Chapter 140 Meow meow meow
The mercenaries living in Area 13 include the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled. Although they are now down and out, they were once heroes who fought to protect the Eastern Base with their lives.
For example, Liang Mingchun, the leader of District 13, is a B-level healing mercenary and one of the best all-around healers in the base. As long as she is on the battlefield, there will be no casualties. She has saved thousands of lives and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the patron saint of the mercenaries.
But later, during a conquest mission against a Class A alien, Liang Mingchun's crystal core was permanently damaged, and he could no longer go to the battlefield.
Most of the retired mercenaries in District 13 are like Liang Mingchun. For various reasons, some are disabled, some have damaged crystal cores, and some are simply too old to go to the battlefield anymore.
When Mu Dongsheng was still there, he treated these veterans with respect and kindness, and the veterans were able to recuperate under his protection.
But as soon as Mu Dongsheng left, Li Zhou and the higher-ups at the base immediately revealed their true colors. They killed all the veterans and forced them to carry out high-risk missions with their broken and sick bodies.
"If they can buy the crystal core repair agent, maybe they can still have a chance of survival." Some mercenaries said with hatred, "But Li Zhou's group of bastards actually killed all of Captain Mu's former subordinates to such an extent..."
Hearing the sound of the veterans in District 13 fighting with the alien species in the distance, many people couldn't bear to watch.
What can you see?
They were nothing more than a group of veterans who had once devoted their lives to the Eastern Base. After being squeezed dry of their last bit of usefulness, they were buried under the claws of the ferocious aliens...
Even if the other mercenaries wanted to help, they were powerless to do anything as they themselves were in trouble. Moreover, if they took action to protect the mercenaries in District 13 here, they would definitely be targeted by Li Zhou and his group after returning to the base.
Whenever this happens, everyone hates the injustice of the world even more.
Listening to the frequent loud noises and people's screams in the distance, Zhang Zhuoran's eyes turned red. He lowered his head and clenched his fists.
Once, when he was still a rookie mercenary, it was Liang Mingchun, who was a B-level mercenary at the time, who used his supernatural powers to protect him, otherwise he would have died in the wild ten years ago. But now, he could only watch his former savior die in vain, and he could do nothing.
At this moment, he only hated himself for not being strong enough...
Suddenly, someone shouted:
"Fuck, they--won??!!!"
Win, win?
There was total silence behind the entire bunker.
The next second, Zhang Zhuoran suddenly opened his eyes wide and held the shoulder of his companion: "Won? Who did you say won? The alien? Or——"
"Brother Zhang, look for yourself!" The companion was so excited that his face turned red. He pointed to a place not far away and said, "The veterans from District 13 have won. They defeated ten B-level aliens and are now collecting the spoils!"
At that moment, Zhang Zhuoran thought he was lying to him.
After all…how is it possible?
There are more than seventy veterans in District 13, and the highest-level mercenary is only Class B. Moreover, almost all of them are disabled. Because they cannot buy nutrient solution and repair agents, most of their crystal cores have dried up to the limit.
Those are ten B-class aliens. Not to mention seventy old, weak, sick and disabled retired mercenaries, even seventy C-class mercenaries in their prime may not be able to defeat them!
Hearing this incredible news, the mercenaries behind the bunker were all surprised and happy, and whispered:
"How is this possible?"
"Fuck, they really won. Look, the crystal cores of those ten B-level aliens have all been picked out..."
"Not only did the veterans from District 13 win, but they also didn't lose any mercenaries. Except for a few injured ones, all of them survived!"
"Isn't that the former B-rank mercenary Liang Mingchun? I thought her crystal core was damaged, but she not only killed a B-rank alien by herself, but also healed all the wounded soldiers in the team. How can it be that her crystal core is exhausted? It's clearly the strength of her peak period!"
"And look at them, each of them is doing it with ease..."
Like his teammates, Zhang Zhuoran also looked hurriedly not far away:
In his imagination, even if the veterans of District 13 could defeat the ten alien species, it would be a barely successful victory. At this point, they should all be collapsed on the spot exhausted and would need to rest for a while before they could recover.
But the actual scene was quite different from what he had imagined!
——The ten huge remains of the alien species were completely decomposed. After the crystal cores were removed from the body, the remaining debris gradually dissolved.
The mercenaries, led by Liang Mingchun, who were standing in the aftermath, had some skin injuries on their faces and bodies, but they all looked in great condition. Not only did they have rosy complexions, they even had the leisure to joke.
It didn't seem like he had just finished a life-and-death fight, but rather like he had just finished an outing.
What...is going on?
A big question mark appeared in the minds of the mercenaries watching.
Could it be that someone secretly opened a back door for the veterans in District 13 and bought them expensive repair agents? But it's impossible. Under Li Zhou's nose, no one would dare to help Mu Dongsheng's old subordinates so blatantly, unless they want to risk their life.
Moreover, many people saw the veterans yesterday.
