Chapter 1245: Chapter 646: Continued Development
In the following period, it seemed as though nothing had happened within the World Tree.
Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.
The existence of the monster hadn’t been discovered by the people inside the World Tree, and its arrival went unnoticed by anyone.
After its discussion with Wen Guixin, it departed.
Of course, it didn’t leave the World Tree.
Without permission from Xu Xin and others, it couldn’t leave, and since it came seeking collaboration, it didn’t need to leave.
However, it didn’t remain in areas currently dense with population, as its appearance was inherently unacceptable to humans. Even though survivors might be worldly enough to accept it, those from the underground world likely could not.
Moreover, the most crucial point is that although it’s half-human and half-monster, having grown up with outer space invaders, its aesthetic leans more towards the monster side.
Thus, it didn’t want to live among a group of humans at all—doing so would be worse than Hell for it.
So, it planted a tree house at the very edge of the internal world of the World Tree and temporarily stayed there.
Though a bit far from here, considering its spatial teleportation ability, distance is not really an issue for it.
"Sigh, although life now hasn’t changed much compared to before, I feel like I no longer have the mood to relax."
Li Wenxi sat on the couch, leaning her shoulder against Xu Xin, sighing slightly.
Five more days have passed since the monster came to the World Tree.
These are five days inside the World Tree.
Only a little over an hour has passed outside the World Tree.
Meanwhile, the petrified creature swarm is already very close to the World Tree. It probably won’t take more than fifteen minutes to reach the edge of Crystal City.
Of course, fifteen minutes outside translates to a full day inside the World Tree, so they actually aren’t in a hurry.
Now that they know those petrified creatures aren’t enemies, there’s certainly no need to rush.
"Do you think we really need to do that afterward?" Li Wenxi asked softly, "Using the World Tree as bait to attract the army of outer space invaders... isn’t this too dangerous?"
It’s certainly dangerous.
Furthermore, it’s essentially wagering the lives of those living in the World Tree.
"We still have ample time to consider." Xu Xin held her in his arms, "This is just one proposal among others."
However, it’s also the only proposal currently seen with a chance of successfully driving the invaders out of Earth.
The World Tree is the only existence qualified to serve as bait, and while the invaders’ army is fully stationed, they essentially have no chance to infiltrate the stronghold.
"Hmm... Our life now is already very good... Can’t we just continue like this..."
Li Wenxi’s voice grew increasingly quieter, feeling like her words lacked ambition, but this was indeed how she felt at the moment.
"This... is also a choice." Xu Xin said somewhat wistfully.
Over the past three days, the explorers discussed this matter more than once, and basically, nobody could make a decisive decision.
He also discussed one-on-one with Ji Chaoyang.
Their ideas and opinions have almost reached consensus.
That is...
All in all, first crazily develop military power.
Just focusing on developing power first.
Other matters can be set aside; priority should be given to the development of military power.
Fully arm the World Tree and fully arm those within the World Tree.
Achieve the degree where everyone becomes a soldier.
Then, maximize the expansion of their most powerful weapon at hand: nuclear weapons!
With spatial storage capability, even if numerous nuclear weapons are produced, they don’t need to spend much effort on maintenance and storage.
Thus, producing more isn’t a problem, and safety is also assured.
Meanwhile, Ma Hongwei and Zeng Tao have completely shifted their focus in weapon manufacturing towards missiles, first ensuring their nuclear weapons can be launched.
In short, just crazily developing military force.
As for what comes next, then...
Take it step by step.
Currently, they do not plan to take the initiative and reveal their strength.
Because they do not know just how strong they need to be to withstand the invaders’ assault.
Both chose the most prudent approach for now: waiting for the invaders to come to them.
If the invaders come knocking, then they will strike back and execute the previous plan.
If they don’t come, they will desperately develop their own military power, which can never be too strong.
Regarding the invaders...
The monster has already informed them that the invaders have entered a stagnation phase in technological development, in simpler terms, they can no longer continue to grow stronger.
So, the longer time drags on, the stronger their development becomes, the more advantageous it is for them!
Perhaps the internal affairs of the invaders may become more chaotic as well.
"I just can’t seem to calm down..." Li Wenxi lay down on his lap.
"Yingying hasn’t returned yet?" Xu Xin shifted the topic.
"Hmm, no, only a little over an hour has passed outside, it could hardly be so quick."
After discussing with the monster, Xu Ying disregarded Xu Xin’s attempts to stop her and left the World Tree to the underground world.
She wants to add more population inside the World Tree.
As the current thousand people inside the World Tree are truly too few from the perspective of resisting the invaders.
