At this moment, stronghold residents were leaving the city gate one after another and heading towards the Northwest.
They collected their own food at the relief station at the entrance before embarking on their destined journey in this chaotic world.
Most of these people had never seen Zhang Jinglin before. Even those who lived in Stronghold 144 did not have many opportunities to meet Ren Xiaosu. Therefore, when the crowd first saw Ren Xiaosu and the others, they did not have much of a reaction.
But when Zhang Xiaoman came over and shouted at the Young Marshal, the crowd got excited. Some of them looked surprisingly fanatical, especially the young girls.
Zhang Jinglin said with a smile, "You're very popular in Stronghold 144. I think your reputation in the Northwest will only get higher in the future. Let's go and meet our friends who have just returned from the snowy mountains. It won't be too late for you to set off for the Southwest after meeting them. "
The return of the Knight Organization was news that surprised even Ren Xiaosu.
After they parted ways, the other party said he wanted to climb the world's tallest mountain. At that time, Ren Xiaosu thought it would probably be many years before they could meet again, or perhaps they would never see each other again.
That was because he knew that climbing the world's tallest mountain was a very dangerous thing to do. It was normal to die on the snowy mountains.
After humans entered the highlands, they would only need to climb to an altitude of 6,000 meters to get an acute illness such as high altitude pulmonary edema. In just 20 minutes, it would be fatal.
At an altitude of 7,200 meters, everyone's thinking would start to slow down and they would become like the walking dead.
Therefore, it was not an easy task to conquer the mountains.
However, the way the other party had returned was very special.
When Zhao Wankun opened the gate to the snowy mountains, even Zhao Wankun himself found it a little unbelievable. He did like to climb mountains in the past, but he did not specify what kind of mountain he wanted to climb.
Therefore, when the gate was opened, he was not sure where it was either.
Now everyone knew that behind the gate was the tallest mountain in the world.
It seemed like that was the place Zhao Wankun wanted to conquer the most.
Back at the military control zone, Ren Xiaosu saw Qin Sheng, Lee Young-yoon, Zhang Qingxi, Xu Ke, and others waving at him from afar.
Each of them was carrying a huge backpack and a pair of goggles on their heads. They were wearing mountaineering jackets and spiked shoes.
In the hot summer, these people seemed to have come from another world.
Ren Xiaosu got out of the car and asked, "How did you find this key gate?"
"Oh, we just came down from the peak and were taking a short break in the camp at an altitude of 7,900 meters when we ran into your people," Qin Sheng said excitedly.
Previously, although everyone knew that the activation of the Secret Key Gate had failed, Ren Xiaosu still chose a few soldiers to carry out the preliminary exploration.
He wanted to know what was behind the door.
Now that they wanted to avoid the artificial intelligence Zero, they did not necessarily have to go to Fortress 178. As long as the area behind the door was habitable and would not be affected by the flames of war, it would be fine.
Therefore, Qin Sheng and the others encountered the soldiers who were exploring a new map.
"Did you guys succeed?" Ren Xiaosu asked, "I heard you say that you came down from the peak?"
"We succeeded." Qin Sheng said excitedly, "In order to adapt to the plateau's climate, we set up camp at an altitude of 6,000 meters. It took us nearly a month to adapt before we continued climbing.
"The temperature there was very low, and I had to curl up in my sleeping bag every night. But when I saw the sunrise and sunset every day, I felt like I was embracing the entire world.
"The moment I reached the peak, it was like I saw a whole new world."
The young Qin Sheng and Ren Xiaosu were good friends. Among the 12 Knight members, he was the youngest, so his personality was also the most jumpy.
Reaching the highest mountain in the world was enough to make him so excited that he could not sleep.
And most importantly, with the key gate, they did not even need to go down the mountain anymore. They could just pass through the key gate.
Ren Xiaosu thought to himself that although the key gate could not become a new escape route, he still had to keep it safe.
If the war were to end in the future, he could use the key gate to fulfill the dreams of those rich people.
He had even thought of the advertisement: "As long as you have enough money, the roof of the world is only one step away from you."
At this moment, the mature and steady Lee Young-yoon asked, "Xiaosu, this is Stronghold 144, right? Why are the stronghold residents leaving? Did something happen?"
Qin Sheng did not say anything else. After his excitement, he naturally realized something was wrong.
Ren Xiaosu explained the current situation with a solemn expression. The former chairman of the Qinghe Group, Xu Ke, suddenly asked, "Are you saying that the entire Central Plains has fallen into the hands of the artificial intelligence?"
This matter made all the Knight members feel suffocated. They knew very well what this meant.
Furthermore, Luoyang City, which they had once protected, might no longer exist.
Seemingly sensing that time was running out, Lee Young-yoon asked, "What can we do?"
Ren Xiaosu hesitated. Although he also wanted to get the Knight's help, he had to make things clear. "Are y 'all willing to help the Northwest?"
Lee Young-yoon shook his head. "To be clear, we're not trying to help the Northwest. We're trying to help you."
In fact, Lee Young-yoon and the others had already confirmed Ren Xiaosu's identity through a DNA test a long time ago.
Therefore, the successor that the Knight Organization had been looking for for the past two centuries was Ren Xiaosu.
And now, Ren Xiaosu also knew about this.
Initially, Lee Young-yoon and Zhang Qingxi actually held two different views. Lee Young-yoon felt that they should be loyal to this Knight's descendant once they found him. However, Zhang Qingxi felt that although everyone believed in the Knight, it did not mean that they had to believe in the Knight's descendant.
If the other party's character and strength were not up to par, then there was no need for the Knight to be loyal to him.
However, when they found out that Ren Xiaosu was the person they were looking for, their previous differences completely disappeared.
Be it Lee Young-yoon, Zhang Qingxi, Qin Sheng, Wen Meng, or Wu Dingyuan, all of them were convinced by Ren Xiaosu.
Putting aside his strength, the key was that everyone also recognized Ren Xiaosu's character. Especially after Ren Xiaosu became the Guardian of Luoyang City, everyone felt that this might be fate.
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu smiled. "So you guys already knew."
Lee Young-yoon smiled and said, "From now on, your will will be the Knight Organization's will. You'll be at your beck and call, and you'll never go back on your word."
Ren Xiaosu said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony. This war is more difficult than we imagined. We have to unite all the forces that can be united in order to see hope."
Zhang Jinglin, who had been watching from the side, said, "Yes, we have to unite all the forces. Xiaosu, go to the Southwest. Qing Zhen can't die in this war. "
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