binnovel Chapter 317 Having fun
Chapter 317 Having fun
With the year-end approaching, Shangguan Jingyun did not stay in Dawn City for long. Four days later, a caravan set off with her to Black Gold City, where Li Chenglong also reaped a large number of crystals.
The Central Computer Office has been quite busy lately, as the Spring Festival is approaching. They're busy compiling the year's points statistics. Fortunately, with the issuance of identity cards and Lilith's help, the points calculation isn't difficult, but with over 200,000 people involved, it won't be completed in just a day or two. The main problem lies in Dawn City's points system, which is divided into cumulative points and monthly active points. Li Chenglong has decided to reform this points system after the Spring Festival, as the current system is indeed detrimental to Dawn City's development.
Besides, after the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, red lanterns and colorful lights began to be gradually decorated on the streets, and Industrial Zone 1 and Industrial Zone 2 started producing New Year's goods after the start of the twelfth lunar month. Li Chenglong didn't feel much of a New Year's celebration, mainly because he was very busy at the end of the year. Apart from the day he fought against the four women and got some rest, he spent the rest of the days working.
The holiday for Dawn City is from the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month to the 5th day of the first lunar month, while the holiday for the Dawn Army is from the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month to the 3rd day of the first lunar month. Due to the special circumstances, they cannot take too long a holiday. Some special departments do not have a break, but only take turns resting, although Li Chenglong will provide some compensation.
Li Chenglong was typing when he heard a knock on the door. "Come in," Li Chenglong said while writing his report. Wang Jie entered with Yang Liu, Wang Shuang, and Wu Ruilan, then left and closed the door behind them. After the three women saluted in unison, Yang Liu said, "Reporting to Captain Li, the special operations team has completed its mission and is returning to the team. This is our report. The electronic version of the report and photos have been sent to the central computer office and will likely be sent to your office shortly."
Li Chenglong poured a glass of water for each of the three men and said with a smile, "You've worked hard. With the Spring Festival approaching, I still need you to carry out a reconnaissance mission. But I'm not at ease if you don't conduct reconnaissance. The zombies have built a lot of jamming towers in the areas they occupy. Our air force has gone there several times, but we have gained nothing due to the strong jamming. That's why I have to ask you to conduct on-site reconnaissance."
Yang Liu smiled and said, "It's alright. Serving Dawn City and its people is our duty." She then gave a brief report on what she had seen and heard along the way. Li Chenglong listened to Yang Liu's report while reading their documents. Wang Shuang said, "According to our observations, the zombies have stopped expanding further, but they have built some factories in the cities they've occupied. However, because the zombies' defenses are very tight, even I couldn't easily get close, so I only took some photos from the outside. Based on our speculation, these are probably factories manufacturing weapons or armor."
Wu Ruilan continued, "Currently, the zombies we see most often are all at level 5, and level 4 and below are rarely seen. This proves that the strength of the zombie army is further increasing. Moreover, we have also discovered a new type of zombie army. Some zombies ride zombie birds in the air, and the zombie birds have something similar to a bomb-throwing device hanging on their bodies."
The three women reported for over twenty minutes before briefly summarizing the special forces team's observations. Li Chenglong nodded and said, "Your report is very important. I will immediately send the electronic version to the military headquarters for review. Today is the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, so I'm issuing a holiday to your special forces team. You will reconvene on the third day of the Lunar New Year. This is to give you ample time to rest and recuperate. I'm telling you, when it's time to fight after the Spring Festival, no one can say they haven't had enough rest." The three women happily saluted again in unison, "Thank you, Captain Li!" and then left.
After they left, Li Chenglong called Zhao Liying and asked her to organize the electronic report and send it to the military headquarters. He also instructed her to send a notice to officers at the deputy regimental level and above, instructing them to assemble at 3 PM in the military headquarters' main conference room for a meeting to discuss the report. Of course, the report to the Eastern Theater Command couldn't be neglected; she would send it out once she finished organizing it.
Zhao Liying was supposed to be off today, but after receiving Li Chenglong's call, she didn't delegate her work to others just because she was off. She immediately went to the central computer office, organized the report on a Crystal computer, and sent it out as Li Chenglong instructed.
The afternoon military meeting convened on time. Yang Liu, as the representative of this field investigation team, spoke, providing a detailed account of what their special forces had seen and heard. Li Chenglong, Yun Lan, Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, and others gave brief remarks, while Wu Gang and Zheng Aiguo expressed their views on behalf of the soldiers.
