The life-or-death ordeal was like a thorn in their hearts, constantly pricking them, reminding them, and making them dare not be negligent in the slightest.
Ye Jingyan instructed Ye Ling: "Once you find the Heart of Water, leave immediately for the Northwest. We really don't have much time left."
"Okay, I understand."
Ye Ling thought for a moment and said, "We still need a reliable person to guard the capital. I'm worried that people from the other world will have their eyes on the capital."
Zhao Xin is a good choice. He's blessed with good fortune; with him guarding the capital, I can feel more at ease.
Ye Jingyan chuckled on the phone: "We've got the same idea. Don't worry, I'll arrange it."
After agreeing on the city to meet and giving some more instructions, the call ended.
After the helicopter flew for a while, Ye Ling suddenly spoke up: "I sensed the Heart of Water and also discovered the base. Team, head that way."
Wen Yanchen looked at her: "You mean, Water Heart is at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology base now?"
Ye Ling nodded: "What I'm more worried about now is that the Heart of Water might have been taken by people from another world, and then they might run around the base causing trouble. Let's all be on high alert."
Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST) base.
This base is one of the larger bases in Southwest China, with a population of approximately 1.5 million.
This place was originally a primary, junior high, and senior high school, and it was the only school that was neither near a mountain nor a lake, and it was also a school far away from the forest.
The area was affected by the earthquake, but it was not completely destroyed. Apart from some buildings collapsing and cracking, the other buildings remained relatively intact.
Then the locals expanded outwards from the school, eventually creating a medium-sized base that could accommodate around 2 million people.
The base's perimeter wall was heightened and thickened, resulting in a 15-meter-high wall.
The walls were covered with sharp blades and electric fences, which were still covered with bits of flesh and hair of various colors.
The base's main gate is a blast-proof door, guarded by armed soldiers and reinforced with medium-sized weapons. Any strange creatures that get within a kilometer of the base are shot and killed, so the base is currently very safe.
Inside the base, a skinny boy of about ten years old was running desperately while clutching something in his arms, with a group of older children chasing after him: "Zhuo Pu, stop right there!"
"Zhuo Pu, you can't escape. Leave your things behind."
One of the children picked up a stone and threw it at Zhuo Pu. The stone hit Zhuo Pu squarely on the back of the head.
Zhuo Pu let out a muffled groan and fell to the ground, the three potatoes in his arms rolling out.
Ignoring the sharp pain in the back of his head, Zhuo Pu reached for the potato, but his little hand was stepped on by the big kid who caught up with him. The big kid slapped Zhuo Pu on the head and cursed, "You son of a bitch, how dare you steal our things, you're asking for it."
Zhuo Pu stared intently at the three potatoes: "Those are mine, they're mine, why are you taking them from me?"
A group of thirteen- or fourteen-year-old boys laughed loudly: "Yours? Try calling out to it and see if it answers. Damn it, what I want is mine, and I'll beat you until you submit."
When Zhuo Dai found her younger brother, she saw him being brutally beaten by a group of children. She was instantly enraged and rushed over, grabbing a boy's hair and pulling him back like a madwoman: "You dare hit my brother? I'll beat you to death!"
Zhuo Dai didn't look very big, only about 1.57 meters tall, but she was surprisingly strong. She grabbed the boy by the hair and beat him mercilessly, punching him in the face repeatedly. In no time, the boy was beaten beyond recognition.
The others were terrified by her violence and turned to run away.
But Zhuo Dai was very fast. She threw away the boys she was holding, chased after them, and punched them one by one, knocking them to the ground. Then she started to take care of them one by one.
Zhuo Pu stared blankly at his second sister, covering his intact eye as she beat him mercilessly. He suddenly grinned foolishly, "Second sister, hit their eyes! They've swollen my eyes!"
When the others in the base saw this, no one stepped forward to stop it; this scene played out almost every day in the base.
The reason is simple: the base distributes food to impoverished survivors, such as three potatoes or two sweet potatoes a day.
If you don't eat the food the children get right away, then it's no longer yours.
Being robbed was inevitable.
Zhuo Dai beat a group of boys until they knelt down and begged for mercy before she let them go, and then threatened them: "If I see you bullying my brother again, I'll beat you to death."
After saying that, he picked up three potatoes, pulled Zhuo Pu away, and left.
An adult in the crowd said, "Her strength is abnormal; it seems like she has awakened a superpower."
"She awakened a superpower? No wonder she suddenly became so powerful. I'm so envious."
Upon hearing what they were saying, Zhuo Pu limped alongside Zhuo Dai and exclaimed excitedly, "Second Sister, so your fever is because you awakened your superpower?"
Zhuo Dai gestured for him to shush, and only when they reached a bend in an alley did she excitedly exclaim, "Xiao Pu, I've awakened a superpower! It's a power-type ability!"
Zhuo Pu was immediately overjoyed, but when he aggravated his wound, he grimaced in pain: "Great, Second Sister, we won't be bullied by them anymore. We'll also get our blankets back."
Zhuo Dai: "And our basins, pots, and cotton-padded coats, we'll take them all back."
"Children, I can give you new ones of what you mentioned."
A handsome man with a flippant tone, wearing a black fisherman's hat and a dark blue robe, suddenly appeared in front of them.
Zhuo Dai and Zhuo Pu were startled by the sudden appearance of the man. They quickly backed away, and looking at the oddly dressed man, Zhuo Dai asked warily, "Who are you?"
The man chuckled: "Who I am is not important. As long as you serve as my personal servants for two days, I will not only give you the things you just mentioned, but also provide you with meals, and I can even help you improve your abilities. How about it?"
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