I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

What are your thoughts on the requests for assistance from surrounding areas?

The Chinese leader asked the people seated around him.

Before him were holographic projections of the central personnel who make up the entire administrative apparatus of China. After hearing his question, they all appeared to be thinking.

This is a common occurrence. Since the end times began, there have been over a hundred meetings of all sizes in China, and this was just another routine meeting.

However, the decisions made at this meeting were quite significant.

Before they could reach a conclusion, the Chinese leader said, "Let's vote directly. You can choose one of three options: yes, neutral, or no. Abstaining is not allowed."

"Please give your opinion on the requests for military support from neighboring countries and regions."

Seconds later, he received almost unanimous rejections, with very few in favor.

This outcome was also within the expectations of the Chinese leaders, as evidenced by the recent Battle of Sheng'an.

Even with the combined forces of several military administrative districts guarding a city, and with three ninth-level experts present, it still seemed somewhat strained.

The Sichuan Military Administrative Region, located inland, may face considerable threats in the future, but it will undoubtedly be much easier than the two coastal military administrative regions.

The most critical area is the Southern Guangdong Military Administrative Region. They are too close to the coastline, making it difficult to deploy nuclear weapons. This effectively blocks one of their strategic options and adds a lot of pressure to the front lines. That's why Mo Sheng and Xue Yunling were transferred there. With four ninth-level guards, the chances of success have increased considerably.

It's too late to open up new cities now. Two consecutive migrations would cause the Chinese nation, which has finally managed to stabilize the situation, to collapse completely.

Therefore, given this situation, the surrounding countries and regions can only watch helplessly; no one cares about their lives or deaths.

In this day and age, there is no such thing as mutual help and overcoming difficulties together; there is only survival of the fittest.

They don't even qualify to ally with the Five Great Perks.

If they could unite dozens or even hundreds of groups, gathering the strength of several countries to jointly defend against the enemy in China's abandoned military administrative zone, the distance would be much shorter, and China might provide some support.

Of course, even though it's abandoned, it still needs to be returned in the future, and the local leadership can only be Chinese citizens, with no room for negotiation.

In fact, this requirement has already been made public internationally.

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council issued a joint statement making a similar decision.

—If you want us to protect you, fine, but you must bring your entire nation and families to our territory and agree to the following requirements. If you agree, then come; if you don't, then forget it.

Some might find it strange that China's decision is somewhat normal, given its good international reputation. But why would the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council make such a thankless and difficult decision for them?

From a normal perspective, after six years of reduction in population, a small country would generally have less than a million people left. Considering that a single military base of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council can accommodate an average of over 16 million people, it would be more than enough to take them in.

But that's not the problem. The problem is that these four major powers have to allocate their already strained manpower, material resources, financial resources, and energy to help them, which is very puzzling to people around the world.

No country will do anything that doesn't benefit itself; they each have their own calculations.

The first priority is to replenish their already scarce population. China's population is relatively abundant, with over 200 million, but theirs is different, with only 40 to 70 million. The post-apocalyptic background has led to a low birth rate, and the negative population growth is several times that of the past, which makes them very anxious.

What? People from other countries are ultimately residents of other countries and can't integrate into other countries?

Don't worry about that! Brainwashing is a traditional Western technique. They can even fool their own citizens like idiots. They've taken the concept of "theft, kidnapping, robbery, and fraud" to its extreme. You'll be sold out while you're still foolishly counting money for the seller.

It's incredibly easy to lure a group of people who have come to your territory and are completely controlled by you in terms of food, lodging, transportation, education, security, and so on, and then instill your country's ideology into them.

In any case, this war against the mutated species will last for decades or even centuries, and may even exist permanently as part of the Earth, giving them plenty of time to carry out brainwashing work.

Secondly, it was for more power.

Don't underestimate these small, regional countries; they are only weaker than the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. The major military powers of the Middle East can even challenge two of the permanent members, not to mention Asia, often called the "monster house of East Asia," and Germany, which fought across the globe during World War II... All these countries combined constitute a considerable force.

Only these are the ones that the Big Four, no, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council primarily want to recruit.

The rest of the "real small countries" are just incidental. It is estimated that they will only be used for odd jobs after arriving in the new land. Most of them will be used as soldiers and cannon fodder.

These are the two main reasons. Taking into account various other considerations, large and small, the four major powers outside of China made a unanimous decision.

