Chapter 66, Base Three
Looking at the base in front of her, Sheng Hui decided to go there tomorrow.
She wanted to rest for a while, and then early the next morning, she carried the shrunken Big Black back to the base.
According to the information she currently has, seven safe bases have been established, and each base warmly welcomes people with superpowers to join.
Some bases openly accept ordinary people, but others do not. They believe that ordinary people are useless and a burden, and they only want to recruit people with superpowers.
This is Base Three; they are willing to take in ordinary people.
Sheng Hui didn't know how her parents were doing. If she couldn't find them at Base 3, she would continue searching at other bases. She would keep searching, and no news was good news for her.
"Who goes there? Stop right there! Don't move!"
Upon hearing the reprimand, Sheng Hui stood there without moving, holding Da Hei.
She was unsure of the strength of each base and did not presume to use her abilities to investigate.
Dahei and Sisi are quite alert; even with their help, Sheng Hui can easily tell whether the other party has any ill intentions towards her.
She could sense that someone was watching her.
This was entirely out of her instinct.
If she makes any unusual move, the other party will definitely kill her.
Sheng Hui's intuition was correct; there were indeed people standing on the base's walls observing her, and others hiding in the shadows with weapons.
Looking up at the people on the city wall, Sheng Hui looked completely bewildered.
"Who are you?" the other person asked again.
"I heard you take in ordinary people here?" Sheng Hui asked.
The people on the city wall watched her for a while. Sheng Hui noticed that the people above were looking at her, and she felt a little nervous, but she didn't show it on her face.
Even if she can't hide it herself, Beibei can help her.
After a while, the small door next to her suddenly opened, and someone walked over and looked Sheng Hui up and down.
Finally, her gaze fell on the big black dog in her arms.
Sheng Hui took two steps back in fear and hugged the big black dog in her arms. "Um, do you really take in ordinary people here?"
"You're just an ordinary person without any superpowers?"
Sheng Hui nodded quickly.
The other person narrowed their eyes and looked at her, "How did an ordinary person like you get to Base Three?"
He could naturally tell that Sheng Hui had no special abilities, but she was dressed neatly and cleanly, and the dog in her arms was clearly a mutated dog.
"Because of Dahei, it protected me all the way. Dahei is very powerful; it can fight zombies," Sheng Hui said softly, looking at Dahei in her arms.
Then he looked up at the other person and said, "After the apocalypse, I didn't gain any superpowers, but my dog became a mutant dog. With its protection, I was able to get here safely."
"Where were you originally from?"
Sheng Hui mentioned a place name, which made the other person even more wary. "It's very far away."
"Yes, I used to be part of a special abilities team with others to carry out missions, but they said that Dahei and I ate for two people and that I held them back. During one mission, they abandoned me."
Sheng Hui stroked Dahei's head. "They wanted to take Dahei away, but Dahei ran out and found me. I heard that Base Three was recruiting, so I brought Dahei here. I can work, and Dahei is very obedient. It can help a lot."
The other person didn't say anything, just left a message saying "wait," and then turned and went back.
Sheng Hui knew that someone was still looking at her, so she lowered her head and didn't say anything, just stood there quietly holding Dahei.
After a while, the person from before came out and said, "Come in with me."
Sheng Hui said gratefully, "Thank you, thank you."
The other person gave her a meaningful look, "Don't be in such a hurry to thank me."
Sheng Hui was somewhat confused, but she still followed the other person inside.
"May I ask your name?"
"Li Xin."
"Brother Li," Sheng Hui called out.
Li Xin didn't say much, but simply led Sheng Hui to a small room.
“After animals develop superpowers, their intelligence also increases significantly, making them much harder to control. Your dog even protects you after its mutation, which is truly impressive,” Li Xin said.
“Big Black has always been very powerful,” Sheng Hui said with a smile.
Knowing he had been praised, Big Black barked twice, looking rather proud.
Sisi tightened her grip on Sheng Hui's wrist, seemingly disapproving of Dahei's excessive smugness.
With a faint smile on her lips, Sheng Hui gently stroked Sisi's fingers as she held Dahei, trying to calm them down.
Li Xin didn't notice Sheng Hui's movements, after all, Sisi was hidden under her sleeve.
He led Sheng Hui to a strange instrument before speaking.
