In an age of peace, human beings cannot yet predict the time when every turmoil will break out.
In the chaotic and disorderly wasteland, it is even more difficult to judge the future direction of the current situation.
With the opening of the cage flower shelter, the harbor shelter then announced an unconditional "surrender".
Less than six hours.
Out of the 37 shelters in the southern suburbs, eight of them decisively chose to follow up and opened their doors to Qinggang Shelter.
As dusk approached, the bustling Qinggang New City was already full of excitement.
At the gap opened under the Lightning Wall, soldiers of the Wanderer Legion, who smelled like shit, were striding in with their heads held high.
I saw many residents of the new city who came out to greet them frowning and covering their noses.
Not only did they not feel shy, but they puffed out their chests, trying to spread the body odor further.
It's a joke, these residents who have stayed in the refuge and have never been anywhere are naive. Do they think that the gophers in the southern suburbs can come out and surrender in that civilized way?
It is with these seemingly "smelly" means that they successfully and perfectly achieve their goals.
Even the casualty rate did not exceed 10%!
Even if the regular army of Sunshine Harbor Refuge was deployed, it would be difficult to reach this number.
not to mention.
I took a look at the lightning wall guards who were usually high above, but now they were full of smiling faces.
The soldiers of the Wanderer Legion are increasingly satisfied.
Sometimes when you think about it carefully, it is actually quite good to lose guns, a weapon of equality for all beings.
At least now these idiots with cold weapons and short knives in their hands will no longer be holding the stinky airs of the gopher guy.
However, not everyone is happy with the change.
Especially the controller of this new city.
"These goddamn bedbugs, can't they just wash themselves off first?"
Lie on the top of the wall and watch the scattered teams walk in from a distance, but not many people are willing to go to the temporary bathhouse outside the city wall to wash up.
Commander Edmund muttered in a low voice, and the corners of his unshaven, blood-bubbled mouth were also pulled by the scolding, and there was a tingling sensation.
If it was in the past, he would never have ordered the guards to open the door for these bedbugs that didn't even get rid of their excrement and urine.
But now, as guns have become toys, indestructible tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery have also become scrap metal.
Wanting to restrain these wanderers as severely as before is already something that can only happen in a dream.
without any exaggeration.
After just one night, the military strength of the Clear Harbor Refuge was nowhere to be found.
Not to mention launching a decent attack, it is difficult to maintain the current situation.
But luckily, those under attack on the southern outskirts of the city seem to be more frightened.
When the news of the surrender in the afternoon came back through the human solitaire, Edmund felt his tense spirit relax a bit.
Although he still has to bear the risk of those people in the southern suburbs flipping the table, the risk is gradually decreasing.
Moreover, the large-scale surrender in the southern suburbs also gave Qinggang Refuge a good excuse to withdraw troops.
There is no need to lose face to show timidity, nor to continue to intensify the situation in the southern suburbs.
When all the homeless legions return to the new city, when will the metal stop this terrifying change, and when will the next round of stress tests start.
"Report, the soldiers who went to the western suburbs to inquire about intelligence have returned!"
At this time, the voice of the deputy commander came from the stairs below the city wall, and Edmund turned his head in surprise.
There, two soldiers ran up in a panic, their clothes were torn several times.
"People from the western suburbs attacked you?"
Edmund was shocked, but he managed to maintain an expression on his face.
"No, it's because when we came back, we met a few strange radiation beasts. We were attacked by them!"
"Is it a radiation beast?"
Edmund breathed a sigh of relief, and didn't pay attention to the strange radiation beast that the soldier said.
The refuges in the eastern suburbs are not good, and they are far away from the core cluster of the city, so they basically do not participate in the civil strife in the city.
In his view, the biggest enemies in the city are the Southern Suburbs Alliance and the Western Suburbs Alliance.
And here, although the Western Suburbs Alliance is just a collection of three refuges, it is also their advantage.
Fewer people means that there will be no communication problems, and the interior will be more harmonious.
The trinity's offensive and defensive alliance, plus Liehu, a war lunatic who is good at hand-to-hand combat.
