Chapter 961: A Spark Ignites the Prairie (Part 1)

When the hops of the new brewing beer splashed on the barbecue, the atmosphere reached its peak.

In recent years, aside from the two rising black horses Huayang and Su Han, others have also made significant progress. For example, Ding Hui, Xiaoma, and Wen Biao all have the qualifications to join He Jie for a drink.

There’s no need to say much about Wen Biao. After the Four Nations War, he was kept by He Jie and later arranged to be Huayang’s adjutant. He has been fighting on the Pale Battlefront, and as Huayang’s merits increased, so did his own value, and the trench coat he’s wearing now was once thrown to him by He Jie.

With qualifications, emotional intelligence, and achievements checked off, the rest naturally followed.

The only thing lacking was his evolution level. After all these years, he was still stuck at the peak of Tier One. Then he followed Lao San’s example and injected the Gunfire Genetic Transformation Potion; now he’s a Level 3 Genetic Warrior, combat strength equivalent to a Tier Two Evolver.

Ever since the Four Nations War, Ding Hui has been on the train and had already advanced to Tier Two early on.

His tongue grew back, but he never spoke, even quieter than Liang Kuan.

Privately, he prefers to take on single-person missions, with an astounding completion rate of 100%. Originally, there were quite a few snow bandits in the Snowstorm District who plundered homes, but he almost single-handedly eradicated them.

[In the Snowstorm District, most people lived beneath the snow, and pillaging homes is referred to as “.”]

The entire Snowstorm District knows there’s a silent slaying god in the Armed Corps, his fame ranking just below Master Eight and He Jie.

He Jie and others had a headache arranging his position. While gestures could work on the battlefield, you can’t rely entirely on gestures for administrative tasks, right?

There had to be communication with people.

But Ding Hui still refused to speak a word, so, helplessly, He Jie and others arranged for him to become the warden of the prison.

The prison is a subordinate department of the combat group, managed by Level 5 Crew, though Ding Hui carries a military rank in the Armed Corps and receives double wages.

His level and treatment all went up, and the professional fit was perfect.

The previous prison manager, Mirror, due to the Genetic Primordial, like Lin Xi, also entered a dormant state with Yu Jing’s help.

Ever since Xiaoma left Lu Xiao, he remained quiet until three years ago when Changbai Pharmaceutical probed the armed train and was spotted by Xiaoma on patrol, who single-handedly wiped out sixteen gangs and overthrew four related small factions.

By the time the Armed Train realized what happened, Xiaoma had already finished and returned.

Later, Master Eight personally led him to demand compensation from Changbai Pharmaceutical.

Upon return, he was promoted to Tier Two and transferred to the combat group to fill Licking Rabbit’s vacancy, becoming Lao San’s assistant.

“We’re entering Eternal Night tomorrow, right?”

Shu Wei’s question broke the gentle atmosphere.

Mountain Goat and the others’ expressions turned solemn, only He Jie seemed puzzled, “Didn’t Old Hu tell you?”

On the other side, Hu Shuo, sipping beer, helplessly said, “I told her, she didn’t listen.”

He Jie was stunned, turning to look at Shu Wei.

She earnestly said, “Now that I am overseeing Black Kite, I’m not comfortable with matters inside the train—”

“Bullshit!” He Jie’s eyes bulged, sneering, “What, has Miss Shu gone back to inherit the family business and now looks down on us?”

Shu Wei frowned, “I didn’t mean it like that.”

“Then what do you mean by this nonsense?”

He Jie pushed the beer bottle directly over, staring intently at her.

Eyeing the freshly opened beer with a dense foam, and the rough man opposite, Shu Wei was silent for a moment, then downed her drink in one go, flipping the cup on the table.

She decisively said, “Sorry, I misspoke.”

