Chapter 763: Chapter 301 Changhe Base_2
“My goodness! How thick is this wall?! Opening the door actually reveals a tunnel!”
Xiang Hongbin muttered in disbelief.
This gate must not be used often, as the vehicles following the train had all entered the base through another smaller door. Of course, even that ‘small’ door was quite large and tall enough for trains to pass through without any problem.
Clank-clank—
As the train entered the tunnel behind the door, everyone could see just how thick those two doors were. It seems unlikely that even an ability user could push these doors open.
What a sense of security!
A moment later, everyone felt a flash of light as the train finally emerged from the wall tunnel and officially entered Changhe Base.
“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Changhe Base!”
By this time, Duan Xuchang had already taken off his powered armor and put on a crisp dark green military uniform.
Wei Zhenguo and a few others only now realized that his uniform’s insignia and epaulets were different from what they had on their own uniforms.
Perhaps noticing their confusion, Duan Xuchang pointed at his shoulder insignia and the badge on his chest, smiling as he spoke:
“Changhe City Base underwent a reform a while back. There is no longer a Government or Government Army, and all previous identities have been nullified. We are now under the jurisdiction of the Third Legion.”
Wei Zhenguo and the others suddenly came to an understanding.
Hearing that there was no Government or Government Army, they felt somewhat wistful but not overly surprised.
After all, with a large number of ability users now around, it wouldn’t be possible to adhere to the old system anymore.
Even if the base had been built by Government Army, seeing that civilian ability users were becoming increasingly strong, they would eventually cede some authority…
“Who now controls the Changhe Base inside?”
He Jijun suddenly asked.
They had assumed that the place was governed by the Government or the Government Army, but now it seemed that was not the case.
“Changhe City Base is too large to be ruled by a single force or person. If you’re referring to the highest governing body of the base, that would be the Changhe Committee…”
“Committee…”
Wei Zhenguo and his companions exchanged glances. When they were at the Shuize Base, they had also formed a committee… It indeed seemed like a suitable system.
Amidst their conversation, the train gradually came to a stop.
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“Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve arrived.”
This was a huge train station, now crowded with people. Besides the onlookers, there was a fully armed platoon of soldiers.
Hum—
The second carriage was the first to open its doors.
Wang Tao, led by Duan Xuchang, started alighting from the train.
As soon as he stepped off, Wang Tao saw a muscular middle-aged man surrounded by a group of soldiers, who laughed and said:
“Welcome to Changhe Base! I am Chief Hou, the Legion Chief of the Third Legion.”
Hou Zhiyuan was a Level 3 ability user with a hundred thousand blood but no hidden ability. Wang Tao felt that with the combat strength under his command, Hou should have the power to awaken, but unfortunately, without a hidden ability, he didn’t meet the conditions for awakening…
“Hello! I am Lan Yulian, the former leader of Zijin Base. I greatly appreciate your rescue efforts!”
Lan Yulian was walking at the front alongside Wang Tao. After introducing herself, Wang Tao followed:
“Chief Hou, hello. I’m Wang Tao, the one who contacted you from the military base before. Thank you very much for your assistance!”
“Ha! No need for formalities, it’s only right for us survivors to help each other! I’ve arranged a place for you to rest. Shall we get your twenty thousand survivors settled first?”
Although they were in Hou Zhiyuan’s territory, he did not come across as overly assertive; in fact, his tone with Wang Tao and the others was quite consultative.
“We appreciate it, Legion Chief Hou!”
Naturally, Lan Yulian wouldn’t refuse.
After she accepted, Duan Xuchang began to sequentially open the other carriage doors.
Hou Zhiyuan immediately waved his hand, and several military trucks drove over.
The survivors who disembarked from the train were visibly excited and yet a bit restrained. They involuntarily glanced at Lan Yulian and Wang Tao, and only after seeing both nod did they get on the trucks. Before boarding, they went through another check to ensure no one was carrying the zombie virus.
The onlookers outside the train station, seeing so many survivors emerge from the train, all had their eyes light up. But as they saw these survivors being taken away by the Third Legion’s people, most of them shook their heads in disappointment and left, with only a few not giving up hope.
“They all want to recruit you newcomers into their ranks. Pay them no mind!”
Hou Zhiyuan waved his hand dismissively and then massaged his temples, saying:
“I’m relieved to see you’ve all returned safely. However, the zombies have evolved today and some changes have occurred, so I have many things to take care of. I’ll let Duan Xuchang take you around the base to get familiarized. I’ll find time to have a meal with you guys in the next few days!”
“You’re busy!”
Lan Yulian promptly responded.
Hou Zhiyuan left hastily.
As for the arrangements for the newcomers, he did not elaborate on them. Nor did he mention the great achievement of rescuing twenty thousand people.
Wang Tao felt that Hou Zhiyuan’s deployment of troops to rescue so many people certainly demonstrated a genuine desire to help Zijin Base, but he definitely had his own objectives as well.
Now that they had arrived at Changhe Base and learned about the general situation, Wang Tao thought that Hou Zhiyuan might want these survivors to join his legion!