In two days, the Nanqing Intelligence Department, a dozen intelligence officers brought by Lan Qingya, and some Municipal Department staff took action quickly. Through flyers, small advertisements, rumors and other ordinary and extraordinary means, hundreds of survivors were recruited one after another.
There is no zatui, but they are distributed in various strongholds in the slums, with about dozens of survivors in each stronghold.
Many more people were eliminated during the screening process.
In the slums and the backyard of a certain bar, there have been obviously a lot more survivors coming in and out in the past two days.
“It smells so good!”
After Tang Wenliang took the last bite of compressed dry food, he couldn't help but lick the remaining residue at the corner of his mouth and let out a sigh.
Next to him, a survivor who was also sitting against the wall nodded in agreement:
"I thought it would be good to have a full meal, but I didn't expect it to be so delicious. I seemed to taste the taste of beef. I can't remember how long it has been since I tasted beef."
The compressed dry food is only slightly larger than a pack of ordinary biscuits and looks ordinary.
At the beginning,
Tang Wenliang, who passed the screening, was somewhat disappointed when he received such a package of compressed dry food from an expressionless man.
He weighed the dry food, which was less than the size of a palm and very thin and wrapped in white transparent film paper, but it was less than a pound.
But Tang Wenliang didn't complain.
Other survivors who passed the initial screening did not and did not dare to complain - they were just the lowest level of survivors.
A pack of dry food, even though it doesn’t look like much, is an unexpected surprise.
When Tang Wenliang tore open the outer packaging, took a bite from the corner of the square dry food, and chewed it in his mouth.
The rich fragrance burst out of his mouth in an instant, and the small piece of dry food stuck on the tip of his tongue. He tasted it repeatedly for a long time. Until the rich fragrance disappeared, he was willing to turn the dry food into thick water and slide it down his throat into his belly.
Tasty is only a small part of it.
After digesting for a moment, Tang Wenliang was surprised to find that streams of heat poured out from his stomach, soaking into the five internal organs and flowing through the limbs.
The body, which had been hungry for a long time and was already very weak, slowly recovered under the influence of these waves of heat.
He only chewed a third of the piece of dry food before he felt the long-lost feeling of fullness.
After finishing his meal, Tang Wenliang looked at the survivors similar to him in the large room.
There were twenty or thirty people, and everyone was given compressed biscuits and a thick coat. At this time, he was wrapped tightly. In this cold weather, he finally felt the warmth.
He was fed and clothed, so he couldn't be a man-eating devil.
The heart that had been hanging around was also relieved.
I just wonder, what is the purpose of recruiting them? I am also worried that the beautiful life may leave at any time.
…
Hai Honghui opened the door, and two intelligence department personnel guarding the room nodded at him to show respect.
He clapped his hands, and the loud voice attracted the attention of the survivors who were either sitting or lying down.
"Many people are wondering what we do and what you will do in the future. Due to confidentiality regulations, I can't say it yet."
Seeing that some people were numb and some were disappointed, Hai Honghui didn't care. He paused and continued, "But you don't need to worry. You who have passed the initial screening can still have a job to support yourself. As long as you work hard enough, some of you can change your destiny. I won’t go into details about this, but you will all be able to see it in the near future."
"Soon, you will leave Nanqing with us. If you have family members, remember to report in advance."
No one answered, no one moved, and the atmosphere seemed a bit dull.
But Tang Wenliang's heart was burning.
…
"These survivors are too lifeless."
Hai Honghui shook his head as he pushed the door open.
There are several intelligence officers in the room. This is the center and can receive news from most of the strongholds in Nanqing.
Lan Qingya has also met those survivors. "Some people may not believe our words, and some are just for food. They are probably used to a life of eating and waiting to die. When they arrive in the green shade, I hope the people from the Municipal Department can help those people." The concept is reversed.”
She just sighed slightly and quickly got into work, "Currently, there are 351 rune talents in total, but the number of new people who have passed the screening is getting smaller and smaller... Moreover, although our methods are concealed, But after all, there are hundreds of survivors floating around, which might attract the attention of the local forces in the Southern Qing Dynasty... "
After a pause, she said, "I decided to take the first group of highly talented people to Green Shade."
Bar, Stronghold No. 1, the survivors who stay here are also the highest quality talents in the initial selection.
These twenty or thirty people are even more important than the other three hundred people.
Hai Honghui frowned, "The journey of these survivors is not fast. The green shade is far away from here. There are countless dangers along the way. Even if all the people you brought are dispatched, it will be difficult to bring them to the shelter intact... Moreover, If you leave, my manpower will be tight."