He Jie’s expression softened, “Old Hu is just filling in for you for a while, no one can replace you, and the conductor’s orders have also come, we can enter Eternal Night at any time. Today, this gathering is partly to welcome and clean for Jiang Rong, and also to let you know, I’m planning to enter Eternal Night tomorrow.”

The crowd watched He Jie’s shining eyes, each one focused.

He Jie held up three fingers, “The tactics aren’t complicated, three routes marching abreast, the left is the Business Alliance and Mine City, the right is Changbai Pharmaceutical and Longxi High-speed Rail, and we’re in the middle with Iron Pine Forest and the Gunfire people.”

“But honestly, I don’t trust them; on the left, I have Donghuang Heavy Industry watching from behind, on the right, I intend you Black Kite to top it.”

“No need to be upfront, just keep an eye on them from behind for me!”

“If they dare to play any tricks, damn it, hit them to death, if they die consider it luck, if not, report to me, I’ll have Master Eight personally go!”

Listening to He Jie’s ferocious words, everyone’s heart shivered.

Shu Wei’s delicate brows furrowed, “Overseeing is not an issue, but Black Kite currently doesn’t have its own Tier Four Evolver, though we’ve subdued No. 1 under Su Huan’s name, the gap in absolute strength can’t be bridged.”

He Jie waved his large hand.

“Don’t worry about this, when the time comes, I’ll give you the Holy Church Army of the Mechanical God Cult; those are elite pulled by Ah Duo from a pile of corpses, and along with Ah Duo, a Tier Four [Life] Evolver, they’re enough to suppress them!”

“That’s roughly it, the rest we’ll know after the battle.”

He Jie began to drink heartily, declaring the end of business.

Noise arose once more, yet accompanied by the passage of time, it also subsided.

Next day, 5 a.m.

Having just fallen asleep, Bomb was pushed awake by Xiao Hong, the latter reluctantly turning, “Don’t mess with me, Youyou, let me catch up on sleep.”

Xiao Hong’s mouth twitched. The “Youyou” Bomb referred to, is actually his aunt, Xiao You.

Special arrangements were made to place them in the military camp to remind them, but this bastard still runs to his aunt every three days.

Angrily, he pulled out a spare gun barrel and directly stuffed it into the opponent’s bed.

“Hell!”

Bomb roared as he leaped out of bed.

Seeing Xiao Hong’s expressionless face, he complained bitterly, “I thought you were your aunt…”

“Enough said, enough said, what’s going on?”

“Prepare for war!”

Upon hearing this word, Bomb howled in despair.

He’d rather have an impromptu assembly than be preparing for battle, it means a long time after today he won’t get to see Xiao You, which annoys him more than death.

The commotion also woke Liu Zi, Guo Susu, and others in the same room.

The Big Goose, known for its sensory abilities, awoke as Xiao Hong entered.

Because they had anticipated this, they didn’t pack on the spot; they simply grabbed their pre-prepared backpacks and followed Liu Zi’s orders for pre-battle preparation.

In the span of three years, they had all been promoted to Lieutenant.

Opportunities for squad-level operations were decreasing, while tasks of commanding troops were increasing.

After exchanging passwords with the Lieutenant leading the new recruits on duty, Bomb quickly ran towards the outside military camp.

The number of troops is determined by the rank of the officer; Liu Zi is a Captain, so their group is expected to command four basic teams, which means twenty people. But this refers to new Evolver recruits. When replaced with Genetically Modified Warriors, you at least add a zero, making it two hundred people!

It’s equivalent to the size of a company.

Since it’s essential to ensure the suppressive advantage of high-tier combat strength, many senior officers don’t lead troops, so the number of personnel that falls on their shoulders significantly increases.

At the most absurd times, Bomb alone had to command over a hundred people.

With two hundred people in tow, Bomb arrived at the assembly point.

Apart from Liu Zi, there were also a group of hastily gathered Lieutenants.

And at the forefront of the team was a slightly delicate figure. Seeing the person, Bomb breathed a sigh of relief, returned to the group, and whispered to Xiao Hong, “Sister Cat is also here to lead the team.”

