Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 250 - 184 Three Days Have Passed, Time to Take Action_1

Chapter 250: Chapter 184 Three Days Have Passed, Time to Take Action_1

Hearing what Ye Feng said, Cao Guangzhi nodded excitedly and repeatedly, aware that a 10% increase was not insignificant, especially given the enormous volume of purchases.

The original 11.5 billion, with a 10% increase, that would be an additional 1.15 billion. With that, he would have ample room for negotiation.

By then, he felt that the time allocated for negotiation and purchasing mutated animals could be extended by two to three times.

After discussing the two most important matters, Ye Feng had little else to say. If it hadn’t been for the enthusiastic invitation from Liu Zaoxin and others to stay and offer some advice on the construction of Yang City, he would have left already.

Even so, Ye Feng rarely spoke during the following discussions. Generally, he listened more, since this was not his area of expertise.

He did, however, make some suggestions regarding security and defense. The meeting ended after an hour, and Ye Feng, not lingering, quickly flew away on a mutated parrot.

In the following days, he led a rather leisurely life, even taking time to thoroughly survey the entire Donglin Mountain Range.

Under Ye Feng’s search, the required animals were found one after another, such as mutated bats and mutated black crows, with numbers no fewer than 3,000 each.

The mutated sparrows were even more numerous. Ye Feng had not counted them precisely, but there were certainly no fewer than 10,000.

Of course, there was also the most plentiful of all: the mutated mice.

Mice are everywhere in the wild to begin with, not to mention the more than 100,000 mutated mice in Yang City that he drove here.

This also allowed the number of mutated animals under the control of Ye Feng’s contracted animals to rapidly increase to 1,000.

Although the mutated beings found were mostly not strong, as most had only recently broken through to the second stage, the overall strength of Dragon Hall did see some improvement.

Moreover, Ye Feng needed them not for combat but to act as his eyes, conducting a more in-depth search of the entire mountain range.

After three full days of sorting, Ye Feng gained a general understanding of the environment of the whole Donglin Mountain Range.

By then, a new ecological chain had been rebuilt. At the bottom naturally lay the mutated plants, which—apart from very few exceptions—served largely as food.

Then there were the mutated insects, which fed on plants, but also became food for animals.

The mutated mice, in particular, relied mainly on these mutated insects for food and also somewhat contained the insects’ reproduction.

The mutated mice then became the primary food source for predators, and besides them, the mutated rabbits also played a similar role.

Despite their low combat ability, mutated rabbits could jump fast and dig burrows, which allowed them to survive the brutal waves of evolution.

Their reproductive capacity was exceptionally strong; each litter could consist of a dozen or more, and they grew exceptionally fast.

Following the resurgence of spiritual energy, they could reach adult size in a little over a month.

With an abundance of food, the population of mutated rabbits gradually expanded to become one of the main food sources for predators.

In addition, there were other animal groups in Donglin Mountain Range such as herds of mutated gazelles, mutated wild buffalo, mutated deer, mutated sheep, mutated wild horses, mutated wild pigs, mutated wild chickens, mutated wild ducks, and mutated geese, among others.

However, their numbers were limited. Ye Feng classified them as provisionally protected animals and even designated specific living areas for them, deploying mutated sparrows to patrol these areas 24/7.

Until their populations reached a certain threshold, Ye Feng did not allow other animals to prey on them.

And even if the population did eventually meet the proper criteria, young and pregnant animals were off-limits in accordance with sustainable development principles.

During those three days, while Ye Feng was exploring Donglin Mountain Range, Yang City was busy on its own projects.

They were perhaps even more diligent. In just three days, they demarcated a large area within the bounds of Donglin Mountain Range.

Trees at the edge of the enclosed area had all been felled, and thousands of diggers were distributed over 20 kilometers of woodland, beginning to excavate and level the ground.

It is worth mentioning that Dragon Hall played a significant role in delivering these diggers into the mountains.

Areas that couldn’t be overcome were bypassed by transporting the diggers directly to their destination, primarily by the mutated eagles.

Because of this, Yang City was able to start work on hundreds of construction sites simultaneously, without needing to cluster workers together, thereby increasing efficiency.

From a bird’s eye view, one could discern a rocky road about 20 kilometers long and nearly 10 meters wide within Donglin Mountain Range.

This road was actually the foundation for a city wall.

Now, all that was needed was to construct the wall itself on this very base.

As for the area within the enclosure, the mutated animals had already been expelled, and once the walls were erected, they would slowly transform the area and build residential buildings.

