Chapter 396: Attending the Party

After getting the research information on the "ancestral virus", Qu Shilin was so excited that she wanted to fly back to the research institute immediately.

But lunch at Wang Tao’s house has been prepared. It’s New Year’s Eve dinner in the evening, and we just have something to eat at noon. However, this "casual" meal was quite rich. Qu Shilin was a little greedy, so at Wang Tao's invitation, she stayed for a meal.

Qu Shilin originally thought that it would not be too late to leave after dinner, but news came from the city hall, saying that the snow had eased and today's party would be held as normal.

Wang Tao and his party went out to take a look. This sudden blizzard was like a thunderstorm, coming and going quickly. Now there are only scattered snowflakes left outside.

Although a thick layer of snow has already fallen, as long as it doesn't continue to fall, the snow will be shoveled away quickly.

Qu Shilin was also one of the guests attending the party. Naturally, she also received the news that the city hall invited her to attend the party today.

"Then I won't go back, otherwise I will have to trouble you to see me off. How about we go to the party together?"

Qu Shilin looked at Wang Tao and said.

"Okay, let's go there together in the afternoon."

Wang Tao nodded.

"What about the food we prepared?"

Ding Yuqin looked at the prepared ingredients and was a little confused.

If you attend a party, you will be able to take care of the food.

"Save it for tomorrow. Or have a late-night snack when you come back in the evening. It's not a big problem."

Wang Tao said with a smile.

They are all superpowers. Regardless of their strength, each of them has a bigger appetite than the other, so there is no possibility of them eating too much and wasting it.

"Okay then~"

Ding Yuqin shrugged.

"By the way, let me transfer the money to you."

Wang Tao looked at Qu Shilin again.

He promised to give Qu Shilin a sponsorship of 10 million but has not yet given it.

"Hehe...anything's OK, everything's OK!"

Qu Shilin's eyes turned into crescent moons, and then she said:

"But I have to confirm again whether you are sponsoring me personally or the entire institute. There is a difference between the two..."

Wang Tao immediately said:

"Of course it's you. I can't trust others."

After hearing Wang Tao's words, Qu Shilin suddenly felt like she had found a confidant.

"Okay! I won't let you lose money!"

Qu Shilin is very motivated.

After Wang Tao transferred 10 million crystal coins to Qu Shilin, the snow outside had basically stopped. So Wang Tao started to ask everyone to remove the snow.

After working for a long time, I finally cleared all the snow around the villa.

"I hope it won't rain so heavily in the future..."

Wang Tao sighed with emotion, and when he was about to go back to his house, a convoy of dozens of cars drove over, obviously heading for Wang Tao's villa.

"Mr. Wang!"

After the motorcade stopped at the entrance of the villa, Cui Sheng trotted over with a bow and a nod.

"Secretary Cui. Congratulations on the promotion!"

Not seen for a while, Cui Sheng has reached the second level.

"This is all because of Mr. Wang! Without Mr. Wang, I, Cui Sheng, would not be where I am today!"

Cui Sheng was very grateful.

He has now become a full-time official and has status, status, money, and strength! And all this was given by Wang Tao. He has never forgotten it, nor dared to forget it.

After the two greeted each other and exchanged pleasantries, Cui Sheng handed over several invitations and then asked very politely:

"Mr. Wang, when do you have time to go to the city hall?"

"Go now."

Since the other party has come with the motorcade, he has nothing to do now, so Wang Tao nodded directly after taking the invitation.

"Okay! I'll wait for you outside!"

Wang Tao looked at the invitation and then raised his eyebrows.

The invitation not only invited him, all members of the Spark Club, and Qu Shilin, but also several black snakes and lightning.

Can snakes and dogs understand the party?

But since it was already written on the invitation, Wang Tao would bring it with him.

Xiaohei and the other snakes were warming themselves by the fireplace and were unwilling to leave. After all, it was too cold outside. He was dragged away by Wei Zhenguo and others.

