Chapter 744: The passing of an old friend, the countdown to the end-of-war agreement!
Huh.
Going outside the Flying Eagle Hotel, standing in the cool night breeze, Somo let out a long breath.
The hustle and bustle of the surrounding markets and the scent of fragrance wafting into his nose made him feel a little calmer.
Standing at the door of the hotel and looking into the distance.
Hope City at nine o'clock at night is obviously more "depressed" than Fenghuo City at two or three o'clock in the night. Only the buildings of the four major companies in the distance have spotlights on, bringing little light to the city.
The confrontation with Chen Shen just now, strictly speaking, went beyond the rhetoric he had prepared before.
Up to now, there is still a trace of cold sweat on Sumo's forehead.
That is to say, Chen Shen himself said before that today is not a formal occasion and everyone can speak freely.
Otherwise, if these words alone continue, the laws of the territory will be imposed on him immediately.
However, the results of such an adventure are also gratifying.
At least Chen Shen is willing to extend the invitation again and invite him to a more private place to continue the discussion. This is the biggest gain of this trip!
“I’ll go to Mayor Chen to get our trading license stamped later. You can go back first, or you can wait for me in the car.”
“But I’m not sure how much time it takes. It will take a long time, if you are in a hurry."
After saying a few words, Su Mo found that Zhang Min did not respond. He turned around and had to stop talking.
The confrontation with the Chen family, the largest family in the entire Tianyuan territory, was obviously beyond the scope of her knowledge.
Until now, Zhang Min still has not been able to recover from the tit-for-tat situation, looking dumb and stupid.
"Okay, then just wait for me in the car"
Drag Zhang Min to the parking lot and find a car to sit down in. Su Mo quickly asked for directions and drove out Flying Eagle Hotel area.
The Mayor's Building of Hope City is built in the most central location. Although it is only three floors, it is still very eye-catching.
In the distance, Sumo saw the sign and parked his car in the parking lot downstairs.
Dong-dong-dong.
As soon as the car came to a stop, there was a knock on the driver's window.
Sumo turned around and took a look.
A young woman wearing a brown mandarin jacket and light black trousers is standing next to the car with a smile.
Su Mo rolled down the window and was slightly confused: "Who are you?"
"Mr. Su, I am Mayor Chen's secretary. If you are here to apply for a trading license, please follow me"< br>
“Are you Jiang Biao?”
Opening the car door with some surprise, Sumo got out of the car and looked up and down.
When he heard this name before, he thought that the other party was still a strong man even if he was not a burly man.
But now who would have thought that the person with this name is actually a girl with hair that reaches her shoulders.
"Mr. Su, you are not the first person to wonder about my name"
"It's a long story, let's talk about it while we walk?"
"Okay!" After closing the car door, Sumo followed Jiang Biao and walked to the mayor's building.
Go through the security check channel and walk through a not-so-short cement road.
"Jiang Biao" slowed down until the game prompt sounded again, indicating that the use of storage space here would also be prohibited.
"Mr. Su, let's get to know each other again. I am Mayor Chen's current secretary, Jiang Xiaoyu."
"Jiang Biao is actually my father's name, and he is also Mayor Chen. "The first secretary beside me"
"Your father?" Sumo quickened his pace slightly, and the two walked side by side.
He is very curious about the development of the territory over the years.
Every time he gets an opportunity, Sumo will never let it go, and this time will be no exception.
“Yes, my father joined the Tianyuan Territory in the second year of Wasteland. Because he was appreciated by Mayor Chen, he was promoted to be his first secretary, responsible for conveying Mayor Chen’s messages and instructions. "
"It was only later that due to some changes, my father was killed by gangsters and was forced to sacrifice, so this position was replaced by a replacement."
"But several people were replaced, Mayor Chen. Neither of them are very satisfied. I often recall that when my father was here, the mayor’s management office had no choice but to come over and call me and ask me to try to see if I could top it.”
“No one thought, One cap lasts two years”
"So that's it." After understanding the whole story, Su Mo nodded slightly: "Mr. Jiang must have done a good job when he was in office. Mayor Chen just told me that when he came over, he misremembered the name and called the secretary's name Mr. Jiang." "
"Haha, yes" Jiang Xiaoyu showed a smile: "Mayor Chen has many things to deal with every day, and there are too many things to deal with, so he often subconsciously treats my father in front of outsiders. Call me by name"
"But Mr. Su's skills are quite deep. This is the first time I have seen Mayor Chen react like this." After saying that, Jiang Xiaoyu turned around with full meaning. Looking too far, trying to read something on Soma's face.
But unfortunately, Sumo still only had a simple smile on his face, making it unclear what he was thinking.
