Looking at the imposing middle-aged man, Yuan Chuyi said with a stern face, "Whether I establish the Dragon Gate or not is none of your business."
Who do you think you are, strutting around like that in front of me?
Before the middle-aged man could speak, a man next to him pointed at Yuan Chuyi and said, "How dare you speak to Major General Qin like that? Do you even know where you're standing?"
Do you even realize that what you're doing right now could get you shot a hundred times over?!
Yuan Chuyi laughed and said, "I'm standing on Blue Star. What, is Blue Star yours, or have you taken over Blue Star?"
Yuan Chu originally planned to complete the recruitment plan peacefully, but he never expected to encounter such an oddball at the first stop. More than half a year into the apocalypse, he was still using the same old tricks from before the apocalypse.
The middle-aged man said angrily, "You're stepping on China! Do you know that what you're doing is treason?"
"Don't give me any grand theories. There have been many countries on this land. As the saying goes, dynasties come and go, but the people remain."
"Without the people, you're nothing! And what about you all?"
Yuan Chuyi pointed to a group of soldiers behind the man and said, "Have you all been brainwashed too? How can you keep ordering him around like this?"
I really can't figure it out. Has he gained unparalleled power, or is he able to provide you with unlimited supplies every day?
Are you really going to obey someone who only knows how to manipulate power?
Let me reiterate: I'm here to take away those who want to join the Dragon Gate, nothing more. As for you, if you're here to flaunt your official position, then you've come to the wrong person.
This is a new era now, and your old ways don't work anymore.
Please remember that this is an era of individual heroism; it is not impossible for a single general to conquer a city.
After speaking
"Clap clap clap!" The sound of clapping rang out, and an old man stepped out from the crowd, clapping his hands. "What a great saying, 'One general stands over one city,' that's quite a bold statement, I like it."
Yuan Chuyi looked at the old man with a cane but a loud voice and felt that he looked familiar.
It wasn't until the old man approached Yuan Chuyi that he realized that the old man was actually an old general he had often seen on television in previous years.
The old man stared intently into the middle-aged man's deep eyes and said, "From now on, you will no longer hold any position, and you must go out on a mission with the collection team at least once a month."
The middle-aged man turned pale upon hearing this and said to the old man, "Uncle Liu, do you think you could..."
The old man glared at him and interrupted, "Stop talking. As for your father, I will speak to him myself."
Then the old man changed to a kind expression and said to Yuan Chuyi, "Young man, should I call you Sect Master Yuan or Little Yuan?"
Yuan Chu understood the old man's intention in addressing him, but still said, "Old Liu is an elder I respect. I grew up listening to Old Liu's stories. Old Liu, you can just call me Xiao Yuan."
After laughing heartily a few times, the old man said, "Come on, Xiao Yuan, come sit at my place."
In a simple living room, the old man held a water glass in one hand and remained silent for a long time, while his gaze kept wandering over the group of people.
After a moment, Yuan Chuyi spoke first, saying, "I wonder if Elder Liu has called me here because he has something to say to me?"
Old Liu asked in his aged voice, "I wonder what young Yuan thinks of the world today?"
After a moment of contemplation, Yuan Chuyi said, "The underlying rules of the world are changing. In the past, we focused more on cooperation and team development."
However, with the arrival of the apocalypse and the emergence of superhumans, this rule is slowly being broken. To put it bluntly, it is no longer an era where two fists can't beat four hands.
Conversely, a high-level superhuman could easily wipe out a small base by himself.
In other words, if this is how we humans develop, then zombie mutated beasts will also evolve in the same way.
Therefore, I believe that the most important thing right now is the number of people with superpowers, because only with a large number of people with superpowers can we cultivate more high-end combat forces.
The old man nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I think too, especially after the zombies' collective upgrade over this period of time, I have come to understand it firsthand."
The old man took a sip of water and continued, "The moment I discovered that ordinary pistols were useless against zombies, I knew that this had to change fundamentally."
"Tell me why you've come," the old man asked, putting down his water cup.
Yuan Chuyi frankly said, "I came here to poach people, and the more the better."
The old man looked at Yuan Chuyi with a bewildered expression and said, "First, how can you be so sure that someone will go with you? Second, do you accept just anyone? Ordinary people will do?"
Yuan Chuyi said, "I have seen the situation of the people here. I believe that there are still many ordinary people who are not able to get enough to eat. By joining the Dragon Gate, I can help them get enough to eat and also give them the opportunity to become stronger."
Whether someone has superpowers or not is irrelevant to me, but I only accept people under 45.
The old man asked with interest, "I understand having a full meal, but what does this opportunity to become stronger mean?"
Yuan Chuyi thought for a moment and asked, "I wonder if Elder Liu has any ordinary people around him?"
The old man looked at a young man beside him and said, "Go and call Xiao Zhao and the others over."
A short while later, five men and five women walked in from outside. The old man said, "These are all elites from the military, but it's a pity they haven't awakened their superpowers even after half a year in the apocalypse."
After Yuan Chuyi gave Tang Yan a look, Tang Yan took out ten skill books and handed them to the first person.
But the big, clumsy guy in front of me just stood there like a wooden statue, showing no intention of taking it.
"Do as instructed."
Hearing the old man's voice, the wooden-like man finally accepted the skill book handed to him by Tang Yan.
Yuan Chuyi slowly said, "Old Liu, are you sure these people are all ordinary people?"
"certainly."
Yuan Chuyi looked at the ten people and said, "I will count to three, and you will all simultaneously squeeze the skill book I gave you with one hand."
As Yuan Chuyi shouted, ten beams of light of different colors instantly entered the minds of the ten people.
A few minutes later, a female soldier stretched out her hand first, and there was a burning fireball on her palm.
Upon seeing this, the old man, leaning on his cane, approached the female soldier and asked, "Did you just awaken?"
The female soldier shook her head and said, "I don't know either. Anyway, after I crushed that book, I felt like I could control fireballs."
The old man turned to look at the others, who also wielded various supernatural abilities, and asked, "You too?"
Seeing the crowd nodding in unison, the old man seemed to see a glimmer of hope and asked, "How many people do you plan to take with you?"
Yuan Chuyi held up two fingers and said, "Two hundred thousand people."
The old man waved his hand and said, "Impossible. Right now, the entire Guangcheng city, excluding the military, has about 400,000 people, and some of them are over 45 years old."
Yuan Chuyi thought for a moment and said, "One hundred thousand is the minimum number."
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