city ​​of the end

Chapter 7 Commission
Hearing the words "urban development plan", the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became much more serious.Even Fei Lun raised his head curiously and stared at the old man in front of him.

The so-called "urban development plan" does not mean "development" in the literal sense. To put it bluntly, it is a plan to send people from gathering places to explore, expand, and occupy the ruins of the city.Of course, this seems very simple if you just take it on paper, but in fact it is quite the opposite. "Urban development" can be said to be the most dangerous job in this wasteland world.

Because on the wasteland, the ruins of any city are the hardest hit areas.

And this goes back to the origin of the "Great Cataclysm".

Without any warning, the end of the world has arrived.

It was not because of the war, no one knew why, they just remembered that a few years ago, they used to live a happy and peaceful life, maybe there was a certain degree of armed conflict in some remote areas, but there was no such thing as a big country What could be called intense conflict and friction, most people live happy, peaceful lives.

Then the end came.

From north to south, from east to west, a catastrophe suddenly broke out without any warning and swept the entire earth.Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, hurricanes, plagues, people have experienced almost everything that can be called a disaster.They offered no resistance because they had no time to react.Hundreds of millions of people died in the disaster, and these cities were naturally also severely damaged.Collapsed high-rise buildings, collapsed ground, raging hurricanes and floods were like the god of death, mercilessly sweeping and massacring all life in the city.

In the shadow of death, people fell down wailing and died in pain.

And when they woke up again, they transformed into terrifying monsters.

Why are city ruins forbidden areas in the eyes of people living in the ruins?The reason is very simple, there are too many monsters inside.

In modern civilization, it is not uncommon for hundreds of thousands or even millions of people to live in a city, and there are even some international metropolises with tens of millions of urban populations.In times of peace, such a city would naturally bring excitement, hustle and bustle.But what about in the wasteland?Just imagine, if there are hundreds of thousands, or even millions of monsters wandering in the ruins of a city, what a terrifying scene it would be.Just imagining tens of thousands of zombies, energy-sucking monsters and mutants scattered in every corner of the city, trying to kill all the outsiders who broke into the city, is enough to make people frightened.After that disaster, the number of human beings surviving on the earth was not even one ten thousandth.The largest gathering area in the eastern wilderness like the Ninth District, including non-combatants such as slaves, has a total of no more than 2 people.And there are only about 5000 people who can really pull out to fight.Even if the Ninth District tried its best to pull out men, women, old and children, it would still be unable to resist and eliminate the monsters in the ruins of the city.Insufficient combat power, insufficient ability, and overwhelming numbers. In this case, the most sensible choice is to hide as far away as possible.

You must know that the ruins of the city near the Ninth District were only a small fifth-tier city according to the pre-disaster standards, but even if it was such a small fifth-tier city, the Ninth District never thought of exploring and Occupy, that's why.For the residents in the wasteland, even picking up some rags in the outer area of ​​the ruins of the city is considered life and death.As for entering the central area of ​​the city?This is something that even the craziest idiot dare not think about or do.

However, along with huge risks is the huge temptation of benefits.

Any city has a well-developed coverage network before the disaster.It is also because of this that after the "catastrophe", the network energy in the ruined area of ​​the city is much higher than other places.The Ninth District has developed for nearly ten years, and it took a lot of manpower and material resources to raise the network authority level of the gathering point to level five.But in the small town near them, it was a network coverage area with level [-] authority from the very beginning!
This also means that if a city can be occupied, then it is equivalent to having the best stronghold that can shelter from wind and rain.People no longer need to fear and worry about the natural disasters brought about by cataclysms, even electromagnetic storms can be kept out.And centering a city, or even establishing a country, is not a dream!
And this is just a small city. From this, it can be imagined that the authority of the network coverage area in those international metropolises must be higher, and it may even reach level ten!And if the control authority of a network area can reach level ten, it means that it can not only control a city, but may even control a continent!
Of course, dreams are beautiful, but reality is cruel.

