"You're backing down already?"

Zhang Hao couldn't help but chuckle: "Didn't the King of Crayfish just say that your loyalty was irreplaceable? And now you've chosen to betray us?"

"Loyalty is just a matter of not having enough of a price to pay for betrayal. There's nothing shameful about it if it means living. I just hope you can free my turtle sons; they're all innocent," the sea turtle said thoughtfully.

"You sons of bitches?"

"Ahem, that's what I call our tribe."

Zhang Hao sneered, "Heh, but you sea creatures landed on the southern peninsula from the coastline, attempting to conquer human cities, and you still have the nerve to say they're innocent? Are you kidding me?"

"No, no, you misunderstand. Our sea creatures don't actually share the same stance. Some sea creatures believe that the ocean's living environment is sufficient, so why bother attacking humans? Actually, we sea turtles..."

The sea turtle explained, "We have a gentle nature and don't like to fight with others, even in the sea. In our early years, we were tormented by barnacles... Many kind-hearted humans often helped us clean them up."

“We are actually grateful and have no hostility towards humans. It’s just that the king crayfish is the leader of the waters near the southern peninsula, and we have no choice but to obey its orders. Please forgive us.”

"Yeah?"

Zhang Hao remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he began to ponder.

Sea turtles are indeed different from other groups.

They have a very gentle personality, and even after the mutation, they maintain this attitude and do not easily get into conflicts with other groups.

But it is precisely this kind of personality that makes it possible.

This leads to all sea creatures bullying them, but it doesn't mean that the turtle clan is weak in battle. On the contrary, ordinary clans are no match for them.

After they mutated, their shells became indestructible.

Some sea creatures have even awakened metallic superpowers. Their close-fitting steel turtle shells have extremely high defensive capabilities. When in danger, they can retract into their shells and seal all the gaps, forming "absolute defense."

Ordinary attacks cannot harm it in the slightest.

The sea creatures of the past sent the sea turtle clan as their vanguard, which enabled them to quickly conquer the city.

If these groups could be united, it would be an invaluable defensive weapon.

We definitely can't just let them go like that.

Zhang Hao said seriously, "You are right, but it is a fact that your turtle clan attacked our Dawn Society. We cannot just set you free because you were coerced by the Crayfish King."

"So what do you mean?"

“Since you have done something wrong, you must take responsibility. The captured turtles can live, but they need to work for our Dawn Society for two years—then we will set you free, provided you are willing to leave the organization.”

Is this really true?

"certainly."

"Okay, thank you for your generosity."

The sea turtle was overjoyed.

As the patriarch of the sea turtle clan, he naturally did not want his turtle sons to be enslaved by humans, but to say it was only two years... was not a long time at all.

Ordinary sea turtles have a lifespan of at least 150 to 200 years, while mutated sea turtles generally have an even higher lifespan, with some even living up to 500 years.

It's only been two years.

This amount of time passes in the blink of an eye for a sea turtle.

Then they will be free, and they will no longer interfere in the conflicts between humans and sea creatures.

"..."

Little did they know.

This was the trap Zhang Hao had set.

Two years may seem short, but it is actually enough to change the mindset of an entire community.

With Meng Wu's "Tang Monk halo" brainwashing, it probably won't take more than a month or two for them to become one of us.

The stingrays were transported by air.

These seafood supplies were quickly transported back.

Half of them were placed inside the ring, and the other half were kept in the warehouse.

Including the food collected from Leizhou last time, the total amount is now 2.75 million tons, which seems like a lot.

But in reality, it's still not enough.

The Dawn Society is about to surpass 100,000 members.

Each person eats more than 20 kilograms of food on average, and at least 360,000 tons of food are consumed every year. This is only based on the fact that the members are generally at level three. If they were all at level four or above...

You'd have to eat at least 30 to 40 pounds, right?

If calculated at the highest level, with a rough estimate of 200,000 people, the annual food consumption would be close to 1.5 million tons.

This seemingly well-stocked food supply won't last even two years.

At this stage.

The zombies in Leizhou city have been cleared.

With the marine life's landing crisis temporarily averted, it's time to develop crop cultivation; self-sufficiency is the safest approach.

Otherwise, relying solely on grain reserves will eventually lead to a collapse.

and.

The towns and villages outside the city cannot be completely ignored either.

Inside the villa.

Zhang Hao sat on the sofa and glanced at Fang Ping: "Xiao Fang, although our Dawn Society is currently in a state of rest and recuperation, there are still scattered zombies in the towns and villages outside the city. We can't completely ignore them."

"Tomorrow morning, give instructions to the captains and issue a mission for a small team to go out and clear out the zombies in the surrounding area. The supplies and crystals collected do not need to be handed over."

"Side jobs?"

"That's one way to understand it."

Zhang Hao said calmly, "Leizhou City is already our base city. Once things stabilize, the legion will need to carry out expeditionary missions. Our first target is Linhai City... We will strive to bring Linhai City under our control as soon as possible."

"But the situation in Linhai City is still unknown. Have Meng Wu's intelligence department contact Guiwan to obtain information about Ranfan and the zombies in the central area. Keep an eye out for those lone wolves along the way."

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