Darkness is Coming

   On the second night after New Year's Day, Wuji Teahouse was full again. Because the black and white writing on the whiteboard outside the teahouse is clear and distinct, the content to be discussed tonight is the swearing-in meeting of the Yuanjiu Association.

Although almost all the residents of the island came to the scene last night and witnessed the whole process of the swearing-in ceremony, the endless stream of audience who came to the teahouse still stepped on the threshold of the teahouse. There is no gap to be found in the subway - everyone still wants to re-experience the feeling at that time from another angle through Lao Wu's famous mouth.

   This time, the storyteller Lao Wu changed his normal behavior. He no longer explained the details of the pledge meeting in one sentence, but explained it in detail and repeated it repeatedly. It took three hours to finish. However, Lao Wu is very eloquent. After a three-hour talk, the interlocking and fascinating links make many listeners dry but dare not drink the tea provided by the teahouse, for fear that they will miss the wonderful event if they can't hold their urine.

   At this time, Old Wu Zheng said that Yu Qian, the vice president, cast a sword by himself, lifted the gavel and slapped it **** the table.

   "Zhenyuan Sword!"

   "This name has a lot to do with it, let me tell you about it from Lao Wu."

Old Wu picked up the teacup, dipped some tea on his lips, and took a small sip of water to moisten his throat, but he didn't dare to drink more. He was also a member of the army of holding back urine. people.

"In the middle and late 19th century, Li Hongzhang, a famous minister of the former dynasty and leader of the Westernization Movement, ordered people to supervise the construction of two Dingyuan-class ironclad ships, the 'Zhenyuan Ship' and the 'Dingyuan Ship'. This is the history of my country's modern navy. The first-class main battle warship in the modern sense. Among them, the Zhenyuan ship is homonymous with our Zhenyuan sword."

   "The Zhenyuan ship was the most important weapon of the country and defended our territorial waters. Wouldn't Yuanjian protect us on this far river like the Zhenyuan ship?"

"Zhenyuan Zhenyuan, guarding the far river, it is the martyrs who left their names on the monument incarnate as this sharp sword, forever Zhenyuan Jiang, and Vice President Yu named it after this. It is very meaningful, knowledgeable, and admirable. what."

   The person sitting on the square table on the left side of Lao Wu suddenly laughed, shaking his head while laughing.

  Old Wu glanced at the man without saying a word, and continued to speak his words. He had to face thousands of audiences every day, and it was impossible to satisfy everyone. If someone expresses dissatisfaction and ridicules him and immediately responds, how can we go on? Listeners who don't cooperate like this can only ignore it.

   The other lady sitting at the square table was very dissatisfied and asked with a frown, "What are you laughing at?"

   The man who laughed earlier helped the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, coughed and asked, "Do you know what happened to the Zhenyuan ship?"

"what?"

The man in glasses held up the teacup with restraint, and with all his style, he said in the tone of a history teacher teaching students: "After the Sino-Japanese War broke out, the Zhenyuan and Dingyuan ships fought against the main force of the Japanese army at Dadonggou on the Yalu River, and severely damaged Xijingmaru. However, there were thousands of injuries and nowhere to repair it. In the end, it was captured by the Japanese invaders, incorporated into the Japanese fleet, and served in the Japanese Navy for 17 years before being dismantled and sold. The iron anchors and chains that came down were displayed by the Japanese government in Ueno Park in Tokyo, which shamelessly humiliated our country. It was not until 1947 that General Zhong of the Kuomintang government went to Japan and transported them back to China. But it was not like now, at that time. The Nationalist government was corrupt for no reason, and the Zhenyuan ship's 300-ton iron anchor chain was sold as scrap iron."

   "You said, Lao Wu compared this Zhenyuan sword to the other Zhenyuan ship, can I not laugh?"

Only then did the lady understand that the person in front of her was grinning with rage, gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "Japanese invaders are hateful, compared with some zombies, if there is a chance in the future, I really hope that Yuanzhuan will be able to send the zombie mutants to the island of Japan. Put them up and let them beat ghosts."

   This is something that can't be taken seriously. The man with glasses smiled and shook his head slightly, without saying a word. Neither of the two talking to them noticed that a strange teenager who was drinking silently in the teahouse was watching them.

   "I didn't think about it so much when I chose the name, it's a blessing that they can think so far." Yu Qian smiled, shook his head and poured the wine. Yu Qian usually lives alone in a small wooden house by the sea, not to mention the people on Jiangxin Island, even most of the staff inside the Yuanjiao Society do not recognize his face.

Although Yu Qian finally appeared on the high platform last night, not many people saw his face clearly. Most people's memories of this vice president are his magical methods and the demeanor of a sword fairy in white. Therefore, When Yu Qian walked into the teahouse wearing a padded jacket and an iron kettle full of wine, no one could recognize him.

