Zheng Yuandong watched this scene silently.
Perhaps this is the true meaning behind his establishment of the Timewalker Academy.
At this moment, Qing Chen also arrived in front of the huge sand table model. He ignored Chang Shengtian's assignment and calmly said, "All captains and vice-captains, step forward. Tonight, I will plan a second route for you."
"A second line?" Little Eagle asked疑惑地, "What's it for? Is the line from last night going to be discontinued?"
“It’s not invalid. The second one is a backup,” Qing Chen said, pointing to Chen Zhuoqu. “If you find that you cannot evacuate smoothly from the southern border gate, I need you to immediately head east along Zhongzhou Avenue. Once you reach the Lower Three Districts, immediately look for the Parents’ Association. Someone there will meet you… I want you to completely obey their orders, hide under their arrangements, and even assist them in the fight.”
"Dean..." a girl asked timidly, "Can't we leave?"
“I don’t know. I’m just preparing for the worst. There are some things I can’t confirm yet, but things aren’t that simple,” Qingchen said.
Zheng Yuandong paused for two seconds and then said, “I understand what you’re thinking. Since this disaster was meticulously planned by the demigod Shindai Chika, and since he is very likely to have the forbidden ACE-22 queen ant, then for him, the greatest benefit of this disaster is to kill all the residents in the city and feed the rat swarm.”
Qing Chen looked at Boss Zheng in astonishment. In the entire Time Traveler Academy, only Boss Zheng could still keep up with his thinking.
That's right, this is the result of Qingchen's six hours of thinking.
He set himself a question and came up with a terrifying answer: if he were Chika Kamishiro, he would definitely find a way to kill all the city's residents in the city.
The opponent chose the timing of the boxing final and Qinghe's campus recruitment, which is precisely when the population of City 10 is at its largest.
Why do this?
Let's start with Chika Kamishiro, this cunning demigod.
In this process, only the forbidden substance ACE-039, which is outside the Three Realms, can help Chika Kamishiro escape the judgment of the Forbidden Tribunal; otherwise, the corpse would have been contained by the Forbidden Tribunal long ago.
This shows that Kamishiro Chika had been plotting this for a long time.
Therefore, Qingchen guessed that since Kamishiro Chika had even planned how to use his own corpse, the other party must still be alive and must have already possessed a new body!
Now that Qing Chen has determined that Kamishiro Chika is not dead, he should consider Kamishiro Chika's situation: if the other party has successfully possessed him, then this must be his weakest moment.
Kaminari Chika was already at odds with the head of the Kaminari family. After being demotion following possession, he had to resort to extreme measures to protect himself.
Otherwise, if the head of the Shendai family finds an opportunity, he will truly be doomed.
Time is of the essence for Chika Kamishiro.
Therefore, creating the world's largest rat swarm and controlling it with the forbidden ACE-022 queen ant would be enough to make him stand firm again.
That was a swarm of rats powerful enough to destroy a city; it was a force more terrifying than a demigod.
The taboo substance ACE-22 queen ant can cause all social creatures to regard the host as the master of the colony, including but not limited to rats, lions, hyenas, ants, bees, termites, etc.
The method of use is unknown.
The current rat infestation perfectly fits the rules of this taboo.
Once the rat swarm forms and is controlled by Chika Kamishiro, this terrifying disaster will not only be a disaster for City 10, but will also evolve into a disaster for all mankind.
It will probably be much harder to kill Shindai Chika then.
Furthermore, the Kamishiro Foundation colluded with foreign forces on the west coast in an attempt to create chaos and overturn the Federation's structure.
When the plan progressed to this point, all of Chika Kamishiro's plans would have completed a closed loop.
The Rat Tide was the most important part of Kamishiro Chika regaining control of capital and trump cards.
How could such a cunning and calculating person allow the residents of City 10 to escape before his plan succeeds? Therefore, Chika Kamishiro must have a backup plan in mind.
