Upon hearing this, Li Wei lowered his eyes slightly. Just as he had thought, the base had begun to reduce its workload. He had wondered before how long the base could support so many people, and now the base finally couldn't hold on any longer.
They queued for an hour before they could exchange their crystal cores for points. When they came out, Wang Yufei was puzzled. "Why did it feel like the staff were so eager for us to leave? We only exchanged for crystal cores, and they asked us three times if we wanted to exchange them all for supplies."
"Yeah, that's really strange. Isn't this just kicking people out?" The teammate next to them was also puzzled.
But when Li Wei saw the damaged resident cards, he knew it would be difficult for these people to return to the base in the future.
He rarely spoke to the people in the group, but he advised them, "The base must have a deeper meaning behind this action at this time. Going out is not necessarily a good thing. Think about the mutated tiger we encountered today. We almost didn't make it back. Everyone must calm down."
Wang Yufei turned to look at him, "What did you figure out?"
Li Wei shook his head. "All I know is that if you leave the B City base now, don't even think about coming back in. I'm afraid the B City base will no longer accept survivors in the future."
Wang Yufei was taken aback, but then he thought of the damaged resident cards and understood the checkpoint. He nodded in agreement.
However, smart people like Wang Yufei and Li Wei are a minority in the base. Most people chose to leave the base, since those points were just too many for them.
Inside Zheng Qiming's villa, on the inner level of the base.
Ye Lin stood in front of Zheng Qiming's desk and reported to him the number of cards refunded today, as well as the amount of food that had been redeemed.
Zheng Qiming listened in silence for a while. The base originally had more than 2 million people, but in less than a day, more than 100,000 people had returned their money. The base kept increasing the number of exchange points, but it still couldn't exchange them all.
As darkness fell and the temperature dropped, these people nearly froze to death before having to go home. They will definitely come back to queue again tomorrow.
Zheng Qiming was still holding a glass of warm water. A forced smile appeared on his lips. Things were developing as they had expected, which was good.
Perhaps Yang Songming is right. They should have had their burdens reduced long ago. These people can come together for survival and interests, and they can also disperse due to some minor changes. For them, their own interests are the most important. What does the base matter?
He took a deep breath. Now that these people were gone, the people left behind were the ones they should protect. It was a good thing that these people were gone.
Ye Lin understood the base chief's feelings, but this was already the best possible outcome. The base did not decide whether to stay or leave based on strength or weakness, but rather let them choose for themselves in this way. Those who stayed would naturally continue to protect the base.
The mutated beasts outside are getting stronger every day. The warriors who sacrificed themselves to protect these people were also human beings, and their lives mattered. The base doesn't have as many survivors, so the burden on their shoulders is lighter.
Zheng Qiming put down the report, took a deep breath, and when he looked up again, the emotions he had just shown were gone. "You've already made all the preparations for going to the underground grain warehouse in J City?"
Ye Lin nodded, his tone serious as he reported, "Actually, I started making arrangements a long time ago, but the safety of the team couldn't be guaranteed. This time, we contacted an ice-type ability user outside. This ice-type ability user is very powerful, and with some small artillery weapons, there shouldn't be any problems."
Zheng Qiming pondered for a moment, "Are those superhumans reliable?"
This left Ye Lin speechless. "She's our only option for now. Even if she's unreliable, I assure you, Commander, that I'll risk my life to bring the grain back!"
Zheng Qiming sighed. Yes, she was their only option for the time being. Their base's missile systems were no longer capable of long-range strikes due to the prolonged extreme cold, and heavy artillery was too heavy to carry. The only ones capable of dealing a fatal blow to these powerful mutated animals were these superhumans.
"Be careful on the road, and make sure you come back alive."
"yes!"
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