"Boss, we have followed your instructions. We have dug cellars under each villa and stored a cellar of ice." Wang Qiang was the person in charge and answered first.
"Very good, well done. Stock up on ice and water while the snow melts. There are still twenty days left, so you should bring back more bottles and buckets and seal the water properly. If the high temperatures persist, water will be key to survival."
Lin Lang nodded and continued to explain.
"I won't be at the base for the next twenty days, but I will arrange for your supplies. You must be careful with your words and actions at the base, practice diligently, and avoid conflict with them unless absolutely necessary."
"Conflict?" Everyone was puzzled.
"What if I'm not back in twenty days? The continued high temperatures will definitely cause a widespread water shortage, but you have water. Tell me, will you contribute some water then? If there's one, there will be two. So..."
Lin Lang spoke to everyone patiently.
It wasn't that she thought badly of Xia Runzhong, but when the time came, even if he didn't do it, someone else would.
Everyone came to their senses and nodded silently.
"I have a list here. You should prepare the supplies according to this list. I will give you one week to find them as soon as possible. After one week, I will leave the base."
"Boss, where are you going?" Everyone was curious, where was Lin Lang going?
"Why are you asking so many questions? Just do whatever the boss tells you to do. Hurry up and get to work." Wang Qiang spoke at the right time, pushing everyone out the door. (Sa Leng means hurry up)
With the list given by the boss, Wang Qiang first went to each villa to count the supplies. Then he called everyone out to look for supplies.
Lin Lang had just finished counting the things in his villa when Wang Qiang came outside the door to report and drove out with his men.
I have to say that Wang Qiang’s execution ability is really good now.
The medicines would probably be difficult to find, so Lin Lang took some of the medicines from his space and put them in the cellar.
After doing all this, Lin Lang entered the space where the spiritual plants were piled as high as a nine-story building.
Lin Lang searched the alchemy room for a long time, but he didn't find the recipe for the Summer-Relief Pill. Instead, he found a recipe for the Cold-Returning Pill.
It turned out that there were many spiritual plants growing in places with raging fire and lava. In order to pick those spiritual plants, some monks with insufficient cultivation refined the Return to Cold Pill. After eating it, they could protect themselves from being burned by the fire for several hours.
This is it. Lin Lang collected all the spiritual plants, added and subtracted the proportions, and refined a batch.
As soon as the pill came out of the furnace, bursts of cold air rose from it, and in an instant the surface of the pill was covered with a layer of frost.
Tsk tsk, I've clearly increased or decreased the proportion of spiritual plants, why is the cold still so strong?
Lin Lang picked one up and put it in his hand. Fortunately, it was icy cool, not bone-chillingly cold.
Put the pellets in a bottle and label it with instructions for use and dosage.
After counting, I found there were ten bottles in total, with one hundred pills in each bottle.
Take one bottle for yourself as a backup, give one to Xia Runzhong, and keep the rest for Wang Qiang and the others.
Lin Lang had just distributed the Fanhan Pill in his mind.
Then she heard someone calling her name outside the villa.
Lin Lang flashed out of the space
"Ms. Lin!"
It’s Gu Changqing!
"Captain Gu, what's the matter?" Lin Lang raised his eyebrows.
"The Deacons invite you."
Gu Changqing said indifferently, but his eyes revealed deep worry.
Deacons?
She must have heard it right.
That's the center of power in Longguo, why would they invite her there? Lin Lang was puzzled and looked at Gu Changqing.
When their eyes met, Lin Lang understood the worry in Gu Changqing's eyes.
She looked around again. Behind Gu Changqing was a group of heavily armed, grim-faced soldiers. Once Lin Lang had left the villa, they quietly surrounded him. Another group stood at the gates of several other villas, their guns pointed inside.
Lin Lang narrowed his eyes. This was not peaceful, and it happened so quickly!
"What does this mean?" Lin Lang was surrounded in the middle, his brows furrowed, and his voice was filled with a seriousness that could not be ignored.
Gu Changqing stepped forward with a steady step and replied expressionlessly, "Ms. Lin, please forgive my impoliteness. For safety reasons, I must ensure that you attend the deacon meeting in person."
"Safe? Pointing a gun at us, how can that be considered safe?"
"What do you mean? Why are you blocking us? Where are you taking our boss?"
"Exactly, what are you doing? Why are you blocking us?"
The family members who were trapped at home started to argue loudly.
The family members, led by Zhou Yan, realized that something was wrong and picked up all the utensils they could find in the kitchen - pots, pans, kitchen knives, and even a few iron spoons - and were determined to fight to the end.
The noise from the crowd drew Lin Lang and Gu Changqing's attention to them.
Gu Changqing turned his head slightly to look at Lin Lang's subordinates who were holding pots and pans, without showing any surprise or fear.
Instead, he sighed softly, "I, Gu Changqing, have no intention of becoming your enemy, but it is difficult to disobey military orders."
"Then retreat!" Lin Lang took a step forward, her gaze sharp as a torch, staring directly at the other man with a deep, unwavering determination. "I can attend the meeting, but my people cannot be treated like this."
The atmosphere between the two was extremely tense.
At this moment, everyone present heard the sound of a child crying in fear coming from the inner room.
"Mom..." It was Lin Wei whimpering.
This sound softened the atmosphere as if breaking the deadlock.
Even the most ruthless soldier wavered for a moment.
"Enough." Lin Lang turned around and walked towards Lin Wei, "Give me a minute." Her tone revealed that no one could question it.
Gu Changqing nodded and signaled his men to retreat slightly and wait in silence. Of course, during this period, he sent several soldiers to remain on alert just in case.
"Don't worry when I come back." Lin Lang said to Lin Wei in the most gentle tone, and then patted her hand.
Turning around, Lin Lang said to Gu Changqing firmly, "We can go now." Then he took a deep breath, his eyes becoming very sharp. "If one of them is missing, or someone is injured, I don't think you can afford the price."
"Please rest assured, as long as you attend the meeting, I promise not to hurt any of them." Gu Changqing promised.
"Let's go."
Lin Lang turned around and no longer looked behind him.
She had just met Xia Runzhong, and he didn't seem to have any intention of treating her in any way. Recalling the complicated look in Xia Runzhong's eyes when they were talking, it had only been two hours, so why did they send Gu Changqing?
"Gu Changqing." Lin Lang suddenly spoke, his voice remarkably clear in the quiet air. "Was this an order from Xia Runzhong himself?"
Gu Changqing paused slightly and stopped after turning a corner in front.
He turned his head to look at Lin Lang, and the woman in front of him looked at him with the coldest eyes he had ever seen.
For no reason, he felt that if he didn't answer correctly, he would die in her hands.
Gu Changqing felt a chill on his back, and his thoughts were in a mess.
After a while, he answered honestly, his eyes firm and clear.
"no."
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