Ling Cage: I come from Hisakawa

Chapter 257 Captain Ran Bing
A strong wind whipped up yellow sand, blowing across the Gobi Desert, while the sky remained cloudless and clear as water.

A winding convoy of vehicles travels along the road.

The location of this operation was named the R-49 spaceship ruins, which is essentially an interstellar spaceship from the Old World that never had a chance to take off.

In addition to Ran Bing, the current commander of the Hunters, the newly appointed Lord Mark also participated in the mission.

Mark decided to participate in the operation.

Logically speaking, as the city lord, he should stay in the camp to oversee the overall situation, just like Gray and Morgan. This way, he could handle important matters in an emergency and prevent any messy things like internal strife.

But Mark decided to trust the team members.

His situation was different from that of the previous two city lords. The first city lord, Gray, became city lord by uniting prison guards and prisoners, and the internal factions were clearly divided. The second city lord, Morgan, issued the Three Laws as soon as he took office, causing panic among the people.

During their tenures, both city lords had to remain at the lighthouse to appease the people.

If they leave the lighthouse, who knows what might happen inside, or even whether they'll be allowed to board at all.

Mark's situation was completely different.

First, the lighthouse was moved back to the ground, so there is no possibility that the team might not be able to return after going out.

In addition, Dragonbone Village is right next to the Lighthouse outpost. His good buddy Bai Yuetian lives in Dragonbone Village, as does Bai Yuetian's sister, Superwoman Bai Yuekui. If internal strife breaks out at the Lighthouse, he can easily quell it once he returns.

Finally, Mark enjoyed high prestige within the lighthouse and had few enemies among the higher-ups.

Considering the above three points, Mark could easily leave the lighthouse and help the hunters carry out ground missions, just like this time.

The lighthouse had just been moved to the ground, and everyone had a question mark in their hearts about the future.

The first ground operation must succeed; failure is not an option!

Mark was worried about Ran Bing, so he handed over his work to Jing Nan and went with the team to carry out the mission.

However, Ran Bing is in command this time.

"Hey, I have to say, Captain Ran Bing is really good at commanding, she's no worse than Captain Mark!" 4079 whispered.

The three laws have been abolished, and mortals can now have names.

However, since Bai Yuetian has sent the Lighthouse's kinship records, combined with the Lighthouse's recent breeding mission records, it is hoped that everyone's kinship can be clarified, allowing everyone to recognize their ancestors.

Therefore, the renaming movement of the Dust People was temporarily shelved, and they planned to wait until the kinship relationships were clarified before renaming them uniformly.

The Dust People are still using their old numbering system.

However, the upper class no longer treats the common people as they used to, at least not openly.

This was directly demonstrated by Jessica leading the engineering department to modify the armored vehicles that originally transported the dust people, replacing the long iron benches that were previously welded to the vehicles with seats.

“What Captain Mark? Now you should call me Lord Mark!” 4068 said seriously.

4068 has always respected Mark.

Last time, he almost died in Dr. Carrie's lab, and it was Mark who helped him get out. This made 4068's respect for Mark even higher.

“Yes, yes, Lord Mark.” 4079 scratched his head.

4068 rolled her eyes at 4079: "1012 already told you not to participate in ground activities, why did you secretly sign up again?"

"But didn't you sign up first?" 4079 paused for a moment. "I can't let you take the risk alone. What will happen to 4277 if something happens to you?"

4068 looked embarrassed.

A few good-natured hisses rang out from inside the car.

The three laws have been abolished, and mortals can now fall in love and have children. There will no longer be stern-faced priests suddenly appearing to whip them.

"How about I take care of her for you?" 4079 blinked. "Speaking of which, 4277 and I are childhood sweethearts. She's usually a bit nicer to me than to you."

4068 was furious: "Go to hell!" At that moment, the car radio came on.

Ran Bing's voice reached everyone's ears: "We are about to reach our destination. Second squad, go to Sector B to set up the position. First squad, continue forward!"

The convoy split up here, and everything proceeded smoothly.

In the yellow sand, the majestic interstellar spaceship has begun to take shape.

When the disaster struck, the interstellar spaceship had not yet taken off; everything remained as it was before takeoff.

The main body of the spacecraft was undamaged.

Mark sat next to Ran Bing, while Mo Cheng drove in front.

Through the rearview mirror, Mo Cheng secretly glanced at Mark and Ran Bing in the back seat.

Ran Bing carefully reviewed the action plan, examining whether there were any loopholes or other areas for improvement.

Mark leaned to the side, looking at Ran Bing's profile.

"Tch—" Mo Cheng scoffed.

This posture has been maintained the whole way.

Mo Cheng thought to himself: Mark, that kid, immediately abolished the three laws as soon as he became the city lord. Could it be that he did it all for his own sake?

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Ran Bing looked up and asked awkwardly.

She had actually noticed Mark's gaze long ago, but had been pretending not to notice until now, when Mo Cheng scoffed at her, she had no choice but to respond.

“Let’s see if you’re a competent commander of the Wilderness Hunters,” Mark said casually. “You’re usually too reckless. I’m not really at ease entrusting the Wilderness Hunters to you.”

Ran Bing's eyes widened.

At this point, Mark changed the subject: "However, you haven't made any mistakes so far. You've done a great job. If this operation is successfully completed, I will approve you as the new commander of the Hunters."

Ran Bing snorted softly, "I want to be the commander of the city's defense forces!"

She still hasn't given up on the idea of ​​becoming the city's garrison commander.

The hunters held no appeal for her; the only one truly captivating her at the lighthouse was Mark.

Wherever Mark is, she is.

The position of Commander-in-Chief of the City Defense Forces is excellent; he is naturally suited to stand beside the city lord, just like the combination of Victor and Morgan.

“Victor did a good job.” Mark paused for a moment. “I can’t remove him and parachute you in; that wouldn’t be convincing.”

“I know you want to be by my side. I will expand the ranks and authority of the Wilderness Hunters, gradually replacing the city defense army. At that time, the commander-in-chief of the Wilderness Hunters will be no different from the commander of the city defense army.”

Ran Bing pouted and muttered softly, "By the time you finish this, I'll be old."

Mark smiled.

In the other car, Donnie and Penny were also chatting.

“Donnie, now that the Three Laws don’t exist, we can have free love like in the old world,” Penny said cautiously.

Donnie remained expressionless: "Who's talking to you or us?"

“Donnie—” Penny gritted her teeth, “I like you!”

squeak--

The ruts on the ground twisted unnaturally.

Donnie remained expressionless: "Those who struggle to survive in the apocalypse have no right to talk about love. I actually oppose Lord Mark abolishing the Three Laws. I'll pretend I didn't hear what you just said."

(End of this chapter)