amaotonovel Chapter 461 Thanks
Chapter 461 Thanks
After Commander Liu Qiang and his entourage came out, they saw several circles of people gathered in front of the ward used for treatment. These people had surrounded a person in the middle, some applauding enthusiastically, and others saluting him. To Liu Qiang's surprise, the person in the middle returned a perfectly standard military salute.
Li Zhi whispered to himself, "I have a feeling this guy was a soldier. Look at his posture, no one but a soldier could do it so perfectly."
At this moment, the hospital's vice president announced loudly, "The commander has come to see everyone!" The medical staff and soldiers immediately lined up in two rows, making way for Commander Liu Qiang, who then got a clear look at the man.
The crowd saw that the young man in the middle was at least 185 cm tall, with a strong physique but not as aesthetically pleasing as those who train in bodybuilding. He looked to be no more than twenty-one or twenty-two years old, with medium-length light blond hair, fair skin, delicate features, and a resolute face. In particular, his bright eyes seemed to be able to look directly into people's souls.
Liu Qiang and four others walked over and saluted Li Chenglong. Commander Liu Qiang solemnly announced, "Commander Liu Qiang of the Kyoto Garrison!" "Deputy Commander Li Zhi!" "Deputy Commander Zhao Guo!"
The three then said in unison, "On behalf of all the people of the Kyoto base, I express our sincere gratitude and highest respect for your help today!"
Li Chenglong gave a solemn, standard military salute: "Li Chenglong, an ordinary soldier." He then shook hands firmly with Commander Liu Qiang, who had already extended his right hand, and the people around them burst into enthusiastic applause.
A moment later, Zhao Hui suggested, "Commander, Comrade Li Chenglong has been busy all day and hasn't eaten a single grain of rice. Why don't we find a place to eat first and chat while we eat?"
Commander Liu Qiang slapped his forehead: "That's right, how could I have overlooked this? We haven't eaten either, so let's have a meal together first, what do you think?" Li Chenglong was indeed a bit hungry. Not to mention the battle in the morning, he had been treating the soldiers all afternoon, and he was exhausted both physically and mentally. Now that he was relaxed, he felt even thirstier and hungrier.
Zhao Hui drove the vehicle herself, and the other five people got into the seven-seater military vehicle. They chatted as they headed to the forward command post.
On the way, Li Chenglong told everyone about his past experiences, which were, of course, fabricated. He had previously discussed with Han Li and Han Xing, as well as the four major families of the Gods Base, about creating a false identity for himself in order to operate in this world. His current identity was a battalion commander in the security regiment led by the Wang family of the Gods Base, and also Han Li's distant cousin.
To make the disguise more convincing, Wang Shanshan and Wang Xuance from the Wang family even prepared a file for him, detailing everything from his birth certificate to his schooling and work.
Dinner was relatively plentiful. Zhao Hui smiled and said, "Comrade Li Chenglong, this meal was specially arranged by our Commander Liu Qiang. There are too many people at our Kyoto base, and the pressure on supplies is also very high. It is already very difficult for us to be able to provide this much."
Li Chenglong nodded and said with a smile, "We've all lived in the apocalypse for several years. We've experienced all kinds of hardships and eaten all kinds of food. This is already very good stuff."
At the dinner table, Deputy Commander Zhao gave a brief overview of the situation at the Kyoto base. It should be noted that Kyoto is not only very large, but also has a large number of people, with nearly 30 combat personnel alone, and the total number of people has reached one million.
Back when he was still at the Gods Base, Li Chenglong had learned that during the last census before the apocalypse, the total population of China, which covers an area of 1160 million square kilometers, was less than 7 million. The population pressure was much less than that of the China he lived in.
After dinner, Liu Qiang said with a smile, "It's too late today. Although I personally wanted to have a good chat with you, you must be very tired after a busy day. We've prepared a room for you, with electricity and water. Just get some rest tonight, and we'll talk again tomorrow."
