Chapter 535 Testing

"Colonel Shen, welcome to Jinzhou City Tianluo Diwang Branch!"

The other party actually knows my identity?

Have you studied me in advance?

You still know the reason for my coming this time. No, no one should know this. Except for the three of us who know the strategic goals of Home No. 1, people from other places cannot guess it at all.

Shen Jin looked at the burly man in front of him with a face as black as coal, and stretched out his right hand to shake it with him.

"Hello, excuse me for interrupting, who are you?"

"Ma Xiangnan, Director of Jinzhou Tianluodiwang Branch."

Shen Jin nodded, and the two held their hands together and shook them vigorously.

Xiang Shi ran behind Ma Xiangnan and whispered a few words.

Ma Xiangnan showed an expression of sudden realization, and then the smile on his face became brighter: "That's it, thank you so much, Colonel Shen! If it weren't for your generosity, I'm afraid we would have lost many brothers. On behalf of all the extraordinary people in Jinzhou City, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you." gratitude!"

"You're welcome. It is the quality of us Chinese people to help each other when there is an injustice. In the end of the world, compatriots should support each other. Besides, we are all members of the dragnet and belong to the same camp. No thanks."

"Hahaha, Colonel Shen is so happy! Let's go, I'll take you around inside. By the way, Xiao Wang! Go and bring in the brothers outside Home No. 1. Don't hang out outside. They are all our own brothers. Let the brothers behind The chef will arrange a reception banquet!"

"yes!"

The assistant named Xiao Wang took the order and left. Shen Jin didn't stop him when he saw him. He wanted to see what the level of Jie Feng Yan in this place was.

"Speaking of Colonel Ma, the standard of living here seems pretty good."

"Harm! Our base here also took the lead. When the virus first broke out, it immediately controlled important food storage areas, as well as a small number of power plants and steel manufacturing plants. It made a good start, so people died. It’s relatively small, everyone has food and drink, and life can always be good.”

Shen Jin nodded, and the two chatted for a while, testing each other's strengths and weaknesses.

Ma Xiangnan obviously knows a lot about Home No. 1 and Shen Jin, and his respect for Shen Jin is reflected in his words. He praises Home No. 1's contribution without any modification, expressing that he is here. Only by using the equipment produced by Home No. 1 can we withstand the zombie attack during this period of time. The last zombie wave was only able to be defended because we obtained a large number of [Crystal Core Bombs] from the Tianluo Diwang headquarters.

After chatting for a while, Shen Jin believed that Ma Xiangnan's words were more credible because the man was very straightforward and did not seem to have much scheming. The most important thing was that what he said was basically consistent with what Shen Jin had observed. consistent.

The population here is very large. According to Shen Jin's rough observation, it is even larger than the population of Home No. 1 in Q City!

You know, before the outbreak of the apocalyptic zombie virus, Q City had a permanent population of nearly 3 million, while Jinzhou City only had a permanent population of just over 2 million, a difference of nearly 1 million!

However, there are actually more survivors here than in Q City. This proves that in the first few months when death was most likely, the officials here rescued a large number of people because of their effective response.

But Shen Jin still has a question in his mind:

‘Why do the extraordinary beings here look so weak? There is not even a third-level transcendent. Are they hiding inside and not coming out, or are they out on a mission? ’

Thinking about the purpose of coming here, Shen Jin asked seemingly 'accidentally': "Brother Ma, where are the third-level transcendental beings here? Why didn't you see them come out? Are we not welcome?"

Hearing this, Yang Ao narrowed his eyes slightly.

As a professional dog leg, he had already understood what Shen Jin meant.

"Yeah, what's going on! Colonel Ma? Is it because we don't deserve to see them? Or are they hiding somewhere and preparing to do something detrimental to us?"

Yang Ao's words became colder and colder as he spoke.

"Well! Who wants to go against the boss!?"

Several other captains drew their weapons from their belts.

In the camp, Yang Ao was in trouble, and the aura of the third-level transcendent permeated the air, like a dark cloud pressing down on the Jinzhou City base.

