The scorching sun shone on the earth again, but this time it didn't make people feel irritable; instead, it gave them a sense of relief after surviving a catastrophe.
This time, the mutated sea monsters' landing on the shore caused huge losses to the two bases on the main peak. Not only were many survivors killed or injured, but dozens of superhumans also perished.
However, both bases knew that this incident would not be a one-off occurrence. This heavy rain was just the beginning; when the next heavy rain came, these mutated sea monsters would likely become even more frenzied.
Ye Lin listened to the reports of casualties and losses from his subordinates, his expression grave. This time, in order to repel the enemy, they used a total of 5 missiles, and their base only had 2 missiles left. At this rate, they would definitely not be able to withstand the next sea monster invasion.
"Go and notify the base laboratory to expedite the research on the crystal energy cannon. They must develop it before the next heavy rain!"
"yes!"
Zheng Qiming sat in his office, his eyes fixed on the radio in front of him. Yang Songming had just contacted him. The casualties at Qiyuan Base this time were exceptionally heavy. Including the survivors on the outskirts of the base, the death toll had exceeded 50,000. In order to prevent the base from being destroyed again, they wanted to exchange crystal cores for weapons.
He was undecided when Ye Lin knocked on the door. "Chief, you wanted to see me?"
Zheng Qiming nodded and pointed to the chair next to him, "Come in and sit down to talk."
After Ye Lin sat down, Zheng Qiming told him about his conversation with Yang Songming. Ye Lin refused without hesitation, saying, "Commander, our base is currently struggling to maintain its own weapons. If we send weapons out to provide support, what will happen to the survivors at our base?"
Zheng Qiming understood this principle, but the other side involved hundreds of thousands of lives, which made it difficult for him to make a decision.
"If we distribute our weapons, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold onto either base, and the death toll will be far more than just hundreds of thousands."
Zheng Qiming remained silent for a long time, the light in his eyes dimmed, and he sighed, "You're right."
"I'm getting old and soft-hearted. You can make the decisions about the base from now on." Zheng Qiming waved his hand. He had spent too long before the apocalypse, and his sense of responsibility and conviction was too strong. Some of his decisions were no longer applicable to the current situation.
"Chief..." Ye Lin looked at Zheng Qiming in surprise, wondering why Zheng Qiming suddenly said that.
Zheng Qiming sighed, then stood up and patted Ye Lin on the shoulder, "Now it's your turn, young people. You are more suitable than me to be the decision-maker of the base. As for me, I should enjoy my retirement. I've been too tired lately."
Although Zheng Qiming said that, Ye Lin understood that he was just trying to put Ye Lin at ease and not let him feel guilty. He gave Zheng Qiming a firm salute and said, "Thank you, Commander!"
Zheng Qiming laughed, "I should thank you for taking on the heavy responsibility I was carrying. I'm so relieved now."
The B City base notified all survivors via broadcast early the next morning that Ye Lin would take over as the base commander, and the entire B City base would undergo a generational change.
In the post-war ruins of Qiyuan Base, Yang Songming almost dropped the radio he heard. Ye Lin had taken over Zheng Qiming's position, which meant their weapons were gone.
Zhu Zhengzhong, whose hand was wrapped in bandages, noticed Yang Songming's grim expression and asked, "What's wrong? Old Zheng doesn't want to change it?"
Yang Songming lowered his head. "Old Zheng has retired, and Ye Lin has taken over his position."
"He resigned?!" Zhu Zhengzhong was surprised. They all knew how tempting the position of base commander was, but Zheng Qiming resigned so easily. "Was he forced by Ye Lin?"
Yang Songming shook his head and didn't say anything, but Zhu Zhengzhong understood everything. Zheng Qiming's attitude told them that the Qiyuan Base and the B City Base would not be soft-hearted and would not provide support.
"Then... what should we do?"
Outside, the intense sunlight scorched the earth. On the other side, Lin Ruo was sitting on the sofa at home, her mental energy sinking into the space, counting her gains this time.
Of the more than 200,000 mutated sea beasts, almost none were without crystal cores. Her crystal core pile began to fill up again. Looking at the much larger pile of level 2 crystal cores, Lin Ruo's eyes were full of smiles. There is always a reward for every risk.
Although the B City base is more dangerous than the A City base because it is located along the coast, the mutated beasts in the sea are really tempting. With so many crystal cores, how long would it take her to kill them all day long? She collected so many in just one night.
Lin Ruo's eyes flickered slightly. This rain couldn't possibly only fall once. When it rains again, the water level will definitely rise a lot more. Maybe she can go into the sea to take a look then. Perhaps there will be mutated beasts of level 3 or above.
After putting all of these away, Lin Ruo took out a level 3 mutated walrus from the static space. This walrus was very large, nearly 25 meters long and weighing more than 10 tons.
In the space of life, Lin Ruo skinned the walrus, removed its internal organs, and cleaned it up before cutting it up for Afu and Ashou and putting it into their huge food bowls. Lin Ruo then cut off a third of the remaining walrus meat and placed it in front of Aliu.
"There are a lot of level 3 mutated beasts this time, so the three of you can eat as much as you want."
Afu and Ashou wagged their tails and gently nuzzled Lin Ruo with their big heads, while A Liu's willow branches swayed gently.
Even after Lin Ruo left yesterday, some mutated sea beasts still came ashore, but only a few hundred or a few thousand. Many of these mutated beasts were intercepted by the mutated plants and animals on the mountain. Not many of them made it to Lin Ruo's fortress; they were all killed by Afu and the other two.
After yesterday's attack by those mutated beasts, they were actually a little frustrated. They were supposed to be protecting their master, but in the end, their master was the one who charged ahead alone.
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