Therefore, he didn't dare to answer Jiang Wen directly when she spoke.

"She really is a vixen who has blinded her heart!" Jiang Wen cursed Yang Meili a thousand times over in her heart. Just then, Yang Meili appeared in Jiang Wen's line of sight, swaying her waist.

The pretty boy immediately lowered his head; Yang Meili was about to be in trouble again.

Of all people to mess with, why did he have to provoke Jiang Wen?

I don't know where she got the audacity to keep going head-to-head with Jiang Wen, no matter how many injuries she sustained, she wouldn't listen to advice.

They all made a living under the thumb of these superhumans. Yang Meili was one of the better ones among them, and they could occasionally exchange a few words. They appreciated each other's kindness.

Perhaps it was his own perception of mutual respect, because Yang Meili didn't even glance at him.

As for Jiang Wen, as long as Zong Han is around, she wouldn't dare to do anything.

Zong Han didn't give her any face, and Jiang Wen was immediately unhappy. She gave a wink to a wood-type ability user next to her, who immediately understood. A yellowish-brown vine quietly appeared at Yang Meili's feet.

Yang Meili's eyes flickered slightly, and she fell down, grabbing the vine and saying in a soft voice, "Ouch, it hurts so much." Tears instantly streamed down her face.

Jiang Zhi took in all the commotion from Yang Meili's side. She interrupted Zong Handao, who was about to speak, and craned her neck to look at Yang Meili, her tone seemingly concerned: "How did you fall?"

Yang Meili rubbed her slightly red eyes, still acting coquettishly as before: "I don't know where a vine came from, it deliberately tripped me up, it hurt so much."

Hearing this voice, Jiang Zhi almost got goosebumps, while Wang Wan, standing next to her, was already shaking with his arms crossed.

Zong Han frowned and looked coldly at Jiang Wen, who crossed her arms and turned her face away, refusing to look at him.

Jiang Zhi walked up to Yang Meili, smiled, and helped her up.

"Does it still hurt?"

"Your actions warmed my heart and made the pain less. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Their eyes met for a fleeting moment, and they both understood each other's thoughts.

Seeing the interaction between Jiang Zhi and Yang Meili, Zong Han couldn't help but feel concerned about Yang Meili. He walked straight to Yang Meili's side, put his arm around her waist, and said, "I'll have a doctor come over later to check if you're injured."

"No need, Mr. Jiang is busy with important matters right now. I'm fine. Please don't disturb him." Yang Meili turned her head and pointed at Jiang Zhi with a smile.

“That’s right, our Meili is so sensible. I’ll have someone send you something later.” Zong Han released Yang Meili and said to Jiang Wen with a dark face, “Why don’t you go back now? I’ll settle accounts with you later.”

After saying this, Zong Han turned around to check on the harvesting progress ahead.

There is a harvester at the base, an oil-powered one, which is currently in operation.

The harvesters couldn't remove the roots, so a large number of slaves were in the fields pulling up straw, then cutting it into small pieces and burying it in the soil. Some of them occasionally found some scattered grains, which they covered each other up and gathered up.

It's not for sharing to eat; these are seeds. Jiang Zhi's rule is to exchange steel for grain, and they will come and try it whenever they have the chance.

Moreover, Boss Jiang did not mistreat Han Xiaoying for bringing news from the slums, even though she was an ordinary person.

Perhaps I can secretly ask Han Xiaoying for help later.

In short, it's a glimmer of hope.

Jiang Wen left in a huff, while Yang Meili stayed behind to "cultivate feelings" with Jiang Zhi, a prospect Zong Han was happy to see.

If Jiang Zhichu becomes close to Yang Meili when she first arrives at the base, it means she will feel a greater sense of belonging to the base, which will allow her to produce more grain.

Daylight arrived quickly, and the blinding sunlight instantly engulfed the entire land. Some of the grain had not yet been harvested, and the superhumans at the base were urging ordinary people to rush to harvest it, because they believed that even if people died from the sun, the grain could not be destroyed.

Jiang Zhi saw all of this.

That's a fucking bastard.

Jiang Zhi lifted the curtain, seemingly somewhat angry.

Yang Meili was pulled away by Zong Han just before sunrise. She thought she should find a time to have a proper discussion with Jiang Zhi.

Wang Wan stayed outside to keep watch, while Yan Zhi followed Jiang Zhi into the cave.

“It’s a bit unexpected that Yang Meili and Jiang Wen don’t get along. If an ordinary person like her can be so brave, I think there must be quite a few ordinary people in the base with the same thoughts,” Yan Zhi analyzed as he stood in front of Jiang Zhi.

Her abdominal wound had scabbed over, and to avoid pulling on the pain, she either stood or lay flat.

Jiang Zhi said, "Yang Meili is a very interesting person. She was originally a pure and innocent girl with some principles, but now she has grown into a black-hearted lotus."

"You two know each other?" Yan Zhi was greatly surprised.

"A residential community."

"It really seems like fate," Yan Zhi nodded and said.

"It's a pity she lacked good fortune; the apocalypse happened right after she moved in. I was so worried because her house was under renovation at the time, and she also had an annoying husband. Looks like that guy was unlucky."

A hint of a smile flashed in Jiang Zhi's eyes.

The apocalyptic natural disasters have taught many people a lesson; they can be described as indiscriminate attacks.

“After a natural disaster, there is no such thing as luck.” Yan Zhi turned his head, leaned closer to Jiang Zhi, and whispered, “That group of people led by Zong Han are disgusting. Jiang Zhi, don’t you have any intention of eliminating them?”

Light from outside shone into the cave, and Jiang Zhi stared intently at that beam of sunlight.

What a lovely sun! Yet, beneath its blazing rays, there are only bedbugs.

“When I was running my shop, they came to harass me several times.”

"Understood, Jiang Zhi. Wang Wan and I will cooperate with all your actions."

“Yang Meili is a ruthless person,” Jiang Zhi said with a smile.

How can one know for sure?

An ordinary person, relying on Zong Han's authority, acted arrogantly and domineeringly in the base, even disregarding Jiang Wen, which shows how clever his methods were.

Jiang Zhi noticed that Yan Zhi was talking about her and Wang Wan.

These two might have unexpected developments in the future.

"I'm resting tonight. I'll put up the sign and say I'm tired. I'll open the shop again in three days. Anything I didn't finish last night, I'll leave for later." Jiang Zhi said to Yan Zhidao, who was about to leave the cave.

"Okay." Yan Zhi had only heard rumors about Jiang Zhi's ability to accelerate grain ripening, but had never actually seen it. So when Jiang Zhi said this, she believed it to a large extent.

Wang Wan tugged at Yan Zhi's sleeve and asked, "Does the boss have any instructions?"

"It's nothing, we're just closing for three days. Go put up a sign; we have a new operation planned," Yan Zhi said in a low voice.

"Okay, Han Xiaoying has been keeping an eye on things, I just got rid of her."

"Be more careful."

The two climbed over a pile of ruins and hid in their dwelling.

After the two left, Han Xiaoying approached the cave entrance and looked through the curtain, but saw nothing. She then retreated back to her small shed and faced the raging flames alone.

After hearing no sound outside, Jiang Zhi went straight into the space.