Xie Jinshan was still brainwashing everyone in the reception room, but the sky outside was already covered with dark clouds.
A heavy rain seems to be coming.
Tang Zheng looked at the sky outside, his mind spinning rapidly.
He looked to his left and saw that it was Yong Linling sitting next to him.
When the imperial earl first met him, he was quite enthusiastic, but Tang Zheng didn't want him to go to his base, so he didn't respond enthusiastically.
Now it seems that we should change our thinking.
Yong Linling seemed unconvinced by Xie Jinshan, the speaker.
Tang Zheng murmured to himself over there: "I think I've seen that fish tank somewhere before? Did it come from Magnolia? Could it have been given to the Speaker by someone?"
Hearing these words, Yong Linling's eyes lit up.
Could it be that the Speaker is colluding with mercenaries outside?
If someone else was the speaker, Yong Linling might not say anything, but Xie Jinshan, an earl with the same status as himself, was now riding on his head and giving orders, which made him very unhappy.
Especially when he reprimanded himself on the radio, which made him feel even more shameless.
Yong Linling would be very happy to see it if he could make the speaker step down or give him a big embarrassment.
He decided to see if this fish tank came from Magnolia.
Seeing that Xie Jinshan was tired from talking and drinking water, Yong Linling stood up.
He came to Xie Jinshan and took the iron bucket.
"Thank you, Speaker, I think this octopus is quite interesting. If you don't mind if I feed the fish for you."
Xie Jinshan frowned slightly, but Yong Linling was also an imperial earl, so he really couldn't refuse too much.
So he smiled politely: "Then there is Earl Laoyong."
"The Speaker is too kind."
Yong Linling took the iron bucket over and took out a piece of beef to feed the octopus.
Taking this opportunity, he carefully inspected the fish tank.
He didn't see any clues. He even saw the name of a manufacturer in Hanyue at the bottom of the fish tank.
Seeing this, Yong Linling lost interest, put down the iron bucket and came back in disinterest.
But what he didn't expect was that this move aroused the interest of another person.
That's Jonathan from the international base.
Jonathan and Yong Linling were sworn enemies. Seeing that the other party's behavior was a bit abnormal, he couldn't help but want to know more about it.
Anyway, the speaker didn't speak now, so he walked over naturally, picked up the iron bucket and continued to feed the fish.
Seeing Jonathan's actions, Xie Jinshan was a little unhappy, but he knew that Jonathan was preparing to get closer to him, so he didn't say anything.
After a while, Jonathan came back, apparently without noticing.
Tang Zheng stood up almost immediately, regardless of other people's looks, and walked over with the iron bucket.
One hand reached into the iron bucket and smeared the aquatic animal genetic liquid on a piece of beef.
Arriving in front of the fish tank, Tang Zheng threw the beef down.
This octopus had a huge appetite and immediately rolled up the beef and swallowed it.
The genetic fluid just entered the octopus's belly.
After eating this piece of beef, the lively octopus calmed down and lay motionless on the bottom of the water.
Tang Zheng knew that this was a precursor to the octopus evolving again.
Guo Yun had just told him that after taking the genetic fluid, the evolution would be completed in about an hour. At this time, the octopus could already take orders from Tang Zheng, and Tang Zheng could give him instructions.
Tang Zheng was lying in the fish tank and quietly gave some instructions to the octopus.
I don’t know if Octopus understood it, but Xie Jinshan over there was already impatient.
"Okay, okay! Stop hanging around in the fish tank. The fish are already full from your feeding."
Tang Zheng put down the iron bucket and returned to his seat.
Looking at the weather outside, there seemed to be signs of rain. Xie Jinshan stood up and said, "Don't delay, let's go watch our alliance's military training now."
After that, everyone in the room was invited out.
They were going to the rooftop on the top floor to watch military training on another playground.
Tang Zheng followed the crowd upstairs. After arriving on the rooftop, the military training below had just begun.
When looking down, Tang Zheng was really shocked.
This was the first time he saw an armored vehicle.
Officers from the imperial army are organizing and training personnel to complete drills in formation, running, charging, shooting, obstacles and other events.
Regardless of their actual combat abilities, the performance of this group of people is really decent.
The banging sound of shooting echoed continuously, and mortars similar to those on Tang Zheng's side were also taken out and fired live ammunition at targets in the distance.
The armored vehicles charged, and their machine guns fired continuously, hitting targets in the distance.
The soldiers used the cover of vehicles to shoot and throw grenades to seize predetermined positions one by one.
The leaders on the rooftop were all watching attentively.
They didn't feel anything when watching acting on TV before, but when they saw it today, they were all deeply shocked.
Such troops are much stronger than those under their command.
