Two days later, after arriving at the Supply Base, the group took a train back to the Base City.
"The train is about to arrive at the station. Passengers exiting the station, please prepare your belongings." The train conductor's recorded voice echoed in the carriage, and with a whoosh, the carriage doors opened.
"Walk!"
Zhang Junbao, Gao Feng, Zhang Ke, Chen Gu, Wei Brothers all came out one after another.
"So many people." As soon as Zhang Junbao stepped off the train, he immediately saw a large number of passengers emerging from around the train station. Through the glass of the train station building, he could see an even larger, densely packed crowd of people waiting for their trains. Considering that the main urban area of Base City has a population of over 100 million, one can imagine how bustling and noisy the train station must be!
That's what you call popularity, boiling popularity!
"Brothers, thank your weapons! We've returned to Base City alive once again!" Gao Feng exclaimed.
"You're back."
"Back in the human city."
Zhang Junbao was filled with mixed emotions. Leaving the human settlements, he was now alone in the wilderness inhabited by monsters, spending his days with herds of beasts and the dilapidated human ruins. He could only proceed cautiously each day, fearing being surrounded by the beasts. This kind of life was completely different from cultivating alone.
Slaughter, beast roars, bloodshed, and death put every warrior entering the Wilderness Zone under intense mental stress, with many even developing mental illnesses as a result.
Seeing a human settlement again made me feel the sense of security of being surrounded by my own kind.
Only the Base City! This is the only safe place for humanity to live! This is where civilization exists!
" Base City, the last stronghold of human society." A realization dawned on Zhang Junbao. "Even for the sake of this base of human society, the martial artists with greater power should indeed step forward!"
I can easily hunt down ordinary Beast Soldier, and even low-level and Intermediate Beast General Level. Even Advanced Beast General are not impossible to kill.
However, for ordinary humans, even if there are a thousand people equipped with good weapons, it would still be extremely dangerous to face Beast General- level monster.
In the assessment town, two Beast General dared to break into the human assessment base to capture people. Against them, human firearms were largely ineffective; ultimately, it was the martial artists who had to be relied upon.
Why does the state grant special privileges to martial artists?
Why does the world encourage martial artists to hunt monsters?
The more monsters you hunt, the safer your human Base City becomes.
" Junbao!"
As soon as Zhang Junbao got off the train, he noticed a group of people waiting for him outside.
His younger sister Zhang Lin and his parents, Jiang Nian from the Limits Dojo, and Wu Tong, Luo Feng, and Yang Wu were there. But what surprised Zhang Junbao the most was that a beautiful figure stood alone behind them, biting her lip and staring intently at him.
"Everyone, I'm back!" Zhang Junbao bowed to everyone; these were the people who had always cared about his life and death.
"Mom and Dad, I'm back!" Zhang Junbao knelt in front of his father's wheelchair, tears welling in the eyes of the whole family.
"It's good that you're back." "Get up first. You're such a big guy, people will laugh at you." Zhang Junbao's father helped him up.
He was happier than anyone when his genius son returned, and his previous illness and depression vanished.
"Thank you for your concern, instructor!" Zhang Junbao said to the group of people from the Limits Dojo.
"It's good that you're back. I've heard that you're a different person now, your strength has increased a lot, and you even took down High-Level Beast General. Let us have a good look at you later." Wu Tong said with a smile.
Luo Feng punched Zhang Junbao in the chest and hugged him tightly. "I knew you wouldn't die so easily. We promised to become top experts together!"
"I passed the Quasi-Warrior Assessment, and I'll soon be a martial artist. Then we'll conquer the Wilderness Zone together!"
"Oh? So fast?"
Zhang Junbao exclaimed in surprise, "In my memory, Luo Feng only officially awakened after the college entrance examination. I didn't expect that something would happen and he would awaken so early."
There are some special reasons, I'll explain them to you in detail later.
"Stop catching up with us roughnecks, you know what's coming next." Luo Feng patted Zhang Junbao on the shoulder, pointed behind him, and gave him a look.
"You're here too?" Zhang Junbao walked back, stood in front of the girl, and said with a slight smile.
"Aren't you welcoming me?" Xu Yan's eyes reddened, and large tears welled up in her eyes.
"Me... how could I? Of course you're welcome! I just didn't expect you to come too."
Behind Zhang Junbao, a group of eavesdroppers heard this and were speechless.
"You know, I was really worried something had happened to you," Xu Yan said, trying hard to hold back her tears.
"It's alright, isn't it? Don't cry, don't cry. So many people are watching and making a fool of themselves. Let's go back and talk about it." Zhang Junbao didn't know what to do. He wanted to wipe her tears, but then realized he didn't have any tissues with him.
"Why is Junbao so cowardly? Hug her! Why are you wiping away her tears?" Bald Jiang Nian watched anxiously from behind, scratching his head.
"You think you're someone else? You're just a roughneck. Junbao is a cultured man!" Wu Tong glared at him with disdain, then continued to peek, showing no embarrassment whatsoever.
Zhang Junbao, however, suddenly had a tissue in his hand and quickly took it out to stop Xu Yan's tears.
Luo Feng hid in a corner and muttered to himself, "Brother, this is all I can do for you. The rest is up to you."
Luo Feng recalled that Zhang Junbao had specially arranged a meeting between him and Xu Xin. Although the two had not yet expressed their feelings for each other, they had started contacting each other more frequently.
After Zhang Junbao comforted Xu Yan, the group left the station, leaving Zhang Junbao and his family with their time.
"Brother, that's great! Was that the lady who contacted you before?" Back home, while their mother was still cooking, their younger sister Zhang Lin started Bagua.
"Why do you care so much, little brat? Go do your homework," Zhang Junbao said irritably.
At the train station, a group of people actually hid to the side and laughed at him, which made Zhang Junbao feel embarrassed.
"I finished that homework a long time ago, brother. I'm planning to learn materials research. What do you think?" Zhang Lin asked.
"Materials research, why?" Zhang Junbao asked curiously.
"Now I understand. Human weapons are too weak and are of no use against demonic beasts. The key is still to rely on martial artists."
Just like when you got into trouble this time, there were so many anti-aircraft guns around, but they didn't even scratch the monster.
However, Supervisor Zhuge, pierced through the bodies of both monsters with a single spear thrust. Although laser weapons exist now, they are not widely used in regular combat.
Aside from laser weapons, even the most powerful thermal weapons can only kill Junior Beast General, and nuclear bombs cannot be used casually.
"If ordinary weapons could also harm Beast General, wouldn't humanity be much stronger?" Zhang Lin said seriously.
"That's a good idea. In the past, human weapons couldn't break through the defenses of monsters. Fortunately, Doctor Kro invented Kro Alloy, which gave us the means to fight against monsters."
However, ordinary metals probably won't work. I'll give you some monster materials later. If you want to do research, I'll support you. Since we can produce one Doctor Kro, why can't we produce another Zhang Lin?"
Zhang Junbao knew that most metals on Earth were only Grade A, with limited strength, but if higher-grade alloys could be invented and used on a large scale, the situation of ordinary martial artists would indeed improve considerably.
Zhang Lin rushed over, grabbed Zhang Junbao's arm, and exclaimed with a grin, "Brother, you're the best!"
"However, it's not very meaningful to just study materials on your own. If you want to study materials, study alloys. There are only so many pure metals on Earth, and they are not very strong. If you want to pursue strength, you still have to use alloys."
I'll find you some more information at the Limits Dojo. Maybe we can even produce a weapons master someday, making a fortune just from patent fees."