amaotonovel Chapter 166 Commendation and Appointment
Chapter 166 Commendation and Appointment
Li Chenglong's birthdate is August 25th, and today is January 15th. After such a long period of accumulation, plus numerous expeditions to kill sea monsters in the Yellow Sea east of Linhai City, his experience points have reached 85%. Li Chenglong had previously asked Alice, who said that this experience point was only an estimate of what was needed to level up, not 100% accurate. He estimated that after killing a few more high-level monsters, he would be able to level up.
Since the last conference, in order to enhance combat strength and accelerate the leveling up of ability users, the Dawn Army now sends out three combat regiments each time, departing from the east, north, and west respectively. Each expedition lasts 15 days, hunting zombies, mutated beasts, and zombie monsters. With level 7 ability users leading the way, although some dangers still occur and some soldiers sacrifice themselves, the regimental and battalion commanders all know that if they don't make some sacrifices now, there will be even greater sacrifices later.
Li Chenglong had just returned with his special forces team that afternoon when Ma Tiancheng immediately came out of the Dawn Building and whispered, "General Feng Tian is here again, and this time he brought a lot of trucks." Li Chenglong was somewhat surprised: "Why is he here again? How many people did he bring this time?" Ma Tiancheng replied, "Not many people, just over 200, but there are two Level 7 ability users. Yunlan told me that." Li Chenglong nodded: "I understand. I'll go see him now. What's meant to be will be. Let's see what he's up to this time."
Li Chenglong turned and told the special forces soldiers to go back first, leaving only Yang Liu and Zhao Liying behind. Then the three of them walked together towards the reception room. Upon entering, they saw Major General Feng Tian chatting with someone. The two were looking out the window, seemingly discussing something. Two level-seven ability users were also present. Hearing the door open, Feng Tian saw Li Chenglong and smiled, saying, "City Lord Li, I've come again." Li Chenglong gave a perfunctory salute and then said, "Comrade, may I ask what brings you here this time? Are you still here to take over Dawn City?"
Feng Tian didn't reply, but instead smiled and said to the person next to him who hadn't turned around yet, "As expected of the soldiers you lead, they are truly extraordinary." The person said somewhat proudly, "Of course, hahaha." While laughing, he turned around and said, "Jin Zhanlong, no, Li Chenglong, do you remember me?" Li Chenglong looked closely and quickly walked over with surprise and saluted, saying, "General Sun Tianlong, is that you?" The person who came was none other than General Sun Tianlong, the former highest-ranking officer of the East China Sea Base and the one who formed the Xiaolong Detachment of the Qianlong Brigade.
However, Sun Tianlong was no longer the same as before. Not only had he lost his left arm, but he had also lost sight in his left eye, and there were scars on the left side of his face. Sun Tianlong returned the greeting solemnly, and then smiled and said, "This is your Dawn City. I had heard of it before, and seeing it today, it is indeed remarkable." Seeing Li Chenglong staring at his empty left sleeve, Sun Tianlong patted Li Chenglong with his right hand: "Back then, we were ordered to protect Yanjing, but we didn't expect to be attacked by a large number of strange beasts and zombies. Among them were very powerful warrior zombies. Although we fought hard, we were still defeated, and I became like this. However, this misfortune turned into a blessing in disguise, which made this old man a superhuman."
Then Sun Tianlong said to Li Chenglong, "I know you've set up an organization here. Could you please call some of your leaders over? I'd like to say a few words and also convey our message to you." Feng Tian also smiled and said, "Don't worry, we're not here to take you over. It will be absolutely beneficial to you."
Li Chenglong nodded and said to Zhao Liying, "Please immediately use the communication computer in the central computer room to call all the leaders and ask them to come to the senior office on the eighth floor of Shuguang City for a meeting in one hour." Zhao Liying saluted and went to carry out the order. A little while later, Yun Lan and Li Xue also walked in. Sun Tianlong saw Yun Lan and said, "This must be Commander Qi's daughter. If you're pregnant, you don't need to see this old man like me." Yun Lan walked over, saluted, and said with surprise, "Uncle Sun, I didn't expect you to still be alive. My dad said that the people from several bases in Yanjing were scattered." Sun Tianlong said somewhat somberly, "The losses were indeed very large, but thankfully we managed to pull through."
Li Chenglong introduced them, saying, "This is my wife, Yun Lan, a Level 7 Awakened. Next to her is my sister, Li Xue, also a Level 7 Awakened. And the other is the captain of the special forces team, Yang Liu, a Level 7 Wood-type Ability User." Sun Tianlong and Feng Tian nodded and shook hands with them one by one. Feng Tian then introduced their two Level 7 Ability Users: Feng Da, a Level 7 Strength-type Ability User, and Zhang Qian, a Level 7 Speed-type Ability User.
