Jing Yi accepted Tan Jie as his disciple and took the initiative to say, "Take him with you. This child is exceptionally talented. We can't treat him like an ordinary child. Experiencing battle early on may be the best motivation."
Seeing Tan Jie jumping around excitedly, Jing Yi shook his head and added, "I will take responsibility for keeping an eye on him."
The other team members who were chosen to accompany him immediately said, "Captain, you don't need to be so polite. There is such a talented child in the base, and we should nurture him with care. We all have a responsibility to protect him!"
Fang Qingdai nodded in agreement.
At first, we didn't bring him along, partly because we were worried about inadequate protection, and partly because we were afraid that Tan Jie would be frightened by experiencing combat too early and develop a fear of battle.
When Qingluan first clashed with Zhao Kun and the others, she was so frightened that she had nightmares and it took her several days to recover.
But if Qingluan hadn't activated her powers, Fang Qingdai wouldn't have brought her into the wasteland so early.
Now, Tan Jie is also extraordinary. If he wants to go, then he can go. The base has an obligation to protect these future hopes, and there is no need to put all the burden on Jing Yi.
Jing Yi nodded without saying anything. The group packed their bags and left the Oasis Base.
When they met up with Xiao Mao and the others, the two team members were extremely excited and ran up to them from a distance.
"Captain, we'll both go back with you this time!"
"Captain, we finally managed to snag a spot in the first batch to go with you!"
The two were excited and smug, which drew angry glares from the other team members.
Seeing the injuries on their faces, Fang Qingdai immediately guessed that these people had been fighting amongst themselves for a long time in order to be among the first to leave.
Fang Qingdai found it both amusing and touching, but she still wanted to clarify: "Do you two have any other family members? What are the arrangements for your families? Have you thought it through and decided to leave with me?"
"Once you fake your death and leave the base, you'll never have a chance to go back!"
The two answered eagerly.
"Captain, my name is Wang Quan. I live alone. I will not regret leaving. There is no human touch at the base. Only by following you, Captain, have I felt some love from my family!"
Another person said, "My name is Zhang San, and I only have one father. My father is an ordinary person. After I 'die,' my dad will be kicked out of the base and live in the shantytown. Then we can just pick him up from the shantytown!"
Even those with superpowers are not strictly managed, so ordinary people in the shantytowns are even more neglected.
Xiao Mao came over and said, "Sis, don't you trust me to handle things?"
“I’ve made all the arrangements. If any of the team members have family members who are superhumans, they will be included in the team and go on missions to ‘die’ together. If they are ordinary people, they will go to the shantytown for a while. I’ve already spoken with Zhang Chengjie. He will help take care of the families of the team members who go out and wait for them to be put in place.”
Fang Qingdai was stunned when she heard Zhang Chengjie's name again.
I was just about to ask how Zhang Chengjie's team is doing now?
Her relationship with Zhang Chengjie wasn't particularly close. Initially, it was a resource connection, but later Zhang Chengjie genuinely appreciated Fang Qingdai and took better care of her.
The incident involving Wang Fang and her husband later caused an awkward situation for both sides.
Although they maintained a superficial peace afterward, and Zhang Chengjie used Fang Qingdai's influence to establish his authority, contact between them gradually decreased.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Chengjie is still in contact with Xiao Mao and has agreed to help.
Come to think of it, only someone with Xiao Mao's social tyrant personality could live comfortably as a middleman before activating his superpowers!
"By the way, sister, Zhang Chengjie asked me to ask around if there's any way to get him and his brothers a safe place to stay?"
Fang Qingdai raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.
"Has he figured something out?"
That question was so pointed that Fang Qingdai even suspected he had already guessed that she had faked her death.
Xiao Mao scratched his head: "I tried to get information out of him, but he didn't say anything more."
Fang Qingdai pondered for a while.
Zhang Chengjie is a smart man, and he used to be in the superpowered group.
He might not be able to guess that Fang Qingdai faked her death, but he would definitely suspect that Fang Qingdai died so easily.
Zhang Chengjie was well aware of the annihilation of Zhao Kun and his group, and the protective nature of Fang Qingdai's space was beyond question.
It was also a coincidence that Qingluan disappeared as well.
If there was only a slight suspicion before, then it's understandable that Zhang Chengjie guessed something when Xiao Mao came to him seeking help as a transfer agent.
Fang Qingdai hesitated.
Zhang Chengjie is a decent person; his team is fairly well-disciplined and doesn't have many messy issues.
However, they weren't so clean that everyone was of one mind. Take Wang Fang's family, for example; they weren't exactly virtuous people.
Taking over Zhang Chengjie's team will definitely cause trouble.
Furthermore, his team consisted of ordinary people, and by wasteland standards, they were not of high value.
but……
Thinking of Uncle Lu and his wife, Fang Qingdai's heart softened in the end.
He was the first person in the wasteland to show her kindness.
Seeing her hesitation, Xiao Mao thought for a moment and added, "Zhang Chengjie's team has shrunk a lot. They can hardly hold onto the top three in the shantytown, which is why they want to leave."
Xiao Mao told Fang Qingdai what happened after she left.
Originally, thanks to Fang Qingdai's status as a level-five ability user, Zhang Chengjie firmly held his position as the top brigade in the shantytown, and no one dared to provoke him easily.
But after Fang Qingdai's incident, those who had previously been hesitant began to show their true colors.
Zhang Chengjie is no pushover either, and he's not so easy to manipulate, but lately there's been a sense of impending doom at the base.
Tian Pingwei's team, which had been suppressed to the bottom, resurfaced, and with many superhumans behind them, Zhang Chengjie was no match for them. His team was shattered.
Fang Qingdai understood and said frankly, "We can accept people, but not everyone. You should personally investigate them and not accept those with poor character."
"If Zhang Chengjie can't accept it, there's nothing I can do."
The original intention behind the establishment of Oasis Base was to create a safer base in the wasteland that was fairer, more inclusive, and more harmonious than other bases.
Fang Qingdai did not allow random people to come in and disrupt her peace.
Xiao Mao nodded to indicate that he understood.
Then both sides headed together toward the edge of the Xuanwu base.
On the way, Fang Qingdai told Jing Yi about Zhang Chengjie. After listening, Jing Yi simply said, "He will agree. He's a smart man."
Fang Qingdai remained noncommittal, only saying, "If the group you mentioned also joins, then the base will have enough manpower in the short term."
"With more personnel, the supplies we get from the Xuanwu Base commander are becoming insufficient. Is there any way to procure a batch from the Zhuque Base this time?"
Xiao Mao and his team continued to collect supplies, but they never dared to make any big moves.
It can maintain stability when the population is stable, but it is not enough when a large number of people suddenly join.
"Let me think of a way."
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