binnovel Chapter 314 1 vs 4 (Part 1)
Chapter 314 1 vs 4 (Part 1)
On the afternoon of his return, Li Chenglong invited Yun Qian, the Minister of Logistics, and Shen Menghua from the Ministry of Industry and Information. After discussing the matter in detail with them, the quantity of supplies to be provided to the Anxi base was finalized. In addition to the previously confirmed 3000 tons of high-grade Dawn Rice, Dawn City would also provide 100,000 jin of fresh vegetables, 5,000 crystal rifles, 200 Killer crystal machine guns, and 500,000 rounds of crystal ammunition.
Li Chenglong placed 3200 tons of high-grade Dawn Rice, stored in his psionic space storage area, into the logistics department. Yun Qian then placed the grain into her storage pendant, and subsequently stored the remaining supplies there as well. After preparations were complete, Yun Qian, along with her deputies Ma Yuanyuan and Xiao Ya, and some staff members, boarded an X2 spaceship and flew towards the Anxi base.
After finishing his work, it was already 5 PM. Li Chenglong poured himself a glass of water and prepared to rest in his office. As for those who had supported the battle today, Li Chenglong gave them all two days off. At this moment, Ma Tiancheng and Feng Tian walked in together. One of them was an 8th-level fire-type ability user, and the other was a 9th-level strength-type ability user. They looked much younger than before.
The three chatted casually for a while, and then Feng Tian asked, "Today you killed a total of four giant beasts. Wu Gang and Zheng Aiguo alone killed two level 11 giant beasts, but none of them leveled up, including Wu Gang, who leveled up to level 10 a long time ago. Is it because of potential limitations that they can no longer level up?"
Li Chenglong nodded: "Very likely. You know, dual-elemental ability users are at most equivalent to B-level potential, and they might not even reach that. Some dual-elemental ability users are probably only equivalent to C-level potential. I heard Miss Erica and my teacher Lena talk about how the lower the potential, the more difficult it is to level up at higher levels. Weren't there some people in Dawn City who were stuck at level 9 and couldn't move forward? When I was studying the materials that Teacher Lena gave me, I roughly learned that C-level and D-level potential can only reach level 10 at most, and B-level potential can only reach level 11 at most. So Wu Gang and the others still have a chance to level up."
Ma Tiancheng then asked, "What is the highest level?" Li Chenglong thought for a moment before replying, "Level 15, because the highest level crystal we have so far is level 15. My teacher, Lena, is at level 13 late stage, and as far as I know, the Kiel aliens, space pirates, and Bozan aliens all have level 13 powerhouses. As for the Dane aliens, they are relatively weaker."
Feng Tian sighed, "I'm afraid our help to you will become less and less in the future. The future belongs to you advanced ability users and awakened individuals. We'll have to rely on you to resist the alien coalition." Li Chenglong smiled and said, "How could that be? No matter how powerful we are, we need a strong rear base. As we fight outside, we won't have as much time to manage the rear. Dawn City will have to rely on you to lead us."
The three of them chatted for at least an hour until Wang Jie came to hand in her work report for the day. They realized it was past the end of the workday and then went their separate ways.
On February 4th, which was also the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Chenglong and Yun Lan arrived at the west gate of Dawn City early in the morning. They had received a message that Shangguan Jingyun had set off overnight and would arrive in Dawn City this morning. This road was a trade route opened between Dawn City and Black Gold City, and it was very safe. In addition, Shangguan Jingyun herself was an 11th-level S-class killer whale awakener, so she was naturally not afraid of any danger.
Shangguan Jingyun reached level 11 much earlier because she was the only high-level Awakened in Black Gold City. She had to do everything herself, resulting in her slaying far more enemies than others, thus leveling up much faster. She came directly from the Anxi Base. A few days earlier, after going to Dawn City to support the Anxi Base, Shangguan Jingyun, along with her subordinates including Shangguan Feng, arrived in Black Gold City, the closest city to Anxi, at noon that same day. However, by then the giant beast had already been eliminated.
Although the battle was over, Anxi Base still faced some reconstruction work, so Shangguan Jingyun led her people to participate in the reconstruction. Black Gold City even sent a group of construction teams to join in. After Yunqian delivered the supplies that day, General Chen Guoqiang originally thought there would only be food, but he didn't expect there to be a large amount of vegetables and weapons and ammunition. Overjoyed, he wanted to give Yunqian a batch of crystals. They had collected quite a few crystals from killing the giant beasts and besieging the zombies at Anxi Base, but Yunqian refused them no matter what, and even secretly left with her people on the X2 spaceship.
After discussing the matter with some leaders, General Chen Guoqiang decided to provide some compensation to Shuguang City, given the exceptionally generous supplies they had provided. Since Shangguan Jingyun had originally planned a trip to Shuguang City, General Chen Guoqiang asked her to bring a batch of crystals with her.
