207: Chapter 207: The Red Lotus Cult Joins in the Fun

Although they were still wearing the Red Coat Sect's cloaks, they had already donned protective suits and were equipped with Digital Eyes and second-generation bone microphones.

In the past, when they went out on missions, they had no way to contact their superiors. They could only transmit information via telegram after returning to their base.

Now, that's no longer necessary; they can make calls and video calls anytime, anywhere.

This was simply too convenient.

"Speak," Qu Zhengping replied.

Qu Zhengping had never shown these Holy Envoys any good will. If it weren't for the plan's needs, he would truly be too lazy to manage these people.

Not to mention the numerous lives these people had on their hands, their fickle character alone made Qu Zhengping completely uninterested.

Furthermore, if he were too polite to them, it might make them think they were important, and it would be problematic if they became difficult to manage later.

"It's like this, Guardian," the Holy Envoy said, "the Changjing Settlement in Jingmen City suddenly opened its gates, and the Citizens are swarming out, seemingly wanting to cross the Changjing Bridge and move to the north bank of the river."

"The Changjing Settlement is not within our area of concern. You just need to proceed with the plan to harass the Baisha Shelter; ignore everything else," Qu Zhengping said.

"But the Baisha Shelter is on the north bank of the river. I'm worried this might cause trouble," the Holy Envoy said.

Qu Zhengping was silent for a moment, then ordered,

"Go investigate and see what happened at the Changjing Settlement."

"Understood!" the Holy Envoy readily agreed.

He was very happy to be assigned a task by the Guardian. In these times, people without value were difficult to get by.

Now that the Holy Envoys' sequelae had been cured, they could completely disguise themselves as ordinary Citizens and blend into the crowd to gather information.

An hour later.

"Guardian, it has been confirmed; something has indeed happened at the Changjing Settlement," the Holy Envoy reported.

"What happened?" Qu Zhengping asked.

"It's like this: this afternoon, a large number of giant Antss appeared on the south side of the Changjing Settlement. I went to check, and it's true. Those Antss ranged from a few centimeters to one or two meters long. They were all over the mountains and fields, as far as the eye could see. The person in charge of the Changjing Settlement was worried these Antss would attack the city, so he led the Citizens to evacuate urgently to the north bank of the river," the Holy Envoy said.

"Alright, I understand. For the harassment plan, you should act according to circumstances, and try to stay away from the Citizens to avoid causing unrest," Qu Zhengping said.

"Understood!" the Holy Envoy responded.

Qu Zhengping quickly reported this intelligence to Oriental Chen.

Oriental Chen could view the distribution of Settlements nationwide through the Micro Queen Bees distribution map on the screen. This was because each Settlement had a Micro Queen Bees pre-embedded under the guise of deploying an Ultrasonic Emitter.

From the distribution map, the Changjing Settlement was already the southernmost Settlement in the Hanzhong area. Besides Yan Zhengping's Commander-in-Chiefs office to the southwest, there were no other Settlements.

The area south of the Yangtze River had basically become a no-man's land.

Oriental Chen guessed that giant Antss, like giant cockroaches, were mutated insects.

The southern region has high temperatures and a humid climate, which is very conducive to the reproduction of these insects. To gain more living space, they would constantly migrate northward.

The Changjing Settlement's decision was undoubtedly correct. Instead of holding their ground, they should retreat to the north bank of the river, using the natural barrier of the Yangtze River to form a defensive line.

As long as these giant insects do not cross the Yangtze River line, the vast Settlements in the north bank of the river region can remain temporarily safe in the short term. In other words, holding the Yangtze River line means protecting the living space of all Chinese people.

However, relying solely on the strength of one or two Settlements to hold this defensive line would surely be fraught with difficulties. This defensive battle is not just a matter for the Settlements along the Yangtze River line but a common cause for all Chinese people.

"It seems necessary to add fuel to the fire when needed," Oriental Chen mused.

The person in charge of the Baisha Shelter would definitely report this matter to his superiors. However, he guessed that this news would probably only reach Yan Zhengping's Southwest Military Region. Since no major chaos had occurred yet, Yan Zhengping would not report this matter to the council.

So, this fire had to be lit at this time.

As expected, after Mayor Xu returned to the Baisha Shelter, he quickly did two things.

First, he sent people to find new Settlements nearby for the Citizens of the Changjing Settlement.

Second, he reported this situation to the Southwest Military Region.

After receiving the news, Yan Zhengping, as Oriental Chen had guessed, ignored it.

He was wholeheartedly focused on breeding mice. His mind was currently fixated on obtaining crystalss, and he paid no attention to other matters.

Why was this so?

That was because his soldiers were still exposed to the threat of zombie bats, which made him feel like a thorn in his side.

Furthermore, those mutated Antss were not zombies and did not produce crystalss. Eliminating those Antss would consume an unknown amount of weapons and ammunition, which was a losing business, so he was even less inclined to get involved.

After receiving Yan Zhengping's eight-character reply of "no troops to be dispatched, resolve it yourselves," Mayor Xu's heart turned cold. Without the army's help, holding the Changjing Bridge would be an extremely difficult task for them.