Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 34 War Base

What is a war base?

That's a devastating weapon of human civilization, equipped with laser cannons!

It is also a weapon of war that every country wants to build as many as possible.

This is something that would require the financial resources of five major powers to build, given the Bai family's assets.

It's not something that can be solved by selling everything you own; you have to sign countless harsh and terrible contracts to even have a chance of getting the funds.

Bai Yang actually made this request in a very serious manner.

The Bai family members present were not angry upon hearing this, but rather speechless with astonishment.

Many people began to secretly doubt his mental state, as this request was tantamount to asking the entire Bai family to sell themselves to him and serve him like slaves.

This level of debt could take them several lifetimes to repay.

Bai Pianqing forced a smile and said, "Nephew, don't joke with this old woman."

How could I possibly do such a thing?

Seeing that she was stubborn, Bai Yang patiently explained to her, "Aunt, don't be in such a hurry to refuse."

If we can build a new War God base on Changxing Island in Shanghai, and form a crossfire with the original one on the Huangpu River, we can support each other.

The entire Jiangnan base city area will then be impregnable, and there will be no need to worry about monsters from the ocean anymore, which will directly benefit 2 million people…”

"Enough! Is this a question of good or bad? This is a question of whether it's feasible!"

Bai Pianqing could no longer tolerate his increasingly absurd remarks and finally interrupted him.

Seeing her resolute expression, Bai Yang raised an eyebrow and gradually began to grow impatient.

"Aunt, I tried to reason with you. Why are you being so heartless?"

I didn't ask you to agree immediately; I just wanted your attitude! Do you even consider yourselves family?

Bai Pianqing was so angry she was practically fuming. If she didn't know she was no match for him, she would have loved to slap him a few times!

Yang Wu listened from the side, his expression incredibly interesting; even his freakish body couldn't help but smirk.

Don't laugh, you must hold it in!

The atmosphere in the hall grew increasingly tense, gradually becoming heavy.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man with a long beard walked in, smiling broadly as he stepped between the two, and said with a laugh:

"Sister Bai! That's not right of you. Why didn't you introduce me to Mr. Bai Yang when he arrived?"

The two men turned to look at him simultaneously. Seeing Bai Yang looking at him, the man immediately bowed and said, "Hello, Team Leader Bai. My name is Lin Ranyi, I've heard so much about you!"

Bai Yang was slightly surprised; the other party's mental strength was not weak.

A thought struck him, and he asked, "God of War? Mentalist? Sir, you know I'm the team leader; you're very well-informed."

Lin Ran smiled apologetically and said, "It's nothing. Although Mr. Bai hasn't entered the 'War God Palace' yet, news about you is everywhere there."

[Huashan] The youngest team leader in history, Old Jia even created a new team, Team Nine, just for you. Countless war gods are talking about you.

The Bai family members were all shocked!

Bai Yang is actually the leader of the [Huashan] group!?

The entire Bai family has no War God, so naturally they cannot enter the War God Palace and are completely unaware of this news.

In theory, within the entire Chinese government, he is second only to the emperor.

He could have obeyed only Jia Yi and could have disobeyed orders from anyone else!

So, was his decision to come here today his own, or was it at the behest of those above him?

Bai Pianqing began to feel uneasy and no longer dared to refuse so bluntly.

But Lin Ranyi, since you knew about this all along, why didn't you tell us beforehand?!

The Bai family has treated you well, yet you resort to such tricks!

Bai Yang smiled and said, "Oh? What did all the War Gods say?"

I'm really not sure about that.

Lin Ran also said earnestly, "Of course, it's all to praise Team Leader Bai for being young and promising. You're almost certain to win the 'God of War' title in the future!"

I'd love to have a friendly match with you whenever I have the chance, so we can build a good relationship.

Bai Yang smiled and nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with his words.

Lin Ran's eyes darted around, and she said, "There are too many people here, and since we're discussing serious matters, why don't we go to the study?"

Bai Yang didn't care. The Bai family would never escape his grasp, so it didn't matter where they talked.

Bai Pianqing then led the three into the study, and then glanced at Yang Wu a few more times.

Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, they had no choice but to give up.

This is an elegant traditional-style study, with rows of wooden bookshelves.

They even preserved some paper-bound books, which could probably be considered antiques.

After the four were seated, Lin Ran was the first to speak, "Mr. Bai, is your idea about a war base, as you mentioned earlier, true?"

Bai Yang said calmly, "Of course it's true."

This was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, because the war base was made of a massive amount of metal, which was the Golden Horned Beast's primary target.

When it invaded Earth, it first devoured war bases in order to evolve.

Once they can't eat it all, they destroy it all, and then go on to wreak havoc and slaughter in various base cities.

But what if you could control a war base yourself?

Not only can they take advantage of Shanghai's unique environment to harvest the genes and flesh of monsters on a large scale.

They can also wait in comfort to set up traps and take the initiative to strike the Golden Horned Beast head-on.

For him, this was a win-win situation.

Seeing that Bai Yang was indeed not joking and was deliberately making things difficult for the Bai family, they realized that Bai Yang was not joking and was deliberately finding excuses to make things difficult for them.

This actually makes things more difficult!

Bai Pianqing and Lin Ran also suddenly fell silent.

After a long while, Lin Ran also spoke up: "Mr. Bai is farsighted, perhaps there are reasons that I don't understand."

However, this matter is not as simple as money; there are many difficulties.

Seeing that this person spoke with tact and understanding, Bai Yang asked, "What kinds of problems do you have?"

Lin Ran slowly spoke up, "Mr. Bai, you should know."

The war bases are enormous, capable of accommodating tens of thousands of soldiers fighting together. The cost of the materials used in these metals alone is considerable.

More importantly, it is equipped with laser cannons specifically designed to deal with Lord-level (God of War) monsters, which requires the Earth Alliance's approval.

Let's be frank, the HR alliance can indeed get it, but the cost would be astronomical!

Even if you could manage all that, as far as I know, a war base absolutely cannot be set up on an island.

Bai Yang asked, "Why is that?"

Lin Ran also said, "Because islands are forbidden zones set up by marine life! Anyone who wants to set up a war base on an island would pose too great a threat to them!"

Therefore, they will definitely go crazy and disrupt the construction project at any cost!

In the early days when the base city was first established, it wasn't that no one had tried, but they all failed!

The war base in Shanghai was initially set up at the mouth of the Huangpu River, rather than on Changxing Island across the sea, not out of unwillingness, but out of necessity!

Bai Yang was overjoyed; this was wonderful!

I never expected this base to have this monster-attracting effect; it's exactly what I wanted!

Now I have no choice but to do it this way.

(End of this chapter)