While everyone was at a loss for words, Fang Tianhe was the first to break the silence. He approached Lin Xinghai and said in a low voice, "Ah Xing, if we go with this many people, we’ll definitely trigger a zombie tide."
"Mm, I know." Lin Xinghai nodded. "Actually, triggering a zombie tide is my goal."
The mont Lin Xinghai spoke, all the rcenary Corps Leaders stared at each other, utterly speechless.
Seeing the expressions on their faces, Lin Xinghai chuckled. "I’ll be honest with you. Before you all ca looking for , I was just planning on taking the Heaven-Sundering rcenary Corps out for a casual sweep."
"But now that so many people are here, small-scale skirmishes are pointless. Instead of us going to all the trouble of clearing out Zombies from one place after another, we might as well just trigger a zombie tide and let the Zombies deliver themselves to our doorstep. It’ll save a lot of effort."
The rcenary Corps Leaders were instantly speechless. How were they supposed to respond to that?
As the atmosphere grew strangely silent again, Fang Tianhe could only speak up once more, helplessly voicing the doubt in everyone’s hearts. "Ah Xing, won’t this be too dangerous?"
"This is Guanghan City. With the combined numbers of all our rcenary Corps, a triggered zombie tide could swell to fifty or sixty thousand. Even if we could win, I’m afraid our casualties wouldn’t be light."
It couldn’t be helped. In a situation like this, it wasn’t appropriate for the others to ask—and they probably didn’t dare to anyway. He had to be the one to do it.
"Rest assured, I’ll arrange everything."
Lin Xinghai mused aloud, "In a mont, I’ll head to the Military Departnt and call for 10,000 Combat Robots to act as our front line."
"Also, since this is the first ti we’re forming a joint team, we haven’t had a chance to coordinate. Facing a zombie tide right away could lead to unexpected problems. We’ll need to call in a rapid response force to handle any sudden developnts."
"We should also bring an artillery squad to provide ample fire support."
"Yes, that should be foolproof. Do any of you have anything to add?"
The scene fell into a dead silence once more. Lin Xinghai had already arranged everything perfectly. What more could they say?
He spoke of deploying 10,000 Combat Robots, an ace unit like a rapid response force, and even a heavy-hitter like an artillery squad as if it were nothing.
’Could they really dare to chi in on matters of this magnitude?’
At this mont, they could only feel one thing: they and Lin Xinghai were in completely different leagues.
The casual, impromptu plan he had just proposed was sothing they would have never even dared to imagine.
If an outsider had heard what Lin Xinghai just said, they would have assud he was so big shot from the Military Departnt.
Of course, even though Lin Xinghai was just a rcenary, no one doubted his ability to pull it off.
Never mind that Lin Xinghai was on speaking terms with the top leaders of both the Shelter and the Military Departnt. The very premise of the operation—to ensure the new base was safer during its construction—ant the military would cooperate fully.
"Alright, since no one has any objections, go and prepare. We’ll gather at the entrance to the Industrial Park in half an hour."
"Rember to buy plenty of ammunition. I’m sure I don’t need to tell you what the consequences of running out of ammo against a zombie tide are." After this final instruction, Lin Xinghai turned and left, heading straight for the temporary command post.
To mobilize so many units, he would definitely have to explain the situation to Admiral Lin Zhengyang.
Of course, on his way there, Lin Xinghai took out his wrist-mounted computer and contacted Gao Mountain to ask how the task he had assigned was progressing.
He quickly received a reply. The Mountain and Sea rcenary Corps had already purchased four chas. Since they had plenty of Points on hand, Gao Mountain and the others wanted to modify the chas, so it would be evening at the earliest before they could get them.
This Speed was, in fact, extrely fast. It was only because so many rcenary Corps had been looking to purchase chas lately that the Star Shield Shelter had transferred over half its stock.
Otherwise, with all the back and forth, it would have taken at least another day or two to get the chas.
Lin Xinghai thought for a mont before sending a voice ssage. "Modify two of the chas for now. Take the other two as they are. Including your own cha, that makes three. Go and imdiately apply to beco a Second Level rcenary Corps."
"I’ll put in a word with Chairman Jin to get you fast-tracked through the approval process. In half an hour, bring the mbers of the Mountain and Sea rcenary Corps and gather at the entrance of the Industrial Park. Oh, and make sure to buy plenty of ammunition."
On the other end, Gao Mountain was a bit confused by Lin Xinghai’s instructions, but he imdiately did as he was told.
...
For the next half hour, both the rcenary Guild and the Military Departnt were thrown into a bit of a frenzy by Lin Xinghai’s impromptu plan.
But regardless, half an hour later, when Lin Xinghai arrived at the entrance of the Industrial Park, the 18 rcenary Corps from before had already assembled. Including the Heaven-Sundering rcenary Corps and the Mountain and Sea rcenary Corps, a total of 20 rcenary Corps were gathered there.
A gathering of so many people naturally attracted the attention of other rcenary Corps, and many people ca over to ask what was going on.
Then they heard a novel concept: hunting a zombie tide!
This left the group of inquiring rcenary Corps Leaders bewildered. ’Since when is a zombie tide sothing you can actively hunt?’
After further inquiries, they learned the full story and were soon filled with regret, kicking themselves for not thinking of it sooner and cozying up to the Heaven-Sundering rcenary Corps.
And so, Lin Xinghai, who had just arrived, was imdiately surrounded by a crowd of rcenary Corps Leaders.
But in response to their requests, Lin Xinghai shook his head firmly this ti. "Sorry, we have more than enough people already. If we add any more and sothing unexpected happens, I won’t be able to control the situation."
Although the surrounding rcenary Corps Leaders were ntally prepared for it, they couldn’t help but feel disappointed upon hearing Lin Xinghai’s direct refusal.
Just as they were about to leave, they heard Lin Xinghai continue, "However, you can follow behind our main force. The areas we’ve cleared will be relatively safe. You can use this opportunity to gather resources. It’s much safer than trying to clear Zombies on your own, and you’ll earn more Points that way."
Hearing Lin Xinghai’s suggestion, the eyes of the still-regretful rcenary Corps Leaders lit up, and they instantly rushed back to make arrangents.
The main purpose of establishing the branch base was to gather various resources, so the rewards for gathering them were also substantial.
Although it couldn’t compare to the Points earned from clearing Zombies, its main advantage was safety!
You had to rember, this was Guanghan City. Going out to hunt Zombies was no joke. Hadn’t they seen that even the Third Level rcenary Corps had to band together to operate?
If Third Level rcenary Corps had so ability to clear Zombies, then Second Level rcenary Corps were completely out of their depth. Even if they grouped together, their safety wasn’t guaranteed.
Therefore, an opportunity like this was truly once-in-a-lifeti for them. The Second Level rcenary Corps Leaders in particular raced against the clock, terrified of missing their chance.
At the sa ti, the units from the Military Departnt also arrived.
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