“Division Commander?” Feeling the confusion of Xiao Wen and the other two, Bai Yang followed their gaze to Yan Wei Guo. Seeing Yan Wei Guo’s serious and hesitant expression, he couldn’t help but ask.
Yan Wei Guo looked over at Bai Yang and the three young people opposite him. The balance in his heart began to tilt.
Seeing Yan Wei Guo’s silence, including Bai Yang, the four of them fell silent. They could tell that Yan Wei Guo was hesitating and didn’t want to interrupt his thoughts. Although they didn’t know what Yan Wei Guo was thinking, the four of them still waited quietly for his decision.
On the one hand, there was a lifelong belief and responsibility, and on the other hand, there was the struggle of survivors in the apocalypse. Yan Wei Guo was very hesitant.
He slowly closed his eyes, recalling the oath he took when he first joined the army. The scene from that year vividly appeared before him, but after that scene, all he experienced was sadness and grief along the way in the apocalypse.
He knew very well that when he hesitated, the result was already determined. The belief he had in the past had been shaken by the pain of the apocalypse.
Yan Wei Guo gritted his teeth, feeling the tension in his heart causing his facial muscles to twitch.
Opening his eyes, he met Xiao Wen’s calm and firm gaze.
Yan Wei Guo silently said to himself: “Enough! Let me bear the sin of breaking my oath, so that the young man in front of me can continue his mission for the sake of all the people who are still alive!”
After making his decision, Yan Wei Guo slowly spoke up.
“Enter the mountains northeast of F city, cross two mountains, and there is a small lake. On the west side of the lake is the largest military factory in the country under military jurisdiction.”
As Yan Wei Guo spoke, Xiao Wen looked at him in shock, and Han Ya felt his hands trembling uncontrollably. Wen Le almost jumped out of his chair in surprise.
The largest military factory in the country! What a concept!
If others first thought of the weapons that have not been exported from the factory upon hearing this news, Wen Le thought of the equipment used to make those weapons.
While other psychics could take away the weapons inside, he could take the entire factory home!
Xiao Wen was obviously shocked and thought of the same thing as Wen Le. After being stunned, he reflexively looked at Wen Le.
Wen Le nodded silently to him.
This news was like a pie falling from the sky, almost knocking them out.
However, after the shock, the four of them simultaneously remembered Yan Wei Guo’s hesitation just now.
Xiao Wen took the lead, and Han Ya and Wen Le stood up with him and bowed deeply to Yan Wei Guo.
Yan Wei Guo didn’t move, he accepted their gratitude this time.
Bai Yang closed his eyes. As soon as this news came out, he knew about the conflict between Yan Wei Guo and the celestial beings before. As a soldier, no matter in any environment, he must prioritize the interests of the country.
“Captain Yan, as long as I am alive, I will prioritize the interests of survivors, even if it exhausts my whole life, I will firmly uphold this belief. To establish a strong enough refuge and provide a place for survival for all living people!” Xiao Wen slowly made this pledge. Not for their goals, not for their own interests, only for the old man in front of them who abandoned his beliefs and gave them help.
Everything is for the country, everything is for the people.
This belief, they will continue to execute it for the old man!
Yan Wei Guo smiled lightly, but his words were very severe.
“Remember what you said today, both me and my soldiers will always keep an eye on it!”
Han Ya and Wen Le also looked at Yan Wei Guo solemnly.
“Captain Yan, we won’t say anything to reassure you. Just watch us carefully. You can rely on us. We will take over!”
After speaking, the three of them left the room, leaving only Bai Yang and Yan Wei Guo sitting silently.
They needed time to calm down and come to terms with the responsibility they had entrusted to Xiao Wen.
Leaving the room with Yan Wei Guo and Bai Yang, the three of them walked silently into Xiao Wen and Wen Le’s room.
It wasn’t until they had been sitting for a long time that the three of them finally let out a sigh.
“Captain Yan could never have imagined what this message would bring us,” Wen Le said slowly.
