Chapter 56 Earth Split
The construction of Jiangcheng Underground City has never stopped, and the northern area of the second floor is the key construction area, where it is expected that at least 20 square kilometers of ground will be expanded.
At the dusty construction site in the North District, cranes and excavators were rumbling, and workers wearing safety helmets were moving around. At the front of the construction site, a large isolation belt was drawn with yellow lines. In front of the isolation belt was a dark tunnel that had just been dug. This was the latest insect nest to be excavated.
When excavating the northern area, the construction team discovered many nests of mutant broad-jointed arrow ants. The adult of this mutant ant is half a person's height, and the largest queen ant is as tall as a person. As a result, the mutant ants built huge nests underground, which were winding and twisted like underground tunnels, interconnected and occupied a huge area.
But this is not necessarily a bad thing - if the mutant ants can be cleaned up, then the mutant ants' nests can be used to build ready-made buildings, which can save humans a lot of effort. It is precisely because of this that even now when supplies are scarce, Jiangcheng officials still allocate a large amount of credit points to recruit hunter teams to clean up the insect nests at the construction site.
Chi Qin led the members of the Aurora team through the insect nest. They had been cleaning the nest for three consecutive days. The endless stream of mutant ants almost made the entire team nervous. The days of fighting had made everyone tired. Despite this, they did not choose to rest. Everyone continued to come here to clean up the mutant ants on the fourth day.
For a creature like this that reproduces so quickly, the sooner an entire population is wiped out, the better.
Moving along the nest axue, the Aurora team also met other hunter teams. At this time, they would often tacitly split up and each find a branch of the axe to enter to avoid unnecessary conflicts.
Soon, a huge fork appeared in front of us. There was no sign at the fork. It was a new place that I had never been to before.
Standing at the fork in the road, Chi Qin gestured with her hand, and the reconnaissance team of the Aurora Squad stepped forward and each chose a fork to enter.
Those who can serve as scouts in the Aurora Squad must be strong characters with extraordinary abilities. Only in this way can they withstand the pressure of exploring dangerous areas. It is for this reason that after Tu Jing came to the Aurora Squad, Chi Qin asked her to lead a reconnaissance team. After a few days of cooperation, Tu Jing, who is ruthless and taciturn, quickly gained recognition from the team with her strength.
Chi Qin and the main members were waiting outside, waiting for the reconnaissance team to report back.
Not long after, Chi Qin received a reply in the communication channel.
"Report, there are no mutant insects in the northeast."
"Report, there are no mutant insects in the northwest direction."
Chi Qin frowned. This was very strange. Although the clearing of this insect nest had lasted for a week, the Aurora team had found traces of several mutant ants in the insect nest yesterday. How come they hadn't found a single mutant ant until now?
"The reconnaissance team, gather up." Chi Qin gave the order quickly.
Not long after, the entire reconnaissance team returned. Chi Qin carefully asked each scout one by one, but the scouts still had no clues.
At this moment, Tu Jing suddenly said, "Could it be that these bugs dug a hole and escaped? The mutant beasts may not be without the wisdom to survive."
What Tu Jing said was not without reason. So many insects would not disappear out of thin air. If they were not in the insect nest, I am afraid that these mutant ants moved to other places with their excellent digging ability. Chi Qin felt uneasy. How about returning to the base today?
"Hive No. 3 in the North District has been attacked by mutant ants. Hive No. 3 in the North District has been attacked by mutant ants. Calling all hunter teams to retreat quickly! The mission has been changed to protecting the residents! The mission has been changed to protecting the residents!" At this moment, the communicator in Chi Qin's hand suddenly rang.
As the team leader, Chi Qin connected the communicator in his hand to the official call channel, so that the official could dispatch all hunter teams that came to apply for construction and cleaning work!
Tu Jing was right, the mutant ants had indeed moved to another place, but they did not escape, but attacked human settlements! Chi Qin took a breath, unable to imagine the consequences of the mutant ants entering the civilian area.