Go to the end of the road.
"The mayor is on the third floor. When the elevator goes up, go inside. I won't go up and disturb your conversation."
"Thank you!" Pressing the elevator button, Sumo nodded slightly and looked at the elevator door slowly. Closed, Jiang Xiaoyu's face disappeared from sight.
Creak, creak.
As the elevator shaft moved slowly, there were waves of subtle tremors.
When the door opened again, Sumo walked out and stood in the slightly dark third floor.
Ahead is a slightly lengthy corridor, revealing the end that emits bursts of light.
Unlike the bright lights of the Eagle Hotel, the Mayor's Building is dimly lit at night, giving people a somewhat eerie feel.
And the paintings hanging next to the aisle also appear black and white in the dark, which makes people feel even more creepy.
As he walked along the aisle, Somo walked slowly, looking at the paintings along the way.
The first few paintings probably represent the changes in the territory over the years.
From a small village covering an area of ten acres, to a small town of hundreds of acres, to a county with an industrial park.
Every painting continues to record the changes in Hope City.
While walking back, as the first portrait painting appeared, Somo paused and stood silently.
An old man with fluffy hair and a cold face.
The old man's eyes are very sharp, even in the painting, it makes people look at each other.
His right hand held an irregular-shaped object. Sumo looked closer and saw four familiar Chinese characters on the object.
Kuanfeng energy stone.
"Lu Kuan?"
Su Mo was trembling a little and continued to walk back and look behind.
But just as he took one step, he stopped again and stood in front of the second painting.
Like the previous painting, this painting also has an old man.
It’s just that his face is much kinder, and the wrinkles on his face seem to be full of smiles.
“Ai Jianfeng?”
I realized that the owners of these black and white paintings were the same people I had been searching for for more than a month.
Sumo lowered his head slightly and quickened his pace.
"Lü Kuan, Ai Jianfeng, Su Deben, Su Wei, Li Hu, Zhuo Junfan, Qi Qin, Wu Feiguang"
More and more familiar people began to meet him in the paintings.
Either young or old.
Walking to the end of the aisle, Sumo saw a painting that looked like it had just been added. Above that, it was Ji Yang who had just met him briefly and then disappeared into the quantum ocean!
"You seem to be familiar with them?"
Suddenly, Chen Shen's voice came to Sumo's ears. He trembled secretly all over, and immediately turned his head to look to his side.
At some point, Chen Shen had walked out of the bright office and stood beside him.
"Well, I heard people say that they are the heroes of the territory." Sumo nodded against his will, suppressing the rich expression on his face.
In fact, when he saw Lu Kuan's black and white portrait, he had already vaguely guessed what he would see next.
But even though this is eight years in the future when there is no human Su Shen, even though this is just a ruin created by the game.
Sumo still couldn't immediately accept the fact before him.
He simply did not dare to think that the two red-faced and thick-necked people who were fighting for the name of a stone could end up in such a "small" sacrifice.
He did not dare to think that those familiar faces could only be remembered in paintings eight years later.
"Yes, they are heroes, and the territory will always remember them." Chen Shen sighed.
"Alas, time has passed, and now few people who have joined the territory know about them, but it doesn't matter, as long as we can remember it."
"Come, come to my office "Yeah." After glancing at the paintings in the distance, Chen Shen turned around and walked towards the light first.
Su Mo paused, and finally walked over, and together they came to a room about one hundred square meters in size.
The area is large and there are many things inside.
When you first enter, there is a reception area with two rows of sofas facing each other and a small coffee table in the middle.
Behind the wall is a three-meter-long square table.
There was a chair behind the table. At first glance, Su Mo looked familiar. Then after thinking about it, he realized that this chair was actually the one he had handmade in the shelter. I don’t know when. Came here.
Looking inside, it is Chen Shen’s own office area.
Three tables connected together, four or five chairs, and a simple small bed that has not been confiscated.
In addition, there are a lot of documents piled up scatteredly on it, which makes people feel messy at first glance.
As for the very back, there was a living area separated by a screen. Somo could barely see that there were two beds and a simple pot and stove placed inside for rest.
"I'm a little busy at this time. I'm too lazy to clean up. You can find a place to sit first."
"Where is your trading license? I'll stamp it for you, otherwise I'll wait. I forgot and don’t know when I will have time.”
Taking the permit handed over from Sumo’s pocket, Chen Shen, still wearing a mask, returned to his desk and turned on the lamp.
After a few seconds, he stamped it, picked it up and blew on it, then groped under the table and took out a glass bottle of liquid.
"Would you like a drink? I am rarely willing to let outsiders drink the wine made by Baoshui."