At this moment, Bai Yinghui and Liu Zaoxin, seated in the armed helicopter, looked down at the bustling construction site and couldn’t help but feel somewhat emotional.

"This construction speed is much faster than we had anticipated!" said Liu Zaoxin.

"Yes, I originally estimated that it would take at least five days to complete the foundation, but now it has been forcefully shortened to three days."

"Of course, what surprised me the most was that the two days we saved were not due to the assistance of Dragon Hall, but rather earned by our own people." Mentioning this, Bai Yinghui’s face was filled with a smile.

It should be noted that the place they had entered was the Donglin Mountain Range, where working faced a frequency of mutated insect attacks that absolutely couldn’t be compared to their time at Red Rock Mine.

The frequency of mutated insect attacks was directly more than ten times higher.

Under such circumstances, even though the force dispatched by the Dragon Hall was more than three times larger than before, it still couldn’t possibly protect them without any harm.

Even if Dragon Hall could protect them well in 9 out of 10 attack encounters, that last defense breach was fatal for their workers, who would at least sustain serious injuries.

And this was only because the rescues from Dragon Hall could arrive within 3 seconds; otherwise, any attack from mutated insects could result in severe injuries or even death.

Working under such conditions, emotions like tension and anxiety were inevitable, but these were things they certainly had to experience.

However, the nervous and anxious emotions of those workers didn’t last for two hours before disappearing completely.

This was because the injured workers being carried away for treatment could return completely unscathed in one to two hours and continue with their work.

Then the matter of the Life Essence spread.

Even Bai Yinghui wore surprise on his face when he received the news, when had this thing become so luxurious as to be used on workers?

He found out upon asking that the medical camp had somehow prepared 10,000 bottles of Life Essence.

And when he went to inquire Chen Dalong, he learned that in these past few days, Golden Dragon Pharmaceutical Company had been madly expanding their production lines.

Now they were able to produce 10,000 bottles of Life Essence per day, and their production capacity still had room to increase.

This news was naturally a surprise beyond expectations for him, as it represented many things.

It meant not only that their overall combat capabilities had strengthened, but they could even sell the Life Essence to other cities, further enhancing the status of Yang City.

With everyone no longer fearing injuries, efficiency was boosted once again, leading to such results.

As the two of them reflected, they suddenly saw a nearly 10-meter-tall mutated giant panda slowly crawling out from one side of the dense forest and then sitting on the hillside, chewing on a nearly 20-meter-long bamboo.

The pressure it emanated was enough to make all the mutated insects that wanted to approach it faint.

Looking at the mutated giant panda, which had grown several sizes larger than a few days before, Bai Yinghui and Liu Zaoxin exchanged glances, each seeing the seriousness in the other’s eyes.

In these past few days, they had successively discovered that these "messengers" had suddenly soared in size, indicating they had broken through, and it was a Big Realm breakthrough.

Even both of them didn’t have a clear concept of just how strong Fourth Order Mutated Creatures really were.

"Dragon Hall is becoming stronger and more difficult to control, but thankfully, we have the nation backing us; otherwise, I wouldn’t know what to do," Liu Zaoxin couldn’t refrain from saying.

Bai Yinghui watched the mutated giant panda for a while and then said, "Don’t think too much. Since we made a decision at the beginning, we shouldn’t have regrets, whether it’s now or in the future."

"Let’s head back! The latest batch of Drilling Warheads has been air-lifted to our Yang City; hopefully, they will have the effect they should tomorrow."

Liu Zaoxin nodded, "The issue of the Restricted Area does indeed need to be resolved quickly. I’ve heard that the several Restricted Areas discovered abroad are already uncontrollable, and the largest one has expanded to a diameter of 20 kilometers."

"It’s hard to imagine that in just over half a month, it has expanded to such an extent. If the Restricted Area of Small Phoenix Mountain also expands at this scale, I reckon almost half of our Yang City will be Devoured."

The mutated giant panda, still munching on bamboo below, twitched its ears and looked up at the departing armed helicopter, feeling an indescribable urgency in its heart.

"So there’s a Restricted Area that has expanded to 20 kilometers? No wonder the sense of impending doom is becoming stronger."

"No matter what lies hidden within the Restricted Area, I must investigate it tomorrow." Ye Feng’s eyes, gazing at the sky, grew sharper as if they could pierce through any obstacle and see into the deepest part of the Restricted Area.

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Thank you for your concern, I’m basically almost recovered now, only left with coughing and a runny nose.

My wife held on for a few days but finally caught it too; she started having a fever last night, but thankfully, her symptoms are milder than mine.

Ah, these days, I hope they pass quickly.