Sang Luoluo nodded. "That's fine. It's just that I've been too busy since winter came, constantly going out on missions. I really want to rest."
Jian Cheng smiled but didn't say anything. Rest? What a luxury. He worked alongside Dr. Wang in the lab, without a break all year round. Of course, Dr. Wang trusted him a lot and paid him very well.
Sang Luoluo followed along, collecting corpses. When things were going smoothly, she immersed herself in the space, took out a cup of milk tea, and drank it while busy with farm work.
The vegetables in the garden haven't been harvested yet. After the harvest, a new batch of seeds needs to be planted in the empty space. In addition, watering is required. She also needs to prepare some seeds, and collect the unused ones for the next planting.
In short, two busy days passed quickly. Because the road was flat, they took turns resting and driving, and the car kept moving. Finally, after two and a half days, they arrived at Base 13.
Base 13 wasn't as bustling as they had imagined, but it was still a magnificent city surrounded by ice and snow.
Assistant Jian contacted the person in charge of Base 13. A young man came out to greet them, followed by two guards. He seemed very approachable.
"My name is Leng Hai. I'm here to pick you up on orders from the base commander. Please follow me."
"I am Jian Cheng, Dr. Wang's assistant. I will be leading this mission."
Leng Hai led the way, and the others followed behind, silently entering the city.
The infrastructure of Base 13 was largely destroyed by the meteor shower, and some buildings collapsed. It looked even more severely damaged than Base 71. Many people had nowhere to live and could only gather in a large warehouse. They had to make corresponding contributions to exchange for daily rations.
Without food, it's normal for some people to starve to death.
Inside the base, near the perimeter, there are many shantytowns where the threat of meteor showers and mutated animals is too great, so they can only find temporary shelter within the base.
Lei Qi whispered to Qi Feng, "I didn't expect the situation at Base 13 to be worse than we imagined. It's not even as good as our Base 71."
Qi Feng knew what Lei Qi was thinking and said, "This is just an appearance. If it weren't for the severe damage caused by the meteor shower, Base 13's strength wouldn't be weaker than ours. Base 13 has produced the most evolved beings; they've always made their fortune by taking on bounty missions."
Sang Luoluo didn't know much about Base 13, and asked, "On the way here, only Leng Hai and two others picked us up. They seemed too relaxed, not worried at all about our vehicle being hijacked on the way."
Upon hearing this, Jian Cheng explained, "The evolved beings in their base are very strong. Our lab has studied this before, but unfortunately, we didn't have any effective samples. We can only attribute it to the changes in radiation levels they receive here, as well as the food they eat, which may have induced their evolution."
Leng Hai led them to see the base commander, but they were unable to meet him; Leng Hai went to report the situation alone.
A short while later, he came out and said in a low voice, "The base commander has ordered me to take you to the warehouse to hand over the goods. The things you need will take about three to five days, so you'll have to stay at the base for a while."
Jian Cheng nodded. "No problem, just arrange accommodation for us."
Leng Hai said calmly, "You've seen the situation at our base. Most of you have nowhere to stay. I can only arrange an empty warehouse for you to use for a few days. I heard that one of you has spatial abilities, so there should be supplies in the vehicle. I'm sorry to trouble you to make do for a few days."
Although Jian Cheng didn't particularly like this arrangement, he was out on a mission on someone else's turf, so he didn't have the right to complain. He could only patiently say, "You can arrange it."
Sang Luoluo had no objections; a spacious warehouse would be fine with her.
Leng Hai led them to the warehouse. Sang Luoluo, seeing that the warehouse was large enough, took out all the scrap metal, armored vehicles, various kinds of equipment and machinery that she had brought. She put everything out exactly as it had been stored away.
Leng Hai was shocked; the spatial capacity of this spatial evolver was actually so large.
Their attitude naturally softened somewhat. "How should I address this lady? Our base commander also has a space evolutionist by his side; I'll bring her over next time to introduce her to you."
Sang Luoluo said, "I'm also Dr. Wang's assistant. My name is Sang Luoluo."
Jian Cheng nodded.
Leng Hai nodded slightly. "A very strong evolved being."
Having witnessed Sang Luoluo's spatial abilities, it was impossible to ignore such a powerful individual. At the very least, it was a genuine desire not to offend her. Therefore, their attitude softened somewhat. "I'll take you to the warehouse next door first. Please bear with me for a few days. If you need anything or require any assistance, please contact me."
As he spoke, he extended his wristwatch and gave them his contact information.
