Hearing the words "urban development plan", the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became much more serious. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Even Fei Lun raised his head with some curiosity and looked at the old man in front of him.

The so-called "urban development plan" is not a literal "development", but to put it bluntly, it is a plan for the gathering place to send people to explore, expand, and occupy the ruins of the city. Of course, it may seem very simple if you just look at the literal content, but in fact it is quite the opposite. "Urban development" is arguably the most dangerous work in this wasteland world.

Because on the wasteland, the ruins of any city are the hardest hit areas.

And this can be traced back to the origin of the "cataclysm".

Without warning, the end of the world has come.

It wasn't because of the war, no one knew why, they just remembered that a few years ago, they lived happily and peacefully, maybe there was some degree of armed conflict in some remote areas, but there were no conflicts and frictions between the big powers that could be called tense, and most people lived happily and peacefully.

Then, the end came.

From north to south, from east to west, a catastrophe suddenly erupted without warning, sweeping the entire earth. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, hurricanes, plagues, people have experienced almost everything that can be called a disaster. They did not resist because they simply did not have time to react. Hundreds of millions of people died in the disaster, and these cities were severely damaged. Crashing buildings, falling earth, raging hurricanes and floods swept and slaughtered all life in the city like a grim reaper.

In the shadow of death, people fell down with wails and died in agony.

And when they wake up again, they transform into terrible monsters.

Why are urban ruins a no-go zone in the eyes of those who live in the wasteland? The reason is very simple, there are too many monsters inside.

In modern civilization, it is not uncommon for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people to live in a city, and even some international metropolises have tens of millions of urban populations. In peacetime, such a city naturally brings liveliness, hustle and bustle. But what about above the wasteland? Imagine what a terrible scene it would be to have hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of monsters roaming around the ruins of a city. Just imagining tens of thousands of zombies, energy suckers, and mutants scattered around the city, trying to kill all the outsiders who break into the city, is enough to make people feel terrified. And after that catastrophe, the number of humans on Earth who survived was not even one in 10,000. The largest gathering area in the eastern wilderness, such as District 9, with the addition of non-combatants such as slaves, totaled only 20,000 people. And there are only about 5,000 people who can really pull out to fight. Even if District 9 tried its best and pulled all the men, women, and children out, it would not be able to resist and destroy the monsters in the ruins of the city. Insufficient combat power, insufficient ability, and overwhelming disadvantage in numbers, in this case, the wisest choice is to hide as far away as possible.

You must know that the ruins of the city near the 9th arrondissement were only a small fifth-tier city by pre-disaster standards, but even if it was such a small fifth-tier city, the 9th arrondissement had never thought of exploring and occupying it, and this was the reason. For the inhabitants of the wasteland, even picking up some rubbish in the outer areas of the city ruins is already considered to be putting life and death on the line. As for access to the central area of the city? This is the kind of thing that even the craziest idiot would not dare to think about or do.

However, with great risks comes the lure of huge profits.

Every city had a well-developed coverage network before a disaster. Because of this, after the "cataclysm", the network energy of the urban ruins area is also much higher than in other places. The ninth district has been developed for nearly ten years, and I don't know how much manpower and material resources have been spent to raise the network authority level of the gathering point to level five. But in the small town near them, it was a network coverage area with Level 5 clearance from the beginning!

This means that if you can capture a city, then you have the best base from which to shelter from the wind and rain. People no longer have to fear and worry about natural disasters caused by cataclysms, even electromagnetic storms can be kept out. And it is not a dream to have a city as the center, or even to build a country!

And this is just a small city, so it is conceivable that the network coverage area in those international metropolises must be higher, and it may even reach level ten! And if the control authority of a network area can reach level 10, it means that it can control not only a city, but even a continent!

Of course, dreams are beautiful, reality is cruel.

The higher the authority of the network energy area, the more dangerous the monsters that live in it. Like the energy suckers faced by the scavenger team that Faeron had rescued before, they were just mutated monsters on the edge of the fifth-level network energy region in a small city, and if the status of human society was used as a metaphor, then those energy suckers were just beggars. From this, you can imagine how terrible the monsters that wander around the city are, and if you count their number in the tens of thousands...............