Cui Sheng next to him saw his eyes twitching. This is a fourth-level creature, so undignified!

As for Lightning, he was very happy and kept running around Wang Tao, urging Wang Tao to hurry up. It is not afraid of the cold and is quite active. It just wants to go out and play.

Wang Tao and others got into the car one after another.

After going out, you can see a lot of people and machines removing snow on the road.

"Fortunately, the blizzard lasted only for a short time, otherwise I would not be able to live a normal life in the future..."

Cui Sheng sighed.

After hearing this, Qu Shilin silently shook her head.

Although the snow has stopped now, according to the opinions of her colleagues, it will still snow in the future, and it may be quite heavy... so she is not too optimistic about this matter.

The snow on the road had been cleared, and the car went much faster. It didn't take long to reach the city hall. The party was held in a city hall next to the city hall.

"The stage next door is still being adjusted. Let's go to the city hall for a cup of tea first. What do you think, Mr. Wang?"

"Can."

There were already many cars parked in the parking lot of the city hall, and other convoys were coming one after another. People got out of the car one after another, and you could see that they were all men in suits and women in evening dresses. They looked like upper-class people.

Wang Tao and his party were wearing ordinary casual clothes. Although they were clean, they were somewhat of a low quality.

"These people...are such sluts!"

Qu Shilin complained speechlessly.

She was wearing a military coat and looked even more vulgar than Wang Tao and the others.

It is the end of the world now, and clothes that can be worn and warm are enough. If you deliberately wear such impractical dresses, you are just a show-off.

Wang Tao and his group were also a little speechless, but when they got off the car, they immediately attracted the attention of many people, and directly stole the limelight from those "show-offs" present.

The first person to get off the car was Xiang Hongbin.

He was the largest, so he sat relatively far outside. He was the last to get on the car and the first to get off.

As soon as his mechanical prosthesis appeared, everyone could not take their eyes off it.

"What is that?"

"Power armor? But the size is not right?"

"Half of the mechanical body... Hiss! What kind of black technology is this!"

"So handsome!"

"..."

People who saw Xiang Hongbin could not walk, and they discussed it in a low voice frantically.

Hearing those people's discussion about him, Xiang Hongbin did not speak, but just stood aside with a cold face.

Wang Tao and others knew that Xiang Hongbin was a talkative and cheerful person. Now seeing him like this, it is clear without thinking that he is deliberately silent and pretending to be a master.

"Sultry!"

After getting off the car, Wei Zhenguo hit Xiang Hongbin's chest. There was a "bang" sound.

Others also got off the car one after another.

Wang Tao's group looked unusual, and their appearance was not bad. However, compared with Xiang Hongbin, the visual impact was much worse, so even though they were all handsome men and beautiful women, they did not attract too many people's attention.

But when Xiao Hei's five black snakes came out, they immediately caused another exclamation at the scene.

"Fourth-level creatures!"

"Five fourth-level biological snakes!"

"..."

In theory, snakes should know how to hide their breath, after all, most snakes rely on sneak attacks when hunting. But these five black snakes are not very good at hiding their breath, and people with some experience can see that they are fourth-level creatures at a glance.

The attention brought by these five black snakes is no less than that of Xiang Hongbin, and they have caused a lot of discussion.

"...This should be the people of the Spark Society, right?"

Some people also judged the identity of Wang Tao and his group through the black snakes.

Wang Tao and his team often go out, and when they are at the base, they stay at home and do not appear in public places, so many people only know about the Xinghuo Club, and do not know what the people in the Xinghuo Club look like.

The matter of the fourth-level black snake is not a secret. At present, only the Xinghuo Club has it, so seeing the black snake naturally reminds people of the Xinghuo Club.

"You have become a star!"

Qu Shilin touched Xiao Hei's head. Xiao Hei drooped his body and followed Wang Tao listlessly. He did not care about whether he was a star or not. He just wanted to go back to warm himself by the fire.

