172. The curtain opens
During the time that Xu Zhi was silent in the city center, she was not the only one preparing for the danger that would come at an unknown time.
With Xu Zhi's authorization, coupled with his understanding of Xu Zhi's character, Zhong Lingfan has done a lot of things during this time.
First of all, it was natural to inform the residents of the city center that although the doors of Cloud City and the Federation were opened, not everything was starting to be good, on the contrary, the biggest danger was coming.
Perhaps the transcendents of the Federation would feel panic and panic when they heard this, but the situation that survived in Cloud City would not be like this anymore.
After all, they have already experienced a "doomsday".
Even if the administrator described the impending end as very grim, in the eyes of the transcendents of Cloud City, who had been tempered, it was not something that had to be wailed and feared, instead of wasting time and energy to lament the impending crisis, it was better to prepare as soon as possible, and not let yourself be as helpless as when the Cloud City disaster just came.
Therefore, although the atmosphere of cloud city in the past two months has been tense, it seems to be more orderly and calm than that of the Federation.
And they are not unaware that they can deal with the next crisis here, and Xu Zhi, who built the base, has contributed a lot, even if the residents have not seen Xu Zhi a few times, but they still define Xu Zhi in their hearts as the most trustworthy person in the future when fighting disasters.
Zhong Lingfan did not choose to break this atmosphere, the residents did not know Xu Zhi's true character, had unrealistic expectations of her, and even fantasized about her as a "hero", which is a normal thing, stemming from the worship of absolute power.
But now is the time when this "booster" is needed.
And Xu Zhi's attitude also expressed that although she didn't want to be a hero, she really didn't plan to sit idly by, since this is the case, then it's okay to make people think that she is a hero.
Sometimes, the existence of a hero is not really a need for her to save everything, but as long as it exists.
Therefore, even if Xu Zhi did not show his face a few times in the residential area, nor did he mobilize his extraordinary ability to unite the residents at such a moment, but because of her existence, the transcendents of the Cloud City base spontaneously showed signs of unity at the moment when the catastrophe was imminent.
They can be calmer, more resolute, and more sober than the Federation transcendents, not expecting that everything will be okay, the end is fake, these illusory "expectations", and the most important thing now is naturally to improve their abilities.
As a result, for the leeks of the Federation, the transcendents of Cloud City also showed more enthusiasm, after all, they had a core in their hands that was better earned than hunting.
Perhaps because of the impending catastrophe, Xu Zhi also "reluctantly" provided more tokens to enter the city, and the Federation, for some considerations, did not let all the people of the Federation know that perhaps the "doomsday" would suddenly come one day, but only some transcendents and certain classes in various cities knew the news.
But even so, Cloud City has become a more sought-after sweetheart than before.
Who doesn't want to gain greater strength to protect themselves before the catastrophe strikes?
Where can I improve the fastest now?
Naturally, it's Cloud City.
The residents of Cloud City began to tacitly pit the core of the Federation Transcendentals, and the Federation Transcendents were willing to pay the core to seek the protection and guidance of the residents in order to better absorb energy in Cloud City.
For a while, the "camps" that should have clashed between the two were unexpectedly harmonious, and there was no "conflict caused by the unbalanced mentality of the people of Yuncheng" that the federal top brass had expected.
Zhong Lingfan has recently broken herself in half to use it, she once asked Shen Jinwen if he was willing to leave Cloud City, Shen Jinwen's answer was no, if it wasn't for Xu Zhi's request, Shen Jinwen was not even willing to leave the old residential area and come to the city center, although I don't know what method Xu Zhi used to persuade her, but Zhong Lingfan himself couldn't make Shen Jinwen make concessions.
Staying here, this seems to be Shen Jinwen's bottom line, and she has a rather heavy obsession with it.
Therefore, Zhong Lingfan could only ask her to watch some things and the progress of experiments in Cloud City, and more things of the Federation were handed over to Lin Zizhen to help deal with.
The person Xu Zhi brought back at the beginning was not very top-notch, but there was an advantage that made Zhong Lingfan feel quite satisfied, that is, he was knowledgeable enough to understand current affairs and tactful, his brain turned fast enough in some aspects, his emotional intelligence was high, and he was enough to pull down his self-esteem, and his mind clearly knew what he was doing and what he wanted, which was enough.
What she needs is someone like that to handle some chores.
Time passed little by little in the busyness, and another month later.
When a hidden and dangerous experiment finally came to fruition in the laboratory of Cloud City, when Xu Zhi's kitten woke up from its slumber, it was somewhere in the secluded mountains of the Federation.
A group of disheveled and disheveled men who seemed to have not taken good care of themselves for a long time came out of a thief's hole.
If the people of the Federation saw this scene, they would be surprised and cursed angrily.
This group of people, in order to hide from the Federation's pursuit, actually hid in the undiscovered ancient tomb, and it is very likely that they have carved the formation in the tomb.
Is this something that people can do?
Oh no, these believers obviously can't be counted as human.
"This place has also been arranged, so that the task given to us by the Lord has been completed ninety percent."
"All that's left is that damn Cloud City!"
The speaker's words were full of gnashing of teeth, as if he hated the city very much.
"What to do? Our people have tried to infiltrate several times but failed, and there are a few brutes guarding the entrance to that city, and our people will be killed as soon as they enter, and there is no way to enter and carve out the formation! ”
"Don't worry, let's try to communicate with the Lord first, explain the current situation, maybe the Lord has other instructions."
You can't continue to waste time with Cloud City.
The group returned halfway up the mountain, and after dressing up in a dilapidated wooden house that seemed to have not been lived in for more than ten years, they left this secluded mountain one after another, returned to the Federation in different ways, and then gathered in a certain place on a certain day.
"Things are ready, so let's get started."
The ritual of communication with the Lord was somewhat complicated, with the sacrifice of a hundred low-ranking believers, and then the high-ranking believers who led the way finally received the will from Him.
The moment he opened his eyes, a look of ecstasy appeared on the believer's face.
"The Lord said that he has his own arrangements in Cloud City, and we don't need to worry about it, as long as we are ready for the Federation."
"Now, everything is ready, and the consciousness of the Lord is almost awakened."
In the dimly lit room, only the blood-colored formation under his feet was emitting a faint red light, and this red light clearly reflected the faces of everyone gathered in this room, without exception, all of them were feverish to the point of creepy worship and ecstasy about what was to come.
The leader's tone was crazy and cruel, and he no longer suppressed his voice, but changed his previous caution, took off his black robe, and raised his arms and shouted to his companions.
"Now, the time has come! My compatriots, now is the time for the ceremony to begin! ”
"It is time for the world to pay for the pain that my lord has endured for a hundred years."