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

"The tough straits in North Africa have been mostly cleared out."

Su Ran pointed to the mutated beast corpses scattered on the ground.

"You can mine the crystal cores yourselves, and all the rewards you get will be counted as your military merits."

In the apocalypse, crystal cores are life itself, and they are also combat power!

With just one sentence, Su Ran essentially handed over an enormous fortune to their group!

"All soldiers of the 15th defense line thank Advisor Su for his great kindness!" Wang Tiezhu shouted hoarsely.

Su Ran waved her hand.

"The high-level mutated beasts on the North African front have been basically wiped out."

Su Ran sheathed her sword and turned her gaze to Bai Lu. "We should head back too."

Upon hearing the word "go back," Bai Lu's previously relaxed shoulders stiffened slightly.

She shoved the water bottle back into Su Ran's hand, her beautiful brows furrowing immediately.

"I won't reply."

Bai Lu stared at Su Ran, her tone carrying a rare hint of resistance.

"I'm going back to Old Zhang's lab."

Su Ran raised an eyebrow.

"Professor Zhang Qian, we need your help to enter a new batch of data from the mother nest..."

"I'm not going."

Bai Lu interrupted her abruptly, turning her head away.

"Old Zhang was just using Little Grey as a lab rat."

She kicked away a piece of broken bone beside her foot with her toes.

"In my eyes, Little Grey is my pet and my fighting partner."

"Old Zhang only knows how to endlessly test everything. Little Grey doesn't have any special elemental attack abilities at all; it's just pure physical defense plus the neural nodes of the nest."

"It's exhausting for me to suppress its violent instincts," Bai Lu said bluntly.

Su Ran smiled.

"This time when he goes back, he won't have time to bother you."

Su Ran strode towards the fourth-tier mother body that was waiting in the wings.

"Old Ye successfully captured a third-tier mutated parrot that could speak the Great Xia language in Siberia."

That bird is extremely intelligent, and Zhang Qian is currently focusing all his attention on it. You and Little Grey are safe for now.

Bai Lu's eyes lit up, and the corners of her mouth curved into a smile.

"He actually saw two of these interesting mutated beasts in a row. He's really lucky." Bai Lu yawned.

Su Ran continued to add,

"Once you're back in Kunlun, you should rest. I'll talk to Zhang Qian. The next phase of expansion for the Warcraft Legion is the priority."

Bai Lu's expression instantly brightened, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Half an hour later.

A dark gray transport plane tore through the gray clouds and landed vertically on the top of the dune.

The rear hatch was wide open.

"Little Grey, take them up," the white deer gave the mental command.

The fourth-order mothership took the lead, its strong limbs moving as it steadily stepped into the cabin.

Twelve blood-soaked, third-tier hellhounds followed closely behind.

Su Ran and Bai Lu boarded the fighter jet, and the cabin door slowly closed.

"Coordinates: Kunlun Base."

Su Ran issued commands to the fighter jet's AI.

"Instruction confirmed, optimal route being planned."

The fighter jet spewed out a dark blue tail flame as its massive fuselage rose from the ground and plunged into the dark stratosphere.

The temperature inside the cabin gradually rose.

"How's the progress of the Jiangcheng Mother Nest project?" Su Ran asked.

"Reinforcing the researcher who stayed behind at the mother nest, Liu Wenbo, sent a message yesterday."

Bai Lu leaned back in her chair. "The second batch of chicks has already hatched in the mother nest, and the total number is almost over 100."

Su Ran nodded.

One hundred heavily armed Tier 3 Hellhounds.

If this force were brought onto the battlefield, it could easily wipe out a medium-sized horde of zombies.

"What about Wei Jianguo?"

"No contact."

Su Ran didn't ask any more questions.

He was making plans in his mind.

The peak of the third tier is a hurdle. Very few can overcome it.

But the surviving mutant beasts will be stronger and harder to kill.

The defenses of the Great Xia must be upgraded.

Human genetic evolution itself also needs to be accelerated.

Su Ran glanced at her.

"Go back to sleep. There are still three hours to go!"

The white deer closed its eyes.

Jiangcheng. Three hours later.

Fine snow was falling from the sky.

The temperature is minus fifteen degrees Celsius.

In the ruins, the fleshy walls of the mother nest slowly writhed in the cold wind, radiating intense heat.

The surrounding snow melted into water, which then froze into ice.

Liu Wenbo, wearing a thick down jacket, stood on the tarmac, stamping his feet.

The Y-30 landed.

The hatch opened.

A wave of heat mixed with the stench of blood hit us.

Little Grey was the first to step off the ramp. His massive body made the ground tremble.

Liu Wenbo gasped as he looked at the twelve battered, third-tier hellhounds following behind.

"Advisor Su! Miss Bai!" He stepped forward to greet her.

"Handover".

Su Ran pointed at the pack of dogs, "Replenish the nutrition of these surviving hellhounds. Repair their armor."

"yes!"

Then he turned to Bai Lu and said, "Miss Bai Lu, could you please control them? We have implanted miniature recording devices in their heads."

Liu Wenbo was taking notes on a tablet. "I will collect all their combat data. This batch of combat data is very valuable."

Bai Lu nodded, and at the same time Liu Wenbo waved his hand, and the relevant staff stepped forward.

"Dr. Liu, when will the second batch be able to go into battle?" Su Ran asked.

"The broodstock has ample energy. It should be completed within a week."

Liu Wenbo pushed up his glasses and said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Miss Bailu, Professor Zhang Qian has sent word that once you return to Kunlun, you should visit his lab. The second-phase neuronal connection protocol has been finalized."

Bai Lu's face darkened, and she rolled her eyes when she heard that.

Su Ran patted her on the shoulder.

"Proceed according to plan."