Chapter 229 Arrangement
"I'll claim the task first. The wall still has approximately 7-8 kilometers of gaps, and the construction team should be able to finish building within 5 days, but that's still not enough.
According to feedback from when the Blood Insect Camp attacked the city, a ten-meter-high wall is not sufficient to effectively resist second-grade monsters, and even some First Order Upper Grade warriors are difficult to halt,"
Zhang Dahai was the first to raise his hand, though he was actually lamenting. He said, "According to the current plan, the height of the wall needs to be increased to at least thirty meters and thickness should reach five meters for better protection, but this will significantly increase the volume of work."
Although the construction team does not participate in clearing battles, their hammers and picks are smoking from swinging all the time, all working overtime to build the wall.
Yan Meiyu has even mobilized a large number of logistics and transportation personnel to handle the transport of massive amounts of rocks and concrete blocks to the construction site.
The wall must be built with rocks and wrapped with an adequate amount of rebar to enhance the structure.
If the Black Rock Tree Monster could control the movement of rocks, it would of course be more convenient, but it also reduces the time Black Rock Tree Monsters spend on building the wall.
Therefore, the construction team now focuses only on building walls and stuffing rebar, while logistics is responsible for transporting other materials.
Even so, resources are still a bit insufficient.
"Tomorrow a new batch of Black Rock Tree Monsters will be successfully bred, along with your construction team's Black Rock Tree Monsters, that's about eight hundred in total. Will that be enough?"
Su Han spoke directly, causing Zhang Dahai to brighten up immediately and he nodded eagerly, "Enough, we can start working on all the gaps simultaneously, and it will only take a day to finish sealing them. As for raising the height and increasing the thickness, that won't be too difficult either, we can have logistics deliver the rocks to the current wall and start work immediately."
Su Han just nodded and said, "The plan is yours to determine, construction team, I just need results."
Since his deal with Zhao Yaqian, he hadn't stopped his Nine-Snake Mother Tree from fusing.
The Nine-Snake Mother Tree continued to fuse soil and rocks through its extensive network of roots and vines. Although the demand was enormous, as it occupied the northern district's Tree Domain, even if it destroyed a lot of the urban structure, it could still meet the demand.
While fusing soil and rock, chunks of rock were also sent to the storage site, which also served as the source of materials for the city walls.
After several days of fusion, a massive amount of soil and rock was fused, and only then did it achieve a breakthrough in its skills.
LV4 soil and rocks, LV5 Black Rock Tree Monster, the number increased to 800, the mobility area expanded to 20 kilometers.
Ethnic Black Rock Tree Monsters 800, including a part of the construction team under contract, totaled just over eight hundred, which ought to suffice for now.
At this point, Yan Meiyu spoke, "We cannot transfer all of them here; the pharmaceutical factory and the gymnasium also need the same specification. They have fewer people stationed there and need part of the Black Rock Tree Monsters to reinforce the wall."
"Specify the numbers yourself."
"Understood."
Zhu Xiong also said, "Cannons should also be placed on the wall. If the city wall is raised, then the role of the cannons will be greater."
"Depends on the speed of the arms factory, some Crystal Mine Fruits need to be allocated for the production of cannons to have an effect."
Yan Meiyu said, "Xiao'e is already supervising this. Apart from this, in terms of city defense, the laboratory has made new breakthroughs."
"Oh?"
Su Han looked surprised, turning to Bai Qilan, who shook her head slightly and said, "Not my achievement, but Shu Hongguang and Ji Mingyang's."
She concentrated her efforts on the iteration of higher-grade enhancement potions and injections; this minor breakthrough was a branch off her research, not directly her responsibility, but certainly under her direction of resources.
"Two adjusted injection sequences: 'Stabber' and 'Corroder'."
Everyone looked curious, but Xinglei was thoughtful. Bai Qilan had withdrawn some people from the patrolling teams for her experiments, and as he was the chief officer, he was naturally aware of some details.
But Old Zhu, who was completely involved in external affairs, had little knowledge, and was utterly confused, "What effect?"
"Three potions, from First Order Inferior to First Order Upper Grade, one for each level. After injections are completed, it depends on individual aptitude whether they can break through to First Order Upper Grade."
"This seems a bit weaker than the usual effects of injections, doesn't it?"
Zhu Xiong had many people under him and obviously knew the effects of these injections. If it was a series of injections completed, considering the absorption process and plenty of fighting or training, it should reach around First Order Upper Grade.
