This kind of thing happens often; most of the kids who are kicked out of the base don't live long.
But Xiao Mao wasn't entirely benevolent. Besides confirming that the children had no family members to rely on, he also examined their character.
"We examined 53 people, all of whom had parents who were superhumans, so their children had a higher probability of activating their superhuman abilities. These 12 of them were of good character and were willing to come with me."
Fang Qingdai nodded.
The probability of a child activating superpowers is not important, but it's not that important either.
Fang Qingdai's base recruits more than just people with superpowers.
In her view, there are many positions in the four bases that can be filled by non-superpowered individuals, such as registration staff in the housing management office or warehouse watchers in the logistics department.
Or, in hospitals, apart from those with healing abilities, other medical staff should only be judged on their skills, and there shouldn't be a rule that they must be individuals with special abilities.
To put it bluntly, those in power are unwilling to let resources flow into the hands of ordinary people. Ordinary people have difficulty even getting a sip of water, while those in power can take a bath once or twice a week.
Ordinary people may never see a Grade A water source in their entire lives, but those in positions of power often hoard a lot to use for entertaining guests.
Fang Qingdai will provide unified training for all these children. Those who can activate their special abilities will be able to take on more jobs in the future, while those who cannot will also have something to do.
The door opened, and the dozen or so children, without any panic or unease, all looked out the door with surprise.
"Big brother, you're here!"
"Fat brother, fat brother!"
A large group of children surrounded Xiao Mao, tugging at his arms and acting cute, looking lively and cheerful.
But when they saw Fang Qingdai behind Xiao Mao, everyone's smiles vanished, and they all stood up straight, looking at Fang Qingdai with some tension and wariness.
Fang Qingdai hesitated for a moment, but still did not smile to comfort her.
These children are pitiful; they lost their parents' protection at such a young age.
But in the wasteland, there are many such pitiful children, and many more never even have the chance to grow up.
Although Fang Qingdai adopted them, her initial purpose was to train them to work for her.
She did not enslave them, exploit them, or treat them like machines; providing them with enough to eat and wear was the limit of what she could do.
But she couldn't take responsibility for their mental health; she didn't have the energy to heal these kids.
Children from the wasteland can never be greenhouse flowers.
So Xiao Mao asked the children to greet her. A group of children called out softly, "Sister Qingdai." Fang Qingdai simply nodded in response, without saying anything more to comfort or reassure them.
Xiao Mao comforted you, saying, "This is the sister I told you about. From now on, you'll stay with her. She's a beautiful woman and won't hurt you. Just be good and listen to her, and she'll give you a home."
There was no promise of enough food and water, no promise of any resources, just giving them a home made all the children's eyes light up!
Adults and children may have different definitions of home.
In a child's eyes, home is a castle where there is no persecution, no oppression, where they can live freely and comfortably, and where they are absolutely safe!
Home was where my parents lived. Even though they couldn't get enough to eat every day, no one hurt them.
If I have a home again in the future, will I no longer have to endure people's cold looks and beatings and bullying?
The children were filled with anticipation, but some of them realized what was happening and grabbed Xiao Mao, asking, "What about you, Fatty brother? Aren't you coming with us?"
All the children were made nervous and uneasy by this sentence, and their dependent eyes fell on Xiao Mao, making him feel uncomfortable.
"I have other things to do. You all go with Sister Qingdai first. I'll come find you after I finish what I need to do!"
"Brother's mother is also with Sister Qingdai. If you miss brother, you can go to my mother... Uh, never mind, let's not go. My mother doesn't like children."
When Mao Min was young, she was free-spirited and had a fiery personality.
Although she later got married and had children, and her personality became more calm and reserved after her superpowers malfunctioned, the untamed spirit at her core remained.
She has no patience to coax children. Even though she genuinely loves Xiao Mao, when Xiao Mao cried as a child, Mao Min would simply leave him with Mao Ling!
Fang Qingdai shook her head. It was a shame that Aunt Mao Min had been so worried about this kid, but she never expected that he would smear her own mother behind her back like this!
After calming the group of children down, Fang Qingdai put them all into her spatial storage.
Although she didn't say it, she thoughtfully lit a lamp in the dark area, worried that the child would be scared and uneasy if he entered a completely enclosed dark space.
She took a moment to look into the room and saw that even with the lights on, the children were still crying and feeling uneasy, which initially made her a little worried.
But soon a little boy stepped forward and loudly reassured her, "Don't be afraid, this is Sister Qingdai's space. Space-type ability users are very rare, and it's an extremely powerful ability. Others don't even have the chance to see a space!"
"No one from outside can get into this space, so we are very safe here!"
With the little boy's comforting words, the children gradually stopped crying and sat down one by one, quietly waiting for Fang Qingdai.
Fang Qingdai breathed a sigh of relief and silently made a note of the little boy.
From now on, let that kid be the leader of the kids' team and let him manage these kids!
Once the child was settled, Fang Qingdai turned her attention to Xiao Mao.
"You said Li Weidong has been trying to get closer to you lately, what's going on?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Mao grimaced, looking as if he were constipated.
"How was I supposed to know? He was like a ghost, actually calling me my son, inviting me to dinner, asking how I was doing, and asking if I needed any help!"
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