#170 - Chapter 170 Killing a Chicken with a Butcher Knife
"Xiao Chen, isn't it a bit wasteful to spend so much just to show everyone your strength?" Yan Zhengping asked, looking at the scene before him.
"It depends on how you calculate the costs. If it's just a simple flexing of muscles, then doing this is indeed a waste. However, with so many zombies automatically sending crystal cores over, I can't possibly turn away the God of Wealth. That would truly be wasting the Red Coat Sect's good intentions," Dongfang Chen said.
The two nodded in agreement.
If they didn't let the zombies in first, the person manipulating things behind the scenes might see that things were going wrong and scare away a lot of zombies. That would make it impossible to maximize profits.
The four encirclements formed by the walls could easily contain hundreds of thousands of zombies. They were curious to see how Dongfang Chen would deal with these zombies. Whether it was good or bad to lead wolves into the house depended on whether the person who led them in could subdue them.
Within an hour, the encirclement was almost completely filled with zombies. Dongfang Chen decisively issued the order, and the doors at the four entrances slowly rose, completely sealing off the encirclement.
The zombies trapped inside frantically attacked the surrounding walls, but the walls were very thick, so it had no effect.
Then, with a roar from a Tier 3 zombie, the zombies began to form a human pyramid.
The walls were very high, making the human pyramid method a bit difficult. Each time they reached about 2/3 of the wall's height, the zombies below couldn't bear the weight, causing the entire slope to collapse completely.
After several unsuccessful attempts, the Tier 3 zombie became agitated and roared madly.
Hearing the roar, the ordinary zombies began to move towards one direction. They densely gathered together, planning to attack upwards together.
At the same time, the zombies still in the passageway, discovering that there was no way forward, also began to try to climb over the walls.
The time was ripe, and Dongfang Chen issued the order.
"Look over here!" someone shouted from the viewing platform.
Everyone looked over in response.
They saw on one of the screens rows of turrets slowly rising from the walls, a magnificent sight.
After the turrets rose, beams of blue light shot out from the muzzles.
The energy was so powerful that the zombies that were hit were directly vaporized. Some zombies were only hit in the head or waist, and the remaining limbs fell to the ground.
The people on the viewing platform were stunned by this scene.
"What powerful firepower!"
"Is that a laser cannon?"
"If our settlement had such a cannon, that would be great!"
The zombies within the encirclement were quickly wiped out, and the laser cannons stopped firing.
The entrance to the encirclement opened again.
Seeing the entrance open, the zombies began to charge in again.
And so it cycled.
After more than an hour, the attacking zombies had been basically wiped out.
"It feels like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut," Yan Zhengping said, putting down his binoculars.
"Indeed," Zong Zhengyue echoed.
"It is a bit wasteful, but only this method has a strong visual impact, which is more suitable for a demonstration," Dongfang Chen said with a smile.
The original purpose of manufacturing these laser cannons was not to eliminate zombies. They weren't worthy of Dongfang Chen making such a big fuss.
The real purpose of these laser cannons was for air defense.
For ground defense, he still preferred using nanobots. It felt like a spring breeze caressing the willows, silently and gently.
It was just that nanobots couldn't defend against attacks from aerial units, which was indeed a major drawback.
After all the zombies were eliminated, the people on the viewing platform finally relaxed.
They now had no concerns about the Huatong Chamber of Commerce and regretted not getting one of the first batch of 20 cooperation slots.
Some of the more resourceful ones began to contact the settlement leaders who had obtained the slots, asking if they could transfer their slots. The result was invariably a rejection.
"Boss Niu, what a grand gesture! I didn't expect that in just a few months, you could complete such a large project in Binjiang," Mayor Gong quietly came to Niu Xingwang and complimented him.
It must be said that the change in the situation was really too fast.
Half a year ago, Niu Xingwang was still a down-and-out businessman in the Qinghe settlement who couldn't even afford to eat, and he didn't even have the qualifications to talk to him.
Unexpectedly, he quickly had the capital to talk to him on an equal footing. Now it had reached the point where he had to curry favor with him.
"This is all thanks to Mayor Gong's care," Niu Xingwang said with a nonchalant smile.
"Haha! Not at all!" Mayor Gong could only wave his hand and smile awkwardly.
"Actually, Mayor Gong doesn't need to worry. I, Niu Xingwang, am not the kind of person who kicks away the ladder after crossing the river. Although the Chamber of Commerce headquarters didn't settle in Meilin, I promised before that I would give Meilin some resource support, and that promise won't change," Niu Xingwang said, half sarcastically and half comfortingly.
"Ah! I am grateful for your guidance! Nowadays, it's really hard to find a conscientious businessman like Boss Niu," Mayor Gong complimented without minding.
He no longer had the qualifications to mind it.
From today onwards, the Huatong Chamber of Commerce would be completely known throughout China.
His only choice was to make sure he wasn't excluded from this bandwagon.
