Chapter 86: The Beginning of Unification
In the residential area of the Jiangnan Base City, Qin Mu sat cross-legged in the training hall of his villa.
After giving Qing Shu a ten-thousand-year-old willow heart, boosting his strength directly to the level of a wargod, Qing Shu had long since returned to the military to hunt monsters in the wilderness. The two children had also gone to school, leaving Qin Mu alone at home.
While his body was in the residential area, his consciousness was in a mother nest in City 003, adjusting the genetic structure of the Blade Mantis.
In the early stages of the war, Qin Mu was putting out fires everywhere. Since there were no beast emperors on land, he was able to push through almost unopposed, with no monster able to withstand his full-force attacks.
To date, Qin Mu had controlled and enslaved over fifty king-level monsters, eight of which were ocean monsters, and the rest were land king-level monsters. Controlling a large number of king-level monsters not only significantly increased the strength of the swarm but also threw the monsters into disarray.
At the same time, the number of Zerg swarms had exploded, with over 600 million land units and a total of more than 1 billion units, including ocean units. The ocean swarm had even invaded the depths of the Pacific Ocean and began to expand aggressively. The rapid growth of the Zerg swarm as a whole elevated Qin Mu's own strength to a new level, with his spirit power reaching planetary level four and his martial power reaching planetary level two.
The domestic situation had basically stabilized, and with the assistance of the Zerg swarm, the military had begun to clear out monster-infested city ruins and wilderness to build new cities. Although most of the king-level monsters within China had been tamed, killed, or driven away, there were still many ordinary monsters that required long-term clearing.
Warriors from organizations such as the Limit Dojo and the Thunder Dojo were taking advantage of this time to accumulate military points. To date, over a hundred spirits of nature had been exchanged, and countless Zerg units had been exchanged as well.
Almost all warriors had their own monster companions, and among the powerful wargods, Horde Leader flying mounts had become popular.
The overall atmosphere in China seemed to have calmed down. Both warriors and ordinary people were mobilized to clear out monsters or engage in enthusiastic construction.
After repelling several invasions by ocean monsters and enslaving a few ocean king monsters, the ocean king monsters had learned to be cautious and dared not invade China's territory casually. Instead, they increased their invasions of other places, giving Qin Mu some respite to study and adjust the Zerg swarm.
"Finally succeeded, integrating the steel rock giant rhinoceros's ability to absorb metal into its bones and skin into the Blade Mantis's blade arms."
Qin Mu smiled. This was not just a simple enhancement of the Blade Mantis's strength; it also marked a substantial breakthrough in Qin Mu's ability to genetically adjust the Zerg swarm. After successfully enhancing the Blade Mantis, it didn't take long for the Beetle's adjustment to succeed as well.
"Next, I can consider researching how to enhance my human body."
With a substantial breakthrough in genetic adjustment, Qin Mu turned his attention to enhancing the human body. In the universe, human bloodlines are classified into ten levels, and Earth humans belong to the ninth level. Since there had been a breakthrough in genetic adjustment, it was natural to consider elevating one's bloodline. Bloodline evolution agents are extremely precious in the universe and are not sold in open stores.
Although Qin Mu had not yet begun to try, he believed that if he only aimed to enhance some potential, it might not be too difficult. Even if there were no immediate results, it would lay a foundation for future life gene improvements.
"To research bloodline evolution agents, I need to collect excellent human genes. Generally speaking, the offspring of warriors are more likely to become warriors. For example, strong individuals like Hong can have offspring who can become wargods because their bloodline is stronger than ordinary people."
Having made up his mind, Qin Mu directly issued an order within the military to collect the blood of warriors and their descendants for gene analysis.
As Qin Mu issued the order, the auxiliary computer on his arm gently vibrated. It was a communication request from Councilor Jia Yi.
"The African base city can no longer hold out and is requesting reinforcements." Jia Yi explained the purpose of his call.
"No matter what, we don't negotiate terms." Qin Mu sneered.
He had some understanding of the African base city. After consecutive beast tide attacks, even council-level individuals had fallen, let alone ordinary warriors. Not only was the African base city unable to hold out, but the other four major countries were also on the brink.