She immediately responded: "Everyone retreat, rush to Hive No. 3 in the North District!"
At the captain's command, all members of the Aurora team quickly evacuated the insect nest. Once they arrived at the quarantine area, a lot of wilderness hunters had already gathered there. They were all hunter teams that had taken on official construction and cleanup work. All members were blocked in the dungeon and could not go to the wilderness. The hunters also had to find work to earn credit points.
Compared to other hunter teams, Chi Qin and his team, who were backed by the Aurora Factory, were naturally better equipped. Two modified large trucks were the means of transportation for the entire Aurora team.
No one should think of attacking these two trucks - a majestic giant golden-feathered falcon was standing on the front of the truck, looking down on everyone. No one was blind enough to dare to provoke a B-level flying mutant beast.
That was the adult golden-winged falcon that Chi Qin had tamed. As the tacit understanding between her and the golden-winged falcon improved, Chi Qin simply brought the golden-winged falcon with her when she went on missions in the city, so that when she returned to the ground, she could also take the golden-winged falcon to the wilderness where the situation was more complicated. Because the insect nest tunnel was not large enough for the huge golden-winged falcon to perform, Chi Qin only ordered the golden-winged falcon to guard the truck every time - even if you don't talk about the truck itself, the many equipment of the Aurora team on the truck are very valuable.
Seeing Chi Qin coming, the Golden Wing Falcon raised its neck and let out an unpleasant whine, but Chi Qin smiled when she heard it, turned over and jumped onto the car, touched the Golden Wing Falcon's neck affectionately, and took out animal food to feed it: "Da Jin, I'm back!"
The rest of the Aurora group also quickly boarded the vehicles in batches, and the other hunters looked on with envy. Most of them rode motorcycles, which were modified motorcycles that many hunters rode. They were more fuel-efficient than large vehicles and were not slow at all. There were even many hunters who had no means of transportation.
There is no way. Industrial products are too expensive now. Cars are expensive and oil is even more expensive.
Seeing that there was still space on Aurora's truck, a hunter boldly said, "Captain Chi, can you give me a ride? I'll trade you my insect forelimbs."
Chi Qin had been active in this insect nest for a while, and naturally became familiar with the other hunter teams that took on the official cleanup work. This hunter was considered a master in this area, and had met with Aurora several times, and had eliminated large mutant ant teams together. Chi Qin looked at the empty space in the truck and said simply, "Go ahead, there are still seven spots."
After hearing what Chi Qin said, people soon flocked to the scene, ready to hitchhike with Aurora. Chi Qin picked a few hunters who had a good reputation and were familiar with him, and then the two trucks set off quickly.
During the days of cleaning up the insect nest, the Aurora team also gained a reputation among the wilderness hunters in this area, and has become the leading team in this area. It is also because of this that Chi Qin will help anyone who can help. For example, if the other party is willing to exchange something, then it is okay to give a ride. Doing so also helps to establish the image of the Aurora team.
To put it bluntly, to be a big brother in the underworld, besides being able to fight, reputation is also very important. The Wilderness Hunters group has unknowingly gathered the most capable evolutionary people in the entire Jiangcheng. If you can make a name for yourself in this group, there will be many benefits invisibly.
After all, radiating influence and building reputation in the Wilderness Hunter team is also a task assigned by the boss. Chi Qin thought to herself. Compared with the credit points earned by the Aurora Team, maybe the boss values this more.
"Help! Someone save me!"
"Run! Grandma, run!"
Before reaching Hive No. 3, everyone had already heard cries for help and screams. Everyone's face was horrified, and without Chi Qin's instructions, the drivers of the two trucks accelerated and quickly rushed to Hive No. 3!
Before the car stopped, Chi Qin jumped out of the car, and Da Jin also whistled and flew high - unlike the dark insect nest tunnel, Hive No. 3 was enough for Da Jin to move around! For falcons, mutant ants were the best food.
