Chapter 375 Disappeared for 4 Months (asking for monthly ticket)
17:00 in the afternoon, before dark.
Dawn City.
Last night's riot was suppressed temporarily by the strong suppression of the Guard City Defense Battalion and the Night Patrol Regiment, but since dawn, some medium and large convoys that sensed the crisis began to move. A large number of convoys began to leave the city, some heading towards Qingbo City, where the Phoenix Society's Zhentian ship is stationed, and some heading towards Yongcheng Port, the No. 3 construction base of Xinghua Heavy Industry. However, the expansion speed of No. 8 Star Abyss is very fast, and Yongcheng Port will enter the polar night in less than two months, so the purpose of these people is mainly to get closer to the 83rd Iron Guard Brigade that is rushing towards Cannes. Only train convoys will try to enter the ocean track.
In the city, ground traffic was jammed from dawn to afternoon. In order to suppress this wave of evacuation and allow residents to stay in Dawn City, Zhou Mingyuan issued a ban that seemed straightforward but was actually a deliberate delay. That is, in order to protect the safety of the evacuees and the team and increase the survival rate, all those leaving the city needed to use the latest model of the Soul Dangling Value Detector one by one. In addition to detecting dark marks, it was said that it could also detect the concentration of dark invasions in the human body.
This measure did have a certain effect. There was a long queue of survivors in the city who wanted to leave. After 16:00 in the afternoon, the number of people in the queue was forced to be reduced by more than half. After all, if you leave the city at this time, you will definitely not reach Cannes before dark, which is undoubtedly very dangerous for the survivors.
In addition, the so-called concentration of dark invasion forced the survivors who wanted to move to consider the consequences of leaving Dawn City, which had "95% pure water purification". This really scared some small teams and organizations, and the federal government continued to dispel rumors through the Dawn City intranet. Some private accounts even appeared to intentionally or unintentionally link this incident with the emergence of the Phoenix Order, trying to stir up a conspiracy theory to occupy the peak of public opinion. After all, many survivors have become extremely sensitive under the doomsday, and many people dare not escape from official protection unless their lives are at stake.
[Rumor or conspiracy? 95% dark invasion purification technology has just been released. What are the intentions of Silent City and Phoenix Society to take action at this time? ]
[The world's first kill of an S-level Gray Mist Walker, whose interests have we touched? ]
[The high city has been built, and we are not afraid of any invading enemy! ]
In the intranet, a large amount of official and unofficial content filled the eyeballs, and the comments below had become noisy within a day. The debate was mainly divided into three factions. Some supported the Phoenix Order, some supported Dawn City, and some considered themselves neutral. They believed that humans should help each other and that the goal was to thoroughly investigate the Crimson World incident and purge the top leaders.
In a large private room in the Bobcat Bar, more than 20 people were gathered together. They were all leaders of a large convoy of more than 2,000 people, and they were all members of the "Windrunker Alliance". Everyone looked solemn, and the atmosphere in the room seemed a bit depressing.
"The Federation must have done this on purpose. There are a lot of people in the Population Control Bureau who are just doing nothing. When they went into the city to collect money, there were hundreds of sheriffs alone. Now there are only two exits from the city. At that rate, we may not be able to leave the city even if we queue for three days!" A bearded man cursed. His name is Wang Hongyuan, and he is the captain of the "Hongyuan Business Alliance". He is 45 years old, has a beard, and he threw away his gold chain a long time ago. He now wears a necklace made of bullet shells. The convoy has more than 8,000 people. Although the members are from all walks of life, this man abides by the "rules of the end times" and has a typical style of chivalry.
"It's strange. More people are leaving the city and even more are entering. The city is almost full. Why is the Federation so anxious?" asked a female captain.
