According to the location information left by the expedition team that the company visited Tianyuan, Hulai City should be located in the northwest of the southern plate, leaning towards another area bordering the central plate.
Starting from Mengyue Territory, the straight-line distance between the two places should be between four thousand and six thousand kilometers.
Even if we take the water route, it will take at least a week to arrive.
Su Mo originally planned to take people there to see what the interests of one of Blue Star's three giant companies were, and whether Hulai City might pose a threat to players in the future.
However, after stepping into the Meng Yue territory and witnessing the vibrant vitality here under the leadership of Xi Ruyue and Chu Chaofei, his thoughts changed subtly.
In today's uncertain and chaotic period, the value of talent cannot be measured in words.
You must know that Tianyuan has just over 100,000 people, but the total number of managers of all types is already hundreds.
As for the Mengyue Territory, which also had a population of 100,000, Xi Ruyue and Chu Chaofei were able to manage the territory in an orderly manner.
Although there are various other factors, the positive influence brought by the two cannot be denied.
Thinking about it this way, considering that there are still a large number of "wild" talents in the southern fire domain waiting for you to discover, where can Somo sit still?
Before he came out from the future ruins, he specially compiled a talent list.
It contains detailed records of many people like Xi Ruyue who have no room to develop in a short period of time but have extremely huge potential. Now they can be put to great use.
As for taking these people away from the original established development line in advance, will there be any unexpected effects?
This has become a serious concern due to changes such as the division of the sector, the launch of routes, and the Battle of Ten Thousand Paths.
The Mengyue Territory, which could become one of the top 100 territories in the future, actually fell under a small disaster.
Then who can say clearly what changes will occur after several major disasters in the future.
As expected, Xi Ruyue and Chu Chaofei just hesitated for a moment, wondering whether this move would have any negative impact on Mengyue territory, which had just begun to improve.
After receiving the assurance that the Soma Society would send someone to maintain order, Conveniently agreed.
By the way, Xi Ruyue breathed a sigh of relief, her whole mental state changed, as if the heavy burden on her body had been lifted.
“Let’s talk somewhere, there seem to be a lot of people here.”
Sumo raised his head and looked around.
As evening approaches, most people who worked during the day are already on their way back to the county town.
People began to move around the open-air hospital, and many nurses planned to come to the warehouse to pick up medicine.
It’s just that Xi Ruyue and Chu Chaofei are here, so they haven’t dared to come over.
Chu Chaofei quickly led the way and took the two of them to a studio in the hospital used for rest. He picked up the kettle on the table and poured some warm wild tea.
Several people sat across from each other around the table, and the dim lights in the room reflected long and narrow shadows.
“We are one of our own, so I will no longer hide from you. Currently, there is not much information from Tianyuan regarding the exploration of the three major forces, such as the foundation and the academy. It's a bit better. Although we have already conducted a transaction with them, we still know very little about the company. This time I came to the Southern Fire Region specifically because I wanted to find out the details of the company."
"Enterprise."
After hearing this, Chu Chaofei considered it for a moment and said, "I have seen many players discussing it on the World Channel, and their Hu Lai City seems to be still there. Survivors are being recruited from the outside, but the strange thing is that the survivors who go there are like dumb, and no information has been released. "
Objectively speaking, it should not be said that there is no news at all. spread out.
It’s just that the news that came out was far from what everyone expected.
In fact, most people go to the Hu Lai City of the company just to try their luck, hoping to find a job there to make a living, and by the way, they seek the protection of the company to protect themselves from other survivors and alien races. plunder, and the threat of natural disasters.
But once you get there, you will definitely have to forget about work.
Blue Star’s automation has long reached an exaggerated level, let alone the companies that are famous for it.
Hu Lai City does not need so much labor at all, and naturally it cannot provide so-called jobs.
As for protection, I heard that no one dares to cause trouble there, but small-scale conflicts have never stopped.
Someone even mentioned it more than once in the complicated information on the World Channel.
Hu Lai City has divided its surrounding areas into regions based on distance. Each five kilometers is a level, and a total of four regions are divided.
