Chapter 228: Co-optation
Xiao Wu was so busy that he was dizzy.
Ever since Lu Lilen handed over the third control authority of the base to him, he had become less comfortable than last week. The underground base, which encompasses the entire city of Beijing, Changping, Shunyi, Tongzhou, Daxing and Fangshan, is extremely large.
Just sorting out the information in each branch system made him eager to break a second into four parts. If it's just sorting out the information, it's not a headache, at best, it's too much work. Take your time, and it will always work out. He was troubled by the maintenance of infrastructure such as farms, factories, power stations, and warehouses in the base.
Previously, the base was activated by the mysterious man in gray to self-destruct the program. The troops, clerks, and other cadres in the base evacuated the base in a very short time. Now the base is preserved, but there is only one base in Nuoda, and there are only him and those former central high-level officials who were imprisoned by Qi Weiguo.
"Damn, don't let me see you next time."
Xiao Wu's ten fingers danced quickly on the platform, and he thought indignantly in his heart: "You are simply." Throw such a big mess at me, but run to enjoy it yourself. Bah. β
At this moment, the number of jΓΉ on the light curtain stagnated, and then it was transformed into a window. He was stunned, and then pointed at Lu Li on the light curtain and jumped up and shouted.
"Damn, you're comfortable. Leave me in this place to suffer. I strongly asked it to come and assist me. β
"Uh......"
Lu Li was a little embarrassed. After a while, he looked at him left and right, and immediately changed the subject: "I forgot to tell you something just now. β
"What's the matter?"
Xiao Wu stared at Lu Li indignantly, as disgusted as if he had swallowed a fly. Lu Li saw it in his eyes and immediately threw out his killer move.
"Before it leaves, it's worried that you won't be able to control the entire base alone. So I'm going to tell you that there's a thousand modified Augmenters stored in a secret warehouse in the base. They have no mind and will only follow the orders given by the system. These enhancers are enough for you to keep your entire base safe and keep it running. β
"Really?"
Xiao Wu's face was overjoyed, and he couldn't wait to confirm it once: "It's really worried that I can't maintain the base, those people who deliberately stayed?" β
"Uh......"
Lu Li hesitated, quite reluctant to expose Xiao Wu's good wishes. After a moment's hesitation, he nodded with a smile and shrugged his shoulders with his hands outstretched.
"Of course it's true. It's not good for me to lie to you. β
As soon as he said that, Lu Li immediately changed the topic and said a series of instructions neatly. At the end, he solemnly admonished: "I have just cleared Hu Biao's stronghold. You do your best to send someone over and bring the survivors back to base. Other than that, I have to rush back as much as I can, and I can't help you much. So, you'll have to try to gather the survivors around you and lead them to hold on. If you encounter trouble that cannot be solved, follow this address and notify me as soon as possible. I'll do my best to come. β
The voice fell, and an additional address appeared on the light curtain. Xiao Wu quickly took the address and wrote it down, then looked up and asked, "Are you really leaving?" β
Lu Li was silent for a long time, and then nodded: "Well, I've been away from home for too long." β
Xiao Wu also fell silent. After a while, he continued to hold on with anticipation: "You can bring your family here." This is your turf. They will be safe here. β
"I'm sorry."
Lu Li smiled and shook his head firmly: "There are a lot of friends of mine over there." Mass migration, will attract the attention of those things. I don't want to see senseless sacrifices yet. β
Xiao Wu also wanted to persuade a few words. But Lu Li didn't give him another chance: "Tell your sister for me." Originally, I was going to take you back to City A. But there's no need for that anymore. When I go back, I will make a surgical plan, and I will arrange surgery for her as soon as possible and remove the jammer. One last word. Live well. I look forward to seeing you and me again. β
When the words fell, the picture on the light curtain changed, and it regained its previous number of streams. Xiao Wu looked at the light curtain in a daze, and didn't come back to his senses for a long time. After a long time, he suddenly slapped his thigh and screamed angrily.
"Lu Li, he also said that he didn't lie to me. If it's really worried about me, why doesn't it tell me in person! β
He was depressed to the extreme. What he saw in front of him, he had the urge to completely smash it. Suddenly, he laughed. He shook his head again and again, and said to himself with a smile on his lips.
"This kid, it's really good. Well, since I can't see it, I'll have to work hard. β
About an hour later, ten trucks pulled out of the rubble. The truck drove out of the rubble, and a black SUV with a roaring engine quickly crossed the convoy and drove straight onto the road.
Xiao Wu put the steering wheel and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. The off-road vehicle immediately let out a roar and drove forward at a high speed. About half an hour later, the SUV stopped on the side of the road. He jumped out of the car, looked around, and then jumped off the road and onto the field.
This walk was more than two hours of walking. It was getting dark, and he came to a mountain forest. He walked into the mountains and forests, bent left and right, and came to the depths of the mountains and forests with a familiar car.
