Putting aside their inner worries, the six members of Wang Wenxun's adventure team were quite eye-opening when they came up.
Of the four walls below, except for the ice wall that seems to be melting, the other three walls are very strong and thick, and are an amazing defensive project.
It is much more troublesome than the defense of their fourth base.
Their fourth base is a high cliff, which is a natural barrier that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even large sea monsters find it difficult to climb up there, and most of the monsters are small.
The defense of the First Base depends entirely on manpower.
This is enough to illustrate the strength of the First Base.
These walls are not just what they see, stones, iron mesh, and purple flowers. So many people have been mobilized to build them. Do they need to eat, drink water, or wear clothes?
From these, we can roughly infer the organizational capabilities of the First Base and the richness of the base's supplies.
And that's just the outside.
Once you enter the base, you’ll feel it’s even more extraordinary!
Entering the first base, it was surprisingly warm inside... Even though the gate of the base was open, it was still warm!
What's going on?
After a brief encounter with Wu Haifan, Wang Wenxun couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "Deputy Captain Wu, why is the temperature so high inside your base? Are you using blue oil for heating?"
Their fourth base also uses blue oil for heating. Blue oil burns very efficiently, and killing a large sea monster will yield enough blue oil to keep the house warm for a long time.
However, the area and time of use are limited. Only when it is extremely cold will heating be provided in the large dormitory room.
For example, right now, the heating at their fourth base is not on. They had already turned it off in the spring.
This first base is so big and the door is open. It must have enough blue oil to spend!
Because of this, Wang Wenxun was shocked and had even less hope for the success of this transaction.
If the First Base wasn't short of blue oil, the blue oil they brought would be...
Wu Haifan smiled and said, "No, blue oil is precious. How can we afford such consumption?"
Their First Base had plenty of Blue Oil, and plenty of places to use it. They'd fought tooth and nail for it, so they couldn't bear to waste it. Back then, he'd made a mistake because Blue Oil was so precious, and it nearly drove Teacher Qiao away.
Wu Haifan didn't keep anyone in suspense and revealed the secret directly: "Our base has geothermal energy, which is free."
Geothermal energy was also recently introduced. Construction is still ongoing. Currently, all production workshops are using blue oil for warming up and rolling out. Once construction is complete, geothermal electricity will be generated.
Much less troublesome than blue oil.
Hearing Wu Haifan's words, Wang Wenxun's eyes burst into strong envy: "Geothermal energy, great stuff!"
Just like their base has nickel mines, the First Base is also blessed by nature.
However, he thinks geothermal energy is much better than nickel ore.
Wu Haifan said, "Recently, our First Base was planning to organize a liaison team to visit you for exchanges, but we didn't expect you to arrive first."
Wang Wenxun said, "We drove here over the icy plains. Seeing the temperature rising, we were worried that the ice would melt and we wouldn't be able to come."
Wu Haifan asked, "I heard from the two brothers from the sentry post who just came up that they found you at the foot of the mountain. Are you going to Qingli Mountain?"
Wang Wenxun: "Qingli Mountain...? It's the one in the middle next to it. Where the food supplier, what's his name... 'Expert Qiao' lives?"
Wu Haifan: "Food supplier? Oh, you mean our Teacher Qiao, Minister Qiao."
Wang Wenxun's eyes lit up: "Is there really such a person?"
Wu Haifan: "Of course there is. It's Mr. Qiao, the Minister of Agriculture of our First Base."
Wang Wenxun paused for a moment. "Your Minister of Agriculture?"
So, did this food supplier actually exist? Did the First Base claim it was someone from their base in order to intercept their transactions with the food supplier?
When they first heard her on the radio, no one said she was in the First Base. She didn't even live in the First Base!
She also provided food to the sea fort.
Blue oil and the survival resources in nearby towns are all limited in the same area, so competition is inevitable between bases. Would the First Base agree to her providing food to the Sea Fortress?
Based on this point alone, it is unlikely that this food supplier is from the First Base.
But Wu Haifan said yes, what on earth is this...
Outside the office door, in the lobby of the First Base, survivors were coming and going, carrying things in their hands, and children were running and jumping.
They didn't look frail, and their complexions could even be described as rosy! This was completely different from the situation at their Fourth Base.
Wang Wenxun thought that there would definitely be enough food in the First Base.
Was it the food supplier that provided the food? By not taking them to the food supplier, was the First Base planning to sell the food to them instead, with the middleman profiting from the difference?
No matter, the price difference is the price difference. On someone else's territory, they must make some money.
Wang Wenxun gritted his teeth, his expression unchanged. "That's perfect. We're planning to trade some food with Mr. Qiao. We've brought some blue oil and some local minerals. I wonder if we can meet with the lord? Let's discuss it in detail."
Wu Haifan gave him a strange look. "Teacher Qiao decides on her own food supply. Just talk to her. Our teacher Qiao happened to be in the front mountain today. Didn't you meet her when you came up here?"
Wang Wenxun was stunned.
What? They don't want the middleman to make a profit? Or are they just acting? Pretending to be Teacher Qiao?
Wang Wenxun hurriedly said, "If I could have a direct meeting with the real owner, that would be great!"
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