This is why Qing Chen wanted to set up an extra backup line; he was afraid the Time Travelers wouldn't be able to escape! He was afraid the entire city's residents wouldn't be able to escape!
It should be noted that City 10 is blocked by towering walls, and there is a metal storm on top of the walls. To enter or leave, one must rely on the border gate. He suspected that people had been placed there by Chika Kamishiro.
If evacuation through the border crossings becomes impossible, everyone will have to flee to the three lower districts, rely on the Parents' Association to organize a defensive line, and then wait for reinforcements from the Lee and Kyung clans.
Qingchen sighed; it was another dead end.
It wasn't that he wasn't smart enough, but that the other party had been planning for too long and had specifically chosen the time when Li Bingxi and Chen Yu were besieging Shadow to carry out the plan. At that time, everyone's attention was on Shadow, but they didn't notice Shendai Qianchi!
Qing Chen asked the World Division One on his phone if it was possible to control the city defense system of City 10. The other party replied that the city defense system was an independent, physically isolated military network that could not be hacked unless someone brought its black box in and connected to the system.
Qing Chen looked at Zheng Yuandong: "How many people from Kunlun are currently in City 10? Mr. Zheng, are you there?"
Zheng Yuandong sighed, "Kunlun still has more than 600 people in City 10, but I'm not there."
He and Lu Yuan are currently in a northern city, leading their families to expand their territory and prepare to take over the lower three districts of City 20.
Qing Chen said, "I want to take command of these six hundred people."
Lu Yuan subconsciously looked at Zheng Yuandong. Was Qing Chen trying to seize power?
However, Zheng Yuandong didn't care. He simply asked Qing Chen, "Have you thought this through? The person who takes over command is in the most pain right now. The choice you make may not be understood by others."
This statement is very meaningful.
Qing Chen nodded: "I know what I'm doing."
Zheng Yuandong turned around and beckoned a young man: "Iodine, come here. From now on, you will follow Qingchen's orders in all your actions."
The young man, codenamed Iodine Potion, nodded solemnly: "I understand, I will fully cooperate."
As soon as Qing Chen took command, he calmly said, "I need all Kunlun members in City 10 to rush to the power plant immediately and protect it. If I can still command the Qing Clan's Secret Service after we cross over, then someone will come to your aid. But if communications are cut off immediately after we cross over, you will be isolated and helpless. Even if you die, you must die in the power plant."
Everyone was stunned and speechless; Iodine was unable to answer for a moment.
Ni Ergou was shocked when he heard what Qing Chen said. He did not expect that the first thing Qing Chen did after taking over command was to send the Kunlun members to their deaths.
He asked, bewildered, "Why not let your parents attend the meeting?"
Qing Chen glanced at him: "In the backup plan, if everyone is unable to leave the city, the Parents' Association must stay in the Lower Three Districts to protect a safe haven for everyone and to help anyone who wants to escape to the Lower Three Districts open a gap in the rat swarm. Everyone can retreat, but I guarantee they will not."
In fact, Ni Ergou, Lu Yuan, and Zheng Yuandong now understand Qing Chen quite well. This time, Qing Chen definitely didn't have any selfish thoughts. Every decision he made was based on the goal of "letting more people live".
Will parents be completely unharmed if they stay in the lower three districts? No.
Just as Zheng Yuandong said, this disaster was destined to involve sacrifices, and the one who directed others to sacrifice themselves one after another was the one who suffered the most.
The commander must use the clearest mind to make the most correct decisions, and then begin to endure a long period of blame and self-reproach.
Ni Ergou sighed and said, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I promise I will never question your decisions again."
"It's alright, your questions are all reasonable. I was prepared to be questioned after taking command," Qing Chen replied, glancing at the iodine solution and asking coldly, "Any problems?"
Iodine Fluoride straightened up: "No problem!"
That city must not be extinguished.
Once the lights go out and the city is plunged into darkness, that vast city will become a playground for swarms of rats.
Qing Chen continued, "Your backup plan is that if the power plant is destroyed before you arrive, I need you to go to PCE headquarters and find the surveillance footage of the entire city!"
