Chapter 728: Harvest In the Forbiden Zone

As everyone learned about the details of the Neon Star Alliance population expansion plan, instead of being deterred, they became more eager.

According to the official information, the population exchange would begin half a year later, after the Neon Star Alliance had settled at the center of the Forbidden Zone.

In the meantime, they could use this time to further expand their population, inducing population growth. According to the announcement, even those still in pregnancy would be counted toward the total population. As long as everything was conceived naturally through mutual consent, they could do everything to boost the population.

Unfortunately, the time was limited to only this half-year. Afterward, the Neon Star Alliance would conduct a unified survey to count the population and pay at the same time. Any child conceived during the payment and survey period would no longer be counted.

Satisfied with the terms the Neon Star Alliance offered, everyone eagerly went back to their territory and began to promulgate various birth incentives. Even if a tenth of the population became pregnant, it was still tens of quadrillion. Compared to spending some insignificant manpower and resources, it was nothing.

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Meanwhile, as the Neon Star Alliance Territorial Cluster crossed into the Forbidden Zone, everyone quickly felt the difference. Not only was the energy denser, they even felt their comprehension of the elements and law increase several times.

"Is this the Forbidden Zone? I didn’t expect it to have this effect."

"No wonder the Supreme Leader insisted on moving our territory here."

From a hidden and secluded position, their territory would now be exposed for all eyes to see. They didn’t know if it was safer, but they could feel the benefits it held were worth it.

"Don’t worry too much; can’t you see those Neon Defense System modules? Even if a Major-Level Team invaded us, they would lose half their forces."

Gazing toward the void, the place wasn’t as empty as before. Besides various resource clusters, countless Neon Defense System modules and Dark Energy Purification Devices were deployed.

Feeling their minds refreshed, they began to look forward to what the future held.

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In the center of the Neon Star Alliance Territory, Nash was sifting through all their harvest with the others.

"Forbidden Zones are really a treasure trove." Elizabeth sighed, looking at the list of the treasures they found.

From special plants, law and elemental resources, top-tier minerals, resource stars, even Chaos Stone mines were present.

"How is the output of the Chaos Stone mines, Julius? Have you calculated the yield?" Nash asked. He didn’t care about all the other resources, only the Chaos Stone mines.

"Hmm, maximizing the output while considering long-term sustainability, we could harvest 20,000 to 30,000 Chaos Stones annually."

Chaos Stone mines, like other void, elemental, and law energy mines, could naturally regenerate with time. If they wanted to sustainably mine them in the future, they could only limit their extraction rate.

"20,000 to 30,000? So much? No wonder those Major-Level Teams are so rich!" Camilla interjected, shocked.

Looking at the list of Chaos Stone mines they found, they numbered about 235, which meant they could mine about 5-6 million Chaos Stones annually!

"Indeed, although other forbidden zones might have fewer Chaos Stone mines, they should be able to get a few million." Nash sighed, now realizing just how rich those Major-Level Teams were.

Compared to them, who had barely conquered a Forbidden Zone, they had over a dozen high-yield territories. If not for the lack of manpower and territorial ownership limiting them, he could only imagine what they would do.

"What even is the use of this Chaos Stone? Is it only used as currency?" Elizabeth asked curiously.

"It’s on the same level as Origin Energy. Although chaotic, it’s a higher-quality energy far above all the others. Whether it’s used in technology, training, or replenishment, it’s better than conventional resources." Cadence, the head scientist of the Neon Star Alliance, said.

"Technology? Does that mean using Chaos Stones to recharge those battleship armaments could produce greater power?" Camilla asked, remembering their helplessness against the special dark beast.

"You got it. Using Chaos Stones, a tier 8 battleship could easily beat a special dark beast. Of course, the weapons that can use Chaos Stones aren’t simple either. Currently, besides those S-class battleships that can barely mobilize them, all the others would be scrapped before even firing a single shot."

"What about training? How effective is it compared to other resources?" The other leaders chimed in.

So far, although they were given top-notch resources to consume unlimitedly, their progress was still at a crawl. If they wanted to stay useful, they needed to advance to tier 7 or tier 8 as soon as possible.

"We don’t know the exact effect, but according to the records, it should be at least 5 times more effective for individuals at tier 8 and below. Of course, this is provided they can control the chaotic energy of Chaos Stones."

"Amazing! With Merit Source and Chaos Stones, we could train a batch of talents much faster!" Julius clenched his fist in excitement.

While absorbing Chaos Stones might not be easy, all the talents here were cosmic elites, the cream of the current generation of the universe. If all else failed, there was still their Supreme Leader, who could surely think of a solution.

"This is all minor tricks; the greatest use of Chaos Stones is the expansion of the internal world of those planetary powerhouses. For now, we can only use it wastefully as a better alternative to void, elemental, and law resources."

While everyone was chattering about all the uses of Chaos Stones, Nash was mulling over the logistics of the population expansion plan.

This was a massive undertaking that would at least triple their number. One had to know that the Neon Star Alliance had expanded to about 25 sextillion over the years.

The coming expansion might as well push their number over 100 sextillion. Although all resources, land, and transportation were available, the coordination, management, and settlement of these people would be a monumental undertaking.

If this was not managed properly, many people would die or be affected. What he feared was not the large casualties, but the aftereffects it might bring, which could affect the formation of the power of will.