Who says a sickly daughter can’t break through the weirdness?

As for doubt, it was naturally doubt about the man's words.

Ghost Hunting Association?

What the hell is this?

Chapter 143 Abandoning Huaibei Province

"Hello, hello? Does anyone hear that?"

"Is there really no one left?"

"There's no one here, so I have to retreat. Sigh..."

"Okay, okay, it seems that my audience friends are all taciturn little wooden cucumbers, so now let's finish with the closing remarks—"

"This is the Ghost Hunters Association. I'll be broadcasting every morning at 7:00 and every evening at 7:00. See you next time."

Shen Qiyin said nothing, just listened to the man talking to himself, and finally cut off the communication.

Then she tried switching to another channel.

Theoretically, after breaking through the Kuroshio blockade, the radio station can search for many channels, but these channels have basically been abandoned and it is impossible for living people to contact them.

Therefore, after several attempts, the only channels Shen Qiyin could receive where people were still talking were the National Emergency Broadcasting Station and the channel of the one who claimed to be the Ghost Hunting Association.

She did not talk to the other party without permission. For such matters, it is best to discuss with everyone first and then decide whether to communicate with the other party.

After a period of trial and error, Shen Qiyin has fully understood the functions of the radio.

The upgraded dusk radio has the same functions as ordinary civilian radios, except that it has a thermometer-like device on the side, with a 0-100 scale inside.

After some exploration, Shen Qinyin finally concluded that this thing should be the "remaining power display bar" of the Dusk Stone. Using this radio will consume the power of the Dusk Stone. Once it is completely consumed, the radio will lose the ability to break through the shield.

By then, it is estimated that the only way to restore its use is to replenish the dusk stones.

After figuring out the function of the radio, everyone was gathered together by Shen Qiyin, who informed them of the use of the radio and the news about the Ghost Hunting Association.

Lin Qiutang held her cheek with her hand, a thoughtful look on her face as she slowly said, "The Ghost Hunting Association, I think I've heard of this organization before."

"Hmm? When we were in Yunlan City?" Shen Qinyin raised her eyebrows.

"Yes, that was before the Black Tide arrived, when the Yunlan City government was still in contact with the National Center."

Lin Qiutang carefully recalled what happened back then, saying, "In the beginning, the Ghost Hunters Association was just a group of survivors who spontaneously formed a non-governmental organization to keep each other warm. Later, with the addition of qualified individuals and leadership talents, its action program and organizational structure became increasingly clear.

Although I'm not sure how far the Ghost Hunter Association has grown, judging by the fact they mentioned branches, it seems the association has grown quite strong. Perhaps the branch in Huaibei Province is collaborating with the military district to fight the Black Tide.

"It's only been two or three months, and a non-governmental organization has developed to this point?"

"Oh, who knows? In today's environment, it's not uncommon for certain forces to suddenly rise to prominence."

"So what do you think?" Shen Qiyin cast her gaze on Tang Miao and the others. "Do you agree to contact them?"

"Why not?" Kana maintained her usual smile and nonchalant attitude. "You don't need to ask me about this kind of thing. Your opinion is mine."

Tang Miao curled her lips and secretly complained in her heart: What is "your opinion is my opinion"? What kind of confession is this...

"Tang Miao, what about you?" Shen Qiyin asked.

"Huh? I, I, I'm the same as Cana! Your opinion is my opinion!"

Tang Miao was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, blurting out the answer without even having time to think.

After saying this, she was still upset in her heart: Oh my god, how could I say what I was thinking? Oh, forget it, anyway, this is what I wanted to express.

Shen Qiyin felt somewhat helpless about the attitudes of these two people, so she handed the last baton to Xiaoxiang: "Xiaoxiang, please help us analyze whether we should contact them."

"Yes, I have. The data analysis module has been activated and will be analyzed for you shortly."

Xiaoxiang's dark golden pupils shrank slightly, and the core CPU began to perform a large number of simulations: "Analysis of the advantages of contact: First, it can obtain ecological data of unknown strange beasts; second, it may be possible to exchange for scarce supplies; third, it can serve as an intelligence station to obtain relevant intelligence about Huaibei Province.

Risk assessment: First, our channel density is insufficient. If the other party has the relevant technology, they may be able to locate our position through the channel signal;

Second, due to a lack of relevant data on the other party's organization, I cannot verify their credibility and cannot rule out the possibility that they will provide false intelligence;

Suggestion: Without exposing our position, we can try to make simple contact."