The warehouse next door was much smaller than this one, but it could still house dozens of people without any problem. Sang Luoluo had also stored their three vehicles in the warehouse.
It's freezing outside; if I want to warm up, I'll have to go to the car.
However, Sang Luoluo didn't want to stay in the cramped space and wanted to go downstairs to get a separate tent.
Anyway, she has a battery in her space, so she can keep warm.
She then took out two more identical tents and gave them to Qi Feng and Lei Qi, one on each side of the tent next to her. Sang Luoluo gave each of them a battery and an electric blanket.
Zhan Qun said, "We have nothing else to do but wait here."
Upon hearing this, Sang Luoluo quickly said, "No, you have things to do. The mutated animal's carcass hasn't been dissected yet."
Everyone perked up at the news.
The stench of blood was unavoidable. Sang Luoluo went to a corner of the warehouse and took out all the corpses of the mutated animals. Zhan Qun and his team members went over to dissect the corpses and extract the Crystal Core. The extracted Crystal Core were distributed according to the previously agreed-upon method.
Chapter 172 The blood on the pig's head was still warm when they snatched it...
Lei Qi set up the stove and heated the nutrient solution, then excitedly went over to help. A group of people gathered around, diligently searching for Crystal Core.
Qi Feng quickly drank the nutritional supplement and ate two cans of food, then said, "I'll go help them too."
The excavated Crystal Core were placed in a separate basin, and in no time, the basin was filled to the brim.
In addition, valuable parts of the mutated animals, such as fur, claws, and teeth, were also stripped off using Crystal Core and piled up separately.
Sang Luoluo rested for a while, then hid in her tent and went into her personal space. She ate hot pot before coming out. After several days, she was really exhausted.
I came out and saw that they had processed half of a pile of mutated animal carcasses. They should be able to finish the other half if they work overtime a little longer.
As for those things in the space, we'll have to wait until tomorrow.
Sang Luoluo placed the Crystal Core in a basin and washed them with some Spirit Spring Water. The Crystal Core, large and small, shone exceptionally brightly inside.
Sang Luoluo also made sure to prepare several buckets of water for them to wash their hands, showing that they didn't plan to eat anything until they finished their work.
Sang Luoluo into the tent, changed into clean clothes, and found the bed warm and cozy. The tent was also spacious enough for her to roll around in.
Sang Luoluo leaned against the soft pillows, closed her eyes, and immersed herself in the space to begin her work.
Two days ago, all the cauliflower in the vegetable garden was harvested. She operated the machine to till the land, and then planted the cauliflower seedlings that had been cultivated a few days ago one by one, and watered them.
Fortunately, doing these tasks with her mind was just a bit mentally tiring and tedious, but it didn't really exhaust her.
After planting these, we went to pick green beans.
Green beans and kidney beans need to be picked Tiantian, and she has planted many acres of them. If it weren't for the ability to harvest them at will, she wouldn't be able to finish even one acre. These plants have been flowering and growing like crazy lately.
If you pick them too late, they'll be too old and you can only save them for seeds.
Three hours passed quickly amidst the hustle and bustle. Judging from the sounds outside, the Zhan Qun leader had finally finished with them.
I've washed my hands and am getting ready to eat.
Sang Luoluo put on her shoes and went out to finish up, collecting the disposed and useless corpses, which would come in handy later in the wild.
As for the skins and furs that were stripped off, Sang Luoluo didn't plan to keep them; she'd let them handle them tomorrow.
The stench of blood on the ground was covered by Sang Luoluo with some snow she had collected from outside. Of course, because of the cold weather, the smell was very faint. Once covered by snow, the smell was almost gone.
Qi Feng handed Sang Luoluo her share of Crystal Core: "These Crystal Core have all been cleaned, and Lei Qi and I have taken out some that we can use."
There are too many Crystal Core; this part alone has nearly two thousand.
Sang Luoluo accepted it. "Okay."
She noticed that there were dozens of black Crystal Core inside, which was exactly the color of Crystal Core she needed.
Sang Luoluo said, "Then I'll go rest first."
Qi Feng nodded. "Don't worry, I'll take Lei Qi keeping watch."
Sang Luoluo was about to say that it should be quite safe in the warehouse, but then she remembered that this was Base 13, someone else's territory, so she decided to be cautious.
Sang Luoluo gave him two oranges and asked him to share one with Lei Qi.
He climbed into bed and went to sleep peacefully.
Sang Luoluo was woken up by the noise outside. She glanced at the time; it was already six in the morning. The Captain Zhan were already up and eating.