The momentum of the other captains also exploded. The momentum of the second-level peak transcendent was second only to that of Yang Ao. They were full of blood and energy who were killed from a sea of ​​​​people and corpses. Their momentum was very majestic. If they really wanted to explode, a brave person would Small extraordinary beings might be scared to death by them!

Ma Xiangnan was a little surprised. He did not expect that Yang Ao would suddenly attack. The adjutant directly pulled the horse back south. The surrounding soldiers took out their weapons one after another.

But what is very funny is that the weapon they took out was actually the steelsmith's soul sword produced by Home No. 1, and they used the weapon produced by Home No. 1 against the people of Home No. 1.

The originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

When Shen Jin saw this situation, he did not stop it. Instead, he looked at Ma Xiangnan helplessly: "Colonel Ma, I'm sorry, but my brothers have always been more straightforward in speaking and not smart. Don't mind it, but they are all very reasonable. , after you explain it clearly to them, they will naturally understand that they are all high-level transcendent beings, and they are a bit angry. Sometimes I, the boss, can't suppress them."

Ma Xiangnan pushed away the deputy who was protecting him and shouted at the soldiers next to him: "What nonsense! Put down your weapons."

Then he turned to Shen Jin and said: "It's always right to be cautious when going out. Colonel Shen, I understand what you mean, but this is not because our third-order extraordinary beings here are arrogant, but because we don't have any third-order transcendent people here at all. The highest combat power of a first-level transcendent is only the second-level peak. It makes you laugh."

"oh oh"

Yang Ao immediately turned his face at Shen Jin's two tone changes, and said to Ma Xiangnan with a smile on his face: "What a shame! There have been too many fights recently, and it is inevitable that some people will be affected. In the apocalypse, who doesn't have the delusion of being persecuted?" Otherwise, it would be difficult for us brothers to survive from the end of the world to the present, let alone become a third-level transcendent. Your prime minister can hold a boat in his belly, so don’t get along with rough guys like us. Brothers, put away your weapons. .”

The other captains followed Yang Ao's instructions, put away their weapons, and stood silently behind the two men.

The momentum comes and goes quickly.

Ma Xiangnan's eyelids twitched!

He heard two meanings from Yang Ao's words just now. One is that these people are elite teachers with extraordinary fighting power; the other is that the strength of this young man just now is already a third-level transcendent, and he is as terrifying as Shen Jin!

No wonder Shen Jin said that he couldn't hold it back. Half of it was just for the occasion, and the other half might also be sincere. They were both third-level extraordinary beings with the same combat power. It was normal for them to disobey orders from time to time.

Unfortunately, they don't have third-order extraordinary people here, and they can't figure out what the other party's strength can reach. They can only roughly estimate the combat effectiveness of the two people based on the data of third-order extraordinary people sent by Tianluo Diwang headquarters.

Even if they cannot defeat thousands of troops, it is not difficult to fight their way out of their camp.

Third-level extraordinary beings will only be defeated by third-level and above extraordinary beings, and it is difficult to shake them with the power of second-level ones.

After this brief interlude, Shen Jin and Ma Xiangnan started chatting and laughing again, as if the unpleasantness just now did not exist.

Ma Xiangnan is a typical Northeastern man who speaks with a Northeastern sense of humor, and he makes Shen Jin feel comfortable speaking without any faults.

Shen Jin turned around and looked at Yang Ao.

‘This man is a bit smart’

After arriving at their conference room. Some senior officials of Jinzhou City sat with Ma Xiangnan, and across the table sat Shen Jin and the captains.

Among them, Xiang Shi is also sitting in Jinzhou City. It seems that his status in this base is not low.

Shen Jin thought about it for a while and understood that the captain in charge of hundreds of extraordinary people would inevitably occupy a position at the top in this era where strength was respected. Now, unlike before the end of the world, force had the right to speak.

"I announce that the meeting between Tianluodiwang Q City and Jinzhou City branches has officially begun. First of all, I want to..."

