"Build a prison?"

"Yes, Commander, we urgently need a prison. This time, we captured over five thousand people, including more than two hundred important figures. These individuals are like time bombs; we either need to execute them or find a suitable place to detain them to prevent external rescue attempts."

Upon hearing Shen Ruihui's report, Ye Fan did not immediately agree to build a prison but instead asked if there were other needs.

The officers spoke promptly one after another, mainly discussing the current military strength issue.

"Commander, we need to strengthen our island's defenses. Currently, the Dawn Army consists of just over ten thousand personnel on the island, yet there are over ten million foreigners here. The danger is exceptionally high; we must boost our military power as quickly as possible."

Ye Fan nodded: "I think so too; this matter can be resolved today. I am less than an hour away from being promoted to Major General."

Upon hearing this, everyone present was filled with smiles.

It had been a long time, and finally, the Commander-in-Chief was about to be promoted to Major General.

A brigade and a division may seem just one rank apart, but their strength differs greatly.

Whether in terms of military power or technology, they are in entirely different leagues.

The prevailing issue now is the strength; once the troops' strength improves, many problems will naturally be resolved.

"Alright, let's adjourn today's meeting here. I understand all your concerns; I'll go organize things now."

Ye Fan left the conference room and went outside.

Behind the parliamentary hall, a towering Crack Generator stood, enveloping a ten-kilometer radius in a layer of mist.

Beneath the Crack Generator, the base vehicle had already deployed.

Ye Fan did not set up a Power Plant here but instead established two hydroelectric plants on the Celestial River.

Around the Crack Generator, five Barracks and two Tank Factories, as well as an Arsenal, were constructed.

What remained missing was a Spy Satellite, which was less than half an hour from completion.

Ye Fan smoked two cigarettes and waited for a while. The Spy Satellite was finally completed.

With the Spy Satellite completed, an area within a three thousand kilometer diameter was fully illuminated.

This range did not envelop Jiangzhou but did cover the eastern part of Jiangzhou, including entertainment venues near Jinling.

To the north, it captured a large city and also a survivor base in Loose Province. This base had a population of over a million. Although it did not meet the standards of a base city, it was definitely a substantial base.

To the south, it encompassed Zhonghai. There were no large survivor bases here but many small ones, some with tens of thousands of people.

Both the south and north were zombie-infested areas, with countless zombies, much denser than in Divine Dragon Province.

To the east lay the sea, with numerous purple light points representing Mutant Beasts in the ocean.

Several islands at sea were now within the Spy Satellite's range.

Ye Fan took a glance and decided not to concern himself with other matters at the moment, as the conditions for upgrading to Major General had now been met.

Although many Barracks were still lacking, and more docks should be built, he decided to handle those after the promotion to Major General.

He opened the system page, and Nana's prompt immediately came through the system.

[Commander, our Dawn Army has now reached thirty-one thousand troops, including twenty-two thousand in the army, four thousand in the air force, and five thousand in the navy, meeting the conditions for a Major General upgrade. Do you wish to upgrade?]

"Upgrade immediately!"

[Confirming upgrade. Upgrading... Upgrade complete!]

[Congratulations, Commander, your rank has been elevated to Major General. Please set the establishment for the entire division now.]

Ye Fan had long been prepared for this.

Although his brigade reached thirty-one thousand people, including air force and navy personnel, the army itself was actually twenty-two thousand.

After being upgraded to a division, a brigade cannot require so many people.

However, the Dawn Army's field units are now in a quinary system, with a regiment having five companies, a brigade having five regiments, so a division should have five field brigades.

One brigade consists of twenty thousand personnel, so five brigades require a hundred thousand troops.

The air force should expand from four thousand to ten thousand, mainly increasing the paratrooper units, with plans to form two airborne regiments.

The navy is also substantial, with four warships and some marines already accounting for five thousand troops. Therefore, the newly established navy units inherently require many additional personnel.

Thus, Ye Fan decided to allocate forty thousand personnel to the navy, laying the foundation for future naval dominance.

Additionally, Dawn City's City Guard Corps requires reinforcement, and Wanguo Island also needs a City Guard unit, so another regiment will be added.

There are armor regiments, artillery regiments, the Military Intelligence Bureau, and potential future missile units, among others.

Moreover, the Guard Company should have been upgraded to a Guard Battalion long ago. Now, being promoted to Major General, the Guard Company should indeed upgrade to a Guard Regiment.

Also, forming special forces is necessary. Adding them up, these units require close to twenty thousand personnel.

The regular army will need one hundred thousand, the air force ten thousand, the navy forty thousand, and other units twenty thousand, totaling one hundred and eighty thousand personnel.