Shen Qiyin rubbed her chin, glanced at the radio, then at Xiaoxiang. Suddenly, an idea popped into her mind: "Xiaoxiang, I remember you have the ability to counter signals. Can you encrypt our channel so that the other party can't locate us?"

"Assessment in progress...Assessment completed. This radio is similar in structure to common civilian equipment on the market. A preliminary scan revealed multiple vulnerabilities in its encryption protocol.

I can use random frequency hopping technology to disguise our signals as broadcasts from other radio stations, and implant a quantum noise simulator to continuously generate invalid data packets to cover real communications..."

"We don't understand what you're saying, but it's enough for us to know that you can do it."

"I can indeed do it, but I must state in advance that without any auxiliary encryption equipment, under the current conditions, I can only disguise the signal source to the provincial area.

That is to say, if the other party uses tracking technology, he can still locate our specific province."

"A province is quite large. Even if they wanted to investigate under such circumstances, it would be quite troublesome. That's enough." Shen Qiyin breathed a sigh of relief and gave Xiaoxiang a thumbs-up. "You are truly worthy of being my best mechanical maid."

Xiaoxiang tilted his head, imitating Shen Qiyin's movements, and then gave a thumbs up: "That's right, it really is me."

Next, Xiaoxiang began to "process" the radio station.

Xiaoxiang's metal finger hovered above the radio knob, and suddenly tiny blue sparks burst out from his fingertips.

These sparks are like virtual data lines that connect directly to the radio's interface.

"Writing disguise program."

A light golden halo swirled in Xiaoxiang's pupils, like the loading icon that appears when data is being loaded in a game.

After a while, Xiaoxiang put down his finger and nodded to Shen Qinyin and the others.

Under her manipulation, the signals sent by Shen Qinyin and her team's radio station can be disguised as false signals, and virtual addresses will be frequently generated, making it difficult for others to track them.

With this disguise, they can now try to contact the people from the Ghost Hunting Association.

During the day, the work is the same as before, cultivating black soil and making explosive weapons like the Duskstone Mine.

Chen Guanglin left a few pieces for them before he left. Together with the stock in the auto repair shop that had not been looted yet, Shen Qinyin still had seven or eight pieces of dusk stone left. Although not many, it was still enough to make a few dusk stone grenades.

This type of grenade is made by mixing gunpowder, fuse and other materials with the powder of ground dusk stone, and then upgrading it with a notebook.

Since Duskstone can be used as an enchantment material, it makes sense to use it on weapons.

Shen Qiyin speculated that the researchers at the National Center were probably also trying to find a way to use the Dusk Stone in weapons. They didn't have any powerful plug-ins like notebooks, so they had to conduct their research step by step.

Thanks to the hard work of Shen Qinyin and the others over the past few days, the black soil has begun to grow to a certain size and can fill about three suitcases.

As for planting, although it is impossible to grow some large things, foods that do not take up much space, such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, are still very easy to grow.

The most problematic thing about black soil, apart from its cultivation, is that it can provide nutrients for crops on its own without the need for additional fertilizer.

In addition, Shen Qinyin used her notebook to upgrade the seeds she used for planting into seeds of higher quality and better varieties. The food grown was large and delicious, and the growth cycle was shortened by about one-fifth.

Basically, a harvest can be harvested every two and a half days.

If we ignore the nutritional value, Shen Qinyin and her team have basically solved the food problem by cultivating the black soil to its current level.

Unfortunately, the chickens raised by the survivors of the auto repair shop were all killed by the entity. If those chickens could be saved, their lives would be much better.

Of course, in this doomsday environment, being able to have water, electricity, weapons and shelter like Shen Qinyin and the others is already a rare "paradise".

As the sun set, Shen Qinyin looked at the time on her watch: 16:10.

Although the sun sets relatively early in winter, especially in the northern and eastern regions affected by longitude and latitude.

But no matter how you look at it, the timing of this sunset is not normal.

And not only the sunset, but also the sunrise time is getting later and later.

To be more precise, the daytime hours are getting shorter and shorter.

If we go to the end, won’t there be no day at all, just darkness?

This doesn't conform to the laws of stellar movement at all, unless the stars in the sky are being manipulated.

Thinking about it in a more negative way, if there really is someone who can control the stars, how terrifying would he be...

At least we have to reach the level of the Great Old Ones in the novels...

......

Everyone gathered around the radio station, patiently waiting for the time to pass.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the radio station's loudspeaker began to emit a crackling sound of electricity.

Not long after, the man's voice that Shen Qiyin had heard before came out of the radio again -

"Hello, hello? It's me again. If you received the signal, please make a sound. Don't let me be the clown all the time..."

