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Chapter 133 How Thick is God's Health Bar? (Bonus 10,000 words, please subscribe and vote!)
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"The soldiers surveyed Changhu Lake, Tiaohu Lake, Donghu Lake and other places and found that the aquatic resources are very rich. Our rough estimate confirms that at least 500,000 tons of high-end aquatic products can be harvested every year."

"Hiss... 500,000 tons of high-end aquatic products?" Li Weiguo gasped.

It's worth noting that at its peak, the Yangtze River basin only produced around 40 tons of aquatic products annually, while Lake Baikal was the most productive, producing 150 million tons of aquatic products each year.

Although those lakes are scattered, when put together, their output is incredibly rich.

Most importantly, they are all incredibly fresh and delicious seafood. They can all be sold at high prices.

"Yes, even an annual production of 10 tons can meet the needs of frontline soldiers and also satisfy the high-end market. However, Mr. Li, based on everyone's analysis, we've considered that the high-end market is too small, so we may need to control the quantity of our initial catch!"

Li Weiguo nodded: "Even the fish need to disguise their identities. What are your plans?"

“We can package fish that are the same as those on Earth as hybrid and optimized top-grade deep-sea fish, not for retail sale, but mainly for high-end chain restaurants, while vegetables grown in another world can be disguised as the latest achievements of space breeding.”

"What about the price?"

"Let's aim for the sky!" Wang Kaixuan said excitedly. "We won't compete with ordinary people for the market. We'll sell this to those who are willing to spend millions on famous paintings and tens of millions on luxury cars. For them, spending 100,000 or 200,000 on a meal that can improve their health is something they'll be eager to do—they'll just rush to give them their money!"

Li Weiguo raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly: "At such a high price, how large is the estimated market?"

Xiao Wang lowered his voice, leaned closer, and wore a mysterious smile that many people understood.

"Mr. Li, things are valued for their rarity. Moreover, our nutrition team has made an unexpected discovery... This stuff can enhance certain aspects of male function, and some types of fish are several times more effective at whitening women's skin than reversing aging. The effects of these fish are incredibly immediate!"

"Mr. Li, what currency in this world is more valuable than this?"

Li Weiguo's hand, holding the teacup, paused in mid-air. He then casually took a sip of the hot tea, and a warm feeling rose from his abdomen.

“Hmm, that’s a very good selling point.” He put down his teacup, a smile playing on his lips, but his voice betrayed no emotion. “That’s it. Set up a separate company, get all the paperwork done. We’re not selling vegetables, we’re selling health, selling status, even… selling miracles.”

"Understood!" Xiao Wang nodded excitedly. "As long as we manage it well, the catering business alone can bring us tens of billions of yuan every year! Then the funding for the reclamation troops in non-combat situations will be guaranteed, and the soldiers' bonuses, equipment upgrades, and pensions can all be increased significantly!"

"Once mineral resources are fully integrated into our resource system, there will be at least trillions of yuan in output every year."

Upon hearing this, Li Weiguo's eyes softened for a moment.

He thought of those young people who fought bloody battles in another world, who joined this sacred mission simply for the dream of expanding their territory.

"This money must be used wisely," he said, emphasizing each word. "We need to let these young men know that their blood and sweat were worth it!"

Military operations are a massive money pit, and the portal isn't revealed to the whole world; its secret is only known to people in the East.

Under these circumstances, Dongda naturally chose to proceed cautiously and manage its affairs carefully.

Modern times are no longer like the impoverished and backward state it was when the country was first founded in the last century.

While countless researchers and military personnel can receive official funding, working in another world is considered a high-risk, high-danger, and extremely strenuous profession.

Traditional honors are the core of stimulating everyone's initiative, while subsequent material and spiritual rewards are the core of keeping the project of exploring another world going.

Under such conditions, the pioneering forces must maintain an extremely healthy financial system.

At present, the various high-value timbers mined by the pioneers from the other world are a very good business.

However, the building materials market has been too sluggish in recent years, making it difficult to expand the sales of high-end furniture.

The oil and mineral resources sector is even more impressive, but all of these sectors require time for industrial development and strategic planning.

In the end, apart from the humus fertilizer from the other world being acquired by the Zhurihe Municipal Government and used as fertilizer to improve the soil in their own world, only the food ingredients sector could be quickly monetized.

