Chapter 281 Provoke Me and I'll Kill You
Someone in the crowd protested, shouting, "Why? It's one thing if you don't let us in inside your base, but the area outside isn't your territory, so why are you interfering with us?"
Clearly, there's more than one group of people waiting here for the free deals.
Lei Zhe sneered, "The rules of my Dawn Base are the rules. We have the strength. Even if I were to be unreasonable and bully you, what could you do about it?"
Why prove ourselves? No need for reasons; strength is the only truth.
His arrogant manner is exactly what Meng Shiwan learned.
Who's going to reason with you? If you mess with me, I'll kill you.
Those present fell silent upon hearing these arrogant words, and for a moment no one spoke.
It's the end of the world, might makes right, and reason is no longer important.
Seeing that they had all behaved themselves, Lei Zhe turned around and whispered to his men, "People these days are all short-tempered. We need to send people with superpowers to guard this place, and we need to recruit a group of people with superpowers."
The base is already small in population, and there are even fewer people with superpowers.
Tao Yarong, An Jiewen, Lei Zhe, Qiu Zhiyi, Lu Yu, Ma Jiandong, and Jiang Yuan are the seven members of the Dawn Squad.
Aside from Ye Conglei and Lulu being superhumans, it seems there aren't any others.
Oh, and there's Ye Sangyu, who's always hanging around here, and Wu Ming, who's always thinking about coming here to stay for a few days. Neither of them are our people.
These superpowered individuals wish they could split one into several to use.
With more and more things happening at the base, if they don't bring in a new batch of superhumans soon, they might really be overwhelmed.
Tao Yarong said, "My sister said we need to recruit a group of farmers and people with superpowers. Let's hurry up and get this done."
Soon after, a new message appeared online.
#Dawn Base is expanding its recruitment: 100 people with superpowers and 1,000 people without superpowers. The recruitment will take place outside Dawn Base in three days.
Requirements: Those without superpowers must be professionals in their respective fields. Professors, researchers, and others who have published professional papers can bring their immediate family members to join the base, provided they have a certain level of work ability. The base does not employ idlers.
The selection process for superhumans is dangerous, and involves the risk of death. Superhumans considering joining Dawn Base should think carefully. #
The news caused an even bigger stir online.
The Dawn Base sells energy drinks and crops for people with superpowers, but those are things only people with special abilities buy. They have absolutely nothing to do with ordinary people; they're just there for the spectacle.
But the expansion of recruitment at Dawn Base is related to them.
With such a powerful, awesome, and incredibly good environment, who wouldn't want to go to such a base?
Goodbye, old employer. I'm setting sail today to explore the world and gather more supplies for the base.
—Upstairs? You sailed all the way to Dawn Base, and then happened to pass Dawn Base's assessment and be able to stay there. Are you going back to your old employer?
—Of course I'm not going back.
—I really want to try my luck. If I could join the Dawn Base, it would be a life of luxury. But there are only 100 ability users, so the competition is too fierce. There are so many ability users in Shangguan City alone, not to mention those from surrounding cities. My chances are slim.
Three days is enough time for many people to travel from all over the country to Shangguancheng to participate in the selection.
Whether to go or not, and whether it's worth it, is up to each of them to consider.
Those with superpowers are a scarce resource. In their own base, they receive much better treatment than ordinary people. Whether or not to take the risk depends on each person's own thoughts.
The most pressing issue right now is that ordinary people are even more panicked than those with superpowers.
—I meet the requirements, but we are more than a thousand kilometers away from Shangguan City. It is impossible for someone without superpowers to go to Shangguan City in this environment. What a pity. Why isn't Dawn Base near our city?
—Ahhh, I can do it! I'm from Shangguancheng, I'm a professional welder. I don't know if it'll work, but I definitely want to go and see.
Well, I didn't study hard before, and I didn't have a good life before the apocalypse. I thought that people wouldn't compare academic qualifications after the apocalypse, but it turns out they still do. Good bases only hire technical personnel. How ridiculous!
—I envy the people in Shangguancheng so much. How come they got to be so lucky?
At this moment, inside a three-story building in a densely built-up urban village within Ye Sheng's base, Yang Wen and her group of people were huddled together, clutching their phones, their faces contorted in pain.
That would be even more painful than losing a hundred million.
"We missed it! We missed the best opportunity to join Dawn Base. Look at us now, they don't even want ordinary people anymore, they only want technical talents."
There aren't that many skilled technical people in the world; most are just busy, ordinary people.
This group of people had the opportunity to stay at Dawn Base before, and even lived there for a period of time, but they were unable to stay.
In the blink of an eye, Dawn Base has become highly sought after, and many of them can't even meet the basic requirements to join it.
Yang Wen leaned against the wall, tilting her head back, feeling like a living person on the verge of death. "I made a mistake. I made the wrong choice. Why didn't I choose Dawn Base back then?"
She's so regretful now.
They're not just regretting it to the point of despair, they're probably kicking themselves.
After arriving at Yesheng Base, the group of several hundred people, having brought a lot of supplies, were not going hungry for a short time, but they dared not squander them.
A group of people rented this small building and lived there, sleeping in a shared dormitory, crammed together, and still managed to have a full meal every day.
This life is much better than that of many people who might not even have a full meal every few days and don't even have a good place to sleep.
But it can't compare to Dawn Base; it's like comparing heaven and hell.
"The delicious vegetables, the beautiful fields, and so many lotus flowers..."
They live here, but their hearts are still full of the good days they had in Dawn Base.
"Alright, stop looking so listless. Let's take a break, then go out and find jobs. We can't just sit around doing nothing; we need to earn money. What's the point of dwelling on the past if we miss out?"
"Think about it from another perspective. People online can only look at the good stuff from Dawn Base, but at least we got to enjoy it for a few days. We're already very lucky."
There are still some clear-headed people here who know that life goes on and that dwelling on the past is pointless.
"Sister Yang led us out of that building. As you can see, the building we were in collapsed after the tsunami. People who didn't want to leave probably died long ago. We are lucky to be alive, and we have to thank Sister Yang."
"That's right. You can't predict everything in a person's life. It's already amazing that Sister Yang led us to survive. If we couldn't go to Dawn Base, we can't go. Staying alive is more important than anything else. Sister Yang has already done a great job."
"Sister Yang, don't be sad. We didn't mean to complain or blame you for making the wrong choice. We are very grateful to you for bringing us to this point. Please don't blame yourself. We were just expressing our feelings."
They quickly comforted Yang Wen, who was also feeling distressed.
Yang Wen roused herself and gave a wry smile. "You're right, it's too late to think about it now. Let's plan for the future. I heard there are local thugs and burglars around here, so we need to be careful."
After their initial lament, they accepted reality and began to actively plan for the days to come.
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