End of the World: My Items Can Be Upgraded Infinitely.

Chapter 295 Report and Announcement, Taking the Queen Mother of Haicheng as a Sacrifice!
From Wucheng to Jincheng Base, all the way eastward, across three states, the distance is about one thousand kilometers.

At a cruising speed of Mach 1, Lin Feng and his companions reached the western border of Jiangnan Prefecture in less than an hour.

It was five o'clock and the sun was just setting.

Jincheng’s West District Laoshan Park is right in front of you.

You can already vaguely see the various research institutes hidden among the mountains and forests.

The weapons research institute where Ding Chenghai worked was located opposite the western edge, which was also a military restricted area, while the biological research institute was located opposite.

The green-winged insect formation slowed down under the command of Long Yi. Lin Feng could already sense the presence of a large number of second-level beings in the Biological Research Institute.

Just like before in Lancheng.

There are quite a few of them where the power of artistic conception emerges.

It is probably the result of Ling Shuyan's research in the past half month, which is about the Zerg's artistic conception and the genetic fusion of red beetles.

When the two of them slowly landed in the square of Jincheng Base, Chen Yanyan and her group, who had been waiting for a long time, walked over quickly, leading the second-level battle group behind them, and lined up to welcome them.

Lin Feng jumped off the back of the green-winged insect and ordered Long Yi behind him to take down three important large boxes. Then he walked towards the women not far away.

The corpse of the Queen Mother, which was originally placed in the square to intimidate and demonstrate the power of the Savior Army, has been dismembered and divided. Even the huge skeleton has been put to good use and sent to the heavy industry area in the south to be made into chariot armor or chain swords.

At this moment, there is only a majestic level 29 dreadnought battleship docked in the empty train station square.

Seeing Lin Feng coming, Chen Yanyan, with Han Yuxin and Princess Betty behind her, stepped forward to greet him.

More than half a month has passed, and except for Chen Yanyan, the other two women have not changed much. The former has become more mature and stable because of her long-term operation of the dreadnought and command of fleet battles.

Chen Yanyan gradually transformed from a working woman to an experienced commander.

Seeing Lin Feng, the three girls smiled:
"Welcome back!"

Lin Feng nodded:
"Everyone has worked hard these days. Haven't Shen Jie and his group arrived yet?"

The Salvation Army, starting from Yunxialing outside the capital city and heading south, rode in the chariots modified and upgraded by Lin Feng. With all members starting at the second level of strength, their marching speed was actually not slow.

A day and a night have passed since we set out, and we should have arrived as planned.

Chen Yanyan shook her head:
"According to radio news, they crossed Luzhou and entered the north of Jiangnanzhou in the early morning of today. At noon, they sent a message saying that they encountered many queen mothers along the way and were fighting with them..."

"Try to be back before night."

Lin Feng nodded. This was within his expectations.

In addition to the Queen Mother of Haicheng in the south and the Queen Mother of Jiangbei, there are three other high-level Queen Mothers in the central and northern parts of Jiangnan Province.

When leaving the north, the original plan was to have the Savior Army clear out the Zerg along the way.

Now they have five third-level beings including Shen Jie, Liu Yi, and Liu Yueqi. Except for Liu Yi, all of them have mastered the power of artistic conception. Jiang Yuner also has the blessing of the Queen Mother...

Dealing with an ordinary third-order early-stage queen is naturally no problem. Even a newly promoted third-order mid-stage queen can be fought with the assistance of a lv34 colonial mecha, lv31 ion laser cannon, and lv31 hunter king chainsaw sword.

Not to mention that they also have a hydrogen bomb in their hands.

Even if you can't kill the opponent, you can easily escape.

So Lin Feng was not worried about this. What was more important right now was to call the members together to report on the progress and success over the past half month, and at the same time announce and issue the task of marching south.

So after going through the formalities, Lin Feng immediately entered the City Lord's Mansion of the Jincheng Base.

Now, under the governance of the people, the whole city is no longer desolate and dilapidated, but has become prosperous, and the rivers and lakes have returned to their former prosperity and bustle.

At six o'clock in the evening, the main senior leaders of Jincheng Base and the Salvation Army had been assembled. In the lobby of the former Jincheng Office, Lin Feng began to listen to reports from his subordinates.

The first person to come on stage was Li Ran, who was in charge of the Salvation Army's logistics. Under his management, the size of the Salvation Army doubled:
"We now have 55,000 auxiliary soldiers, 30,000 first-stage awakened warriors, and 1,200 members of the war group who have been promoted to the second stage."

"Among the second-tier battle groups, there are 200 members of the fleet tank crews, and the remaining 1,000 people are divided into 20 fully staffed battle groups, each with 50 people. Among them, there are about 10 captains and commanders, all of whom are veterans of the previous battle groups. Now most of them have entered the middle and late stages of the second tier. The remaining 40 members are new members of the battle groups."

