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

Li Guodong frowned and continued his report.

"After entering November, Tier 3 mutated beasts began to appear on a large scale."

Our armored forces' conventional armor-piercing rounds can no longer penetrate their bony armor, and frontline casualties are rising.

Fortunately, the initial production line for crystal energy weapons has been completed.

The batch of Tier 3 crystal cores brought back by the Global Awakeners Headquarters provided the Academy of Sciences with an extremely large research sample.

Professor Wei Jianguo of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is leading his team in a relentless effort to improve the yield rate.

After listening to this, the leader tilted his head slightly and whispered a few words to the guard beside him.

The guard nodded immediately and quickly walked out of the conference room to relay the instructions.

Seeing this, Li Guodong continued to switch the camera, focusing back on the mainland of Great Xia and the North American region.

"Furthermore, the climate issue is about to reach a critical turning point."

Just now, the Yellowstone volcano in North America has been declared to be on an eruption countdown. Old Luke is preparing to completely cut off the internet and lead the survivors into a deep underground bunker to eke out a living.

Li Guodong took a deep breath, his tone heavy.

"Due to the combined effects of volcanic ash cover and nuclear winter, the mainland of Great Xia will experience a more extreme winter than in previous years over the next two to three months."

Less than five minutes later, the meeting room door was pushed open again.

Zhang Xiao, a veteran of the military headquarters, Qian Liye, the director of the Materials Bureau, Lao Wang from the Population Bureau, and Director Sun from the Foreign Affairs Bureau walked in hurriedly.

But when they looked up and saw the old man sitting in the chair, everyone perked up and stood at attention, saluting in unison.

"Please sit down."

The old man waved his hand and pointed to the empty spaces around him.

"I only heard half of what Guodong said earlier."

"Each of you is now in charge of your own area. Give me a complete breakdown of what's happened over the past month."

Zhang Xiao was the first to pull out a chair.

He connected the tactical tablet in his hand to the main control console.

"On the military side, the general tone is currently one of steady progress, but the challenges are becoming increasingly difficult to overcome."

Zhang Xiao's voice was as loud as ever, and he got straight to the point.

"We deployed a massive army of tens of millions, including 120 heavily armed combined arms brigades, and advanced in three lines."

Low-level zombies and second-level mutated beasts no longer pose much of a threat; heavy firepower would easily turn them all into mincemeat.

"But in the past two weeks, the front lines have frequently encountered groups of third-tier mutated beasts!"

These beasts have thick hides and incredibly strong vitality; they are extremely difficult for a single soldier with heavy firepower to deal with!

He pulled up several sets of glaring data.

"Sir, our casualty rate reached a turning point last week."

In order to buy time for missiles and heavy artillery calibration, the infantry regiments undertook too many tragic missions of luring the enemy and containing them.

Many companies were withdrawn only after their entire units were wiped out.

Zhang Xiao gritted his teeth and continued speaking.

"Fortunately! Now we have the Awakened Headquarters to pull out the nails!"

Advisor Su, along with Bai Lu, Ye Xiao, and some outstanding awakened individuals from abroad, stood at the forefront, helping the regular troops withstand most of the threats from high-level combat forces.

The overall battlefront has not retreated an inch; it is entirely in our hands.

The old man nodded slightly, a hint of grief and determination flashing in his eyes, before turning his gaze to Qian Liye of the Supply Department.

Old Qian has been exhausted lately and looks much thinner. He pushed up his glasses and opened the file folder.

"The pressure of logistical support is immense, but fortunately, our Great Xia has a solid foundation."

Qian Liye's voice was somewhat dry.

"It is also thanks to the production and utilization of crystal nucleus energy that some traditional energy sources have been replaced."

In addition, with the massive amount of oil that Advisor Su previously brought back from abroad, the domestic energy supply for industry and heating is currently stable, so there's no need to worry.

He changed the subject, his face showing difficulty, and pushed the report in front of the old man.

"The biggest problem right now is still people's basic needs: food, clothing, housing, and transportation."

"But the biggest gap right now lies in people's daily consumption and medical supplies."

Chief, the food, clothing and daily necessities of 1.4 billion people is a bottomless pit!

"Winter clothes, blankets, anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, and even common cold medicine—we're currently living off our pre-apocalyptic reserves!"

"Although Consultant Su brought back an extremely large number of ready-made items using the space, which solved the immediate problem."

However, as winter approached, the rate of injury and illness rose sharply in the extreme cold, and the consumption rate of these supplies more than tripled.

Our existing inventory is already starting to run out.

The old man flipped through the report in his hand, his gaze calm.

"People's livelihood is the bottom line. If people get cold or sick, we can't fight this war."

He tapped the table with his fingers.

"After the meeting, Lao Qian, please compile a detailed list of the shortage of essential supplies."

Considering the actual situation in China, a red line should be drawn from the existing military production capacity, and some capacity should be reallocated to produce cold-weather clothing and first-aid medicines.

Whatever we lack, we'll make it!

"Understood, sir! Hearing you say that puts my mind at ease!"

Qian Liye breathed a long sigh of relief.

The leader then looked at Old Wang from the Population Bureau.

Old Wang didn't need to look at the documents; the data had already rolled through his mind countless times. He spoke directly.

"Report!

There are 70 large underground and semi-underground shelters across the country, currently housing 1.13 billion people.

Social order is stable. Martial law and rationing are in effect, and no large-scale riots have occurred so far.

He took a deep breath and began to report on the war support situation.

"The resettlement of disabled veterans is also progressing simultaneously. We have opened two hundred new prosthetic body assembly plants."

The mechanical prosthetic limb technology provided by the Chinese Academy of Sciences has been put into mass production, and currently 300,000 disabled veterans have been fitted with prosthetic limbs, of whom 100,000 have applied to return to second-line logistics positions.

With that, Lao Wang closed the folder.

"As for the birth rate, it is currently at a complete standstill, and the total population is showing a downward trend."

This is only natural. Even if you have enough to eat, no one can guarantee that the city won't be overrun by monsters tomorrow.

Overall, the people are still here, and their spirits haven't wavered.

"As long as the people are still alive, that is the greatest asset of the Great Xia Dynasty."

Old Wang's words earned him a brief evaluation from the leader.

When it was his turn, Director Sun of the Foreign Affairs Department, who was sitting at the end, immediately sat up straight.

"Sir, the current international situation can be said to have been completely reshuffled."

Apart from the beautiful foreign countries that went underground before the apocalypse, all the other regimes that have retained their political systems and state structures have established the highest level of contact with Great Xia.

The Earth is now entirely engaged in a global counterattack centered around the Great Xia Dynasty!

At this point, Director Sun's tone revealed a complex mix of helplessness and pride.

"Although now 90% of the world's crystal core resources are flowing into the Great Xia National Treasury."

However, Great Xia also shouldered the heavy responsibility of exporting industrial products to the remaining humans around the world.

Especially the civilian necessities that Director Qian just mentioned.

The limited production we maintain is barely enough to supply the domestic market, and we also have to grit our teeth and send supplies abroad to keep the auxiliary forces' defenses afloat.