Chapter 263

"So, the ninth and tenth teams are too relaxed, aren't they? Not only is there little work, but there's basically no danger!"

Zhang Su asked with a frown.

Xin Qi nodded: "Actually, they don't want to be relaxed, because whether the ninth and tenth teams go on missions or work in the camp, there are no points... And promotion is also very difficult. Only when there are casualties in the teams ahead will they be promoted from the reserves."

"That makes sense..." Zhang Su knew there wouldn't be such an obvious loophole. He continued: "You came with the third, fifth, and sixth teams today. What are the other teams doing?"

Xin Qi felt very strange, not understanding how this person knew their specific situation, but he still answered truthfully: "This kind of grain-collecting mission wouldn't let the elite teams out. The fourth team took the eighth team to clear zombies in the village to the west, and the rest are in the camp."

"By the way, your camp was a military barracks before, right? I see you all have standard-issue weapons."

Zhang Su suddenly remembered some things Guo Dachao had said and asked.

"Yes, I heard from the elders that it was an infantry battalion before, right?" Xin Qi turned to look at his two companions.

"Woo-woo-woo."

The two nodded repeatedly, like chickens pecking at rice.

Zhang Su asked.

Zhang Su asked.

Zhang Su looked at Xin Qi with suspicious eyes, feeling that this young man was just acting like a grandson. He wasn't that young anymore, and given the current environment, why was he still being coy when talking about men and women?

He didn't care about these small details; his mind was more focused on other things.

"I see..."

Zhang Su raised a hand to stop the other party and continued: "Tell me about the situation of the other departments. Do they not have any combat capability?"

Coming all the way from Qincheng, Zhang Su's main focus was that everyone could fight. Even delicate women had to participate in combat; they were all iron ladies, so naturally, they didn't need to rely on that kind of business to support themselves.

Zhang Su had heard Zhang Xin mention earlier that many women in the Survivor Alliance sold their bodies to obtain resources, and there were places specifically for this kind of business. The same was true within the Azure Dragon Corps; it seemed this service was very popular.

He believed his own subordinates would have such needs, but unfortunately, it was impossible to operate such a project in Tianmayu now. The most critical thing was that there were no suitable practitioners...

"It's... it's just that there are women specifically for sleeping with people," Xin Qi explained awkwardly, feeling quite embarrassed.

"Ho, that's a high official position. Wouldn't you be doing quite well in your Corps?" Zhang Su teased.

"If I'm not mistaken, the two big soldiers should be the team leaders of the first and second teams, right?"

As he spoke, Xin Qi began to beg for mercy.

Unexpectedly, Xin Qi shook his head and said awkwardly: "No, that's not it... One of them is the Deputy Commander, and the other is the Commander-in-Chief of the Combat Department."

"Mm... our boss is named Ma Juguang, and everyone calls him Commander. Actually, he isn't a soldier from the military, but he is especially powerful—he's great at fighting and firearms. Although we call ourselves a Corps, there are only two real soldiers... Because Ma Juguang established the safe base in the barracks, he gave it that name."

"Mm... apart from the Logistics Department, most people have a certain ability to protect themselves. The Logistics Department is composed of women, children, and the elderly who basically have no combat power. They are responsible for some internal chores of the Corps, doing all the dirty and tiring work, and, and, there are also those women."

Xin Qi nodded dejectedly and said helplessly: "That's also their skill; you can't envy it. We survivors who joined the Corps later can't compare to them in any aspect... Big brother, let us go. We were all just following orders and had no intention of being your enemy, really."

"Hey, I'm asking you, are those women who specifically sleep with people busy?"

"Who is the boss of your Azure Dragon Corps? How many are original military personnel?"

"We haven't finished talking yet, don't be so anxious!"

Xin Qi turned his head to look at his companions with a strange expression, then nodded: "A lot, sometimes they can't keep up."

"That what? What is 'that what'?" Zhang Su frowned and asked.

From ancient times to the present, such things were not rare in wartime. People needed to vent their emotions and release stress, and there were only so many ways to do it. Sleeping with women and playing cards was considered a very suitable way.

"What about the other two departments? What does the Administrative Department do?" Zhang Su continued to ask about the situation within the Azure Dragon Corps. He had a plan in mind and needed to understand it fully before it would be convenient to implement.

"It's called the Administrative Department to the outside world, but it's actually Ma Juguang's core team, a department that manages all affairs, big and small. There are only about twenty people in total. Oh, right, there are also some of the Deputy Commander's people in it. They don't do much work, but they eat a lot. We call them parasites in private!"

Xin Qi clearly had no good feelings about the Administrative Department.

