Chapter 344 Gossip...
Gu Qi: "It's good to take them out for a stroll. It'll prevent them from being so narrow-minded in the base, acting arrogantly just because they have some special abilities. If they run into a tough opponent, they're all just a bunch of fragile trash..."
He Zhuo: "That's great! Let them come out with us for a stroll, and let Mei Bao give them another 'educational' beating! Let these frogs in a well properly worship what a real big shot is!"
Lu Nange: "???"
Chi Yanzhou: "The team leaders at the base were all selected by my grandfather; their character and potential are quite good."
We don't yet know the true strength of the person behind the scenes, and our numbers are ultimately a disadvantage.
Grandpa Shi is right; two fists can't fight four hands. We need to cultivate more fighting power.
Lu Nange understood what he meant and did not object: "I didn't say I disagreed...we can try it first."
Chi Yanzhou: "Okay. Then let's go and deliver the medicine and seeds in the car now."
Then finalize the list of the first batch of people to go out tomorrow. You all get some rest...
Chi Yanzhou and the others got up and left the rooftop...
Only five people remained on the rooftop: Lu Nange, Lu Beiye, Gu Wan, Wen Qing, and Luo Xingyou.
The last rays of the setting sun still lingered, painting the sky a warm orange-red...
Luo Xingyou looked at the empty corner: "The sunset is beautiful, and it's still early... Nan Nan, do you have any extra flower pots and seeds in your space? Shall we set up the little garden we agreed on?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Nange searched the space with her consciousness, then waved her hand, and all sorts of flowerpots—round, square, ceramic, and plastic—appeared on the open ground: "Which kind do you want? Choose for yourself."
Gu Wan and Luo Xingyou excitedly began to choose, and finally settled on a row of rectangular, shallow, long flower pots. They measured them along the edge of the rooftop wall and arranged them in a circle, fitting them perfectly.
"Done! Perfect location!" Gu Wan clapped her hands, then her face fell: "Is it too much for us to call He Zhuo and Ji Xian back now?"
Lu Nange turned her gaze to the mountains to the west of the base and suddenly had a thought: "Zhizhi... could you get some soil from those mountains?"
Zhizhi immediately started chirping excitedly.
[Of course, no problem, Master! Leave it to me! I can not only bring you the most fertile soil... I can also pluck all the trees, flowers, and grass for you! I guarantee our rooftop will be the most beautiful ever!]
As it spoke, it jumped down from Lu Beiye's arms, and its originally small branches began to thicken and grow stronger at a visible rate...
This is quite a spectacle!
The sun hadn't completely set yet, and there were still quite a few people active in the base. If these incredibly thick vines were to cross half of the base to collect soil, they would definitely scare the survivors on the way, and might even cause panic!
Lu Nange quickly called for a halt: "Zhizhi, forget it! The soil, trees, flowers, and grass in the mountains may not be suitable for direct use... Let's wait for them to come back and think of a safer solution."
She didn't want the absurd rumor that "giant mutant plants attacked the base" to circulate in the base tomorrow.
The vines sullenly withdrew, returning to their original state, and chirped a few times in a somewhat aggrieved manner.
[Master...don't you need to? Zhizhi can grow very well here too...]
Gangzi, who had been watching from the sidelines, flapped his wings and said, "Beauty, you think that your sudden 'whoosh' would make too much of a scene and scare those two-legged creatures... right, beauty?"
Lu Nange and the others hadn't expected Gangzi to hit the nail on the head... [Could this be the increased intelligence after leveling up?]
Zhizhi immediately turned to Gangzi, and the small wave-shaped blades all popped open, chirping "Chirp chirp chirp!"
[Stupid bird! Stop talking! My master only thinks I'm cute, not scary... Stupid bird, you're trying to drive a wedge between me and my master!]
Before he finished speaking, a vine lashed out and bound Gangzi's claws, then flung him into the air!
"Caw—! Beauty! Help!" Gangzi hurriedly flapped its wings to maintain its balance, swaying precariously in the air.
Zhizhi was clearly still angry, and she controlled several vines to chase Gangzi in mid-air, slapping him lightly on the left and right, as if disciplining a talkative child.
[Stupid bird! Serves you right for talking so much! I'll slap you!]
Lu Nange watched Gangzi swaying and squealing in mid-air, whipped by the vines, and murmured to herself, "[I'm sorry, Gangzi... As the old saying goes, better to die for your friend than for yourself...]"
On the other side, two off-road vehicles drove into the military zone.
The car door was suddenly pushed open, and Chi Yanzhou and the others stepped out, their military boots hitting the ground with a loud clang.
Chi Yi gripped the walkie-talkie and announced, "All captains and vice-captains, assemble at the training ground in ten minutes..."
Ten minutes later, on the training field...
"Captain Chi, didn't you guys say you were going to find supplies?"
Gu Qi and Lu Xici quickly walked to the back of the car, and the next moment, the trunk was suddenly opened!
"hiss--!"
What came into view was a crammed full of supplies, almost overflowing!
The most conspicuous items were large quantities of well-packaged medicines: antibiotics, hemostatic bandages, analgesics…
"My God! So many medicines?"
"Captain Chi! Which major pharmaceutical company have you raided?!"
"Those bags...are seeds?"
The team members whispered excitedly to each other, their eyes filled with burning admiration as they looked at Chi Yanzhou and the others.
Shi Xu stepped forward, his voice cutting through the noise: "Quiet..."
Two words instantly silenced the boiling crowd.
Chi Yanzhou: "To survive...relying on others is useless...starting tomorrow, we will organize people to search for supplies everywhere...there are ten spots available tomorrow. If you want to participate, go to Chi Yi and Ji Xian to register."
As soon as he finished speaking, the training ground fell into a deathly silence for a moment, and then exploded with a bang!
"Wow! Team Leader Chi picked me!"
"I want to sign up!"
He Zhuo and Ji Xian were instantly engulfed by the crowd before they could even leave...
Ji Xian stumbled from the jostling: "Everyone back off! One at a time! Write down your ability level, what you're good at, everything! We'll notify you later via walkie-talkie..."
Chi Yanzhou, Lu Xici, Gu Qi, He Zhuo, and Shi Xu quickly retreated to the other side...
Chi Yanzhou: "Let's go... first deliver the supplies and register them for warehousing."
Shi Xu glanced at He Zhuo: "Did you remember? How should I say it?"
He Zhuo: "The key point is to highlight Mei Bao and her friends' selfless dedication and bravery! It was all Mei Bao and her friends who fought to get it back! We were just ruthless transport machines..."
Gu Qi, listening from the side, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye: "...There's no need to be so deliberate."
He Zhuo patted his chest and gave a "I'm very reliable" smile: "Don't worry! I've specifically studied the patterns of gossip dissemination! I guarantee it will sound both real and shocking, and leave no trace!"
The next morning, the wind direction throughout the entire base completely changed...
"Have you heard? Those newly returned troublemakers from the Mu family wiped out the entire Mu family base in their attempt to procure medicine for our base!"
"Could it be those girls and kids who were wearing masks and selling us cheap medicine in the residential area before?"
"That's them! They supposedly wiped out the entire enemy team while eating sunflower seeds!"
He Zhuo's expression gradually crumbled as he listened to Chi Si and Chi Qi's report: "No... I really didn't say that!"
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