Abyss Summoner-Chapter 117 - 115: Hidden Strength

The sunlight refracted, adding a touch of warmth to the room.

Chen Feng sat on the chair, a peaceful aura enveloping his face, as if this ray of sunlight had dispelled the coldness in his heart, making him seem less gloomy than usual.

"Master." Wei Xun walked up to Chen Feng and said respectfully.

"Sit down." Chen Feng said softly.

His calm face exuded a sharply defined cool handsomeness; deep dark eyes glimmered with a mysterious hue, resembling a cold spring that no one could fathom.

Wei Xun suddenly felt something strange. There was an obvious change in Chen Feng, but no matter how he tried, he couldn’t describe it.

If one had to say, Chen Feng’s previous presence was sharp and striking, like a cold blade that once unsheathed, there would inevitably be casualties, always making people feel incapable of approaching him. But now, the sharpness on him was completely hidden, as if he had become a different person, with no aura of killing intent at all.

Yet the more this was the case, the more Wei Xun felt the pressure...

A roaring tiger in the woods isn’t so frightening; its presence is known by its sound before it even appears. Even if one cannot defeat the tiger, one can flee before it draws near. However, the forest’s most terrifying predator is the silent serpent, soundless, lurking in the trees, on the ground, or even in ditches, often exposing its fangs when delivering its venom, catching its prey utterly off guard.

And now...

Chen Feng gave Wei Xun this feeling; he was like a serpent coiled in the chair, with a gentle demeanor that aroused no suspicion, yet buried deep within was a streak of madness, ready to strike with a thunderous blow, snatching away the enemy’s life in an instant!

Wei Xun looked at Chen Feng sitting there, swallowed hard, finding it more terrifying the more he thought about it, his face turning a bit pale.

Indeed, for a person who can make creatures like the Inferior Demon obey his words, this alone would be something Wei Xun could never catch up to, no matter how hard he tried in his lifetime.

"In the past few days, I’ve been in seclusion, all outside matters were handed over to you and Xu Zhe to manage. How is it now, how many people are in the camp?" Chen Feng waved his hand and asked.

After killing the Three-winged Demon Fly, Chen Feng’s spirit was damaged, so he hadn’t gone anywhere during this time, staying in his room to recuperate. Only in the past few days had he truly recovered to his peak state.

The battle with the Three-winged Demon Fly was too dangerous; Chen Feng almost faced death, with no chance of overturning the situation.

Having exhausted all his backup options, even using the Mourner as a sacrifice, in such a situation, Chen Feng could truly feel the threat of death.

High risk, high reward.

Chen Feng exerted his strength, ultimately overcoming the crisis after killing the Demon Fly, increasing his spiritual power by twenty percent, turning misfortune into fortune.

Upon hearing Chen Feng’s inquiry, Wei Xun immediately straightened his back and responded truthfully: "There are currently three thousand one hundred people in the camp, with up to one thousand three hundred people fit for combat. Except for two hundred permanent residents of the camp, the rest are all distributed in combat, reconnaissance, and searching groups."

"In terms of food, the search team has accomplished remarkable feats, with the sports hall already full. We are now preparing to build another house to store additional food."

"......"

Wei Xun gave a brief report, fully informing Chen Feng of the recent development of the camp.

Chen Feng’s face showed no emotions, but his heart was indeed stirred. He didn’t expect that during his seclusion, the camp had advanced so rapidly, with the population not only multiplying but also food stored in abundance, sufficient for everyone to consume for half a year.

Of course, Chen Feng also knew that solely relying on the food searched would not suffice. Consuming resources without plans for renewal would eventually lead to depletion. By then, the hard-earned prestige might collapse in an instant.

Prepare for a rainy day.

This is precisely why Chen Feng ordered the use of school lands to plant some mutated crops when the time was right.

Energy changed everything, even causing some crops to mutate.

Take rice, for example; originally, it was just small grains, but after energy modification, each grain was two inches long, resembling translucent crystal pillars.

These rice grains contained powerful energy; an ordinary adult couldn’t finish a bowl; just seven or eight grains would be enough to fill the stomach. Moreover, consuming this rice regularly had a strengthening effect on the body, greatly increasing the chance of offspring awakening as Professionals.

However, these crops had exceptionally high requirements for land and water resources. Some large forces even organized Earth, Wood, and Water Elemental Masters to personally cultivate them to ensure each grain of rice was full and superior in quality.

Only by planting this kind of food could one truly stand firm in this apocalypse.

"I still need to expand my force quickly, to integrate the Economic Development Zone; only then can all talents be at my disposal. With thousands, even tens of thousands of people striving for this force, anything would become incredibly easy."

"Of course, the most important thing is still recruiting some Professionals; the force at my command is too little right now." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

During this time of expansion, while the camp had taken in many people, the number of people killed was also not small.

Chen Feng ordered the integration of the Economic Development Zone at all costs, with a team led by Wei Xun and assisted by the Inferior Demon. Within a week, they killed five Professionals who attempted to resist.

The Insect Race’s siege was an urgent matter. If the Economic Development Zone couldn’t be integrated before then, it couldn’t become a united force to collectively resist the insect wave.

In the previous expansions, killing to establish authority was a necessary move. But now...the force was taking shape, and these three thousand people, once they went out, didn’t need to do anything. Simply a roar would scare a Bronze Level Professional out of their wits.

The grand situation had been formed.

In this situation, besides those with extraordinary talents and heroic traits, who would have the courage to stop his annexation and integration?

More than half of the forces on Liang Jingyao’s notebook had been eliminated, leaving only a few stubborn ones with strong forces, even among them some silver-level strongholds.

These were all tough nuts to crack; Wei Xun’s abilities were not enough, requiring Chen Feng to act personally.

However, before that, Chen Feng had another matter to deal with.

Undead Mage.

His spiritual power had recovered, even surpassing before, and with all the other Summoned Beasts by his side, he held the advantage of time, geography, and human harmony. It was time to subdue that unstable factor...