The closer to the interior, the higher the level of the area, and the more difficult it is to obtain the qualifications to enter.
As of now, among the tens of thousands of survivors who have arrived around Hu Lai City, not to mention how many have obtained the qualifications to enter the city, there are very few people who have even gone to the first area.
"This is one of the reasons why I want you to go and explore the company."
Sumo picked up the teacup and took a sip of the bitter tea.
Unlike in Future Ruins, as soon as the major forces arrived in the New World, they were forcibly squeezed into a small area and fought for the sustainability of resources for two full years.
The area of the New World has expanded several times, especially after it has now become five major plates. Some resource conflicts that need to be resolved have naturally been eased, and no serious conflicts have broken out.
Including the war between humans and aliens that will break out at the end of the year, it has also disappeared invisibly.
However, this is only an alleviation and does not resolve the essential contradiction at its root.
Between humans and aliens, the winner will eventually be decided, and one side will be driven out of the wasteland.
And as the major forces develop peacefully for a longer time, the intensity of conflicts will become more terrifying.
When each major territory has artillery and rockets, then a round of war may affect tens of thousands of square kilometers of land.
Similarly, the alien race is also accumulating strength in this process, waiting to seize the opportunity when all-out war breaks out.
The five major sectors that seem to be peaceful at present will eventually evolve into battlefields under the acceleration of continuous disasters.
Each sector needs an organization with absolute strength to end small-scale ongoing disputes.
When five winners appear, we will be qualified to discuss the final result.
The Ten Thousand Paths War that will take place at any time during this period is the catalyst and the means to forcibly accelerate the start of the dispute.
“Tianyuan will not put too much energy into other sectors before completely clearing the central sector. But we need to always pay attention to the trends of other sectors to ensure that our progress never falls behind others. .”
"Will the future be chaotic?"
Xi Ruyue blinked and suddenly brought the topic to an aspect unrelated to the upcoming task.
This is actually a question that survivors often ask.
Too many people have reached the brink of collapse and are relying on instinct to survive.
If the next autumn harvest can be guaranteed, then the next winter can be sustained. However, if there is another targeted disaster similar to the three cold springs, chaos may be imminent. "The future will be very chaotic, so chaotic that I can't guarantee how many people will live to see the real dawn."
Sumo thought for a while, then suddenly smiled and nodded.
“But you don’t have to worry. Only when chaos is born and intensifies can it finally end.”
This is the first time Sumo has spoken so seriously in an informal setting. This incident made even Su Chan sit up straight next to her.
“Some time ago we launched a war involving tens of thousands of people with the alien race. It was this war that made me confirm that Tianyuan’s current path is correct. We do already have some solutions to solve the local chaos. Of course, there is still a long way to go before we can solve all the chaos, and it may take several years, or even more than ten years.”
"But I can guarantee that we are on the right path. The new continent in the future will never become a new continent shared by people on earth and certain kinds of creatures. It will be our second home besides the earth, and it will also be a place where we can develop again. An opportunity to evolve civilization."
Looking at Xi Ruyue and Chu Chaofei who were stunned, Sumo took a deep breath and continued in an unusually domineering manner.
“We are building arsenal-related facilities regardless of cost. We are recruiting and training the army without forcing personal will as much as possible. The progress is very fast. Hundreds of recruits walk out of the training camp every day, and dozens of A combat vehicle has rolled off the production line. After obtaining weapons that can be armed to the teeth, they are definitely strong enough to ensure that we achieve our goals."
"I know what you are worried about."
< br> "But believe me, Tianyuan's development speed is definitely beyond your imagination. It may seem to you that in order to achieve the goal and end this chaos, it will take a long time that is difficult to see until the end of life. However, in my opinion Come on, it may only take a small opportunity to end it.”
"This opportunity may come tomorrow, it may come the day after tomorrow, or of course it may come now."
Ding dong.
There was a crisp sound in his ears, and Sumo subconsciously thought that he was hallucinating.
But when the sound appeared again, accompanied by the appearance of the game panel, his expression suddenly became strange.
Hey guys, does the game also include eavesdropping?
What appears now is naturally not what he calls an opportunity. Of course, in the eyes of ordinary survivors, it may not be much different.
