Ye Feng glanced at the gradually rising sun and immediately issued a hunting order to these mutated animals.
Having sustained them through the night, of course, he expected them to make up for their consumption during the day.
Soon, the mutated beings under the tree dashed out, leaving only the King Cobra still sprawled on the ground.
The King Cobra was the only one that gave Ye Feng a pleasant surprise.
Unlike the Mutated Mouse, which had hit a bottleneck and got stuck there, the King Cobra had begun to break through directly.
However, its breakthrough was different from Ye Feng's—it was very slow. The King Cobra had been in a breakthrough state for over an hour but still hadn't finished.
If it weren't for the fact that its aura was slowly yet steadfastly rising, Ye Feng would have thought something had gone wrong.
"This must be what a normal breakthrough looks like," Ye Feng muttered to himself.
After all, he had system assistance; he couldn't use himself as a reference.
Whether it was a breakthrough in a Big Realm or a Minor Boundary, it was as easy for him as eating and drinking.
As for the rest of the mutated beings, breaking through in a Minor Boundary might be manageable, but such a breakthrough in a Big Realm was not only slow, it probably also came with the risk of failure.
All he could do was wait.
Ye Feng glanced at the system panel—Evolution Points had accumulated to 37; he was getting close to a breakthrough.
Having just harvested a wave of Spiritual Energy and currently having nothing else to do, he manipulated a tree root to take out his phone from the pocket of his clothes underneath.
It was about time he checked the news to find out if anything major had happened.
As soon as the phone was turned on, a dozen missed call alerts popped up.
His parents had stubbornly made several calls, and he'd received calls from his classmates and friends as well.
Looking at the list of names in the call log, he sighed softly, dismissed the alerts, and then opened the news app.
International news was up first—the events in Ah San Country were still fermenting.
There was no helping it; a mass slaughter by mutated beings wasn't something that celebrity scandals could compare to in terms of news heat.
It was expected not to die down for several weeks.
But he just gave it a cursory look before quickly switching back to the domestic news.
Among the top stories, he indeed found the information he was looking for.
The major incident in Ah San Country had caused ripples that went beyond the internet; he believed that in response to prevent a recurrence, countries would take action.
Sure enough, just within a day, there were new arrangements posted.
Firstly, there was a nationwide, large-scale campaign to clean up the four pests in the cities.
Such actions had been taken before, but never on as grand a scale as this, and to achieve the intended goal, the government had specially arranged monitoring teams for each city.
Ye Feng nodded in approval as he read; reducing the number of snakes, insects, mice, and pests in the city would significantly lessen the damage, even in the event of mutations.
This would make his family safer.
Of course, that was only one of the plans; what caught Ye Feng's attention even more was another piece of news.
Over the next week, a part of the garrison in various places would be withdrawn to be deployed in cities, joining forces with the local police, fire department, and other services to directly establish the City Guard Department.
The purpose of creating the City Guard Department was to eradicate mutated beings and to be responsible for urban safety.
Naturally, below this news release, there was a chorus of approval.
Ye Feng looked at it briefly before immediately clicking on the local news.
Indeed, on the official website for Yang City, he saw more detailed information.
Yang City is a Level 2 city with a permanent population of over 5 million, so naturally, the support it receives couldn't be too shabby. The nation directly deployed a Field Army to the city.
At the same time, by uniting various departments within the city, they could immediately assemble a City Guard Department with a strength of 15,000.
But even so, these numbers were actually still insufficient.
Compared to a normal war where the enemy can be blocked from the outside, waging war with Mutated Animals was far more complicated.
Because whether it was Mutated Mosquitoes, Mutated Cockroaches, or Mutated Mice, they all hid scattered throughout every corner of the city.
Therefore, military forces needed to be deployed to every corner of the city.
According to the plan from above, in the future, every street and village must have a City Guard Team stationed there.
In this situation, 15,000 people seemed hardly enough, even doubling the number might not suffice.
Therefore, the official website of Yang City clearly stated that in addition to the 15,000 formal members, the City Guard Department planned to recruit another 15,000 auxiliary personnel within a month.
Below this message was a hotline for registration, and various benefits were also listed.
Ye Feng glanced at it, the benefits were indeed quite good, which directly led to a very high number of enthusiastic applicants.
"Although I can't say for the future, with such a series of measures taken in the short term, there shouldn't be any problems," Ye Feng muttered.
As he spoke, he continued to scroll through the information.
Most of the news was of no use to him, or rather, had no bearing on him, so Ye Feng just gave it a quick look.
But as he kept scrolling down, a piece of news quickly caught his attention.
A pet store's parrot suddenly mutated yesterday, and the owner, who wasn't paying attention, was pecked and wounded during feeding.
This news was quite trending since many people kept cats and dogs at home.
At first, when the insects were mutating, nobody thought about the pets at home.
But as time went on and more large animals began to mutate, how to deal with these domestic animals became a huge problem.
In the comments section below, many people were even arguing.
Some believed that these domestic animals should be disposed of in advance to avoid leaving hidden dangers.
Others thought that once they mutated, if trained well, their ability to guard the house would be stronger, so they could be kept.
According to relevant department research, after animals mutated, they retained their previous memory and emotions, so they could be tamed, and there were indeed several successful cases.
Of course, there were also incidents where taming failed and the animals turned on their owners.
However, Ye Feng had no intention of delving too deep into these issues; whatever decision was to be made was for those above to determine.
What he was concerned with now was that Mutated Parrot.
As everyone knows, parrots have a quite unique ability: they can mimic human speech.
Ye Feng was very clear that as his strength continued to increase, he would eventually deal with other people or other organizational powers.
In such cases, if he could capture a talking parrot, that would be very important.
At the very least, it gave him a bit more room to communicate and negotiate.
At this moment, Ye Feng almost wanted to immediately order his Mutated Animals to snatch the parrot back.
But he quickly restrained himself; sending Mutated Animals into the city during the daytime was asking for death.
"I need to wait, wait until night to make a move."
Moreover, he couldn't take action right now. He glanced at the subordinate panel and focused on the two sparrows.
Although their Loyalty was already at 99.5%, it had not yet reached 100%, and without it, Possession was not yet possible.
"It's close now. Once I get my hands on that Mutated Parrot and ensure safety, I'll be able to find an opportunity to contact other humans, even mom and dad," Ye Feng said, his mood somewhat stirred.