The team members from Base No. 32, who had already eaten their fill, noticed the others eating roasted potatoes. They were a little envious and even blushed, thinking that the others couldn't afford the special nutrient solution. Little did they know that the others were eating much better than they were.
Judging by appearance, the food was bought from a farm store.
At night, everyone rested in the carriage. Sang Luoluo's senses were now very strong. She would wake up as soon as a mutated animal approached within 70 meters. There was no way around it; her senses were too sensitive now, and she would wake up subconsciously.
As was a habit Qi Feng and the others had developed in the wild, the moment Sang Luoluo moved, the three of them would wake up at the same time.
Qi Feng, who was most familiar with Sang Luoluo's abilities, asked in a low voice, "Something's up?"
Sang Luoluo nodded. "I sense several large mutated animals approaching."
He Fei and Lei Qi exchanged a glance, preparing to enter combat mode. He Fei, holding his sniper rifle, was ready. Having just used a life-saving potion, he felt his injuries were rapidly healing, and joining the battle now was no problem.
Qi Feng reminded them, "No rush, the carriage is protected. Let's rest first."
Sang Luoluo couldn't sleep because of the noise outside. She could clearly sense the mutated animals moving around and couldn't ignore it.
She could only immerse herself in the space and do some farm work to distract herself.
I went up the mountain to collect a batch of mushrooms and fungi, and also collected a batch of ripe fruit, which I stored in the Stasis Zone.
When the rice ripened, she used her Mental Power to harvest the rice from dozens of acres of land, then sent it to the machine to be hulled. The clean rice was stored in the Stasis Zone to cultivate the next batch of rice seedlings.
After doing all that, several hours passed. The noise outside subsided a bit, and she felt sleepy, so she dozed off for a while.
As soon as it was light, Sang Ping immediately ordered the convoy to set up Crystal Core to kill the mutated animals roaming nearby. They took the Crystal Core from the ones that were closer and brought them back, while leaving the ones that were farther away unattended.
The convoy continued its journey.
They had already left the safe zone of Base No. 32 and entered the uninhabited wilderness in a day and a night.
A blizzard broke out, and the biting wind chilled to the bone. No one wanted to go out; everyone stayed inside the carriages, prioritizing travel and defense. The convoy wasn't moving too fast. Drones were scouting ahead of the convoy. These drones could travel on the ground, fly in the air, and even scan the terrain. They merged the data with the latest map from Base No. 32, confirming that there were no cracks or other terrain changes for the time being, so they continued on their way with peace of mind.
The mutated birds in the air, even after targeting them, had no way to break through the sturdy truck bed. The entire truck was extremely heavy, and the mutated birds were not large enough to lift the whole truck.
Often, as soon as they got close to the carriages, they were already being killed by a dense barrage of Crystal Core, unable to stop the convoy from moving forward.
On one occasion, they encountered a dense attack from mutated birds. There were a lot of them. Although the Crystal Core had a wide coverage area, the mutated birds were also very fast. After the mutated birds in front were riddled with holes, they rushed out from behind. Several Crystal Core were destroyed by the sharp claws of the mutated birds. However, Sang Ping was very willing to use the Crystal Core. The dense Crystal Core cannons killed the mutated birds covering the carriage one by one.
The outside of the carriage was covered in thick, mutated bird blood, along with shattered bird carcasses. The stench of blood was overwhelming.
Taking advantage of the mutated birds approaching the carriage, Sang Luoluo used her Mental Power to drag them into the space and kill them. The two large trucks they were in were completely undamaged.
After all the mutated birds in the vicinity were eliminated, Sang Ping led people to clean up the Crystal Core. The mutated birds were at the top of the food chain, and the energy in their Crystal Core cores was particularly pure. Sang Luoluo saw that they had collected hundreds of pure energy Crystal Core, among which there were also a few black Crystal Core mixed in.
This made her extremely envious.
Fortunately, she extracted dozens of Crystal Core from the corpses of the mutated birds in the space, including four black Crystal Core.
Qi Feng knew what she had done, but he didn't say anything; it was best that there was no danger now.
Sang Ping and his men cleared the battlefield in the shortest possible time and immediately set off. The stench of blood outside the convoy was particularly strong, attracting many mutated animals along the way. However, these animals were of little use against the sturdy truck beds. They fought their way through the battlefield and made relatively smooth progress, arriving at Base 71 in just four days.
Seeing the familiar base gate, Sang Luoluo felt a surge of warmth. Qi Feng and the others also breathed a sigh of relief; their losses on this trip had been enormous.
In contrast, the convoy at Base No. 32 was truly eye-opening for them; it was very safe.
The convoy was stopped at the base entrance. The guards cleaned up the bloodstains and germs outside before letting the convoy in.
The group went directly to the laboratory to hand over their work.
Upon receiving the news, Dr. Wang immediately dropped everything and came to wait for them.
