When Lin Xu saw the deputy director reaching out, he quickly took his hand and said excitedly, "Yes, deputy director, I will do my best to protect the gathering place of hope."
The chemical plant here is called the gathering place of hope, which has special meaning. Why is it named Hope? It gives everyone hope that the future will be beautiful.
At the same time, it is also a kind of psychological comfort and gives people hope.
When Lin Xu saw the word "hope" written on the door, his heart felt slightly warm.
The more desperate a person is, the more hope he has to give himself, so that he will have hope and the motivation to live.
It was out of various considerations that Liu Zhenguo took the name of hope.
Some people didn't take it seriously at first. In order to survive in the last days, it would be good to be alive. What's the use of putting on all these friezes?
But when a person with super powers comes back from an outing and sees the big word "hope" in front of the door, he will feel at ease.
Ordinary people also have the motivation to live because they often see these two words. They no longer eat and wait for death every day, and more or less find something to do.
As a result, the gathering place became more vibrant.
Everyone also hopes that this place will truly become a place of hope.
Lin Xu briefly shook hands with the deputy director again and separated.
Just as the two hands separated, a wind blade struck Lin Xu directly in front of the door.
Lin Xu's eyes shrank for a while, and blue light flowed from his right eye. He held the handle of the Qilin knife at his waist with his right hand, pulled it out, and slashed out with the knife, splitting the wind blade.
Lin Xu stared at the direction of the wind blade with his sharp eyes, "Captain Tang, what do you mean?"
"Haha, young man, don't mind, I just want to test your strength. Although I believe what Yaxin said, hearing is not as good as seeing. It also aroused my curiosity, I couldn't hold it back for a while, I'm really sorry. "
Tang Lei smiled apologetically.
Lin Xu saw Tang Lei's apologetic face and sincere eyes, and his tense mind relaxed.
Before Lin Xu could say anything, Zhou Yaxin's dissatisfied voice rang out, "Uncle Tang, how could you do this? Lin Xu had just arrived at the gathering place and didn't even prepare a gift. Instead, he launched a sneak attack. I really ignored you. "
"Lin Xu, are you okay?"
Zhou Yaxin complained about Tang Lei and then became concerned about Lin Xu.
Lin Xu smiled and said, "I'm fine, but my Tang Dao looks like it can't be used."
Lin Xu didn't expect that Zhou Yaxin's reaction would be greater than his own. But he didn't think much about it. He just looked at the cracks in the Tang Dao in his hand and felt a little sad.
In the previous battle with the blood cat, Tang Dao was already injured after being in contact with the blood cat many times. Now, Tang Dao was injured more by forcefully receiving the wind blade released by the high-level superpower.
But even without Tang Lei's sneak attack, Lin Xu wouldn't be able to use the Tang sword.
At this moment, Tang Lei laughed and said, "Lin Xu, right? You don't have to worry about this. There are people in the gathering place who can forge weapons. I will take you to find Lao Yang to forge your Tang Dao again. You The Tang Sword was okay before the end of the world, and it was barely enough to cut down some junior and intermediate blood corpses, but it would be very difficult when encountering high-level blood corpses."
"Isn't the reason why your Tang Dao was damaged because of your fight with the blood cat?"
Tang Lei could prove that what Zhou Yaxin said was true from Lin Xu's sharp reaction just now and the cracks on the Tang knife in his hand.
It’s no wonder that he was doubtful. The mid-level superpowers killing high-level blood beasts sounded like they were listening to fairy tales.
After the test just now, although Lin Xu's specific strength is still uncertain, it is enough to prove that Lin Xu is qualified to fight against high-level blood corpses.
"Uncle Tang, this is what you said, don't be stingy, find more special materials for Lin Xu to use for forging the knife!"
Zhou Yaxin lost a lot of her anger after hearing this. At the same time, she also knew that Tang Lei was such a person. If she was angry with him, she would have to make herself angry.
"Don't worry, Yaxin. When has your Uncle Tang ever been stingy? Besides, Lin Xu plays a vital role in this mission. I will naturally try my best to forge the Tang Dao in Lin Xu's hand into a precious sword."
Tang Lei said with a smile.
Although Tang Lei is usually careless, he does observe some things more carefully than anyone else.
Tang Lei discovered that Lin Xu did not just regard the Tang Dao in his hand as a simple weapon, but also had feelings mixed in with it.
He understands this very well, just like a person who has used a gun for a long time will develop deep feelings for the gun.
This kind of thing is not uncommon among SWAT officers.
It is precisely because of this that Tang Lei said that he would recast the Tang sword for Lin Xu instead of asking Lin Xu to change the sword.
Lin Xu was extremely happy, "Thank you very much, Captain Tang!"
The Tang Dao in his hand was bought frugally before the end of the world, and with his help after the end of the world, he got to where he is now. Lin Xu naturally had feelings for the Tang Dao.
Lin Xu was secretly sad for a long time when he saw cracks appearing on the Qilin Knife blade.
Lin Xu was of course extremely happy when he heard that the Qilin Sword could be recast.
"You're welcome. Don't always call me Captain Tang. It sounds awkward to me. Just do the same as Yaxin and just call me Uncle Tang!"
Tang Lei smiled.
"Uncle Tang!"
Lin Xu said obediently.
I thought to myself, "It seems that I was right to follow him to perform the mission, otherwise how could I have been recognized by the senior leaders of the gathering place."
Although many dangers occurred during this mission, fortunately, they were all overcome and everything developed in a good direction.
