Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Is Chapter 44 really just an obsession?

2*30年6月5日，倒计时，10天。

In his spare time, Su Xun gave a group of survivor seeds intensive training, not only sparring with each of them one-on-one, but also pointing out their future directions for developing their superpowers.

Many things were discovered by extraordinary individuals, including Su Xun, over decades or even centuries in their previous lives. Now, before the apocalypse has even begun, these people have already mastered them.

Once they disperse, their experience will be more than enough to make them pillars of the region.

"Anyone else want to come up and try?" Su Xun rubbed his wrist, his voice a little breathless. Without supernatural abilities, normal people's physical abilities are not that different, not to mention that his current physical condition is actually at a slight disadvantage compared to many soldiers who have been training for many years.

Even so, the group shook their heads repeatedly, their eyes filled with fear.

His fighting style is different from that of a normal person. His fighting techniques do not include those that aim to control, stop, or injure. He basically goes straight for the vital points when he strikes, and he leaves as soon as he makes contact, never lingering.

"If not, then let's leave it at that for now. Think carefully about the techniques I told you. It's okay if you can't learn them right now; there's plenty of time in the future to study them slowly."

Su Xun looked at the people in front of him. These future leaders from various regions still seemed quite green to him, but in such a short time, Su Xun had already taught them almost everything he could.

Soon, they will be heading to various places, and it is almost foreseeable that many of them will die in the arduous battles.

Su Xun remained silent for a long while before raising his hand in salute.

"Comrades, for the sake of our motherland and the survival of Eastern civilization, please live on."

"I await the day when we can meet again."

"See you later."

The training ground was silent as a group of people simultaneously raised their right hands.

……

Back underground, it was already lunchtime. Jiang Yi brought over two zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) and placed them in front of Su Xun.

"Huh, is it Dragon Boat Festival today?"

"Yes, the cafeteria made zongzi (sticky rice dumplings). I didn't know what flavor you liked, so I brought one sweet and one savory."

"These are all good things. It's good enough to be able to eat zongzi. Why be picky?"

Before the apocalypse, Su Xun actually preferred salty food, but after the apocalypse, he ate canned food for more than ten years. After that, he didn't care about such things anymore; as long as it was edible, it was delicious.

The television in the cafeteria was broadcasting the midday news, and the last news item that had just finished reported that the last two astronauts stranded in space had landed safely.

The scene shifts to a new perspective on the wide deck of a warship, where officers and soldiers in various uniforms are lined up in neat squares in front of the camera.

Su Xun immediately recognized it as a main warship from the fleet currently on the high seas, where they were still carrying out a mission to confront the North American fleet.

He ate a little slower, focusing his attention on the news.

A capable and refreshing female host holds a microphone and interviews the ship's commander.

"On behalf of all officers and soldiers of the fleet, I extend my sincerest holiday greetings to people of all ethnic groups across the country." "Please rest assured, organization; please rest assured, people! Our fleet has the confidence and capability to defend our motherland's maritime borders at this critical moment, keeping the enemy at bay!"

"..."

The images on the television continued to play. Su Xun sighed inwardly. These days, the Kuafu Project had been progressing steadily, and various domestic tasks had been completed smoothly. The peaceful and stable environment had not come out of thin air.

Thinking back to the last attack, Su Xun had never heard of any plan being affected by external factors. Even the leak at the printing plant was just a minor issue that spread internally.

Has the West given up? Has the West had a change of heart? Has the West suddenly repented?

Absolutely not. Imperialism has never given up its desire to destroy us. Only after a complete restructuring in the crucible of the end times, with its systems and culture rewritten, will its hostility toward the East barely disappear.

From the moment of the birth of the East, there was an essential conflict with these insects, but it was only temporarily eased when greater conflicts arose in certain historical stages.

The current peaceful and stable situation is all thanks to the struggle of the people of the East, and to the blood, sweat, and even lives of countless people like the officers and soldiers of this fleet who are active on various fronts.

After listening to the fleet commander's speech, Su Xun stuffed the rice dumpling in his hand into his mouth in two bites, then got up and found Shao Xuezhen.

"Aren't our fleets going to retreat? There's not much time left now."

Shao Xuezhen was looking at the documents when he heard this and sighed, "They probably won't withdraw. They've sent a collective letter of request to fight at sea, and the organization has approved it. They should be stationed there for the foreseeable future."

"What about these people? It's too dangerous to stay at sea after the cataclysm; the situation there is even more complicated than on land."

Although Osvye's awakening was a long time coming, the enormous number of mutated fish in the sea has always been a major headache for coastal bases, and the ocean environment is by no means safer than the land.

"Don't worry," Shao Xuezhen reassured him. "The organization has studied this issue, and the current decision is to have the fleet gradually move southeast, and when the cataclysm begins, find a suitable landing point to beach itself, and then establish a seaside base using the warships."

"Currently, we have begun to replenish supplies to the entire fleet, increase personnel, and deploy several additional amphibious landing ships, which will soon join up with them."

"At present, it is no exaggeration to say that this is a mobile base at sea. With the nuclear reactor, water generator and sufficient food reserves on board, these officers and soldiers can last for a long time."

Su Xun looked at the several landing sites he had selected in advance and suddenly understood where Shao Xuezhen's letter of request for battle came from. It was probably an obsession that many people could never forget. If he were to ask them to come back now, these people would get angry with him instead.

"Okay then, it's okay."

Wanting to leave, Su Xun couldn't help but say as he watched Shao Xuezhen take a sip of his coffee, "Grandpa Shao, you should rest well. You're not young like us anymore. Staying up like this can easily cause health problems."

"You called me 'Grandpa'?" Shao Xuezhen said irritably, "Grandpa Su, you should go and get some rest too."

"Tsk, those who don't listen to the elders will suffer the consequences."

Jiang Yi, who was usually serious, couldn't help but cover her mouth. Su Xun had always been very flexible on the issue of age.

For Su Xun's colleagues who have been in contact with him, being able to grow old when needed and young when needed is quite an interesting thing.

After leaving Shao Xuezhen's office, Su Xun received a notification that the first batch of armed personnel to be stationed at the base had arrived, and the first batch of base vehicles produced in an emergency were also in place.

(End of this chapter)