"You, are you here to look for me? You gave me those instant noodles voluntarily. I didn't lie to you! I've already exchanged them for the base. I can't get them back even if you ask me. But I can give you the contribution points I exchanged for them. My two sons are still young. Can you please let them go?"
"Dad!" Qu Jing glared at the group of people in strange costumes opposite him.
"Why are you like this? It was obviously you who wanted to change, we didn't force you! Now you come to cause trouble for my dad again!" The younger Qu Quan bravely said to An Jingzhi.
This father and son trio had An Jingzhi baffled. What had he said to make him the troublemaker? Now it was as if he was the villain who had separated the father and son.
If he didn't explain it clearly, he was afraid that these three people would stage a father-son farewell scene in front of him. "I'm not here to cause you any trouble."
"What! Oh, why didn't you tell me earlier? I'm so scared and my heart is beating so fast."
"Brother An, what's wrong with you? Why did you change your equipment?"
Qu Tian looked around secretly. The guns these people were equipped with were all used in the last century. Could they have discovered some military weapons and equipment base?
From the looks of it, they weren't coming to attack the vanguard of their base, were they? Their small base, with less than a thousand people at most, had weapons that were obsolete from the last century.
If that's the case, wouldn't he become the sinner of the base?
"Our base is quite far away, and we don't know much about the situation outside right now. We were sent out to gather information. Can we go to your base to take a look?"
"This..." They're not really here to attack their base, are they?! Should they let him lead his men in first and break it down from the inside?
"Last time I noticed that your base seemed to be short of food. We still have a lot of stock at our base and can trade with you."
When it comes to food, Qu Tian is undecided. After a moment's hesitation, he says, "Okay, but I need to consult the base's leadership first. If they disagree, there's nothing I can do."
"No problem, go ahead. We'll be waiting for you at the base entrance."
After Qu Tian reported the news, he was immediately brought before the base leader. "You said these people have food?"
"Commander, I think there are. The first time I met one of them, he even gave me a pack of instant noodles in exchange for a holographic projection technology USB drive."
"Tell me about it in detail."
Qi Hengzhong listened and pondered. The base was already experiencing a food shortage, but it had only just begun, and the higher-ups had been trying to keep it a secret. Therefore, the people below were still unaware of it. If it were to get out, it would surely cause panic.
A wheat field outside the city was about to be harvested, but it was destroyed by a group of zombies that suddenly appeared from nowhere. By the time they desperately killed the zombies, the food had been contaminated and was inedible.
Recently, Qi Hengzhong has been thinking about whether he can exchange some things with other bases, but there is a high probability that he will return empty-handed. He was so anxious that his half-gray hair has turned completely white.
When Qi Hengzhong heard from his subordinates that someone wanted to exchange food with their base, he anxiously asked someone to call Qu Tian over.
"That's what happened. When I first met An Jingzhi, he looked like he was new to this world. He must have been well protected in the big base. He was very generous with his money. I don't know what they did with that USB drive they could pick up anywhere."
After Qu Tian finished speaking, the room was quiet for a moment.
From Qu Tian’s words, it can be inferred that An Jingzhi and his group should have supplies.
And there are quite a few of them. Although it is not clear what the use of collecting those technical information is, Qi Hengzhong doesn't care. So far, he doesn't know what else he has besides these technical information that they are interested in.
"Come with me and invite them in." No matter what these people are here for.
Qi Hengzhong didn't want to miss this opportunity. Once his subordinates knew that the farmland was destroyed, there would be chaos! He had inherited the power of the base leader from his old friend, and he would never allow the base to perish in his hands.
Anyway, there are only fifteen people on the other side. If we keep a close eye on them, there shouldn't be any problems.
The other party's request for technical information was exactly what he wanted. Their base was originally built on a military base, and there were many research institutes around it. Even his office now had a lot of information.
At the gate of the base.
"Hahaha, distinguished guests have come from afar, welcome." These people were all dressed strangely and fully armed. Qi Hengzhong looked at them but didn't show any surprise, worthy of being the leader of a large base.
With Qi Hengzhong's deliberate interaction, the two sides had a very pleasant conversation.
He took An Jingzhi and the others on a tour of the base and introduced the situation in the base that could be disclosed to others.
An Jingzhi and the others still hadn't submitted their request for food exchange, and Qi Hengzhong was getting a little restless.
"How about we eat and talk at the same time? Our base may not have as many supplies as yours, so please forgive us for any inadequacies in our hospitality."
An Jingzhi knew that Qi Hengzhong was reminding them that it was time to trade grain.
They had given them enough face, so An Jingzhi naturally wouldn't let him down.
From the information revealed by Qi Hengzhong, An Jingzhi and his group already knew that this was originally a military base, and many of the current senior management of the base were the leaders of the former military base.
Qi Hengzhong was the second-in-command of the base military base before the end of the world.
After the apocalypse, the leader built this Hope Base with his soldiers. The day before the leader died three years ago, he handed over the base's power to him.
Since most of the senior leaders are former military chiefs, it is hoped that the overall order of the base will be relatively stable.
It's already been 20 years since the apocalypse, and many bases have even adopted slavery! Compared to Hope Base, those places are simply hell on earth.
Therefore, we hope that the residents of the base will have a strong sense of belonging to the base.
"Let's not eat. It's not convenient for us to wear these clothes. Let's talk about the food exchange first, shall we?"
An Jingzhi finally got to the point. Qi Hengzhong's face straightened. "How much food can you provide? What do you want us to exchange for it?"
"You can have as much as you want. Rosen will be responsible for negotiating the specific transaction issues with you." An Jingzhi pointed at Rosen next to him.
Finally, the space was given to the two of them.
Two hours later, Qi Hengzhong watched An Jing and his group leave with a smile on his face.
He turned to his assistant and ordered, "Go collect information quickly. The more the better, no matter what industry it is!"
Qu Tian, who was standing nearby, was very excited. "Chief, is this a success?!"
Qi Hengzhong smiled and nodded, "I'll record your merit this time and reward you with 2,000 contribution points."
Not to mention how excited Qu Tian was.
The arrival of An Jingzhi and the others didn't cause much of a stir among the ordinary people at Hope Base; at most, they were just a bit surprised. Everyone was busy with construction, planting, and clearing wasteland.
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