Chapter 106: The Great Depression
The convoy went all the way forward, along the dilapidated road, zigzagged into a mountain pass, and made a short distance, and the front suddenly opened up, and the gate of Jiangcheng was already in front of you.
Unexpectedly, Jiangcheng at this time did not have the hustle and bustle when it set off. The line of defense in front of the gate was significantly more guarded, and the density of fire between the trenches and pillboxes had increased by more than a notch. The road into the city was clear and cold, and for a while, except for Zhuang Yichen's convoy, there were no cars entering the city.
In this depressed and serious atmosphere, everyone's excitement to go home has also subsided a lot. There was no time to say more, and the convoy went straight into the city.
At the same time that Zhuang Yichen entered the Shuguang camp, another convoy loaded with people drove straight into the mountains on both sides from Area A of the Shuguang camp. And the people in the car were none other than the grizzled members of the Howling Moon Mercenary Group. Over the next year, they were to continue to build underground fortifications inside this dark mountain.
At the same time, in a simple office, Ouyang Wenshan was standing in front of a man with a cautious face. At this moment, he bowed his waist slightly, trying to tighten his belly full of fat intestines, where was there still a trace of arrogance when he threatened Zhuang Yichen at the beginning.
"Wen Can, in the current situation of our family, only you are involved in this matter, you must not let those turtles continue to be arrogant!" Ouyang Wenshan's words were affectionate but cautious and respectful.
The man opposite him frowned, pursed his sharp lips, and then said, "Second brother, now I can only be regarded as the periphery of the inner circle that has just entered. I don't know how many people are staring at us at this time, and it's really not worth it to leave others with any handle for this little thing. ”
Ouyang Wenshan didn't relax at all because the man called him second brother, and still asked humbly: "Then what should we do, should we just let those turtles continue to be arrogant?" The matter of Xiaoyue has spread, and even if others don't know the specific situation, they can guess some. If this continues, how can any other mercenary team dare to do things under our door. ”
"Cultivate the blood demon with all our might, now the power in our hands is not much, outside, there are many opportunities, no matter how arrogant they are, can they compare with the bloody people?"
The man paused, his tone softened, and continued: "Second brother, don't be in a hurry. My father's body is not going to go by day, and now is not the time for us to be in a hurry. ”
Although Ouyang Wenshan still wanted to say something, he had to nod again and again after listening to Ouyang Wencan's words. After all, in the literary generation, the younger brother in front of him is much stronger than him in terms of wrist ability and influence in the family.
At the same time, in an office behind the mission hall where Zhuang Yichen was about to go, a personable young man was standing behind an old man.
"Xiao'er, go and meet the young man surnamed Zhuang. The enemy of our enemies is our friends. Ouyang Wenshan's idiot pushed him to our Lin family, so how could we not make friends! ”
The young man listened quietly to the old man's instructions, and hurriedly replied. "Grandpa, leave this matter to me, you can rest assured!"
The old man nodded, "Well, you have always done things safely, and I am still relieved." But be careful not to be domineering, even if it is unconscious. I also slowly rose from a poor boy back then, and I know people like them all too well. When facing us, their pitiful self-esteem is too strong and too strong. ”
"You just have to remember that we're not soliciting them, all you need to do is show our kindness and then inadvertently show us what we're capable of. Time will naturally help us figure out the rest. ”
The young man said yes again and again, and he was already thinking about how to complete the first meeting between the two sides.
Whether Zhuang Yichen wanted it or not, his strength gradually entered the sight of the high-level of this camp, and all kinds of waves began to surge. A turmoil has been brewing behind Zhuang Yichen, but Zhuang Yichen, as the party concerned, still knows nothing at the moment.
After entering the city, Zhuang Yichen and the others hurriedly said goodbye to Lieutenant Liu, and the group went straight to the mercenary office hall. Along the way, Liang He probed a little, and then he understood why the entire Shuguang camp was so depressed.
Since the beginning of this month, there have been signs that the number of monsters in the wilderness is increasing at a high rate. Therefore, the military is also ready to use this last calm time to rescue some more supplies from the wasteland. As a result, various mercenary missions were released in batches, and all the mercenary squads in the entire Dawning Camp became active, going back and forth between the camp and the wilderness all day long, constantly hunting monsters and searching for supplies.
However, this sign of prosperity only lasted until the day Zhuang Yichen and they left the city. On that day, several waves of small-scale beast tides suddenly broke out on the periphery of the entire Jiangcheng. Hundreds of wind wolves and demonized boars inflicted heavy damage on the mercenary squad that entered the city that day. At least two-thirds of them remained in the wilderness forever. The remaining one-third was saved by the military's emergency rescue.
Hundreds of demonized wild boars attacked at the same time, and that scene must only be able to withstand the army's armored vehicle cluster charge.
Suffering such losses, the military top brass immediately gave an order. Immediately stop posting daily quests, and prohibit all squads below A- from leaving the city. So the entire Dawn camp naturally fell into a depression.
understood what happened, Zhuang Yichen and they were also embarrassed. However, this is not the time for everyone to sigh, and the top priority is to hurry to the task hall to complete the task.
The streets of the camp were empty, except for the occasional handful of scurry public officials, and only patrolling troops remained.
The group came to the mission hall, and the once bustling hall was full of doors. Zhuang Yichen didn't delay much, and walked straight to the counter where the task was handed over, and then handed over the mission voucher and the completion certificate given by the army, as well as the crystallization of the sinking magician.
This time, the person who handed over the task was replaced by a young girl, dressed in a decent black suit, with exquisite makeup on her face, and her expression was even more arrogant to the bone. She casually took the voucher handed over by Zhuang Yichen, glanced at it, and a touch of surprise immediately appeared on her face. But soon, the surprise was gently disguised by her usual sense of superiority.
The illustrious family background behind her can still make her still engage in such an easy and decent job in the last days, and naturally it can also give her a capital to be proud of. It's just a mercenary team with good strength, no matter how powerful it is, it's not worth touching too many emotions from her.