“Some ordinary people may have awakened superpowers, but they just haven’t realized it. In order not to waste this talent, we will have a simple instrument to test superpowers.”
Seeing Sheng Hui's surprised expression, Li Xin added, "Don't worry, it won't harm the human body."
Sheng Hui wasn't worried about the device being harmful to the human body; she was worried that it would detect her special abilities.
Go ahead and take the test.
The original text did not describe Sheng Hui having any special abilities. Xiang Bei told Tongzi to be careful. If the instruments could detect it, she should help cover it up. If they couldn't detect it, then so be it.
You should keep your own special abilities to yourself.
Seeing the words floating in front of her, Sheng Hui smiled wryly at Li Xin, "I wish I really had superpowers."
She walked up to the instrument, now completely trusting Xiang Bei, and followed Li Xin's instructions to perform the test, but the machine did not respond at all.
Li Xin's expression didn't change much. He didn't know that ordinary people who had awakened their superpowers were actually a minority, and that there were so many who had slipped through the net.
"You should get your dog tested too, it looks pretty well-behaved," Li Xin said, pointing at the big black dog.
Sheng Hui nodded and picked up Da Hei.
"You actually have a level six superpower. You dog, you're pretty amazing."
Sheng Hui smiled and agreed, but inwardly she breathed a sigh of relief. She had deliberately suppressed Dahei's superpower. Dogs are naturally more agile than humans, and with the enhancement of his superpower, Dahei's current true strength is probably equivalent to a human's level ten superpower, or even higher.
She's been acting alone lately, so she's not sure what the highest level of superhuman is right now, but it shouldn't be as high as Big Black's.
If Dahei's true strength were revealed, she would definitely be in trouble.
Level six isn't the highest, but it's definitely not low either. It perfectly matches what she said about Big Black protecting her all the way to Base Three.
Li Xin was a little conflicted. In terms of identity, Sheng Hui was an ordinary person, but her dog was a superhuman dog.
Is your dog capable of performing this task?
Those with superpowers need to be assigned tasks, and the base also needs crystal cores.
This was the first time Li Xin had ever seen a combination of an ordinary person and a superpowered dog.
"Yes, Big Black is very smart. It helped out when we were in the superpowered team. It was the one who protected me all the way here."
While speaking, Dahei even barked twice in response.
"Will it listen to others?" Li Xin asked.
He would never have believed that an ordinary person could command a superpowered dog in battle if he hadn't met Sheng Hui.
But I wouldn't feel comfortable letting an ordinary person like Sheng Hui go on a mission.
Furthermore, the living quarters for ordinary people and those with superpowers are different in the base.
Ordinary people live together with a dozen or so others and have to work in the base. Superhumans are assigned accommodations according to their superpower level; the higher the level, the better the accommodation.
If Big Black's superpowers were applied to a human, they would at least have a one-bedroom apartment.
Perhaps sensing Li Xin's dilemma, Dahei suddenly bared its teeth at him.
Li Xin was only a level 5 ability user. When Da Hei suddenly attacked, he sensed danger and immediately became vigilant.
"Big Black, sit down!" Sheng Hui shouted, and Big Black sat down obediently, wagging its tail.
This scene surprised Li Xin even more.
"This mutant dog actually listens to you so much?"
It looks exactly the same as before the mutation.
"I can't make a decision on this matter; I need to report it to my superiors." Li Xin took Sheng Hui to consult with relevant personnel.
Upon hearing that a well-behaved superpowered dog had arrived, the other party immediately wanted to come and see it for themselves.
I teased him a bit, and almost got bitten by the big black dog.
As a result, whatever Sheng Hui said, the mutated dog did exactly as she was told, being incredibly obedient, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
"How exactly is this calculated?"
"I'd say you're a superhuman, so we'll arrange accommodation for you in the superhuman section," said the person in charge of arranging the accommodation. "Anyone who can command mutated dogs in battle is no ordinary person."
Even superhumans might not be able to make mutated plants and animals obey them, but this little girl can. Their base has never had any mutated animals before.
"Don't assign her any tasks for now. Let the people who are tasked with the missions see if they can capture some mutated animals for her to raise. If they can, capture more mutated chickens, ducks, and geese so we can raise them ourselves and not have to worry about eating meat."
Plants can be grown by those with wood-type abilities, as long as they find the seeds; but meat can't.
While those with superpowers can capture mutated animals, taming them is a very difficult task.
