The hidden mission finally updated!
This time, the mission was to ensure Shinshui's safety and have the officials take her with them when they left Wuming City.
This mission appeared after hearing that the provincial military would gradually arrive in each city, gathering the remaining survivors to survive in Qin Land, in this world's Nation of Flame.
What was Qin Land?
It was a strategically important territory of the Qin state during the Warring States period, especially the Bashu region. Over the past six months, through dedicated efforts, they had successfully eliminated a large number of mutated creatures on the surface.
Underground, they had also cleared out all mutations.
In other words, the remaining survivors of the entire Nation of Flame could come to various shelters in Qin Land to survive.
This was the final and best homeland of the Nation of Flame, their last stronghold.
Using this as a base, once the various catastrophic weather brought by the apocalypse gradually improved, they would begin to expand outward and kill all mutated creatures.
Moreover, the Qin Land region was not only suitable for training but also had various mines.
Furthermore, they had long since developed the ability to grow food in underground shelters, along with the explosive yield of modern "rice god" strain rice!
So they wouldn't lack food, nor would they lack weapons. The rest was to slowly gather survivors, reorganize a large army to kill mutated creatures around Qin Land, gradually grow stronger, and finally reclaim their homes from the mutated creatures.
When the officials heard that Kaito had destroyed the Wuming City United Chamber of Commerce, they were overjoyed. They even tried to recruit Kaito to leave with them, promising him an important military position.
But Kaito refused.
If he belonged to this world, he would definitely accept.
Unfortunately, he would ultimately leave.
Knowing these plans of the Nation of Flame gave Kaito great relief.
Similarly, he no longer needed to worry about Shinshui's future life.
Because the provincial military was about to arrive in Wuming City. Based on Kaito's guess, they might even arrive around the time they were leaving!
After all, it would get cold in a few days, and there would be a beast wave. They would have to wait for the disastrous weather to pass, wouldn't they?
Moreover, the forest area was filled with countless terrifying mutated creatures. Their willingness to come and take the survivors showed their resolve and their strength.
"Brother He, you are a good official of the Nation of Flame. You have not let down the people's expectations!"
Holding a bottle of Erguotou taken from the Wuming City United Chamber of Commerce, Kaito was full of admiration for this senior official of Wuming City.
He had saved the last tens of thousands of survivors, and he had been working day and night to protect them. Although there had been sacrifices along the way...
Inside the large shelter, Kaito could still feel that both ordinary people and combatants looked towards the future with hope.
Only the ordinary people in the Wuming City United Chamber of Commerce were mostly in despair, clearly having been enslaved for too long.
"Brother Kaito, you flatter me... this is what we should be doing."
"If we didn't step up, someone else would have!"
"As long as the blood of Yan and Huang within us hasn't dried up, this Nation of Flame will one day regain its glory!"
Perhaps due to excessive drinking from joy, this official He was speaking disjointedly and slurring his words.
As his assistant helplessly took him away, other officials decided to dispatch several combat teams to take in those survivors.
After all, those people were ordinary people with no combat capability left. Instead of leaving them in that shelter, it would be better to have them squeeze in here...
There was still plenty of space. Of course, acquiring another large batch of supplies was also good.
"Mr. Kaito, you even know that the nuclear power plant is about to leak soon?"
"Well... I was nearby while searching for supplies recently. I just thought, if there's no one working inside, wouldn't the nuclear power plant leak or something? Or maybe it needed to be shut down."
"I see... Actually, you're right. The nuclear power plant is currently unmanned. Although it can be controlled by computers under current conditions, it still needs people for maintenance."
The officials around sighed helplessly. They then mentioned the sacrifices of several combat teams.
The nuclear power plant had become a paradise for mutated creatures and plants!
You couldn't just fire a missile at it, could you?
Even when using guns, they had to be extremely careful not to cause damage!
So, they mostly used targeted superpowers, crossbows, or cold weapons.
In the end, they couldn't even get past the main gate and suffered heavy casualties, forcing them to retreat.
Now they were also worried. The nuclear power plant had to be shut down no matter what!
Once shut down, the attraction for mutated creatures would decrease, and for several years, there would be no worries about leaks, contamination, and other issues.
When they reclaimed their land, they could just do a major overhaul and use it again.
"I can help you with this."
"Well... Mr. Kaito, we certainly would like more help, but... it's too dangerous there. Our plan was to wait for the military to arrive before figuring out how to shut down the nuclear power plant."
"No... with the terrible winter approaching, the sooner the better. I can't guarantee what those freezing mutated creatures might do to the nuclear power plant."
In short, completing the mission was the priority.
"Oh, by the way, do you know of any research institutes around Wuming City?"
Speaking of missions, Kaito suddenly remembered another one: [Mission: Destroy the Evil Research Institute].
The officials were stunned upon hearing this.
'Research institute?'
'Was there any operational research institute nearby?'
'Wait!'
'If I really had to say...'
'Wasn't the shelter built by another private businessman located near the old pharmaceutical research institute?'
'Coincidentally, one of those private businessmen was the owner of that pharmaceutical company, specializing in developing effective drugs for influenza and such.'
"Um... Mr. Kaito, what exactly do you think about this research institute?"
"I think... there might be something wrong with that institute."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. It's not a biochemical research institute. It's just an ordinary pharmaceutical research institute for developing effective drugs."
Yes...
Normally, that was the case. But the mission was clearly written!