194: High-level shock, emergency meeting

“Hey, Old Fang, did you take on the new iron ingot refining task that Lu Guan Shi released yesterday? The contribution points are a lot!”

“I did, how could I not? It’s just too exhausting. After hammering all day, my old back feels like it’s about to break. If it weren’t for this Spiritual Spring Pool, I definitely wouldn’t be able to get out of bed tomorrow.”

“Who isn’t? But these days are really exciting! We have Ling food to eat, Spiritual Spring to soak in, and we get contribution points for working, which can be exchanged for Medicinal Pills, equipment, or even skills!”

“Let me tell you, last time I exchanged for ‘Spiritual Energy Induction,’ and I’ve already Cultivated to the introductory level recently!”

“Hahaha, you’re just bragging! But seriously, our life now is much more comfortable than before the apocalypse!”

Zhang Chen and Liu Zihao never expected that this place was just a public welfare for the territory residents to eliminate fatigue daily?

To exchange for a battle formation skill book that could enhance their team’s combat power, they had to brave life and death to complete several A-Rank missions.

But here, an ordinary blacksmith could exchange for it with contribution points?

The disparity!

A disparity between heaven and earth!

At this moment, they truly understood that Mo Yan’s territory and their territory were not on the same dimension at all.

They were still struggling to survive, while Mo Yan had already established a complete social system.

After a long while, the two walked out of the pool and changed into clean clothes.

When they saw Uncle Qin again, the awe in their eyes was so intense it couldn’t be greater.

That night, the two lay in the antique-style guest room, sleepless.

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H City, North District, Command Center.

Major General He Yongping stared intently at the huge holographic screen in the center of the conference room, the burning ash of the cigarette held between his thick fingers falling onto his military uniform unnoticed.

On the screen, a video clip secretly recorded by Zhang Chen with a military recorder was playing in a loop.

The footage began with that suffocating six-hundred-man elite army.

In the command center, the breathing of several staff officers and colonels had already fallen out of rhythm.

“This… this equipment, all personnel are at least of common quality!” A major in charge of logistics analyzed, “To arm such a force requires a huge amount of resources… How did he do it?”

The scene shifted to a vast and prosperous territory.

When they saw this, the entire room was shocked.

This had already exceeded their understanding of Mo Yan.

This was not some novice village; this was a god creating his divine kingdom!

Finally, the footage froze on the simple dinner at the Lords Manor.

When Zhang Chen and Liu Zihao’s panel prompts and reports appeared on the screen, everyone couldn’t sit still.

“Ling food! It’s really mass-produced Ling food!”

“My goodness, that thing called Clear Spirit Vegetable, its effect is comparable to the No. 3 purification potion that our laboratory synthesized at a huge cost!”

“And in his place… it’s just a dish?”

“And that Bathhouse… taking a bath can even give buffs? Is this even letting people live?”

He Yongping extinguished his cigarette and drank strong tea; the scalding tea invigorated him.

He knew what kind of monstrous waves this intelligence would cause when it was reported.

Sure enough, the next second, the communicator in front of him lit up, and encrypted communication requests came one after another.

He Yongping took a deep breath and pressed the master switch.

Buzz—

Around the conference table, blurred figures flickered, then quickly solidified.

There were dozens of figures, each with a profound aura.

Their backgrounds varied; some were in equally tense command centers, some in brightly lit offices, and some had a completely dark background.

But the insignias on their chests all represented the highest power and status in Dragon Country.

The capital, S City, G City… the highest-ranking officials from various war zones and major cities gathered at this moment through the highest-level encrypted network.

An old and majestic figure sat at the head of all the projections; his face was hidden in light and shadow, not clearly visible, but everyone knew that he was the stabilizing force of Dragon Country—the Chief.

“You’ve all seen it, right?”

“Zhang Chen just sent back intelligence. Everyone, tell me, what are your thoughts?”

The entire room was silent.

Everyone was utterly shocked by what the intelligence revealed.

After a long silence, an old man with the Rank of General on his shoulder and a resolute face was the first to speak.

“Incredible! I cannot understand how an A-Rank Genius Lord could establish such a territory in such a short time!?”

Beside him, an intelligence staff officer pulled up another file and added with a pale face, “Report, according to our assessment of the S-Rank Genius Lord in the capital.”

“His current prosperity and military strength are estimated… to be only one-fifth of Mo Yan’s city.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the person in charge of S City, a refined and scholarly-looking middle-aged man, took over: “Elder Wang, I believe we should not dwell on how he did it, but rather on what he can bring us!”

“Ling food! warm sun jade pendant! Just these two things, what they mean for the Frozen Age and the Beast Tide we are about to face, everyone here knows better than I do!”

“What’s more, Mo Yan definitely possesses more than just these!”

“To have long-term cooperation, we need to show our attitude and make him believe that we will never do something as foolish as forcefully seizing things.”

As soon as these words came out, it immediately caused a chain reaction.

A dark-faced General from the B City military region said in a deep voice, “I agree with the S City Mayor’s view. Cooperation must be built on equality.”

“This Mo Yan is no longer someone we can manipulate at will. The power he has shown is more like an independent ally with powerful war potential!”

“Most importantly, the files show that he is a Dragon Country citizen! Facing the apocalypse crisis, we even suspect and guard against compatriots with the same Bloodline.”

“Then how can this war be fought? Uniting all forces that can be united is our only way out!”

“Nonsense!”

A cold voice broke the brief silence in the conference room.

It was an old man with a General’s star on his shoulder and sharp eyes, General Li from the Q City military region.

He had a very good personal relationship with Deputy Director Li Yongde of H City.

“You are blinded by a little immediate gain!”

“Such a powerful individual, uncontrolled, is the biggest unstable factor! Have you thought about the consequences?”

“Today he can cooperate with us, but tomorrow will he ride roughshod over us?”

“His city is impregnable, his army is well-equipped. Once he has ill intentions, who can restrain him? Relying on your meager forces in H City, He Yongping?”

These words were like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand ripples.

“You!” He Yongping was so angry that the veins on his neck bulged, and he slammed the table, wanting to curse.

General Li completely ignored him and continued to speak to the Chief’s projection at the head of the table: “I suggest immediately establishing a special task force directly under the highest level to be stationed in H City.”

“And to conduct a comprehensive background investigation and strength assessment of this Lord named Mo Yan!”

“If necessary, coercive measures can be taken to fully incorporate him and his territory into the official control system! Such dangerous individual power must be held by the state!”

As soon as these words came out, the conference room immediately erupted into chaos.