Chapter 180 Making a Phone Call
The atmosphere in Devil City was gloomy and dead silent. Almost all the people sat on the roadside with lifeless eyes, as numb as the walking corpses. Lu Yan set up a small table to recruit members for the security team, which attracted a lot of attention, but no one signed up after half a day.
Just as Lu Yan was leaning back in his chair and beginning to feel drowsy, a shadow suddenly appeared before his eyes. He thought that the team members had finally arrived, so he forced himself to sit up straight and said, "Do you want to sign up to be a member of the security team? Once you join, you will be given 3,600 hours, with food provided but no accommodation..."
Before he finished speaking, he was caught off guard by Xing Yuan's fake smile. The rest of the words turned on his tongue and he swallowed them half a beat late: "Why did you come out?"
Xing Yuan said nothing, but picked up the simple sign on the table and looked at it. He found that there were only more than fifty words in total, and eight of them were wrong. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said meaningfully: "You said you were a volunteer in Devil City. Is this the volunteer you are talking about?"
If you don’t know, you might think he is a fortune teller sitting on the roadside.
Lu Yan raised his hand and touched the tip of his nose: "I just came here to play because I was bored."
To play with? Not necessarily.
Xing Yuan knew that Lu Yan was not so bored. Since he had done it, he must be serious. He leaned over the table with both hands, stared at Lu Yan, and sneered: "Lu Yan, what do you think these scattered soldiers in Devil City can achieve?"
Lu Yan thought that he couldn't lose the momentum: "Soldiers are trained, so we should take it step by step. What do you think? Are you interested in joining?"
This was a pure joke. The director would never sit by and watch the only two thunder masters in Sky City go to Devil City. He would definitely do everything he could to stop them. Xing Yuan would not bother with Lu Yan's makeshift team. Hearing this, he stood up straight, folded his arms and looked at Lu Yan. He raised his eyelids and said, "Let's talk about it after you recruit a hundred people. But according to the current situation, it seems a bit difficult?"
Don't doubt it, he is just complaining.
Xing Yuan realized that Lu Yan was determined to be the conspicuous one, so he stopped trying to stop him and turned back to the defense wall. He Zhu hurried over when he saw him and asked, "What's going on? Did he withdraw his stall?"
"Retreat? Why would he retreat?"
Xing Yuan glanced at He Zhuan. Although his tone was lazy, anyone with a discerning eye could hear the sharpness hidden in his words: "He is setting up a stall to recruit people in the Devil City, not in the Sky City. Haven't you stopped interfering in the outside world for a long time? Why do you care so much?"
The clean dog catches mice every day and meddles in other people's business.
He Zhuo gritted his teeth secretly: "But Lu Yan goes in and out of Sky City every day, and we have never stopped him. Isn't it a bit too much for him to do this?!"
Xing Yuan said calmly: "You can hold it back. If you can hold it back, then hold it back."
That group of patrolmen is not even enough for Lu Yan to stew for a spoonful.
He Zhuo suddenly lost his temper. The chief dean wished that these two masters would be tied to Sky City for the rest of their lives, so how could he bear to drive them out? He had to peel off his own skin. He forced a smile and cursed in his heart, "What a big deal to have a target. I was just joking."
Forget it, if Lu Yan wants to set up a stall, let him do it. He doesn't believe that the other party can make a name for himself.
Lu Yan had been sitting on the side of the road for the whole morning, and finally he couldn't hold his temper any longer. The system gave him 24 hours, and if he couldn't recruit anyone, his merit points would be gone. He pulled out a chair and stood up, saying, "No, we can't just sit there, we have to take the initiative."
Lu Xiaozhao squatted on the side of the road. He originally planned to start a live broadcast to attract some popularity. However, no one was working in Devil City, which caused a large area of power outage and the network was almost paralyzed. "Brother, how can we take the initiative? Should we go up and promote it?"
“It’s too inefficient.”
The main thing was that the group of people looked listless and had long lost hope of survival. It was estimated that it would be useless to go up and sell to them. Lu Yan squatted on the side of the road and looked through his address book and started calling people. Although the system told him to create a team in Devil City, it did not require people from Devil City. People from Sky City would also be fine!