Xiao Wen nodded in agreement.
Han Ya looked at Xiao Wen and Wen Le in confusion, about to ask a question, but suddenly remembered that Wen Le had mentioned before that his space contained a small clothing factory’s assembly line machine. Han Ya stood up in shock, not even realizing that he had knocked over his chair.
“Wen Shao, can you…” Han Ya struggled to speak, but couldn’t find the words.
Wen Le nodded and finished his sentence for him. “I can bring the entire munitions factory back here!”
Han Ya sat down in a daze, but the chair behind him had already been knocked over and he fell to the ground. However, he didn’t seem to feel any pain, silently got up, picked up the chair, and sat back down.
Han Ya felt that the past half hour was so unreal. First, Yan Weiguo gave them news that was shocking enough to shock the entire country. The largest arms factory in the country! Most of the country’s military strength is manufactured here! With this news, they had a great opportunity to obtain all the military power within the factory. But that wasn’t all. Is it possible, possible for them to obtain the entire arms factory that could continue to produce weapons endlessly?!
Han Ya had seen a lot of things, and after more than ten minutes, he could finally start thinking. Although the news was shocking and extremely tempting, was it really that easy to enter the arms factory?!
Even in the apocalypse, with the absolute military power of the arms factory, even if tens of millions of zombies surrounded it, the soldiers backed by the arms factory could still kill them!
“This pie is big enough, it just depends on whether we can handle it.” Xiao Wen squinted his eyes and said slowly.
This time was different from usual. With the help of Han Ya and Wen Le and others, Xiao Wen had always been the ultimate decision maker, and after a simple discussion of the plan, he would start to implement it.
The temptation of the country’s largest arms factory was too strong, and Xiao Wen felt that all the blood in his body had begun to boil.
Han Ya, who had been working with Xiao Wen for so long, could see the intense emotions flowing beneath his seemingly calm eyes at a glance.
He smiled silently.
It seemed that Xiao Wen was really moved this time. With motivation, the success rate would also increase exponentially.
“It looks like the plan has changed.” Wen Le also smiled and looked at Xiao Wen, whose enthusiasm had skyrocketed in an instant. Xiao Wen’s emotional fluctuations were too obvious, which directly caused the light spots in his mind to become brighter, and Wen Le couldn’t help but notice.
Xiao Wen didn’t mind the smiling looks from Wen Le and Han Ya.
“The plan does need to change. First, we can’t just sweep our way through as we did before. It’s best to head straight to the location of the arsenal1 at the fastest speed,” Han Ya said.
Wen Le nodded. With such a big opportunity in front of them, things like crystal nuclei and tea leaves were trivial. After they truly had control over the arsenal, they could sweep back for those things if they wanted. It would just be a bonus.
“It seems like we’ll need to draw most of our forces with us this time when we leave. As the largest weapon manufacturing and output location in the country, their military strength is definitely not worse than the average military district. It’s probably going to be another tough battle,” Xiao Wen said, thinking about the forces that the base could mobilize.
Upon hearing Xiao Wen’s words, Wen Le hesitated, “The true armed forces of our base are the soldiers brought by Captain Yan. I don’t think it’s a good idea to pit soldier against soldier.”
At this, Xiao Wen and Han Ya furrowed their brows.
Wen Le was right, as they were all part of the same country, there was no real reason for them to fight each other. The soldiers could not possibly turn on their own people for the benefit of others.
“We can think of that, and Captain Yan must have thought of it too. Since he gave us the information, he must have a way to get the weapons without military confrontation,” Wen Le continued.
“Yes, there must be a way, but even if we ask him, Captain Yan won’t tell us!” Han Ya said helplessly.
Xiao Wen and Wen Le fell silent.
Han Ya was right, they had to rely on themselves to acquire the resources they needed. It was like a test. Captain Yan would not just hand them a gift on a silver platter.
