Chapter 1080: War Zone Confrontation

Alright, the meeting ends here.

I won't interfere in administrative matters, but I will naturally appear when our war zone needs me.

Listening to the high-level officials continuously discuss the new framework and how to manage the entire war zone, Lin An felt it was truly a waste of time.

Perhaps he still had some blood-ties sentiment toward the survivors of Huaxia, but to foreigners, in Lin An's eyes these people were no more important than NPCs in a dungeon.

Emotions were like water; he found it hard to allocate them to outsiders.

Seeing Lin An stand up, everyone else hurriedly followed suit.

When they looked at that mask, the crowd felt a mix of regret and a hint of relief.

Although they unanimously decided to grant Lei En the highest authority, deep down everyone still didn't want Lei En to 'mess around'. If he really intervened in management, they could only cooperate. Any change in any aspect of the war zone's affairs would affect millions of survivors.

It seems Lord Lei En is not someone who clings to power.

Just seeing Lei En about to leave, Tai Er, who had remained silent since the meeting began, couldn't help but look at him and hesitantly speak:

"Lord Lei En."

"You have already returned to Soviet Russia, but as.."

"As our leader. We have yet to see your true face."

"This..."

His eyes held a hint of doubt.

It wasn't that he had noticed anything or suspected anything; rather, his instinctive sixth sense made him constantly feel that something was off.

According to Lei En's own words, after the apocalypse broke out he lost his family and leveled up alone in dungeons. Only after completing several high-difficulty dungeons did he emerge recently, so he is not very familiar with the current situation in Soviet Russia.

It sounded fine, and no one dared to question it.

But... never seeing Lei En's appearance always made him feel uneasy deep down.

He always felt that Lei En's conduct was remarkably similar to Lin An's: both wore masks, both possessed immense strength, and both had mythic summoned beasts.

Even in the intelligence they secretly gathered, Lei En's first appearance in the Thunder Spear Safe Zone was accompanied by a burly man, just like before.

Upon further thought, it actually gave a feeling of creeping dread.

"Huh?"

Tilting his head slightly, Lin An instantly turned to look at Tai Er:

"You want to see my true appearance?"

"What, are you doubting me?"

His tone was icy, and speaking from his own perspective, Lin An's words even carried a hint of anger.

"No, no!"

"Lord Lei En, you've misunderstood! In our hearts, you are definitely the hero of the Soviet Russia war zone!"

"Just, just."

Their thoughts shifted quickly; seeing Tai Er's doubt, many high-level officials hurriedly fabricated excuses:

"We plan to erect a statue for you, also as a commendation of your contributions!"

"Yes, that's right!"

Tai Er let out a slight sigh of relief, his gaze fixed straight on Lin An.

He really hadn't thought Lei En would have any problem; it was just curiosity and his sixth sense driving him to want to take a look.

A brief silence.

Lin An let out a light sigh, slowly lifted his mask, and surveyed the whole room:

"Have you seen clearly?"

The meeting room fell silent; after a moment, everyone saw that the face was clearly of Soviet Russian ethnicity, and inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. However, that somewhat mixed-race face seemed too young—looking only about twenty-three or twenty-four—but strength and age are unrelated. Moreover, no one felt there was any problem.

Letting out a light breath, Tai Er felt a bit embarrassed as he looked toward Lin An:

"Then Lord Lei En, do you have anything else to declare?"

"After you re-enter the dungeon, will we still contact you via reputation items?"

Nodding slightly, Lin An, as if recalling something, spoke calmly:

"Oh, there are two more things."

"First, I hope you quickly prepare the list of supplies Lin An needs and the materials I need."

"Just as I said before, the dungeon I intend to enter this time is extremely difficult, and I need some resources to use inside."

"Including cards; someone in Soviet Russia should have obtained cards. I hope you all get them in hand quickly, time is pressing."

"Second, near the Thunder Spear Safe Zone I encountered a group of children. If possible, you can send people to bring them to the safe zone for care."

Having said that, Lin An nodded and vanished from the spot like a shadow.

Children?

They exchanged glances, and several people urgently issued orders, determined to find the children Lin An mentioned and escort them to the central safe zone.

