33: Chapter 33 First Mission

After the "Man vs. Machine" exhibition ended, Section Chief Qin called Su Fan into the section chief's office.

"You've finished watching... Any thoughts?" Section Chief Qin asked absentmindedly while organizing some documents.

Su Fan guessed that calling him to the office certainly wasn't just to hear his feedback.

So, he didn't waste breath on that topic and asked directly: "Section Chief, is there something you need me for?"

Section Chief Qin paused, stopped what she was doing, glanced at Su Fan, and then continued in her lukewarm tone, speaking slowly: "You guessed right; there is a mission..."

"This mission requires our section and the 9th Security Section to complete it together. I feel that your cultivation level is a bit higher than the other interns, and I want to use this opportunity to let you gain some experience and earn more bonuses, so I thought of you."

"However, this mission does have a certain level of danger. I don't know if you have the guts to participate?"

After speaking, Section Chief Qin's eyes gazed at Su Fan's face, as if capturing his expression.

Su Fan thought for a second, then said in a deep voice: "Section Chief, no matter what the mission is, I will definitely participate and guarantee to complete the mission."

Section Chief Qin withdrew her gaze and continued: "A secondary Safe Zone 200 kilometers away from our Safe Zone No. 9, which is Safety Zone No. 68—this secondary Safe Zone with a population of 6 million currently has 3 million people facing internet and power outages. It's already been three days..."

"According to our Justice Bureau investigation, the power grid lines along the road were damaged, and over a dozen power towers and signal towers were destroyed. As for whether it was done by humans or a Mutant Beast, it is still under further investigation..."

"The mission given to us by our superiors is to draw personnel from our 13th Security Section and the 9th Security Section to escort power grid technicians and installers to complete the repair and installation of the power towers and signal towers, striving to restore power and internet to Safety Zone No. 68 as soon as possible..."

Seeing Su Fan deep in thought and silent, Section Chief Qin continued: "But you don't need to worry too much. From our Safe Zone No. 9 to Safety Zone No. 68, the national highways and expressways have already been cleared by the First Security Division. The bandits, Mutant Beast, and such along the way have basically been eliminated. The remaining ones, like Mutated Wild Boar, wild oxen, wild cats, and the like, are not considered much of a danger to everyone."

"That is secondary. The most important thing is to protect the lives and safety of the workers..."

"Alright, Section Chief, when do we set off?"

"We set off first thing tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM. Don't sleep in, oh, and remember to arrive at our bureau's main gate on time."

"Alright, Section Chief, then I'll be going."

"Mm, go ahead."

Watching Su Fan's departing figure, Section Chief Qin's gaze was dazed and thoughtful, but she quickly snapped back to her senses and continued to busy herself with her work...

The next day at 7:00 AM, Su Fan appeared at the Justice Bureau's main gate on time, carrying a military backpack on his shoulder and holding a bag of steamed buns in his hand.

The moment he stuffed a steamed bun into his mouth, he stared at the scene before him in astonishment.

Holy crap, what's going on!?

He saw the vehicle convoy in front of him like a long dragon, parked one after another on the street...

At the very front were armored combat vehicles, followed by bulletproof cars, then large transport trucks, large cargo trucks, small cargo trucks, and at the very back were drone combat vehicles. There were over a dozen vehicles in total, looking massive and quite spectacular!

The large transport trucks were loaded with some galvanized steel, wires, network cables, and the like.

The large and small cargo trucks carried the drivers and workers, as well as the necessary Materials.

Just as Su Fan was astonished, a tall woman in a deep blue uniform wearing sunglasses in front of him waved at him.

"Hey, Su Fan, over here!"

The one waving at him was none other than Section Chief Qin, who looked quite cool wearing sunglasses.

Su Fan walked up quickly and shook the bag in his hand: "Section Chief, have you had breakfast yet?"

"..." Section Chief Qin was speechless.

Just then, someone walked by, shouting as they walked: "Section Chief, don't worry, I'm already at Qi Refining Stage 3. How could I not complete such a small mission well? Right, Junior Sister Chen Qian."

