Apocalypse: After Being Reborn, I Stocked Up on All Supplies

Chapter 245: Chapter 245: Without the Greater Community, How Can There Be a Smaller One?

Chapter 245: Chapter 245: Without the Greater Community, How Can There Be a Smaller One?

Jiang Yan’s knowledge of Mo Jingsheng, aside from the fact that he was the leader of the Yaoben Base, remained mostly in the admiring descriptions of Kong Wu.

When she had previously accessed Space, she searched the name on the computer and found nothing.

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However, there was information available on Mo Shiyao.

All she knew was that Mo Shiyao was born into a military family and had intentions of joining the entertainment industry after completing her studies abroad.

But, looking at the timeline, she had just made a cameo in some famous blockbuster when disaster struck.

This led Jiang Yan to speculate that Mo Jingsheng was likely to have a special identity.

It was no surprise that his information couldn’t be found online.

At this moment, he wanted to meet with her out of the blue, and Jiang Yan couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling inside her.

The reason was simple.

In Jiang Yan’s mind, both Mo Jingsheng and Xue Miaomiao were second-generation or N-generation individuals with resources at their fingertips.

However, the former had a relatively better reputation, or at least, she had not found anything bad about him.

But both were reborn, with tremendous ambition.

Compared to their desire to achieve great things, all she wanted was to live peacefully in a safe corner.

With that thought, Jiang Yan spoke up, “Sorry, it’s quite late, and it’s not convenient for me.”

It seemed as though Song Qian had anticipated her concerns and said, “Don’t worry, Leader Mo has said it will just be a face-to-face meeting, and he will ensure your safety. Besides—”

He seemed to hesitate, paused for a second, and then continued:

“Weren’t you asking me who was pulling the strings behind the scenes? Perhaps, Leader Mo can give you the answer.”

Jiang Yan shook her head, “I don’t want that answer now. I’m just an ordinary person; I’m not worth all this trouble.”

Upon hearing this, Song Qian was taken aback for a second:

“Jiang Yan, I know you have your concerns and your confidence, and I also know you have some abilities.

But there’s an old saying I’m not sure if I should mention: without the greater good, there can be no personal wellbeing.

If our country or the planet were to be completely destroyed one day, how would you survive alone?”

“Destruction, what do you mean?” Jiang Yan was startled internally.

This word was serious and absurd.

“I can’t discuss these things here as they’re related to national secrets,” Song Qian said after a pause. “Leader Mo will be back at East Mountain in an hour. He said, if you’re willing, you can bring Ye Qing and the others with you. At the Yaoben Base, there will be ample strength to protect you all.”

Jiang Yan gave him a look, “Return to East Mountain? How?”

Outside, there was a raging blizzard mixed with thunderstorms, and armored vehicles could be flipped over.

At this moment, the temperature had already dropped to below minus fifty or sixty degrees.

Not to mention, the straight-line distance from the Flame Base to the Yaoben Base was several hundred kilometers.

Nowadays, the only way to survive was to hide underground.

Seeing her interest, Song Qian’s eyes lightened somewhat, “Of course there’s a way. You’ll understand soon. Leader Mo, he doesn’t intend to treat you as outsiders.”

His words had some ground to stand on.

After all, from start to finish, he’d always spoken to Jiang Yan in a negotiating tone.

If he were acting like Xue Miaomiao, he’d have simply visited with a gun.

Of course, starting from the sky hotel, all the way up to now, the care and respect that had been shown to them were indeed visible.

Thinking this, Jiang Yan’s resolve began to waver, but she needed to confirm one more thing:

“Can you take Ye Qing from the SNP laboratories?” For her, staying at the Flame Base was not ideal in the long run.

There was an Xue Chengcheng, and there was a Xue Miaomiao.

Fortunately, she had disguised herself well and kept an extremely low profile, so at least Xue Miaomiao wasn’t aware of her presence here.

She originally wanted to go to East Mountain too, and if she could effectively acquire Gold there for free, upgrading the Space would be just around the corner.

