When Long Qian was reading "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" earlier, he didn't feel much about Wang Bo's words, "The times are not favorable, and fate is ill-fated. Feng Tang grows old easily, and Li Guang is difficult to ennoble." However, facing the questioning of many leaders now, Long Qian suddenly had a deep understanding of the sentences in this article. Wasn't he a person with such ill-fated destiny?
"If Su Liuying hadn't divided my power, if they had listened to me and obtained the ability potions from Qin Kewei first, expanded the influence of the Heavenly Dragon Bureau, investigated the situation, and acted in conjunction with the people of Mount Lyang, and if Yuzhou could have been recovered, the result would have been that Su Liuying did not obey my orders. This is what led to my difficult steps. It would be better for me not to be the captain of the Heavenly Dragon Bureau's ability users, so as to save me from worrying all day long." Long Qian thought sadly in his heart.
After Long Qian expressed his thoughts, Wang Like and Yang Yunhe were suddenly shocked. They had never expected that the captain would be so hot-tempered and was now talking back to the leaders. If this angered the leaders, they might be sent to guard an island.
After hearing Long Qian's explanation, the leaders knew that Long Qian was trying to exonerate himself at this time. He had said a lot just now, but all these words expressed one meaning: the failure of this mission was due to various restraining factors, especially being betrayed. The main responsibility did not lie with him, and the headquarters' handling of him was unfair.
The leaders exchanged glances, then began to whisper. After a discussion, they said to Long Qian, "You are the captain of the Heavenly Dragon Bureau, and you commanded this battle. The result was an ambush. You cannot escape responsibility for this matter. Nothing you say now is useful, especially for a department with only three people. Do you think there is still a need to retain it?"
Long Qian said seriously, "Before, the Heavenly Chosen Bureau only had two ability users left, and it could be rebuilt. Now our department still has three people, which is one more person than the Heavenly Chosen Bureau before. Why can't our Heavenly Dragon Bureau be rebuilt?"
The leader replied, "That's because Gong Changfa later recruited a lot of people. With more than twenty people, a department can be formed. If you can find twenty ability potions, you can rebuild the Heavenly Dragon Bureau, but now, you can't do that, so this matter is destined to be impossible."
After hearing this, Long Qian suddenly had hope. It seemed that there was still hope for rebuilding the Heavenly Dragon Bureau. He didn't have much affection for the Heavenly Dragon Bureau. After all, leading a bunch of useless people and thinking about how to become the strongest ability user organization in Yanjing was too stressful. However, Long Qian still wanted to continue to be the captain of the Heavenly Dragon Bureau, because only by being the captain of the Heavenly Dragon Bureau could he gain power.
"I will go and find the ability potions immediately. You wait and see. When I rebuild the Heavenly Dragon Bureau, I will make everyone look at me with new eyes," Long Qian said excitedly. He would not choose to join other teams, especially the Heavenly Chosen Bureau, which was impossible.
The leaders then looked at Yang Yunhe and Wang Like and asked, "What are your thoughts? Do you also want to find a way to rebuild the Heavenly Dragon Bureau?"
However, not everyone was as arrogant as Long Qian. The two had already decided that after the Ability Administration executed their mission and returned, they would join the Ability Administration. They had no intention of rebuilding the Heavenly Dragon Bureau.
At this time, the leader continued to say, "Long Qian, since you have decided to rebuild the Heavenly Dragon Bureau, we will reveal a little information to you. Last month, a meteorite fell in the Middle East, and after the meteorite fell, several mutated plants appeared in the Middle East. So, you can consider it yourself."
"Meteorite? Could it be the same one as the meteorite in the sea?" Long Qian's associative ability was very strong. At this moment, he instantly understood the leader's meaning. It was said that Shen Feng had once found a meteorite containing extraterrestrial elements in New Guinea, and mutated plants also appeared in the landing area.
This way, there was a way to find extraterrestrial elements. It was temporarily impossible to salvage the meteorite in the sea, but it was easy to find the meteorite that fell on the ground, and it could also cultivate ability users.
"I understand. I will rush to the Middle East immediately and prepare to bring back the meteorite," Long Qian said immediately.
"This is naturally not a problem, but there is one thing you need to pay attention to: do not act under the name of the headquarters. For this operation, you need to find the meteorite in your own name," the leader continued to admonish.
After careful consideration, Long Qian quickly understood what it meant. The reason for saying this was not to worry about the theft of the meteorite causing resentment among the local people.
Generally speaking, once a meteorite falls on the ground, its ownership belongs to the local people. In the past, such decisions were fine, as meteorites could be bought and sold normally without anything strange. But now, if Long Qian brought back the meteorite from the Middle East, it would have the taste of forcibly seizing the meteorite.
In order to avoid damaging the reputation of the headquarters, the leaders asked Long Qian not to act under the name of the headquarters when searching for the meteorite.
Long Qian stood up and asked, "Is there anything else? If not, I will depart now. If the meteorite really contains extraterrestrial elements, I will bring it back. If the meteorite does not contain extraterrestrial elements, please rest assured, I will always find the ability potions."
The implication was that if Long Qian found a meteorite containing extraterrestrial elements, he could bring it back directly. If he didn't find it, he would have to find other ways, such as killing twenty ability users to obtain ability potions. In another two months, it would be spring, the season when all things revive, and the insects on the ground would also increase. At this time, Long Qian's true strength could be exerted.