"Woo-woo-woo, woo-woo."

Unexpectedly, one of the companions in the corner spoke up urgently, clearly having something to say.

*Rip. *

Zhang Su walked up and ripped the tape off the man's mouth, saying, "What do you want to say?"

"Ouch..." The man first opened his mouth with a painful expression, then licked his face with a smile: "Big brother, Little Xin missed something. Let me supplement it."

"Fine, supplement it." Seeing the terrified expression on Xin Qi's face, Zhang Su waved his hand: "Don't be nervous. It's normal to miss information. As long as you aren't lying, I won't kill you for now!"

"Oh, oh, okay, okay..." Hearing that he could save his life for now, Xin Qi nodded repeatedly.

"It's like this, big brother. The surface function of the Administrative Department is indeed what Little Xin said—managing affairs big and small. But in fact, their main function is infiltration, checks and balances, division, and collecting information—collecting information on internal personnel!"

The man speaking was about forty years old, with a shrewd look. He was relatively thin, but long-term exercise had given him some muscle.

Zhang Su nodded thoughtfully. His own team was very united now and didn't have these concerns. For a camp of three or four hundred people like the Azure Dragon Corps, it would be hard to guard against if people underneath were causing trouble. The existence of such a department was very meaningful for controlling the overall situation; it not only consolidated the leader's status but also protected the entire collective to a certain extent.

However, the situation within the Azure Dragon Corps was not very good now. He clearly remembered the team leaders discussing factional issues, so he asked: "What is the relationship between your Commander and the Deputy Commander?"

"Relationship? Not very clear... It should be good, right?" The middle-aged man looked at Xin Qi with an inquiring gaze.

Xin Qi frowned and thought, then shook his head: "I really don't know, big brother, I'm not lying to you..."

Sure enough, information about the top level couldn't be learned from the mouths of small fries.

"Fine, the last department, the Science Department. What do they usually do?"

Zhang Su was most interested in this department. Fu Weijun had let him see the power of science; the thalamus plus petrified skin had saved at least five or six lives!

After seeing Zero-Zero-Three, his desire for science became even stronger.

"The Science Department is divided into several squads. The Medical Team is responsible for treating the wounded, the Research Team is responsible for studying the characteristics of zombies, including developing drugs to fight the zombie virus. The most mysterious is the Edge Squad; the things they study all belong to the category of edge science, and it's very mysterious. Zero-Zero-Three is a monster created by the Edge Squad!"

The middle-aged man whose mouth had just been uncovered spilled everything he knew like a machine gun, trying to perform well and strive for lenient treatment.

"Edge Squad..." Zhang Su muttered with a frown. This name was very interesting.

Compared to the name of the team, what was more interesting was the modified zombie...

This made Zhang Su feel a bit of a cyberpunk flavor. Zombies brought disaster to humanity, and humanity used zombies to create more possibilities. It felt quite proactive.

He continued to look at the three of them and said: "Do you know how Zero-Zero-Three was modified?"

The three of them shook their heads in unison. Xin Qi said: "About half a month ago, we returned to the barracks after completing a mission and received a notice that there would be an important meeting in the afternoon. Then the Science Department showed Zero-Zero-Three to us..."

The middle-aged man chimed in: "I've asked many people, and no one knows the specific situation. They only said that many zombies were caught and brought to the laboratory; everything else is unknown. It's quite mysterious. Usually, it's very hard to see the scientific researchers of the Edge Squad; only the Commander and a few core members can make contact."

Zhang Su didn't find this strange; he also kept many secrets from his companions. He continued to ask: "Since it's numbered Zero-Zero-Three, what about the other numbers? Is Zero-Zero-One the most powerful?"

Xin Qi changed his posture to squat, and just as he was about to speak, the middle-aged man snatched the conversation again.

"Little Xin joined the Corps relatively late, so he doesn't know some things. Let me say it. In the beginning, there was Zero-Zero-Zero, but the modification was a complete failure. I remember it only lived for half a day before it kicked the bucket. The subsequent Zero-Zero-One wasn't much stronger; it didn't even last an hour before it twitched and suddenly died."

"It wasn't until Zero-Zero-Two that there was some improvement; at least it could stay alive, but its combat power was quite weak, not even as good as an ordinary zombie. It was left to the elite team as a training dummy and has probably been finished off already... Zero-Zero-Three is the only successfully modified zombie."

The middle-aged man paused and continued: "There are rumors that the Edge Squad has already started the modification of Zero-Zero-Four. These are all hearsay, but I think there's no smoke without fire. They say Zero-Zero-Four is a speed-type zombie. As for what stage the modification is at now, I don't know."

(End of chapter)