Su Fan turned his head to look; the voice of the person speaking sounded somewhat familiar.

Qi Refining Stage 3?

He suddenly remembered, wasn't this the guy in the baseball cap he met when registering at the entrance of the Superpower Affairs Administration the other day?

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw "Baseball Cap" say goodbye to the 9th Section Chief and come to Section Chief Qin with another woman in uniform.

"Baseball Cap" snapped a salute to Section Chief Qin.

"Hello, Section Chief Qin!"

"Wang Hao from the 9th Security Section, reporting to you!"

The woman in uniform beside him also saluted: "9th Security Section, Chen Qian!"

Just as Su Fan was confused and hadn't figured out the situation yet, another middle-aged man wearing a white helmet and a suit came over and asked Section Chief Qin for instructions: "Section Chief Qin, when do we set off?"

Section Chief Qin took off her sunglasses, revealing a pair of sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Set off now!"

"Yes!"

The man with the white helmet was a chief engineer in charge of commanding all the Mortal personnel for this operation. After hearing Section Chief Qin's order, he immediately began to command the convoy to set off.

On this side, Section Chief Qin looked at the two people from the 9th Security Section, then looked at Su Fan, and said: "Wang Hao, Chen Qian, his name is Su Fan, and he is one of my subordinates. You three should ride in the same car as me."

After speaking, she walked straight to a bulletproof car, opened the door, and sat in the back seat.

Su Fan finally realized that the one leading the team this time was actually Section Chief Qin.

No wonder she deliberately didn't say who was leading when announcing the mission yesterday.

This woman, no wonder she wore sunglasses and acted so full of Divine Qi...

At this moment, Wang Hao looked at Su Fan and extended his hand: "My name is Wang Hao. You are Su Fan, right? No worries, this mission is very simple. If we encounter danger, I'll cover you."

On his chubby round face, his eyes were very small, and when he smiled, you couldn't see his eyes; he looked like Xiao Yueyue.

"Then please look after me, Senior Brother Wang!"

Su Fan shook his hand.

Chen Qian also reached out, "Junior Brother Su, very nice to meet you!"

It was fine for her to call him Junior Brother; after all, the 13th Security Section was ranked after the 9th Security Section, and Su Fan's displayed cultivation strength was only at Qi Refining Layer 1, while she was already at Qi Refining Stage 2.

"Senior Sister Chen, very nice to meet you."

After a few brief pleasantries, the three of them came to the side of the bulletproof car. Wang Hao took the initiative to offer to drive, seemingly wanting to curry favor.

If following the rules, Su Fan should have been the one driving; after all, he was the "little brother" among the four.

However, since Wang Hao insisted on driving, Su Fan was happy to be idle.

Section Chief Qin and Chen Qian sat in the back seat, and Su Fan sat in the passenger seat.

After the armored vehicle led the way, their bulletproof car followed, and the dozen or so vehicles set off in a mighty force...

Inside the car, just as Wang Hao turned on the music, he was scolded by Section Chief Qin: "Pay attention to scouting for enemy situations!"

"Yes, yes, yes, Section Chief Qin!"

Wang Hao nodded hurriedly.

Su Fan recalled that day when Wang Hao told the staff at the Superpower Affairs Administration that he was at Qi Refining Stage 3, and then received special treatment, didn't have to queue, and went straight to testing. He didn't expect that he would be assigned to the 9th Security Section and didn't even need an internship...

But it was no big deal.

He was also almost done with this month's internship period; in a few days, he would become a full-time employee, and his salary would be the same as Wang Hao's.

Thinking of this, Su Fan took a big bite of his steamed bun...

The convoy gradually left the military post and slowly drove out of the Safe Zone.

Looking back from the rear of the convoy, the entire city looked as if it were shrouded by a huge pale yellow bubble...

This bubble was not a mirage-like halo, but a barrier laid down by top-tier Cultivators, like a layer of tough Qi shield, tightly protecting the city within.

High above the city, at an astonishing altitude, some powerhouses rode on ferocious mounts, either diving or circling, constantly patrolling and guarding the city's safety...