boyutpedia Chapter 258 Support arrives
Chapter 258 Support arrives
At 7:11 AM on November 12th, it was still snowing lightly, but all the soldiers who were to depart for this battle had already assembled and were about to be inspected by their commander. The arrangements had been made the day before, so Li Chenglong didn't say much. He simply walked quickly past the various unit formations to check if the soldiers were adequately dressed for the cold, as Inner Mongolia is quite cold at this time of year.
"Let's go!" Li Chenglong gave the order, and all the soldiers quickly got into the modified troop carriers, while some boarded armored vehicles and off-road vehicles. Li Chenglong, Yun Lan, Qin Fangyu, Wu Ruilan, and Wang Shuang rode in an off-road vehicle at the head of the column, heading towards their destination.
The journey of 1100 kilometers would take two days to complete. In peacetime, this would be easy, as it could be done in a day by taking the highway the whole way. However, in the post-apocalyptic world, although some bases along the way had sent Li Chenglong route maps to ensure that the support troops could advance smoothly, the journey would involve climbing mountains, crossing bridges, and traveling along country roads. In addition, some places were snowing, which would definitely slow down the pace.
Li Chenglong drove, while the four women chatted casually, showing no signs of the tension before the big battle. Qin Fangyu said, "I wonder if Xue'er can take good care of Hao Hao." Yun Lan replied with a smile, "During the day, the nanny Song Yixin takes care of him, and at night, Li Xue takes care of him. Besides, Sister Shen said she'll go check on him when she has time, so don't worry, Mom. Li Xue studied nursing and has experience taking care of people. Although she hasn't taken care of children before, she's learned a lot from Song Yixin, so she'll definitely be fine."
Qin Fangyu took out the spatial pendant that Li Chenglong had given her and said with satisfaction, "It's fortunate that we have this spatial storage pendant. Otherwise, our convoy of more than 17,000 people wouldn't be so long. Otherwise, just transporting various supplies would require dozens or even hundreds of vehicles." Shen Menghua, Yun Qian, and Qin Fangyu each received a spatial storage pendant from Li Chenglong. This spatial storage pendant was the essence of Hailan Star's spatial technology, with an internal area of one square kilometer and light illuminating the surrounding walls and ceiling.
The internal height of the spatial storage pendant is also fifty meters high. In terms of storage capacity alone, only Li Chenglong's spiritual energy space can compare. Yun Lan's spiritual energy space is only 0.4 square kilometers, and 70% of it is natural area, so its storage capacity is the smallest.
However, the storage pendant also has its drawbacks. First, time flows inside it, although much slower than outside. Five days outside is one day inside the storage pendant. Second, organizing the storage pendant and using it normally both require consuming a certain amount of special energy. However, this is not a major problem now.
Currently, Li Chenglong's psionic space is 4 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is a storage area, 1 square kilometer is a space factory, and 2 square kilometers is a natural area. In the natural area, apart from 10 psionic apple trees, 1 psionic persimmon tree, and 10 flame fruit trees, the rest of the area has been planted with advanced Dawn Rice and various kinds of psionic fruits. Some of the seeds of these psionic fruits were collected by himself, but most of them were given to him by Cecily and his teacher Lena.
Yunlan's spiritual energy space is currently 0.4 square kilometers, with a ratio of 7:3 between the natural area and the storage area. Apart from some Flame Fruit Trees, the natural area is also planted with high-grade Dawn Rice. However, the couple does not need to worry about harvesting and planting.
Previously, Li Chenglong spent a lot of crystals to exchange for more than a dozen fully automatic farming robots, fully automatic pollination robots, fully automatic harvesting robots, and fully automatic reaping robots, which are advanced artificial intelligence robots. They can efficiently solve all their problems. With the nourishment of their spiritual energy and the internal circulation system of the natural area, there is no need to sow fertilizer or irrigate. The natural area will also rain every two days, and the spiritual energy rainwater is more than enough for the plants to grow.
Wu Ruilan said excitedly, "This time, our Dawn Army's 3rd Division has 8 Level 9 Ability Users alone. In addition, Captain Yun and Captain Li are Level 9 and Level 10 Awakeners, respectively. There shouldn't be as many casualties as last time. Moreover, we have more and more energy rifles and energy pistols. Now the 3rd Division has 600 energy rifles and more than 1000 energy pistols. In addition, all personnel have been equipped with Type 20 crystal rifles, crystal battle knives, and new uniforms. Our combat effectiveness has been greatly improved."
Wang Shuang added, "That's not all. The troops that came with the 3rd Division this time also include the Rocket Regiment, the Information Support Unit, and the Shuguang City Air Force. Now we have both heavy ground firepower and a certain degree of air strike capability, achieving joint land and air operations." Yun Lan concluded, "This time I must eliminate as many zombies and zombie beasts as possible to see if I can reach level 10. I feel like I have enough experience points stored up."
Qin Fangyu then asked, "Daughter, I heard that a superhuman warrior failed twice in his attempts to level up from level 8 to level 9. Is there a chance of failing when leveling up?"
Yunlan nodded: "Yes, this is related to the potential of the superhuman. Generally, the lower the potential, the greater the probability of failing to upgrade. The lowest potential is probably at most a level 9 superhuman. I have also heard about that warrior. However, Li Chenglong and I both feel that he still has a chance to upgrade to level 9, but it may be very, very difficult after that."
The troops only had a short rest at noon. Li Chenglong, Yun Lan, Qin Fangyu, and others took out the food they had prepared in advance and distributed it to everyone in the army. There was no time to cook at noon, so this way the soldiers could have a hot meal and it would save time.
That evening, the zombie countermeasures committee had already arranged with another base for their encampment; the Dawn Army troops would rest there. In the afternoon, Li Chenglong also relayed the rules to everyone: never disturb others while resting in someone else's base, and never interfere in their internal affairs. If they were harmed, they could report it directly to him, and he would handle it fairly.
When they arrived at Taiyuan Base in central Black Gold Province, it was already 8 PM. Taiyuan Base was quite large at the beginning of the apocalypse, but after several zombie attacks, many people moved to Black Gold City and Anxi Base, and the base declined. Last July, it was almost overrun by zombies, and only with the help of other bases did it slowly begin to recover.
We traveled a lot today, covering over 700 kilometers in one day. Tomorrow, our speed will definitely slow down because we'll be passing through some zombie-infested areas. Upon arrival, the Dawn Army was greeted by many people at the Taiyuan Base. After a brief exchange of pleasantries with Jin Haitao, the base's highest leader, Li Chenglong instructed the troops to go to a pre-arranged place for meals and rest.
Li Chenglong took out the several crystal generators that had been agreed upon beforehand and exchanged them for some green crystals from Jin Haitao. Currently, the Taiyuan base was lacking electricity, and although it had stored coal, it couldn't be used properly. The crystal generators provided by Li Chenglong solved their urgent problem. Originally, Li Chenglong was willing to give away super crystal generators, but because he had left in a hurry, he didn't have enough materials for enhancement, so he had to give up on that idea.
At 3 p.m. on November 13, Li Chenglong led the Dawn Army to the Hohhot base in the midst of a blizzard. Ding Hai led a group of high-ranking officers and troops to meet them two kilometers outside the base.