Sang Luoluo privately asked Jian Cheng's assistant, "What about the items involved in the transaction? Don't you need me to pack them up?"
Jian Cheng shook his head. "No need, they're just experimental results. I've already sent them to Dr. Wang, and the base has received them. We can just go directly to Base No. 32 on our way."
Sang Luoluo: "Oh."
The plane flew quickly over the base. Due to the meteor shower, there were far fewer mutated animals around the base's edge, and the open area was completely exposed, covered in ice and snow.
The corpses of several mutated animals could still be vaguely seen; they appeared to have been killed by the meteorite.
Only after they were outside the area where the meteor shower had landed did Leng Hai and Qin Yue order them to be put down.
Leng Hai: "That's all for now. I hope you have a safe journey."
The Zhan Qun nodded. "Thank you."
Sang Luoluo took out three cars, and everyone got into them separately. Lei Qi took the initiative to drive, just like when they arrived. Everyone rested or enjoyed the scenery in the cars, noticing the plane still hovering in the sky behind them.
Lei Qi chuckled, "Is it because they don't trust us, afraid we'll go back and collect their wild Crystal Core?"
Qi Feng raised an eyebrow. "Otherwise what? These Crystal Core are very precious, and nobody knows when the next meteor shower will arrive."
Jian Cheng had been separated from them for half a month, and his beard had grown long. He hadn't had time to groom it, and sitting with his bodyguard, he looked somewhat disheveled, having long lost his former capable and refined appearance.
Jian Cheng said, "Sigh, their base commander is really stingy. I had to pester him for several days before he finally agreed to the conditions we had originally agreed on."
Sang Luoluo was surprised. "We had agreed on it, but he still wants to change it?"
Jian Cheng nodded. "He didn't want to agree to a few details, and he even had Dr. Wang speak with him privately a few times. Besides, this meteor shower gave him confidence."
Sang Luoluo: "..."
The bodyguard next to Jian Cheng said, "So, what we could have handed over on the same day we arrived has been dragged on for half a month. We were even kidnapped once, and when we left, they even sent a plane to take us out, afraid we'd pick up the Crystal Core? We had to pay for our own food for those two weeks. Think of how many Crystal Core we've lost by wasting so much time!"
Jian Cheng shook his head. "There's nothing we can do about it. Nobody expected this at first. It's everyone's first time at Base 13, and their base is pretty chaotic right now."
Once they left the area affected by the meteor shower, they gradually began to be attacked by mutated animals. The mutated animals hiding under the snow had been eyeing their vehicles for a while, but unfortunately, the vehicles were sturdy, and even if they pounced on them, they couldn't easily damage them. Instead, they were repelled by the Crystal Core. As for Sang Luoluo's vehicle, she simply pulled it into her spatial dimension and threw it into the circle of mutated black bears.
The mutated black bear became excited upon seeing the several small mutated animals that appeared out of nowhere.
Chapter 181 My niece and nephew came over for dinner, let's get to know each other.
The newly arrived mutated animals hadn't even figured out what was happening when they found themselves facing a gigantic mutated black bear. Its terrifying aura drew near, causing them to flee for their lives.
But after running only a couple of steps, he crashed into an empty wall and was bounced back.
The mutated black bear was feeling depressed about being locked up when these little creatures broke into its territory, easily grabbed it, tore it to pieces, and stuffed it into their mouths.
It's been hungry for two days; who knows when it will be given a bowl of delicious water.
Having dealt with these mutated animals, it felt even more bored and started running around in circles, while Chuan Chuan Chuanchuan outside the barrier, keeping a watchful eye on it.
The Chuanchuan of calls were a provocation to the mutated black bear, but it had tried many times to get out. It couldn't do anything about that small, arrogant thing.
After a few days, the mutated black bear stopped paying attention to it.
The mutated black bear ignored it and lost its temper, but the Chuanchuan bear's temper flared up. Seeing it stand up and become agitated and frenzied, it barked at it.
Sang Luoluo happened to see this scene with her consciousness.
Having just dealt with a wave of mutated animals outside, Sang Luoluo relaxed slightly, spreading her senses to detect any Crystal Core within a 10-meter radius of the ground she passed through. She immediately pulled them into her spatial dimension.
Some Crystal Core that could be sensed were too far away for my Mental Power to reach, so I gave up on them.
Sang Luoluo can now sense some mutated animals within a 100-meter radius in advance, but at such a short distance, there's no need to warn her teammates.
It was underground, where some mutated animals had entered hibernation or were active underground. She could now clearly see those scenes underground, which shocked her. The underground was like a small tunnel world, where a group of some mutated animals lived together.
Fortunately, it's winter now, so they don't like to come up and be active. If it were spring or summer, it would be troublesome for them to come out.
