Lord of Illusions City
Chapter 653 Another Encounter with Luo Hong!
Looking at their expressions, Li Chenzhou didn't explain further, smiling calmly:
"Next, I'm going to visit other bases, and as for you, immediately contact the bases you know and pass on a message!"
As he spoke, Li Chenzhou looked at the map, then pointed to a location:
"Tell them to gather here at eight o'clock in the morning three days from now. Then, you can witness for yourselves how I reclaim Qing City and build a real base there!"
The location Li Chenzhou chose wasn't far from Wu Village. It was the urban village where they had fought before. Many survivors from there were still in Wu Village.
Because Li Chenzhou went there relatively early, the casualties in the urban village weren't too high! And they all came to Wu Village according to Li Chenzhou's guidance. Of course, some of those people were killed by them, but the survivors wouldn't remember them.
"Brother Li, I believe you do have the ability, but I must remind you that the Central Gymnasium… isn't really suitable for building a base. There's no water source around there, and no land!"
Kong Xiang sighed. The most prosperous part of the city center was naturally a world of steel and concrete. Even if there were some green belts, it wouldn't be enough to grow farmland, right?
"Don't worry, I have my own plans. You'll know when the time comes!"
Li Chenzhou smiled:
"And when you notify the others from other bases, tell them that I plan to use a special method to solve the problems of Qing City. In the future, Qing City will completely belong to humanity!"
"Alright! I understand!"
Kong Xiang nodded, saying solemnly.
Although Li Chenzhou's words were exaggerated, Kong Xiang still believed him, because Li Chenzhou had no reason to deceive them!
Wang Yuanqiang and the others still had doubts in their hearts, but since Kong Xiang had said so, they had no choice but to keep their questions to themselves.
"Alright! Hurry up and notify them. Try to notify all the bases you know. I'm going to check on Lao Luo!"
After giving his instructions, Li Chenzhou stood up, preparing to leave and visit the war reserve depot. That was also the second base they had established, and the leader, Luo Hong, was quite a good fellow.
Back then, he had even revealed that Li Chenzhou was a transmigrator, scaring Li Chenzhou into thinking that this guy knew the truth. Later, he realized that this guy was just bluffing to deceive his subordinates.
"Don't go yet! At least eat something before you leave! I've already asked people to prepare it!"
Seeing that Li Chenzhou was about to leave, Wang Yuanqiang protested, quickly trying to stop him.
"Alright, Lao Wang, there's plenty of time to eat. Let's take care of the important stuff first!"
Li Chenzhou laughed:
"After we reclaim Qing City and build a new base in three days, we'll have a good feast!"
"…"
Wang Yuanqiang was speechless. Did that mean… that not only would they destroy the Devourer in three days, but they would also complete the base? Even construction maniacs didn't have that kind of speed, right?
However, looking at Li Chenzhou's mysterious smile, and thinking about his previous magical deeds, Wang Yuanqiang didn't dare say anything. He could only follow Kong Xiang and the others to see Li Chenzhou off.
"Is what Brother Li said really true? I always feel like… it's unreliable?"
Watching Li Chenzhou ride away on his motorcycle, Wang Yuanqiang said a little nervously.
"We'll know in three days, won't we?"
Kong Xiang replied, then turned around and walked back, saying:
"Alright, stop spacing out. Quickly assign tasks. We won't do anything else for these two days but contact other bases! Whether we're familiar with them or not, we have to get the message to them."
When Li Chenzhou arrived at Luo Hong's base, he was discovered in advance. One reason was that Li Chenzhou had no intention of hiding his tracks, and the other was that these bases were now paying great attention to reconnaissance.
This was a good thing. After all, there was a Devourer in Qing City. That guy couldn't just hide in the gymnasium all the time! He would definitely strike out in all directions, just no knowing when! Staying vigilant was still very necessary.
The war reserve depot base was no longer what it used to be. During this period, it seemed that all the bases had undergone earth-shattering changes. The location was still the same, but the buildings had changed greatly. And, it seemed that they were all more interested in high-rise buildings.
Wu Village had nine high-rise dormitory buildings, while the war reserve depot had a little less, but there were still eight residential buildings, looking to be more than twenty stories tall.
This was easy to understand. For the same area, the higher the number of floors, the more people could be accommodated. As a base, it naturally couldn't be too large, as that would make it difficult to defend! Therefore, when capable, it was naturally better to build higher floors!
When Li Chenzhou arrived, Luo Hong put on an even bigger show than at Wu Village. On both sides of the base gate, there were more than two hundred people lined up to welcome him. Luo Hong himself ran up and shouted loudly:
"Leader, welcome home!"
Hearing this, Li Chenzhou's mouth twitched. This guy was still using his name as a banner, huh?
"Yeah! I'm back! How is everything?"
However, Li Chenzhou agreed without hesitation. Before, he wasn't interested in the base, so he didn't want to be this so-called leader. But now, using this identity, at least this base would be quite easy to integrate.
Especially in three days, when the war fortress appeared before them, his identity as a transmigrator would naturally be even more certain.
In fact, when he came here, Li Chenzhou also thought about the problem of this base. Because of Luo Hong's strategy, the people of this base all believed that he was a transmigrator, and that he knew the direction of the apocalypse.
Once this base was integrated, probably everyone in the Qing City base would know that Li Chenzhou was a transmigrator.
If Li Chenzhou wasn't a transmigrator, he wouldn't have to worry, but the problem was, Luo Hong's guess was correct. As a real transmigrator, Li Chenzhou didn't want to reveal his identity.
But then he thought, he was about to fight the Devourer, and if he had the identity of a transmigrator at this time, it might be able to stabilize morale. Moreover, he wouldn't have to explain the things he exchanged from the Killing System to those people—didn't transmigrators all have benefits? What's wrong with me getting some awesome stuff?
The reason why Luo Hong came forward himself was that he was afraid that Li Chenzhou had forgotten the previous agreement with him, so he wanted to come up and remind him, because if Li Chenzhou's reaction didn't match up, it would be a big trouble for him…