Old Fei looked at the people present with a solemn expression. They were all leaders of various bases, but at this moment, they acted like children, solely pursuing the maximization of their own interests.
Old Fei slammed the table and stood up sternly, looking at everyone present. "What are we discussing now? What are you fighting over?"
"Nameless City is already finding a new path for humanity, yet you are only thinking about your personal gain.
Nameless City gave you alien artifacts, and with your capabilities, you can surely research something.
Also, these are the research achievements of Nameless City. Do you think you have the audacity to demand a share?
And you are still resorting to the same practices from before the apocalypse. How can humanity progress?
The problems we face now are no longer just zombies. Although these aliens have no immediate malice towards humanity, their arrival has already altered human genes, causing mutations.
Some people have turned into zombies, while others have evolved into ability users because of zombies.
Have you not considered where humanity's future lies?
If we are not united now, when will we stop being fragmented and divided?"
Old Fei's string of questions silenced the previously discussing crowd.
Lin Yu looked at Old Fei and gave him a grateful glance.
Perhaps these people had been in high positions for too long, so long that they believed they could obtain whatever they desired through various means.
"I think we should temporarily adjourn today's meeting. Everyone can relax a bit. If possible, I hope you can stay overnight. The safety within Nameless City is still guaranteed, and you can also visit around Nameless City."
Seeing the awkward atmosphere in the room, Lin Yu decided to end the meeting. He had convened these people earlier simply to inform them about the presence of aliens on Blue Star.
Coincidentally, he wanted to see if there was any possibility of forming an alliance among these bases.
Setting aside the idea of incorporating certain bases to become branch bases of Nameless City in other provinces.
Even a mere alliance would make future joint operations significantly more effective.
However, these people seemed more complicated than Lin Yu had anticipated, their thinking being too driven by self-interest.
"Of course, if you don't wish to stay, you may leave. Before you depart, I will prepare some alien artifacts for you to take back for research."
"I'll stay here. I haven't been to Nameless City before. When I arrived earlier, I saw from high up that you seemed to be undertaking some construction near Nameless City. Can I visit that as well?"
Old Fei was the first to express his intention. When he arrived, he had observed the renovation work Nameless City was doing on several surrounding bases and was very curious about Nameless City's purpose.
The elevated bridges standing between several bases were magnificent and spectacular.
However, it was uncertain whether such construction would be attacked by zombies.
After all, the elevated bridges lacked protective measures, making it easy for zombies to destroy the foundations.
"Alright, I'll arrange for someone to accompany Old Fei. If anyone else wishes to stay overnight in Nameless City, I will arrange for someone to take everyone on a tour of Nameless City this afternoon."
"I, I'll stay here for a few days too."
Zhao Kai was the second to express his intention. This was his first time speaking today.
As a base manager who had already been incorporated by Nameless City, he would unconditionally obey all of Nameless City's decisions.
Moreover, he was willing. After experiencing several major events with Lu Heng, he firmly believed that Lu Heng and Nameless City's decisions would only lead him in a better direction.
"Yes, if anyone else wishes to stay, you can go to the entrance and register with our soldiers. Then, today's meeting will conclude here. I still have some matters to attend to.
Those who are not leaving tomorrow will continue our discussions."
Lin Yu nodded at Old Fei and then turned to leave the conference room.
After Lin Yu left, Old Fei looked at the people present with some disappointment.
"You all should also think carefully. Missing this opportunity would be a loss beyond your imagination."
With that, Old Fei turned and left the conference room with his hands behind his back.
Seeing that Lin Yu had left, Zhao Kai lost any desire to continue chatting with these people.
However, as he was leaving, he said to those in the room with a tone of earnest advice: "Some of you here probably know me, Old Zhao. I was a high-ranking leader in the military before the apocalypse, so I'm not someone who hasn't seen the world.
But since I started interacting with City Lord Lu of Nameless City, I've realized my own narrow-mindedness. My narrow thinking severely affected my ability to lead my base's soldiers and survivors in surviving the apocalypse.
However, after becoming friendly with Nameless City, Pingcheng has consistently developed in a positive direction. We have survived the zombie horde's collective assault and the food crisis of the apocalypse.
Zhao Kai raised his hand again, revealing an ancient-looking ring on his finger.
"See? I, Old Zhao, also have a storage ring, which they don't sell externally. This is one of the benefits of being friendly with Nameless City.
Oh, right, in the early stages of the apocalypse, it was also City Lord Lu who gifted Pingcheng tens of thousands of crystals, which allowed our soldiers to go from a mixed level of proficiency to all reaching Tier Three."
After saying this, Zhao Kai pushed open the door and walked out, his back straight as he left.
"I'll stay too. I want to hear what City Lord Lin will say tomorrow, and it seems very beneficial to befriend Nameless City."
A leader stood up and walked towards the door.
"I'll stay too. Back at my base, it's just a pile of troublesome matters. When I arrived earlier, I did see that Nameless City's infrastructure was quite good. I can visit and then develop my base in a similar fashion, hahaha."
In an instant, several base leaders declared their intention to stay and went to the entrance to register.
In the end, no one left; everyone chose to stay, and they indeed had to reflect on today's events. The situations in the various bases in the apocalypse were far less optimistic than those in Nameless City.
Their bases were plagued by various problems, not to mention the shortage of various supplies.
Their bases' combat power was also far less formidable than Nameless City's.
Nameless City's entire population had a base level of Tier Six, something even Old Fei's base could not achieve.
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It had been seven or eight days since Lu Heng had checked on Sun Qiang's condition.
Lu Heng had just finished surveying several abandoned cities to find new slaughter grounds for Sun Qiang.
The cities he found for Sun Qiang and his group had to be far from human survivor settlements.
Otherwise, if human survivors encountered Sun Qiang's zombie army, the zombies might uncontrollably eliminate the humans.
After all, zombies, by instinct, craved human flesh and blood.
If the zombies encountered a large number of humans at that time, they might break free from Sun Qiang's control.