Rebirth of MC Chpt 102 - 202 (unedited translations)

Chapter 149: Military conference

Separated for a year, Li Qing is naturally ecstatic to finally see Huo Zaiyuan again. His pretty face blossoms into a wide smile, attracting the eyes of countless passing soldiers, dazzling them and making them can't resist stealing another glance over their shoulders.

"Little Yuan, did you miss me?" Li Qing asks as he hugs Huo Zaiyuan's arm tightly, sparkling eyes filled with anticipation.

"No, I didn't."

Carelessly throwing down these three words is like dumping a large bucket of ice water on Li Qing's head, extinguishing the fiery enthusiasm in the mechanic's heart.

"Wuwu...after locking yourself up in that space, you've become even more annoying." Covering his face with both hands, Li Qing's slender shoulders tremble, as though he is weeping pitifully.

"Thank you for the compliment. Haven't met for a year and you've become more shameless, even knowing how to shed crocodile tears. Who are you bluffing, huh?" Huo Zaiyuan sniffs in mock-disdain, then tugs on Long Zhanye's hand and enters the building.

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As it's still early in the morning, not everyone has arrived. After Long Zhanye settles in his designated seat, the few present also seats themselves to his left and right.

"The meeting this time seems rather special. Did something major happen?" Huo Zaiyuan asks from his position at Long Zhanye's side.

Ever since hearing Long Zhanye mention the military conference where Qin Jun will represent the medics at and Li Qing will represent the mechanics, his heart is already filled with doubts.

"Heheh...little Yuan is still really perceptive after his year-long isolation." Long Zhanye chuckles softly, reaching out to stroke his hair. "Indeed, this conference is a special one as it is connected to the assignments that will be handed out in the near future."

"Missions?"

"You saw it just now, right? A's safe zone has already expanded to encompass the entire city. That is why today's conference is held in order to discuss the matter of joining hands with other safe zones and transforming this place into a secure urban district," Li Qing pipes up.

"You want to gather every single survivor out there and have them all enter A City?!" Huo Zaiyuan stiffens, completely blindsided by this answer.

From what he remembers, the cities able to establish a safe zone on time are A, B, C, D, E, M, O, R, U, V, X, and Y, these twelve. If one wishes to bring such a vast number of survivors into A City, it will require a lot of time and effort. Don't say the close cities like B, C, D and E. It will already be pretty troublesome to try transport everyone from X and Y, these two furthermost places all the way up here.

"We have no choice but to do so. Because the power of this 'Sorcerer's cult' has slowly expanded. While they have laid low during this past year, their influence has grown to the point of nearly seizing control of E City's safe zone and under. In addition, the slogan of "Followers profit, kill opposers" is being promoted quite readily. J, K, P, S and W City's various insurgents have already joined their ranks." Long Zhanye's eyebrows draw together in distaste. It is clear to see that the existence of this cult is an acknowledged threat to the remaining safe zones.

"Do we know the identity of the cult's leader?" Towards this 'Sorcerer's cult', Huo Zaiyuan harbours some anxiety and quite a bit of unease.

In his previous life, the world six months into the apocalypse is a sore-ridden, poisonous swamp-infested place. This time around, even after a year of isolation, the safe zone flourished and expanded. Even the dreaded poisonous swamps are not spreading so widely thanks to the priests within the 'School of Taoism' sealing them away as soon as they are discovered. Everything has deviated so far away from what he remembers. As for this 'Sorcerer's cult', he wonders if their existence is to do what the poisonous swamps should have done. Given rise to destroy most of humanity in this apocalypse.