Chapter 1468 Scapegoat

Qu Jianlei certainly would not reject entering the shelter.

The reason why they promised not to enter the shelter before was just to avoid the other party from having resistance.

Anyway, in Qu Jianlei's opinion, as long as he could get answers to a few questions, all these efforts would be worth it.

The talisman is indeed very valuable, but he can make it at home, and the one he is using now is the fake talisman seized from the alliance.

So he never thought that this deal was a loss, even if saving those children was just a temporary impulse.

Now that the other party invited him in, he smiled and said, "Why, don't you doubt us now?"

In fact, he has always been this bad temper, but it's just that the awakened believe in strength first, and most of the high-level cultivation are like this.

The Supreme on the opposite side didn't care, and smiled and replied, "I see that your team seems to have just contacted the alien race, but we can communicate with each other."

Of course, his intention is definitely not limited to communication, but this kind of thing, it's meaningless if it's revealed.

Qu Jianlei pretended to be upset, "Then I emphasize one point, we don't accept identity inspection!"

"Okay, you're not done yet!" The Supreme on the opposite side pretended to be angry, but in fact he was just trying to get out of trouble.

"Hurry up, the electromagnetic belt consumes too much energy!"

The heavy door of the large base opened a crack, and eight figures quickly flashed in.

Qu Jianlei was the last one to enter. Even when he was talking, he did not forget to release the stone shield to resist the magic of the flying locusts.

The electromagnetic belt can block the close-range attack of the flying locusts, and the impact on the magic is not very big.

Among them, he has the longest spiritual energy, and he is the only one who can cover the rear.

Two soldiers were sent from the large base to send them and the children into the shelter through the connecting passage.

A middle-aged man with gray hair, wearing a brigadier general's uniform, was waiting for them at the door of the shelter.

Seeing them coming in, the middle-aged brigadier general went straight to them, "Welcome all distinguished guests, I am Wu Zhen from Baozhi Military Region!"

Qu Jianlei's eyes flashed with a faint strange color. The Supreme of the Alliance is really worthless, and he is only a brigadier general?

He raised his hand and said indifferently, "Meet Supreme Wu Zhen... Is the consumption of the electromagnetic belt considered a burden?"

He knew the working principle of the electromagnetic belt and could also calculate the approximate consumption.

It is certain that it consumes more energy, but in such a large shelter, how can energy blocks be missing?

"What you said..." Wu Zhen smiled bitterly, then shook his head, "Let's find a place to talk slowly."

He turned around and led the way, answering directly, "With the current energy blocks, it can still last for half a year if we save a little, but..."

He couldn't say the rest of the words, but everyone had already understood it-but would the aliens give them half a year?

Wu Zhen knew better than the other party that once the aliens launched a serious attack, the shelter's persistence would be futile.

Qu Jianlei did not ask again. In such an occasion, even if he was arrogant, he still had to consider morale, right?

The passage of the shelter was very spacious, the partitions were very thick, and the design of each room was very exquisite.

It was not only a bit like a maze, but the key was that the firepower between each other could provide good support.

Wu Zhen led them to walk seven or eight hundred meters and came to a hall, where more than a dozen people were already waiting.

Seven or eight people came forward to take the children away. At least nine out of ten children needed someone to take care of them!

Yuanyuan walked forward, handed over a nearly scrapped storage talisman, handed it to the girl, and spoke expressionlessly.

"This is something in your cave, you keep it, don't let anyone rob it!"

She really couldn't stand the people of the alliance, but she could borrow these children to enter the shelter, so she would naturally distinguish between gratitude and resentment.

The storage talisman was robbed from the alliance, and she was not worried about being discovered.

However, even if the durability of the storage talisman was low, it was still a storage talisman, and it was definitely a strategic-level scarce material.

A trace of surprise flashed in Wu Zhen's eyes - this is really extraordinary arrogance.

He already knew the general process of the rescue, and even found out who was in the town.

But there was only one A-level, and he dug out a shelter - even if he included his friends, how many A-levels could he have?

The key is that there are only a group of kids in the cave, and they can't use the collection talisman, so how could they leave the collection talisman?

He knew it in his heart, so he had a better impression of this group of people.

So he looked at the few "A-levels" he thought of and spoke out.

"Everyone... take a break here first? Our supplies are still sufficient!"

This is exactly why he doesn't mind accepting a few children. The alliance is indeed well prepared to resist the invasion of aliens.

But in the end, he was a little bored. He was already trapped to death. What's the use of having sufficient supplies?

The worst thing is that the aliens can attack this shelter at any time, and they probably don't have the opportunity to use up these supplies!

Qu Jianlei ignored his sadness and said directly, "Sorry, our team is in this together!"

