Apocalypse Tree of Hope

Chapter 227 The Liar
In the government office building, a group of high-ranking people gathered to hold an emergency meeting.

"Pengcheng, activate the emergency contact line." Ye Yicheng made this decision amidst the discussion among the crowd and anxiety.

"Yes, Chief," Peng Cheng, Minister of Intelligence, replied.

"By the way, if possible, inquire about Dashan's whereabouts." Ye Yicheng added.

Peng Cheng was startled, nodded and hurried out.

"Minister Cai, you order to go down immediately, and send elite personnel from the special operations headquarters to investigate." Ye Yicheng continued.

Cai Guoqiang stood up and said, "Sir, the elite troops have been dispatched, but they haven't returned yet."

"Very good." After Ye Yicheng finished speaking, he closed his eyes and clasped the middle finger of his right hand, tapping on the marble tabletop.

"I don't know what has changed in the environment this time?" Organization Minister He Qiang said.

Lin Feng next to him shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, but the probability of bad things is relatively high."

Ye Yicheng coughed, and the scene quieted down. He slowly glanced at the expressions of everyone, and said, "Don't panic, wait for them to report back the situation."

Everyone quieted down, only feeling that the time was extremely difficult, and they could hear the ticking of the hands of the clock hanging on the wall.

After a while, Peng Cheng pushed the door open and entered, and everyone's gazes were like searchlights, all of a sudden they turned to him.

Pengcheng stood still and said, "Report to the chief. We have contacted other bases, and there is no abnormality for the time being. Uh, the Intelligence Department of the Stone Base said that the special envoy with Dashan is staying there."

Hearing that there was no abnormality, people's heartstrings were still tense. After another half day, Yan Qingwen knocked on the door and walked in.

"Chief, Minister, just now Qingwen took people to investigate, and found nothing unusual for the time being." Yan Qingwen said.

Ye Yicheng pondered for a moment, then said: "Minister Cai, I remember the mission in the Children's Paradise last time. The rewards for those people haven't been distributed yet. In addition to the original rewards, each person will increase by [-]%. Hurry up and distribute them."

"Okay." Cai Guoqiang said.

"Minister He, in your next announcement, you will say that there is no abnormal situation at present, so that the public should not panic, and the stability work must be done well." Ye Yicheng continued.

After finishing speaking, he looked at Yan Qingwen and said: "Qingwen, you can gather more elites from the special warfare headquarters and those mercenaries for your own use in the near future, and let's have more exchanges and discussions together. Well, by the way, I will bring the news of Dashan's presence in the stubborn stone base to Lin Rantong. .”

Yan Qingwen nodded yes.

Ye Yicheng glanced at the crowd again, paused on Lin Feng's face for a few seconds, nodded at him, and then said: "Everyone, let's go, you have to be steady yourself, otherwise the base will be even more chaotic."

"Yes." Everyone stood up and walked out.

Maple Garden.

"How is it? Any news?" Lin Rantong asked Ma Zhi who had just gone out to inquire about the news.

Ma Zhi shook his head and said: "No, someone outside announced that there is nothing abnormal now, so please stay vigilant and don't panic."

Lin Rantong stood up and said: "Then let's stay at home first, let's go, I'll go and count the things you bought."

Several people opened the things they brought back together. Lin Rantong found these things, including three bags of rice and two bags of noodles, some clothes and quilts, toilet paper, toothbrush and toothpaste and other daily consumables, and several large jars containing coarse salt .

"There are only so many rice noodles." Tang Tang said.

Xia Yongjia sighed: "Yeah, I couldn't buy any at all, but that person recognized us as Ivy, called us to stop secretly, and gave these things. There is no such kind of hard-covered table salt at all. Fortunately, this crude There is no shortage of salt, so we bought a few big jars."

Lin Rantong nodded. There is nothing to be picky about at this time. Coarse salt is already good, but what worries her is that there is obviously nothing in this pile of things that women need every month.

"How many crystal nuclei did these things use?" Lin Rantong asked.

Xia Yongjia spread his hands and said, "It's almost all spent. The key is that the price of those bags of rice and flour is much higher than what Chu Zhuzhu said. As for those daily necessities, they are also scarce materials, and they are not cheap."

Lin Rantong waved the things into the space and began to calculate the team's current assets.

It's almost a year since the end of the world. During this period, if you don't count the big deal I sold apples at the beginning, the crystal cores that everyone earned by hunting and doing quests are not enough according to the continuous use.

In the current space, there are about a thousand second-order crystal nuclei, more than 50 third-order crystal nuclei, eighteen fourth-order crystal nuclei, and three fifth-order crystal nuclei.

It sounds like a lot of money, but after everyone promoted to the fourth level, they consumed two crystal nuclei instead of one in three hours. There are eight people in the team, even if each person only practices three Hours, this second-order crystal nucleus is only enough to last for more than two months.

"We are so happy, I really don't know how those supernatural beings who have to buy everything by themselves live." Tang Tang sighed after listening.

"Captain, why don't we exchange the second-order crystal nucleus for the first-order crystal nucleus to practice." Ma Zhi suggested.

