Chapter 361 Cooperation Achieved
This sudden turn of events surprised everyone.
Almost the instant the zombies became abnormal, Cheng Zhen jumped onto the wall and looked out. He saw that all the zombies in the area were in a crawling position, and they were all facing the same direction.
The sound of the flute grew louder as it approached, and Cheng Zhen gradually recognized the person who had come: "Cheng Wenshan, it really is you."
Cheng Wenshan stood on a large tree and changed the sound of his flute, propelling all the zombies in another direction.
Only after all the zombies had retreated did he jump down from the tree and stroll leisurely toward Long Xiangcheng, his posture haughty, proudly raising his chin to meet Cheng Zhen's gaze: "I told you, you'd regret it."
"Are you still unwilling to open the city gates to me?"
Jiang Wan had already heard their conversation. Standing beneath the city wall, she softly called out, "Cheng Zhen."
Her voice was very soft, but Cheng Zhen definitely heard it and instantly understood her worries.
His gaze then fell heavily on Cheng Wenshan, and he asked, "Did you come alone?"
"Of course it's just me alone. You should know how expensive outdoor activities are these days. I don't have that kind of spare money to waste on useless things."
Cheng Zhen looked behind him to make sure he was telling the truth before gesturing towards the city gate to let him in.
Cheng Wenshan exclaimed in admiration at the layout and current state of Longxiang City: "If you didn't know better, you'd think Longxiang City existed before the oxygen-deficient apocalypse! Cheng Zhen, you're really something!"
Cheng Zhen ignored such pointless words. After the city guards dispersed the crowd, he asked directly, "Who exactly are you? Why can you control zombies, and why don't the mutated plants outside attack you?"
"Hahaha! Cheng Zhen, everyone says you're very smart, so why are you acting so stupid now? Don't you know what your own abilities are? Don't you know who you are? Why bother asking me?"
All I can tell you is that you and I are the same kind of person.
Cheng Wenshan's gaze suddenly fell on Jiang Wan, and he smiled slightly: "You should believe me now, right? I won't harm you, but Longcheng will take your lives!"
His words were tantamount to him already knowing that Jiang Wan had been arrested by Longcheng authorities.
Jiang Wan and Cheng Zhen couldn't help but exchange a glance.
Cheng Wenshan continued, "Therefore, from now on, we should cooperate."
Cheng Zhen: "What kind of collaboration?"
"Of course, it's about wiping out the robots' lair, regaining absolute control over this world, and then completely eliminating them."
Cheng Zhen did not respond to him, but stared at him intently.
"If you want to cooperate, please show your sincerity. There's no need for such ambiguous words. People's hearts don't need to be stirred up by you."
Cheng Wenshan shrugged, indicating that he didn't care: "The reason why these robots are so powerful is that they have a batch of chips."
"chip?"
"Yes, back then, those so-called scientists, in order to prove how advanced human science was, developed a kind of intelligent chip, and their intelligence reached the point of being completely anthropomorphic."
I believe Comrade Jiang Wan has already witnessed this firsthand, so I don't need to elaborate, and you don't need to question it either.
Jiang Wan nodded involuntarily: "Those robots are quite intelligent. Their words, actions, walking, sitting and lying down all seem to be controlled by their own brains. They are completely anthropomorphic and do not seem to be programmed."
"Haha, of course they are programmed, but this set of program chips is quite intelligent, and its level has far exceeded our comprehension."
Or, to put it another way, he has completely exceeded the scope of human control; we humans have lost control over robots, and the world has fallen into a state of robot domination.
Cheng Zhen: "So according to you, we only need to destroy this batch of chips to defeat those robots and regain control of this world, right?"
Cheng Wenshan closed his eyes, smiled leisurely, and after a long while said, "Theoretically speaking, that's correct."
"Okay, I agree to cooperate with you. I'll provide the manpower and resources, what will you contribute?"
Cheng Wenshan laughed again: "I know where that batch of chips and the main chip are, and I also know how to properly and efficiently eliminate the main chip."
He twirled a bamboo flute in his hand, met Cheng Zhen and Jiang Wan's suspicious gazes, and continued slowly and deliberately:
"Don't disbelieve me. If you don't destroy the main chip, it can control those robots to manufacture a new batch of chips, just like cockroaches. You can never kill them all."
“Alright, I’ll get started on the preparations. You’d better give me the map of Dragon City as soon as possible. Also, you need to coordinate the forces in other cities. This battle isn’t just our responsibility.”
With the cooperation agreement reached, Cheng Wenshan smiled slightly, not minding his superior, commanding attitude: "Okay, no problem."
Cheng Wenshan strolled around leisurely for a moment, then asked, "Where do I live?"
He felt the environment here was very good. Although these oxygen storage rooms were not very big and were all cramped together, they looked very comfortable. Besides, even if they were uncomfortable, it was still better than sleeping outdoors in the wind and rain.
He only stayed for a short while before he no longer wanted to go back to the wilderness.
Cheng Zhen looked at him coldly: "My temple is too small. You can go to the one next door. They have plenty of land and few people. You can choose any house you want."
Cheng Wenshan laughed heartily: "Then I'll stay here with you. I'm not trying to flatter you, but of all the surviving cities outside, your place has the highest safety rating."
Cheng Zhen gleaned a hint from this: "So there aren't many superhumans in other cities?"
"There are quite a few people with superpowers, but you should know that due to the combined effects of natural disasters and human factors, the number of people with superpowers who can survive is getting smaller and smaller. Moreover, people with superpowers like you who can keep upgrading are really lucky. I estimate that there are not many like you in this entire oxygen-deficient apocalypse."
After saying that, he turned to one of the superhumans and said, "Hurry up and lead the way for me. I came here in a hurry to rescue you. I've been traveling for days and nights and I'm exhausted. Quickly find me a place to rest. And bring me good wine and food. I've been busy traveling and haven't eaten for several days."
The soldier looked at Cheng Zhen's expression and waited until he nodded before leading his men toward the newly built oxygen storage area, where several rooms were still empty.
After the person left, Jiang Wan walked over to Cheng Zhen and asked worriedly, "Is this person trustworthy? I always feel like he didn't tell the whole truth."
“I know, but at least his desire to eliminate the robots is the same as ours. As for other things, we’ll take it one step at a time, and keep an eye on him to prevent him from doing anything underhanded.”
His last words were instructions given to Fen and the others.
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