Chapter 317 He Zhuo is obsessed with taking down the whole pot!
He Zhuo nodded resolutely: "Grandpa, we can do it! Mei Bao and Yan Ge will definitely have a way! If all else fails, we can even try to turn them against us, don't worry... Old Gu and Old Shi are good at making empty promises..."
Lu Nange, Chi Yanzhou, Gu Qi, Shi Xu...
Mother He gently stopped her, saying, "Don't interrupt, let your Grandpa Chi finish speaking first."
Grandpa Chi slowly began, "We have several hundred superhumans, and our base isn't lacking in that... Now that you younger generation have all returned, try to integrate the base yourselves this month..."
Grandpa Shi: "What Grandpa Chi means is that we should take you under our wing. After that, you can go wherever you want to roam and have fun. We old folks won't interfere anymore!"
Chi Yanzhou: "We'll figure something out ourselves; there's no need to drag the entire base into this. Besides, you're managing the base perfectly well..."
Uncle Chi: "What's so good about it? They're all troublemakers! I'm exhausted!"
The other elders nodded in agreement, their faces clearly showing that "this responsibility should have been handed over to the younger generation long ago."
Grandpa Shi tapped his cane: "Old Chi, I think we shouldn't wait two more days. Let's hand over the reins to them tomorrow. It's time for us old folks to retire and enjoy our retirement."
Aunt He, Aunt Gu, Aunt Shi: [It's that "old guy" again? Should we nod or not...?]
Grandpa Chi didn't linger and turned to the young men: "Huaijing, Huairang, Lin'an, you tell them about the current situation at their base."
Lu Nange and her group: [So...this has become our base?]
Grandpa Chi stood up and said with a smile, "Alright... you young people can have the place. We old folks should go out for a stroll and have some food too."
The elders all smiled and got up, walking towards the door.
Grandpa Chi walked to the door, then turned back and gave a special reminder: "By the way, keep the fact that Nan Nan is a Level 6 ability user a secret for now... We haven't heard of anyone else in Beijing being a Level 6 ability user yet. The nail that sticks out gets hammered down... It's always better to be cautious!"
After they finished speaking, the elders left one after another, and Xie Linlin also took Aunt Gu's arm and went out the door.
Only Lu Nange and her group, along with He Huaijing, He Huairang, and Xie Lin'an, remained, looking at each other in bewilderment...
He Zhuo looked completely bewildered: "...What does this mean?"
He Huaijing shrugged: "It means they've completely dumped this mess on you guys; they're just shirking their responsibilities."
He Zhuo: "You're just going to let go so hastily?"
He Huaijing: "At least I gave you a day off..."
Xie Lin'an leaned closer with great interest: "I haven't heard enough yet... Why don't you tell us your story of 'seeking the scriptures' on your journey?"
Gu Wan: "Brother Lin'an, this is a different price..."
He Huaijing: "Azhuo, let me tell you about the situation at the base first?"
Lu Nange stood up: "Yan-ge, you guys stay and listen, we're going out for a walk."
Lu Beiye, Lu Xici, Wen Qing, and Luo Xingyou then stood up...
Only He Zhuo opened his mouth and asked, "Sister Bao, which ones stay? Which ones go with you?"
Lu Xici: "Of course, it's the three of us siblings, plus Sister Wenqing and Xingyou, going for a stroll. You all stay here and listen."
He Zhuo immediately objected: "No way! I'll be wherever my little sister is!"
Seeing this, He Huaijing pulled He Huairang to his feet: "We'll leave first. You can discuss the handover for tomorrow yourselves... If you need any specific information about the base, just ask Chi Si and the others."
Xie Lin'an also stood up. He Huairang said, "No, we haven't explained anything yet, why did you leave?"
He Huaijing and Xie Lin'an, one on each side, grabbed He Huairang and dragged him towards the gate...
After everyone left, He Zhuo scratched his head: "Why am I so confused?"
Gu Qi: "Grandpa Chi means that we should take over the base, establish ourselves on our own strength, and gain a voice."
He Zhuo was even more confused: "Then why did my brother and the others run away?"
Gu Qi glanced at him: "Give us some space to discuss serious matters."
He Zhuo: "I really want to fight you bunch of smart people!"
Gu Qi: "Shut up!"
Shi Xu turned to Chi Yanzhou and Lu Nange: "Brother Yan, Nannan, what should we do now?"
Chi Yanzhou and Lu Nange's gazes fell directly on Ji Xian.
Ji Xian: "Yan-ge, Nan-nan, I can wait... The deceased is gone, I don't want you to take risks for my sake."
Chi Yanzhou pondered for a moment before saying, "Then let's stay at the base for a few days and get a feel for the situation... We can also try to find out if Nan Nan's uncle and Sister Wen Qing's family are at our base."
Lu Nange: "Then you guys take charge of the inside, the rest of us will go out for a walk and look for someone while we're at it..."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Chi Yanzhou: "Brother Ci is with us..."
Lu Xici glanced at his younger sister, then nodded: "Okay!"
He Zhuo: "Then when are we going to the Mu family base to avenge Old Ji and, while we're at it, do some good for Heaven?"
Gu Qi frowned: "Didn't you hear what Grandpa Chi said? The Mu family has hundreds of people with superpowers..."
He Zhuo shook his head dismissively: "I only heard Grandpa Chi say that there is no Level 6 in Beijing right now—so with Mei Bao around, we can take care of everything in one go!"
Gu Qi: "So now you heard it, right?"
He Zhuo remained serious: "Well, so... we can't just take them all at once?"
......
The next morning, Chi Yanzhou, Lu Xici, Gu Qi, He Zhuo, Shi Xu, and Ji Xian were taken out of the house by the He brothers and Xie Lin'an.
On the other side, Lu Nange, Lu Beiye, Gu Wan, Wen Qing, Luo Xingyou, and Ji Huan, who was arranged by Ji Xian, also began to wander around the base.
Each of them wore a flame badge on their shoulder.
To avoid drawing unnecessary attention, the group continued to wear masks...
Their first stop was the trading market in the residential area to the north.
Luo Xingyou: "This road is so clean!"
Gu Wan: "Yesterday, my dad told me that most of the work, such as sanitation, planting, and animal husbandry, is done by ordinary survivors. This way, they can earn wages through their labor and make a living."
Beside the green belts on both sides of the road, ordinary survivors were seen bending down and carefully sowing seeds...
The earth-elemental ability user stood aside, covering and smoothing the soil, while the plant-elemental ability user followed closely behind, stimulating the newly planted seeds to sprout.
Everything was in perfect order, exuding a rare sense of peace and vitality in this apocalyptic world.
Upon entering the market, one sees various stalls lining both sides, resembling a pre-apocalyptic night market.
The goods for sale are incredibly diverse and varied—from all kinds of seeds and food to pots and pans, books and magazines, almost everything imaginable...
Unlike the bases they had visited before, the 'Flameheart Base' did not use crystal cores for transactions, but rather the paper money that Grandpa Chi had just given them.
Wen Qing: "The supplies here are much more complete than those at the bases we visited before, but most of them are still second-hand..."
Lu Nange: "Should we rent a stall and set up a shop too?"
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