Reassured by Lin Xinghai, Liu Miaomiao finally let go of her worries. Filled with anticipation, she followed him to the Heaven-Sundering rcenary Corps’ headquarters.
When the two of them arrived, everyone at the headquarters was already present and ready to move out, except for those too seriously injured to fight.
"Tsk! You really know how to enjoy yourself, don’t you? Worn out from last night? You’re half an hour late." Roger was the first to approach, a wicked grin on his face.
Liu Miaomiao’s pretty face instantly flushed red.
Lin Xinghai retorted irritably, "What are you talking about! We went to see Elder Wei."
Roger imdiately wiped the playful look from his face. Fang Tianhe, who was nearby, walked over at once and asked, "What’s wrong? Did Elder Wei have instructions for you?"
Lin Xinghai’s two-word reply was simple and clear. "The Seed Plan."
Upon hearing this, Fang Tianhe understood imdiately. He didn’t ask any more questions and instead told everyone to prepare to depart.
Only then did Lin Xinghai have a mont to learn about the losses their rcenary Corps had sustained the day before.
Their corps, originally at a full complent of 200 mbers, was now deploying only 156 for today’s mission. Of the 44 people missing, 25 were injured and the remaining 19 had been killed in action.
However, among the Three Major rcenary Corps, their Heaven-Sundering rcenary Corps had suffered the fewest losses.
Of course, this wasn’t to say that the Holy Light rcenary Corps and the Soaring Dragon rc had more rcenaries killed in action. Rather, both of those corps had lost chas. Fortunately, each had only lost a single cha, which wasn’t enough to shake the foundations of their corps.
As for the Heaven-Sundering rcenary Corps, the reason they had no cha losses was twofold. First, they had fewer chas to begin with. Second, during combat, the chas piloted by both Shen Han and Roger engaged in long-range attacks as much as possible, thus facing far less risk.
As for Lin Xinghai and Fang Tianhe, who charged onto the front lines, they were strong enough to handle the dangers. This led to a situation where, despite having the weakest overall strength among the Three Major rcenary Corps, their losses were paradoxically the lowest.
"Have the death benefits been distributed?" Lin Xinghai asked Fang Tianhe in a low voice as they walked.
"Don’t worry. They were all paid out at double the standard rate. As for our injured brothers, we’ve also requested the best dical equipnt for their treatnt, so hopefully there won’t be any lasting complications," Fang Tianhe replied.
Lin Xinghai nodded and didn’t ask anything further. Fang Tianhe was the rcenary Corps Leader, after all; he had only asked casually.
Soon, the group arrived at the rcenary Guild. They were surprised to find that the Guild was even more bustling than usual today. There was even a line forming at the rcenary registration desk.
This was an extrely rare sight. After all, for many people, being a rcenary was a very dangerous profession. They would rather work inside the Shelter for less pay than go out and risk their lives.
But yesterday’s incident with the Morgan Conglorate had taught everyone a profound lesson: in an apocalyptic environnt like this, there was no such thing as an absolutely safe place. In so situations, survival depended on oneself.
Therefore, after careful consideration, many people decided to either enlist in the military or beco rcenaries.
This was undoubtedly good news for the Star Shield Shelter. Especially with the Geothermal Energy Extractor now installed, the ample supply of Energy ant many jobs could be automated, freeing up a large amount of manpower.
Building on this, increasing the number of soldiers and rcenaries would allow them to seize resources from the outside world more quickly.
"These missions... they’ve changed so much!" Roger, who was walking ahead, exclaid at that mont.
Hearing this, Lin Xinghai and Fang Tianhe hurried forward to look at the mission board.
Sure enough, the vast majority of the missions had changed. The tasks now posted by the rcenary Guild were mainly focused on collecting various building materials and equipnt. Moreover, the Points awarded were 20-30% higher than usual.
"Looks like the Shelter is really planning a massive expansion!" Fang Tianhe couldn’t help but exclaim.
"I wonder what the Star Shield Shelter will look like after a few more years. It’d be great if it could expand by half its current size. Then I could move into a bigger place," Xu Haishui said, his face full of anticipation.
"Probably more than that. Based on the Geothermal Energy Extractor’s operating power, the Energy it converts is enough to support two or three Star Shield Shelters. So it’s possible our Shelter could expand to two or three tis its current size," Roger offered his opinion.
The others also began to discuss it animatedly, with looks of anticipation on everyone’s faces. As for Lin Xinghai, he just listened quietly from the side.
Suddenly, Xu Haishui looked over. "Brother Hai, what do you think? How much do you think our Shelter can ultimately expand?"
"It’s hard to say how much it will expand, but I don’t think it will be a simple expansion. I think it will be built with the goal of becoming a large-scale base," Lin Xinghai guessed, recalling his recent conversations with Elder Wei.
The others were secretly astonished upon hearing this. One had to understand that a large-scale base and a Shelter were two completely different concepts.
Shelters are built underground, just to eke out a ager existence. But bases are built on the surface.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that the Zombies near Star Shield Shelter have been more or less cleared out. If they dared to build a base on the surface, the Mutated Zombies would absolutely not stand by and do nothing. They might even band together, mobilize Zombies from several nearby cities, and launch a super-massive zombie horde.
Of course, if they could withstand that, and the base was successfully completed, its developnt potential would be incomparable to that of a Shelter. After all, building on the surface was much easier than building underground.
So, after their initial shock, the group beca excited. If Lin Xinghai’s speculation was correct, then once the base was built, their lives could beco several tis better than they were now.
But even if this was true, there was no telling how long it would take to achieve. So, everyone was only excited for a mont before turning their attention back to the business at hand.
"Which missions should we choose?" Fang Tianhe asked Lin Xinghai.
Lin Xinghai watched the constantly scrolling mission board. He didn’t make an imdiate decision. After a mont of thought, he asked, "Do you know anyone in the middle or upper managent of the rcenary Guild? You could ask them if there are any missions that are important but difficult to complete."
Fang Tianhe gave Lin Xinghai a sowhat surprised look. Other rcenary Corps only chose missions that were within their capabilities.
But here was Lin Xinghai, basically asking the rcenary Guild directly if they needed any help.
Any other rcenary Corps, even the Third Level rcenary Corps, would never dare to say such a thing.
However, Fang Tianhe didn’t hesitate. He nodded and imdiately said he would go make contact.
Before, he certainly didn’t know any of the Guild’s upper managent. But now, holding a rit dal, even the president of the rcenary Guild would have to show him so respect.
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