binnovel Chapter 337 Talking about Cooperation
Chapter 337 Talking about Cooperation
As soon as they entered the X2 spaceship, Li Chenglong instructed the pilot to quickly steer the ship away from the area, and he also released the female zombie Qin Wan. Yang Liu and the others were all astonished. They knew about Li Chenglong's new ability, dimensional travel, but they didn't expect it to be able to carry so many people at once.
As soon as Li Chenglong put Qin Wan down, the female zombie was surrounded by Yang Liu, Wang Shuang, and others. After all, she was a level 11 superpowered zombie, so they had to be careful. Qin Wan, however, remained calm and took a Flame Fruit from the plate on the tea table and ate it. Because they had spent a lot of time with Han Feng, the others weren't too surprised that a zombie was eating fruit.
As zombies level up, their intelligence gradually recovers, but their appearance depends on their past experiences. A gigantic zombie like a Titan Zombie or a Giant Hammer Zombie, after reaching level 10, won't become as close to an ordinary person as Han Feng. Instead, its size will increase, its destructive power will increase, and its intelligence level will not be as high as that of a humanoid level 10 zombie.
Han Feng previously mentioned the summary made by her master, Protector Xun: for a high-level zombie to become almost identical to a normal human, factors such as strength and luck are indispensable. During the leveling process, it must maintain its human form, not mutate into anything else, and possess high mental attributes. Only then, after reaching level 10, can it gain higher intelligence and the ability to speak.
Li Chenglong said with a smile, "I didn't expect you not to try to escape." Qin Wan finished eating a Flame Fruit, took out a wet wipe from her bag to wipe her hands, and then said, "Knowing that I can't escape, why would I still try to escape? If I were killed by you, Lord Li, it would be a huge loss for me. You went to so much trouble to capture me alive, so you definitely don't want me to die. Why should I risk escaping?"
Li Chenglong nodded, signaling the people on guard to relax and discuss the matter back in Shuguang City. Meanwhile, Zhao Liying contacted the Central Computer Office, instructing the girls to prepare a special meeting room. A few days prior, Li Chenglong had renovated the 1400 square meters of usable space on the 7th floor of the Shuguang Building. After deducting the area occupied by the six elevators and corridors, approximately 1220 square meters of usable space remained.
Currently, 701 is my own home, with an area of 160 square meters; 702 is my parents-in-law's home, with an area of 120 square meters; 703 is Ma Tiancheng's home, with an area of 140 square meters; there is also an 80-square-meter office for the city lord's assistant and the city lord's office; in addition, there are two temporary rest rooms for Wang Jie and Pei Ji, each with an area of 15 square meters. This totals 530 square meters.
Rooms 704 to 711 comprise eight rooms, each 80 square meters in size. These rooms are for Li Xue, Han Xiaoling, Zhao Liying, Chen Xiaoke, Su Yunjin, Lü Xin, Qin Mengyao, and He Siyu, respectively. Except for Li Xue, the others are all members of the Central Computer Office. The remaining 50 square meters are used as a storage room for various odds and ends. Although each room is only 80 square meters, it has all the necessary amenities, more than enough for one person.
Simultaneously, due to the increased workload, the Central Computer Office expanded its staff and was renamed the Dawn City Information Processing Special Mission Support Section, or simply the Information Support Section, to distinguish it from the Dawn Army's information support unit. The head of the Information Support Section is Li Chenglong, and the deputy heads are Yun Lan and Zhao Liying. The Dawn City Information Support Section is divided into Section One and Section Two. Section One is specifically responsible for the work of the Central Computer Room, while Section Two is responsible for external support missions such as piloting the Dawn aircraft carrier.
The team consists of eight members: Chen Xiaoke, He Siyu, He Shuangshuang, Lü Xin, Jiang Xin, Li Qian, Wang Xiao, and Su Yunjin. There are two people on each day and night shift. Working hours are from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM and from 8:00 PM to 7:00 AM, with one day on and one day off. After completing one day shift, the next shift is the night shift. Although it seems very demanding, the workload isn't actually that heavy because of the super AI Lilith.
The Second Section currently has only five members: Zhao Liying, Han Xiaoling, Qin Mengyao, Wu Ruilan, and Jin Mengqi. Although they don't have to be on duty, they must maintain constant communication and be ready for combat at all times. They also regularly train on the Shuguang ship and participate in combat training with the special forces. Wu Ruilan and Jin Mengqi are special forces members who also serve as members of the Second Section. Li Chenglong has no solution to this; operating the Shuguang requires specific knowledge, and he can only select people from the special forces who received training long ago.