Da Jin took off and quickly tore off a mutant ant. Chi Qin directly picked up the machine gun and shot at the gaps between the mutant ants' limbs. To deal with such insects in groups, it is better to use firepower to shoot! Of course, this can be done because there are enough ammunition supplies on the truck.
Tu Jing also joined the battle. She caught a glimpse of a mutant ant as tall as a person blocking the middle of a small alley built with a single cabin. Behind the mutant ant, she actually heard the faint cry of a child!
Zhenzhen looked at the huge monster in front of her with tears in her eyes and trembling. It cast a terrifying black shadow on her head, and her tender fingers could only hold the teddy bear in her hand. It was the only toy she had left. "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the bear will protect itself!"
The huge monster, covered with saliva, moved its front legs and walked towards Zhenzhen. Zhenzhen quickly dodged and fell to the ground trembling, and the teddy bear slipped out of her hand.
The big monster stretched out its sharp pincers towards Zhenzhen. Zhenzhen was so scared that she didn't dare to move. Who... who come and save Zhenzhen!
Tu Jing fired a row of bullets at the mutant ants in the alley without hesitation. Her shooting skill was very accurate, and the bullets went straight to the fragile internodes of the mutant ants. The mutant ants paused, and taking advantage of this opportunity, Tu Jing rushed forward quickly and stabbed the mutant ant's head with a knife!
The mutant ant was still twisting, and Tu Jing also saw the little girl in front of the mutant ant. Fortunately, he caught up with her.
Tu Jing breathed a sigh of relief, quickly pulled out his knife, and stabbed the mutant ant several times in its weak spot, and the mutant ant stopped struggling completely. The little girl seemed to have been completely frightened. Following her dull gaze, Tu Jing saw a doll, grabbed the doll and stuffed it into the little girl's hand. Tu Jing stuffed the girl into a single cabin: "Stay here obediently, understand?"
The little girl nodded blankly.
With the smell of this mutant ant's corpse here, other mutant ants should not dare to come over for a short time. Tu Jing turned around and left, joining the team to exterminate the mutant ants.
Hundreds of mutant ants left the hive and wreaked havoc in Hive No. 3, which was the closest to the hive. This was a civilian area, with all single cabins and a few family cabins, and most of the people living there were ordinary people. Although many ordinary people also picked up knives to fight, the scene was already bloody, and the fallen humans had their eyes open with weakness.
The first Aurora team that arrived struggled hard, and soon other hunter teams arrived. Official support finally came, and the battle situation turned to humans again.
After paying a heavy price, the mutant ants were finally wiped out. The broken hive No. 3 was filled with crying and sobbing. Some people who couldn't even cry numbly cleaned up the mess.
The Aurora team also quietly counted the insect corpses. The forelimbs of these mutant insects were extremely sharp and could be made into weapons, and the hard insect shells could also be made into armor. The reason why the Aurora team drove the truck out was to bring back all the useful parts of these insect corpses.
The crying made Chi Qin look heavy, and she was listless while packing her things.
Tu Jing looked at her and said solemnly, "You are the captain! Hurry up, we have to take the wounded back to the base." During the fierce battle, several members of Aurora were also injured.
"Sister, this."
A child's voice sounded.
Tu Jing looked over in confusion, until she saw the doll in the girl's hand, she remembered. "It's you!"
"I found my parents, thank you, sister." The little girl smiled and handed Tu Jing a candy, then ran away happily.
It was a small candy wrapped in colorful cellophane.
Chi Qin was amazed: "This human cub is quite brave! He is not even afraid of your icy face!"
Tu Jing frowned and said, "Captain, you are not doing your job properly. Go and do your thing!" She deliberately emphasized the word "captain".
Chi Qin shrugged and was about to tease Tu Jing again when the ground suddenly shook. Tu Jing looked over uncertainly and saw Chi Qin's surprised face.
They were not the only ones who noticed the ground shaking. The humans who had just experienced the killing by mutant ants talked in fear, picked up their valuables and walked out, and the official rescuers also quickly took out their communication equipment and began to report.
