Sang Yunpu and Xiao Li brought the food to the table. The rich aroma of the potato soup tantalized everyone's taste buds. Sang Luoluo hadn't had potato soup in a long time, so she ladled out a bowl, and everyone buried themselves in their rice.
Just as she put down her bowl, Dr. Wang sent her a private message, asking her to transfer the remaining Crystal Core balance to another person. The message briefly explained that one of the people he sent out had contacted the Farm Owner and successfully purchased a batch of supplies, including bottled water. After finally getting in touch with the Farm Owner, the base unanimously decided to send everyone's remaining Crystal Core balance to him.
Dr. Wang also mentioned that thanks to her suggestion during his visit to the lab, which involved distributing supplies among multiple people, they were able to contact the Farm Owner so quickly. It was a pleasant surprise, and he said they would discuss it in detail next time they met.
Sang Luoluo immediately transferred the portion of the balance belonging to the laboratory, so she wouldn't have to be responsible for purchasing supplies anymore, which was great.
When I looked up, I met everyone's inquisitive gazes.
Sang Luoluo twitched the corners of her mouth, feeling it necessary to let them know. "Good news, someone at the base has contacted the Farm Owner and purchased a batch of supplies. Dr. Wang asked me to transfer the remaining balance to him, and he will be in charge of supply procurement for the base from now on."
Qi Xue's eyes lit up. "That means the base can now buy large quantities of supplies directly from Farm Owner instead of having to compete for them on the control panel?"
Lei Qi sensed something was wrong and voiced his concerns. "It's good that the bases can procure supplies in large quantities, but the Farm Owner have limited supplies. If large quantities of supplies are sold to a few bases, won't it be even more difficult for ordinary people like us to buy food?"
Everyone was quite worried after Lei Qi's words, but there was no good solution at the moment; they could only try their luck and seize any opportunity to buy.
Although Sang Luoluo knew the inside story, she couldn't tell.
Qi Feng was silent for a moment before saying, "We should try our best to buy supplies. Crystal Core aren't easy to obtain these days, and most people have to be careful with their Crystal Core. We still have Crystal Core, so accumulating Crystal Core is just a matter of time. When we buy panel supplies, we should try to buy from the later tiers. Although they're more expensive, the chances of getting them are greatly increased."
Sang Luoluo had no choice but to reply, "I can still manage to grab some supplies. My account level is high, so grabbing supplies is relatively easy. As for food, you don't need to worry too much. I promised to pay you wages, and I mean it."
Hearing Sang Luoluo's words, they were slightly relieved. No matter what, their situation was already much better than that of many people outside.
Some of the higher-ups at the base don't even eat as well as they do.
At night, Sang Luoluo closed her eyes and immersed herself in the space doing farm work: watering the fields, sowing seeds, fishing... all familiar tasks. Although they consumed some Mental Power, she didn't feel particularly tired.
A fixed amount of vegetables and fruits are placed on the shelves every day without fail; as for other foods, Sang Luoluo based on the situation.
Mineral water is the fastest to buy. This sweet, pollution-free, and radiation-free water is needed by every farm, and the daily consumption is huge. Grandpa CC's Farm's delivery speed is also amazing. People who can afford mineral water have to keep an eye on the app every day to buy it.
Sang Luoluo was quite helpless when she saw that the items on the panel were quickly sold out as soon as they were put on the shelves. The space's production capacity was limited, and there were no more. Whether everyone could grab them depended entirely on their speed.
As her senses expanded, Sang Luoluo noticed the change in the weather outside the villa. Suddenly, she had a very bad feeling. A strong wind was blowing outside, and some pebbles were being blown away. The windows on the upper floor of the villa were also creaking.
Her Mental Power allowed her to clearly see the situation outside. The weather change was too sudden. Sang Luoluo withdrew her Mental Power, lost her will to work, and kept a close eye on the movements outside.
The wind is blowing too hard.
It was the strongest wind she had ever seen at the base.
The senses were drawn indoors, where Qi Feng and the others were resting in the living room, holding Crystal Core in their hands to absorb energy.
Xiao Li and He Fei were still busy purifying the water, filling it into bags one by one.
He Fei: "Why has the water stopped?"
Xiao Li wasn't surprised. He whispered, "The base issued a notice today saying that water would be cut off in some areas tonight. That should be it."
He Fei: "Really? Quickly check the water outage notice issued by the base to see if this area is mentioned. Hurry, better safe than sorry."
Xiao Li quickly fiddled with the watch; the robotic arm operated with remarkable dexterity.
They quickly found the water outage notice issued by the base that evening, but it didn't mention their villa area.
He immediately realized something was wrong, "No, there's a problem with the waterway."
