Chapter 397 Anyone knows how to choose

After Meng Shiwan finished eating, and having nothing else to do, she left with Taxue.

Back in her little garden, with nothing to do, she found a fishing rod and sat by the pond to fish, while Ta Xue lay down beside her waiting to be fed.

It doesn't like to eat regular fish, but it likes to eat the ones its owner catches.

After fishing, we went to the garden to pick some berries and then snuggled up in the grape hut with Ta Xue to watch a movie.

Unfortunately, Meng Shiwan can no longer even enjoy herself in peace; her mind is now full of problems.

Where is the fourth black cube?

What happens after all the black cubes are assembled?

What other information did Meng Qingyue leave her?

Is Chuangyuan Base brewing something?

How should the apocalypse end?

These questions lingered in Meng Shiwan's mind, and she couldn't have peace of mind until she found the answers.

But now she has no idea where to start.

Both the black cube and the various pieces of information she currently possesses are actively seeking her out.

Now that she wants to proactively learn about the situation, she finds she has no idea where to start.

The old man from the Xiao family? That guy is probably hiding in some extremely safe place; you wouldn't be able to find him even if you wanted to.

Meng Shiwan shook the jumbled questions in her head, feeling somewhat irritated.

Knowing that the road ahead is dangerous, yet still feeling shrouded in mist and uncertainty, is quite unsettling.

The next morning, Meng Shiwan was still half asleep when Ye Sangyu came to find her.

"Sis, Dad and the others are here. Do you want to go see them? Or should I call them over?"

Meng Shiwan sat up from her bed on the second floor and looked at Ye Sangyu standing on the lawn. "I'll go find them."

They arrived very early this morning, so they probably set off very early today.

Judging from this situation, what I'm about to say should be much simpler.

After receiving Ye Sangyu's call yesterday, Ye Lichuan quickly made arrangements for the base. Once everything was settled, he called Ye Lishan to set off for the Dawn Base early in the morning.

The sun had just risen, and the two were already standing on the edge of a field within the Dawn Base.

Looking at the vibrant crops in the field and then at the boundless blue sky, the two of them were filled with awe.

Ye Lishan said, "This time I'm not leaving. I braved the wind and snow all the way to Dawn Base. You have no idea how wonderful I feel when I see this scene. Anyway, I'm going to stay at Dawn Base this time. Don't ask me to go back. The base commander of Dawn Base said that we can stay here permanently."

Ye Lichuan gave a wry smile, "This time, I might actually end up staying here permanently."

Ye Lishan's eyes lit up. "Really? You've finally figured it out! Last time I said I wanted to stay here, but you insisted on dragging me back so you could help me with things. Little brother, let me enjoy some of the good life. I'm getting old, unlike you, who's at the age where you're always daring and adventurous."

On one side is a miserable base, and on the other is a paradise. Anyone would know which to choose.

Ever since Ye Lishan visited last time, he has been longing to stay at the Dawn Base.

Ye Lichuan's face turned black with anger. "Don't give me that nonsense. You're only two years older than me. I'm not talking about you staying here permanently, I'm talking about our entire base. We might be staying here permanently."

This puzzled Ye Lishan. "What do you mean? What do you mean that our entire base has to be permanently occupied?"

Ye Lichuan sighed, "The Dawn Base has expanded a lot and is short of manpower right now. Meng Shiwan invited us here at this time, so she probably has her eye on our Ye Sheng Base."

Ye Lishan was stunned. Suddenly, he realized something. "You mean, the entire Ye Sheng base can be moved here?"

Ye Lichuan said irritably, "Is this a question of whether or not we can move here? Ye Sheng Base is the culmination of our hard work, how could we easily hand it over to someone else?"

Ye Lishan sighed in agreement, "But you know, Dawn Base is a great place to belong, isn't it?"

They both fell silent for a moment.

Dawn Base is a good place to stay; there is no shortage of food, and people can live a good life here.

I wonder how many people would do anything to get into Dawn Base.

But when this good fortune fell upon Ye Sheng's base, Ye Lichuan hesitated.

Ye Sheng Base was his life's work, his power. He had worked hard for a year to develop and stabilize Ye Sheng Base.

Now they want to merge into the Dawn Base, handing over a year's worth of hard work and his power to someone else. Who would be willing to accept that?

No one would be happy if the tree they painstakingly planted ended up bearing fruit that someone else picked.

But Ye Lichuan also knew that people from Ye Sheng Base might be better off living at Dawn Base, which put him in a dilemma.

In the apocalypse, the original order and rules have been broken. If you have the ability to create your own power, you will become a superior person.

To be superior to others, or to relinquish the fruits of one's labor so that the tree one has planted can grow even stronger—this is a difficult choice.

"Oh, we meet again."

Meng Shiwan's voice suddenly rang out behind them, startling them.

Ye Lichuan extended his hand and said warmly, "Yes, Commander Meng, it's great to see you again. Your Dawn Base is developing better and better. I don't want to leave now that I'm here."

Meng Shiwan laughed and said, "No problem, no problem. If you don't want to leave, you can stay. You can stay as long as you want, even retire here."

Ye Lichuan said politely, "You're joking. I have such a large base to manage, how could I have time to stay here permanently?"

Meng Shiwan also responded politely, "I'm not joking. If it really doesn't work, we can have your Ye Sheng base move here. Wouldn't that mean you can stay permanently?"

Ye Lichuan: ...

His polite demeanor faltered slightly upon hearing Meng Shiwan's words.

"No, are you being this direct? Is this any different from simply asking me to give you all my possessions?"

Meng Shiwan clicked her tongue, "How could there be no difference? I asked you to move from that poor, remote place to this place with abundant resources. To be honest, you're the ones who benefited."

Ye Lichuan: ...

How come he never noticed before that this person was quite good-looking? How could he be so shameless?

“Even if our place is a poor and remote village, it’s still my property. Now that it’s here, it’s all yours, and I have nothing left. I’ll still keep track of that.”

Meng Shiwan smacked her lips and said, "How could there be nothing? If you get promoted along with us, I'll make you a deputy base commander, how about that?"

Ye Lichuan: !!!

This really surprised him.

Normally, all those people at Ye Sheng's base are forces he has painstakingly cultivated. To prevent them from banding together and following Ye Lichuan's lead, the first thing he should do after moving here is to strip Ye Lichuan of all his power, so that he has no ability to cause any trouble.