Chapter 391 People from Headquarters are Here

Sheng Fei originally wanted to say thirty.

But when I heard her say 'order', I guessed she wasn't that wealthy, so I reduced the price a bit.

"Ten is okay?"

"Can."

Chen Jinyue agreed decisively, which made Sheng Fei choke. He should have been bolder earlier.

Then I heard the other party continue, "But the time is uncertain, you need to wait. Since the rent has been collected, these are for you to use first. When the ordinary ones arrive, we will talk about these later."

She said 'we'll talk about it later', and subconsciously she had no intention of taking it back.

It mainly depends on whether the other party is so generous as to borrow money and pay the rent.

But this kind of storage ring is precious even for their own world, let alone them.

Giving things away without asking for anything makes them look like commonplace...

Sheng Fei's regrets were gone. He was indeed not rich. "Thank you, Miss Chen, for your trouble!"

…

He went out with eight storage rings, and the team members accompanying him at the door still quickly surrounded him.

This time, seeing that he had nothing in his hands, I wasn't as nervous as before.

My eyes subconsciously looked at his hands.

When she saw his fingers were full of storage rings, her eyes widened.

"Deputy Captain Sheng! This, this, this...!"

Sheng Fei followed their gaze and looked down at his hands, then replied, "This is still lent to us by the boss, so we need to return it."

He was just about to say that he had ordered ten storage rings so that their team would have more space to move.

I saw a figure running towards me not far away, with a nervous look on his face and panting.

It’s Hu Ming.

"Deputy Captain Sheng, people from headquarters are here!" He lowered his voice and reported the news seriously.

When the other team members heard this, their expressions became more serious.

He looked at Sheng Fei nervously.

Sheng Fei was also surprised by how quickly things happened, but he quickly calmed down. "How many people are here? Who is leading the team?"

Hu Ming continued in a deep voice, "The base commander came here personally, bringing a dozen or so of his men with him. We heard the people taking over are behind us, so they came to take a look ahead of time."

Sheng Fei, “…”

On the way back, he opened the large energy barrier.

The barrier connected his consciousness, and he could clearly feel the barrier spreading.

It quietly expanded its range, enveloping the city...

The site is quiet at the moment.

As I walked through the indestructible door, I found a middle-aged man in his forties sitting in the main hall. He was wearing a formal suit and had a stern and murderous temperament.

Just sitting there makes people feel powerful, even more unfathomable than the base commander of the Eternal Day Base.

The small team behind him was also obviously elite, probably all of them were at the level of the base commander of the Eternal Day Base.

Sheng Fei couldn't help but be shocked. He was indeed worthy of being the official base director.

Captain Feng was reporting the situation to him in a low voice.

The sound of a group of people entering caught their attention, and several pairs of eyes looked towards the door.

The man had a pair of eagle eyes that were extremely oppressive, as if they could see through people's hearts, leaving them nowhere to hide.

"Commander Lu, this is Sheng Fei I mentioned to you." Captain Feng said and waved to Sheng Fei.

Sheng Fei strode forward and stood next to Captain Feng. "Sheng Fei, this is the commander of our central base. He heard our news and came here to understand the situation in person."

Sheng Fei stood up straight, raised his arms forcefully, looked determined, and gave the base commander a standard military salute.

Commander Lu looked serious and formally returned the greeting.

When both parties put their hands down, the base commander stared at him quietly and suddenly said something.

"The deputy commander of the Eternal Day Base. I've long heard of your name."

“…”

As these words fell, the atmosphere in the room became strange.

On Captain Feng's side, everyone's expression remained unchanged, but suddenly they became like a taut string, as if they could explode in the next second.

The team members who did not come in from outside the door silently gathered their supernatural powers with their hands.

Sheng Fei was relatively calm, as if he had been prepared. He replied respectfully, "Captain Lu, you're joking. The Everday Base is all a thing of the past."

The base commander admired his attitude very much. He was completely unaware of the smoke in the air and just smiled and said, "Let's talk alone."

Sheng Fei met his gaze directly, "Okay."

…

In the study.

The two sat opposite each other.

The base commander looked at him calmly and spoke first to break the silence, "I heard that you are the first person to survive the zombie virus."

Sheng Fei replied politely, "It's just luck."

The base commander added, "I heard that you single-handedly saved the remaining forces of this team and captured this city."

"That's an exaggeration. It's all thanks to everyone."

"I also heard that you were dissatisfied with the Everday Base's system management and resource allocation, so you assaulted your teammates, stole a large amount of resources, and fled the base in anger."

“…”

Sheng Fei's heart sank. That bastard's hand had actually reached so deep into the central base?

The base commander observed his silence and said in an ambiguous voice, "You are quite good. You escaped from the Everday Base and quickly made my Central Base team your own."

Sheng Fei's back stiffened, and he calmly asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

The base commander chuckled, his eagle eyes fixed on him. "I've learned a lot about you. Not only was you once the deputy base commander of the Eternal Day Base, but your wife and daughter haven't awakened any special abilities yet..."

When talking about his wife and daughter, Sheng Fei's face finally showed some ripples, and a murderous intent flashed across his cold eyes.

The base commander had been paying attention to his reaction. Seeing that he did not show any dissatisfaction or anger, his smile just deepened.

"Don't be nervous. I arrived in City A early this morning. If I really wanted to use them to threaten you, I wouldn't have walked into your base so easily."

Sheng Fei stared at him, and the vigilance in his eyes did not decrease because of these words.

The base commander didn't play tricks on him. "As soon as I arrived in City A, I received your additional information. It's from the Everday Base..."

He paused and briefly summarized, "The reviews aren't very good. Some people at headquarters believe that selfish and greedy people are unable to control large amounts of resources and will cause chaos in the end times."

Sheng Fei asked expressionlessly, "So?"

"So I went to learn more about the Eternal Day Base."

“…”

This answer made Sheng Fei stunned.

So, does this mean that the base commander knows everything?

Then he walked into their base as planned without any hesitation to meet him?

He also made it clear that he had no hostility, would not threaten him with his family, and would not control his behavior.

Then he is...

"I trust what I saw with my own eyes, and I trust the judgment of my own people." The base commander affirmed his thoughts. "A person who can lead a team through life and death, and who can also earn their unwavering loyalty, has leadership skills."

"Similarly, one year into the apocalypse, someone who was able to keep his family, who had no special abilities, safe and sound in a den like the Eternal Daylight Base, must still have some humanity in him."

“…”

Sheng Fei slowly raised his eyes and looked at the powerful man opposite him.

As if he understood something, a glimmer of expectation flashed in his eyes.

As expected, the base commander stood up and said, "Taking these two points into consideration, I have decided to trust you. On behalf of the Central Base, I would like to sincerely invite you to join us as deputy base commander. Are you interested?"

He extended his hand toward Sheng Fei.

Sheng Fei paused, then slowly stood up, lowered his eyes to look at his outstretched hand, but did not shake it.

"As far as I know, the Central Base has never had a deputy base commander. All matters, big or small, are managed by the base commander, and power has not been decentralized."

“Yes, not before.”

The base commander nodded. "But just because there's no such person doesn't mean there's no such position. From now on, you'll be in charge of the base's supplies and all the safe cities we've cleared."