“Hehe, those leaving the city are all big convoys, and those coming in are all small shrimps. Do you think Zhou Mingyuan is stupid? Besides, the people with special abilities in big convoys have great influence, especially those who are on the Human Light Evolution List. All of them have influence. The departure of one of them will be a huge loss of combat power for Dawn City!” The speaker is Song Feng, the leader of the "New Era Engineering Corps", a 36-year-old technology fanatic who wears black-framed glasses. The gentle bookish air on his face is quite different from the style of the two specially made tungsten-titanium alloy mechanical arms full of weapons at the back of his power armor, which are called four hands. His convoy came from the south, with a size of more than 5,000 people.
"Yes, and the loss of high combat power will also cause a panic effect. Once the fire starts, even if Seraphim Minister Luo Ming personally brings people here, it will not be able to stop it."
“So what? The collusion between the Federation and the Crimson World is a foregone conclusion. What’s the point of trying to suppress public opinion? This is a matter of life and death, and we can’t pretend not to know.” Liang Hao, captain of the “Iron Shield Team”, is wearing an interstellar military tactical power armor. He is 35 years old, with a buzz cut, and is obviously a retired soldier. The big scar on his face does not affect his oppressive righteousness at all!
The "Iron Shield Convoy" is also a large convoy that implements militarized management. Liang Hao trains civilians according to the standards of veterans. The convoy is divided into three columns: outpost, main force, and medical, with a total number of more than 3,000 people.
“That’s not necessarily true.”
A light and clear voice broke the argument. Everyone looked over and saw the door of the private room opened. Jiang Yun and Ren Huiyan pushed the door open and walked in. As soon as they came in, they said
"The water in Dawn City is just muddy now, but it's not that easy to bring down the Federation completely."
"Why? Dawn City can still forcibly detain people? Slave rule?" A middle-aged captain frowned and asked
Everyone dispersed and Jiang Yun sat down in the crowd. He said to the person who had just spoken with a stern face, "It's not that simple. That video just stirred up the fire. But if there is no more evidence in a short period of time, or if the Phoenix Society does not take any action, the situation will soon be restored."
"Yes." A cold female voice responded in the corner. Everyone looked and saw a woman who looked to be in her thirties wearing power armor with her arms crossed over her chest, with short neat hair and a calm expression.
He Linqiu is 36 years old. She is the captain of the "Burning Phoenix", the largest female captain in the Wind Walker Alliance. It is rumored that she was just an ordinary person with her little daughter in distress at the beginning. She survived many life-and-death nights and broke out of a prison van of a gangster convoy. Along the way, she built up her power, took in the weak, and expanded her team to 6,000 people. Most of her team now lives in the outer city area. She strengthened her strength by using resources from the black market in the city. She can be regarded as a female hero with considerable means.
At this time, she said: "Don't be fooled by the fierce quarrels now. In fact, everyone has their own stance. Those who seem to support the Phoenix Society may not necessarily leave. Many of them are using the turmoil to vent their oppressed emotions. And those who fanatically support Dawn City may not really believe that Zhou Mingyuan is colluding with the Crimson World. These people just don't want to leave, and they dare not leave. They only have one life. They finally have a safe zone for protection. They just dealt with an S-level monster recently. These people are the ones who least want Dawn City to be in turmoil."
"That's right." Wang Hongyuan said in a hoarse voice, "For survival, positions are not important. The teams that really have the ideas and feel the crisis will only consider how to evacuate quickly. Those who argue on the Internet will not leave. Am I right, Captain Jiang?"
Jiang Yun took a deep breath and nodded, "Yes."
"Is there any news about Phoenix now?" The mechanical arm behind Song Feng automatically lifted his black-framed glasses for him and asked with a deep look in his eyes.
"The Zhentian ship has returned to its base in Qingbo City. There is no news yet, and the global broadcast has also stopped." Ren Huiyan, who was wearing a leather jacket next to Jiang Yun, took out a mobile terminal and operated it with her hand. A holographic light screen suddenly appeared in the box, and everyone's eyes followed it.
"Currently, the Phoenix Society's Sky-Suppressing Ship is stationed north of Qingbo, Silent City and Infinity are in Jinhai, and the 83rd Iron Guard Brigade from Yongcheng Port is already moving towards Dawn City. Several super-large forces in the city are preparing to evacuate, and most of the Wanderers' Alliance has moved to Zen Pass. Their target should be the Dawn Center. This is the current distribution of forces around Dawn City."
