Outside Yunwan Mountain Base, there were many mountain ridges. The only way to enter the base was a winding road built on the mountain wall. Below the road was a large river surging through the valley. On both sides of the road were cliffs.
After walking along the mountain road for more than 10 kilometers, a huge suspension bridge spanned across the valley. Below the suspension bridge was a torrential river. The suspension bridge could be retracted. Once it was retracted, the demon rats and large spiders would not be able to cross it.
On the opposite side of the suspension bridge was Yunwan Mountain. After entering Yunwan Mountain, they realized that it was a completely different world. In the middle of the mountains, there was a small basin and a sizable lake. The water and plants were abundant.
Beside the lake, there was a small town with many farms around it.
The ammunition depot of the 87th Legion was inside Cloud Bay Mountain. In order to resist the space invasion, the Great Fire Country had built a national defense project in the belly of the mountain many years ago. There was a munitions factory in the belly of the mountain, which was later changed into an ammunition depot.
At this moment, there were more than 20,000 people gathered in Cloud Bay Mountain Base. Most of them were civilians who had fled here.
People with guns could be seen everywhere. Tents were set up everywhere in the farms. The only entrance into the valley was blocked by several abandoned trucks and bulldozers. Steel plates were welded on those abandoned trucks and bulldozers. The steel plates were hung with sandbags and barbed wire. On the hillsides on both sides of the entrance, there were bunkers and fortifications. The only entrance was blocked by a bulldozer with thick steel plates welded on it. When people entered or exited, they had to activate the bulldozer to make way for the only entrance.
The soldiers of the 87th Legion were guarding the entrance. There was also a group of guards and two summoners formed by the civilians.
Xia Pingan looked at the soldiers in military uniforms and the people in ordinary clothes holding guns at the entrance of the valley, guarding each side. The summoner was also here watching. The three sides were not unified. Xia Pingan felt that the atmosphere in the valley was not so harmonious.
Perhaps there would be situations where soldiers and civilians would be in love with each other during a disaster, but there was no such thing here.
"Many of the citizens who fled here are blaming the soldiers of the 87th Legion for not guarding the spatial rift in Xinchuan City properly, causing them to lose their homes and loved ones. The soldiers, on the other hand, feel wronged. Everyone fought with their lives on the line, but they weren't able to control the situation of the spatial invasion.
A few officers wanted to take control of the farms here and implement military control and rationing, but they were resisted by the people who came here. These people took over the farms and wanted the army to open up the warehouses so that everyone could have weapons. Many officers didn't agree. This is the source of the conflict between the two sides … "Guo Wei explained the situation in a few sentences.
When the crisis came, everyone wanted to seek more protection and grab more resources in their hands. Thus, conflicts arose.
Resources and power were limited. If one party wanted to seek protection, it might be an unstable factor and threat to the other party.
"They didn't fight, right?" Xia Pingan asked.
Guo Wei smiled bitterly and shook his head. "That's not the case. We're facing a great enemy. Everyone knows that if this place becomes chaotic, we'll all be finished!"
Xia Pingan smiled. "It's good that they didn't fight. What about the Summoners here?"
"They flatter both sides and don't dare to offend them. If there were no Summoners, a few Demon Spirits would be enough to finish this place. The Summoners here are still neutral, but what the Summoners are pursuing might be different from the soldiers and the people …"
Xia Pingan knew what the Summoners were pursuing: power and realm pearls.
In the Summoners' eyes, demons were not only a threat, but they could also be the source of realm pearls. The Summoners were not completely against them and dared to take risks. On the other hand, the people were pursuing stability and safety, while the soldiers were pursuing order. It was best to continue to implement military control and make everyone obediently listen to orders.
The pursuits of the three parties were very different.
It was only because of the dangers outside that the three parties were able to coexist peacefully in the Yunwan Mountain base.
"The soldiers of the 87th Legion are stationed in the base in the belly of the mountain. They control the ammunition depot and the largest farm. The people who fled here live in the town and the farm. They're divided into many groups. The town belongs to the people. The Summoners of the Demon Suppression Guard all lived in the barracks at the bottom of the mountain!" Guo Wei pointed to several places in the valley. Each had their own territory.
The arrival of Xia Pingan and the others caused quite a commotion in the Yunwan Mountain base. Along the way, they attracted the attention of many people.
"How's Xinchuan now?"
"Are those demons still there?"
