binnovel Chapter 202 Guide
Chapter 202 Guide
Upon arriving at the Qingshui base, Gao Shixin, along with several officers and department heads, personally drove out to greet them. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Gao Shixin said, "Our lord, Sun Qingpeng, has prepared a banquet to welcome you all. Please." He then personally drove ahead to lead the way. After another 20 minutes of driving, they finally arrived at the center of the Qingshui base.
At this moment, Sun Qingpeng and some others had arrived at the building entrance. Seeing Li Chenglong and the others come down, he smiled and walked over, saying, "Lord Li, I've long admired your name." Li Chenglong smiled and shook hands with him, then introduced the members of the investigation team one by one. Lu Mingyuan took out the letter Chen Guoqiang had written to Sun Qingpeng and handed it to him.
Sun Qingpeng carefully put the letter away and said, "Everyone must be tired after driving all day. I've prepared food and a place to rest. Let's rest well today, and we can talk about anything else tomorrow." Li Chenglong had just sensed that Sun Qingpeng and Gao Shixin had both reached level 9, which was quite powerful when most of the base's higher-ups were still at level 8.
Sun Qingpeng and Gao Shixin personally hosted them for dinner. After dinner, the two of them met with Li Chenglong privately, and the three of them talked for over an hour, exchanging the latest intelligence. Meanwhile, the Qingshui Base purchased 15 crystal generators from Li Chenglong at a price of one cyan crystal per generator. This deal had been agreed upon before, but due to recent events, Li Chenglong hadn't sent anyone to deliver them. Now, with a mission, he used his psionic space to bring them over.
The next morning, everyone gathered together. Sun Qingpeng instructed his subordinates to tell Li Chenglong and the others about the recent events and the current situation in the Southeast Military Region. Sun Qingpeng said somewhat seriously, "The situation in the Southeast Military Region is extremely complicated right now. To be honest, I don't really want you to go, especially since you're not familiar with the area at all. Going there would be fraught with danger."
Wang Ruyan stood up and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Commander Sun. This matter always needs to be handled by someone. If we don't find out the general situation of the Southeast Military Region as soon as possible, it will have an adverse impact on the subsequent operations. In particular, the southern part of the Central Military Region and the Eastern Military Region are adjacent to the Southeast Military Region. If any problems arise, they will be the first to be affected."
Gao Shixin and Sun Qingpeng exchanged a glance, stood up and said, "You've both done a great job. To be honest, I'm not particularly worried about your safety, because Li Chenglong is traveling with you, so he can ensure your safety. In order for you to complete your mission smoothly, I've assigned you a guide. She recently withdrew from the Southeast Military Region and is very familiar with the area."
Li Chenglong said happily, "That's great! But if the guide is an ordinary person, it will be more difficult to carry out the mission." As soon as Li Chenglong finished speaking, a spirited female soldier walked out from outside the door: "Don't worry, I will definitely not hold you back." The person was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, wearing a fitted military uniform, with short hair, and looked very capable.
Li Chenglong looked at the female soldier who was sizing him up before saying, "It's not because I'm holding them back, it's just that it's too dangerous there. If it were just an ordinary person, it would be irresponsible to their life." Gao Shixin immediately introduced, "This is Major Wu Ruilan from the Xiamen Base of the Southeast Military Region. She is a dual-ability user of speed and wind, and she has already reached level 7. These are all members of this investigation team: Lieutenant Colonel Lu Mingyuan, Lieutenant Colonel Wang Ruyan, and Major Lu Zhenhua from the Northwest Military Region; Lieutenant Colonel Ye Kai and Major Ye Xuan from the Central Military Region; and Major General Li Chenglong, Senior Colonel Xu Qingming, and Captain Wang Shuang from the Eastern Military Region."
Li Chenglong and Wu Ruilan shook hands lightly. Wu Ruilan said assertively, "Commander Li Chenglong, do you think I'm qualified to be your guide?" Li Chenglong nodded, "Yes, you're qualified, but you must follow orders in all actions." Wu Ruilan turned her head to the side, "I know, I know." Li Chenglong's first impression of this female soldier wasn't good. She hadn't knocked or reported before entering, and not only did she not salute him and his men, but she also didn't salute his superiors, Sun Qingpeng and Gao Shixin. Moreover, she always seemed to be subtly saluting him, even though he hadn't offended her.
