Chapter 081 Chapter 81 Ambition
Wei Xunyi said, "A mutated five-colored spider appeared north of the base. Its silk is incredibly tough and deadly, so the northern Jianbing team had a difficult time dealing with it. The battle was at a stalemate for a while. It wasn't until the White Tiger team's findings were reported that they were able to defeat the five-colored spider using steamed buns and dried meat."
As he spoke, Wei Xunyi looked at the dense swarm of ants, which were burning and emitting a scorching aroma. "But after we dealt with the five-colored spiders, dense swarms of giant ants emerged from all directions."
"Giant ants have always been weak and evasive, never daring to appear before humans. They can be crushed to death with a single step, and their diet consists solely of the leftover remains of powerful mutant plants and animals. But this time, when countless giant ants appeared in such dense masses, swarming towards the elite troops, it was truly terrifying. These creatures are carnivorous and extremely fast. If surrounded by so many giant ants, a human could be devoured in a second."
An Qing was stunned when she heard this, but she knew that what Wei Xunyi said was true.
Wei Xunyi looked at An Qing. "By then, it was too late for the Jianbing team to evacuate, so they threw the buns and jerky in their hands. Then they saw the giant ants rushing towards the meat and buns without even turning back. In the end, everyone threw all the meat and buns they had, even the boxes they were in. The giant ants then completely ignored them and rushed towards the meat and buns."
The Jianbing team originally wanted to evacuate at that time, but seeing the giant ants rushing towards the place where the dried meat buns were like whirlpools, they simply set fire to it.
In fact, the Jianbing team did not think that they could really burn the giant ants to death. After all, the giant ants are afraid of fire, and they will definitely flee in all directions once the fire starts.
As a result, these giant ants seemed to feel no threat from the fire at all, and did not care whether they would die in the fire. They were only thinking about pushing their companions aside and rushing over to take a bite of the buns or dried meat.
The scene was really crazy.
In the end, all the giant ants were burned to death by the fire, and their bodies were transported back overnight.
An Qing was stunned. "Wait, this is a bit too exaggerated... Could it be that those giant ants were attracted by the dried meat and buns?"
This attraction is even stronger than the previous one on the black snake. It feels like there is no difference between those giant ants and moths flying into the fire. This madness makes people feel an inexplicable sense of fear.
The leader nodded. "That's indeed a possibility. Fortunately, the base has an internal circulation system. You won't be discovered by the mutant animals if you cook these foods in the base. The breeding base is also fully enclosed."
An Qing subconsciously looked at the leader. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that the leader said this deliberately for her to hear.
She nodded in agreement, "Yes."
If she was making these foods outside the base, the scene would be unimaginable. No matter how powerful she was, it would be difficult to deal with the mutant animals when they came in droves.
The big boss smiled and said, "Look at these giant ants, can they make food?"
An Qing thought about it. Actually, in her past life, some people in certain areas ate ants. She had never eaten them, but she had seen short videos of people using ants to make wine, cold ant salad, fried ants, and even scrambled eggs with ants...
Of course, those ants are non-toxic. As for the giant ants in this world, they are poisonous, but the toxins can be removed by frying them in a frying pan.
An Qing nodded and said, "Okay."
In particular, these giant ants have been cooked with a high fire, but they are not burnt. Instead, they emit a barbecue aroma. They only need to be fried lightly in the wok produced by the system.
An Qing looked at the mutant beast in the freezer.
This is a five-colored spider. This spider is very huge, with a belly almost as big as four or five adults holding hands and hugging each other. The pattern on its body is a bit like an orchid crab, with colorful colors.
The spider's legs are indeed long and thin, but that is only relative to its body. When you get closer, you can find that the spider's legs are actually a little thicker than An Qing's legs.
An Qing walked over and grabbed the leg of a five-colored spider. The legs of the five-colored spider were very hard, as hard as metal. With such strength, it would be impossible for the original owner to break the spider's legs with bare hands based on his previous strength.
However, now that her strength had increased two or three times, she grasped both sides of the spider's legs and bent them with force.
“Crack.”
The spider's legs made a crisp sound.
An Qing broke the spider's legs with her bare hands without any external help.
For a moment, Lin Yun widened her eyes in surprise and looked at An Qing in disbelief. After all, so far, no one has been able to break the legs of the five-colored spider with bare hands.
Muchen was also shocked. After all, as one of the people who protected An Qing closely, he was relatively clear about An Qing's situation.
Wei Xunyi and the top leader both looked at An Qing with surprise in their eyes.
Among these people, the most surprised one was Tang Ming. After all, he had just trained with her last night and knew very well that she definitely did not have the strength last night.
So, what happened that made her so strong overnight?
While pondering in his mind, Tang Ming's face showed no abnormality, not even a hint of surprise.
The big boss glanced at Tang Ming inconspicuously, then looked away.
An Qing looked at the spider leg that was broken into two pieces in her hand.
The spider's legs are very hard, but the shell on the legs is not actually thick. After breaking it open, you can see the snow-white tender meat inside, just like the crab legs you ate in your previous life. But this meat is obviously smoother and more tender than the crab legs. This is also because it has been frozen hard in the freezer. Otherwise, she suspected that the leg meat of the five-colored spider would be as duangduang as jelly when shaken.
