End of the World: My Items Can Be Upgraded Infinitely.

Chapter 139 Food Problem, Return to the State Capital Jincheng

Just as the teacher said, with 15,000 people fleeing at the same time, not to mention the danger of being chased and blocked by the Zerg, just maintaining the existence of this organization is a considerable expense.

In peacetime or wartime, these are not problems.

But now it is the end of humanity with alien creatures invading everywhere, and the survivors of all countries and regions are already unable to take care of themselves.

It was also able to maintain the logistical needs of the front-line operations from the rear, all thanks to the developed transportation system that the Federation had established. But now, as the battle line shrinks and retreats, the expanded 13th Division that remains on the front line is about to fall into the difficult situation of being out of food and guns.

However, if these soldiers were abandoned or disbanded on the spot, it would deal a heavy blow to the stability of the rear and the future resistance of the Federation.

The commander naturally didn't want to waste these precious soldiers.

Even though they have only been in the army for half a month and have only been on the battlefield for a few days, they are at least more combat-ready than the fleeing civilians.

A systematic command system has been established within the organization. This organizational ability enables these soldiers to obey orders and resolutely execute them.

Instead of becoming a mob, or like gangs or bandits, they will fall into chaos when encountering a battle.

As the top leaders of the Thirteenth Division led the awakened ones to evacuate, the remaining large number of enhanced people and early awakened ones needed a strong leader.

Lead them to continue growing and become the backbone of the resistance against the Zerg invasion.

The young man in front of him has the ability to block the danger and provide weapons. He only needs to solve the food problem and he can take over this army that is about to be disbanded.

Lin Feng was also clear about this.

I also admire the demeanor of the old man in front of me from the bottom of my heart.

He originally thought that the other party came to visit him in person in order to recruit him or to help him accomplish something in exchange for benefits.

For example, they could capture the second-level live insects and trade the second-level insect eggs, so that the senior leaders of the Thirteenth Division could smoothly enter the second stage, or they could hire themselves to resist the Queen Mother and defend the next key city, etc.

But what Lin Feng did not expect was that the other party only wanted him to take over the 13th Division and retain this team to ensure that these soldiers would not be displaced and waste precious manpower to fight against the Zerg invasion.

Lin Feng strongly agrees with this point.

But the problem of food supply is equally difficult.

With the help of Hu Fei and Han Yuxin, Lin Fengshang can still provide food for several hundred people, nearly a thousand people, but these 1.5 soldiers mean mouths to feed. Just to keep them alive, they need to consume tons of food every day.

If they are sent to fight on the front lines, food consumption will only increase!
Moreover, eating only rice as the staple food does not provide much strength. Meat rich in fat and protein is also urgently needed.

Maintaining an infantry division of 15,000 men is far more difficult than feeding 15,000 survivors.

The latter only needs to be full, but the former needs to have fighting ability.

Most of the soldiers defending the city now have experienced defensive battles against insect swarms. Their combat effectiveness will not be a problem. The key lies in how to solve the logistics problem.

Weapons and equipment can be dealt with by replicating them, but food cannot be replicated.

Therefore, before thinking of a solution, Lin Feng certainly cannot rashly agree to it.

Otherwise, we will have to feed 15,000 mouths, and the chaos and distortion of human nature brought about by hunger...

It will be more terrible than defeat!
At this moment, the teacher has handed him his rank of major general. The two silver stars represent the supreme power in the end times, but also mean heavy responsibility.

Normally, a division commander would only have the rank of colonel, or at most a one-star brigadier general. However, the division commander had made outstanding military achievements, and under his leadership, the 13th Division became the Federation's ace force, so he was exceptionally promoted to a two-star major general.

But what Lin Feng cares about is not the military rank.

As individual abilities awaken and improve, without a corresponding level of strength, even if one sits on the presidential throne, one will gradually become a puppet of the powerful awakener.

Before completely solving the problem of food supply, Lin Feng would not consider these trivial matters.

He took out his cell phone and saw three bars of signal in the upper right corner of the screen.

