Necromancers are frantically stationing troops in the apocalypse.

Chapter 540: Supernatural Phenomenon

"What are you talking about? Stay away from the window and don't get discovered by the zombies below."

From behind, a woman's nagging voice was heard.

"Really? There are so many souls in the direction of the explosion just now. It must be the monks who are saving the zombies over there. They will no longer suffer in the future." The girl was still looking out the window.

The equally slovenly middle-aged woman behind him followed the other person's gaze and looked into the distance.

Empty sky.

Where is the soul?

Occasionally, one or two bone dragons can be seen hovering in the sky in the distance.

"Stop talking nonsense, it's scary."

"Mom, was it this kind of bone flying dragon that brought us food last time?" the daughter asked again, looking into the distance.

My mother pulled most of the curtains shut, leaving only a small gap through which I could see the scene outside.

"It looks very similar. I also hid in the distance and took a look, but I'm not sure if it's that kind of flying dragon."

The daughter tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Maybe they are from Xinfu City, killing zombies over there and saving the souls of the dead."

"How is that possible? It's not that easy to kill zombies. Even the rescue team can't get in, let alone a civilian base like this."

"But they are the only ones who send us food. What you said are just slogans shouted on the radio every day." The daughter retorted.

"They will come to rescue us. The radio said they are organizing troops."

The daughter thought for a moment and said, "I think we should go out and take a look. The zombies were lured away by the battle in the distance. They should be safe."

"If we go downstairs and encounter zombies, we won't be able to come back. Then it won't be possible to recover by taking two cold medicines," said the mother.

"But."

"Let's talk about it later. We still have to be careful."

While the mother and daughter were talking, a sharp electric current came from the radio behind them, followed by intermittent, weak sounds.

"This is the Xinfu City rescue team. We have arrived at Tiebei Commercial Street and have cleared out the zombies in the surrounding area. Survivors nearby can come closer to us. When you come over, you will encounter skeletons. They are our soldiers. Please do not attack or provoke us in any way to avoid causing unnecessary casualties."

The mother and daughter turned around suddenly.

There was surprise in his eyes.

It really is the Xinfu City base. They really came into the city to rescue people.

……

Main commercial street.

The battle between skeletons and zombies is over.

The ghosts wandering in the sky were also chased and devoured one by one by Xiaoxiao and Granda.

Wait until the last ghost is absorbed.

[Ghost level increased to level 15, Constitution +2, Intelligence +3.]

[Ghost unlocks features: supernatural phenomena. ]

Granda reached level 15.

In terms of level, it has reached the third level.

Wu Heng opened the ghost panel and took a look at the newly appeared feature [Paranormal Activity].

[Paranormal Phenomena]: Wherever ghosts linger, they can "actively" affect the five senses of the surrounding creatures, making them feel strange noises, coldness seeping into a hall full of fire, the stench of corpses filling a neat room, or corpses crawling out of a cemetery. Ghosts can control the type according to the corresponding scene.

Wu Heng looked at the newly emerged characteristics and frowned slightly.

Judging from the introduction, it looks more like an improvement of Ghost Fantasy.

It affects the senses of living beings, whether it is an unusual noise, or the coldness seeping into a hall where the fire is burning, or the stench of corpses filling a tidy room.

They are all influenced by hearing, vision and smell.

It cannot be said that it is useless.

It feels mainly intended to scare people.

Professionals in the other world are very sensitive to changes in their surroundings. Once something like this happens, it will make the other party alert.

The effect is not too great.

It's okay to scare ordinary people, but it seems to be of no use in scaring people.

Let's wait and see where I can use it.

"Uncle, they are all gone." Xiaoxiao flew down.

After this upgrade.

Xiaoxiao also reached level 13.

The level gap between the two ghosts was quite large before, but now the gap is gradually narrowing.

"Let's wait until next time. You should also take a rest." Wu Heng said.

"Oh." Xiaoxiao said, then leaned on his shoulder, "Uncle, did you see me killing everyone just now? I wasn't this powerful even when I was in kindergarten."

"What kind of kindergarten are you in?"

"No, I was just playing with the other kids." Xiao Xiao floated to the other side again, "I was really awesome today."

Glenda also said, "Xiaoxiao was very good today."

"Hehe." Xiaoxiao smiled.

As he spoke, the skeleton dragged various corpses over.

The evolved zombies and deformed zombies lined up in front of him.

Wu Heng transformed them one by one and then collected the dropped corpse cores.

After the transformation of evolved zombies and deformed zombies is completed, continue to release [Dead Corpse Battlefield] along the way to transform all corpses into skeletons.

It filled the entire street, as if it was so densely packed that there was no end in sight.

"Qi Hancai, send the convoy over to search the surrounding shops." Wu Heng pressed the intercom.