“Do you have an issue with Sister Cat?”

“What issue could I have? Wasn’t it said that Sister Cat made a mistake in leading the way and got…”

The ears of the mongoose standing at the front twitched imperceptibly, and her golden beast eyes instantly locked onto the target.

Bomb suddenly felt like his skin was pricked with needles, tightened his whole body, and shouted in dismay.

“Bomb Na, considering the years we’ve known each other, I’ll give you one chance.”

The mongoose walked towards him with elegant cat steps, leaving no traces on the snow as if she was floating above it.

Bomb straightened his chest, thumped his left shoulder, “Yes! Thank you, Colonel!”

The mongoose stepped in front of him, “Where did you say we would advance today?”

“Wherever Colonel says to go, we’ll advance there!”

“Wrong answer!”

With a bang, before Bomb could explain, he was flown out, carving a snow line dozens of meters long on the ground.

A furry tail swayed twice, elegantly returning beneath the hem of a trench coat.

The mongoose calmly said, “The notification has already stated that we’re preparing to advance towards Eternal Night. Why don’t you know?”

She turned around, the trench coat swirling, and returned to her original position.

“All personnel, board the vehicles! Prepare to depart!”

“Yes!”

Hearing the loud voices behind her, the mongoose satisfiedly smiled, revealing four exquisite sharp tiger teeth.

Don’t mention a small Bomb, even He Jie wouldn’t dare shout in her Tier Three “Nine Lives Exorcism” presence.

It’s like the saying goes, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don’t underestimate the cats when they’re down!

Strong winds swept overhead, drones traversed back and forth, repeatedly echoing various marching rules.

“Usage of white light illuminative equipment is strictly forbidden, all individual night vision devices must remain in low power standby mode.”

“Any personnel noticing frostbite symptoms or equipment anomalies must immediately report incrementally.”

“Without orders, no individual may leave the unit, nor decrease speed…”

“…”

The mechanical voice, amid the howling snowstorm, instead carried a feverish zeal that stirred the blood.

The mongoose gazed at the distant still gloomy sky, her paws stretching and retracting multiple times, trying to suppress the battle craving within her heart.

“Wait for me, I haven’t boarded yet!”

Having taken a mouthful of snow, Bomb drilled out of the snow pit, only to see the final transport vehicle’s tail lights, immediately wailing aloud.

Unfortunately, all that answered him was the sound of the snowstorm and mechanical operations.

And the unit led by the mongoose wasn’t even the vanguard, merely scouts ahead of the vanguard at most.

Behind them, hundreds to thousands of Genetically Modified Warriors boarded snow mountain transport vehicles bound north, and further behind, lie millions of troops heading north in divisions.

“Woo—”

The deep simulated horn sound seemed faint amid the howling snowstorm, while colossal shadows covered the entire camp.

They slowly advanced towards Eternal Night.

On both sides, corresponding monstrous shadows moved forward slowly.

Although all involved parties invested numerous resources, progress in mobile carrier manufacturing was slow. Not to mention flying, even tackling the snow terrain posed immense challenges.

Ultimately, for the train to start moving, they had Chen Ziliang draw gravity runes and applied strategic resource allocation.

Its sole purpose was guaranteeing the supply for the million-man army.

Besides a few maintenance personnel, all space within was planted with mutant plants curated by Li Han and Huang Sea through train selection.

The Business Alliance provides the channels and personnel, managing resource operations across all major districts.

Deep Blue Data ensures energy and communication, while Iron Pine Forest Camp offers personnel, Changbai Pharmaceutical supplies medicines and various Evolution Potions…

Every faction brought forth their utmost sincerity.

This was a battle concerning survival; nobody knew the outcome.

Thus, the Doomsday Alliance managed to gather a million troops and supplies in an extremely short time.

All to converge on Eternal Night within this day.

To gamble for the future.