Chapter 259 Whoever Enters Dies
Fang Cheng rushed back to the base in a panic, but was stopped by the gatekeeper at the entrance.
"What happened? Why are you in such a terrible state? Are you infected? Go get a blood test right away."
The man slowly took two steps back, trying to stay as far away from Fang Cheng as possible, fearing that Fang Cheng might suddenly turn into a zombie and attack.
At this point, Fang Cheng was completely unrecognizable.
His entire body was charred black, and half of his skin and flesh had been corroded away.
If he weren't now metallic and devoid of flesh and blood, he would practically be unrecognizable as a human being.
Fang Cheng endured the pain and said, "Quickly, notify the base commander. I've discovered a large area of crops in the northern suburbs. They're edible. I've tasted them. We need to act fast. If other bases find out and get there first, we'll be out of luck."
The gatekeeper was taken aback. "A whole field of crops? Edible? You're not kidding me, are you? In the current environment, let alone a whole field, probably not even a single plant could grow."
Fang Cheng gritted his teeth, "Look at all these injuries I'm covered in, do you think I'm joking? Notify the base commander, he should be able to see this from the rooftop, go see for yourself."
Seeing that Fang Cheng's half-dead state was no joke, the gatekeeper hurriedly went to report.
Just thinking about having so many crops makes my mouth water.
Since the apocalypse, how long has it been since they've had a proper meal?
The base is located within a factory, and the factory buildings have been reinforced. In addition, it is located inland, so there is no need to worry about tsunamis. The development is going quite well.
This base isn't very large; it probably has a population of tens of thousands.
The base commander, Wu Nan, was currently busy throwing a party.
Men and women gathered together, indulging in a life of debauchery, turning the music up to the maximum, and acting recklessly.
Ordinary people in the base might not even get a meal a day, but these high-ranking officials squander food without a care in the world.
Wu Nan was a middle-aged man in his forties, who was currently drinking with two beautiful women in his arms.
His phone rang several times in his pocket, but he couldn't hear it because of the loud music.
One of the beautiful women, holding a glass of wine, smiled and said, "Base Commander, when can we finally buy the ability-enhancing fluid? I've been waiting for ages."
Wu Nan happily drank it down, "I'm already inquiring. Once I find a way to buy the ability enhancement fluid, I'll take all the crystal cores from our base and use them to buy the fluid. Then, we ability users will be much stronger, we can annex the smaller bases next door, and we can all live a good life together."
"Great! Our base commander is the best. Following you is definitely the right choice."
The men and women who could attend the party were all superhumans with some power within the base.
This is one of Wu Nan's methods of winning people's hearts.
At this moment, a man rushed up to Wu Nan and said anxiously, "Base commander, a large field has been discovered in the northern suburbs. It is covered with mature crops and is about a thousand acres in size. You can't see the end of it as far as the eye can see."
Wu Nan was taken aback for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "What, you're all making fun of me because I'm in a good mood today? In this awful weather, where are the crops? I think you're asking for trouble."
Knowing no one would believe him if he said it, the man took out his phone and placed it in front of Wu Nan. "I just filmed this from the rooftop. I saw it with my own eyes. There are definitely crops. We need to hurry. The other bases have probably discovered it too."
Wu Nan craned his neck to look at his phone and saw that in the distance, where the city was in ruins, what should have been desolate fields were now covered by a large expanse of green.
He sat up abruptly and examined the food closely. "Is it real? How could crops suddenly appear? This is a bit strange."
"Someone has already been there and said they tasted sweet potato leaves. It's real; there are people guarding the farmland, so they're quite capable."
Superpowers these days are incredibly diverse; it might even be some kind of spatial ability. If we can seize it, we'll never have to worry about food again.
Speaking of spatial ability users, Wu Nan thought about it carefully and realized that it might actually be possible.
Space-age ability users are already capable of storing things; if they were to mutate slightly, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they could even farm.
Wu Nan suddenly stood up, jumped out of the window, and flew into the sky.
He is a wind-type ability user.
When he saw that patch of yellow-green farmland on the desolate and gray land, he was so excited that he trembled.
"Grain, lots of grain, it's mine, it must be mine."
He went back into the house and threw a wind blade that smashed the stereo.
The speakers blared a few times, and the entire room fell silent. The revelers stopped and looked at Wu Nan with puzzled expressions.
Wu Nan's face was flushed, whether from excitement or from drinking too much.
He declared loudly, "Thousands of acres of farmland have been discovered in the northern suburbs, covered with crops. We've opened an armory. All the superhumans and warriors, follow me to seize that farmland. Our good days are just beginning."
Upon hearing the word "farmland," everyone was taken aback, clearly not believing it.
But thinking that the base commander wouldn't speak without reason, they all became excited again.
"Come on, grab it! I haven't had fresh fruits and vegetables in ages."
"Farmland, that's a treasure."
Soon, the entire base became noisy, with almost everyone coming out.
They were determined to get that farmland.
Many ordinary people, upon hearing the news, secretly followed behind, hoping to find an opportunity to dig up some vegetables from the field.
Besides them, several other small bases also received the news and headed towards Dawn Base.
Thousands of acres of farmland have appeared in the suburbs; it's impossible for them not to see them.
Tempted by the vast fields of crops, they couldn't even think about much else; the first thought that popped into their minds was to invade and possess.
As soon as Wu Nan led several thousand men out of the northern suburbs, he saw that several other small bases were also rushing over.
Upon seeing each other, they all ran faster than the other, afraid of being overtaken by other bases.
As Wu Nan ran, he was puzzled. Why were all the bases that came to visit small bases, while the seed bases remained silent?
However, he didn't have time to think about this problem, because the farmland was already right in front of him.
What they saw first was not what crops were planted in the fields.
Instead, there were two utility poles planted at the edge of the farmland, with a huge wooden board on each pole.
Large characters were sprayed in red paint on the wooden board.
"This is a private base with extremely strong combat capabilities and abundant weapons. This is the base's territory; anyone who enters will die. You'd better watch out."
These large characters look like scribbles, with long red marks, which are quite frightening at first glance.
The crowd rushed over, but stopped abruptly when they saw the huge sign to check the situation.
They hoped other bases would rush in first to test the waters and see how strong this inexplicably appearing base was.
Each base thought the same thing, and for a moment they all stood still, wary of each other, and no one stepped forward.
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