newbobooks Chapter 359 Peace Talks Begin
Chapter 359 Peace Talks Begin
On the morning of May 1st, Li Chenglong had just gotten up and finished washing up when he received a message that a zombie representative had come to make contact. He went outside and found that it was Qin Wan, a level 11 zombie with supernatural abilities, along with another level 11 male zombie whose name was unknown, and several level 10 zombies following behind. These zombies were surrounded by the group, but they showed no fear whatsoever. Qin Wan, on the contrary, was smiling and communicating with Zhao Liying.
Seeing Li Chenglong step off the command vehicle, Qin Wan walked gracefully over to him despite Yun Lan's somewhat unfriendly gaze. She performed a curtsy in the style of ancient etiquette before smiling and saying, "Lord Li, it's been a long time. We received news of your arrival last night, but considering the lateness of the hour, we didn't come to disturb you. This morning, our representative for this peace talks, Prime Minister Dongfang Yunbing, sent us to make contact with you."
Li Chenglong nodded and introduced, "This is Liu Xuehua, our plenipotentiary representative for the peace talks. The people behind her are her team, and the 12 of us are the people participating in this martial arts tournament."
Qin Wan greeted everyone and introduced herself and the level 11 superhuman zombie next to her. Then they all entered Li Chenglong's command vehicle to discuss the specifics of the peace talks that would begin that afternoon. Qin Wan said earnestly, "We've specially designated an area at the peace talks location. You'll stay within that area. As long as you don't wander out, you'll be safe. Although His Majesty the Emperor has issued an order that no one can harm those participating in the peace talks, it's better to be safe than sorry."
Li Chenglong had already explained at the headquarters meeting that zombies, especially the higher-level zombies, did not consider themselves any different from ordinary humans. Furthermore, the Zombie Emperor believed that zombies were superior to humans and would henceforth be referred to as "New Humans." Therefore, zombies generally refer to themselves as humans when speaking.
After more than an hour of discussion, the representatives of both humans and zombies basically established a series of procedures for the peace talks. Furthermore, Li Chenglong, Liu Xuehua, and others, after reviewing the previous discussions, decided to go to the zombies' peace meeting location with Qin Wan and the others to settle down before proceeding further. This decision was based on information from the Eagle reconnaissance aircraft high in the sky; there were no zombie hordes within a 200-kilometer radius of the meeting location, indicating that the zombies were still willing to negotiate.
At 10 a.m., guided by Qin Wan and others, the group drove into Longnan City and arrived at the designated meeting place. Yun Lan carefully observed the area from inside an SUV using her Phoenix Eye and discovered that there weren't many zombies, only about a hundred, but the lowest level was level 9. Qin Wan explained, "Because our new humans only have higher intelligence starting from level 9, His Majesty the Emperor made this special arrangement for your safety."
After traveling several hundred meters, the convoy arrived in front of a hotel. After everyone got out of the cars, Qin Wan smiled and said, "This hotel will be your temporary base. There won't be any of our people within a 200-meter radius. As long as you don't wander around, you'll be safe. The hotel has basic facilities, including clean running water, but no electricity. However, I'm sure you'll find a way to manage that. I'll come back at 3 PM to take you to our meeting place." With that, Qin Wan left with the level 11 zombie.
Li Chenglong scanned the hotel with his True Dragon Eye and found nothing wrong. He then said, "Alright, there are so many of us, let's get settled quickly. I'll go find a way to reconnect the power. Aunt Liu, can you help arrange the rest?" Liu Xuehua readily agreed and began assigning tasks.
Li Chenglong walked to the hotel's power distribution station and found that the lines were still intact, so he took out a super crystal generator. The super crystal generator was smaller in size, but its power output was dozens of times greater than that of an ordinary crystal generator, and it had many different voltage interfaces, so it could be used in different places.
