The Military Base at the D City Grain Reserve Bureau.
Hu Shou stood in the square, his black trench coat billowing in the cold wind.
Only Xia Anbang stood beside him.
None of the other Superhuman Squads were there, leaving the base unusually deserted.
"Commander Hu, does Shen Jin really have the compression technology you need? Is it really such a coincidence? Could it be..."
"No."
"Transporting 100 [Extractors] all across the country is a task D City's transport forces will struggle to finish quickly. Will Heavenly Net Headquarters send support? It would be great if Shen Jin could personally take these machines along and make the trip with our planes."
"He won't go."
"We could just give him more materials. We really did acquire plenty of resources from old factories this month. Three thousand tonnes of assorted materials isn't much."
Hu Shou turned toward him. "There's no need to discuss this anymore. It just means transport will be a little slower. I'm wondering... whether we could commission some new technological products from him."
"Commission?"
"Yes! Commission some new kind of machine that could substantially advance our technological production."
"Um, perhaps? Maybe? I guess?"
Xia Anbang was just a man who led soldiers into battle. What did he know about scientific research?
"We actually still haven't figured out the principles behind his special ability or the forms it takes. Much of our understanding of him comes from our own deductions."
"Commander Hu, I think we still shouldn't stay too long. The situation in the city changes by the moment. Without you as our pillar, it'll be hard to keep that hybrid variant under control."
"I'm not certain I can kill a Tier 3 zombie. Before coming here, I already asked two S-Rank Special Ability Users from your L Province to