Tang Zheng watched the exercise, but actually he was secretly contacting his subordinates.
Ever since he saw the octopus, Tang Zheng had something in mind.
This fish is destined to me.
It must be taken away.
But how to take it away is a problem.
It's definitely not possible to rob openly in the base. There are thousands of troops here. Even if Tang Zheng is sure that the combat effectiveness of this troop is not as good as that of his subordinates, there are too many ants to kill the elephant, so it is difficult to fight head-on.
You can only let the octopus come out on its own, follow the river to the bridge outside, and then take it away yourself.
But there are also defenders at the bridge, so we have to think of a way.
It seems it's time to use your trump card.
Halfway through the exercise, heavy raindrops fell from the sky.
The rain in this apocalyptic world never lets up. It rains heavily, which directly disrupts the exercise.
On the playground, those who participated in the exercise were instantly drowned.
At this time, the true quality of an army is revealed.
Obviously, this unit has only completed some basic military training and has no obvious response measures and experience for sudden situations.
Everyone began to take shelter from the rain, and the scene instantly became chaotic.
The command staff below yelled eagerly and ordered people to cover the equipment with canvas. The rain in the last days is quite corrosive and it cannot be rained like this.
The troops from both sides participating in the performance were in a mess. Some were covering up, some were running, and some were shouting.
On the rooftop, Xie Jinshan couldn't stand it anymore.
It seems that simple exercises are not enough to build an iron army. If you want to have real combat effectiveness, you have to go through many actual battles.
He didn't want the people present to see the joke, so he immediately asked everyone to go back and take shelter from the rain.
The group of people went downstairs, but before they could return to the third floor, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from outside.
Xie Jinshan suddenly frowned. Isn't this exercise over? Why are you still firing?
When I came to the window to check, I found that the troops on the playground had dispersed. Only some armored vehicles, escort vehicles, etc. were covered with canvas and thrown there.
And the gunfire didn't come from the playground, but from another direction.
"Who can tell me what happened?"
Just when Xie Jinshan was confused, someone ran over.
"Speaker, this is bad!"
"What's going on? Tell me clearly?"
"A group of foreigners attacked our post at the north gate. The firepower was so fierce that our people couldn't withstand it anymore!"
"What? Who is so brave? Which country is he from?"
As Xie Jinshan spoke, he glanced at Jonathan at the international base, but the old guy also looked shocked, and it didn't look like he was pretending.
"It seems...a group of mercenaries called Umbrellas."
The first thing Xie Jinshan thought of was the recently active group of foreign mercenaries.
These mercenaries and adventurers have been popping up in endlessly recently, and Xie Jinshan is too lazy to manage them.
But I didn't expect that these guys would be so bold and dare to attack the alliance headquarters.
"Damn! It's crazy, these gringos, I have to make them pay!"
"Assemble the troops, go to the north gate immediately, and blow these guys' balls out for me."
"Speaker, I'm afraid it won't be easy. The troops have just dispersed because they have just been wetted. Everyone may have taken off their clothes now, and it won't be easy to assemble for a while."
Xie Jinshan was also annoyed for a while: "You are ineffective, let them gather as soon as possible, and let the garrison troops from other directions advance to the north gate first. Don't let those foreigners come in."
"Yes, I'll go right away."
The person who reported the news ran away while yelling with a walkie-talkie.
"It's really a pity that a good day was disrupted by those foreigners, but don't worry, everyone, I believe our troops can handle the situation here quickly."
Xie Jinshan spoke to everyone apologetically, and then opened the door of the living room.
As soon as the door opened, a loud click was heard inside.
Then there was the sound of glass breaking.
When everyone looked over, they only saw a few huge tentacles sliding out along the broken window.
Although it was just a glimpse, those tentacles left a very deep impression on people.
Because those are the tentacles of the octopus.
The octopus's head was already somewhere outside the window, but its tentacles spread into the room, at least three meters long!
The exact length cannot yet be determined because they only saw the ends of the tentacles.
But Xie Jinshan's octopus shouldn't be that big.
Could it be that its mother came to pick up the baby?
Everyone present felt that this scene was very magical.
Xie Jinshan felt his head buzzing. Why was it that today's events became increasingly difficult for him to understand?
He spent a lot of money to get that octopus from the aquarium and raise it.
When it first arrived, it was just a small one, not much bigger than a palm. After the end of the world, it suddenly mutated and became one meter long, and it was still growing rapidly.
But today’s growth rate shouldn’t be an alien species.
what is going on?
Feeling the anger surge in his chest, Xie Jinshan roared: "Chase! The octopus is an aquatic animal, it can't run very far!"
(End of chapter)
