Absolute Dweller

With the completion of the annex, a safe zone spanning dozens of kilometers was established around Seoul.

At the same time, Oh Eon-ju and Ha Dong-geon were finally freed from their responsibilities.

"Currently, the only locations that require a forward base are the nuclear power plants in Yeonggwang, Uljin, and Gyeongju."

Busan, where the Kori Nuclear Power Plant was located, had been absorbed into the "Home Base" domain during its recent expansion.

Thus, there was no longer a need to maintain a forward base there.

Ulsan, on the other hand, had suffered from radiation contamination in the past, and all survivors had already been relocated to Busan, making a forward base unnecessary.

This left only three remaining locations where maintaining a forward base was essential: the nuclear power plants in Yeonggwang, Uljin, and Gyeongju.

"For Wolseong Base in Gyeongju, Choi Hyeong-jun will take charge.
For Hanul Base in Uljin, Yoo Han-gil will oversee operations.
For Hanbit Base in Yeonggwang, Seo Ye-jin will manage security."

There were strategic reasons for assigning these individuals to their respective locations.

The Wolseong Base in Gyeongju was relatively close to Busan’s "Home Base" and had been the site of multiple monster hunts, meaning it was fairly well-mapped.

The average monster level in Ulsan, Gyeongju, and the surrounding South Gyeongsang Province was in the low 20s, just slightly higher than Busan.

Since there was no immediate need for further exploration there, Choi Hyeong-jun was stationed there.

However, for the other two bases, I assigned Yoo Han-gil and Seo Ye-jin, both of whom specialized in reconnaissance.

"Our plan is to use their abilities to scout the surrounding regions and gradually assess monster levels."

The Hanul Base was located near the border of North Gyeongsang Province and Gangwon Province, while the Hanbit Base was positioned along the west coast of South Jeolla Province.

Both regions had been secured, but information was still extremely scarce.

"The primary objective is to establish footholds in major cities and construct forward bases as the foundation for future territories."

After hearing Kim Da-bin’s thorough briefing, I asked a question.

"What’s the exact number of available troops?"

Here, "available troops" referred to retainers.

The first phase of the plan was to construct forward bases in major metropolitan cities—Gwangju, Daegu, Daejeon, and Incheon.

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"Excluding the three individuals stationed at the nuclear bases and the **two administrators—myself and Yoo Hye-rin—there will be a total of 80 retainers participating in this operation."

Eight teams of ten members each.

The team composition was optimized to maximize efficiency in forward base construction.

Each of the eight teams would target the major metropolitan areas as well as densely populated regions in Gyeonggi Province.

"What about Jeju Island and Ulleungdo?"

Since these had been previously discussed, I followed up on them.