Thanks to Jiang Zhi's help, the base's food supply, although requiring some metal input, is still better than having nothing to eat, so there's no immediate worry about food.

With basic living conditions maintained at the bare minimum, the tense nerves of the crowd began to relax slightly.

I didn't expect the mutated beast to start causing trouble again.

It's just unknown whether the mutated beasts will launch their attack at night or during the day after they gather.

If necessary, humans will use firearms to disperse them.

The base is currently constructing solar power generation equipment. In addition, it is also researching crystal energy conversion. Power supply will be restored to some extent soon. However, due to the high temperature, ordinary power generation equipment is basically unusable at high temperatures, so maintaining stability will be very difficult.

The photovoltaic equipment in Jiang Zhi's space has always been working, and Jiang Zhi often needs to perform some maintenance. She doesn't know if she'll be able to buy a batch of these for free later; if not, it's okay.

After the polar night ends, the crystal energy will be able to be released externally, and then the crystal will be able to provide heating and electricity.

Jiang Zhi had only heard about it in her previous life; she had never been exposed to such profound levels and could only imagine it based on her feelings.

It seems she should also put research on the external emission of crystal energy on her agenda.

Life goes on, so does learning and exploration.

"Is there any progress in the research on crystal energy?" Jiang Zhi asked.

This matter wasn't mentioned in the materials Zhang Zhaohua provided. Zhou Heng assumed that Zhang Zhaohua had dictated it to Jiang Zhi, which was how Jiang Zhi knew about this research at the base.

He then said, "This research is currently facing a bottleneck because solar activity has rendered all satellites in the world obsolete, and all communication equipment on the ground is currently disconnected."

"The satellite phone is no longer working?" Jiang Zhi asked.

"Don't you know?" Zhou Heng remembered giving Jiang Zhi an old satellite phone before.

"I don't know, I'm out of power." Jiang Zhi waved her hand.

You little punk, you think you can get information out of me like this?

Jiang Zhi had long since abandoned her satellite phone; she was cautious enough to ensure her secret remained undiscovered. Satellite technology was her greatest asset, and even though she knew she would receive some benefits for helping others, she would still fiercely protect her secret.

That's just how things are in the grand scheme of things.

Zhou Heng paused for a moment, then said, "That makes sense."

At dawn, Zhou Heng left Qingyuan with a pile of grain. As the first rays of sunlight shone down, Jiang Zhi closed the shop and returned to the basement.

The soil around the shop is not fertile, so she is considering changing where to farm.

Bright Base.

Two scantily clad women were fanning Zong Han, their expressions blank and their movements wooden.

"King Zonghan, someone saw that Boss Jiang kill Hua You, as well as the superhumans he brought with him." Chen Jun stood at the lower end with his head slightly lowered.

"What did you say?" Zong Han suddenly stood up and waved for the two women to leave.

“Boss Jiang is more powerful than we thought. That person saw it with their own eyes. She killed Hua You and his group with very strange skills. She is clearly a wood-type ability user, but she also has fire-type abilities. There were even people who were scared to death.”

"What's the meaning?"

"I don't know, it's very strange. Anyone who went to that woman's shop to cause trouble was killed."

"Damn it!" Zong Han punched and shattered the stone pillar beside him. In a moment, the sun would shine down, and this cement ground would become unbearably hot. Zong Han loved to torture his "slaves" here.

"Send more men! Go with Qiu Sheng!"

Chen Jun hurriedly said, "No, Qiu Sheng is just a brute with no strength. The Bright Base is short of food, and it is not advisable to make an enemy of such a person."

Zong Han's eyes darted around.

"Hua You was always arrogant. He probably said something that woman didn't like to hear, or he had evil intentions towards her. Now that Hua You is dead, his woman has become someone else's plaything. Many people who hate him wish he were dead," Chen Jun said after thinking for a moment.

A person emerged from the hole beneath the ruins and, following Chen Jun's words, said, "King Zonghan, I think the best course of action now is to send someone who can persuade Boss Jiang, and make ample amends. Doesn't she want metal? Let the Jin-type ability user lead the slaves and take a large quantity of metal with them; perhaps that will sway her."

Zong Han glanced at Li Xiang, then said, "Since you two are both interested, then you two go and make sure to bring that woman back. The Shuofang Base has always wanted to undermine us. If we can win her over, our Guangming Base will be invincible on these ruins." After saying that, Zong Han laughed heartily.

Just then, a woman wearing tattered short-sleeved shirt and shorts ran over.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Yang Meili has been demoted back to a slave by the Lady and has now been taken away by Sun Xiaoguang."

"You must handle this matter immediately. I need to see the results within three days." Zong Han, as the king of the Bright Base, is a rare dual-elemental ability user, possessing both lightning and earth elemental abilities. After the apocalypse, he amassed his fortune by uniting a group of ability users to enslave ordinary people.

As a king, he naturally had countless women.

He married before the apocalypse, but they had a prenuptial agreement that stipulated their assets would be divided and they would each pursue their own interests. Whether before or after the apocalypse, he was a master at playing the womanizer.

After the apocalypse, without legal restrictions, he became even more unscrupulous.

He still has his wife Jiang Wen with him. The two have no children. Jiang Wen has awakened a space-type superpower, so he can't live without her.

They still went about their own business, yet they were still husband and wife as one. Both selfish individuals knew that they were a match made in heaven and couldn't live without each other.

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