Chapter 37, Hatching Nest
Not to mention that the security anxiety came from the weakness of his own direct subordinates and the paranoia of being persecuted. Just to mention an imminent event, Gu Hang had to accelerate the expansion of military power.
Previously, there had been an attack by an abscess monster in the Governor's camp. Later, Yan Fangxu led his men to investigate the source of the monster's attack and found that it came from the woods in the west.
Later, when Yan Fangxu led the soldiers in training, on the one hand it was used as a place for training, and on the other hand it was also a place to clear out these monsters.
They encountered many monsters in the forest, not just the abscess monsters. Furthermore, they also found many monster hatching nests.
Gu Hang also went to check it out in person.
In the forest where the corruption nests are densely distributed, the bark of the trees has been corroded by the secretions of the alien monsters and is full of holes, emitting a strong smell of decay.
The hatching nest he had seen was hidden in a dark, damp area of woodland, the entrance to the nest obscured by dense vines and brambles.
After burning the creepers and thorns, they entered the nest. The parasitic trees surrounded it in a circle, forming a hatching nest. It was dark and damp inside, and a strong odor filled the air.
In the corner of the nest, many alien monster eggs were attached to the wet ground. In the translucent egg shells, mutant monster embryos were wriggling. A thick layer of mucus condensed on the egg shells, which dripped from time to time and turned into a pool of foul-smelling green pus. The cracks in the egg shells revealed a trace of strange light, which was reflected on the walls of the nest, forming strange shadows.
At that time, Gu Hang ordered the destruction of the nest, burning it with flames and destroying the inside with explosives.
However, that was just a small hatching nest, and there was no telling how many more there were in this wood.
According to their subsequent assessment, if left unchecked, a wave of mutant monsters would sweep towards Gu Hang's camp, including Feidong Society, in a few months.
By then, it is hard to say how much it will cost to quell this wave.
But fortunately, the situation was discovered relatively early, so there is still time.
Gu Hang needed to expand the army to protect the safety of the camp. According to his idea, after the troops were reorganized, except for the necessary guard troops, the other teams would be sent to the forest in rotation to purify the monsters' nests.
The main goal of doing this is, of course, to nip the problem in the bud.
In addition to this, there are also gains that can be obtained immediately, which Gu Hang also attaches great importance to.
This harvest is a blessing.
When Yan Fangxu led his troops to destroy the first alien hatching nest, the battle settlement interface popped up here at Gu Hang.
No loss, two grace points gained.
Then he learned that there were a large number of hatching nests in that forest.
His eyes lit up at that moment.
You said it was a threat, which was indeed true. But in Gu Hang's opinion, it was also a big vault!
After a lot of effort, he developed the territory, brought in population, and focused on light industry, heavy industry, and construction. He finally increased his monthly fixed income from 12 to 25, doubling it.
I was just planning to keep working hard to raise the data and then get the harvest at the end of one month, but I ended up digging up this huge gold mine.
Destroying a hatching nest gives you two boons, and burning ten of them will equal a month’s harvest!
Then I still work hard to farm... Oh, the fields still need to be farmed, these two things are not in conflict.
However, precisely because of the gains, he took it more seriously.
The 1st Mechanized Servant Battalion basically did not move, with its troops divided into three locations: River Valley Manor, Governor's Camp, and Abandoned Cave Society.
The 2nd Infantry Battalion was basically thrown into the strange forest - this name was newly given by Gu Hang.
The team was handed over to Captain Yan Fangxu as the commander-in-chief, responsible for clearing the woods.
In the past few days, seven nests have been burned.
Captain Yan was cautious in commanding the operation. He would rather proceed at a slower pace and be more cautious in order to avoid losses as much as possible.
In contrast, the original commander of the 2nd Infantry Battalion, Perbov, was not very satisfied with this. According to his idea, during this period of time, let alone burning seven nests, he wanted to burn seventy!
How can we live up to the Governor's trust if we don't achieve as much results as possible as quickly as possible?
Gu Hang was very satisfied with the high fighting enthusiasm shown by Perbov.
Then he chose to support Yan Fangxu's command strategy.
The situation was not so serious that human lives had to be lost, so there was no need for Gu Hang to order the soldiers to die in vain.
The elimination of monsters in the alien forest can still be done step by step. Eliminate the monsters, destroy the hatching nests, and take your time.
There are still several months to go, and even if we follow Yan Fangxu's cautious strategy, we should be able to solve this problem.
Of course, as a leader, Gu Hang needs to be more cautious.
Destroying the seven monster nests brought Gu Hang a total of 11 gifts.
He planned to recruit another infantry battalion from refugees and slave laborers.
Using the black box manufacturing machine, he was able to quickly produce enough weapons and ammunition to equip them; by spending grace points, he was also able to quickly train these newly recruited soldiers into qualified fighters.
Here, Gu Hang's speed in increasing his troops is extremely fast.
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The governor's will was quickly implemented.
A recruitment office appeared in Feidongshe and the Governor's Camp.
Residents of the two places enthusiastically joined the army.
Of course, their reasons for being enthusiastic are not the same.
The most enthusiastic were the residents of Feidong Community, who had lived a good life for a while and fully cherished it. They were willing to take up arms to defend their hard-earned achievements.
The next most willing ones were the refugees who had just been assigned here. They didn't have any special ideas, they were simply attracted by the generous treatment offered by the governor in recruiting soldiers.
Full meals, two sets of military uniforms, weapons and equipment... these are enough to attract those refugees who have nothing.
Moreover, Gu Hang would give them work points, which they could use to "buy" what they wanted at the distribution station. After these two days of lectures, they clearly understood that work points were good things.
According to Gu Hang's instructions, out of the 300 soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Battalion, 150 were selected from the refugees, 100 were selected from the starship slaves, and 50 were selected from the Feidong Society.
The personnel composition is quite complex, but Gu Hang himself hopes that the army, as a melting pot, can bring together soldiers from different backgrounds as much as possible.
The more useful furnace is the system's [Soldier Card] system.
After a short period of training, Gu Hang will have a qualified infantry battalion.
After three or four days of training and about six days of equipment production, this infantry battalion will be formed.
While preparing his team and planning to make some moves in the alien forest, Gu Hang did not forget another thing:
How is the investigation into the cult situation in Fuxing City going?
(End of this chapter)
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