Chapter 45: The Black Hand Behind the Scenes
Chi Hua looked at the white-robed man in front of him like a fool with a puzzled face.
Chi Hua deliberately left two live mouths this time, trying to find out the origin of these people and the main messenger behind them from their mouths. But these two people couldn't say a word about Chi Hua's inquiry, not stubbornly not speaking, but as if they couldn't understand what Chi Hua was asking, they had no way to communicate at all, and there was no other expression in their eyes except for confusion.
There is no point in using torture, these people's bodies don't feel pain at all, these people have the strength and speed of a primary evolutionary, but they can't exert their abilities. The only difference from the dead is that the white-robed person breathes, has a heartbeat, and is able to sustain the body's consumption by eating.
Although he couldn't get any information from the captives, Chi Hua also guessed the origin of these people. Except for the lack of a red belt, the robes on their bodies were the clothes of the Heaven's Gate Preachers, who were most likely humanoid weapons created by the Heaven's Gate.
Although these people couldn't cast their abilities, they were dozens of times stronger than the zombies controlled by Zhongli Yuhua at the beginning. Chi Hua didn't know how many of these humanoid weapons had been made by the Gate of Heaven, if it was as large as a zombie in the tens of thousands, any super force would tremble over it.
You can't give these gods at the Gate of Heaven a little living space, otherwise they will be in endless trouble, Chi Hua looked worried.
"City Lord Chi, some food has been prepared in the camp to thank a few people for their life-saving graces, please come with me to eat inside." has been standing with him for a long time, Hua Wenshan warmly invited.
Chi Hua woke up from his contemplation and bowed slightly apologetically to Hua Wenshan.
Hua Wenshan is in his forties, his body is thin, compared with the fierceness when he was desperately fighting with a guillotine on the battlefield just now, the current Hua Wenshan is completely different from a person, and his face is full of gentleness and honesty. When Chi Hua was interrogating the white-robed man, Hua Wenshan stood aside with his hands down and patiently accompanied him, and at the same time arranged everything such as collecting the corpses, rescuing the wounded, and preparing meals.
Hua Wenshan led Chi Hua and the others to the factory's cafeteria, and several evolutionaries who had fought together before had been waiting on the sidelines.
Chi Hua did not hide his identity from Hua Wenshan. As the leader of the camp of the largest force industrial zone within a radius of hundreds of miles, Hua Wenshan had heard the name of "Beidou Chi Hua" before, and this time he had a life-saving grace for the entire camp, so everyone in the camp was extremely respectful to Chi Hua and the others.
In the private room of the cafeteria, in the middle of the table is a pot of porridge that is too thin to be thinned, several dishes are wild vegetables that cannot be named except potatoes and fungus, and there is also a small pot of animal meat that I don't know what kind of animal it is.
Chi Hua couldn't help frowning.
Hua Wenshan looked embarrassed and hurriedly apologized: "You made you laugh, you must forgive me." It's the hardest time for the camp, and we really can't get anything else to eat. ”
Chi Hua saw that Hua Wenshan had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "I don't mind this meal, it's that the camp is too bitter, what do ordinary people eat?"
Hua Wenshan sighed lightly and said with a bitter face: "The ordinary people in the camp can have a bite to eat, and it is the greatest luck not to starve to death and freeze to death." ”
Chi Hua did not continue to persuade Hua Wenshan, the situation in the camp in the industrial area was too common in the last days, and the vast majority of the survivors of the last days could not eat enough, and I don't know how many people died of cold and starvation every winter.
Looking at Hua Wenshan's sad face, Chi Hua changed the topic and quipped: "Leader Hua's appearance is not as heroic as he was carrying a machete just now. ”
Hua Wenshan hurriedly waved his hand, "I'm a hero, I'm a little engineer." Killing people is forced by this cruel end times, if you don't kill someone, you will be killed, and if you don't pretend to be fierce, you will always be bullied. ”
Chi Hua couldn't stop nodding, isn't that exactly what he is? Who would have thought that the sleek little civil servant back then has now become a city lord and a Shura who kills people in a fit of rage.
In order to survive, people will do whatever it takes to adapt to the world, and eventually they don't even know themselves.
Hua Wenshan pointed to the man who had fought with an iron rod and a wrench before, and continued: "You see that Xiao Wei is carrying a stick now, right, he was shy when he sat in the office to draw before. I have been a train mechanic all my life, and I didn't even dare to kill a chicken before, but now I kill more people than chickens! There's no going back! ”
Chi Hua suddenly became interested, "You are both engineers and repairmen, what did this factory produce before?" ”
"Didn't you find those abandoned locomotives and carriages when you entered the industrial area? This is one of the northern production bases of CRRC, and the latest bullet trains before the end of the world are from here. The one who replied was a young man named Xiao Wei.
"Can you still produce now?"
"Most of our workers in this camp are workers from the original factory, and they have feelings for the factory, and the machinery in it is still maintained as good as new for more than three years. As long as we can provide materials and some core components, we can build another bullet train! When it came to his previous work, Hua Wenshan's tone was full of pride.
