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

In the North American wilderness, there is an abandoned underground air-raid shelter that has just been ravaged by war.

The burly white man codenamed "Manhattan Rush" coughed up a mouthful of black blood.

He had just risked his life to single-handedly kill a high-level Tier 3 mutant.

He slumped wearily to the ground, habitually tapping the tactical terminal on his wrist to check today's score.

"Holly shit! Now you can even exchange for Tier 3 crystal core extract?"

He suddenly stood up and made the sign of the cross on his chest.

Then, he directly shared a screenshot of the redemption page to the global chat channel.

The global chat channel, which was originally discussing the distribution of monsters in various locations, suddenly went berserk.

More and more qualified top-tier experts have finally discovered the astonishing changes on their tactical terminals.

In addition to the extract, Da Xia has also put many of the latest Tier 3 crystal energy weapons on the market!

[Parisian son-in-law]: Great Xia is awesome! Long live Great Xia!

[Los Angeles Leather Factory Owner]: First come, first served! I'm going all in on the third-stage crystal nucleus extract!

[Siberian Lumberjack]: Can someone tell me what you're all so excited about? Why don't I see these things on my terminal? Is it because I haven't updated my system?

[Is Tokyo Hot?]: I didn't see it either! The most expensive item on the exchange list is still the Tier 2 Crystal Core Exoskeleton! Are you guys dreaming?

The channel was filled with question marks.

Half of the top experts went mad, while the other half of the lower and middle-level awakened individuals were completely bewildered and anxious, like ants on a hot pan.

But soon, intelligence brokers figured out the cruel rules of the Great Xia Dynasty.

[Old Qin Man]: Stop searching aimlessly. I've already found out: 100,000 points for the team, or 50,000 points for the individual. That's the hard requirement. If you don't reach that, you don't even qualify to look at this batch of supplies.

After these words were spoken, the channel fell into an eerie silence for a few seconds.

[Old Londoner]: What kind of bullshit rule is this? Letting a group of top experts get priority in exchanging for the most advanced resources? Isn't this like giving those with better grades the extra tutoring they need?

[North American Fellow]: How are we, the poor, supposed to survive? Protest!

[Brother Dao]: Protest denied. Great Xia doesn't tolerate idlers. If you think you're too weak, then risk your life killing Tier 3 monsters to accumulate points. If you don't want to die but still want the benefits, you might as well find a hole and bury yourself.

True powerhouses don't engage in verbal battles.

The moment they received the notification, they unceremoniously cleared out all the points they had accumulated over the days and frantically placed orders to redeem the third-order crystal core extract.

Only strength can provide a secure livelihood!

……

At the same time, at Kunlun Base, in the Special Advisor's Office.

The global channel's reaction was as he had expected.

The third-order crystal nucleus extract was also sold out without a doubt.

Just then!

"Bang!"

The office door was pushed open.

Three elderly men wearing general's stars and senior badges from the Supply Department rushed in.

Leading the group was Chen Shan, the deputy director of the Great Xia Military Supplies Control Administration, who strode in with two senior officials from the administration.

His face was ashen, and he was clutching a newly printed list of supplies for exchange.

"Advisor Su!"

Chen Shan slammed the list heavily on his desk.

"Why did you issue this exchange list without discussing it at a headquarters joint meeting?"

Su Ran looked away from the screen and placed her fingers interlaced in front of her.

"Mr. Chen, there are no outsiders here, so please speak frankly."

"Okay! I'll just say it!"

Chen Shan gripped the solid wood tabletop tightly with both hands, staring intently into Su Ran's eyes.

"Although the Great Xia has a large population, the number of awakened people in the Great Xia is naturally inferior to that of those foreign awakened people!"

This is an objective fact we cannot escape!

"We are now opening up our most advanced strategic resources and the most treasured possessions of the Great Xia to them?"

Do you realize that this is tantamount to raising a tiger to cause future trouble?!

"Minister Chen is right!"

Another veteran military officer, his brow furrowed, stepped forward.

"This batch of new weapons has just been put into production, and the third-order crystal core extract is a strategic reserve."

"Advisor Su, you have made tremendous contributions in Jiangcheng, but you acted too rashly in this matter."

"That's right! What if these people suddenly become stronger and turn against us, or become uncontrollable? How will the Great Xia defense line suppress them?"

Another veteran quickly echoed this sentiment.

"Appropriately slow down the advancement speed of foreign awakened individuals, utilize the information gap to level the power disparity between the two sides, and prevent problems before they arise!"

"Prevention is better than cure?"

Su Ran pondered these five words, glanced at the three of them, and chuckled softly.

He stood up, walked around the desk, and stood in front of Chen Shan.

"Minister Chen, esteemed generals, you should all go and see the battlefield on the front lines."

Su Ran pointed to the outer perimeter of the base, her eyes slightly darkening, her voice completely flat.

It's November now.

"It has been almost half a year since that red rain fell."

"The zombies and mutated beasts outside are evolving at a rate we cannot comprehend."

Chen Shan's expression changed slightly, and he was about to speak in rebuttal.

"You're talking to me about betraying me in the future?"

Su Ran didn't give him a chance to interrupt, her tone sharp as a knife.

"If we can't even survive this harsh winter, if we can't even stop the current third-tier beast tide, humanity has no future. Whose threat are you going to defend against?"

"But……"

The veteran military officer's face turned pale and then red, but he forced himself to speak.

"Once these awakened individuals from other regions obtain top-tier equipment and grow powerful, they will turn around and threaten the safety of Great Xia..."

"But, but, there aren't that many buts!"

Su Ran was also getting annoyed by the questions posed by these veterans.

"If you're really afraid of these people rebelling, you shouldn't have created this system in the first place; you should have just let them be a disorganized mob!"

"you……"

The veteran's face flushed red.

Su Ran interrupted him directly, unleashing her full aura.

"Since we've started this scheme, we need to have the guts to execute it."

"Raising Gu (a type of poisonous insect) is for the purpose of killing insects!"

He placed his hands back on the table and stared into Chen Shan's eyes.

"For the third-stage extract, as long as they have the points, we'll approve as much as they need. If the production isn't enough, we'll have the Academy of Sciences speed up the production."

"Even if the sky falls, I, Su Ran, will hold it up."

"Everyone, are there any other questions?"

Extreme domineering.

Extreme rationality.

Fine beads of cold sweat appeared on the foreheads of Chen Shan and the other two.

The group was speechless after Su Ran's words.

"The list has been released, and the rules have been set."

Su Ran turned around, walked back to her desk, and sat down again.

"If you have any complaints, go and impeach me from the leadership. Now, get out."

Chen Shan's chest heaved violently as he gripped the list tightly in his hand.

"Advisor Su, regarding this matter... I will report it exactly as it is. I still reserve my opinion."

He gritted his teeth, but ultimately didn't utter any harsh words.

He then left the office somewhat sheepishly, accompanied by two of his former subordinates.

"No need to see me out." Su Ran didn't even look up.