Sang Luoluo took away the Crystal Core within a 10-meter radius without disturbing the mutated animals.
Lei Qi got tired of driving, so he switched with Qi Feng.
They are now taking a different route to Base No. 32 than they came by. If all goes well, they should arrive in about four days.
We arrived at Base No. 32 without any problems.
Having been here once before, Sang Luoluo and her companions felt a strong sense of familiarity.
They came to Base No. 32 on a mission. After explaining their purpose upon arrival, Base Commander Sang Tong personally contacted them.
The video call went directly to Sang Luoluo.
" Luoluo, long time no see. Your convoy can just come directly to the base commander's office; let's talk when we meet."
Sang Luoluo didn't stand on ceremony; she really wanted to continue this family bond, and now that she was at Base No. 32, she felt like she was coming home.
"Good."
After hanging up the phone, the convoy drove towards the base commander's office building.
The security personnel next to the base commander came out to greet them. Sang Luoluo recognized one of them; she had seen him the last time she came.
"The base commander sent me to pick you up. It's getting late. Please come with me; I'll take you to your lodgings first. The base commander has two urgent meetings and won't be back until at least 8 PM."
Sang Luoluo said, "Thank you, but we're not in a hurry."
After everyone got out of the car, Sang Luoluo stored all three cars into her spatial storage.
Everyone carried their own backpacks and weapons.
Security personnel led them into the building and directly to the dining area, where there was a huge, rotating table, and then people started serving the food one after another.
Sang Luoluo was very familiar with this type of table; before she transmigrated here, most restaurants were like this.
However, some of the people around me were not very calm. Some of them were visiting Base No. 32 for the first time and were sitting at such a large rotating table for the first time, so they were a little reserved.
A large plate of stir-fried greens, a large plate of stir-fried shredded potatoes, a large plate of stir-fried green beans with sliced meat, a plate of cucumber salad, and fruit-flavored nutritional drinks with fruit juice—it's incredibly filling.
There was also a serving of rabbit meat, a huge plate.
Of course, there was also a can of seafood for each person.
Looking at the canned goods, Sang Luoluo recalled the seafood she had given away during the last supply exchange.
He looked at the security personnel and asked, "Is there a cook here?"
The security personnel replied, "Yes, the cook prepares meals specifically for several high-ranking base personnel."
Sang Luoluo conjured two large grass carp weighing nearly twenty pounds out of thin air and said, "Could the chef cook these two fish for us? I want them braised. Leave one here, and keep the other for the base chief. Can I give the chef an apple as payment?"
Seeing how generous Sang Luoluo was, the security personnel couldn't refuse on behalf of the base leader, so they had no choice but to agree, "Okay, please wait a moment."
Sang Luoluo watched as he took the two fish and an apple away.
Then he pulled out a large watermelon and a knife, handing them to Lei Qi, "Please enjoy, everyone."
"Thanks."
"Thank you, Boss Sang."
Everyone present knew that Sang Luoluo wasn't short of Crystal Core and could afford to eat these things. With her abilities, she had even obtained quite a few Crystal Core on the way. They were already very happy that she was willing to treat everyone to these things.
Among all the people present, including the Zhan Qun leader, it seems that none of them have ever eaten a fresh watermelon.
Lei Qi quickly cut the watermelon and placed it on a tray.
Everyone ate slowly, savoring the taste of the watermelon. It was a rare treat, so they wanted to remember the flavor and boast about it to others when they got back.
A large watermelon, enough for each person to have three slices. It's incredibly thirst-quenching and sweet, completely different from watermelon-flavored nutritional drinks.
After showing off the watermelon, everyone started eating. Sang Luoluo tasted the canned seafood and thought it was okay. It only had a little salt in it, and it was cooked without any other seasonings. Of course, it was still not as good as freshly cooked seafood.
Lei Qi and Qi Feng, who had eaten seafood with Sang Luoluo a few days ago, weren't too surprised. They tasted it and found it delicious, but not as good as the freshly cooked seafood that Boss Sang brought out.
Lei Qi glanced at Boss Sang and noticed that she had little appetite; she ate a few bites of vegetables and then put down her chopsticks.
In less than half an hour, the chef had prepared the fish and personally brought it over to them.
This fish was so big, it wasn't enough for everyone, but at least everyone got a few bites of meat, and with the nutrient solution, everyone was full.
Sang Luoluo put away her nutritional drink and replaced it with a glass of freshly squeezed juice, which tasted much better.
After the meal, the security personnel took them to their accommodations. Base Commander Sang Tong arranged hotel-style accommodations for them, with each person having their own room.
There was hot water inside for showering, so everyone went to shower and rest.