"Unless you take a car, but... you know, since the weather changed, vehicles have become increasingly difficult to operate, and even if there are vehicles to transport survivors, it will take a lot of time to go back and forth. The failure rate of vehicles is now high. It would be better to wait until the railway lines between the two places are connected and then send people there, then it will be easier.”
Lan Qingya shook her head:
"I know that the railway between Luyin and Nanqing will not be connected so early. Ordinary talents will be sent there after the railway is opened in the future. However, the sooner these highly talented talents are sent to the shelter, the earlier they can be trained. Bring out a few rune masters.”
When arriving at Green Shade, there are still several screenings, and these people may not all be top talents in runes.
However, the probability that a few of the twenty or thirty people will stand out and become rune masters is quite high.
"So I'm going to contact the garrison and ask them to send out rhinoceros chariots to pick these people up."
"Rhinoceros chariot? It's the kind of armored vehicle that weighs dozens of tons and looks like a steel beast?"
Hai Honghui is of sufficient level and knows many of the secrets of Green Shade. He knows that his shelter has two of the best tanks.
Floating Chariot, and Rhino Chariot.
Relatively speaking, the Rhino tank is a lower level than the floating tank, but it is larger. It is like a combination of a tank and a personnel carrier, taking into account both combat effectiveness and the number of people it can carry.
It is said that the garrison corps has no more than ten rhinoceros chariots.
"If you can convince them to send out rhinoceros chariots, that'll be a sure thing."
…
The next day.
Lan Qingya summoned several intelligence department personnel, plus two municipal department personnel responsible for organizing and maintaining order, and walked out of the bar one after another with twenty or thirty survivors.
The survivors who had regained their strength were no longer so staggering. It took more than ten minutes for the group to reach the main road that could accommodate two cars running parallel.
It is also the only lane in the ghetto.
A rusty bus stopped by the road, and Hai Honghui jumped out of the bus.
"Don't think this car is shabby. It's not easy to find a big car these days without attracting attention. At least it will take you to the north gate without any problem."
As he spoke, he patted the car body. Fine iron filings fell down, and the bus shook, as if it might fall apart at any time.
Hai Honghui: "..."
…
Tang Wenliang and other survivors boarded the bus one by one, and each of them honestly found a seat and sat down.
Hai Honghui acted as the driver, and Lan Qingya sat in the front row. With a few feeble "chunk" sounds, the bus finally started, swaying and swaying on the not-so-wide road.
Be careful to avoid pedestrians. There are occasional vehicles passing by on the road. Most of them are vehicles with welded corners to strengthen the armor. The bus also has circles of iron bars welded on it, so it is not conspicuous.
It's just that the horsepower seems to be insufficient and the driving state is fast and slow, which makes people a little worried about how long this rusty bus can last.
Lan Qingya originally wanted the survivors to walk to the North Gate, but the area of the Nanqing Shelter was not small. There was a distance of two or three kilometers from the slums to the North Gate.
These survivors walked slowly. Even if there were twenty or thirty people scattered, they would easily attract the attention of others.
Thoughts are flying,
In a blink of an eye, the bus had arrived at the city gate. Hai Honghui took out a Chamber of Commerce certificate. After a while, the bus drove out of the Nanqing shelter without any obstruction.
There were also many crops planted outside the city walls of Nanqing, but they were harassed by demonized beasts from time to time. Most of them were ruined, and a few looked sick and stunted.
After one harvest, there was not much food, so Nanqing still had to buy food from Lvyin frequently.
It was not the rush hour to leave the city in the morning. There were still many awakened people armed with weapons. They came out of the shelter in high spirits and fought against the demonized beasts. After earning the source crystal, they could enjoy a few days of fun and debauchery.
Compared with the awakened people, the survivors living in the slums seem to live in another world.
The people on the bus had not walked out of the tall city wall for an unknown period of time. The scavenging profession that many survivors once engaged in has gradually disappeared into history due to repeated exploration of the surrounding areas.
The wilderness outside, with its ancient trees, tall grass, and strong wind, felt strange.
The bus was driving slowly, and the bumpy road made the car body shake again and again.
After driving off the main road and driving for a few more minutes, there was gradually no trace of other awakened people.
"Just come here. As long as the people from the garrison are nearby, they will receive the coordinates."
Lan Qingya took out the beacon and activated it. A circle of invisible fluctuations spread out from the light red square in her hand.
Hai Honghui nodded.
Unable to stand the air in the car, he jumped out of the car. The spirit of coffee was about to stir, but he couldn't find the ingredients at hand to make it.