Ma Xiangnan's deputy said a few official words to express Jinzhou City's welcome to them, and starting from Tianluodiwang's headquarters, he made the relationship between the two places very close. Shen Jin even felt that his No. 1 home and Jinzhou City They are all long-lost brothers.

This trick of talking is really powerful.

"Ahem! Well, let me say a few words." Ma Xiangnan interrupted the deputy's nonsense. His voice was rich, coupled with his dark skin and burly figure. Just like a contemporary Li Kui,

"This time, Brother Shen led his team to rescue Captain Xiang and the others. It preserved the extraordinary power of our Jinzhou City. To express my gratitude, I am going to take out 10 tons of rice, 10 tons of corn and 1 ton of corn in our inventory. Nuts as a thank you gift.

As far as I know, the extraordinary beings in Home No. 1 have extremely high-end technological creation capabilities and can carry a large amount of materials without affecting their own speed at all, so it is not difficult to take away this food. "

Ma Xiangnan knows a lot about Home No. 1, and he speaks directly and without any fluff. When he says thank you, he expresses his gratitude with real money.

In the apocalypse, food is real money!

There was also a ton of nuts among them, which surprised Shen Jin. Nuts have been stored for a long time. They should be the reserves of their factory before the end of the world. They can be used to replenish the warehouse of Home No. 1.

My little niece will be ecstatic when she finds out!

But Shen Jin's expression did not change at all, and he said calmly: "Could it be that Colonel Ma thinks that his 59 brothers are worth 21 tons of food?"

As soon as Shen Jin's words came out, everyone was shocked!

Especially the people in Jinzhou City, they originally thought that their boss would be somewhat grateful for the 20 tons of grain and 1 ton of nuts. Food is the foundation for the long-term development of their base.

The Jinzhou City base can reach such a scale because of food.

But the other party was not satisfied. They even made sarcastic remarks, which made them very unhappy. Several of them, who were relatively straight-tempered extraordinary beings, were about to start a fight.

Ma Xiangnan stopped him with his eyes.

Yang Ao said: "No way, no way, you really think that a little grain can buy the lives of 59 brothers, do you? If we really can't do such a thing, the lives of every brother in our No. 1 Homeland They are all priceless!”

Yang Ao's sarcastic words instantly angered Jinzhou City's logistics manager. He stood up abruptly.

"Don't bully others too much! These grains and nuts are very precious even to us. Food is the hard currency in the last days. Our boss is willing to give this to you, which is already very sincere. Otherwise, what else are you going to do? ? Is it the same as those smoky folk gathering places? Do you want women? Or do you want illegal drugs? Don’t let me look down on you!"

"That's enough! Lao Meng, sit down!"

"snort!"

Ma Xiangnan didn't look angry. He explained seriously:

"Colonel Shen, and this brother, food cannot exchange for the lives of these brothers. You can save them. Everyone in Jinzhou Tianluo Diwang Branch expresses their gratitude and respect to you!

But... we can't just say it verbally, wouldn't that make us bastards? However, we are not good at weapons and equipment. You can see that what we have now are actually products from you.

For us here, the most precious things are these grains and nuts. Food cannot buy our lives, but this is the best way to express our feelings.

If you feel dissatisfied, just tell me what you like in this base. As long as it doesn't violate the rules, I will make the decision and I can give it to you! "

What Ma Xiangnan said was very sincere.

Shen Jin couldn't help but look at him again.

Then he said with a smile: "Haha~ Colonel Ma, don't mind. Our brothers are just joking with you. There are indeed a lot of grains and nuts, but we are not short of grains there. Nuts are still a rare item. Why don't you give them to us?" We take three tons of nuts, what if we don’t want those grains?”

"Okay, it's settled."

The person in charge of logistics hurriedly agreed on Ma Xiangnan's behalf, fearing that Ma Xiangnan would commit suicide again and insist on giving the other party something.

Is the food delivered? It's his life!

As we all know, those in charge of logistics are iron roosters per capita.

However, other people's views on Shen Jin and Yang Ao are a bit subtle.