Meanwhile, standing at the back, holding the list given by Lin An, Tai Er unconsciously glanced over it.

Supplies, equipment, spirit-energy fruits, energy blocks, props...

Although the demands were many, they were still fairly normal.

But upon seeing the final food request, he couldn't help but frown.

Soviet Russia's food, although somewhat normal due to population reasons, they, because of the vast land and sparse populace, easily reclaimed the former state granaries.

But with both Lin An and Lei En speaking up, it really made him feel overwhelmed.

Just what dungeon is Lord Lei En planning to enter... that it requires consuming this much material? Is it to conveniently raise a force inside the dungeon?

Looking at the end, Tai Er suddenly stared blankly at the final entry on the list.

"Canned Yellow Peaches*200000 (Lin An)"

"Yellow Peach Canned Food*100000 (Lei En)"

The font is somewhat slanted, appearing to have been written in great haste, but in Tai Er's view, it is clearly extremely important, added temporarily.

????

Like a bolt from the blue, in an instant Tai Er suddenly recalled that scene from his trial.

"Yellow peach!? Points-exchanged yellow peach!? System-given yellow peach!?"

"Monstrous-strength Lin An... stronger Lei En... yellow peach in the trial!?"

"Tai Er, what's wrong with you?"

"Tai Er!?"

In the meeting room, many Soviet Russia high-level officials turned their heads, and at once noticed the dazed and listless Tai Er, as if they had noticed a huge secret.

They asked out of concern, but found Tai Er constantly repeating incomprehensible words in a possessed manner:

"Yellow peach... what exactly does the yellow peach represent!?"

On the transport plane, Zhang Tie looked in surprise at the suddenly appearing Lin An, the iron shovel in his hand almost dropping to the ground.

"Well then, Lin Dui, have you finished over there?"

"Isn't it a not-so-grand awarding ceremony? How did you come back so fast?"

After glancing at Lin An, Zhang Tie glanced at his own stewing hot pot, couldn't help but click his tongue in wonder. For today, which is of utmost importance to all of Soviet Russia, placing it on Lin Dui's shoulders was like rushing to finish a task, and he returned in a puff of smoke.

"There's no need to stay longer; I need to make a trip back to Faction: Long An."

A slight shake dispersed the wind and snow on his body, and Lin An casually replied.

"Huh?"

Xiong Hanzi's eyes widened into ovals, and without waiting for him to ask further, Lin An's side directly spoke:

"Return to Faction: Long An to upgrade the base, then I will send some troops to newly build safe zones. By then, you and Mo Ling will each establish a safe zone; the faster the better."

"After that, I need to make a trip to the Qinghai War Zone. There, something has come up."

His expression tightened; Zhang Tie looked at Lin An's expression, and through their long-standing tacit understanding also realized that Lin Dui must have sensed something, which is why he was so hurried.

He also simply swallowed what he had originally wanted to say to Lin An.

Just as Lin An was about to open the spatial command to transmit back to Faction: Long An, a long-unheard system announcement suddenly sounded.

"Global announcement: 【War Zone Competition】 will open in 720 hours, and the new round of 【Trial Tower】 will open in 360 hours."

"This competition consists of two stages."

"First stage: Continental Competition. During the Continental Competition, the various war zones belonging to the same continent will launch confrontations, and the top three will advance to the next stage."

"Second stage: Cross-state confrontation; all qualifying war zones will confront each other, and the victors will obtain disaster mitigation rights, equipment sets, Epic Tier equipment..., free attribute points, and all-round enhancement rewards."

"Seven continents: Asia, North America, Oceania, Europe..."

"Asia War Zone: Huaxia, Mongolia, Soviet Russia, Southeast Asia, North and South Korea (Greater Korea), East Ocean, Brahma Heaven..."

"For detailed rules, please check on your own."

Before the teleportation gate, Lin An's pupils suddenly contracted, a strong sense of unease instantly filling his mind.

The War Zone Competition, in the past life was known as the bloodiest war among humanity.

And after the competition comes the massive invasion of alien species.

This time the opening of the competition actually precedes the previous life's opening by a full year and seven months!