The higher the authority of the network energy area, the more dangerous the monsters living in it are.The energy-absorbing monsters faced by the scavenger team that Fei Lun had rescued before were nothing more than mutant monsters on the edge of the fifth-level network energy area in a small city. If we use the status of human society as a metaphor, then those Energy absorbers are no more than beggars.From this, one can imagine how terrifying the monsters wandering in the inner city are, and if the number of them is calculated in tens of thousands...

"I said, old man, are you confused? Do you think our group of people can occupy a city? To be honest, even if all of us here bring our own subordinates, and your Blackstone Group's thugs Bring it, it’s not enough to enter the inner city.”

The "Queen" sitting on the sofa snorted coldly and stared at the old man in front of her with puzzled eyes.In fact, this is what everyone thinks.It’s not that the Blackstone Group has never paid attention to the nearby city ruins before, but after several failed connections, the Blackstone Group has given up its plan to occupy the city ruins, and instead turned to the path of independent development.This led to the current Ninth District, and now that the executive director of Blackstone Group has once again mentioned the urban development plan in front of everyone, it is really confusing.

"You're quite right, 'Queen'."

Facing the "Queen's" inquiry, the old man still smiled.

"Indeed, everyone here is the elite of this wilderness, but please forgive me, even if you unite, it is impossible to conquer the ruins... I am not using the aggressive method, this is a fact. But we This time we have made full investigations and preparations..."

As he spoke, the old man stretched out his hand, and with his movements, a projected holographic map appeared in front of everyone.

"In fact, before this, we have sent five scouting troops to explore. Indeed, as the 'Queen' said, it is impossible for our forces to reach the inner city. But even so, we are not completely helpless. In fact , our search team found a small network coverage area on the edge of the ruined outer city..."

As he spoke, the old man stretched out his finger, and soon, with his movement, an area on the edge of the city was marked in red and quickly displayed.Seeing this scene, everyone present couldn't help but widen their eyes.No one who can stand here is a fool, and they quickly understood what the old man meant.Sensing the change in the atmosphere in the room, the old man showed a smug smile.

"That's right, just as everyone thinks, our Blackstone Group intends to take this stronghold and occupy it! As long as we can occupy that area, then we will have a bridgehead to the inner city! I believe, Given time, we will be able to completely occupy this city!"

"But what does this have to do with us?"

Compared with the old man's impassioned speech, most of the people present showed expressions of disapproval.Even Fei Lun just stood in the corner with a playful face, staring at the old man in front of him curiously.Although they are indeed based in the ninth district, they have no awe of the Blackstone Group that actually controls it.The reason why these power elites have a good relationship with the Blackstone Group is because the Blackstone Group has done a good job in this regard.This is not a different world in fantasy novels. Anyone with a bit of ability wants to form a power and start the road to hegemony. In fact, in this dangerous end of the world, what people expect is more to make themselves live more comfortably Son.And the Blackstone Group has done a good job in this regard, so other forces and elites are willing to listen to its commands.Just like Faerun, every time I come back from the wasteland, I can relax, take a comfortable hot bath, and then sleep on a clean, soft and comfortable bed. This feeling is really good.And as long as this quality of life can be guaranteed, he doesn't mind working for the Blackstone Group within his ability.

But dying is another matter.After all, they are not the thugs of the Blackstone Group.

But the old man obviously expected this, he clapped his hands lightly, and soon, two men with suitcases came forward and respectfully placed the suitcases in front of everyone.

"Of course, I understand what you think. In fact, we do not intend to just send you to serve us. Therefore... this is a commission, a commission proposed by our Blackstone Group to you. I hope you can help us Blackstone The group sweeps that area and eliminates all unstable factors to ensure that we can successfully gain control of that area and establish a stronghold. As for the reward..."

As he spoke, the old man opened the box.And at this moment, even Feilun, who was standing in the corner watching the show, couldn't help but be slightly stunned. He could keenly feel the breath coming from the box, that was...

While Feilun was thinking, he saw that the old man had turned the box around, and the contents in the box were completely displayed in front of everyone.And when they saw the things placed in the suitcase, almost everyone's expressions changed involuntarily.The old man who noticed this showed a confident smile. Then, he looked at the people in front of him again, and then he continued.

"...This is the sincerity of us, the Blackstone Group."

(End of this chapter)