Fang Qingdai was overjoyed to hear this!
The energy mine has expanded more than tenfold, which means that while the paulownia wood has enough energy stones to absorb, the team members at the oasis base can also be resupplied.
As for the "it" mentioned by the phoenix tree, it's obvious that it's a phoenix!
Fang Qingdai hurriedly asked, "Where did it go? Will its help this time have any impact on it? Will we... need to pay any price?"
Wutongmu chuckled: "Do you think it would even look at our paltry sums?"
What can you give back to it?
Fang Qingdai remained silent for a moment.
That makes sense, but saying it out loud is a bit too harsh!
The paulownia tree impatiently swayed its branches and leaves: "Alright, stop worrying about it. I am its support tree. If I die, it will not have a chance to be reborn. I collect energy to help it gradually awaken, and it also helps you survive at critical moments so that it can continue to search for energy and life for us."
"The three of us have long been one. This time it overdraws its energy and will go into a deep sleep again, but the other two of us are still fine. We are still collecting energy and have energy mines to support us. It won't take as long as before to recover!"
Fang Qingdai seemed to be thinking about something, and nodded after a moment.
"I understand. You can use all of this energy ore. Try to recover some of it first."
With her team members at the base, she can continue to sweep through various highly polluted areas and seize resources from other forces!
Fang Qingdai is in an extremely good mood right now!
The space was upgraded, and so was she. She also acquired a large amount of energy ore to supply the phoenix wood for further upgrades!
This time, she also used the power of the phoenix for her upgrade. After a small rebirth, her soul and space have been completely merged and bound together!
In other words, even if such an emergency occurs again in the future, it will be impossible to sever her connection with the space!
That's not all. Wutongmu herself said that even if the space is completely materialized in the future, the original space will be preserved. The space will not disappear and will be used by her forever!
Fang Qingdai happily withdrew her consciousness from the space, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she was met with a face covered in blood!
She was startled and instinctively leaned back, but the face suddenly spoke: "Sister Qingdai!"
Fang Qingdai paused, and upon closer inspection, realized that it was Xiao Nuo!
As her memories returned, Fang Qingdai realized that it was Xiao Nuo who had brought the message.
Although he arrived a little late, he managed to slip away from all three parties and cross the wilderness alone to find her. This child has already done everything in his power!
Fang Qingdai's expression softened. While taking out some healing potions, she asked him with concern, "What happened? How did you get like this?"
Before Xiao Nuo could answer, Fang Qingdai caught a glimpse of many other bloodied and mangled faces beside her, and her heart leaped into her throat!
Upon recognizing that they were all her own teammates, Fang Qingdai's heart skipped a beat!
"What happened?"
She grabbed a handful of Grade A potions and stuffed them into their hands one by one!
"Base Commander, I'm so glad you're alright!"
"We're incompetent; we haven't even found that thing yet, and you've already solved it yourself!"
"Yes, yes, the explosion was so sudden that no one had time to retreat. We could only set up earthen shields for defense, and even then, we all got injured! Base Commander, you're amazing. You handled something so powerful all by yourself!"
Although the team members were seriously injured, their spirits immediately lifted when they saw her wake up.
If it weren't for the fact that some people were still lying there without any reaction, Fang Qingdai would have thought that they had only suffered minor injuries!
She pursed her lips and immediately said, "Stop gossiping, I'm fine, don't worry. Let's go back to base now and treat the wounded."
The troops started moving again, and Commander Huang's side had also cleaned up the battlefield debris. Both sides were fully equipped and ready to head to the Oasis Base.
Just then, Fang Qingdai sensed a series of energy fluctuations.
She paused and carefully sensed the surroundings, discovering that many energy clusters had suddenly appeared in the air. The energy was chaotic, but it coalesced into a single mass and then drifted eastward at the speed of light.
It was as if it was drawn to something!
Fang Qingdai immediately thought of the thing that had attacked her!
She looked at Xiao Nuo and asked, "What exactly is that over there? Which force created it? Where did you get this information from?"
Thinking back on the process of gathering information, Xiao Nuo touched the bruises on her body with lingering fear: "It was invented by a man named Old He at the Xuanwu Base. He said it was an energy absorption and replacement device."
"That machine seems to be able to absorb energy from the air and also from the human body, purify it, and then inject it into other people's bodies."
"Many artificial superhumans are infused with energy using this machine after their energy nests are transplanted, but this machine seems to be very unstable, and people are often blown up by the energy!"
Fang Qingdai frowned, a vague unease creeping into her heart.
"Retreat first, and hurry up!"
The energy fluctuations in the air are very abnormal, with various energies mixed together, making the energy clusters seem to be on the verge of agitation.
Fang Qingdai was worried that if the instrument was damaged, it would unconsciously absorb a large amount of energy and lose its ability to process energy, which would cause the energy cluster to gather into an energy storm!
The reason why people can use superpowers is that they absorb energy molecules scattered in the air.
That machine is like an all-around superpowered being, capable of absorbing all energy and purifying and converting it.
However, when multiple types of ability users absorb energy, if their abilities clash, an energy surge may occur.
That machine eats everything, and its "digestive system" has gone on strike, making it easy for conflicting energies to collide and resist, thus causing it to explode!
With such large energy fluctuations around, Fang Qingdai didn't dare to imagine how much energy it would absorb if it caused an explosion!
Jing Yi also realized something, and his expression changed slightly: "Li Weidong must have thought of the energy storm when he retreated, which is why he retreated so decisively and quickly. We need to hurry up and get away!"
Before Fang Qingdai could even ask about Li Weidong, she immediately ordered a full-speed retreat. The convoy sped across the wasteland like wild horses!
The team had just returned to the border of the Oasis base when they heard a rumbling sound behind them!
It sounded like a fighter jet starting up, or like thunder rumbling endlessly. The sound was deep and unmistakable, and everyone knew that such a clear sound originated from tens of kilometers away!
An energy storm has formed!
Fang Qingdai's heart sank to the bottom. She immediately said to Jing Yi, "Go find Old Li and ask him if he knows anything about that machine, and if there is any way to completely destroy it or shut it down!"
Jing Yi turned and left, while Fang Qingdai summoned the red fox, intending to combine the red fox's power to build a layer of mental defense shield!
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