The first counterattack this afternoon and evening successfully pushed the Zerg's activity range back beyond the first line of defense. With the massive death of the new second-level Zerg, especially the Pulse Scorpion, the Queen of Haicheng must have hidden back in the rear overnight.

The electromagnetic interference caused by the Zerg mother nest naturally became much weaker as the queen left.

So Lin Feng picked up the phone and replied:
"Let me make a phone call first..."

The head teacher nodded. He was not unhappy with Lin Feng's indecision. It was precisely the other party's cautious character that made him feel a little relieved.

Thinking carefully and acting after planning are qualities that a leader must possess.

If Lin Feng was like other young people who had achieved success overnight and coveted the power and status brought by these 15,000 soldiers, and agreed directly, then the teacher would re-evaluate whether he was qualified and some secret means would be arranged in advance.

Lin Feng called Hu Fei first.

It took a full half minute before the call was connected.

The other party has returned to the safe zone in the rear, just above Hulao Pass, and has already contacted the federal high-level officials and opened up the upper-level network of relationships.

Through the conversation, Lin Feng knew that he could use the live insects of the Zerg to exchange for a large amount of food...

Especially the second-level Zerg, which are in extremely short supply right now.

In order to maintain their own status and power, those dignitaries are willing to exchange tens of thousands of tons of food and even meat with the insect hunters on the front line for the opportunity to awaken to the second level.

And this was exactly what Lin Feng wanted.

After all, it is dozens of times more difficult to capture a second-level live insect than a black-spine insect.

And how to transport them safely back to the safe area in the rear, across a long journey of thousands of kilometers, will be an even bigger challenge.

That huge body of more than ten meters is even more difficult to hide.

However, it is difficult to send live insects, but the second-level insect eggs in Lin Feng's hand, which are harmless, can be easily transported back to the rear.

Moreover, the physical enhancement effect of the organic nutrient solution in the second-level insect eggs can also be exchanged for more benefits.

There was no problem on Lin Feng's side, but the key problem appeared on Hu Fei's side.

How to transport tons of food and send it back to the front line became the top problem.

The cost of food actually lies in transportation.

It's large in size, light in weight, and cannot be compressed.

Food has also become a typical representative of commodities.

In the past, low-cost long-distance transportation was possible through powerful transportation capabilities, such as railways and shipping.

But now is the end of the world.

With the battle to defend the capital imminent and the reconstruction of heavy industry in the rear restarting, the already scarce oil and other fuels in the Federation have become even more scarce and even more precious than food.

The fuel consumption and escort costs of transporting hundreds of tons of food are higher than bringing back these soldiers.

If we go by water, the fuel consumption will be less, but the speed will be too slow. In addition, it will take five or six days to complete the assembly at the dock. The 13th Division currently has only enough food left to last until tomorrow.

The evacuation of the top leaders and 10,000 awakened ones will take away most of the food, but the heavy weapons and equipment will be left to the defenders of the second line of defense.

Once they lose their stable food supply and go hungry, even the awakened ones won’t be able to hold on for long, and their consumption will only increase if they exercise.

At that time, a disintegrating escape is bound to happen.

Even if Lin Feng pointed his gun at them, he could not stop the front line from collapsing due to the torture of famine.

Although Hu Fei was unable to deliver food in time, he did offer another remedy:

"I have contact with the head of the Food Security Bureau. I once used a few black-backed insects to exchange for the schematic diagram of the grain warehouses secretly set up across the country for preparation for war."

"There are several in Jincheng. I'll send you the area map and the coordinates."

Lin Feng nodded. It turned out that it was useful to have connections with high-level officials. At least it could be used for emergency situations now.

After hanging up the phone and receiving the message, the teacher sitting opposite added:

"In fact, these are all defense facilities under the threat of nuclear war in the last century. In addition to the war reserve granaries, there are also many secret arsenals where old weapons are stored in case of emergency."

"The storage capacity of war granaries is very small, and most of them are hidden in the mountains. The east of Jiangnan Prefecture is all plains, and only in the westernmost prefecture capital, Jincheng, there is a 20-kilometer-long old mountain range..."

"If there is a war reserve granary, it is probably there..."

