My Monster Fuses Everything

Chapter 268 Preparation for Exploration

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Li Ruikang spoke gravely, "Right."

Yan Tiejun expressed some displeasure, "Old Li, you..."

"Old Yan, some things must be made clear."

Li Ruikang interrupted what Yan Tiejun was about to say, "We all know about the Armed Forces' military discipline, but conflict is never purely a subjective matter; sometimes, objective factors are the main cause. As long as there are people, there will be inevitable conflicts and frictions.

If we are not mentally prepared, then unforeseen frictions can escalate conflicts instead of resolving them effectively."

His gaze was profound; with many years in governance, he was clearer about these matters than Yan Tiejun.

Yan Tiejun fell silent, then said gravely, "You're right, we cannot be too careful."

"The Armed Forces' superiority is established through modern firepower, but as time goes on, Contractors will inevitably rise. Even if Contractors hold an advantage within the military, they inherently have conflicts with the existing system. That's one aspect.

The second is the conflict between the Armed Forces and the survivors; as the survivors gradually gain power, this will also alter the governance structure. The third is resources; South City must stand firmer and focus on development; people and resources are indispensable.

Although everyone aims to save others, the questions of who to save and who leads will inevitably cause conflict when they intersect."

Li Ruikang saw things clearly, and with shining eyes, he said, "The first two conflicts, if managed well, may not affect us, but the third is bound to cause friction when encountered. If we are not prepared, it might significantly affect us."

"When the time comes, we'll first scout, then make contact. Although we don't have a vast arsenal of weapons, we won't be any worse than others in the Contractor's path; that's our advantage. The more time passes, the more weight our words will carry."

After pondering for a while, Su Han addressed both men's statements, "As for conflicts that arise without cause, there's no need for them."

With the topic touched upon, it was already evening when Li Ruikang and Yan Tiejun departed.

Su Han stayed in the room alone, staring at the map on the desk strewn with writings and drawings, which held no small amount of information.

'Li Ruikang is not wrong, but he overlooked one thing.'

Su Han smiled, folded the map, and placed it aside.

The Tree Domain needs to develop and guard against the Southwest Military Preparedness Force, but this has never been the core issue.

What Su Han always needs to do is just one thing, and that's to become stronger. That's the foundation on which he stakes his life and existence.

The continuous expansion of the Tree Domain and gathering of people are merely incidental actions in his process of becoming stronger.

Only as the Tree Domain grows stronger can it gather more resources and enhance the Angel Envoy's power.

At the same time, it gives him the chance to explore the root of the post-apocalypse and even preserve the strength of mankind to face the apocalypse together.

Therefore, Su Han is acutely aware of two actions: the Tree Domain needs to expand, and he must continuously improve the Angel Envoy.

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Li Ruikang's confidential meeting with Su Han did not affect the Tree Domain's movements over the next few days, as everyone exerted their full strength to assimilate the entirety of South City.

Yan Meiyu, with the administrative department, took several days to count and settle the current population of South City, totaling over eighty thousand.

The northern, eastern, and southern districts housed the bulk of the population, over seventy thousand, while the western district, even after a thorough search, had only a few thousand survivors, some of whom had fled to more suburban areas or hidden places.

The devastation brought by the Abyssal Insect Race's invasion was catastrophic. If monsters simply hunted like wild beasts, then the Abyssal Insect Race was a plunderer, an intelligent plunderer.

From the very beginning, their aim was to plunder and bring their race into this world, so under their frenzied attacks and raids, many survivors in the western district were eliminated along with the monsters.

Of course, most survivors were not directly destroyed but turned into 'machines' that generate Spiritual Energy.

Once the population count was finalized, Yan Meiyu set to work, assigning all logistics support to the construction team.

The addition of one thousand five hundred Black Rock Tree Monsters to the construction team helped control and build perimeter walls.

But the construction team originally had how many people? Before the battle of the west district, there were only about six or seven hundred across two brigades; now, suddenly, there were so many more Black Rock Tree Monsters, which overwhelmed the scant manpower.

Thus, Yan Meiyu immediately redeployed workers, starting with those originally engaged in construction at the South City camp, supplemented by selecting from among the survivors.

Su Han directly opened up contract authority for twenty Black Rock Tree Monsters, First-level Intermediate.

The so-called exchange authority meant specifically being marked for elimination; once defeated, the Nine-Snake Mother Tree would continue to spawn them, although this required time and an expenditure of energy. However, in the long run, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks.

Because the contracted Black Rock Tree Monsters could easily travel to various locations for construction, and also implicitly raised the limit on the number of Black Rock Tree Monsters.

Not only expanding the construction team but also logistics and transportation were organizing the entire city, transporting a large amount of rubble, concrete slabs, rocks, etc., to places requiring wall construction, facilitating the work of the construction team.

The patrol team further investigated for monsters, the clearing team searched for materials, and those in planting and breeding were beginning to plan cultivation or breeding areas, ready to extend production further after completely settling down in South City.

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