Chapter 141 Starfire Base
Compared to the supplies found yesterday, this place is much smaller. It contains clothes and fabrics. Much of the fabric in the clothes is rotten, while some are torn but still wearable.
Besides finished garments, there were also unprocessed pieces of fabric, some of which were rotten, while others were still in their outer packaging, which protected them from damage.
Of course, the outermost part was filthy beyond recognition.
She drove the excavator and dug everything out in less than an hour. She collected everything, no matter how dirty or rotten, and planned to clean and organize it later when she had time.
After digging through this area, the invisibility talisman was still effective, so she continued searching for supplies. Soon she found another place with food, but unfortunately, everything inside had rotted.
Once the invisibility talisman wore off, Han Dongling took out her electric scooter and headed towards Base 16. She put the scooter away when she was almost at the base gate.
Although Han Dongling's clothes must have been quite dirty after digging for supplies for a day and a night, she deliberately didn't use cleaning magic to clean them, because being too clean would attract too much attention.
Even though it was a bit dirty, it was still much better than most people's, especially Han Dongling's face and hair. You could tell from the exposed skin that she had just taken a shower, which was quite eye-catching.
The guards at Base 16 were quite shocked by Han Dongling. To be able to maintain such cleanliness even in this mode, she must be an esper, and with very good abilities.
Since Han Dongling did not immediately show her ID card, the security guard politely reminded her, "Please show your ID card."
Han Dongling shook her head. "I don't have an ID tag. I'm the base commander of Xinghuo Base. Please help me inform him that I need to see your base commander."
Although it was strange that the base commander was alone, the guard did not dare to neglect his duties. He told his companion to continue guarding the area while he went to report the matter to the leader of the base's security team.
The base still retains some rules from before the apocalypse, such as not being able to report to higher-ups in the workplace. People in their positions certainly cannot go directly to the base director; they must first report to their direct superior.
Upon hearing that it turned out to be the base commander, the captain of the guard team quickly followed him to the gate. When he saw Han Dongling, he had no doubts and quickly explained to her, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Please sit here and wait a moment while I go and ask my superiors."
They certainly didn't have any extra supplies to entertain Han Dongling with tea or anything like that, so they could only have Han Dongling sit on the stone bench in the guardhouse. Then Captain Liu quickly ran to find Qiu Heng, the base's secretary-general.
This is because of the apocalypse, the functional structure of the base has been greatly simplified, so less than half an hour later, Han Dongling was sitting in the very simple office of the base chief.
However, the desks and chairs are still there, but they don't look like a set. They must have been put together from the supplies found during the search. The office walls also have cracks, and the paint has peeled off in many places. But it looks like it can last for a few more years unless there is an earthquake or typhoon.
The office contained only a desk, a few chairs, and a filing cabinet; there was nothing else there.
Compared to the previous model, even the owner of a small company would have a more "luxurious" office than this.
However, this configuration is still considered good by today's standards. There are ready-made living quarters. Nowadays, most bases are more focused on recycling resources and materials from collapsed buildings, using limited resources to build simple living quarters.
The most basic dormitories are very low houses, less than two meters high, so low that you have to bend over to get in, but they are habitable and provide a place for the base members to live.
Han Dongling's dormitory at the base was like this before. It was very low, and although it wasn't a large dormitory, but rather individual small wooden plank beds, it actually looked almost like a large dormitory because there were basically no gaps between the beds.
A room is actually only about 30 square meters, but it has to accommodate about 30 to 40 people. The walls are covered with beds that are only 50 centimeters wide and 1.6 meters long, each only enough for one person to sleep on. The boys' dormitories are said to have beds that are 1.8 meters long. If the taller person is not long enough, they can bring something else to put on top. Anyway, it's really just enough for sleeping.
This is because she doesn't have any special abilities, and the people she lives with are also people who don't have any special abilities, or whose special abilities are useless and can't earn her many points, so they can only afford to live in this most basic dormitory.
Thinking about this, Han Dongling suddenly realized that she had been really stupid before. She had made a contribution by going out to find supplies, but the credit was all taken by those guys with superpowers. She could only get the fewest points for the supplies she found, while they got more supplies and points and could get better dormitories.
He had always lived in the worst dormitory. They kept saying he was useless, but they would still call on him almost every time they went on a mission. When they didn't call on him, they would come back empty-handed. Later, they got smart and started calling on him all the time.
As for why they later decided to give up on themselves, it's simply because some of them upgraded their abilities and felt they no longer needed them.
On her way to the base commander's office, looking at the base that she was once so familiar with, memories of her time living there kept flooding her mind.
When she saw Wu Mingshan, the commander of Base No. 16, Han Dongling snapped out of her reverie and greeted him: "Hello, I am the commander of Xinghuo Base. My surname is Han. I have come to see you to discuss cooperation."
Spark Base is the name Han Dongling chose for her future base, meaning that a single spark can start a prairie fire, and it is also a flame of hope.
Wu Mingshan had never heard of this base nearby, but he wasn't surprised. Maybe it was newly established, or maybe it was a little further away.
So he didn't ask about the base, but went straight to what he cared about most, "What kind of cooperation is it?"
Han Dongling really liked Wu Mingshan's work style; he wasn't suspicious and was decisive and efficient.
"I have supplies here, and I would like to exchange them with your base for other supplies or crystal cores. If you agree, we can discuss the specific exchange method."
Upon hearing the word "supplies," Wu Mingshan instinctively leaned forward, but fearing his excitement might be in vain, he calmed himself down and asked, "What kind of supplies are you referring to, and how much?"
"Clothing, food. Lots of it," Han Dongling said succinctly. Actually, Han Dongling's main target was crystal cores, but she was afraid that if she said crystal cores directly, she would be asked to raise the price, so she simply mentioned other supplies.
Wu Mingshan straightened his back again. "There are a lot of them. Do you have an approximate number?"
Han Dongling didn't actually have a quantity, because if nothing unexpected happened, she would be able to continuously produce supplies, so she simply performed a feat of conjuring something out of thin air.
Seeing the clothes that suddenly appeared in Han Dongling's hand, Wu Mingshan couldn't sit still any longer and stood up abruptly. "This is... are you a space ability user?"
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