My Monster Fuses Everything

Although the reaction of the Lamp Tree crystals had stabilized, their glow remained more dazzling than usual, displaying a hue of orange-red quite different from the norm, and their temperature was still exceedingly high.

Su Han set it aside, the combustion chamber's metal swiftly recovered, and then vines from the Mother Nest Ancient Tree spread over, delivering a crystal of the Ancient Tree of the same size.

"As miraculous as the combustion enhancer may be, it seems it only plays a role in ignition, but if it were an Ancient Tree Crystal..."

Thinking this, Su Han had already stuffed the Ancient Tree Crystal into the combustion chamber and then closed its door.

At that moment, there were no combustion enhancers in the chamber to react with, and the Ancient Tree Crystal remained as calm as ever.

However, as the vines approached, the Radiance of the Lamp Tree became more brilliant, and the Mother Nest Ancient Tree personally drew out the energy from within the Ancient Tree Crystal.

In an instant, energy burst forth at several times the usual rate of the daily illumination power, and the engine was activated.

Su Han smiled and muttered to himself, "It really works, the method of activation is just different."

The things that South City held in its grasp once again seemed worthless to Su Han.

Contemplating this trade, his eyes flickered slightly before he made up his mind.

The negotiations would continue, and the combustion enhancer would also be included in the trade, as if his Mother Nest Ancient Tree did not possess this technique.

The trade of the power generators was just the overt part of the deal, but for Su Han, obtaining more information from South City and the Lamp Tree crystals during the negotiation process was even more important.

Acquiring useful materials and dispersing the injections into the South City camp to deepen his influence over South City was the infallible plan.....Zhao Yaqian and Yan Meiyu's negotiation was far more complex than Su Han's prospective discussions.

They even meticulously counted and proportioned the types of canned goods and, of course, the types of injections.

Being the actual implementers, they needed to consider more detailed matters.

Yet, this was a good thing; only clear cooperation could last.

By the time the two had finished talking, it was already afternoon, the trade was set, and some of the goods they had brought with them were exchanged first, with the Lamp Tree crystals to be supplemented when delivering the generators later.

During the negotiation process, Bai Qilan had also compiled recent findings about the apocalypse into documents and handed them to Zhao Yaqian, along with the injections that had been produced.

Unlike South City, which captured Second-grade Monsters and First-Rank High-Level Monsters and continuously extracted their blood.

Su Han had a faster method; that was blood extraction from higher-tier monsters to produce and then dilute medicinal concoctions.

In this way, a single injection could yield numerous First-Rank High-Level injections, and it would not overly deplete the Angel Envoy or Contractors.

Therefore, the injections were ready within the span of a single day.

With the initial trade completed, Zhao Yaqian left behind a substantial amount of materials, loaded the crossbows and crossbow arrows onto the trucks, and immediately set off on the return journey.

On Su Han's side, Yan Meiyu received the supplies and stored them in the warehouse, while Su Han referred to the blueprints to build several animal-powered threshing machines and handed them over to her to handle.

The grain brought by Bei Qing Grain Warehouse had not been threshed yet, and for the time being, there was no need to use this batch of grain.

However, with the increase in population, it was indeed time to start using this batch of grain.

The Tough-skinned Rabbits and Four-horned Sheep were handed over to Bai Xiao'e, who was in charge of the breeding, along with several piglets.

Though called piglets, their size had grown several times over the month, almost reaching a height of one meter and now could be considered immense.

Now they could only be confined with metal fencing, fed daily, fortunately, they had a high omnivorous capacity and could eat purple lotus from Yunling Lake, spirogyra, and giant duckweed from Nanwang Lake; otherwise, they would indeed be unsustainable.

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Speaking of Zhao Yaqian and her group, once they left the ring belt area, she and Cheng Zhenyong became vigilant, rushing to the South City camp as quickly as possible.

The convoy moved swiftly, and sporadic monsters that charged at them couldn't stop them for a moment, as the modified trucks at the front simply ran them over.

Against slightly stronger monster groups, two Second-order Intermediate monsters, the Shadow Armor Monster and the Shadow Armor Tyrant, would immediately pounce and disperse the monsters.

Zhao Yaqian seemed to be in a bit of a hurry.

"Yaqian, we're making too much noise; it will attract more monsters."

Cheng Zhenyong looked solemn, advising Zhao Yaqian.

Still focused on the fog ahead, Zhao Yaqian replied, "I know, but we must deliver this batch of injections back to the camp quickly, weapons as well. The situation at the manufacturing plant is unstable. You should be aware of it too, Brother Cheng."

Cheng Zhenyong frowned and said, "Actually... we could ask for Su Han's help."

He certainly knew what was going on at the manufacturing plant and that this batch of injections was urgently traded to strengthen their force, but he always felt that relying on Su Han's power was more reliable.

Zhao Yaqian fell silent and after a while, finally spoke, "Maybe, but we can't just rely on him."

At that point, Cheng Zhenyong fell silent as well.

Su Han could certainly come over, but what about South City?

Asking for help required a price, and the situation at the manufacturing plant was complex, with uncertainty as to whether it was a crisis or an opportunity.

How could they always ask for Su Han's help with every issue?

South City camp, after all, was an official camp; cooperation was possible, but they never backed down or gave up initiative when faced with challenges.

The considerations were complex, and Cheng Zhenyong didn't quite understand them all.

