Base Commander Chang Mingyao, along with several high-ranking officials from Base 03, greeted them on the top floor.
He shook hands with Sang Tong, the base commander, after they landed. His gaze swept over Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng, lingering on Sang Luoluo's face for a moment before he smiled and said, " Sang Luoluo, it's so soon we meet again."
Sang Luoluo nodded, without saying anything else.
Chang Mingyao's gaze lingered on the other high-ranking officials of Base No. 32 for a moment, confirming their identities, before smiling and leading them to the conference room.
The accompanying security personnel were not allowed to enter; they were only permitted to stand guard at the entrance.
Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng agreed on a special rescue signal. The distance between her location and Qi Feng's location was no more than 300 meters. In case of any accident, she could use her Mental Power to remind Qi Feng to take action.
If there are no warnings, then everything is normal.
When Sang Luoluo arrived at the conference room, it felt somewhat familiar; she had been here before.
Sang Luoluo sat down at the edge, and now that the moment had arrived, she wasn't nervous at all.
Chang Mingyao smiled at everyone and said kindly, "Don't be nervous or worried. I called you here today to discuss cooperation between the two bases, not to invade your base. Besides, your base has the strength to survive. Even if we were to attack, our Base 03 would suffer losses. I, Chang Mingyao, would never do something so disadvantageous."
Hearing this, Sang Luoluo thought it was probably true. Based on their previous interactions, Chang Mingyao seemed to be a bit arrogant and a man of his word.
Sang Tong sat opposite him and calmly said, " Base Chief Chang, tell me your thoughts."
Chang Mingyao smiled, not rushing to share his thoughts, but instead posed a question, "Do you know what changes have occurred in the wild after this meteor shower and torrential rain?"
Sang Tong paused for a moment. The base had been busy rebuilding recently and hadn't sent anyone to check further. The base was struggling to survive and could only deal with some mutated birds that were approaching and some invasive mutated animals. As for the others, they hadn't had time to investigate yet.
Sang Tong shook his head. "Please speak frankly."
Chang Mingyao nodded, tapped his wristwatch a few times, and projected some images onto the conference room's display screen.
He said, "Look at these pictures."
"These photos were taken at Base 03, where we took shelter from the torrential rain, mainly along the path of the meteor shower. Several bases were completely submerged by the rain, and a few survivors were rescued by Base 03. These are images of the meteor shower hitting several surrounding bases. The number of meteorites was terrifying. Bases already submerged by the rain were reduced to ruins by the meteor shower."
"These photos show the scene after the rains receded. The ruins have become nests for mutated animals and birds, and some mutated plants have also taken root here, with several common mutated plant species also undergoing mutations."
"The culprit behind these mutations in plants and animals is meteorite showers. These rocks contain high levels of radiation and energy, directly affecting the surrounding mutated plants and animals."
Chang Mingyao's expression suddenly turned serious. He stood up and solemnly said, "According to data analysis, if this trend continues, humanity's survival will become even more precarious. The harm caused by these mutated plants and animals is also growing. Such a terrifying natural disaster easily destroyed several bases, but the reproduction of these mutated plants and animals has not been significantly affected."
"These pictures show the wild area surrounding your base. Mutant plants are growing rampantly. I remember you just cleared it out not long ago, right? Now, the situation isn't good."
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Everyone, including those at Base No. 32, changed their expressions.
How could he know so much!
That's not the key point. The key point is, did the mutated plants and animals outside undergo new mutations after just one meteorite shower? The size of the mutated plants in the pictures and their movements when capturing food are even more terrifying than before.
Base Commander Chang Mingyao of Base 03 was not surprised by their reaction at all, and said, "I told you I came here to seek cooperation, now you believe me, right?"
Base Commander Sang Tong quickly calmed down and looked at the other party, asking, "What are your plans? What kind of cooperation are you talking about?"
The smile on Chang Mingyao's face vanished, replaced by a serious expression. He said, "Of course, it's a collaboration between our two bases. You should know the strength of our Base 03 03. Floating in the air, we are unaffected by natural disasters, and our chances of survival are much higher. But now, the number of mutated birds in the air is increasing, and their size is also growing. In the past month, the number of times our base has been attacked by flocks of birds has risen sharply."
