Chapter 164 Chapter 164
The train stopped smoothly at Deshi East Station half an hour later. The original stop time was only ten minutes, but because of the weirdness, the stop time was extended to half an hour. Passengers who missed their stop will get off here and take the opposite train back to the previous station. Not everyone is willing to take the train back. Some people are too psychologically traumatized by the weirdness and choose other means of transportation to go by themselves.
The weird response department of De City had received the news a long time ago, and they moved away all the weird corpses and skins, including the skin of a certain unfortunate boy. After that, they asked Qingtong and others if they were willing to rest in De City before leaving.
They had just finished fighting with the monsters and were still injured. The head of De City's monster response department wanted them to recuperate in De City, but it was only a three-hour drive to the capital, and Qingtong wanted to go directly to the capital to rest, since his injuries were not that serious anyway.
Others shared the same opinion as Qingtong.
During the half-hour break, the train crew inspected the train and confirmed that except for some damage to the seats in carriage No. 7, there were no major problems. Therefore, the train continued to run after half an hour.
Originally, the conductor wanted to move a few people to more comfortable seats in the front, but they refused. As there were many damaged seats in carriage 7 for the rest of the journey, the station refunded the tickets of all the passengers in carriage 7, leaving only a few seats available, so they stayed where they were.
There were only a few of them in the entire carriage, which was like they had reserved the entire place for themselves.
"I was thinking about getting the cute girl's contact information on the train." Huang Tianzhen lay on the three-seater with his hands behind his head, "Now it's all gone. How am I going to get off the train when I get to Beijing?"
Huang Tianzhen's right leg had a large piece of his trousers cut off from the thigh. Even with the casual jacket that the kind doctor gave him, the cold wind could not avoid blowing in through the hole in his trousers, making him feel slightly chilly.
"Being able to defeat a C-rank monster is enough for you to brag about for a year." Su Sanan said with a smile, and then sighed, "The content in the illustrated book is correct. The water ability is a critical hit to the human skin monster. If my power is not too weak, it won't be like this."
"It's okay, just practice." Qingtong comforted, his palms rushed forward, trying to condense a metal tower to hone his control ability.
"Your ability can at least be used." Huang Tianzhen looked at the top of the carriage, "My ability would be a mess if I used it at a time like this."
"We have to train hard when we get back." Qi Xing said, "If it weren't for Qing Tong's weapons, we would just be waiting to die."
Baxiong'an also nodded. The human skin monster was only a C-level danger, but it was so difficult to kill. What if he was unlucky enough to encounter a B-level one in the future?
I really want to reach the capital as soon as possible to hone my strength.
During the three-hour journey, everyone was not as excited as before and spoke very little. Huang Tianzhen even fell asleep in the last hour.
It was not until the sound of the train arriving at the station was heard that Ba Xiong'an called Huang Tianzhen.
"We've arrived in the capital." Ba Xiong'an reminded.
Huang Tianzhen opened his eyes and was about to stand up suddenly, but he grimaced in pain from the injury on his thigh and was helped to stand up by Ba Xiong'an.
A few people got off the train, but before they left the station, they ran into four people wearing the same uniform as them, who also got off the same train.
"Hey, it's you guys." The guys walked up, and one of the baby-faced boys said excitedly, "We got on the train from the previous platform, and when we got on, we heard some passengers talking about you guys. It's a pity that we got on the train late and didn't catch up."
Another woman with a high ponytail also said, "After he found out about you on the train, he insisted on going to carriage number seven to see you. I saw you were all resting, so I dragged him back." After saying that, she looked at Qingtong's neck, then glanced at Su Sanan's shoulder and the limping Huang Tianzhen.
"The weirdness you encountered is above C level," said the woman with the ponytail.
"Xiaoqing, let's talk about this after we get out." Another of their companions said, "Go report to the Qiyi response headquarters first."
The ponytailed woman nodded.
Including the four women with ponytails, there were a total of nine new members of the weird response department on this train. After exiting the station, they saw a man wearing the same uniform as theirs but in light green waiting outside.
After seeing Qingtong and his group coming out, he immediately stepped forward and took a look at the list: "Three people from Heng City, Qingtong, Huang Tianzhen..."
After confirming the city and name, the man gave everyone a card: "Scan the code on the card, enter your ID information and then enter the internal website of the strange response department. In the future, anything that happens at the training base will be announced on the website announcement. The same goes for your training courses. You have to check it yourself."