Although these two seemed easy to talk to, they were moody and very difficult to get along with.

Xiang Shi looked at Shen Jin, Yang Ao, and the unsmiling captains strangely, with some doubts in his heart.

These people had very good attitudes during the battle and when they were brought back, and there was no sense of restraint between superiors and subordinates. They were more like a happy big team. They enjoyed the benefits of killing zombies. He has a sense of accomplishment, and it can be seen that he is not such a difficult person to get along with, so why do he become so trembling after arriving here?

Sudden!

He remembered Lao Liu’s ‘farewell speech’ before.

"If. If they help us clean up the zombies in Jinzhou City this time, then I hope you won't take sides easily."

His heart trembled as he thought of some possibility.

'No, let's break up later. I have to have a good chat with Old Liu about what's going on over there in Hulu City.'

Shen Jin chatted with them for a while and then asked: "Colonel Ma, what do ordinary people here usually do?"

"Oh! They usually stay in the base.

We have many factories here, some of which are operational, and we will recruit people with professional skills in this area to work, such as small power plants, steel mills, canneries, etc. There are also some people working in the logistics of the army.

But most people have nothing to do. Fortunately, we are also from Jinzhou City, so we know these fellow villagers quite well. We all trust each other, and they did not cause any trouble for us after the end of the world. "

Speaking of this, Ma Xiangnan was actually a little proud. In his opinion, ordinary people would be in a very good state in the apocalypse without causing trouble.

Shen Jin frowned slightly, and then asked: "Will your base restrict ordinary people from going out?"

The person in charge of logistics couldn't help but interjected again: "We will not forcibly restrict ordinary people from going out. This is inconsistent with the top directive of the Tianluodiwang headquarters, but we do not encourage them to go out. In this base, there is food and drink. , there is even two hours of power supply every night, and all living facilities are available. It would be too dangerous for them to go out. The so-called scavenging is of little use to our base, and almost all ordinary people will not take the initiative to go out."

Ma Xiangnan thought of something at this time and asked, "Could it be that ordinary people in Home No. 1 have other jobs?"

Shen Jin thought about Home No. 1, where factories were running, agriculture was developed, and the market was prosperous, and he said without blinking: "Oh, we are just like you."

Suddenly everyone on both sides showed a knowing smile.

Finally, there is one thing that both sides can reach a consensus on.

After that, Shen Jin learned about the local zombie distribution with the people here, and said that they would clean up the last zombie wave in Jinzhou City on their behalf.

This move won high praise from all the senior officials of Jinzhou City. They wanted to make a banner on the spot and send it to Home No. 1. They also said that they would report their glorious deeds to the Tianluodiwang headquarters and announce their praise in the daily broadcast in the future.

Shen Jin smiled indifferently.

After the meeting broke up, Shen Jin and others left the Jinzhou City base.

On the way, Shen Jin said to Yang Ao: "This Ma Xiangnan is not simple. He is bold and sincere on the surface, but the city is very deep. Our several provocations have not succeeded in arousing his anger. Moreover, they have almost no moral shortcomings. The only thing here is I’m afraid it won’t be handled the same as Q City and Hulu City.”

Yang Ao nodded, he also had a headache.

"This Ma Xiangnan won't take soft or hard, and it's hard to be immune to water and fire! They don't have any flaws except that they are weaker. How can we get Jinzhou in a reasonable way?"

"I probably know why they don't have third-level transcendent beings here. Their strategic choice is destined to not be too high in strength. Since the outbreak of the apocalypse, Jinzhou City has been going too smoothly, and it has become a hindrance to the development of their transcendent beings. Stumbling blocks, poor mountains and harsh waters, and unruly people. In the end of the world, the more cruel the environment, the more likely it is that a strong person will be created."

After Shen Jin sighed with emotion, a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Maybe I have a way to defeat the enemy without a fight."

PS: I went out today. I will only write this chapter when I come back.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to everyone!

Codewriters don’t have holidays, blah blah blah.

(Crying~)