Chapter 147 Reaping the Benefits

This time, Lei Zhe resolutely refused, saying, "No cooperation."

He immediately rolled up the car window, his attitude resolute.

The muscular man who had just spoken was named Luo Zhenfeng. Seeing Lei Zhe's attitude, his already fierce-looking face became even more unsightly, filled with hostility.

"Heh, what's with the arrogance? Once they're inside and being chased by zombies, they'll be begging for our cooperation, but we won't cooperate with them. They're overestimating themselves."

Peng Tao, the other man who came with him, sneered, "These people are probably from the Seed Base. I recently heard that the Seed Base somehow bought some ability-enhancing fluid."

Some of the superhumans at the seed base were given a power-enhancing fluid, which multiplied their strength after consumption.

A few days ago, I encountered some superhumans from the Seed Base outside. They were all incredibly powerful and didn't take anyone seriously at all.

Luo Zhenfeng scoffed, "Tch, what's there to brag about? So what if your strength has improved? Even a level four ability user wouldn't have an easy time breaking in."

Since they're so confident, I'll have to see just how capable they really are.

"Fine, they won't cooperate. We'll wait for them to storm in, then we'll follow behind and reap the benefits."

The two men sneered and discussed returning to their respective teams.

They are superhumans, but not from Seed Base.

These two teams each have their own base.

Besides seed bases, some people with existing capital or certain abilities took advantage of the chaos to build their own private bases, wanting to experience the absolute leadership of being superior to others.

These private bases will absorb some of the survivors, which, in a sense, relieves some of the pressure on the seed bases.

Therefore, the seed base will release some information to these private bases regarding future disaster preparedness, so that they can make preparations in advance.

This is also to allow more survivors in private bases to survive.

Knowing that even more terrifying acid rain and tsunamis would occur in the future, gathering supplies became a race against time for every base.

Salt is one of the most important of all materials.

It is not good for people to go without salt for a long time.

When the two teams first met here, they were wary of each other and avoided contact, each thinking that they could rely on their own abilities and whoever collected more would get it.

Despite several attempts by the two squads, they were unable to break through the fishing village and reach the farm.

Later, with no other option, the two teams had to cooperate, but they still couldn't break through.

They didn't even manage to kill half of them before being forced to retreat by the horde of zombies, and several team members were seriously injured.

Just as they were wondering whether to ask for help or spend more time getting a fishing boat to go around them by sea, they saw the Dawn Squad's vehicles slowly approaching.

They had thought that by working together, the three teams could storm the saltworks, but the other side refused so readily, which made them very unhappy.

The captains of both teams now wanted to see if they would still be so arrogant when these people failed to break into the fishing village and fled in a sorry state.

Luo Zhenfeng told his team members, "Go back to the car and rest. We'll make arrangements after that group moves out."

After finishing their meals, the Dawn Squad members settled into their seats, ready to sleep.

Tao Yarong was worried, "I'll keep an eye on them while I'm on duty, you can sleep peacefully."

With such a group of superhumans around, I'd be on edge even when I'm trying to sleep if I didn't keep an eye on them.

Lei Zhe said, "You go to sleep. I'll stay in front and keep an eye on them."

Tao Yarong didn't hesitate, "Okay, I'll take a nap and switch shifts with you when I wake up."

Meng Shiwan took out a rice bowl from the refrigerator, ate it, drank a glass of water, and went straight to bed.

I haven't rested for two days, and I fell asleep the moment my head hit the pillow.

It's noon now, when the sun is at its strongest.

The Dawn Squad rested for so long that they slept until sunset and it got dark.

Luo Zhenfeng and Peng Tao's two teams were getting anxious.

Luo Zhenfeng couldn't wait any longer in the car, so he got out, walked to Peng Tao's car, and knocked on the window.

"Why are those people sleeping so much? Get up and get moving!"

Peng Tao poked his head out of the car and looked at the motionless convoy behind him. He sighed, "They should be here soon. There's no sun at night, so they're probably planning to move tonight."

Luo Zhenfeng was an impatient man. "Let them hurry up and move. I'm getting impatient. When they enter the fishing village and tear open the gap in the zombie horde, and when they're exhausted and preparing to retreat, we can follow them. Maybe we can break into the salt factory and make our time worthwhile."

Peng Tao perked up. "Wake up, wake up! Get ready, we'll follow them and charge in. This time we're sure to succeed."

Luo Zhenfeng looked up and saw several cars behind him, with people getting out of the driver's seat and standing by the roadside playing on their phones and stretching.

The light from the phone shone on my face, cold and eerie in the night.

Anjiewen stretched and asked in the group chat, "Sis, are we making our move tonight?"

Meng Shiwan had just woken up and hadn't gotten out of bed yet. She rolled over in bed, squinted, and pulled back the curtains to look at the night outside.

She said lazily, "I don't want to move. I'll have a good meal tonight and then go to sleep. I'll go tomorrow morning."

She was anxious before because her space was empty, there was nothing there, and she felt really uneasy.

After rushing through the industrial zone these past few days, the space is now fully stocked with all sorts of supplies. Even the 20,000 cubic meter diesel and gasoline tanks are a quarter full, so there's no need to panic anymore.

After taking over the salt factory, we leisurely circled back to the base, checked out the gas stations, and our supplies were almost fully stockpiled.

“Okay, sis, I want to eat hot pot.” Lei Zhe was the first to order.

Tao Yarong yawned, "Hot pot again? Don't you get tired of it? But speaking of which, I also want to eat hot pot."

Lei Zhe snorted, "Of course I'll never get tired of it. Anyone who agrees to eat hot pot, please state your number."

Anjiewen: "Add one."

Chiu Chih-yi: "Add one."

Lu Yu: "Add one."

Ma Jiandong: "Add one."

Jiang Yuan: "Add one."

Lei Zhe: "Okay, everyone approves."

Meng Shiwan sighed helplessly, "I'll put the cooking utensils and seasonings out for you. You can start making the soup base first, and I'll go plant some vegetables for you."

With this group of foodies at her disposal, she's almost finished eating all the vegetables she stocked up on at the supermarket.

From now on, we'll have to grow our own vegetables.

Lei Zhe then ordered the food without any hesitation, saying, "Sis, you need lotus root and potatoes; they're the best for hot pot."

Meng Shiwan: "...Okay."

Several team members noticed a large pile of tableware that had suddenly appeared beside the convoy and began preparing dinner together.

They were already familiar with their roles and didn't need to say much; they each got busy with their tasks.

Anjiewen went to the roadside to dig up trees to make charcoal.

Ma Jiandong froze ice to cool down the drinks.

Qiu Zhiyi acted as a tap to release water.

The others were busy cooking rice and preparing dishes, each with their own tasks.

The actions of this group on the main road left Luo Zhenfeng, who was constantly monitoring the situation, completely bewildered.

"No, what are these people doing? Are they cooking communal meals?"

Peng Tao pursed his lips. "I understand if we take action after we wake up and eat. Let's wait a little longer. We've been wasting our time here for several days already, so a little more won't make a difference."