He and several men with electrical experience worked for half an hour and finally got the entire hotel powered. The hotel wasn't very big, only six floors. Liu Xuehua arranged for the guard company to stay on the first and second floors, the third and fourth floors for the staff attending the meeting, and the fifth and sixth floors for Li Chenglong and his group. The hotel had been cleaned beforehand and was quite tidy; even the bedding was new, and there were many towels, bath towels, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shower gel, and other toiletries still in their packaging. Li Chenglong couldn't help but marvel at how similar the advanced zombies really were to humans.
The couple arrived at their assigned room and carefully inspected it. Yunlan sat on the sofa and asked, "Did you sense anything unusual? I didn't detect anything strange using my Phoenix Eye, but there were only six people with very strong energy reactions. I don't know what's going on." Li Chenglong drew back the curtains, letting the sunlight stream into the room. While enjoying the warmth of the sun, he said, "They probably haven't all arrived yet, but those six are all Zombie Guardians. Five of them are at the mid-level of level 12, and one is at the early level 12."
Hearing Li Chenglong say this, Yunlan asked with some worry, "Do you think we can win this martial arts tournament?" Li Chenglong patted Yunlan on the back, "Of course we can. Don't forget we have your husband here. A mere zombie protector is nothing to fear."
What Li Chenglong didn't mention was that he had just sensed an extremely powerful energy. The moment he drew back the curtains, that person was on the rooftop of the building opposite, but before he could observe them closely, the person vanished. Moreover, in his True Dragon Eye perception, there was another person in front of the six zombie guardians. That person possessed the strength of a late-stage level 12 cultivator, presumably the representative of this meeting, the Left Prime Minister of the Zombie Empire, Dongfang Yunbing.
After a while, Li Xue and Zhao Liying came in. The two of them were temporarily staying together. As soon as Li Xue came in, she asked what they wanted to eat since it was already noon. This was a hotel room, and there was only a kitchen on the first floor, but the kitchen didn't even have any pots or pans, let alone vegetables.
Before Li Chenglong could speak, Wang Ruyan, who had run up, said that several level 9 zombies had arrived, bringing a truckload of various vegetables. He and the others went downstairs and found that there was a surprisingly good variety of vegetables. Li Chenglong told the cooks to use their utensils and cook with these vegetables. Actually, even if the zombies hadn't brought supplies, the cooks had already packed enough ingredients in two storage capsules; if that wasn't enough, there was no one else, like Li Chenglong and Yun Lan, to provide more.
At 2:30 PM, Li Chenglong and Liu Xuehua, along with their staff and 11 other participants in the martial arts tournament, arrived at the meeting venue. The guard platoon, being relatively weak, did not accompany them. The meeting venue was the local municipal government building, which had a large conference room large enough to accommodate both humans and zombies for the talks.
Qin Wan led a dozen or so level 10 zombies to greet them at the entrance, and then everyone went inside together. As soon as they entered the venue, Li Chenglong immediately spotted a woman dressed in a red suit. The woman was extremely beautiful, appearing to be around twenty-three or twenty-four years old. Her skin was as white as snow, her lips as red as ripe cherries, and she had beautiful willow-leaf eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes with particularly alluring purple pupils. She was about 1 meters tall, with a slightly plump figure, and her entire being exuded a very capable air.
While her appearance was one aspect, the other was her formidable strength. In Li Chenglong's True Dragon Eye, it was clear that she was a Level 12 S-rank Swift Spirit Awakener. After a moment's hesitation, the woman smiled, extended her right hand, and walked over, saying with a graceful air, "You must be the renowned Lord Li Chenglong of the Chinese Human Army. I've heard of your great name many times; it's truly an honor to meet you today."
Although the woman was very friendly, Li Chenglong could sense the fighting energy emanating from her. He smiled and reached out to shake her hand, posing for a photo with both the human and the zombie.
Li Chenglong said with a smile, "I have learned about you two prime ministers through your protectors many times, and I have always regretted not having met you. Today, meeting the left prime minister has finally fulfilled one of my wishes." In just a few seconds of speaking, the two men's energies clashed more than a dozen times with their right palms.
Shangguan Yunbing frowned slightly, released her slightly numb right hand, and said with a smile, "Let me introduce you, this is..." Both sides introduced the members of their respective teams to each other, and then sat down to begin negotiations.