Lu Yan took advantage of the opportunity. Half an hour later, Feng Xiangming and his fellow apprentices appeared at the entrance of Sky City on time. They looked around and saw Lu Yan squatting on the side of the road and waving from a distance, so they hurriedly trotted over.
Feng Xiangming ran out of breath and called out, "Lu...Brother Lu, you asked us to come over to join your guard team, why don't you have anyone here?"
Seeing this, Lu Yan's eyes lit up instantly, because Feng Xiangming actually brought six people with him. He stood up, grabbed Feng Xiangming's shoulders and shook him, thinking that this young man was really reliable. He couldn't hide his excitement in his tone: "You are the first batch of backbone members of my guard team, and you will be the veterans in the future. What do you think? If there is such a good thing, I will think of you first!"
Feng Xiangming was dumbfounded when he heard this. They had been staying in the laboratory for a while now, researching corrosive sprays to deal with vagrants. When they got the call from Lu Yan saying that he was organizing a guard team, they immediately rushed out. They thought they would see a densely packed armed team, but after all this time, they only saw two or three kittens?
Feng Xiangming stammered, "Brother Lu, although your abilities are very powerful, we are all ordinary people. You don't have any high-tech equipment, nor do you have any weapons or ammunition. Isn't it a bit too... too impulsive for you to form a team?"
“And a little silly.”
Meng Xichuan was also in the team and couldn't help but complain: "Ordinary people can't carry anything. It will take several years to train them to the level of the patrol team. Moreover, the dark clouds are getting lighter and lighter. According to statistics, nearly one-third of the wanderers have already completed the upgrade. The red moon will soon end."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the sky. He saw that the dark clouds had faded to dark gray, and the scarlet moon was gradually returning to normal.
This is not a good sign, because the disappearance of the red moon means that the Wanderers' attack on the city will begin soon.
Lu Yan didn't realize that he was talking like a boss who was always making plans for the company: "There will be weapons and superpowers. If you join me now, I can get them for you. The situation in Devil City is critical now, and we need people. Are you willing to join my team?"
Lu Yan went through tens of thousands of props in the system mall that morning and finally found an electric shock device that could stimulate human potential, but the system said that it was a special prop that could only be triggered when critical conditions were met.
As for what the key condition is, there is no doubt that we must first gather a team of twenty people.
Feng Xiangming and Meng Xichuan all showed a twitching expression when they heard this. Although they knew Lu Yan had good intentions, there was no need for the other party to draw such a big pie if he was eager to form a team. He was not afraid of killing people.
Forget about the weapons. At least they are real. Lu Yan has high martial arts skills, so maybe he can get them by robbing some. But things like superpowers depend on talent and divine gifts. How can you just give them away?
Feng Xiangming still gave his idol face, clenched his fist and said solemnly: "We are all fighting for Devil City, Brother Lu, we will definitely join!"
Anyway, ever since Professor Mo confronted the president face to face at the conference, the Seventh Institute has been marginalized beyond belief. Now they are basically not allowed to handle most of the core research. They have nothing to do in the institute every day. They are free anyway, so they might as well try to please their idol.
Feng Xiangming wanted something special.
Meng Xichuan and the others felt that Lu Yan was unreliable because he had saved them before, but they still gave him face and nodded in twos and threes:
"Okay, then join us."
"I'll join in, too."
"Me too."
"Come on, Xiaolu, I'm rooting for you!"
There were seven of them in total, plus Lu Xiaozhao, which made them barely eight, and they were still twelve short of a team of twenty people.
There were no more people to shake hands with Lu Yan on his phone: "I plan to recruit 12 more people. Do you have any relatives or friends? Hurry up and help me promote it!"
Meng Xichuan glared: "You're still promoting it? Do you know that this behavior is equivalent to fraud? If you do this in Sky City, you will go to jail!"
In Meng Xichuan's mind, Lu Yan's three-number organization, which has nothing, is only slightly better than those online fraudsters. It would be fine if he jumped into the fire pit himself, but how could he drag his relatives and friends to jump in? Only a fool would do that.
Lu Yan was puzzled: "When did I cheat?"
Meng Xichuan: "You said there would be weapons and superpowers. This is a scam. I deserve a life sentence!"
"you!"
Lu Yan was about to say something when he heard a voice: "Um...are you really recruiting security guards here?"