Li Chenglong led them to his office. Along the way, Sun Tianlong and Feng Tian admired the technologically advanced Dawn Building. Once inside, Wang Xiao poured them tea and brought out fresh fruit. Sun Tianlong picked up a melon and smelled it: "This old man hasn't had such fresh food for months." Since there was still some time before the meeting, they briefly discussed their respective situations.
Feng Tian said, "My first visit was actually at the suggestion of several of our base leaders. They were quite surprised after hearing about Dawn City, and some leaders were indeed unhappy. So I volunteered to be a representative and go to Dawn City to see for myself. I wanted to see if Dawn City was as good as the legends said, and what kind of person Li Chenglong really was. But after I came here in person, I realized that Dawn City is truly a paradise in the apocalypse, and you, Li Chenglong, are our hope. After I went back, I told them, and many people also suggested that we must support Dawn City. I apologize for any offense I may have caused, Lord Li."
Li Chenglong immediately said, "Oh, not at all. I was a bit impulsive at the time, and I even dragged you out." Sun Tianlong then introduced the current situation of the Chinese army. Currently, all of China is divided into six main military zones for fighting zombies, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei military zone where Sun Tianlong is located is one of them. There are more than 60,000 officers and soldiers, more than 5000 people with supernatural abilities at all levels, and a little over 100,000 residents. Although the number is not very large, it was only after going through a lot of hardship that it was established.
At 6 PM, the high-level meeting officially commenced, during which Li Chenglong and Sun Tianlong both delivered speeches. General Feng Tian then conveyed their message to the main leaders of Dawn City. Feng Tian produced a report: "Please all rise! After discussion by the Provisional Government of China and the Provisional Military Commission of China, the following decisions have been made."
"Decision 1: Establish the Dawn City Autonomous Region and grant it autonomy. The autonomous region shall encompass Dawn City and a radius of 200 kilometers outside of Dawn City. We will not interfere with any activities within Dawn City as long as they do not violate the Constitution of China."
"Decision Two: Establish the Huaxia Dawn Army as a military-level unit. Due to the current special circumstances, the officers of the Dawn Army will be decided by the Dawn Army Committee. However, you will need to solve your own problems regarding supplies and other matters. The Dawn Army is an independent military unit, and we will not interfere as long as it does not do anything against the Chinese people."
"Decision Three: Li Chenglong is awarded the rank of Major General, Zheng Yong the rank of Colonel, and Yun Lan the rank of Colonel. The situation of the other members can be reviewed later. The internal promotion and demotion of the Dawn Army is decided by the Dawn Army Committee, but higher ranks need to be reported to our China Military Commission."
After Feng Tian finished reading, his bodyguard brought out a box, and Lieutenant General Sun Tianlong and Major General Feng Tian personally awarded medals and issued appointment certificates to the three men. The scene erupted in enthusiastic applause. From this day forward, they had transformed from a Dawn City struggling to survive in the apocalypse into an organization fully recognized by China—a tremendous step forward.
After the meeting, Li Chenglong treated everyone to a meal, especially Generals Sun Tianlong and Feng Tian. Meanwhile, the Dawn City Broadcasting and Television Bureau had already begun producing news, which would be broadcast later during prime time. Everyone in Dawn City—from the various levels of administrators and soldiers of the Dawn Army to the entire population—was overjoyed. From today onward, they were officially recognized and formally employed by China.
During dinner that evening, Sun Tianlong and Feng Tian pulled Li Chenglong aside and said, "Those dozens of truckloads are all military supplies. You'd better send someone to receive them properly. There are also dozens of boxes of crystals. Although there aren't many high-grade ones, the total number is no less than 5." Li Chenglong thanked them repeatedly and said that before they left, they would give them 10 crystal generators, 10 superalloy knife manufacturing machines, and 3 Type 20 rifle manufacturing machines. As for crystal mobile phones, since they need to communicate through a crystal network, even if they were given them, they wouldn't be of much use. Sun Tianlong and Feng Tian were very happy. With these things, the combat effectiveness of their Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei military region would be greatly enhanced.
Li Chenglong was generous with these generators and super alloy knife manufacturing machines; the Flying Cloud Base in the south and Black Gold City in the west had each purchased over a dozen from them. Since the main problems were still zombies and the apocalyptic crisis, having only Dawn City as a powerful force was useless. Having others purchase them using crystals not only provided Dawn City with crystals but also enhanced the combat effectiveness of the human army.
The two veteran generals stayed for a week and made several contacts with the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Military Region before leaving with their military vehicles. Besides equipment such as crystal generators and superalloy knife manufacturing machines, the vehicles also carried tens of thousands of kilograms of fresh vegetables and fruits donated by Li Chenglong. After discussing with several people, Li Chenglong decided that although the Dawn Army had now become a corps-level combat unit, it should not be expanded blindly, so no further expansion was undertaken.