"Hey, that's right!" Tang Lei laughed.
"Okay, this is not the place to talk. Let's talk after we go in."
Liu Zhenguo interrupted the conversation among several people.
Liu Zhenguo was surprised that Tang Lei took action. Lin Xu was also shocked that Lin Xu could block Tang Lei's sneak attack.
Originally, he wanted to blame Tang Lei, but seeing that there was no unpleasantness between the two and they were chatting happily, he didn't say much.
He also knew that Tang Lei was this person's character. It was the same before the apocalypse and it would be the same after the apocalypse. He had said this so many times, and he accepted it humbly every time, but then he did it again, and he didn't do anything about it.
Fortunately, Tang Lei didn't cause any big trouble or uncontrollable situation, so sometimes he could only turn a blind eye.
Liu Zhenguo looked at Lin Xu with interest, still surprised in his heart.
After hearing what Liu Zhenguo said, Tang Lei said with a smile, "It's exactly what the deputy director said. Let's go in first."
Everyone walked towards the chemical plant while talking and laughing.
As for the materials on the car, someone will handle them, so Lin Xu and others don't have to worry about it.
Most of the survivors gathered around several trucks, with happy smiles on their faces. No matter what supplies are in the car, it will definitely improve their lives in the future.
Although some people wondered why so few people came back, they were more interested in the supplies on the trucks.
Liu Zhenguo had a chat with Lin Xu and others, and then left with a few people. He was still needed to distribute these materials.
Tang Lei and Zhou Yaxin also relaxed a lot when they saw Liu Zhenguo leaving.
"Xiao Lin, I will find someone to arrange a place for your team members to rest. You can follow me to the forging room first!"
Tang Lei said.
The so-called forging room is a place where weapons are forged.
"Well, my brothers and sisters will ask Uncle Tang to find someone to make arrangements."
Lin Xu said with a smile.
Walking into the gathering place and seeing so many survivors, Lin Xu and others felt inexplicably relaxed.
"Xiao Wang, come here for a moment."
"Captain Tang, what are your orders?"
A young SWAT officer ran over.
"Go and arrange the team members like Xiao Lin."
"Okay, Captain Tang!"
After saying that, he came to Zhao Hu and others and saluted and said, "Everyone, please come with me!"
Lin Xuchong nodded to the others, and Zhao Hu and others followed the young special police officer.
"Don't worry, Xiaolin. This is a metallurgical and chemical factory with a dormitory building for nearly a thousand people. At the same time, we found many large generators in the factory, which are enough for us to use normally. We also found a place to drill a well. There is no problem in maintaining normal life in the gathering place.”
Tang Lei told Lin Xu some information about the chemical plant.
Listening to Tang Lei's story, Lin Xu kept nodding.
Zhou Yaxin on the side added.
Through the two people's narration, Lin Xu had a preliminary understanding of the hope gathering place.
At the Hope Gathering Place, food is uniformly distributed, and ordinary people are only guaranteed two meals a day, which is 80% full.
Of course, the children and the elderly are taken care of.
If you want to distribute enough food, you have to work for the gathering place.
People with superpowers only need to go outside to search for supplies as required. The more they harvest, the more food and supplies they will be allocated.
Although some people with super powers complained about this, they did not dare to break out. First, the strength does not allow it. Second, the gathering place is the safest place nearby. You can sleep well here at night. Third, there are normal living conditions here. Washing your face outside may be a problem.
The weapons used by superpowers are even more strictly controlled.
Each superpower is only allowed to have one weapon. Only if it is damaged can it be replaced with a new one. At the same time, the old weapon must be recycled and rebuilt. To replace a new weapon, you need to spend blood beads.
Lin Xu secretly admired him. If he had to manage so many people, he would definitely not be able to be so organized.
Lin Xu knew in his heart that food and weapons were the key and must be in his hands.
"Lin Xu, as for the food you brought, you were supposed to hand it over. Seeing that you have done a great job in this mission, you are allowed to stay. But try not to publicize it everywhere to prevent unnecessary rumors. dispute."
Zhou Yaxin said.
"I see."
Lin Xu said with some gratitude.
"Also, according to the rules of the gathering place, those with superpowers will receive a free weapon when they join the gathering place. At the same time, they are responsible for guarding the gathering place, and at the same time, they have to go out to collect supplies for the gathering place every once in a while."
Zhou Yaxin said again.
"Okay, this is what we should do." Lin Xu said with a smile.
"You should take your team members with you. As for what mission you are going to perform, we will talk about it in two days. You should have a good rest when you arrive."
Zhou Yaxin said thoughtfully.
Lin Xu naturally accepted it happily.
While the three of them were talking, they came to the door of a factory.
Before Lin Xu entered the door, he heard the sound of shouting and the sound of metal hitting.
"Xiao Lin, this is the forging room."
Tang Lei said and pushed the door open.
A wave of heat rushed towards Lin Xu's face, and he secretly said, "It's so hot!"
His face was a little red from being roasted.
"Let's go, let's go find Lao Yang." Tang Lei said.
The name of Lao Yang in his mouth is Yang Zhong, and he is an intermediate superpower user, a fire-type mutant superpower user.
Lin Xu walked into the factory and found that there were at least 20 people busy in it, all of them sweating. Some were wielding hammers and forging something, and some were carrying some mineral materials. They were all performing their duties.
These people did not react much to the entry of Lin Xu and the others.
This was the first time Lin Xu had seen such a scene. Although the high temperature made Lin Xu sweat profusely, he still looked at everything around him with interest...