The X2 spaceship sped towards Dawn City. Li Chenglong didn't chat with Qin Wan along the way, but Qin Wan chatted casually with the special forces girls. Yang Liu and the other girls were initially wary, worried that Qin Wan was there to spy on Dawn City, but they didn't expect her to talk about skincare and beauty. Soon, they were all chatting together. Li Chenglong didn't stop her; although he kept looking out the spaceship window, he was also listening carefully. Both sides were probing each other while simultaneously gathering intelligence.
At 1 a.m., Li Chenglong and the others returned to the Dawn City Air Force Base, where a modified armored vehicle was already waiting. Yang Liu led the special forces soldiers back to rest, while Li Chenglong, Zhao Liying, and Qin Wan rode in the armored vehicle towards the Dawn Building.
As for the meeting location, Li Chenglong abandoned the prepared meeting room and instead went to the Western restaurant on the top floor of the Shuguang Building. Nothing much had changed; it was still divided into a tea bar, a leisure and sightseeing area, a Western restaurant, and a Chinese restaurant, sharing the 600 square meters of usable space across the 20 floors. With him and Zhao Liying, who was particularly adept at perception, present, Qin Wan wouldn't encounter any problems.
Qin Wan followed Li Chenglong and Zhao Liying to a 24-hour Western restaurant. Looking at the exquisitely decorated restaurant and flipping through the menu, Qin Wan couldn't help but exclaim, "This is the first time I've eaten in such a high-class place since the apocalypse." Li Chenglong ordered three portions of alien beast steaks and two bottles of red wine. He also specially ordered Qin Wan's portion to be medium-rare.
After the dishes were served, Li Chenglong didn't waste any words and went straight to his purpose: "Miss Qin Wan, I invited you here specifically to have you act as a messenger. I want to meet with your high-ranking officials, preferably the two prime ministers or even the zombie emperor. As for what I want to do, I just want to talk about cooperation."
Qin Wan cut a piece of steak, chewed it slowly, swallowed it, and then drank some red wine before saying, "I don't want to say anything to discourage Lord Li, but I think it's unlikely. You can see the current situation as well. We zombies have the advantage, and you humans are at a disadvantage. Moreover, you haven't gained any advantage in the recent battles. We've also annexed many of your small outlying bases. Under these circumstances, I don't think His Majesty the Emperor would want to discuss cooperation with you."
Zhao Liying asked from the side, "I don't know if you know that one day in the future, an alien alliance will attack our Earth, occupy our land, and enslave us humans. The culprit that turned so many of us into zombies is the virus that the aliens at the lunar base spread."
Qin Wan nodded: "Yes, I know all of that. Protector Qian also told me about his concerns, but neither Protector Qian nor I can shake the decisions of the entire Zombie Empire and the Zombie Emperor. Actually, I admired Protector Xun a lot before, but even someone as powerful as him was easily eliminated, let alone me. Now, even if I have any objections, I won't say them, and I dare not say them."
Li Chenglong nodded and asked, "I know through some channels that the aliens gave you a lot of technology. Now you just need to tell me, are the aliens still in your zombie kingdom, and what recent activities have they had?" Qin Wan pondered for a long time before saying, "They are still there. There are two level 12 aliens and several level 11 ones. One is known as Batel, the first general of the lunar base, and the other is known as Telt, the second general of the lunar base. As for their movements, the zombie emperor has already ordered a full-scale attack to begin in early April. At that time, the eight guardians and four generals will simultaneously attack your human strongholds from different directions. This is top secret."
Li Chenglong knew this was Qin Wan's way of showing goodwill, so he said, "I still want to preserve the possibility of our cooperation. It's not possible now, but I believe there will be opportunities in the future." Qin Wan finished her steak, stood up, and said, "I also believe in that possibility. I was a little unsure before, but after seeing Dawn City today, I'm certain."
An hour later, Li Chenglong personally escorted Qin Wan out of the city and gave her a storage capsule containing a considerable amount of spiritual energy food. Qin Wan promised that if there were ever an opportunity for humans and zombies to negotiate, she and Protector Qian would work together to facilitate and promote such negotiations.