My Monster Fuses Everything Chapter 396

Chapter 396: Chapter 309 Contact_2

Two of the Sky Cavalry returned swiftly, reporting up the chain of command until the news reached Zhu Xiong.

Old Zhu was currently dealing with the various affairs of Huiyuan City, which had only been recovered recently, and there were plenty of tasks at hand.

Upon hearing that people from Unit 117 had arrived, he knew the matter was significant and summoned Gan Xinglei and Ge Ming to join him by the city wall.

“Four leading figures, seemingly all Third Order–Unit 117's members are quite capable.”

When Zhu Xiong arrived atop the city walls, his subordinates briefed him on the situation. Although observations weren't entirely precise, they had gotten a general understanding.

“A team of hundreds with Third Order leaders, and the arrival of a commander–it seems they are serious. What do you say?”

Gan Xinglei looked at him, and Zhu Xiong cracked a smile, “Let's probe them first, then report to Su Han.”

The three made a decision, ordering their subordinates to open the massive city gates. The gates opened slowly, and the loud noise carried to the highway.

Lu Changshan felt a sigh of relief at this sight, which meant that 'Su Han' was willing to make contact with them.

“Everyone, be careful.”

Lu Changshan said softly before he saw a group of people slowly walking out from inside the large gate.

Leading the group were Zhu Xiong and his two companions, followed by a few deputies including Zhao Yimin, and further back were several hundreds of the Reconnaissance Team's mounted soldiers marching out.

Such an imposing presence.

Lu Changshan's eyes narrowed; the number might not be vast, but the uniformity and size of the mounts undoubtedly indicated that this power had a stable enough channel to produce mounts.

Only Zhou Shanying, upon seeing the arrivals, had a slight change of face and lowered his voice, “It's not Su Han.”

Of the three, he only recognized one person–Ge Ming, whom he had met once before. At that time, Ge Ming was following Su Han's orders, controlling the insect swarm, which is why he remembered it so vividly. But now, he found Ge Ming at the end of the trio.

“Welcome, welcome, Commander Lu. Sorry for the wait, there was a bit of delay coming from inside the city.”

Zhu Xiong was an old hand at this; he approached with a smile, his gaze sweeping over the newcomers, making another assessment in his mind.

“A hundred-strong squad with Third Order leaders. There are only four, and they keep something guarded, seeming to have a little secret. But just four of them won't stir up much trouble in Huiyuan City.”

Even on his own, with his Medium Third Order combat strength, he was not to be underrated. Gan Xinglei was also at the Medium Third Order level now, and with Ge Ming plus the two Third Order Insect Beasts from the Worm Nest Territory, their power was not far apart.

“I am Zhu Xiong, leader of the Tree Domain Reconnaissance Team. This is Gan Xinglei, leader of the Patrol Team, and Ge Ming, leader of the Vanguard Battalion.”

Zhu Xiong began by introducing his side; Ge Ming was the first Third Order Contractor to emerge from the Heteromorphic Transformation, effectively the leader of the Insect Camp.

The original name wasn't appealing, so it was changed to the Vanguard Battalion.

No sooner had Zhu Xiong finished the introductions than Lu Changshan and his group quickly calculated their next steps, their mentality becoming more focused.

All three were Third Order in strength, and the divisions were crystal clear. Coupled with Su Han, who had yet to appear, it meant that this power had at least four Third Order or above combatants.

This was the least Lu Changshan could estimate, and he now believed the opposing side's High Order combat power was more than he had seen.

He bowed slightly, saying politely, “We have come unannounced. This is Zhou Shanying, commander of my Mobile Battalion. There was a misunderstanding before that led to a small conflict.”

Zhou Shanying nodded in greeting, offering Ge Ming a smile.

Lu Changshan then introduced Lone Wolf and Xiao Zishan, before shifting his gaze towards Zhu Xiong, tentatively asking, “Captain Zhu, I wonder if Lord Su Han is in the city?”

Zhu Xiong cracked a smile and replied, “Commander Lu, if I may ask first, what brings you here?”

“Linshui City and Huiyuan City are adjacent to each other. In these times, if humans want to survive, we must unite every possible strength. I've come with sincerity, hoping to discuss a cooperation with Lord Su Han.”

His eyes lifted, his words resounded firmly, “I'll be straightforward. Previously, Zhou Shanying had a conflict here with Lord Su, unable to secure Huiyuan City. That was our lack of ability. Lord Su is strong, and sparing our soldiers of Unit 117 is an act of grace we acknowledge.”

