"Okay, since all the people who should come back have come back, and the things that should have been known have been known, then let's enter the last link of this meeting, now everyone knows the situation of our Mill Institute and is used to it, although before the heroes returned, some of us proposed to disband the Mill Institute, but let's just treat it as a discordant episode, let it pass if it is past, and now, we should also focus on the future." The head of the Hades group said meaningfully.

"yes, before...... When our power grew, there was always a feeling of being invulnerable and able to clear all obstacles in our way, but now, the world has suffered such a big setback, and suddenly there is a sense of sharing weal and pain, I am afraid that now is the most difficult period since the establishment of our Mill Institute......" one of the commanders sighed.

Others agreed with silence, this meeting has been held so far that even Gong Piqing has felt too many different places, if it was placed in the past, their conference lineup of this scale is absolutely needless to say, just in his memory, the host of each large-scale meeting will stand under a very futuristic and technological blue light display to explain the content of the meeting to them, if the meeting is longer, there will be a special service staff quietly behind each meeting member, Then gently place a refreshing cup of tea or strong coffee in front of him......

But now, although they were still in the familiar room, still in front of the familiar table, the only light source in the room was the three half-burned candles lit in the center of the table, because the conference table had not been used for too long, and there was even a light layer of ash attached to it; Moreover, the temperature in the conference room was pitifully low, and at any time, some elderly and chilly commanders could be seen rubbing their hands or stomping their feet lightly because of the cold, and even the always serious Hades were frozen and curled up subconsciously......

It's hard to imagine what kind of grand plans they're coming up with at this time, an organization comparable to a "winter activity center for the elderly".

"Sooner or later, I'll go to meet the lord of the Extremely Cold Country, no matter where he is now." Gong Piqing said coldly.

His words seemed to have a kind of magic that could lower the temperature around him, and every member of the council could hear the unwillingness and anger in his heart from his words, as the veteran members of the Mill Research Institute, almost everyone knew about Gong Piqing's tragic past before he became the "World Tree", and long ago, there was a saying in the Mill Research Institute that "the World Tree was only born for revenge in this life".

Until today, Gong Piqing once again revealed his own side, and they no longer had to ask anything like "the World Tree's mental illness looks better", because just what he just said can prove that the man sitting at their conference table at this time is the existence that was "only born for revenge" at the beginning.

"This is a relatively long-term plan, you go to your Extreme Cold Lord, I go to my Earl of Dark Raven, let's settle our own accounts, if those two guys are willing to join, bring another one, I'll take Gaia." Hades said.

"Why bring Gaia?" One of the commanders seemed to be somewhat interested in his words.

"Because I also want to smash that old crow's head into some problems, otherwise it would be too cheap to kill it." Hades also said through gritted teeth.

"Hmm...... This is indeed a long-term plan, but the two of you should be able to see how tense the situation is outside, although it looks desolate outside, but there are still a lot of zombies in the city, those zombies will produce more powerful mutations over time, and our living environment will become worse and worse, if in the end we can't even look at our own door, how can we talk about revenge? The head of the Hades group looked at them meaningfully and said.

"Big brother is right, what we have to do now is indeed to stabilize our side first, and the meeting also said at the beginning that the future of the Mill Institute needs to be in the hands of young people rather than in the hands of our old bones, although there are so many zombies in the city that have not been eliminated, but the number of survivors is also considerable, those survivors are the same as us, the living space is greatly squeezed, we have to find a way to add some manpower." A commander said.

Gong Piqing frowned, "Do you want to absorb outsiders in?" ”

"If you don't want to absorb them, you can not absorb them, but we can't leave them in the city, we can say that this is the safest shelter in the whole city right now, right? One more person is one more strength......"

"Yes, the disasters we have encountered in recent days are almost beyond the scope of the Mill Institute, we need to add some fresh blood to prepare for a comeback, but there is still one thing we need to pay attention to, that is, after the population increases, our food reserves must also increase simultaneously, and now we and the other survivors in the city basically rely on the stocks in the city supermarkets to survive, but the supply of supermarkets has been completely broken, and supermarkets have also dried up, We have to think carefully about the future......"

Gong Piqing frowned and took a deep breath, then fell into silence.

"I have a different opinion, and I would like to take the time to go to the epicenter of the disaster and have a look." After a long time, Gong Piqing spoke.

"The epicenter of the disaster?" Several commanders failed to understand what he meant.

"I mean, Xiguan Renai Research Institute, I want to take the time to go over and have a look, and then stop by on the way to see if I can find some other survivors, and then find some food from the nearby supermarket to bring back if it's convenient." Gong Piqing explained.

"It's not safe to go alone, I'll go with you." Hades continued.

"No, you don't have to go, you stay and watch the house, now those lords must know that we have returned and also know that we are badly damaged, if they are really afraid of us, it is very likely that they will launch a surprise attack on us during our weakest time, so there must be someone to guard the house." Gong Piqing said.

"Don't earn it, you want to go to Xiguan Renai, I don't object, and there is no need for anyone to stay at home to watch the house, now that you have been back for more than a week, if those two lords really want to sneak attack us, it is estimated that they will come a long time ago; I won't question the strength of the two, and I won't object to the two of them going out, but in this special period, I still hope that if you have any plans, you can tell us in advance. The head of the Hades group said.

"Received, please rest assured that we are aware of the current situation, and the World Tree has become the World Tree we are familiar with, and we are no longer children." Hades said.

As soon as these words came out, the commanders on the other side nodded at them with a relieved expression of "the child can be taught" or "this wood can be carved".

"Okay, then our meeting, let's end it first, now the warriors who have returned from the demon world have also known the situation on the earth and the headquarters, I hope the two of you will not make any big moves in the near future, we need to survive from this dim world first, and then we can start our road of revenge, besides, now your two brothers have not woken up, this is the time that God has left us to lie down and prepare to make a comeback!" The head of the Hades group said impassionedly.

As soon as the words fell, the other commanders got up one after another, and Gong Piqing and Hades also got up, but everyone could see that although the meeting was not long, everyone was also cold enough, because it was too cold in the conference room.

With the order to adjourn the meeting, the candle head on the table was blown out by the head of the Hades group and carefully put away, their Mill Institute has always been considered wealthy, although there has not been any decadence and extravagance, but it has never been so poor that even the candle head that is about to burn out must be carefully preserved.

Probably arranged by those commanders, before Gong Piqing and Hades could walk out of the conference room, a waiter walked in from the outside, and without saying a word, he stuffed a plastic bag of candles into their arms.

"Two heroes, I'm sorry I can't provide meticulous service for the two of you like before, you can also see the current situation of the headquarters, electricity has become our most scarce energy source, these candles are the lighting tools allocated by the command to the two, the two of them make do with it first, if it's not enough, you can ask me again, I'm in the duty room of the dormitory department."

After saying that, the waiter bowed to them, and then respectfully exited the conference room, leaving Gong Piqing and Hades with the candles in their arms, looking at each other......