Wanfu was dragging a mutated goose twice its size home when he overheard the guys talking about the mobile food store and its mother.

Damn it, they actually tried to rob its mother!

Don't they even know how many heads they have?

Why don't I just take care of these people now?

No, Mom needs to know that someone is trying to harm her, as a warning.

There will definitely be many people who want to harm Mom in the future, so at least Mom needs to be mentally prepared. Anyway, even it can't beat Mom now, so what's there to fear about these little brats?

Wanfu waited until those guys were far away before slowly dragging the goose's carcass on its way. A small pouch hung around its neck, containing several mutated cockroaches and oil-stealing crystals, all of which it had crushed with a single paw.

Hmph, nothing but Mom can beat it.

"There really is a road sign, hehe, let's go, guys." His tone was nonchalant and incredibly irritating.

Jiang Zhi noticed someone was coming and thought to herself, "This is the second wave already, why hasn't Wanfu returned yet?"

The aura emanating from these people seems a bit off.

Meanwhile, Xiong Dailin had arrived at the temporary encampment area of ​​the Shuofang base, which was a huge trench dug by machines. Except for midday when the sun could see the sun, it was in a shaded state at other times. This trench was dug out after the base's engineering team had made strict calculations.

Most people have already moved to this gully and set up tents to live in. The surface will soon face an unknown temperature, and half of the underground city has been destroyed. It is almost impossible to repair it to its pre-disaster condition in a short period of time.

Moreover, the base's food reserves are running low. The ability users are feeding the base 24/7 with crystals, working tirelessly without rest, yet the food produced is still far from enough to feed the tens of thousands of mouths at the base.

Many people are hot and hungry, on the verge of collapse, and some have even starved to death.

The base authorities are on high alert, not only having to find food and cultivate the production of superhumans, but also dealing with civilian uprisings within the base.

This has always been the case: when the people are suffering under the leadership of those in power, the question arises: "Are kings and nobles born with special privileges?"

People die and leave the base every day to find another way out.

There were no barriers at the gate; people could leave or die as they pleased.

It's easy to imagine how difficult it will be.

Xiong Dailin carefully took a sip of water, looking at the people who were on the verge of death, feeling extremely conflicted.

Should we tell the higher-ups in the government about this?

Zheng Zhiyuan had no such concerns. In his view, it was only a matter of time before the base found out. Moreover, how long could such a loosely organized base survive in an increasingly difficult world?

Ultimately, they will all fall apart due to the complete collapse of productivity.

So why are you meddling in other people's business?

Just mind your own business.

Knowing how formidable Boss Jiang was, Zheng Zhiyuan chose to do nothing, thus avoiding offending either side.

Four people stood in front of Jiang Zhi's shop. One of them was about to burst into arrogance, while the other three stood aside, seemingly observing.

"Hey, little girl, are you the one selling grain?" Wang Liang raised his leg, trying to put one foot on the table in front of Jiang Zhi, but Jiang Zhi hit him down with a steel rod.

Wang Liang felt the pain and immediately flew into a rage.

"You little slut, don't underestimate me! Today I'll show you what I'm capable of!"

Jiang Zhi didn't care and slammed her stick down, knocking Wang Liang to the ground. He coughed up blood and couldn't speak clearly.

"I'll give you a chance to speak properly." Jiang Zhi sat back down in the old chair. The other three had witnessed Wang Liang's miserable state and dared not make any further moves.

Then I saw a sign hanging on the tarpaulin at the entrance of the cave, with three words written on it: "My surname is Jiang".

The man whom Wang Liang had previously addressed as "Big Brother" spoke up: "Boss Jiang, my name is Qu Xiaosan. These three are my brothers. We're here to exchange for grain. I also have two crystals here, you see..."

"Didn't you see it on the way? I mainly buy metals here, I don't buy single crystals. If you don't have metals, don't come looking for me." Jiang Zhi frowned. She had put the road signs and shop signs on the main road, which was so far away from the shop. Were these people blind?

Didn't you see what's written on the price tag?

Or is it that in this apocalyptic world, people no longer care about rules and regulations when doing things?

"What do you mean you won't accept it? We're Blue Crystal, not Red Crystal," the henchman said urgently, his tone implying that Jiang Zhi didn't know its value.

"I said I won't accept it, and that's final. Are you the boss or am I? If you want to buy grain, do as I say. If you don't meet my conditions, then there's no point in talking," Jiang Zhi said impatiently.

Some people just like to take advantage of loopholes, do they really think others are easy to bully?

"You really won't accept it?" Qu Xiaosan asked.

"Without metal, forget it."

Qu Xiaosan was furious: "You fucking ungrateful bastard!"

Wang Liang was still lying on the ground, and these men who claimed to be his brothers never cared whether Wang Liang lived or died.

Wang Liang, who was beaten to the point of being unable to speak by the steel rod on the ground, desperately tried to signal to his brothers that the woman in front of them was not a lizard, but a true tyrant.

The leader not only refused to run away with his men, but also dared to curse at them.

It's hopeless.

Jiang Zhi raised her eyes, her sharp gaze like steel needles piercing directly into Qu Xiaosan's heart.

Qu Xiaosan felt a sense of oppression that made it hard for him to breathe.

This is a new skill that Jiang Zhi recently mastered, called "Sharp Edge," which comes with the "Mount Tai Pressing Down" buff.

These two factors combined can completely crush a person, both mentally and physically.

Since Jiang Zhi had only just begun practicing, the power was not yet very strong, but it was more than enough to crush Qu Xiaosan, a weak and incompetent nobody.

Qu Xiaosan gritted his teeth and endured it. The oppressive feeling made him want to kneel down. No, he absolutely could not kneel down.

But it was really uncomfortable and painful. My whole body ached and I felt weak and sleepy. I was about to give up.

I've never heard of such a superpower. Just who is this Boss Jiang?

Seeing this, the other two gathered their supernatural powers to attack Jiang Zhi. Jiang Zhi dodged to the side and threw out an ice arrow, followed by the Immortal's Guidance. The ice arrow only grazed them. What they did not expect was that another scorching power would instantly kill them. It was not until their bodies were burning that they felt regret.

One should not be blindly arrogant, lest one lose one's life.

Qu Xiaosan, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed. What kind of monster was this?

Before he could think any further, Jiang Zhi sent him to meet his maker. As for Wang Liang, who had been hit with a stick... he just happened to see Wan Fu return, so Wan Fu could handle the corpses.