My Monster Fuses Everything

Zhao Qian and Su Han certainly remembered that during that time, the Northern District hadn't been recovered yet, it was when they were preparing to team up with South City Camp to reclaim the Qingbei Grain Depot.
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On the way, they encountered Zhao Qian, Guo Du, and a few others being attacked by Eye Beasts. Zhao Qian was the most unfortunate one, as one of his arms was torn off during the fight.

However, it also made him aware of the dangers of the apocalypse, which led him to voluntarily step down and work in the Agriculture and Pasturage Team of the Tree Domain.

"For Zhao Qian to be in the Agriculture and Pasturage Team is already his luck. But now, with over 80,000 people in the Tree Domain, and if we keep expanding, we will inevitably have even more people. Among the warriors of the Tree Domain, there will be more injuries as the battles go on, some of which cannot be healed by treatment."

In the apocalyptic environment, even amputations and disabilities were no longer rare occurrences.

Not every Survivors' Camp is equipped with breastplates from the beginning like Tree Domain.

There are quite a few who could not recover from their disabilities, and there are others who suffer from long-lasting erosion or internal organ damage due to injuries caused by special monsters.

Shu Hongguang wasn't a great man, he just always thought that he too could do something after seeing these.

He carefully observed Su Han's expression and found that Su Han's expression hadn't changed much, just pondered slightly.

"Not a bad idea."

Finally, Su Han spoke. He glanced at Shu Hongguang and then said, "First stabilize the situation with the survivors of Lisu County, and then organize your ideas and report them to Qilan."

Shu Hongguang showed an excited expression, but Su Han simply said, "Research is possible, but it must be limited. I don't want to see all humanity become mutants or conflicts arise between humans and mutants."

Shu Hongguang's expression grew stern, and he immediately said, "I understand, thank you, Chief."

The matter of Differentiated Strengthening was put aside for the time being, to be discussed later on how it could be implemented and ensured it was safe.

To Su Han, Differentiated Strengthening was optional, but the difference lay in its impact on the Tree Domain.

Shu Hongguang had pointed out a key factor, that indeed many within the Tree Domain needed this Differentiated Strengthening to start anew.

However, this was not the main reason Su Han permitted it.

The main reason was that since the apocalypse began, Spiritual Energy had permeated the environment, pushing humanity towards a path of evolution and mutation.

Remaining unchanged was impossible, but careful choices had to be made between evolution and mutation.

The previous Differentiated Strengthening not only changed physical forms but also brought some distortion to Spiritual Energy and will, steering toward degradation.

Some early degraders mutated because they were trapped without food and had to devour monsters out of necessity, leading to irreversible mutations and complete distortions.

Now with examples like Ge Ming, those whose bodies mutated but whose wills did not twist, who were essentially still not monsters, perhaps Differentiated Strengthening could be feasible.

Shu Hongguang and the medical team were still dealing with the survivors' issues, barely finishing by evening, classifying them based on their physical conditions.

However, before they could catch a breather, the Sky Cavalry sent news that another two small settlements had been found, not many people, but still about a hundred or so.

It was not good to bring them back in the dead of night, but there would be a lot to do the next day.

The entire temporary camp's defensive constructions had been completed, with Ancient Tree Crystals arranged everywhere, lighting up the area brightly.

Although the poisonous monsters near the entrance had been mostly defeated, no one dared underestimate the monsters lurking within this county town.

A sentry was posted at each section of the wall, each post having a small team, half patrolling, half standing guard.

"This Su County is so small, how come there are such powerful, strange monsters here?"

The guarding warrior muttered as he looked beyond the glow of the Ancient Tree Crystals into the dark Lisu County.

"Who knows."

His companion muttered back while fiddling with the nearby firepit.

"Because there's no control."

Team leader Zhao Yiliang's voice came across irritably, "I told you to read more of the research materials issued by the institute: without control, monsters continuously draw resources to grow, becoming increasingly hard to deal with. It's probably not just Lisu County—apart from South City, I guess it's the same everywhere."

Team leader Zhao Yiliang's tone grew much heavier as his gaze lingered in the darkness.

Before the apocalypse, he was just an ordinary person, living a peaceful, mundane life with his family of four. Once the apocalypse struck, he lost his wife, and one of his children fell ill, leaving only one dependant.

He didn't know how long he could keep going, but at least there was Tree Domain.

"Leader, do you think we will get a lot of Contribution Values this time? If the Chief doesn't make a move, there should be quite a few battles."

The member tried to divert the topic, seeing Team Leader Zhao Yiliang's somber expression.

"Ssh ssh ssh"

However, before they could recover, intense noises came from the edge of the mist.

"It's an alert, be cautious."

In an instant, everyone was on high alert, loading their Spiritual Energy rifles, while an Angel Envoy was summoned to their side.

Team leader Zhao Yiliang's gaze hardened as he immediately spotted the border location where the Parasitic Corpse Willow was already in battle with a monster.

The creature, with ribs sprouting wings, flapped towards them, attempting to bypass the Parasitic Corpse Willow and launch an attack on the camp, but unexpectedly, it was blocked by the Parasitic Corpse Willow, igniting a battle.

An endless stream of monsters surged forward, including Winged Poison Monsters, Poison Spider… The number of monsters was tens of thousands.