In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

"After a long period of peace, people have gotten used to using data frames to calculate people's sentiments, so it's not your fault."

The commander picked up the red and blue pencils from the table and drew a circle on the map.

"The people of Daxia are not afraid of hardship, but they are afraid of eating without understanding why."

Once the truth is revealed, even if the sky falls, 1.2 billion people will stand together to support it.

The people's hearts can be relied upon, but the military's hearts can be relied upon even more.

With the leader's final decision, the atmosphere in the conference room shifted completely from its previous solemnity to a sense of steely resolve and impending doom.

The outcome is decided.

The internal ideology of the Great Xia Dynasty was unprecedentedly unified.

Su Ran, who had been sitting silently at the end of the long table, spoke up at this moment.

"Sir, the situation domestically is stable. It's time for me to make my move."

He straightened up, his fingers swiping across the tactical terminal.

A brand-new marching route map was projected directly onto the central sand table.

That red line extends from the northern border of the Great Xia Dynasty, like a sharp dagger piercing straight into the heart of the Siberian Plain.

"The faster this war machine of the Great Xia rotates, the more resources it burns."

Time is of the essence; every extra day we delay, the stronger the mutated creatures become.

Su Ran pointed to the end of the red line,

"Open-pit coal mines in Siberia, iron ore mines in Australia, crude oil reserves in the Middle East, and underground grain silos in the Americas."

Even if the expeditionary force could move to these places in an organized manner, it would still take a long time to coordinate logistics and plan routes.

Not only would it cause too much trouble and waste manpower and resources, but there's also the possibility of being dragged into the mud by an endless horde of beasts on the way.

He raised his head and his gaze swept across the entire room.

"I'm ready to step across the border. I'll lead my team ahead to reap the rewards globally."

Lin Changqing sat next to him, his lips moved as if he wanted to speak, but looking at the glaring resource shortage data on the big screen, he swallowed his words.

Scholars also need to eat.

After a moment of silence.

The commander spoke in a deep voice, "How are the personnel determined?"

"Bai Lu, Ye Xiao, come with me."

"Just the three of you?"

Li Guodong suddenly raised his head and spoke with a look of astonishment on his face.

"Quality over quantity" is the key to success.

Su Ran answered calmly.

"My primary goal was simply to acquire resources, not to eliminate mutated creatures outside, nor to fight positional warfare."

"My unlimited space is the perfect logistics warehouse;"

The white deer can silently and directly wipe out low- to mid-level zombie hordes, completing a large-scale clearing operation.

Ye Xiao was able to deliver a pinpoint decapitation when encountering high-level mutated beasts.

He crossed his arms, his tone radiating absolute confidence.

"The fewer people, the better, as it will make operations much easier. The three of us are currently the most efficient plundering machine in Great Xia."

The air in the conference room seemed to freeze.

"Just the three of you? I strongly object!"

Qian Liye, director of the Material Reserves Administration, suddenly pushed back his chair and stood up straight, his hands gripping the conference table tightly.

"Advisor Su, do you think this is like borrowing rice from the next village? Do you even know your place here?"

He spoke extremely quickly, his voice echoing in the spacious room.

Your personal safety is directly linked to the fate of the nation!

If you get trapped outside, the Great Xia's logistical defenses will collapse completely in less than two months!

The food rations consumed daily by 1.2 billion people, the coal for heating, and the energy used by the mechs on the front lines all depend on you for transporting them!

If anything happens to you overseas and you're stranded for even half a month, the internal circulation of Great Xia will collapse completely!

"Xiao Su, Lao Qian was right this time."

Zhang Xiao also frowned, his rugged face revealing his disapproval.

"You take two people out without any cover fire."

"If you really encounter a well-organized beast tide, even if the three of you are made of iron, you'll be exhausted."

Sun Desheng nodded repeatedly from the side.

"Advisor Su, we really can't act rashly on this. It's not that we don't trust you, but the risks are just too uncontrollable."

He put down his cup and opened an encrypted report in front of him.

"On the third day of the red rain, submarine optical cables around the world broke, and all overseas communication base stations were rendered useless."

In recent months, the intelligence department has relied entirely on those few military reconnaissance satellites in the sky for any external data it could obtain.

He made a couple of strokes on the sand table, and the Americas and Europe plates zoomed in, covered with dense red dots.

"At this moment, satellite images captured a giant skeleton with bone spurs tens of meters high in the ruins of Manhattan, and also captured images of packs of mutated wolves on the Siberian plains."

This is only on the surface; who can truly know the secrets of those things lurking in primeval forests and hiding in the shadows of abandoned cities?

The atmosphere in the meeting room became somber.

The unknown is the biggest sword hanging over everyone's head.

The leader leaned back in his chair, his fingertips gently tracing the rough rim of the teacup.

Their concerns are not unfounded.

The old man slowly raised his eyes, his sharp gaze sweeping across the entire room.

"But this time, Xiao Su, you need to be wary of more than just those mindless mutated beasts. You need to be even more wary of... people."

The meeting room fell silent instantly, with only the low hum of the exhaust fan remaining.

"The announcement of the recapture of the entire territory of Great Xia has been broadcast to the world via high-powered radio."

The leader's voice was deep, "Such a big commotion, and those old empires overseas haven't even given a single radio signal."

Do you really think their government and elite class all perished in the red rain?

Lin Changqing gasped sharply, speaking in shock.

"Sir, you mean they're all still alive?"

"Not only is it there, but it's also hidden very well."

The leader sneered, "The former surface government must have had a group of elites who controlled core resources hiding in underground fortresses."

They are pretending to be deaf and dumb now, but they are secretly spying on us.

In the post-apocalyptic jungle where the law of the jungle prevails, cannibalism is often more cruel than monsters.

Many of the civil officials present froze, feeling a chill run down their spines.

Zhang Xiao and the other military generals' eyes instantly turned extremely gloomy.

Li Guodong got up at the opportune moment, walked to the main control panel, and entered a dynamic password.

The central holographic sand table instantly switched to a global satellite thermal imaging map.

"The commander's judgment is entirely correct."

His face was ashen. "As you all know, those tycoons and politicians who control the lifeline of their countries abroad have been quietly building their 'doomsday arks' long before the end of the world."

"Like the 'Garden of Eden' sanctuary in North America, or the 'Abyss Fortress' in Europe..."

Li Guodong's voice was inscrutable as he continued speaking.

"Besides these conglomerates' shells, a considerable number of wild awakened groups have also emerged overseas."

He swiped his fingertips rapidly across the tactical terminal, and the central holographic sand table instantly switched to a global satellite thermal imaging map.

"These are images captured by the Tianyan satellite over the past 72 hours."

On the sand table, scattered but extremely glaring red heat sources appear on the North American, Western European, and South Asian plates.

"We have confirmed a large amount of human activity traces overseas. We have observed fourteen gathering points with a scale exceeding 50,000 people."

Li Guodong pointed to a huge red patch in the Great Lakes region of North America.

"In this area, the heat source affects nearly 80,000 people."

Furthermore, satellite images revealed a large number of mutated beast skeletons, each over ten meters long, piled up outside the settlement.

He raised his head, his face ashen, and looked at Su Ran, speaking slowly and deliberately.

"Xiao Su, this perfectly matches your previous doomsday predictions within the Great Xia territory."

The sanctuary is established by a very small number of top awakened individuals, and ordinary people live in tribes that depend on them for survival.

The current situation abroad is characterized by this brutal warlord-dominated landscape.