Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 241 - 178: Other Cities, Seeking Help at our Doorstep_2

Chapter 241: Chapter 178: Other Cities, Seeking Help at our Doorstep_2

So after arranging the upcoming combat missions, Bai Yinghui should finally have some downtime.

But that wasn’t the case because, after the last mutated creatures crisis, Yang City’s fame had risen to rival that of other first-tier cities.

Under such circumstances, they naturally drew a lot of attention.

Therefore, when the Dragon King took action, it wasn’t just the people within Yang City who were watching, but also numerous netizens from other cities had poured in.

And so, the video of Dragon King exterminating over a hundred million mutated locusts spread like a storm throughout the nation’s cities rapidly.

This event was undoubtedly shocking, after all, that was an army of over a hundred million locusts. If it were any ordinary city, it would truly be facing the crisis of annihilation.

Even for those four ultra first-tier metropolises, facing such a situation would be extremely troublesome.

Even if they emerged victorious, the cost would certainly not be small.

Yet, such a major crisis was resolved by Dragon King with merely the use of a Divine Skill.

In such circumstances, what Dragon King gained was not just attention, but also vigilance.

And for this reason, when the high-level leaders in the capital learned of this matter, they made a call immediately.

"Elder Zhang, I didn’t expect that you would personally inquire about this matter." When the video opened, Bai Yinghui was startled to see the person on the screen.

The man before him was one of the few members of the Elder Council, indicating that this matter had alarmed the highest levels of the nation.

"With such a major incident, I can’t be at ease without understanding more about it! Tell me in detail, what exactly happened at the time," said the man around 60 years old on the video, speaking with a gentle tone.

Without any delay, Bai Yinghui immediately recounted the events of the past few days in full.

The Elder Zhang on the other side listened quietly until Bai Yinghui finished speaking, then he asked, "From your personal perspective, how would you evaluate Dragon King?"

After a moment’s thought, Bai Yinghui said, "Mysterious, powerful."

"That’s it?" surprised by Bai Yinghui’s short response, Elder Zhang asked.

Bai Yinghui gave a wry smile, nodded, and said, "Indeed, that’s it, since we’ve had so little contact. Of course, judging from what the other party has done and the attitude shown, they seem quite friendly towards us humans."

Elder Zhang nodded silently after hearing this, "Alright then, compile all the details about the events you mentioned earlier into a report and send it to me."

"Yes!" Bai Yinghui hurriedly agreed, and after hesitating briefly, he added, "If possible, I would still hope to continue cooperating with Dragon Hall."

Elder Zhang was briefly taken aback before laughing, "What are you thinking! With such a powerful ally, why would we do the foolish thing of pushing them away?"

"Moreover, ’after the birds are gone, the bow is put away,’ but that has to wait until the ’birds are gone’! Right now, for us, the more allies, the better."

Hearing this, Bai Yinghui breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, since if they antagonized Dragon Hall, Yang City would be the first to suffer.

Following that, specialized personnel from the capital got in touch with Bai Yinghui, for whom he filled out stacks of paperwork and submitted numerous video materials before this incident was finally dealt with.

But this was just the beginning.

Before long, many city leaders, especially those from within Donghai Province, called to inquire indirectly whether they too could establish a cooperative relationship with Dragon Hall.

It is worth mentioning that although mutated bug swarms threatened cities all over the country, the outbreak wasn’t synchronized across different places.

Yang City was among the first batch of cities to face an attack from mutated insects.

The rest, even if not currently under siege by swarms, would inevitably face assaults from mutated bug swarms within the next two or three days.

Having seen the formidable strength of Dragon Hall, these cities naturally wanted to invite them to assist in defense.

Regarding such a request, Bai Yinghui indicated he would help them inquire, but whether it would be agreed upon ultimately depended on Dragon Hall.

"Whew! That finally ended," Bai Yinghui said, putting down the phone and writing down the name of another city in his notebook.

Glancing at the time, he realized it was already 4 p.m. without him noticing. He left his office and walked into the lobby of the staff headquarters.

Almost immediately, he spotted Jian Yi, the chief of staff, in the crowd and strode over to ask, "What’s the situation now?"

"About 20 million of the bug swarm are left, but there’s already a trend of dispersal. If we defend against one or two more waves of attacks, it should be over," Jian Yi immediately replied.

This was because as the battle progressed, the mutated bug swarm, seeing heavy casualties, had slowed their pace of attack; otherwise, it would have already been over.

"That’s good to hear. You need to personally oversee the treatment of the wounded and the distribution of the compensation. You can’t afford any negligence," Bai Yinghui instructed.

"Yes, I understand," Jian Yi nodded.

After getting a brief update on the situation, Bai Yinghui had the guards drive him in a military jeep to the North City Wall.

He still hoped to facilitate the assistance requests from the various cities if possible.

When he arrived at the North City Wall, they had just repelled a new wave of the mutated bug swarm.

Seeing this, Bai Yinghui knew he had arrived just in time. After asking for the direction of the Mutated Parrot, he had someone bring him a motorcycle to rush over and discuss the cooperation.

But before he could mount the motorcycle, he heard a deep humming sound from afar, a noise Bai Yinghui was all too familiar with—the sound of a helicopter’s rotors.

He immediately looked towards the direction of the sound and saw an armed helicopter approaching rapidly from the southeast.

"Have the communications department check out what’s happening," Bai Yinghui quickly said to a guard at his side.

"Yes!" the guard replied.

But before he could take any action, the armed helicopter flew right over the city wall and then hovered in place.

Then, a rope was released, and soldier after soldier slid down from above.

And the helicopter’s hovering position was precisely above the section of the wall where the Mutated Parrot was located.

"No need to ask, let’s just go over there and see what’s going on," Bai Yinghui said, getting on the motorcycle and speeding toward that area.

Meanwhile, the Mutated Parrot watching a group of people descend from the armed helicopter and approach was a bit confused.

"Hello! Parrot Messenger, I am Li Yanlin, the mayor of neighboring Yonghe City. May I take a bit of your time? We would like to discuss a cooperation with you," Li Yanlin said, bowing slightly and speaking very politely.

"Just tell me what it is you want!" Ye Feng said.

"Well, we hope to invite Dragon Hall to assist us in defense of Yonghe City. In fact, I’m willing to offer an additional 50% on top of the original price," Li Yanlin said.

Hearing this, Ye Feng was somewhat surprised and asked, "Do you know how much Yang City is paying to invite us?"

Li Yanlin nodded immediately and said, "I do know! Thirty million Huaxia Currency for a Third Order Mutated Creature, two million for a Second Stage Mutated Organism."

Ye Feng extended his wing and stroked his chin, "Since you’re aware and still offering such a high price, it seems that the situation in your city must be really dire right now."

Li Yanlin’s face showed a hint of embarrassment, but he still nodded in agreement.

After all, such matters couldn’t be concealed; if he said all was well and then the other party arrived and saw the actual scene, discovering they’d been deceived, they would simply leave, and he would be devastated.

This was also why he had initiated a higher offer right from the start.