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

Su Ran stood up and grabbed Bai Lu's wrist with her other hand.

The Xuan Nu fighter jet, which was waiting in the sky, received the order and swooped down vertically.

"Get the hell away from me!"

Ye Xiao piloted the mecha, pushing the power of the six-tube electromagnetic cannon in the left arm to the critical point.

Da da da da.

A pure beam of energy poured out, carving a charred path through the dense beast tide.

With the back thrusters fully engaged, the mech leaped into the air using the recoil force and firmly gripped the heavy tactical traction lock released from the belly of the Xuan Nu fighter jet.

Su Ran and Bai Lu used their telekinetic powers to lift each other into the open cabin.

"Full speed up ascent! Disengage!"

Su Ran issued the order.

The fighter jet engines roared, leaving a sonic boom that shot straight into the sky.

Inside the massive, completely collapsed mine below, countless mutated kangaroos roared with their heads raised, their scarlet eyes filled with bloodthirsty rage.

They could only watch helplessly as the black fighter jet disappeared into the thick, blood-red radiation cloud.

Inside the cabin, the air pressure gradually stabilized.

"laugh!"

With the sound of the air valve releasing pressure, the cockpit door of the mecha popped open, and Ye Xiao, soaked to the bone and covered in sweat, crawled out.

Su Ran mustered her strength, walked over, reached out and pressed down, and took the severely damaged Cheng Ying mecha into her spatial storage.

"Phew... Damn, this is the kind of thrill I haven't felt in a long time."

Ye Xiao lay sprawled on the cabin floor, wiping the sweat from his face, and looked at Su Ran with lingering fear.

"Brother Su, if you had spoken a few minutes later, you would have said that you wanted to hold on a little longer."

I reckon I'll be buried in that lousy mine pit along with this 'Cheng Ying' and those long-legged rats!

Listening to Ye Xiao's complaints, Su Ran leaned back in her seat and chuckled twice.

"Thank you for your hard work, Lao Ye, and Bai Lu as well."

Su Ran turned her head, her gaze fixed intently on the churning crimson radiation clouds outside the window.

"But this life-or-death risk was well worth it for Great Xia."

A full 120 million tons of high-purity iron ore...

With this thing, our domestic arms factories' assembly lines can start producing at full capacity!

"Brother Su, where do we go next?"

Ye Xiao sat up from the ground and asked.

"Go back to China."

Su Ran let out a long breath.

"The key resources that the Great Xia Dynasty lacks have been almost collected."

The rest is up to those old men in the Ministry of Domestic Material Reserves to see what else they need and have them make a list.

If necessary, we can always make another special trip.

"Great, I can finally go back."

Bai Lu leaned back in the seat next to Su Ran, her tense nerves finally relaxing.

Su Ran opened the tactical terminal and pressed her finger heavily on the screen.

"Mystic Maiden, target locked, next stop—"

"Great Xia, Kunlun Base!"

……

Four hours later.

Daxia, Kunlun Base, three-story underground helipad.

The Xuan Nu fighter jet landed smoothly. The hatch opened.

Li Guodong had been leading a group of logistics supervisors and high-ranking military officials in a long-awaited meeting.

Su Ran jumped off the plane, took the towel handed to her by a staff member, and casually wiped the bloodstains off the back of her hand.

Ye Xiao and Bai Lu followed closely behind.

Su Ran raised her head and looked at Wei Jianguo and other academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who were looking at her with expectant faces. Without saying a word, she waved her hand.

"Bang!"

The tactical mech "Cheng Ying" crashed into the wide helipad.

The group gasped as they looked at the blood-soaked, cracked armor of the Cheng Ying mech.

This is a weapon of war made with the latest aerospace alloy, yet it has been reduced to this half-wrecked state.

"My God..."

Wei Jianguo's eyelids twitched with heartache. "What happened?"

"Xiao Su, are you alright?"

Li Guodong strode forward, his gaze sweeping over Su Ran's slightly pale face, his tone filled with anxiety.

"It's nothing, I just overexerted my mental energy a little."

Su Ran waved her hand and accurately tossed the blood-stained towel into the recycling bin beside her.

"The Cheng Ying mechs were mainly damaged in Australia; that continent is completely out of control."

"The Australian food chain has been completely broken and almost entirely taken over by mutated beasts."

I will report to the commander separately later, strongly opposing any future involvement of the Great Xia Expeditionary Force's ground troops.

"We'll discuss the Australian situation separately later."

Li Guodong's expression hardened, and he immediately changed the subject.

"What we old folks want to know more about now is what you got out of this global cleanup trip."

Hearing this, even Sun Desheng, who had been at odds with Su Ran not long ago, was filled with anticipation.

It's worth noting that the protest telegrams from the White Bear Kingdom and those old empires like Europa were sent directly to the central government.

Su Ran definitely gained a lot of supplies on this trip.

Qian Liye, the director of the Material Reserves Bureau standing next to Li Guodong, was even more excited, rubbing his hands together and his eyes shining.

With the Great Xia's 12 million-strong expeditionary force about to set off, the consumption of logistical supplies is like a bottomless black hole.

Although China's domestic supply chain is vast, it is under immense pressure.

Su Ran's trip was practically a way to "suck blood" from the Great Xia!

"Director Qian, how are the preparations going on the super-large material storage site?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Liye's Adam's apple bobbed, and he tentatively asked,

"The venue is available anytime! Consultant Su, give me a hint... how much did you actually bring back this time?"

All eyes instantly fixed on Su Ran.

Su Ran put her hands in her pockets and glanced at everyone.

"I have a preliminary estimate that the crude oil extracted from North America and other regions alone is enough to keep the current heavy industrial system of Great Xia running at full capacity without shutting down for ten years."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Liye's eyes widened suddenly, as if he had been hit in the chest by a heavy hammer.

ten years?!

However, before everyone could recover from the shock, Su Ran's calm and collected voice rang out again.

"In addition, I also emptied an entire main mine in Australia. It contained approximately 120 million tons of high-purity iron ore."

What remained were complete sets of precision machine tool and seamless steel pipe production lines brought back from major heavy industrial areas, as well as tens of thousands of tons of pharmaceuticals and grain.

Every single item Su Ran mentioned was a top-tier strategic resource that the Great Xia Dynasty urgently needed at this stage and was consuming in huge quantities every day!

Li Guodong listened with a dazed look in his eyes, while Qian Liye's heart raced.

"Okay! Okay! Okay!!!"

Qian Liye suddenly roared, his face turning bright red.

"Advisor Su, you are truly the pillar of strength for the Great Xia!"

His eyes were now filled with fanaticism.

"I'll need your help to distribute these supplies to several main bases and heavy industrial zones in the future!"

"Don't worry, the arsenals across the country will turn all this iron and oil into shells and mechs to smash the monsters in the shortest time possible!"

A global crackdown is imperative!

"Old Qian, calm down."

Li Guodong suppressed the surging joy in his heart and solemnly said,

"Immediately plan the warehousing requirements of each main base and heavy industrial zone, and make an accurate receiving list."

Once the site is cleared, have Xiao Su make another trip to deliver the supplies.

"Understood! I'll take care of it right away!"

Qian Liye stood at attention, saluted, and then turned and led his logistics team away in a flurry of activity.

After the logistics staff dispersed, Li Guodong turned around and looked at Su Ran.

"Xiao Su, there's one more thing you need to know."

He lowered his voice and said, enunciating each word clearly.

"The central government has officially decided on the final disposal plan for those wasteland awakened individuals and ordinary survivors overseas."