On one hand, if Captain Yan was willing to betray his beliefs and give them the information, he wanted to see if they could handle the hope that came with it. If Xiao Wen could overcome this obstacle, he would truly gain Captain Yan’s approval. Even if he was entrusted with the fate of Z Country’s strongest weapons, it would be okay, as only someone with intelligence, determination, and unwavering faith could fulfill Captain Yan’s uncompleted mission and protect the surviving people.
“If Xiao Wen cannot pass this test, he will also miss the opportunity to obtain the entire arsenal. Without ability, there is no future in entrusting such a powerful weapon resource to him,” said Han Ya, half-jokingly.
Xiao Wen was helpless.
Wen Le forced a bitter smile.
“That’s for sure. At the very least, soldiers won’t be ordered to fight against soldiers from the arsenal who share the same beliefs. But on the worst side, once we give the order to break into the arsenal, the soldiers behind us might just aim their guns at us!”
Upon hearing Xiao Wen’s words, Han Ya and Wen Le both sighed.
For a while, the three of them were at a loss and couldn’t figure out how to make the guards of the arsenal willingly allow them to empty out so many weapon resources.
During dinner, the three of them still sat at the same table as Yan Wei Guo. Seeing the three of them looking helpless, Yan Wei Guo and Bai Yang’s previously stiff expressions were swept away, replaced by a smiling face as they enjoyed the sight of their miserable faces across from them.
Faced with the two smiling faces, Xiao Wen could only force a bitter smile.
Wen Le picked at the rice in his bowl, his delicate eyebrows tightly knit together.
“What’s wrong? Don’t just eat rice, have some more dishes,” Huang Yao brought over a plate of cabbage and couldn’t help but say when she saw Wen Le only eating rice.
Yan Wei Guo saw Wen Le smiling awkwardly and teased, “Are you complaining that there isn’t enough food on the table? It’s okay to eat what we have. If you want better food, we’ll wait for you to come back and bring more good stuff!”
After speaking, Bai Yang also laughed.
Wen Le lowered his head and didn’t say anything, gritting his teeth in silence. He didn’t expect Yan Wei Guo, who was always calm and steady, to be so willing to kick him while he’s down.
Bring back more good stuff? The good stuff is there, but they were struggling with how to bring it back and put it in their pockets!
Thinking of this, Wen Le froze, and the chopsticks in his hand slipped and rolled onto the ground.
Xiao Wen bent down to pick up the chopsticks, washed them with water at the back, and when he came back, he saw Wen Le still in a daze and couldn’t help patting his shoulder.
“Forget it, just eat first. We’ll talk after we finish eating.”
Wen Le turned his head stiffly to look at Xiao Wen, picked up the chopsticks and continued to scrape the rice grains in the bowl.
But unlike before, he kept recalling the things he had experienced during his time in B city.
When he finally thought of something after the lightning bolt of inspiration just now, Wen Le stopped scraping the rice and sat up straight. He suddenly chuckled to himself.
Ignoring the other people’s puzzled looks, Wen Le smiled or didn’t smile as he looked at Yan Wei Guo across from him, making Yan Wei Guo shudder and wonder if he was going crazy with worry?
Wen Le withdrew his gaze and, feeling enlightened, naturally tasted the flavor of rice in his mouth. He reached out and started eating the dishes on the table.
While eating, he also said to Xiao Wen and Han Ya, “Eat, why worry? Everything will be okay in the end.”
Weren’t you the most worried one before?!
Xiao Wen and Han Ya looked at Wen Le, who had recovered, and was eating heartily, speechless.
Note :
1In military terminology, “arsenal” refers to a facility for the manufacture, storage, and repair of weapons and ammunition. It can also refer to the collection of weapons and equipment that a military force possesses.
I’m sure he realized that military arsenal is going to be short of food. Can’t fill your stomach with weapons after all.
Thanks for the chapter! A way to make more weapons is useful in hostil territory.
I’m so intrigued by what’s on the WL table.
Thanks for the update!! 🤗🤗