Once they launch a counterattack, they will become a big trouble for Qinggang New City!
"Yes, there are a few special radiation beasts that look like humans. They seem to have learned how to use weapons."
"Never mind that, what about the western suburbs, is there any sound coming from the western suburbs?"
After interrupting the soldier's voice, Edmund continued to ask impatiently.
"No, the Western Suburbs Alliance is still building the defensive partition facilities step by step. They have established a simple pass on the high ring. We failed to pass there, but we can also see that the people who built it did not panic."
"In addition, we also saw people from Pingtan Refuge. They are leading people to patrol the entrance and exit of Gaohuan. It seems that they don't want to start any war and just want to guard their own territory."
"Tianyuan. Tianyuan Refuge"
Speaking of this, a look of apprehension suddenly appeared on the soldier's face, and his voice faltered.
"What's going on, what's going on there?"
"We...we entered their territory, but we were discovered not long after we entered!"
"What?"
Edmund was slightly startled, and a complex look appeared on his face.
Since the outbreak of the last night attack, the headquarters has already ranked the strength of these neighbors in a simple way.
Among them, the Tianyuan Refuge ranked thirteenth, with a combat power equal to about 15,000 people.
But now, it seems it's time to move up the rankings.
"They are still building a high wall at the border. They are learning from our Lightning Wall. In addition, these people are very cunning. They deliberately left gaps that have been set up a long time ago, waiting for us to enter."
"Only less than a kilometer in, our people were arrested."
"Then what?"
Already prepared, Edmund was not surprised this time.
Originally, when he sent someone to investigate the situation of the Western Suburbs Alliance, he had already made full plans, and even made preparations for war.
All that is happening right now is still within the acceptable range.
"Then."
The soldier was stunned for a moment, and said with an embarrassed expression: "There is no more, for fear of being discovered by the other party, we all ran away!"
"Alright alright"
Rubbing his temples, Edmund knew that he could not put too much pressure on these intelligence soldiers.
Now that the other party has made full preparations, they will wipe out all the people who enter.
The teammates were captured, and the best thing for the rest of them was to retreat in time and bring the news back to the new city.
After asking some more details, Edmund raised his hand and waved back the two soldiers, and immediately called a temporary meeting.
No matter how the other party reacts, will they launch a retaliation counterattack.
As the undisputed bosses in the city, they must not show their cowardice, and they must make plans in advance to prevent sudden attacks from causing trauma to the new city.
After all, the losses caused by the previous predator attack were too exaggerated.
Behind the Lightning Wall, there is no longer any tossing!
Of course, Edmund wouldn't think of it.
At the same time that he held the defense meeting, the interior of the Western Suburbs Alliance was not as calm as imagined, but immediately opened the second official meeting after its establishment.
That night.
Two kilometers east of the Tianyuan warning wall.
Behind the thick wooden gate that has been prepared in advance is an outpost that is being built overtime.
Hundreds of architecture players are walking through the large construction site, planning and building houses.
Due to the outbreak of the metal disaster, the material of the house was temporarily changed from reinforced concrete to brick concrete.
However, it was not intended to be used as a military base, so there was no need to worry about the decline in defense.
In contrast, the southern suburb of Qinggang City, which has been bustling for more than half a month, is extremely quiet tonight.
Without the harassment of the homeless legion, the gophers finally lived a peaceful life that had not been seen for a long time.
However, even if the time is past ten o'clock in the evening.
The gate under the security wall was not closed as usual, but a few spotlights were turned on instead.
As the hour hand moved a little further, sparse figures began to emerge at the end of the darkness.
It's the people from Flat Beach Refuge!
The guards on the high wall immediately recognized the approximate identity of the visitor through the conspicuous uniform.
Then, further information was obtained from the encrypted communication signal sent by the other party raising the flag.
Of course, such a simple verification may be stolen and impersonated.
But at this moment it is not needed.
The tall figure walking in front of the crowd was highly recognizable, and it was the manager of Pingtan who was over two meters tall.
Tiger hunting!
The conspicuous crimson complexion could not cover it even in the darkness, instead it set off a strange black red color, as if the evil spirits from hell had crawled back into the world.
