Chapter 61: Further to the North
On the third day after the communication, Zhang Bei finally led the team back to Majiang in a hurry, and Chen Ning also saw the ghost pan trapped in the thick ball of earth, confirming the fact that Lin Bei had arrived.
He and Uncle Fu also knew through the letter that there was nothing wrong with Qinghua for the time being, which meant that Lin Bei did not go in the direction of Qinghua, and even found a new habitat suitable for him, at least for now.
But that in no way means you can sit back and relax.
Chen Ning handed over all the work of Ma Jiang to several Qinghua officials who were newly transferred here, handed over the army to Zhang Bei, and then asked Tian Yisheng to bring a regiment of soldiers...... Or that the soldiers of a regiment took Tian Yisheng back to Qinghua to strengthen defense, and Uncle Fu also had a detonation remote control to control several of the chips in their brains, so he could rest assured.
After that, he immediately set off on his own, and went to Tongbei, the largest gathering place in the vicinity, and now to fight against the powerful S-class xenomorphs, it is natural that he should gather all the forces he can rely on, even if he exposes his existence.
He still remembered the general direction of Tongbei, and walked more carefully along the way, and now it was possible to spray Lin Bei and his followers at any time in the wild, and accidentally won the lottery and had a conflict, Chen Ning did not have half a point of confidence and retreated.
Finally arrived unharmed in the jungle near Tongbei in his memory, where he had been bullied by a B+-level black water ba.
Approaching his destination, he should have been relieved for a while, but now his whole heart was still held high.
The reason was the fallen trees in front of him, and the muddy ground with all kinds of xenomorph footprints.
Obviously, this is a trace that only occurs when a large number of xenomorphs act en masse, and that such a trace may be left on the horizon.
Don't...... Tongbei has also been killed? With a heavy heart, Chen Ning continued to rack his brains to recall the route, slowly moving his pace, no matter what, he had to see it with his own eyes.
I can't say whose luck it is, in the evening, when the sun was setting in the west, Chen Ning came to the vicinity of Tongbei, the low earthen city wall that is still fresh in memory is still standing, and there are still soldiers patrolling back and forth with guns, it seems that maybe Lin Bei just passed by here and passed by Tongbei.
Chen Ning walked out of the forest very simply, he was here to negotiate seriously, and it was inappropriate and unnecessary to sneak in secretly.
The soldiers of Tongbei spotted him and surrounded him with guns on guard.
"Who are you? What is the identity? What is the purpose of being here? A tall and thin officer stepped forward, holding a small notebook in his hand, "We don't blindly reject wild humans with the north, even if we have done something wrong, as long as we can reform ourselves, we welcome it, and we don't need to hide it." Of course, it will take some time to regulate...... You know. ”
Chen Ning bowed slightly, and said lightly: "On behalf of another gathering place, I am here to inform you of a matter, and I hope to reach a cooperation on this." ”
The officer raised his head and glanced at him in surprise, but just as he was about to speak, Chen Ning knew what the other party wanted to say, so he spoke again: "I'm sorry, I can't spread this matter without permission until I meet your leader, please report it on your behalf." ”
The officer's mouth opened, but he still didn't say anything: "Yes, but please note that our great leader is an A-level ability, if you still confirm that you have something important to report, you will be punished." ”
Chen Ning nodded, and the encirclement of the soldiers immediately opened a gap, and the officer guided him to sit down by the low city wall.
About half an hour later, a white-haired old man hurriedly trotted over, it was Cheng Dong, and the officer who reported the news followed helplessly.
When the two arrived at the base of the city wall, Cheng Dong was stunned when he saw Chen Ning, and then smiled: "Young man, you are here again!" ”
Chen Ning shook hands with him and walked into the city together, and when the officer saw that they seemed to know each other, he stepped aside to supervise the army.
Along the way, Chen Ning found that the interior of Tongbei has changed a lot, many buildings and infrastructure have been renovated, and he also saw a few people with mechanical arms in a construction site moving building materials with a height of Qi people to carry out construction.
"Your skills have helped me a lot, young man!" Cheng Dong patted Chen Ning on the shoulder.
"You saved my life, too."
"I heard Ah Mian say that you are here to report the news on behalf of a certain gathering place?" After the politeness, walking to a sparsely populated place, Cheng Dong's face couldn't help but become serious, and his voice became much more stable.
"Looks like you've found out?" Chen Ning felt something.
"You know, I'm so busy with things that I never have time to leave Tongbei to go far, so I especially like to take a walk after dinner and walk around here. Just yesterday, not far from here, I saw that the woods in the northern part of the gathering place were full of mud as if they had been plowed by something. ”
"I have led the Tongbeiren to fight from scratch for 30 years, and I have seen a lot of xenomorphs, and I found several traces left by powerful A-class xenomorphs there. I didn't dare to say anything for fear of causing turmoil, but the next day you came and said you wanted to tell the news, and I immediately guessed that it had something to do with it. ”
Chen Ning said coldly: "The situation may be a little more serious than you guess, it is basically certain that the S-class xenomorph Lin Bei has migrated to this area, and there is already a small gathering place that has been murdered...... None of the human beings survived. ”
"Shhhh Where is it now? What are the capabilities? ”
"The exact location is not clear, and the ability is probably the Ice genus...... In any case, we need to cooperate. ”
"That's right," Cheng Dong said in a deep voice, "You bring all your people to me to participate in the defense." ”
"No need," Chen Ning glanced at Cheng Dong deeply, "We have our own homeland, we just need to reach an intention to advance and retreat together and watch and help at the right time." ”
His sixth-generation ancestor was not as kind as he seemed on the surface, and he brought people to garrison him, and drove away the xenos, but he was afraid that everyone would be here.
"Oh? Didn't ask you what the size of the gathering was? ”
Chen Ning said lightly: "Small but fine." ”
"Hmm...... Then your B-level strength, well, how many days has it been since you were promoted? How high is your B+ strength in your gathering place? ”
"First."
"Young man, listen to me, I know that the power to lead tens of thousands of people is addictive, but now is the time of life and death, bring your people, come."
Chen Ning silently took out the satellite phone he had exchanged from Bu Tingshan from his pocket and shook it at him.
Such a large gathering place is placed here, Chen Ning doesn't believe that no one other than himself has been here, if there is, the strength must not be low, naturally invited Cheng Dong, and Cheng Dong's desire to understand the outside world is impossible to refuse, he must know what this black box represents.
Sure enough, "A-level combat power? Cheng Dong muttered in his mouth, and also took out an identical black box, "I believe in the club and your strength, so I won't force it......"
"I agree to cooperate."