"Is the expansion of Star Abyss No. 7 and No. 8 so fast? In less than a month, Longjiang is almost gone?" Liang Hao of the Iron Shield Team couldn't help frowning as he looked at the latest drawn diagram of the Star Abyss.
"Dawn City is now surrounded by enemies at every level. The situation is worrying," said bearded man Wang Hongyuan.
"Everywhere is similar. Except for North America, East China, South America, and part of Europe, the ocean is the widest." Jiang Yun said at this time: "Chairman Jian has received news. We have formed an alliance with the Infinity. The Sky-class has been urgently constructed with the help of the Silent City."
"As expected of Boss Jian, he has finally taken control of Silent City." Song Feng said.
"It wasn't her who took over Silent City." Jiang Yun smiled, "It was Silent City that formed an alliance with us."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
"What! Silent City is allying with us?!"
"What is their purpose?"
"Did I hear you correctly? You mean we join the Silent City?"
“…”
When everyone heard the news, they started talking about it in shock.
Jiang Yun immediately raised his hand to interrupt and said, "It's different from what everyone thinks. We are in alliance with Infinity, and Silent City is also in alliance with Infinity. There is no joining or merging. It's just that we have two more powerful allies."
"Infinity." He Linqiu looked at him. "Is it the team that Xilan City and the Phoenix Society successfully strangled the first S-level weird body Cloud Black Thorn?"
"Yes, just like us, he is a collaborator of the Phoenix Society's Red Phoenix Order."
Jiang Yun said: "Captain Lin is now a mechanical mutant. I got the news that Shinji Mochizuki chose to form an alliance with Captain Lin and provide assistance because Captain Lin rescued Silent City from the Star Abyss. Based on... the Sky Train."
For a moment, there were cries of surprise everywhere!
"Save Silent City?"
"Is this person so powerful?"
"So has Captain Lin taken over the Sky Dome Interstellar Train now?"
"Yes, this is the best choice." Jiang Yun took a deep breath, thinking of the man who was high-spirited and saved the day at the airport, and couldn't help but smile: "With the assistance of Silent City and the completion of the mechanical construction of Team Lin, this interstellar train can play a role. Currently, there are about 5,000 people there, together with the Finger Group's engineering team."
"Supernatural power to complete the construction?" Song Feng was shocked: "What do you mean, he built a starship by himself with supernatural power?"
"You don't believe it?" Jiang Yun said.
"I..." Song Feng opened his mouth: "No...I...what kind of supernatural power is this? Isn't it too foul?"
"I received some information about Infinity in the information package from Xilan before." He Linqiu said solemnly, "It is said that his mechanical ability can not only manufacture the G-3 electromagnetic railgun, but also repair a super giant war weapon in conjunction with the Phoenix Emperor Project. It was his key move in the Xilan War that killed the S-class in one fell swoop."
“I heard that the battle was extremely brutal. Xilan City, including the Survey Corps, had no more than 100,000 people in total, but they managed to hold off the attack of billions of snow monsters for two days and two nights, and even killed two special-level abyss worms and the S-level black thorn in the cloud. It’s really amazing!” Wang Hongyuan couldn’t help but click his tongue and said with emotion: “The Dark Mark was also won in the battle of Xilan City. Tsk, when I heard the news, I burst into tears. It was really inspiring!”
Liang Hao said with a resolute look, "Yes, this battle was fought well indeed. The commander of the Seventh Garrison Corps, He Zhen, is my old leader. This Infinity is definitely not an ordinary person. They can form an alliance. No matter what others think, I, Liang Hao, agree with it 100%!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the teams of the Wind Walker Alliance in the box became excited and the mood was high.
In the past there were Windrunner and Finger Group, and now there are Silent City and Infinity. These like-minded teams that can gather here are all excited. It is definitely a wise choice to join forces with these powerful forces in the current chaos.
