My Monster Fuses Everything

Four survivors chose to seek refuge in the Tree Domain Territory, one of which was Zheng Xiong, who occupied the Changlin Street subway station. Although he only held one subway station, his personal strength was quite formidable, so the number of survivors he gathered at the entire site was approximately two to three hundred.

At the same time, thanks to the discovery of traces of a rift to another dimension last time, they had obtained a Second Order Low Grade injection from the Tree Domain. Along with the usual scavenging of metallic resources and monster flesh to exchange for resources with the Tree Domain, there were two people at the camp who were Second Order.

One was him, and the other was his deputy, Li Yuan, who also possessed Second Order Low Grade strength; however, this time he stayed behind at the subway station and did not come out.

He had a great deal of trust in the Tree Domain, which is why he didn't deploy everyone, unlike Qin Zhao.

Not only had all three of their Second Orders come along, but they'd also brought bombs, indicating they were fully prepared.

They had merely miscalculated the difference in strength between them.

The second survivors' camp was naturally the trio from South City No.2 Middle School, who capitalised on the geographical advantage of South City No.2 Middle School, gathering the most people, nearly five hundred, and all three of them were Second Order, also a formidable force.

It wasn't that they couldn't move away, but they were bound too closely to the Tree Domain Camp. Most of their people had exchanged for injections and were well aware of the Tree Domain's might.

Instead of moving now and struggling to survive elsewhere for a few months, it was better to join now and contribute more to improve their strength.

As for the third and fourth, they were survivors from the nearby Longhu Garden Community and Huating Community, with two Second Order leaders, and about two hundred people in total.

Most were community residents who had banded together, with families in tow; joining was actually a good thing.

They had not joined previously because the Tree Domain Camp once consciously controlled and didn't actively gather too many gathered survivors. At that time, they also didn't understand the Tree Domain well and dared not entrust themselves and their families to it.

But now it was different.

The crowd headed back to the Tree Domain from the South City No.2 Middle School Boulevard. The closer they got to the Tree Domain, the more shocked Zheng Xiong and his fellows were.

Along the street, every few dozen meters stood creepy, five- to six-meter-tall dark red willow-like monsters. Their branches and vines twisted and thrashed, entangling many monster corpses, piercing through their bodies.

Each Parasitic Corpse Willow seemed like a tree of death adorned with hanging corpses.

The eerie scene frightened them greatly, but they unanimously believed that this must be the work of the Tree Domain.

With the Corpse Willows as guards, killing monsters, and given their sheer number, the Tree Domain Camp had become even more unfathomable.

Apart from those terrifying Corpse Willows, scouting teams, patrol teams, and various logistics teams were busy going back and forth. Carts pulled by Vine Giant Rats carried loads of monster corpsed and resources towards the belt area.

In the sky, Sky Cavalry on Blood-winged Tigers flew back and forth at a low altitude, scouting the surrounding environment.

On the ground, a large number of Vine Giant Rats bustled about, either carrying people or patrolling in teams.

They were in full military preparedness!

This was everyone's first impression; the entire Tree Domain was operating like a vast machine.

"Captain Zhu!"

The guards on patrol duty at the gate immediately greeted Zhu Xiong.

Zhu Xiong nodded and said, "Open the gate, then lead the others to the reception house to wait."

The 'others' referred to the followers of Zheng Xiong and Guo Du; as for the people captured by Qin Zhao's side, Zhao Yimin would personally detain them in the prison until their guilt or innocence could be ascertained and further decisions about their release could be made.

"Yes, sir,"

The guard opened the gate, and Zhu Xiong led the people in. At that moment, the patrol squad's team leader approached and said, "Captain Zhu, please head to the Summer Garden Mall to wait for a bit, the leader is calling for a meeting."

Zhu Xiong was taken aback and then said, "I understand, thanks."

He glanced at Zheng Xiong and the others, thought for a moment, and said, "You come with us, too. Wait there, and perhaps the leader will meet with you."

"Thank you, Brother Zhu."

All of them were emotionally intelligent, and they immediately understood Zhu Xiong's kindness. Having the opportunity to meet the boss after submitting was much different than not meeting him.

At least they might have a chance to show their loyalty.

Zhu Xiong led the group to the vicinity of Summer Garden Mall. The towering Mother Nest Ancient Tree stood beside the building, surpassing the height of high-rise buildings by a substantial margin, with robust branches and leaves covering a large swath of the sky.

Beneath the thick and secure canopy, Crystal Mine Fruits and Ancient Tree Crystals draped the branches, like a host of stars under the leafy sky, illuminating the whole area.

Mysterious and sacred was the first impression upon facing the Mother Nest Ancient Tree.

Countless monsters made it their mother nest, yet its radiance would dispel the fog.

Coming out of their initial shock, Zheng Xiong and the others hurried to keep up with Zhu Xiong's footsteps, hastily making their way toward the Summer Garden Mall.

The abandoned vehicles, discarded items, and rubble along the route had been completely cleared. The dried-out street trees and lawns on both sides had been cleanly cut down, and now, fruit trees had been planted, and wheat sown.

While not lushly verdant, these living plants brought even more joy.

Zheng Xiong and his companions took it all in, and somehow, their anxiety diminished.

Upon arriving at Summer Garden Mall, Zhu Xiong turned and said to them, "You wait in the reception room for a while."

"Understood, Brother Zhu."

The guards escorted Zheng Xiong and his six companions to the reception room, served them tea, and then closed the door as they left.