The meeting lasted from 3 PM to 5 PM. At the end, Feng Tian, representing the Dawn Army headquarters, announced the holiday arrangements for the Dawn Army. Those who were married could return to their assigned homes for the New Year. Those who were unmarried would spend the New Year with everyone in the army. At the same time, Zheng Yong, the Dawn Army's political commissar, emphasized discipline, instructing officers to clearly explain to their soldiers that they must be mindful of their words and actions during the holiday. He warned that if their actions caused negative impacts on Dawn City or its ordinary citizens, they would be severely punished.
After the meeting, Li Chenglong chatted with some division-level and deputy division-level officers for a while. Looking at the time, it was already 6 PM, so he prepared to go home. Yun Lan had already left earlier; she had arranged to meet Li Xue and Han Xiaoling to go shopping at the commercial street. Just as Li Chenglong stepped out of the military headquarters, he saw Yang Liu next to an SUV, seemingly waiting for someone. However, as soon as she saw him, she quickly walked over.
Li Chenglong smiled and said, "It's already past 6 o'clock. Your special forces team is on holiday today. Why are you still here?" Yang Liu said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's because the people in the special forces team heard that they were going on holiday today. Some of them who have families are preparing to go home for the New Year, but more than half of them don't have families. The special forces team is our home, so we discussed it and decided to have a reunion dinner early tonight. That's why we specially invited you, Captain Li, to join us."
Li Chenglong nodded solemnly: "Okay, I agree. Let's go now without delay. I can also help." In the car, Li Chenglong contacted Yunlan, who said that she couldn't go today and asked Li Chenglong to apologize on her behalf. As for her son, Li Yunhao, he and Su Qian had been staying with his parents-in-law for the past two days, so there was no need to worry too much.
The special forces team currently has no male members left. Jiang Dali, Jiang Cheng, Song Yuchen, and others have been transferred to other departments. The team has undergone further streamlining, reducing its total size to 40 people. However, these 40 special forces members are all level 9 or higher ability users, possessing strong individual skills and formidable team combat capabilities. The current team leader is Yang Liu, the deputy leader is Wang Shuang, the instructor is Wu Ruilan, and the liaison officer is Jin Mengqi. Except for Wu Ruilan, who is a level 9 dual-element ability user, the other three have reached level 10.
Before Yang Liu got on the bus, she told the girls in the special forces team about Li Chenglong's arrival through the group chat on "SuperMessage". They even waited in front of the special forces compound, looking in the direction of the crossroads, waiting for Li Chenglong's arrival.
Li Chenglong got out of the car and shook hands with each of the special forces girls. He said with some emotion, "To be honest, it's been two years since the apocalypse. In the first year, I can say with my hand on my heart that I put a lot of effort into the special forces. But since the second year, due to the increase in battles and the increase in the number of people in Dawn City and the Dawn Army, I really haven't had much energy to devote to the special forces. I'm afraid that now I know everyone in the special forces, but not everyone has necessarily seen me in person. I'm really a bit sorry."
Yang Liu, Wang Shuang, and other veteran members of the special forces team, their eyes welled up with tears upon hearing Li Chenglong's words. With personnel changes, only about ten veteran members remained. Since the special forces team's inception, a total of 67 members have sacrificed their lives, and 31 have been transferred. Yang Liu stood at attention and solemnly declared, "Our special forces team will always be subordinates of Captain Li and Captain Yun. If the general doesn't live, we won't live! If the general doesn't die, we won't die! We will always remain under the leadership of Lord Li Chenglong, upholding our beliefs and faith, and creating a shared future for us all."
Li Chenglong nodded: "Alright, it's getting late. We still need to eat together, so let's hurry up and get ready. I'm a very picky eater, so I wonder what kind of delicious food our special forces team has, hahaha." Today, including Li Chenglong, there are 41 people who need to eat, and the main hall of the special forces team building can only accommodate them all. Fortunately, there is central air conditioning, so the hall is not cold.
The 41 people sat at five tables, and soon dishes and soups were brought out one after another. Some were homemade, some were taken from Li Chenglong's psionic space, and some were ordered from a restaurant. Each table had more than a dozen dishes and two or three soups. Since Li Chenglong didn't drink much, and the special forces members were all women, he only brought out a lot of soft drinks and some beer, telling them to drink whatever they wanted.
Besides eating and drinking, everyone let down their usual serious demeanor and started chatting casually. Some even danced and sang in the middle of the five tables, creating a joyful atmosphere. By the time the party ended, it was already 10 p.m. Li Chenglong helped clean up the trash, declined Yang Liu's offer to escort him, and headed home alone.