63 Chapter 63

◎Humanoid Express Transfer Station◎

Chapter 63

After listening to the senior sister's words, not only did the brothers from Daxi Village in front of them fall silent, but even Tang Tang who was following the senior sister fell silent.

What the senior said were things she had never considered.

After the great changes in the world, the people of Daxi Village seemed to be under the protection of their godmother, watching the changes in the outside world from afar through their mobile phones and simple daily lives, but they did not let those changes change their lives too much.

Up to now, everyone in Daxi Village is in the relaxed state they were in before the end of the world.

Even when facing those mutated animals and plants, he would squat down and study whether this plant has a brain or not.

Do those mutated animals that appeared in the village have intelligence, or are they like the prey that Ali brought back to eat, only knowing how to attack instinctively without any thinking consciousness?

The entire Daxi Village may be the most harmonious place in today's flower-growing country.

Unlike the people outside, they don’t want to kill all the mutated animals and plants that attack humans.

When facing them, even if they did not initiate an attack due to concerns about the strength of both sides, they were always vigilant, pushing some mutant animals that were originally close to humans further away.

And now, those people at the foot of the mountain have set their sights on the mountain and are preparing to run up the mountain. This makes everyone who hears this news feel an urgency that they don't know how to describe.

Even if they won't live directly in Daxi Village due to the village's reasons, if they forcibly build a residential area next to Daxi Village, what's the difference between that and squeezing into Daxi Village?

"Are all these things you said your own thoughts?"

After hearing this, one of the brothers tried to struggle, then turned around and looked at the senior with some hope in his eyes.

"No, it's a relatively open secret in town. Basically, anyone with some experience in town can see through some clues and turn their attention to the mountain, and can guess the subsequent arrangements there."

The senior student shook her head.

Although the town is small, there are quite a few people doing business or whose families are outstanding in some aspects.

Especially in these small places, there are always personal connections. The connections accumulated in the town over the years are enough for those people with deep backgrounds to know most of the above planning directions.

Although that plan was only in the leadership's words and not implemented in reality.

But just thinking about the plans that have been implemented in recent years, we can know that if this plan is to be implemented, the possibility of it being implemented is very high.

As for my senior sister’s family, although the elders above her have not accumulated any useful connections, her father has bought many houses in the town and likes to interact with his tenants on weekdays.

Some of those people are able to rent a house not because their families don’t have the money to buy one, but because there is no need.

So she wanted to find something she wanted to know, which was very simple.

"Well, it's foreseeable that when we go down the mountain this time, many people will definitely focus on us."

After hearing what the senior said, the first thing that came to mind for the long line of people walking in front was this.

If you are being watched, you can no longer play. You can only carefully pack up and buy the things you need for the mountain and go up the mountain as soon as possible to avoid any accidents after being targeted by some people with ulterior motives.

"We plan to go up the mountain after shopping tomorrow. Does Tangtang still want to stay at the foot of the mountain for a few more days like Aunt Meizi said?"

The leading brother made simple arrangements for his group's subsequent itinerary, then turned his attention to Tang Tang and began to ask for Tang Tang's opinion.

"Well, since my mother asked me to stay at the foot of the mountain for a few more days, there must be a reason."

Tang Tang nodded and decided to listen to his mother.

She had no doubt about her parents' love for her. As long as there was something that might cause harm to her, they would consider it in advance, figure out the risks, and let her give up any risks that exceeded their tolerance threshold.

What is the situation outside these days? Not only Tang Tang knows, but Ms. Mei Zi, who is with Tang Tang every day, also knows it. But she still called Tang Tang. There must be reasons behind it involving Tang Tang himself.

"Okay, then be careful in town. When we leave tomorrow, we'll help you check around where you live. If anything goes wrong, call you. It's relatively easy for us to get up and down the mountain."

When the brothers heard Tang Tang's insistence, they didn't talk much about this topic and quickly changed the subject.

Although many of the younger generation of children in the village have moved away from the village to go to school, they still get along well with each other because they still maintain the custom of returning to the village to celebrate the New Year every year.

In addition, I have been staying in the village these days. When I feel bored and want to find someone to chat with, but I can't share with some people down the mountain, I chat in the group of young people they created themselves.

Now the estrangement caused by not having much contact for a few years has been completely eliminated.

The senior student just followed behind, listening to the people from Daxi Village chatting, she was a little dazed.

The atmosphere of getting along between neighbors in Daxi Village is something she has never experienced before.

