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

At the same time.

Six heavy armored vehicles of the Great Xia, painted with red five-pointed stars, formed a formation and sped across the gray-white snowfield.

Inside the No. 3 armored vehicle in the center.

Su Ran was resting with her eyes closed when two experts from the Academy of Engineering sat opposite her, holding blueprints and confirming the structure of the factory building.

"Advisor Su, the main buildings of Soma Industrial City were constructed using explosion-proof special concrete, which theoretically has an extremely high earthquake resistance level."

The old expert pointed to the complex perspective drawing, his brow furrowed in worry.

"However, the current temperature is too extreme, and the physical damage to the steel structure caused by the extreme cold is irreversible."

Our biggest concern right now is whether the internal high-pressure boiler room and cooling tower have experienced embrittlement fracture.

Su Ran listened, slowly opened her eyes, and nodded.

"Let's look at the core machine tools and equipment first."

As long as the core components are usable, the rest can be repaired by sourcing parts from China.

His gaze swept over the two experts, and he continued to set the tone.

"Our task is to assess the list of businesses to resume operations as quickly as possible after we arrive at the destination."

What the Great Xia Dynasty lacks most right now is time.

The voice just fell.

"Bang! Boom!"

Several muffled explosions came from outside the armored vehicle.

The vehicle shook slightly.

The sudden turn of events startled the two experts, who instinctively gripped the handrails.

"Don't panic."

Su Ran didn't even change her sitting posture.

The voices of the elite escorts in the lead vehicle immediately came through the communication channel.

"Reporting to Advisor Su. The right wing has been attacked by a pack of roaming second-tier mutated snow wolves."

The area has been cleared by machine gun fire. The convoy has not slowed down and is expected to reach the target area in fifteen minutes.

Su Ran looked out the car window.

Several charred chunks of flesh and blood were scattered on the pristine white ice, instantly crushed into a pulp by the tracks of the armored vehicle behind them.

The accompanying elite troops of the Great Xia Dynasty were all equipped with full-scale Tier 3 individual exoskeletons.

To deal with this kind of second-tier mutated beast, there's no need to slow it down; just crush it with firepower.

"keep going."

Su Ran spoke into the communicator.

The 60-kilometer journey took less than 40 minutes.

With a slight hydraulic jolt from the vehicle, the convoy came to a steady stop.

The massive outline of Soma Military City appeared in the snowstorm.

"Advisor Su, we've arrived."

The lieutenant colonel unbuckled his seatbelt and opened the car door.

Su Ran got out of the car.

This area has been completely sealed off by the Great Xia's forward troops.

A major officer from the Great Xia Army ran up quickly, stopped in front of Su Ran, and gave a standard military salute.

"Reporting to Advisor Su! The company commander of the 3rd Armored Company at Base 03 is reporting for duty!"

Su Ran returned the greeting, her gaze sweeping over the major's shoulder towards the massive factory in the distance.

The defensive positions of Daxia have been completed outside the factory area.

Red warning tape was put up in the minefield of Jingneng, and eight automatic machine gun turrets blocked all the entrances and exits of the factory in a fan shape.

Fully armed Xia soldiers hid behind cover, their guns pointed straight ahead.

"How is the situation?"

Su Ran asked.

The major lowered his hand, his expression grave.

"The surrounding obstacles and low-level mutated beasts have all been cleared away."

He pointed to the broken, giant roller shutter door of Workshop 1.

"The No. 1 and No. 2 high-precision workshops that the Chinese Academy of Engineering is verifying are right in the center."

However, within the core workshop, three high-energy-level, third-tier mutated beasts were lurking.

Upon hearing this, the two experts who got off the bus immediately looked distraught.

Three Tier 3 mutated beasts hiding in the high-precision machine tool workshop are practically a ticking time bomb.

"Where are our Great Xia's snipers? Why didn't they just shoot them dead?"

The gaunt expert couldn't help but ask, and the major shook his head.

"Snipers can't operate effectively here."

The factory's internal structure was too complex, with load-bearing columns and equipment obstructing the view.

Our snipers couldn't find an effective, lethal firing position.

To protect the heavy equipment inside, we didn't dare call in artillery fire.

Su Ran nodded, and the major continued,

"The direction of mutation of these three mutated beasts is unknown, but the perception of these three beasts is terrifyingly sharp."

He pointed to the radar image that was being displayed.

"The scouts we sent in earlier showed signs of rioting as soon as they got within 300 meters of the workshop's outer wall."

To avoid alerting the enemy, this area has been temporarily surrounded and is under constant surveillance.

The major gave a wry smile, his face full of helplessness.

"We had originally requested the Awakened Squad from the command center to come and hunt them down, intending to resolve the matter through melee combat with cold weapons."

I didn't expect you to come in person today.

He looked at Su Ran with fervent eyes.

Everyone in the Great Xia army knows that this Advisor Su's methods are nothing short of divine.

Su Ran listened quietly, her gaze fixed on the dark entrance to the factory.

"You've done a great job. The equipment is the lifeblood of Daxia's next strategic move; we can't afford to lose it."

He unbuttoned his military overcoat and handed it to the guard beside him.

"If the equipment is smashed, this trip will have been a waste."

The two experts behind him exchanged a glance, and the gaunt expert couldn't help but step forward.

"Advisor Su, you...you want to go in yourself?"

The expert's voice trembled, "What if you get hurt..."

Su Ran didn't turn around, but simply stretched her wrists and walked alone toward the perilous steel factory.

"Relax. Now that I'm here, I won't wait for anyone else."

"I'll go in and deal with these three beasts."