My Monster Fuses Everything

Wang Changhai continued, "There are about sixty or so in Huating Community, including myself as a Second Order, 6 First Order Upper Grade, and around 20 First-level Intermediate."

"About 100 fighters at Changlin Road Subway Station, two Second Order Low Grade, seven First Order Upper Grade, and more than 30 Medium."

"Around 200 fighters at South City No.2 Middle School, three Second Order Low Grade, thirteen First Order Upper Grade, and more than 60 First-level Intermediate."

Su Han calculated in his mind that the number of combatants from the four camps that could be brought into play was over four hundred, nearly half of the total number.

This was different from the Tree Domain Camp, which hadn't established a corresponding scale of production order, so there was no way to accommodate that many people in production.

As a result, more hands would be put into the combat sequence, but now they were just right for use.

"Over four hundred people, after merging, pick out some men to join the search and patrol teams as well as the reserves. Each of you will take command of a squad," he said.

"Understood."

"Old Zhang, how is the progress on the subway line?"

Su Han looked at Zhang Dahai and asked, "We've already cleared through to Third Hospital Subway Station. Cleaning up towards South City No.2 Middle School and the zoo direction is ongoing; once we're past the encircling area, there are quite a few cockroach scythe monsters and rat monsters attacking, but still under control."Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"How many days will it take to deal with everything?"

"Three days. In three days' time, all the renovations will be complete, and then we'll be able to fully mobilize materials and transport fighters."

Su Han nodded, then turned to Ye Kailing and inquired, "How's the scouting of the surrounding situation?"

"We've roughly surveyed it. There are a lot of monsters in the north of the city. Although there are fewer near where we operate, in the farther renovation areas, the eastern side's garment and electronics factories, and urban villages, there's obvious clustering of monsters, with the total number possibly reaching 200 to 300 thousand," she reported.

At the mention of this number, everyone fell silent.

But this was the reality. South City originally had a population of about two million, with several hundred thousand people per district being quite normal.

Even though at the onset of the 'Eye Event,' many people did not mutate, the ones who could become monsters were not limited to humans.

Insects, rodents, monsters that escaped from other dimensions, and the offspring they produced all added up to a number far greater than Ye Kailing's estimate.

Ye Kailing paused, then said, "Currently, the camp has about 700 fighters in the search team, 700 in the patrol team, and 500 in the reserves. Adding the people from the four camps, we have about 1900 fighters. Even if we count Angel Envoys as double their actual number, that's still less than 4000. The combat pressure is substantial, and we can't deploy everyone."

Of course, she was aware that all three of Su Han's Angel Envoys were incredibly powerful, each capable of taking on thousands or even more powerful entities.

But clearing operations were not about destruction; you can't just destroy your way from one building to the next. Progress and clearing are crucial, and personnel are vital.

The Mother Nest Ancient Tree could indeed offer the Yizu for battle, about two thousand strong, but it was still a drop in the bucket.

After all, they couldn't directly mobilize everyone for clearing activities.

"Currently, the camp's population is around 6700, and it's still slowly growing. If we need to draw from fighters, there are still plenty of contractors in the infrastructure and agriculture and pasturage teams."

"No need," Su Han shook his head. Clearing was meant for better construction, not for committing all hands, and even if everyone were involved, it would not be practical.

"Proceed with the planned area-by-area blockade and clear," he looked at everyone, then said, "Deal with the affairs of those camps first in these three days. Old Zhu."

"Here."

"Take your men and take over the Patriotic Grain and Oil Market, gather the people, secure the supplies. Those who need to be dealt with, categorize them properly between those to be eliminated and those to be absorbed into our ranks."

"Understood. We'll question them individually; if there are victims to point them out, we have a procedure for all this, we won't let any bad apples in."

"Good, take care of it."

Su Han did not insist on everyone being genteel, polite, or modest in the post-apocalyptic world; that was nonsense.

But he did demand that killings had reasons, pleasure not coerced, those were the bottom lines.

The cruel, murderous, and those who took pleasure in torment were unstable elements wherever they went.

Moreover, in such a state, he always felt it closely resembled the fallen, and in the future, as one grew stronger, the likelihood of becoming distorted was undoubtedly higher.

"Meiyu, you take people and keep an eye on the camps that need to be moved. I expect they'll make some moves: loosening up on manpower transitions and material exchanges for Contribution Value can be moderate. We still have use for them."

"Understood. Xiao'e has been preparing for this. The lab and Ji Mingyang's team have been continuously making injectables, and we have sufficient quantities."

From the outset, allowing the existence of small camps and opening a trading system was with the preset goal of harvesting.

The existence of small camps, constantly clearing the surrounding monsters, scouring the area for resources, did more than just stabilize the surroundings and concentrate resources into Tree Domain's hands through trade.

It also presaged the present moment, when it was time for expansion and relocation, the population and resources that couldn't be taken would necessarily be converted into portable resources, such as injectables, medicine, and so on.

At this time, it would be a second harvest, or cutting the leeks.

Su Han didn't mind providing them with a bit more help at this point, trading inconsequential human body enhancers for more human resources and valuable materials, while also enhancing their strength to stabilize and expand more territories.

Zheng Xiong and the others, upon hearing this arrangement, also understood the underlying logic and couldn't help but exchange wry smiles with one another.

