Chapter 1146 - 677: The Human Condition
Chapter 1146: Chapter 677: The Human Condition
Standing under the neon lights, Chen Zhuoqu was waiting for her team to gather quickly.
The seven days of effort by Qing Chen and Kunlun hadn’t been in vain; no one took this matter lightly.
In the Time Traveler’s Academy, so many people gave them encouragement and support; if anyone didn’t take this matter seriously, it would truly be foolish.
However, while Chen Zhuoqu was waiting, the lights of the entire city had already gone out.
In the distance, there were explosion sounds; that was the sound of someone destroying the power plant.
Her expression grew serious; everything that was happening before her eyes confirmed the small principal’s predictions.
However, the power outage happened too quickly, they hadn’t even finished gathering yet.
Chen Zhuoqu quietly observed and suddenly noticed that the city wasn’t falling into chaos due to the blackout; the passersby on the roads were merely cursing a few times, guessing whether some transformer had exploded.
The citizens of the Federation had been in comfort for too long; even small-scale wars between corporations never reached the insides of the city.
Thus, the citizens’ reactions were sluggish.
Soon, her deputy captain and team members gathered one after another, and Chen Zhuoqu solemnly said, "Start gathering supplies now. Our task is to purchase medicines."
Having said this, Chen Zhuoqu recorded a sentence on her phone, then played it on loop at maximum volume: "City 10 is about to experience a disaster; the Jindai Consortium’s missiles have already locked onto this place, and the power plant has also been destroyed by the Jindai Consortium. Everyone, please evacuate the city as soon as possible or flee to Subdistrict 3!"
She didn’t mention the biological pollution because it’s been too long since such an event happened in the Federation; the residents here wouldn’t understand what biological pollution was.
Rather than wasting time explaining, it was better to use more direct means to terrify the passersby, causing an immediate panic for them to escape!
At this moment, a Time Traveler said, "Now that the power is out, pharmacies can’t process payments; they won’t sell us the medicines."
"Then take them; remember not to harm anyone, we only take the antibiotics and leave," Chen Zhuoqu said resolutely.
"Take!? That’s not right, we’re the good guys; how can we do such things?!" a Time Traveler said.
Chen Zhuoqu hesitated for a moment, then resolutely said once more, "If anyone asks you, just say it was my order. I’m the captain; I’ll take responsibility. Remember, you must tell the store owner that a disaster is coming. This is the only thing we can do."
Although robbing a pharmacy is inherently wrong, Chen Zhuoqu didn’t want to waste time making other choices.
Speaking this, she picked up a trash can from the roadside and smashed it into the glass window of a nearby pharmacy, leading the charge inside.
The store staff panicked, and the phone hanging across Chen Zhuoqu’s chest was still relentlessly looping the voice message.
At this moment, the passersby were watching them in shock, no one knew what was happening, and no one paid attention to the warning Chen Zhuoqu was broadcasting.
They just felt someone was taking advantage of the blackout to loot.
However, this was Subdistrict 3, and any robbery would certainly incur severe punishment from the PCE Security Committee; many passersby stood in place waiting for the PCE to arrive.
A Time Traveler yelled at the stationary crowd, "Run quickly, either head to Subdistrict 3 or the exit gate, don’t just stand here waiting."
However, people remained indifferent; seeing that they hadn’t pulled out weapons, they just stood by whispering.
However, the PCE detectives they were waiting for did not arrive on time, for some unknown reason.
At this moment, more than forty people raided the antibiotics from the pharmacy, and a team member said, "Let’s go, we’ve completed the small principal’s task; let’s head to the exit gate."
Chen Zhuoqu resolutely shook her head, "We’re not going there. We’re heading directly to Subdistrict 3! Activate Plan B!"
The Time Travelers were stunned; they didn’t know that Qing Chen had already arranged Plan A and Plan B in two days, and for the remaining five days, this principal of the Agricultural College was still exhausting himself thinking about all possible loopholes.
One such loophole was raised by Chen Zhuoqu: "What if the other side acts faster than us, leaving us no reaction time, and they start acting right after we cross over?"
At that time, Qing Chen asked her, "Why would Jindai do that?"
Chen Zhuoqu’s answer was, "If Jindai Chika knew that you were in City 10? You’ve disrupted their plans countless times; if they knew you were there, any extreme behavior wouldn’t be excessive. At least if I knew a variable like you returned to City 10, I would crush all your struggles in the cradle, and I would surely kill the one who trampled on the dignity of Jindai in this city. Maybe they’re just waiting for your return, then crossing over, using their well-prepared plan to crush your asymmetric information plan."
Qing Chen remained silent for a long time, and thus the supplementary conditions for Plan B emerged: "All squad captains and vice-captains, take note: once the city loses power, it indicates that Jindai Chika is fully prepared, and the exit gate is certainly sealed. All squads must immediately reroute to Subdistrict 3! Chen Zhuoqu, add 20 points."
The battle plan is a variable; it changes continuously due to various factors.
And what Qing Chen had to do for the remaining five days was to take all variables into consideration as much as possible.