An Qing looked at the leader and Wei Xunyi, smiling a little embarrassedly: "When I saw this spider leg, I thought of crab. I wanted to see if this spider leg could be eaten like crab legs. Now it seems that it can be eaten. I think it will be delicious."
The leader was silent for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Indeed."
An Qing's eyes flickered. She put down the spider leg in her hand and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I unlocked a welfare shelf today. There will be a welfare product available for purchase every day. I just checked, and today's welfare product is toxin decomposition liquid. One drop can decompose 1000ml of toxins. If you buy this, we can dilute it into small bottles of antidote. That way, people on missions can carry it with them and drink the antidote when they are poisoned. What do you think?"
The big boss looked at An Qing. He always felt that this little girl, who looked a little silly and naive at the beginning and whose every little thought was written on her face and could be seen through at a glance, had not changed much.
Sometimes she has a lot on her mind, and sometimes she has very few thoughts, but the big boss feels that such a golden finger in the hands of someone like An Qing will make people feel most relaxed and safe.
After all, she is not that scheming, and what she is thinking can be seen clearly at a glance.
But such people also have disadvantages. If no one protects them, they will be in danger and can be easily exploited by others.
The leader has been training Wei Xunyi as the future successor of the base.
He had thought about this before. Since An Qing had such an adventure and had this golden finger, could he hand over the base to An Qing?
But thinking about it carefully, she was not acting cautiously, and even acted impulsively. He could not rest assured to hand over the base to An Qing.
Therefore, after careful consideration, he began to train Wei Xunyi.
An Qing also had a feeling of just getting by. She didn't have such great ambitions and no desire for power.
But now, the big boss saw a hint of ambition in An Qing's eyes.
He felt a little complicated. He looked at An Qing for a while before turning the wheelchair with his hands: "Let's go to my office and talk."
An Qing smiled, nodded and followed.
The doors of the cold storage and freezer were closed, and the group returned to the top floor.
This time, no one went in. Only the boss and An Qing entered the office alone.
The big boss sat at the coffee table, just like the first time they met, except that this time he was in a wheelchair.
"Please sit down, you're welcome." The leader said with a smile.
An Qing sat down and saw the boss preparing to pour water. She stood up, took the kettle, turned over the cup, and poured two cups of water. She pushed one cup to the boss and drank the other cup herself.
The big boss smiled and looked at An Qing kindly: "What do you think?"
An Qing smiled and said, "I know I'm not smart, so I asked you, the leader."
Her words were ambiguous. It could be said that she was talking about the toxin decomposition fluid, or she could be said to be talking about what the leader was thinking.
The big boss stroked his water cup and laughed out loud: "Okay, stop beating around the bush with me."
An Qing sighed. In fact, when she saw that today's welfare product was toxin decomposition liquid, she didn't think too much about it. She didn't buy it immediately because she just wanted to talk to the big boss or Wei Xunyi before buying it to see how they used the toxin decomposition liquid.
After all, her strength has improved now, and strength is her reliance. The worries and fears she had before are no longer a problem.
Just as she had thought before, if she really couldn't stay in the base, she could still leave.
It was the leader's words that woke her up, and she realized that she still needed a base.
Although she knew that the big boss deliberately said that to her, there must be other meanings, after all, the big boss at that time did not know that she had become stronger.
But An Qing was thinking that the base was indeed safer no matter what.
But the big boss's health is getting worse and worse. How long can he stay in this position? Although Wei Xunyi treats her very well now, who knows if he has become wary because of the incident with the former deputy leader, so he has always maintained an appearance that the big boss likes?
Even if he truly values her now, what about later? Will Wei Xunyi's mentality really not change after he takes the position of a big leader?
So, she thought, instead of leaving her fate to others, it would be better to take it into her own hands.
She is indeed not smart enough, but she has a system and is in control of the dietary issues of the entire base, so she is qualified to be the leader of the base, right?
The big boss looked at An Qing deeply and said, "You have to know that this position is not easy either."
An Qing smiled: "I once saw a description of this when I was reading a novel."
“A leader doesn’t need to be very talented, as long as he knows how to use people. He should let those who are good at what they do do their best, and keep the right people in the right positions.”
The senior leader looked at An Qing and said, "But a weak leader, if he makes a wrong decision, could ruin the entire base. An Qing, even though you have the system cheat, I'm still not sure whether it brings us hope or despair."
An Qing was stunned for a moment and couldn't react for a while.
The leader's eyes were tired, and he smiled bitterly and said, "This golden finger belongs to you, but An Qing, you are human. As long as you are human, no matter how well we protect you, you will die one day."
He looked at An Qing, his eyes showing confusion: "What should the people in the base do then..."
People who have been in darkness can still struggle to survive.
But how can someone who has seen the light endure darkness again?
If the death rate in the base had not been getting higher and higher, he would not have allowed An Qing's food to circulate in the base from the beginning.
An Qing was silent for a long moment, then a smile appeared on her face. "If that's the case, don't worry, Big Leader. As the people in the base gradually break through their limits, their detoxification systems will be strengthened as their fitness levels continue to rise. Do you understand what I mean?"
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