"What are we going to do now? Should we go directly to meet up with Infinity?" He Linqiu looked at Jiang Yun eagerly and said.
Jiang Yun shook his head: "The previous plan was that we all moved to Qingbo, and then waited for Jinhai and the Silver Star to join us, but now there are some changes."
"What changes?"
"Hold still."
He Linqiu's eyes narrowed. "Do you think the Phoenix Society is going to join forces with Silent City and Infinity?"
"It's entirely possible." Jiang Yun shrugged and said, "The Phoenix Society must have come here for some purpose. Whether it's against the Federation or the Crimson World, there will be big moves next. Since the Heavenly Guardian Ship is here, it means that the Federation and the Phoenix Society must have had a disagreement on some issue related to survival that must be resolved, so the best thing to do now is to do nothing."
"The Wanderers Alliance retreated to Zen Pass, probably because of what you thought." Song Feng raised his black-framed glasses: "Don't we need to temporarily withdraw from Dawn City?"
Now Dawn City is in the form of a storm vortex, and withdrawing from Dawn City may be the safest option.
Jiang Yun looked at everyone, pointed at the holographic screen and said, "The situation is complicated now. Although many large convoys are evacuating, the population in the city is increasing. Many of them are the last survivors of the outer city and the three directions of the polar night approaching, and they are running into the city. Dawn City will not be peaceful in the future. The Wanderers Alliance has too many people, and Yu Huaian is a cautious person. I estimate that he will definitely stay in Zen Pass temporarily and will not move to the Dawn Center immediately."
"But now that we are allied with Captain Lin of Infinity, all deployments must be subject to his orders, including me. So I have discussed with Chairman Jian that before Captain Lin makes any arrangements, we need everyone to stay in the city, defend our neighborhood, and keep quiet. We can't help at all if we move to Jinhai now."
He Linqiu and the others nodded when they heard this: "That makes sense."
"That's fine. Anyway, we've already paid the entrance fee, so we might as well stay a few more days." Wang Hongyuan nodded and smiled.
Song Feng let out a long sigh: "You're right. In fact, it will take several days to queue up now. Why don't we wait and see what Zhou Mingyuan is going to do next."
"I agree." Liang Hao also said.
Since then, the Wind Walker Alliance has been changed to the Infinite Alliance. After a brief meeting, everyone left. Jiang Yun poured a glass of wine for himself and Ren Huiyan, and said
"Have a drink. Aren't you thirsty after traveling all night from Yongcheng Port?"
Ren Huiyan lowered her eyes to look at the drink in the glass, and said to Jiang Yun in a stern voice: "Do you really think that the Phoenix Society is going to go to war with Dawn City? Didn't I tell you that Yongcheng Port doesn't only have the 83rd Iron Guard Brigade, but also the Emperor Project. Those two Celestial Beings don't seem to be used to deal with Lu Tianye's Dawn City garrison."
Jiang Yun's face was calm when he heard this. He put down the wine glass he had just taken a sip from and said
"How is that possible? If we want to attack Dawn City, a 30,000-man Iron Guard Brigade is not enough. Ye Lan and Li Heping must at least bring in half of the Interstellar Fleet. And if we want to fight, we should do it when the Federation collapses. Dawn City has 6 million people, and that's just those within the walls. The Phoenix Order's charter cannot allow them to go to war against humans at this time."
"So you think so?"
Jiang Yun waved his fingers, and a precise whirlwind of wind rolled up the wine in the glass, turning it into a small golden tornado that spun at the bottom of the glass. "Hmm~"
"Some guys who are not human."
…
Zhentian ship, conference room No. 1.
Lin Xian looked at Ye Lan, pondered for a while, and then spoke.
"Clean-up plan? You want me to deal with those Adventists?"
"Yes." Ye Lan responded.
"Why me?" Lin Xian asked a strange question.
"It's not just you."