Although most of the villagers in Daxi Village do not have the same surname, at this moment, she really felt that there was a reason for the xenophobia in some parts of Daxi Village.

Within Daxi Village, their care for each other, their love for the younger generations, or their younger brothers and sisters, these human touches are incomprehensible to people outside who are gradually moving towards independent individual lives.

The whole Daxi Village gave her the feeling that it was more like a large clan in ancient times, but without the strict clan orders of those large clans. It was like a microcosm of the workers and peasants era as described by the older generation, but without the strict control, and with a lively modern atmosphere.

It seems that the entire Daxi Village has been walking on a path that is different from the entire society.

The pace is a step behind, so it seems so unique and so exclusive.

The group chatted casually like this. When they came across a place where they needed to clear the way, they would stop and concentrate on clearing the way, and spend the rest of the time chatting.

I have to say that it was a good move by the mayor to take the special rescue team up the mountain to clear the way.

At the very least, the route they are taking now is a very safe route compared to other places.

As they were walking, they saw with their own eyes a very tall plant in the distance. It was waving its vines fiercely, grabbing a mutant animal, rolling it up into the soil, and using it as nutrients for its own growth.

If they hadn't been standing so far away, there was no doubt that the plant would have focused its attention on them instead of the relatively small mutant animal.

"The authorities are truly worthy of being officials. Even the roads they've opened have been carefully calculated."

Looking at this scene, Tang Tang was a little amazed.

She calculated carefully and realized that even if the mutant plant grew further, it would still take a long time for it to reach the road they were walking on.

Based on the current growth rate of the mutant plants, it will take at least three years.

During this period, as long as the villagers in the mountains are not idle, the mill can grind these mutated plants to death, and there is no need to worry about them becoming a hidden danger.

"Of course the officials have considered all the possible future events beforehand, so they took action."

The brothers walking in front expressed their admiration for the special rescue team members who came up the mountain to help them clear the way.

It's not just because they've witnessed with their own eyes how powerful those people are, but also because even though they have abilities, they always respect the villagers and speak without any airs.

This was the conclusion the team came to after they had a brief rest in the village.

The people from Daxi Village were walking down the mountain while talking, but the special rescue team that they temporarily put at the center of the conversation felt a little bit screwed.

"Captain, please speak up. What the hell does this mean?"

Listening to his partner talking about some of the things that were put down above, Tang Ji spoke with some anxiety.

"What else could it be? It's nothing more than seeing that we are stronger than they are, so they want to separate us."

Mo Shan sat on the floor beside the coffee table, gently fiddling with a dwarf morning glory that he kept in a pot, and as he spoke, he said what Tang Ji probably didn't want to hear the most.

"Impossible. Our team had such a hard time getting along with each other. Now they're splitting us up. That's outrageous!"

When Tang Ji heard what Mo Shan said, he felt a little annoyed and lay down on the sofa next to him.

"The past is the past, and the present is the present. In the past, the higher-ups didn't take our abilities seriously. After all, they had more powerful weapons, and they didn't take our abilities seriously."

As Mo Shan spoke, he took a small spray bottle and sprayed water on his little morning glory.

"But things are different now. The thermal weapons that the higher-ups trust are gradually becoming ineffective due to the changes in this world. Right now, they're just simple handheld weapons with limited killing range. Who knows if one day in the future, those large-scale weapons won't just become decorations like they are now?"

"Besides, we are more powerful. If one team is too strong, it will easily become a threat."

Zhuang Dun took out the things stored in his temporary space, placed them on the table, and motioned for the captain and others to eat.

These are the freshest and most delicious mutant fruits they found while on missions. Except for a portion that was handed in, the rest were placed in Zhuang Dun's space, and they can be taken out and eaten anytime they want.

"How much space can you fit in?"

Looking at the fruits laid out on the coffee table, Luo Sui reached out, took the one on top, and brought it close to his eyes to examine it.

"Well, the energy is still there, but the fruit is a little wilted."

As he said this, he simply wiped the surface of the fruit and started eating it without even washing it.

"Don't tell me, this mutated fruit is really delicious, but it's also really, really unpalatable."

While chewing the fruit in his hand, Luo Sui thought of the cherry tree planted in his yard. It had been bearing fruit abnormally recently, but its fruits were not as delicious as the one in his hand. It was a complete taste bud bomb.

Apart from the spiritual energy in it which is useful, the rest is disgusting just by smelling it, let alone actually chewing it.

"Speaking of unpalatable, have you noticed that the vegetables on the market lately are a bit mixed?"

As he kept talking about food, Zhuang Dun became interested.

