8,000 meters.]

Price: 20000 National Fortune Points.

When the drawing and its price appeared on the big screen in the command center, the air in the entire room seemed to freeze.

Generals Lin Zhan and Li Guodong stared wide-eyed at the powerful and technologically advanced mecha, their breathing becoming heavy.

This thing... isn't this exactly what every man dreams of?!

"Twenty thousand national fortune points..." Li Guodong swallowed hard. "We just earned a little back from killing the giant squid, so we only have a little over thirty thousand in total. And now we're going to spend two-thirds of it?"

"It's worth it!" General Lin Zhan slammed his hand on the table, speaking with absolute certainty. "This isn't just a question of whether it's worth it or not! It's a must! Just think about it, what would it mean if our team members were equipped with these mechs?"

"They will no longer be limited by water pressure and the environment, becoming true deep-sea overlords! What megalodon, what giant squid—they're nothing but a piece of cake in front of these mechs!" Lin Zhan became more and more excited as he spoke, his eyes shining. "And these are just blueprints! What does this mean? It means that as long as we can materialize it, our researchers can master it and then mass-produce it! Our Dragon Nation will possess the world's first and only deep-sea mech force!"

These words ignited the passion of everyone present.

A mecha era belonging to the Dragon Kingdom seems to be just around the corner.

"I agree!" Li Guodong no longer hesitated. "Xiao Su, buy it! We must get it at all costs!"

"Okay." This was exactly what Su Yuan had been waiting for.

With a thought, he unhesitatingly consumed 20,000 national fortune points.

[Ding! The blueprint for the "Dragon God" deep-sea multi-functional combat mech has been successfully purchased!]

[Ding! Detected that you have 'Technical Analysis' privileges. Do you wish to spend an additional 10000 National Fortune Points to reverse engineer this drawing and generate a simplified production process adapted to current industrial standards?]

"Analysis!" Su Yuan confirmed again.

Instantly, a massive, dazzling stream of data, like a galaxy, poured out from the system panel and directly into the super server of the Dragon Kingdom's National Operations and War Center.

At the same time, a new buildable unit has appeared out of nowhere in the Deep Sea Base's construction module within the instance.

"Zhang Wei!" Su Yuan's voice rang directly in engineer Zhang Wei's mind.

"Here! Administrator!" Zhang Wei jumped up and immediately stood up straight.

"I sent you a new toy. Take a look at the base's construction list."

Zhang Wei opened his engineer panel with some skepticism, and when he saw the newly added mecha icon named "Dragon God", he was completely dumbfounded.

With trembling hands, he clicked on the icon. The detailed parameters, modular components, and stunningly cool design instantly thrilled this seasoned mechanical enthusiast and engineer.

"Holy crap!" Zhang Wei swore, his face flushed with excitement. "A mecha! It's a mecha! This... is this something I could build?"

"The base's material reserves are enough for you to assemble three basic mech models: one heavy assault type, one high-mobility melee type, and one long-range sniper type," Su Yuan's voice came through. "You have one hour. Can you get it done?"

"An hour?" Zhang Wei was taken aback for a moment, then puffed out his chest, his face filled with unprecedented confidence and fervor. "Administrator, you underestimate the engineers of our Dragon Kingdom! Give me half an hour! I'll get these three machines out for you!"

After saying that, he rushed towards the base's small mechanical factory as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

Wang Yi, Chen Hu, and the others looked at each other, completely unaware of what had happened.

After half an hour.

When the three colossal machines, exuding a metallic and powerful aura, stood silently in the base's hangar, everyone was speechless with awe.

One of them is a "Titan" type heavy armored mech tailor-made for Chen Hu. It has broad shoulders and a wide body, exuding a sense of heaviness, and its arms are huge hydraulically powered gauntlets.

One of them was Wang Yi's "Thor" type high-mobility armor, which was blue and white with smooth lines, a vector thruster on the back, and a three-meter-long alloy spear in his hand.

There is another one, which belongs to Zhao Zihan, the "Eagle Eye" type long-range sniper submarine. It is more like a small submarine, but its head is a menacing electromagnetic railgun that can fire special harpoons.

"From today onward, we bid farewell to individual combat." Wang Yi stroked the cold metal shell of the Thor mech, his eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit. "Everyone, enter the 'Deep Sea Mech Era'!"

He was the first to flip over and jump into the cockpit.

"Dragon God One, Thor Mech, ready!"

"Dragon God II, Titan Mech, we can't wait!"

"Dragon God III, Eagle Eye Submarine Vehicle, calibration complete!"

As the three voices rang out in the channel, the massive gate of the hangar slowly opened, revealing the dark, deep ocean outside.

Su Yuan watched the ceremonial scene on the big screen, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Then, let's go."

"Target: Atlantis, deep in the ocean!"