As for when Lightning got off the car, it did not attract much attention. After all, Lightning now looks like an ordinary military dog.

"Mr. Wang, please!"

Cui Sheng led Wang Tao and others into the city hall building.

The city hall building is not high, with only three floors, but it covers a large area. This time, a spacious and bright tea hall was specially built. After watching the evening performance, they will have a meal here.

"Mr. Wang, Happy New Year!"

As soon as Wang Tao came in, he saw an acquaintance.

"Captain Duan, Happy New Year!"

The man was Duan Xuchang.

The two of them bumped fists.

Since Wang Tao came to Changhe Base, except for the first few days when Duan Xuchang entertained him, he rarely saw Duan Xuchang. He felt that he was always busy. Of course, Wang Tao was also busy. He was not in the base most of the time...

"Why do I feel that you seem to be a lot stronger..."

After Duan Xuchang let go of Wang Tao, he looked at Wang Tao with some suspicion.

Every time he saw Wang Tao before, he felt that Wang Tao was a little stronger than before, but this was not outrageous. And this time, he always felt that Wang Tao was much stronger than before. But he couldn't say where he was stronger...

Wang Tao looked at Duan Xuchang with some surprise.

Duan Xuchang's strength didn't improve much. Wang Tao felt that it was about the same as before, but his eyesight or sixth sense was very strong. This should be brought by his rich combat experience.

"Haha, maybe a little improvement."

Wang Tao said with a smile.

"...Sure enough!"

Duan Xuchang's eyes were a little envious.

His strength has already reached the upper limit. When he first met Wang Tao, he was at this level. Now, two months later, he is still at this level. And Wang Tao has improved a lot.

This is the gap between ordinary psychics and awakened ones! Ordinary psychics can only reach the peak of the third level, while awakened ones have unlimited possibilities...

Just when Duan Xuchang was sighing, he saw Xiang Hongbin. His eyes widened instantly.

So strong!

Wang Tao's aura is relatively restrained. Most people can't feel Wang Tao's strength. He just has more contact with Wang Tao, plus his keen sense of smell in battle, so he can roughly guess it.

But Xiang Hongbin is different. The powerful aura on Xiang Hongbin is not concealed at all, or it can't be concealed.

He can feel a very strong power from Xiang Hongbin!

The source of this power is not Xiang Hongbin's level, but the mechanical prostheses on his body!

"Xiang Hongbin, what's wrong with you..."

Duan Xuchang looked at Xiang Hongbin in shock. He knew Xiang Hongbin, but in his impression, Xiang Hongbin still used prosthetic limbs. How come he became like this after not seeing him for a few days?

"Haha! Isn't he handsome?"

Xiang Hongbin laughed and stretched out his hand, fist bumping with Duan Xuchang.

Boom——

He used the mechanical hand to touch Duan Xuchang and grinned. But Duan Xuchang didn't mind at all. Instead, he grabbed Xiang Hongbin's arm and studied it carefully.

"This is really awesome! What kind of strength are you now? It should be comparable to the Awakened, right?"

Duan Xuchang looked at Xiang Hongbin.

"So be it."

Nod to Hongbin. In fact, his strength is stronger than that of ordinary awakened people. After all, his mechanical prosthetic body is comparable to that of awakened people. Now that he has awakened again... adding the two together, his strength is definitely stronger than that of ordinary awakened people. But there is no need to show off. After all, Duan Xuchang is not an awakened person. If he talks too much, Duan Xuchang may feel uncomfortable.

"Sure enough, it is the awakened person's combat power...then this mechanical body of yours is..."

"Thanks to Ms. Qu, if it weren't for her, I would still be disabled now!"

Xiang Hongbin looked at Qu Shilin behind him. Only then did Xiang Hongbin realize that there was a woman wrapped tightly in a military coat behind her. She was stroking Lightning's dog's head.

