Rebirth: Exclusive Love in the End of the World-Chapter 56 - Picking Up a Bargain
Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Picking Up a Bargain
Chapter 56 -56: Picking Up a Bargain
“Aren’t there still those private cars?” Lu Changyuan said with a nonchalant smile, “If you have your own car, of course you can follow the army. Moreover, Yunan Base will also send people; the two bases closest to Qingjiang City are them. To the north is Beicheng Base, to the south is Yunan Base. As for the scale of these bases, Zhan Rong didn’t say, and I guess he isn’t clear about the situation in Yunan; after all, the bases have just started up and they’re overwhelmed with their own issues.”
After Lu Changyuan had said this, he extinguished the cigarette in his hand and spoke somewhat reflectively, “Regardless of which base, the areas chosen for rescue are always the busier cities; remote villages and mountainous areas have been completely abandoned.”
Han Jiaojiao leaned on Han Yi’s shoulder, feeling somewhat upset when she heard Lu Changyuan say this. However, this was a harsh reality they could not avoid. Even without considering the availability of resources or population density, purely from the perspectives of time cost and transportation convenience, those in power wouldn’t invest manpower and resources in impoverished areas. But then, she thought about how apart from these large bases, many smaller ones were scattered around, and if those survivors could find their way out of dire situations, they might still find a way to survive.
“Industrial production definitely won’t recover in the short term, resources in the cities are limited, and while there is a willingness to cooperate between bases, there is also competition. Whoever takes more, another has less, and prosperous cities are where large amounts of resources gather; to quickly accumulate resources, certain areas would inevitably have to be abandoned…”
Yan Xiao asked him, “Did he mention anything about the Superpowers?”
A strange smile appeared on Lu Changyuan’s face, “Zhan Rong keeps asking me if we have any Superpower Users. Now every base is recruiting them and has even developed a device to detect Superpowers. I figure there’s nothing to hide, so I told him we have a few, but I didn’t specify what kind of Abilities they have.”
The corners of Yan Xiao’s mouth lifted slightly as he replied, “I find the practicality of these Superpowers not very significant. When it really comes to a fight, we still rely on guns and artillery.” Turning his head to look at Han Jiaojiao, he said, “Like your classmate, Wind Type? What good is that? Is he going to blow the Alien Species away?”
Han Jiaojiao thought seriously for a moment and said, “…Wind power generation?” After she finished, she seemed to hit her own funny bone, bursting into laughter as she plunged into Han Yi’s arms.
As Han Yi’s mouth curved into a smile, he appeared somewhat helpless yet amused.
Yan Xiao burst out laughing, “You think he’s a windmill, haha…”
A smile also appeared on Lu Changyuan’s face.
“Guns and artillery will run out one day. Training a regular Ability Army that can be deployed in war is only a matter of time. Judging by Zhan Rong’s tone, it seems that the bases are very confident about this, and both Beicheng and Yunan Research Institutes have reached a cooperation intention, currently they are actively researching ways to enhance and use Abilities.”
Yan Xiao widened his eyes, “Did he tell you that too?”
“He was just doing us a favor by sharing that, plus once we get to the base, it would also be easy to find out these things.” Lu Changyuan paused, then added, “It seems they still don’t know about the Crystal Cores.”
Yan Xiao nodded at the side, then said to Han Yi, “Just now I followed those two soldiers ahead to take a look, it’s only about two hundred meters from here. There are soldiers surrounding it, and the ground is covered with Alien Species corpses, but I didn’t see anyone digging; they’re just piling up there. Han, after they leave, should we try our luck?”
Upon hearing this, Han Jiaojiao also felt excited, her eyes gleaming as she looked at Han Yi.
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Crystal Cores wouldn’t always stay in the bodies. Although they are hard in nature, they aren’t actually stone but rather a condensed form of energy. After the flesh decays, the energy would gradually dissipate – just like a battery that, without recharging and left unused, would slowly lose its energy over time.
In other words, Crystal Cores have a “shelf life.”
