Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 104 The Era of Major Infrastructure Construction

Throughout history, any attempt at reform has always been accompanied by bloodshed!
Not to mention a monumental undertaking like unification.

Before making a unified decision, in order to move forward with a lighter burden, China carried out a major internal purge, eliminating most of the dark and corrupt forces.

This will enable China to quickly consolidate its internal strength.

If this is the case for China itself, what about other forces?
Bleeding was inevitable.

Unification without bloodshed inevitably involves compromise.

The pressure of the beast tide attack was only the first step, letting them know that the tide could not be turned against them.

However, this step only resulted in some casualties among their lower ranks; unless they were all wiped out, it would not cause much damage to the faction itself.

For example, in Europe and Africa, there are independent forces established by many members of the Ares Palace and the Ares themselves.

Some people are unwilling to join major powers such as the Five Great Nations, the Two Great Martial Arts Schools, and the HR Alliance. Instead, they choose to establish a safe outpost in some remote areas and become local tyrants there.

In such places, they can freely unleash the evil within them.

Through the information gathered by the Chinese intelligence system, Qin Ming clearly understood what humanity was!
The darkness of the apocalypse is vividly displayed in such places.

Should such people also be included in the same category?
How can it be!

China will subsequently launch a second wave of ruthless suppression, completing unification while also carrying out a bloody purge.

The unification of the Earth is just the beginning.

Soon China will enter the interstellar age and begin large-scale development of surrounding planets, such as the moon and Mars.

Earth's technological level is not high, but Qin Ming knows that Mars has a large steel base that has been in good working order for tens of thousands of years and is large enough to accommodate millions of people.

Once this base is captured, with the technology within, China can completely break free from energy and material limitations and enter the era of the great universe.

……

As time went by, the intensity of the war increased and its reach expanded.

Soon, a full-scale war broke out on the five continents inhabited by humankind.

There are far more king-level monsters on land than human planetary-level powerhouses.

The number of King-level monsters in the sea is astonishing!
Faced with land monsters, many base cities can barely hold off the attacks with laser cannons and firearms.

But when the sea monsters joined the war, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

Compared to land monsters, there are far more sea monsters.

In particular, the emergence of the ocean monster king-level creature, unleashing a catastrophic beast tide that advanced along the river, immediately put immense pressure on many forces.

Although, before the war, most of them had obtained some Mokaya Crystals in Kirishima.

However, no force is willing to use their resources to cultivate planetary-level beings like China does; instead, existing planetary-level beings use them for cultivation.

Therefore, when a large number of Ocean King-level monsters appeared, the sheer number of them put them at a significant disadvantage, causing most planetary-level monsters to be overwhelmed.

Among the many planetary-level units, its only advantage is the Black God Set!
Even with the Black God Set, it only allows them to save their lives; if they are surrounded and unable to escape, they will still die.

Even with top-tier experts like Hong and Lei Shen putting out fires everywhere, the major forces are still in crisis.

They are indeed very powerful.

However, the kill efficiency was too low. Even with prehistoric-level intelligent fighter jets as transportation, they were still somewhat powerless against the sea monsters that filled the sky.

Only China is an exception!
At the beginning, a large number of Ocean King-level monsters also invaded.

However, these ocean king-level monsters soon encountered an iron wall composed of numerous planetary-level and high-level war gods.

Especially after Qin Ming killed more than forty Ocean King-level monsters and wiped out several beast tides in just one day.

This enraged all the Ocean King-level monsters, while also filling them with fear.

Because if you are defeated by Qin Ming, it's not just a matter of death, but of being enslaved!
In just a few days, at several seaports in China, such as War Base No. 003, in addition to a large number of troops stationed there, a large number of ocean king-level monsters appeared.

For example, at Base 003, there are as many as five Ocean King-level monsters.

The most powerful of them all was the Thunder Whale King, which was over 300 meters long and had reached the fourth level of the planetary level. It was a behemoth in the sky!

This one mighty whale king is comparable to an army of a million.

Even if a horde of ocean beasts appears, a single charge can kill a large number of them; their massive bodies are themselves the strongest weapons of war.

The more they fight, the stronger China becomes!

Even a sea-king-level monster wouldn't be stupid in this situation.

If I can't beat you, can't I beat other humans?

So, they turned around and rushed towards the base cities under the control of other forces, putting even more pressure on them.

On the contrary, urban construction has already begun within China itself!
A group of employees from ordinary construction companies, escorted by the military, began heading to cities surrounding the base city to embark on a massive infrastructure construction project.

