Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 330 Smashing the Clay Sculpture
Ten minutes later, outside the 011 base.

Chen Jian stood before Guo Xu, who had just returned from the underground residential area as a representative of the Imperial Guard, and asked:
"How was your rest? Did you get enough rest?"

"very good."

Guo Xu nodded honestly, and then continued:

"This place is completely different from what I imagined 011 base to be like. To be honest, now I completely understand why you have no respect for the mountain city."

“The place where you are is not much different from the Kingdom of God described in our doctrine.”

“You are already in God’s kingdom, so it is only natural that you do not believe in God.”

At this point, Guo Xu paused, then continued:

"Of course, this does not mean that I will abandon our own beliefs."

"It may be our mistake to regard the mountain city as a divine kingdom, but a sage once told us a truth."

"People's worship of faith always relies on clay idols."

“One day, the clay idols will crumble, but the faith will not disappear.”

"To me, the mountain city is like a clay idol."

“You have shattered it, but our faith is not so easily shattered.”

"I see."

Chen Jian nodded.

He had anticipated Guo Xu's reaction.

After all, he was chosen by Zhang Tao to be the leader of the Imperial Guard, so his loyalty to the Cult of the Machine God was beyond question.

It took so much time and so many trials for Jin Zhong to finally stand on the side of the Huaxia Army, and he hadn't even fully and thoroughly accepted the Huaxia Army's atheistic ideology yet. How could this man in front of me just stay in the base for one night and then immediately bow down to me?

We still need to take it slowly.

Thinking of this, Chen Jian continued:
"Actually, I don't intend to change or question your beliefs."

"This is not something I can do with just words. You need to see for yourself whether it's right or wrong."

"The reason I kept you here, the reason I found you, is because there is another thing I want to discuss with you."

"another thing?"

Guo Xu was taken aback for a moment, then asked:

"whats the matter?"

"Answer me a question first."

Chen Jian looked into Guo Xu's eyes and asked:
"Would you like to visit the mountain city?"

After saying this, Guo Xu froze on the spot.

Would you like to visit this mountain city?

Isn't that nonsense?

For any follower of the Mechanism Church, the goal of "going to the Holy City" is certainly among their lifelong pursuits.

If it weren't for the fact that the mysterious city was so dangerous, countless people would probably have embarked on the pilgrimage.

Therefore, the answer to this question was actually determined long ago.

There's not even a need to answer.

Guo Xu nodded slowly and said:

"Of course I do."

After receiving his reply, Chen Jian hummed in agreement, and then said directly:
"We plan to organize a reconnaissance mission to the mountain city in the near future."

"you?"

Guo Xu looked at Chen Jian in astonishment.

"Recently?"

"When exactly?"

Within two days.

Chen Jian replied:
"We will first organize aerial reconnaissance, using drones and bombers to take high-altitude photos and maps of the city."

"Once it is safe to do so, we will enter by skydiving."

"I'm not sure if you know what skydiving is. But that doesn't matter."

"What we need is an elite, efficient, and determined team."

“And the three of you here happen to fit this condition.”

"Us??" Guo Xu was dumbfounded.

"Why do you need us? Are you so short-staffed?"

"Your army may not be large, but it should be enough to spare an elite squad, right?"

His tone carried a hint of suspicion, which was exactly what Chen Jian had expected.

After all, from any perspective, this "invitation" seems rather abrupt.

It's normal for him to be distrustful; if he accepted the invitation without hesitation the moment he received it, then something really fishy would be going on.

However, Chen Jian had already prepared a reason for his invitation.
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That wasn't even a reason, but a real cause.

"I have three considerations."

"First, you have rich experience in individual combat and have already proven your will and ability in the previous battles against the beast tide."

"Once we enter the mountain city, everything will be unpredictable. We need people like you to be the core pillars of the team."

"And this quality is something that our team is currently lacking."

“Even if I could find people with similar qualities to you, I would never put them into such a dangerous mission; that would be a major blow to our team building.”

".Reasonable."

Guo Xu nodded helplessly.

He realized that Chen Jian was simply unwilling to let his high-level combat personnel take risks, which was why he had set his sights on him.

how to say?

It's unpleasant to hear, but it's still quite honest.

Then he spoke:
"You go on."

Chen Jian didn't keep them in suspense and continued:

"Secondly, I plan to include three factions in this team: the Cult of the Machine God, the Blood Saints, and ordinary people."

"The purpose is simple: to verify our certain speculation about the mountain city."

"You'll find out the specifics when you get there."

"clear."

Guo Xu didn't press further, but he could vaguely guess what Chen Jian wanted to verify.

The two largest forces in the post-apocalyptic wasteland are the Holy Blood Temple and the Mechanicus, and now the Chinese army has confirmed that the mountain city is the source of many anomalies.

The reason they brought the followers of the Mechanicus into their ranks was most likely to verify the "correlation".

Seeing his reaction, Chen Jian realized that the other party was not resistant, so he continued:

"The last and most important consideration."

“We need truly loyal believers like you to witness the truth.”

“Even if we don’t question your faith, you at least have an obligation to convey the correct ideas to your believers, instead of turning a city that has caused a major disaster into an object of worship.”

"You want me to personally present the shattered clay sculpture to the believers?"

"Yes."

Chen Jian nodded solemnly.

"You should know that even from the perspective of the Cult of Machines, someone has to do this, right?"

".Yes."

Guo Xu nodded slowly.

The worship of clay idols has undeniably become a heavy burden on Mechanicus.

As a devout believer, he does indeed need to do something to change the current state of the church.

Thinking of this, Guo Xu spoke slowly but firmly:
"I accept your mission."

"When to set off?"

A hint of joy flashed in Chen Jian's eyes.

Then he began to speak:
"soon."

"Two of our comrades are trapped in that city."

"If we don't establish contact with them as soon as possible..."

"They probably won't be able to hold on much longer."

(End of this chapter)