"Roger that!"

The convoy at the rear started to move, and drove forward along the road made by the skeleton team.

The car stopped at one side, and a large number of survivors got out and began to loot shops along the way.

Take important items away in advance.

The survivors began to get busy.

Qi Hancai also came over from the back of the convoy and said, "There are 13 survivors here, all from nearby shelters. The food I sent to them last time did work, and when they heard it was our convoy, they all came over."

Wu Heng turned his head and looked towards the back of the convoy.

There were quite a few people gathered at the rear car position.

There were both men and women, looking sloppy, like savages walking out of the wilderness, queuing up to receive some bread and fresh water brought by the caravan.

Wu Heng seemed to have sensed something and looked towards the middle of the queue.

A little girl in her teens was looking straight at him.

From time to time, he looked up into the air and at his shoulders.

His eyes were full of doubt and confusion.

"These people lived here before, so they should all have good families." Qi Hancai spoke again.

Wu Heng turned his head and looked over. "Well, count their ages and occupations, and assign them jobs when we get back. If there are any special abilities, write them down separately."

"Understood. Someone has already been asked to register."

"That's good."

After standing on the roadside and waiting for a while, the survivors loaded various items onto the truck.

When everything was almost ready, the convoy turned around and headed towards the military factory.

……

On the way back, in the truck.

Wu Heng took a sip of water and asked, "How is Wang Haibing doing recently?"

"He has been training the skeletons recently. He seems to be very serious about it. He is on time every day, just like he is at work."

Wang Haibing’s current task is to manage the military factory’s power plant and train the skeletons assigned to him.

When power plants are built in other places later, these skeletons will also be deployed there.

To maintain the operation of power plants across the country.

Wu Heng thought for a moment and said, "Tell him to pick out a few skeletons who have learned well tomorrow. I will take them away then."

"Okay, I'll tell him when I get back." Qi Hancai replied without looking away.

By this time it was getting dark.

The convoy turned on its headlights, illuminating the surroundings.

Wu Heng continued to ask: "Has the main station contacted you again?"

"I contacted them and asked them what they were thinking about. I told them that we were not considering either agreement and that the exchange of materials between the two sides could still continue. They then said something like it was for everyone's good, but since they saw that we were determined not to agree, they just let it go."

"Well, apart from the transaction between the two parties, other things are of no help to us." Wu Heng said.

"I know." Qi Hancai said with a smile.

The convoy returned all the way to the factory.

Qi Hancai got off the car and arranged housing for the new survivors, and Wu Heng also returned to his dormitory.

Open the gate and return to Treasure Island.

……

Come down from upstairs.

The hall was dark.

It was already getting dark here, and the maids all returned to their rooms to rest.

Wu Heng placed the electrician skeleton he brought back in the courtyard first.

He asked the skeleton chef to prepare some dinner and they ate in the restaurant.

Ta Ta Ta Ta~!

Footsteps sounded.

Andviel came down from upstairs holding a pistol.

Seeing Wu Heng eating at the dining table, he smiled and said, "Master, why are you eating so late?"

"Well, do you want to eat something together?"

"No, if I get fat, you won't like it anymore."

Wu Heng stroked the soft fox tail and said, "Our Wei'er is cute even if she is a little fatter."

Andvier blushed slightly, "No way, there's so much competition now, I have to keep up."

"What competition?"

"You don't understand."

Wu Heng continued to ask: "How is the city hall doing recently?"

"Everything is going well. The number of patrol guards has been increased, and the tax adjustment that was previously discussed has been finalized recently. I'll show it to you in the next two days." Andvier said.

Wu Heng nodded and then asked, "I mentioned earlier that the energy plant is under construction, how is it going?"

Andwier thought for a moment and said, "I heard that the progress is very smooth, but I haven't asked in detail what stage it has reached."

"Ask the dwarf designer to come over tomorrow so I can talk to him."

"Okay, then I'll ask him to come over tomorrow morning?"

"Row."

The two chatted for a while, and Wu Heng finished the steak on his plate.

After wiping his mouth, he stood up and said, "Weier, do you want to join us tonight?"

Andvier's eyes curved into crescents, "Okay, I'm a little afraid of the dark today."

"Come, I'll hold you in my arms to sleep at night."

"it is good!"

……

Early in the morning, Wu Heng went downstairs yawning.

After having breakfast together, Andvielle went to the town hall, while Wu Heng was pulled to the courtyard by the other three maids.

Look at the garden they renovated these two days.

All the original flowers and plants were replaced with fruit trees.

The garden was forcibly turned into a fruit forest.

It is said that you can grow your own fruits in the future.

Dong dong dong~!

Just as the three of them were chattering about the benefits of planting fruit trees, the gate of the courtyard was knocked loudly.

