After a long pause, the voice sounded again, its tone extremely complex, filled with shock and disbelief: "...Received. Your identification code has been verified. Landing on Platform Three is permitted. But...Company Commander Li, are you sure you and your men are in good condition? Are you not hallucinating or being coerced?"
Li Guofeng answered firmly: "I guarantee this with the honor of a soldier! My team members and I were sober and not coerced! All the facts are true! That's all!"
"...Understood. Platform 3 is now cleared and open. Please wait 5 minutes...Land with caution. We have notified the relevant departments to provide assistance. Over."
Communication ended.
Li Guofeng breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to Jiang Wu: "It's all settled. We can land on Platform Three now."
Jiang Wu smiled and directed Xiao Jin to continue forward.
As the distance rapidly closed, the massive base perched atop Dragonspine Mountain became increasingly clear before our eyes.
The city wall is over twenty meters high and is made of reinforced concrete. Some mutated plants have already climbed up it.
On the top of the wall, the outlines of heavy machine guns, automatic cannons, and even missile launchers are faintly visible, and the figures of sentries move behind the crenellations.
Within the city, most buildings are low and sturdy, with a compact layout.
There are also many obviously later-built wooden houses that fill the entire site.
Only the main passageway remains.
There were many people here, some shoveling snow, some chopping wood, and others dealing with various mutated plants.
Although most of them were thin and dressed simply.
Yet there was an indescribable sense of order in their actions, and the despair and numbness commonly seen elsewhere were nowhere to be seen.
Many rooftops were fitted with solar panels, and some areas emitted faint steam, suggesting factories or heating facilities.
It can be said that this is the city that Jiang Wu has seen, apart from Fuxing City, most like a city that has been rebuilt after the disaster.
Even the former Glory City was not as good as this place.
At least here, there is no distinction between the inner and outer city.
Everyone was put under management.
Everyone is a member of this vast mountaintop city.
This also made Jiang Wu feel somewhat favorably toward the managers here.
When Xiao Jin's enormous golden figure appeared in the sky above the base, it caused a huge commotion within the base, but more so with astonishment than pure fear.
"Holy crap! From the sky! What a huge bird!"
"It really is! This giant bird is so beautiful! Its entire body is golden yellow!"
"It's bigger than that giant bird that flew by a month ago! And much prettier!"
"Why does it feel like this giant bird is heading straight for us this time!"
"Don't panic, they're probably just passing through, like the others before."
At first, people just pointed at the sky and talked about it.
Some people continued to stand on the street, while many more carefully took refuge in nearby buildings.
The residents here have obviously seen large flying mutant beasts before. Occasionally, mutant birds will try to enter the airspace around the base, but they are usually driven away or shot down by anti-aircraft fire.
However, as Xiao Jin began to descend, the several human figures clearly visible on the broad back of the bird completely shattered everyone's perception!
Countless surprised murmurs turned into deafening exclamations and incredulous screams!
"My God! Look at its back! Look at its back! Isn't there someone sitting on it?!"
"How could this be?! You must be seeing things!"
"It really is! Four or five people! I saw it clearly!"
"Holy crap!! It really is!! Has this giant golden bird been tamed?!"
"Which one of the top ten experts in our base?! That's incredible!!"
"This...this is impossible?! Who could possibly tame such a terrifying mutated beast?!"
"The giant bird is really heading this way! It's not just passing through!"
As the golden giant bird drew closer, the atmosphere on the city wall instantly shifted from curiosity to extreme tension!
All the anti-aircraft weapons instinctively raised their muzzles, aiming at the giant golden bird circling overhead.
The soldiers' fingers were on the triggers, and they nervously swallowed, waiting for orders from their superiors.
This scene was far beyond their comprehension.
"Attention all units! Remain calm! Do not fire without orders! Repeat, do not fire!" The loudspeaker on the city wall blared in time, preventing a potential friendly fire incident. "That's a friendly unit! Landing is permitted!"
Although the order was given, the soldiers' shock and vigilance remained undiminished.
They stared intently at the giant bird that was getting closer and closer, and at the calm and composed figures on its back.
My worldview has been impacted like never before.
So these powerful flying mutant beasts can actually be tamed?!
This world is becoming increasingly incomprehensible!
Five minutes passed quickly.
Under Li Guofeng's guidance, Jiang Wu directed Xiao Jin to fly towards a flat area.
Xiao Jin gracefully flapped its giant wings, adjusted its posture, and slowly landed on Platform No. 3 in the city.
This place, which originally appeared to be a school playground, has been transformed into a helipad.
Several helicopters were also parked nearby.
The area around Platform No. 3 has been placed under strict security by soldiers who rushed to the scene after being alerted.
As the giant bird's massive body landed firmly on the ground, and the dust and snow it kicked up gradually subsided, an eerie silence fell over the scene.
Hundreds of fully armed soldiers, along with even more onlookers huddled outside the cordon, stared wide-eyed and mouths agape, as if frozen in place, dumbfounded at this incredible scene.
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