After Elder An and Gu Chang finished talking about a topic, Elder An took the initiative to turn the conversation to Wu Qi.
"Wu Qi, I didn't ask you just now. I heard that you and Wang Yan from Red Wing Company are old acquaintances?"
Wu Qi said calmly: "Yes, Wang Yan's brother and I are teammates in the mercenary group, so naturally we are familiar with her."
Elder An knew it and said: "I see. Wang Yan is a pretty good girl. She has a good personality, strong abilities, and is willing to study hard. She became integrated with everyone soon after joining our Red Wing Company, and she even learned how to drive a powered armor without any teacher." Technology. Now life is as you see it, being a member of the Power Armor team."
Wu Qi remembered the previous battle in the wilderness. Wang Yan almost died. One member of the three-person team was killed on the spot. It was obvious that powered armor was not invincible, let alone against a second-level plague species.
"Chief Nian, of course I am happy for Wang Yan to get a job in the Red Wing Company. But I have a presumptuous question, what is the battle damage rate of your power armor team?"
Elder An's eyes were indifferent: "Ah, this? I can tell you responsibly that in the past quarter, our Red Wing Company has only had one power armor pilot die and lose one power armor."
Wu Qi's eyes told Chang'an that he didn't believe it immediately. Chang'an adjusted his expression and said with a smile: "Actually, this is normal. Our power armor team is in groups of three, and we go out for patrols and come back together. No matter what second-level mutant animals they encounter nearby, the power armor's speed of up to 150 kilometers per hour can help them stay away from danger. To be honest, I didn't expect anyone in our power armor team to die today. It's really a pity that we did. A multiplication beast that can escape from the ground."
Elder An's tone expressed full regret, but behind the surface regret was his absolute confidence in his own power armor team. It could even be said that Wu Qi gave Elder An a chance to show off the strength of the Red Wing Company.
Wu Qi saw through this. His ability to observe words and emotions has improved a lot after he came into the world and met Wang Sheng, Xu Haoqing, Gu Changzai and others on his journey. Wu Qi felt strange. After all, Chang'an had sacrificed a subordinate and a powered armor worth more than ten or two hundred thousand. Why did he seem to be unmoved and didn't care about either.
Wu Qi interrupted his thoughts, which were a bit far-reaching, and he said sincerely: "About the 'Proliferation Beast', what exactly is it? Our team came from the east, all the way to the west, and started to encounter them in the nearby wilderness. . Those monsters look extremely disgusting, and if you touch their blood, you will experience symptoms of malignant skin changes. To be honest, I feel like I have no way to start, and it feels like it is difficult to fight against them with non-thermal weapons."
Elder An explained the situation related to the multiplication beast simply and clearly.
About a month ago, a plague species with a huge sarcoma-like outer shell appeared in the wilderness near Chang'an District. This kind of plague species, their super-powerful viruses go completely berserk, and the mutated organ cells that form a huge shell mutate, multiplying endlessly, on a large scale, and at a high speed like cancer cells, making the plague species huge in size, but the actual body is mutated by the mutants. The shell of the change is completely wrapped and corrodes inwards. Symptoms of the mutation are mostly severe distortion of the facial features, sunken head into the shoulders, ablation of limbs, and eventually the body becomes a "human stick".
Because the outer shell cells of these plague species proliferated excessively, someone in the Red Wing Company gave them the name "Proliferation Beast". This name was passed down and everyone decided on this name.
"As for what Wu Qi said about 'contact with blood will cause malignant changes in the skin', I ask you whether the head and arms of the 'proliferating beast' you are talking about are still relatively normal. "
Wu Qi replied: "Yes, although that body's facial features are distorted, its arms are slender and its fingers are clear."
"That's right, the cell mutation stage of the proliferating beast is still in its early stages, and the head and arms have not been severely corroded by the shell. At this time, their blood and the cells in the blood are full of strong mutation and corrosion capabilities. , can corrode other species. If it is stained, be sure to cut off the mutated part for a certain period of time, otherwise the result will be a new proliferating beast; and when the mutated symptoms of these proliferating beasts reach the advanced stage, their blood will naturally There is no 'poison', so there is no need to worry when facing the enemy." Elder An explained very clearly.
"That's it. Thank you, Chief Nian, for clearing up the confusion." Wu Qi thanked him seriously. The flesh and blood on his face that he scratched has been regenerated, but he will not heal the scar and forget about the pain.
Obtaining information about unknown plague species must come at the cost of human sacrifice. Only those who are exposed to unknown dangers will have the opportunity to draw conclusions about the rules. Obviously the Red Wing Company has paid such a price. Even so, Elder An did not begrudge the value of the information and told Wu Qi directly. This is admirable.
"Of course, although we all know some of the abilities and physiological properties of the proliferating beasts, and we have also obtained many of their super-powerful virus solutions, in the final analysis, why do they appear in the nearby wilderness, or do they appear in groups? We can't find the answer to the question. If you want to stay in Chang'an District for a while, you might as well hunt some proliferating beasts. I can buy them at the average market price of the mutant animal virus stock solution of the same level."
The conditions given by Chang'an were not bad, and Gu Changzai thought he could give it a try. After all, no one would go with the money, and if he wanted to ask Chang'an to buy power armor, he would need enough funds.
Wu Qi and Gu Changzai exchanged a few final words with Chang'an, ending the conversation. After the two people walked out of the big tent, they went to meet Guo Baibai, Gao Yuan and the others.
At the meeting place, the captain of Wang Yan's team was standing here with a smile. He was sent to receive Wu Qi and his party.
Half an hour later, Wu Qi and his party moved into a building in a residential area with bags containing daily necessities. The brick-red building here is an old house from the civilized era, with two opposite doors on each floor. Wu Qi paid directly to rent out the two rooms on the top floor as their temporary residence.
When dividing the luggage, Guo Baibo picked up his luggage and walked into 502; Gu Changzai quickly picked up his own, then put his luggage on Gao Yuan's shoulders and went straight to 501. Wu Qi didn't expect them to move so quickly, and he stepped forward to follow Gu Changzai's back foot.
"Boss?" Gu Changzai suddenly turned around, but Wu Qi didn't react and almost bumped into him.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Changzai grinned: "You asked me what's wrong, two rooms are divided into two. There are only two bedrooms. Boss, do you want to share a bed with one of our two grown men, or do you want me to go to the sofa?" Sleeping?"
Wu Qi said seriously: "I can sleep on the sofa, so I won't bother you to make room."
Gu Changzai seemed to have thought of something and suppressed a smile: "Okay, but it's not necessary. You'd better go to the opposite door. We can't let the only girl in our team stay in a room alone. That would be unsafe." .”
Before Wu Qi could say anything, Gu Changzai grabbed Wu Qi's shoulders with both hands and forced him to turn around.
"Go, go, don't think too much." After saying that, Gu Changzai closed the door with a bang.
Wu Qi froze briefly, then sighed silently and walked towards 502 with the door open.
At this time, light footsteps came from downstairs. Wu Qi heard the severity of the sound and concluded that the owner of the footsteps must be a woman.
At this time, probably no one else would come except Wang Yan.