Counting the time, it has been half a month since the cold spring weather ended.
There are only twenty days left before the next disaster. Counting the notice time, now is the time for him to make one of three choices.
Hiding the game panel for the time being, Somo coughed lightly and continued to look at the two men who were bowing their heads in thought.
Under normal circumstances, he would definitely not have mentioned these extremely heavy topics related to the fate and future of mankind at the very beginning to discourage the two of them.
But considering that we are going to recruit those talents in the southern fire domain sector, it is inevitable that there will be a few tough ones who will be ineffective.
If he did encounter it, it would be impossible for the duck to fly away.
Even if he uses words, lies and coaxes, Sumo will take all these talents back to his territory.
An originally simple conversation lasted until the middle of the moon.
Most of the time, Sumo was outputting, explaining Tianyuan's current development plan and the way forward.
It is not only helping the two of them understand the situation clearly, but also sorting out their own thoughts to prepare for recruiting others next.
For a small part of the time, Su Chan supplemented the discussion and assisted in the argument from a third party's perspective.
It doesn’t have much nutritional value, but at least it can ease some of the tense high-frequency atmosphere.
After the conversation.
Both Xi Ruyue and Chu Chaofei looked a little lost and decadent. They didn't know what they thought of, as if they had been hit to the bottom.
With their current level and vision, it is indeed difficult to calmly accept the large number of setbacks and difficulties they will face in the future.
Especially those types of disasters that make people’s scalp numb as soon as they listen to them. After listening to them, they directly make people think that it would be better to die now.
But just when Su Chan boldly guessed that the two of them would be depressed for many days, they didn't know what Xi Ruyue and Chu Chaofei had figured out after returning home at night.
At dawn, when Sumo saw the two of them again, they were back to their energetic state, and there was no trace of depression or decadence.
“Yes, yes, I saw you right.”
This is in line with Soma's understanding of the mental state of the existing survivors.
Those who become depressed when encountering setbacks and tribulations should have stayed in the wasteland for a year.
Any human being who can persevere and still not give up after two years is either an optimist with strong self-liberation ability, or a stress-resistant person with mental tenacity and the ability to withstand pressure.
It is basically impossible to expect that a few words can break down the mental defenses of these people.
"Su Chan will follow you to Hu Lai City. Please take care of me along the way."
In addition to Su Chan, there were also Feng Long and more than thirty warriors.
It should be very safe to go to Hu Lai City, and Sumo is not worried about any accidents.
On the contrary, these people are still a little worried about whether he will run into trouble that cannot be solved if he wanders around the southern fire domain alone.
Su Mo smiled and said nothing, and reached out to touch the demon soul clan mark on his right arm and the storage module on his wrist.
Not to mention the help the system can provide at critical moments.
Just the ability to transform other people, the storage module loaded with Sun Chaser Armor, the Statue of Lance and other trump cards.
At present, he really can't think of any trouble that can't be solved.
Furthermore, as long as he carries a positioning beacon, the dungeon can carry out targeted releases at any time.
Under the premise of not sparing energy, it only takes a few minutes to form an army on the spot.
“Maybe when I’m done here, we can all meet up at Hu Lai City.”
"Contact me if you have any questions."
The Western Wilderness section is vast and desolate, and it is Longqi's territory, so it is difficult to interfere.
The northern ice field and the bitter cold land are far away, and there is no way to attack them in a short time.
Not to mention the Eastern Rift Valley plate. The criss-crossing terrain of the Great Rift Valley inherently determines that it is impossible for a super-large gathering place to be born there, and the transportation is more troublesome than the other plates.
After counting, only the southern fire domain plate with developed waterways is the best choice at the moment!
Before Tianyuan unified the central plate, he realized that this might be one of the few opportunities for a lord to move freely for a long time in the future.
Patting the communicator on his waist, Sumo quickly boarded a guerrilla boat, turned on the engine and left.
Not to mention too much, he had not dared to check the disaster choice that was prompted by the game last night until now.
As the last disaster before the autumn harvest, no one knows whether what awaits is opportunity or despair!
(End of this chapter)