boyutpedia Chapter 224 Reporter
Chapter 224 Reporter
After the two reinforced regiments were established, Wu Gang and Zheng Aiguo transferred some officers and soldiers from their respective divisions to these two regiments, so that they could quickly form their own combat capabilities. In addition, Li Chenglong provided these two regiments with considerable assistance, expecting them to be fully formed and capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility of defending Shuguang City in a short time. Besides this, Li Chenglong also summoned Liu Dongliang, the head of the city defense department, and Wu Suqiang, the head of the city security department, explained the situation to them, and told them to prepare for difficulties.
Li Chenglong arrived at Lilith's office. Qin Mengyao and Han Xiaoling were on the day shift for the day. Li Chenglong gestured for them to continue their work and then approached Lilith: "Please report on the current situation in Dawn City." Lilith nodded, her eyes gleaming. Then, the monitor of the main control computer turned on, displaying various data.
Lilith said, "Dawn City, a level three crystal-based city (can be upgraded), with a total area of 900 square kilometers and a current population of [number missing], including 11 Awakened and 4022 Ability Users..." Lilith rattled off a lot of information, but Li Chenglong was quite surprised. He asked curiously, "Wait a minute, didn't both Miss Erica and you, Lilith, say before that Dawn City couldn't be upgraded beyond level three? How come you're saying it can be upgraded now?"
Lilith smiled and said, "I have to thank you for spending so many crystals to upgrade me. Through communication with Angel, the AI from Hailan Star on the interstellar warship you brought, I finally learned an important piece of information: Dawn City can still be upgraded, but the upgrade conditions are extremely stringent. It requires registered personnel to be level 12, 100 level 11 crystals, and more than 2000 level 9 ability users to continue upgrading..."
Before Lilith could finish speaking, Li Chenglong interrupted her abruptly: "Stop for a second? What? To get me to level 12, I need 100 level 11 crystals? And the city needs to have more than 2000 level 9 ability users. That one condition is as difficult as climbing to heaven, let alone three. Forget it, let's not think about this for now."
Li Chenglong and Lilith chatted about the recent situation in Dawn City when Wang Jie called: "Lord Li, the reception desk on the first floor of the Dawn Building called and said a reporter wants to interview you. What do you think we should do?" Li Chenglong frowned: "We need to prepare for the battle recently. Just tell him that I'm quite busy lately and it's inconvenient for me to give an interview. Just politely decline."
Wang Jie said, "She's not a reporter from our Shuguang City, but from the Central Theater Command. She said she has a letter of introduction from General Chen Guoqiang, and she's a foreigner. Should I let her go to the reception hall on the first floor first?" Li Chenglong thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you arrange it, I'll be there shortly." He turned off his phone, said goodbye to Qin Mengyao and Han Xiaoling, and left.
As soon as they reached the first floor, a captain from the city defense department approached and said, "Lord, the female reporter was brought in by a team from Black Gold City in the Central Theater Command. We saw they had a letter of introduction, and after consulting with Minister Liu Dongliang, we let them in. However, that team didn't enter the city; they simply handed over the reporter to us and left. Only the female reporter and a female deputy entered the city." Li Chenglong nodded and said, "You did a good job. Continue with the mission. I'll go check on things."
Upon entering the reception hall, Li Chenglong saw a blonde, blue-eyed female reporter taking photos, while Wang Jie spoke to her fluent English. A woman with long red hair was also curiously looking around the hall. Seeing Li Chenglong enter, Wang Jie immediately introduced him in English: "This is the highest-ranking leader of our Dawn City, the person you requested a meeting with, named Li Chenglong." She then introduced him in standard Mandarin: "Lord, this is the internationally renowned journalist, Ms. Fiona, and that is her deputy, Ms. Sophia."
Li Chenglong smiled and shook hands with the two foreign women. Even before he came in, he had already noticed that these two women were extraordinary. One was an 8th-level A-grade Spirit Cat Awakener, and the other was an 8th-level dual ability user of speed and water. Their strength was quite good, which explained why they were able to work as reporters in the apocalypse.
Wang Jie was about to act as a translator when she heard Li Chenglong say in fluent English, "Ladies, we are honored that you have traveled so far to our China and then on to our Dawn City. However, we are currently preparing for battle and may not have time to receive you. Also, for your safety, I can send a unit to escort you back tomorrow."
Fiona smiled and handed General Chen Guoqiang's letter of introduction to Li Chenglong, saying in fluent Chinese, "Oh, Li, I didn't expect your English to be so fluent. If you didn't have a Chinese face, I would have thought you were a true London gentleman. Our investigation and interviews are for the sake of our friendship and to encourage people internationally to fight against the ugly zombies. Please grant us your permission to conduct the interviews." Li Chenglong took out the letter from the envelope and quickly read it. It turned out that the Provisional General Affairs Council and the Provisional Military Commission of China, which had recently relocated to the Central Theater Command, had received contact from some Western European countries.
After discussions, the Western European Union sent a delegation to China by transport plane. Later, Fiona heard about the mysterious Dawn City in China and applied for permission to join. Since the cooperation had just begun, it was difficult to refuse, and Fiona was an international journalist with significant international influence. Therefore, Chen Guoqiang wrote a letter of introduction and arranged for them to be escorted to Dawn City.
Knowing he couldn't refuse now, Li Chenglong said, "Alright, you two reporters, I allow you to conduct the interview, but you must be accompanied by our people, and you can't just go anywhere. Please understand." Fiona nodded, "I know, I know, but please let me have a genuine interview. I don't want to go to a place where everything is a pre-arranged performance." Li Chenglong smiled and said, "Of course, we will guarantee your rights as reporters. We will give you the interview after you have finished touring Dawn City. How does that sound?"
Fiona smiled and said, "Li, you're so kind." She quickly hugged Li Chenglong and gently kissed his right cheek. Li Chenglong quickly broke free and immediately dialed his crystal phone, asking Yang Liu and a few others to come over. Since both reporters were level eight, he needed to find some clever, high-level people to guide them, both to act as guides and to keep watch.
A short while later, Yang Liu, Wang Shuang, and Wu Ruilan arrived. Li Chenglong explained the situation to them and introduced both sides. Afterward, the group left. Wang Jie said with some surprise, "City Lord, I didn't expect your English to be so fluent. It's quite unexpected."
Li Chenglong laughed and said, "What, isn't this a bit different from the soldiers you're used to? Everyone in our Xiaolong detachment knows at least two foreign languages, for the needs of missions abroad. English is a must to learn and use fluently. In addition to English, you also have to master one other language. For example, I know English and French, and Division Commander Wu Gang knows English and Russian. Yunlan is the most amazing; she knows four languages."
Just as Wang Jie was about to say something, Yun Lan knocked on the door and came in. She immediately noticed Li Chenglong's unusual behavior. It turned out that when Fiona kissed him earlier, she had left a lipstick mark on his right cheek. Before Wang Jie could say anything, Yun Lan entered. Yun Lan pointed to Li Chenglong's right cheek: "What happened here?" Li Chenglong took out his phone and looked at the lipstick mark, then immediately said, "Listen to me, that reporter was too excited, you know, she used their Western etiquette." He quickly took out a wet wipe and began to wipe it.
Yunlan didn't say anything, but after inquiring about the situation, Li Chenglong told her everything about the two reporters, saying that she could just give them a perfunctory answer and that they would leave in a few days.