161: Chapter 161 The Unknown Enemy
Wang Ye and his group were taking control very quickly.
Although Chongqing had many local power brokers, these snakes often included prominent families, meritorious officials, and powerful figures.
However, the players were numerous.
These local snakes were simply no match for them.
Death wasn't something to fear; they could just respawn. If they respawned as members of these families, they could hollow them out from the inside.
Furthermore, new players were joining, and many of them took on the identities of the younger generation within these families.
The only thing missing was a player respawning directly as the head of one of these families.
How could mere local snakes compete with them?
In this game now, other than the developers, they feared no one.
In a massive mansion somewhere in Chongqing, Wang Ye and his group were holding a meeting.
This mansion had originally belonged to a prominent local family.
However, most of the key members of this family were now players.
Therefore, this place had become their base of operations.
At the moment, they were consolidating the resources they had on hand.
The resources the players currently controlled were simply overwhelming.
It was much wealthier than when they were in Jinling.
Especially with so many machines; with these machines,
they could save a lot of labor.
They didn't need to hand-craft machine tools or anything like that.
The utility of these machines might not be immense, but their function was critical.
Originally, they had come here just for safety.
But now they discovered that there were plenty of resources here as well.
With these resources, turning Chongqing into a war machine wouldn't be a problem at all.
"Hahaha, Brother Wang, I, Li Qingfeng, have truly never played such a wealthy game before." Li Qingfeng looked at the list in front of him, grinning from ear to ear.
Before, when he built factories and production lines in the game, he used very rudimentary tools.
Even the raw materials couldn't be guaranteed in sufficient quantities.
But now it was different; machines, raw materials—everything was available.
Although many of these machines were relatively simple light industrial machines,
they could still be used after some modifications.
Furthermore, the supply of raw materials was also abundant.
Not to mention that this region itself had quite a few metal mineral deposits.
They also received news that there was a route in the southwest, through which foreign supplies could enter China and reach the heart of Chongqing directly.
"Now that conditions are so good, how confident are you that you can get this production line up and running?"
"That's definitely a hundred percent certainty." Li Qingfeng slapped his chest firmly, his tone full of confidence.
He had managed it before without these conditions; now that he had them, he could do even better.
If nothing else, he would first increase the output of this production line.
The low output before was out of necessity; now that they had the conditions to improve, they would certainly go with an upgraded version.
"Since that's the case, let's not waste time. Once the machines and raw materials arrive, we'll start."
"Alright." Li Qingfeng nodded with a smile.
Within two days, the machines and raw materials were all prepared.
Li Qingfeng arrived at the factory building that had been prepared in advance and began to direct the manpower.
This factory was even better than the one he had in Jinling, because it was a plant previously operated by a certain family.
Why was it in their hands now? Naturally, because the entire family now consisted of their people.
They wouldn't resort to robbery; it was all acquired through voluntary donations.
For over ten days in a row, Li Qingfeng holed up in this warehouse.
On the other side, in the mountains far from the urban area of Chongqing, a factory was also being built.
Qian Fei looked at the warehouse that was nearing completion, feeling very satisfied.
Li Qingfeng's firearms factory could be built in the city, but his ammunition manufacturing couldn't.
Because it was prone to explosions.
It was better to be safe than sorry.
If it exploded, a small scale wouldn't be too bad, but on a larger scale, it might even blow up the city area.
Meanwhile, in Chongqing.
In the temporary Presidential Office of Chongqing, inside the President's office.
A group of generals in military uniforms were sitting inside.
"Recently, a large number of refugees from all over the country have flooded into Chongqing. These refugees seem to be organized; as soon as they arrive in Chongqing, they enter all walks of life in the city, which is very strange."
"Not only that, but the younger generation within all the major families is associating with these people."
"Gentlemen, what do you think?"
The thin, middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit sitting at the head of the table spoke.
After he finished speaking, the generals below looked at each other.
How else were they to look at it? They could only stand by and watch.
It wasn't just the major families that had members associating with these refugees.
Even within their own military, many soldiers and even officers were associating with these refugees.
At first, they just assumed they were acquaintances.
But later, they realized, how could the local soldiers in Chongqing know refugees who came from Jinling?
And soldiers were one thing, but even the officers knew them.
Furthermore, these generals also discovered.
The soldiers and officers who had contact with these refugees quickly formed a circle.
A circle independent of everyone else.
This immediately made them realize the seriousness of the situation.
This whole thing was too strange.
It was as if there was a mysterious organization bringing these people together.
Seeing that the generals remained silent, the middle-aged man at the head of the table immediately showed a look of anger on his face.
Seeing this, a burly general immediately stood up and slowly said, "Generalissimo, this matter is definitely not simple. This situation has not only appeared in the major families, but it is actually even more prevalent in our military."
"And this situation is very widespread; it's not just the soldiers, even the officers are the same."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's face gradually darkened.
Although he had long realized that the matter might be serious, he hadn't expected it to be this serious.
It would be one thing if those families were infiltrated, but now even the military was infiltrated so severely.
The military was his lifeline.
Only with the military could he command the local warlords across the country.
Although the battle of Shanghai had wiped out his elite forces.
However, he still had quite a bit of his foundation left.
Even though his most elite troops were wiped out, he still had many units at his disposal.
Now that the soldiers and non-commissioned officers of the military were infiltrated so severely.
He couldn't guarantee whether any of the high-ranking generals present had been infiltrated.
If so, that would be too terrifying.
He didn't fear fighting out in the open; he only feared this kind of enemy hiding in the shadows.
What was even more terrifying was that the number of these refugees was too large.
Originally, he had accepted these refugees to increase Chongqing's population.
Back then, the western side had brought a large number of industrial machines from the east.
Creating a great many job positions.
Among them, the demand for industrial labor was the highest.
And these refugees fleeing from Jinling were the best choice.
Among them were many people engaged in industry.
This population had indeed filled quite a few of the worker shortages here.
But soon he discovered that Chongqing seemed to be slipping out of his control.
Things were becoming different from what he had imagined.
It was as if an invisible hand had suddenly taken control of the entire operation of Chongqing.
This caught him somewhat off guard.
He didn't even know what was happening.
The unknown enemy is the most terrifying.