Atlas of Heaven and Man

The supplies that Canglong Company promised were delivered within a day, including four armored vehicles, twenty crates of weapons and ammunition, and a lot of protective equipment, as well as a considerable amount of supplementary materials and spare parts.

This, when tallied up, was enough for their team to fight a small war.

But these things were not requested casually, because once the Fumu begins to split and reproduce, it's uncertain where its split bodies will appear.

If it happens to be nearby, then it's very likely that a rift between two worlds will be torn open here, and no one knows what will come out of it.

They had all fought in the Convergence Zone and knew how difficult the creatures there were to deal with. If such a situation arose, then this mansion could serve as a defensive stronghold.

Chen Chuan understood the complexity of the situation, so he and several team members spent two days preparing the mansion's defenses.

The four of them set up several barbed wire roadblocks around the mansion and erected an electric fence.

Fortunately, they had also requested several generator sets and a large amount of algal oil, otherwise the mansion's own generators would not have been enough.

Actually, there were more than just the four of them at the mansion. There was also a team of five Sword Guards responsible for patrolling and guarding. Yan Yi had also specially sent an additional team to assist in the defense these past few days, so the manpower was quite sufficient.

At this time, the interference creatures and small field creatures rented from the Bureau had also arrived.

Qin Qingque adjusted them a bit, and after finishing, she sent Chen Chuan a contact signal.

"Captain, this is our dedicated frequency. After the interference creatures are activated, any communication outside of this frequency will be interfered with unless it's been applied for."

Once the Fumu begins to split and reproduce, most of the boundary markers become unusable. It's almost impossible for resonators to use the boundary markers to view distant scenes and personnel, but if other portable field creatures arrive near them, they can still do this.

Field interference creatures can monitor and listen from a distance, and prevent the enemy from discovering their own situation and destroying the connection between boundary markers.

Chen Chuan logged onto this frequency on the boundary marker and tried to communicate with several team members.

Qin Qingque added, "The coverage area of the rented field creature is about three kilometers. Our team can communicate with each other within a three-kilometer radius without any problems.

I also found the internal platform frequency published by the city government and the Defense Department. If anyone is beyond the communication distance, then they can try to log on to these field creatures to use the jump frequency to contact and find team members."

Su Wei revealed an admiring look. He considered himself uneducated, so he always admired technical talents like Qin Qingque. In the team before, such people often held high positions.

Yuan Qiuyuan came over and patted him, "Team member Su, what are you spacing out for? Let's go, let's go try out the frequency distance and practice a bit."

In the past two days, they had been sparring with each other in their spare time. Familiarizing themselves with each other would also make it easier to cooperate in the future. Su Wei's fighting skills had really impressed him.

This guy was older than him and had never received proper training. All his skills were honed in actual combat in the Convergence Zone, and he had earned all his cultivation resources himself, which he greatly admired.

Su Wei looked at Chen Chuan, and seeing that the latter had no objections, he went out with Yuan Qiuyuan.

Chen Chuan took another turn around and, seeing that there were no problems here, said goodbye to Qin Qingque and returned to the Wuyi Academy first.

After all, cultivation in the academy was incomparable to the outside world. Hong Fu could also help temper his spirit every day. In this last period of time before the opening of Tianmen, he could still find a way to improve a bit more.

When he returned to the Xuangong Building, he saw students walking in a hurry, and occasionally saw academy teachers going up and down in the elevator. The academy was filled with a tense atmosphere.

This was because many teachers and students without positions had been incorporated into the defense force by the Political Affairs Office and were being organized into small teams for training these past few days.

Although most of the students were only at the Second Threshold, once they put on protective equipment and cooperated with each other, security and army teams without heavy weapons would definitely not be able to stop them. It was a considerable force.

But how would the central city government explain the abnormal situation that would arise then?

After all, matters such as the Great Collision were strictly kept secret from the lower-level citizens and ordinary students.

He checked the platform and his expression couldn't help but become a little subtle. This explanation… could be considered passable, and could be said to be somewhat reasonable.

After returning to the dormitory, he suddenly heard a light sound on the window, as if something had hit it and fallen onto the windowsill.

Was it a bird? It didn't feel like it.

Generally speaking, because the Xuangong Building was affected by Hong Fu's field, very few birds would crash into it. He had been in the academy for so long, and he could say that he had never encountered one.

He walked over there, opened the adjacent access door, and came to the outer windowsill, where he saw something shaking.

It was about the size of a finger, a flying insect. Its wings were already broken, and although it didn't look big, it had terrifying mouthparts, and from the sound of the impact, it could be felt that its body was very hard.

This is… a creature from the Convergence Zone?

His eyes narrowed slightly, but the appearance of this thing undoubtedly proved that although the rift had not yet spread open, some subtle holes had already appeared.