"Really? Those bastards in the association threw all the boring work at me. Oh, forget it. Anyway, I have some free time now, so I can go fight on the front lines."

"Is anyone there? Is anyone here? This is the Ghost Hunters Association. If you have any skills, please contact us and join us."

"Tsk, speaking of which, I broadcast every day, I won't be targeted by those entities, right? If they really do, it would be quite troublesome if I'm alone..."

As the other party mumbled this, Shen Qiyin winked at Xiaoxiang, who nodded knowingly. He then switched his vocal cord system, simulated a fairly neutral voice, and replied:

"Who are you? Where are you sending the radio signal from?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the man on the other end's complaints stopped abruptly.

After a long while, the man's voice, slightly filled with joy, could be heard again: "Oh, I'm lucky today! I actually caught someone alive. So, should I call you Mr. or Ms.?"

"Call me Nightingale."

"Nightingale? Looks like a lady. Nice to meet you. My name is Meng Jiang. As I announced on the radio, I'm the 'interviewer' for the Ghost Hunters Association, responsible for recruiting and attracting talented individuals.

I'm not sure if this is your first time hearing this broadcast, but I'd like to introduce the Ghost Hunters Association."

In the next few minutes, the middle-aged man named Meng Jiang gave Shen Qiyin and the others some general information about the Ghost Hunting Association.

Just as Shen Qiyin and the others had speculated before, the Ghost Hunting Association was mainly a grassroots force spontaneously formed by talented people in the society to fight against ghost beasts, entities, and extremists like the Doomsday Cult.

It has gradually grown stronger and, with official support, has gained the legal status of a civilian armed organization. It has a cooperative relationship with the official and maintains a high degree of independence, following orders but not propaganda.

According to statistics, the Ghost Hunting Association currently has nearly two hundred qualified personnel and more than one thousand related staff members, including front-line investigators, combatants, researchers, and logistics.

Not only that, the association also has an independent military operations department, intelligence department, scientific research and weapons development department, and even has an approved military factory.

It is no exaggeration to say that in peacetime, the emergence of such an organization in any country is a great provocation to the national government and the current regime. No regime will allow a civilian organization with independent military power to exist within its territory.

But at this critical juncture in the doomsday environment, the authorities also need to rely more on civil forces to deal with some troubles that they are unable to handle.

What's more, the association also has official departments stationed there. While the official delegates power to it, it can also limit the other party's excessive expansion of power and cause imbalance.

No matter how powerful the civil forces are, they cannot confront the state apparatus.

When Lin Qiutang heard the other party introduce that he had nearly two hundred qualified people, he couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat and revealed a look of disappointment.

At the beginning, the official departments of Yunlan City squeezed the sponge dry but only managed to squeeze out about twenty qualified people, and most of them died on the way.

A civil organization in the capital area can gather nearly ten times the number of qualified people as Yunlan City.

If Yunlan City had hundreds of qualified people at that time, perhaps Chu Tieshan, Wu Dalong and others would not have to die.

"By the way, who are you? How did you contact me?"

In response to Meng Jiang's question, Xiaoxiang used a pre-prepared explanation, "We're in an abandoned village near Huaibei Province. It seems to be called Qiyu Village."

"Qiyu Village? Never heard of it." After a few seconds of pausing, the other party suddenly said, "Wait, you said you're near Huaibei Province? You're not in the province?"

"Yes."

"The Black Tide is currently blocking half of the southern region, including Huaibei Province. Without a special communicator, there is no way to break through the Black Tide blockade."

Meng Jiang chuckled and said meaningfully, "It seems you have some skills."

"..."

"Don't be nervous. There are many talented people among the people. It's not surprising that someone can come up with a way to break through the Black Tide's shield. Although the radio in my hand is a White Flame model provided by the military, we do have several researchers who have independently developed similar communication equipment.

So, you must be a qualified person, right? If you are not a qualified person, you would not be able to survive under the cover of the black tide alone.

Well, you don't have to answer. I'm not the kind of person who likes to get to the bottom of things.

Let me remind you, Huaibei Province is no longer safe. The military needs to dispatch troops and qualified personnel to deal with the crisis in Lanxiang City, and that terrible thing happened yesterday..."

Hearing this, Shen Qinyin frowned and winked at Xiaoxiang.

The latter understood what he meant and followed the other party's topic and asked, "What happened last night?"

"Violent explosions occurred in several areas along the military zone's northwest defense line. Investigations suggest a new type of entity, capable of infiltrating the zone and possessing a certain level of intelligence, detonated heavy weapons and ammunition depots within the defense line.