"Isn't this normal? Given the current situation, the research institute above is still researching how to stabilize the taste of vegetables and grains."

Mo Shan is really a good supporting actor and can keep up with any topic discussed.

"Aren't we talking about the topic that the higher-ups want to separate us from each other?"

Seeing that their topic was about to turn from such a serious topic to food, Tang Ji felt a little indignant, as if he was the only one who felt uncomfortable.

"It's okay. That's what the higher-ups mean. They haven't issued any documents or transfer orders yet. We have the leadership above us, and they won't let those people up there tear us apart so easily."

After hearing Tang Ji's words, Captain Dai, who had been silent all the time, finally spoke.

During this period, rumors were circulating among the teams that the leaders above wanted to split up the more capable members of the front-line team, reorganize the team, and let them lead the team.

They just found out about it after returning from outside, so Tang Ji was so angry.

As for the current situation outside, they have a fixed team and are familiar enough with each other, which is extremely beneficial for them to carry out tasks outside.

But if they were separated, not to mention whether they had the ability to be the captain who had to coordinate and plan all aspects, just providing a safety net for the players they had just brought up would be enough to keep them busy.

It is obviously unwise to separate them so hastily and put them together with some good and bad teammates to get familiar with each other again. In such a dangerous world, it is okay to stay at home, but it is easy to cause casualties if they go out to perform missions.

So Captain Dai is not very worried, as the leaders above will not let this rumor come true.

"That's right. Our leader put a lot of thought into bringing us out."

After hearing Captain Dai's words, Tang Ji seemed to remember the leaders above and the Taoist priests who brought them with their skilled abilities.

Being able to become the leader of this group of people, his ability is unquestionable. Of course, another important point is that he has a bad temper and is very self-centered when it comes to the right things.

The leaders above want to protect their teams, so it is difficult for the upper echelons outside to intervene.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have spread the news among them so subtly to test the waters.

"Okay, go back and rest, Zhuang Dun, your space seems to be able to keep fresh?"

Captain Dai nodded at Tang Ji, signaling him to sit back and be quiet. He lowered his head to look at the fruit in his hand, calculated the time they had found these fruits, and looked up at Zhuang Dun who was eating with some confusion.

"Captain, I felt it a little bit too, but only slightly. The reason these fruits are still in such good condition is probably because of the spiritual energy."

Hearing the captain's question, Zhuang Dun put down the food in his hand, swallowed the food in his mouth, and then spoke.

Although their captain is not as good as Luo Sui in energy detection, he has been exposed to it for a long time and helps other teams to train when he has time. Even if he does not have the ability to perceive these things, his perception is very strong.

So Captain Dai just took a look at the fruit in his hand and easily analyzed Zhuang Dun's current ability status.

There is no special reason, it’s just a matter of practice.

"Captain, when we're old, you can just stand at the entrance of the training base, or the entrance of the testing base. Without you even saying a word, a bunch of people will come up to you and ask if your abilities have improved, or if you've awakened any abilities."

Mo Shan pushed his flower pot to the middle of the coffee table, lowered his head to chew the fruit in his hand, and chuckled and teased.

"Okay, please calm down. You've even called our captain a detector."

Zhuang Dun smiled and threw a fruit towards Mo Shan.

"Hey, this fruit is delicious. My girlfriend likes it. Wait, Zhuang Dun, help me pick it. I'll bring it back for her to eat in the evening."

Mo Shanjiang raised his hand to catch the fruit thrown to him, looked down at it, his eyes full of joy, then stood up again, walked a few steps towards Zhuang Dun, put the fruit in front of Zhuang Dun, and motioned him to put it away.

"Come on, what else can I do without you? I still have some left in my space. I'll divide it up later. When you go home in the evening, take some back and send it to your family."

Zhuang Dun stuffed the fruit back with a smile, and at the same time arranged the ownership of the remaining mutant fruits in his temporary space.

Except for Mo Shan, who moved into a government-arranged house with his girlfriend for special reasons, the families of the others are basically still in their hometowns.

Just like Captain Dai's home, Village Chief Dai was still busy taking care of the affairs of Shangyou Village. Although he knew that the authorities would give special care to the families of these capable team members and would arrange houses in specific areas as dormitories for their families to live in, he did not say that he wanted Village Chief Dai to come.

However, given the current situation, even if he proposed it, Village Chief Dai would not agree.

After all, there are not only those villagers in Shangyou Village, but also Village Chief Dai’s other children.

He couldn't let go, and Captain Dai didn't think of forcing Village Chief Dai to stay in a place he thought was safe, which led to the current situation.

