While the investigation team was busy investigating the Invaders Alliance.
Hopefully, the base has issued a recruitment plan to seize Jiangcheng, calling on mercenaries to follow the official main force to Jiangcheng and retake the city.
The moment the recruitment plan was announced, the survivors at the base were in an uproar.
There had been rumors that the top management of Hope Base and Peach Blossom Base were preparing to take advantage of the winter season, when the growth of mutated plants was suppressed, and launch a joint operation to reclaim the city.
For thirteen years since the cataclysm, human cities have been devastated and occupied by mutated plants and animals, but these mutated plants and animals do not know how to utilize the human technology left behind in the cities.
Those things left behind in the city are crucial for the reconstruction of human civilization after the disaster.
Therefore, the plan to seize the city not only aims to take back human territory from mutated plants and animals, but also to reclaim all the technological products and important means of production that humanity has lost.
The survivors have now caught their breath from the intense escape and it's time for them to launch a counterattack against the mutated plants and animals.
As soon as the official announcement of the city capture was released, the survivors, who had long been frustrated by the mutated plants and animals, became incredibly excited and eagerly signed up to participate.
However, emotion and reason are two different things.
There are strict standards for hiring, the first of which states that only evolved humans are eligible.
When ordinary citizens, caught up in the moment of passion, saw these conditions, they immediately lost their temper. With nowhere to vent their pent-up anger, they routinely began to criticize the authorities for discriminatory treatment.
The registration point for the patrol station in Zone B was also filled with complaints.
"What the hell? You made me excited for nothing!"
The lords of Territories 4 and 5 spat in anger, turned around, picked up their hoes, and left.
Without points, they can't buy evolution potions, and without evolution potions, they can't become evolved humans. They should just honestly farm and earn points first!
Maybe next year will bring a bumper harvest, and we can buy evolution potions as easily as we want.
"Lingling, are you going?" Bai Cailing asked Dongfang Ling in a low voice.
When the two of them worked together to kill the intruder last time, she guessed that Dongfang Ling must be an evolved being.
But Dongfang Ling kept the direction of evolution well hidden, and she hadn't figured it out yet.
However, since evolved humans are superior to ordinary people in all aspects of physical fitness and are traveling with the official force, it is worth the risk, even if the mission is dangerous.
Dongfang Ling shook her head, still wearing that expression that said the whole world owed her eight million, and turned to leave.
Bai Cailing stared in disbelief, "Hey! Why did you leave?"
Lord Wenfei, number 15, sneered, "Bai Cailing, why are you bothering with her? Seeing how enthusiastic you are, why don't you sign up yourself?"
Bai Cailing was annoyed by her the most, and glared at her irritably, "What business is it of yours whether I go or not? If you want to go, no one is stopping you, so why don't you go!"
Wenfei choked, then pouted and remained silent.
If she were an evolved human, she would definitely sign up. Unfortunately, she isn't!
However, to Wenfei's surprise, Zhang Lijun, the one who had been the most vocal in his calls for the "evolutionary human" to sign up, actually didn't register in the end.
The pay for hiring them is very generous: 800 points a day, including nutrient solution, and you can also exchange for healing medicine and firearms at half price. Some evolved human lords with hidden abilities are very tempted.
But before they were ready to register, Zhang Lijun coldly reminded them: "You should check where Jiangcheng is first."
The lords were taken aback. "What do you mean?"
Zhang Lijun shook his head and left without explaining himself.
In the stationmaster's office, Zhao Gang had already filled out the employment application form, after all, this was something he and Mo Shigui had decided on a long time ago.
Once the form was filled out, Mo Shigui immediately approved it and submitted it for reporting.
"I'll pick you up at five tomorrow morning. Prepare everything you need tonight," Mo Shigui instructed.
Ten people were temporarily reassigned from the patrol station. Fortunately, the authorities sent a special investigation team to take over the matter of the invasion alliance; otherwise, he would not have been able to go on the mission with peace of mind.
Zhao Gang glanced out the window at the display screen showing the recruitment tasks scrolling by; several lords were asking each other where Jiangcheng was.
He turned to look at the busy Mo Shigui: "Where is Jiangcheng located?"
Mo Shigui glanced at Zhao Gang and, seeing that he genuinely didn't know, felt a little helpless. He then pulled up a satellite map of Jiangcheng for him to see.
"Asking about the mission location after the application has already been submitted, isn't that a bit too late?" Mo Shigui complained.
Zhao Gang didn't respond, but looked at the computer screen that Mo Shigui had turned to. It showed a blurry map with poor image quality, and you had to squint to make out the outline.
Mo Shigui explained, "There is an S-level mutated plant in Jiangcheng that emits a strong magnetic field that affects all electronic devices. If it weren't for satellites, we wouldn't even be able to take this blurry map."
After viewing the large image, Mo Shigui switched to a smaller image, which was a map of the entire C region. A red dot marked the lower right corner, indicating the exact location of Jiangcheng.
Jiangcheng is located between Taoyuan Base and the original Hope Base, 198 kilometers away from Taoyuan Base. It was the area where the mutation of plants and animals was the fastest and most terrifying in the early stages of the disaster. It was forced to be abandoned less than three months after the mutation occurred.
"At that time, the authorities were unable to provide timely support, and of the city's 20 million inhabitants, less than 200,000 survived."
Even though more than a decade has passed, Mo Shigui still couldn't help but sigh when he mentioned this incident again. "So the number of mutated ghosts left inside is extremely terrifying. This mission of ours not only involves dealing with that S-class mutated plant, but also guarding against the occurrence of the alien ghost tide."
This is the first time in the thirteen years since the cataclysm that such a difficult city capture battle has occurred.
Young people may not be aware of the situation, but Zhang Lijun, an elderly man who has lived through the early stages of the disaster, knows it all too well.
Mo Shigui, fearing that Zhao Gang would be scared away, quickly comforted him, "Don't panic. Our army never fights unprepared battles. In fact, two years ago, the two major bases sent troops to try to take back Jiangcheng. Our army is still very familiar with the situation inside."
"Besides, with Director Yang and Commander Wei personally leading the team this time, we have the most advanced technical support from the biotechnology company, as well as the bravest troops charging ahead. As long as we can deal with that S-level mutated plant, we don't have to worry about the subsequent Otherworldly tide at all."
"The recruited mercenaries won't perform the most crucial tasks; they'll only provide support at most." Mo Shigui patted Zhao Gang on the shoulder, hesitated, but finally couldn't help asking:
"You're not bringing the kids this time, are you?"
Zhao Gang: "I will bring it. I promised Xiaoxiu."
Mo Shigui: "..."
Never mind, as long as it doesn't affect the progress of the task.
Mo Shigui recalled Yang Mei's special attention to Zhao Gang and tentatively said, "At first I was worried that there might be some excuse from above regarding your situation, but now that I know you are very familiar with Director Yang, I am no longer worried."
Zhao Gang: "We're not familiar with each other."
He looked at the location on the map, tilted his head slightly, and realized that he and Xiaoxiu seemed to have been there before.
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