News of the breach of the first humanoid monster nest quickly reached the 23rd branch of Hope Base, and Jiang Huaisheng was so excited that he couldn't sleep.
Holding a cup of tea that had been steeping all day, he sat in the conference room and insisted on having a long talk with Zhang Fengyi, the second person in charge who had just arrived from headquarters.
"Brother Zhang, you are truly our lucky star! On your very first day in office, we have already achieved our first stage victory against those monsters."
After Wang Shi died, Jiang Huaisheng also learned to speak well. People say that one should not speak better than one does, but it is also not good to be able to do things but not to speak well.
Zhang Fengyi was only in his early thirties when Jiang Huaisheng called him "brother" and considered him a lucky star. He was a little too shy to accept it, but he still smiled along with him.
"Haha, I'm not a lucky star at all. This is clearly all thanks to Brother Jiang's son and Boss Gu. If you hadn't insisted on attacking the humanoid monster's lair, we might still be stuck in the base, waiting for the monsters to come knocking on our door!"
"These young people are really great!"
Zhang Fengyi raised his teacup and drank with him.
The mission to raid the humanoid monster's lair was a success. After reporting to the Hope Base headquarters, Jiang Huaisheng received great praise, and Zhang Fengyi, who had just taken office, also felt extremely lucky.
When I was first assigned here, I was reluctant because it was far from headquarters. But now I'm overjoyed to hear that the humanoid monsters have been defeated. I was praised by headquarters as soon as I took office, and the resources allocated by headquarters are gradually tilting towards the 23rd branch, which is already far more than other branches.
“Before I came here, the people at headquarters said that Brother Jiang was a cold and rigid person. Today I realized that they don’t understand you at all.” Zhang Fengyi laughed heartily.
Jiang Huaisheng's smile softened a bit, and he silently finished his tea.
The two were full of praise for Gu Mingyue and Jiang Shenglin's upcoming siege plan, and were excited all night long.
Zhou Yanli, a member of the Nirvana Chamber of Commerce, also received the news. He held a glass of red wine in his hand and savored it carefully.
"Gu Mingyue actually managed to break through a monster's lair, which is truly unexpected."
The man in sunglasses and a black suit standing next to him handed him information about the high-frequency sonic cannon.
"President, these are the weapons that Boss Gu and Hope Base used when they attacked the monster together."
"This weapon can attack the brain of a Level 3 winged membranous monster, destroying its brain structure and causing it to temporarily lose control of its limbs. With this weapon, their chances of success are very high."
"I heard that there are thousands of monsters in that small nest, including more than two hundred level-three winged membrane monsters. The number of crystal cores seized this time is enough to upgrade all the ability users in the three teams to level three."
Zhou Yanli interlaced his fingers and rested them on the table. He took off his gold-rimmed glasses from the bridge of his nose, massaged the acupoints around his eyes, and said somewhat wearily.
"It seems I miscalculated this time. The plan to besiege the humanoid monster's lair was indeed a good one."
He quickly revealed a businessman's calculating gaze, "Can we find a sales channel for this weapon?"
The man in sunglasses shook his head: "I heard that this kind of weapon is not sold to the public before it is distributed to all Hope Base branches. However, Bright Moon Base, which cooperates with them, does have one. Should we 'borrow' one and study it?"
Zhou Yanli, thinking of Gu Mingyue's equally shrewd eyes, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, that woman is too clever. You can't get anything out of her. This thing doesn't look complicated on the outside. Hopefully, the base will be able to sell it soon."
"We need to speed things up. I've already chosen the next location for the Dark Domain. It's a healing Dark Domain. Little Black, you'll come with me tomorrow."
"Okay." After the man in sunglasses pushed open the door, a picture frame on the wall was about to fall. His shadow quickly extended as he straightened the frame and strode back into the room.
After the humanoid monsters' lair was destroyed, many monsters were still alive in the collapsed cave rocks. Gu Mingyue and Jiang Shenglin stayed behind to clear out the remaining humanoid monsters and their corpses.
Finally, after all the humanoid monsters trapped under the rocks were eliminated, a total of 1367 crystal cores were obtained.
The two divided the crystal cores in half. When only one crystal core remained, Jiang Shenglin wanted to give it to Gu Mingyue.
Gu Mingyue accepted it with a smile.
Seeing that Gu Mingyue had left behind the crystal core, Jiang Shenglin planned to lead the remaining troops back to Hope Base to report.
Gu Mingyue tried to persuade him to stay: "Captain Jiang, I don't plan to use this crystal core. How about we attack a few more humanoid monsters' lairs and distribute it when we have an even number?"
Jiang Shenglin then realized that Gu Mingyue was a workaholic. The battle against the humanoid monster had just ended, and she had already proposed to fight again.
“We just finished a battle, and the wounded haven’t fully recovered. Going back into battle now would be detrimental to our safety,” he said, speaking from the perspective of his teammates behind him.
Gu Mingyue nodded gently, indicating her understanding.
"Yes, I know. The recovery period for a level 2 ability user who is seriously injured is about a week, so our Bright Moon Base will besiege the second humanoid monster's lair in a week."
“I’m really looking forward to cooperating with Hope Base again. I heard that Hope Base now has thirteen more Level 3 ability users. Congratulations!” Gu Mingyue smiled at him and leaned back in her chair.
That look in her eyes seemed to be mocking Jiang Shenglin, as if she and Xinghe were just playing with him, and that he didn't really matter to them!
Thinking of the scene where Gu Mingyue kissed Xinghe in front of everyone, Jiang Shenglin suddenly felt a little irritated. Without saying a word, he pushed open the door and left.
Gu Mingyue shrugged, wondering what was wrong with this person. She looked out the window at the snow falling heavier and heavier, her gaze slightly somber.
Soon, the door to the conference room at the Bright Moon Base was knocked open, and Xinghe, exuding an aura of ice and snow, walked in.
Gu Mingyue's expression immediately relaxed when she saw him, and a warm smile appeared on her lips.
"Mingyue, this is a map showing the distribution of monster lairs that I discovered." Xinghe took out a map with extremely detailed markings and placed it on the conference table in front of Gu Mingyue.
His handsome face was serious as he pointed to the locations marked with red boxes and exclamation marks, saying, "There are currently thirty-seven monster lairs surrounding the Bright Moon Base within a fifty-kilometer radius."
"Among them, there are eighteen nests that are devouring and evolving, and seven nests that have produced level four monsters."
This information wasn't available at any other base; Xinghe discovered it all using his level four abilities and spatial exploration. Once discovered by level four or five monsters, he would immediately teleport into the space.
Others don't have his advantages. Some bases are still unaware that the humanoid monsters have begun their next evolution and are still fighting over the few blankets and quilts they have, diligently digging for non-toxic mutated black beetles in the snow.
Gu Mingyue, however, had started making plans for the base members much earlier than they had.
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