"Mr. Li, please eat quickly, the effect and taste will be less good if it gets cold."

When will the first batch of seafood be available for our tables?

"Basic verification still needs time! Scientists have only selected a dozen or so aquatic species that are very good for the human body," Xiao Wang reminded him from the side. "Besides you and some commanders, we will temporarily satisfy the soldiers fighting in the other world, and some will be given to the wounded comrades."

Li Weiguo nodded, said no more, and quickly finished off the food on his plate.

After finishing his meal, he stood up, and his entire demeanor changed.

The weariness that had previously lingered between his brows vanished, replaced by a sense of power poised to be unleashed.

"You're in full charge of the ingredients and company matters. Produce a detailed plan as soon as possible," Li Weiguo instructed, straightening his collar. "I need to attend the new city infrastructure conference!"

Xiao Wang immediately stood at attention: "Yes, sir!"

He knew that the next meeting would decide how to "reasonably" discover a large oil field with astonishing reserves on the land of Zhurihe, and how to carry out a new era of deception under the surveillance of countless satellites!
Li Weiguo walked to the window, his thoughts drifting.

Bringing mountains of gold and silver back from another world isn't actually the most difficult thing.

The challenge is how to disguise a gold mine that appears out of nowhere as a mineral resource that has always existed in one's own backyard, while ensuring that even the most covetous neighbors cannot find any fault with it.

This elaborate scheme required walking a tightrope at every step.

How can you fool a satellite? How can you forge a geological exploration report so flawlessly?

Even the ancestors of the "lucky one" who "discovered" the oil field must withstand investigation by the world's top intelligence agencies.

If one step goes wrong, the whole thing will be lost.

At that point, it won't be as simple as a diplomatic protest. When they discover that a major Eastern power controls a complete new world, those people will pounce like sharks smelling blood, trying to tear this dragon to pieces.

Before the University of Tokyo has a fully developed supply chain in the alternate world, secrecy is everything.

but……

Li Weiguo's lips twitched slightly, revealing a strange and indescribable expression.

Who would have thought that the initial operation of this grand plan was supported by high-end ingredients and even dietary therapy to provide funding?

High-end ingredients for "virility enhancement" and "skin whitening"?

If this gets out, it will probably become the biggest joke of the century.

But jokes aside, as long as it can generate quick revenue to cover the huge initial expenses, Li Weiguo would be willing to do anything, let alone sell "miracles" or even personally go live to sell products.

He snapped out of his reverie, his gaze sharpening once more.

Once the infrastructure-building powerhouse has been developing and constructing in that other world for a few years, and once a complete modern heavy industrial system has taken root there, and Earth's defense network is impenetrable...

By then, even if the secret is exposed, it won't matter.

They could simply and openly admit: "Yes, I'm laying my cards on the table. I have my own world. What do you want from me?"

Not convinced?

You have to hold it in even if you don’t accept it.

When you have a time portal, you'd better actually have one.

Otherwise, the principle that "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime" will be taught to you in the bloodiest way.

But when a country or a civilization possesses unlimited strategic depth and an absolutely safe escape route, the game changes completely.

At worst, we can just go into complete isolation and start a new era, and stop playing with the old world.

Anyway, they have a new world as their foundation, so even if they can't win, they can all enter another world.

When someone with a backup plan, capable of "growing mushrooms" anywhere in the old world, gets provoked by others...

Huh~
Li Weiguo felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about that scene.

That's not deterrence; it's the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of all mankind, and the hilt is in their hands.

He turned and walked towards the conference room, his steps steady, each one as if stepping onto a future milestone.

"Squeak-"

The heavy wooden door of the conference room was pushed open, revealing a group of infrastructure engineers who played a pivotal role in various sub-sectors of infrastructure engineering.

Some of them were responsible for digging canals, some for building underground tunnels, and others for constructing surface railways, etc.

Anyway, everyone has their own tasks.

Upon seeing Li Weiguo enter, everyone stood up simultaneously, their eyes fixed on him with questions and expectations.

Li Weiguo walked to the head of the table, placed his hands on the table, and looked around.

"Everyone, have you all seen the plan I showed you before? Has a preliminary plan been outlined?"

Yang Guolong was the first to raise his hand.

"report!"

