Even after the scorching heat subsided, a lingering heat remained in the air, making people feel uncomfortable.

Occasionally, a putrid smell wafts through the base due to the wind.

Someone died, and before they could be disposed of, they were exposed to the air, emitting a putrid stench.

Jiang Zhi resumed grain production and opened a shop, catching Zong Han, who was about to launch an attack, off guard.

Am I really wrong in my suspicions?

Jiang Zhi simply wanted to rest.

Jiang Wen is still not relenting. With so many mouths to feed at the base, Jiang Zhi is accelerating the ripening of the grain, which has temporarily alleviated Zong Han's current problems and can also be seen as helping him maintain stability within the base.

These past few days, the leaders of various districts have been making a fuss. Because of the deaths of several people, they don't dare to cause trouble in front of Jiang Zhi, so they can only consult with him, the base leader, for countermeasures. They say they're discussing countermeasures, but in reality, they're threatening and subtly probing.

Several people have already switched sides to Jiang Wen's side.

Zong Han sometimes regrets the time he had a falling out with Jiang Wen. Although they had argued countless times over the years, this was the first time they had gone so far as to split up.

Jiang Wen is ambitious, and Zong Han doesn't want to give her too much power.

They're all women anyway, so just stay put. I don't mind if they do whatever they want with you, but they shouldn't have set their sights on the position of base leader.

As long as Jiang Zhi continues to produce eggs, Jiang Wen will not become a constraint or weakness for him. Therefore, after weighing the options, Zong Han decided to temporarily set aside his intention to kill Jiang Zhi. A goose that lays golden eggs should be allowed to lay them continuously.

Zong Han recalled that Jiang Wen was always surrounded by several young men. In this apocalyptic world, desires were amplified infinitely, and without the constraints of morality and law, he couldn't believe that Jiang Zhi hadn't had such thoughts.

"Find a few handsome male slaves and send them to Jiang Zhi."

"ah?"

"What are you 'huh' for? Hurry up and go!"

Zong Han simply didn't believe that a woman could resist the temptation of beauty.

Now, anything that can keep Jiang Zhi and motivate her to produce more food at the base is acceptable.

He was initially eager to kill Jiang Zhi, but now he doesn't want to. The main reason is that he had a conflict with Jiang Wen, and that conflict remains unresolved.

Jiang Zhi saw two pale-faced young men, barely clothed and freshly washed, being brought over.

Sure, she was happy to accept it; who wouldn't want free labor?

Knowing Jiang Zhi's outstanding abilities, the pretty boy raised his handsome face. Before the apocalypse, he was a contracted artist with a media company, a heartthrob, and he was very confident in his looks.

He didn't get the result he wanted.

When they were sent to Jiang Zhi, there was no romance as they had imagined, nor were they given a full meal. They were immediately herded to the fields to work under torches.

Zong Han thought Jiang Zhi loved beautiful women, but he never expected that Jiang Zhi had no man in her heart, and her sword was naturally divine.

The pretty boys had always made a living by their bodies in the base. They were like that before the apocalypse. They used to have some backbone, but after they found out how sweet it was, they couldn't stop. They suffered a bit at the beginning of the apocalypse, but later they simply gave up and went back to their old ways.

"Hey, Wei Yan, why is Boss Jiang acting so strangely? Is it because we were sent by the leader that she doesn't trust us?" Zhang Cheng whispered from the side.

"Not necessarily," Wei Yan said. "Perhaps Boss Jiang isn't quite used to it yet, or maybe she prefers healthy skin."

Zhang Cheng thought Wei Yan's words made sense, so he decided to tan his skin a little darker before approaching Boss Jiang.

Jiang Zhi was unaware of the two men's intentions; she was waiting for the others to make their move. Although she possessed a multitude of skills, she couldn't eliminate all the disgusting superhumans in the base at once.

The reason she wanted to get rid of these people was because the Bright Base disgusted her.

Yan Zhi and Wang Wan arrived with firsthand information.

"Boss, Jiang Wen has stopped providing supplies to Zong Han. The previously clandestine struggle between the Emperor's Party and the Empress's Party has now become open. Their focus is on you. You're now highly sought after; whoever gets you is the one who gains power. They'll be taking a series of actions soon, so be careful." Yan Zhidao.

"The oppressed people in the base are also operating in the shadows, but because there are too many informers, they cannot distinguish who is trustworthy, so their actions are slow."

Jiang Zhi called Han Xiaoying over and said to her, "Tell them that I will wait at most three more days. After three days, everything will be settled, and I will hold a grain exchange conference at the base so that everyone can come and watch me accelerate the ripening of the grain."

Han Xiaoying immediately relayed the news to her older sister, who was an insider in the organization; Han Xiaoying was the informant her sister had recruited.

The organization's senior management held an emergency meeting regarding this matter.

"Boss Jiang only gave us three days, but with so many of us, it's simply not enough time."

"We have just made contact with radio information and discovered a weak flow of information that can be transmitted through the air, but the signal is not very good. Most of the time we cannot receive the signal band. It is probably impossible for the comrades in the entire base to coordinate within three days."

"Then let's do it simultaneously. Offline, we'll pass the word around by word, and online, we'll find a way to secretly send radio signals. In addition, we must do everything we can to get in touch with the Shuofang base. We ordinary people must go to the Shuofang base so that we can expand the survivor team and preserve the human race to the greatest extent possible."

The notice was to prepare those who wanted to survive to cooperate with Jiang Zhi, as only through her guidance could they find a way out.

Both Zong Han and Jiang Wen received news that Jiang Zhi was going to hold an exchange conference. Originally, it was just an ordinary exchange conference, but in Zong Han and Jiang Wen's view, Jiang Zhi wanted to see their attitude.

This is how one chooses the people they should follow.

However, some people on both sides saw another layer: this was clearly a trap set by Jiang Zhi to lure everyone there and then kill them all.

However, this idea was quickly rejected by others because if Jiang Zhi wanted to kill them, she had countless opportunities before, but she didn't, so she wouldn't this time either.

Who knows what Jiang Zhi is thinking?

Caught between Jiang Wen and Zong Han, Yang Meili dressed up meticulously on the day of the exchange conference. She put on the lightest makeup, but wore the reddest lipstick, and wore the most conservative summer clothes—a short-sleeved white fairy dress. This was a dress she had treasured for a long time and had never worn before, just for this day.

Yang Xiaoying and the two pretty boys helped Jiang Zhi set up the scene. This time, Jiang Zhi invited all the most prominent superhumans in the Bright Base and carefully prepared delicious food for them—some artificially ripened fruits, apples, bananas, oranges, watermelons, grapes, as well as self-heating hot pot, self-heating rice, and other foods.