“I’ve got my eye on the population of the Wan Gang gathering area. You need to find a way to get people to spread rumors.”

"It doesn't matter what you say, my goal is to get those people to come here on their own. And also..."

Lu Yuan and Liu Wuqing discussed for an hour before finally parting ways.

After dinner, Lu Yuan inspected Taotie City before arriving at Luo Qingcheng's room.

"Why aren't the lights on? It's so dark."

No one answered, but Lu Yuan's current level of perceptiveness was unmatched by ordinary people.

As soon as I entered, I noticed someone lying on the bed, clearly pretending to be asleep.

Lu Yuan, feeling playful, slowly approached the edge of the bed, took off his clothes, and then crawled inside.

"Stop pretending!"

The person on the bed was startled by Lu Yuan and was about to scream when he suddenly remembered something and quickly covered his mouth.

Lu Yuan didn't care about any of that and started peeling off the skin of one of them, turning him into a peeled wonton or rice dumpling in no time.

Feeling the lovely woman in his arms trembling, Lu Yuanfang was a little puzzled, but he would never mistake Luo Qingcheng's face.

"We're an old married couple, what are you so nervous about?"

Lu Yuan began kissing her, and sure enough, after a short while, the lovely girl in his arms stopped being nervous and slowly relaxed.

Lu Yuan seized the opportunity and unleashed a devastating attack...

"ah"

"The melon broke, it hurts so much!"

Lu Yuan was taken aback; the voice wasn't Luo Qingcheng's, it was Luo Qingguo's.

"A beauty that could topple kingdoms? How could it be you?"

Lu Yuan was stunned; he didn't know whether to move or not.

"My sister asked me to come."

Lu Yuan was speechless for a moment.

He'd heard of people ruining their fathers' lives, but he'd never heard of someone ruining their sister's life.

No wonder I felt something was off earlier; that's one of the advantages of being twins.

No, it's a disadvantage! Because you can't tell the difference.

So he prepared to put away the tools used in the crime.

"Don't move, be gentle, it hurts!"

Lu Yuan was speechless. What kind of situation was this?

"Where's your sister? I'm going to settle accounts with her."

Lu Yuan said that, but he showed no intention of leaving.

"Don't blame my sister, it was my own idea."

"It's much better now, it doesn't hurt as much anymore, you can start now."

Hiding in the bathroom, Luo Qingcheng eavesdropped, but eventually she couldn't stand it anymore.

So he quietly opened the bathroom door and began to join the battle.

I felt like reciting a poem in this situation, but never mind, I won't describe it.

For the next three days, Lu Yuan did nothing but live this kind of life every day.

The most outrageous thing is that it started as a three-player game of Dou Dizhu, then became a four-player game of Mahjong, and finally became a five-player game of Texas Hold'em.

They were having a blast.

Because of this, Luo Qingguo's Wild Wolf team delayed their departure date again.

On the third day, right after lunch, Lu Yuan arrived at the camp of the New First Regiment.

Today was the day he had mentioned before, the day to test the results.

"Everyone assemble!"

With a "whoosh," everyone was able to line up, which was much better than three days ago.

"Very good! They're starting to look like a regular army now."

"Now tell me, what is your slogan?"

Lu Yuan is indeed very satisfied now. Achieving such results in three days is already quite remarkable.

It seems that Lin Feng and Zhao Qiang really did put in a lot of effort.

"Everyone has one!"

"Ready, go!"

As soon as Lin Feng gave the order to begin, the neat and loud slogans instantly spread throughout the entire base.

"Defend our homeland, forge ahead bravely, and wherever our swords point, we will be invincible!"

"Defend our homeland, forge ahead bravely, and wherever our swords point, we will be invincible!"

"Defend our homeland..."

Three slogans in a row were shouted, displaying the momentum of a thousand troops.

"Excellent, that's exactly the kind of spirit I wanted! The spirit of a wolf!"

"Lin Feng, Zhao Qiang, starting tomorrow, you two will split into two teams, one heading east and the other west, to clear out the area for me."

"I will kill gods if they stand in my way, and I will kill Buddhas if they stand in my way!"

With the phrase "Gods will be killed if they stand in our way, Buddhas will be killed if they stand in our way," all the soldiers were filled with fervor and began to shout it along.

Lu Yuan pressed his hand down, signaling everyone to stop shouting.

"I hope every one of you comes back alive!"

"Because I need you, Taotie City needs you, your families need you, do you understand?"

"clear!"

Just then, Wang Tianhu ran over.

"Chief, the city lord wants me to summon you!"

Wang Tianhu was Gong Yuehan's old subordinate. Before Lu Yuan arrived, he was following Gong Yuehan.

When Ye Shengnian tried to seize power, everyone chose to side with him, except for Wang Tianhu.

Later, Wang Tianhu became Gong Yuehan's chief bodyguard, mainly responsible for preventing and protecting the city lord's safety.

"Is there something you need?"

As Lu Yuan walked, he asked a question.

"Someone from the Tai'an settlement has arrived. The city lord asked me to inform you to go there."

As soon as I entered the office, I saw someone—someone I'd only met once before but had never spoken to.

Tai'an, a gathering place for military forces—Jin Chaoyang!

When Gong Yuehan saw Lu Yuan arrive, she began to introduce him.

After the introductions were completed and the three of them sat down again, Lu Yuan spoke.

"Commander Jin, may I ask what brings you here to see me?"

Jin Chaoyang didn't waste any words and went straight to asking:

"That's right. I heard from Miss Gong that the second cataclysm is coming."

Is this story true?

Lu Yuan nodded in response.

"Then may I ask, Mr. Lu, how did you know?"

Jin Chaoyang asked a second question.

“I’ve been to Xuanwu City, that’s what they say.”

"It should start in about twenty days, but that's just what I've heard, I don't know the specifics."

Lu Yuan was unwilling to admit that he was the first to know about this, as it would be troublesome to explain.

Just push the issue to Xuanwu City; after all, the emperor is far away and there's no way to verify it.

Others don't have flying mounts, so getting to Xuanwu City isn't as simple as just taking three to five days.

Moreover, the journey is extremely dangerous, and besides, who would be so bored as to ask about this?

Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, Jin Chaoyang's expression turned somewhat solemn.

“Mr. Lu, according to the information I’ve gathered, zombies are already gathering in many places.”

"I'm afraid you're right."

"Therefore we should indeed unite."

"In that case, I will move in here with my people, and I will apply to the higher-ups later."

"We'll expand the force by one battalion, with Mr. Lu as the battalion commander, and you'll be given the rank of lieutenant colonel. What do you think?"

Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes.

He realized that Jin Chaoyang planned to usurp the throne and seize Taotie City without lifting a finger.

A battalion commander dismissed him, but whether he would secretly kill Lu Yuan afterward is anyone's guess.

They really made a brilliant plan.

Lu Yuan and Gong Yuehan exchanged a glance, finding it somewhat amusing.

What a pipe dream! Shameless!

However, this is indeed an opportunity, an opportunity to expand Taotie City.

Perhaps...

End of chapter!