He looked up at the towering buildings outside. A strong wind blew his hair back, and beneath the sky was the city skyline stretching to the horizon. A lead-gray cloud was hanging over the top of the sky.

People riding in trams could constantly hear the crackling sounds coming from the windows.

After the tram passed, a ground covered with insect corpses was left behind, and even more were flying in the sky. Because of the lush greenery in Central City, some directly attached themselves to it and began to gnaw.

On the streets, the sounds of people swatting and cursing could be heard from time to time, because these bugs not only bit people but also crawled into people's eyes, noses, ears, and collars, making people very irritable.

Fortunately, most of these bugs were relatively small, and it was currently spring, which was naturally a time when there were many bugs, so passersby only cursed a few times and didn't cause too much chaos.

Half an hour later, city patrols began to appear on the streets, and airships passed overhead, spraying a large amount of pungent liquid onto the roadside greenery and the plants clinging to the tall buildings.

Old Qi and Wu Han were currently sitting in a car, heading back to their residence.

After Chen Chuan's reminder, they stopped taking on new commissions, but they couldn't cancel the ones they had already accepted halfway through. Only now were they finishing the last commissioned task and rushing back from outside.

Looking at the small bugs constantly hitting the car window, Wu Han said, "It's strange, why are there so many bugs? I haven't seen them for the past few days. Old Qi, are these a local specialty here?"

Old Qi turned on the windshield wipers to wipe away the pesticide and insect corpses, and said, "I've never seen this kind of thing before. Didn't Little Chen tell me to be careful a few days ago? Could this be it?

But don't mention it… I seem to have seen this kind of situation once before a few days ago, about twenty years ago…"

"What was that situation?"

Old Qi recalled for a moment: "It seemed to be something about an invasive species, saying it came from the sea. I don't remember very clearly."

"Hey, let me check."

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Wu Han used her interface to check and found that many people on the platform were discussing this matter, and she quickly got the results.

"It seems like that's really the case. It says these bugs migrated from the outer ocean and were caused by some biological experiments done by the Linnaeus Federation in the past.

These few days are just the first batch. It is said that a large group will come in a few more days. The Linnaeus Federation really doesn't do human things."

At this moment, the giant advertising screens on both sides suddenly flickered, and a half-length image of a well-known host appeared on them.

"…This is another large-scale invasion of foreign organisms in twenty years…"

"Thirty years ago, the Linnaeus Federation, ignoring warnings, conducted biological experiments in the ocean for ten years, leading to the deterioration of the marine environment and the mutation of biological populations…"

"The invading organisms have extremely strong destructive power. The Central City government has taken strict defensive measures and hopes that Central City residents will reduce going out during this period…"

Old Qi became instinctively vigilant and said, "It seems this matter is not simple. I have to pick up Qiqi earlier today…"

As they drove forward, an armed patrol car from the Management Bureau passed them, carrying Sun Rao and Wei Yuji.

Looking at the broadcast on the light screen, Wei Yuji suddenly said, "Senior, do you believe what they're saying?"

"What do you mean?"

Wei Yuji said, "Is it just to deal with those creatures that they're making such a big show? Sending so many people to strengthen security patrols?"

"Otherwise?"

Sun Rao felt he was overthinking things and reminded him, "Don't underestimate these things. It is said that these are just the initial arrivals and are not a big threat. There will be more ferocious ones later."

Wei Yuji chuckled, "Leaving aside how these things came to be, if it's just a biological invasion, do you really think those field organisms in Central City are vegetarians? And why are so many foreign fighters pouring in recently? What are they here for?"

"It's also possible that they're just hired by the government or looking for a chance to take these creatures back for research. After all, they have value," Sun Rao offered a reasonable explanation.

Wei Yuji said, "Do you believe that? I don't. The higher-ups must be hiding something from us."

"So what? These things have nothing to do with us. We just have to follow orders."

Wei Yuji said, "That's why I say you're too rigid, Senior. You can't seize opportunities even when they're in front of you. The higher-ups might think you're a good subordinate because you're easy to use, but that's all you'll ever be.

Senior, you always brag to me that you were the one who brought that Captain Chen into the Bureau, but now he's an executive captain, and you're still doing patrols."

Sun Rao's face turned somewhat dark at his words. What bragging? That was the truth!

He said, "Junior, I don't care what you're thinking. In any case, you're doing patrols right now, so you have to do the job well for me. If you violate the rules, I'll report it, and that will always have an impact on you. Think about it yourself."

Wei Yuji chuckled and said, "Then you're wrong, Senior." He looked at the bugs flying around outside the car window and said, "Rules are only set for mediocre people. Those who can stand out have never been restricted by them."

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