The next morning, the team went to the mission hall to collect their ID cards and accept missions.
They had already seen the mission introduction last time. This time, the team directly received a D-rank mission to cooperate with the government to search for food. Coincidentally, the mission was released today and would be carried out two days later. Three private teams had already joined, and with the Hope Team and the official representative, there were a total of five parties.
The vehicles and weapons for the mission were provided by the participating teams. The food they found would be exchanged for points according to the quantity and variety. If they wanted to keep some for their own use, it was fine. Teams that wanted to borrow vehicles or weapons would deduct their rental fees from the points they exchanged.
These requests seemed quite reasonable, and were much better than the information fees and other miscellaneous fees that the team had thought at the beginning. He was probably afraid that no team would be willing to cooperate if he asked for too much. After all, the base allowed private teams to do private work. Especially for powerful private squads, the officials were both on guard and actively trying to rope them in for cooperation. They didn't dare to use the unspoken rules from before the apocalypse. Now that everyone's common enemy was zombies and mutated animals, if they didn't know the severity of the situation and engaged in internal strife, it wouldn't be far from the extinction of mankind.
When each team accepted the mission, they would also receive a map of the mission location so that everyone could have a rough idea of the location. When they gathered, they would see the detailed map.
In the past two days, everyone had been preparing. Analyzing maps, cleaning and maintaining weapons, organizing personal items, stretching muscles, and so on. Many of these things were often done when there was no mission.
After the supplies in the car entered the base and found a place to live, they were stored in the storage room of the villa. The empty space was used to store the mission supplies.
In addition to carrying guns and ammunition, they also installed a few grenades in case of emergency. Of course, when there were outsiders present, they would try not to use these as much as possible. Especially this time, not only would they be working with officials, but they would also have to deal with them for a period of time. If they were discovered to have sufficient weapons, it would cause unnecessary trouble (very few private teams had guns, at most they had cold weapons such as knives).
In fact, bullets were more effective against living people than zombies. A bullet could end a living person's life, but it was difficult for zombies. It was better to cut off the head with a knife. Grenades were relatively more effective. It was not that they could kill zombies, but they could make it difficult for zombies to move and buy time to escape.(Although this statement was very disheartening, no one would laugh at you. It was not like you were facing a living enemy. Running away was not shameful.)
Before the apocalypse, firearms and ammunition were strictly controlled in the country. Even ordinary policemen might not have the opportunity to carry guns. After the apocalypse, even ordinary people could get a gun if they were lucky, and the government would not force them to take it. For commoners who understood the power of guns, especially those who loved guns, owning a gun would be a great satisfaction. Even if they had experienced battles and understood that guns were not as lethal to zombies as to living people, it did not hinder their instinctive desire and love for guns.
It was the same for the soldiers. Before the apocalypse, they were used to the fact that firearms and other firearms were only in the hands of the state, and private possession was strictly prohibited. After the apocalypse, on one hand, there was no extra manpower and energy to control these things. On the other hand, as long as those gun carriers did not randomly target humans, the government hoped that they would have some self-protection ability. It would be even better if they could join the military to fight against zombies. Even if they understood these principles, it did not stop them from instinctively being vigilant and dissatisfied with the private possession of guns and ammunition.
Therefore, it was still necessary to keep his wealth hidden!
Although this was not his first time doing a mission, it was his first time working with another team, especially a mission led by an official organization. The previous cooperation with the base could not be considered a formal cooperation. After all, it was a temporary cooperation under the circumstances that the other party had a request from the other party and the interests were the same.
On the day of assembly, the team was ready and headed to the assembly point on time.
The other teams had already arrived. It should not be their first time working together, so they greeted and chatted with each other. The arrival of Team Hope attracted everyone's attention.
A tall, burly man with slightly dark skin, thick eyebrows, and big eyes, who was wearing a military uniform, looked at his watch. There were still five minutes left before the appointed time, so he took the initiative to shake Zeng Zhiqiang's hand with a smile and said,"You're Captain Zeng of the Hope Squad, right? I'm Zhang Tiesheng, the person in charge of this mission. I'm organizing this operation on behalf of the base.”
"Hello, sorry! We're too late!" Zeng Zhiqiang knew that his team was not late, but seeing that everyone else had arrived early, he still said this politely.
"Not late, not late. We arrived early!”Zhang Tie became very happy when he found that the other party was polite. He then turned around and waved his hand towards the others," Come here, I'll introduce you to each other. These four are my comrades. The three teams are the Hunter Team, Bravehearts Team, and Mighty Team. The leaders are Ma Zhenping, Xie Dong, and Xiong Xiangwu. The new member was Team Hope, and the captain was called Zeng Zhiqiang. Alright, you guys can discuss the details in private. Let's talk about the situation of this mission first.”
