Chapter 560: Chapter 560

When you’re extremely fond of someone, that’s a hundred percent bias.

Su Mo, moved yet amused, then whispered, "My body is a bit special, so I and Lu Chen... plan not to have children."

She thought Jiang Yulian would object, but Jiang Yulian withdrew her hand, saying solemnly, "I naturally respect your decision. It’s better this way, given the chaos of the world at present. A child born one second might be in hell the next; rather than living a life of constant turmoil like us, it’s better not to come into this world at all."

Jiang Yulian had a clear understanding of life; she even felt pity for her own child, who was born in strife and never had a good day.

Su Mo held her hand to comfort her, "Rest assured, we will definitely survive."

Zhao Changsheng said, "Exactly, what’s the point of being so pessimistic?"

Su Mo gave her a look, "And you should be careful too, with Li Qian. Now is not a good time to get pregnant, what with the Beast Tide coming."

Zhao Changsheng dismissed the concern, "That’s bull, I haven’t even been on the same bed with him."

At this moment, Lu Chen was in Rong Bai’s office, where many people were gathered around a table with a blueprint on it.

The target was Vichi City.

Rong Bai knew of Su Mo’s abilities and found Lu Chen’s plan feasible, but he frowned and said, "But these volunteers, how do we select them? Most of these superpower users are arrogant and cherish their lives; even tempting conditions won’t do."

Lu Chen sat for a while before saying, "I’m not planning to use superpower users anymore."

"You mean use ordinary people?"

Lu Chen nodded, "Not all creatures in the Beast Tide are high-level. The unconscious, less intelligent ones can be lured away by people. We can eliminate a large number of them that way. For the rest, we’ll proceed according to the combat plan. There’s less than 15 days left."

This meant they had to act quickly.

Rong Bai frowned and was silent for a long time.

It was Feng Yao who spoke up eventually, "Those ordinary people usually have families. If we offer a generous compensation, they might willingly risk their lives for it."

Feng Yao was echoing Lu Chen’s thoughts, an idea he had gotten from his time in Vichi Town.

Rong Bai pondered for a moment, "Alright, desperate times call for desperate measures. I’ll notify the ordinary people a week in advance to sign up for the mission. In the limited time we have now, let’s send someone to destroy the bridges in Vichi City."

Once the combat strategy was set, everyone went their separate ways.

The gloomy, rainy weather matched their spirits; nobody appeared particularly happy about the upcoming battle, even when the rain stopped.

Lu Chen reached his room’s door and heard voices inside. His usually stern face relaxed, and he walked in.

"Have you had lunch yet?"

Seeing him return, Su Mo greeted, "Not yet, you haven’t eaten either, right? Shall we go to the canteen and grab something?"

Come to think of it, Su Mo had never been to the refugee camp’s canteen before.

Everyone agreed, and after calling for Li Qian, the six of them headed to the canteen. On the way, Su Mo asked, "Has Jianxiong been at the clinic these past few days?"

Zhao Changsheng made a strange face, "Yeah, he’s been spending time there with that Healing Superpower User."

Su Mo’s lips couldn’t help but curl upward. Lu Chen had been too busy to know about Jianxiong’s situation, and she felt a bit of intrigue, "Has he been getting injured a lot recently?"

Just as Su Mo reached the entrance of the canteen and was about to say no, two figures sitting with their backs to them at the door caught everyone’s attention.

All they heard was Jianxiong saying, "With those skinny arms and legs, how will you bulk up without eating pork?"

He jabbed his chopsticks into a wild boar’s trotter and passed it to Li He.

The other party responded helplessly, "Of course, I would also like to be as sturdy as you, but stop giving me so much; I can’t eat it all."

"No problem, I’ll help you finish it if you can’t."

Seeing this interaction, even Lu Chen sensed something was off. He looked down at Su Mo, who was trying to hide her laugh, "You knew all along?"

"They’re probably still getting to know each other. Let’s not disturb them. We’ll buy our food and eat in the corner."

Su Mo sneaked in with someone, and Li Qian’s eyes held a trace of amazement, but what was more pronounced was the relaxation.

Everyone was on the same team now, without any emotional disputes, and it couldn’t be any better.

The cafeteria food was prepared by Rong Bai’s cooks, and it tasted quite good, plus the prices were reasonable. Apart from fish and some vegetables being on the pricier side, everything else was at a price that everyone could accept.

Su Mo casually ordered a couple of dishes when many people gathered around to greet Lu Chen.

That day, when he killed the aquatic plants, his lethal move had garnered a lot of attention, also attracting the eyes of many.

Among them, there was no shortage of female attention.

Su Mo felt that taking Lu Chen out to eat was actually a wrong decision. They had just found a table and sat down when people started coming up, using various pretexts to say hello.

"Mr. Lu, I am a friend of Soldier Li under Rong Bai, my name is..."

A coquettish woman sat down at the table next to them, plate in hand.

Lu Chen acted as if he didn’t hear, picking up a piece of braised pork for Su Mo, "Eat more, you’ve lost weight these past two days."

"How can it be, I lie in bed and eat well every day."

"Holding you feels like there’s no meat."

She stuffed the braised pork into her mouth, glanced at the woman next to them who looked somewhat embarrassed, and said, "This is my husband."

Feeling the awkwardness, the woman quickly left with her plate.

Su Mo’s display of claiming territory seemed quite cute in Lu Chen’s eyes, so he silently rewarded her with two more pieces of meat.

Zhao Changsheng was eating while saying, "Now that the rain has stopped, we can go out for missions, staying in for so long is so boring."

Su Mo took the opportunity to ask, lowering her voice, "How is it? Have you made a plan?"

"Tomorrow, we’ll blow up the bridge," Lu Chen said succinctly.

"The location is confirmed at the bridge in Y city?"

"Hmm. We don’t have much time left, it has to be done whether it’s feasible or not."

Jiang Yulian fed the child while asking, "Is there going to be a war again?"

Su Mo nodded and put down her chopsticks, letting out a burp, "Yes, the Beast Tide is coming."

Jiang Yulian was stunned for a while, finally sighing in silence.

After finishing the meal and coming out of the cafeteria, they encountered one of Rong Bai’s soldiers.

The man had clearly come for them.

"Admiral Lu, Admiral Rong has asked for you to come over. People from Y city have provided intel on a weapons cache."

Jiang Yulian knew she couldn’t help with this matter, so she took the child and went back to their room first.

At the hotel’s top floor, Meng Hao wasn’t there this time; it was someone from his team.

A Level 6 high-level superpower user.

When Lu Chen and his group entered, both sides were still in the midst of a discussion.

Upon seeing them arrive, the superpower user greeted them amiably and then left.

Once everyone inside was on the same side, Rong Bai quickly said, "Come sit. They have intel on the weapons cache, and I plan to have a look."

Lu Chen sat down, "You’re going personally?"