"Set the division size to one hundred and eighty thousand."

[Full staffing complete, confirming 180,000 personnel for the entire division!]

[Please check the package, Commander.]

Ye Fan opened the package after upgrading to Division Commander and noticed some changes.

[Commander's sidearm: Multifunctional Laser Gun: Based on the original gun design, it now incorporates laser firing capabilities derived from Light Prism Tower technology. The laser beam has a range of up to two kilometers, with half the power of a Light Prism Tower. It can fire lasers three times a day, with automatic energy replenishment by noon the following day.]

Ye Fan took his gun in hand. He actually didn't use his gun much anymore; this gun could fire bullets, grenades, and now lasers.

With half the power of a Light Prism Tower, it's incredibly formidable. The continuous attack of a Light Prism Tower can even kill a Tyrannosaurus Zombie, so with half the power, taking down a King Kong should be no problem.

Although it can only be used three times a day, that's sufficient for Ye Fan.

[Commander's uniform: Modified from the original design to change the rank insignia, increase protection, add embellishment with collar pins, and include automatic temperature regulation.]

[Commander's cape: Increased protection over the original design, now fully resistant to sniper rifles, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, flamethrowers, and other light weapons, with some protection against 20mm autocannons as well.]

[Commander's backpack: Increased space capacity, now able to carry vehicles.]

[Commander's vehicle: Added with new technology interface for future Combat Laboratory technologies to be equipped on the commander's Bison off-road RV.]

[Commander's medical kit: Antiviral serum count increased to six per day, capable of rescuing someone even if they are 80% zombified.]

Ye Fan's equipment all received upgrades. Even though the vehicle itself didn't change much, it gained a new technology interface, and he wondered what it would become in the future.

The enhancement to the antiviral serum is substantial, being able to save someone who is 80% zombified is quite remarkable.

Ye Fan even thought, if one day the serum's effectiveness reaches 100%, and it can be mass-produced, could he end this apocalypse?

However, this idea can't be realized in the short term, and Ye Fan isn't in a hurry.

He still had three doses of antiviral serum on hand, with two reserved at the hospital and one with Hua Wushuang.

None of these serums have been used yet. If any are used, Ye Fan's supply will automatically replenish.

After a quick look at his equipment upgrades, Ye Fan shifted his focus back to the units.

Upgrading to a Division Commander - let's see what changes there are.

First on the building page.

Upon opening it, new buildings appeared.

[Prison: A facility for detaining prisoners, costs 500,000 Gold.]

[Drone Factory: A factory for producing various types of drones, costs 1,000,000 Gold.]

Seeing the two new buildings, Ye Fan's eyes widened.

The prison was expected; as the number of prisoners grows, such a facility becomes necessary.

But he did not expect that upgrading to Division Commander would unlock the drone technology.

Drones have immense potential; in future wars, drones virtually become battlefield assassins.

Whether it's soldiers, vehicles, or even tanks, they are all incredibly vulnerable to drones.

High-speed flying drones are hard to hit with bullets; being targeted by a drone on the battlefield is almost like being marked by the Grim Reaper.

Those massive steel tides become easy targets in front of a drone army.

A tank costing millions or tens of millions can easily be taken out by a drone costing mere thousands. This disproportionate loss renders tanks and armored vehicles increasingly ineffectual.

So far in the apocalypse, no one has focused on developing drones, but undoubtedly, the Dawn Army will lead the way in this regard.

Without hesitation, these two buildings were selected for future use.

After checking the building page, he casually glanced at the defense page.

He didn't expect much change here, but to his surprise, there were new options.

[Ultimate Wall: 30 meters high, 10 meters thick, costs 500 Gold per meter, with a 90% material discount.]

[Ultimate Gate: 30 meters high, 10 meters thick, 100 meters wide, costs 50,000 Gold, with a 90% material discount.]

[Ultimate Water Gate: 30 meters high, 10 meters thick, width adjustable, costs equal to a gate, with a 90% material discount.]

Seeing these defensive buildings, Ye Fan was overjoyed.

As the zombies grow stronger, the former ten-meter walls are clearly inadequate for the new challenges. Hence, the system has introduced the Ultimate Wall.

At 30 meters high and 10 meters thick, it undoubtedly provides great defensive convenience.

The zombie hordes of the past would find it very difficult to scale such a wall.

Though Ye Fan's main focus was still on the new units.

Personnel and vehicles are the core of the Red Alert System.

Ye Fan felt confident that after upgrading to Division Commander, the system would introduce major enhancements, so with great expectation, Ye Fan opened the personnel page.

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