Chapter 372 Are all the people at the Blade Base probably suffering from that serious illness?
Just then, Lu Nange and Shi Xu slightly raised their eyes, their gazes passing over the throng of people and landing in the direction of the market entrance.
Lu Nange said softly, "They're here."
Moments later, a new wave of survivors was swarming in at the entrance, their numbers several times greater than the first wave!
Their faces showed either urgency or vigilance; their steps were hurried, and their eyes constantly scanned their surroundings and the supplies on the stalls on both sides...
"Make way! Make way! Don't block the way!"
A burly man with a fierce face roughly shoved aside the survivors in front of him with his elbow and lunged at the food shelf.
"Line up! All of you line up! Otherwise, we'll have to ask you to leave..." Chi Qi's stern shout rang out immediately, and he led his patrol team forward to block them.
Lu Nange glanced over indifferently...
The next instant, the burly man's massive body stiffened abruptly, and his forward momentum came to an abrupt halt.
"Ugh—!"
The burly man let out a painful groan, clutched his head with both hands as if something had exploded inside, and collapsed to his knees with a thud, his body trembling uncontrollably.
This scene instantly silenced the noisy crowd.
"What...what's wrong with him?"
"It must have been the psychic ability user from Flameheart who made the move!"
"Luckily, we didn't cause any trouble."
"That tall guy is an idiot too. If Yan Xin didn't have absolute strength, would he dare to open a market?"
"What an idiot... They can keep the supplies for themselves, but now they're giving them to us as if they're saints, and they still dare to cause trouble here."
Lu Xici: "You all saw it? This is what happens when you break the rules and cause trouble in Yanxin! Don't blame us for being ruthless next time!"
In our Flameheart market, if you want to exchange goods, you must follow our Flameheart rules...
The effects are immediate!
The burly man's companions, their faces pale, quickly squeezed out from the crowd, helped the slumped man to his feet, and apologized repeatedly.
"Sorry! Sorry everyone! He was just in a hurry, afraid that if he was late he wouldn't get anything. He was definitely not trying to provoke us! We'll line up right now!"
Lu Xici: "Stand still and we, Flameheart, will have the supplies. But anyone who dares to cause trouble—the troublemaker and his base—will never be allowed to set foot in Flameheart again... and don't blame us for permanently closing the trading market."
This is even more ruthless than military intimidation!
The burly man was forced to apologize by his companions...
The commotion in the crowd subsided instantly, and a crooked but orderly queue quickly formed in front of the market stalls.
Every pair of eyes was fixed on the supplies in front of them, craning their necks as if afraid that by the time it was their turn, the shelves would be empty.
However, this concern was quickly replaced by a new discovery and gradually turned into reassurance.
The survivors noticed that whenever a stall was about to sell out, the staff member standing inside with a conspicuous badge on his arm would immediately turn around and walk quickly to the "cashier center" set up at the back of the market, and report in a low voice to a group of young people sitting there.
Immediately afterwards, some of the outstanding young people in the row would nod and quickly hand over the new supplies.
Soon, the full load of goods was rearranged on the empty stall...
This scene acted like a powerful reassurance, deeply reassuring everyone in line.
"Great...there are still some left! We can buy them without having to fight for them!"
"Those young people replenishing supplies, their clothes seem to be different from all the Flameheart team members present?"
Immediately, someone in the know whispered with a hint of secret excitement, "That's Miss Lu and her group!"
"Miss Lu?"
"Yes, the girl in the middle is named Lu Nange, and the child is named Lu Beiye..."
"Isn't this the name on the promotional brochure? Do you recognize it?"
"We at Blade Blade know them, but they don't know us!"
"Tell me more?"
"Previously, Miss Lu and about ten others stormed into our Blade Base, and in front of our survivors, they killed our base commander, and then... walked out unscathed!"
"What?! A dozen or so people took down a base?" The people in line gasped in shock.
"Yeah! They're all level four or higher ability users, ridiculously strong!"
A person next to him interjected with a puzzled look: "Aren't you from the Edge Blade Base? They killed your base commander and wiped out your base, so why do you look so admiring... and proud?"
The survivors of the Blade of the Blade stiffened their necks...
"What do you know! This is our way of showing respect to the strong! Besides, they have the strength and are willing to share their resources in a fair exchange; that's true character!"
"If the announcement hadn't said that Flameheart would be selected every two weeks, I would have risked my life to join Flameheart today!"
"That's right... Flameheart has ample supplies, so many powerful figures stationed there, and such upright values. They could have easily wiped out our base, but they only killed the base commander and left!"
The survivors in line looked at each other in disbelief: "Is this guy with the sharp blade seriously insane?!"
This conversation spread like small ripples through the group.
The pace of the procession seemed to quicken considerably, with people quietly queuing amidst whispers.
Amidst the orderly hustle and bustle, Lu Nange and her group leaned back leisurely on folding chairs, their slightly elevated positions offering a wide view.
They appeared to be resting, but their eyes were filtering through every unfamiliar face entering the market.
This was their primary purpose in opening the market—to find their families!
Occasionally, a few people in the crowd would cover their faces with dirty strips of cloth or torn masks.
Most of them are slender women, whose eyes are more vigilant and whose actions are more cautious than those of ordinary people.
During this time, the staff patrolling Flameheart would occasionally lead a group of people over.
Most of these people were inquiring about the possibility of "large-scale procurement by the base," hoping to exchange crystal cores or other resources for large quantities of supplies.
Gu Qi rejected all these requests with a smile, but with a firm and consistent attitude.
"Sorry, the market is currently only open to individual survivors and does not accept large-scale group purchases... This is to ensure the basic survival needs of more people."
In contrast, survivors flocked to the "Flameheart" base to inquire about how to join.
He Zhuo and the others replied in unison: "From now on, 'Flame Heart' will organize a public selection every two weeks. Everyone is welcome to participate..."
This strategy was something Lu Nange and her group had discussed in advance...
After all, everything in Flameheart is very balanced right now. If we open the door and recruit people without limit, it could easily lead to resource shortages, management chaos, or even internal conflicts, thus breaking the balance.
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