hotmtlnovel Chapter 044 Opposition, Entrusting the Orphan, Hostage?
Chapter 044 Opposition, Entrusting the Orphan, Hostage?
"This guy is a waste of time not working in pyramid schemes." - Bunker Energy Department.
Looking at Meng Shisan's enthusiastic and high-spirited appearance, Li Maoran couldn't help but sigh.
"Should we arrange for someone to cause some trouble?" someone asked immediately after Li Maoran finished speaking.
"You really enjoy being trapped in the bunker?" Li Maoran turned his head and asked, quite surprised.
His subordinate shook his head.
"That settles it then. If Meng Shisan succeeds, it will be an opportunity for us, understand?"
"But those guys..."
Li Maoran waved his hand and said, "Do they care?"
After causing such a commotion, how do you think they've treated Meng Shisan?
Do they really think it would be difficult to kill Meng Shisan using their methods?
Since they do this, it means they don't care, so why should we be attacked from both sides?
Remember, survive. Only by surviving can you see hope.
Once a person is gone, you truly have nothing left.
Liu Jiaming was wrong from the start; Li Maoran could not possibly reach a consensus with him on the issue of Meng Shisan.
"What about the base commander?" the subordinate continued to ask.
"Pass down the order: abandon all actions against Meng Shisan." At the same time, Liu Jiaming said in the conference room, "If necessary, we can even have our squads outside provide support."
Perhaps, he really can forge a new path for us.
Safe zone, buffer zone, adaptation zone, breakthrough zone – this is indeed a highly feasible solution.
This kind of plan has been proposed before, but who would be willing to blow up the base?
Only a madman like Meng Shisan dares to think and act.
As for the agreement that Meng Shisan and his group came up with, no one talked about it or even thought about it much, but they all tacitly kept it in mind.
Over the years, they have long since honed this skill.
"Then number twenty-two?" the Minister of Armed Forces asked.
"First, try to make contact with the people on the ground to see if there's an opportunity to take action."
Everyone knew that these words were actually meant for those guys.
……
At the same time, on the ground.
The people in the square didn't rush to leave the safe zone; instead, they called on their friends to form teams.
Tens of thousands of people quickly formed seven teams of a thousand people, a dozen teams of a hundred people, and more than thirty teams of several dozen people.
The most interesting thing is that there are actually four teams with fewer than twenty members, and there is also a two-person team.
Meng Shisan was most impressed by that two-person team.
What Meng Shisan least expected was that one of the two was actually Xiang Qian, the young man who proposed the life-and-death pact!
Of course, he didn't say anything.
This is a good thing; at least it shows that trust still exists under these circumstances!
With everyone having found their team, some people finally began to try to leave the base.
This step isn't difficult, but it's different for them.
Seeing their hesitation, Meng Shisan wasn't even sure if they had been mentally preparing for this moment when they first formed the team.
"Actually, I can understand it. They rarely even have the chance to leave the bunker on weekdays."
Now, getting them to leave the base, even if it's something they desperately want to do, isn't something that can be dispelled with just a few words.
Yan Zhiyu, who had walked over at some point, looked at the scene and explained softly.
They had an internal debate all night last night.
After learning the truth about the Hero's Tomb, everyone realized that Er'er couldn't possibly be Meng Shisan's child.
And their guilt towards Er'er could not be transferred to Meng Shisan.
In the end, it was Yan Zhiyu's statement, "Regardless of whether Meng Shisan is Er'er's father or not, as long as Er'er believes he is, then he is," that settled the matter.
"I understand." Meng Shisan nodded and said, "I was just wondering, if the wasteland is uninhabitable, where did these people come from?"
It's one thing for us to be born on the base, but who built the base?
Where did the first people who built the base come from?
It seems we've never thought about this issue.
So, is it that we simply don't think about it, or is there some big secret hidden here?
"Are Winston and his cronies trying to control our thinking so we don't want to know?"
Meng Shisan felt increasingly uneasy as he thought about it. "Also, Winston and his fellows are survivors of the Forsaken Lands, but where exactly are the Forsaken Lands?"
After saying that, Meng Shisan felt a shiver run through his body.
Before today, he had never thought about this question, and he didn't even have any memory of it.
This shows that he had never even heard of it.
"Could it be because the back door is closed?" Meng Shisan muttered to himself.
Those around him were all taken aback upon hearing this.
Because they were also aware of this problem.
Why didn't they think about such a simple question?
