Above Fuxing City.
The enormous mutated golden eagle spread its broad wings and soared steadily in the air.
Standing on the broad back of the giant bird, Gan Wei gently placed one hand on the shoulder of the blonde little girl Lillian beside her, and pointed to the gradually clear outline of the city below, smiling as she said, "Lillian, look, this is our Revival City."
Lillian opened her bright blue eyes wide, her small hands gripping Ganwei's clothes tightly, staring down in disbelief.
She had expected to see ruins or a crowded, chaotic survivor camp.
But the scene before her completely overturned her imagination.
From the air, Fuxing City looks so new!
The wide and clean streets crisscross, and everything is in good order.
The streets were bustling with pedestrians, their faces showing no fear or numbness, but rather a calm and even joyful expression.
The trees planted along the streets are not ordinary trees, but a mutated plant that emits a soft blue light. Their branches and leaves sway gently in the breeze, scattering specks of fluorescence.
In a park, dozens of mutated mushrooms of various colors and over ten meters tall are scattered, like beautiful giant umbrellas, under which children are playing and frolicking...
"Is this...is this really a city that belongs to us humans?" Lillian murmured to herself, her voice filled with disbelief.
During the year or so she spent in the cabin, she had long since lost hope in the outside world.
I just want to live one more day.
But unexpectedly, I was able to return to civilized society...
Ganwei noticed Lillian's surprise and smiled, saying, "Our Revival City is different from other places. We have not only rebuilt order, but also learned to coexist with this new world."
She pointed to the glowing plants, "Look at those mutated plants. They not only purify the air, but they also provide lighting at night. You'll see how beautiful they are at night."
Just then, Xiao Xia, who had been silent all along, leaned forward slightly, her pure white eyes, devoid of pupils, staring blankly at the city scene below.
Gan Wei turned to Xiao Xia and said softly, "Xiao Xia, I will take you to see Chen Shu right away. He is now the Minister of the General Armament Department of our Huaxia Rejuvenation Army. He has more than 80,000 people working for him and is one of the people the leader values most."
Upon hearing the name "Chen Shu," Xiao Xia's wooden expression suddenly underwent a subtle change.
A flicker of emotion seemed to pass through her pupil-less eyes, and her fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her dress.
Gan Wei keenly noticed this change and smiled knowingly: "Are you shy?"
Xiao Xia lowered her head, her voice barely audible: "Am I... am I ugly right now?"
She subconsciously raised her hand, as if wanting to touch her unusual eyes, but then timidly lowered it.
Gan Wei looked at Xiao Xia intently.
The girl in front of me had pale, almost transparent skin, and with her pure white eyes, she was indeed different from ordinary people, somewhat like a ghost from a horror movie.
But under the sunlight, she seemed to be enveloped in a soft halo, which gave her a unique beauty.
"No, it's very pretty," Gan Wei said sincerely, reaching out to tidy Xiao Xia's wind-blown hair and straighten her collar.
Xiao Xia's lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something.
But in the end, he simply nodded slightly, a hint of moisture appearing in his white eyes.
The giant bird began to descend slowly, and the details of Fuxing City became increasingly clear.
Lillian looked at everything in front of her with excitement and curiosity.
Xiao Xia's fingers twisted the hem of her clothes even more tightly.
......
Fuxing City.
The underground core research laboratory of the General Armaments Department.
This place was originally a large research center before the disaster.
It has now become the core area of the General Armaments Department.
Unlike the vibrant and beautiful cityscape on the ground, this place is filled with a cold, technological feel.
The silver-white metal walls are inlaid with countless flashing indicator lights, and hundreds of high-performance computers are running simultaneously, emitting a deep hum.
All sorts of different equipment and instruments are operating at full capacity.
On more than a dozen large screens, complex weapon design drawings and energy flow models are being displayed.
Hundreds of researchers in white lab coats were moving around among them.
Or they are busy recording data.
Or you can type on the keyboard.
In a room in the corner of the research lab, marked with a sign that reads "Minister's Office," a large space of over 200 square meters is also filled with various equipment and instruments.
This doesn't feel like an office at all; it's more like a workspace.
At this moment, Chen Shu, the Minister of the General Armaments Department, was focused on adjusting the parameters on a precision instrument.
Wearing special protective goggles, his fingers flew across the virtual keyboard, his brow furrowed, completely absorbed in his research.
Despite being only in his twenties, he is already a Level 2 Evolver.
But his temples were already showing some gray.
These are the marks left by long-term, high-intensity work.
"Hey, you bookworm, it's dinner time, stop what you're doing!" A loud voice broke the silence of the research room.
Fatty Sun walked in carrying a large tray.
The tray was laden with a sumptuous feast: fragrant smoked meat made from evolved beast meat, fresh fruit platters, and crystal-clear wines and juices.
As the head of the logistics department, Fatty Sun's physique had become even rounder than when he lived in the villa area, and he always had a cheerful smile on his face.
Chen Shu raised his head, took off his protective glasses, revealing a handsome but slightly tired face.
He glanced at the digital clock on the wall and realized it was already past 5 p.m.
"Minister Sun, what brings you here?" Chen Shu asked calmly.
Fatty Sun placed the tray on the lab table beside him and laughed heartily, "Hey, don't call me Minister Sun, just call me Fatty Sun like we did back in the Flower Valley villa area! We've known each other for ages!"
Chen Shu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a rare smile.
The two sat in the rest area. Fatty Sun skillfully poured two glasses of wine and handed one to Chen Shu: "Here, try this. It's the latest wine made with a recently discovered mutated grape variety. It tastes amazing!"
Chen Shu took the wine glass, took a small sip, and found it to be indeed mellow and sweet.
While enjoying his meal, Fatty Sun exclaimed, "It's unbelievable to think about it now. Back in July two years ago, we were hiding in that villa, worried that zombies would break through the next day, and that we would starve to death."
"And now? I've become the Minister of Logistics, with over a hundred thousand people under my command! You're still the head of the General Armaments Department! You also have over eighty thousand people under your command!"
"I never dreamed I could become such a high-ranking leader!"
At the height of his excitement, Fatty Sun took a big bite of the roasted meat made from the flesh of a level-three evolved beast.
Although the meat of this level 3 evolved beast is somewhat tough.
But as a level two evolved being, and a strength type at that, Fatty Sun had exceptionally good teeth.
Eating this kind of meat is a piece of cake.
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