Link and the others nodded. Everyone knew about this, but not many people really thought about it.

Betty: "When we came in, we brought a satellite phone and we couldn't contact the outside, so we looked for a helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft, and it fell down after it took off."

Link's expression remained unchanged, and Yulia's expression was surprised.

Betty: "After that, we tried to walk the road and the railway, but less than a hundred meters into the road, we were crushed by the black roots that emerged from the ground, and the railway tracks were broken."

Link was still calm, it was just a test he had done before.

Betty: "We can only choose the last waterway, and the three thousand tons of cargo ship was dragged into the lake by black roots less than two hundred meters."

Link frowned. This was one of the plans he planned, at least one of the test plans, and now it seemed to be hanging: "Didn't you try a bigger ship?"

Betty: "There are many large bulk carriers in the port area over Whiting, but they were occupied by a large number of bandits. They turned it into a big thief nest. The port area supplies allowed them to eat and drink without worrying about food and drink. The large bulk carriers became floating camps to avoid being attacked by monsters. If you want to get the ship, you must hurt them before I can find weapons and ammunition to replenish them."

After a pause, she spoke: "Even so, there is no chance of successfully escaping."

Link: "How do you know?"

Betty: "Because, that tree can move, there must be someone manipulating it."

Link didn't say anything, and quietly waited for the following.

Betty showed fear on his face: "You have heard of the National Guard being attacked by a giant magic, have you heard of it? As a special team member, I and I wanted to see if there was a chance to obtain the organization of the black giant tree, so I followed them not far away. As a result, the Guard had just fired a few shots from the black giant tree, and many black roots appeared on the ground to entangle us. Two roots were hanging in the air, and two giant magic were hanging at the tail of the roots, like two fruits. When they fell off the roots, they woke up immediately and wiped out all the National Guard present."

Link confirmed this with the information she learned, but Yulia looked ugly. She had never heard of the details of the destruction of the guards.

But Betty continued: "I killed all the guards, and the giant magic returned to the black giant tree and was brought back to the fog by two roots. I suspect that the black giant tree might be a kind of battle fortress, but it is different from what we humans imagine. However, its black roots can still release the giant magic to fight, which is not something that ordinary people can solve with light weapons."

Speaking of this, she exhaled: "Now, do you still have the confidence to escape?"

Link's face was calm: "I'm not interested in lying down and waiting to die. No matter how powerful it is, I'll try it."

Betty looked at him: "Then I join, I hope you can do it."

Link just nodded: "Let's go, the new job is ready for you."

He quickly brought her to Dat, and Link directly ordered: "This is Dart, the leader of the Chicago South Team. This is Betty, the deputy leader of the South Team. From now on, you two will be responsible for various affairs in the South Chicago area. Are there any problems?"

The two looked at each other and had already answered: "No problem."

Link: "I can lend you fifty people and two hundred people's weapons, equipment, food, drinking, water and other supplies. I'll give you three days to build the southern team yourself. Is there any problem?"

The two of them thought silently for a few seconds this time, then looked at each other and then replied: "No problem."

The reason why I think about it is not because I cannot build a team of 200 people with force, but how to get control of this force.

When Betty heard this, she knew that this was his specialty, but Dart was the leader.

But Dart knew that if the leader was not strong enough, there were not too many things to take away power by strong subordinates.

Military, he is likely to be inferior to Betty, a woman wearing camouflage uniform and with the temperament of a regular military personnel.

If we can't handle it within three days and are directly given up by Link, that's the big problem.

Everyone knows the intention of Link's arrangement like this, and it is nothing more than checks and balances.

A subordinate who works completely together is not a good thing to the superiors, especially the "mountain" forces in charge.

You must use it and beware of it. The easiest way is to erect two unconfrontational hills in the hill.

With mutual checks and balances, it takes time to test and confirm that it may take a few months to pass.

Did Link still need this southern team at that time?

They are all smart people. After quick thinking, Betty and Dart immediately decided to build a team first and then compete for power.

Dart has confidence in his skills and has the position of leader, so he has inherent advantages.

But Betty is confident in her personal strength, and with her professional military literacy, an ordinary person like Dart who is still alive in the old era cannot be her opponent.

There is Link above. The two of them are just to gain as much power as possible, and they will fight without breaking it during the period until their sphere of influence is completely determined.

Link called Yulia aside: "The old team member who pulled out fifty people from you, the kind you can trust, and you should be able to gain some practical experience after following Betty for three days."

Yulia's mind turned around and she understood: "I understand, sir."

What are old team members that can be trusted? Of course, they have wives and children at Colant High School.

In three days, Dart and Betty have little chance of trying to win over these people.

Dartbetty and the others went to the south to grab territory, so they naturally had to fight in practice, which could turn these pure new rookies into... rookies.

Link left Yulia with another hundred A-class suits and a thousand standard magazines to arm her direct troops, and then he headed towards Hillside.

...

On July 23, 2019, at noon, the weather was still cloudy.

Link stood on the rooftop of Hillside’s new headquarters, staring at the busy crowds and vehicles below.

Yes, the Black Knights team "entered into the city" has changed its name and has become the Skeleton Knights Alliance.

The Black Knights team was renamed to the Skeleton Knights Alliance Corps, and Yulia's team retained the name of the Skeleton Throne, so there was only an additional title of the Northern Alliance.

Dart and Betty didn't name them themselves, so they changed their name to the Southern Union directly.

The old birds in the team used to be called old names, but most people from the outside world called them "alliance".

After the busy days of the past three days, countless troubles and mistakes have occurred in the relocation of the headquarters, which has made everyone busy.

Fortunately, these problems are not big, they are just a small loss of manpower and material resources.

In fact, it's only two and a half days now.

The relocation of the headquarters has been basically completed, and the current chaos is the final adjustment and arrangement.

The carefully selected headquarters building is an old shopping mall with a small number of floors. Only the west-facing front has a ten-meter-wide glass curtain wall. The rest are basically cement walls, and the main body is quite solid.

A small amount of engineering can turn it into a good fortress, much better than the office building in Woodstock.
Chapter completed!