Yang Guolong was the first to stand up. This veteran expert, who had dedicated his life to tunnel engineering, had a look of the stubbornness and excitement typical of engineers on his face.

"Engineer Yang, please speak!"

"Mr. Li, our department worked overnight to draw up sketches, prepare project budgets, and conduct simulations."

Yang Guolong adjusted his glasses, his tone somewhat hurried.

"To be honest, while the plan you provided has enough money, the construction speed is insane. Building a 15-meter-wide underground tunnel with some defensive fortifications in nine months, and also digging an underground water transport river... Although the higher-ups have a lot of confidence in our infrastructure capabilities, in this day and age, to maintain complete secrecy, I must say, is absolutely impossible to complete in such a short time! If we want to complete the phased construction so quickly, we must carry out multiple phases of construction."

He pointed to the ceiling: "Mr. Li, we all know how many eyes are watching us from above. Any large-scale earthwork operation can be identified by comparing AI satellite images; it's impossible to hide it. It's not a question of whether we can keep it secret; it's that modern technology has made secrecy a false proposition."

No sooner had Yang Guolong finished speaking than another expert in charge of the tunnel project couldn't help but speak up.

“Mr. Li, Engineer Yang is right.” He gave a wry smile. “Besides that, there’s also the issue of funding. With such a large sum of money, let alone auditing, even just the accounting will inevitably leave traces. If the wages of the company’s workers are paid slowly, our company’s team can manage, but the construction team is not so easy to manage.”

In order to save costs, many state-owned construction companies now outsource many projects.

Finding ordinary construction workers is very easy.

However, finding tens of thousands of highly skilled construction workers who have signed the highest level of confidentiality agreements is a difficult task.

A low murmur rippled through the conference room, and everyone's gaze eventually drifted to the few people in military uniforms standing silently beside Li Weiguo.

The meaning in everyone's eyes was self-evident.

As Li Weiguo listened to these top engineers worrying about billions of yuan in funding and manpower, he inexplicably thought of the revenue-generating ideas for sustainable land reclamation he had just seen.

In that profitable project developed from another world, high-end ingredients occupy a central position.

Thinking of using ordinary food from another world to disguise it as high-end food and supporting this century-long project that could change the fate of a nation... Where can you even begin to reason with this?

He suppressed the sense of absurdity in his heart.

“I fully understand your professional concerns. If these issues couldn’t be resolved, I wouldn’t be here today.”

Li Weiguo's gaze swept across the room, his voice steady and clear: "The issues of confidentiality, manpower, and funding that everyone is worried about, in fact, boil down to one issue."

He paused slightly, making everyone's hearts leap into their throats.

"Just as everyone thought, the answer is right beside me." Li Weiguo turned to the side, gesturing for everyone to look at the soldiers.

"The main construction entity for this project is not any private construction company, but the military engineering corps and various construction branches drawn from the entire army."

All the engineers present finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected, it's not a civilian project, but a military construction project disguised as a civilian project!
"So, Engineer Yang, we don't need to deceive the satellite."

Li Weiguo's voice carried an undeniable, penetrating force: "We will give them a story they want to see and must believe—a massive, procedurally sound, nationally watched 'Zhurihe Large-Scale New City Base' project, a crazy infrastructure project!"

Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, he continued, "What everyone needs to do is complete the task within the stipulated time and ensure that the confidentiality agreement continues."

"That is a pledge of allegiance you made to the country with your expertise and your lives."

"From today onwards, until our new city construction plan is officially announced and declassified, your future actions will be restricted, and we will also periodically review any social media messages you share. We hope for your understanding!"

No one seemed to have any objections to this.

Following that were some detailed reports, as well as information on construction methods and resource mobilization.
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A certain combat club.

"clang!"

A heavy thud echoed through the training field.

The last coach in the attacking group grunted, his hand going numb, and the protective sword in his hand almost flew out of his grasp. He looked at the red light on his scoreboard, then at the composed young man opposite him, and could only shake his head helplessly.

On the sidelines, the other coaches who had already "fallen" also wore bitter smiles.

Several people attacked one person, and they were "counter-killed" without getting hurt.

How can this be justified?

None of the electronic scoring points on Lin Li's body were lit up. He casually placed the special heavy iron rod wrapped with thick cushioning padding on the weapon rack.

