Chapter 601: The Plan
This unpleasant little episode for Chu Che and Auntie Zhao started like this and ended just as quickly.
Chu Che and Auntie Zhao repeatedly used their Pathfinder senses but found nothing unusual.
Of course, Elder Hou Junji had also given his assurance—since this incident originated with him, he decided to take on some responsibility. If any problems arose later, they could come to him for help.
Naturally, Chu Che and Auntie Zhao couldn't say much more about it.
Chu Che planned to go back after the meeting and carefully examine his own body.
Right now, in the conference room with all the noise and commotion, it was hardly the right time to conduct a thorough check for any abnormalities.
The discussion about Shanghai's disappearance went on for about half an hour.
With just a few photos and Elder Hou Junji's words, it was obviously impossible to reach any conclusions.
Everyone still knew far too little about this unfamiliar world.
They lacked effective information to base their judgments on.
In the end, the conclusion was to wait until Xi City was secured, then send people to investigate the situation.
A whole city vanishing like that—they needed to at least understand some of the reasons. They couldn't just ignore it entirely.
For a convoy, the solution was simple—just steer far clear.
But if humanity wanted to settle in Xi City, they'd have to investigate.
Because Shanghai was less than three hundred kilometers from Xi City. That distance was far too close, making many people uneasy.
Switching the Return to the City Plan to a different target city wasn't realistic either.
According to Hou Junji, they had already done a lot of preparatory work for Xi City.
If they changed cities, it would consume a tremendous amount of time again.
By then, gathering this many convoys together would be very difficult.
Next came the discussion of the second agenda item.
The specific arrangements for the Return to the City Plan.
Xi City wasn't large—it couldn't rank anywhere on the national development scale. If not for its tourism resources, many people wouldn't even know the place existed.
Currently, a total of twenty-eight convoys had arrived.
Tasks would be assigned according to these twenty-eight convoys.
Each convoy had its own designated route.
According to Hou Junji, every convoy's route was different.
Most importantly, these routes weren't just meant to be captured—they were also each convoy's future sphere of influence.
For example, if the Fair Convoy's route was taken, that route would become their territory from then on.
It would also be entrusted to the Fair Convoy for management in the future.
The Silent Council had already divided the interests among the convoys in advance, which showed they had done plenty of preparation.
If the territory captured was going to be their own, then no matter who it was, everyone would put their heart into the task.
This was different from Oasis.
Back in Oasis City, everything in the city belonged to the City Lord and the high-ranking officials.
If that was the case...
Looking at the excited expressions of the surrounding captains, it was clear just how thrilled they were.
The Silent Council had even prepared quite a few Architect Sequence superhumans for the return to Xi City.
Their purpose was to rebuild the city.
With the Architect Sequence superhumans on hand, rebuilding Xi City should be much simpler.
Because most of the rebuilding work was just about restoring some of Xi City's facilities to working order.
It wasn't like rebuilding Oasis from scratch.
That workload would be significantly less.
Elder Hou brought out a large map of Xi City and began explaining the routes marked on it.
Clearly, Elder Hou had done a very detailed study of Xi City.
This time, to take Xi City and make it livable for humans again, they needed to completely eliminate all anomalies within the city.
Otherwise, if even a single anomaly was left behind, it would become a huge problem later.
After all, aside from superhumans, there weren't many ordinary humans left.
If even the weakest anomaly was allowed to roam freely in Xi City, it would eventually cause a disaster.
"Ahem... Elder Hou, let me interrupt for a moment. With all of us superhumans here, whenever we fight an anomaly, we'll definitely attract more anomalies. The more we fight, the more come. How do we solve that problem?"
One of the rules of anomalies—whenever you fight one, the fluctuations of anomaly energy and supernatural power would inevitably draw the attention of other anomalies.
In that case, they wouldn't just be facing the anomalies inside Xi City alone.
The question came from a bald, burly man with a fierce face, but his question was exactly what everyone wanted to know.
"Don't worry about that problem. The Silent Council has already prepared a plan in advance."
"Back when Oasis managed to survive for so long in the harsh conditions of the new world..."
"Elder Hou, Oasis is Oasis, and Xi City is Xi City!"
Before the bird on Hou Junji's shoulder could finish speaking, someone interrupted.
"Let me finish. Although Oasis eventually became a no-man's land, it still existed for a considerable time. The Silent Council combined the experiences and lessons of Oasis and found the former City Lord of Oasis—Cha Wu."
As he spoke this name, Chen Ye and Auntie Zhao exchanged glances.
They hadn't expected Cha Wu to show up here.
Murmurs of discussion rippled through the conference room.
"Mr. Cha is a Pathfinder Sequence 4 and Formation Master Sequence 4. Combined with the Silent Council's power, I believe we can fully suppress any fluctuations caused by anomaly energy or supernatural power."
"Everyone, we also have Botanist Sequence superhumans stationed here. Has there been any anomaly incursion at the base during this time?"
"Mr. Cha will set up a sealing array that encompasses the entire Xi City!"
"..."
One side of the base faced the sea.
The other side was a dense forest. Over the past few days, many people had been foraging for wild vegetables in the woods.
Clearly, the base area was still relatively safe.
"Everyone, once we capture Xi City, with its conditions, we can develop very well!..."
"Moreover, our surveys show that the sea around Xi City has abundant fishery resources, which we can also utilize..."
"Blah blah blah..."
Elder Hou Junji talked on about Xi City's advantages and prospects.
The captains in the meeting room nodded frequently.
But the faces of Chu Che, Auntie Zhao, and those who had been to Oasis before didn't relax much.
Still, they kept their mouths shut.
Many people harbored the same thought—even if the Return to the City Plan had only a ten percent chance of success, there would still be people willing to try.
And now, with all the Silent Council's preparations, even if the success rate wasn't one hundred percent, it was certainly much better than ten percent.
The nomadic life was truly too harsh.
If humanity wanted to return to civilized society, they absolutely needed a stable base.
Xi City was the place everyone was looking forward to.
But whether this plan would ultimately succeed—no one knew.
Of course, the people on the Sky Whale still hadn't shown up.
Nor had the owner of that top-ten number.
Hou Junji only said they would appear when the time came, telling everyone not to rush.