Flattery will get you everywhere; Zhu Xiong responded to Lu Changshan's compliment with a phrase of his own.

“Commander Lu is too kind. Uniting all forces that can be united has always been our approach.”

His tone shifted slightly, asking, “May I know what kind of unity you have in mind, Commander Lu?”

As Lu Changshan heard this, he knew the critical moment had come; his entrance through this gate hinged on his reply.

After a brief pause, he stated, “One is through trade, and the other is mutual aid. Although Unit 117 only controls the vicinity of Linshui, our headquarters, the Southwest Military Preparedness Force, has already established the Wushan Base, revived research, and will not disappoint you in terms of trade.”

Zhu Xiong showed a surprised expression, which slightly reassured Lu Changshan. Bringing up the backing of the Southwest Military Preparedness Force seemed to be effective.

However, he did not notice the cunning flash that flickered in Zhu Xiong's eyes.

'Another one from South City's camp.'

He immediately smiled enthusiastically and said, “That's great, Commander Lu, why don't you follow me into the city? Our lord will arrive shortly, and then we can discuss things in detail, how about that?”

“Good,”

Lu Changshan agreed decisively, with not the slightest hint of worry.

To hesitate now, when they were about to enter the city, would be as pointless as pulling down one's pants to fart.

“Old Zhao, lead the way.”

Zhu Xiong called out to Zhao Yimin to take the lead. Zhao Yimin ordered the cavalry to turn around and led the armored convoy slowly into the city.

Lu Changshan slowly approached the city walls, closely inspecting the material of the towering fortifications, and was startled.

The city walls were seamless, looking as if they were carved out of a single massive rock, clearly not built with poured concrete.

He lowered his voice, “Something's wrong. How did they construct this city wall in just a month?”

“I don't know. I didn't see these the last time I was here.”

Zhou Shanying thought to himself, who are you asking if you're asking me?

He was feeling sour inside, thinking that if his industrial park had such walls, he would be a fool to pick a fight with them. Were they just fishing for trouble?

Seventy tanks and dozens of armored vehicles?

Who knew how embarrassing it would be to use ordinary cars, buses, and trucks, to transport an entire battalion back?

Lone Wolf interrupted softly, “Angel Envoy's methods. There are two possibilities: one, that it's the lord's handiwork; the other, a special monster Angel Envoy.”

With such a huge scale, it had to be one of two extremes: either it was done by an extraordinarily powerful individual, or by a considerable group.

As they proceeded into the city, they were greeted by the broad streets before them.

The road was about 50 meters wide, built by expanding the original six-lane road, extremely flat. The damaged parts had long been repaired by the construction team.

This road led to the city wall, wide to facilitate the transport of goods and the movement of troops.

The road was clean and tidy, although not as much as before the apocalypse, but still far better than some cities that had turned to ruins.

Lu Changshan looked on and was moved, but what surprised him even more were the people on both sides of the road.

Although at a distance, he could still hear their calls clearly.

In groups of three or five, they were driving creatures larger than oxen, planting trees in the greenbelt areas.

“Captain Zhu, what is this?”

“Survivors from Huiyuan City. Comrades from the Agriculture and Pasturage Team are directing them to plant trees. The land in the city is limited, so where fruit trees can be grown in greenbelts, we try to plant them. It makes the city look better, right, Commander Lu?”

“That is true.”

Lu Changshan nodded slightly, the appearance of these survivors almost had him believing he had returned to the time before the apocalypse.

“You have a lot of Lamp Tree crystals.”

However, at that moment, Xiao Zishan's haunting voice came through, causing Lu Changshan's expression to immediately stiffen, and Zhou Shanying felt the same.

The two finally realized that if they could plant trees in the greenbelt, it seemed as if all the fog had been lifted from the city. Where did they get so many Lamp Tree crystals?

You should know that in Linshui City, they only placed Lamp Tree crystals on essential pathways, with the planting areas being the focal point for crystal placement to efficiently use the light.

Those greenbelts in the streets, those small patches of land, couldn't grow much even with a crystal, and the management and resources needed later on were the real burdens.

They couldn't do it, but this place managed it in just a month?

Lu Changshan looked towards Zhu Xiong, only to feel that his somewhat plump, simple, and enthusiastic smile was now filled with a 'cunning' undertone.

Something was very wrong with Huiyuan City, very wrong indeed.

Chapter end

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