Minnie looked out the window and asked. Then she ran back quickly and said, "Master, it's a representative from the Star Flower Chamber of Commerce. He wants to discuss ordering goods with you."

Wu Heng was stunned.

Shannara had just told her about what was happening with the Wood Elves, and the representative of the caravan arrived so soon.

Either the wood elves had already discussed the matter and wanted to cooperate with me, or they had a quick communication method so that the other party knew they wanted to discuss cooperation with me.

"Let him go to the living room!" Wu Heng walked towards the living room.

Minnie walked to the gate again and led the other person through the courtyard filled with skeletons and armored vehicles to the hall.

In the living room.

The male wood elf in a black formal suit bowed slightly, "Flower of the Stars, the representative of the merchant group 'Seamus' greets the island master."

His manners were elegant, like those of aristocrats attending a ball.

"Hello, please sit down!" Wu Heng said.

The wood elf sat down nearby and Catwoman brought him some tea.

After the maids left, the wood elf spoke softly, "Master Island Master, I came here to discuss cooperation with you."

"Well, I know about this. I do have a batch of goods that I need to order from Star Flower."

"That's great." The wood elf smiled immediately.

It seems that things are simpler than he thought.

"Have you brought the list of goods you ordered?" Wu Heng continued to ask.

"I have it." The wood elf stood up and handed over the list of various goods respectfully.

Wu Heng looked it over, took out a pen and began to mark the goods he had ordered.

First comes food, then comes elite-level armor and a one-handed axe.

"Why are there no ships up there?"

"Normally there are no ships there. If you need to order one, you need to apply separately. You are our important guest, so as long as you report it, there should be no problem." The wood elf explained on the side.

Wu Heng handed him the order form and continued, "Order 10 of your warships."

"Okay!" The other party took a look at the order form and couldn't hide the joy on his face.

Food 100,000, armor 50,000, one-handed axes 50,000.

I'm afraid that the total amount of Treasure Island and coastal areas after the New Year will not be as much as this time.

No wonder the clan attaches so much importance to transactions with each other.

The wood elves immediately filled up the warships as well.

"Sir, after deducting the discount you enjoy, you still need to pay 53520 gold coins. This is the agreement of Star Flower." After the wood elf calculated, he said directly.

Wu Heng asked someone to count the gold coins and he signed the agreement as well.

Then he continued, "I am in a hurry for food and warships, and I need you to deliver them as soon as possible."

"Sir, the quantity of your order is too large and requires preparation. Even a fleet cannot deliver it to you at once."

"Then send them one by one, with the warships coming first."

The wood elf thought for a moment and nodded, "That's no problem. I'll arrange it for you and send the warship to you first."

"Then go to the City Hall and notify Andwier to conduct the inspection."

"Understood, Master Island Master."

Then, while waiting for the gold coins to be counted, Wu Heng chatted with the other party.

Ask about the business environment on the island and some opinions on shipping routes and port facilities.

The wood elf was obviously a little reserved, and answered with some official words.

Wait until Minnie finishes counting the gold coins.

The other party called in more people from outside, and after confirmation, they collected everything.

He bowed again and left the island owner's manor directly.

……

nine in the morning.

The dwarf designer came to the manor again.

Led by Minnie, we arrived at the hall.

Wu Heng waited for the other party to sit down and asked, "The expansion area should be almost complete, right?"

"We have entered the final stages of construction and will definitely be able to complete the construction within this month and arrange for residents to move in."

Wu Heng was quite satisfied with the construction progress. The buildings in this world were not as exaggerated as those in modern times. Ordinary residential houses were generally two-story.

The mansions of the rich and powerful only have three or four floors.

It’s not that exaggerated. With the help of engineering vehicles, it will naturally be faster.

"What's the progress of the energy plant and port I mentioned?"

The dwarf immediately replied, "The factory has been completed, and the port will be completed within this week."

"Well done. I'll let you know if there's anything that needs to be improved in the factory."

"Okay, my lord."

Wu Heng thought for a moment, then continued, "In the next few days, I will select a separate building behind the City Hall for you to use as the design institute, and you will be the person in charge."

The dwarf's expression instantly brightened up, he jumped off the chair and saluted, "Thank you very much, sir. I will do my best. From now on, Treasure Island will be my second home."

"Okay, just do your best. Go back first. I'll let you know later."

"Yes, sir." The dwarf bowed again and left the manor again.

He got on the carriage happily and left.

……

In the afternoon, seeing that nothing happened.

Wu Heng said hello to Minnie and went straight to the zombie world.

I sat in my bedroom and waited for a while.

Qi Hancai came back from outside and introduced the situation at the factory.

Then he said, "Sister Yahong is having some problems."

"what happened?"

