Chapter 582: The Ruthless Team Comes to Test
"Tell him not to worry and not to absorb the crystal core yet. Use the power jammer to block the power. I will check when we return to the base. There will be a way."
When Zhuang Mingxu left, he handed over the laboratory affairs to Li Zhuang and Xu Sa respectively, but Li Zhuang was in charge of Zhuang Mobai's scientific research, while Xu Sa was in charge of the weapons research and development center.
This can be regarded as a division of things in the base. On the other hand, it is also a long-term check and balance on each of them. Now the team members have a close relationship. Who can be sure what will happen in a few years or decades?
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The Anti-Zombie Alliance's negotiations were briefly stalled because of the trap set by Mr. Zheng, but with 20,000 people coming to each base, their daily food, drink, and defecation were a huge number, and Kyoto was in a state of disrepair and could not provide them, so they could only rely on themselves.
Vegetarianism can be promoted by plant-based psychics, while meat can only be eaten by hunting in the surrounding areas.
The prey in the surrounding areas gradually needed to be snatched away. Although there were hundreds of sheep hunted in advance in Yueban Bay, it was still a bit boring to eat them every day.
Everyone's mood started to get irritable, especially as the snow kept coming in and the temperature kept dropping.
But people still don’t want to leave easily if they don’t get what they expected.
Although the Anti-Zombie Alliance was led by Kyoto, Kyoto's strength is no longer as strong as before. Even though Zheng Yi is an SS-level psychic, he still cannot convince others in the face of interests. In particular, Zhao Qiang knows that Mr. Zheng has signed a contract with Yuebanwan in the name of the entire Kyoto base to breed thousands of babies, which makes him more unwilling to obey Zheng Yi's opinion.
Zheng Yi was full of enthusiasm, but he couldn't come up with anything that would make people obey him. The meeting was interrupted by arguments and vetoes.
Lu Xiao was busy upgrading quietly, and even though his mind was no longer on this, he still sighed and told Li Zhuang that the anti-zombie alliance might not be established this time.
Li Zhuang had already seen through the situation. All the bases were eager to gain benefits from the newly established anti-zombie alliance, and Zheng Yi was not strong enough in terms of supplies, crystal cores or strength to restrain the various bases. Even if it was established, it would not be enough to make them obey future arrangements.
On the one hand, he was talking to people who came to exchange crystal cores about the exchange rate, and on the other hand, he asked people in the base to hunt zombies in the surrounding area.
There are very few zombies around their base. Although the crystal cores of mutant animals are more useful, their levels are too low. Now is the opportunity.
On the one hand, Li Zhuang was dealing with Zheng Yi's enticement, and on the other hand, he was wary of being targeted after the identity of the leading zombie was revealed.
Unexpectedly, no news has been leaked out. I don’t know whether Zhuang Mingwu concealed it or Lu Xiao didn’t tell anyone.
For this reason, Li Zhuang and Xu Sa discussed it and quietly gave away some crystal cores as a thank you.
The turning point that broke the deadlock came from the Mengbei base.
After Wen Jing had talked things out with Li Zhuang, he really asked the Mengbei base to seize the time to collect some rare earth ore and transport it to Yueban Bay by cargo ship.
Li Zhuang had always thought that he was just talk. After all, the Mengbei base was close to the northeast and not very close to the coastline. Who knew he could really do it.
This also gives people a new understanding of the supplies of the Henren Team.
When Ning Yuan heard a freighter approaching the island early in the morning, he was stunned for a moment, "Is it a freighter from our base?"
They will go to the oil island to get fuel at fixed times on their island, and they will also replenish some daily necessities there. The temperature has dropped sharply recently, and they are worried that the sea will freeze and the road will be difficult to travel, so the cargo ships between the two places have been traveling more frequently.
"No, there is no logo of our base on it," said Li Qing who came to report, "I have asked someone to drive a motorboat to inquire, and I have also gathered the base troops to be ready at any time, and also asked the team on the bottom line to be alert."
Winter is the most vulnerable time to invasion, and their base is already experienced in this.
The two analyzed the possible situations and walked out.
The hidden artillery batteries on several small islands have been developed with the times, and the operators are densely packed and vigilantly watching the distance.
Five cargo ships were docked several thousand meters away, and they were seen to be fully loaded with goods. Two motorboats approached and asked a few questions, and one of them headed towards the island.
"Reporting to the Corps Commander, they said they are from the Ruthless Team at the Mengbei Base, and they have discussed with Deputy Captain Li Zhuang and are here to deliver the ore."
Ning Yuan and Li Qing looked at each other, both surprised that it was so fast, less than a week, which could only mean that they had been preparing since the day the deal was reached.
"Isn't it unsafe to let them land on the island like this?" Li Qing reminded vaguely.
"What a joke, who knows what's on their ship," Ning Yuan said, and asked people to mobilize several cargo ships, "to gather all the space in our base and empty the things in the space."
"Transport through space?"
"Yes, it's not as convenient as digging by hand."
Li Qing asked people to gather the Space Department and asked, "Do you want to go over?"
