I started with a portal, then turned around and handed it over to the nation.

Lin Mo's question floated in the air thick with the smell of gunpowder.

"Shigu Town".

Raine looked up and glanced northward.

"That's the largest settlement in the area; hunters and caravans gather there."

Ryan stood up and brushed the dirt off his knees:

"There are high walls, guards, and special encampments set up for outsiders."

"As long as you can afford the money, or... something of sufficient value, Mayor Graham, that old miser, can even rent you his bedroom."

"and……"

Renn glanced at the soldiers in black armor around him, his Adam's apple bobbing:

"You big guys can also make your move over there. There's plenty of open space there."

Long Fei was refilling the empty drumsticks when he heard this and paused for a moment.

"What about security?"

"A hundred times better than this godforsaken place."

Renn curled his lip and kicked a pebble on the ground:

"The walls of Shigu Town are built from single blocks of granite and reinforced with runes, hence the name Shigu (meaning 'stone solid'). Ordinary beast tides simply cannot breach them."

Lin Mo and Long Fei exchanged a glance.

Long Fei slammed the drum magazine into the receiver, making a crisp click.

"This idea sounds promising."

Long Fei looked at Lin Mo:

"If what he said is true, we can build an outpost there and solve the supply problem. We can also get more intelligence from the town."

"The key is the chips."

Lin Mo frowned, stroking the stubble on his chin with his fingers: "What do we have to offer that mayor? Gold? Or technology?"

"Soil." Renn pointed to a clump of plants not far away that were shimmering faintly in the night: "Moonlight Soil."

"In Shigu Town, a handful of soil can be exchanged for a fine steel dagger. Alchemists would fight tooth and nail for that little bit of soil."

"You...you have the ability to turn cat demons to ashes, so isn't all the soil in this forest yours?"

Lin Mo was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing: "So we're here to be a demolition team."

"Okay, it's settled then."

Long Fei made a decisive decision and gave the order over the communication channel:

"Everyone, rest here for four hours. Tiger Team, keep watch. Snow Wolf Team... don't sleep yet, dig out the soil under those catnip rings, take as much as you can."

"yes!"

A series of unified responses came from the channel.

Lin Mo found a sheltered corner to sit down, leaning against the cold stone bricks.

The blue cursor on my retina kept flashing.

With a thought, Lin Mo displayed a semi-transparent system panel before his eyes.

[Mission Objective: Defeat the Shadow Cat Demon]

Current progress: 548/100

Lin Mo's pupils suddenly contracted.

[Mission Rating: S-Rank (Perfect)]

[Reward: 20 Space Beacon Fragments]

[Sufficiency of spatial beacon fragments detected in the host. Upgrade the portal?]

Lin Mo's heart pounded, and his breathing became rapid.

It was rated A during the day, but after the battle that night, its rating was raised to S.

"upgrade."

Lin Mo silently recited in his heart.

Consuming 20 Space Beacon Fragments, the portal is upgrading...

Upgrade complete.

Current portal attributes have changed:

Dimensions: 5 meters (height) x 4 meters (width)

Duration: 10 minutes

Lin Mo stared intently at the line of data, his mouth agape enough to fit an egg.

This size... and how long it lasts! This change is absolutely revolutionary.

"Dragon Team".

Lin Mo's voice trembled slightly. He didn't use a communicator and just shouted it out.

Long Fei, who was studying the map with Captain Fierce Tiger, turned around and saw Lin Mo's eyes light up, looking like he had seen a ghost. He immediately walked over.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Mo grabbed Long Fei's armored arm, lowered his voice, but his tone trembled uncontrollably:

"The door... has been upgraded."

Long Fei's eyes sharpened instantly: "How big?"

Five times four.

Lin Mo gestured with a large square: "Ten minutes."

Long Fei froze on the spot. He was stunned at first, then a terrifying glint flashed in his eyes.

"Five times four..."

Long Fei muttered to himself, then slapped his thigh hard, the exoskeleton gauntlet slamming into the thigh armor with a loud clang.

"This is fucking big enough for a car to pass through!"

Long Fei's eyes were frighteningly bright, and he spoke at breakneck speed:

"The Mengshi 3rd generation assault vehicle is 2.3 meters wide and 2.1 meters high. It can pass!"

"Even a light truck can be squeezed in if you remove the roof!"

Long Fei put his arm around Lin Mo's exoskeleton shoulder:

"Lin Mo, do you know what this means?"

"Does that mean we won't have to run around on foot next time?" Lin Mo rubbed his shoulder and grimaced.

"This signifies the intervention of heavily mechanized forces!"

Long Fei released his grip and paced back and forth, his boots creaking on the ground.

"Ten minutes is enough time for a convoy to drive in. We can transport heavy generators, field surgical vehicles, and even... dismantled artillery components!"

"Before, we could only be considered light infantry infiltration; next time..."

Long Fei took a deep breath, a ferocious grin spreading across his face:

"Next time, we'll use mechanized flat-out tactics!"

"General Zhao and Professor Sun must be ecstatic when they get back."

Seeing Long Fei's eagerness to rush back and call for reinforcements, Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh.

Handing this over to the government was definitely the right thing to do.

No matter how strong a person is, they can only kill a few more monsters.

But once the state apparatus is in operation, it's a game-changer.

As dawn broke on the horizon, the fog in the misty forest grew even thicker.

"Hurry up! Don't dawdle!"

Han Feng's voice echoed through the ruins.

The team members wielded their entrenching tools with incredible speed, each shovel carrying dozens of kilograms of soil.

"This thing is really heavy."

The team member next to him picked up the specially made sealed box filled with moon soil and casually tossed it to his comrade behind him.

The box weighed at least 100 kilograms, but with the hydraulic assistance of the exoskeleton, he could barely feel its weight in his hands.

"Nonsense, this soil can be exchanged for gold."

Han Feng uprooted a catnip plant and carefully shook the soil from its roots into the box.

"Captain Long said that this soil is not only the toll for us to enter the city, but also something we can take back to the agricultural experts. Maybe they can grow some kind of mutated rice."

"Captain, the trap is set."

The voice of Captain Tiger switched to the channel.

"We've planted Claymore mines and tripwire booby traps on the main roads leading to the West and South gates. If those cat demons dare to chase us out, they'll be in big trouble."

"it is good."

Long Fei stood on a high ground and took one last look at the ancient city.

The stench of blood from last night still lingers, but now, only deathly silence remains.

"Each unit reports on the situation."

"The Snow Wolf Team has completed its collection, with twenty boxes of Moonstone Soil fully loaded."

"The Tigers have completed setting up their traps, and have 30% of their ammunition remaining."

"Eagle Team reports: No abnormalities found in the surrounding area of ​​the cat demons; drones continue to monitor."

Long Fei nodded, then waved his hand, pointing north.

"North Gate Demolition Team, clear the way!"

"receive."

"boom--!"

With a loud bang, the north gate, which had been blocked and blocked by a tiger, collapsed.

Smoke and dust rose, revealing a passage leading deep into the forest.

"Let's go! Destination: Shigu Town!"