"Hi!"

Qu Shilin reached out and said hello to Duan Xuchang.

Duan Xuchang subconsciously said:

"Ms. Qu, can I install these machines on my body?"

Hearing this, Qu Shilin's face became serious.

"Theoretically, anyone can install a mechanical prosthetic body. But whether it can bear it is another matter. It requires a strong mental will. I know you want to say that you have a strong will, but I think the original body is better. , because this kind of transformation is irreversible and may fail... Therefore, Xiang Hongbin's current situation is like a dead horse and a living horse. Moreover, this is a test product of our research institute. Even if he wants to transform it, it will not be possible for the time being. There is no other way, we have to wait first..."

When Qu Shilin said this, Duan Xuchang became a little confused again.

His current strength has reached the upper limit, and if nothing else happens, it will remain like this for the rest of his life. Although third-level superpowers are much stronger than ordinary people, he is not willing to give in! He also wants to kill zombies, kill monsters, and save survivors! If his strength does not improve, sooner or later he will be unable to keep up. So after seeing Xiang Hongbin, he felt that mechanical prosthetics were his opportunity!

But Qu Shilin's advice made him hesitate again. He now has sound limbs. If he undergoes transformation and fails, he will really become a useless person...

Wang Tao saw Duan Xuchang's troubled look and immediately patted him on the shoulder.

"You don't need to be so anxious. I personally think that it is better not to modify the mechanical prosthetic body unless it is absolutely necessary. But I can understand if you want to improve your strength... Well, if you can get something that increases the hidden attributes in the future, I can sell it to you with priority!”

Hidden attributes are no longer a secret. After Wang Tao's many explanations, it has been spread in the base. Duan Xuchang naturally knew, but he scratched his head in embarrassment.

"But...I have no money..."

"...Then I'll give you one later!"

Wang Tao waved his hand grandly.

He was willing to give one to Duan Xuchang. After all, if Duan Xuchang hadn't come to save them, the more than 20,000 people in the Bauhinia Base would probably be gone. But he felt that Duan Xuchang might not accept it as a gift, so he said to sell...

"No, that's not what I meant!"

After hearing Wang Tao say that he was going to see him off, Duan Xuchang waved his hands repeatedly.

He doesn't mean to take advantage, he really has no money. After all, he is just a captain and can easily buy hundreds of thousands or millions of things. He really can't afford it...

"Okay, okay, this thing is too rare after all. It's not sure whether you can come across it in the future, and maybe you can come across it yourself..."

"..."

Duan Xuchang was a little grateful, but also a little helpless - he was relatively unlucky, and he could only dream about such things.

"By the way, what have you been busy with recently?" Wang Tao changed the subject, but after he said the words, he felt that it was private and he didn't want to ask more, so he said, "Sorry, if it's not convenient to say, just pretend I didn't ask."

"Hey, there's nothing you can't say!"

Duan Xuchang shook his head and then explained:

"I remember I told you before that our Third Legion has been paying attention to flying zombies and monsters. We are still working on this matter now! But it can be regarded as some gains. It is not convenient for me to say more details, but there is one I can tell you things..."

Duan Xuchang came closer and whispered.

"There are actually a lot of flying zombies and monsters in other places. The reason why we don't have many here is probably because of the giant eagle - it regards this place as its own territory and won't let other things fly over. , will attack them..."

"ah?"

Wang Tao was suddenly a little surprised.

Doesn't this mean that, to some extent, the giant eagle has become their refuge?

"But this is only temporary. The stronger the strength, the slower it will improve. When other zombies and monsters are not afraid of the giant eagle, we should have more flying zombie monsters here..."

Listening to Duan Xuchang's words, Wang Tao nodded silently, and then suddenly asked:

"Since the giant eagle regards this place as its territory, it should know about the base. Why doesn't it attack our base directly? There are so many people in our base..."

