Cheng Zhen was wondering whether he should teach this dim-witted person a lesson when he suddenly sensed a powerful energy approaching from the surroundings, an energy he was quite familiar with.
It's Cheng Wenshan. Why is he here again?
Cheng Zhen was quite averse to Cheng Wenshan, mainly because the man was too strange. He seemed to be immortal and could control zombies, mutated plants, and even monsters. Most importantly, his motives were unclear.
So he solemnly said to Zhang Hao, "I hope you will think carefully about the matter of the military factory, because even if you refuse me now, I am determined to get it."
Zhang Hao's face immediately darkened; he simply couldn't stand Cheng Zhen's arrogance in front of him.
As Cheng Wenshan's aura drew closer, Cheng Zhen didn't hesitate any longer and opened the portal to send him away.
Almost the instant Zhang Hao left, Cheng Wenshan stood atop the wall, leisurely surveying the battlefield before him.
Everyone was cleaning up the zombie corpses, transporting them out of the city and dumping them into the mountains and forests. They wanted to dump them as far away as possible, but the wilderness was full of mutated plants, so they couldn't go far and could only try to throw the zombies as far away as possible.
Jiang Wan felt this was inappropriate. The weather was too hot, and these corpses outside could easily cause a major epidemic. She wanted to dilute some tree sap in the drinking water and give it to everyone to boost their immunity and prevent them from contracting infectious diseases. Unfortunately, she didn't have a single tree sap left in the tree hole space.
Cheng Wenshan scoffed at their work and said to Cheng Zhen, "How can your petty efforts withstand the onslaught from Longcheng? They might not even need to lift a finger before you die by your own hand."
Cheng Zhen's expression was quite unpleasant as she stared coldly at him: "What do you want?"
As he spoke, he unleashed his Light-Striking Ability. Cheng Wenshan gave him a very ominous feeling. If he sensed danger, half of it came from Longcheng, and the other half came from Cheng Wenshan.
"Don't be nervous, young city lord. I'm here to negotiate with you. We can cooperate."
"What good would it do for me to cooperate with you?" Cheng Zhen retorted.
"That's true. I don't have much to work with you on, but I can work with Jiang Wan."
"What do you mean?" Since the apocalypse of oxygen deficiency, Cheng Zhen has been very careful to hide her abilities in order to conceal her special nature.
In addition, with constant dangers and everyone struggling to survive, no one would pay attention to a woman's special circumstances.
So for so long, everyone just thought Jiang Wan was a very talented botanist. Even those miraculous medicines were assumed to be plants she found in the wild. After all, there was also the genius of traditional Chinese medicine, Huang Xuan, so no one thought about her own abilities.
In everyone's mind, Jiang Wan's specialness is probably not as great as that of the twins.
Cheng Zhen was happy to see all of this, but he never expected that Cheng Wenshan, who was secretly hiding, would see through it.
His expression instantly turned cold and stern, his body radiating a murderous aura. He leaped onto the city wall, drew his iron sword, and struck at Cheng Wenshan: "What is your purpose?"
Cheng Wenshan didn't fight him, but quickly dodged and said, "I didn't mean to harm you. It's really just a cooperation. Don't you want to hear it? It will only benefit you and not harm you."
Cheng Zhen didn't believe him, but that didn't stop her from listening to him.
What's your opinion on Dragon City throwing zombies at you this time?
Cheng Zhen did not answer.
Cheng Wenshan continued, "By blowing up dozens of helicopters belonging to Longcheng, you've essentially declared war on Longcheng. In that case, don't you want to know Longcheng's strength?"
Cheng Zhen's patience ran out: "Isn't what you're saying just nonsense?"
Dragon City is their country's capital, the center of power, the place where any powerful force is concentrated, and even the strongest city on this continent of the planet.
Longcheng's strength should not be underestimated; it also possesses abundant energy and resources.
Cheng Zhen launched the war against Longcheng solely to protect himself.
However, he was self-aware enough that he would not provoke a war in the face of overwhelming power, as that would be futile for them.
Cheng Wenshan's words are nothing more than an attempt to incite him to start a war against Longcheng and make him a cannon fodder.
Haha, he really underestimates Cheng Zhen.
And what does all of this have to do with Jiang Wan?
Cheng Wenshan ignored his sarcasm and irritability and continued, "Now that we're in an oxygen-deprived apocalypse, all of humanity is banding together to resist this disaster. Don't you find it strange that Dragon City would use zombies to attack you? Even if it's as punishment for not completing your mission, don't you think it's going too far?"
Cheng Zhen remained silent. Of course he knew this was excessive, and otherwise he wouldn't have been able to retaliate.
"As far as I know, Dragon City is not the same Dragon City it used to be. We should unite and plan for our own future, otherwise we won't even know how we died one day."
Cheng Zhen didn't believe him: "You're trying to sow discord between us and Long Cheng."
"If you insist on understanding it that way, there's nothing I can do, but I want to remind you of a few things. First of all, why did all the plant experts die after the oxygen-deficient apocalypse?"
I can tell you with absolute certainty that they did not die in accidents, but were murdered in a premeditated manner.
"Jiang Wan's survival is her own good fortune, and it's also our opportunity."
Secondly, why did Dragon City create a mission leaderboard? Only those who complete the missions at the top of the leaderboard can know certain information, while those cities that do not complete the missions, or whose missions are not completed well, are simply abandoned by them.
In their eyes, we are no longer compatriots, but pawns.
Finally, don't you want to know why it's always that robot messenger who announces the missions to you? Since the advent of Oxygen Deprivation and Indifference, have you seen any living people from Dragon City?
Cheng Zhen's brows furrowed more and more as he listened; these were all questions he had considered himself: "What are you trying to say?"
"In this oxygen-deficient apocalypse, we humans have become incredibly small. We need to unite to resist external enemies, but we can no longer trust Dragon City."
"You mean Dragon City has fallen?" and become a zombie-infested world?
Cheng Wenshan shook his head: "Whether it's people or zombies, they're just pawns of Longcheng. Cheng Zhen, I know you're a smart man. If we want to live forever in this oxygen-deficient apocalypse, we should cooperate."
After saying this, Wen Shan suddenly smiled and said, "Moreover, if we want to achieve final victory, we cannot do without Jiang Wan. You should understand her special nature. With her around, we will not have to worry about the human population decreasing."
Finally, he dropped another bombshell: "I might as well tell you that so far, you two cities aren't the only survivors."
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