Published: February 10, 2025
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"There’s still one chapter left, but it’s already late at night. Let’s read it tomorrow."
The battles had continued intermittently for five days before finally coming to a basic conclusion. Humans had chased the mutated creatures far away, and if it weren't for the appearance of new zombie hordes or beast packs, they might have pursued for another two days.
Of course, the rewards were immense. The returning posthumous child warriors followed orders and brought back the corpses of the killed mutated creatures. In front of the villa, the bodies piled up like mountains, sorted by level, waiting for the Cloud Summit people to handle them.
Some were digging for magic crystals, some were processing materials, and some were cutting meat. What was left over would eventually be transported to the cultivated farmland for incineration, with the ashes then spread into the soil.
Ye Zhongming, the boss, had said that these ashes and remnants were the best fertilizers, and after nourishing the land, various crops could be planted on a large scale the following year.
During these days of pursuit, there had been conflicts with other forces, and small-scale skirmishes occurred frequently. However, since most of the warriors sent out were posthumous children, they became even more united after arriving on Earth. When attacked, they often called out to one another, and at times, warriors from a tribe or even several tribes would band together to fight. Over the course of a few days, the posthumous children suffered hundreds of casualties, but the surrounding forces had lost dozens of their members.
Cloud Summit was aware of this situation but never spoke out. Other forces later realized that this was Ye Zhongming's tacit approval, so they became much more compliant, specifically picking up the "leftovers" that Cloud Summit had missed, which could still yield a small profit.
This time, the harvest was incredibly substantial, so the exact numbers needed to be calculated, which would take some time. However, Ye Zhongming and his people had already started settling rewards for the forces that had come to assist Cloud Summit.
This time, Cloud Summit was exceptionally generous. In addition to the previously promised benefits, extra rewards were given based on the circumstances of these forces. Those in need of evolution potions received some potions, and those needing weaponry received weapons. In short, although the participating forces had suffered significant losses, the compensations far exceeded those losses. Curious individuals even tallied it up, discovering that various teams received many times more than what Cloud Summit had initially promised, generally around three to four times as much.
This greatly enhanced Cloud Summit's reputation once again.
Being able to remain unscathed while under siege by a mutant legion of over two million, and ultimately winning, combined with their generous reparations, made Cloud Summit a highly regarded force.
Although each force organization remained relatively independent in the apocalypse, no one wanted to be under someone else's control. However, in certain areas, there were one or several larger forces, with smaller forces often dependent on these larger ones to varying degrees. This mutual dependence was beneficial, but smaller forces inevitably had to bear some losses.
Previously, Cloud Summit's sphere of influence wasn’t small, but they did not accept the allegiance of other forces because the city of Ying City served as a resource base and was sufficient to meet their needs.
After all, Ye Zhongming was also sending goods and support back home.
But this time, seizing the opportunity of settling rewards, Ye Zhongming made a personal appearance and subtly expressed a willingness to accept allegiance. Stimulated by Cloud Summit's good reputation, many forces felt tempted.
Such a superpower that abided by rules, kept promises, and was strong was indeed worthy of allegiance.
Looking back at the people from Ying City, many forces had already merged into Cloud Summit Villa and were about to become official members. They received free evolution potions, excellent weapons and equipment, training from instructors, free skill scrolls, and even received auxiliary potions during battle. It was said that there were training devices of golden quality available!