"Be sure to take it with you next time you go out."
He muttered, leaning against the car door, his lazy body suddenly straightened, and his gaze focused on the woods in the distance.
The mixed aura of the awakened person appeared in his perception.
A group of awakened people wearing uniform combat uniforms, with weapons hanging on their waists and guns in hand, walked out of the woods and surrounded the bus in an instant.
The leader, a young man in a combat uniform with three red lines drawn on his arms, stepped forward and shouted, "We are members of the Nanqing Guards. We now suspect that you are cultists. Get out of the car and get checked!"
On the bus, the survivors rioted.
They knew this uniform, which represented the Southern Qing Sanctuary and supreme power. Even other Awakened Masters were just obedient in front of these people in uniforms.
People in the slums do not understand the world of the Awakened. They only feel fear. It is the fear of the people at the bottom of the class who are in charge of life and death. After the young guard drank, some people stood up instinctively, ready to get off the car and accept it. examine.
Tang Wenliang looked at the few people in the car who should also be awakened, and then at the guard members who surrounded them and had their weapons drawn, and could only force himself to calm down.
Two Municipal Department personnel stayed in the car. Lan Qingya and five other intelligence personnel got out of the car and looked at the people from the Nanqing Guard.
There were only seven awakened people on one side, dressed in a miserable way and wearing different clothes.
On one side, there are dozens of people fully equipped.
The captain of the guard finally had a smile on his face, "Everyone get out of the car and get checked. Don't worry, we won't let any cult member go, but we won't wrongly accuse any good person either."
He really had no intention of framing these people as cultists, but just used the excuse to detain the survivors on the bus.
Although they are all useless survivors with no skills, since they can be noticed by the green people, there is a need to cut off their beards.
The captain believed that there must be something hidden among these people that they had not discovered.
The atmosphere is solemn,
Lan Qingya snorted coldly, and the terrifying aura of awakening the eighth level burst out in an instant, like a strong wind, hitting the faces of the members of the guard team.
Her hair tied back was flying, and as her eyes swept across her head, the guard members backed away.
The captain cursed in his heart, but was also frightened by that aura - he himself had only just awakened to the seventh level!
His momentum was not weak at all, "What do you want to do! Believe it or not, I can summon three hundred strong men from the other side of the city wall with just one order!"
"In this way, leave the survivors in the car behind and you can leave." He walked down the steps opposite.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
The survivors on the bus were shivering.
Hai Honghui also released the aura of awakening to the seventh level, and other members of the intelligence department had already put their hands on their weapons.
…
Lan Qingya knew in her heart that the secret recruitment of talents was eventually discovered by Nan Qing.
But it’s also expected.
She had already received the authorization from the director.
The talents obtained cannot be given away. The reason why they are recruited secretly is because they do not want to conflict with Nanqing, but it does not mean they are afraid.
"Okay, you can take the person away, but..."
"From now on, Green Shadow will no longer sell any food or rune equipment to Nanqing."
The captain didn't look happy yet, but his whole face looked like he was constipated.
Can Nanqing survive without the equipment and food of Green Shade? The answer is yes. However, just like a person who has experienced a luxurious life and returns to poverty again, no one can bear it.
Nanqing is not monolithic. Once the supply of equipment is cut off because of today's incident, then...
He was still stubborn, "Even if I don't buy it directly from you, there is still the Chamber of Commerce, which brings a lot of equipment every once in a while."
"Do you think we, Green Shade, have the ability to cut off the Chamber of Commerce's supply?"
Lan Qingya still chuckled and stopped talking.
The captain looked troubled.
To let it go or not to let it go is a difficult choice.
If you don’t let him go, he will most likely be the scapegoat if something goes wrong; let him go, he will aggressively lead people to surround the bus, and if he leaves in such a dejected manner...
It felt like a fart, nothing.
His face was so troubled that he was almost sick.
suddenly,
There was a roaring roar in the distance.
Big trees twenty to thirty meters high were knocked down.
A two-story-tall chariot, made of silver and black that looked like a steel barrier, appeared in everyone's sight.
The chariot's tracks rotated, pressing out nearly twenty centimeters of traces on the ground, then drove straight in front of them and stopped.
Several thick gun barrels were pointing around, making people feel chilly.
The Awakened One, wearing a black standard combat uniform, opened the door of the chariot and jumped from it.
Holding high-end rune weapons, carrying rune firearms, and that terrifying chariot that cannot be named.
He recognized the symbols engraved on it.
It's the Green Shade Guard.
The captain couldn't help but swallowed.