Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 125 Set off to Jinling!

In fact, Chen Jian had no intention of letting Bai Xu live from the beginning.

This is not due to any "conflict of interest" or self-protection, but rather just a rather "simple" sense of justice.

Anyway, this is what he has been taught since he was a child: those who touch drugs will die a horrible death, let alone using drugs to control civilians.

The people of Huadu have taken this step, so no matter how they die, it is not unfair.

As for the retaliation they might initiate.
To be honest, Chen Jian didn't care at all.

What a joke! I have already used nuclear bombs to bomb the Mechanicus. Would I still care about a small city like yours?
If I force you into a corner, I’ll throw one on your head and you’ll behave yourself.

So, in the eyes of Bai Xu's surprise, fear and confusion, Chen Jian ordered him to be executed mercifully.

After checking all his personal belongings, Chen Jian was shocked to find that there was a surprise.

He had one kilogram of gold used as currency. He also carried with him a silenced pistol of unknown model and more than twenty rounds of special subsonic bullets. Although this thing lacked firepower, it was definitely suitable for all kinds of stealth operations, and to a certain extent made up for the team's shortage of silenced weapons.

In addition, his wooden box contains a 125w shortwave radio. Although it is old, most of its functions work well. The communication range is conservatively estimated to be around 800 kilometers, which is enough to cover the distance from Huangshi to Jinling.

Chen Jian was still thinking that if the team left Yellowstone, he would have to find a way to get a radio at home to meet the later long-distance communication needs.

Now, you don’t need to spend extra money to find it, it will come to your door.

Sometimes when luck strikes, it's unstoppable.
At this point, the preparations for going to Jinling were basically completed. After two days of rest and training in Huangshi City, waiting for the delivery of the goods promised by the Ring Chamber of Commerce and once again confirming that the work tasks in the city had been arranged and were running smoothly, Chen Jian counted the personnel and prepared to set off for Jinling.

After two days of communication and adjustment, the hostility between the team and Ji Xing was greatly reduced.

She saw with her own eyes the respect that the residents of Huangshi City had for Chen Jian and his companions, and she also saw the efforts they made to keep this small town going.

People here
Their lives are truly changing.

Although she couldn't fully understand what these people were doing, she could indeed feel that what they were doing was meaningful.

Following Chen Jian, Ji Xing got into the already full cat car with some hesitation.

Like Xie Liu and others who saw the cat car for the first time, she was surprised at the power of this small car, but what surprised her more than this "equipment" was something else.

"You're just leaving like that?"

Ji Xing asked:
"Are you really comfortable letting these civilians stay in Yellowstone City?"

"You left behind so much equipment and so much technology. When you come back, will they really still be able to follow your command?"

Chen Jian, who was sitting next to her, shook his head and replied:

“This was part of the test.”

"If we come back this time and find that Yellowstone has experienced changes beyond our forecast range, it means that the loose policy we implemented here before was wrong."

"When the time comes, we will naturally make adjustments to these policies."

"But, seriously, do you, the Holy Blooders, really have so little faith in ordinary people?"

"I have confidence!"

Before Ji Xing could speak, Li Shi, who was sitting in the back row wearing "brand new" armor, interrupted him. Chen Jian smiled and said:

"The Holy Blooders I mentioned do not include you. You are now part of the Chinese Army. This is your new identity."

"Understood"

Li Shi nodded thoughtfully, and Ji Xing replied:

"It's not that we don't have faith in ordinary people, but we don't have faith in the human nature of this wasteland."

“Everyone here only does two things.”

“When they couldn’t survive, they found ways to survive.”

"When they can survive, they try every possible means to make it impossible for others to survive."

"This is a competition for survival - a competition between humans, which is almost the same as the competition between humans and monsters."

"There are only so many resources. If I take them, no one else can take them."

“Why should we trust ordinary people in this situation?”

After he finished speaking, Chen Jian sighed helplessly.

Then, he said solemnly:

"You make this judgment because the premise you set is wrong."

“Resources have always been unlimited, it’s just that people here don’t know how to use them or don’t have the ability to use them.”

"It's like you asked me yesterday why our people still have to cut down trees and collect firewood every day when there is enough firewood in Yellowstone City."

"Remember how I answered you?" "You said the firewood was used to generate electricity. But I don't understand, is electricity that important?"

Ji Xing said puzzledly:
"At least in my opinion, apart from being used for lighting, powering communication equipment, and driving some extremely rare electric locomotives, the role of electricity seems to be limited to this, right?"

“So that’s the gap.”

Chen Jian spread his hands and said:

"The people here don't even use one percent of electricity. They only learned some fragmented techniques from the knowledge passed down before the Cataclysm."

“They can’t understand the huge productivity gains that the power industry has made – and it’s not their fault.”

"After all, the technology in this world has not yet developed to the level of the electrical age."

“But it’s different for us.”

“With enough electricity and the right equipment, we can make and own almost anything.”

"This is of course a relatively distant prospect, but if we don't even make a plan, how can we possibly reach the other side?"

".I don't understand, but I kind of understand what you mean."

Ji Xing sighed and said:

"In short, you are a group of strange people."

"Perhaps we will never be able to become true allies, but at least now we have the same goals."

"You were originally going to Jinling, right?"

"Correct."

Chen Jian nodded and replied:
"This trip was originally planned. You just happened to give us another reason."

"To be honest, this is quite a coincidence."

"It's a coincidence."

Ji Xing pondered for a moment, then said:
"I don't know how much you know about this world, because from my conversation with you, I can feel that you don't seem to be familiar with this place."

"But what I want to tell you is that Jinling is definitely not an ordinary city."

"After the catastrophe, it became the largest city in the entire southern region. There must be a reason for this."

"In fact, according to the records of the Holy Blood Temple, two hundred years ago, Jinling was a 'legendary city' similar to a mountain city."

"It's just that humans eventually conquered that land, and it was natural for them to build large settlements there."

"So, to be honest, it's not surprising if you find that everything you're looking for is concentrated in Jinling."

“Because that’s where it’s supposed to be.”

"understood."

Chen Jian nodded suddenly, and then asked:
"Are Jinling and Hanshui very different? From the information I learned before, it seems that there is not much difference, right?"

“On the surface, of course, there won’t be much difference.”

Ji Xing replied:
"However, the secrets hidden in Jinling City, including the Jinling ruins, are incomparable to those in Hanshui City."

"It's normal that your companions don't know. They are not even Origin Bloods, so they are not qualified to be exposed to those secrets."

"In short, all your questions will be answered when you arrive in Jinling."

"Whatever you are looking for, I wish you success."

"After all, it's good for me too."

"Thank you."

Chen Jian said in a relaxed tone:
"However, we will not go straight to Jinling."

“We still have a lot to do on the road.”

"for example?"

Ji Xing asked.

"For example, we must first go to the Anqing ruins."

"There is a large group of Blood Skeletons active there. According to the Circle Chamber of Commerce, they are well-equipped and numerous, and they often bring equipment that no one can understand into Anqing City to harass them."

"We need to get in there and take out this blood skeleton."

"Then, we're going to turn their nests over and see what's in there!"

(End of this chapter)