Honorary Lieutenant General

The meeting continued.

When the division of the six major base cities was announced, most of the attendees showed no major reaction.

It was evident that this decision had long been brewing among the high-level leadership of China.

At this moment, they were simply making preparations for the worst-case scenario.

Furthermore, with the division of the base cities, the authority of the leaders of each base city reached its peak.

However, in such a critical period, this was also quite normal.

Subsequently.

Many other related decisions were announced.

Each of these decisions revealed a sense of helplessness and persistence.

As the number and strength of the monsters further widened the gap with humanity, communication between the various base cities would become a major problem in the future.

They could only rely on satellites in the sky to support a small amount of communication.

Regarding the future, the high-level leadership of China had simulated countless scenarios.

But none of the possibilities were optimistic.

Fortunately, a powerhouse like Teng Qingshan had emerged, and he had even created the Genetic Origin Energy cultivation method and the Guidance Technique.

These gave China a glimmer of hope.

As long as they concentrated their strength and endured this most difficult period.

Once strong individuals in China continued to emerge and could contend with the most powerful batch of monsters, only then would China have truly passed the most difficult times.

But.

Could they do it?

Looking at the once-docile animals on the land of China, they had mutated and evolved into ferocious and terrifying monsters.

Even.

Many monsters that had never been seen before, yet possessed even more terrifying strength, had been born!

All of this made the high-level leaders of China, who held the overall information, full of worry about the future.

After all, these enemies were not humans themselves.

They were monsters standing on the opposite side of humanity!

Once, humans used them as food.

Now, it was the other way around; the vast majority of humans had become food in the mouths of monsters.

After a long while.

Once all the decisions and supplementary content had been announced, this far-reaching meeting finally concluded.

Afterward.

Each base city would have to rely on itself to cope.

When the land, the sky, and the waters were filled with dangerous monsters everywhere.

Transportation had completely paralyzed.

China was naturally no exception.

On the vast land.

Only Teng Qingshan could fly, but even if he alone was strong, how much of a difference could he make?

This Monster Crisis.

Only by having China as a whole grow stronger would it be possible to survive.

When the projection in front ended.

Wang Hai felt no excitement about becoming the supreme leader; there was only endless worry and fear.

If a powerhouse similar to Teng Qingshan also appeared among the monsters, then where would the Jiangnan Base City, currently planned to be built with Yangzhou City as its center to accommodate over one hundred million humans, go from there?

When this heavy responsibility pressed down on his shoulders, even though Wang Hai had experienced countless trials and hardships, he felt immense pressure at this moment.

"Qingshan."

"Go ahead, Chief."

"From now on, we have to rely on ourselves. Yangzhou City, and the Jiangnan Base City to be built in Mashan, that is a difficult task."

"Rest assured, as long as I am here, the base city plan will definitely succeed!" Teng Qingshan's eyes were filled with determination, showing not a hint of hesitation or evasion.

"Very good! It is truly a blessing from heaven for China that a powerhouse like you, Qingshan, could emerge!" Having received Teng Qingshan's assurance, Wang Hai finally felt a sense of confidence.

"Alright then, the base city plan begins now. Qingshan, let's study the map."

Wang Hai spoke as he pulled Teng Qingshan over to a map on the side.

This map was a map of the area covered by Jiangnan Base City.

It truly included several provinces surrounding Yangzhou City.

At this moment, the humans who had survived in these provinces needed to continuously converge on Yangzhou City to rebuild and expand it.

This task was extremely arduous.

Thinking back, each province originally had tens of millions of people, and although more than half had died during the first wave of the Monster Crisis.

The combined surviving population of these provinces still amounted to two or three hundred million!

Of course, it was impossible for all these people to be safely relocated to Yangzhou City.

But if they were not relocated, the number of those who could survive would be far too few.

With no other choice.

They had to cut off the arm to save the body.

Taking advantage of the fact that the monsters had not yet evolved to a high degree and thermal weapons still posed a threat to them, they had to seize every moment to relocate the populace and gather all strength to resist the monsters.

"Qingshan, in our plan, the Jiangnan Base City project is divided into two steps. The first step is to assist the surviving populace in the surrounding regions to migrate here, and the second step is to continue expanding Yangzhou City," Commander Wang Hai said, pointing at the map.

"Of course, these two steps are being carried out simultaneously. However, the plan for a mega-base city capable of housing one hundred million people covers a vast area. Furthermore, in the future, we plan for the base city to be self-sufficient, so we need to plan for additional land and farmland. As for food, most of the populace may have to eat synthetic food in the future."

"However, there is no need to worry about the food supply for the next three years; the previous grain reserves are enough to last for a long time. The only thing to pay attention to is clearing out sufficient areas as quickly as possible to begin construction on the base city."

Wang Hai had someone bring over a tablet.

He tapped it a few times.

The map of Yangzhou City appeared, and then he performed a few more operations.

"Qingshan, we plan to designate the original Yangzhou City as the main urban area of Jiangnan Base City, while other areas like Yi'an District will be planned as subordinate districts. Then, each district will be expanded tenfold based on its original size! Of course, this is just to build the basic framework; once the migrating populace arrives and manpower is replenished, we will proceed with further construction."

"I understand. So, what do you need me to do now?" Teng Qingshan asked.

"It's very simple. Qingshan, you first clear out all the monsters within this range, and then assist the armies in the surrounding provinces to relocate the populace here."

"Alright, I understand."

"This is a military watch that connects directly via satellite. Take it, Qingshan, so we can keep in touch."

Wang Hai said this as he took a black watch out of his pocket.

The watch face was precise and complex, and it felt heavy in the hand.

Teng Qingshan took the watch and put it on his left wrist.

"By the way, Qingshan, do you have any plans to join the military?"

Wang Hai suddenly asked. "As long as you agree to join, once you have earned enough military merit, I, as the head of this military region, can have you take over my position directly!"

"Uh..." Teng Qingshan was a bit surprised, but he still declined:

"I am honored by your high regard, Commander. Aside from assisting China in overcoming the Monster Crisis, I am currently preparing to focus on the martial path and explore the upper limits of human cultivation. I really cannot afford to be distracted by other matters, so I do not intend to join the military for the time being. I hope you can understand."

"Very well, I respect your decision, Qingshan. However, whenever you wish to join the military, our doors will always be open to you!" Wang Hai was not surprised by Teng Qingshan's decision.

To be able to reach such an unfathomable height in the martial path at less than 20 years of age, it was indeed unlikely that he would be distracted by other things.

"We had long anticipated that this would be your decision," Wang Hai continued. "Therefore, after our deliberations, we have decided to confer upon you the rank of Honorary Lieutenant General! Furthermore, we are establishing a Special Operations Team, and the command authority will be entirely in your hands, Qingshan."