At this time, the leader stopped Long Qian and said, "Although your mission failed this time, we still have questions to ask you. After all, you personally went to the south. What suggestions do you have for Yuzhou and the southeast?"
Long Qian frowned and thought for a moment, and he really thought of a good idea. He then said, "For Yuzhou, the blockade of Yuzhou can be appropriately relaxed. The Jingxiang region is adjacent to Yuzhou, and it has not recovered since the flood in Jingxiang. Last year, the autumn harvest also had problems, and many people had no food to eat. When winter ends and winter wheat has not yet been harvested, a large number of disaster victims will appear in these areas. All disaster victims can be sent to Yuzhou, and it can be achieved by publicizing that there is enough food in Yuzhou."
"Let the disaster victims flood into Yuzhou, consume Yuzhou's food, and then cause internal strife in Yuzhou, is that what you mean? This is not good. In the doomsday, population is very important. Letting disaster victims flood into Yuzhou at this time will make Yuzhou stronger in the future." Some leaders immediately opposed Long Qian's suggestion after hearing it.
The outbreak of zombies had too great an impact. The most direct impact was the reduction in population. Nine out of ten people turned into zombies. After four years, zombies had basically disappeared. Zombies do not produce, but they continue to supplement food. Even if zombies have a dormant mode, they will starve to death. Thus, zombies devoured each other. The summer was hot, the winter was cold, and mutated beasts appeared in spring and autumn. In the Chinese region, zombies were almost gone.
And at this time, the environment is too harsh, and the population cannot recover in a short time. The population of 1.3 billion is a thing of the past. If the population of Yuzhou continues to grow, won't this boost Yuzhou's strength?
Long Qian quickly said, "This is the most suitable approach at present. I heard that Yuzhou's main strength is north of the Yangtze River. Even the large urban areas south of the Yangtze River have not been managed. So, at this time, letting hundreds of thousands of people flood into Yuzhou, in a short period of time, Shen Feng can only appease the disaster victims. For a year, he can only consider settling the disaster victims. After that, station a few thousand people in Mount Wuling, and I don't believe Shen Feng can obtain food from outside."
After hearing this answer, the leaders were silent for a moment, then waved and said, "Alright, you prepare yourself and go to the Middle East. I hope you can complete the mission. If you cause trouble outside, do not reveal the name of the headquarters."
Long Qian nodded and chose to leave. At this time, Long Qian had decided that no matter what, no matter how dirty the means, he would rebuild the Heavenly Dragon Bureau.
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Winter goes and spring comes, ice melts and snow melts, and everywhere is a scene of spring.
Shen Feng heard the report from his subordinates in the office, "A large number of disaster victims are coming to Yuzhou. In addition, there are rumors outside that Yuzhou's food can support ten million people, so disaster victims from the two provinces downstream of the Yangtze River are coming, all with their families. It seems that people from Hanzhong also want to enter Yuzhou."
Hearing this news, Shen Feng let out a long sigh and said helplessly, "The disaster victims have still come. Let the disaster victims in, and then send them to the south to farm. In addition, let the mercenary guild in Cao Fuli's hands issue missions to scout information in the mountains. Next, the City Lord's Mansion will also recruit people."
In fact, Shen Feng had already made plans for the disaster victims. Shen Feng had seen disaster victims last year, but the scale was not large at that time, and many families had stored grain. However, at this time, it was exactly the period between harvests, and winter wheat had not yet been harvested. Now, the disaster victims had truly arrived.
However, at this time, Chu Chaoyan found Shen Feng and said, "Sister asked me to tell you something. We sent a lot of grain to Jiucheng before, and now Yuzhou's grain is not much."
Hearing this news, Shen Feng couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Now the Qinghong Gang cannot trade either. It seems that we can only find a way from Dian Province and buy tens of thousands of tons of grain from there. When the winter wheat is harvested, the grain will be enough."
If it were before, Yuzhou's grain production capacity was still very strong, with more than two million hectares of farmland, which could support thirty million people. However, it should be noted that the amount of farmland included farmland in the mountains. In the plains, it was paddy fields, and in the mountains, it was basically dry land.
At this time, the farmland in the plains had basically been utilized. However, with the increasing population, Yuzhou's plains were originally relatively small. Now, to support more people, it was necessary to redevelop the land in the mountains.
"There are too many mutated beasts in the mountains. I don't know if letting disaster victims farm in the south is a good choice," Shen Feng murmured.
Chu Chaoyan then asked, "Afeng, I want to see Sister Du. Is that okay?"
Shen Feng hesitated for a moment and said, "It's okay. Just don't talk nonsense when you go. Du Xinshi is still pregnant and cannot be stimulated. You understand."
After receiving Shen Feng's affirmation, Chu Chaoyan immediately nodded and left. After returning to Chang Jianyi's side, Chu Chaoyan replied, "Sister, Shen Feng has agreed. I will go to visit Sister Du today. Do you have anything you want me to bring?"
Chang Jianyi shook her head and said, "Bring some fruit when you go, especially oranges from home. Judging by the time, Sister Du should also be reacting. During this period, she cannot eat greasy food, so she should eat more fruit. However, don't say it's my idea."