Chapter 336

"Okay, now you can move freely within the base."

Kirshtalia and Kadok waited until the next day to complete the missing inspection process. After that, they passed the inspection and were allowed to move freely in the Mankai base.

"Should we go out to explore, or learn more about the structure of this base?" Kadok asked, following behind Kirshtalia.

"Starry Sky's answer is that there are 'surprises' if we stay." Kirshtalia shrugged at Kadoc and walked towards the direction where there were more people in the base. "And establishing a 'good cooperative relationship' with the 'guide' is also an important part of the mission. So let's go and find out about Mankai's 'current' situation."

The past of the Mankai Base is no different from the past of the Mankai Troupe that Chaldea currently knows about. The only difference is that this "story" takes place in a zombie-infested wasteland world 3,000 years after the AD - in addition, this world may also reflect some Mankai stories that they are unaware of.

——For example, the new base KICS.

The experience about the Mankai Theater obtained in the idol contest anomaly does not include the stories that happened after the Mankai performance ended, but based on the titles of the plays written in the brochure, Kirshtalia can conclude that the story of Mankai only moves forward one year - because the order of Mankai Theater's performances is determined by the order of the four seasons.

"Let's go to the Haru Group's area first."

The map of the full base looks a bit like the internal structure of the flat moon where the Alterego anomaly is located - a circular outer area used to isolate people who are not completely eliminated as dangerous; the wider inner circular area is divided into four equal parts: spring, summer, autumn and winter, and managed by four groups of actors; the central circular area is the most important core area of ​​this base, just like the control room of Chaldea.

——Of course, this is also a clear no-entry zone for idle people.

"Generally speaking, for a normal base to maintain operation, energy (all items that can provide energy) is necessary." Kadoc thought for a moment, "A base like ours generally can't operate for more than three months. After all, there is only a single energy source available, and the energy intake of the members is not taken into consideration."

"At this time, we have to thank Director Mujik and Lord and the others." Kirshtalia smiled and opened the base brochure in his hand. "Well... considering that we don't know the exact time when zombies will appear and the world will become anarchic, this base must first ensure the long-term existence of food - that is, planting and breeding."

"Moreover, considering that they still have the spare time to produce scripts, print brochures and posters, and hold performances..." Cadoc stroked his chin and looked at the performance posters of various sizes decorating the streets of the Spring Group area, "I'm afraid they also have a complete light industrial production line. At the same time, in terms of defense and offense, in addition to relying on the power gained by the 'actors' playing the 'roles' to deal with it..."

"Thermal weapons are necessary - so they should also have heavy industrial production lines." Kirshtalia glanced at Kadok, "Also, their means of transportation are cars. However, it is impossible for one base to gather all the raw materials - so there should be trade relations between these four bases to exchange the products or raw materials they need."

"However, since it is a state of anarchy, there should be no currency that can be recognized by all four bases at the same time."

"Could it be that, although all industries seem to be maintaining normal conditions, they have actually degenerated to the point of barter..." Kadoc fell silent. "No, there should at least be a universal general equivalent, right? For example, precious metals... No, in this context, it is not impossible for food to become a general equivalent..."

"No, this is just the 'normal state' from the perspective of 'us' in the 21st century." Kirshtalia shook her head at Kadoc, "Let's go. We can't think of the answer here, let's go and see the situation in their 'production area' first - after all, although we have permission to move freely, we are not official members here now, so we will not have no free time because we are assigned work."

The two walked through a road dotted with posters of Sakuma Sakuya's performances, and followed the signs and maps to find the location of the planting area.

"The Winter Team just came back last night. How about we do the grain optimization ourselves this time?" Utsugi Chikage stood at the edge of the field holding a silver staff and confirmed with her companions who were scattered around the field checking the situation. "Although we can't guarantee a 100% optimization rate in a beneficial direction like the angels, if we go to look for them at this time, we don't know where we will be overwhelmed by the various tasks that have accumulated before..."

"Should we go for the A12 set first, or the alchemy transformation, or the blessing from the northern and southern magicians?" Chigasaki Zhi asked.

"The Pass of the Northern and Southern Magicians." Usui Masumi walked out of the field and rejected Chigasaki Shi's last proposal. "Just like what Tsuna wrote in the script - the blessing of the Northern Magician is the same as the blessing of the Southern Magician, a blessing that is useless most of the time."

