Chapter 657
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"I'm finally going home."
Standing on the steel deck of AS Order, Jiang Chen gazed at the rising sun from the edge of the wasteland. He was eager to return home.
This trip lasted two and a half months. The original plan was to return in one month, but due to various troublesome issues, it was delayed until September. Of course, the harvest from the expedition was also gratifying. Based on the analysts of the Sixth Street Bank, the contribution of this expedition to NAC's economic growth was at least five million credit points.
But at this moment, he didn't want to care about the gains and losses. He just wanted to quietly enjoy the beautiful scenery.
"Today's weather is great." Sun Xiaorou walked behind her and gently tucked her hair behind her ear. "There's no radiation dust, only pure blue and white … This is the original color of the sky."
The rolling white clouds were like freshly picked cotton, rolling like waves and hugging each other like mountains. AS Order was like a small boat sailing through the sky.
In contrast to the azure sky, the steel airship was surrounded by ruins of dilapidated houses, a broken highway bridge, and tall buildings covered with green branches. There was also a sparse fire …
"What's the approximate area of our territory?" Standing on the edge of the airship, Jiang Chen suddenly asked.
"From the Sixth Street to Hongcheng Federation, the area under our control is about 110,000 square kilometers," Sun Xiaorou said softly.
Because she often helped her sister with government affairs, Sun Xiaorou had heard about the data. NAC checkpoints were everywhere in Suhang Province, and NAC outposts were also established in some areas outside of Suhang Province to provide supplies for passing merchants and shelter for survivors in the managed area.
Jiang Chen, on the other hand, didn't even know how vast the territory he conquered was.
"That's all?" Jiang Chen smacked his lips.
It had been almost two years. Disregarding the entire Pan-Asia Region, even the Huaxia Region only occupied one percent of the territory.
When she heard his greedy words, Sun Xiaorou rolled her eyes and smiled.
"It's already very good, okay? Even the 110,000 square kilometers of land is less than 10,000 square kilometers developed. Most of the land is inhabited by mutants and zombies. Construction is far more difficult than invasion. "
"That's true …" Jiang Chen sighed.
Population would always be the chain that restricted the growth of NAC. Even if it conquered a large territory, it would be useless without enough people to develop it.
However, if he couldn't combine the power of the two worlds, he didn't have much of a chance of winning against the invasion of the Harmony faction. A hundred years meant a lifetime for ordinary people. It meant the whole world. But for the entire civilization, a hundred years was just a blink of an eye.
He took out the thumb-sized glass bottle and held it between his fingertips to examine it.
The orange-red serum emitted a strange luster under the sunlight. This biological code, which was enough to make all those in power covet, was like poison …
Sun Xiaorou walked behind Jiang Chen and whispered in his ear.
"Don't be too impatient."
"What's the hurry?"
"Of course it's about your hometown."
Jiang Chen paused for a moment before he smiled and rubbed Sun Xiaorou's head.
"You're like a roundworm in my stomach."
"You can't just touch a girl's head." Xiaorou said with a smile. Her hand gently covered Jiang Chen's hand, but she didn't move the warmth away.
"Sorry … Also, you can't be considered a child anymore." Jiang Chen laughed.
"… I'll deduct ten points for what you said just now." Rourou pinched his waist and walked into the airship.
Jiang Chen grinned as he watched her leave, then turned his eyes to the ground.
The Taifu River meandered down from Dianshan Lake. On the other side was a giant round egg. The translucent graphene net reflected a rainbow under the midday sun. Groups of construction vehicles scattered across the barren land. Together with thousands of workers, they added bricks and tiles to the century-defining project.
Over there, was the Garden of Eden.
The steel airship flew over the Garden of Eden and arrived at the Songjiang District of Wanghai City. Under the guidance of the navigation radar, it descended and approached the airship port of the Sixth Street. The soldiers and civilians in the camp all looked at the "steel beasts" who returned from the expedition with reverence and enthusiastic cheers.
The reason why they chose to stop at the airship port of the Sixth Street was mainly to show the NAC's people and the vagrants here the NAC's powerful force. The strength of the military and the stability of the security environment were often the main criteria for the vagrant survivors to choose a settlement.
In the cheers of the civilians, Jiang Chen in power armor led more than a thousand expeditionary soldiers in kinetic skeletons through the main road of the Sixth Street to the square in front of the Inner Circle's parliament building.
People lined the streets to welcome him, holding fresh flowers in their hands and tossing the delicate petals.
The black polyethylene armor bathed in the petals and applause. All the soldiers straightened their backs with pride on their faces.
Under Jiang Chen's deliberate action, the team moved very slowly.
These young men left home for more than two months and fought for the NAC in a foreign land. Today's glory was what they deserved as a reward for their hard work. A lot of passionate single girls not only presented bouquets but also offered hugs to these warriors.
Worshiping heroes was human nature.
A cute girl blocked in front of Jiang Chen. While hugging the steel armor, she suddenly tiptoed and gave him a kiss in front of the crowd.
Jiang Chen wasn't sure if it was her first kiss because the girl instantly buried her head and fled into the crowd like a shy deer. Faced with the cheers of the crowd, Jiang Chen only hesitated for half a second before he laughed heartily, raised the flowers in his hand, and waved to his people.
Heroes and beauties were an eternal topic.
Because of the commotion caused a brief pause, the team continued to move forward.
Lv Ze followed Jiang Chen half a step behind and whispered in his ear.
"From her expression, she should be a newcomer who just left the fallout shelter. If General is interested, I can find out her name for you. "
Because he wasn't sure how Jiang Chen felt about the girl, Lv Ze cautiously didn't use the slightly derogatory term "blue skin".
"No need."
Recalling the innocence in her eyes, Jiang Chen smiled and shook his head. He inserted the dewy flowers into the nylon buckle of the steel armor.
Lv Ze looked at Jiang Chen's back with a strange expression.
Did the sun rise from the west? The General became a vegetarian?
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