Using Mental Search, Han Yi scanned the nearby area and said, “Not bad, there are six cores.”
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but feel excited. Finding six Crystal Cores just like that! The last time it took them so much effort to destroy a nest, and they only harvested two cores.
“Maybe tomorrow we can have Kerry come and dig.” Lu Changyuan suggested. Bai Kairui could go invisible to get there; with soldiers nearby and survivors coming and going, as long as Bai Kairui didn’t make much noise, retrieving the Crystal Cores should be easy.
Yan Xiao was somewhat worried, “But there are so many Alien Species corpses, only Brother Han knows which ones have Crystal Cores. Kerry can’t possibly search them one by one, can he?”
Han Yi said, “That’s simple, I can use my spiritual power to communicate with him directly.”
Upon hearing this, Yan Xiao’s eyes curved up, a look of cunning triumph on his face, “That would be perfect.”
Having agreed on a strategy, staying any longer was meaningless. The group decided to head back home to prepare for tomorrow.
Just as Lu Changyuan was starting the engine, someone approached from ahead.
Zhan Rong led a strikingly beautiful young woman their way, followed by about ten armed soldiers, seemingly the woman’s bodyguards.
She wore a milky-white wide-collar blouse and dark gray high-waisted trousers, her figure graceful and slender, her hair pinned up on one side, her face fair and beautiful, exuding competence and intelligence while retaining the gentle elegance of a woman. The woman hurriedly passed through the crowd, attracting sidelong glances.
Han Yi noticed Han Jiaojiao next to him stiffening. He looked down at her and saw her lips tightly pursed, her gaze unblinkingly fixed on the newcomer, her eyes emitting a bone-chilling coldness.
“Ayi!” Qin Nanyi exclaimed with joy. Had Zhan Rong not told her, she would never have expected to see Han Yi. Weren’t the Han Family supposed to have gone to Beicheng Base? Why was Han Yi here?
“Why are you here? You didn’t go to Beicheng Base? Where are you heading now by car?” She asked several questions in a row, perhaps realizing her breach of decorum, she stood in front of the car, lips pursed, and slightly blushed, giving a shy, gentle smile.
Since the other party was so enthusiastic, it was hard to pretend not to notice. Han Yi opened the car door, half his body leaning on the window, and replied succinctly, “Heading back to Lingshan Villa Area.”
Qin Nanyi seemed accustomed to Han Yi’s indifference. She stepped closer and said softly, “Ayi, come with me to Yunan Base. My father has always wanted to see you. After so many years, my mother often asks about you.”
Han Yi softened a bit at her words and asked, “How is Aunt Duan’s health?”
Qin Nanyi’s face showed some worry, “Her health was fragile even before, and it would have been worse if my father hadn’t come back in time—” Her voice choked up, and she quickly lowered her head, pressing the corners of her eyes before looking up again with slightly reddened eyes, a fragile yet feigning strength in her demeanor.
“Her condition has stabilized now. Come with me to Yunan Base, it’s a good opportunity to see her.”
Han Yi glanced at Han Jiaojiao.
Although Han Jiaojiao had been keeping her head down and silent, when Qin Nanyi invited him to the base, he distinctly felt a slight tremor in her body.
“No, I still have some matters to deal with.” Han Yi rejected Qin Nanyi, pondering the unusual reaction of Han Jiaojiao.
Disappointment appeared on Qin Nanyi’s face, and she couldn’t help but ask, “What about after you’re done? Will you go to Yunan Base then?”
Going to Yunan? Joining the Qin Family also meant being subjected to the Qin Family. Han Yi had no such plans.
Before he could respond, he saw Qin Nanyi looking toward the always silent Han Jiaojiao in the car, saying with evident sorrow, “So many things have happened recently, has Jiaojiao been frightened? After all, she is just a teenage girl, Ayi, you have only men around you, how can you take good care of Jiaojiao? Let Jiaojiao come to Yunan, that way you can be more at ease when you’re busy outside, right?”