"I said, old fellow, are you old and confused? Do you think we can take over a city as a group of us? To be honest, even if all of us here bring our own subordinates and bring all your Blackstone Group thugs, it won't be enough to enter the inner city. ”

The "queen" sitting on the sofa snorted coldly and glared at the old man in front of her with puzzled eyes. And in fact, this is also the opinion of the people. It was not that the Blackstone Group had not paid attention to the ruins of the nearby city before, but after several failed connections, the Blackstone Group had abandoned its plan to occupy the ruins of the city and turned to the path of independent development. This is why there is now the ninth arrondissement, and now the executive director of the Blackstone Group is once again mentioning the urban development plan in front of everyone, which is really puzzling.

"You're right, 'Queen.'"

In the face of the "queen's" inquiry, the old man still looked like he was smiling.

"It is true that all of you here are the elite of this wilderness, but with all due respect, even if you were to join forces, you would not be able to conquer the ruins......... I'm not using agitation, that's a fact. But this time we did our research and preparation........."

As he spoke, the old man stretched out his hand, and with his movements, a projected holographic map appeared in front of everyone.

"In fact, we had already sent five reconnaissance units to explore before this, and it is true that, as the 'Queen' said, it is impossible for our forces to reach the inner city. But even then, we are not completely out of the question. In fact, our search team, on the edge of the city outside the ruins, found a small network coverage area........."

As he spoke, the old man stretched out his finger a little, and soon, with his movements, an area located on the edge of the city was marked red and quickly revealed. Seeing this scene, everyone present couldn't help but widen their eyes. None of the people who were able to stand here were fools, and they quickly understood what the old man meant. Sensing the change in the atmosphere in the room, the old man also showed a smug smile.

"That's right, as you all think, we at Blackstone intend to take this stronghold and then take it! As long as we can occupy that area, then we have a bridgehead to push closer to the inner city! I am confident that in time we will be able to take the city once and for all! ”

"But what does this have to do with us?"

Compared with the old man's impassioned speech, most of the people present showed disapproving expressions. Even Fei Lun just stood in the corner with a playful face, looking at the old man in front of him curiously. Although they are indeed based in District 9, they have no reverence for the Blackstone group that actually controls it. The reason why these power elites have a good relationship with the Blackstone Group is because the Blackstone Group is doing a good job in this regard. This is not a different world in fantasy novels, people with a little ability want to form a force and start the road to hegemony, in fact, in this dangerous apocalypse, what people expect is more to be able to live a little more comfortably. And the Blackstone Group is doing a good job in this regard, so other forces and elites will be willing to listen to its command. It's like Feron, it's nice to be able to relax and take a hot shower every time you come back from the wasteland, and then sleep in a clean, soft and comfortable bed. And as long as he can guarantee this quality of life, he doesn't mind doing things for the Blackstone Group within the scope of his ability.

But it's another story. After all, they are not Blackstone thugs.

However, the old man obviously had expected this, and he clapped his hands gently, and soon, two men with suitcases stepped forward and respectfully placed the suitcases in front of everyone.

"Of course, I understand your thoughts, and in fact, we really don't intend to send you to serve us alone, so ......... This is a commission from us, the Blackstone Group, to you. We hope that you will assist us in the Blackstone Group in sweeping through that area and eliminating any instability to ensure that we can successfully gain control of that area and establish a stronghold. As for the remuneration ..............."

As he spoke, the old man opened the box. And at this moment, even Fei Lun, who was standing in the corner of the wall to watch the show, couldn't help but be slightly stunned, he could keenly feel the breath coming from the box, it was...............

And just as Fei Lun was thinking, he saw that the old man had already turned the box around, and the things in the box were completely displayed in front of everyone. And when they saw the things placed in the suitcase, almost all of them couldn't help but change their faces. The old man, who noticed this, smiled confidently, and then, he glanced at the people in front of him again, and then he continued.

“……… That's how good we are, the Blackstone Group. ”