Kyoto, somewhere in a conference room.

The meeting had lasted two and a half hours, and the people sitting in the seats looked serious. The sheer volume of pictures and videos gives most people a look of apprehension. The PPT on the wall is on the last page, and a young man in a straight military uniform is making his final closing statement.

"To sum up, the number of human beings infected with mutations is very small and negligible. Monsters come in a variety of ways, some are native creatures mutated, while others suddenly emerge from other unknown worlds/through unknown means. Monsters appear in locations that cannot be captured, but can be found all over the world, including the North and South Poles, forests and oceans.

For the time being, the appearance time of the monster can be assumed to be the night of the full moon every month. As for the more specific points, the difference between the two is quite large, and it is impossible to determine.

Seventy percent of the monsters are beasts, 20 percent are insects, and 10 percent are plants. You can name the monster a strange beast.

The beast has an extremely strong sense of aggression, but its body is not adapted, and its mind is more confused, like a fish suddenly leaving the water.

The strength of the beasts is uneven, but most of them can be eliminated with thermal weapons such as guns and cannons, and they do not pose a fundamental threat to us.

When the beast dies, its body disappears completely, leaving only a diamond-colored object. Experts in various fields have not yet reached a unified understanding of this legacy, but there is a consensus that there is a lot of energy in it.

As for the economic losses caused by the alien beasts, it was catastrophic, the factories were closed, the logistics were interrupted, and only the food reserves were relatively sufficient, and there was no turmoil/chaos for the time being. ”

The old man sitting at the top looked tired, but his back was still straight. "Ladies and gentlemen, this state of affairs has not been recorded before, and it cannot be explained by science. This is both a crisis and an opportunity. Do you have any comments on this issue?"

"I have no opinion on the establishment of a special response unit, which will be broken into pieces within a specific period of time and wait for the rabbit in various small and medium-sized cities. But the strange beasts appear not only in cities, but also in vast rural and mountainous areas, and we cannot leave them alone. I wonder if there is a plan for this?"

"Everyone knows the situation in the country, there are only so many people in the army, and in some places, the rescue can only be carried out later. ”

"Is it possible to restore the militia system to make up for the lack of soldiers? ”

"It doesn't make sense. The United States has proven that ordinary small-caliber firearms are not a lethal threat to alien beasts, and that artillery support is required to win. ”

"I have a suggestion. A thunderous voice rang out in the conference room, suppressing a lot of arguments.

"I heard that if you eat that kind of star diamond, if you are lucky, you will have a certain chance to obtain the ability of alien beasts. There have been successful cases among the people. Therefore, I propose to recruit these people, in cooperation with the militia and the police, as the second line of defense for the lives of our people. And, I suggest that they can be named the seventh line of defense. ”

The conference room was silent for a long time before someone spoke, "Uh, the second line of defense, why do you want to be the seventh?"

"The reason is simple. Seventh sounds better than second!"

Well, the reason was powerful, and the conference room fell silent.

After a while, the old man at the head smiled slightly and said, "This is a good idea, but it is still a drop in the bucket for our tens of millions of land area. Do you have any better suggestions?"

"Great Elder, we can make more artillery, missiles, it's easy for us, and it's easy to even train more artillery, but it's a shame for us to blow up every shell in the homeland. Although the seventh line of defense that Lao Zheng said is child's play, the idea is good. Isn't using the power of alien beasts to deal with alien beasts the same reason as the master Yi Chang Technique of a hundred years ago to improve himself?"

The Great Elder was silent for a while, and then said, "The Special Counter Force is subordinate to the General Staff Headquarters, and the name of this seventh line of defense is too ugly, so let's change the name." ”

............

Qingpu.

This is already the outermost part of Haicheng, but it is still several times more prosperous than Baicheng. There are small bridges and flowing water, park pavilions, and shops and warehouses like towering forests.

In the past, every afternoon in the morning or at dusk, you could see a tidal wave of people pouring out of the industrial parks. These people left their hometowns and worked here thousands of miles, creating the prosperity of Qingpu.