To prevent accidental injury, the stick was reinforced with protective gear, but to accommodate his superhuman strength, it weighed three times that of ordinary training equipment.

This was something Zhong Mengyao specially got for him by using her connections.

"Brother Lin, over here!"

Zhong Mengyao was already waiting below the ring, and she eagerly handed over a towel and an opened bottle of mineral water.

She was wearing a tight-fitting yoga outfit today, which perfectly accentuated her beautiful figure. When she came closer, the faint scent of perfume wafted into Lin Li's nose.

"Thanks."

Lin Li took the towel and wiped his sweat, but subtly distanced himself from the towel.

"When exactly is your animated film going to be released?" Zhong Mengyao blinked her big eyes and asked curiously. "I'm really looking forward to contributing to your viewership and seeing what kind of wonderful ideas you have in your head."

"Soon, once all the cattle and horses I recruited are on duty, we can start work." Lin Li took a sip of water and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

His animations are hardly fantastical ideas.

It's just a repackaged version of his real experience of his troops pioneering in another world, which he saw from a God-like perspective through a time portal.

On the one hand, it's to earn some living expenses; on the other hand, it's to pass on some information that certain people who are always paying attention to them can understand but cannot say outright.

If the other party treats you with sincerity, you will also give appropriate feedback.

As for identities and connections, if we see through it but don't say anything, can we still be friends?

“Oh, right,” Zhong Mengyao seemed to remember something, and leaned closer, almost touching his arm, her breath sweet as orchids, “Last time you said the protagonist was going to unleash a nuclear attack to kill a god, that idea was so cool! Anything else? Give me a little more spoiler. How will the protagonist kill the god? Can gods die? Do they really have health bars? How thick are their health bars?”

Lin Li felt a soft touch on his arm, his body stiffened slightly, and his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

This woman is at it again.

He handed the water bottle back to Zhong Mengyao, then turned around and created more distance between them.

"That's all, it wouldn't be fun if it were any more transparent."

After saying that, he walked straight to the locker room without looking back.

That's all for today, I'm leaving now.

Watching Lin Li's retreating figure, which was almost a hasty escape, Zhong Mengyao's sweet smile slowly faded, turning into a hint of amusement.

She took out her phone, her slender fingers rapidly tapping on the screen.

"The target remains highly vigilant, deliberately keeping his distance. However, today's probe yielded new progress; he's making less and less contact with me. He's not a blockhead; he has normal physiological responses, just strong self-control. This approach can continue."

After sending the message, she hummed a little tune as she walked out of the club and bought a coconut latte at Luckin Coffee on the street corner.

According to the schedule she compiled for Lin Li, this guy is either back at the hotel sleeping or at an internet cafe playing games.

She sipped her cold coffee, preparing to go back and enjoy her precious afternoon nap.

As Zhong Mengyao spent more time with Lin Li, her initial rejection turned into appreciation.

Although that guy lacked self-confidence, was sensitive and suspicious, and had lustful thoughts but lacked the courage to act on them, his physical fitness was genuinely excellent.

With his muscular physique and overwhelming sense of power, Zhong Mengyao quite admired his physical attributes.

If you date someone like that, you'll definitely treat Mengyao well.

Thinking of this, Zhong Mengyao suddenly sipped her coconut latte a little faster.

Just as my thoughts were wandering, my phone vibrated.

It was a reply, containing only a few brief words.

"Received, intensify efforts."

Zhong Mengyao put down her phone and quickly returned to her residence.

In order to bump into Lin Li, she spent a lot of effort with the relevant departments to get herself to be in a place very close to Lin Li.
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In the other world, a somewhat disheveled Master Chen looked at his junior brother beside him, then took a deep breath, fused his blood with the magic essence powder, and once again skillfully took out a piece of paper made from materials from the other world, performed a Taoist ritual, offered incense, and knelt in worship.

"In the Jade Pure Realm, in the boundless primordial chaos—Disciple Chen Shixing, now using otherworldly black iron as an inkstone, and mixing demonic essence stone with his heart's blood and cinnabar to make ink, and taking thunderwood from beyond the Three Realms as a spiritual guide, respectfully sets up an altar here, humbly beseeching the Three Pure Ones to bestow upon me the wisdom eye of Yin-Yang harmony, so that I may discern the origin of all things in this world… I respectfully invite all the holy beings of the heavens to tread upon the nine-colored lotus platform, ride the phoenix and the crane, and temporarily reside in the mortal world!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Chen began to paint.

