Chapter 194: Making a Response
“My lord, what should we do now?”
After learning that their situation had become extremely dangerous, Li Hu placed his hopes on Zhou Ming.
It was precisely Zhou Ming’s appearance that had brought earth-shaking changes to life in the camp. No one wanted to return to the days when survival from one moment to the next was uncertain.
Under the current circumstances, if Zhou Ming were to abandon them, their living conditions would be even harsher than before.
At this moment, a trace of worry rose in Li Hu’s heart, fearing that Zhou Ming would directly give them up.
“There’s no need to be too anxious.”
Seeing Li Hu’s anxious expression, Zhou Ming offered a brief reassurance, then continued.
“The Giant Race aren’t ferocious beasts. They won’t act so recklessly. Even if they plan to make a move against Qinghui Base, they’ll first need to secure a foothold in the Panlong Mountain Range.”
“Moreover, the Alliance won’t allow them to casually occupy the Panlong Mountain Range. In the short term, we don’t need to worry about safety.”
Zhou Ming thought briefly. Although Giants had descended onto Blue Star through a Dimensional Rift, that did not mean they came from a large Giant tribe.
Moreover, the Alliance possessed technological power, and strategic weapons were still capable of threatening Transcendent-level elite Giants.
Even if the Giants chose to evade such weapons, they still had to consider the safety of their ordinary clansmen.
Of course, the Alliance would not casually use strategic weapons such as nuclear bombs. They would only be deployed as a last resort.
Transcendent-level beings already possessed an instinctive perception of danger, much like cicadas sensing autumn before the winds arrived.
If elite Giants were not slain and only ordinary Giants were massacred, the unrestrained elite Giants would launch retaliation against the Alliance.
Based on past analyses, the greatest likelihood at present was either forcing the Giant Race back into the Dimensional Rift through conventional means, or the Alliance ceding several hundred kilometers around the Panlong Mountain Range to the Giant Race.
Although the Giant Race had a small population, as an upper-tier alien race, they possessed lower-tier alien races as their vassals.
If the Giants who appeared this time came from a large tribe, the number of subordinate races would be at least over a million, and occupying several hundred kilometers would not be a problem.
“Where there is danger, there is naturally opportunity.”
“Now that the Giant Race and a large Dimensional Rift have appeared, the attention of all the major powers will be focused on the Giants.”
Considering that the appearance of the Giant Race was already a fact, Zhou Ming immediately decided to take advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters and accelerate the camp’s development.
“Relay my orders. Tell Lin Hai to resume the incorporation of wild folk. Aside from leaving one hunting squad to handle camp security, send out the other two squads and the special operations team.”
“If we encounter forces like the Rat Nest again that dare to act against us, retaliate with full force.”
“In addition, instruct Lu Tao to trade away all unused resources within the camp in exchange for food, medicine, and other essential supplies. The core priority is building up resource reserves.”
“At the same time, have him make contact with forces such as hunting groups that operate outside the base. We can’t rely solely on the Han Family for resource supply.”
“For transactions involving ferocious beast materials, medicinal herbs, and ores, the minimum price can be set at seventy percent of the market rate. Let him handle the specifics himself—I only care about the results.”
“You Snake Guards must remain ready to provide support at all times depending on the situation.”
“Yes, I’ll relay your orders immediately, my lord.”
Hearing Zhou Ming calmly issuing orders, the panic in Li Hu’s heart finally settled. As long as the lord did not intend to abandon them, that was enough.
After Li Hu left, Zhou Ming sat in the living room and continued to ponder.
Previously, from intelligence provided by the Han Family, he had learned that the frequency of small Dimensional Rifts appearing on Blue Star had increased. Now, a large Dimensional Rift had appeared within the Alliance, which was clearly an ominous sign.
Within the sphere of influence controlled by the Alliance, both the number and distribution of Dimensional Rifts were much better than in other parts of Blue Star.
If things continued to develop at this pace, it was possible that gigantic Dimensional Rifts might also appear within Alliance territory.
At that time, Legendary-level alien races and Ferocious Beasts could descend upon the Alliance at any moment, and Blue Star’s humanity would once again face a life-or-death crisis.
“The current situation is a bit dangerous.”
Zhou Ming picked up a still-warm cup of water and stood by the window, gazing at the lake surface shrouded in darkness, considering whether to abandon the long-term utilization plan for Sapphire Fish.
Now he had already discovered a small underground world. Even without Sapphire Fish, he still had resources to develop the camp and enhance his own strength.
After repeated deliberation, Zhou Ming called the camp’s internal phone and instructed the Snake Guards to come to the small building.
Afterward, Zhou Ming finished the honey water in his cup, took off his clothes, and jumped into the underground lake to capture Sapphire Fish.
Aside from using them himself, he also planned to cultivate Su Mei as soon as possible so she could advance to a Professional Beast Tamer.
At the same time, after returning to the camp, Li Hu immediately conveyed Zhou Ming’s orders to everyone.
With Zhou Ming, the pillar of support, personally giving instructions, the panic within the camp gradually subsided, and everyone immediately acted according to orders.
No. 4 Cave, second only in area to the No. 1 Main Cave, served as the living area for the camp’s hunting squads.
At this moment, Lin Hai was assembling the teams.
“The first and second squads, along with the special operations team, will leave the camp with me to incorporate wild folk. The third squad will be responsible for camp security. Bring all equipment—no exceptions.”
Under Zhou Ming’s directive of wanting only elites and not useless people, Qiu Tieyi’s training of the hunting squads was extremely harsh, to the point of being inhumane.
There had already been several instances of casualties, yet the training intensity had not been reduced in the slightest.
“The wilderness has no place for the weak.”
This was Qiu Tieyi’s catchphrase during training.
The hunting squad members who had undergone intense training assembled in just a few minutes as the piercing alarm bells rang continuously, with various heavy weapons already loaded onto the combat vehicles.
The results of their usual training had now begun to show.
“Move out.”
With Lin Hai’s command, the hunting squads, lined up like a long dragon, quickly rushed out of the camp.
As the External Affairs Department began its operations, Lu Tao also dared not show the slightest negligence in carrying out Zhou Ming’s orders. He had already instructed people to contact the Violent Bear Hunting Corps and arranged for others to reach out to forces they had previously interacted with.
The various materials stockpiled in the camp began to be sorted, ready to be packaged and transported out of the camp at any time in exchange for needed resources.
Others were also arranged to tally the camp’s stored resources and, based on the camp’s current situation, consider which critical resources should be stockpiled.
For a time, the entire camp, under Zhou Ming’s orders, began to operate like a machine.
Just as Lin Hai and the others left the camp, several supersonic fighter jets streaked through the azure sky toward the Panlong Mountain Range.
Qinghui Base and the other nearby Alliance bases were now primarily focused on determining the scale and number of Giants that had appeared alongside the Dimensional Rift.
Only by understanding the situation clearly could the Alliance make specific arrangements.
If it were a large Giant tribe, Qinghui Base could only request aid from Alliance Headquarters.
Facing over a hundred elite Giants with Transcendent strength, even if Qinghui Base had an air defense shield, it would be completely useless.
One had to know that when Xu Chunjun once faced the Azure Moon Wolf King, a single all-out strike was enough to destroy a small mountain peak.
The Giant Race possessed the innate talent of gigantification, making them essentially walking humanoid war machines.
As news of the Giant Race’s appearance within the Alliance spread, all northern bases immediately entered a state of high alert.