Zheng Yuandong looked at the boy in front of the city model; the boy had begun to grow into a towering tree.
Chapter 676, The City That Was Extinguished
"99 teams, all captains and vice-captains, must record the routes in front of the sand table every day for the rest of the time, and each team must select one member as their substitute. If a captain dies, the vice-captain takes over; if the vice-captain dies, the substitute takes over," Qing Chen's cold voice echoed in the midnight square of Whale Island.
Qing Chen: "Remember, from the moment you transmigrated, your lives no longer belong to yourselves. Your only task is to gather the supplies I've assigned for your teammates, and then leave City 10 alive, or perhaps reach the Lower Three Districts. Got it?"
“Understood!” the Time Travelers replied.
Qing Chen nodded: "Once this catastrophe is over, you will have truly grown up. I hope that when I return next time... I will still see you standing here."
To be honest, Qing Chen felt a pang of pain when he said those words, as he knew very well what would happen in the week he would be traveling through time.
If things are really as bad as he thinks, then probably not many people will be able to return alive.
Before leaving the square, Chen Zhuoqu suddenly addressed the many Time Travelers in the crowd: "There should be quite a few people in the square who, like me, have tried to challenge the cliffs, but you all gave up. Now, although the 48 hours for the second stage have passed, and you can only challenge the third and fourth cliffs, what I want to say is that it's never too late to start working hard in life."
Chen Zhuoqu: "This matter may not be able to repay you right now, but after experiencing the helplessness of life and death, you must understand that the crisis we encountered this time will definitely be encountered again in the future. The challenge that you could not complete this time may be possible next time you return. If it doesn't work next time, then the time after that, and if it doesn't work the time after that, then the time after that."
Hu Jingyi chimed in, "Yeah, even someone like me is still persevering. You guys can't be any worse than me, right? Instead of waiting here for the time to come, why not give it a try? At least it'll be good exercise."
Xiao Qi chuckled and said, "Well said."
Qing Chen watched this scene silently. The speed at which Chen Zhuoqu was growing was even faster than he had imagined.
In the future, he may become a key player for the Knights.
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The Agricultural College was bustling with activity.
Sun Chuci and others were busy planting the fruits of the Longevity Heaven, while Xiaoyu was back to her old job, wearing an apron and stir-frying tea.
Originally, Qing Chen did not plan to continue planting Eternal Heaven, since the academy's Time Travelers would eventually reach their limit, and then no one would care about this thing anymore.
But now the situation has changed drastically, and he has no choice but to plant them.
In the limited time available, the best outcome would be for each of the 1,358 children under the age of 12 to receive two tokens before the time travel, followed by the girls in the junior high school time travelers receiving one token each.
This is already the limit for the College of Agriculture.
Another unexpected thing happened: more than a hundred time travelers who had given up before were once again seen in front of the nine cliffs.
They were oppressed by the crisis and infected by the atmosphere. Everyone wanted to survive. Everyone realized the importance of strength at the critical moment of life and death, and also realized that if they did not change their lives, they might not have the chance to change them again.
However, they consciously avoided using the third cliff face where the challengers had successfully completed the challenge, and instead went directly to train on the fourth and fifth cliff faces.
These returning challengers no longer expect to receive the rewards for each level; their goal is the final cliff.
Qing Chen underestimated some cowardly people.
It turns out that in the face of a great crisis, some former cowards can become brave again.
When the traveler had time, he asked Qingchen if there was a time limit for the final cliff.
Qingchen told them that there was no time limit for the final cliff. You could work hard for a year or for a lifetime. As long as you got over that mountain, you would definitely have a new life.
As he watched the challengers train again and again, he suddenly realized that the numbers he had given the old guys were still too conservative.
The morning of the third day after the return.
The time travelers in the academy who are not from City 10 have finally been released from lockdown.
They already knew what had happened and were running around encouraging the time travelers in City 10.
On the college forum app, countless people posted messages to cheer them on.