Going to the sofa opposite Somo and sitting down, Chen Shen handed over the license. Incidentally, he shook the wine bottle in his hand.
Under the light, the wine bottle reflects a faint blue light, full of mysterious beauty and intoxicating luster.
"Okay!" Putting away the license, Sumo nodded, took the wine glass, put it to his lips and drank lightly.
The mellowness of the nether energy water, the spiciness of the wine, plus a hint of sweetness that resembles lychee.
"How is it?" Chen Shen himself took a big sip, as if he was slightly looking forward to Sumo's answer.
“Good wine, but it still tastes bad”
“What’s the taste?”
“It’s almost bitter, something that is too sweet always makes people feel unreal. "It's like whitewashed peace, which makes people feel comfortable when they first see it. After a while, they peel off the fig leaf, only to find that there are bones underneath." After taking only a small sip, Somo put the cup down and shook his head slightly.
And his performance also made Chen Shen slightly stunned, and his eyes under the mask suddenly became sharp: "Tell me, what price do I need to pay, or what price does the territory need to pay before you are willing to give it to him?" "What if I tell you that he will never come back?"
"Forever?" Chen Shen's voice trembled slightly when he heard Su Mo's answer, but he quickly responded. Calm down.
"Su Youzong, I have read your information. If you have not disguised your identity, there are only two possibilities."
"First, the information is forged, and you will They disguised their past, or took on other people’s identities to hide themselves”
"Second, the information is true, but you have had some adventures that ordinary people can't imagine, and you have reached today."
Taking out a stack of information from the leather bag on the sofa, Chen Shen slowly put it on the table superior.
Sumo glanced through the data cover and could probably guess that what was described in it was all the information about his original life in the New World.
"I always feel that there may not be much meaning in guessing which one it is. I only look at your current performance. So tonight, your performance has won my respect"
" said Tell me, what do you think the territory should do now to survive? ”
There was no emotion in Chen Shen's voice, but the word "survive" was enough to show the urgency of the situation.
“By the way, I can tell you first that the current real stock of grain in the territory is enough to feed one million people for five years, or five million people for one year”
“The territory The current inventory of building materials can also fully supply the "Underground Civilization" plan of the Academy of Sciences, which you know, to build an underground city with a depth of 1,000 meters under Hope City within half a year, accommodating nearly one million people."
"The territory's weapons, equipment, and combatants are enough for us to start a battle of 500,000 people"
"."
He talked about a lot of basic information about the territory. Although it was not specific data, it was enough to show Chen Shen's sincerity.
However, these data did not make much sense before the questions he raised.
“In five months, the non-fight agreement will be completely relaxed among all human territories?”
“Yes, there is something wrong between our Tianyuan Territory and the Longqi Territory. Therefore, we were able to receive this news four months earlier than the other two places. The initial date was January 1, Year 9, at the end of the calendar year. We still have just over five months left to prepare.”
“Only five Months”
Although he was fully mentally prepared, Sumo still frowned deeply when he thought about the consequences after the agreement was released.
Eight years have passed in the wasteland, and the number of humans has continued to decline to a new freezing point. The reason for opening the end-of-war agreement is simple.
Concentrate resources and preserve the fire.
The development of large territories has reached a bottleneck. If there are not more resources of all kinds for development, it will only limit the pace.
Similarly, the utilization efficiency of resources in small and medium-sized territories is low, and delaying time will only make the population decline unstoppable.
The only option now is to relax the agreement so that large territories that are capable of development can get more and expand faster.
Only by developing all resources as quickly as possible can we try to break through the current predicament.
But the problem is.
For the small and medium-sized territories in this battle, they don’t need to fight at all, and there will be no casualties. They just need to wait until the large territories come over and bow their heads.
Only between large territories will conflicts break out, resulting in the possibility of head-on firefights.
Unfortunately, over the years, the Tianyuan Territory has occupied a location that is rich in real estate and has a variety of resources.
Coupled with the extremely precious energy stone mines, and the four super technology companies that are enough to rank at the forefront of the New World.
Several large surrounding territories that are eyeing the agreement will never let go of this "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity after the agreement is opened.
“It’s broken. I’ll just say that with the strength of the territory, even without me, it shouldn’t be a problem to survive the zombie disaster in a year. The difficulty given by the game this time is simply smaller than before. Too much"
"But now it seems that if the war cannot be resolved in five months"
"One year later, it's unclear whether the Tianyuan Territory will be there or not. How can there be any chance to survive the disaster."
My heart sank slightly, thinking of scenes similar to the group of beasts in "Wuya Mansion" in all directions.
Su Mo was suddenly able to understand many phenomena that he could not understand at all before.
(End of this chapter)