After saying this, he glanced at the people present, focusing his eyes on Qingtong and Su Sanan, and then spoke again: "Originally, I planned to let you take the subway to the headquarters by yourself, and then go to the training base from the headquarters. But this time is different from usual. There are injured people here, so I will take you there personally. Get on the bus."
It was a white van with the words "Weird Response" written on it. The man in the light green uniform was the driver, and the remaining space was just enough for them.
"Are we going directly to the training base now?" the ponytailed woman asked curiously.
The man hummed, "The headquarters is in an office building in the city center. There's no place for training there, so of course we have to find another place to put you. There just so happens to be a vacant area at a military training base, which is perfect for use."
Of course, the address is outside the Fifth Ring Road of Beijing, and there is no such large site in the city.
"The training and medical equipment are very complete, and there are doctors on duty. Let the doctors take a good look at your injuries." The man glanced at the people behind him through the rearview mirror. "I heard that the enemy is a C-level human skin monster. What do you think?"
Everyone in the car looked at Qingtong and the others.
Su Sanan was the first to speak: "It would be very difficult for a team of five to have no ability to control it."
Huang Tianzhen cried, "If it weren't for Qingtong's weapons, we would have been dead. Does the headquarters have any suitable weapons that we can use?"
Man: "To deal with strange weapons, huh? Yes, there are, but not many. Right now the research department's top priority is to use strange corpses to make weapons and armor. The skins of the people you killed are very valuable. The headquarters will remember this credit and exchange it for your success medals."
The woman with the ponytail: "Merit?"
"As I said before, there are very few weapons to deal with strange things. It is impossible to equip each of you with them, so we will give priority to those with high merits."
The baby-faced man looked worried: "Eh? Do we need to accumulate merits before we can even get weapons? How can we fight without weapons?"
"If you learn the secret technique, you can harm monsters even with normal weapons. It's just that the killing power will be higher when using monster weapons," the man explained.
Baby Face breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
As for the credit, he can definitely take it with his ability, and Baby Face is a little confident in himself.
Along the way, everyone asked a lot of questions, some about training, some about life, and of course, some about money. Qingtong then realized that the card he got was a card for internal consumption in the training base. There was a certain amount of consumption every month, which could be used for eating and shopping in the base, which was equivalent to the campus card everyone got when they were on campus.
The monthly consumption limit is 2,500 yuan. If it exceeds this limit, you have to spend your own money to top up the account. Of course, if you don’t use it up, you can accumulate it in the next month.
The training base also has a supermarket with a complete range of goods, which also supports credit card purchases.
"We're almost there. Is there anything else you want to ask?" the man asked.
Qingtong, who had remained silent, thought for a moment and asked in a hoarse voice, "Are there foreigners, too?"
Except for the man driving the car, everyone looked at Qingtong in astonishment.
Huang Tianzhen was the first to laugh out loud: "Brother Qingtong, what are you talking about? This is our training base, where did these foreigners come from..."
"Yes." The man driving the car said, "They will report tomorrow."
Huang Tianzhen stared at the man driving the car with his eyes wide open: "No, is it true?"
Baby Face asked, "Is he someone who came from a foreign country to learn our secrets?"
"Yes, it's them." Huang Tianzhen said, "Although their training courses overlap with yours, they don't live in the same place as you. Moreover, they won't stay for long."
"What are the higher-ups thinking? Why are they putting us in the same training base as them?" Huang Tianzhen said in surprise. "I thought these foreign friends would go back immediately after posting the secret manuals."
"They have to stay to verify that the secret manuals are valid for training." The man sneered, "Otherwise, wouldn't their tuition be wasted?"
When they thought about the tuition fees paid by other countries, especially the extra amount paid by the United States, several people in the car laughed out loud.
China originally considered making the secrets public. After all, China is the enemy of the whole world, and it cannot just stand by and watch other countries perish. But who knows why they don't believe in the secrets that China has made public, and have to pay a lot of money to buy them to feel at ease.
The car stopped while chatting and laughing.
The baby-faced girl and the ponytailed girl got off the car first, followed by Qingtong. Huang Tianzhen was helped out of the car by Baxiong'an due to his difficulty walking.
In front is the gate of the training base. Because it used to be a military training base for students, the old sign has not been taken down and still reads "Military Development Training".
After entering, the first thing you see is a small square, and then two small buildings at the back.
"The building on the left is the office building, and the infirmary is also there. The one in the middle was originally the teaching building, but now it is the secret manual archive management office, which is strictly guarded there and is usually not allowed to enter. The rest, such as the dormitory building and the training room, are behind the playground and cannot be seen here now." The man introduced them one by one, "Anyway, I will take you to the first floor of your office building to report first."