Shangguan Jingyun's main reason for coming was hearing that Dawn City had increased the supply of high-grade Dawn Rice for sale from 1500 tons to 2000 tons. She wanted to discuss with Li Chenglong increasing the monthly supply of Dawn Rice to Black Gold City by another 100 tons. Secondly, she wanted to purchase another batch of energy rifles and the Dragon Fang Daggers, which were highly praised among the high-ranking officials of various bases. After understanding General Chen's intentions, she immediately expressed her willingness to act as an envoy, bringing the crystals and some of her own people to Dawn City.
Li Chenglong always treated those who had been his friends with courtesy. Black Gold City had fought alongside Dawn City against zombies several times and was among the first bases to establish a trade partnership with Dawn City. Later, they even signed a strategic alliance treaty, further deepening their relationship. This time, following Shangguan Jingyun's instructions, the entire process was conducted discreetly. Only Li Chenglong and Yun Lan were there to pick them up, and even fewer than 30 people knew they were coming.
Upon seeing from afar that it was Li Chenglong and Yun Lan who had come to pick her up, Shangguan Jingyun immediately told the driver to stop the car. She quickly walked over and said with a smile, "Lord Li, Miss Yun, I've been here more than once or twice. Why do you have to come and pick me up personally?" Yun Lan smiled and said, "Sister Shangguan, you are the Lord of Black Gold City. Since you've come, it's only proper for us to pick you up." The three exchanged pleasantries for a while, then, realizing that this wasn't the place to talk, they drove towards the Dawn Building.
Shangguan Jingyun got into Li Chenglong's car, which he drove himself. She and Yunlan chatted and laughed in the back. Shangguan Jingyun would be 46 years old after the New Year, but as a Level 11 S-class Awakened, she looked no more than thirty-two or thirty-three. Li Chenglong had learned before that the Shangguan family was a military family. Her great-grandfather had been a soldier, and her grandfather had even served alongside Mao Zedong and was a high-ranking general. Her father was also a retired deputy commander of a war zone before the apocalypse, but during the transfer, the entire convoy was attacked by a large number of zombie beasts, and no one survived.
Before the apocalypse, Shangguan Jingyun was already a deputy division-level staff officer. She fought in many major battles with her unit, but due to the rapid changes in the situation at the beginning of the apocalypse and the fierce attacks of the alien species, she was the only one who led more than two thousand people to evacuate to the Taihang Mountains. Because she was a superhuman and held a relatively high position before the apocalypse, she was recommended for the position. Later, as the battle deepened and the base was built, she gradually gained more recognition and was elected as the city lord of Black Gold City.
As for how she became an S-class Awakened, she herself couldn't say for sure. In any case, she had never been injured by a zombie, but in the early days of the apocalypse, she developed a fever for no apparent reason. She had a high fever for three days and three nights and almost didn't wake up. Then she became an Awakened.
Upon learning that Yunlan and Li Xue had both reached level 11, Shangguan Jingyun immediately offered her congratulations. At the same time, a thought formed in her mind. After thinking for a moment, she smiled and said, "City Lord Li, General Chen Guoqiang previously said that you are the strongest in China in terms of individual combat power. Now, Yunlan, Li Xue, Lei Qingcheng, and I are four level 11 Awakened Ones, one SS-rank, one S-rank, and two A-rank. I wonder if you have the confidence to fight all four of us at the same time."
As Li Chenglong drove, he said, "It's almost Chinese New Year, fighting isn't a good idea, and we don't even know if Lei Qingcheng agrees." Before Li Chenglong could finish, Yun Lan immediately smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about Lei Qingcheng, I'll contact her." With that, she opened her crystal phone and used "SuperChat," a chat software jointly developed by the Information Support Force and the Central Computer Office, to initiate a video call with Lei Qingcheng. A moment later, Yun Lan turned off her phone and gave Shangguan Jingyun an OK sign: "Done. Lei Qingcheng said if we really want to compete, we can call her anytime."
Upon arriving at the Dawn Building, Shangguan Jingyun sent her subordinates to rest at the Black Gold City's Dawn City office. As for the crystals and other supplies they had brought, Li Chenglong instructed the finance department staff to accept them and keep them safe. The three of them went to Li Chenglong and Yun Lan's office, chatting while waiting for Li Xue and Lei Qingcheng to arrive. Meanwhile, Yun Lan also used the "Super Message" group chat to notify the special forces and some Dawn Army officers, inviting them to come and watch if they had time, as battles between level 11 fighters were quite rare.
Li Chenglong figured since it was going to be watched anyway, he might as well give the entire city of Shuguang a live broadcast. He immediately contacted Chu Kexin, the director of the Shuguang City Broadcasting Network Television Bureau, and Jiang Hui, the section chief, and asked them to handle the matter. After learning about it, Jiang Hui said that he would send the strongest live broadcast team from Shuguang City Television Station and use new live broadcast drones to conduct multi-camera, all-angle live broadcasts.