Wu Ruilan walked to the map, meticulously marked the route, and finally said, "I will decide all the route arrangements for the investigation team. You have no objections, right?" Li Chenglong and Lu Mingyuan exchanged a glance: "Okay, you, as the guide, will make the decisions." After saying that, they spent more than an hour writing and drawing together, finally determining the locations and routes for this infiltration mission.
The investigation team, including the guide, comprised of nine people. After discussion, they decided to depart at 3 PM today. They would avoid fighting along the way if possible, and even if they did fight, they would do so in a way that wouldn't attract too much attention from the zombies. After the discussion, everyone dispersed to pack their belongings. At this moment, Wu Ruilan walked over and said, "I heard that Wu Gang is doing quite well under you; he's even become a division commander?"
Li Chenglong asked, "That's right. He performed exceptionally well in our Dawn City. After discussion, everyone decided to select him as the commander of the 7th Division. Moreover, he's an 8th-level dual-ability user of wind and fire elements. And you are?" Wu Ruilan smiled and said, "My name is Wu Ruilan, and his name is Wu Ruigang. We're siblings." Li Chenglong suddenly realized, "So this kid has an older sister. He never told me. He must be very happy to know you're still alive. I'll contact him here."
After speaking, Li Chenglong prepared to take out his Crystal Cell phone to contact Wu Gang. Currently, the Crystal Cell network coverage radius in Shuguang City is 800km, and the Qingshui base is only about 600 kilometers away from Shuguang City, so there's still a signal. Li Chenglong made a voice call to Wu Gang, and soon Wu Gang's face appeared on the screen. Wu Gang happily said, "Captain Li, what brings you to contact me today? Is there some mission? We've been rotating with the 11th Division these past few days, responsible for protecting Shuguang City, and it's been a bit boring."
Li Chenglong laughed and said, "Hold on a second, today is a very happy day. Take a look at who this is." He then handed the crystal phone to Wu Ruilan. Li Chenglong was currently using a second-generation crystal phone manufactured by the crystal phone manufacturing machine. Superpowered users didn't need to charge it, while ordinary users could charge it or insert a crystal into a small internal slot as a battery. It was much more convenient than the first-generation crystal phone, and most importantly, it was very cheap. Manufacturing a second-generation crystal phone only required one level 4 yellow crystal. Like Wang Xiao, she used her accumulated points to exchange for three second-generation crystal phones—one for herself and her sister, and one for her mother.
After handing the phone to Wu Ruilan, Li Chenglong left, not wanting to disturb the siblings' reunion. Half an hour later, Wu Ruilan, her eyes red, handed the phone back to Li Chenglong, then saluted and said, "Commander Li, thank you!" Li Chenglong smiled and said, "No need to thank me, no need to thank me. You two haven't seen each other for over a year, this is a happy occasion. From now on, we're in the same investigation team, you can just call me Team Leader Li."
Wu Ruilan looked at the crystal phone in Li Chenglong's hand: "Captain Li, this phone is amazing. Is it a product of your Dawn City? I wonder if I can buy one with crystals?" Li Chenglong said somewhat awkwardly: "Don't even mention buying it, I could even give you a few, but the crystal phone requires two things to use. First, it needs to be connected to the crystal network. Second, you need a Dawn City ID card to open an account. Otherwise, you can only use a temporary ID card. Xu Qingming used a temporary ID card, but to apply for a temporary ID card, you need to go to Dawn City in person. So even if I give you one, you still won't be able to use it."
Wu Ruilan was somewhat disappointed, but then said, "Then I'll just join your Dawn City." Li Chenglong was speechless: "Not only did I use General Sun Qingpeng's people as guides, but in the end, they also became people of our Dawn City. Isn't that too strange?" Wu Ruilan smiled and said, "It's alright, it's alright. I believe General Sun and General Gao will do what's best for you."
After everyone finished packing in the afternoon, they took a car and headed south, officially entering the Southeast Military Zone.