Soon, he had drawn out a Five Thunder Spell.

Unlike the talismans he made before, this time, after drawing the talisman, Master Chen immediately placed it far away in a specially cleared open space.

His junior brother, Master Zhou, had already taken the lead, holding the ancestral tablet in his arms and retreating dozens of meters away.

The two men, one on each side, stared intently at the unremarkable yellow talisman in the distance.

The talisman paper was made from the powder of the human-face tree from another world, and the ink was made from Master Chen's own heart's blood, mixed with magic essence stone powder and cinnabar, giving it an eerie dark red color.

The open space was deathly silent, save for the sound of the wind.

One second, two seconds...

Just when Master Zhou thought it was another useless talisman, a faint red light suddenly shone from the center of the talisman, at the most intricately written eye.

Without flames or smoke, the red dot was like a red-hot branding iron, instantly scorching and distorting the surrounding air.

"Oh no, it's gone wrong again!" Master Chen's pupils contracted.

Before the words were finished, a muffled explosion mixed with a loud bang erupted!

boom--!
A ball of orange-red fire suddenly expanded, and a violent shockwave, accompanied by a wave of heat, rushed towards them, causing their Taoist robes to flutter wildly. The ground beneath their feet trembled slightly from the force.

Master Zhou was forced to retreat by the heatwave, coughing and waving his hand to clear away the thick smoke in front of him.

"Cough cough... Senior brother, it still doesn't work."

Looking at the charred crater in the distance and the still-burning embers, Master Chen sighed helplessly, his face ashen.

"We'll change the mixing ratio of the materials later."

“Senior brother, I told you long ago, this Demon Essence Stone is a powder keg. It’s purely yang and extremely strong. It’s fine for drawing talismans to start fires. But to use it to activate the yin-yang combination of thunder magic is like throwing a match into an oil vat and expecting it to bring down rain from the sky,” Master Zhou complained.

In the past few days, besides rushing to produce the purification talismans urgently needed by the troops, they have spent their spare time studying the profound talismans of the Taoist sect.

The results were not ideal.

There has been some progress in auxiliary talismans such as those for warding off evil and calming the mind, but when it comes to killing techniques such as the Five Thunder Mantra and the Golden Light Mantra, they run into obstacles everywhere.

Especially this Five Thunder Spell, which almost caused Master Chen to pass away prematurely last time, so he could go have tea with the patriarch.

If he hadn't been skilled and quick-witted, and hadn't run away as soon as he sensed something was wrong, he would probably be a burnt mess by now.

The drawing was supposed to be the Five Thunder Incantation that would summon divine thunder from the heavens, but it turned out to be the Exploding Fire Incantation.

This unscientific!

Master Chen rubbed his throbbing temples, looking exhausted: "If only Layman Deng were here, he would be so clever and could always give us some good advice."

"Senior brother, you are mistaken!" Master Zhou immediately retorted. "Layman Deng is recuperating from his injuries, how can we disturb him? Besides, we are orthodox Taoist practitioners of the Xuanmen lineage, we can't possibly consult a lay disciple on everything, can we? If word gets out, wouldn't people laugh at Wudang for having no one to rely on?"

Upon hearing this, Master Chen turned his head and looked at his junior brother with a serious expression.

He wasn't angry; he simply said calmly, "Junior brother, look, we've only just begun, and you're already getting attached to appearances."

Master Zhou felt a little uneasy under his gaze and gave an awkward smile: "I just spoke from the heart, from the heart!"

"What is the Xuanmen (Taoist school)? What is the secular school? Taoism is the Tao, and science is also the Tao. All those who seek the Tao are seekers of the Tao." Master Chen said slowly, "You are attached to sectarian views and cannot let go of the empty title of this Taoist robe. You are already trapped by 'self-attachment,' which is 'ignorance' among the three poisons and three evils. If you do not see through it, it will greatly harm your cultivation."

Master Zhou blushed, lowered his head, and sincerely bowed, saying, "Senior brother is right, junior brother has learned a lot."

Master Chen nodded, his gaze returning to the blackened pit after the fire, and he frowned in thought.