"In the past two weeks, we have continued to expand northwards, repeatedly defeated several Zerg swarms in the northern part of the Great River, and surrounded and eliminated a large number of Tier 2 Zergs, greatly reducing the war potential of these Zergs."

"At the same time, we have established several bunkers and outposts along the way to keep an eye on the movements of the coastal Zerg. Our intelligence network has spread to the northern part of Jiangnan and the southern Zhejiang frontier."

Lin Feng nodded with satisfaction. He was very happy with the recent development and expansion of the Savior Army. As many as 1,200 second-level combat group members had far exceeded his expectations.

You have to know that when he led eighty people and four second-level regiments to leave for the north, he only left ten second-level regiments, with a total of two hundred members.

In just twenty days, it expanded fivefold.

Including the team heading north that will arrive soon, all of the 200 soldiers have been promoted to the early second stage. Among them, many who fight fiercely have even entered the middle second stage.

Together with the original eighty late-stage second-level veterans, there are a total of two hundred and eighty.

Once the two sides meet up, there will be a total of 1,500 second-level members, and when fully armed, they will be enough to sweep away tens of thousands of second-level insect swarms.

Combined with the dreadnoughts, even challenging more than ten queens and the millions of insect swarms under their command would be no problem.

After Li Ran finished his report, Chen Yanyan came next. She walked forward with anticipation in her eyes:
"Now, in addition to leading the fleet to conduct long-range fire suppression and support, I am also training the fleet's pilots on a large scale every day."

"I have trained dozens of talented subordinates, and recruited several former commanders of the Federation Fleet from the survivors who came from the rear. I have built a super fleet command system to help me share the pressure of command."

"With my current mental strength, I can control at most 30 tanks at the same time and participate in fierce battles..."

"The fleet needs to be expanded, and my strength also needs to be improved. The late stage of the second stage is perfect, and it is no longer able to support a larger-scale group battle."

After listening, Lin Feng immediately made a promise:

"Don't worry, the Super Fleet is the absolute main force of the Salvation Army and the backbone of every battle. This time, in addition to bringing back two hundred second-level awakeners, there is also a big gift for the Dreadnought Battleship."

"As for your promotion to the third level, it will also be resolved as soon as possible."

Chen Yanyan nodded. Whether it was for the fleet's combat effectiveness or her own ability, she, who was already bound to the dreadnought, was the target that needed the most improvement.

In order to guard the newly born Jincheng base, a general had to be left behind to take charge.

Otherwise, if Chen Yanyan had followed Lin Feng to the north to provide assistance, she would have been promoted to the third stage long ago, or even achieved perfection in the early stages.

Now that Lin Feng has returned, the top priority is to improve Chen Yanyan's strength and advance to the third stage together with the lv29 dreadnought as soon as possible.

After reporting on the Savior Army, Han Yuxin and Princess Betty stepped forward to describe the changes in the Jincheng base.

After discussion, Han Yuxin is now in charge of external affairs and connecting with the former federal system, while the internal management of the Jincheng base is fully handed over to Princess Betty and the kingdom attendants and ministers she brought with her to cooperate with Lin Feng in establishing a unified kingdom in the future.

Han Yuxin stepped forward first:
"We have established radio links with many bases in the rear area to confirm friendly trade relations, which will make discussions between the two sides more convenient and faster. Currently, a large number of orders for live insects and Zerg biological materials have been sent to the Ministry of Commerce."

"At the same time, during this period, more than ten bases have set up frontline stations in Jincheng, responsible for transporting awakened people and relying on the protection of Jincheng to cultivate their own strength."

"In addition to the rental fee, they will pay an additional participation fee to follow the Savior Army and attack the Zerg territory. During the battle, they will be responsible for blocking both sides and picking up leaks to learn from experience."

"Or you can volunteer to be stationed at various outposts and forward stations on the front line to temper your will and improve your awakening level."

"There are currently more than 3,000 foreign armed personnel under the management of the Salvation Army."

"The second is a large number of Zerg hunters. They live freely around Jincheng as hired mercenaries, earning their living supplies by killing lone low-level Zergs left in the surrounding area."

"There are quite a few of them, and most of them are enhanced humans or first-level awakeners. For this reason, we have set up a special insect hunting guild to conduct unified management and control. Currently, there are more than 10,000 registered people."

"Some who did not want to be controlled left Jincheng and lived in nearby ruins."

"Finally, there are the ordinary survivors who have come from bases in various states and safe zones in the rear over the past half month..."

"Most of them are the original residents of Jiangnan Prefecture and Zhejiang Prefecture. After they fled to the rear areas and had nowhere to stay, they became refugees. When they heard that the Jincheng base was established, they returned here with their families."