"Moreover, considering the relationship with plants, the capabilities of the A12 series are more suitable for handling this problem." Minamiki Tsunayoshi also walked out of the field and gathered with his companions. "Well, now that the subsequent grain variety optimization and transformation plan has been determined, we can harvest this round of grain."

When Kirshtalia and Kadoc entered the planting area, they happened to see the Haru Group harvesting crops with alchemy tools.

"…rice, wheat, cabbage, lettuce, tomato, eggplant, cucumber, loofah—" Cadoch paused and looked at Kirshtalia, who stood in front of him without changing his expression. "The growth cycles and growth conditions of these plants are different, and even their preferred environments are completely different—"

"Sakuya, there are new guests at the base." Hitron, who was the first to discover Kirshtalia and Kadok, called out to his companions loudly.

"Welcome to the planting area of ​​the Mankai Base!" Sakuma Sakuya turned around and waved to the two of them with a smile, "Do you have any questions about this place that we need to explain to you?"

"Hey, Sakuya." Usui Masumi poked Sakuma Sakuya expressionlessly and reminded him quietly, "Didn't Tsumugi say at the previous captain's meeting that the reception task for the newcomers this time would be given to you?"

"Oh no... I was so focused on the things in the planting area that I forgot about the reception mission that Mr. Tsumugi asked me to do..." Sakuma Sakuya turned his head stiffly and whispered to Usui Masumi who had just reminded him, "Then I'll take them around the base after I finish the things in the planting area."

"Then, could you explain to me why these crops we just harvested can mature and be harvested at the same time?" Kirshtalia stopped and asked Sakuma Sakuya who was running towards her.

"Okay." Sakuma Sakuya raised his hand to adjust the goggles on his forehead and explained to Kirshtalia and Kadoc, "Mr. Tsumugi and the others should have told you before that actors gain power by interpreting their roles, right? The crops in this planting area are affected by the power of the characters, following fixed rules, and growing within a limited time to the most perfect harvestable state that the current seed can achieve... or mature state."

“After harvesting, most of the harvestable crops are directly sent to warehouses for storage; a small portion is circulated in the market for the audience*; and we also use some of the freshly harvested crops as our daily three meals before the next round of crops can be harvested - the crops just harvested are mature crops.”

"So you'll use it for breeding, right?" Kirshtalia smiled and winked at Sakuma Sakuya. "After all, many crops are only edible before they are fully mature. So, if you plant the same type of crops frequently on the same piece of land, the fertility of the land will quickly decline. How do you solve this problem?"

"Also, normally it's not easy to improve grains - how did you improve them?"

"The improvement of grains is also driven by the power of the characters - after all, what we lack most now is time to observe." Sakuma Sakuya smiled helplessly and walked out with the two of them. "However, although the problem of fertility loss can also be dealt with by the power of the characters, the more direct method is to take you to the breeding area to have a look."

"The breeding area built at the junction of the spring and summer divisions - all edible creatures that can be raised by humans are there. However, the source of this is still thanks to the power of different characters."

"Huh? After all, the ugly duckling is actually a swan - and swans are not within your breeding range. How can you turn a duck into a different species just by telling a story?" Andersen, who was originally playing around in his residence, was dragged to the breeding area by the members of the Xia Group. "... Forget it, let me make it clear first, I can't guarantee that I will succeed, okay?"

"No, you don't have to worry about the success rate." Liurikawa Yuki pushed open the door of the duck house and walked in first, "Because this will undoubtedly be a success - the actors, scripts, and audiences have all been gathered, and now we just have to wait for the stage to start. In the final analysis, we can only blame Tsuna's script for giving the bonus direction to the plants. Our breeding area also needs to optimize the varieties!!!"

"Even if the power of the angel's blessing does not distinguish between plants and animals, the Winter Team already has a lot of work to do - we can't compete with the Spring Team for the Winter Team's blessing."

"Yes, especially now that the Winter Team has just returned and is still dealing with the accumulated work." Huang Tianma sighed, "But why use the swan, Liu Lichuan?"

"Stupid, useless actor." Ruri Kawaki glared at Sotenma. "Of course it's feathers! Although they are not as practical as other species, I want you to think about how much of our feather prop reserves were consumed by the previous performances of the Winter Group. Moreover, even if the Winter Group doesn't use them in the future, the other three groups may need them."

"However, in addition to the need for props, it is also necessary to obtain new methods for improving the species." Kazunari Miyoshi, who was walking at the end, smiled and closed the door to stop the ducks that tried to escape in the duck house. "Okay, let's get started."