Upon hearing this, Ye Shang asked, "Does your grandfather think that the First Base can suppress everyone?"
Qingli sighed: "Perhaps he's had this idea for more than just a day or two."
Ye Shang looked at the frowning brows of the young man opposite him and said, "Right now, there are no laws to restrain you, only the strong can control you. Obviously, if you want to take this step, your family still needs to work harder."
Don't think that as long as you have a strong fist, you can do well anywhere, let alone suddenly being given these restrictions.
There are quite a few powerful individuals who live in their own territory and do not join any bases. They lead their own groups and become kings of the mountains.
Not everyone relies on the base. In the post-apocalyptic world, many powerful individuals with superpowers feel they are capable enough to protect their communities and are unwilling to join the base and be subject to its control.
Qingli naturally understood this principle, so he chose not to interfere or meddle, and to see how far the old man would go in time.
The two chatted for a while longer, said goodnight to each other, and then hung up the video call.
The next day.
Snowflakes, like goose feathers, continued to fall from the sky, and the ground that had just been cleared yesterday was once again covered with snow.
Fortunately, it wasn't difficult for the ability users to clean up. They arranged a team of fire-type ability users, and the high temperature melted the surface, so the ground was clean in no time.
Upon returning to the Fifth Base, the first person to arrive was Shen Qian, a Maoshan disciple who had been staying there. After being brought back by Ye Shang, she also lived there, but she was rarely seen throughout the day.
Her idea was that since she couldn't leave the base to earn a living, she would find a way to make money within the base.
She continued in her old ways, setting up a fortune-telling stall, but the items she traded had changed from money to food.
The fees aren't high, as long as it's food. And surprisingly, she manages to feed herself every day this way, even though sometimes she only gets a small biscuit or something, she hasn't starved to death.
Chen said he had prepared extra food for her so they could eat together, but she felt she hadn't made any contribution or given anything. She could accept staying there for free, but what kind of nonsense was it to eat and drink for free?
In order to preserve the reputation of the Maoshan lineage, she decided to rely on herself.
I must say, she's really quite tough. She earned all the food herself for the whole year, and sometimes she even brought some back for Chen Zui.
She wasn't just a fortune teller; she was also quite strong and would help out with odd jobs. She would apply for any job that could earn her food and then make time to set up a stall.
During this major battle outside, she had foreseen some unusual events, but she couldn't reveal them. So she nervously guarded the living room of the house, not daring to go to bed in her bedroom, fearing that if the base fell and the zombie army attacked, she might be devoured to death without warning.
Upon seeing Ye Shang leading Chen Zui back, she excitedly stepped forward: "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"
Seeing the worry on her face, Ye Shang smiled faintly and said, "It's alright, we killed most of them, and the rest escaped."
Shen Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief. She couldn't let the powerful figure she had finally managed to latch onto die easily, or she wouldn't even have a place to live.
Seeing her expression, Ye Shang understood everything, but he didn't say anything, simply saying, "I will go into seclusion for three months. After I come out, I will take you to the sea."
Shen Qian didn't react much when she heard the previous part. After all, her master had told her about the seclusion before, but at that time she said it would be for a few days. But she felt that this was strange. After all, her master used to stay in his room alone for months without going out. But her master didn't need her to bring him food.
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