"One shelter said that the people we recruited were robbers and murderers, and that they were bandits in that area at the time. Our people denied this, saying that the other party had suffered losses in previous transactions and framed them. They argued in the channel for several days. Other shelters are also paying attention to this matter. If things go wrong, it may affect the prestige of our base."

In doomsday situations, fierce and cruel people are often more likely to survive.

Like Yang Yitian and Chen Jinlong before, they are such people.

If you are strong, ruthless and able to intimidate your younger brothers, you can form a small force.

Bullying the survivors is much easier than fighting the zombies.

Everyone knows that the most important thing is to survive the doomsday.

However, neither the rescue team base nor some large bases will recruit these people.

The best thing is to ignore these things.

Wu Heng also didn't expect that someone would report that there was such a criminal among their own people.

“What problems are you facing?”

"I'm not sure which of them is telling the truth, and there are no other shelters that can testify. There are also some bases that are making sarcastic remarks, which is actually quite annoying." Qi Hancai said.

"What kind of sarcastic remarks?" Wu Heng asked again.

"That's right, what's the point of protecting one's own people? When a big power develops, everyone's hands will be stained with blood or something like that."

Wu Heng was stunned, "It's a bit like my past self."

"Give me a break."

Wu Heng thought for a moment and said, "I have a way. I'll teach you. Then you can teach it to Li Yahong."

"any solution?"

Wu Heng placed a clay sculpture on the table. "Look into its eyes. Don't resist, and don't look away."

Qi Hancai looked at the clay sculpture in a kneeling position and frowned, "It's a bit scary."

But she still did as she was told and looked into the clay sculpture's eyes.

Wu Heng asked: "What do you think of the current base?"

Qi Hancai said: "The base is developing very well. As long as it continues to develop steadily, it will sooner or later surpass the main station and become the largest and most prestigious shelter."

After saying that, Qi Hancai's eyes widened a little, as if she was a little surprised at her own answer.

Wu Heng then asked, "Why do you want to follow me?"

Qi Hancai's face suddenly turned red.

But she said unconsciously, "You are good-looking and have more potential. You are the best candidate now. When I joined, I hinted at you more than once, and finally discussed the last plan with Li Yahong."

Seeing that her face was flushed, Wu Heng took a handkerchief and covered the eyes of the clay sculpture.

His mouth immediately closed tightly.

He held out his hand and motioned for her to wait a moment until the side effects wore off.

Then he said: "It can make people who look directly at it speak the truth."

"So magical? What's the principle behind this?"

"Ancient relic, don't ask so many questions, just make sure it's useful." Wu Heng continued, "The side effect is that after asking a question, you will be temporarily unable to speak. You will be unable to speak for two minutes after two questions. The more you ask, the longer you will be unable to speak."

"A lie detector."

"That's understandable." Wu Heng nodded.

"Okay then. I'll send someone to deliver it to Li Yahong tomorrow."

"can."

Qi Hancai said shyly, "Don't tell anyone what I just told you, not even Li Yahong."

"Okay, our secret."

"Ah."

After saying this, Qi Hancai thought for a moment and said, "By the way, today the provincial channel was occupied by the provincial rescue team, and they are attacking the city."

"Why do you suddenly want to attack?"

"Maybe we put pressure on them. We continue to enter the city to clear out the zombies and rescue the survivors. It's not good if they don't take any action." Qi Hancai analyzed.

“Yes, this is good for the survivors.”

"We should have done this a long time ago. The longer we delay, the stronger the zombies will become."

……

Jiuhua Street.

The whistling sound that broke through the air echoed throughout the entire street.

Then, grenades poured down like raindrops.

In an instant, flames shot up into the sky and the huge explosion was deafening.

The buildings shook violently, groups of zombies were torn apart, and flesh and limbs flew everywhere.

The zombies screamed and looked around quickly, then they saw an armored convoy approaching from a distance.

In an instant, they gathered into a torrent and charged forward with a roar.

Boom~Bang bang bang~!

Machine guns exploded and machine gun bullets intertwined into a huge net.

The zombies that rushed over fell down in groups like wheat being cut, piling up into a large mountain of corpses.

"Machine gunner, pay attention to changing the bullets."

"Armored vehicles, clear out the deformed zombies ahead."

"Hold on, we have made sufficient preparations, and victory belongs to us."

Orders were given one after another through the intercom.

Everyone continued to pour ammunition quickly.

suddenly.

The zombies that were rushing forward suddenly stopped.

They scattered in all directions and hid behind the buildings on both sides. The entire street was empty in an instant, with only the corpses left behind covering the ground.

Everyone stared with eyes wide open, somewhat at a loss.

What's the situation?
Tens of thousands of zombies actually scattered and hid at the same time.

what happened?

　Thanks to 08a for the tip

　　
　
(End of this chapter)