Today's temperature is around 49 degrees Celsius. When driving on the road, the windows are covered with heat-insulating cloth to keep the inside from getting too hot.

Zhang Zhaohe kept fanning himself, but sweat still kept dripping down his face.

Zhou Heng gave him some water and sighed.

A few days ago, a riot broke out at the base, and Base Commander Hu Feng was seriously injured and ultimately could not be saved. If it weren't for Director Zhang's strong-arm tactics in suppressing the rioters, the base would likely have suffered heavy losses.

The current base commander is a middle-aged leader named Wu Shun, who was selected internally. Fortunately, he has inherited the legacy of Base Commander Hu Feng and is doing his best.

Zhang's health is deteriorating, and it's uncertain how much longer he can hold on.

The back of the truck was loaded with four or five carts of metal, all acquired through metal-based supernatural abilities. Regardless of whether the person was Jiang Zhi or not, if it could be exchanged for food, they were willing to give it a try.

Luo Zheng and the others took the grain and left. Jiang Zhi collected the excess rice ears and threw them into her spatial storage, then threshed them using her mind. Luo Zheng and the others took the straw with them, which saved Jiang Zhi a lot of trouble.

Jiang Zhi took out a hoe and slowly dug the ground, mixing the straw roots with the soil to enhance soil fertility, and watered the soil at the same time.

The number of times she can accelerate crop ripening depends heavily on soil fertility. If the fertility is high enough, the grain can ripen more than twenty-five times.

"Director Zhang, the trucks can't get through. I'll have someone help you walk up." Zhou Heng helped Zhang Zhaohe out of the car, and then found someone to help Zhang Zhaohe up the road.

The people behind unloaded the metal from the truck and carried it up the mountain.

This area used to be a park, and further in is a villa community, with a small stream at the foot of the mountain.

Two major floods and an earthquake have made it impossible for large trucks to drive in, and even small cars are having difficulty getting in.

The guard held an umbrella, and Zhang Zhaohe leaned on a hiking stick, his posture already somewhat hunched.

Jiang Zhi was eating her boxed lunch when she noticed someone coming. She had to put the food away and drink some lemon water to freshen her breath. The aroma of meat still lingered in the air, but after the air freshener was used, the smell dissipated considerably.

"Mom, air freshener smells good too," Wanfu whispered, sniffing the air.

"Hmm, so what?" Jiang Zhi tore off the wrapping paper from the box and placed it directly on the table. Then, she leisurely went into the cave and retrieved the ice and the air conditioner fan.

They left behind only clothes, quilts, seasonings, several large buckets of water, and a few packets of grain seeds.

"Wuhu, we don't have to sneak around like before anymore!" Wanfu jumped up excitedly.

"From now on, your mother will make sure you always live in the sunshine, majestic and awe-inspiring."

"Yay! (??▽?)ノ" Wanfu circled around Jiang Zhi three times, but it was clear in its heart that it could only speak in front of its mother and people who were going to die, otherwise it would cause its mother a lot of trouble.

It's a sensible kitten; it would never cause its mother any trouble.

Jiang Zhi lay back in the beanbag chair, and the "Wanfu" sticker automatically stuck on.

The sun was blazing outside, making people feel uneasy.

After walking for twenty minutes, Zhang Zhaohe finally saw the sign that others had mentioned. The tattered sign looked remarkably like Jiang Zhi's work, and Zhang Zhaohe felt inexplicably happy.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Zhang Zhaohe felt full of energy and took much bigger steps.

"Director Zhang, please slow down."

The guards followed behind, shouting urgently.

"Jiang Zhi, it really is you." Zhang Zhaohe leaned against the table, panting heavily, his eyes filled with joy.

"Long time no see, Director Zhang," Jiang Zhi said with a smile.

"You seem to be doing well."

"It's nothing special, what could possibly be worth your personal trip?"

Jiang Zhi naturally knew Zhang Zhaohe's intentions. She had left without saying goodbye, spending all her points. Even if Zhang Zhaohe came to cause trouble, she was in the wrong.

She's not the kind of cold-blooded person who doesn't understand human relationships.

They were simply in the wrong.

The base did not harm her in the slightest; on the contrary, it protected her, so it was in the wrong.

But if the base does anything to harm her, she will not hesitate to retaliate.

Even Zhang Zhaohe wouldn't be an option; she would kill her without hesitation.

"Back when you ran away from the base, I didn't send anyone to bring you back, did I, young friend Jiang? I think you're a completely different person now." Zhang Zhaohe said casually, but his words carried a deeper meaning.

"That's right, otherwise we wouldn't have opened a shop, would we?" Jiang Zhi was as nonchalant as ever in front of Zhang Zhaohe.

Zhang Zhaohe laughed heartily and said, "In that case, you must be very welcoming to me as a guest, right?"

"That's natural."

“You are different from them. Given our relationship, I will do you a favor, which will also be a favor to the disaster victims at the Shuofang base. You will receive five cents more grain than others, but this must be kept secret. Otherwise, next time, I will go and sell it to other bases.”

"Okay." Zhang Zhaohe felt a warmth in his heart; very good.

At least Jiang Zhi still has humanity and compassion; her fundamental nature is good. As long as you don't cross Jiang Zhi's bottom line, she certainly won't stand by and watch someone die.

If people in the end times had more conscience, so many more people wouldn't die in the face of disaster.

The metal was brought up piece by piece and weighed piece by piece.

"There are 13,600 catties of metal here, plus 300 red crystals, two bags of rice and wheat seeds. That's all we have." Zhou Heng handed a small notebook to Jiang Zhi so she could check the accounts.

Jiang Zhi had the seeds scattered in the soil to encourage growth, and soon the first crop appeared.

Three rounds of ripening were carried out in total.

Because Zhang Zhaohe brought enough seeds, the grain for Zhang Zhaohe was supplied in just three rounds.

This amount of food is probably enough to feed the current survivors at the base for two days, and they'll have to use it sparingly.

"Haha, what a skill!" Zhang Zhaohe laughed loudly, his judgment was always sharp and he never misjudged people.

Jiang Zhi may be a variable in the apocalypse.

Despite the lack of electricity and water in the apocalypse, news still circulated from all sides.

The other bases that focused on training individuals also had their own special skills, but none of them possessed such powerful wood-based abilities.

Jiang Zhi just accelerated the ripening of such a large area of ​​grains, and surprisingly, she experienced no adverse reactions.

The world is full of wonders, and Zhang Zhaohe didn't want to delve into it, much less study Jiang Zhi.

Asking for the reason now is not a good thing.

"It's a pleasure to cooperate with you." Zhang Zhaohe extended his hand.

Jiang Zhi nodded, but did not reach out in response.

Zhang Zhaohe wasn't annoyed. He naturally withdrew his hand and smiled, "It's just that your place is too far from the base. Why don't you move closer? It'll be easier for us to trade. Think about it, the base has as much steel as you want."

Zhou Heng chimed in, "That's right, Jiang Zhi, this place is very desolate, there's not a single person around."

"It's good that there's no one here. If you have any business in the future, just bring it to my door. I don't like being bothered. You don't seem to be feeling well, so don't come again. If you need anything, you can have Zhou Heng pass on a message to me."