Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

You should know about Chapter 255, right?

Su Xun raised his hand in response to their statements.

"I have no doubt about your determination."

He put away the map, had the two of them sit down, and instructed them: "Once you get to these two places, all you have to do is follow the normal operation plan. Defend the sea when you need to, and clear out the zombies when you need to. Don't take any extra actions. As long as the operation continues and your strength continues to grow, the final plan will unfold naturally."

"Given the zombie king's caution and capabilities, it will surely have planted spies everywhere and be extra wary of us. Before the plan truly begins, do not reveal our objective to anyone, otherwise we will alert it."

"We understand, Commander-in-Chief." The two nodded in agreement.

Su Xun paused for a moment after seeing them, then said, "This trip has been very difficult. Taodu is about to be completed. Sending you out at this time is somewhat unreasonable for you personally."

Xue Hui shook his head: "You can't say that, Commander-in-Chief. We are more than happy to do this."

"You've been promoted after taking office, but Comrade Han Zhong is basically starting from scratch. Longgang is a mountainous and dangerous place. Even with the support of mutated beasts, it won't be easy to open up the entire Korean Peninsula. So, is there any problem that the organization needs to help solve?"

Han Zhong pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Commander-in-Chief, I'm fine personally, but... you should know about Xiaoyun's situation. I might have to leave her in Taodu this time, and I'm really a little worried about her."

Su Xun smiled slightly. Since he was going to entrust such an important task to the other party, he had naturally made preparations and had guessed that Han Zhong would have some concerns in this regard.

“I’ve actually been observing her lately.”

Han Zhong was taken aback when he heard this, and then Su Xun continued, "I personally examined her physical condition back then, and it was indeed fundamentally damaged. At the time, I felt that there was little hope, but now it seems that it is not entirely hopeless."

"This... Commander-in-Chief, is what you're saying true?" This news made Han Zhong extremely happy. He stood up abruptly, his eyes shining.

"It's just an estimate." Su Xun told him to calm down and explained, "Although the fruit of the Peach Capital Tree can't prolong life like the legendary peaches of immortality, it can stimulate potential and repair hidden injuries to a certain extent. I specifically had the tree spirit assess it, and Xiaoyun's injury of this degree can be slowly restored under the effect of the Peach Capital Fruit."

In a new era where everyone strives for extraordinary achievements, being unable to pursue that path is indeed a very painful thing; Chi Xiaoyun couldn't even go to school.

In this new era, she is an unconventional disabled person who is unable to complete compulsory education.

Having survived the catastrophe together, Han Zhong's feelings for Chi Xiaoyun were undoubtedly complex; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them a kind of spiritual sustenance.

Now that he knew things had taken a turn for the better, he was clearly getting restless, so Su Xun asked him to take the good news back with him.

Watching his departing figure, Su Xun felt a little relieved. He wasn't really concerned about the other person's private romantic relationships, but the challenges they faced were not to be underestimated. It was only natural to help the other person resolve their worries to the best of his ability.

"Then, Commander-in-Chief, I'll head back first. I'll make sure to hand over the work in Haiqu and Haizhou as soon as possible."

"Okay." Su Xun nodded. "You too, feel free to ask if you need any help. The pressure on coastal defense will only increase, so don't let your guard down and be careful." "I understand, Commander-in-Chief."

Xue Hui is going to build a professional anti-ship combat force, which involves a large-scale allocation of personnel and resources. He will inevitably have to take a large number of key personnel with him. Although Han Zhong's association has a branch in Longgang, it is ultimately not strong. This is no less than abandoning the hard work he has put in over a long period of time and starting over in an unfamiliar place.

Fortunately, with Taodu now in Taimon, they can more confidently deploy their forces to more distant places and provide them with stronger support. These two plans are essentially the first step in their journey outward.

After seeing both of them off, Su Xun decided to keep his promise and go to Xu Huan's breeding center to help catch up on the progress. He took the Taodu Expressway to Xinfu first. Xinfu was located outside the canopy of Taodu, nearly forty kilometers away from the canopy area. Even from this distance, one could still see the majestic giant suspended in the sky when looking back from here.

In the plains and hills of the third step of the eastern terrain, there are actually no very high mountains. Mount Tai, the foremost of the Five Sacred Mountains, is actually only a little over 1,500 meters above sea level. It only appears exceptionally tall because it rises directly from the plains.

As for the colossal structure at the end of the horizon, many ordinary people may still have no concept of its height. In fact, the small peach pit that Su Xun brought out of the secret realm is now more than ten times the height of Mount Everest.

If it weren't for its unique structure that 'suspends' most of its weight in the gale layer, its immense weight would have completely reshaped the geological structure of the entire Taimon region.

It has only been a short time since it appeared, but the weather in the surrounding area has already been disturbed. However, the weather in a cataclysmic event tends to be extreme and complex, so it is still difficult to judge whether the changes in the outside world are good or bad.

As Su Xun passed by the Xinfu Research Institute, he saw a familiar figure. Xiao Zhenru was walking along with a pile of documents hanging beside her.

What are you doing here?

"Huh? Commander-in-Chief?" Xiao Zhenru paused, her tone somewhat evasive: "Ahem, well, the design institute is currently preparing for the Taodu urban planning project, and I'm here to lend a hand. It involves some new technologies that the engineering team needs to verify."

“Uh…” Su Xun’s eyes showed a hint of worry. He actually knew about this. Many of Taodu’s basic infrastructure projects could be replaced by the treehouses that grew out of the trees. So most of the work fell to the design institute. As long as they came up with a relatively reliable plan, they could directly hand over the blueprints to the tree spirit and let it ‘generate’ the buildings according to the blueprints.

He just didn't expect to see Xiao Zhenru here.

"Um, we're building Peach City, not an underground city, you should know that, right?"

Xiao Zhenru's expression immediately fell.

"Commander-in-chief, I'm just here to do odd jobs and run errands. I'm learning everything from scratch."

"Can we please not mention those two flower beds again?"

"Hey, what flower bed? I never mentioned a flower bed."

Su Xun shook his head and turned to leave.

(End of this chapter)