Duan Xuchang suddenly looked at Wang Tao speechlessly.

"Do you really think the missiles and cannons in our base are a joke? Let's forget it if we don't go out to hunt it. If it dares to come, make sure it experiences what fire coverage is! It's very smart. The reason why it doesn't come over is that it should I just feel threatened..."

"I forgot about modern firepower..."

Wang Tao slapped his forehead. The base's ability to exist for so long depends not only on high walls, but also on firepower!

However, this also made Wang Tao feel relieved. As long as the giant eagle did not dare to come to the base, this was considered a safe zone for humans, otherwise there would be trouble.

"Mr. Wang, have a great New Year!"

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a suit, with a big belly and a smile like Maitreya Buddha came over. It was Zhou Long from the Zhongyi Gang.

It's just that Zhou Long's suit doesn't seem to fit well, which feels a bit funny.

"happy New Year!"

Wang Tao greeted with a smile.

"I wish I could have dressed more casually! I'm not the one in my family, and I have to dress up. It's the end of the world, and I still have to be poor and sophisticated..."

Looking at Wang Tao, who was dressed in casual clothes, Zhou Long suddenly complained.

"Ha ha!"

Wang Tao laughed.

He has a close relationship with Duan Xuchang, but is more ordinary with Zhou Long. A few people drank a cup of tea together, neither salty nor light. After chatting for a while, Zhou Long got up and left. Then Cui Sheng came over again.

"Mr. Wang, the party is about to start, please come in..."

"Huh? Are we the only ones?"

Wang Tao was a little surprised. There were not many people in this tea hall.

"There were still many people, but some of them came late and went directly to the venue."

Cui Sheng explained.

"I see."

Wang Tao nodded, and then came to the party with everyone.

"Sure enough, there are so many people!"

It's a lot more lively here, there are people everywhere.

As soon as Wang Tao and his group entered the door, they immediately attracted the attention of many people. As before, the limelight went to Hongbin and the five black snakes.

"Mr. Wang, Ms. Lan, you are here!"

Gu Yun laughed and walked over. He knew Xiang Hongbin, so he was not as surprised as others.

Seeing that Wang Tao was indeed carrying lightning and black snakes, the smile on Gu Yun's face deepened. He came over and explained in a low voice:

"Mr. Wang is like this. This party will be broadcast live to the whole city. At that time, some pictures of the auditorium will be switched. We have to show our strength in front of the people, so... you understand!"

"..."

Wang Tao understood his explanation.

To put it bluntly, Xiaohei, Lightning, etc. are just what the city hall is going to use to show off in front of the people.

Even fourth-level creatures can be controlled, so what else can they not do?

"Mr. Wang, please come this way! I have arranged for your Spark Club to be here. If you are dissatisfied with anything, you can contact me at any time..."

Gu Yun personally led Wang Tao and his party to an area in the front row.

"It's very nice here. I don't need to bother you with Secretary-General Gu. You can just go about your business."

"Okay! If there's anything you need to do, you can directly tell Cui Sheng, or you can call me. I'll go get started first!"

After Wang Tao and his group sat down, they found some snacks and a program list on the small table next to them. Wang Tao opened it and took a look, and immediately called him a good guy.

He said before that parties in the apocalypse should be different from those in peacetime, and now that he looked at the program, it was indeed the case.

Except for a small part of the program that involves singing and dancing, the rest of the program is about two-person competition, actual combat drills, ability demonstrations, the debut of new weapons, and even live monster hunting!

"It feels a bit interesting!"

Wang Tao touched his chin and said.

"Hello, Mr. Wang..."

At this time, Wang Tao heard someone calling him.

When I looked up, I saw a middle-aged and elderly man wearing a Chinese tunic suit, with a thin build, about sixty years old.

"Hello, you are……"

Wang Tao has never seen him.

The man smiled and said:

"My name is Yao Guodong, and I am the mayor of our Changhe Base City..."