As a soldier, Zhang Tie didn't waste any time after the brief introduction. He directly walked to a wall and pointed at the detailed map on the slide, saying,"The location of this mission is a food wholesale market in the suburbs of this city. It covers an area of nearly 100 acres and mainly sells grain and oil, preserved food, canned food, and so on. We have a total of five teams. In order to effectively complete the mission, we need everyone to work together. The passage in the food wholesale market did not use vehicles to enter and exit. They had to use a fork lift to transport the goods to the parking lot. During this period of time, your work will be mainly divided into two aspects: transportation and protection. Each of your teams will be divided into half to carry and half to protect. The specific allocation of personnel will be decided by your team. I will be in charge of the overall command, and my four comrades will protect your four teams respectively. Everyone will work together to fill the truck up first, then load your own cars. The items in the truck will be divided into five equal portions. You can also keep the points in your own cars for your own use. That's about it. If you have any other questions, you can ask them now!”
It was not the first time for the other three teams to accept and cooperate with each other. Therefore, they didn't doubt about these similar rules and requirements. Although it was the first time for Hope Team to participate in this task, Zhang Tie had already explained the major and important problems to them. Therefore, they didn't need to figure out some minor problems that didn't involve principles and interests.
It was within Zhang Tie's imagination that the other three teams didn't have any doubts about him. Actually, he especially asked this question to the Hope Team. Seeing that they didn't have any objection, Zhang Tie felt that they were not calculative. Soldiers were people who liked to be straightforward. Previously, when he saw them dressed neatly, full of energy, speaking politely, and looking well-trained and disciplined, he had a good impression of them. Now, his impression of them was even better.
Li Xi didn't like this kind of scene where he was dealing with unfamiliar people. Since entering the conference room, he fell behind the team like an invisible person, and Zheng Ji followed him like a shadow. Similar clothes made it easy for people to ignore one or two people in a group, and this was exactly what Li Xi wanted to achieve. At the same time, it was also convenient for her to observe others without leaving a trace. It was also necessary for her partners to know themselves and their enemies.
Zeng Zhiqiang, Guo Rui, and Yu Xiaowei were the most serious about the meeting. Guo Rui even made a written record. Zhao Ledan was mainly concerned about how much food they could get. Lu Hui was a man of few words in serious situations. He silently noted down the things he needed to take note of.
The meeting only lasted about ten minutes from start to finish. Before the apocalypse, there were very few such efficient and short meetings. It might have something to do with the swift and decisive style of the military.
The group came to the parking lot. The first one was a green military truck. The other three were similar to the Hope Squad's cars. They were all minibuses, but the difference was that they were different brands and models.
Each of these three teams had a few more members than the Hope Team. They had 10, 12, and 10 respectively. The Hope Team, who did not know the truth, thought that it was just a coincidence. After getting familiar with them, they realized that they did not only have these members. Some even had dozens of people. The number of people was limited because the capacity of the minibus was limited. It would be inconvenient to have more people. In the beginning, they were all dispatched and drove a few more cars. Later, they found that it was easy to get separated if there were too many cars. They did not use unified action in battle, and the cars were too big, which consumed fuel and was not flexible enough. Finally, they finally figured out the method of one minibus at a time. The others could take turns to carry out the mission. In addition, if there were any injuries, they could take the opportunity to recuperate (not from zombies or mutated animals), or if there were deaths, there would be people to replace them.
Similarly, there were no women among their team members. Regardless of whether it was because there were no women in their team, or because those women were too weak and were not allowed to go on missions, or for some other reason, they were very curious about the fact that two of the seven members of the Hope Party were women. Fortunately, none of them were brainless. They basically understood the principle of making friends with the shallow and talking about the deep. After expressing a little curiosity about the two ladies, they no longer paid attention to them. The mission was important!
Before getting on the vehicle, Zhang Tiesheng turned around and added to the Hope Team,"By the way, since each of your teams has a captain, they all call me Platoon Leader Zhang, just like their comrades.”
Everyone nodded to show that they understood and got into the car one after another.
As they had done their research beforehand, they deliberately chose a relatively unobstructed path to avoid groups of zombies. A small number of them directly crashed into them. With the tall truck leading the way, the minibuses following behind them were much more relaxed. The Hope Squad finally enjoyed the feeling of only using their strength and not using their brains.
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