Wu Zhen was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at the eight people in front of him.

Although there were more women than men, the two men were both supreme, and the six women, except for one supreme, were all A-level!

He nodded slightly, "Such a team... is true."

Then the Supreme took all eight people to his reception room, which was a room of 200 square meters and beautifully decorated.

Seeing the strange looks of others, he could only explain, "I'm not trying to be special, this is my office."

He was the head of the military factory before, and later served in the local military district, so he was a brigadier general.

Before the arrival of the aliens, the head of the military factory was found to have corruption problems and was directly arrested by the military.

In fact, corruption... is really a nonsense thing. How can you be corrupt in such a small production business?

After all, he was originally gilded by the military, and it would be strange if he didn't run away when he encountered danger!

But escaping in battle is a taboo for the military, so it is better to put a hat of corruption on him and arrest him for interrogation first!

As for the front-line officers who cannot move lightly? That's even more nonsense-the other party knows that the matter has been exposed, and if he surrenders to the enemy, who will be counted?

It's nothing more than those small calculations, and Wu Zhen knows it very well.

He can even guess that if Bao Zhixing resists smoothly, there is a 90% chance that the captured incumbent will be acquitted!

But what makes him depressed is that the incumbent was captured and no one could replace him in a hurry, so he, the predecessor, was sent back again!

The superior also talked to him - you must hold on, this military factory cannot have another scandal!

What else can Wu Zhen say? Just grit your teeth and hold on.

If he dares to disobey, not to mention the military will hold him accountable, the backers behind the current one will probably make trouble for him!

I won't explain the twists and turns here one by one.

But Wu Zhen didn't think of giving up. He was in the local military sequence and had feelings for the military factory and the locals.

He vowed to resist until he was unable to defeat the enemy, and then he would leave while fighting and retreating.

For this reason, he also used his connections to reserve a large amount of supplies - Baozhi Star has a lot of military supplies, but there is really nothing if he doesn't fight.

But Wu Zhen never dreamed that once the aliens launched an attack, they would be so wild.

In just a few days, the Baozhi Military Region was defeated and occupied outer space like a rotten wood.

Some people can still run away, but Wu Zhen was ordered to contain the aliens, so he couldn't run away even if he wanted to!

The military factory must not have a second person who deserts the battlefield. No one, including the people of the alliance, can accept this!

Up to now, Wu Zhen's containment mission has been completed. Many subordinates have died, but many survivors have also been received.

But the key to the problem is that he can't leave now.

He roughly explained his situation, mainly to inform the other party: I am not a person who wants to enjoy myself when I am about to die!

This is my office at all. When I was on duty, others kept it!

Qu Jianlei shook his head and answered very straightforwardly, "I have no interest in these things."

"I want to know now, why don't the aliens take down the shelter in one go?"

"Maybe... they think it's unnecessary?" Wu Zhen thought and answered, "After all, for them, we can't run away."

"They are fighting across star regions. Although they are in large numbers, they can't stand too many deaths."

"And have you noticed that the territory they currently occupy on Baozhi Star is not large?"

"About one-tenth," Qu Jianlei nodded. He really didn't mind communicating with people in the alliance about similar information.

Even if the Alliance and the Empire fight to the death, it is still an internal conflict of the human race, which is not the same as the conflict between ethnic groups.

Wu Zhen nodded, "They still need to reserve enough combat power to respond and fight on a larger scale!"

"Okay," Qu Jianlei reluctantly accepted this statement. As for how credible it is... he was too lazy to think about it.

He directly turned to the second question, "These locusts... we call them aliens like this, can their meat be eaten?"

"Locusts... are quite appropriate," Wu Zhen nodded thoughtfully. At present, there is no official name for that kind of insect.

But the next moment, he was stunned, and then looked at the other party with horror, "Why do you want to eat it?"

"Although the radiation dissipates quickly, but... the meat is poisonous!"

"It can be detoxified," Qu Jianlei said lightly, "It is so rich in energy."

"Yes, it is so rich in energy," Wu Zhen nodded in agreement and repeated it.

Then he looked at Qu Jianlei and asked thoughtfully, "Have you studied those... locust corpses?"

"I studied a little, but there are still too many doubts," Qu Jianlei replied calmly, "but the detoxification has begun to show some signs."

"Detoxification?" Wu Zhen was stunned at first, then his face was ecstatic, "How much are you willing to sell this patent for?"

"Did I say I would sell this patent?" Qu Jianlei looked at him strangely, "I'm just telling you."

"So far, the cost of detoxification is too high, it's just a breakthrough, and it doesn't have any meaning for promotion!"

Wu Zhen slapped his thigh when he heard this, and looked at him with a strange expression, "A breakthrough... that's enough!"

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