Zhou Guoping sent good news from the Sixth Street.
The Black Blood Mercenaries accepted the mission and began their journey to Taifu River the next day. Including the new recruits, the eighty-five mercenary group was not a small force on the wasteland.
When Zhou Guoping threw out the bait of 10% of the food business, Luo Yang agreed without hesitation.
The booming food business in the Sixth Street already proved the huge profits. Zhao Corporation, which controlled the entire market share, made even more money. Everyone at the Sixth Street knew this for themselves.
When Luo Yang heard Zhou Guoping's words and thought about the relationship between the Fishbone base and the Zhao Corporation, he finally understood. The food flowing into the Sixth Street came from the Fishbone base! Zhao Chenwu, the old fox, must have controlled the sewer entrance to the Fishbone base.
However, he didn't spread the news. After all, the fewer people who knew about it, the better it would be for him. If he could get a share of the business route to Liuding town, he would accept this mission no matter what! With the reputation of the Black Blood Mercenaries, transporting the goods from Qingpu to Liuding town at the mouth of the Yangtze River was not a problem.
With this stable income, the equipment and scale of the Black Blood Mercenary Corps would be further expanded, and his status would also rise. By that time, he would have the status of a council member in the council, and he, Luo Yang, would step into the inner circle.
But although he accepted the mission, there was one thing he was confused about.
Since the relationship between the Fishbone base and the Zhao Corporation was not normal, why didn't they ask for help from the Zhao Corporation? To protect the profits in their hands, Zhao Chenwu would send reinforcements no matter what.
Of course, Jiang Chen had thought of this question.
But …
"Why are you in trouble again?" Sitting in the virtual conference room, Zhao Chenwu forced a smile.
"It's just that trouble came to me." Jiang Chen shrugged.
"The Sixth Street has not been peaceful lately, I really can't find the manpower … The mutated humans in the Seventh area, why don't you consider relocating?" Zhao Chenwu suggested after a moment of silence.
"Relocate? That means all my previous efforts were wasted. I spent at least four hundred thousand crystals on the construction of this base. No matter what, I will not abandon this base. Moreover, I still have a chance of winning. "
"I wish you success … That batch of Sentinel machine guns, I've completed the contract under the pressure of the parliament. I can hand them over to you tomorrow."
"Under pressure? Since when did the council encourage breaking the contract? "Jiang Chen joked.
"These are extraordinary times."
"What kind of trouble did you encounter?" Seeing the seriousness on Zhao Chenwu's face, Jiang Chen's expression also became serious.
"Although it's a secret, according to the past, it's estimated that it will spread after a while … The military government that controls the Northern Alliance Area, the Military Police Corps, has issued a declaration of war to us and is moving here."
"Is it them?"
"Have you heard?" Zhao Chenwu shrugged when he saw the surprise on Jiang Chen's face. "For the space-based weapon wreckage that fell in a corner of the city center, you traveled thousands of miles to seek trouble."
Zhao Chenwu obviously misunderstood something. The reason why Jiang Chen was surprised was that the organization that teamed up with the mutated humans to attack Qingpu also seemed to be from the Northern Alliance Area. However, it wasn't a Military Police Corps, but an organization with a strange name — the Dusk Church.
"God's Cane?" Jiang Chen said in an undertone.
"That's right. In order to resist the invasion of the Northern Alliance Area, the Group of Ten council voted to pass a proposal. To form a line of defense in the suburbs to resist the attack of the Northern Alliance Area … If that's all, it wouldn't be so troublesome. "
A shadow flashed across Zhao Chenwu's face as he paused and continued.
"Although we agreed to wait until the foreign enemies are defeated before we plan anything, almost everyone is sending exploration teams to the city center in a show of defiance. Especially when the mission of one million crystals spread, everyone went crazy. Those idiots were quite reserved before and just quietly went. Now they completely threw away all pretenses and sent their teams to the city center. It's like killing gamblers at the gambling table. "
"Did no one realize that doing this at this point is stupid?" Jiang Chen couldn't help but ridicule.
"Everyone has to be stupid, including me." Zhao Chenwu stared at the table with a gloomy expression. "Once someone gets that thing, it will be a nightmare for everyone else. It can control the life and death of everyone, just like a real scepter granted by God. "
As he spoke, a hint of madness flashed between the eyes of the ambitious man.
"Imagine if there is a sword hanging above everyone's head. Who can resist your rule? Only a tungsten rod that can't be intercepted would be enough to silence all the voices of resistance. And this sword, it's lying in the city center, behind all of us. God … Now everyone wants to be the person holding the sword. "
"This damned democracy."
Everyone wants to be a dictator.
If there was only one voice from the beginning, this mess wouldn't have happened.
…
It was impossible to ask Zhao Chenwu for help, but it was expected.
The chips in his hand were enough. One or two less guests wouldn't affect the fireworks party.
Including the addition of the Black Blood Mercenaries, the number of soldiers in the Fishbone base that could be sent to the front line had reached two hundred. Although there was still an N-fold difference in numbers against the mutated humans, he still had one last move that he hadn't made.
That was the survivors of Qingpu!
Since the last expedition, they gathered under the flag of the Fishbone. After more than a month of trade, the bond between the two sides was strengthened.
For a long time, it wasn't that Jiang Chen didn't think about these people, he was just waiting for an opportunity.
An opportunity for him to gather everyone again, an opportunity to show off the power of the Fishbone Base.
And now, the opportunity had arrived.
Outside the main gate of the Fishbone base, in front of the cement room used to exchange supplies, there was a long line.
"Long time no see, Gang." Ma Zhongcheng hugged an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time. Wearing a thick leather jacket, he looked enviously at Zhao Gang's winter clothes. This outfit would probably cost around thirty to forty crystals, which was equivalent to the price of a Reaper rifle.
Still as quiet as before, but when he saw his old friend, a smile appeared on Zhao Gang's face.
Yesterday, he was transferred back by Jiang Chen. Cheng Weiguo was transferred to the front line again.
Zhao Gang pulled Ma Zhongcheng to the side, handed him a cigarette, put one in his mouth, and took out a lighter.
"How have you been?"
"Just like that … Good stuff, what brand is it?"
"Self-produced at the base." Since it was brought back by the boss as an employee benefit, Zhao Gang didn't ask or think about where it came from.
"Tsk tsk, the winter is so cold, but you guys are living a good life." Ma Zhongcheng enviously looked at the large caliber machine gun on the wall as he said with a cigarette in his mouth.
"It should be us, right?"
The two of them looked at each other and then burst out laughing.
The line in front of the cement room slowly moved forward. The people coming out of the room all changed into winter clothes and entered the base under the guidance of the staff.
Based on the agreement, all survivors who joined the Fishbone Base army would be given a house and enjoy the ration of upper citizens, while their family members would enjoy the ration of lower citizens. With the increase in military merits, after being promoted to knights, their family members would also be promoted to upper citizens.
As of today, there were more than twenty community-level survivor groups that joined the Fishbone base. Those people were all integrated into the newly formed foreign legion with Zhao Gang as the leader. Currently, there were only eighty-one people, but all of them were good shooters.
With a little bit of training, they could become a powerful force.
At this point, the Fishbone base's combat power exceeded 300.
The day of the decisive battle was approaching.
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