Chapter 410: The Second Batch of Pioneer Teams, Welcome to the Battlefield of Civilization! |
That night, as the cooldown for the [Rat Tail Whip] ended, Yu Yuan successfully subdued Hogg.
The process was so smooth it even surprised Yu Yuan, being accomplished with remarkable ease.
When Hogg staggered down from the dissection table, he felt like crying.
Only heaven knew what he had been through these past days.
Blood drawn anytime, anywhere; essence extracted anytime, anywhere.
He could clearly feel himself growing weaker and weaker, with death a distinct possibility.
He looked at Yu Yuan, his lips trembling slightly.
"M-Master... Master, I finally waited for this day! I said I wanted to submit long ago, but they didn't believe me!"
Yu Yuan turned to look at Miller, who just shrugged.
Alright!
If Yu Yuan were in his place, he wouldn't have believed it either.
But now, there were no problems at all.
With Hogg secured, the plan to enhance him was also put on the agenda.
Of course, Hogg's body was still weak and didn't meet the enhancement requirements.
And there was only one way to make Hogg recover quickly: eating.
Not intravenous nutrient solutions, but actual eating.
Eating the flesh of Spiritual Creatures to quickly restore his strength.
Regarding Hogg's matter, Yu Yuan handed it over to Miller and Hogg himself to research.
Once all this was done, Zhou Yuan sent a message.
They were fully prepared and could head to the Recruit Training Camp at any time.
Yes!
Today was the day the Black Rock Caravan would go to the Recruit Training Camp.
Yu Yuan left the Aurora Animal Assistance Association; the time was already 4 AM.
He sensed the direction of the May Alliance's location. The number of [Nightmare Marks] had already reached over 70 people, but this number was still far from enough.
Yu Yuan took a detour, cast another [Panic Spread] on the May Alliance, and then headed to the Black Rock Caravan.
In Green Forest City now, there was no distinction between day and night.
Throughout the day, only during the brief two or three hours at noon would the sky become somewhat brighter.
The rest of the time was endless darkness.
Yu Yuan speculated that by the time the third stage arrived, the entire world would probably be plunged into complete polar night.
He sometimes wondered, after experiencing such a long Endless Cold Wave—no sunlight, no warmth, only boundless cold and darkness—would any natural creatures still survive in this world?
But then he thought of the real world's South and North Poles; perhaps natural creatures had their own set of survival rules.
He couldn't worry about them now. He could only follow his existing plan and try his best to improve his strength.
When Yu Yuan arrived at the Black Rock Caravan, Zhou Yuan, Yuan Lang, and the others had already made all preparations.
Zhou Yuan had experience from before, so he knew the ropes.
Yu Yuan didn't waste words.
Zhi Zhi made an appearance, transforming into a path-clearing machine, and they hurried towards the Recruit Training Camp.
While still halfway there, Yu Yuan received a message from the Alpha.
[Alpha: The reconnaissance posts set up by Shadow have spotted a large convoy heading towards Dead Mine Town 80 kilometers away. The Reyes Legion is coming!]
Yu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Zhi Zhi.
"Zhi Zhi, pick up the speed!"
Zhi Zhi—
With Zhi Zhi's response, the convoy began to accelerate.
Yu Yuan also notified Carmen of the information.
When the Black Rock Caravan successfully arrived at the Recruit Training Camp, the Veteran was responsible for leading Zhou Yuan and the others to integrate. Meanwhile, Yu Yuan and Carmen went to the Primary Civilization War Fortress square.
One hundred fully equipped soldiers were already waiting here.
They stood in neat 20x5 formations, with Yo-yo Assault Rifles slung diagonally across their chests.
"Leader, these are all soldiers who have most recently completed their [Basic Infantry] class transition..."
"Leader, hello!"
"Hello, everyone!"
Yu Yuan looked at everyone.
"Be brief and to the point!"
"Congratulations on successfully joining the second Pioneering Group. We are about to face a battle. This battle has dangers, but also opportunities. In short, one sentence: on the battlefield, obey orders, follow commands, and earn military merits. Understood?"
"Understood!"
"Good! Board the vehicles!"
The 100 soldiers quickly boarded the vehicles.
Yu Yuan looked at Carmen.
"New recruit training still needs to be intensified. After this battle ends, a large number of officers are bound to emerge from these two Pioneering Groups. Once Dead Mine Town enters a stable state, whether it's our external expansion or entering other worlds, we will need a large reserve of soldiers. Your management task is heavy!"
"I understand! The Alpha's talents are most suitable for frontline command. As for matters at home, you can leave them to me with confidence!"
Yu Yuan gave a light laugh. He took out a book and handed it to Carmen.
"Military Command?"
"Study this book well. Once you comprehend the abilities within, the Recruit Training Camp will be handed over to you!"
Yu Yuan thought highly of Carmen. His [Insight] talent gave him an inherent advantage in faction management. Once Carmen comprehended the coordinated operations-type skill from this book, it would be time for him to take over the [Recruit Training Camp].
At that time, Carmen would be responsible for internal unification, troop training, protecting Green Forest City, and material preparation within the civilization.
The Alpha would be responsible for external campaigns, expanding territories, plundering resources and prisoners of war, and feeding back into the civilization.
A positive feedback loop could then be established.
Coupled with the biological research from the Aurora Animal Assistance Association and Mona's comprehension of sacrificial rituals, the basic ecosystem of the Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization would be roughly set up.
Now, the only shortfall was probably survival supplies. As the number of people increased, the consumption of survival supplies grew exponentially. Moreover, the [Recruit Training Camp] used accelerated consumption of survival supplies to enhance training effectiveness.
The survival supplies that could have lasted 2-3 years before would now last at most half a year.
Although a large amount of supplies were obtained from Dead Mine Town, the people of the Brotherhood there also needed to consume them.
"Food... food..."
Yu Yuan thought of the [Commerce God Alliance] from the Civilization Ladder before, an organization that claimed to sell everything. Food was a must-sell item for them.
"After this battle ends, I'll contact the people from the [Commerce God Alliance] to check the food prices."
As for survival points, Yu Yuan was wealthy again.
From selling materials during this period and the rewards obtained from killing the Black Domain Shelter, his survival points had once again broken through ten million. Money wasn't an issue.
Once he completely took over Dead Mine Town and began developing the Dead Mine, the speed of earning survival points would only get faster and faster.
As all the soldiers finished boarding, Yu Yuan also stepped onto that command armored vehicle.
The portal's color changed from azure blue back to a swirling rose-red vortex. The convoy, loaded with the new batch of Pioneering Group members, quickly entered the transmission vortex and stepped onto that pitch-black, lightless transmission channel.
The new Pioneering Group members watched the white point of light ahead in the channel with nervousness and excitement.
They had been informed in advance that it was the exit.
Everyone gripped the steel guns in their hands tightly, as if only this could ease the emotions in their hearts.
And in this tense mood, the convoy, accompanied by a flash of white light, had already left the transmission channel and appeared on the war fortress square of Dead Mine Town.
The second batch of Pioneering Group members were still adapting to the environment.
Yu Yuan's voice sounded in their ears again!
"Warriors!"
"Welcome to... the Civilization Battlefield!"