Chi Hua's face was silent, but his heart was full of joy, he had picked up a treasure this time. The cities in Phoenix's sphere of influence are now connected by underground passages, which are faster than ground transportation but still too slow. If the existing corridors were connected to the subway and resources, population, and troops could move quickly between cities, the entire force would be unbreakable.
"I don't know what Leader Hua's next arrangement is?" Chi Hua asked seemingly casually.
Hua Wenshan's face, which had just regained a little smile, sank again, "How can there be a next step for us people?" Every extra day you live counts as a day earned. All we need to think about now is finding enough food to lead everyone to survive this winter. ”
"What about the attack? From what I know about the Heaven's Gate Church, there will be the next attack soon, and then it won't be a white-robed person of this size. ”
Hua Wenshan's eyes turned red, Xiao Wei and Lao Luo all lowered their heads, no one spoke, and the atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became extremely sad and depressing.
In the face of such a behemoth as the Gate of Heaven, Hua Wenshan and they were powerless to resist at all, even with an attack of this scale today, if it wasn't for Chi Hua and the others who appeared in time, none of the few people here would have survived. If there was another attack, they would have no choice but to die in battle.
"Why don't you go? Get out of here with your people. Chi Hua said softly.
Hua Wenshan quietly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Why haven't I thought about it?" But the whole world is the end times, where can we go? When you go to a strange environment, you have no food, and you have to fight with other forces. In the end, we are going to die, and we would rather die where we once lived. Hua Wenshan's tone was filled with deep sadness and hopelessness for the future.
Chi Hua sighed again, these people did not go to the other extreme even after losing hope in life, but still adhered to the bottom line of human nature, these people are the human survivors who defeated the "demon virus".
Chi Hua put his hand on Hua Wenshan's shoulder, "Take your people with me, there is enough food to eat in Phoenix City in the end of the world, there is no random killing, it is not the end of the world." ”
Tears flowed out of Hua Wenshan's eyes uncontrollably, Xiao Wei and Lao Luo also wiped their tears together, men don't flick when they have tears, these men who have just faced death without fear are now in tears.
"Are you willing to take us in and feed us useless people?" Hua Wenshan looked at Chi Hua's eyes and asked again in disbelief.
"It's not me who feeds you, it's you who feed yourselves, as long as you are willing to work, everyone in Phoenix can have a full stomach. If you don't want to fight anymore, go to the engineer and repairman, Phoenix needs you to build another bullet train! ”
"I don't have to hold a knife anymore, and I can finally go back to my old life......" Hua Wenshan muttered with tears in his eyes.
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Zhongli Yuhua stared at the young priest in front of him, his body trembling, and he had a slight headache.
Zhongli Yuhua couldn't help but secretly glance at De Lun, who was sitting next to him, his eyes were full of resentment. Since the battle of Bright City was attacked by Delen, the root of the headache has not been cured, and it hurts when it encounters troublesome things.
Delenn drooped his head in the chair as if he was asleep, and he didn't notice Zhongli Yuhua's gaze at all, but instead stood behind him Simon and the Benson brothers turned their heads to look at Zhongli Yuhua with some inquiry.
"Are you saying that the whole team of divine servants was killed and none of them came back, does the small industrial camp have this ability?" Zhongli Yuhua, who withdrew his gaze, spoke in a cold tone.
"The previous attack was supposed to be very smooth, but suddenly several strange powerhouses rushed out and attacked the Divine Servant from behind. These men are so strong that killing the servants of God is like cutting wheat. ”
"A second-order powerhouse?"
The young priest nodded hurriedly, "The high priest is wise, it's true that he is a second-order powerhouse!" There was a large spider, a man with a short spear, and a horse with horns on its head, and when a large cloud of lightning was dropped, all the servants could not move. ”
"A horse with horns on its head? It's Chi Hua, you actually met Chi Hua! A charming female voice exclaimed, it turned out to be Purple Jasmine.
"You lured Chi Hua over?" Zhongli Yuhua had frost on his face, and his cold eyes looked at Zi Jasmine.
Zi Jasmine smiled nonchalantly: "High priest, don't frame people at will, Chi Hua has long legs, who can control where he goes?" Besides, it was your people who ran into him. ”
Zhongli Yuhua frowned, but there was nothing he could do about this tricky woman. This woman suddenly came to the door three days ago, but Zhongli Yuhua could only take it in, after all, this is someone else's territory, and he is only borrowing it temporarily.
Seeing that Zhongli Yuhua was choked by himself and stopped talking, Zi Jasmine suddenly giggled and said, "The high priest was so nervous when he heard Chi Hua's name, wouldn't he be scared by Chi Hua?" ”
Zhongli Yuhua snorted lightly, "I don't know who was cut half to death and fled here to beg for mercy." ”
Zi Jasmine's face was cold, and she returned to normal in an instant, still smiling: "Don't squeeze each other, everyone here has a grudge against Chi Hua, now is the time when Chi Hua's side is the weakest, and it is also the best opportunity for us to work together to win Chi Hua." ”
Zhongli Yuhua's eyes lit up suddenly.
Delenn still hung his head and let out a faint snoring.