Every once in a while, many so-called elites tried to escape into the already stabilized China through various means. Honestly, Qin Mu didn't think much of them. Their strength was almost negligible to the Zerg swarm.
After hanging up the communication, Qin Mu opened a list of military exchanges. When he saw a name on the exchange list, Qin Mu's heart stirred slightly.
"Luo Feng has already exchanged for spirit of nature? Has he accumulated so much military points so quickly? Is he no longer hiding his spirit power?"
Qin Mu had been paying attention to Luo Feng's merits lately. At first, his progress was not very fast, but it had accelerated significantly. From the process of accumulating military points, it was clear that before exchanging for spirit of nature, Luo Feng had already killed a Horde Leader monster. Obviously, he was no longer hiding his spirit power identity and had significantly improved in strength.
"I was planning to arrange some 'adventures' for you, but it seems unnecessary. You are indeed worthy of being City Lord Luo."
"Well, after some time, I'll assign them a task to transfer to Misty Island for security duties. Babata must be getting impatient." Qin Mu's eyes held a smile. Just as Qin Mu was in a good mood, the auxiliary computer on his arm vibrated gently again.
"Hong?"
Qin Mu had had quite a few contacts with Hong and Lei Shen recently and had a relatively good relationship with them, exchanging experiences on martial arts cultivation and such. Of course, it was more accurate to say that Hong and Lei Shen took the opportunity to guide Qin Mu.
Although Qin Mu's overall strength was already superior to theirs, when it came to martial arts cultivation, Hong and Lei Shen were far more experienced than Qin Mu. Especially Hong, who, without any guidance, had achieved domain at the planetary level. His comprehension was incredibly high. Unfortunately, despite his efforts, Qin Mu had not been able to do that.
"Qin Mu, Lei Shen and I have discussed it and decided to first merge the Limit Dojo and the Thunder Dojo into the United Government to accelerate globalization. You also need to speed up. Even with our support, the sacrifices in the various base cities are too great. Many old folks value power more than their lives." Hong's voice was cold.
Some base cities were completely rotten. During this period, he had observed too much darkness. Even with Hong's mindset, he couldn't help but feel the urge to kill. This was the apocalypse. If it weren't for Hong and Lei Shen holding things together, humanity would have been wiped out long ago.
"I understand. I'll make sure the military speeds up the process." Qin Mu nodded in understanding. Hong was never a soft-hearted person; decisive and ruthless was his true nature.
"Qin Mu, this is Lei Shen. Besides the Thunder Dojo, I will accelerate the cleansing of the major base cities within India. These old fools still cling to their outdated systems even now. The pressure within the base cities is immense, with many ocean king-level monsters invading. I need reinforcements!" Lei Shen's voice came through Hong's communication, filled with suppressed anger. The two often trained together, and at this moment, Lei Shen's voice was laced with fury.
Originally, during their discussions, the three had talked about the kind of system they would need after establishing a unified base in the future. Although both Hong and Qin Mu were born in China, Lei Shen had half-Chinese blood, but his mother was Indian. Therefore, Indian culture had a significant influence on Lei Shen, and he had some ideas in his heart.
However, after his efforts during this period, he had become somewhat desperate. Those fools, with their incomprehensible thoughts, still wanted to cling to their past power and bizarre systems. The level of corruption within most base cities was absolutely unparalleled globally, comparable to the African base cities. The ability to become a major power in the new era was largely due to Lei Shen's support.
Qin Mu hadn't forgotten that in the original timeline, during the period when Luo Feng took over the Golden Horned Beast, one of the so-called three talents considered by Babata on Earth was a genius from India. In the original timeline, in Babata's eyes, his talent was second only to Luo Feng's. Unfortunately, his character was too poor, making him a target for elimination.
"Alright! Since you've made up your mind, I'll allocate a portion of the monsters under my command to India. There will be no less than 100 million ordinary monsters and no less than ten king-level monsters. Based on the list we collected earlier, which you already know about, once the reinforcements are in place, we'll start the cleansing!"
Qin Mu didn't hesitate either. Although the original plan was to wait until the situation stabilized further, he wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.
The joining of the Limit Dojo and the Thunder Dojo would greatly accelerate the progress of Qin Mu's unification plan.
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