Chapter 50 First Meeting with the City Lord
The streets were deserted, with only a few people occasionally seen carrying large bags and leading children, presumably on their way to stay with more powerful relatives or friends.
Under the moonlight, Xiaobai and Bo Yiyan led Hua Jingyishu and Qiu Jichuan to the City Lord's Mansion.
The reason they brought Qiu Jichuan along was because he was a local bigwig, and with his intervention, the city lord might be more willing to see them.
After all, these are all unfamiliar faces. If they suddenly run into the city lord's mansion, who will know who they are?
Qiu Jichuan felt extremely aggrieved. Overnight, he went from being the high and mighty Minister Qiu Jichuan to a slave running errands for others.
However, he was also very fortunate. If it weren't for the sudden zombie horde, these people would probably have killed him after taking control of all the employees of the Lin Dong branch.
After all, he was no longer of any use to them. Judging from Hana Keishi, who had been serving them faithfully, he had roughly guessed the fate of Hana Keishi, the head of the West Asia branch.
They were dealing with the Hua Jing family, so naturally they wouldn't give important positions to the family head's trusted ministers, and he and Hua Jingjie were undoubtedly the family head's trusted ministers.
Qiu Jichuan decided to perform well and show them his worth, so that he might have a chance to survive.
The three arrived at the main gate of the city lord's mansion, and Qiu Jichuan nodded and smiled at the gatekeeper.
The gatekeeper recognized him at a glance. After all, being a gatekeeper for the city lord's mansion required a keen eye. He had to remember all the important people who came and went so as not to offend anyone or cause any delays.
"Mr. Qiu, it's so late, is there something urgent?" the gatekeeper asked respectfully after bowing.
"Yes, I have some suggestions regarding the fight against the zombie horde that I'd like to discuss with the city lord in person. I'd appreciate it if you could inform him." Qiu Jichuan's attitude was also very polite.
"Okay, I'll go and inform them right away. Please wait a moment." The two guards exchanged glances, and one of them readily agreed.
Although it was very late, the city lord was still busy planning the fight against the zombie horde and had not gone to sleep.
A few minutes later, the city lord himself came to the gate to greet them.
Qiu Jichuan was somewhat flattered to see the city lord arrive in person, knowing that the city lord usually didn't like him much.
He hurriedly and respectfully said, "Lord City Lord, I've come to introduce you to a rare talent. This is Mr. Bai, an S-rank ice-type ability user, skilled in commanding battles."
In order to cooperate with the city lord, Xiao Bai immediately revealed his powerful S-rank aura to avoid being underestimated and wasting time.
The city lord sensed his presence and was overjoyed.
He was worried about not having enough manpower when an S-class combatant offered himself up. Whether he was good at commanding or not was no longer important.
An S-rank can at least withstand one zombie king.
Keep in mind that a single zombie king is enough to take down hundreds or even thousands of C-level combatants.
“Mr. Bai, I, Shi Jihao, thank you on behalf of all the people of Lindong City for your timely help.” The city lord suddenly bowed deeply to him.
Then he bowed to Qiu Jichuan as well: "Mr. Qiu, in the past I was not kind to you because I despised some of your behaviors."
I never expected that at this crucial moment, you would be so understanding and forgiving, sending me a talent like Mr. Bai. I sincerely apologize to you for this!
"Not at all! I acted recklessly in the past, but now that we are facing a life-or-death situation, I will naturally do my utmost to stand with Lin Dong City." Qiu Jichuan said in a very high-sounding manner.
Bo Yiyan rolled his eyes, but naturally he wouldn't expose him at this moment.
"Lord Shi, time is of the essence. Please take me to see the actual battle scene and let me see the 3D map there," Xiao Bai said directly.
Upon hearing this, the city lord was somewhat hopeful about his "skill in command," since someone who could say such a thing must not be an amateur.
City Lord Shi immediately led them directly to the conference room.
The reason he personally came to the gate to greet people was because the people in the meeting room were arguing endlessly and couldn't come up with a practical solution.
He was feeling irritable, and when he heard that Qiu Jichuan had come to his door in the middle of the night to offer advice, he decided to give it a try and temporarily escape the noise that was giving him a headache.
Those invited to the meeting by the city lord were all leaders of important departments in Lin Dong City.
The highest-ranking officer of the garrison had already gone to the front lines, and the battle report sent back said that they could only hold out for a day and a night at most, and urgently needed reinforcements.
However, in the capital city of Silvermoon, the authorities only agreed to send two elite squads to provide support, which is still far from enough.
The top leaders were primarily concerned with their own safety and tried to persuade the city lord to open the anti-flight shield and allow them to go out and gather reinforcements.
However, when the city lord said that they were only allowed to leave the city on their own and not with their families, everyone objected vehemently.
This shows that they wanted to escape with their families. If such leaders were released, it would be like throwing good money after bad, with no chance of them ever coming back.
This is the real reason that annoys the city lord.
At this moment, everyone saw the city lord leading four people in, three of whom were unfamiliar faces, and only Qiu Jichuan was a familiar face.
But everyone knows Qiu Jichuan well. He's a selfish and lecherous man. I guess he rushed here overnight to try and persuade the city lord to let him leave the city.
Hearing the noisy argument, Xiao Bai immediately released his S-rank ice-type pressure. The chill in the room and the powerful pressure instantly silenced the scene, making it so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Most of these people are slippery; in front of a truly strong person, no one wants to be the one to stick their neck out, and they all wait and see.
"Ahem! Gentlemen, this is Lord Bai, who is skilled in command. I have invited him to help formulate a strategic plan," the city lord said.
Then I personally brought up the actual combat scenario, the 3D diagram of the circular area, and the miniature combat sand table.
Xiao Bai was very satisfied with this. He quickly browsed through it and immediately came up with a solution:
"Gentlemen, there aren't actually that many techniques involved in this battlefield."
The breach has been opened, and it's no longer realistic to hold it to the death. However, we must try our best to inflict heavy damage on the zombies at the breach and weaken their combat power.
The high platform inside the wall should be utilized to concentrate the ability users skilled in ranged attacks on areas densely packed with zombies.
All combatants of A rank and above are assigned to specific areas to ensure that no more than 30% of their forces are lost. If a zombie king-level enemy appears in their assigned area, they must be dealt with immediately.
The same applies to combatants of B rank and above. Each person is assigned a smaller area to take care of those C rank combatants who are engaged in close combat with the zombies. If a seventh-tier zombie appears in their assigned area, they are to take it down immediately.
All that's left is to rely on sheer numbers to wear down the horde of zombies within the ring-shaped area.
"Tch~ This is what you call being good at commanding? Anyone can understand such a simple tactic. The key is that we're short-handed. The capital won't send anyone. Do you think we can conjure up manpower?" someone grumbled in dissatisfaction.
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