"That's great! My little girl loved the fruit I sent home last time."

After hearing Zhuang Dun's words, the deputy captain who had been silent and processing messages on his phone looked up and said with a smile.

After saying this, he turned to look at Captain Dai and said, "Captain, the research institute just sent a message saying that a relatively stable batch of grain has matured, and they want us to go over and watch them harvest it to avoid any accidents."

He handed the phone to Captain Dai and motioned for him to look at it. He then picked up the food that he had not eaten much before and started to eat it.

"Well, take it. I can ask in detail if there are any indicators for the trial planting of this batch of grain seeds later."

Captain Dai took the phone and took a closer look. After confirming that there was no problem, he agreed.

"The Agricultural Science Research Institute must have put a lot of effort into developing stable grain varieties, so it's normal that they're cautiously requiring protection from the very beginning of harvest."

"It seems there aren't any Javanese people barking in our country lately, right?"

Speaking of protection, everyone immediately thought of the source of why they were so cautious.

They had no choice but to be cautious. In a world that had become chaotic after such a mutation, it was crucial to find a stable source of edible food.

Now, after the plants in their country have mutated, what is circulating on the market are the previously stored grains.

If the problem of food sources is not solved, people will have to grow their own food and then select the edible ones from the many mutants.

Not only is it time-consuming and laborious, it's also a waste of words.

Just thinking about what the situation will be like when the crops are harvested in the future, those who don’t farm have started to put on masks of pain.

"Okay, let's confirm with the research institute about their grain collection time and then we'll go."

"OK."

After hearing Captain Dai's decision, the deputy captain took his phone back, nodded and started contacting the person on the other side.

In fact, the research institute asked them to guard the experimental fields just to provide some protection. After all, everyone in the experimental fields knew their importance and was afraid that someone would maliciously enter and sabotage them, so there were always people guarding there.

If the research institute had not confirmed in the sampling of the experimental fields that the grain in one of the plots was indeed a relatively stable variety, they would not have made such a fuss and been so cautious.

After the time was confirmed, the people at the research institute were also very anxious and urged us to set off.

Although the research institute has repeatedly suppressed this news, many people still know about it, and now many people have set their sights on that new species.

It's normal for the research institute to be anxious.

"The results are out over there, but when will we get a result here?"

Upon hearing the news, the person in charge of the Weapons Research Institute began to talk.

Although I know that research cannot be rushed, I am still a little anxious.

"There's no way. The current research materials are insufficient to support our future research."

Hearing what the person in charge said, a teacher turned around and glanced at him.

"If you can thoroughly research all the mutant materials that have appeared and then send them to us for special research, and the entire research institute follows us, our speed will definitely be much faster!"

After saying that, the teacher turned around and left. The remaining gray hair on his head swung in the air, making a twirl, which showed how hard he tried to turn around and leave.

"Oh my god, what can I do? The entire research institute is busy with the research after the mutation. There are only so many materials available. They were specially retrieved by the special teams on the front line. We are lucky to have so much."

After hearing his words, the person in charge felt very aggrieved.

It’s not that they are not capable, but this is the current research situation.

The reason they were able to research so quickly was because Captain Dai's team was delivering things to them. That team had a humanoid express station that could deliver things back, otherwise they would have been even slower.

After all, it takes time for people to go on missions, fight mutant animals and plants, collect materials, and then return to the official base.

Up to now, Zhuang Dun is the only person in the entire flower-growing family who has discovered the ability of a human-shaped courier station.

"It would be great if there were more, and we could even set up a branch or something..."

Like the person in charge, many people thought of Zhuang Dun and felt regretful, wondering why Zhuang Dun was the only one who had such ability.

"Dunzi, when you become more powerful, can you place a teleportation point in every city in our country?"

Tang Ji was half lying on the bodies of several team members sitting next to him in the back car, playing with his mobile phone. He saw someone talking about Zhuang Dun on the internal network, and asked with a chuckle.

"You better be careful. If you don't want to sit with us, just sit on us. I'm impressed."

When Zhuang Dun heard Tang Ji's words, he slapped him on the head speechlessly.

Although their team is very capable, they don't have many vehicles at the moment, only this off-road vehicle that has been driven for a long time.

However, although there is only one car, its configuration is top-notch and it was modified by the research institute using the best available materials.

Otherwise, ordinary vehicles would not be able to withstand their high-intensity missions, and they might even collide with mutant animals and plants in the middle.

This car is still too small and not enough for the entire team.