Fang Qingdai set off that very day for the location Huang Guang had mentioned.
She was also surprised; Huang Guang was truly a master at hiding things.
No one could have imagined that he would hide those stones at Xuanwu No. 5 base!
He told me that at that time, the Xuanwu Base was building its fifth stronghold. He mixed stones into the materials for building the city wall and used those stones to build the stronghold's perimeter wall. Fang Qingdai couldn't help but give him a thumbs up and praise him as a talent!
Who would bother to monitor the city wall inch by inch for any energy fluctuations in the stones?
No one could have imagined that someone would so carelessly mix such precious and rare stones into ordinary stones and pile them up to form the outermost city wall!
Outpost No. 5 is located near the territory of the Vermilion Bird Base, but it is not far from the Immortal Burial Oasis. It takes about thirteen hours to reach it by driving a sand vehicle.
Fang Qingdai left Jing Yi to guard the base camp, while she set off with Xiao Mao and Huang Guang and his son.
All four of them looked rather somber throughout the journey.
Because images of war were already visible on the road, many people were fleeing into the wilderness with their families, and everyone's face was filled with panic.
Those with vehicles and supplies fared better, but most were ordinary people who were never even noticed by the base. They staggered through the wasteland, their eyes dim, drifting like ghosts in the sea of sand.
I don't know what their goal is. Perhaps it's the Xuanwu base, where there's no fighting yet? Or maybe the Qinglong base, which is further away but peaceful?
However, the Xuanwu base is also facing a storm, and like any base, it doesn't care about ordinary people; if you go there, you won't get help or protection from the organization.
The Azure Dragon Base might be in a better position, but these people are clearly in very poor condition. Can they really make it that far?
Perhaps in a few hours, these people will collapse from hunger and thirst, and then sleep forever in this land.
Even if they managed to reach the Azure Dragon Base, does the Azure Dragon Base really have the capacity to accommodate so many ordinary people?
Fang Qingdai's Oasis Base could provide a batch of food, but it lacked the capacity to accommodate such a large number of refugees.
In war, almost no ordinary people can survive peacefully, yet the ordinary people constitute the largest group of people.
Fang Qingdai felt a tightness in her chest. After thinking for a moment, she sent a report of what she had seen to Deputy Commander Wang to see if the Qinglong Base had any solutions.
She can only provide some support; it's not feasible for the Oasis Base to take the lead in managing affairs. They are not yet powerful enough to help the world.
After sending the message, she stopped looking out the window and headed straight for Xuanwu No. 5 base.
Once they were close to the location, Fang Qingdai got out of the car, put it away, and used the space-time manipulation system to stealthily approach.
Reaching the base of the wall, Huang Guang peered through the space at the city wall and directed Fang Qingdai to circle around it.
After searching for more than half an hour, his eyes lit up and he exclaimed, "Found it!"
Fang Qingdai looked in the direction he pointed, only to see two children fighting fiercely at the foot of the city wall!
That was a real fight; they both ended up with dark circles under their eyes. When things got heated, they bit and scratched each other, leaving them both covered in blood.
Seeing that one of the children was at a disadvantage and was being beaten to the ground, the disadvantaged child struggled and groped, and picked up a stone!
He picked up a stone and smashed it hard on the child's head!
The child on top was stunned for a moment when the impact hit him, and the child below seized the opportunity to push him over and get up.
The situation reversed instantly, and the child who was at a disadvantage just moments before turned the tables by gripping the stone.
When Fang Qingdai and the others thought he would smash the child beneath him to death in a few blows, he simply held the stone in his hand and punched the child hard.
If you say he's soft-hearted, he's incredibly ruthless; he beat the child beneath him until he was bruised and swollen in just a few blows.
If you call him heartless, then he never used the stone and didn't take the life of the child beneath him.
After beating the child beneath him until he was powerless to resist, the child with the stone rolled off and lay on the ground groping for something.
After a long time, Fang Qingdai saw him pull a small piece out of the yellow sand. He patted the dust off and on before she could barely make out that it was a small piece of steamed bun.
These two kids are fighting to the death over this piece of steamed bun?
Not to mention Fang Qingdai, even native wasteland people like Xiao Mao felt extremely distressed watching this!
It was already painful enough, but then the child on the ground struggled to get up. Covered in blood, he was too weak to hit him anymore, but he knelt down and kowtowed to another child several times, begging with snot and tears streaming down his face.
"Please, give me some. My sister is badly injured and won't make it. She's only four years old. Her biggest wish is to eat a steamed bun and taste its flavor. Please, please, I just want a tiny bite!"
"I can be your slave, and I'll do whatever you want with me. All I want is a small piece of steamed bun, okay?"
The child's face was covered in blood, making it impossible to see his features, but you could see his emaciated body, which was nothing but bones!
It's all for a small piece of steamed bun!
Xiao Mao couldn't bear it and looked at Fang Qingdai pleadingly: "Sister, let's help them!"
"Bringing them back to the base to train with those kids will be a great asset to the base in the future!"
Fang Qingdai remained silent, staring at the two children outside.
After the seriously injured boy pleaded desperately, the child holding the steamed bun remained silent for a long time before finally breaking the small piece of steamed bun in half and handing one half to the kneeling child!
Fang Qingdai's eyes lit up, and then she reached out and pulled the two children into the space!
"Ah!" The sudden change startled the child, who screamed.
Both children, despite being exhausted, immediately stood back to back, staring warily at Fang Qingdai and the others after the initial shock, while cautiously peeking at their surroundings.
The two who were fighting over a piece of steamed bun one second ago have become the only trustworthy partners in the next.
Fang Qingdai smiled. These two children are quite good. In this battle, she will be able to retrieve a lot of flowers from the wasteland and carefully cultivate them. Someone will always be able to take responsibility for the future of the wasteland!
Xiao Mao spoke gently, "Don't be nervous, we mean no harm."
He tried to soothe them gently, but the two children remained tense and dared not relax for a moment.
Fang Qingdai ignored them and, together with Huang Guang, dug the stones off the wall.
After digging out the stones, Fang Qingdai looked back and found that the two children were still as fierce and wary as wolf cubs, showing no sign of letting their guard down.
Fang Qingdai took out two large, white steamed buns and handed them over, saying directly, "Would you like to come with me? I can guarantee you'll have enough to eat and drink. All you need to do is study hard and learn the skills I teach you, so you can contribute to my base in the future."
The two children stared at the white steamed buns and swallowed hard. The one who had won earlier nodded without hesitation when he saw the buns: "I'm willing! I'll go with you!"
The other one hesitated.
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