"Advisor Shen, take a look."

The relevant reconnaissance images were immediately sent to Shen Yu's personal terminal.

In the footage, the most striking feature was an incredibly enormous city.

Extremely large.

Even though ancient style architecture was predominant, the area was actually equivalent to ten times the size of a modern capital!

The area was larger than many small countries.

Even without many high-rise buildings, such an area could easily accommodate tens of millions of people, and with a squeeze, even dozens of millions wouldn't be impossible.

But that was not the most astounding part.

The truly breathtaking aspect was the fact that despite the enormity of this city, they had constructed a towering wall that enclosed the entire area!

From the video images, the height of this wall reached 150 meters!

This was 150 meters!

Of course, everyone could deduce from the footage what the purpose of building such an enormous wall was.

Because at that moment, a large number of monsters had completely surrounded the capital.

The camera zoomed in.

These monsters had a highly uniform appearance, not different creatures, but a single species resembling wolves, though with sharper claws, larger bodies, and hard shells on their surfaces.

"The initial assessment is that the greatest threat from the monsters of this world lies in their numbers," the monster research expert concluded, "The city houses about thirty million people, which is a significant number for the Ming Dynasty, indicating this nation, despite certain losses, hasn't reached the point of civilization's end. These monsters don't reproduce by devouring humans..."

Even though it's just an image, much could actually be inferred from it.

For instance, the monsters varied in size.

This indicates that the species needs to grow, still following biological traits to some extent.

Additionally, the enormous number of monsters crowded at the city walls, constantly climbing and attacking, yet not attacking each other, nor even trampling each other, signifies there might be an upper rank controller maintaining order among the monsters.

There's indeed an important point.

Even with extraordinary power, the construction of such a high wall, without many large machines or factories to boost productivity, wouldn't be brief but would take years.

If the monsters reproduced like eye worms, this world would have ended long ago.

No chance to build the wall.

"With our capabilities, what we fear least are enemies that win by numbers alone, and whose offensive and defensive methods aren't peculiar," the expert gave his conclusion.

Indeed, monsters like these might seem endless and terrifying.

But for them, it's just a matter of some high-explosive bullets.

No human intervention needed; automated combat robots could easily solve it without any losses.

However, from past experience, monsters in one world won't be limited to just this.

That's a different discussion.

At the moment, as Shen Yu carefully examined the lifestyle of people in the city, he also drew a conclusion.

"In the name of the Immortal, dispatch envoys to gain the initiative in the shortest time possible," he said.

Immediately, other experts swiftly established a contact plan.

Even the envoy was already determined.

Responsible for diplomacy, the chosen person was Xiao Gaoshan.

A very ordinary name, yet with an extraordinary Mage talent, especially possessing impressive affability in negotiations.

Once again, in the current human civilization, elites abound from all parallel worlds, and those chosen for this team possess not only immense extraordinary power but also notable skills and specialties.

At the moment, Xiao Gaoshan had quickly dressed, primarily in a white robe adorned with golden patterns, resembling not an immortal but more like the "Immortal Official" from mythological legends.

He directly soared into the air, standing on a long sword.

Yet, this was not a means of cultivation.

This sword lacked any spiritual power, fundamentally equipped with an anti-gravity system.

Indeed, it was a technological creation.

Only can say, when facing matters deserving attention, the preparations made by today's human civilization are unimaginable to many people from before.

"I'm off."

Carrying his mission, Xiao Gaoshan took flight on the sword.

Not standing sideways like a Sword Immortal, but standing upright.

Meanwhile, in the Imperial Palace of Yingtian Prefecture, the capital of the early Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was holding a court meeting with his ministers.

The atmosphere was extremely grim.

They had been surrounded by those monsters for three months.

Even though they had gathered people and food from all around before the siege, the food shortage was now becoming a pressing issue.

"Your Majesty." An elderly minister stepped forward, finally voicing what everyone had long thought but dared not say, "It's a life and death moment. You must make a decision. If the entire population is kept alive, the city will fall tomorrow!"

Indeed, at this point, with insufficient food, they could only abandon a large part of the populace.

Especially the ordinary people without power.

They just couldn't sustain them.

However, such an order meant the death of at least tens of millions—killed by their own hands!

Even though Zhu Yuanzhang had been prepared, his face turned somewhat pale at this moment.

If he issued this order and no one survived, it wouldn't matter. But if anyone survived, he would be forever notorious.

"The heavens want me dead!"

Blood boiled within Zhu Yuanzhang, his martial arts power exceedingly strong, yet at this moment, he couldn't even control his own body, trembling slightly.

The nightmare commenced three years ago.

Initially, they were just ordinary beasts, and although he received some sporadic memorials, he paid no attention.

Until entire villages began to be destroyed, villagers entirely consumed by beasts, only then did he become furious and ordered local clearance.

But the quantity of monsters kept growing.

The clearance failed, instead requesting aid.

Until he had no choice but to dispatch an army, marking the commencement of despair.

The army was defeated!

The monsters emerged from nowhere, possessing immense strength, lightning speed, and endless numbers. Even the strongest experts had only one fate if caught in the beast pack—death.

He had to order the congregation of the populace to construct walls, fully protecting Yingtian Prefecture.

But, the devastation elsewhere was faster than anyone anticipated.

This led to Yingtian Prefecture being completely encircled!

In fact, at the moment Yingtian Prefecture was surrounded, not only Zhu Yuanzhang but everyone knew they were on the path to doom.

Just a single city, no matter how large, even with many fertile fields developed inside, fundamentally cannot sustain tens of millions of people!

However, like the minister said, will slaughtering the populace, reducing the population save lives?

Equally difficult!

This would only protract survival for a limited time.

The hundred-meter-tall walls couldn't hold back the growing number of monsters!

In the brief three months of being surrounded, the soldiers lost in battle numbered over a million.

If not for these sacrifices, and the continuous recruitment of soldiers from within the city, the walls would've been broken long ago, and Yingtian Prefecture would've turned into purgatory.

Now, killing the civilians, how could the soldiers easily agree?

Those civilians were their families, their children.

Zhu Yuanzhang found himself, and the entire Great Ming dynasty, seemingly trapped with no way forward!

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