Of course, this depends on the efficiency of absorption. Some might need one or two more, but generally, when discussing effects, this variability isn't emphasized.
So when Bai Qilan said this, it indeed proved that the drug's potency had weakened slightly.
"Right,"
Bai Qilan continued, "The enhancement aspect has been reduced, and the functionality's targeting improved."
The crowd's eyes lit up as she continued, "The 'Stab' is an injection derived from the Alien Thorn Worm series. After the second injection, there is a 75% chance of gaining the Stab ability. The number of stabs produced depends on the enhanced individual, with a range of about 200 meters.
There can be variations, but it will not be too short, and it possesses a lethality weaker than bullets but stronger than crossbow arrows, is regenerative, and after the third injection, the success rate approaches 93%, with both damage and range increasing."
"The 'Corroder,' from the Centipede-mouthed Blood Toad series of injections, grants the ability to attack with corrosive acid after the second injection. The shape is currently undetermined and relates to the host body of the mutant Angel Envoy. It has a range of about one hundred meters, affecting a certain area and capable of corroding metal and bone."
"Awesome!"
Zhu Xiong's eyes widened. Targeted skills had reached this level.
Being leaders themselves, they certainly knew what it was like for Angel Envoys to possess skills versus not, and most importantly, to utilize Angel Envoys for city defense, not just relying on them for direct combat defense.
"How many people have been injected so far?"
"Twenty-three in the second stage, thirteen in the third stage; all capabilities have been tested."
Bai Qilan gave all the data to Su Han and said, "As for production, it is slightly less than normal injections. Ten sets a day, including recovery time for the Alien Thorn Worm and the Centipede-mouthed Blood Toad. However, if the contracted beasts participate in battle, then the production will fluctuate."
Thanks to the gradual enhancement of Su Han's contracted beasts, although the first four beasts were still Second-order Intermediate, after the fifth Tree Womb appeared, it had already unlocked to Second-order Superior; it just needed time to nurture and adjust.
Even so, it could still gradually increase production without affecting the contracted beasts.
"Open up exchange permissions, prioritize allocation to Tree Domain warriors in garrison and city defense."
"Understood, I will arrange it on my part."
Yan Meiyu nodded and then said, "Also, regarding artillery, South City has provided two modified types, seat-mounted and similar to rocket launchers. If humanoid Angel Envoys are available, they can also be used as mobile artillery platforms."
"Allocate part of them as well."
"Understood."
The progress of the meeting was swift, whether it was the allocation of injections or the production of enhancement drugs; it had been quickly decided. The current goal of the Tree Domain was just one—to revitalize the entire northern city district.
With a population of over thirty thousand in the Tree Domain, as long as it was handled properly, the northern city would soon become operational.
"There is one last issue."
At the end of the meeting, Yan Meiyu finally said, "Because we have driven out many monsters and fallen ones, the eastern and western city districts might gradually become chaotic, possibly even affecting the southern district. We need to be more vigilant."
"Have Zhu Junhua increase patrols in the eastern city to ensure the safety of the positions while promoting the Tree Domain gathering more survivors. The area there just had a batch of survivors cleared out, and with our relocated Survivors' Camp, it should stabilize soon."
As Su Han pondered and calculated the plan, he said, "Inform the South City camp about our movements so they can prepare. Ideally, their direction for driving out monsters should also be the western city district, which would save everyone some effort."
This remark was intended for Bai Qilan, who of course understood it immediately. In the communicators' exchange, she would inform Zhao Yaqian first.
As for practical interactions, Yan Meiyu would be responsible.
Once the meeting ended, almost all the senior and middle executives immediately became busy—building walls, and a second clearing of possibly overlooked monsters and fallen ones, as well as settling survivors, all which required manpower.
Su Han alone came to his three Angel Envoys, continuing to control the fusion materials.
The Nine-Snake Mother Tree and the Blood-Erosion Alligator Dragon were still fusing flesh; the pit now contained monster flesh tallying no less than 100,000.
No matter how much they drove them away, there would always be monsters launching attacks, so the search teams and patrol squads had cleared many monsters.
The Scorpion Spider Demon then went to the warehouse, integrating the metals that had been brought earlier from the Steel Transit Center.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Although the northern city had been secured, Su Han always felt his Third Order strength was still lacking a bit.
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