Ye Lan responded calmly: "If we were facing darkness, all we could do was unite all the forces we could unite, because that is our common enemy. But this time is different. The enemy is not only outside, in the approaching Star Abyss and Polar Night of 5, 7, and 8, but also inside. We cannot launch an attack on the survivors and our own city, but for the sake of human survival, we must thoroughly clean up the Crimson World to buy us time."
Lin Xian frowned slightly when he heard this: "Is it because of the abnormality of Star Abyss No. 5 that the other Star Abysses are expanding faster? Can I ask, how much time is left for the global polar night?"
"In less than 10 months, the cycle is still accelerating," Ye Lan responded.
"We lost 4 months!?"
Lin Xian was stunned: "What on earth is Shuguang City planning?"
"This is what we are worried about." Ye Lan said to Lin Xian with a serious face.
"Calculated from the day of the announcement, Dawn City should come into contact with the polar night zone of Star Abyss No. 5 in 72 days, and then be swallowed up by Star Abysses No. 7 and No. 8 in 189 and 168 days respectively. However, 40 days have passed, and because of the changes caused by Star Abyss No. 5, as of today, the time it takes for these three star abysses to swallow Dawn City has become 41 days, 62 days, and 48 days."
"What you mean is that they gained 9 days from Star Abyss No. 5, but because of these 9 days, Star Abyss No. 7 and No. 8 sped up by 120 days?!" Lin Xian said immediately.
"Yes."
"What is nine days enough for?" Lin Xian's expression was stiff, and his tone was filled with anger.
"For Chu Zhaonan, one more day, one more hour, are all meaningful." Ye Lan replied calmly.
Lin Xian couldn't understand: "For Dawn City to live one more hour?"
"No, you misunderstood."
"He did this not for Dawn City, nor for his position as the president of the Federation or his own survival."
Ye Lan looked at Lin Xian: "Perhaps based on your views on the Federation and Dawn City, this conclusion will be very different from what you think, but I can tell you truthfully that from the perspective of the Federation Chairman, he is for... all human civilization!"
Lin Xian was speechless.
"The collapse of the Federation is not just a matter of ideology or political interests as the world thinks. Of course, I must admit that this definitely exists, but the biggest disagreement comes from the judgment of the end of the world."
Ye Lan looked in the direction of Lin Xian and said slowly: "Since the Day of Revelation, 85% of the world's cities and regions disappeared overnight. The Federation Interstellar Army and all organizational forces in the world also lost control. The polar night did not give us any time to react and prepare. Changes occurred in every country, region, city, and even every family. All order was out of control, as if returning to the primitive age. Everything we have now was reorganized after the first polar night, including the paralyzed interstellar army, but after the first polar night, the sky curtain appeared, and we completely lost our satellites and communication networks. At the same time, we also lost the sky..."
"Even now, as the commander of the Order of the Phoenix, I can only tell you that we don't have any strategy or direction that can completely save human civilization. Superpowers, cold and dark reagents, soul-sweeping values, dark marks, and dark creatures are what we know about darkness through the sacrifices and efforts of all surviving humans, but these are just the tip of the iceberg."
"So after the Federation collapsed, Dawn City and the Order of the Phoenix were not survivalists or salvationists. Strictly speaking, except for the Adventists, we and Dawn City were both salvationists. The only difference was that we were absolutely pessimistic or relatively pessimistic about how to continue human civilization."
Lin Xian felt extremely heavy when he heard this, and said slowly: "The Phoenix Society is relatively pessimistic, and Dawn City is absolutely pessimistic?"
"Yes."
"As the president of the Federation and the supreme ruler of all mankind after the Apocalypse, Chu Zhaonan knows better than anyone what kind of power and means humans have used to deal with darkness. The global nuclear arsenal, biological and chemical weapons, and even the detonation of geothermal disasters have all been tried before the collapse of the Federation. An interstellar fleet with the most advanced armored vehicles did not resist for more than 48 hours after entering the Star Abyss. Despair often does not appear at the beginning..."
Ye Lan looked at Lin Xian calmly, as if she was telling a sad story, but her tone was heavy and her eyes were as blue as the sky.
"But after the resistance."
(End of this chapter)
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