After walking for a while, it was completely dark. Just before nightfall, he saw a dilapidated wooden house where the rangers lived temporarily.
"Sister, it's me. Come out. β
As soon as the words fell, the wooden door opened, and Xiao Wen walked out. When she saw Xiao Wu, her eyes immediately shifted to his identity. Xiao Wu was not happy, and he was upset for himself.
"Don't look at it, it's just me. He's gone. β
Xiao Wen felt a little lost in her heart. She cleaned up her mood and beckoned Xiao Wu into the house. The two entered the house. Xiao Wu saw He Weijun who was still in a coma at first glance. His expression darkened, and he said as he found a place to sit down.
"Clean up tonight. Early tomorrow morning, let's take Brother Viagra back to the base for treatment. β
"Back to base?"
Xiao Wen was a little surprised. Xiao Wu grinned and lit the bonfire quite proudly. The firelight dispelled the darkness, and he raised his head, looked at Xiao Wen with a smile and boasted.
"It took a lot of effort for me to help him take the base. Now the base is our base. Besides him, I'm the number two person. But he's gone now. I'm the de facto owner of the base. β
Xiao Wen knows her brother's temper very well. But she wasn't in the mood to debunk it. She looked at the fire with a puzzled heart. In just over a week, a base of Nuoda was taken down like this?
"I didn't lie to you."
Xiao Wu added a few sticks of firewood to the fire and sighed with nostalgia: "He is really not an ordinary person. Remember the person behind the scenes I mentioned to you? The two know each other, and it seems that their relationship is not ordinary. For just a week, he could only escape when he saw Hu Biao, but in a blink of an eye, he killed Hu Biao as easily as drinking water. No, I'm going to send someone to take the survivors and take you both back while it's time. β
Xiao Wen didn't speak, she lowered her head, and her heart was horrified. She had been trained as an agent, so she naturally knew how much energy Xiao Wu had secretly mentioned to the person behind the scenes. After a moment of silence, she suddenly raised her head and solemnly admonished.
"Since he trusts you. Don't live up to his expectations. Mom and Dad are gone. I don't want to lose your brother. β
"What?"
Xiao Wu pouted with a smile: "What do you want?" How can I have that ambition. Besides, my interest is not in power. I can't make myself uncomfortable with that kind of thing. β
"I'm just talking."
Xiao Wen smiled with satisfaction. At this time, Xiao Wu suddenly became squirming. He lowered his head and muttered in a whisper, "Sister, I seem to be in love." β
"Hehe, Sister Sue, who do you have a crush on? Do I recognize me? β
"It's not a human, it's an artificial intelligence...... Sister, sister, don't be impulsive...... Ouch, how do you hit someone? β
"Love knows no race...... Sister, please don't fight...... Sister...... Sister...... Ouch. β
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The next day, just after dawn, the Xiao sisters and brothers made a simple stretcher and carried He Weijun out of the broken wooden house. At ten o'clock in the morning, the siblings got into the off-road vehicle.
Xiao Wu sat in the passenger seat, turned out a mirror for the first time, and complained stupidly while checking the injury: "You are too ruthless." What if it breaks the phase and it doesn't like me? β
Before the words fell, Xiao Wen had a black face and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. The off-road vehicle sped away at a high speed. Xiao Wu was caught off guard, planted on the storage box, and immediately fainted.
When he woke up, he found that he had returned to the base. He was excited, and looked left and right in fear. didn't see Xiao Wen's shadow, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart was extremely entangled.
"It's a problem. Why doesn't she understand that love shouldn't be bound by the world? β
After a long struggle, he got out of bed, shook his head and sighed, and walked towards the main control room. Walking into the main control room, he had already made a decision in his heart. He looked at the light curtain in front of him and muttered in a determined low voice.
"Can't be provoked or can't hide? No one can stop our love. Not even my sister. β
He muttered as he began his routine maintenance. Soon he saw Xiao Wen's figure. At the moment, she was reassuring the survivors who had been brought back. After only looking at it for a while, he had to admire. Although she couldn't hear the voice, most of the survivors were already on her side.
After a while, the last few hesitant survivors finally nodded. Xiao Wen briefly confessed. The survivors dispersed in groups.
When Xiao Wu saw it, he hurriedly called up the surveillance screen. When he saw it, his confidence immediately exploded. The survivors seemed to have reached a tacit agreement and went to factories, farms, etc. together. Soon, he saw through the surveillance that more than 1,000 survivors had started their work.
"Okay, we can't hold back."
Xiao Wu rubbed his hands and immediately began the unfinished finishing work. At the same time, Lu Li sat alone on a dirt slope.
There was a bonfire burning in front of him. There were a few gnawed corn cobs scattered around. He threw a few dead branches into the campfire, but his thoughts flew to the base of N City. Before talking to Xiao Wu, he saw a text message on Hu Biao's satellite phone.
"Go to N City, as much as you can."