"Is my Wind Riding the best fit?"
Li Shan immediately felt a headache coming on.
He almost wanted to say, If Wind Riding is the right fit, shouldn't you go ask Deputy Captain Lu?
Of course, in the end, he managed a strained nod and confirmed again, "You just need to find out what's going on over on the north slope, right?"
The potbellied director tapped the desk lightly, emphasizing the point. "The most important thing is to stay hidden. Don't alert them under any circumstances."
Li Shan counted on his fingers and silently nodded.
North of the civil defense project, about forty kilometers in a straight line from the Forward Base.
This had once been a stretch of low hills.
A day later, it had become a small town.
No, "small town" wasn't quite accurate. "Settlement" was probably more fitting.
From a high vantage point, it was easy to see the many wooden structures packed together beneath the slope on one side of the hills. Even without a closer look, it was obvious how crude they were—hardly any better than thatched huts.
They looked like block castles built by children, as if a strong breeze might knock them apart.
In stark contrast to the ramshackle settlement, a great many people had gathered there.
After night fell, perhaps to keep warm, or perhaps for the sake of ceremony,
the people gathered there lit bonfires taller than a person throughout the settlement. They sat around the fires, singing and dancing. The lively, carefree communal festivities seemed to bind everyone's hearts together.
If this were a game, you could probably see "Cohesion +1, Cohesion +1..." constantly popping up over the crowd.
Of course, this wasn't a game, so there were no actual numbers to see.
But everyone could truly feel themselves