Room 647, No. 15, Shang Jianyao, wearing a gray uniform, pushed the door open and entered.
Long Yuehong followed closely behind, curiously looking around.
What greeted his eyes was a variety of weapons, some long, some short, some silver-white, some iron-black, some placed on tables, some hanging up, and so on, like a hot weapon expo.
Frankly speaking, Long Yuehong had only seen the term "expo" in books and heard the teacher explain its general meaning. He had never encountered it in real life.
The only activity that made him feel close to an expo was the "New Variety Exhibition of Experimental Fields" organized by the "Inner Ecological Zone" a few years ago.
And now, he felt that this was what an expo should look like.
Jiang Baimian stood by the door, sized up Shang Jianyao a few times, and nodded approvingly:
"You've worn out the temperament and style!"
The Security Department's uniform was originally well-designed and quite stylish. Shang Jianyao was tall and strong, and looked slim in clothes. He showed the handsome and cool feeling of the clothes to the fullest.
"This clothes is not very good." Shang Jianyao frowned slightly and replied.
"Why?" Bai Chen next to her asked with some surprise.
Seeing this, Jiang Baimian opened her mouth and muttered:
"I think it's better not to pay attention to what he said..."
At the same time, the corners of Shang Jianyao's mouth spread, and he answered Bai Chen's question with a smile:
"I can't dance the Golden Coast hula."
"..." Bai Chen.
"...I really don't know if you're joking or if there's something wrong with your head sometimes." Jiang Baimian scolded with a smile, and turned her head to look at Long Yuehong. "Don't be dazed, go over there and start class!"
She paused, swept her gaze from top to bottom and from bottom to top, and said with a smile:
"You look quite energetic, much more handsome than before."
Long Yuehong, who had been a little down and inferior because the two ladies were focused on Shang Jianyao and ignored him, straightened his back and said:
"Yes, team leader!"
Arriving at the long table pointed to by Jiang Baimian, Bai Chen picked up a pistol with a silver-white body and a black non-slip grip and said:
"It's a gun that both relic hunters and wasteland bandits love and hate.
"See it? Its barrel is very thick and long, and it uses 11.18mm bullets, so it has great power. It can be used to hunt larger beasts. There are several similar ones, right next to it. Some are called Pythons.
"It has a lot of recoil. You can't handle it without a strong enough body. Well, you should have all undergone genetic modification, so there shouldn't be any problems.
"Its prototype comes from the ruins of the old world cities. This one is the latest production of 'United Industrial'. The model is 202. The disadvantage is that it jams more easily than other types of pistols. Be sure to pay attention to this when using it..."
Bai Chen spoke slowly and told Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong the general situation, gun structure, and usage experience of the "United 202" pistol in his hand.
After teaching this, Bai Chen picked up a black pistol from another long table:
"This one uses 7.62mm bullets, which has great power, small size, good feel, high precision, easy to carry, and easy to maintain. It's just not very friendly to people with larger palms. It's great for me... Currently, the two most common ones on the wasteland are the Wubei 6 and Wubei 7 produced by the 'Salvation Army'. One of the differences between them is that the former's design has certain problems. The jamming rate is comparable to that of the 'United 202'. In addition..."
"...This one uses 14.5mm bullets, so you can imagine the power. It comes from the Iron Mountain city ruins, but 'Orange Company' has imitations. We all call it 'Fatty'... But among sniper rifles, it's not the best. I prefer 'Eagle Eye' and 'Eye of God'. Look, they're over there..."
"...The best sniper rifles are actually Gauss rifles and plasma rifles, but they're not here. Unless you encounter elite teams from the major forces of 'First City' and 'United Industrial', you basically won't encounter them on the wasteland."
"...This is my favorite submachine gun, nicknamed 'Short Neck'..."
Bai Chen introduced and explained them one by one. Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong listened very attentively and familiarized themselves with them from time to time.
Jiang Baimian did not interrupt the lecture. Only when Bai Chen was thirsty and drank water, she pointed to a thick steel pipe on a nearby table and said:
"Guess what weapon it is?"
Long Yuehong looked over and read five Ashlands characters from the steel pipe:
"Linnan Steel Pipe Factory".
"Haha." Jiang Baimian smiled and said, "It's actually a man-portable rocket launcher, but the main components come from a seamless steel pipe factory of the 'Salvation Army'. Alright, you guys continue."
...
At 6:20 p.m., Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong, who had taken a shower and changed into their daily clothes, each took a lunch box and found a place to sit in the No. 2 cafeteria on the 647th floor—the Security Department's small cafeterias opened at 6:10, twenty minutes earlier than those in the "Living Area".
"My whole body is in pain. The team leader is too ruthless." During the process of sitting down, Long Yuehong touched the bruises on his body. The pain made him grit his teeth and couldn't help complaining.
In the morning, they had a weapon course, and in the afternoon, they had combat training. Jiang Baimian didn't hold back at all and gave the two of them a hard training.
Relatively speaking, Shang Jianyao could last a little longer. Long Yuehong was miserably defeated and fell to the ground in no more than thirty seconds each time.
