Chapter 314 Qin Henghu's Decision_2
Yan Meiyu's expression changed slightly, "The Blood Sea Demon will descend?"
Su Han hadn't shared this news with them, so learning about it suddenly came as a shock.
The assessment of the Blood Sea Demon started off as Fifth-Order, and in South City alone, there are five parallel space cracks, which meant five Blood Sea Demons.
If they descend at the same time, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Yes, although it's dangerous, there are benefits as well. If one could kill a Blood Sea Demon and merge with the Blood Sea, after completing the demon promotion, the soul would become immortal, and the physical body could keep being reborn," said Su Han, his eyes calm.
"So, the parallel space cracks are both a crisis and a resource. It's not just me, but you all should also prepare in this direction. Even if it's not for one's own ascent to demonhood, an Angel Envoy could also gravitate towards this," he added.
"Fifth-Order won't be that easy," said Yan Meiyu, shaking her head slightly. "As far as I know, Old Zhu, Old Gan, Kailing, Qilan, and others from the second tier are almost through their breakthroughs, having reached Third Order Intermediate.
Zhao Yimin and others from the third tier, are also successively breaking through to Lower Tier of the Third Order, and some Tree Domain soldiers who have awakened their talent are also bravely chasing after them with quite a few at Second-order Intermediate and High Grade, but the distance to truly catch up is still significant."
With the constant use of strength-enhancing drugs, the number of Tree Domain soldiers was increasing, and more Talented Ones were being discovered.
But having a Talent didn't mean high Talent strength. The majority had Spiritual Power Talent shaping abilities, but most could manifest energy blades, gauntlets, external armor, etc. Yet, fewer could match the power of Duan Jie's Spiritual Beast Transformation or Zhu Xiong's Spiritual Power Shield.
There were also those with Spiritual Power elemental Talents, with Spiritual Energy Fire being most common, but the strength varied greatly. Some could only light a cigarette or cook a hot pot, while others could use a fireball of Spiritual Energy in combat. The differences were vast.
There were not a few with perception-based Spiritual Power Talents either, but so far, only Bai Qilan and Zhao Yaqian were known as Empaths.
It could be said that even for the Talented Ones, catching up to the second tier, let alone climbing to the Fifth-Order, is a distant affair.
"Take it one step at a time. After enough resources are accumulated, strength enhancement will come more quickly," Su Han said after pondering for a moment. Since there was no way to force growth in strength enhancement, he had limited means to help others. "After the hundred thousand monster carcasses arrive, convert them immediately into Bug Quality.
Establish a Spiritual Energy Breeding Armor production line in Huiyuan City and start equipping everyone with Spiritual Energy Breeding Armor as soon as possible, and have Gao Mingwei speed up the research process on the complete set of Breeding Armor."
Since there was no way to forcibly speed up strength enhancement, external aids would be used to help.
With the precedent of Spiritual Energy exoskeleton armor, a full set of Breeding Armor might not provide full firepower coverage, but it was sure to offer superior enhancement of individual strength. Moreover, under Breeding Armor status, there were less stringent controls over the user's own form.
"I understand. I will convey this to Qilan about Gao Mingwei's side and assign more personnel."
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In Wushan City, inside the conference room of an office building.
It took Lone Wolf just one night to return quickly to Wushan City along the highway from Huiyuan City.
He had been in full sprint, no matter the consumption of his Spiritual Energy, riding the Winged Demon Ghoul all the way back.
Even now, sitting in the conference room, his Energy hadn't fully recovered.
In the entire conference room, there were only four people.
Captain Zhao Tiangao of the Special Combat Squad, Chief of Staff Zhou Wentao of the Southwest Military Preparedness Force, General Qin Henghu of the Southwest Military Preparedness Force, and Deputy Director Zhong Tian of the Research Center.
"The Third Order strength-enhancing potion has been preliminarily inspected, and it's somewhat stronger than the ones I made, but more importantly, their potion is milder, meaning it has a lower threshold for the injectees," Lone Wolf had already informed the three about the general situation upon his return. The potion was being checked alongside to further verify Lone Wolf's statements.
