Lu Sheng and the others stayed at home for two days straight, lying down.

Finally having time to rest, she took good care of the chickens, ducks, fish, and shrimp she raised in her space, and harvested a large basin of jaboticaba fruit from the ground to feed the poultry in her space.

She accidentally found Jaboticaba seeds among the superior varieties brought from Peking University. Originally, this fruit would take ten years to bear fruit, but Lu Sheng quickly added some of the new compound fertilizer given by the system.

Unexpectedly, the fruit became abundant the very next day, and the entire planting area was covered with crisp, sweet, black fruits.

With one bite, you can taste the sweetness of mangosteen and the crisp, juicy texture of grapes.

They called on the little panda to help, and it took the two of them almost an hour to harvest the mountain of fruit.

No wonder the system said the land couldn't handle too much...

Lu Sheng took a small bowl, added the crystal cores, and juiced it. He then distributed the juice to the people in the villa during lunchtime.

There are just too many knots; they're getting in the way.

Lunch was pan-fried radish cake and claypot rice made by Xiao Yu. The glistening and springy rice absorbed the oil from the sausage, and was served with a soft-boiled egg and a little claypot soy sauce for added flavor.

"Han Rui... has something happened to her?" Zhang Xiaojuan asked, holding her phone, unusually uninterested in lunch.

Sun Tiantian scooped up a spoonful of oily rice and mumbled, "That's right, she hasn't come looking for us these past two days."

“I sent her pictures of our lunch and dinner, but she didn’t even react.” Zhang Xiaojuan frowned and handed the WeChat page to Lu Sheng and the others. “Normally, with her dog nose, she would have already smelled it and come over to show off.”

"Make a call." Lu Sheng took Zhang Xiaojuan's phone and initiated a WeChat call with Han Rui.

The Yunshan base has only repaired the nearby network signal tower; the communication signal has not yet been maintained, so people can only communicate via WeChat.

Han Rui waited until the voice invitation automatically ended, but she still didn't answer.

The group exchanged glances, a sense of foreboding creeping into their hearts.

Just as Lu Sheng and his group were about to set off for the research institute to find Han Rui, someone suddenly knocked on the door.

A few members of the Desert Eagle squad stood at the door with several bags of fruit, peering inside. A young man wearing a hat had also joined them.

"Sister Lu! Open the door!" Xiao Lin, the youngest wood-type awakened member of the Desert Eagle team, was leaning out of the French windows and waving enthusiastically at Lu Sheng and the others.

Zhang Xiaojuan opened the door, and Li Song slipped in like an eel, blocking the threshold with his body so that the young man wearing a hat behind him could enter first.

After the door closed, the young man took off his hat, revealing a noble and handsome face.

It was Jiang Qichen?

"What? The military region is having a team-building event here in the middle of the day?"

Lu Sheng was nestled on the sofa, calmly playing his game console, and asked without looking up.

“Lu Sheng, the military currently has a tricky task to handle, and Young Master Jiang would like to ask you to cooperate with the military to complete it.”

Fearing that Lu Sheng and the others might not be interested, Li Song quickly added, "As long as you are willing to cooperate, you can name your price for the task reward."

"I won't answer."

Lu Sheng refused without even thinking.

A task that would require Jiang Qichen to personally visit them must not be a good thing. They currently have enough points in their bank cards to last for several months, so there's no need to risk getting involved in this mess.

"At least ask what the mission is!" Li Song felt like he was choking on his own blood.

He had prepared a whole string of words to persuade Lu Sheng, but he didn't expect that this young lady wouldn't even give him a chance to speak.

"Not interested, I won't ask."

Lu Sheng focused intently on controlling the little character in the game console, not even glancing at Jiang Qichen and the others.

Li Song was speechless, his face turning red and his neck bulging. He stood alone in the corner, sulking.

"Miss Lu."

Jiang Qichen spoke gently, "Chief Engineer Han has been out of contact with the military for four days. According to the clues we have gathered, he may have been moved out of the Yunshan base area."

"Chief Engineer Han, isn't that Han Rui's father?" Zhang Xiaojuan asked in surprise.

As soon as he spoke, Lu Sheng stopped playing the game and looked up at Jiang Qichen.

“This information was originally classified as an S-level secret by the military, but to show my sincerity, I am willing to be frank with Ms. Lu.”

Jiang Qichen unbuttoned the top of his shirt collar and said with a serious expression, "In order to win over public opinion, the research institute distributed a large number of genetically modified crop seeds to various parts of the base. They also used the short growth cycle of fast-growing cattle to monopolize the meat market within the base."

"But the institute's staff do not consume these so-called safe and harmless innovative technology products."

"It wasn't until Chief Engineer Han secretly contacted the military that we learned these genetically recombinant plants and animals had huge side effects on the human body. In the short term, they could cause the consumer to lose their reproductive ability, and in the long term, they could cause varying degrees of mutations in the body."

Lu Sheng and the others exchanged glances.

No wonder Han Rui said before that the research institute only ate old rice and dried vegetables that had been soaked in water before the apocalypse. It turns out they already knew about the dangers of these new plants and animals.

"Chief Engineer Han is an important talent at the base and an indispensable partner of the military. The military will spare no effort to rescue him."

"Furthermore, according to the information we have received, Xia Ziqiu and Xia Ran have also been missing for two days, and Han Rui has also disappeared without a trace."

Jiang Qichen softened his tone and sincerely extended an invitation to Lu Sheng, "We have a common goal."

Lu Sheng looked up at Sun Tiantian and the others.

“We’re friends, after all. If she really falls into Xia Ran’s hands, she’ll definitely be tortured to death,” Sun Tiantian said after hesitating for a few seconds.

“Cooperation is possible, but the Tofu Brain Team’s decisions must be completely independent,” Lu Sheng said calmly after a moment’s consideration.

Upon hearing this, Liang Xiaoyun, who had been standing in the corner intentionally avoiding the conversation, suddenly exploded: "What do you mean by that? Of course, when we cooperate, we should all follow orders. Are you trying to run away halfway through?"

"So far, apart from genetically recombined plants and animals, you know nothing about the institute's capabilities. This is inherently a contest of information asymmetry."

Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow slightly and said bluntly, "The enemy is in the dark, while we are in the light. We agree to cooperate, but that doesn't mean we'll pay for your ignorance. If the danger of the mission exceeds expectations, we will terminate the cooperation at any time."

She had no objection to saving Han Rui, but if it threatened the safety of the others in the team, she could only weigh the pros and cons.

"Can."

Jiang Qichen gritted his teeth and agreed.

The Desert Eagle Squad had witnessed Lu Sheng's abilities and methods firsthand. Moreover, her instant kill of the research institute's dummy with an electromagnetic cannon in the street was also seen by everyone at the base.

He desperately needs Lu Sheng's help.

After the two sides reached an agreement, Jiang Qichen paid 500 intermediate crystal cores as a deposit on the spot, and agreed that the two teams would set off together early the next morning.

"Sweetie, let's go pick up Sun Zhe first." After Jiang Qichen left, Lu Sheng immediately put on her coat.