"Brilliant! This plan kills two birds with one stone," Qin Wenbo agreed at once.
"Indeed. The thod seems simple and crude, but it strikes right at the heart of the problem. It’s perfect for breaking this stalemate. Brother Lin, I never expected you to have both brains and brawn," Song Yao exclaid admiringly.
"It was just a flash of inspiration. All you corps leaders are so experienced and knowledgeable, I’m sure you would have thought of it too if you had a little more ti," Lin Xinghai said modestly. He understood the principle of mutual flattery.
Hearing this, Song Yao and Qin Wenbo found Lin Xinghai even more likable. He didn’t have the slightest bit of arrogance so common among geniuses.
However, since ti was of the essence, they didn’t linger. After confirming the general plan, they left the Governnt Building and led their respective rcenary Corps toward the rcenary Plaza in the Lower Level District.
At the top of the Governnt Building, Wei Tianxing stood before a floor-to-ceiling window, watching the various rcenary Corps depart, his gaze deep. Suddenly, he spoke, "They should be able to tie up 20% of the Morgan Conglorate’s ard forces, but the Conglorate’s remaining forces are still substantial. Can the team you sent out safely escort the important components back?"
Standing beside Wei Tianxing was another old man, this one dressed in a crisp military uniform. Though his face was aged, the grim authority emanating from him was in no way diminished.
Any soldier present would have imdiately recognized this old man as the supre leader of the Military Departnt, Lin Zhengyang—Elder Lin. He was also one of the three great pillars of the Star Shield Shelter.
"Rest assured, my soldiers don’t make mistakes. As long as the interception force they send doesn’t exceed a full regint, we can bring the items back to you safely."
"However, Old Man Wei, how can you be so sure these few rcenary Corps can tie down 20% of the Morgan Conglorate’s forces? If your judgnt is wrong, have you considered the consequences?" As Lin Zhengyang spoke, his eyes narrowed, and their once-murky depths instantly turned sharp.
Even he only knew the general outline of the entire plan; only Wei Tianxing himself was privy to all the details, a fact that greatly displeased him.
"If my judgnt is wrong, then the ’decoy’ will beco the real thing and bring back what I need," Wei Tianxing said, his eyes crinkling into a smile.
"You an, you had two sets of those important components made?" A man of Lin Zhengyang’s caliber, he understood at once.
"There is no room for error with the Geothermal Energy Extractor. Of course, I had to add a little insurance," Wei Tianxing said calmly.
"Have you considered that the rcenary Corps could be the biggest variable for us?" Lin Zhengyang said with a frown.
"But isn’t the sa true for the Morgan Conglorate? Besides, the rcenary Corps I have high hopes for might just give them a surprise." Watching the Heaven-Sundering rcenary Corps about to disappear from view, Wei Tianxing added aningfully.
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Lin Xinghai and the others soon took an elevator down to the Lower Level District, where the changes were even more drastic than in the Middle Level District.
The area was under complete military control. Today, all residents of the Lower Level District were forbidden from going outside without special permission.
As a result, the Lower Level District, normally bustling with people, was surprisingly quiet today—so quiet it was almost frightening.
As they passed through the streets, they could see pairs of panicked and bewildered eyes watching them from the houses on either side.
It was obvious these people had no idea what was happening amid the sudden changes and could only wait helplessly.
Their fates depended entirely on where the Morgan Conglorate chose to attack. All they could do was pray not to be swept up in the war.
"I’m afraid a lot of people are going to die today," Xu Haishui couldn’t help but say.
"In this apocalypse, weakness is the original sin. You can’t even control your own fate," said Fang Tianhe. His words were a bit cold, but they were an indisputable fact.
Lin Xinghai listened in silence, not interjecting. Even though he had his System, and even though he was growing stronger so quickly, an event of this magnitude was beyond his control.
What he could do was protect the people he cherished and keep them from harm.
He had just sent a ssage to Liu Miaomiao, telling her to return to the Star Shield District.
The people who could live in the Star Shield District were all individuals of status and standing, including many families of high-ranking officials. It was, arguably, one of the safest places in the Middle Level District.
As for Wang Yao and the others, they were official employees of the Governnt Hall. No matter what happened, they would surely be among the first to be protected.
Furthermore, he had also sent a ssage to Supervisor Le Cheng at the Governnt Hall, asking him to look out for them. As long as their luck wasn’t abysmally bad, he wouldn’t have to worry too much about their safety.
His mind a jumble of thoughts, he soon arrived at the rcenary Plaza with his team.
The rcenary Plaza was also deserted. There were no onlookers from the Lower Level District, nor were there any other rcenary Corps.
Today, the rcenary Guild wasn’t issuing any missions, and leaving the shelter was forbidden.
This was because, if necessary, these rcenaries would serve as reserve troops.
However, staff mbers were still busy on the empty plaza. They had received orders early this morning to retrieve the equipnt for the nine rcenary Corps from the warehouse and were now performing final checks.
As Lin Xinghai boarded one of his convoy’s vehicles, he examined the equipnt of his two allied rcenary Corps.
The Holy Light rcenary Corps was truly worthy of its rank as the number one rcenary Corps in terms of overall strength. They possessed seven chas, seven Armored Vehicles, and ten multi-purpose off-road vehicles.
Their rcenary Corps alone constituted a massive convoy.
Moreover, as Lin Xinghai examined their seven chas, he noted they had all been fully customized. From top to bottom, not a single trace of their original factory models remained.
A ticulously modified cha like this, piloted by a compatible person, could unleash enough combat power to rival two chas from an ordinary rcenary Corps.
As for the Dragon Soaring rcenary Corps, although they only had five chas, it was clear that these had also been ticulously modified and were no less formidable.
Lin Xinghai also knew that for a Third Level rcenary Corps, the limiting factor on their strength was no longer financial resources, but rather the number of experts who had broken through three Genetic Locks.
This was because only rcenaries who had broken through three Genetic Locks could perfectly unleash a cha’s full potential.
Since the Holy Light rcenary Corps had seven chas, it ant they undoubtedly had seven experts who had broken through three Genetic Locks.
While Lin Xinghai was marveling at these two rcenary Corps, Song Yao and Qin Wenbo were, in turn, marveling at the equipnt of the Heaven-Sundering rcenary Corps.
The Heaven-Sundering rcenary Corps now had four chas, four Armored Vehicles, and three multi-purpose off-road vehicles.
Such strength was equivalent to that of a veteran Second Level rcenary Corps, but Song Yao and the others knew full well that Heaven-Sundering had only been promoted a week ago!
To have not only purchased another cha but also completed its modifications in just one short week was simply inconceivable to them.
Moreover, they saw that the cha Lin Xinghai boarded was ard with Mjolnir—a true superweapon.
That was a weapon even they were reluctant to equip on their own personal chas!
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