#199 - Chapter 199 Lingyue and Lingluo

"The number of crystal cores needed to build these underground defense works is not a small amount."

"What's the price?" Yan Zhengping asked.

"Each underground facility costs at least 500,000 crystal cores," Dongfang Chen replied.

"500,000! That's not a small number! No wonder you suggested I'd better combine forces," Yan Zhengping exclaimed.

500,000 crystal cores for one military sub-district, 12 would be 6 million.

Even though Yan Zhengping had earned a lot from other military regions, it wouldn't be easy to come up with this expense.

"I have another compromise. Among the 12 military sub-districts, every two adjacent military sub-districts can share one underground facility first. This will solve the immediate problem and reduce some costs. However, this would require temporarily merging the two military sub-districts into one," Dongfang Chen said.

"That's also a solution," Yan Zhengping nodded.

This method isn't very targeted, and there's an excuse to report it to the military and political department.

"However, this is not a long-term solution. The most fundamental way is to find ways to obtain more crystal cores," Dongfang Chen said.

"After all, the number of zombies is limited. It's currently summer, and there are many mutated cockroaches in the south, making it too risky. Therefore, our soldiers can only advance north. Over the past few months, the zombies in the surrounding cities have been almost completely eliminated," Yan Zhengping said.

"Have you ever considered raising some zombie rats?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"Raising zombie rats?" Yan Zhengping frowned.

Wasn't this what the Crimson Cult had done before?

"That's right, rats are small and reproduce quickly. As long as the base number is large enough, I believe the speed of obtaining crystal cores won't be slow," Dongfang Chen explained.

"But after these rats become zombified, it will be difficult to eliminate them!" Yan Zhengping said.

"You don't need to worry about this. As long as you raise them well, I have a way to eliminate them and obtain crystal cores," Dongfang Chen said.

"Really?" Yan Zhengping's eyes lit up.

"Of course, it's true," Dongfang Chen smiled.

"Good! It's good to find something for these lazy soldiers to do," Yan Zhengping laughed.

"I can provide you with food for raising rats," Dongfang Chen said.

"Using food to feed rats? Do you know how many people in the country can't even get enough to eat? Yet you're using food to feed rats!" Yan Zhengping couldn't believe his ears.

"Commander Yan, don't misunderstand. The food I'm talking about is the waste left over from food processing. The production base of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce produces a large amount of this waste every day," Dongfang Chen explained.

"So that's how it is," Yan Zhengping understood.

"However, even though it's waste, I still have to charge some crystal cores," Dongfang Chen added.

"Haha! You little brat, you really are a money grubber!" Yan Zhengping joked.

"One more thing, let Yan Fangfang be responsible for the construction of the underground base for the time being. The Huatong Chamber of Commerce has only just opened up its situation, and the branches of the first batch of 20 cooperative resettlement sites are still under construction. If it's revealed at this time that we have cooperation with the military, it may backfire," Dongfang Chen said.

"I don't care about that, as long as the base can be built as soon as possible," Yan Zhengping said, indicating that he didn't mind.

...

"Master, how are you?" the Holy Son asked.

Since fleeing from Mozhou on the night of June 29th, the Holy Son had been leading the Bearded Man westward and northward.

Now they had arrived in Gansu Province, which belonged to the Northwest Military Region.

"I can still hold on," the Bearded Man replied absentmindedly.

"Master, do you know what level the leader of the Red Lotus Sect is?" the Holy Son asked.

"I'm not sure. When he attacked, I didn't feel a trace of energy fluctuation. I think he should be at least at the 5th level or above," the Bearded Man said.

"Hiss~" The Holy Son gasped.

"Master, how is that possible? How could someone be promoted to the 5th level in a year!" He couldn't believe it.

He himself had just been promoted to the 2nd level and thought that no one would be his opponent. He didn't expect to fail on his first try.

"Perhaps our guess is wrong, this Red Lotus Sect may not be a temporary gathering of rabble," the Bearded Man said.

"But didn't they say that only our Holy Church has this cultivation method?" the Holy Son asked.

"The Holy Church has been around for nearly 2000 years since its birth. Who can guarantee that the scriptures in the church haven't been leaked out?" the Bearded Man said.

The Holy Son nodded, expressing his agreement.

"The failure in Mozhou fully shows that it's obviously impossible to copy foreign experience and control China by controlling zombies," the Bearded Man continued.

"Master, as long as Number One is still there, we will be invincible," the Holy Son Ling Yue said.

"Ling Yue, I haven't had time to tell you, Ling Luo has already come to China," the Bearded Man said.

"Why is he here?" The Holy Son Ling Yue frowned.