Lin Rantong shook his head: "We haven't reached that point yet. Everyone, remember that nothing is as important as improving your strength. We will stay at home and practice hard these few days, and see what news comes out. The supplies we bought this time are rice noodles. Although there are not many of them, we don’t mind eating sweet potatoes and potatoes after eating, but the coarse salt, Ma Zhi, we will buy more later. Except for the necessary daily necessities, the crystal cores are still used for cultivation. This is not before the end of the world , is there any interest left?"

"En." Everyone nodded.

"If I'm not wrong, the rewards for our Children's Paradise will be distributed soon." Lin Rantong said again.

Ma Zhi received: "That's right. At this time, the government definitely wants to win over free mercenaries. Maybe the rewards will be more generous than expected."

In the evening, Mo Li and Liu Lan came back and took Chu Zhuzhu away. Everyone in Ivy stayed at home, began to practice and sleep after eating.

The next day, Ivy and the others went out to inquire about news and purchase supplies, only to find that the prices of almost all necessities had skyrocketed again.

Even so, Lin Rantong bought as much salt as he could, and when he got home, he opened the door and found someone sitting there.

The man was tall and straight, and when he heard the sound, he turned around and it was Yan Qingwen.

Liu Yu and the others entertained him. Seeing Lin Rantong come back, they shouted, "Sister-in-law, you are back. Minister Yan has been waiting for you for a long time."

Yan Qingwen stood up and said with a smile, "Miss Lin, we meet again."

Lin Rantong walked over, stretched out his hand and shook it: "Minister Yan, I don't know?"

Yan Qingwen looked at Lin Rantong's gentle and alienated attitude, but for some reason he thought of Chief Ye's joke, and was a little dazed for a while.

"Minister Yan?" Lin Rantong called again.

Yan Qingwen quickly came back to his senses and said, "Miss Lin, Qingwen came this time to tell you a piece of news."

"Uh, Minister Yan, please sit down and talk." Lin Rantong said.

Both of them sat down, Yan Qingwen said: "This time the sky suddenly turned dark again, we sent elite personnel to investigate, and nothing unusual has happened yet, so it is still safe in the base, the best time for those tasks Don’t pick it up yet. This time, Qingwen wants to invite your team to a small party.”

"Party?" Lin Rantong asked back.

"Yes, mainly those who participated in the mission last time. Director Ye will personally distribute the rewards to everyone. We have been through life and death together, and we have a good relationship. It's a good time to get together." Yan Qingwen said.

Lin Rantong secretly thought that his guess was right, and said with a smile: "That's no problem, where is it, we will go there then."

Yan Qingwen said the time and place, and said: "One more thing, Miss Lin, are you looking for news about a child named Dashan?"

Lin Rantong showed joy: "Why, does Minister Yan know?"

"Chief Ye specifically asked the intelligence department to inquire. It is said that the child is currently at the Rock Base." Yan Qingwen said.

Rock?Everyone in Ivy League looked at each other in blank dismay.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Yan Qingwen stood up and said goodbye.

After being polite, everyone in Lin Rantong sent Yan Qingwen out and returned to the living room.

"The mountain has reached the rock, and there is still a distance from Yaoguang." Tang Tang found a map from somewhere.

"What should we do, Sister Lin?" Ma Xiaoyan asked.

Lin Rantong stared at the map and didn't understand it for a long time, and said: "At present, we still have to observe. Although Minister Yan said that there is no abnormality for the time being, this abnormality may not be noticed immediately. I understand that it’s absolutely impossible to be fine when it’s dark this day, at least we have to wait until we understand what is abnormal before trying to find a way to find Dashan, and I believe that those who took Dashan away would not dare to take the risk of leaving the base.”

Yes, sometimes what people are afraid of is not the danger, but the unknown. Waiting is the last and best way at present.

Everyone had no objection to Lin Rantong's proposal, so the matter was settled.

Lin Rantong went to the Super Energy Center and asked where Ding Mo and the others lived. After searching for a long time with the address, he finally found the small hotel.

"Is the girl staying?" A girl with a round face asked with a smile.

"Uh, I'm looking for someone. May I ask if there is a person named Ding Mo living here, and how many people are there with her?" Lin Rantong asked.

As soon as the words came out, the girl's expression changed, she shook her head and said, "No, no."

Lin Rantong caught the panic in his eyes, and Lin Rantong said nonchalantly: "Did I remember wrongly, they asked a friend to tell me that they lived here."

The girl hurriedly said: "You must have misremembered, we have never lived here with a girl named Ding Mo."

Lin Rantong's expression changed, and he grabbed the girl's wrist and said, "You're lying!"

And on that inaccessible road, a man in black was holding a big tree tightly, but his body seemed to be pulled by some invisible force. With a click, the big tree was broken, and the man in black seemed to be Uncontrollably, she walked in one direction step by step.

He was unwilling to turn his head over and over again, but he was getting farther and farther away from the place he wanted to go, and if Tang Tang, who was familiar with the geography, was in the direction he was going, he would be able to see at a glance that it was going to the stubborn place. The only way to the stone base!
(End of this chapter)