Seeing this, Master Zhou quickly went over to break the awkward silence.

"Senior brother, this power is almost as strong as a hand grenade. How about... we just research this Explosive Fire Spell? If we can solve the stability and activation problems, we can use it as a mass-produced weapon!"

Master Chen glanced at him and rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Do you think you're a blood cow? How many bowls of your heart's blood can you bleed out a day to draw this stuff?"

“Our blood is precious, but the new warriors are different!” Master Zhou lowered his voice and leaned closer mysteriously. “Yesterday I heard Wang Hu say that the higher-ups have assigned us a new batch of high-spiritual-aware warriors. They are all young and strong, with abundant yang energy. Wouldn’t it be perfect to use their blood to draw this extremely yang and powerful fire talisman?”

"Nonsense!"

Master Chen's face darkened, and he rebuked him sternly.

"The blood of the heart is the foundation, the essence of our years of cultivation as cultivators, the catalyst, the root. The blood of warriors is the very essence of life, the fire of their hearts, the fuel! Using their blood to paint such things of slaughter is like burning fuel, and to put it more seriously, it is like overdrawing the nation's destiny! These can only be used in emergencies, and must never be abused!"

He paused, his tone softening slightly, but still serious.

"Those soldiers are the pillars of the nation, the hope for the future. We who cultivate the Tao should hold them in even greater awe; how could we possibly harbor such thoughts!"

Master Zhou was speechless and scratched his head in frustration.

"Sigh, this won't work, that won't work. Senior brother, with just the two of us working in this workshop, when will we be able to fill the gap of tens of thousands of soldiers on the front lines? Take that Purification Talisman for example, it's very precious, but it only lasts for ten days or half a month before it becomes ineffective. The ones we make are even less effective than it!"

This is indeed their biggest predicament right now.

They were like two ancient craftsmen thrown into a modern war machine, forced to use the most clumsy and primitive methods to painstakingly hammer out the urgently needed parts.

Using fresh blood as a medium, and performing sacred ancestral rites, combined with bizarre materials from another world, the resulting talismans are filled with metaphysical uncertainties, making them impossible for scientific instruments to analyze or replicate.

If science can replicate it someday, that would mean true success.

They can now honorably retire to the second line.

Now they have no choice but to rush into making talismans to provide more security for the soldiers who are about to go to war.

Just as the two were feeling anxious, a steady and powerful footstep sound came from afar.

Wang Hu strode over, carrying his oddly shaped helmet. His bronze face bore the marks of a soldier's hardship, but his eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.

"Two Taoist masters!" Wang Hu first gave a standard military salute, his voice booming.

"By order of our superiors, a new batch of one hundred high-spiritual-aware warriors has arrived! From this moment forward, they will follow the two Taoist priests to learn talisman making and will be provided with the necessary auxiliary materials for talisman making!"

"Auxiliary material" refers to human blood.

These two words were used brilliantly, solving the problem while avoiding embarrassment.

The weariness on Master Chen's face vanished instantly, and his eyes lit up immediately.

"One hundred people? Good! Xiao Wang, have you done the ideological work with the soldiers?"

"Reporting to the Taoist Master, everything has been explained! Everyone is very enthusiastic about contributing to the front lines, even if it's just donating some blood!"

Soldiers who come here need to undergo mental or other tests first.

Those who experience hallucinations and have a keen sense that the world is different will temporarily gather alone for more detailed medical observation.

Out of more than 10,000 people, only about 300 possess spiritual awareness.

This kind of spiritual perception can sense subtle differences in the world, one's own thoughts, and the increasing speed of physical enhancement.

Only about twenty people, with exceptionally high spiritual awareness like Deng Dakang, had their consciousness infiltrated and interfered with on the very first day.

These people cannot move freely without wearing mind-interference shielding helmets. They are the people whose activity range is strictly controlled by the pioneering force, and they need to cooperate with the research team to carry out a series of scientific research tasks.

Wang Hu's spiritual perception was second only to Deng Dakang's.

"Good! Great!"

Master Chen nodded emphatically, a genuine smile appearing on his face, "With this fresh force, the main force's operation in the far north has a much better chance of success!"

Having lived in this world for a while, everyone has basically figured out the basic rules and principles.

For example, this world should abide by the basic law of conservation of energy; the more abundant the magical particles, the more strange things there are.