Li Chenglong, being a guest, readily agreed. After Zhao Hui and Li Chenglong left together, Zhao Ya came over with several reports. Li Zhi asked, "How's the investigation going?"
Zhao Ya handed the report to each of the three leaders, giving them a copy, and said from the side, "This personal file is consistent with his own account, but there's a problem: the file is recorded in too much detail. It feels, how should I put it, somewhat fake or deliberately fabricated."
Liu Qiang quickly flipped through Li Chenglong's personal file and said with a smile, "This file is fake! Although it's very detailed, look at this record: it says that Li Chenglong joined a regiment in a certain war zone in 2019 and became a soldier. Although these files have been lost due to the apocalypse, I happened to be the chief of staff of that war zone at the time, and I also happened to have visited that regiment. There was no such person there at the time. I certainly wouldn't have missed such an obvious characteristic."
Zhao Guo asked, "Then what should we do? We don't know his true background. Can we still let him meet with the President tomorrow?" Commander Liu Qiang thought for a moment and replied, "I'll go and ask him for his opinion. I think there's no problem. Although I didn't talk to him much today, I felt that he is a very upright and pure person."
Li Chenglong was led to an officer's dormitory by Zhao Hui. Zhao Hui said with a smile, "Comrade Li Chenglong, this dormitory was specially arranged by the commander. Water and electricity are available until midnight. It's already 10 p.m. now, so I'll be leaving now."
Zhao Hui had only taken a few steps when Li Chenglong magically produced two fresh, ordinary apples. Don't underestimate these ordinary apples; they grew naturally within his spiritual energy space, each weighing a pound, and were crisp and sweet. Li Chenglong placed the two large apples in a small bag and said, "Thank you for personally bringing me here. These two apples are my token of gratitude; please accept them."
Zhao Hui looked at the two large, red apples, their freshness evident from their sheen, and her hands trembled slightly as she accepted them. Seeing that she had taken them, Li Chenglong didn't say anything more, opened the door, went inside, and closed it behind him.
Zhao Hui carefully examined the apple, and was about to say something, but then she noticed that Li Chenglong had already entered the room, so she had to leave. The two sisters' dormitory was a relatively large double room. Zhao Ya had just finished her work and was soaking her feet in a basin of warm water when her younger sister suddenly walked in from outside.
Zhao Ya asked with a smile, "You took him to his dorm, right? How did it go?" Zhao Hui shook her head, "I don't know how it went. He didn't say much the way, but he was able to answer all my questions. Also, before he left, he gave me this and said we should have it as dessert."
As she spoke, Zhao Hui took the two large apples out of her backpack and placed them on the table. "Such big apples! Did he give them to us?!" Zhao Ya asked in surprise. Zhao Hui nodded: "I've never seen apples this big before, and they look very fresh, as if they were just picked. Sister, let's eat one first, half for each of us, how about it? We haven't had such fresh fruit for almost two years."
Zhao Ya dried her feet and washed her hands carefully. By then, Zhao Hui had already cleaned the apple and separated it with a military dagger. She took her half, took a small bite, and noticed the apple's skin was incredibly thin, almost imperceptible. The flesh was crisp and sweet with a hint of tartness, and very juicy. She squinted, savoring the taste, and remarked with some emotion, "I feel like this apple alone could buy a whole meal in Kyoto."
The two sisters were sharing an apple, while Li Chenglong, having finished washing up, was lying in bed organizing his psionic space. Another batch of fruit had ripened in the natural area, and the storage area already contained many completed S1 and S2 mechs, along with a large number of parts, so there was simply not enough room. Li Chenglong sighed; he used to think 16 square kilometers of psionic space was already quite large, but now it seemed too small.
After thinking it over, Li Chenglong decided to bring out all the ripe fruits and vegetables from the natural area tomorrow and see if he could exchange them for some crystals with Commander Liu Qiang. They were so short of supplies right now, he thought they would agree.