Allowing ordinary people in the base to raise mutated animals would be fatal. Sheng Hui's arrival gave them hope that it would be possible to raise mutated animals in the base.
If they succeed, they can all set up a farm and never have to work hard to find meat again.
Since Sheng Hui could command mutated dogs, that person thought that perhaps other mutated animals could also be given to her to try.
"Thank you, I will definitely try my best," Sheng Hui said gratefully.
She was able to stay in the superhumans' area because of Dahei. Sheng Hui didn't get a one-bedroom apartment, but she did get a double room.
She lived with a level three wood-type ability user named Ye Shuangshuang.
Ye Shuangshuang was somewhat surprised to see the new person carrying a black dog as they moved in.
However, she still greeted him first, "Hello, my name is Ye Shuangshuang, I am a level three wood-type ability user, what is your name? What is your ability?"
"My name is Sheng Hui, and I have no special abilities."
"How is that possible? You don't have any superpowers, so how come you're living in the dormitory for people with superpowers?"
Sheng Hui smiled somewhat embarrassedly, "It's because Dahei has superpowers. It's a mutant dog, and it only obeys my commands. The person in charge thought Dahei was very good, so they included me among the superpowered individuals and assigned me here."
Ye Shuangshuang was even more surprised, but her superpowers were too weak, and she didn't even realize that Dahei had superpowers.
"What kind of superpower is it?"
"I don't know, I only know it's a level six superpower."
"Level 6?" Ye Shuangshuang was speechless. This person was far more skilled than her.
It would be very difficult for her to advance to level six in terms of superpowers.
Ye Shuangshuang looked at Dahei with admiration, but Dahei didn't even glance at her, maintaining its aloof demeanor while only being close to Sheng Hui.
Ye Shuangshuang didn't care at all that Dahei ignored her, and even handed Dahei a cherry tomato, "Brother Dahei, do you want a tomato?"
Big Black turned its backside directly to her, which made Ye Shuangshuang feel very frustrated.
However, Ye Shuangshuang did not look down on Sheng Hui because of this; on the contrary, she was very happy that a new person had come to the dormitory.
"The girl I used to live with had earth-based abilities. Her abilities have reached level four, and she has already moved away."
Base Three has a very clear classification of superpower levels. Level four superpowers are allowed to live in a private room, so that girl moved out.
Similarly, those with superpowers at level four or above can go out to carry out missions.
"I'm trying so hard to improve, but it's so difficult. I just can't seem to get past level four."
Those with low-level superpowers would only be sent to their deaths if they went out now. The base doesn't want to lose these superpowered individuals, so it stipulates that superpowered individuals must reach a certain level before they can go out to carry out missions.
Even if you can't go out, you should stay in the base to help out. You'll still get some crystal cores, but it's really very little.
Those with superpowers who go out on missions will receive more crystal cores.
Ye Shuangshuang sighed and looked at Dahei again, "Level 6 is already capable of carrying out missions. It only listens to you. So, will you two go on missions together from now on?"
"No, the base manager said he's going to capture some mutated animals and give them to me to see if I can raise them. If I can, then we'll be able to eat meat."
Ye Shuangshuang looked at Sheng Hui with her eyes practically sparkling. "Really? Really? I haven't had fresh meat in so long. I did get some canned meat last month, but I've almost forgotten what meat tastes like."
"I do have that plan. After all, I've taken up a spot as an ability user, so I definitely want to do my best to help. I hope I can really be of help, otherwise I'd feel embarrassed to stay here."
"Yes, yes, we definitely can. I think you're very capable. Then we'll be able to eat meat."
Even when faced with Ye Shuangshuang's flattery, Sheng Hui did not boast that she could definitely do it.
Although she can certainly do it, she'll still have to pretend when the time comes.
As a level six superpowered dog, Dahei didn't live in a suitable place, but he still got a lot of food. Sheng Hui even got to eat meat because of Dahei.
Whether the craftsmanship is good or not is another matter, but this special treatment has certainly made some people envious.
After hearing about Sheng Hui's background, some people were jealous of her, wondering why she was allowed into the base and even got a double room just because of a dog.
While getting his food, he bumped into Sheng Hui. Unexpectedly, Sheng Hui suddenly turned around, and he missed. Caught off guard, he fell to the ground, spilling the contents of his plate.
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