Although the electromagnetic storm interference at their location has decreased considerably, the magic still exists.

The further north or south they went into the forest belt, the stronger the magical interference became.

This necessitates a series of response and handling plans.

The Mind-Cleansing Mantra is one of the few tools that can keep frontline soldiers calm and prevent their minds from being disturbed, so naturally, more of them should be made.

Su Mingjin and his team hoped that all soldiers going into battle would be equipped with these items.

Unfortunately, the laws of nature are rather cruel!

Seeing that the two Taoist priests were in a good mood, Wang Hu smiled and then dropped another bombshell.

"In addition, Master Chen, a group of your junior disciples who have passed the review at Wudang Mountain are expected to arrive at the base before 5 p.m. today to assist you."

"Huh? Good, good... It's finally coming!" Master Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Many hands make light work, and he hoped that his disciples and their descendants could help them solve more problems.

Master Zhou, who was standing nearby, had a sudden thought and quickly asked, "Commander Wang, this time... is it just our Wudang people? Didn't fellow Daoists from other sects come?"

Wang Hu smiled and shook his head: "After comprehensive consideration, the higher-ups believe that the two Daoists' strength is sufficient to handle the situation. The list of invited fellow practitioners from the Xuanmen sect is still studying the confidentiality rules, and there are no plans to transfer them to the other world at the moment."

Upon hearing this, Master Zhou's tense shoulders unconsciously relaxed slightly.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, no outsiders were trying to take his job for the time being.

He glanced at his excited senior brother beside him and secretly clenched his fist.

We, the Wudang sect, must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to thoroughly master the core of this otherworldly metaphysics, so that we can become the creators of the Daoist manual and the leaders of all the myriad methods of the lower realm!
Those of you in the industry, just follow in their footsteps and learn from them!
Wang Hu saluted the two Taoist priests again: "Taoist priests, Professor Deng just had the soldiers deliver some messages to you."

"Oh? What are you talking about?"

Wang Hu coughed and said, "Two Daoist masters, if the research on Xuanmen Daoist talismans has stalled, we can try to make talismans using the blood of animals from other worlds."

"Have we caught any otherworldly creatures?"

"Soon, I heard that the army is preparing a raid to capture more animals. As you Taoist priests know, the southern forest belt is unique!"

The forest area is teeming with life, teeming with flora and fauna, and the advance team had long wanted to go there to capture specimens of these otherworldly animals for research.

However, as we learn more about the world, we also gain a better understanding of the dangers of the southern forest belt.

For example, the last beast tide attack.

Hidden in the forest are elves and trees with human faces that control herds of beasts to attack humans.

If human soldiers infiltrate in a small number of places, without a suitable plan, they can easily be surrounded and besieged until they run out of ammunition and food, resulting in casualties.

After the last large-scale killing of the manipulated beast tide, the research on otherworldly life science has been progressing steadily, and the pioneering team's desire to capture live specimens has decreased considerably.

The troops are now advancing steadily and cautiously, step by step.

The new operation that Wang Hu mentioned is part of the subsequent capture of live specimens.

The Extraterrestrial Creatures and Environment Ecosystems Collection Group discovered some forest sheep flocks that resemble those in the modern world.

Previous DNA and flesh analysis of the remains of the beast tide carcasses confirmed that the meat of these forest sheep was of very good quality and that, theoretically, they had no reproductive isolation from modern sheep flocks.

The troops are preparing to capture live animal groups to attempt subsequent domestication and animal husbandry.

The seafood from this other world is delicious enough, so the delicacies from the mountains are naturally even more so.

If it weren't for the fact that elves and humans are so similar, those crazy biologists and gourmets from Guangdong province would really love to try what elf meat would taste like...

It's just outrageous!
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Another world, the second canteen of the pioneering team.

Su Mingjin held a stainless steel lunchbox, looking at the dazzling array of dishes displayed in the window, and was in a good mood.

The cooks always manage to come up with different ways to improve everyone's meals. Today, in the most prominent spot by the window, there's a bowl of glistening braised fish chunks.

"Give me a serving of salmon."

Su Mingjin smiled at the soldier serving the food.

This fish, a specialty of the otherworldly Long Lake, has delicious flesh with delicate fibers, and its taste far surpasses that of any known fish on Earth. After eating it, one feels warm and comfortable all over, and it has a remarkable effect on mental recovery.