"Her genetic modification effect must be better than ours! Look, that strength, that reaction speed, that coordination, it's like a monster! Heh, you're also a monster, a little monster!" Long Yuehong only realized today that his friend hadn't exerted even half of his strength in the previous combat class.
He actually fought back and forth with that monster!
Although it could only last for a short period of time, it was still back and forth.
Shang Jianyao looked at Long Yuehong with a smile and said:
"You can't even beat Bai Chen."
Long Yuehong's face suddenly turned red, and he stammered for a long time and said:
"She doesn't follow the rules! And, you didn't win many times either?"
He originally thought that he could easily win against such a petite girl like Bai Chen with his size and strength. Who knew that he would lose again and again.
You should know that he, who started genetic modification from the embryonic state, not only has size and strength, but also has reaction speed, coordination ability, and balance ability. In addition, he also has many years of combat experience.
"There are no rules in wasteland combat, only life and death." Shang Jianyao replied calmly.
"That's right, her combat skills are very practical..." As Long Yuehong spoke, he lowered his head and looked at his lunch box.
On the white rice dotted with many potatoes, the black preserved vegetables were spread out little by little, and the juice had penetrated into the bottom.
Above the preserved vegetables was a piece of meat with a lot of fat and little lean meat, alternating layer after layer. The meat was dyed the color of the juice, thick and solid, and looked heavy.
This was the special meat dish that Long Yuehong exchanged for a contribution point—he had already enjoyed a plate of steamed pork at noon.
"It smells so good..." Long Yuehong narrowed his eyes. "If I don't have to go on field missions, this kind of job is what I've always dreamed of."
"There's a combat class tomorrow." Shang Jianyao glanced at him.
There was no room for choice in the special meat dishes. His was also steamed pork with preserved vegetables.
"...Don't say anything, eat quietly!" Long Yuehong's expression collapsed.
He found that after spending a day with the team leader, he was getting more and more used to roaring.
Shang Jianyao ignored him and buried himself in enjoying the braised potatoes with rice and steamed pork with preserved vegetables.
...
After dinner, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong took their lunch boxes, took the elevator, and returned to Area C on the 495th floor.
As soon as the two entered the "Activity Center", they saw a tall girl with good features, a clean temperament, and wearing a simple dress walking over.
"Feng Yunying, are you here to find me?" Long Yuehong forgot about Shang Jianyao and strode forward with an undisguised smile on his face.
The girl was a little stunned:
"You've already finished eating?
"I'm here to return something to a friend."
Long Yuehong said with an unchanged smile:
"I ate in the small cafeteria."
"Small cafeteria? Where were you assigned to?" Feng Yunying asked curiously.
Only special departments have small cafeterias.
Her entertainment department only has one in the broadcasting station.
Long Yuehong realized that he had slipped up and smiled reluctantly:
"Security Department."
Feng Yunying was stunned for a moment and said politely:
"Then you have to be careful."
While the two were talking, Shang Jianyao walked to the side, pulled over a stool, and sat down next to Chen Xianyu, the old man who was the director of the "Activity Center".
"How is it? Which group were you assigned to? Do you want the old man to find someone he knows to take care of you?" Chen Xianyu glanced at the items on the stall in front of him and asked casually.
"Classified." Shang Jianyao said concisely.
"Heh..." Chen Xianyu turned his head away.
He didn't ask any more questions and patted Shang Jianyao on the shoulder:
"Be careful in everything."
At this time, Chen Xianyu's subordinate employee walked back from the "Employee Cafeteria" with his lunch box.
Shang Jianyao watched Chen, the old man, holding the lunch box in one hand and wielding chopsticks like flying in the other, and suddenly opened his mouth and said:
"Grandpa Chen, you said you know everyone on this floor?"
Chen Xianyu answered vaguely:
"I wouldn't dare say one hundred percent, but I know at least ninety-five percent or more."
Shang Jianyao was about to consider his words when he suddenly saw a familiar figure.
It was the Li woman he saw in Area A, No. 35 in the early hours of today, a believer of "Life Ritual".
"Do you know her?" Shang Jianyao pointed to this beautiful lady.
Chen Xianyu looked up and glanced at her:
"Li Zhen, you should know her? You should have been neighbors before.
"But you were young at that time, so you might not remember.
"Alas, she's also a pitiful person. She had two children after she got married, and then she and her husband were transferred to other positions and were contaminated. They couldn't have any more children, and her two children died in an accident a few years ago..."
Shang Jianyao listened to Chen Xianyu in silence and did not speak.
After sitting in the "Activity Center" for a while, he returned to No. 196, Area B, and, as usual, waited for the broadcast to sound while lying half-reclined on the dim bed.
Before long, that familiar sweet voice once again echoed on every floor of the "Living Area":
"Hello everyone, I am Hou Yi, the news anchor on the hour. It is now 8:00 p.m....
"...Due to abnormal weather this year, monster groups have begun to migrate on the Ashlands...
"...Traces of the 'Monk Order' have appeared on the wasteland near the company...
"...
"...The livestock diarrhea disease at Ranch 59 in the inner ecological zone has been resolved...
"...The Entertainment Department has decided to hold an employee basketball game at the Activity Center on this week's day off..."