nycdaug Chapter 292 Rebel Leader
Chapter 292 Rebel Leader
In the following days, rebels continued to arrive, purchasing necessary supplies from Dawn City. They also brought out some of Dawn City's less abundant resources for fair barter trade. Zhou Qiang came almost every day. Besides being the captain of the supply transport team, he loved to linger in Dawn City's food street, satisfying his own appetite and packing up plenty of food.
Li Chenglong once asked him curiously why he was packing so much food to take back. He explained that many people at his base hadn't had a proper meal and hadn't tasted such delicious food in a long time, so he wanted to bring some back for them to try. Moreover, each time he packed food, he would have someone pack it up nicely, which Li Chenglong assumed was for the leaders of their resistance army.
Li Chenglong had previously asked Zhou Qiang about the strength of their resistance leader. Zhou Qiang didn't hide anything and said with some pride, "Our leader, General Qin, is an 11th-level A-rank Illusionary Butterfly Awakener. He is extremely powerful. Once he uses his killing move, Illusion, he can easily fight opponents of higher levels. Previously, General Qin encountered a 11th-level Kiel alien and killed that alien in five minutes."
Li Chenglong nodded. This Lei Qingcheng was likely a skilled user of illusion techniques, and dealing with such an ability user would be extremely troublesome; brute force alone would be insufficient to defeat her. The special forces had previously visited the rebels' temporary camp, but hadn't actually seen Lei Qingcheng herself. However, Xu Yan, an 8th-level water-type ability user in the special forces, had sensed a powerful energy at the heart of the rebel camp, seemingly observing them.
At 10:00 AM on January 10, 2026, the Dawn Army's high-level meeting in Dawn City concluded. The main reason for this military meeting was the resistance's previous attack by sea monsters. Although Dawn City hadn't encountered such an attack before, the Dawn Autonomous Region's proximity to the Yellow Sea, with Dawn City itself less than 100 kilometers from the coast, served as a wake-up call for the resistance.
In order to prepare for potential crises, the city defense department and the Dawn Army's patrol teams will increase their patrol frequency, and the information support forces and the Dawn City Air Force will also conduct reconnaissance at high altitudes using drones and helicopters to ensure that any problems can be detected as soon as possible.
At noon today, some members of the resistance came again to buy supplies. This time, Li Qingshuang led the group. Upon arrival, she instructed her subordinates to purchase various supplies according to plan, while she herself went to the Dawn Building to request a meeting with Li Chenglong. Li Chenglong, of course, did not refuse and had the receptionist on the first floor take her to the city lord's office. The main reason was that the Dawn Building required access to six elevators (left, center, and right), and these elevators could not be used without swiping an identification card.
As soon as Li Qingshuang entered, she handed a letter to Li Chenglong and said, "This is from our rebel leader, General Lei Qingcheng, to Lord Li. Our general said he would like to invite you to our base to discuss some things, such as forming a coalition to attack the northern part of the Dawn Autonomous Region and the alien beasts in the sea. This way, we can not only reclaim our base without disturbing you, but also protect the Dawn Autonomous Region from the invasion of sea beasts."
Li Chenglong nodded and said, "Alright, I will consider your leader's invitation. I will give you an answer before your supply convoy leaves. What do you think?" Li Qingshuang said with delight, "That would be wonderful. Thank you, Lord Li."
After Li Qingshuang left, Wang Jie asked, "City Lord, are you really planning to go? Shouldn't you reconsider?" Li Chenglong stroked his chin and said, "Yes, I've thought it over. If we can achieve genuine cooperation in combat through this meeting, it will be very beneficial for our future operations. However, I still need to tell a few leaders before I go. I'll be going with their supply transport unit and will be back before 8 p.m.
After Li Chenglong finished speaking, he contacted Yun Lan, who was in the Security Department. Today, she was there to deliver two sets of advanced Dawn Rice to the spiritual energy space. Because the quantity was very large and the advanced Dawn Rice was very precious, Yun Qian, the head of the Security Department, required the staff to make detailed records, so each delivery took a long time.
When Yunlan learned that Li Chenglong was going, she didn't say anything, since they all knew his strength. She just instructed him to bring some people with him, preferably special forces members. After learning about this, Zheng Yong and Feng Tian not only reminded Li Chenglong to be careful, but also wanted him to see the strength of the resistance army so that the troops in Dawn City would have a better understanding of the situation.
In order to better negotiate with the rebel leader Lei Qingcheng, Li Chenglong decided to bring fewer people. He immediately found Zhao Liying and Han Xiaoling, two members of the Central Computer Office, and transferred five soldiers, including Wang Shuang and Wu Ruilan, from the Special Forces. This made a total of eight people, all of whom were level 8 or above superhumans or awakened individuals, and they had various abilities. They were a suitable team for the negotiation.
At 2 PM, Li Chenglong and eight others set off with Li Qingshuang's supply transport troops, arriving at the rebel temporary camp currently located in a residential area of the Shuguang Autonomous Region in less than an hour. Li Qingshuang had already sent people ahead to contact their leader and prepare for the arrival of people from Shuguang City.
At 3 PM, they arrived at the outer perimeter of the resistance. Sitting in the passenger seat, Li Chenglong smiled and said, "This resistance force is quite strong; no wonder they survived the sea monster attack." Zhao Liying, in the back, asked, "Captain Li, did you discover something?" Li Chenglong nodded: "Yes, after a rough observation using my True Dragon Eye, this resistance force has no fewer than 1000 people with superpowers. Although it doesn't seem like many, considering that due to several battles, their resistance force now only has a little over 5000 people, this ratio is still quite high."
He paused for a moment and continued, "Besides the high proportion of people with superpowers, there are also quite a few high-level superpowers, more than a dozen of them are level 10 or above, and the strongest one, level 11, should be their leader." After listening to Li Chenglong's words, Yang Liu and the others gained a better understanding of the strength of this resistance army.
Currently, their resistance army has more than 5000 troops, plus some civilians under their protection, totaling more than 10,000 people. When Yang Liu and her group came last time, they didn't even go to the central area, so they really don't know much about the strength of their high-ranking members.
A dozen or so trucks carrying supplies gradually drove into the residential area. Many people stood on both sides of the road, watching the trucks with happy expressions. Li Chenglong looked at these civilians through the truck window. Apart from their somewhat dirty and tattered clothes, they weren't very thin. It seemed the resistance army was taking good care of these civilians. You have to understand, in the apocalypse, especially in this freezing season, being able to get a full meal is a very difficult thing.
When selling various relief supplies, Li Chenglong also told Yun Qian that they didn't need to be sold at too high a price; the same price as inside Dawn City would suffice. However, some supplies would be more expensive, such as the Type 20 crystal rifle and ammunition. As for energy rifles, energy pistols, or energy lightsabers, Li Chenglong would not sell them.
After traveling for a while, the trucks carrying supplies and Li Qingshuang's vehicle separated. After getting out of the car, Li Qingshuang walked over to Li Chenglong and said, "Lord Li, our resistance army's temporary headquarters is just ahead. Let's walk there." Li Chenglong smiled and said, "Of course."
After he finished speaking, he was the first to get out of the passenger seat. The other seven people got out of the two cars and followed Li Chenglong, led by Li Qingshuang, towards the base camp.