Lu Yan looked subconsciously and found a boy of about sixteen or seventeen years old standing not far away. He was tall and thin, wearing a torn T-shirt, and his face looked familiar, as if he was the child who shouted under the city wall when the city was closed that day. His eyes were sharp, which made Lu Yan deeply impressed. He can even recall what he said that day.
He said that humans would certainly survive.
He said he didn't believe that Devil City would be destroyed without the protection of Sky City. He said that although we don't have superpowers, we can protect ourselves.
He also said that even if only one person survived in the city, Devil City would not be considered a loser.
Lu Yan straightened up slightly, and couldn't help but feel more energetic. Based on what the kid said that day, he must be a reserve member of the Guard. "Yes, of course. How old are you? What's your name?"
The young man heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the answer: "My name is Tang Xiao, and I'm sixteen years old."
Meng Xichuan complained: "You are also recruiting child laborers, which is an even greater crime."
Lu Yan directly pulled Meng Xichuan to the back and said, "Shut up! I'm the captain now. From now on, you are not allowed to speak unless the captain tells you to!"
He walked up to Tang Xiao and patted him on the shoulder. He found that although he was a little thinner, his muscles were still in good shape. "Have you decided to join? The guards may be life-threatening. Think carefully before answering."
Tang Xiao nodded. He had a handsome face. At the age of 16, he would have been a high-spirited school idol in high school, but he somehow made people feel mature and stable. "Even if we don't join the guards, our lives will still be in danger. Now Sky City doesn't care about us anymore. If we don't work hard, we can only wait for death. We might as well give it a try."
He pointed to the distance and said, "Actually, Brother Xuyang and his friends wanted to come, but too many people died yesterday and there were too many bodies to deal with, so they couldn't get away."
Lu Yan felt a little relieved after hearing this. He said that his power of appeal could not be that weak: "Okay, then you join us. You will be the ninth member of the guard team in the future!"
Lu Xiaozhao glanced at the time and said, "Brother, what about the remaining eleven people?"
Feng Xiangming, Meng Xichuan and others waved their hands when they saw the situation, saying that it was impossible to drag their relatives and friends into the water. Tang Xiao said that he still had a few friends who could be called over, but the Devil City was in chaos and they couldn't make phone calls, so it would take time to find people.
"How about this, you all go back to your homes first, and come here for training on time at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning."
Lu Yan came here today mainly to recruit team members. Once he had enough people, he could go to the system to redeem the mall items tomorrow and then start formal training. Others couldn't understand why he did such a thankless task, wasting time and energy, but when he saw more and more people gathering on Yunduan Road, he swallowed the words that were about to come to his mouth.
If so many people really died, I am afraid that even the gods and Buddhas would not be able to bear to witness such a heinous crime.
Feng Xiangming and Meng Xichuan saw Lu Yan still squatting on the side of the road recruiting students, so they had to go back to the research institute with their fellow apprentices. As a result, just as they walked to the entrance of Sky City, a sinister voice sounded behind them:
"Hey, aren't these top students from the Seventh Institute? Why don't you stay at the institute and go to the Devil City to join those messy guard teams? You only have brains to use, and your physical strength is not as good as that of the psychics. Now you are doing those fighting jobs, aren't you courting death?"
The person who spoke was Xiao Shian, who was kicked down the stairs by Lu Yan that day. The bruises on his face had not yet healed, which inevitably made him look a little funny, but the hostility in his eyes seemed to be soaked in poison.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Seventh Hospital stopped in their tracks, their eyes blazing with fire: "What did you say? Say it again?!"
"A person with superpowers is so great? You are really looking down on others!"
"What's it to you if we join the Guard?"
Xiao Shian patted the gate beside him and said meaningfully, "It's really none of my business. I just can't stand some people who are disloyal. They live in Sky City, but they go to help those bastards in Devil City. Lu Yan has no guns or cannons. Did you take drugs or are you really stupid to join his lousy team?"
"How dare you insult my idol!"
Feng Xiangming was furious when he heard this. He rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward to fight, but his fellow disciples quickly stopped him and whispered, "Forget it, Xiangming. Why bother with this kind of person?"
"That's right, there's no point in arguing with a beast who doesn't even recognize his own people."
