The leader looked at Ye Nianzhen with a troubled expression: "There is... but it's almost impossible for us."
Ye Nianzhen asked, "Why do you say that?"
The leader continued to explain, “There’s a food factory some distance from here where we can probably find a lot of salt for our use, but it’s surrounded by a kind of ferocious monster. They move in groups and are very aggressive, so we don’t dare to go near it.”
Ye Nianzhen: "Why are these monsters gathering outside that factory? Does anyone know the reason?"
The leader shook his head, indicating that he did not know: "Because we don't have much information about that factory either, we only know that it makes some kind of savory snacks."
"Snacks?" Ye Nianzhen thought for a moment. Come to think of it, after the apocalypse, humans no longer had the means to eat snacks. Having anything to eat was already a blessing. In the beginning, when there were still enough waste resources to obtain, snacks were once circulated in the base at a very high value. Ye Nianzhen was not doing well in the base at that time, so she didn't have any snacks to eat. However, although snacks were valuable, they were not very cost-effective, so not many people actually bought them.
If we could infiltrate that factory, we could not only obtain a large amount of salt, but perhaps also some edible snacks? Although many years have passed, some of the very salty snacks might still be edible?
Never mind, we'll just go and see for ourselves.
Once the decision was made, they acted immediately. Ye Nianzhen first told the leader that she could help them check the situation, and then she consulted Mingyuan, who was very willing to accompany Ye Nianzhen, as were the others.
So the group went to the snack processing factory, ostensibly to scout out the base's residents, but actually because they wanted to eat snacks themselves.
*
Guided by one of the few powerful superhumans in the base, Ye Nianzhen and the others arrived at a secluded forest not far from the factory.
From here you can see the general layout of the factory. Occasionally, one or two monsters will crawl out of the factory to patrol outside, and if they see nothing unusual, they will return to the building.
“That’s it. They’re very wary, and we have no chance to get close. Besides, we don’t know exactly how many are inside. Should we go back? It’s too dangerous!” said the leader of the group of superhumans.
"Mu Guang, go take a look." Ye Nianzhen did not accept the suggestion from the superhuman, but instead made a request to Mu Guang, who was at the back of the group.
"Why should I go? Aren't they the ones who love to show off? Let them go!"
Mu Guang was extremely annoyed. He deliberately hid at the back to slack off, but he didn't expect Ye Nianzhen to designate him to go through so many people. Was she deliberately messing with him?
Indeed, apart from Mu Guang, the other beastmen present would have been willing to go, but Ye Nianzhen insisted that Mu Guang go. She gave the order again: "If you didn't want to go, you shouldn't have come with me in the first place. Now that you've come, you have to follow my instructions."
Mu Guang wanted to retort, but seeing the unfriendly stares from those around him, he didn't want to be surrounded and attacked in this environment, so he reluctantly agreed: "Alright, alright! But it's a promise, I'll go take a look. If there's any danger, you all have to come and help me!"
Ye Nianzhen nodded: "Don't worry, I won't let you be in danger alone."
Mu Guang muttered something as he transformed into his beast form and headed in that direction. He was small and not easily detected, and his racial talent was stealth, which was why he was able to sneak into Ye Nianzhen's room without being discovered.
He cautiously advanced while cursing under his breath. He thought that even if Ye Nianzhen said something nice to keep him out of danger, he wouldn't let his guard down around this group. If there was any danger, he would be the first to run away!
He entered the factory without being detected by the patrolling monsters. When he saw the scene inside, he admitted that even he, who had seen many storms, felt a chill run down his spine. He did not disturb the monsters, but quietly returned the way he came.
Returning to where Ye Nianzhen and his group were hiding, he transformed back into human form, his face grim.
Seeing his expression, Ye Nianzhen knew the situation inside was bad, but she still maintained a calm tone and asked him, "How is it?"
Mu Guang said with a dark face, "It's disgusting. It's full of the eggs of those monsters, probably some kind of lizard or some kind of mutated species, and there are many of their offspring. The ground is covered with bones, both animal and human."
Hearing his words, the superhumans in the base wanted to leave even more, their faces turning pale as they looked at each other in bewilderment.
Ye Nianzhen remained calm and continued to ask, "Approximately how many?"
Mu Guang scratched his head impatiently: "Why do you think I would count their numbers? It's disgusting and dangerous! Probably... probably a few hundred!"
"Several hundred!"
The group gasped, and finally the leader made a decision: "We're not participating anymore, we're going back to base! You...you guys shouldn't be foolish. You can get salt from food or something else, don't risk your lives for something like this. You've all managed to survive this long, haven't you?"
Ye Nianzhen didn't answer them immediately, and Luo Shui said somewhat unconvinced, "What do you mean by 'hard-won'? I'm the strongest beastman in the tribe, there's no hardship at all, and everyone relies on my hunting skills! Aren't magical beasts just larger prey? Although there are quite a lot of them..."
In fact, what he said was what Ye Nianzhen was thinking. She had fought this kind of magical beast in her previous reincarnations. In fact, the strength of a single one is quite ordinary, just a larger lizard. However, a group of them would be very troublesome, as they would unite to attack the enemy.
But there are hundreds here... that's really too many.
So she decided to ask for other people's opinions: "What do you think? Do you think we can handle this?"
Qin Qiu casually uttered a shocking statement: "I can take on at least a hundred by myself."
Red Nitrate retorted defiantly, "Then I'll take on two hundred by myself!"
Ye Nianzhen: "...Really? Nobody should try to be brave."
Unexpectedly, even Mingyuan joined in: "A hundred might be a bit too many, but I can easily manage fifty. Don't brag, or you'll be the ones who embarrass yourselves when a fight breaks out."
Mu Guang heard the sarcasm in his words and secretly laughed out loud.
Luo Shui didn't seem to notice, and nodded in agreement: "Right, don't overexert yourself. I think I can take on more than fifty, maybe seventy or eighty. We'll only know when the time comes. By the way, since we're already like this, why don't we have a competition to see who can take on more!"
(End of this chapter)
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