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

Chapter 218: Premonition of the Beast Tide

At the same time, inside the 011 base.

The small converter steel plant has been fully completed and the brick-making plant has also been put into regular operation.

Everything here was developing prosperously in a fairly orderly manner, in stark contrast to the melee that Chen Jian's team had just experienced.

Shen Yue walked out of the shelter and drank a bowl of steaming meat porridge.

Afterwards, he asked Huang Yu, who was leading the team in training, to take everyone back to rest, while he himself connected the video conversation with He Shuo.

The cellular network transmitted the signal layer by layer, and He Shuo's face appeared on the screen.

Behind him was a slightly "luxurious" sofa in the manor, but on the table in front of him were densely packed with documents and equipment.

".Your job doesn't look easy."

Shen Yue said with a sigh:

"Your eyes are all black, what happened?"

"Didn't you tell me? I just endured it."

He Shuo sighed and continued:
"Do you think that information is so easy to obtain? Jinling City is ours, but it is not completely transparent to us."

"Fuxi simply cannot collect a lot of information, and has to rely on the most traditional methods to collect it."

"For example, the captain originally planned to send the group of Huadu women you sent here directly to Jinling City to let them fend for themselves - that would be such a waste."

"I am keeping them in the manor now, and I plan to select those who are not addicted to drugs, or have a milder addiction, for training."

"As long as we can get them out, they will be an important source of intelligence for us in the future."

"One reliable spy is more useful than 10 hummingbird robots. In this regard, humans cannot be replaced by machines."

"You are good at scheming and plotting."

Shen Yue gave a thumbs up and then said:

"But I'm not here to talk to you about this today."

"Have you received the news from the captain? How are the arrangements going?"

"It's been arranged."

He Shuo leaned back slightly and sat on the sofa.

Then he rubbed his eyes, yawned and said:

"Zhang Tao has issued an order to mobilize two groups of 400 or so religious guards, totaling 800 people, to support Quancheng."

"They will assist in receiving equipment and resettling civilians."

"This group of people cannot be said to be very trustworthy, but they are also the force we are most likely to rely on under the current circumstances."

"We still have too few people. We have enough manpower to attack the city, but not enough to plunder the land."

"This problem is up to you to solve, so please work harder."

".I have tried very hard."

Shen Yue sighed and said:
"I have already accepted 20 new refugees, and all of them have settled down."

“But at the moment, it’s not at a usable level.”

"Who knew they would take down Huadu City so quickly? This was not in our plan."

"Plans can't keep up with changes, there's nothing we can do about it."

He Shuo waved his hand and sat up straight again.

After a pause, he asked:
"You came to me for this? Just to chat? This isn't your style."

"of course not."

Shen Yue also sat up straight, and then asked He Shuo:

"Have you seen the information I updated on the system?"

"No. What's going on?"

"The new refugees have brought new news."

As Shen Yue was talking, He Shuo had already opened the intelligence system. After looking at it for a few seconds, he frowned and asked:
"The refugees discovered that there were monsters appearing in the south? Two?"

"Is this the monster from Jurong Town? Are they related?"

"It's not certain yet."

Shen Yue shook his head and said:
“But this message is very telling.”

"According to the refugees' description, these two monsters are both huge level 4 monsters or above."

"When the two monsters met, there was no fight, nor did they separate because of the division of territory."

"They just stay together peacefully. That's the scariest thing."

"We have never observed this happening before."

"There is competition between monsters, especially giant monsters."

"Unless it is like the Huangzhou ruins, where one is underground and the other is above ground, and they do not interfere with each other, then it is possible for them to coexist."

"But these two are obviously not."

"I have some suspicion that this is a precursor to the beast tide."

"clear."

He Shuo's expression became heavy. He tapped the table, thinking carefully and recalling all the information he had collected.

After a long time, he spoke:
"I haven't received any news about the beast tide yet. You are the first one."

"Where's the captain? What does he say?"

"The distance is too far, so he can't make a specific judgment. He asked me to find you and ask you to expand the scope of information collection as much as possible based on the existing intelligence network."

"His intention is to utilize the trade routes and gather the refugees together."

“This maximizes the scope of information collection so that we can respond in a timely manner.”

"Understood. I'll do it."