"According to statistics, there are about 100,000 people who have settled in Jincheng, and many of them have been recruited as auxiliary soldiers of the Salvation Army."

"There are still several hundred thousand survivors left in Huizhou. They are waiting and watching. I believe they will return to the base after we have completely cleared out the Zerg and the Queen near Jiangnan."

"The influx of a large number of survivors this time has also greatly alleviated our shortage of manpower. The 100,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people who stayed in Jincheng before were simply unable to support the operation of the base..."

“Even a large amount of arable land in the north of the city and surrounding towns has not been fully reclaimed.”

"With the addition of new people, the sowing has been completed. It seems that we should still be able to catch up with the summer ploughing and autumn harvest."

Lin Feng nodded. With the large influx of survivors, they could provide a steady supply of logistical supplies for the upcoming large-scale expedition, including transportation of manpower and combat soldiers.

Finally, Princess Betty stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said:

"An efficient centralized system has been established within the Jincheng base. All subjects can be mobilized to contribute their own strength to the operation of the base and the front-line battles..."

"After we recover Jiangnan Prefecture and Zhejiang Prefecture, together with Huizhou in the west, the three prefectures, a thousand miles of fertile land, will be enough to establish a medium-sized kingdom, allowing you to ascend the throne and become the supreme king!"

Lin Feng raised the corners of his mouth slightly and slowly stood up.

Looking around at the more than 100 senior members of the base, among them there were ministers in charge of the base's internal affairs, as well as powerful awakeners and commanders of the Salvation Army...

As the city lord stood up, everyone else stood up as well, with all eyes focused on their leader.

Lin Feng then said:

"In ancient times, the three states were enough to make a vassal who dominated one side, and it was more than enough to be called a king..."

"But is that enough?!"

"The entire coastal area of ​​the Federation and the four southern states, in addition to the Sea City in front of us, there are countless cities and the former homeland of mankind that are being invaded and destroyed by the Zerg!"

"If we don't drive them all out and clean them up thoroughly, how can we be called the savior of the world?"

"This time I went to the north to participate in the defense of the capital. Although you all know the outcome, the federal capital eventually fell after a long siege and attack by the Queen Mother Alliance composed of dozens of Queen Mothers!"

"Millions of human survivors became food and rations for the Zerg, and died tragically under the Zerg's giant teeth and sharp feet."

"How can we become complacent and relax based on our current achievements?"

"Only by slaying all the Zerg without leaving a single one alive can we take back all the lost human homelands..."

"Only then can we be worthy of the title of the Savior Army!"

After laying the groundwork for the emotions, Lin Feng changed the subject:
"I declare that starting tomorrow, the army will set out and march southward. The ultimate goal of this operation is to recover the entire southern Kyushu and start a great expedition to the south..."

"Sweep across the lost Jiangnan Prefecture, Zhejiang Prefecture, Fujian Prefecture, Yue Prefecture, Guizhou Prefecture, Qian Prefecture, and Yunnan Prefecture, a total of seven prefectures!"

"After I finally unify the South, I will directly establish the Dawn Empire, which represents the hope of mankind, and save millions of people from danger!"

"And tomorrow, I will use the Queen Mother of Haicheng as a sacrifice to announce the start of this great expedition!"

After he finished speaking, the senior executives in the audience were deeply shocked and did not come back to their senses for a long time.

It was not until several people on the top floor, led by Princess Betty, began to clap their hands that the applause gradually spread and formed a long-lasting thunderous sound...

A few minutes passed, and the applause stopped when Lin Feng interrupted.

After announcing the end of the conference, several core members including Li Ran and Chen Yanyan stayed behind to hold an internal meeting.

Lin Feng glanced at Long Yi beside him, then cleared his throat and continued amid the puzzled looks of the others:

"I know you can't understand why I would make such a bold statement and start a protracted war right after I came back..."

"But in fact, this is not what I want..."

"Because there really isn't much time left for us, for humans..."

Next, Lin Feng and Long Yi gave a brief account of the current crisis situation.

After learning about the ultimate purpose of the Zerg invasion and the birth of the Queen Mother in the later period...

Conservatives like Li Ran and Han Yuxin who wanted to speak up to give advice shut up.

We chose to support this time-consuming and labor-intensive expedition to the south, which would bring high pressure to the newly born Jincheng base.

People like Chen Yanyan, who advocates war, and Princess Betty, who is in charge of internal affairs, all stand firmly on Lin Feng's side.

After unifying the internal opinions, it was already past seven in the evening.

At this time, news came from the front line...

Shen Jie and his companions, who had been on the journey for almost thirty hours,

Finally arrived at the northern suburbs of Jincheng!

(End of this chapter)