The tremors became more and more obvious, and the surface of the single cabin began to shake slightly. The residents of Hive No. 3 no longer hesitated and planned to leave. Chi Qin also did not hesitate and asked the team members to drive away immediately.
However, suddenly, the earthquake stopped again.
Chi Qin then breathed a sigh of relief and immediately seized the opportunity to get in the car with all the team members, planning to leave first.
People had just felt relieved when something shocking happened again.
The ground suddenly cracked open, and the person who happened to be at the edge of the crack only had time to scream before quickly falling into the abyss!
Chi Qin immediately made a decision: "Let's go, drive back to the base immediately!"
Before leaving, Chi Qin took out her cell phone, quickly took a photo of the crack in the ground, and sent it to her boss. She always felt that this crack looked bad.
Gu Nian received the message from Chi Qin.
Gu Nian's heart sank when he saw the long crack. Since the ground temperature in Jiangcheng rose to 200 degrees, it has dropped to 90 degrees in the past two days. Seeing that the high temperature has a tendency to gradually decrease, now there is a crack in the ground?
Gu Nian felt something was not right. Natural disasters kept happening one after another, but why did they happen? Why did the ecological environment of the Blue Water Planet begin to collapse without any warning?
If we want to find a glimmer of hope in the face of natural disasters, do we have to find the cause of the disasters?
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on her door.
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"Have you processed the star fruit that we will use this afternoon?"
"It's been processed." The foreman swiftly grabbed a handful of fruit from the bucket and handed it to Tan Cang.
Tan Cang took a closer look and commented, "It's well processed, but how come there are a few strands of star grass mixed in?" He reached out and picked out a strand of grass from the bucket. "Although this doesn't have a big impact, it still needs to be picked out, as it will affect the taste of the animal feed!"
The foreman kept saying, “Let’s have everyone do a new quality check.”
Tan Cang nodded, then looked at the workers' work situation before returning to the office.
Even though they have to hide in the underground city due to the high temperature, Aurora can still work as usual. Thanks to the batch of raw materials that the boss has stockpiled, Aurora can still work now!
Thinking of his boss, Tan Cang was filled with gratitude. Although the boss was young, he was very capable. He established Aurora in the post-disaster world and hired the extremely powerful Chi team to be responsible for security. You know, during the period of being confined in the underground city, Jiangcheng also launched many thefts and robberies. Privately-owned but wealthy factories like Aurora are often the first choice of these large-scale robbery gangs. The reason why it can continue to operate safely is also because of the Aurora team.
Speaking of which, I heard from the Aurora Team gossip that the boss is a better fighter than Captain Chi?
This is good. It is reassuring to follow such a capable and skilled boss. During the natural disaster, Tan Cang was grateful for following the right boss, having a good salary, and not having to worry about personal safety under the protection of the company. It is precisely because of this that he is full of enthusiasm for work.
Tan Cang turned on the computer and an email icon popped up on the lower right corner.
Was it an email from a partner? Tan Cang opened it and took a look.
“Dear Ms. Gu:
Yongji Future Technology Company would like to extend our greetings to you and sincerely invite you to come to Yangcheng to discuss cooperation matters..."
Tan Cang quickly scanned the email, his breathing gradually quickened. That was Yongji Future Technology Company! If Aurora was a newcomer, then Yongji was a well-deserved large-scale consortium! Moreover, Tan Cang knew that after the natural disaster, Yongji had developed even better in Yangcheng, not to mention. The other party offered extremely attractive conditions!
Tan Cang couldn't wait to go to his boss's office.
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The person who opened the door was Tan Cang. He said excitedly, "Boss, I received an email today discussing cooperation with you!"
Gu Nian understood. In order to avoid trouble, all the email addresses that Aurora made public were sent to Tan Cang, who would handle them and pass them to Gu Nian after filtering.
"The sender is Yongji Future Technology Company! Yongji took the initiative to seek cooperation with us, and the cooperation email they offered is very generous!" Tan Cang said excitedly.
