Mount Zhongshan had been hollowed out, leaving behind a huge space filled with modern facilities that amazed the hundreds of cultivators.
Groups of soldiers walked past, carrying standard steel knives on their backs. It was a strange sight, like a combination of modern and ancient times.
As cultivators grew stronger, ordinary firearms were no longer as useful as cold weapons. Many of the armory had been destroyed, but the fact that they were still equipped with standard steel knives proved that the camp wasn't simple.
Lu Yin and the rest were led to a huge plaza, surrounded by a circle of soldiers. There were also many female soldiers looking at them with solemn expressions.
There was a layer of transparent glass about ten meters above the plaza, revealing a huge space behind it.
At this moment, a few men and women were standing near the glass, laughing as they looked down.
"I wonder if we'll be able to recruit some useful people this time. Even if they can't reach the human realm, they shouldn't be too weak," a middle-aged man said in a low, muffled voice.
"Don't get your hopes up. It's not that easy to reach the human realm. The captains of this group have already been assigned by the Executioner. You and I didn't get a single one," a charming woman said unhappily.
"It's not impossible. It's not easy to protect tens of thousands of survivors from so far away. I value these people, so why don't you give them all to me?" a young man laughed.
"Stop dreaming. Let's see how Feng Hong arranges it. He'll be the instructor this time, so he'll definitely take the lion's share."
They were all captains of the camp. There were eighty thousand cultivators in the camp, and only those who reached the Earth Realm could become captains. Once they became a captain, they would become an overlord in Nanjing, only second to the Executioner, Zhou Shan.
To the millions of survivors in Nanjing, Executioners were rare, and captains were like gods.
"I heard that the Luo Sage's snow maidens are coming to Nanjing and will be sparring with us. Who do you plan on going up?" the charming woman suddenly asked, smiling at the people beside her.
They remained silent, not intending to answer.
The charming woman laughed, "Rumor has it that the Luo Sage has declared the snow maidens to be invincible in the Earth Realm. Are you sure you don't want to meet them?"
They still didn't speak.
The charming woman pursed her lips into a smile and didn't say anything else.
Luo Sage Bai Xue was the founder of Camp Blue. Although she was ranked alongside the Executioner as one of the Seven Sages, her status was higher than his.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Seven Sages of Huaxia were of equal status, but only a small number of people knew that the Seven Sages were divided into the Three Upper Sages and the Four Lower Sages. Luo Sage Bai Xue was one of the Three Upper Sages, while Zhou Shan was one of the Four Lower Sages.
In the square, the evolvers were being examined one by one. The main reason was that many viruses had mutated after the apocalypse, especially the virus from zombies, which was very difficult to treat. The camp had to ensure that none of the evolvers were infected by the virus, otherwise it would be very dangerous.
Soon, it was Lu Yin's turn.
Looking at the sample bottle that contained his blood, the nurse began to fill in his personal information. Lu Yin's eyes flashed, and he exerted force in his legs. His figure blurred, but in the next moment, he returned to normal. No one saw it clearly, but the color of the blood in the sample bottle changed a little. It seemed to have a tinge of purple, but it quickly returned to normal.
"Lu Yin, is it?
Please wait for a moment, it'll be ready soon, "the nurse said with a smile.
Lu Yin nodded. "Thank you." He then walked to the other side.
After a period of time, nearly 500 evolvers had finished their random inspection. There were no problems.
Not long after, a middle-aged man wearing a dark military uniform walked over. As he approached, a wave of pressure arose spontaneously. All the evolvers looked at him in astonishment.
Zizi
The ground split open as a shockwave swept out, shocking all the evolvers present.
"Earth-Grade! An Earth-Grade powerhouse!" someone exclaimed, causing all the evolvers to look at the middle-aged man with fear and envy.
The middle-aged man walked until he was about ten metres away from Lu Yin and the rest, "My name is Feng Hong, and I'm a captain of the camp. Let me ask you again, if any of you are unwilling to join the camp, you may leave."
Hundreds of evolvers looked at each other, and then one after another, people walked out.
Although the camp was powerful, they had to be disciplined. Many had never been in the army before, so it was normal for them not to want to join. Lu Yin was one of them.
There were nearly two hundred people who didn't want to join the camp, which was nearly half of the total number.
Feng Hong looked at the evolvers who didn't want to join and said indifferently, "Not only will your safety be guaranteed if you join, but you can also bring your loved ones to Zhongshan. You'll be given energy crystals to train every month, and you'll also be taught battle techniques by the Executioner."
"What's a battle technique?" someone asked curiously.
Feng Hong replied coldly, "It's a technique that allows you to display 200% of your strength. The Executioner's battle technique is the Storm Slash, and there aren't many people in the world who can block it. You should have seen it before."
The evolvers were all excited, of course they'd seen it before. It had destroyed the mutated vines and caused the earth to split open.
"Can we learn the Storm Slash?" someone asked expectantly.
Feng Hong replied coldly, "Anyone can learn it, as long as they are acknowledged by the Executioner."
The evolvers who were about to leave hesitated and returned to their original groups. There were less than fifty people who really wanted to leave, and Lu Yin was one of them.
Feng Hong waved his hand, "Take them away."
Soon, nearly fifty of them were led out of Zhongshan.
Lu Yin looked back; this place would soon be in turmoil.
Many survivors and even evolvers had gathered outside Zhongshan, and when Lu Yin and the rest came out, they all gathered around, "Brother, do you want to buy a house?
You can look for me, the price is definitely fair. "
"Brother, do you need a tour guide?
Don't look at me like that, there are too many zombies and monsters outside Nanjing. Without a guide, you'll easily be surrounded. "
"Brother, do you need weapons?
