Chapter 391 Market Closure
"Every time I see the look in my uncle's and brother's eyes..." Sang Yan's voice pulled everyone back to reality from their memories: "I feel a moment of regret. Not because of this face, but because I made them sad and guilty..."
She gently stroked her now smooth cheeks: "If it weren't for their constant protection, if I hadn't finally gained the ability to protect myself, if I hadn't come to Flameheart..."
"It's all in the past, Sister Yan." Lu Xici's voice was soft: "In Yanxin, you can be your true self again! Min Fei? I'll remember that; we will definitely avenge him!"
Lu Nange: "Longteng didn't ask for much in their first batch of supplies, which means they're still testing the waters... The next transaction might be our chance to negotiate."
Sang Xu: "Nan Nan..."
"Don't worry, Uncle," Lu Nange interrupted him, "we won't rush straight to Longteng."
But surely it's alright to let Min Fei bring his men out?
Starting tomorrow, my uncle can take my cousins to the market to keep watch.
"There are always people with supernatural abilities coming to Longteng to make purchases, and I believe Chief Duan will be willing to cooperate with us."
Her gaze deepened: [She also needed to find out what exactly 'Youyou' was afraid of, and who exactly the 'boss' the group of people on the street were talking about!]
For the next ten days or so, Lu Nange and her group did not leave the base...
The Gu, Shi, and He families all moved into the villas next to the Chi and Lu families' villas.
The five villas stand side by side, their lights blending together at night, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere...
Shi Xu's laboratory has been completely cleaned up.
Lu Nange took out all the experimental equipment, data, and some reagents she had collected along the way from her spatial storage and placed them one by one in the laboratory.
Shi Xu was overjoyed, spending all his time in the lab, even having them take turns delivering his meals, and needing to be urged three or four times to go home to sleep at night...
The 'Flameheart' external trading market is also operating in an orderly manner, and a management mechanism has been established.
Every day, Lu Nange and her group would send two people to take turns leading Sang Xu, Sang Che, and Sang Yan to keep watch at the market.
Lu Nange handed over the daily tasks of moving and storing supplies to Yu Wei, another space-type ability user at the base.
This rather shy girl is so meticulous in her work that it's impossible to find fault with her.
Every morning, Chi Qi would take her to the Lu family villa to receive the supplies to be put on the shelves that day.
In the evening, under Chi Qi's escort, they would return the remaining supplies for the day, along with the bartered goods and crystal cores.
After a while, Yu Wei became a regular visitor to the Lu family...
There has been no news of Wen Qing's family.
Every day when the market opens, she goes to the settlement area to handle transactions while searching for familiar figures in the bustling crowd.
Whenever she sees a couple of similar age, her eyes light up for a moment, then dim again.
Day after day of anticipation only leads to disappointment.
Occasionally, people would come to the Dragon Base to purchase supplies, but they were all insignificant figures.
Sang Xu carefully observed each of the visitors from Longteng, but could not confirm that any of them were superhumans under Duan Yi's command.
However, it's reassuring that the Flameheart Market is surprisingly orderly.
Almost no one caused trouble at the market; occasionally, two or three hotheads would appear, unable to distinguish between the king and the king...
Without Flameheart's guards even needing to lift a finger, they would be overwhelmed and subdued by the other base's ability users who were also consumers.
"If you're looking to die, go die somewhere else! Don't make it so we can't buy supplies!"
"Exactly, you're insane! If Flameheart Market closes down, we'll wipe out your base first!"
......
Perhaps this is the power of resources—in the apocalypse, a stable and reliable source of supplies is something everyone should protect together...
During this relatively peaceful period, Sang Xu, Sang Che, and Sang Yan each absorbed a level-four crystal core...
Sang Xu was still a level four wood-type, but he could feel that his superpowers were more solidified and his precision in controlling plants had significantly improved.
Sang Che and Sang Yan successfully advanced, becoming level four lightning-type and level four metal-type ability users respectively...
The improvement in their strength gave the three of them more confidence.
Especially Sang Yan, whose eyes, which were always shrouded in gloom, finally shone with true light.
However, peaceful days are always short-lived...
As the selection of daily necessities at the market dwindled, Lu Nange realized that finding new sources of supplies was urgent when she needed to utilize the previously collected containers and supermarket goods.
The market was originally established to find people in the vast post-apocalyptic world and to give survivors a way to live.
Now, part of this initial goal has been achieved—Sang Xu and the other two have been successfully found, and now only Wen Qing's family is still missing.
After discussion, Lu Nange and her group decided to go out to find supplies and take the opportunity to visit other bases to find out about the mysterious "boss".
During this time, they had gathered a lot of information at the market, but they still had no clue about the "boss" mentioned by the group on the road.
To prevent any unforeseen circumstances from occurring at the base during their absence, a prominent notice of market closure was posted at the main gate three days in advance.
"The market will be closed for a week?" one survivor exclaimed upon seeing the announcement. "That long?"
"It's been a bit long. Let's not talk about the people anymore. This week we need to prepare, to select survivors to join Flameheart."
"Our chance has come. With Flameheart, what's there to worry about?"
......
At noon on the day before the market closed, the sun was high in the sky.
Shen Zhiheng, who had already become a member of the Flameheart Patrol Team based on his abilities, took advantage of his lunch break to find Gu Qi, who was keeping watch on the scene.
"Brother Qi..." Shen Zhiheng moved closer to Gu Qi, her face full of grievance: "I've known you since we were kids, and I've been at Flameheart for so long, do you really not care whether I live or die?"
Gu Qi was lazily leaning back in his chair, basking in the sun: "Aren't you doing just fine? You've even become a full-fledged member of the Flame Heart team."
"How can that be the same?" Shen Zhiheng stamped his foot anxiously, "I just want to stay by your side! My wood-type ability is already level four, I definitely won't hold you back!"
Gu Qi: "Keep it up, Xiao Shen! It's better to rely on yourself than on others."
Just then, Chi Si's voice rang out from not far away: "Shen Zhiheng!"
"Coming, Captain!" Shen Zhiheng responded instinctively. "Brother Qi, I'll come see you again this afternoon!"
Watching Shen Zhiheng's retreating figure, Ji Xian thought, "That kid hasn't given up yet!"
Gu Qi: "We've had people keeping an eye on things, but so far we haven't noticed anything unusual..."
Yan-ge said to keep an eye on it, and if it doesn't work, just keep an eye on it! It'll eventually slip up.
Ji Xian: "No wonder he was selected as one of the patrol team members watching over the stalls!"
Gu Qi: "We have to give young people a chance, don't we!"
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