"So all the ordinary people in the Bright Base are slaves?" Jiang Zhi jumped off the concrete, placed the stick against Qu Shicheng's shoulder, moved the stick down, and suddenly stabbed it into Qu Shicheng's armpit, then lifted him up.

"Find me a place and tell me the details of the Bright Base, and I'll give you a good meal. If you dare to lie or refuse to tell me, I'll send you down there immediately, and I guarantee you'll suffer terribly."

Death... must be extremely painful.

Qu Shicheng: "..." Do I even have a choice?

"The petty person chooses a full meal."

“There’s no need to call yourself a villain.” Jiang Zhi led Qu Shicheng to another cave she had dug out, where she used the things she had dug out of the ruins of her villa as a cover, so that no one had discovered it yet.

Jiang Zhi took out a folding stove and firewood directly from her handbag, lit the stove, and then took out instant noodles and some rice from her backpack.

First, put the rice in the pot. No need to wash it. Two ice arrows will immediately condense inside. The ice arrows will melt into water.

Looking at the food in the pot, Qu Shicheng's stomach rumbled.

He hadn't seen such fresh food in a very long time, including instant noodles. Although the instant noodles were expired, they weren't inedible; the seasoning just wasn't as flavorful.

Then Jiang Zhi took out a bottle of water from her bag; this water was formed from the ice arrow she had condensed.

She promised to give Qu Shicheng a full meal, but she wouldn't just give him a boxed lunch from her spatial storage. She had plenty of artificially ripened grains, and besides, the ice arrow could melt into water. She'd also take out a bottle of Lao Gan Ma chili sauce from her bag, scoop out a small spoonful, and that would be enough to go with the meal.

Qu Shicheng stared at the rice in the pot. He felt that Jiang Zhi had added too little water, and his eyes hoped that Jiang Zhi would add more. Jiang Zhi then threw in a handful of ice arrows.

The ice arrow quickly melted into water and merged with the rice.

Before Qu Shicheng could say anything, he started crying.

He sobbed, "Ever since I entered the Bright Base and didn't awaken any superpowers, nobody has treated me like a human being. You're the first person to be kind to me."

Jiang Zhi immediately raised her hand: "Stop."

"I'm just fulfilling my promise. Don't get too emotional yet. Tell me about the situation at the Bright Base first." Jiang Zhi's voice wasn't harsh; Qu Shicheng felt it was the most pleasant voice he had heard all year.

He had thought he had been discovered and was doomed, but he never expected to get food.

Seeing that Qu Shicheng was still immersed in self-pity, Jiang Zhi raised her voice: "Speak quickly!" Her voice carried a sense of overwhelming pressure, which almost made Qu Shicheng kneel on the ground.

"I said, let me organize my thoughts." The little bit of emotion that had just risen in Qu Shicheng's heart vanished instantly; he was almost scared out of his wits.

How did such a gentle person suddenly turn into a demon?

Therefore, there is a barrier between people with superpowers and ordinary people. He can never surpass people with superpowers in his entire life. He may be able to eat his fill today, but he may be dead tomorrow.

The rice was boiling in the pot, and Qu Shicheng spoke intermittently about the situation at the Bright Base. He had always been in a state of oppression, so he knew a lot about the workings of the Bright Base.

For example, Bright Base has a coal mine right next to it, so even in the harsh winters, the ability users there live quite comfortably. Furthermore, Zong Han's wife is a space-type ability user, and she has three other space-type ability users gathered around her. Therefore, it's estimated that only Zong Han's wife knows exactly how many supplies Bright Base has.

Zong Han was also a womanizer; most of the managers at the base had several women around them, and they were all stunning beauties with different styles.

At this point, Qu Shicheng gritted his teeth.

Before the apocalypse, he was a bachelor, working hard to save money for a wife, but before he could find a partner, the apocalypse happened.

We were caught off guard.

"Hey, if I may ask, what did Boss Jiang do before the apocalypse?"

"I don't have a job." There was no need to hide this, and it had nothing to do with her current situation, so Jiang Zhi said frankly.

"Then you must be a student."

"No, please continue. I heard that the Bright Base has several major districts, but they all eventually come under the jurisdiction of Zong Han."

"Yes, the Bright Base has six major districts. Apart from the central district, the other districts are managed by Zong Han's brothers. Each district provides supplies to the central district every month, and most of the ability users are concentrated in the central district, which is safer."

Qu Shicheng inhaled the steam from the pot of rice; the aroma filled his nostrils, and his stomach growled even louder. But the rice still had its core; it hadn't lost.

“They are superhumans, with extraordinary abilities. Killing us would be easier than crushing an ant. Moreover, there are mutated beasts everywhere now. If we manage to escape the base, our fate will be even more miserable than if we stayed inside.” Qu Shicheng swallowed hard, suppressing his hunger, and continued.

"Zong Han and his wife also do their own thing; they are husband and wife in name only, but in reality, they are partners in interests."

"By the way, Zong Han has a new favorite recently. She's not particularly pretty, but she has a wonderful personality. Zong Han is absolutely smitten with her. I think her name is something like 'Beautiful'..." Qu Shicheng thought for a moment, then seemed to suddenly realize something: "Oh, right, her name is Yang Meili."

Yang Meili?

This name sounds familiar.

Jiang Zhi quickly recalled in her mind.

Liu... Liu Donghua's wife Yang Meili?

She had a verbal argument with Liu Donghua, and later he conspired with some nasty people from Qingyuan to rob her, but Zhou Heng beat them up.

Back then, in the early days of the apocalypse, if someone suddenly died unexpectedly in the neighborhood, it would attract attention.

Furthermore, since Liu Donghua did not enter the room, she did not intend to kill him.

Jiang Zhi was certain that if Zhou Heng hadn't intervened that night, all those people would have become corpses.

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