Read Novel Full Chapter 527: Where is Fengcheng?
Chapter 527: Where is Fengcheng?
The Fire Seed container belonged to the official southern base. It is impossible to open it without a sensor and a password. Even if an outsider gets it, it is useless. It is the civilization that China has put a lot of effort into.
If they do not come across it, then it is fine, but if they do, they have to find a way to take it.
After some discussion, Jiang Ning and Huo Yishen planned to go over and take a look.
Safety first as always.
They layered up: thermal regulating clothing as the base, bulletproof vests on top, and torn clothes to disguise themselves. They even dirtied their faces for good measure.
As for their true intentions, well, those could not be hidden.
It was about two to three kilometers away, so they went on foot.
As they got closer, the two became visibly more cautious.
Bai Xue, with a cunning look, teamed up with Coke to take a detour and surround the target.
Jiang Ning trusted their instincts and had Huo Yishen lead them on the detour, while she and Doudou took the front to grab the other side’s attention.
With roles divided, everyone got into position.
The two disguised themselves as tired survivors, moving along weakly and slowly.
“Look, there seems to be a container ahead.”
They rushed forward. Jiang Ning noticed footprints around the container, but there were not too many.
Just as they were about to approach, a man in a tattered hat rushed out from the side with a gun in his hand. “Hey, I found it first!”
He sounded aggressive but issued only a verbal warning and did not shoot.
He was a foreigner and spoke English.
He had blond hair, a hooked nose, and a thin frame.
Jiang Ning raised her hand and said in broken English, “Don’t shoot. We’re not here to cause trouble.”
The man insisted, “I found it first, this box belongs to me.”
Before he could finish speaking, Huo Yishen came up from behind and knocked him to the ground with the butt of his gun.
He didn’t faint, but screamed in pain.
Huo Yishen picked up his gun, which had no bullets.
Now it was Jiang Ning’s turn to point the gun at him. “You seem to be very interested in this container.”
The man quickly raised his hand and begged for mercy in panic. “Don’t kill me! We can split the reward fifty-fifty.”
Jiang Ning was surprised. “Reward?”
Seeing her confusion, the man explained, “I’m a bounty hunter. I came out specifically to find containers like this.”
Jiang Ning’s mind went blank for a moment. “Who sent you to look for these containers?”
Could it be the Huacheng base?
But they were busy reclaiming land and building islands—would they even have the time?
Even if they did, Huacheng was so far away. How would they transport the box back after finding it?
“The reward was issued by Fengcheng. As long as you find the box, you will get a batch of food, or you can become a citizen of the base.”
Fengcheng? The three were shocked.
Jiang Ning lowered her gun and took a deep breath to calm herself. Her tone softened. “Where is Fengcheng, and who is their leader?”
“We mean no harm,” she added, seeing the man’s confused expression. “We used to live in Fengcheng.”
The man came back to his senses and rubbed his numb neck. “I don’t know who the leader of Fengcheng is, but this city was built by the Chinese military. It is more than 500 kilometers away from here. Most of the people living in it are soldiers, along with some regular survivors.”
The man’s name is Kos. He explained that he was part of a three-person bounty hunter team and came out specifically to find the fire seed containers.
Once they found a container, they were supposed to report back to Fengcheng. The military would then send people to open the container and transport its contents back to the base.
Their luck had been pretty good—they actually found a box. Worried that someone might steal it, they left Kos behind to guard it while the other two rushed back to report.
That was over ten days ago. There was no telling if they had made it back safely or died on the way.
Jiang Ning’s head was buzzing. If China had already established the Huacheng Base, then who was behind the creation of Fengcheng Base?
She remembered Zhao Quan saying that one of the leaders of the five major military bases had died of illness, and there were two left who had not been found.
Gu Tinglin was one of them, and the remaining one was the chief of the Northwest Military Base.
But if it was the leader of the Northwest Military Base, how could it be such a coincidence that they used this name?
And if it was Gu Tinglin, why would he choose to use this name?
Jiang Ning was lost in thought until Huo Yishen lightly tapped her, bringing her back to reality.
Huo Yishen opened his backpack and handed over a bag of dried crocodile meat. “We won’t fight with you for the reward in the box, but we want to know how to get to Fengcheng?”
Kos had been out of ammunition and food for two days, and his eyes lit up when he saw the dried meat.
As a bounty hunter, he had met many survivors who were eager to find a base to settle down.
Unfortunately, Fengcheng was strictly managed, and for non-Chinese people, entry was nearly impossible unless they made a significant contribution to the base. As a result, many people set up camps outside its borders.
Kos, without hesitation, shared the route and said enviously, “Since you are Chinese, you should have no problem getting in.”
Jiang Ning took another bag of dried crocodile meat and asked Kos for more detailed information about Fengcheng.
Kos’s team lived outside the city, so his knowledge of the situation inside came from conversations with other bounty hunters who were residents of Fengcheng.
There are about 10,000 people in Fengcheng, more than half of whom are soldiers, and they are basically soldiers from the southern military. The rest are all ordinary survivors.
Among the ordinary survivors, some were rescued by soldiers at sea, while others arrived later after hearing about the city’s stability.
Kos chewed on the dried meat, his eyes showing a hint of envy. “I really admire you Chinese people. I heard that inside the city, there are stone and brick houses now. We can only live in torn tents outside the city, which barely provide any protection from the rain or snow.”
Right now, his only hope was to trade this container for some supplies—and if he ever had a chance to become a citizen, that would be even better.
“They even have farmland inside the city,” he continued. “It’s said that when they first landed, everything was wasteland. But in just over a year, the Chinese soldiers and survivors built a city, turning the barren land into something useful. They’ve even started planting crops.”
“That reminds me, more than a year ago, they also set up a food factory. They catch fish out at sea and process it into food. Not only does it feed the residents, but they also formed foreign bounty hunter teams to search for the containers.”
Anyone who finds a container can be given 300 kilograms of dried fish cakes.
At first, the survivors living outside the city were skeptical and tried catching fish on their own. But it only led to severe food poisoning, with some even dying. Meanwhile, the food from the factory was perfectly safe.
Jiang Ning thought, “Did the bounty hunters find many containers?”
“Not many, it seems that they only found more than 20 in total. But our team has been lucky—this is our second one.”
Doudou was very curious. “How did they get it back?”
Kos didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but he admired it very much. “Ant-style teamwork.”
As long as the container is found, Fengcheng will send troops. The farthest one seems to be more than 1,000 kilometers, and it is impossible to go back and forth in less than half a year.
Doudou was shocked. What her sister-in-law could easily accomplish with a wave of her hand required a military operation and months of effort for them.
Thinking of her own journey in the past six months, she could rest whenever they were tired, eat hot meals when hungry, and always had clean water. In contrast, the soldiers had to carry everything on their backs, braving wind, rain, and danger over thousands of miles—and sometimes even sacrificing their lives.
If even soldiers struggled like this, what about ordinary survivors?
Subconsciously, Doudou held Jiang Ning’s hand. It was soft, warm, and yet full of strength.
After understanding the situation, Jiang Ning prepared to leave. “Aren’t you worried someone else might come and take it while you’re standing here like this?”