The outcome of the first resolution has been reached, so there is no need for further discussion. The Chinese leaders will move on to the next item.

"Now let's begin the second item..."

..............

After one hour.

Yan Shan stood on the city wall of the Sichuan Military Administrative Region and gazed into the distance.

He saw traces of mutated species appearing in varying numbers on land that should have been an absolutely safe zone, only to be picked off by his own people.

China is now gradually reverting to its old "mercenary" model.

This refers to a system where ordinary people or people with special abilities go out in teams to hunt mutated species, obtain materials from them, and bring them back to sell.

The Chinese government naturally encourages this, because although there are few mutated species roaming within sight, there are many more further away. Over time, their accumulation will pose a significant challenge to a military administrative region.

One of the most important criteria for assessing the strength of a military administrative region's defenses is the number of mutated species in the surrounding area.

Previously, it was difficult to find mutated species within a radius of more than ten kilometers around the Bei'an Military Administrative Region, and the same was true for Sichuan and Jiangning. As a result, they have maintained their position among the top three in China for many years.

Therefore, those that should be removed must be eliminated to prevent their numbers from growing. Moreover, human exploration can reveal many things that instruments cannot, and timely reporting plays an important role in national defense and security.

"These are turbulent times..." Yan Shan sighed.

"So you feel the same way too."

Yan Shan's eyes narrowed for a moment, then relaxed. He turned around and looked at the person who had silently appeared behind him, feeling a little helpless.

"It seems you've finished your work for now."

He wondered to himself, what was this guy doing here after showing off his skills in the United States?

The only thing that comes to mind is his attempt to break through to the Soul Heaven realm a few days ago.

Liu Mengxian placed her hands on her lower abdomen, exuding an indescribable ethereal quality, and her melodious voice flowed from her jade-like lips:

"You're speaking too soon. There's still a lot to do later."

Then, just as Yan Shan had expected, she asked, "Was it you who was there that day?"

Chapter 105 Welcome Home

"Was it you who was there that day?"

Liu Mengxian gazed at Yan Shan, seemingly asking him a question, but in reality, she already knew the answer in her heart.

This is the closest human being to her level in the world today, without exception. Yan Shan is the first one in all this time.

Late bloomers

Given Yan Shan's talent and the extraordinary nature of his supernatural abilities, it seems unreasonable that he only achieved what he has now at almost sixty years old.

In this way, we can only use these four words to describe him: a late bloomer, which implies recognition of his talent.

"I have a bad feeling lately, so be prepared."

Yan Shan's eyelids twitched.

The fact that Liu Mengxian could so bluntly use the word "ominous" indicates that this matter must be of great importance.

However, even so, the existing intelligence is still too little, and even if they were to prepare, they wouldn't know where to begin.

The matter was of great importance, so Yan Shan immediately asked, "In what aspect?"

Liu Mengxian shook her head: "I don't know either, I just have this feeling."

"A premonition...?" Yan Shan frowned. Could it be about the mutated species coming ashore? That was indeed a major event.

But if that's the case, Liu Mengxian should have known about it a few days ago, and wouldn't have chosen this critical moment to remind him.

Surely, something even worse is yet to come.

"That's all, farewell."

Seeing that Yan Shan had nothing more to ask her, Liu Mengxian turned and left without taking a single cloud with her.

"..."

Yan Shan frowned, feeling uneasy no matter how much he thought about it. In the end, he went to his room and used the holographic projection device to dial a number.

A few seconds later, Bai He's holographic projection appeared in front of Yan Shan.

"Oh, it's quite unusual that the Grand Marshal would seek me out alone. What brings you here?"

Ignoring Bai He's flippant tone, Yan Shan asked with a serious expression, "Charlatan, have you had any premonitions lately?"

Upon hearing this, Bai He's expression became slightly more serious: "Who told you that?"

"Correct."

"Yes, it is, but I'm not sure, so I took some precautions."

Yan Shan's tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little: "This measure is to transfer Mo Sheng and Xue Yunling to Nanyue?"

"Fate has told me that this is the right choice."

Bai He held her hands to her chest, closed her eyes, and said this, looking quite convincing.

Yan Shan's lips twitched: "If this were still China in the 80s or 90s, you would be shot for speaking like that in a heartbeat."

"Then please execute me!"

"Think beautifully!"

Yan Shan laughed and scolded, then shut down the holographic communication. He immediately changed his expression, gazing into the distance through the wall with a deep and magical look in his eyes.