They sped along, and just as Cheng Zhenyong had said, they attracted a second-order low-grade monster.

The Shadow Armor Monster suddenly lashed out, with the Shadow Armor Tyrant launching a coordinated attack. They swiftly killed it in just a few moves, without even thinking about leaving a survivor. They simply loaded the corpse onto the truck and then hurriedly returned. Find exclusive stories on empire

Thanks to the fast movement of the convoy, by nightfall, they finally entered the area of South City's campgrounds.

Along the way, streetlights arranged with crystals from the Lamp Tree began to appear from the road 300 meters away from the factory area, sporadically placed everywhere, dispersing a large area of fog.

The vehicles quickly drove in. Near the first factory, they began to see patrolling Angel Envoys, and on the surrounding walls were Southern City Guards' sentry posts with armed guards.

"Southern City Guard, second platoon deputy captain, Zhao Yaqian."

Zhao Yaqian poked her head out, and upon being recognized by the Southern City Guard sentries, they allowed passage. Continuing along the road, patrols on the ground from Southern City Guard became more frequent, and the lighting was even more dense than on the outskirts.

Beyond Southern Prosperous Chemical Plant, they had successively taken over several adjacent factories; with the factories as the center, they patrolled the factory roads and linked defenses. This was their current layout.

Although the fog was denser, not too many monsters were able to breach their defense under such an arrangement.

They drove directly into the chemical plant, where the Southern City Guards had their most extensive arrangements.

No sooner had they gotten out of the car than someone came up to them quickly.

"Yaqian, how did the trade go?"

The person who came was Wang Hu, who looked at Zhao Yaqian with a serious expression.

Zhao Yaqian nodded and said, "Su Han has agreed. The injections can be distributed according to the original plan. We should enhance our strength as quickly as possible in these few days. Director Guo and the others, I need to report the situation."

"Mayor Li, Director Guo, Director Yan, they're all keeping watch at the manufacturing plant. We can go straight there."

"Director Guo has made a breakthrough?"

Zhao Yaqian was stunned, and Wang Hu answered, "Yes, to enhance combat power, he didn't choose any other Angel Envoys and made do with contracting a Tyrant, just barely second-order."

Guo Wutao was a pragmatic man. After the first Angel Envoy broke through the racial limit, instead of using his status advantage to select or wait for a suitable second Angel Envoy, he directly contracted one with useful combat capabilities.

Zhao Yaqian frowned and asked, "Has it gotten that serious?"

All three of them immediately boarded a nearby off-road vehicle, while the injections were escorted by their subordinates to the direction of the laboratory.

Wang Hu explained, "The rift has expanded further; we can already hear roaring from inside, but the spiritual energy that has leaked has also increased a lot."

The car drove straight to another factory further away, more remote and farther than where the chemical plant was located.

And yet, despite its location, the various sandbag sentry posts and car barricades around it were plainly visible.

The arrangements of the Southern City Guards here were no less than at the chemical plant, perhaps even each guard seemed more serious.

Entering the manufacturing plant from an outer sentry post, by the time they arrived at the factory entrance, it was clear that the guards' strength had risen a notch, with a good number of first-level intermediate Contractors present.

"Open the gate."

Wang Hu ordered the Southern City Guards who were guarding the gate, which then opened and allowed the vehicle to drive in. At this point, both Zhao Yaqian and Cheng Zhenyong involuntarily frowned, sensing the spiritual energy around them was even denser.

The vehicle drove straight in and stopped in an open space.

"The professors are all inside the factory building, and Mayor Li and the others are there too."

Zhao Yaqian showed a trace of worry and said, "The spiritual energy is very dense here, they..."

"Don't worry, although it's dense, it's relatively stable," Wang Hu reassured her, prompting a sigh of relief. If it's stable, then the chances of them turning into fallen ones due to corruption would indeed be lower.

The three of them quickly entered the factory. More Southern City Guards patrolled there, and as they moved further inside, they finally reached the innermost part of the factory building.

In front of them was a pale purple crack in the ground that seemed to exist out of thin air within the factory floor.

The rift emitted a purple glow, with an opening about as thick as two fingers, and through it, one could faintly see moving shadows and hear the roars of monsters.

"Report."

Zhao Yaqian furrowed her brows as she looked at the spatial rift in the distance. In just a day or two, it had expanded from a mere thread to two fingers wide—the speed of the rift's expansion was indeed not slow.

"Yaqian, what's the situation?"

Bai Qiuwen and the others also noticed the approaching Zhao Yaqian. Guo Wutao's gaze was resolute as he immediately inquired about the situation from Zhao Yaqian.

"The trade is completed. I've brought the injections; we can arrange for them to be administered immediately."

Guo Wutao nodded and said, "That's good. Arrange for the injections, and then have them come here to stand guard and boost their strength as much as possible. The rift is expanding rapidly."

"Yaqian."

The voice of Li Ruikang came, and Zhao Yaqian was taken aback: "Present."

"No need to be so formal."

Li Ruikang's voice was still calm as he spoke, "Did Su Han give any warnings?"

"I've already hinted at it subtly. They... it seems no spatial rift has appeared on their side."

Zhao Yaqian paused, then hesitantly added, "But his strength has grown again, and he's taken control of several blocks. About the rift... should we tell him? I think we need to consider it a bit more."