Chapter 87: Base Rules
“Sister Sang, isn’t this a bit too serious?”
Xia Han had originally wanted to recommend his good friend to join, but upon hearing Sang Chu state this rule, he couldn’t help but ask.
Lu Min Feng: “It is a bit strict, but it’s the best guarantee for those who follow the rules. If you can’t accept it, we won’t force you. I can send you back.”
An Hao: “I can guarantee that I will follow the rules, but what about others? If the person I recommend is fine, but their family has problems, and I haven’t done anything wrong, I’ll still be within the scope of expulsion. Isn’t that unfair?”
Zhao Xiao: “Yes, this will likely cause dissatisfaction among others.”
Sang Chu remained silent, looking at them with a cold expression: “What is fairness? In my eyes, what I say is fairness. If you disagree, you can leave. I don’t care. Furthermore, the Base will not change without you; it will only lose one mouth to feed. Adding you won’t change anything either, it’s just adding one more person to work. Tell me, under these circumstances, do you have the right to negotiate terms with me?”
An Hao’s heart skipped a beat when he saw her cold expression: “Sister Sang, I didn’t mean that. I was just considering that people who come in later might have this kind of thought.”
Sang Chu: “It’s not easy to enter Taoyuan Base, and it’s even harder to leave. Therefore, you don’t need to consider others. You only need to consider the present. Just as Min Feng said earlier, if you don’t want to stay, you can leave. Every room has a simple timer. Time at our Taoyuan Base will be calculated according to the timer. It’s nine o’clock in the evening now. When it’s six o’clock tomorrow morning, everyone will come over for a meeting again. Whether you want to leave or stay, come and say so, and then we’ll discuss future matters.”
Lu Min Feng: “The bathing area is now open for extended hours. You can go wash if you need to, but be careful not to waste water while bathing. After bathing, collect the water and place it in the storage area outside the public restrooms. Take it to the cubicles when needed. You should go back and discuss this with your families first. We’ll talk again tomorrow after you’ve decided.”
At this moment, Ma Ya Ru and Gao Qiu, who had been listening silently to everyone, spoke simultaneously: “No need to discuss, our families have all chosen to stay!”
After speaking, they looked at each other in disbelief.
Gao Qiu was picked up by Xiao Yi Fei and Lu Min Feng on the way. He wanted to avoid being treated as a blood bag, so he tried his best to leave his original Base with his parents.
Ma Ya Ru was in a similar situation. If Ma Si Yu hadn’t found Xiao Yi Fei, she would probably be dead by now. As long as she could have a place to settle down for herself and her family, it didn’t matter where it was.
Sang Chu: “No rush, you should all go back and discuss it with your families first. There’s a hot water area in the bathing section, you can go take a bath and get a good night’s sleep. We’ll talk about other things tomorrow. Xiao Yu knows the way, have him take you there.”
Ma Ya Ru looked at her for a while before saying, “Okay.”
She would not leave, but since Sang Chu had already said what she needed to say, there was no point in staying any longer. She stood up, bowed slightly, and said, “Thank you.”
After speaking, she turned and left. The thank you was unexpected, but Sang Chu understood what she meant, and that was enough.
Seeing her leave, the others also followed.
Xiao Yi Fei sighed heavily, “They didn’t say this when they arrived.”
Lu Min Feng, sitting next to him, gently patted his shoulder: “People’s hearts are fickle. This is why I strongly suggested they secretly leave with us. They are Supernatural Ability Users, and it’s the same no matter which Base they are in. So, when we send them back, we can just make up an excuse and they won’t be troubled.”
Xiao Yi Fei looked at him, “You knew they would leave all along?”
“Not certain, I just wanted to give them a choice. As long as they don’t fall out with their current Base, they can return easily due to their status as Supernatural Ability Users. Moreover, our Base is indeed different from others. We don’t need a large number of people, but elites, at least those who can stand on their own. This way, when we are besieged, at least everyone can contribute.”
Xiao Yi Fei still felt a bit disappointed. They had agreed, but these people wavered just because they had to follow the rules. Doesn’t that mean they were afraid that they or their families wouldn’t be able to comply with the regulations?
That was betrayal!
Sang Jing Wen: “A Yi, don’t overthink it. Aunt Jian just woke up, you should spend more time with her. These outsiders aren’t worth your worry.”
Sang Chu: “Then it’s settled. Brother, you take Brother Yi back to rest first.”
“Okay, you all get some rest too.”
There’s no entertainment in the Apocalypse. When it’s time, you sleep. It’s quite a healthy lifestyle.
After they all left, Lu Min Feng looked at Sang Chu with a grim expression. She nodded, effectively agreeing with his actions.
Sang Chu: “This is between you and me.”
“Don’t worry. By the way, about the underground breeding farm?”
Sang Chu glanced at the door, and seeing no one, said, “Let’s go take a look.”
“Okay.”
The two of them avoided everyone and quietly went to the underground breeding farm in the Underground City.
This place was two levels below the Underground City, a completely sealed space. Sang Jing Wen and the others’ optical computers had no record of this place.
Looking at the zombies in the cages, Lu Min Feng casually threw a few chickens he brought from upstairs to them. They frantically ran towards the unconscious chickens and swallowed them whole.
“There are about a dozen ordinary zombies here. I didn’t tell them; I secretly moved them here myself. Although the reason you gave last time was good, but…”
Before he could finish, Sang Chu already knew what he wanted to say. She also found it difficult: “I know. Let’s keep this a secret for now. If we can cultivate zombies with supernatural abilities, we can directly extract their crystal cores. If they don’t have abilities, we can trap them in this place, at least so they don’t go out and cause harm.”
Lu Min Feng: “Yes, if anyone leaves tomorrow, find an excuse to keep Xiao Yi Fei and the others here. I’ll send them out myself.”
Sang Chu: “Okay, I understand. Handle it cleanly. The Base isn’t on the right track yet, so information absolutely cannot be leaked.”
Lu Min Feng sighed, “I just hope they don’t make the wrong choice.”
Sang Chu: “It’s the Apocalypse. Kindness will only put us all in danger. My brother and the others, although accustomed to the Apocalypse, still have a bit of a savior complex. Therefore, you and I cannot. What they don’t do, we must do ourselves. Lu Min Feng, the more blood on our hands, the cleaner their hands will be.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t go easy.”
“Mm, I’ll go check on the Peach Blossom Trees they are accelerating the growth of. If you have nothing else to do, you can go to the Cultivation Room in the Underground City. Next to the Cultivation Room, I’ve designated a Weapon Area. These are all treasures I found in the Demon Realm. There are good weapons and some defective ones, but they are all extremely rare treasures for us. Finding a suitable weapon can double your strength.”