"Although our base can still cope for now, if things continue like this, it's unknown what these mutated plants and animals will mutate into in the future, or whether they will evolve into new super species. Your base, on the other hand, has just experienced a disaster and is still able to preserve half of its population, which precisely demonstrates your strength."
"And most importantly, your base is currently the only one that can cooperate with the Farm Owner. Our base also cooperated with Farm Owner before, but since the cooperation ended last time, I have tried to contact the Farm Owner countless times, but I have failed every time."
"I'd like to know, why is your base able to cooperate with Farm Owner independently? What is it about your base that Farm Owner would value?"
Base manager Sang Tong smiled and said, "Perhaps it's because our base has a more developed agricultural sector, and we have more in common with the Farm Owner."
"Pshaw, nobody would believe that." Base Commander Chang Mingyao of Base 03 laughed dismissively.
"I'm serious about the cooperation I'm talking about. Your base needs rebuilding, and our Base 03 can help. Additionally, our base will be docked near your base, so we can cooperate on things like field operations."
"In addition, we can also exchange information on planting and experimental research on mutated plants and animals. This will allow our two bases to control the most resources to cope with changes in the outside world."
"Chief Sang, what do you think?"
Base Commander Sang Tong glanced at the people around him and said gently, "I think this suggestion is acceptable. What do you all think?"
At this point, it's still necessary to seek the opinions of other senior executives.
Sang Luoluo said directly, "I agree too."
The other three high-ranking officials had no other opinions. Now that the base commander had made the decision, and given that their base's situation was not optimistic, they had almost no chance of winning if they really went to war with Base 03. Cooperation was the only way forward.
Base 03 Commander Chang Mingyao, in a good mood, continued, "Then we can discuss the details of the cooperation now."
Base Commander Sang Tong, "There's not enough time. I still have some things to take care of at the base. Let's briefly discuss the general content of the cooperation, and I'll go back and make arrangements. We can arrange a time to talk about the details later."
Base Commander Chang Mingyao of Base 03 readily replied, "No problem."
The negotiations went very smoothly. The agreement was that the two bases would exchange research findings in various fields, including agriculture, weaponry, biomedicine, experimental research, and others.
Base 03 will help rebuild Base No. 32. Similarly, the radiation-free food and water that Base No. 32 obtains from the Farm Owner will need to be exchanged for Base 03.
After that, we can go on field explorations and missions, and the two bases can also cooperate.
After the negotiations concluded and the two base commanders signed the agreement, Sang Luoluo finally felt relieved and returned home with Base Commander Sang Tong.
Qi Feng, who was guarding outside, couldn't hear anything coming from inside. When he saw Sang Luoluo out and see that she looked normal, he knew that everything was fine and he was relieved.
Just as she was about to leave, Chang Mingyao, the commander of Base 03, said from behind, "Miss Sang, it's been a long time! Why don't you stay for a cup of tea before you go?"
Sang Luoluo shook her head and declined, "No, I haven't slept all night, I should go back and rest. I still have work to do tonight."
Base 03 Commander Chang Mingyao shrugged. "Alright then. We'll just have to wait until next time."
Sang Luoluo nodded and followed the group.
On the plane, several high-ranking officers breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Base 03 was only cooperating and had no intention of starting a war.
Sang Luoluo's concern was. "Is the situation outside really that serious? If those mutated plants and animals in the wild are really like in the pictures, they will quickly spread to our base."
Base Commander Sang Tong, "He wouldn't stoop so low as to try and fool us with fake pictures. He's a smart man. His decision to cooperate with us at this time must have its own considerations, which shows that Base 03 is finding it somewhat difficult to cope with these changes in the field on its own."
"Cooperation between bases is common practice; let's all take it in stride. Besides, with their people helping our base rebuild, our base can resume operations as soon as possible. As for the food we bought from the Farm Owner, sharing some with them won't hurt; we can exchange it for some Crystal Core anyway."
Upon returning to the base, Base Chief Sang Tong, without even taking a break, summoned the other senior officers and current management personnel to a meeting. Those who couldn't attend in person participated online, and the meeting was held to discuss the cooperation.
With the collaboration settled, many people began to express their opinions.
Sang Luoluo had no objections. After hanging up, she just wanted to go back and rest. Anyway, after the meeting ended, the meeting content would be compiled into a report and sent to her wristwatch.
If there's anything else she needs to do, we'll discuss it later.