'Good thing we joined him, otherwise we would really be calculated against at every step.'

Su Han continued with his arrangements, saying, "After handling the affairs of the camp, start the overall clearance. Use the Third Hospital, South City No.2 Middle School, and the zoo as the second defensive wall line.

Once the Black Rock Tree Monsters and the construction team have finished with the subway, they should start building walls and blocking roads, and then sweep the interior of monsters."

Conquering the north of the city wouldn't be accomplished overnight. Without a doubt, if this encirclement were to be established, half of the northern part of the city would be brought under the Tree Domain Camp's control.

"Understood."

Everyone understood the plan and began calculating how they could contribute based on their own position.

Even with the division, the number of monsters within this circle was significant, and clearing buildings was far from simple as one might imagine.

....

The meeting was brief, and even some minor issues wouldn't be brought up here.

For instance, the first batch of medications for external injuries was about to be ready, requiring manpower for preparation, and the hospitals needed to reallocate some educated young people to train in medical skills, among other things—these were always handled by Yan Meiyu.

Only pressing matters concerning the entire camp and related to the direction of its development were discussed in this meeting room.

Other issues, if they did not relate to strength enhancement or the overall situation of the camp, could be managed by core personnel as long as they reported back to him in a timely manner.

After dispersing from the meeting, Zheng Xiong and a few others hadn't managed to greet Su Han before being called over by Yan Meiyu, along with Zhu Xiong.

As the two of them were in charge of the Survivors' Camp relocation, they naturally had to check the details thoroughly, which couldn't be finalized in just a few hours.

As people gradually left the meeting room, Bai Qilan remained seated.

"Qilan, is there something else?"

Su Han looked at Bai Qilan, who nodded slightly, then spoke softly, "The injections have made progress; you need to come and take a look."

Su Han appeared surprised, "So soon?"

It had only been a few days since he had talked with Bai Qiuwen, and unexpectedly, there had been progress so soon.

Bai Qilan smiled, "Initially, both sides just lacked the final piece of the puzzle. Now that it's complete, of course, the progress is fast."

"Then let's go take a look."

Su Han left with Bai Qilan as the Blood-winged Tiger descended and waited at the entrance of the Summer Garden Mall.

The two mounted it, sat on the saddle, fastened the safety locks, and the Blood-winged Tiger soared into the air, heading for Villa No. 9.

Soon, they arrived at the villa. Su Han observed the property, guarded by patrols and illuminated by Ancient Tree Crystals. However, compared to the situation around the Summer Garden Mall, it seemed somewhat cramped.

It was hard to believe that a large number of injections were produced here.

"What's the matter?"

Seeing Su Han stationary, Bai Qilan looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"After a while, have Meiyu organize a building next to the Summer Garden Mall as the new laboratory building; this place has become too small."

Bai Qilan laughed, "That doesn't need your saying. We are already preparing for it, including some newly found laboratory equipment that is being moved in. However, some projects still need to be finalized here."

"Let's go, it's in the backyard."

Bai Qilan led Su Han around to the back where the field that used to hold captive monsters was now entirely occupied by the laboratory and isolated. Ordinary people were not permitted to get close.

As soon as Su Han and Bai Qilan arrived, Ji Mingyang, Shu Hongguang, and others noticed the commotion. Bai Shan was also there and turned around in surprise, "Su Han, you've come."

In his hands, Bai Shan held different types of prepared injections.

In front of him, there were neatly aligned metal cages containing not only monsters but also many men and women.

Su Han seemed unfazed by this, as a camp consisting of thousands of people—with constantly accepted survivors—always had many unstable individuals; some had done things they shouldn't have.

The camp had a prison, and the possibility of hard labor was slim; they would contribute directly to the experiments instead.

"What stage has the process reached now?"

Su Han looked at what was before him and asked Bai Shan and Bai Qilan.

"Let Qilan explain."

Bai Shan gestured for Bai Qilan to speak, who did not decline, "The development of the human body enhancers has completed the initial experiments. We have now prepared the No.1 injection, and the corresponding enhancement level should be around first-level intermediate.

Twenty different men and women, both ordinary people and Contractors, were tested for comparison, and all showed varying degrees of enhancement effects. Since the materials used were primarily spiritual energy mines and Crystal Mine Fruits, with spiritual factors extracted from monsters as an auxiliary, no significant side effects were observed."

"Side effects?"

"Yes, since it's an enhancer, there will be side effects during the process, including the possibility of severe pain or a certain degree of facial mutation. The chances of mutation are very slim, and the extent is not severe. The fundamental reason is that those being enhanced are not only ordinary people but are also suffering from diseases."

Bai Shan added, "The principle of the enhancer is similar to guiding humans to further resonate with spiritual energy, to activate and evolve themselves, not like an injection that induces transformation. So, the chances of mutation are very small. Unless the energy level of the enhancer is too far from the level of the person being enhanced.

If we want to be safer, we could administer it in stages or further reduce a version to First Order Inferior. Then there would be no problem."

He explained it quite simply, probably because Bai Qilan had told him that Su Han had a background in liberal arts.

Bai Qilan handed Su Han a document and said, "Actually, I wanted you to come and look at this. The enhancer has a chance to activate talents, although the likelihood is small."