"Has the 87th Legion fought back?"
"Is there anyone left in Xinchuan?"
The people along the way directly asked loudly.
"Everyone, please calm down. Regarding this operation, the army will release a notice to inform everyone of the situation in Xinchuan City …" Guo Wei, as the officer leading the team, said loudly. As an officer of the army, he definitely had to maintain the authority of the army. It was best to release the situation in Xinchuan City through a notice to prevent rumors from spreading and causing panic.
"There are so many demons in Xinchuan City. Back then, they had so many people and yet they couldn't control them. It's even more impossible for them to fight back now. I already said that we shouldn't go out. What if we attract those demons …" Some people said worriedly.
"Don't be so sarcastic. Others are risking their lives. It's fine if you don't help, but are you afraid that others will attract the demons? Everyone hiding here is a dead end!"
"You're still controlling the guns at this time. What's the point? You should immediately distribute the guns …"
"It's a waste of resources to give guns to people who don't know how to use them. Besides, what if someone bad gets a gun? Have you forgotten about the woman who died in the lake a few days ago? The murderer hasn't been found yet …"
Xia Pingan listened to the words of the people around him and found that the situation in the Yunwan Mountain base was indeed a bit complicated. Some of the people here were more rational and could understand the position of the army, but some people were more impatient. Moreover, with so many people here, no one could guarantee that the more than 20,000 people here were all righteous and kind.
In such an extreme environment, the evil in some people's hearts might be even more unscrupulous.
"Have you seen my son? He's 12 years old this year and he's wearing blue clothes. This is his photo. His name is Zhou Hai. He's sensible and cute …" A crazy woman with a foul smell ran over with a wrinkled photo of a child in her hand. She impatiently asked everyone who passed by her.
Everyone was silent. Xia Pingan also sighed helplessly. There were too many cases of relatives being separated. Unless God opened his eyes, there was no way to find them.
"Do you want to go to the belly of the mountain to take a look?" Guo Wei asked Xia Pingan.
"No need!" Xia Pingan shook his head. There were too many people in the army gathered here. A group of officers was in charge. If he went to the belly of the mountain, there would be more conflicts. Those officers in the small mountain would probably think that he was here to seize power.
"You want to go to the barracks?"
Xia Pingan nodded. He had gone to the military camp as a gesture to tell those who were worried about him seizing power that he had come here as a summoner. It was better to be fawned upon by people on both sides than to be guarded against.
"There are still many empty rooms in the barracks …"
At a fork in the road, everyone parted ways.
The summoners who came here with Xia Pingan followed him to the barracks. The soldiers who escaped from Xinchuan City followed Xia Pingan to the base in the belly of the mountain. There were also some ordinary citizens who went to the town. There was an organization in the town to settle the new refugees. The organization was spontaneously organized by the people here. The newcomers would be allocated a place to live and food when they reported. They would also be arranged some work, so there would be no chaos.
Manzijin didn't follow Guo Wei to the belly of the mountain. Instead, she followed Xia Pingan to the barracks.
There were a lot of summoners in the barracks. There were more than seventy of them. There were some unfamiliar faces, but they had seen most of them before. They were members of the Yizhou Demon Suppression Guard.
Seeing Xia Pingan and the others return, the summoners rushed out of the barracks to welcome the newcomers. At the same time, they were also concerned about the situation in Xinchuan.
It was easy for Xia Pingan to find an empty courtyard in the barracks and stay there.
In fact, Xia Pingan couldn't wait to go into seclusion.
After checking his gains these days, he had obtained two brand-new realm beads. Once the two realm beads fused, his body's combat strength would break through to the Second Realm.
Since the First Realm was already so awesome, Xia Pingan was full of expectations for the Second Realm.
"Xia Pingan, where is Xia Pingan?" Xia Pingan had just returned to his room and was about to go into seclusion when a loud voice suddenly rang out from outside the courtyard.
Xia Pingan almost thought he had misheard because that voice belonged to Tu Polu.
Xia Pingan hurriedly rushed out of the room and saw Tu Polu, Fang Lingshan, and Li Yunzhou walking in from outside the barracks.
This was a huge surprise.
"Why are you here?" Xia Pingan hurriedly walked over.
"Hahaha, we wanted to ask you that too!" Tu Polu laughed. "We just came back and heard that the 87th Legion's High Priest Xia Pingan is here. I thought I heard wrong …"
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