Game: Civilization Paradise

Chapter 210: Chapter 210: Competition

On a long highway.

Luoxue drove a jeep with Zhihan, leading the Fifth Battle Group’s convoy as it advanced slowly along the right side of the road.

Jing Chuan hummed a little tune as he drove, with Long Ming riding along, following behind them.

RUMBLE~

One after another, armed helicopters flew overhead.

"Man, I wonder when we’ll get equipment like that."

Jing Chuan looked up, his voice full of envy.

"We will, eventually. We can’t be too far from Osmo City, can we?"

Long Ming smiled and replied.

"Not far now. We’re almost there!"

Jing Chuan said, glancing at his wristband.

"Mm."

Long Ming nodded slightly.

「In a jeep farther back.」

Jiang Heng, who was driving, watched Long Ming and Jing Chuan ahead of them. He sighed and said to Fu Fuqing in the passenger seat.

"Wow, I never expected Jing Chuan and Long Ming to get so close."

"What’s so strange? Long Ming saved his life, after all."

Fu Fuqing replied expressionlessly.

Jiang Heng chuckled when he heard that.

"True. But speaking of which, don’t you feel the least bit threatened?"

"Threatened?"

"Long Ming and Luoxue have been getting pretty close lately. And ever since he showed up, Luoxue stopped coming to you to discuss things. She used to talk over every operation with you."

"Hmph. Jiang Heng, don’t think you’re so good at hiding it that I can’t see through you. You’re the esteemed young master of the Jiangyue Group. You gave up a life of luxury to come out here and dance with death alongside us. I know exactly why you did it. To put it bluntly, you’re here for Luoxue too."

Fu Fuqing’s expression darkened as he mercilessly exposed Jiang Heng’s facade.

’To be blunt, among the five of them, only Jing Chuan isn’t here for Luoxue.’

Jiang Heng gave a slightly awkward smile.

"Hey now, I wouldn’t dare compete with you! I was just giving you a friendly reminder, that’s all."

"A reminder? Compared to Long Ming, I think you’re the one to watch, seeing how good you are at hiding your true intentions."

Fu Fuqing didn’t pull any punches.

"Haha! Don’t be like that. No matter how you slice it, one more rival is never a good thing."

"Exceptional people are always sought after, and Luoxue has no shortage of admirers. One more or one less makes no difference. As for her getting close to Long Ming, it’s because she’s always been drawn to strength. Long Ming’s recent performance has been outstanding, and he’s helped her with so much; it’s only natural they’d grow closer. But as long as I’m strong enough, none of that matters."

"That may be so, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. After all, that kid is truly powerful!"

"So what? I’ll win with my own strength. If you want to rely on schemes to get ahead, be my guest."

"Heh heh!"

Jiang Heng chuckled and said nothing more.

...

「Several hours later.」

In the distant horizon, the silhouette of a magnificent city came into view.

"We’re here! That’s Osmo City."

Jing Chuan pointed into the distance and said excitedly to Long Ming.

Long Ming activated the optical assistance of his Night Ghost armor and gazed into the distance.

The entire Osmo Inner City was built on a mountain peak, its structure resembling a two-tiered cake.

The outer city at its base was filled with massive factories and towering skyscrapers.

"Not bad."

Long Ming gazed at Osmo City, a flicker of excitement in his heart. ’After all these years, I can finally see a glimmer of hope.’

Just then, a tremendous roar filled the sky as bombers flew overhead once more, dropping their payloads on the monster-infested areas within Osmo City.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!~

Massive fireballs erupted, reaching for the sky.

"Damn, they’re still bombing? Mountain City Mountain is really sparing no expense this time."

Jing Chuan looked astonished.

"Ammunition can be manufactured, but if you lose your troops, you’ve truly lost everything. Mountain City Mountain knows its priorities."

Long Ming approved of Qiansha’s move.

Just then, the main force suddenly stopped.

"What’s going on? Why did we suddenly stop?"

Jing Chuan slammed on the brakes, a look of utter confusion on his face.

"No idea!"

Long Ming shook his head as well.

KSHHH~

A stern voice suddenly crackled through everyone’s vehicle comms.

"Third Legion, halt your advance. All units, make camp where you are. All group-level officers, report to the command vehicle for a briefing."

After hearing the announcement, Long Ming and the others opened their car doors in surprise and jumped out.

Luoxue led them towards the command vehicle in the center of the main force.

"Luoxue, what’s going on? Osmo City is right ahead. This is already the second wave of bombing. Aren’t we going to take the opportunity to attack?"

Jing Chuan asked Luoxue, completely baffled.

"Our forces haven’t fully assembled yet. The reinforcements aren’t as fast, and our munitions and weapons aren’t all in position. We can’t launch the assault just yet."

Luoxue explained briefly to Jing Chuan.

Long Ming, hearing this, asked curiously.

"Luoxue, why doesn’t the Legion just store all the weapons and ammo in our wristbands? That way, all the troops could advance light and then just retrieve everything from a mechanical pillar when we reach a strategic location."

"The Military Department already thought of that and tried it."

"It doesn’t work?"

"It doesn’t. Those small mechanical pillars you see actually have another name: ’Sub-Pillars’!"

"Sub-Pillars?"

"That’s right. The mechanical pillars inside the three major cities are ’Mother Pillars,’ and the smaller, scattered ones are ’Sub-Pillars.’ Sub-Pillars only work within a certain range of a Mother Pillar. The maximum range we’ve measured extends only as far as the Bukeao Mountain Range. That means the farthest supply point we can establish from Mountain City Mountain is there. Of course, there is one solution—we could move the Mother Pillar from Mountain City Mountain itself. But who would dare try something like that?"

Luoxue told Long Ming the reason.

"I see."

Long Ming now had a general understanding of the situation.

Not long after, Long Ming and the others arrived in front of the combat command vehicle in the center of the force.

Although the Third Legion’s combat command vehicle was quite large, its internal space was also limited, so not everyone could go inside.

Long Ming saw Jiang Huai and others waiting outside the vehicle.

"You guys wait for me here."

After instructing Jing Chuan and the others, Luoxue entered the combat command vehicle alone.

Long Ming and the others stood outside and waited.

...

Over an hour later, Luoxue walked out of the command vehicle.

"How did it go?"

Jing Chuan and the others eagerly went up to ask.

"Our follow-up forces will need about another three hours to fully arrive. By then, it will be dark. Fighting at night is very disadvantageous for us, especially since the Blood Breath Beasts have night vision. So, the attack is scheduled for eight o’clock tomorrow morning!"

Luoxue briefly explained the situation to Jing Chuan and the others.

"Sounds good."

Jing Chuan and the others nodded.

"Everyone go back and get some proper rest now. We need to be in peak condition for tomorrow’s battle."

"No problem."

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