However, when Du Lengqiu arrived, what he saw was ruins and crumbling walls, and bomb craters everywhere.

On the left side of the road, a middle-aged man with a big belly sat on the ground, crying tearily, like a pug whose spine had been removed. In front of him was a half-destroyed warehouse, the outer walls half collapsed, and the roof had slipped and shattered.

At this time, it was still early in the morning, but the whole Qingpu was crowded. Migrant workers have returned to their hometowns, making it a ghost town. The faces of the people who hurried by on the road no longer had the arrogant temperament of the previous region, but were a little worried.

Zhang Lingcui looked left and right, there was a kind of countryman rushing into the city, but no one came to laugh at her at this time.

"Brother Du, what are we doing here?"

Du Lengqiu suddenly stopped, "Let's rent two warehouses." ”

"Warehouse, are we going to be in business?"

"Well, if we don't generate some income, your tuition will be very problematic. Du Lengqiu smiled and casually made up a lie.

"Tuition ......" is like this, do you still want to go to school? Zhang Lingcui was a little stunned.

He turned around and walked towards the big belly, "Hey, dude." There's business coming to the door. ”

The big belly was crying heartbroken, hearing the word business, his ears pricked up, and he stood up with lightning speed, he didn't have time to wipe his tears, and his face was already reflexively piled up with a smile, "What business to take care of the little brother, uh......" Halfway through the words, he became suspicious.

Du Lengqiu looks too young, not like he is doing business, but Du Lengqiu has been killed, and even killed strong enemies, although he is wearing cheap clothes, he has a cold temperament, and has the effect of not being angry and arrogant. In ancient times, this was called officialdom, and only those who had been in the top positions for a long time could experience it.

"Little brother Leng Huo, this is my sister Leng Yu. This is the first time we have come to Qingpu, why is my brother crying sadly?" Du Lengqiu popped out a cigarette and handed it over. He has been crawling in society since he was a child, and he has long developed a cheeky skin, talking about people when he sees people, and talking nonsense when he sees ghosts, and he is very skilled.

The big belly touched his belly, unbuttoned the casual suit, and sighed, "Brother Leng, don't mention it, I can't live this day." ”

"Since the last time a bunch of monsters jumped out for no reason, those working boys have quit their jobs and returned to their hometowns. These guys don't want to think about it, aren't there monsters in the countryside? Let's be here in Qingpu, it's safer to have the protection of the army, isn't it?"

"As soon as these people left, well, the factories were closed. I can't rent out this warehouse. What's even worse is that last night, some damn monster actually destroyed three of my four warehouses, didn't this kill me?"

Du Lengqiu smiled, MMP in his heart, if something happened and he didn't go home to reunite, is that still a person from our big foodie empire? That is, you dead fat man got into the eyes of money.

"Brother won't have this business alone, right?"

The big belly hurriedly took out a business card, handed it to Du Lengqiu, and smiled awkwardly, "Look at my memory, my surname is Chai, Xinger, and my friends call me Chai Er." In addition to these four warehouses, I also have an antique shop in the Nandu Confucius Temple. ”

"People say that antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times. A few years ago, the value of antiques was rising, and I was not red-eyed, but I had only been in the industry for a few years, and I didn't make a few dollars, so I encountered this. Now there's not even a fat sheep on the antique street, and I can't even find a person to take over, so I regret it. No, in the past month, I have lost more than a dozen pounds. After speaking, Chai Lao Er touched his stomach and shook his head again and again.

Du Lengqiu looked at Chai Laoer's Maitreya Buddha-like figure, smiled slightly, and did not make a sound.

A few years ago, the world was peaceful, the price of antiques rose year by year, many people looked hot, and there were not a few people who devoted themselves to it, and this guy in front of him was one of them.

However, current events are changeable, laugh when you should laugh, cry when you should cry, and look away.

The two of you are talking to me, and the conversation is hot, and there is a bit of a sense of hating each other.

But at this moment, a powerful hum of a motorcycle engine came from a distance, and soon more than 20 motorcycles of different colors roared by. Riders in trendy eye-catching cave suits, with colorful hair on top, holding the handlebars in one hand and waving chains and steel pipes in the other, shouted strange cheers one after another.

