When the team returned to Hope City, Hua Sihai, Han Meng, Cai Bin and others were leading many people to greet them outside the city.

Seeing that everyone came back safely, the entire Hope City was thunderous, especially Hua Yan's return, which made many people excited, and now Hua Yan is a banner and a legend in Hope City!

The happiest thing in this is Cai Xinxin, as soon as she saw Hua Yan coming back, she immediately ran over and asked Hua Yan to hug her, but she couldn't be affectionate.

The little girl slowly began to grow up, and the talent of the soul power became more and more apparent, and now her soul energy strength has surpassed that of many adults.

Hua Yan took the people from the Steel City to take a walk around the Hope City, and he was also very happy, it has been a few months since he left the Hope Town last time, and the Hope Town has also become the Hope City.

It is much more prosperous than when he was there, with clean and comfortable living areas, industrial areas with various factories, and scientific research areas with various research equipment, all of which impressed Hua Yan.

Because I hope that there is no radiation in the city, I have now opened up a farm and can grow some fresh vegetables, which were unimaginable before.

In addition, tens of thousands of mechanical armor units and four or five thousand armored combat vehicles were produced.

Under Xiao Li's training, there are already four or five thousand soul ability mechanical armored troops, four or five thousand armored combat vehicle troops, and another twenty or thirty thousand ordinary people.

This time, it was precisely with this sizable fully mechanized team that the team brought by Hua Yan from the Steel City was saved from destruction.

Seeing the benign development of Hope City, Hua Yan's heart swelled with a warm current of heat, and he knew how much effort and dedication were needed behind these achievements.

After the team disbanded, everyone removed the mechanical armor, Hua Yan put his arm around Liu Haitao's shoulder and said:

"Boss, I've worked hard for you this time, and Hope City is much stronger now than when I left!"

At this time, Xiao Li next to him squeezed his eyebrows at Hua Yan and said with a smile:

"This is not the credit of the boss alone, most of this credit is due to the virtuous help, the virtuous help~"

Speaking of this, Xiao Li deliberately pouted to the side, smiling evilly.

"Fourth, you get out of the way for me~"

Liu Haitao scolded with a smile, and then stretched out a kick to kick Xiao Li.

was dodged by Xiao Li laughing.

Hua Yan also saw some clues at this time, and glanced at Han Meng next to him.

Then he looked at Liu Haitao and said jokingly:

"Boss, you really deserve to be our boss, this is a sister-in-law, you are making rapid progress!"

"Go~Go~ Don't listen to Xiao Li's nonsense!"

Liu Haitao pushed Hua Yan away, and scratched the curly hair on his head with a smile.

Xiao Li leaned over again and said:

"You say, boss, has my sister-in-law been helping you all this time and keeping the entire Hope City in order, and the eyes of the masses are bright and convinced!"

"Sister-in-law again!"

Liu Haitao stretched out his hand and made a gesture to hit Xiao Li again.

Xiao Li shrugged back, smiling strangely as he dodged.

Hua Yan also said with a smile at this time:

"Sister-in-law assists the boss, and it is really a virtuous helper, and the boss is mighty!"

Liu Haitao couldn't cry or laugh, pointed at Hua Yan and said:

"Third child, you are also broken with Xiao Li!"

At this time, Han Meng, who was standing not far away, his face turned a little red, and after a few seconds of hesitation, he still walked over.

"I've seen my sister-in-law!"

After seeing Han Meng coming, Hua Yan and Xiao Li held back a smile and bent down to salute Han Meng.

Han Meng's face immediately turned even redder, but just for a moment, he generously stretched out a hand and grabbed Liu Haitao's arm, and pretended to say in a deep voice:

"Excuse me, excuse me!"

"Hahahaha!"

Finally, they couldn't hold back their laughter, and all four of them bent over and clutched their stomachs and laughed.

After laughing, Han Meng put his hair in one hand, looked at Hua Yan Zhengse and said:

"Lord Huacheng, there is an open-air welcome party arranged tonight, do you have anything to explain?"

"No~no~no~, don't call me any city lord, boss, this city lord is much better than me, I'm not suitable for this."

Hua Yan waved his hand again and again, smiled and said.

"Third child, when you left, the two of us said okay, I just replaced you and became the acting mayor, and now Hope Town has become Hope City, then it is still the same as before, you are the city lord, why did you push it to me directly?"

Liu Haitao's face was also a little embarrassed at this time, and he looked at Hua Yan and said in a deep voice.

At this time, Hua Yan walked up to Liu Haitao again, held Liu Haitao's shoulder with one hand, and said softly:

"Boss, between our brothers, there is no such hypocrisy, and now you know the situation outside the city, the situation of our human race is very difficult, and there is a possibility of genocide at any time, there are nearly two million people on the side of the Steel City, and if we humans want to survive, we must twist into a rope and quickly improve our combat power to have a chance."

"I will come back this time, I won't stay too long, there are still many things to do, I don't have much time and energy to manage Hope City, now that you are the city lord, everything is on the right track, better than I imagined, I can rest assured to do other things, are you right, boss!"