She picked up some more scrambled eggs with tomatoes and stir-fried lettuce, and was about to leave when she caught a glimpse of a new dish out of the corner of her eye.

A brand new sign reads: [Otherworld Phase 1 - Three Yellow Chicken].

"Oh?" Su Mingjin was somewhat surprised. "The first batch of experimentally raised chickens are already ready for market so quickly?"

The cook in charge of serving the food was a young man with a proud look on his face.

"President Su, please have a taste!"

Upon hearing this, Su Mingjin walked over.

"President Su, the chicks transferred to the new world are growing very fast. After the zoologists sent over a thousand of them for dissection and observation to confirm they were harmless, they were all sent over to improve everyone's diet!"

The young soldier lowered his voice, revealing a touch of youthful playfulness: "Those farmers are really good at raising them. They even gave them a nickname, 'Super Little Kun,' saying the meat is firm and absolutely delicious!"

"Really?" Su Mingjin smiled and handed over the lunchbox.

The soldier deftly ladled a large spoonful for her, adding, "President Su, after you finish eating, you must leave a review on the food section of the internal forum. This is the first step for our New World Base's livestock farming industry!"

"Okay, definitely." Su Mingjin smiled and agreed, picking up her tray and finding a corner seat.

She really wanted to have a meal and chat with everyone, but her status prevented her from doing so.

Even if she was very amiable, as soon as she sat down, the voices of the soldiers and researchers around her would unconsciously become quieter, and the atmosphere would become awkward.

In order not to disturb everyone's precious time of relaxation, she had long been used to being alone.

Opening the lunchbox, Su Mingjin first picked up a piece of chicken.

The chicken smelled delicious, but after taking a bite, she frowned slightly.

The meat is indeed better than chicken grown on Earth, but the improvement in flavor is very limited, and it is far less amazing than vegetables grown in other worlds.

It can't compare to the amazing feeling of fish native to another world.

"It seems that the magical particles in this world have a far greater effect on modifying and enhancing plants than on animals."

Su Mingjin made her judgment.

Perhaps only animals native to this world can, like those plants, completely integrate the spirit of this land into their flesh and blood.

She thought of the forest sheep that biologists were clamoring to capture, and wondered what those mountain delicacies tasted like.

Thinking of the Guangdong biologists who claimed everything was edible, and wanting to taste the sliced ​​elf to see if it was salty or bland, Su Mingjin rubbed her temples.

Scientists who pursue knowledge through investigation are truly admirable...

She ate quickly, trying not to think about the outrageous ideas of the Guangdong biologists, but a thought suddenly popped into her head—

What form do those gods take?

Can you eat?
Tasty?
The novel says that gods have a completely different life form from humans; they are a high-energy substance… If you eat them!!!
Garlic bird, garlic bird!
Su Mingjin channeled her wild thoughts into her appetite, quickly finished her meal, and then cleaned up the lunchbox.

After a short half-hour rest, I immediately threw myself into the heavy workload.

A projection screen unfolded in the center of the office, displaying a 3D map of the far north, densely marked with various data.

War can only be waged after intelligence has been gathered.

Exploring a new world and developing a massive oil field project in the far north that could change the fate of the Eastern Kingdom naturally requires utmost caution.

Thanks to the "heroic sacrifice" of more than a dozen exploration robots, the low-difficulty oilfield reserves, which are extremely safe and suitable for establishing camps, have been discovered, along with a large number of high-value extraction points.

The General Staff and the technical experts dispatched by the two oil giants held a meeting overnight and came up with a complete mining plan.

"As long as the engineering corps can complete the laying of basic roads and the fire defense network along the way within a month, the subsequent construction of the petrochemical base can be put into production within three months."

Su Mingjin looked at the report and moved the mouse with her fingertips.

If we can solve the oil problem, we can solve the most important energy problem.

At that time, the energy problem of the land reclamation team will be fundamentally solved.

Everything is moving in the best possible direction.

Just then, the internal communicator on the table made a soft beep, and an encrypted message popped up.

Sender: Commander Man

[President Su, the young Taoist priests from Wudang Mountain have arrived. Master Chen hopes to meet with you as soon as possible to boost the morale of these warriors.]

(End of this chapter)