Plus the mace he was carrying that made people unable to take their eyes off.
The length of this thing has exceeded one meter, and the spikes on it are as long as a baby's arm.
It is no exaggeration to say that if you can play with this weapon, it can definitely be called a road roller in the era of cold weapons.
However, although Liehu looked murderous, he became strangely polite when he got close.
He first sent someone to approach alone according to the rules, and then he took the rest of the people into the checkpoint.
In the distance, seeing Su Mo standing at the gate of the outpost and talking with someone, Liehu's expression became slightly relaxed.
"My dear ally, the owner of Tianyuan Territory. The construction speed of this base is really fast. I still remember that the foundation was not even laid when I came last time. It will take shape in a blink of an eye!"
Liehu said compliments that he was not good at, his flushed complexion looked a little silly with his height.
But these words were from his heart.
Since the western suburbs also started infrastructure construction during this period, he realized how difficult it is to restore the glory of mankind.
Not to mention building such a base.
Just cleaning up the ruins, allocating materials, and planning buildings are enough to cause headaches.
"This is due to the recent stabilization of the western suburbs, and we have a lot of time to develop infrastructure."
Turning around and looking up at Liehu, Su Mo continued to speak in a relaxed tone with a gentle smile on his face.
"You came very quickly, the rest of the people should be on their way now, do you want to go in for a meeting first?"
"No, let your people. I mean, if possible, please give me some snacks like the one I ate last time. It's been a long time since I took people on such a long journey. It's really tiring to walk all the way."
Metal Sigh has killed all vehicles.
Including Liehu's exclusive tank, under his own witness, it quickly aged into a piece of scrap iron.
Come all the way on foot, in order to beware of dangers that may arise at any time.
Lie Hu only ate three minutes full before leaving the house. His physical strength was astonishing, so he was inevitably a little tired at this time.
"No problem, if you come to my place in the future, don't say anything else, just eat enough."
The palm-sized leek box that adults can eat with two is called a snack by Liehu, which fits his body type.
Su Mo turned his head and ordered a few words, and soon guards brought hot meals from the canteen of the outpost.
Liehu is not afraid of being scalded, let alone poisoned.
He picked up three steamed buns with his right hand, picked up a plate of vegetables with his left hand, and poured them into his mouth, chewing them.
"Yeah, it's delicious, I'm not used to it after eating yours here!"
Not used to it?
Su Mo's eyes lit up and he snapped his fingers.
"How about I send a few cooks to Pingtan Refuge, and open a canteen inside your refuge, and then you can eat every day!"
Hunting Tiger: "."
Is this guy serious?
If someone else said that, then he might turn his face.
The main reason why the Gopher Guy's refuge can maintain its "purity" is to keep it closed.
Like a frog trapped at the bottom of a well, it will always feel that the sky is only as big as the mouth of the well.
The same goes for the residents of the shelter.
If you let them know that the life outside is not so dangerous, the sun on the surface is hot and warm, and the air will no longer have that lingering stench.
And how many people are willing to stay in the damp and cold underground where there is no sunlight all day long?
After reading the notes left by the previous manager, Liehu doesn't think he will be able to control the shelter perfectly by then.
but
Thinking about it carefully, more and more residents have come to the surface to work recently, and they have been in constant contact with the outside world.
A few more cooks don't seem to be a big problem, right?
Pausing for a moment, just as Tiger Hunter was fighting, eating and thinking about whether to agree to Su Mo's proposal.
In front of the wooden door, a new team came again.
Blue, white and gray uniforms, and a conspicuous color circle around the neck.
There are not many people in the team, there are nearly a hundred people at a rough count, and they all hold various cold weapons in their hands.
"Yo, it seems that our new ally is not slow!"
Relying on the addition of the Eye of True Sight, Su Mo's sight penetrated the darkness, and finally landed on the center surrounded by the crowd.
There was a thin man standing there, looking curiously at the warning wall full of light sources.
At the meeting held at the Clear Harbor Sanctuary, Su Mo also met this man.
'Horsens' shelter from the southern suburbs.
Administrator, Kevin Horsens.
