The Eve of the Blood Moon (IV)
A big man said in a gruff voice, "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of dung beetles?"
This immediately caused the crowd to burst into laughter.
It is impossible to say that we are not afraid. We have all faced God's people personally. The memory of the fear of the cabin cracking open and facing the alien monster is still vivid.
People shout "dung beetles" but they are just using derogatory words to comfort themselves.
Even though the monsters were terrifying, no one knew better than them that once they lost the "Hungry Hungry" territory, they would return to the fear they had not long ago.
"But..." Zhang Jiajia scratched his head. He thought this was a good thing, but he didn't know what to say for a moment.
"My son is a frontline soldier. Today, he saw a job posting saying they were in urgent need of soldiers due to the approaching blood moon, so he signed up on the spot. I was like, what a great son! If he's not afraid, why should I, as his father, be afraid?"
At this time, a middle-aged man in a shirt walked out of the crowd and waved to everyone.
"If it were just an ordinary special mission, it would be fine, but this time our territory is clearly being targeted. If we don't unite, Yu Chao will surely be triumphant! Think about it, what kind of person is Yu Chao? How could a human like him become a monster? If he wins, how can we still have a place to stay?"
"Don't you agree, Chef Zhang?"
He spoke in a strong and clear voice, held his eyes, and made clear and logical arguments.
Zhang Jiajia thought it was right, and nodded twice blankly: "Yes, yes."
Hearing Zhang Jiajia's admission, the people around him were in an uproar. And Fang Zhiyong's perfectly timed scream of confusion when he heard the name "Yu Chao" was even more terrifying.
If... Yu Chao really wins...
The man continued, "That's why I say, everyone should do their best! My son and the others are holding the front lines, and all we can do is support them from behind. We should do whatever we can, wherever we're needed, to carry bricks. At least we can get through this crisis!"
"Yes! Yes!"
This statement immediately received a response from the people around him, and it caused a huge uproar.
"Chef Zhang, please contact the lord and ask what we can do?" The man whispered in Zhang Jiajia's ear, then simply stood on a nearby stone, cleared his throat, and waved around.
"Everyone, listen to me..."
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When Ye Miaomiao entered the territory, she saw such a strange scene——
A man in the middle, his shirt unbuttoned, was saying something in a loud voice. A group of people, fists clenched and arms bare, surrounded him in indignation, their faces flushed, and they looked very imposing.
There were even a few people who tied clothes, palm leaves and other things to wooden poles and waved them up and down to cheer for the people in front.
There were about a hundred people, and they looked like they were going to overturn the territory.
Ye Miaomiao: “?” Did she... go to the wrong place?
She looked around - familiar walls, familiar security team NPCs, and... the familiar Zhang Jia's house. She wasn't in the wrong place.
How come everything changes so dramatically after I've been away for a while?
Zhang Jiajia was waiting for her at the gate of the territory. When he saw her, he immediately ran over happily, holding Fang Zhiyong by his side and said, "Boss, why haven't you replied to my private message?"
Ye Miaomiao: “…” She had just returned from the dungeon, so she didn’t have time to reply to messages.
"Boss," Zhang Jiajia said hurriedly, "It's all my fault. I didn't keep an eye on Fang Zhiyong and almost let him talk nonsense and ruin things. Fortunately, there was that person..." He hissed, but didn't say the name - he didn't ask what it was.
Just at this moment, the other team members followed Ye Miaomiao into the territory one by one, and saw this rare and strange scene. They were all surprised and stunned.
A new member of the team was suddenly taken aback and interrupted Zhang Jiajia's words directly -
"Isn't that... my dad?"
The person he was pointing at was the one in the middle of the crowd, with his shirt sleeves rolled up and his arms raised, cheering.
From his perspective, the people around him were waving wooden sticks and gathering around. This scene looked like a rebellion no matter how you looked at it.
The new team member suddenly recalled his father's extremely disapproving look when he signed up.
"The end is coming, and the right thing to do is to protect yourself." To stop him from signing up, his father, who never used harsh words, even said, "If you sign up, you'll no longer have a son." Could it be that he was really...
He must have seen it wrong. The one who led the rebellion must not be his father—
Then Zhang Jiajia said happily: "Yes, yes, it's your dad. It's a good thing your dad did."
The new team member's breath was choked, his vision blurred, and he almost fainted.
Oh, father! You are so brave!
Before joining the security team, he was stupid! He thought he was here to fight for the territory. Only after joining did he realize that the territory's military strength was beyond the imagination of mortals like him.
He came to the security team purely to enjoy himself!
The life potion he carries with him, the monsters he fights, and the weapons he has are simply not on the same level. Boss Fang Yan is always there to support him, and the lord also has the little yellow hat...
They were all preparing to go on a night mission. They had originally thought the mission wouldn't be completed until at least 9 or 10 pm, but it was completed ahead of schedule by 5 pm! Not only did everyone's professions rise to level 3 security, but they also found a lot of goodies in the treasure chests.
He was just about to return to tell his father the good news and express his amazement—the territory was so vast that even a dog could win, but then...