   This is also the reason why Yu Qian chose to come to the teahouse. He found that he liked being in the crowd more and more recently, but there are only a few interesting places on Jiangxin Island: Wuji Teahouse, Zero Bar, and Drama Theater. Yu Qian was not interested in stage plays, and there was not much chatter in the theater, and he didn't want to go to the Zero Bar—because the regulars at the Zero Bar knew Yu Qian on New Year's Eve the night before—so he had to come to Wuji Teahouse.

  Hiding your identity, sitting quietly, listening to others talk about what you have done with a kind of admiration and admiration, this feeling makes people elated.

  ………………

   As lively as the tea house, there is also the No. 1 Fortress.

  As a corpse hunter guild, the No. 1 Fortress is worthy of its name. It is indeed a war fortress with extreme weapons. Registered corpse hunters can accept or post tasks here, exchange merits and bonuses, and buy all kinds of weapons and equipment here.

Among the various weapons and equipment, the most popular besides firearms is the rune bracelet, which has become a standard for excellent corpse hunters. I'd say I'm a corpse hunter.

   Now, there is one more piece of equipment that is sought after by ghouls: the rune dagger.

There are ready-made templates and detailed information sent to the front finger of the corpse. The processing team that made the rune bracelet in the Far Rescue Association processed dozens of rune daggers overnight in two days, most of which were supplied to The two teams of Dawning and Judgment, and the remaining small parts were transported to the No. 1 Fortress for sale.

  Wang Li once proposed to sell the rune dagger and serum in the form of auction, so that the redundant wealth of the corpse hunters can be minimized by various means, so that they can participate more actively in the corpse battle. But Yang Xiaoqian rejected Wang Li's proposal, because in Yang Xiaoqian's opinion, the wealth of everyone on the island is his wealth, and the most precious of them are the lives of the soldiers.

   Yang Xiaoqian believed that rulers who would use means to plunder the property of their subjects were undoubtedly the lowest and most incompetent. Regardless of whether this idea is objectively correct, Yang Xiaoqian hopes that the corpse hunters can use every silver coin to arm themselves and strengthen their strength, so that they will have more chances to survive in the future hunting.

  So, the rune dagger was transported to the No. 1 fortress, displayed in the exhibition hall, and was selected to be released at 8:00 p.m. on the second day, and the T virus serum was released together with the rune dagger.

   Compared with the rune dagger, the appearance of serum makes the corpse hunter even more crazy.

Because corpse hunters rarely fight against zombies, the dangers they face are often corpse tides or mutants. Although the rune dagger is of great significance to corpse hunters, it is very limited, but serum is different. Who can guarantee that? Are you sure you won't get infected? Serum is a life-saver in the event of an accident.

   At this time, the corpse hunters on Jiangxin Island are all gathered in the No. 1 Fortress, waiting for the rune dagger and serum to start selling, ready to snap up.

   When Cheng Xu came to No. 1 Fortress, there was a long queue winding and folded like snakes in front of the gate.

"As expected." Cheng Xu sighed, and he brought his team members there as soon as he received the news, but it was still a lot late. Now the No. 1 Fortress is crowded with hundreds of people, trying to grab the rune dagger and serum More difficult.

On the way   , Cheng Xu expected this scene. The swearing-in meeting of the Yuanjiao Association two days ago clearly told everyone that the Yuanjiao Association was about to set off to conquer the black domain. Nine out of the ten corpse hunters are ready to go on an expedition. There are no cowards among the corpse hunters. Hunting zombies is their profession, not to mention that if all zombies and mutants are handed over to the Far Rescue Association and the Zombies. Front finger, what do these corpse hunters rely on for a living?

   Now that you are ready to go out, you must arm yourself as much as possible to improve your fighting ability and survivability. Cheng Xu, like other corpse hunters, had such a plan. As soon as he heard the news of the rune dagger and serum, he immediately led the team to the No. 1 Fortress without taking a rest, but he was still late.

   "Captain, don't sigh." A tall and thin man said in relief, "We don't necessarily have no chance, we have a lot of money."

   Cheng Xu heard what he meant, his eyes lit up, he nodded and gave him a thumbs up. As a quasi-A-level team, the "Rising Sun" team is indeed rich and rich. It doesn't matter if you miss the queue. You can buy it at a high price. There will definitely be guys who don't want to rush to the battlefield. They will come here in advance to wait for the release and then sell them at a high price. The Rising Sun team is completely You can wait until the end of the sale to buy rune daggers and serums from such "scalpers".

   Of course, in this way, the harvest of hunting zombies is likely to be less than the cost of high-priced acquisitions, but Cheng Xu and the others did not hunt zombies to make money. They are one of the oldest group of corpse hunters, and they are hunters with a sense of professional honor. For them, corpse hunting is not only a job to earn a living, but also an undeniable responsibility.

   "It's started, it's started!"

There were shouts in the distance, causing waves of commotion, and people scrambled to squeeze forward. Both men and women here are bloody, and they would fight if they didn't agree with each other. If it wasn't for the team from the Far Rescue Association beside them to maintain order. , in an instant there will be chaos.

  Cheng Xu narrowed his eyes and looked at it, as if he saw the beginning of a new round of war.