The next day, estimating that everyone was awake, Ye Nianzhen went into the tent again.
This time, she brought Qin Qiu with her and asked him to bring a large basin of ice water.
The air inside the tent was not circulating, and the vomit fermented overnight, making it smell terrible.
Ye Nianzhen pulled up her collar in disgust, covering her mouth and nose, and made a gesture.
Qin Qiu understood and poured a basin of ice water over the person on the ground.
Mu Guang was jolted awake from his deep sleep and struggled violently.
The ice water washed away a lot of the filth, making him look less disgusting.
He wiped the water off his face and looked coldly at Ye Nianzhen and the other person.
A day and night of hunger would not have any effect on the superhuman; on the contrary, after a night's rest, the dizziness would disappear by most.
Mu Guang felt confident again. He sneered, sprang up from the ground, and appeared in front of Ye Nianzhen in an instant.
Ye Nianzhen remained calm, showing no sign of the unexpected panic.
Her confidence came from Qin Qiu behind her.
Sure enough, just as Mu Guang was about to make a move, a large hand grabbed his neck.
That hand was as strong as steel, with enough force to crush his cervical spine.
The shadow of death loomed over Mu Guangxin. The shackles around his neck tightened, and he made helpless "hmph" sounds in his throat as his lips gradually turned blue.
Ye Nianzhen spoke up just in time, saying, "That's enough."
Qin Qiu threw the person in his hand out, which hit the reinforced tent wall, shaking off a lot of dust.
Mu Guang felt as if he had just walked on the edge of hell, gasping for breath.
Ye Nianzhen strode forward, stepped on his chest, and forced him to look up at her.
Mu Guang thought she was going to interrogate him again, so he prepared to retort sharply.
To everyone's surprise, Ye Nianzhen merely stared at him coldly for a moment, then casually remarked, "It seems you still don't understand the situation."
"Then keep him locked up. He'll only get food when he figures out who to beg for his help."
The tent door slammed shut once again, and this time it remained closed for three days.
*
Three days later, the base welcomed a new batch of members in the morning.
It was Luo Shui who led the convoy to bring the survivors from that medium-sized base over.
This was something Ye Nianzhen had promised the young boy long ago, and it was through this exchange that she received the boy's supernatural abilities.
The young boy's name is Shi Yiming, a name with a distinctly artistic feel.
His superpower seems to be able to disrupt other people's senses, thus allowing them to do things without them even realizing it.
When the boy first awakened, the apocalyptic catastrophe had just ended, and the city was in chaos.
The supermarkets and food factories were all emptied of supplies, and in order to avoid starving to death, he had no choice but to use his superpowers to steal food from others.
At that time, his superpowers were still unstable, and he was often discovered and beaten until his head bled.
He was taken in by the kind people at the base.
When the base was struck by disaster, he stepped forward, led some of the residents to escape underground, and took on the responsibility of protecting them.
Among them were his adoptive parents, a middle-aged couple, who got out of the car and the three of them embraced tightly.
With that weight lifted from his heart, the boy turned around and gave Ye Nianzhen a grateful look.
On the boy's youthful face, one could already see a determination beyond his years.
His abilities are steadily improving, and he will surely shine in the future.
Ye Nianzhen responded with a reassuring smile.
This has attracted another dark horse to the future "budding" base, and Ye Nianzhen's blueprint is gradually unfolding.
The next step is to go to the northern base and gain their approval.
The Northern Base is teeming with talent and has preserved the most cutting-edge technology and research from before humanity faced catastrophe.
Reaching a preliminary alliance with the Northern Base is a crucial part of Ye Nianzhen's plan.
Moreover, based on Mu Guang's reaction, it can be confirmed that the female protagonist and her group have already gone to the northern base.
In the previous cycles, the female protagonist and others secretly poached many core personnel and research results after gaining the base's trust.
Then, when they encountered an unprecedented horde of zombies at the northern base, they simply left.
Previously, Ye Nianzhen could still think it was a coincidence; they were just ugly, but not utterly wicked.
However, considering what happened at the medium-sized base where the boy was located, and the abnormal behavior of the zombies afterwards.
Ye Nianzhen couldn't help but wonder if the massive zombie horde that led to the complete annihilation of the northern base was related to the female protagonist and her group.
This concern was not unfounded, so Ye Nianzhen decided to spend a day arranging things at the base.
We'll head to the northern base first thing tomorrow morning.
If the northern base were to cease to exist, it would undoubtedly be a huge loss for the surviving humans, and the pace of rebuilding humanity's home would be greatly slowed down.
This is why, in the previous cycles, the female protagonist and others established an unprecedented central base, bringing almost all the survivors under their control.
In Ye Nianzhen's system, the progress bar symbolizing the revival of humanity rises slowly, almost stagnating.
Because the people in charge of the central base only cared about enjoying themselves and consolidating their own positions, they did not pay any attention to the people's livelihood.
In their eyes, their subordinates were slaves without shackles, worker ants who should be busy to death.
Worker ants should serve the queen with utmost devotion, even unto death, shouldn't they?
*
The travel plans were thus finalized.
Luo Shui cried out to heaven and earth, not only because he had just returned and was about to go out again, but also because he couldn't find good food to eat outside.
Ye Nianzhen smiled warmly, reassuringly saying, "Don't worry, Mingyuan will handle everything!"
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