amaotonovel Chapter 296 Facing the Sea Beasts
Chapter 296 Facing the Sea Beasts
Because it was already completely dark when we returned, and it had snowed a couple of days earlier, the roads were not easy to travel on. The group of eight people traveled slowly on the road in two off-road vehicles.
Li Chenglong was quite satisfied with the performance of Wang Shuang and Han Xiaoling. One was able to defeat an opponent of a higher level than him, and the other was able to defeat an opponent of the same level and potential with ease. Although this was just a friendly sparring match and neither of them used any killer moves, their fighting performance was still commendable.
In the car, Han Xiaoling asked Zhao Liying with some curiosity, "Sister Zhao, what does Lei Qingcheng look like? Did you see her when you went over to give her the veil during the martial arts competition?" However, Zhao Liying said, "Since she wears a veil every day, she must have something she can't say. I really can't tell you. I can only tell you that she's not ugly, but rather very beautiful."
Li Chenglong said with a smile, "I roughly know what she looks like. I saw a little bit when I knocked her away. But to be honest, as an 11th-level A-rank Illusionary Butterfly Awakener, she is still very strong. In terms of one-on-one combat in Dawn City, only Yunlan and I can defeat her smoothly."
Zhao Liying sighed, "I don't know how she leveled up. I feel like I haven't fallen behind much, and I'm almost at level 10, while she's already an Awakened Level 11, although I heard she hasn't been up for long either." Li Chenglong laughed and said, "Your leveling up isn't slow either. At the beginning of the apocalypse, those who leveled up to superhumans or Awakened Level 10 around the same time as us, if they participated in a lot of battles and killed enough aliens, should generally be around level 10. Only a very few people can reach level 11. As far as I know, there are only five or six level 11 people in China. Of course, there are definitely others I don't know about, since some people don't want to reveal their strength."
Wang Shuang whispered a few words to Han Xiaoling, who then took out a lunchbox from her storage space. Inside were six rice balls and some salted meat. Wang Shuang took out disposable gloves, picked up a rice ball, and some salted meat, and began to eat with relish. Han Xiaoling then held the lunchbox up to Zhao Liying: "Sister Zhao, do you want some? The food the rebels served wasn't very filling. Sister Wang and I are both hungry."
These rice balls were made with high-grade Dawn Rice, and the salted meat was made from exotic beast duck meat, so they were very nutritious and filling. After thanking them, Zhao Liying took out a disposable glove and picked up a rice ball and some salted meat. Han Xiaoling wanted to ask Li Chenglong if he wanted some, but he declined because he was driving.
He laughed and said, "Didn't Lei Qingcheng just say you could eat as much as you wanted? Aren't you all full yet?" Han Xiaoling shook her head and said, "We're all girls. Although we're not full, we didn't go for more to maintain our ladylike image. Mainly, they only provided ordinary food. If they had provided high-grade Dawn Rice or Dawn Rice like we do, we'd be full even if we only ate a little." Li Chenglong shook his head. This was just being stubborn and suffering for the sake of saving face. He had actually eaten quite a lot; he'd eaten a whole bowl of dumplings, at least 80.
At 9:40 p.m., two cars slowly drove in from the north gate of Shuguang City. Because it was already very late, Li Chenglong first sent the special forces team back to the special forces compound, and then took Zhao Liying and Han Xiaoling to the 7th floor of the Shuguang Building.
Currently, nameplates have been installed throughout the Dawn Building for easy identification. Li Chenglong and Yun Lan's home is 701, Ma Tianlong's is 702, Qi Guoan and Qin Fangyu's is 703, Li Xue's is 704, Han Xiaoling's is 705, and Zhao Liying and Chen Xiaoke's are 706 and 707 respectively. The rooms vary in size, but the smallest is 60 square meters, fully furnished and equipped with all necessary amenities. In addition, nameplates have also been installed on the 7th floor, including the City Lord's office, the Dawn City conference room, and the public restrooms.
After Shuguang City was upgraded to Level 3, the 7th floor alone has an area of 1400 square meters. After deducting the area of the 6 elevators and corridors, there is approximately 1220 square meters of usable space. Of this, 80 square meters is the office of the Shuguang City Lord and his assistant. Li Chenglong and Yun Lan's home is 160 square meters, Qi Guoan and Qin Fangyu's home is 120 square meters, and Li Xue and Han Xiaoling's home is 60 square meters each.
Zhao Liying and Chen Xiaoke each had a 60-square-meter apartment. Ma Tiancheng's family moved to the 7th floor, and because they were a large family, Li Chenglong allocated them 180 square meters. In addition, to facilitate the rest of Wang Jie and Pei Ji, the two assistants to the city lord, each was given a small 20-square-meter room. The remaining usable area was converted into a temporary meeting room and public restroom for Dawn City, where some simple meetings of the Dawn City government will be held.
There's no need to worry about cleanliness inside the Dawn Building. Li Chenglong has assigned a manager to each floor to clean it, and there are also many AI-powered cleaning robots to help with the cleaning.
Li Chenglong got home at 10 p.m. As soon as he entered, he saw Yunlan holding their son, watching TV in the living room. Little Li Yunhao was happily munching on a strawberry. Li Chenglong glanced at the clock, smiled, picked up Li Yunhao, and asked, "Son, why are you and your mother still up so late?" He then kissed him on the cheek.
Li Yunhao said haltingly, "Because Mom said we have to wait for Dad to come back. So I waited for Dad with Mom." Li Chenglong sat down on the sofa with the little guy in his arms, put his left arm around Yunlan, kissed her on the cheek, and said, "Okay, I'm back now. You two go to sleep. I'm going to take a shower first, and then I have some things to take care of."
He then briefly recounted his visit to the rebel camp to the mother and daughter, indicating that they would begin discussing how to jointly fight the sea monsters tomorrow. After he finished showering, Yunlan brought him a bowl of porridge made with high-grade Dawn Rice and some beans, saying, "You still have work to do later, so eat some first. This is something I recently learned from Song Yixin; try it and see how it tastes."
Li Chenglong smiled and took the bowl, placing it on the table to eat. After just one bite, he could tell that this porridge was indeed a significant improvement over Yunlan's previous cooking; the taste was much better. He quickly finished the bowl and couldn't help but praise, "This porridge is delicious. It's such a blessing to be able to drink such a good bowl of porridge so late at night. My wife, you're amazing!"
He ate three bowls in a row before stopping. Yunlan chatted with him about everyday things, and then went to bed. After washing the dishes and chopsticks, Li Chenglong put them in the cupboard and hurried to his study to prepare his speech for tomorrow. He planned to hold a meeting early tomorrow morning to discuss the agreement signed today on jointly resisting the sea monsters, and then discuss the upcoming attack to intercept them.
An hour later, after finishing his work, he looked at the documents that Wang Jie had prepared and sent him that afternoon. In order not to disturb the mother and son who were already fast asleep, he simply fell asleep on the single bed in the study.