"No, let the deputy base commander go over and send a team of psychics to escort us. The two of us will be on guard against their attacks at any time." Under the current circumstances, Ning Yuan will not allow any unknown persons to land on the island.
Without being called, the two deputy base commanders saw the unidentified freighter and came over spontaneously.
"I need one of you to do some diplomacy, and the other stay behind to provide support." After Ning Yuan told the other party about the situation, he also talked about the possible dangers. "I will let them get close to the signal coverage range of the island. Keep in touch at all times. If anything happens, the island will provide support as soon as possible."
"But there will definitely be risks. Who among you guys can go? Also, bring the mineral detector that our research institute has prepared in advance. Only those within the content range will be considered valid."
Ning Yuan left two people to choose from and made quick arrangements himself.
Within a few minutes, both of them responded, and the younger Hu Gang went.
He seemed to know the danger... He didn't go against it, and even made a very serious promise that he would do what he wanted.
Ning Yuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows at the friendly and harmonious look. You know, it is said that... he is so competitive that he has to fight for a chance to go to the toilet.
The entire base was on high alert, but the delivery of the ore went exceptionally smoothly, and even after the three freighters returned, nothing happened.
"There are not only so many ores on the ship, but also some people's spaces are full. There are also many prey unique to the north. Do you want us to need them?" Hu Gang, who had returned, told Ning Yuan about the situation and asked.
"The total number of people on the five cargo ships does not exceed one thousand, and there is no one hiding in the dark." The psychic who was sent along reported what he had discovered.
Ning Yuan was a little confused. Could it be that it was just for delivering goods?
"Did they say anything else?"
"They asked when they could get the crystal core?" Hu Gang said.
Ning Yuan and Li Qing looked at each other, trying to understand each other's purpose.
They came to test whether the SS-level crystal core had been sent back to the island.
"Can we ask them if we can exchange the instruments that we agreed upon earlier with them first?" Ning Yuan chuckled.
Lin Yimu came over from a distance and slapped him on the head, "Stop making trouble, there's no need to keep them hanging at this time, and don't cause trouble for Li Zhuang and the others."
Ning Yuan put his hands in his trouser pockets, shrugged his shoulders in a very unpresentable manner, and said with some worry, "If we say this, isn't it the same as pointing all our firepower at the base?"
"I'm still a little bit away from upgrading." He touched his nose and asked Li Qing, "What about you?"
"I just absorbed one yesterday, and I was almost there." Li Qing was a little embarrassed, but also a little expectant, "Let's do it in two days..." He hinted with his eyes.
The others also looked over with expectant eyes. Ning Yuan looked at him with pity, "Okay, it's a debt..."
These crystal cores are not given to them for free.
Li Qing waved his hand and said, “Debts, debts, debts. Isn’t it a burden to have so many debts? Anyway, I have sold it to the base a long time ago.”
Ning Yuan glanced at him and asked Lin Yimu, "Where's Brother Li?"
The upgrade situation of the base team is no different from the order in which they awakened their superpowers. Apart from Li Zhuang and a few others, the most likely to be upgraded are Ning Yuan and Li Dongsheng.
"I'm absorbing the last one, it should be able to..." Lin Yimu didn't finish his words when he saw Ning Yuan looking towards West Island. The trees over there suddenly grew like crazy, and the snow-covered branches were growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Everyone around looked as if they were facing a great enemy, except Ning Yuan who smiled.
"It is finished."
"What do you mean?" Li Qing asked.
"Brother Li has upgraded successfully." Ning Yuan put his hands behind his head, stretched, and his joints crackled. "You go and take him over, I'll go back to get the crystal core."
When Ning Yuan came over from the central island, Li Dongsheng was already standing among a group of people, being watched and asked excitedly by everyone about his feelings after the upgrade.
Li Dongsheng smiled naively and answered everyone's questions in a good-tempered manner without any impatience at all.
"Brother Li, congratulations."
"It was the opportunity given by the base, otherwise I don't know how long it would take for me to get to this point on my own." Li Dongsheng still looked as honest as before, a little dull, rubbing his hands excitedly.
He is now extremely grateful for his decision to leave with Lu Weiyi and his group. Before the apocalypse, he was a security guard in a company, a person who could be stepped on by anyone. Just because he did not betray the president after the apocalypse, he has made it to where he is today, and everyone has to smile and call him brother. He is extremely content and cherishes everything he has today even more.
"It's your own hard work." Ning Yuan did not take credit for it.
After all, he is not the only person supported by the base, but there are only a few people in the team who meet the upgrade standards.
"How do you feel about your superpowers now? Do you feel unstable?" Ning Yuan asked.
"It's okay. I still need to get used to its use, but it won't be a burden. Do you need me to go?" Li Dongsheng had already heard about the news that someone was coming from the Mengbei base. When he heard Ning Yuan ask this, he immediately became serious.
"No need for that. We should conceal the news of Brother Li's upgrade. When they take action, wouldn't it be better to kill them by surprise?" Li Qing looked eager to try, "Who knows, we may even get a bunch of ore for free."
After all, this batch of S-level crystal cores are reserved for upgrading the psychics in their base. Li Qing and his psychics might be able to get some, so he would feel bad if one is missing.
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