"I'll go first." Just then, at the dilapidated entrance of the base, seeing that everyone was still not moving, he gave a soft shout and took a step forward.
Seeing this, everyone else took the first step as well.
To be honest, this one step difference doesn't really matter; it's more about the deeply ingrained preconceived notions that are at play.
As long as someone takes the lead, it won't be difficult for them to take this step.
"Does it feel almost the same as the base?"
Someone immediately started shouting.
In an instant, everyone started dancing with joy.
Ironically, many of these people have never even seen rain, let alone been caught in it.
At that moment, they were like a group of excited children, letting the raindrops fall on them. They were reveling, celebrating, and letting loose...
They had waited far too long for this day.
At this moment, for the first time, they truly felt that they were still alive.
Meng Shisan watched all of this without saying a word, or even offering a word of advice.
You can't teach someone by someone else, but you can learn something from experience.
Sure enough, not long after they got excited, some of the people who ran ahead recklessly started to experience shortness of breath.
Soon, more people experienced similar situations.
Everyone started to back away without prior arrangement.
As they ran back, it triggered a chain reaction, causing many people to run towards the square without saying a word.
Perhaps even those running at the front don't know why they're running; they're just blindly following others.
In less than twenty minutes, there were very few people left outside the square.
Meng Shisan then slowly walked over, regained his composure, and looked at the group of guys who were soaking wet, looking dejected, and like drowned rats. He said, "It's understandable that you're excited to take this step for the first time."
But the wilderness has its own rules, and you must always remain calm, have a balanced mindset, and move forward slowly.
Running is not forbidden in the wasteland, but unless it is for survival, I do not recommend running in the wasteland.
If you experience shortness of breath, don't panic. Slowly back away until you feel comfortable breathing.
Get used to this position gradually, and then slowly move forward.
Remember, there's nothing shameful about recognizing your own abilities.
Go forth, conquer the wasteland!
Let's show the wasteland, and everyone else, that we've arrived in this world!
Meng Shisan's words seemed to possess a certain magic, being extremely persuasive.
After he finished speaking, the crowd, who had just been dejected, suddenly felt their blood boil.
"Go!" someone shouted in a low voice, and in a moment, countless people once again set foot on the wasteland.
This time, no one was radical; everyone moved forward step by step.
Watching tens of thousands of people throng into the wasteland, Meng Shisan smiled.
He laughed heartily.
Who knows what will happen when tens of thousands of people set foot in the wilderness?
He didn't know, but he was certain that the wasteland must have its own secrets.
If I can't solve this by myself, then I'll get tens of thousands of people to help.
Whatever the secrets of the wasteland may be, it's time for them to be revealed.
Moreover, he also wanted to conduct an experiment.
I want to see if tens of thousands of people can change something.
"And what about us?" Yang Jiu asked.
"You guys should also get used to the environment. After all, it's been so many years since you've walked in the wilderness. Just focus on getting used to it first."
After speaking to them, Meng Shisan looked at Yan Zhiyu and the others and said, "You guys drive the base vehicle and keep watch from 200 meters away. I suspect there are still people at the base in the wasteland."
If you encounter this, don't hesitate, shoot immediately, regardless of whether you can kill them, and then retreat quickly.
"Whoever it is?" This was the question Xie Linyuan asked.
Meng Shisan smiled and said, "I know what you mean, but if you can still walk in the wasteland at this time, do you think you can handle it?"
How many people would be killed or injured if such a person rushed into an ordinary crowd?
I have neither father nor mother. If I do, I'll wait until he stands in front of me one day!
Before this, anyone who appeared on the wasteland was considered an enemy, no matter who they were!
After hearing his story, Meng Shisan had a strong intuition that his parents might really be in the wilderness.
He's heard about his parents three times in the last few days.
But before this, he had hardly ever heard of it, not even in his memory.
"Should we hedge?"
Thinking this, Meng Shisan shook his head.
"Thirteen, I won't go. Shen Mo and I will guard Entrance Number Four. At this critical juncture, the entrance cannot be allowed to go wrong. In case they break out, we will be prepared."
Just as Meng Shisan was lost in thought, Cao Er came out and pushed his children toward Meng Shisan, saying, "Take care of these kids for me and let them get used to it."
Cao Er's meaning was clear: he didn't trust Shen Mo and his ilk.
As for entrusting the child to Meng Shisan, it was both an intention to entrust the child to someone else and a suspicion of using the child as a hostage.
This guy...
Meng Shisan shook his head, speechless.