Upon hearing this, Sang Luoluo sensed the water pipe and penetrated deep underground. Sure enough, at a depth of nearly 300 meters, the water pipe had been bitten through by a mutated animal, and the entire section of the pipe had broken, rendering it unable to supply water. Moreover, there wasn't much water coming out of the previous section of the pipe either, suggesting that other sections of the water pipe had likely been destroyed as well.
He Fei had no choice but to stop storing water, but fortunately they had stored a lot of water over the past few days, enough to last for a while.
"I'll let everyone know tomorrow. It's so late, let's go and get some rest."
Xiao Li was a little disappointed; he had hoped to store more water. "That's all we can do," he thought.
Sang Luoluo pulled herself back to reality, sensing the cold wind outside. A sense of unease returned to her heart. There were no mutated animals active within a 300-meter radius. Unable to sleep, Sang Luoluo opened her wristwatch to check the base's official announcement.
There was also a warning about strong winds at night, which has now been raised to red alert. There have been no further reports, and communication is also disrupted in some parts of the base.
Sang Luoluo had no choice but to put her consciousness into the space panel forum.
In just one night, she discovered that Base 71 had a small group chat with 200 members. Each group has a maximum of 1,000 members, and the chat was being flooded with messages.
[With such strong winds outside, the base hasn't given any notification.]
[They even issued a notice? With winds this strong, all usable infrastructure will be destroyed.]
My water and electricity are out! Damn it, when will they be back up? We're counting on them!
[Those whose homes still have running water and electricity should quickly stock up on water. I estimate it will take a long time to recover after this strong wind.]
This awful weather is unbearable! We're completely out of food.
[I've lost contact with my family. Thank goodness for the Farm App; the outside signal is completely cut off.]
When will this strong wind stop? There are mutated animals everywhere outside, and we can't get out!
I don't want to die.
[I've noticed the mutated animals outside are hiding too. Anyone want to go out and find food together? My family has run out of food. DM me if you're interested.]
Sang Luoluo looked at the group chat and saw that everyone there was from Base 71 talking. Had the situation at the base gotten that bad already?
Sang Luoluo added Qi Feng and the others to this group, so they could observe the base's movements from there.
Sang Luoluo didn't fall asleep until late at night. She was woken up in the morning by a violent shaking. The familiar, intense tremor made her dizzy.
The next moment, someone knocked on her door.
" Luoluo, come out quickly! There's an earthquake!! Come out quickly!! Don't sleep!!"
It was Sang Yunpu's voice coming from outside.
And there were also the voices of Qi Feng and the others.
Sang Luoluo quickly got up, steadied herself, and sensed that the house was shaking violently, with a section of the upper floor already collapsed.
She immediately regained her balance, lifted herself a few centimeters off the ground, quickly opened the door and ran out, then with a wave of her hand, stored everything in the room into her spatial storage.
Qi Feng's deep voice was filled with anxiety. "Everyone, get out of here quickly! The house could collapse at any moment!"
Sang Yunpu: "Damn it, why did an earthquake suddenly happen! We've only had a few days of peace."
Qi Feng remained remarkably calm. "Quickly, Sang Luoluo, take everything from home, just in case."
Sang Luoluo nodded and used her Mental Power to pull everything within a 30-meter radius into her space, collecting everything she could see.
Everyone rushed out, only managing to grab a coat in time.
Sang Luoluo followed closely behind. A violent tremor shook the house, and part of it collapsed. Qi Feng quickly grabbed Sang Luoluo and ran outside. Sang Luoluo sensed something was wrong and immediately used her Mental Power Mental Power to create a protective shield above her head. The stones that fell onto the shield were moved away. Qi Feng anticipated the danger, and the two of them acted almost simultaneously without sustaining any injuries.
We all stood outside, where a chilly wind was blowing, making it cold and shaky.
The ground had finally quieted down, but no one dared to let their guard down.
Sang Luoluo distributed everyone's coats so they could wear something warm.
Sang Yunpu asked worriedly, " Luoluo, what about the supplies at home...?"
Sang Luoluo gave him a reassuring look. "Everything is with me, nothing's been left behind."
Sang Yunpu breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground shook violently again, undulating up and down, and the figures of mutated animals could be seen fleeing in the distance.
Chapter 201 Destruction This time... the base might really be finished...
"Oh no! Get out of here!" Qi Feng urgently warned everyone to take shelter. There were other tall buildings nearby, and they could easily be affected by the earthquake.
Qi Feng pulled Sang Luoluo to his side, Qi Xue pulled Sang Yunpu to her side, and Lei Qi He Fei protected them from behind, following Qi Feng as they left the place.
Sang Luoluo used her Mental Power to lift herself a few centimeters off the ground so that she wouldn't be affected by the earthquake.
Seeing this, Qi Feng whispered, "Conserve your energy and use your abilities where they're needed."