Chapter 93 Reappearance of Civilization

After Xu Ziqiang finished speaking, Wei Yanqing nodded, "Pretty much. Marine biological crystal cores are similar to those of terrestrial organisms, but the energy contained in their bodies is gentler. Most importantly, they have inherent value. Based on the principle of three parts land and seven parts ocean, we cannot yet cultivate marine organisms on land. The ocean naturally has more resources than the land, so we want to develop marine resource capture."

This was a plan they had come up with on their way back from Jijiang City. With the changes in the ocean, coastal cities would inevitably have to abandon many of their existing bases. Rong Yi's idea was to find an abandoned base, repair it, and then have people there fight against marine life for a long time. The killed marine life would be collected, decomposed, and sent to Baiquan City to form a stable industrial chain.

The planned base is temporarily unable to operate, so most of the resources will be diverted to the new base.

To defend the coastal base, players and those with superpowers must stand at the front.

It would be best if they could hold out, but if they can't, they have the ability to escape.

Xu Ziqiang was silent for a while before saying, "Although I didn't see the situation there with my own eyes, I imagine it was even more critical than the mutated beast tide that the Jin'an District base faced back then. Could a dozen or so players really hold out in that situation?"

Rong Yi: "So we will also persuade other players. In fact, our main task is to build the base. Apart from the side quests issued by the system, anything we do that is beneficial to the base will be counted as contribution points in the end." She paused for a moment and continued: "Moreover, we give the special rewards for completing side quests to the base. The points we can exchange for these materials when we bring them back to Obsidian City are limited, but they can play a huge role here. I believe that the reward points for contribution points will be quite substantial."

Xu Ziqiang was not surprised by their actions. They had also planned to do so, but they had not yet figured out what benefits they should get in return for giving the base.

Players need to build a base, but they can't do it for nothing.

Wei Yanqing added fuel to the fire, "Last time we went to Jijiang City, we confirmed that the base cannot be changed voluntarily unless the base is destroyed. Of course, we don't know what the consequences would be if we were forced to change bases."

These days he has been hoping to encounter players who have been passively relocated to new bases, but recently he has only been rescued by ordinary people and people with superpowers.

Rong Yi: "If you don't believe me, you can try it at other bases when you have time."

Side quests are most likely issued by city, so you'll have to go to other cities to experiment.

This news completely tied up the players in this base. After more than two months of busy work, there are less than ten months left before the mission ends. Who has the leisure to start over?

"We believe that, but as for going to coastal cities, unless the base has a major plan, we won't act rashly." Xu Ziqiang knew the power of the ocean when he was still an ordinary person, and that was in the ordinary world. This instance world is so dangerous, and he doesn't know how dangerous the ocean is.

Rong Yi didn't try to persuade them further, only saying, "I understand, we just want to get a piece of land as soon as possible."

After exchanging a few more words, the group parted ways. Watching them leave, Wei Yanqing smiled and said, "I think they should hand it over."

Rong Yi leaned against the door and said, "Even if we don't hand it in, they'll still ask us about the fact that we did."

Their purpose this time was not to send Xu Ziqiang and others to the coastal base, but to indirectly convey that they had already handed over the special reward.

Regarding the rewards for side quests, they felt that directly stating it might offend players. These materials were their treasured secrets, valuable items that could earn them a lot of contribution points at any base.

But now that they realize the base cannot be replaced, and that others have acted before them, Xu Ziqiang and the others will likely become restless.

Wei Yanqing: "It depends on what the base says. In any case, they will have a hard time getting the benefits of being the first to try something new."

They were the first to show goodwill and provide information, which was of great significance to the base. Besides, the article on crystal core energy was really important.

"If we can't get these short-term benefits, so be it; we can't just give up the contribution points as well."

Rong Yi felt that players would never leave data unused, especially things like the Plant Encyclopedia. What use would it be in other dungeons besides being useful in this world?

Furthermore, they possessed the most crucial data on crystal core energy conversion. It's important to understand that different worlds have different internal structures and energy distributions of energy aggregates. To understand this, they would have to conduct new research, meaning that each world has its own unique energy conversion program.

Therefore, keeping it in hand is not worthwhile, and selling it in Obsidian City won't fetch many points either.

Because these are not general information.

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A week later, the two bases in Baiquan City held group classes, which residents with time were required to attend. The classes introduced common plants and animals, their habits, functions, and harmful effects.

Rong Yi wasn't sure what benefits these players who handed over their information would receive, but it was a good start.

The entire city's resources were mobilized, with truckloads of various resources being transported to the new base every day. In order to meet the cement needs for building the city wall, the base also went to great lengths to get a cement plant in Lianfang District running.

With everyone working together, the city walls sprang up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, rising little by little every day at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Aside from the construction, Chai Yuan's observations outside made Deng Quan wary of the "bases" established by some people, and he began searching for survivors throughout the city, and sure enough, he found several small groups gathering there.

Everything is progressing in a positive direction.

The new base's walls were built to a height of five meters within a month, and several residential areas were also constructed. The entire city's resources were mobilized to find many useful facilities, making infrastructure construction much easier than expected. People from both bases began to migrate there.

When the Baiquan base was completed, its population reached 800,000.

Compared to the previous population of over 100,000 in Jin'an District, this is a significant leap in quantity.

The city wall was coated with an extract that zombies hate, but now there are very few zombies to be seen. I don't know if it's because of the vegetation blocking the way or because of the weather, but the waves of zombies that used to roam like the ocean have disappeared.

With the base nearly finished, they began constructing a safe passage to Jianggu Mountain. This project was initiated by Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing.

As the third side quest, players naturally wouldn't let it pass. Even if they couldn't be the initiator, they would still contribute to the construction of the passage.

When Rong Yi heard the notification that side quest three was completed, he felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.

Congratulations on completing side quest three, representing 68% of the completion rate. You have received the following reward:

1. 1200 points

2. Regarding the elements for activating supernatural abilities

3. Contribution score 20

Even if the completion rate isn't 100%, this percentage is undoubtedly the highest.

After a busy month and a half, I received this special reward.

Rong Yi looked at the thin booklet with delight, "Ability activation, this is great! With more people possessing abilities, let's see how those with ulterior motives manage to rank them."

Wei Yanqing wasn't interested in that. "I wonder if the next side quest will be even more difficult. We spent so much time on this third quest."

Rong Yi glanced back and forth through the booklet, saying casually, "Whatever, we've done enough. It's time to put the coastal branch base on the agenda."

(End of this chapter)