Although the researchers had some status, they were no match for these people with special abilities. Besides, the Seventh Academy was being neglected and excluded, so it was not a good time to argue. Feng Xiangming and the others could only bear the anger and leave.
Xiao Shian stood there, sneered, and spat: "A bunch of rubbish!"
A cold voice suddenly sounded from behind him, startling him:
"Who do you call waste?"
Xing Yuan was just about to go home after get off work, but he didn't expect to see this scene right in front of him. He walked down the stairs slowly, his leather shoes making a crisp sound as they touched the ground. His expression was hard to tell, and at first glance, there was a hint of interested inquiry.
Xiao Shian was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly made way for the other person and pressed his back against the wall: "I, I, I... I didn't say anything."
Xing Yuan has seen many people like Xiao Shian. Because they lived in poverty before, once they gained superpowers, they became arrogant and looked down on everyone. In the end, such people often fall miserably.
Xing Yuan suddenly asked: "What level of supernatural power are you at?"
Xiao Shian hesitated for a moment before answering: "One... one level."
Xing Yuan understood: "How many years ago did he rise from the Devil City?"
Xiao Shian's face turned pale and he fell silent for a moment.
"laugh."
Xing Yuan laughed out loud. Such a small mockery pierced his heart like a needle. He asked meaningfully, "You are a waste yourself, and you dare to laugh at others for being waste. They may not have superpowers, but at least they still have brains. What about you?"
If one day I lose my superpowers, I won’t even have a brain.
Xing Yuanyu ignored Xiao Shian's flushed face and walked away directly. This kind of person was not even worth his attention, and even trying to deal with him would be lowering his status.
Meanwhile, Lu Yan received a text message from Xing Yuan urging him to go home, and he began to prepare to pack up his stall and return to the city. He thought that he probably wouldn't be able to recruit enough people today, so he would wait until Tang Xiaoduo called a few more friends tomorrow. However, just as he bent over to lift the table, a strong hand suddenly pressed down on the edge of the table and pressed a heavy gun on it. The table fell to the ground with a muffled sound.
“Are you still recruiting?”
A deep and rich voice sounded in my ears, which sounded familiar.
Lu Yan paused when he heard this and looked up subconsciously, only to find a group of dark figures appearing in front of him. It was Chen Yan and his patrol brothers. Their backs were as straight as rifles, and they could not be ignored even in the darkness. They were holding guns and looked strong, like a well-trained team.
"I saw your recruitment notice this morning, and I asked everyone in the team one by one. I found just over 40 people. We have guns and bullets, and we don't need time. We just need food. Will you accept us?"
These are veterans who survived fighting on the battlefield. They have rich combat experience and each of them is more than capable of leading a squad. If they are used as the backbone, Lu Yan can instantly form a team of nearly a thousand people. This is an extremely huge and terrifying force.
Lu Yan was shocked: "But aren't you on patrol?"
Chen Yan's answer was quite concise and clear: "I'm not happy here and I don't want to stay anymore! So, you don't mind that there are too many of us, do you?"
Lu Yan's mind went blank after being shocked by this sudden good news. He immediately said, "No problem, of course not. The more the better!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a shout suddenly came from the distance: "Captain! Don't pack up your stall yet! Wait for us!"
Lu Yan looked in the direction of the sound and saw Tang Xiao leading a group of people rushing up from a distance. They were all young men of similar age to him. Although they were dressed in rags, their eyes were sparkling and they looked particularly energetic.
Tang Xiao ran out of breath, bent over and supported his knees to explain: "Captain, I found a few friends, they are willing to come, I was worried that you didn't have enough people, so I went around the streets with them to find a few more, and they are all willing to participate."
Lu Yan was a little bit stupid today. He only knew that the network in Devil City was paralyzed, so he didn't consider live broadcasting. However, he didn't expect that the residents of Devil City were basically resting in place, and the crowds didn't move at all. The news of his stall recruiting team members only spread a small circle, and there were still large groups of people outside. Tang Xiao led a few brothers to run more than ten streets to spread the news of his recruitment. A large number of people gathered in a few hours. They were afraid that they would be late and couldn't catch up, so they ran all the way to catch up.
It is clearly late at night, but somehow it feels like dawn is approaching.
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