Chapter 276

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Chapter 276: Every Second Counts
Seeing Zhang Mu’s surprise, Wang Liang also appeared somewhat unsure, emphasizing the direction of Zhengzhou City with the tip of his pen and slowly saying, “Brother Mu, although it may seem unrealistic, it is worth considering. If we gain access to the resources of Zhengzhou City, along with the much-needed population, many ambitious plans that we currently lack the ability to achieve can be further expanded.”
Zhang Mu gently shook his head and said, “You are still simplifying the idea of a provincial capital city too much.”
Wang Liang seemed puzzled and said slowly, “Brother Mu, is there a problem? With our current strength, slowly nibbling away at a five-digit zombie horde should not be a problem at all. The number of zombies in Zhengzhou City is pushing six digits, right? Those kinds of zombies will pose less and less of a threat to us as we continue to grow.”
Seeing Zhang Mu still shaking his head, Wang Liang looked a bit perplexed.
“You still haven’t grasped one point clearly, you may be able to observe the evolution of mutant beasts clearly, but you are overlooking the hidden changes among those zombies. Their evolution is not simply based on individual numbers.”
Wang Liang didn’t understand Zhang Mu’s point, but followed up by saying, “Brother Mu, are you saying that zombie evolution is based on the entire group?”
This time, Zhang Mu nodded slightly and said, “Yes, that’s close to the idea. The specific change in zombies is that certain special individuals within them will grow into beings capable of controlling the entire zombie horde. While a five-digit zombie horde may lack any control and simply gather together, in a six-digit zombie horde, due to increased density, a special individual will inevitably evolve naturally.”
“A six-figure zombie horde, with each increment of one hundred thousand not just a simple addition, but a qualitative change. The key is determining the extent to which the individual controlling the zombie horde has evolved.”
Wang Liang fell into deep thought, looking at Zhang Mu’s puzzled expression but refrained from asking aloud.
He understood Zhang Mu’s mysterious nature well, so he knew the extent to which to grasp it, and Zhang Mu couldn’t be bothered explaining further.
Coming out of Wang Liang’s place, Zhang Mu seemed a bit troubled. With Luo Yang City under the protection of Era Merchant, everything seemed safe. However, with Wang Liang’s current thoughts and alignment, they needed to act promptly. While they rested, mutant animals and zombies continued evolving.
However, Zhang Mu couldn’t interfere anymore. It was up to Wang Liang to decide, since he was the current leader and not Zhang Mu. No one had ever conquered a provincial capital in the early stages because if the local evolvers couldn’t defend their territory effectively.
As the zombie ranks continued to swell, even the strongest evolver, even if outstanding among them, without the means to protect themselves, would be engulfed in the city’s overall encirclement.
Such a formidable zombie horde was the most frightening, engulfing all the city’s forces in darkness and turning it into a dead city, making it the most difficult to breach. Just like Jin Zhong City last time, if not for infighting among the zombie horde and mutant animals, even though Long Qi and his team were much stronger than Wang Liang’s, they would never have managed to conquer it. Even with just tens of thousands of mutant zombies guarding Jin Zhong City, if a smart zombie wanted to leave the city, Long Qi’s ten-thousand-strong evolver army would have no chance of escaping.
At most, these ten thousand people could take away several thousand zombies before dying. But even then, what use would it be? Humans, once dead, were truly dead. Zombies could continue to replenish their numbers, with the slightly intact bodies among the deceased becoming part of the new powerful zombie army.
Zhang Mu’s focus now needed to center entirely on opening the permissions for the Junior Sub-merchant. The evaluation for Era Store’s first quarter was about to begin. If No. 37 received many rewards, he would surely benefit. So, he decided to leave Wang Liang’s matter alone. He might end up causing more harm than good as he wasn’t an expert in that field, relying on future events to assess the situation.
The next day, Wang Liang still hadn’t decided on a specific target. He sent out three small teams with just over twenty members, all elite evolvers skilled in agility. He needed to quickly gather information on three cities to figure out which one to conquer.
Of course, this was kept secret from the public. The gathering spot was not yet stable, and someone might notice any mistakes Wang Liang made.
At the same time, Zhang Mu and Yuan Rui hurriedly left Luo Yang City.
Yuan Rui’s Era Merchant task was rejected by No. 37 in the Era Store for taking too long to complete. But Yuan Rui didn’t mind, as long as she could be with Zhang Mu.
Zhang Mu and his group rushed between Luo Yang and Shan Xi on familiar roads.
Every second counts!