He Shuo let out a long breath and continued:
"You have to keep pushing forward as well - how are you climbing the tech tree?"

“We’re almost there, but that’s not the point right now.”

Shen Yue's expression was a little tangled. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke:
"I want to lead a team to Huangshan."

"Do you think it's feasible?"

"Go get the nuclear bomb?"

He Shuo asked in astonishment:

"It's not impossible if you go to Huangshan and get the nuclear bomb in advance."

“But the question is, why not go to Anqing?”

"Isn't there a nuclear bomb in the 10th Air Division base?"

“Not just for the bomb.”

Shen Yue frowned slightly and replied:

"We are going to kill those two monsters and find a nuclear bomb while we're at it."

"If we can accomplish both goals at the same time, then this operation will be considered a success."

"If we can kill two monsters in advance, the threat of the beast tide will be greatly reduced."

"That makes sense, but the problem is, if you lead the team out, what will happen to the 011 base?"

"That's why I came to find you."

Shen Yue let out a long breath and then asked:
"Can you let go of the things in Jinling City?"

"I only need three days. In three days, I will be back."

".Don't ask me anymore."

He Shuo also sighed and asked:

"What do you mean, Captain?"

"Of course he asked me to ask you. Mainly, the value of Jinling City's intelligence work is difficult to quantify and evaluate, and only you can make a judgment."

"If you agree, I will lead the team."

"If you don't agree, I will continue to wait until the captain comes back."

After he finished speaking, He Shuo couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead.

There are still too few people.

It's even too little to barely make ends meet.

Now that the construction of the intelligence network has reached the most critical stage, Zhang Tao's movements must be monitored at all times.

Not to mention three days, even three hours may result in missing a lot of key information.

It was a really hard decision to let him go away for a while.

But if you don't leave.
Shen Yue's situation was indeed quite urgent. He had to explore southward to determine the direction of the beast tide, retrieve weapons, and cooperate with the captain's actions.
After a long silence, He Shuo raised his head.

But he did not look at Shen Yue, but turned to the direction of Zeng Yi.

He asked:
"Zeng Yi, I'll give this stall to you for a few days. Can you hold on?"

Zeng Yi was stunned at first.

Then he said firmly:
"can!"

"Keep in touch, I can handle it!"

On the other side, in Pingyuan Town.

Chen Jian sat behind the long table in the hostel room and finished reading the report sent from Shen Yue.

Most of the content was positive, giving him a sense of reassurance from the support from behind.

However, when he saw the plan drawn up by Shen Yue and He Shuo, he couldn't help but sigh.

Damn, there are still too few people, and in the current environment, there are too many things that need to be done by myself.

Even with Fuxi present, they could not be completely liberated.

I really can’t imagine how difficult it would be to rebuild an industrial civilization if there was no Fuxi.

After turning off the PDA screen, Chen Jian rubbed his nose bridge vigorously.

Then, he asked Lei Jie who was standing beside him:

"How is the progress of the Adeptus Mechanicus? How long will it take them to reach the Flower City?"

"According to Zhang Tao, they will arrive in four hours at most."

"However, after arriving, they will have to spend time clearing out the armed civilians and resistance elements in the city. It is estimated that it will take at least 12 hours to complete."

"12 hours. Probably around six o'clock tomorrow."

"That's just right. The inspection and maintenance should be completed by then, so we can rush over right away."

"That's not bad, the timing is just right."

Chen Jian relaxed a little. Lei Jie wiped his greasy hands on the tablecloth and replied:
"It's just right, but the plan is really tight."

"Whether it's our team, Shen Yue, or He Shuo, the pressure is quite high."

"And it is foreseeable that if we can successfully enter the Imperial Capital and 001, the problems we face will not only not be solved quickly, but may become more complicated."

"Honestly, we have to figure this out."

"If there really is a way to brainwash someone using a brain machine, I would really like to use it."

"After all, the limitations of ant colony robots are still too great. They can do everything, but they can't replace real people after all."

"You'd better put that idea away."

Chen Jian knew that Lei Jie was just complaining, but he still had to give him a warning.

The latter didn't care, and after saying "hmm", he said:

"According to Shen Yue's intelligence, there are initial signs of a beast tide."

