Fang Qingdai had spoken with Xiao Mao about how he could quickly make a name for himself by leveraging Li Weidong's influence, and then use the beast tide at Xuanwu No. 4 stronghold to accumulate as much merit as possible and take this opportunity to climb the ranks.
Mao Ling, Xiao Mao, and even Huang Changming, Xuan Liu, and Xuan Liu are all people Fang Qingdai can gradually use, but none of them hold high positions of power or have influence in the center of power.
Fang Qingdai needs someone like this in the base; it will make investigating things much easier.
She was willing to push Xiao Mao to a high position.
But no matter how well planned it was, Fang Qingdai still underestimated the hegemony of the base's officials!
The level six ice-type superpowered commander, Zhu Lingfeng, placed the superpowered squad at the front line, using a small group that had no chance of cooperating to lead the charge!
In his words, the ability user squads operate independently, which allows for flexible combat and individual survival when facing a beast tide, without worrying about being dragged down by the main force.
The base's official team is large and not as flexible as smaller teams. Moreover, as an official team, it is stronger and should naturally be used as the final weapon!
Fang Qingdai was so angry she laughed!
The large force is not flexible enough and does not break the team into smaller groups.
If you have strong overall strength but don't go out to fight, why would you expect a team of ordinary superhumans to wear down your opponent's stamina?
Thinking back to when she first arrived in this world, the alien beasts attacked, and the base tacitly allowed the people in the shack area to be used as tripwires to weaken the alien beasts, resulting in the deaths of many ordinary people, Fang Qingdai's heart sank to the bottom again.
It turns out that it's not just ordinary people; even those who are fortunate enough to activate their superpowers still have lives as insignificant as grass until they join the official ranks or climb to the center of power!
Those in power don't even need to consider what everyone thinks; they simply issue the order for everyone to act as human shields!
What's even more chilling is that, having been tamed for so long, the superhumans don't seem to find anything wrong with these orders. Some of the team leaders even applauded Zhu Lingfeng for his thoughtful arrangements!
The squad leaders are stepping stones, but they have even more ordinary stepping stones under their command.
Fang Qingdai could imagine that ordinary team members could also turn their oppressive blades on ordinary people without superpowers, and find a group of even more ordinary stepping stones!
Before Fang Qingdai left, she overheard several squad leaders discussing excitedly how they could scramble for more credit this time and see if they could climb the ranks!
They had already planned how to stab their own troops in the chaos in order to gain merit in battle.
For them, this support mission was just about racking up battle merits. Whether they could protect Xuanwu No. 4 outpost or how to protect the residents of Xuanwu as much as possible were not even on their radar!
Fang Qingdai seemed to be deep in thought.
People don't feel much of a sense of belonging to the base. They live there only because it provides them with safety and shelter, and they can obtain supplies by relying on base missions.
But life is the same no matter where you are.
In this way, naturally no one would actually risk their life for the base, fight to the last second, and vow to defend the base to the death.
Those in power know that this situation is detrimental to the base's development, but so far the base has made no changes whatsoever.
Winning people's hearts and minds only needs to be done at the top level of the base, seemingly without caring about the loyalty of the lower and middle-level officials.
Fang Qingdai didn't think the base chief was such a short-sighted leader. On the contrary, he valued talent and cared about the survival of the base's residents.
What exactly is causing him to struggle so much that he can't even introduce new policies?
Is it because of the power behind Li Weidong? But on the surface, the base commander can still suppress Li Weidong; he's not completely powerless.
Fang Qingdai once again felt how far away she was from the center of power, unable to even touch these issues!
Since that was the case, Fang Qingdai sighed and didn't think about it anymore.
Let's focus on the present and take it one step at a time.
Just as they were about to rest back at their temporary base, Jing Yi sent a message saying that they had arrived near Xuanwu No. 4 base!
Fang Qingdai quickly got up, spoke to Xiao Mao, and prepared to see Mao Min off.
Xiao Mao looked worried, but he didn't go back on the spot since they had already discussed it. He just kept pleading with Fang Qingdai: "Sister, please take good care of my mother!"
He knew Jing Yi and could guess that Jing Yi's identity as a fiancé was fake, but he could also sense that Jing Yi was acting on Fang Qingdai's orders.
As a son, unable to be by his mother's side to show filial piety, a sense of powerlessness overwhelmed him. He could only beg Fang Qingdai to ask Jingyi and the others to take good care of his mother.
Fang Qingdai nodded in agreement and patted his shoulder to reassure him: "Don't worry, what kind of relationship do we have? Your mother is my mother. I will definitely make sure Jingyi takes good care of her!"
Xiao Mao's worried expression lessened somewhat. He took out an oversized backpack and handed it to Fang Qingdai: "Inside are some nutrient solutions, medicines, and other supplies. I..."
Fang Qingdai and Mao Ling had made all the preparations, but Xiao Mao was still worried.
He scrimped and saved on all his assets, even selling some things, and scraped together a large backpack full of supplies to give Mao Min more security.
He scratched his head sheepishly: "I know you and my aunt have already made preparations, but I still want to do my part."
Fang Qingdai nodded, took his backpack, and went into the space together.
She used her consciousness to control the space and walked out of the Xuanwu No. 4 base. When she passed the large tent in the open square, she inadvertently heard her name!
"Especially Qingdai's team, Commander Li instructed us to take extra care of them!"
Fang Qingdai emphasized the word "take care" heavily, her face darkening as she controlled her spatial ability to float into the large tent.
There were only two people in the tent at this time. One was Zhu Lingfeng, the commander-in-chief of this battle, and the other was Fang Qingdai, whom she had never seen before.
Zhu Lingfeng's expression was not good. He frowned and said, "Isn't Commander Li's son in Qingdai's group? How come..."
"You don't need to worry about that. Just make sure they're in the most dangerous positions. Commander Li doesn't want to see those people in the base again!"
Zhu Lingfeng's expression darkened further. He glared at the man with a deep look in his eyes: "Am I, Zhu Lingfeng, his tool for eliminating dissidents?"
"As the overall commander of the campaign, I have no reason to lay a hand on my subordinates and reduce my own fighting strength!"
Fang Qingdai couldn't help but purse her lips at these words!
Wasn't it Zhu Lingfeng who made the superhuman team the vanguard and meat shield back then?
It's obvious right now that he and Li Weidong don't get along, and he's unwilling to obey orders, so he's just using this high-sounding excuse on purpose!
Li Weidong had also become thoroughly enraged after several encounters, and now he could no longer tolerate Fang Qingdai and the others.
Including his son!
Fang Qingdai sighed and stopped listening.
With enemies everywhere, being targeted was something we were prepared for, so it wasn't too surprising.
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