There was also a lot of Gold in the Flame Base, but some of it was stored in the central area, and a part of it had been fashioned by Xue Miaomiao into several giant, two-meter-tall bird cages made of Gold, imprisoning people.

These cages were suspended in midair, each bar as thick as an arm and built entirely from 24k Gold. The combined weight was staggering.

Both locations were heavily guarded and surrounded by mysterious runes.

Those runes were identical to the ones inside Xue Qianmei’s pink Mercedes.

Jiang Yan guessed that Xue Miaomiao’s creation of those bird cages was not simply to satisfy perverse desires; there was more to it, possibly some malevolent elements.

The girls sent there were not only young and pretty but all inexperienced in certain ways.

As to what exactly that meant, it was unknown.

Getting hold of the Gold from these two places wouldn’t be too difficult for her.

However, extricating herself smoothly would not be easy.

And for the moment, she did not want to take the risk.

As for Sun Jingtao, he had already been discharged from the hospital. Jiang Yan had seen him once in the past few days.

Aside from being rather thin and weak, he was nearly fully recovered.

As for Ye Qing, Su Dai had tried several times, but even when she was scheduled to clean the SNP laboratories, she never had the chance to get close.

The hibernation pods they were in were all fully enclosed sterile environments.

Entry required full body disinfection.

The Flame Base was filled with high technology yet infused with mystical implications.

These things, Jiang Yan couldn’t figure out, so she simply stopped speculating wildly.

However, since the Yaoben Base was one of the five bases named after Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Mo Jingsheng likely knew about its mystical background.

“Yes, we can take Ye Qing from the SNP laboratories. At this point, I won’t hide it from you; he was sent there originally on behalf of Yaoben Base,” Song Qian’s words pulled Jiang Yan’s thoughts back.

Hearing this, Jiang Yan frowned and pinched her fingertips hard.

“However, it’s not because we forced him; it was his own will. You can ask him directly when you see him,” Song Qian spoke as if Jiang Yan had agreed.

Jiang Yan pondered for a moment and then said, “Alright, I’ll go with you.”

Song Qian had been waiting for her to say this and instantly relaxed, “Please!”

Jiang Yan glanced at the room doors of Su Dai and the others, “What about them?”

“The rooms around you have all been administered with a sleep aid through the ventilation system, and the oxygen supply was reduced, which likely put them into a deep sleep. Shortly, Kong Wu will wake them up and bring them over,” Song Qian explained.

After saying that, he pulled out something resembling a fluorescent flashlight from his pocket and flashed it toward the darkness: three short, two long.

After nine o’clock every night, the lights in the residential corridors went out.

Darkness engulfed everything.

“Sleep aid??” Jiang Yan was instantly stunned.

For such a large space, how much…

Song Qian couldn’t help but laugh, “The sound insulation here is not great; I wouldn’t dare stand at your door and talk to you if I didn’t dull their senses. As for the cameras, they were temporarily switched off.”

Jiang Yan: “Then I and you?” Why am I unaffected?

Indeed, she had been enhanced by Space, and such minor tactics naturally wouldn’t affect her.

“It’s just a sleep aid to induce deep sleep, not a sedative. If you lie down with less oxygen and more carbon dioxide, you would also sleep deeply. But as soon as I knocked on the door, you could wake up,” Song Qian said, his eyes twinkling mischievously:

“So, Jiang Yan, you can see our sincerity and strength, right?”

Jiang Yan was noncommittal, simply saying, “Quite a bother.”

Song Qian chuckled and said no more.

In a few seconds, Kong Wu came hurrying over, full of joy, “Brother Song, Sister Yan.”

Alongside him was another warrior, equally in a Combat Uniform, exuding a sharp presence.

Song Qian took out a card from his chest pocket and handed it to him, saying:

“Take this and go to the SNP laboratories to pick up Ye Qing, then call Su Dai and Sun Jingtao. Meet us on the underground 101st floor.”