“I think we won’t have much time left.”

"We must prepare as soon as possible - it's time to utilize the power of the Holy Blood Basilica."

"I think so too"

As soon as Chen Jian finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

He looked into the smart eyepiece, confirmed there was no threat and said "Come in", then Ji Xing pushed the door open with a strange man.

"Captain, the representatives from the Holy Blood Temple have arrived."

After that, Ji Xing stepped aside, and the man stepped forward, bowed slightly and said:
"Hello, Master."

"I am Lin Yu, the supervisor of the Holy Blood Temple, from the imperial capital."

"I am leading a team to track down a level 3 monster in the Wuyang area. I received an order from the Holy Father and came here to provide you with assistance."

"--Perhaps it shouldn't be called assistance, but just a small contribution."

The man named Lin Yu's words and actions revealed a politeness that was clearly different from that of other Holy Blood people, but his attitude was more neither humble nor arrogant.

Chen Jian looked him up and down, nodded slightly and said:

"Thank you for your help."

"What orders did you receive? Assist us to enter Huadu City to receive it?"

"Not only that, the Holy Father's command is that I obey your command and spare no effort to help you."

“So I guess, whatever it is you need, we can do it for you.”

Obviously, this is already a very "high-standard" order.

Follow my command completely?

If I ask you to break into the Holy Blood Temple, will you do it?
Chen Jian couldn't help but laugh.

The management of the Holy Blood Temple has become lax to a certain extent. Even the command authority can be transferred at will. No wonder it has become a mess now.
-
So, could this be the reason why Lin Jing said that the concepts were not in line with each other?
Chen Jian looked at Lin Yu again and withdrew his slightly confused thoughts.

Then, he asked:
"Do you know Lin Jing? You both have the last name Lin, what's your relationship?"

"It doesn't matter, my last name just happens to be Lin."

Lin Yu replied calmly:

"We already know what happened in Huadu, or we can say that we already knew that Lin Jing was in Huadu."

"It's just that we never had enough power to deal with her - she was always one step ahead of us."

"So, you cleared the hidden danger for us, and in exchange, we should serve you."

"If there's anything you need us to do, please speak up immediately."

"Have."

Chen Jian finally sat up straight, and then he said:
"I want you to lead your team out of Quancheng and head south."

"You must expand your range of operations as much as possible and go to different human settlements as much as possible."

"You need to collect information about monster activities and give it to us. You also need to persuade those scattered settlements to relocate as soon as possible and gather them in the big city."

"A beast tide is about to happen, and everyone must unite together."

"This is a long-term mission and may take up a lot of your time."

"How about it? Can you do it?"

"no problem."

Lin Yu bowed again and said:
"We will do it immediately and keep you in touch."

"Then go ahead."

Chen Jian waved his hand, and Lin Yu respectfully left the room.

After he left, Lei Jie couldn't help but say:
"This kid is quite polite."

Chen Jian nodded slightly and said in a low voice:
"That's very polite, but it's not that simple."

"He just gave himself away - or maybe it wasn't a reveal, it was the Holy Blood Basilica that was deliberately leaking information to us."

"what's the message?"

Lei Jie asked doubtfully, but before Chen Jian could answer, Ji Xing suddenly interrupted and said:

"Lin Jing."

"This Lin Yu said that Lin Jing is a hidden danger to the Holy Blood Temple."

"Since it is a hidden danger, it must be a threat."

"But on the surface, Huadu and the Holy Blood Basilica do not interfere with each other."

"This proves that the conflict between these two forces is not that simple."

"Yes."

Chen Jian looked at Ji Xing with relief, and continued as she said:
"There must be something Lin Jing wants in the Holy Blood Temple."

"The value of this thing may be even higher than that in the 001 ruins."

"And the Holy Blood Temple deliberately revealed this flaw, perhaps seeking cooperation from us."

"In this case."

"When we go to the imperial capital, I'm afraid we will have to meet the so-called Holy Father."

"understood."

Lei Jie nodded suddenly.

Chen Jian stood up, stretched and said:
"Okay, let's stop here."

"Everyone, take some time to rest."

"Tomorrow at six o'clock, we will enter Huadu on time and take over the 008 fortifications!"

(End of this chapter)