Lin Feng's eyes lit up because the signal was slightly affected. After half a minute of loading, the regional map and coordinates sent by Hu Fei showed three war-preparation granaries. As expected, they were located to the west of Jincheng as the teacher had mentioned, in Laoshan Park!

It is only two or three kilometers away from the research institute where Ding Chenghai works.

The storage capacity is 50 tons per tank, and the food stored is mainly canned food and compressed dry food, with less meat because it is easy to spoil. Other specific conditions can only be known after opening it.

A total of 150 tons, enough to temporarily cope with the consumption of 15,000 soldiers as long as they can be transported back.

The teacher saw the change in Lin Feng's expression and smiled:
"The large transport ship that will pick us up will dock at Jincheng Port tomorrow morning and finally stop at Wucheng Wharf."

"If we leave now, we still have time."

Lin Feng nodded. He was not worried about transportation issues. Jincheng was only a hundred kilometers away from Wucheng, and there would be no other obstacles on the road.

And he still has this little bit of fuel.

What's more, there is the help of Han Yuxin, a local.

There will be no problem in moving food out of the war reserve granary and transporting it to the front line before the day after tomorrow.

After seeing the map, Lin Feng had other ideas and wanted to confirm whether they could be realized.

After a few minutes of thinking, he finally smiled.

Lin Feng slowly stood up, walked to the teacher, and stretched out his right hand:
"I agreed to take over the remnants of the Thirteenth Division."

The teacher extended his hand, and the two shook hands to make an agreement, and then reminded:
"Are you sure you don't need the help of a transport ship?"

Lin Feng shook his head:
"I also have subordinate forces distributed in Jincheng. With just one phone call, I can enter Laoshan and move out food. My fleet can also reach Jincheng at any time."

“No need to wait until tomorrow.”

After listening to Lin Feng's explanation, the teacher nodded with satisfaction, then picked up the two-star military rank on the table and handed it to the young man:
"I will leave some grassroots backbones to join the garrison of the second line of defense. They will help you organize the team and manage the group of new recruits below..."

"Of course, if you are not satisfied, you can also replace them with Li Ran and others, but their execution and reaction speed will be reduced."

As he said this, the teacher who had fulfilled his wish patted Lin Feng on the shoulder and said with a hint of teasing:
"Believe me, managing these 15,000 people is more difficult than fighting the Zerg!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Lin Feng took the military rank from the teacher, but tied it back on for him, and then said:
"I don't have the qualifications and ability to command so many people in battle. Just give me a senior colonel, one level higher than Qin Hu."

"And the number of people needed for future battles will not exceed one thousand. I will arrange for the rest to be responsible for logistics. A colonel rank is enough."

The teacher nodded, which was consistent with Qin Hu's view on future wars:
"Okay, then tomorrow afternoon, I hope that Colonel Lin can lead your invincible fleet to the second line of defense and hand over the command of the 13th Division to us!"

Lin Feng took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.

The teacher saluted finally and turned to leave.

After watching the top leaders of the Thirteenth Division leave, Li Ran and others came over, wanting to know what the two were discussing.

After all, the teacher looked much more relaxed and happy when he left than when he came.

Maybe the Master Chief promised the other party a lot of things.

Lin Feng did not hide his feelings. After all, he would take office the day after tomorrow. He directly asked Li Ran to gather everyone back to the camp and announced on the spot that the head teacher had entrusted him with the position.

Everyone's expressions were exactly the same as Lin Feng's when he first heard about this.

The whole place was silent until Lin Feng waved his hand and announced the disbandment, then cheers broke out.

The sergeant's rapid rise also means that their status will surely rise.

Moreover, being able to follow such a powerful awakener will give you more room for growth and improvement in the future.

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Lin Feng returned to the cockpit of the battleship. Chen Yanyan, who had woken up long ago, was already dressed and standing in front of the control panel waiting for her man to arrive.

She seemed to have expected it.

With a consonant smile, he asked:
"Are you going somewhere?"

