120: Trade routes!

The group ended up dead drunk.

It was the kind of state where the body felt like it was floating, but the mind remained crystal clear.

In this state, it was as if they had shed their physical husks, and their spirits had a solitary encounter with Martial Arts.

Everyone gained immensely.

In fact,

Cui Hu was already starting to make progress.

His Martial Arts Visualization Object had begun devouring Skills, though—without the help of the heaven origin fruit, the devouring speed was very slow.

In truth, Ye Su hadn't lied to them.

The heaven origin fruit was important, but it wasn't as if one couldn't enter the Second Stage without it.

Devouring Skills to a certain degree could also trigger the Second Stage.

If the progress bar wasn't enough, one could make up for it with their Physique.

During the solar term of Awakening of Insects,

the upper limit of Physique had been pushed to 100 points.

This was simply a massive leap.

Coupled with the fact that this solar term was also the timing for the Human Race,

the Second Stage was bound to appear.

The next day.

Everyone let out a long breath.

Essentially, their bodies had 'landed' back on the ground, and they could control them with precision.

Upon opening their eyes, their combat power had undergone a leap-like growth.

This was a good thing for everyone.

The first thing everyone did upon waking up wasn't to brag, but to contact their Liaison Officers via earpieces to learn about the situation in their respective cities.

Fortunately,

the stable Order of Great Xia was proving to be incredibly important at this moment.

With the grassroots structure intact, as long as a King-level Lifeform didn't directly attack a Suzhou and Hangzhou, those insects were quickly cleared out since everyone was well-prepared.

Of course, that was within the cities.

As for the wilderness—don't even think about it.

The Zerg, led by several King-level Lifeforms, had occupied a significant amount of territory.

The battle between the Mountain Lord and the Zerg Five Elders yesterday was precisely for this reason.

The Shennong Forbidden Zone was rich in resources; who wouldn't covet it?

As a result, a battle broke out.

The Mountain Lord possessed formidable combat power.

But the King-level Lifeforms in other places were much weaker.

Or rather, humans hadn't been able to detect some of the battles.

However, looking at the final satellite cloud maps,

territories like Yaochi, Kunlun, Qinling, Shennong, and Xingling Mountains were still held by the Yao Race.

Meanwhile, certain areas in the southwest, mountain forests with naturally high miasma and humidity like Miaojiang...

had already become the base of the Zerg.

They would entrench themselves there and continuously spawn new kin—there was no avoiding it.

It was already quite good that humans could currently ensure the construction and safety of the giant cities.

To truly drive out the Zerg and the Yao Race, they still needed time to develop.

And this was Great Xia, where the situation was best.

Other countries were in a disastrous state.

The amount of territory controlled by humans was less than a quarter of what it used to be.

In places like Africa, they had almost completely fallen.

Such places were simply a paradise for the Zerg and the Yao Race.

Nowadays, there are no more than 20 countries in the world that still maintain a complete government.

And that number is still steadily declining.

Silently.

Such was the tide of evolution.

Silently wiping civilization from the face of the earth.

The era abandons you without even saying hello.

Right now, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe humanity as lingering on the brink of death.

"Everyone, now that things here are settled, you all need to return and take charge of the overall situation,"

Ye Su said finally.

Everyone nodded.

However, they were all more or less hesitant to speak.

What about the extra pay Ye Su mentioned?

Damn—you haven't thought of it yet?

But none of them were fools; they knew Ye Su was saving the favor for later use, so they said no more.

And so, everyone boarded their respective planes and returned to their own territories.

During this period of Awakening of Insects, it was the timing for humans.

They needed to guard their own cities and allow their forces to develop rapidly.

Su Hang.

A plane landed.

Zhuge Hu was like a precise secretary, always able to be the first to receive Ye Su.

"Tell me the situation,"

Ye Su said.

He no longer acted like a hands-off manager as he had before.

Ye Su was also consciously learning how to master information and consolidate momentum.

The wave with the Sea Race had truly opened his eyes.

"At around 5:00 AM yesterday, the Zerg were basically cleared out," Zhuge Hu said.

"Currently, at the Research Institute, Li Qing is researching a new insecticidal potion. There should be results, but its effectiveness against Zerg in the Droplet Realm and... Streamline Realm is unknown."

Ye Su nodded.

Li Qing was already quite impressive.

The Zerg's greatest advantage right now was their numbers.

It was impossible for them to all be in the Droplet Realm or Streamline Realm (Pseudo-King level).

As long as they could target the Light Rain Realm Zerg, it would be enough.

They could develop further later.

"And then there are the treasure chests!"

At this point, even Zhuge Hu became excited.

"In these short two days, the Su Hang Grand Camp has already obtained over 3,000 treasure chests."

"Coupled with the technology we've exchanged from other cities, we've categorized and stored them..."

"Right now, it can be said we have enough Class Change Scrolls to nurture a large wave of Professionals!"

Class Change Scrolls and potions.

They indeed allowed Professionals to appear in large numbers.

"Also, the strength of wild Professionals is increasing rapidly. They—"

Zhuge Hu's ambition was undisguised.

He wanted to suggest that Ye Su incorporate them all, squeezing them for the strength of Su Hang.

However, that was difficult to achieve.

Even the Great Xia officials were being lenient at first; did he think a single Suzhou and Hangzhou like Su Hang could do it?

"Coordinate with the other giant cities and establish a Professional Guild!"

Ye Su said after some thought.

"Adopt Great Xia's reward mechanism directly."

"Nowadays, the wilderness has almost become a forbidden zone, and various roads are difficult to traverse."

"Create a long-term quest line."

"That is, there must be a trade route between us and the other giant cities."

"As for the maintenance of the trade route..."

"It's simple. When opening and maintaining the trade route, there will surely be interference from the Zerg or the Tiger Clan."

"Once such interference is encountered, use the power and authority in your hands to start a battle. I will personally be there to oversee it!"

Ye Su's idea was simple.

Essentially, it was to make the Human Race's voice heard.

This road, the Human Race must protect.

Otherwise, they would fight.

On land, there wasn't just the Yao Race; there were also the Zerg and the Spirit Race.

Whoever interfered, they would ally with the other two to fight them.

While the mushroom eggs could still play a role, they could carve out a safe trade route under the constraints of multiple forces.

Interconnectivity!

It was too important.

This was related to the problem of cities becoming isolated islands after the government collapsed in the future.

While the various races were currently envious and fighting each other,

they should establish some unspoken rules!

They were starting to grow brains?

That was great. Only with brains could they negotiate and talk about rules.

When it was just the Yao Race before, Ye Su wouldn't even have mentioned it.

But now...

the chance of success was very high!

"Is there anything else?" Ye Su asked finally.

Because he saw that Zhuge Hu seemed a bit hesitant.

"There is indeed one more thing..."

Zhuge Hu was truly unsure about something.

Afterward, he led Ye Su to a stable.

In the stable, a Ferghana Horse was quietly eating refined fodder.

Ye Su's gaze narrowed.

This aura.

Droplet Realm!

Yao Race?

No, the aura of the Yao Race was violent.

But the aura on this horse was peaceful!

It was indeed a bit strange!