My Monster Fuses Everything

Zhu Xiong, the old slick operator, was quietly showing off his strength, but for Lu Changshan, it was like Garen whispering—silent yet shattering his defenses.

He, the prestigious commander of Armed Forces Unit 117, with personnel reinforced and expanded to tens of thousands of troops, had tanks if he needed tanks, had howitzers if he needed howitzers, yet still, he faced setbacks when opening up the second city.

However, now Zhu Xiong told him that they had already reclaimed the first city, which was a bit hurtful. Who exactly was the regular army here, him or Zhu Xiong?

"Captain Zhu, Sun Hu and those bastards didn't die, did they?"

Zhu Xiong was taken aback, then replied, "A few perished. They were poisoned in Lisu County, but we managed to rescue them."

Lu Changshan, being a clever man, instantly realized how Su Han had gotten the information about the Linshui Armed Forces.

Without a doubt, the most likely source was the reconnaissance team he had sent out to explore around South City.

Relieved to hear his men were still alive, Lu Changshan's eyes twinkled with a dangerous light as he said, "Captain Zhu, have him meet with me someday, I'll have a good chat with him."

In the post-apocalyptic world, leaking information didn't bother Lu Changshan—after all, his men owed their lives to the leakers, and besides, the other side clearly had superior strength. But putting the facts aside, as a commander, he felt entitled to give a beating if necessary.

Zhu Xiong did not take the bait, instead remaining silent with a smile, his gaze on the enhancement drugs, he asked, "Your headquarters research institute is quite big, isn't it?"

Despite the wide array of products developed by the Tree Domain Research Institute, including enhancement drugs and injectables up to Third Grade Superior for high-level exchanges, even more advanced enhancement drugs had been developed up to Fourth Grade, exclusively for Su Han.

This was indeed an achievement of the Tree Domain Research Institute, but Zhu Xiong also knew that all this was built upon having sufficient resources.

They had Insect Race Biotechnology if it was needed, High Order monster tissues if they were needed; in the current phase of Spiritual Energy research, whoever had more resources would inevitably produce more outcomes.

Therefore, even if the Tree Domain's research capabilities were strong, Zhu Xiong would never underestimate the strength of other military research facilities.

Lu Changshan glanced at Lone Wolf, and in tacit agreement, they both came to a consensus; at this point, there was no sense in withholding anything.

"Using Tang Fei and Tang Huo's research centers as a base, along with professors and students from Wushan City and Tang City universities, they formed a large research center. Academician Zhong Tian is in charge, with over three thousand researchers, not counting the support staff."

Zhu Xiong gasped, genuinely shocked by the scale and the formidable lineup.

He figured that Bai Qiuwen and Tian Jiaxuan, if placed in the research facility, would be on par with Zhong Tian at best.

In their research facility, there surely were many others like Zhong Tian, just slightly less renowned.

No wonder they could so easily offer Third Order drugs as gifts—their confidence was well-founded; they must only be short on materials.

"Impressive."

Zhu Xiong praised sincerely, and Lu Changshan was about to return the compliment politely, but at the last second, he thought about the drug issue and choked back his response, nearly donning a mask of pain.

If we're so impressive, then how did you manage it, little brother?

He couldn't help but ask, "Captain Zhu, give me the lowdown, can your research facility really produce Third Grade Superior enhancement drugs?"

"South City University boasts two big shots, Bai Qiuwen and Tian Jiaxuan."

Zhu Xiong hinted just enough, not revealing Bai Qilan's existence, but Lu Changshan immediately understood.

So it was those two; no wonder.

South City University was one of the key institutions, housing numerous scientific research heavyweights, among whom Bai Qiuwen and Tian Jiaxuan stood out. His reason for sending people to explore toward South City, aside from its geographical significance, was also to protect such talents.

In the military, and within the upper echelons of administrative departments, there has always been a list of high-level talents, partly for protection, and partly for readiness in case of special circumstances, like floods, earthquakes, etc., to save talents whenever possible.

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Lu Changshan sincerely expressed this sentiment, but thinking about the trade made him anxious again, as he immediately had fewer bargaining chips.

Old Zhu caught Old Gan's eye, who understood and chimed in, "Old Zhu, Commander Lu has just arrived and already had a long talk. They must be tired. Why not arrange for some rest and a dinner, and we can take a walk tomorrow and have a good talk then."

Gan Xinglei offered them a way out, and naturally, Lu Changshan and Zhu Xiong wouldn't keep going and took the opportunity to go and rest.

Zhu Xiong had someone take Lu Changshan and his crew to rest, but the three didn't follow along; they stayed in the conference room.

"That Lone Wolf must be from the Southwest Military Preparedness Force headquarters."

Zhu Xiong said, smiling, as he had observed quite a bit during the conversation. It was apparent that although Lu Changshan was leading, he cared a lot about Lone Wolf.

Given the previous introductions, it was quite obvious where Lone Wolf came from and whom he represented.

Gan Xinglei pondered for a moment and then said, "So it seems that the Southwest Military Preparedness Force headquarters is taking this very seriously. They wouldn't be lacking a Fourth Grade, would they?"

"It's highly likely. Their numbers may be large, but strength increase doesn't depend on numbers."

Zhu Xiong and Gan Xinglei discussed and made an educated guess, as the sole encounter Linshui Armed Forces had with them was Su Han confiscating their seventy tanks.