The people on both sides of the road avoided it, but the drivers were even more excited, and some people drove their motorcycles into the sidewalk to dodge left and right.

Du Lengqiu's face was surprised, "This, this ......"

"Don't mention it. Chai Lao Er was indignant, "These guys are all from Su Province, and they used to only make trouble in the middle of the night in the third watch, and few people cared." But now that I see that the market is in chaos, I also swagger through the market in broad daylight, and I really eat dry rice when I am a military policeman. I think it won't be long before I have to go to jail. ”

Waiting for the people to walk away, Chai Lao Er clapped his hands, squinted his eyes, and said with a smile: "Brother Leng just said that he wanted to take care of my business, I don't know, hehe." ”

"My brother and sister wanted to rent a warehouse. ”

"Rent a warehouse?" Chai Laoer's face turned strange. He turned his head to look at the half-collapsed building, and then at the few pedestrians around him, thinking that something was wrong with his ears.

"That's right. ”

"Brother Leng, it's true that my second brother likes small money, but renting a warehouse at this time is not much business to do. I can't take advantage of you. ”

"Huh"

I was surprised in my heart, Du Lengqiu was a little impressed by Chai Laoer, and it was rare for people to not eat the fat when it reached their mouths. After thinking about it for a while, Du Lengqiu explained: "We rented this warehouse in order to open a martial arts hall. ”

"Martial arts hall?" A large number of film and television dramas such as Huang Feihong and Ip Man appeared in Chai Laoer's mind, and the strong BGM music sounded, arrogantly facing the ten thousand waves, and his blood turned to the red sun......

But looking at Du Lengqiu's thin figure, it has nothing to do with the master of national arts. However, looking at Du Lengqiu's white hair and mature and independent temperament, he is obviously not a reckless person.

"That's right, once this world is chaotic, there is always no shortage of business in practicing martial arts and exercising. Not to mention practicing to become a martial arts strongman, even if you run for your life, practicing martial arts also has a bonus. If you sign up, I'll give you a 7% discount. ”

Chai Lao Er laughed dryly, "Forget it, forget it." I couldn't even breathe in the 50-meter sprint, let alone practice martial arts. He groaned for a while, "The rent of my warehouse in previous years was 30,000 a month, but now that business is sluggish, I will give a 70% discount." When he said the seven folds, there was a painful expression on his fat face, as if he was cutting his flesh.

"Seven percent off is twenty-one per month. That's a bit too high. Du Lengqiu ignored Chai Laoer's painful expression, and bargained with a smile, "Look at the desolate appearance around, I will pay two thousand a month." ”

"Two thousand, brother, you're too ruthless. Two thousand can't even rent a single room of 30 square meters in Haicheng. I have an 800-square-meter warehouse, a ten-meter-high space, and a 60-square-meter bedroom, with water and electricity, TV, refrigerator, air conditioning, and wardrobes. But in the twelve urban districts of Haicheng, there is no such cheap price. ”

After some bargaining, Du Lengqiu rented the warehouse. When Chai Lao Er left, there was pain in happiness, and there was a trace of happiness in pain, and his expression was indescribably complex.

As for the price, well, don't talk about it.

Opening the door of the warehouse, just like Chai Lao Er said, the space is very high, and there is a big empty room, only a few tattered woven bags and rotten wood are still moldy in the corners.

Du Lengqiu expressed his satisfaction with the space. Practice swordsmanship here and be no longer afraid of being known.

Walking to the back of the warehouse, you can see several offices and bedrooms that have been converted from blue shipping containers. Because it is at the back of the warehouse, the lighting and ventilation are not very good.

When I opened it, it was clear that the bedroom had not been inhabited for some days, and a thin layer of dust had accumulated. Zhang Lingcui didn't care, she had been living in those humble hotels for more than 20 days. She cheered, turned on the faucet, and cleaned diligently, humming a ballad.

Du Lengqiu smiled slightly, came to the warehouse alone, pressed the switch, lowered the door, and suddenly darkness enveloped everything.