New member, feeling sad, team member: Why don’t you talk to your child first!
What should he do if the boss asks them to suppress the riot? He is in a dilemma.
"Your father really did a great thing!" Zhang Jiajia finally found a way to refer to the man, and excitedly explained the whole thing from beginning to end -
"Fang Zhiyong suddenly said that Yu Chao had obtained a special prop that could lure the monsters that attacked their territory during the blood moon to our territory, which made everyone very angry."
"Then...then...actually..."
He vividly recounted everything "his father" had said from beginning to end.
New team member: “?” The more he listened, the more something seemed off.
Everyone around was looking at "his dad" and him not far away in shock. The new team member said: I am more shocked than you.
The veteran team member, who had just gotten to know him, affectionately put his arm around his shoulder. He secretly pinched his own philtrum. Just as Zhang Jiajia had said, his father had truly done something truly "huge!"
"Thanks to his father's speech, everyone is now working together and volunteering for the territory, without asking for any points! Boss, you see where they are needed, and rush over together!"
Zhang Jiajia said happily that it seemed as if what was coming was not a "blood moon" but the New Year.
Ye Miaomiao was stunned for a moment. So... these people were actually...
Just as she was in disbelief, someone saw her from a distance and shouted—
"Lord!"
The deafening roar of thunder silenced the infuriating crowd.
Everyone turned to look, and the ridiculous palm-leaf flags they held high swung, flapping twice in the wind. Among them was an excited Zhang Ya, the thick-browed Hu Sanhan, the furrowed Li Mu, and, more often, unfamiliar temporary residents.
The two groups looked at each other, waiting for who to speak first.
Just when the air was quiet.
"Protect the territory!" Someone shouted at the top of his voice.
Then, as if they had rehearsed, everyone surged forward like a wave, raising their arms and shouting, "Protect the territory! Protect the territory! Protect the territory!"
"Lord! Tell us what you need us to do!"
"That's right! There's strength in numbers! We just don't believe that Yu Chao will succeed!"
"Even if we don't fight on the front lines, we logistics people still have strength!"
"Prevent dung beetles!" Someone shouted strangely.
Various voices mixed together, many of them inexplicable. But the general meaning was that they volunteered to move bricks for the territory in preparation for tomorrow's defense.
Ye Miaomiao rubbed her nose, not knowing what to say for a moment, but remained silent. Fang Yan, who was beside her, smiled and patted her shoulder: "They are waiting for you."
Ye Miaomiao nodded——
"Everyone, please rest assured. The Blood Moon prevention mission has been basically completed. Even if Lord Yu interferes, the territory is safe..."
Before she finished speaking, someone else shouted, "Lord, please don't have mercy on us!"
There were bursts of laughter from the crowd.
Ye Miaomiao: “…”
"Lord! Please give us as many missions as possible! There is strength in numbers!"
Ye Miaomiao nodded. In fact, she already had a clear idea of the Blood Moon mission. But if the mission was completed ahead of time, other territories would also receive the Blood Moon notification, and everyone's concerted efforts would not be in vain.
"Actually..." Ye Miaomiao said, "We are indeed still short of manpower, and we are also short of ore and wood..."
Ye Miaomiao listed the tasks one by one. Just as she was assigning them, the new team member quietly left the crowd and found his father who had retired long ago.
"Dad! You've made me so proud! Just now, the old team members all said I have a handsome dad," the team member said excitedly. "That's amazing! How did you convince so many people? You're simply... a god of public speaking!"
His father looked at his silly son and said, "Do you think your dad's lifetime of gold medal salesmanship was all for nothing? It was just a small speech. But..." He touched his chin and said, "It really was just a matter of going with the flow."
"But I thought..." The team member was puzzled: "Dad, didn't you support me? I thought you were the leader of a rebellion... Ouch!"
He was hit hard on the head and thrashed about in pain. The person who hit him was the handsome dad he had just praised.
"Don't talk nonsense! Don't support you? Do you think I support you now?" His father said mercilessly: "I support the territory, you just join in the effort!"
"Oh...oh." The team member rubbed his head aggrievedly, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously almost stretched to his ears——
It makes me feel really safe to have my father by my side to back me up.
When Ye Miaomiao learned that everyone was willing to work together to help, she immediately remembered the "useless prop" she had opened in the treasure chest in the "Tomb of Mara" - the "wall trap".
It's called a "useless item" because it's not a blueprint, but a prop that can't be placed or filled all at once. Although it can be placed around walls, it does a lot of damage and is very effective in defending the city.
However, if mass production is required, a large amount of manpower and material resources are lacking.
Ye Miaomiao had not considered this prop at first, but she didn't expect that it would be useful now.
She divided all the people into several groups. Except for a few groups that went to help complete the task, the remaining groups collected materials, made trap props, and placed trap props.
Try to place traps around the territory so that God's people can fall without being attacked.
Suddenly everyone became busy, coming and going in a bustling manner. Zhang Jiajia and a few volunteer helpers delivered meals everywhere, and they were having a lot of fun.
This was the scene that Lu Zhiwu and Xiaobai saw when they came back in the evening.
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