Apocalypse Gachapon

Chapter 2306: Give you a planet

At the intersections of the branches, each split held a fruit.

Ye Zhongming and Liu Zhenghong were fine, but the others were extremely surprised. They looked at the fruits on the First Crown, then at those inside the branches—were these... double-layered fruits?

"What do they do?"

Ye Zhongming asked the Fake Ghost Tree. As the origin of these fruits, it was likely to know their function.

"Their effect is... more stable than the ones above."

Liu Zhenghong sneered. "Does it matter whether your fruits are stable or not? In the end, they all become your vessels. Even if this fruit really can stabilize one's evolutionary realm, who would want to become your clone? They might even lose their self-awareness in the end?"

The Fake Ghost Tree's fruits were also its seeds. Once consumed, they would take root inside the host's body—its method of reproduction.

Knowing the Fake Ghost Tree's nature, Cloud Peak Villa was very wary of it. Some of its fruits were given to Liu Zhenghong for research, while the rest were destroyed upon maturity.

After all, if left unchecked, the situation would spiral out of control—back when Ye Zhongming and the others were only two-star, this thing had already reached level three.

Hearing the Fake Ghost Tree say that, Ye Zhongming floated up and took all the fruits from those branches—six in total.

"Study them. No one knows it better than you. Also, look into whether the appearance of these fruits is actually related to the potion."

Ye Zhongming handed the fruits to Liu Zhenghong for research. If the appearance of these fruits was caused by the potion rather than the Hypocrite Ghost Tree's own evolution, then the Furelai Potion was not as successful as it seemed, because it introduced too many uncertainties.

For now, it seemed positive for the Fake Ghost Tree, but could the same be guaranteed for other lifeforms? Too much uncertainty meant a sharp drop in value.

Liu Zhenghong took them with a serious expression, clearly realizing the issue.

"Do you have any ideals?" As the group was about to leave, Ye Zhongming suddenly asked the Fake Ghost Tree.

No one, including the Hypocrite Ghost Tree, had expected Ye Zhongming to speak in such a manner.

"Ide... als?"

"Yes." Ye Zhongming said. "I believe this era will eventually come to an end. When it does, as someone who has given great help to Cloud Peak, what are your wishes and ideals? Tell me, and when the time comes, I'll do my best to fulfill them."

"I... never thought about it."

The Fake Ghost Tree was silent for a while, then replied slowly through mental energy.

Ye Zhongming nodded, looking seriously at the Fake Ghost Tree. "After we defeat the Slave Race and resolve Earth's crisis, when we can all freely enter the universe, I'll find a planet for you to settle down on, to thrive and multiply, to turn it into your own planet—how does that sound?"

The others listened quietly.

"My own... planet?"

"Yes, I can guarantee that." Ye Zhongming nodded. "In this universe, there are many planets suitable for life, countless ones larger than Earth with more abundant life. When the time comes, you can even choose within a certain range."

As he spoke, Ye Zhongming looked at the Fake Ghost Tree, then added, "If you don't want to leave Earth, we can also give you a separate continent—just not this country. Preferably in the southern hemisphere."

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The group walked out toward Le Dayuan's testing ground, with Xia Lei and Liu Zhenghong teasing Ye Zhongming about giving the Fake Ghost Tree a fantasy to keep it working hard for Cloud Peak without harboring any disloyalty.

They were not afraid of being overheard by the Fake Ghost Tree—at their level, they could still detect whether there were branches or roots nearby.

"We have to give those who work for us a future. Right now, the Fake Ghost Tree is vital to Cloud Peak; it can't fail, or the villa's internal stability would be at risk. Controlling it can't rely solely on intimidation—we have to give it a dream... a dream only we can help it realize."

Everyone nodded.

In the future, they would gradually go up to the sky, but Cloud Peak was a home none of them wanted to lose. Countless people connected to them would still live there, and none of them wanted anything to go wrong.

At Le Dayuan's testing ground, he displayed many weapons, including the Loki Crosses. Ye Zhongming found them impressive—basically capable of posing a lethal threat to top-tier lifeforms.

The reason these weapons had not seemed particularly outstanding in the land-sea battle was simply that the Demon Whale had been too powerful. Against other lifeforms, they probably could not withstand two rounds of bombardment from Cloud Peak's arsenal.

Ye Zhongming had genuinely studied all kinds of technological knowledge during his time in the sky, so he could exchange ideas with Le Dayuan—the others could barely understand.

After that, Ye Zhongming inspected the Cloud Peak Air Force, the War Beast Legion, the Cavalry Legion, and the auxiliary and logistics units.

By the time he gathered with everyone, it was close to midnight.

For evolvers, it was still early. The entire villa was brightly lit, and they decided to light several huge bonfires on Le Dayuan's testing ground for a grand barbecue feast.

The aroma of roasting meat drifted over Cloud Peak.

The atmosphere was lively, filled with laughter and chatter. Though they had just been through a great battle with many soldiers lost, those who survived knew their comrades would be properly taken care of.

And after this battle, Cloud Peak's dominance was unquestioned. There should be no more battles of this scale in the future—not even from zombie hordes or beast swarms.

After occupying the country, any significant gathering of zombies or beasts on land would be reported to Cloud Peak immediately. A battalion would be sent to monitor, and if it seemed to be growing, Cloud Peak would dispatch multiple battalions to suppress it.

"The sea routes are basically open now. Led by Xiao Peng's battalion, our forces can expand into the distant seas, using islands as bases to extend our network."

When Ye Zhongming said this, the surroundings fell silent. Everyone knew this was Cloud Peak's future direction—and their purpose.

"Superior Dragon will become the king of the seas and will help us. Of course, in the early stages, Superior Dragon may need our help to occupy some sea regions—we need to be prepared for that."

Xia Lei and Guangyao, sitting close to Ye Zhongming, nodded. Strategic matters were within their purview.

"Once the sea routes are open, our hunting grounds will expand indefinitely, and resources will become abundant. We should rest and recuperate, build a navy and expand its scale. At the right time, we can land on the American continent."

"As for what methods to use against the evolvers there—you're more experienced than I am."

Everyone laughed at that.

"Now, about the land."

"To the north, the climate is growing harsher. We can send small teams to establish contact points for early monitoring and gather intelligence in detail. Later, we can select volunteers and willing factions to receive some support. The total output there may not compare to other regions, but the territory is vast enough to sustain a few squads."