225: Chapter 225 Visiting the Southwest Military Region

“That’s not your fault. No one could have imagined such an incredible thing,” Baili Ji said.

“Now, the Northwest Military Region isn’t peaceful either. A large number of cult members are rampantly active in the Ganlan area. If we hadn’t transferred 60,000 Soldiers from the three Military Regions in advance to maintain local public order, they probably would have caused even more chaos,” Yan Zhengping said.

“They’re probably all looking for my whereabouts,” Baili Ji said with a laugh.

“That’s right. So what do you plan to do next?” Yan Zhengping asked.

“The Capital cannot be in chaos, and the Mosang Ark Base cannot have any incidents. The best way is to complete a silent transition,” Baili Ji said.

Yan Zhengping nodded, indicating his agreement.

The simplest way, of course, would be to directly storm the Council Building and capture that imposter. However, doing so would inevitably make the matter known to everyone.

This would be an insult to the Council, and also to the entire Huaguo.

Moreover, the entire Capital and the entire Central Military Region would fall into chaos.

Who is real? Who is fake? Who should they believe?

All in all, a cult member has no right to discuss truth or falsehood.

“My body is almost recovered. These next two days, accompany me to the Capital. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible,” Baili Ji said.

“Understood. The other party is already like a startled bird, so it won't be easy to see him. To avoid conflict and escalation of the situation, I suggest we make a detailed plan before we depart,” Yan Zhengping said.

“Indeed!”

After breakfast, Yan Zhengping took Baili Ji on a tour of the military camp.

To avoid trouble, Baili Ji wore a military uniform, a mask, and a military cap.

There were probably very few people in the entire Huaguo who didn't recognize his face.

“Old Yan, how did your Southwest Military Region get into this state?” Baili Ji asked, looking at the surroundings with a hint of criticism.

“Don’t jump to conclusions. I’m worried that if you knew the reason, you’d be eager to learn from me immediately,” Yan Zhengping said with a laugh.

“Oh, please! This? You want me to learn from you?” Baili Ji scoffed.

What should a Military Region look like?

Every area should be orderly and well-arranged.

But looking at the Commander-in-Chiefs office of this Southwest Military Region, there were temporary structures everywhere, densely packed and messy.

It didn't look like a Military Region at all; it clearly resembled a bustling market.

“You don’t believe me, do you?” Yan Zhengping asked with a smile.

“Old Yan, it’s just the two of us now. Listen to your elder brother’s advice and quickly rectify this. Later, I’ll send people from the Military Political Department to inspect it. If it’s still like this then, I really will remove you as Commander!” Baili Ji said.

“Come with me,” Yan Zhengping retorted, unconvinced.

Seeing that Yan Zhengping hadn't taken his words to heart, Baili Ji shook his head but still followed him.

The two soon arrived at a warehouse.

A squad of Soldiers was standing guard at the warehouse entrance.

This was uncommon. In a Military Region, having so many people guarding a place indicated that the items inside were very important.

Baili Ji couldn't help but frown.

“Salute!” a Soldier shouted.

“Open the door,” Yan Zhengping ordered.

“Yes, sir!” Two Soldiers saluted again and ran over to open the door.

The two walked inside.

“What is this?” Baili Ji asked, seeing several large boxes in the warehouse.

“Open them and see,” Yan Zhengping said with a mysterious smile.

Baili Ji saw his mysterious expression, walked to a box, and opened it directly.

“Hiss~” What met his eyes was a box full of blue crystals. It was like a box of glittering gems, emitting a dazzling blue light.

“This is… crystals?” Baili Ji asked.

“That’s right,” Yan Zhengping replied with a smile, looking at him.

Baili Ji didn't pay attention to his expression and walked to another box, opening it.

It was still a box full of crystals!

He opened another box, and it was the same.

“Are all these crystals?” Baili Ji asked.

“That’s right,” Yan Zhengping continued to answer with a smile.

Since Baili Ji had been in a coma for half a year, he didn't have a clear concept of the use of crystals. In his impression, crystals were extracted from the heads of zombies. As for their use, he wasn't clear.

“Old Yan, so much crystals! How many zombies must have been hunted to get all this!” Baili Ji exclaimed in shock.

Since Yan Zhengping started raising mice in early July, he had only harvested one batch two days ago, just tens of thousands of crystals, which wasn't a lot.

Even so, it still astonished Baili Ji.

His impression was still stuck in December. At that time, the cost of obtaining a crystals was very high because the casualty rate of Soldiers was too high.

“How much is this? Just tens of thousands,” Yan Zhengping said with a laugh.

“Tens of thousands? And ‘just’?” Baili Ji couldn’t believe his ears.

Yan Zhengping knew that his understanding was still from a few months ago, so he explained what had happened in the past few months and the uses of crystals.

“Old Yan, why are you showing me all this?” Baili Ji asked, his eyes wide.

“Didn’t you say my Military Region didn’t look right? Don’t I need to report to you?” Yan Zhengping said with a smile.

“What do you mean?” Baili Ji didn’t understand.

“All these crystals are produced from those temporary structures outside,” Yan Zhengping said.

“What? Produced? This stuff can be produced?” Baili Ji asked in disbelief.