Lin Feng shrugged and smiled back:
"That's right. Taking over the Thirteenth Division means that we will officially step onto the stage of this human-insect war and become a force that competes for the final victory."

"Right now, besides the soldiers' food, drink, defecation and urination, there are other more important things that need to be prepared in advance."

Chen Yanyan walked over gently and leaned into Lin Feng's arms:
"Are you going to Jincheng to look for Professor Ding?"

Lin Feng nodded and kissed the woman:
"Not only that, we also want to occupy the entire Jincheng as our temporary base."

"As for now, let's first solve the problem of tomorrow's food supply for 15,000 people!"

"Call a few captains and vehicle commanders and arrange the operation."

Chen Yanyan nodded and used the intercom on the battleship to call the captain.

This time when returning to Jincheng, all eight tanks must keep up, otherwise their various attributes will disappear after the land cruiser leaves.

Furthermore, the transportation of food and goods also requires the help of eight chariots. Although they do not have storage space attributes, they have 20 cubic meters of backup space inside to help transport more goods.

Now that the Queen Mother of Haicheng has been defeated, the service area far away from the front line is not in danger for the time being.

Lin Feng asked the tank commander to drive the tank and follow the action, while the other captains stayed in the camp to comfort their soldiers.

Shen Jie also needs to stay because he has to take care of Zhang Liying, who is in the second-level upgraded awakening state.

And his personal strength is enough to deal with any attack from the second-level Zerg.

Before leaving, Lin Feng found Shen Jie and reminded him to drink the organic nutrient solution of the second-level insect eggs to strengthen his physical fitness, which would be very beneficial for his recovery.

Shen Jie nodded. One hundred kilograms of nutrient solution was enough to meet the needs of him and Zhang Liying.

After instructing everyone to keep watch carefully, Lin Feng waved his hand and boarded the warship.

Chen Yanyan then drove the warship out of the service area.

I originally wanted to take the highway as I did last time, bypassing Taihu Lake and heading north, but I didn't expect Lin Feng to hold the walkie-talkie in his hand and give orders:

"Follow the Land Cruiser and rush out of the highway."

"We won't take the land route this time, we'll take the water route directly!"

"Remember, if you see anything related to fishing, whether it's a fishing boat or a fishing net, remember it in your mind, mark it, and bring it all back to shore on your way back."

At first, Chen Yanyan was a little confused, but when Lin Feng finished the reminder, she suddenly understood:

"You want all 15,000 men entrusted by the 13th Division to come and fish!?"

Lin Feng nodded.

At this moment, after the Land Cruiser drifted and turned, broke through the guardrail and sailed into the water of Taihu Lake, the waves stirred up hit the bow of the ship, and the sound of the waves drowned out the conversation between the two.

Lin Feng looked at the fleet riding the wind and waves, sailing on the lake with great power, reaching a speed of more than 100 knots, equivalent to 120 kilometers per hour, not much different from the average speed on land.

However, compared with naval ships, due to the limitations of the power system efficiency and armor stress factors, they can only maintain an average speed of about 30 knots.

Even aircraft carriers can only travel at around thirty-five knots.

But smaller torpedoes can exceed 100 knots, and even the latest supercavitating torpedoes can reach a terrifying 200 or even 300 knots.

If the Zerg's underwater units can have such an amazing strike speed, it is no wonder that the powerful navies that all countries are proud of would lose contact and capsize in an instant within a day...

As the warship continues to be upgraded and becomes larger in size, its speed in the water will surely decrease.

More copies are needed to serve as companion ships.

While thinking, Lin Feng answered loudly:
"That's right. There isn't a lot of meat in the war storage. It's just enough to fill their stomachs. So they have to use their own hands to get food."

"And it will do a good job of weakening the Zerg."

Half an hour later, the fleet entered a tributary of a large river and saw many fishing shops on both sides.

Lin Feng immediately ordered to go ashore.

Then he took out his phone and dialed Han Yuxin's number:
"Hey, find some locals in Jincheng, especially those who are familiar with Laoshan Park."

"By the way, I no longer need the title of the State Guard. Now, I am the commander of the 13th Division of Lu!"

This chapter is well-connected.

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