In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

"I don't know the answer to this question," Bai Lu said without any attempt to hide it.

Su Ran looked up at her and said, "Bai Lu, do you remember what I told you about the advanced theories of mental cultivators?"

Bai Lu was taken aback, and subconsciously began to recite, like a primary school student being quizzed by the teacher.

"A psychic who only knows how to use their mind to push and pull objects is merely a 'psychic transporter.' The advanced use of mind lies in 'psychic interference'..."

This is what Su Ran told Bai Lu when he confessed his origins last time.

Seeing that she still remembered, Su Ran's eyes lit up.

"That's right! Imagine your mental energy as water, seeping into every crevice, and try to forcibly take over the mutated dog's physical consciousness."

On the other end of the screen, Bai Lu remained silent.

Su Ran mentioned it briefly last time, but she didn't look into it afterward.

Chun Chun listens with one ear and lets it go with the other.

Moreover.

Bai Lu slowly turned her head to look at the huge, pulsating ball of flesh less than two hundred meters away behind her.

Boom, boom, boom.

The surface of the fleshy ball, covered in oil and blood vessels, expanded and contracted like a heartbeat, with several not-yet-fully-formed mutated canine embryos hanging on it.

The stench seemed to be perceptible even through the screen.

Bai Lu's face visibly fell, and you could even see her gagging.

She turned around abruptly and shook her head frantically at the camera.

"I don't want to!"

The girl's voice was filled with resistance and disgust, "Su Ran, are you crazy?! You want me to control this lump of rotten flesh? That's disgusting! I won't do it! I'll have nightmares if I look at this thing for too long!"

Su Ran: "..."

Li Guodong: "..."

The advisors in the conference room: "..."

Su Ran had planned everything, but she never expected that the reason preventing humanity from acquiring its first army of alien beasts would be because these things were ugly.

"White Deer, your vision has broadened."

Su Ran took a deep breath, suppressing the displeasure rising within her. "What you see now is just a pile of rotten flesh that hasn't fully grown. The mother inside is actually still in the embryonic development stage. And don't underestimate this thing."

Su Ran dropped a bombshell: "Based on my experience, the core here is most likely nurturing the 'Hellhound' mother. Its growth limit is fifth rank. It will only emerge from this fleshy ball after the mother nest reaches fourth rank."

"Fifth tier?!"

Bai Lu suddenly stopped moving, and two beams of light instantly shot out from her beautiful eyes.

Most mutated beasts are only at level one now, but this one has the potential to be at level five.

Li Guodong's eyes flickered upon hearing this, and a glint of light appeared in them.

According to Su Ran's popular science classification of life levels.

First to third-order mutated creatures do not possess the ability to think; their instincts dominate their actions.

Once a mutated creature breaks through to the third tier, it will enter the intelligence-awakening stage, during which its intelligence level will increase dramatically. This stage is also the period of explosive growth for Corpse Kings and Beast Kings.

The sixth rank will be another bottleneck period. Once this bottleneck is overcome and the seventh rank is reached, the intelligence level of the Corpse King and Beast King will be comparable to that of humans.

This fifth-tier hellhound mother has immense future potential; if it can be controlled, it could become a powerful asset.

Moreover, it also has its own living arsenal, making it of immense strategic value.

On the other side of the screen, Bai Lu was clearly wavering.

The girl's face, which was originally full of disdain, was now engaged in a fierce internal struggle.

On one hand, there is extreme physical discomfort; on the other hand, there is the fantasy of a queen ruling over all beasts.

This is a difficult choice.

What 19-year-old girl could resist having a Warcraft army that would obey her every command?

"But I feel uncomfortable just looking at this thing!" Bai Lu struggled.

"Your current ugliness is for your future handsomeness."

Su Ran remained calm and said in a deep voice, "These are juveniles. Once the mother nest advances to the third tier, the mutated beasts born will be second tier, and these mutated dogs will follow suit and complete their first advancement, evolving into black keratinous armor."

"real?"

"When have I ever lied to you?"

Su Ran remained calm and composed.

Bai Lu bit her lip, hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed: "Fine, for the sake of my monster legion, I'll endure it."

"Consultant Su, please teach me, what should I do?"

"What?" Su Ran was taken aback.

"Teach me how to control it."

Bai Lu spread her hands nonchalantly, staring intently at Su Ran. "I don't know how now. Didn't you say I could control an army of zombies? Then you must know what I need to do, right?"

The air in the conference room froze instantly.

Inside the meeting room, Li Guodong and his staff immediately focused their attention on Su Ran's face.

Su Ran's expression froze.

broken.

That's over the top.

Terrible.

This is the price of lying without thinking.

Su Ran's mind was screaming: I was just a nobody in the apocalypse in my past life!

You are the high and mighty "Empress," but I only know you from one side. I have never even seen you in person. These stories are just legends I heard on the survivor broadcast!

It's like knowing Elon Musk, but that doesn't mean you know how to manually assemble a rocket!

"this……"

Cold sweat silently trickled down Su Ran's back.

But he has lived two lives, so his mental fortitude is exceptionally strong.

Seeing that Su Ran remained silent for a while, Li Guodong's eyes showed a hint of suspicion: "Comrade Su, is there something you're having trouble saying?"

Facing the expectant gazes of the crowd, Su Ran remained calm and even picked up her teacup, taking a sip of the long-cold tea to conceal the fleeting panic in her eyes.

"Ugh."

Su Ran put down her teacup, let out a long sigh, and her eyes became deep and melancholy, carrying three parts helplessness and seven parts reminiscence.

"White deer..."

Su Ran looked at the screen and said in a low voice, "You were good in every way in your previous life, except for one thing: you were too cunning and too defensive."

Bai Lu blinked twice: "Huh? I'm cunning?"

"This ability to control the brainwaves of zombies is the foundation for your survival in the apocalypse."

Su Ran shook her head, looking helpless. "Even if we're very close, you've never told me the specific details."

This tactic is called "dead men tell no tales."

The advisors in the conference room suddenly realized what was happening and nodded in agreement.

"That's true, this kind of life-saving skill really can't be passed on to outsiders casually."

Li Guodong, being very understanding, chimed in.

On the other side of the screen, Bai Lu was puzzled and carefully recalled her own personality.

She muttered, "Fine, these are chaotic times. It's normal to hold back. I believe you."

Su Ran breathed a sigh of relief and regained her composure.

"So what do we do now?"

Bai Lu pointed to the huge fleshy ball behind her that was still spitting out mucus, and frowned again.

This physiological aversion cannot be changed overnight.

"Alright, let's not talk about the past."

Su Ran quickly changed the subject, not giving Bai Lu a chance to continue thinking about the loopholes.

"Since you don't have a specific method right now, don't try things blindly. Mental strength is a matter of great importance, and it might backfire on you."

Since the path of rebirth and foresight is not viable, let's take the scientific route.

With a complete and efficient national machinery at its back, there is nothing that cannot be solved.

"Bai Lu, stay put. I'll send a helicopter to pick you up and take you back to Kunlun Base immediately."

Su Ran's eyes sharpened, and her tone was filled with confidence in Daxia Technology.

"Since we don't know the specifics of how to do it, let's use scientific methods to crack it."