We have sharp blades, hard spears, whatever you need. We even have firearms if you want. Buy a few bombs to defend yourself. "
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"Do you have a map?" Lu Yin asked.
A shifty-eyed evolver immediately came over and scanned the area fiercely, scaring off his fellow evolvers before carefully taking out a map, "Brother, this map costs ten crystals."
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow, "Ten crystals?
Are you crazy? Ten crystals for a map? Don't you know that one crystal is enough for a normal person to evolve? "
The shifty-eyed Evolver whispered, "Brother, this isn't an ordinary map. It has detailed locations of powerful monsters and zombies in Jinling's outer city. You don't want to be surrounded as soon as you go out, right? This is related to your life. Isn't your life worth ten crystals?"
Lu Yin laughed, "Three at most, no more."
The shifty-eyed evolver readily agreed, "Alright, we'll be friends. Take the map."
Lu Yin felt like he had been cheated, but he didn't mind. He reached into his robes and took out three white crystals the size of rice grains, handing them over to the cultivator. The shifty-eyed cultivator took the crystals with excitement in his eyes. He approached Lu Yin and whispered, "Bro, since you're so straightforward, I'll give you something for free. No need to thank me." He then stuffed a round pill into Lu Yin's hand and turned to leave.
Lu Yin looked at the pill with a strange expression; he recognized it as an aphrodisiac.
Many plants had mutated after the apocalypse, and medicines from peaceful times had long since become obsolete. Medicines made from mutated plants were much more effective, and Lu Yin had seen people use them before. They were definitely effective, but these pills were very precious. If they were sold for more than three crystals, where had this guy gotten them?
Lu Yin didn't think too much about it and threw the pills away. He looked around and walked out of the city.
He studied the map carefully, finally settling on a barren mountain south of the city, "I hope there are some clues here."
On the top floor of Mount Zhong's internal space, the huge conference room was filled with people. The seat at the head of the table was empty. On the left of the first seat was a man with a scar on his face and wearing a military uniform. On the right of the first seat was a beautiful girl wearing glasses. Most of the people sitting here were captains of the prison camp.
After a while, Zhou Shan entered the room and naturally took the seat of honor. He looked around at everyone and finally at the girl with glasses, "How's the plan coming along?"
The girl pushed up her glasses. "According to initial estimates, it will take at least two months to expand the Jinling colony, and the loss of combatants may reach two to three thousand. If we want to expand the territory of Jinling into the colony during peacetime, the loss will increase by three times.
Zhou Shan frowned, "We have to expand the colony. The push north is going smoothly, and we'll be able to connect to the capital in a few months. Then, the entire country will be connected, and it'll be easy to reclaim our territory. We can't fall behind and become a laughingstock."
"Executioner, we've just received news that a Realm of Sky powerhouse has been born in India, the Bitter Monk," the scarred man suddenly said.
There were only seven Realm of Sky powerhouses in all of China, and the difficulty of reaching that level was obvious. No one had expected one to appear in India.
Zhou Shan's gaze turned cold, "The Bitter Monk?
Check his information. Logically speaking, it's impossible for anyone to break through within a year. "
"Understood."
"Is there anything else?" Zhou Shan continued.
One of the evolvers was just about to speak when he suddenly looked out of the window in a daze. The others followed suit and also looked out of the window in a daze.
Zhou Shan abruptly turned around and looked out the window, his eyes narrowing.
Dozens of meteors streaked across the sky, leaving long trails of flame behind them. One of them was headed straight for Nanjing, landing south of the colony and causing the ground to shake.
At this moment, countless survivors and evolvers saw this scene. The meteors in the sky were like dazzling fireworks and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Outside Nanjing, Lu Yin, who had followed the map to the barren mountains south of the city, also saw the meteor that had crashed not too far away from him.
Violent shockwaves swept across the sky, blowing away the clouds and causing the ground to crack.
He kicked aside a steel frame that had smashed into him and looked south. After thinking for a moment, he rushed over.
Within Nanjing, Zhou Shan rose into the air and tried to rush south, but he was stopped. "Executioner, countless zombies are attacking the city walls."
Zhou Shan turned to the east and saw a black mass of zombies roaming towards them. Nanjing had already been sealed off, and many of the survivors were still trapped outside, crying out in despair.
Zhou Shan flew out of the city with his mountain-splitting axe and swung it at the ground, slicing through countless zombies, "Open the gates and let them in. I'll protect them."
South of Jinling City, where the meteor landed, smoke and dust rose into the sky. A huge cone-shaped crater with a radius of a thousand meters was located at the bottom of the crater. It was two meters in diameter and emitted white smoke. The air around it was distorted.
Lu Yin approached the crater and hid in an abandoned factory not far from it. He looked at the white sphere through the wooden planks, his expression changing slightly. Although he had guessed that it would be there, he still hadn't expected it to actually appear. "It's a spaceship," he muttered.
With a soft sound, the door of the white spacecraft opened, and a hand reached out. After a pause, a young man walked out of the spacecraft. He had short hair, and he wore white light armor and battle boots. He slowly walked out of the spacecraft, looked up, and stretched lazily. "So tiring. If it's a trial, then so be it. Why did they choose such a distant place and even make us fly here? How disgusting."
After saying that, the youth took out a short knife from the spacecraft and a wristwatch that he wore on his left wrist. He tapped the wristwatch, and a beeping sound could be heard. The youth's eyes narrowed as he looked in Lu Yin's direction.
As he spoke, he leaped up and pulled out his dagger to slash horizontally. With a huge slash, the factory was split into two.