Everyone took their seats around the tea table and fell into a long silence until Tian Shuo from the Longhu Garden Community, with his deep voice, broke the quiet, "Brothers, what do you think?"

Tian Shuo was a short and burly man with a scruffy beard who had saved his family of three with his brute strength. Naturally, he felt anxious about such a critical decision.

Guo Du glanced at Tian Shuo and said, "Going by the rules, we all know about Tree Domain's reputation. An old brother of mine, Zhao Qian, lost an arm during a hunt and joined this place earlier. Now he's a squad leader in the Agriculture and Pasturage Team doing quite well."

Zhao Qian was the brother who was severely injured during their escape from the Eye Beast, and later, because of his lost arm, he quenched his desire for adventure and joined the Tree Domain.

Although he was a strong fighter, his serious injury made it difficult for him to join the combat sequence, but he was doing well working in the Agriculture and Pasturage Team, where all were Angel Envoys.

Zheng Xiong interjected, "We should be able to trust them. They've even set up a hospital here, which is at least better than ours. We've all thought about reclaiming the north of the city before, haven't we? It's just that they acted quicker than we expected, but... this is a good thing."

....

Inside the conference room, Zhu Xiong pushed the door open and entered to find that nearly everyone was already there.

Su Han was seated at the head of the table, with Bai Qilan beside him, followed by Yan Meiyu, Gan Xinglei, and Ye Kailing in that order.

The first circle consisted of the core members of the entire camp, while the second row had Bai Xiao'e, Zhou Ziqing, Cheng Xiyuan... serving as deputy middle layers of the camp, with a slightly larger number of people.

"Old Zhu, please have a seat first."

Su Han gestured for Zhu Xiong to sit down across from Yan Meiyu in a genuine leather armchair of his choosing.

The conference room was not particularly solemn but was used for advancing important plans.

The last time was about the camp's system division, and this time was undoubtedly for the clean-up plan.

As soon as he sat down, Zhu Xiong started his report, "Sixteen surrounding camps have been warned, four chose to merge, Qin Zhao from the Patriotic Grain and Oil Market reacted fiercely, so we made an example of them. The rest opted to relocate."

"Which four are they?"

"Zheng Xiong from Changlin Subway Station, Guo Du from South City No.2 Middle School, Tian Shuo from Longhu Garden Community, and Wang Changhai from Huating Community."

After some thought, Yan Meiyu said, "If it's these four camps, then they should add up to about a thousand people, which could fit in one of the small districts in the encircling area. However, we also need to consider those who chose to relocate, as there will likely be residents who do not wish to leave."

"Have them come in and join us," said Su Han.

Understanding the instruction, Zhu Xiong rose to summon the others, and soon six people followed him into the room.

Upon entering, Zheng Xiong and the others were shocked to see the people seated around the table.

Especially the ring of people sitting by the table—Yan Meiyu, Bai Qilan, Gan Xinglei, Ye Kailing, and the others—though there were no summoned Angel Envoys present, their aura felt stronger than that of Zheng Xiong and his group.

Even Zhu Xiong seemed slightly out of place.

This wasn't because Zhu Xiong was weaker than the others, but because these individuals had all recently broken through to the Second-order Intermediate level and had not fully adapted their aura, giving them a somewhat sharp and unrestrained appearance.

Not just them, but even among those in the second row, there were not a few of the Second Order.

'Damn it, Qin Zhao that idiot—did he really think that Tree Domain lacked Second Order individuals?' thought Zheng Xiong and his group, cursing Qin Zhao inwardly. But since they had chosen the right side to join, they were now safe.

"Sorry for the interruption," they said politely.

Zhu Xiong suggested, "Sit in the second row with Xia Ning and the others; listen to the arrangement together. From now on, we're all one of us."

The newcomers nodded and quickly took their seats.

Su Han glanced at them and said, "We've all interacted before, so I'll skip the introductions. Let's talk about the plan for integrating your four camps."

"After the four camps merge, their public supplies will go directly into the common storehouse. Personal items must be declared and checked before they can remain with their owners. For this merger, management will award a certain amount of Contribution Value based on the size of the camp, the quantity of supplies, and the demographic situation. Meiyu will be in charge of this. Any objections?"

"No objections here, no objections at all," the newcomers unanimously expressed.

A look of pleasant surprise flashed in their eyes as Zheng Xiong and the others had assumed that with the merger, they would have to slowly accumulate Contribution Value in the future, but they hadn't expected to be awarded Contribution Value just for joining.

"As for the public supplies, I do not want them, for any reason, to become private property. You all know what needs to be accounted for," Su Han added sternly.

"Don't worry, leader, we will definitely clean it up, there won't be such a situation," assured Guo Du, taking it upon himself to speak up first. Now that they had Contribution Values, there was no need for shrewd tricks—he certainly didn't want to die for it.

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Looking at them, Su Han inquired, "How many fighters do you have in your camps?"

After an initial pause and a moment of hesitation, Tian Shuo asked, "Does the leader mean Contractors, or...?"

"Those with a certain level of combat capability, excluding the old, weak, and Contractors," Su Han clarified.

Upon understanding Su Han's meaning, Tian Shuo pondered for a moment before replying, "Longhu Garden Community has about 60 combatants, one Second Order Low Grade, five First Order Upper Grade, and about twenty or so First-level Intermediates."

All eyes turned towards the other representatives, waiting for their responses.