Upon meeting Dr. Wang, Zhan Qun immediately handed over his duties. Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng followed, while Lei Qi, He Fei, Yan Lang, and another wounded soldier returned together. He Fei and Lei Qi's first action was to resign from the Guard, while Yan Lang took the wounded soldier to the base hospital for treatment.
Upon my return, the base was far from peaceful, with multiple Guard deployed to patrol the streets.
Sang Ping ordered the convoy to stand by and then went with them to the laboratory to hand over the mission.
Regarding the new deal with Base No. 32, Dr. Wang sent Assistant Jian with a few people to follow up. Sang Luoluo overheard their conversation. The deal between Dr. Wang and them involved Crystal Core, meaning that the entire convoy of trucks from Base No. 32 would be loaded with Crystal Core and driven back.
As for the specifics of the transaction, that's not something Sang Luoluo can know right now.
Zhan Qun and Sang Luoluo went to the underground warehouse of the laboratory with Dr. Wang.
Qi Feng didn't have the authority, so he could only wait outside.
Sang Luoluo took out all the potions from this mission and put them in the warehouse for inventory. The data matched the Zhan Qun's records perfectly.
Dr. Wang breathed a sigh of relief, instructed the others to handle the medicine, and led the two men outside.
"While you were away, the base suffered a beast horde attack, more severe than anticipated. The defensive shield sustained a breach that hasn't been repaired yet and is currently under emergency repair. During this time, it was breached again by a new wave of beasts, with a large influx of mutated animals into the base, causing considerable trouble. The base has deployed all its Guard to handle the situation, but many mutated animals are still hiding in the corners, coming out to attack people."
Sang Luoluo felt very uncomfortable listening to this. Her own place had suddenly become dangerous, and the degree of danger was immeasurable.
The Zhan Qun was also worried. "Doctor, please tell us what our plan is."
Dr. Wang said, "Our research on Crystal Core is not as advanced as that of Base No. 32. We purchased a batch of Crystal Core from them, Sang Luoluo only brought back a portion of them."
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"With the new Crystal Core, we can cope with the next wave of beast tides, unlike this time when it was too late to remedy the situation."
Dr. Wang's voice was filled with anxiety as he spoke; the mutated animals had breached the base's defensive shield, something that had never happened before.
He continued, "The beast tide hasn't been completely resolved yet, the mutated animals flooding the city haven't been completely eradicated, and a new type of plague has begun to spread. There are already many patients with fevers in the hospitals, and they are being treated. This virus doesn't affect Evolver much, but for so many ordinary people in the base, a slight mistake could cost them their lives."
After hearing this, Sang Luoluo thought of Sang Yunpu. Her brother hadn't awakened his evolutionary abilities yet, so wouldn't it be very dangerous for him in this environment? She was a transmigrator, after all, and knew how fast viruses could spread, especially since this was a mutated plague.
"Therefore, we can only seek cooperation with other bases during this period and exchange some resources to deal with sudden disasters at the bases." Dr. Wang looked at the two with concern and said, "In the coming period, there will be many more tasks assigned to you. The escort will be a bit more demanding. Sang Luoluo, your abilities are special. I already know about the dangers you encountered on your way to Base No. 32. We will still need you for the following missions. Next time, we won't use the base vehicles. We will purchase a few vehicles from Base No. 32 to make it easier to travel between the various bases."
Zhan Qun, understanding the situation, said, "So, we have to provide them with Crystal Core? I see that the higher-ups at Base No. 32 Crystal Core a lot. Their Guard even have to hand over all the mutated animals they hunt on their way out."
Dr. Wang sighed and said, "Yes, now that Grandpa CC's Farm App is online, it has become one of the ways for large bases to obtain resources, and the number of Crystal Core required is also greater. We also obtained a lot of crystal cores because of this beast tide; after we resolved the beast tide, the official team acquired a lot of Crystal Core."
Dr. Wang had other matters to attend to, and someone had already come looking for him with documents, so he could only hurriedly say, "You two go back and get some rest. You can collect your rewards for this mission from the mission hall in the laboratory."
"Okay, Dr. Wang, you're busy," Sang Luoluo said gently.
Zhan Qun nodded, "Doctor, you're busy."
Dr. Wang quickly followed the person who came and left. Sang Luoluo and the Zhan Qun leader walked out together and asked, "Where did you put your things?"
Zhan Qun: "There's a car waiting for me at the gate. Let's go collect our mission rewards first. Could you take me there?"
"No problem."
Qi Feng saw the two of them come out of the warehouse. Sang Luoluo said she was going to collect her mission reward, so the three of them went to the mission hall in the laboratory together. They arrived in about twenty minutes.
Sang Luoluo was a little nervous. She came here for the growth potion. Although she had already bought two vials at Base No. 32, she couldn't just take them out and use them directly. Her brother's broken leg was no secret, and an investigation would easily reveal that she had other growth potions.
Zhan Qun received his reward: a pile of Crystal Core ( Sang Luoluo didn't know the exact number), a bunch of low-radiation canned food, and several bottles of mineral water ( Sang Luoluo recognized them as mineral water from Grandpa CC Farm ).