diskusbooks Chapter 684 Bystander? Eyewitness!
Chapter 684 Bystander? Eyewitness!
Without wasting any time, Cangnian and his group accepted the land reclamation mission as usual and headed towards the reclamation area in the southeast.
Originally, this direction, which was abandoned because Kong Xuanling, the Kong family member who deduced supernatural abilities, said "there is a great crisis," has now become the most popular area for reclamation.
There's no other reason than that, to the southeast of the capital, stretches the most economically developed city in the Dragon Kingdom—the Magic City!
This is a giant city whose population, economy, and military strength are no less than those of the capital.
Only in the political sphere does the capital city have a natural advantage over Shanghai, as the capital of the Dragon Kingdom.
Based on the predictions from the capital, Shanghai will surely become a destination for many survivors from the vast eastern region of the Dragon Kingdom, just like the capital.
Shanghai, with its population, talent, and strength, will inevitably expand into a giant survivor base in eastern China.
Furthermore, due to the Yangtze River's advantages in water transport, it is highly likely that many survivors along the Yangtze River could have gathered in Shanghai through the river transport system.
This is an advantage that the capital city does not have.
The capital city absorbed survivors from several large states in the North China region of the Dragon Kingdom, but these survivors could only get here on foot.
In contrast, Shanghai is not subject to such restrictions. The Yangtze River will carry survivors from thousands of kilometers away to this giant survivor base at the mouth of the Yangtze River.
Therefore, while the capital city is wary of Shanghai, it also longs to connect with Shanghai.
The concern lies in the fact that temporary geographical separation can breed a lust for power.
Having been local tyrants for more than half a year, no one wanted to hand over power to the capital, the political center of the Dragon Kingdom before the spiritual energy revival.
Therefore, it is almost impossible to achieve unification by sitting down and having amicable talks.
But this is precisely why I long to connect with Shanghai.
war!
War is the fastest way to gain military merit!
The capital city now boasts a large number of fifth-tier powerhouses, making its evolutionary power unprecedentedly strong.
But now, there are too few jobs available in Beijing.
Aside from the daily agricultural cultivation and industrial production tasks, only the New Territories reclamation task remained.
The New Territories reclamation mission, covering a vast area, involves a civilian evolutionary force with a fifth-tier expert, and it will take several days to complete.
Such pioneering tasks require completing several areas in order to exchange for a fifth-tier evolution potion.
Therefore, obtaining a fifth-tier evolution potion requires at least one fifth-tier evolver, plus more than ten late-stage fourth-tier powerhouses, and a large number of weaker evolvers, and nearly a month of effort.
This is too slow.
Not all civilian forces can mobilize several or even a dozen fifth-tier experts at once, like the Northeast Allied Army of the Dragon Kingdom, to complete the land reclamation task of an area in a single day.
In countries with strong military power, the young men in the army naturally yearn to make achievements and establish merits; this is an irreversible natural development.
That's the current situation in the capital.
Everyone wants a faster path to advancement, and everyone knows what kind of enemies they might encounter, but the capital city's current strength is enough to crush them all.
Although, in any case, the people in Shanghai are compatriots who share the same lineage as those in Beijing.
However, while different interest groups may band together under the covert currents within a country, there is no need for two voices on major decisions!
War is inevitable, so it's best to earn as many military merits as possible during the war. After the war ends, recapture the survivor base in Shanghai and you'll get more evolution resources!
This is the thought in the minds of many evolvers in the capital city.
That's why everyone is crowding towards the southeast.
Cang Nian was well aware of their thoughts.
However, he didn't really care about making achievements or establishing a career.
With Tiger Sister around, the Northeast Allied Army of the Dragon Kingdom is training fifth-tier powerhouses faster than the entire capital city.
He wouldn't even look at the capital city!
However, as a bystander to this historic moment when the spiritual energy of the capital and the city of Shanghai came into contact for the first time after their resurgence, Cang Nian felt that it would be nice to be able to join in the fun.
However, what Cangnian didn't expect was that he wanted to join in the fun and become a bystander of this historic moment, but he inadvertently became a participant.
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"Is it an evolved creature? Not a demonic beast?"
Across from Cang Nian, in a group of seemingly weary travelers, the fifth-tier evolver at the head of the group had beads of sweat on his forehead and asked nervously.
"You're not a team from the capital?"
Cang Nian looked down at these evolved beings, his face strange.
He arrived at the newly reclaimed area today, and it was only noon when he sensed this group of people.
Originally, he thought that the mission system in the capital city had malfunctioned and assigned the two teams to a pioneering area.
As a result, upon realizing that these people did not recognize him at all, he understood that they were not from the capital.
It's not that Cangnian is bragging, but there probably aren't many people in the capital who recognize him now.
After all, they nearly killed Song Zhiyuan, forced Ye Dingjiang to reveal his identity as an evolved being, and even used the Imperial Seal of the State to suppress him.
If you don't know about such "glorious deeds," then you don't even have the right to brag about them when you're eating or chatting in the capital.
The capital city had long since recovered some of its industrial capacity before the spiritual energy revival, and in some areas it had even surpassed that before the revival. It had no shortage of electronic equipment and the like.
Therefore, no matter what Cang Nian looked like, there were very few people in the capital who wouldn't recognize him, at least among the teams that came out to reclaim the land.
Previously, due to a system error, two teams were assigned to the same wilderness area. When the other team encountered them, they recognized each other and were both afraid and curious when they saw each other.
This team doesn't even know themselves, which seems highly suspicious!
"The capital? You're from the capital?"
Upon hearing this, the leading fifth-tier evolver's eyes widened in surprise, and his fear of Cangnian lessened by a third.
"You could say we're living in the capital now! Where are you from?"
Cangnian nodded and then asked.
"Great! Great! It's the capital! It's the capital! We're saved!"
However, as soon as Cang Nian said this, tears welled up in the eyes of a female evolver in the team, and she hugged her companion and sobbed.
The other members, while not as exaggerated as her, also clenched their fists and showed excitement!
"What do you mean? Is it difficult where you are?"
Upon hearing this, Cang Nian frowned and asked in confusion.
"Hello Mr. Tiger from the capital, we are the rescue team from Shanghai!"
Please take us to the capital as soon as possible and convey the message to the top officials there.
Our Shanghai survivor base is currently being ravaged by sea monsters and is on the verge of collapse!
If the capital city is currently free from external threats and has the resources to spare, please help us out of consideration for our shared Chinese heritage!
The leading fifth-tier expert suddenly knelt down with a thud and pleaded with Cang Nian.