Stronger with More Jobs-Chapter 423 - 226: When the Dust Settles, Choosing the Garrison Area

Chapter 423: Chapter 226: When the Dust Settles, Choosing the Garrison Area

"Everyone’s here."

The officer’s voice wasn’t loud, yet it was clearly heard by everyone, "Time is tight, the mission is critical, so let’s get straight to it."

He walked to the main control console, and quickly tapped a few times on the light screen.

The huge projection screen behind them instantly lit up, unfolding a map of the Federation’s territory that covered the entire planet in extreme detail.

On the map, large areas were covered in glaring colors.

Green represented safety, blue indicated a mild threat, and yellow signaled moderate alert.

But what was really alarming were those red zones which took up almost half of the map!

Even more shocking, the red was so thick it was nearly black.

"The Ghost Festival is coming!" The officer’s voice was firm, like the beating of a war drum, "This is the first mission since your special task force was formed, and the only mandatory one."

"Defend the heavily affected areas during the Ghost Festival!"

His finger slid across those striking red areas on the map, "These are your mission targets. Cooperate with the local Only Witness Corps, or if necessary, take charge of operations, strive to eliminate the Life Ghosts, and protect the lifeline of the populace! Minimize the losses!"

"The red zone is your battlefield! The blue and yellow zones are handled by local forces!" The officer’s gaze swept across the captains of the three squads, filled with a burden of scrutiny and trust, "Now, you have three minutes. Look at the map, choose a red zone. Once decided, inform me."

He raised his hand, pointing at the map, "Only areas above red are considered a heavy disaster zone. After choosing, I’ll take you to receive the core resources for your special task force, the Great Sun Level Ancient Technique inheritance!"

Great Sun Level Ancient Technique!

These words were like a gigantic stone cast into a calm lake, instantly causing a tremendous wave in the hearts of the members from the three squads.

Even Fang Qingyu’s pupils showed a slight spark.

Great Sun Level Ancient Technique!

This was definitely something beyond the modern martial techniques they currently mastered!

The conference room fell into a brief silence.

Only the silent stream of data sliding over the map and the slightly hurried breathing could be heard.

Everyone’s gaze was firmly fixed on the giant holographic map, their minds racing to analyze the danger level of various red zones, types of Life Ghosts, terrain features, difficulty of support...

This was not just a choice of a stationed mission.

It could possibly concern life and death survival and future development opportunities. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Fang Qingyu’s gaze immediately fell on the southeast area of the map.

There was a long, narrow zone near the East Sea, marked as a dark red area.

Anjiang Province.

The location of Qingjian City was an obvious node in the dark red area.

Without the slightest hesitation, Fang Qingyu turned his head to look at his four teammates beside him.

Jiang Wei still had no expression, just sucking on a lollipop, her clear big eyes also looking at Anjiang Province’s location.

Wei Banmeng, Chu Kuanglan, and Lu Jiuyuan’s gaze followed his, falling on that dark red area.

"I want to go here, Anjiang Province." Fang Qingyu’s voice was not loud, looking at Wei Banmeng and the others, "What do you think?"

Wei Banmeng’s cold face revealed a touch of understanding and smiled at Fang Qingyu, her voice calm and crisp.

"We follow your lead."

She paused, then added, "We are all locals of Shangjing. For Shangjing, the Ghost Festival is just an increase in security level, with more street patrols, nothing ever happens. To be honest, if you chose to stay in Shangjing to defend, we would find it strange, and might even suggest you pick a more needed place."

Chu Kuanglan grinned and patted his chest hard, "That’s right! God Fang, where you go, we go! Anjiang Province? Just right for us brothers to see what a real Life Ghost Tide is like! Staying in the capital city is making our bones rust!"

Lu Jiuyuan nodded steadily, "Anjiang Province is coastal, with complicated terrain and numerous high-risk points, indeed requiring strong support. I have no objections."

Jiang Wei said nothing, just nodded her little head in agreement.

Seeing his teammates’ unconditional support and trust, the last trace of Fang Qingyu’s doubts disappeared.

With a deep breath, he turned his gaze to the waiting officer, his voice steady and powerful, resonating clearly in the silent conference room:

"Our squad chooses the garrison area, Anjiang Province."

Fang Qingyu’s finger steadily landed on that piece of dark red area on the map.

The officer’s gaze swept over Fang Qingyu’s finger pointing to Anjiang Province, nodding slightly, saying nothing more, clearly not surprised by this choice.

He then turned to look at Liu Hanyan and Shikong.

"Captain Liu?"

Liu Hanyan’s gaze swiftly moved across the map, finally landing on a broad mountainous area covered in dark red in the central region, "Our squad chooses to garrison Sanyi City."

Located in a central area with complex terrain and rich in water elements.

Suitable for her to leverage the versatility of Water Element True Meaning and the cooperation of other team members.

The officer nodded, turning to Shikong, "Captain Shikong?"

Shikong clasped his hands together, speaking in a deep voice, "Our monk squad is willing to go to Ancient Temple City."

It is a northern city, with ice and snow environment that complements his Buddhist Golden Body’s strength and cold resistance, also allowing other martial artists in his squad adept at hard clashes to showcase their skills.

"Good."

The officer concisely confirmed the garrison areas for the three squads.

On the map, three dark red areas were quickly marked, corresponding to the three squads respectively.

"The garrison areas are confirmed. In three hours, special planes will await on the rooftop helipad, to send you to your respective garrisons. Time is pressing, immediately connect with the local Only Witness Corps command upon arrival."

The officer’s tone carried the urgency of a military order, "Now, begin distribution of the first batch of core resources for your special task force formation, select from Great Sun Level Ancient Techniques or corresponding resources."

Having finished speaking, an adjutant behind him immediately stepped forward, handing specially-made military tablets to Fang Qingyu, Liu Hanyan, and Shikong.

"The tablets are connected to the classified database," explained the officer, "Each special task force member has one opportunity to select a Great Sun Level Ancient Technique. Choose carefully, selecting the inheritance best suited for your development."

He paused, scanning the three task forces, and added, "Additionally, each special task force has an initial configuration containing four official member slots. If there are Divine Cultist members in the squad, that member can forsake the personal selection of a Great Sun Level Ancient Technique this time, and instead, exchange it for an equally valuable top-tier Cultivation Resource Package, whose quota far exceeds regular supply. Whether to exchange is up to the Divine Cultist member."

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the conference room instantly turned more delicate.

While Great Sun Level Ancient Techniques were valuable, equally valuable top-tier resource packages were also tempting, especially for squads urgently needing to solidify foundations and rapidly enhance combat power, the latter might have immediate effects.

Fang Qingyu’s eyes immediately brightened...

It seemed he was about to take advantage of Xiaojiang again.

After all, others didn’t know, but he was well aware.

Xiaojiang didn’t need these things at all.