"Their scientific research capabilities are incredibly strong, at least in the field of biological evolution, they are much ahead of us," he added.
Zhong Tian looked very serious, and his eyes carried a hint of admiration, "I didn't expect Old Bai to achieve such impressive results even after the apocalypse; I'm afraid they might also possess high-grade monsters."
"Their lord is a Fourth-Order Contractor, so it's not surprising that they can capture more Fourth-Order monsters."
Zhou Wentao appeared pensive, then said, "This is good news for us. They have shown enough goodwill, now is the time to finalize the details of the trade. I'll go over for this matter."
"Old Zhou, you..."
Qin Henghu frowned, seemingly reluctant to let Zhou Wentao take the risk, but after a moment of thought, he realized that the only person with enough weight who could properly handle this was Zhou Wentao himself.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
Zhou Wentao's expression was grave as he said, "This cooperation must be achieved—I also want to see what this young man is really like. However, we need to organize a list of items for trade, and regarding the Spiritual Energy exoskeleton mecha, that may well be the focal point of the trade."
"We can only produce ten Spiritual Energy exoskeleton mechas per week, and it requires a significant amount of resources. Expanding production won't be easy. The entire army hasn't been fully equipped with them."
Zhong Tian voiced his concern, but Qin Henghu was even more decisive, "Trade them, we'll find a way to reallocate resources if we need more in the future, and we'll start expanding production as quickly as possible."
He looked at the others and said, "Trade is not just about weighing benefits—it can also help more survivors to stay alive, so we can't be too stingy. Zhao Tiangao did the right thing by agreeing to the trade intentions of both sides."
Zhong Tian, however, frowned and said, "I'm not against trading, but I'm worried about resource allocation—the Spiritual Energy mines, 01 Spiritual Energy alloy, Lizard Glyph Inscriptions, high-tier Corpse Ghost bone extracts... these all require a large number of resources."
He wasn't being inconsiderate of the bigger picture, but had to take care of other aspects as well. Resources were limited after all—if one area demanded more, another would suffer. It wasn't easy to manage everything with a base as large as Wushan City.
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Qin Henghu then proposed his solution, speaking in a deep voice, "The resources gained from the trade should enable us to redistribute more personnel."
The presence of the Black Rock Tree Monster could help build more fortifications and strongholds, significantly aiding in the defense of exospace rifts. Coupled with certain injections and strength-enhancing drugs, the overall strength would also improve, making it indeed a solution.
"I have no objections."
Zhong Tian, seeing the matter resolved, did not raise further doubts. However, he brought up another issue.
"How should we handle the second batch of Third Grade Superior medicine?"
They had access to Third Grade Superior medicine as well, but the requirements for its use were stringent. Not everyone in the Third-Order Intermediate ranks could withstand it, and even those who could would have to endure severe pain.
But the Tree Domain's medicine was different—it was very mature and promised to be usable by an average Third-Order Intermediate individual, maintaining its medicinal properties, according to preliminary analysis.
Nevertheless, how to proceed was another issue.
"You want to analyze it?"
Qin Henghu asked Zhong Tian, who shook his head in response, "Analysis may provide inspiration, but after all, the source isn't here. I suspect they must be using materials from high-order evolved kinds as a primer, otherwise, it wouldn't be so harmonious. We won't be able to derive anything substantial in a short period of time; I suggest we let a suitable person use it."
"Let Tian Limeng use it. Old Zhou, take Yang Chaojian to Huiyuan City as well. The two of them are our spiritual practitioners; in case of any issues, they can communicate in a timely manner."
"Tian Limeng? You want him to..."
"Tian Limeng has already reached Third Order Intermediate. Let him take the strength-enhancing drug. Even if he can't advance, even a slight improvement might be enough to sustain the link," Qin Henghu's eyes flickered as he said, "We must report our situation to Fenglu Base.
Su Han's Fourth-Order strength, along with his influence, is enough to prove that he is not far off from a military district's overall combat strength. His importance could be considered equivalent. The First is likely to be very interested in him; perhaps he will be included in the Star Torch project."