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

After explaining the above matters, Li Guodong did not stop talking.

He looked past Su Ran and onto the two people behind him.

"You two come over here too."

Li Guodong waved his hand, his tone leaving no room for negotiation.

"The successful implementation of this global plan will undoubtedly require a great deal of effort from your Awakened Headquarters."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao paused, vaguely guessing that it was definitely not good news, and turned to look at Bai Lu.

The two exchanged a glance, said nothing more, and obediently followed the pace.

"Okay, I'll follow Director Li's instructions."

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow and strode after him.

The group took a private elevator directly to the underground core area.

Li Guodong's office is decorated in a very minimalist style.

A metal desk, a few office chairs, and a global virtual situation map marked with dense red dots hanging on the wall.

"sit."

Li Guodong didn't pour tea; he went straight to his desk and opened the top-secret drawer.

A red-headed document bearing a top-secret seal was tossed onto the table.

Su Ran pulled out a chair and sat down, her gaze falling on the document.

Outline for the Overall Planning and Management of Armedization and Clearance of Overseas Survivor Camps.

"Take a look first. This is the final draft that the central think tank approved just a few hours ago."

Li Guodong pulled out a chair and sat down with an air of authority.

Su Ran picked up the document and quickly scanned the regulations. Ye Xiao and Bai Lu also craned their necks to look at it.

The document's heading sets the tone very clearly, without a single word of beating around the bush.

Arm the scattered survivor camps abroad and transform them into independent armed outposts, with the Great Xia providing unified resource allocation and strategic guidance and management.

To put it bluntly, the Great Xia provided guns, artillery, supplies, and tactical guidance.

Those who survived abroad are foreigners.

"Are we really going to fully arm them?"

Ye Xiao pulled up a chair and sat down, his brows furrowed into a deep knot.

"Director Li, I'm not trying to discourage you."

Su Ge and I saw firsthand what kind of bastards those were in the wasteland back in North America.

Those bastards in the wasteland are even more ruthless when they rob their own people than when they fight monsters.

If we give them guns and cannons, won't the central government be afraid that one day they'll turn around and bite us after they've had their fill?

Besides, with countries in such a terrible state, how many living people could they possibly muster to carry guns?

The white deer remained silent, clearly harboring great wariness towards this group of outsiders.

"Never underestimate the resilience of the human species."

Li Guodong picked up his thermos, took a sip of hot tea, and held up two fingers.

"Since the outbreak of the apocalypse, the original social order abroad has indeed collapsed, but the extinction of mankind is still a long way off."

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has used the Pangu supercomputer to develop global population and disaster projection models.

Excluding those high-ranking government officials and tycoons hiding underground, the number of ordinary survivors still breathing on the surface of the world is conservatively estimated at twenty million.

Twenty million.

Upon hearing this number, Ye Xiao instinctively sat up straight.

Twenty million people who have experienced the cruelest jungle law and escaped death from the jaws of mutated beasts.

This is an extremely large and chaotic force, completely driven by the most primal instinct for survival.

"What the Great Xia Dynasty has in abundance right now is weapons."

Li Guodong tapped the file on the desktop with his finger.

"These past few days, domestic arms factories have been operating around the clock, and ammunition reserves have long been piled up like mountains."

What we lack are soldiers on the front lines.

It's a meat shield that can block the first wave of attacks from the mutated beasts.

Li Guodong's voice suddenly rose in pitch.

"This is the basic foundation established by the leader."

The Great Xia will never wage a war of attrition, much less act as a savior.

We must mobilize foreign forces to eradicate the mutated creatures from abroad.

"So, does the higher-ups mean they want to completely incorporate this group of people?"

Su Ran put down the document, her index finger tracing the surface of the paper.

"How exactly should we collect them? We can't just keep sending them supplies to support them."

"A small favor can breed resentment, and a large one can breed endless trouble."

"Of course we don't support idlers."

Li Guodong exuded an unmistakable aura of a tough, soldierly man.

"The central government has drawn a red line for them."

"Regardless of the size of the camp, any foreign survivor faction that accepts the incorporation of the Great Xia."

They must be strictly incorporated into the global extermination order at a ratio of 25%, and placed under the command of the Great Xia Expeditionary Force.

Twenty-five percent.

One-quarter.

Upon hearing this number, Su Ran's pupils contracted slightly.

Let's compare it to the present-day Great Xia.

Under the national system, various mobilization orders are issued to the grassroots level.

Currently, the number of active-duty combat personnel who can be incorporated into the first echelon of the expeditionary force and guard various defense lines is less than 20 million at most.

A combat force of 20 million is roughly one-sixtieth of the current population of 1.2 billion in Great Xia.

This has already pushed the domestic logistics support system to its limit.

Indeed, the Great Xia Dynasty retained an extremely complete organizational structure.

The population base included a large number of elderly people, children, and the sick and weak who were not capable of fighting. They were properly housed in various underground fortresses.

In the wastelands abroad, the old, weak, sick, and disabled have long been eliminated by the harsh environment, and those who survive are mainly young and middle-aged people.

Even so, the 25% census rate is still ridiculously high.

"One-quarter..."

Ye Xiao gasped, clicking his tongue in astonishment.

"These office workers and their think tanks can be incredibly ruthless when they get down to business!"

"The food and ammunition of the Great Xia didn't fall from the sky."

Li Guodong put down his thermos, his gaze cold.

"Are we just going to support them for nothing, providing them with the resources to survive and the weapons and ammunition?"

"I still think this ratio is too low!"

He snorted coldly, his tone forceful.

"Anyone who can still survive on land overseas these days has seen bloodshed before."

Even if we issued all our guns and sent them to the front lines, it might not be a bad idea.

Su Ran strongly agreed with this approach.

A merciful ruler cannot command an army, especially when facing a foreign tribe with whom one has no kinship or kinship.

This strategy of using overt tactics to incite others to fight is extremely suited to his pragmatic tastes.

"Where are those executives and chaebols hiding underground?"

Bai Lu abruptly changed the subject and spoke coldly.

"Are we just going to let them hide underground while we wipe out the monsters on the surface for them?"

Mentioning those persistent underground governments abroad fills the office with resentment.

At present, apart from the Kingdom of John who has taken the initiative to surrender, the other established empires are still in a wait-and-see phase.

"Comrade Bailu, right now the central government really doesn't have the resources to deal with that underground government."

Li Guodong rubbed his temples, a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes.

"They still hold the strategic nuclear arsenal left over from the old era, and now they have nothing to lose."

The current strategy is to continuously cut off their ground supplies, causing them significant financial losses, but it will be difficult to eliminate them through a strong offensive in the short term.

"nuclear weapon?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ran let out a disdainful sneer.

"Old Li, nuclear deterrence is only temporary."

The Great Xia has now mastered crystal core technology. Once we develop a crystal energy field capable of shielding nuclear fission reactions…”

As he said this, his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a chilling murderous intent.

"At that time, none of those politicians who are unwilling to contribute to the global crisis will escape punishment!"

"Well said!"

Li Guodong's spirits lifted, dispelling his previous gloom.

"We'll teach them a lesson they'll learn sooner or later!"