Liu Haitao wrinkled his brows and thought for a while, nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll just reluctantly continue to do it, but I'm still the acting city lord, and you still have to occupy the position of the city lord, and I'm just in charge of things for you."

"Boss, you..."

Hua Yan still has to argue.

"Third child, let's just decide, this Hope City will always be your home, and you will always be the city lord of this Hope City."

Liu Haitao also put his arm around Hua Yan's neck and said solemnly.

"Third brother, I think the boss is right, he is in charge, and you still have to wear the hat of the city lord."

Xiao Li also blinked at this time and said.

"Alright then, so be it."

Seeing that Liu Haitao and Xiao Li both insisted, Hua Yan also said helplessly.

Han Meng next to her looked at Hua Yan with a somewhat complicated look, Hua Yan had saved her, and she once had some thoughts about Hua Yan, but then she became more and more aware of the gap between her and Hua Yan, so she broke off her thoughts, and then gradually developed a relationship with Liu Haitao.

Now that he suddenly faced Hua Yan, it was inevitable that there would be some waves in his heart, but he quickly shook his head and put these emotions away.

That night, the city of Hope was lit up and an open-air bonfire was held in a large square.

The soul powerers who came from the Steel City with Hua Yan also reached a meeting with the people in Hope City, and along the way, nearly a third of the soul powerhouses died, but in this last days, death is a common thing.

The dead are gone, and those who survive must live well!

Dozens of bonfires of all sizes were piled up in the square, and the smell of barbecue was everywhere, and most of the people sat on the ground and drank heartily.

There are constant waiters shuttling back and forth around the campfire.

When the cooked fresh vegetables were brought to them, the eyes of those who came from the City of Steel were green, and many of them cried with excitement when they ate them.

Hope City is really full of hope!

Hua Yan, Liu Haitao, Xiao Li, Hong Zhan, Shi Feng, Han Meng, Hua Sihai, and Cai Bin sat around a bonfire.

The little girl Cai Xinxin also took the opportunity to insert and snuggle up to Hua Yan's lap.

At this time, on a high platform in the square, there was a male singer playing the violin and singing an old song at the same time-

"The Love of My Life"

Once upon a time, now

It's gone, and it's not coming back

Red and red leaves

Long buried in the dust

……

Oliver

Turn up love and hate

In this world

There is no escaping fate......

The mournful and melodious singing made the people around the campfire stupid.

For a while, Hua Yan seemed to have returned to the days before the end of the world, and on this night, almost everyone was drunk, saying inconsequential words and venting suppressed emotions.

The next morning, Hua Yan was woken up by a commotion, and he vaguely heard many people shouting.

"Sunshine!"

"There's sunshine!"

"The sun is out!"

Hua Yan got up from the bed and rushed outside.

It's really sunshine!

It was the first time since the end of the world that sunlight had been seen shining through the black, radioactive clouds.

Everyone outside was squinting at that ray of golden sunlight, and many were crying with joy.

Finally there is sunshine, and is this radioactive cloud finally about to disperse?

Hua Yan also looked at this golden light motionlessly, after more than two years, he finally saw the sunshine again, it looked so beautiful and kind.

After a while, the golden light was obscured by dark clouds again.

Although it is only for a moment, it also gives people endless hope.

At this time, Hong Zhan and Shi Feng walked over to Hua Yan's side.

"Director Hua, what are we going to do next?"

Hong Zhan asked.

Hua Yan wrinkled his brows and thought for a while, looked at Hong Zhan, and said softly:

"You report the experience along the way and the situation in the city through the brain network first!"

"In addition, oil drilling will be carried out soon, and you may need to bring those rune powerhouses to protect the drilling wells, and when the oil is extracted, we will see if we can make a batch of more advanced mechanical armor, and then we will kill it back, and completely open up the transportation link between Hope City and Steel City."

"Yes!"

Hong Zhan saluted and agreed.

Shi Feng looked excited, and said with a smile:

"Brother Huayan, I really like this Hope City, I don't want to leave."

"Oh?"

Hua Yan was stunned for a moment, and then said:

"Of course there's no problem, Brother Shi Feng came to Hope City to settle down, and we are naturally welcome."

"However, in the future, the construction of the steel city will also be fully rolled out, and after the route of the hope city is opened, the brain network of the steel city will also be fully rolled out, and the oil exploitation will supply the hope city and the steel city at the same time, and it is likely that the steel city will be built more prosperous and developed than here."

"Hmm!"

Shi Feng also nodded and said:

"I'm kidding, my dad probably wouldn't have agreed if I had lived here all the time, but compared to the City of Steel, this place is really like a paradise."

"It's just that there seems to be no one else here who has built runes except for you, and when you encounter those more powerful demon beasts, it is estimated that you will suffer heavy losses!"

Hua Yan's face also became a lot heavier, sighed, and said softly:

"Yes, this is also what I've been worried about, and I have to build rune weapons as soon as possible to help soul people build runes, otherwise with the expansion of the demon beast forest in the future, the space for survival will only get smaller and smaller."