Gu Nian felt a chill in his heart!
Yongji! Gu Nian certainly knew about this company. It was Lu Maoyan's property. It was under Lu Maoyan's orders that Qian Qing had been chasing her, and she also had the spring water that Lu Maoyan was determined to get.
Gu Nian remained expressionless and only said, "Forward the email to me and I'll take a look."
Just as Tan Cang said, the content of this email was that Yongji proposed that he hoped to have business cooperation with Aurora. Yongji would regularly order large quantities of animal feed from Aurora, and the transaction terms offered were also quite generous.
But Gu Nian knew clearly that it could not be that simple.
Qian Qing received the order from Lu Maoyan to retrieve the spring water, so he went after Gu Nian. Now that Qian Qing was dead, the matter would be handed over to other people to handle. Lu Maoyan would never give up the spring water.
The letter came from someone with ill intentions. No matter what malicious intent the other party had, the safest option was of course to reject it.
But Gu Nian had a different opinion.
According to Qian Qing, the laboratory was established with the support of Lu Maoyan. Does that mean that Lu Maoyan is also a member of the Bethida Church? Or even higher in the church than Qiu Yongkang? If so, can we find out more about this mysterious sect by going to Yongji Company?
Gu Nian always wanted to understand the Bethida sect. She had a hunch that this sect was not that simple. The spring water was so important to her farm space, and the laboratory of this sect happened to be built next to the spring water. Gu Nian did not think it was a coincidence. Perhaps the laboratory was built there in the beginning because the spring water was there.
Perhaps I could use this opportunity to find out more about the Bethida sect. Gu Nian leaned back in his chair and carefully examined the invitation letter.
The axis of the planet began to take root. Ymir looked carefully at the object in the center of the pool.
The white cocoon of light at the center of the planet's axis has extended green roots and buried itself deeply into the ground, while the red blood network outside is constantly absorbing the liquid in the pool to strengthen itself.
This progress is barely satisfactory.
To Lu Maoyan, Yimier praised him and said, "The idea you came up with is not bad. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
"This is all for the church, I don't dare to take credit for it." Lu Maoyan said quickly. After dealing with him for a while, he knew that Imir's mood was unpredictable, so he didn't dare to make a request directly, worried that Imir was just testing him.
Imir said disapprovingly: "Those who deserve rewards will be rewarded. Think about it again. It's not too late to talk about it after you've made up your mind."
Seeing the axis of the planet begin to grow, a gentle smile appeared on Ymir's delicate face: "Using the blood of your people for nourishment will be more effective than using spring water. It's a really good idea. You, go and capture more evolved people, and use their blood as nutrients for cultivation. It will also be their supreme honor. When the kingdom of God descends here, their souls will also ascend to the kingdom of God, right?"
Hearing this, Lu Maoyan's heart was bleeding. This damn outer space creature, did he know that in order to cultivate this unknown thing he mentioned, he could only secretly capture evolved people and drain their blood into this pool. How many credit points did he spend on this! It's easy to capture a few more evolved people, but when he is completely noticed, I'm afraid he will be in trouble! But he didn't dare to confront Imir directly, so he could only lower his head and say, "Yes, I'll arrange it right away."
Lu Maoyan thought that he had to find a way to pretend to obey but secretly disobey. After all, although Imir was powerful, he was not very good at these conspiracies and tricks.
Ymir waved his hand casually.
Lu Maoyan understood and left. During this period of time, this strange alien creature had stayed in this room the longest.
Ymir slowly lowered his head and pressed his forehead against the light cocoon, sensing the breath of his mother planet with nostalgia.
Ymir has learned to use the local communication network, and therefore, he learned from the communication network that the natural disasters on this backward planet were becoming more and more serious, but such news made him sincerely happy.
This means that the planet's axis is extracting the original power of this backward planet and starting to grow rapidly! In this way, it can replenish the energy of the mother planet!
Great mother planet, please continue to grow, protect your people, and never fall...
Ymir prayed devoutly.
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