"When I met Liang Mingchun in the residential area yesterday, her crystal core was still exhausted and she looked weak," a mercenary murmured. "Yesterday, she came to say goodbye to our detachment on behalf of the entire District 13, saying that she probably wouldn't be back for this mission. We cried for a long time after we got back..."
Who would have thought that overnight, all the veterans in District 13 seemed to have been replaced by a new group of people!
They dealt with ten B-level alien species that even ordinary mercenaries found difficult to deal with with ease, as if it was a piece of cake.
The mercenaries looked at them in confusion, many of them thought they were dreaming and couldn't help pinching their thighs.
“…”
The bunker ruins where Zhang Zhuoran and his team are located is one of the few safe areas outside the base. As long as they set up a barrier here, they will not be attacked by alien species in a short period of time.
Therefore, many detachments chose this place as a resting place.
Soon, after finishing the cleanup work on the ten alien species, Liang Mingchun's mercenaries walked to the back of the bunker here with laughter, deployed a barrier that could temporarily block the alien species' perception, and started to eat lunch.
Although the mercenaries in Zhang Zhuoran's detachment didn't say anything, from the moment the veterans walked in, they all pricked up their ears, wanting to understand the reason for the transformation of the veterans in District 13.
...Soon, something even more surprising happened to them.
The veterans of District 13 sat on the ground, and then—
They actually took out take-away boxes from their pockets one by one, and inside the boxes were bowls of porridge!
Zhang Zhuoran glared and exchanged a look of astonishment with his companions around him:
"They actually had porridge for lunch, how extravagant!"
"And the porridge looks weird, not red nor green. Is there no flavor enhancer?"
"No, they just want to drink a bowl of porridge. Do they have the energy to sustain it... and where do they get the credit points to buy porridge? Didn't Li Zhou forbid them to go to Area A of the black market?"
Because the mercenary missions were dangerous and urgent, most mercenaries simply relied on nutrient solution for breakfast and lunch outdoors. If you really want to eat something hot, it’s not too late to go to the black market for a good meal after the mission is completed.
Although the nutrient solution has no taste, it gives you a strong sense of fullness and can quickly replenish your energy after drinking it. The more expensive ones can also repair the crystal core, making it the best choice for outdoor missions.
Over the years, I have never seen any mercenaries drinking porridge outside the base. After all, it is too inefficient...
Zhang Zhuoran and his companions stared at the veterans from District 13 in amazement.
The veterans brought the porridge and heated it with their special powers. The porridge actually gave off a natural rice aroma mixed with the salty aroma of preserved eggs and lean meat. It was not strong, but it was piping hot.
Looking at the porridge in their hands and then looking at the tasteless nutrient solution in his own hand, Zhang Zhuoran somehow felt a surge of envy in his heart.
Soon, Zhang Zhuoran felt more than just envy.
——Other mercenaries might not have noticed it yet, but as a user with enhanced perception, he discovered it immediately.
When the veterans from District 13 drank those bowls of porridge, a clean and powerful spring flowed through their limbs and bones along with the porridge, and finally gathered at the crystal cores in their dantian, repairing their crystal cores that had consumed a lot of energy to their best condition!
"What the hell?!!"
Zhang Zhuoran's hand holding the nutrient solution shook violently, and he staggered, almost dropping the nutrient solution on the ground.
He almost thought he was hallucinating.
But Zhang Zhuoran concentrated all his attention and stared for a long time, and the fact was clearly before him.
——It was that simple bowl of porridge that repaired the veterans’ almost dried-up crystal cores!
The mercenary next to him hurried over to help him up: "Brother Zhang, are you okay? How did you suddenly fall to the ground?"
Zhang Zhuoran tried to remain calm and waved his hands repeatedly. After a long time, he was finally able to calm his inner shock.
He discovered a shocking secret...
If he was not hallucinating, then he seemed to have found the reason why this group of old, weak, sick and injured people were able to defeat ten alien species.
——It’s that porridge!
In the next half hour, Zhang Zhuoran was absent-minded while doing his task. He used all his special abilities to enhance his hearing, and finally heard a few words from the veterans not far away.
"Black market, F area, simple porridge shop."
Zhang Zhuoran repeated these key words in his mind and made up his mind.
After completing today's mission, he will go to the black market to find out anyway!
...The same situation happened in many different corners inside and outside the base.
Including veterans from the 11th Brigade and District 13, a total of more than 80 people bought Jian Yunlan's porridge yesterday, and many people packed an extra portion to take with them to fill their stomachs when they were on missions the next day.
These mercenaries have special abilities, so heating up the porridge is not a problem, and they didn't try to hide it.
Therefore, many mercenaries with enhanced perception like Zhang Zhuoran discovered the miraculous effect of the bowl of porridge in repairing crystal cores, and heard the origin of the porridge from the diners.
then……
After only half a day, the four words "Simple Porridge Shop" quietly spread throughout the entire Eastern Base!
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