The mines and other raw material bases that had been occupied by the monsters were recaptured immediately and put into operation.

The entire country of China has begun a vigorous construction campaign.

It's not that they aren't afraid of monster attacks.

Rather, the six major base cities are no longer able to accommodate the lives of over a billion people, and many people living in the base cities are barely surviving.

When the military is strong enough to easily defeat monsters, when there is a certain level of security, and when the country encourages this, most people become restless.

Everyone went crazy, especially when the country introduced a martial arts potion called 'Hope No. 1'.

This is a special medicine that has absolutely no side effects.

After digestion, it can increase strength by 100kg, and the effect is best when taken for the first time.

On the battlefield, everyone had already witnessed the effects of the 'Hope No. 1 Warrior's Potion' through live streaming.

Moreover, one costs only 30,000 Chinese Yuan. Is 30,000 Chinese Yuan expensive?

It's actually quite expensive.

For example, Luo Feng's father, before Luo Feng joined the military, only earned two or three thousand yuan a month as a able-bodied adult.

The vast majority simply cannot afford this sum of money.

Therefore, the government introduced a policy.

That's an interest-free loan!
Anyone willing to leave the city and participate in the wilderness development can obtain the 'Hope No. 1 Warrior Potion' through an interest-free loan.

As for subsequent expenses, they can be deducted from wages.

As long as you leave the wilderness to participate in construction, your salary will almost always be no less than 10,000 yuan.

In other words, at most three months' salary can be exchanged for 'Hope No. 1 Warrior Potion'!
Even if only one person in a family participates in wilderness development, the whole family can qualify.

There are many similar incentive policies.

For example, acquiring housing in the wilderness to build a city at extremely low prices!

This drove many people crazy.

Many people have long been tired of the dreary life in the base city, and when an opportunity comes, they will desperately seize it and seek change.

……

Kyoto Base City, Operations Command Center.

As he watched the red dots representing monsters on the holographic map go out one by one, and the entire territory of China turned lush and green, Jia Yi couldn't help but feel great.

Liberate China!

They have already done it. At this moment, a massive development and infrastructure project has begun across the country, with construction sites bustling with activity everywhere.

In some places, there is no need for troops to be stationed at all; only a small number of martial artists are needed for security.

As batches of blood and flesh crystals were scattered, the army was transformed into warriors in a very short time, followed by a rapid transformation of civilian forces.

Those who were already advanced students almost all became martial artists immediately, and the army did not need to intervene when facing attacks from ordinary monsters.

The strength of civilian martial artists is already sufficient.

"The monster gathering places in domestic urban areas have been basically cleared out. The soldiers below are all fighting like madmen, each one fearless of death."

We have now begun advancing into the wilderness and mountainous areas.

Jia Yi smiled at Qin Ming beside him.

The young soldiers were eager to earn merit.

This is no joke.

Having fought to this point, the monsters had become mobile heroes in the eyes of the army.

Simply kill it to earn battle merits.

Having meritorious service not only leads to promotions, but also allows one to exchange it for flesh and blood crystals, thus increasing their strength.

Becoming a martial artist is just the beginning.

With enough essence of flesh and blood, becoming a warrior, a god of war, or even surpassing a god of war is only a matter of time.

The existence of the Dark Blade Legion has been made public.

Those who weren't selected back then are now kicking themselves.

Anyone selected for the Dark Blade Legion is now a war god.

Some of them even broke through to the planetary level.

"It would take a long time to clear out the monsters in the wilderness."

Qin Ming smiled and said.

Aside from the first few days of the war when he ran around killing a number of King-level monsters, he was basically no longer needed to save the day.

The only reason he remains active on the battlefield is to harvest monster souls.

"Yes! As expected, several smaller factions have already given up and are asking us for help."

The other factions probably won't be able to hold out for much longer either.

The number of sea monsters, especially the number of king-level monsters, is somewhat beyond our imagination.

To date, the number of Ocean King-level monsters has exceeded 800, and this number is increasing at an extremely rapid pace.

These king-level monsters dare not invade us, but other forces cannot withstand them.

"Almost done, time to wrap things up."

Jia Yi also laughed.

"Well, it's about time."

I have already spoken with Hong and Thor.

After unification, both the Limit Martial Arts School and the Thunder Martial Arts School will be brought under the control of China.

The Palace of War Gods will also be disbanded.

With the technology and original equipment from Babata, we can build a virtual world that can supply everyone in the world.

As for the other forces, I will make a trip there.

A cold glint flashed in Qin Ming's eyes.

(End of this chapter)