Phone novel Chapter 304: All Can Come
Chapter 304: All Can Come
Hearing Qin Wenbo’s words and seeing the expectant looks from the others, Lin Xinghai instantly understood.
Lin Xinghai scanned the crowd and asked in a clear voice, "Is everyone here planning to follow our Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps to hunt Zombies?"
"Yeah! That’s right!"
"Captain Lin, this is Guanghan City. We only feel safe clearing out Zombies if we’re in a team."
"Exactly! Captain Lin, you can take the lion’s share; just let us have some scraps. We know the rules. We hand over 10% of our total earnings in Points, right?"
One after another, the leaders spoke up, all of them Third Level Mercenary Corps Leaders.
Lin Xinghai was a little stunned to hear this, especially when they mentioned handing over Points.
His gaze fell on the Mercenary Corps Leaders from the original first detachment. The others must have heard about this from them.
But back then, he had collected 10% of their Points in exchange for having his corps members instruct them on their Gun Technique.
’Are they just offering me Points for free now?’
As he looked at their eager faces, various thoughts flashed through Lin Xinghai’s mind. But his gaze paused when it swept over one particular person, and he was momentarily taken aback.
"Captain Meng Fuzhong, isn’t your Steel Mercenary Corps a First Level Mercenary Corps? Why are you also joining the Zombie-clearing missions?" Lin Xinghai asked, a bit puzzled.
He had some recollection of this Mercenary Corps, for no other reason than that their strength was practically at the bottom of the first detachment.
"Er... Our Mercenary Corps bought two more Mechas, and we just applied to become a Second Level Mercenary Corps today. If you don’t mind, please take the Steel Mercenary Corps with you," Meng Fuzhong quickly replied.
As he spoke, however, his confidence wavered. Even he hadn’t broken through the third Genetic Lock, and his other two pilots had only just broken through their second Genetic Lock in the past few days.
In other words, the three of them could only bring out 50% of their Mechas’ combat power, and not a single one was a Superpower User.
Any of the other Third Level Mercenary Corps could probably send out a single Mecha and wipe the floor with the three of them.
So, with Lin Xinghai, he could only swallow his pride and appeal to their past association.
Lin Xinghai was rather surprised to hear this.
This Captain Meng Fuzhong’s strength might be average, but his decisiveness was something not just anyone possessed.
It was true that the Mercenary Corps in the first detachment had earned far more Points than those in other detachments these past few days by following him. However, limited by their own strength, the amount of Points they could ultimately obtain was still finite.
According to Lin Xinghai’s estimate, these First Level Mercenary Corps probably made a net profit of around 300,000 to 400,000 Points.
Even if Meng Fuzhong were to buy two bare-bones Mechas, it would cost at least 400,000 Points.
This meant that to come up with that many Points, he would have had to persuade the other members of his corps to forgo their bonuses for the time being. He might have even had to chip in some of his own Points just to afford the two Mechas.
To pull that off without his other corps members causing a fuss, his prestige within the Mercenary Corps must be exceptionally high.
Even some Third Level Mercenary Corps Leaders might not command that kind of respect.
Lin Xinghai’s gaze moved past Meng Fuzhong to the other two First Level Mercenary Corps from the first detachment. They had probably all been promoted to Second Level Mercenary Corps by now.
Regardless of whether they had the strength of a Second Level Mercenary Corps, they were at least certified as such by the Mercenary Guild.
This kind of determination—selling everything they owned just to get on his train—made even Lin Xinghai a little impressed.
"Fine! Everyone from the first detachment can come. Same old rules: during the operation, you follow my commands completely," Lin Xinghai finally said with a nod.
A cheer immediately erupted. Meng Fuzhong and the other leaders were ecstatic, of course. Meanwhile, Chen Tianlei, the leader of the Blood Carving Mercenary Corps, let out a long sigh of relief upon hearing Lin Xinghai’s words.
Previously, in the first detachment, they were the only Second Level Mercenary Corps, but they were also the sole unstable element in the group. Although they had become completely obedient after witnessing the power displayed by the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps, he was still afraid that Lin Xinghai would settle old scores.
But as it turned out, he had been judging a great man by his own petty standards.
While the Mercenary Corps from the first detachment cheered, the other Third Level Mercenary Corps grew anxious.
There were only so many slots available, and they had no idea how large a team Lin Xinghai intended to assemble this time.
The Mercenary Corps from the first detachment had already taken four spots. It would be an absolute lie to say they weren’t nervous.
Of course, Lin Xinghai noticed the change in everyone’s expressions.
He immediately smiled, signaling for them to relax. "Since you all think so highly of our Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps, how could I possibly turn you away? So, every single Mercenary Corps present here can come."
At this, his smile vanished, and he continued with a serious expression, "Of course, let me lay down the ground rules first. Since you’re following me out to hunt Zombies, every Mercenary Corps, regardless of level, must obey my orders. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless and leaving you behind. Whether you make it back then will depend on your own abilities."
Hearing Lin Xinghai say this, the crowd didn’t cheer this time. Instead, they just looked at each other in bewilderment.
It wasn’t because Lin Xinghai’s conditions were too harsh. It was because of his earlier statement: *every single Mercenary Corps present here can come.*
They had to understand, there were 18 Mercenary Corps here, large and small. The Third Level Mercenary Corps alone had 300 people each. All together, the total number was heading toward 5,000.
And when dealing with Zombies, there was an unwritten rule: it was best not to have more than 1,000 people.
The more people gathered, the stronger the human scent they would naturally emit.
This scent was almost undetectable to humans, but in the eyes of Zombies, it was as bright as a candle flame in the dark.
Therefore, when the number of people exceeded 1,000, it was possible to trigger a zombie horde on a small scale.
The more people there were, the greater the chance of triggering a horde, and its scale would increase accordingly.
At 5,000 people, the probability of triggering a zombie horde was an absolute 100%. If this were any other city, it might be manageable—the horde might just be a small one of ten or twenty thousand.
But here in Guanghan City, it was truly hard to say what scale of zombie horde that would trigger.
This was simply courting death. Even the Military Department probably wouldn’t dare to try something like this.
If anyone else had suggested this, they would have been torn to shreds by now. But the one who said it was Lin Xinghai—the man who repeatedly created miracles and was undefeated in a hundred battles.
As a result, they didn’t even dare to question him, leaving them feeling incredibly stifled.