Dispute at the Warehouse

The military districts in the base each had their own sites, and the villa zone was also divided into five areas—the three armed forces and the government each took up one area, and the remaining one was the public area. The military offices and warehouses were all located in the public area. Regardless of the amount, all participating military departments could get a one-tenth share of the resources collected after the doomsday for military maintenance, and the rest had to be stored in the military warehouse for the development and construction of the base.

The mission this time was to collect research equipment data and seeds. The three armed forces had long come to an agreement that none of them would take the one-tenth share that they deserved. The research equipment and data would go to the research institute, and the seeds to the entire community. Other than the three space superfunction possessors that had gone to collect research equipment materials, the other seven entered the area where the military warehouse was located together with Yun Che and Xing Feng.

"This is huge, they're all double-story, how much stuff is kept inside?"

The warehouses, all two-story buildings, were densely lined up in the area of close to ten thousand square meters. Each warehouse was guarded by soldiers with guns and live ammunition, and they were likely superfunction possessors judging from their breathing. Other than Xing Feng and Yun Che, He Yongyi from the Loser Squad was the only space superfunction possessor that did not belong to the military, so he couldn't help but exclaim when he saw such a scene.

"Haha… I think this is not all."

"Huh?"

Yun Che smiled, but didn't explain further to the puzzled He Yongyi. The amount of resources required to operate a base wasn't something an ordinary person could imagine. Although the area was huge, the number of warehouses wasn't innumerable. Given the Chinese people's way of doing things and the military's habit of digging tunnels since war times, the real warehouse could be right under their feet, and the warehouses on the ground were just a facade.

Xing Feng squeezed his hand at this moment, as if to confirm his thought. The two didn't say anything to each other, and silence seemed to speak louder than words. After a while, a group of people appeared in front of them, and Yun Che could recognize several of them whom he had met before. However, the middle-aged couple beside Mo Wenyang looked unfamiliar. The insignia on their shoulders showed the rank of lieutenant general. The man looked gentle and refined, and didn't show a trace of brutality a soldier would have. The woman looked valiant and heroic, and her height of more than 170 centimeters made her look no way inferior to a man.

"That's my aunt and uncle. My aunt is the chief military officer, and my uncle is her political commissar. They are the only couple among the influentials in the capital who had the freedom to choose their own spouse."

Seeing Yun Che staring at them, Xing Feng leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Aunt is more manly than a man. Even though she's very pretty, no one dared to ask her parents for her hand back then. Everyone was shocked when she married my uncle, and many people didn't think well of their marriage. Some even said that my aunt had tricked my uncle into marrying her and that their marriage wouldn't last long. But they are still very loving after so many years, and my uncle has remained faithful to my aunt even though the elders of the Xing family don't like her. They are now a happy and envied couple among the bigwigs."

"No wonder Mo Wenyang has such an extreme personality, he must have inherited both of his parents' personalities?"

The group had already approached them while they were talking, and the leaders of the various major military districts came up to them one after another. Other than Mo Wenyang's family of three, the remaining people were Wei Kan from the Wei Army, political commissar Lin Hongzhi, Wang Wei from the Wang Army, and political commissar Qin Shuhan, and all four of them held the rank of lieutenant general. Also, Wang Guo'an and Lin Xian, whom Yun Che had also met before, were Wang Wei's cousin and Lin Hongzhi's nephew respectively.

As for the remaining few, Yun Che had met their leader before in Xing Feng's house. Wan Guoqiang, the highest power in the base government, and also the top leaders of the three armies and government were all here. It seemed like they really deemed the seeds collection as something very important, which was understandable since it concerned the future of mankind.

"I appreciate your hard work, Major General Feng and Captain Yun, you have contributed greatly this time. The military department is holding a banquet, would you do me the honor of having dinner together?"

As a mediator, Wan Guoqiang went forward to greet them with a smile, looking at others for less than a second before turning to Xing Feng and Yun Che. Xing Feng needed no introduction. Other than his connection with the Mo Army, he himself was a powerful character, and the Xing family was very influential in the capital. Moreover, he had heard from those who came back this time that Xing Feng was also a gold superfunction possessor on top of being a space superfunction possessor. As for Yun Che, he was now held in high regard by the superfunction possessors. Despite rumors of him being selfish and unwilling to disclose the use of the water superfunction during the last few days that they weren't around, many superfunction squads still believed in him, and this alone was enough to make him someone worth roping in.

"What do you think?"

Xing Feng didn't reply immediately but turned to ask Yun Che for his opinion instead. The representatives of the three armies and the government, including Xing Tianlan and his wife, were all surprised when they saw this. However, being veterans, they didn't show their emotions on their faces.

"Forget about the dinner, let's go back and have some rest after unloading the goods."

Knowing that Xing Feng was deliberately raising his status in front of these people, Yun Che simply took a glance at Wan Guoqiang and declined his invitation by saying that they needed to rest. Having dinner with them would kill his brain cells!

"Alright, let's unload the goods then."

Although Xing Feng's tone was nonchalant, it exuded unquestionable strength. Awkwardness flashed across Wan Guoqiang's eyes before he stepped back with a smile. Wei Kan, Wang Wei and the rest came up to greet them and also complimented them out of formality. However, they actually didn't feel good as they had not only lost a general during the mission but also suffered heavy casualties among the soldiers, the Wei Army in particular.

"Feng, is he…?"

When it was Mo Jiancheng and his wife's turn, Xing Tianlan looked at Yun Che the moment she came forward. Xing Feng nodded, interlocking fingers with Yun Che, "Yep, he's my home-guarding beast."

"Haha…"

Hearing this, Xing Tianlan laughed, disregarding her image. The unembarrassed Yun Che cast a meaningful glance at Mo Wenyang who was with them, making him break into a cold sweat and wishing that he could get out of the place. If he had known that his mother would meet Yun Che so soon, he wouldn't have kept talking about the home-guarding beast in front of her.

"You're welcome to come over to our house with Feng whenever you're free, Captain Yun. I'm his uncle, Mo Jiancheng."

Mo Jiancheng was more refined compared to his wife, and he had also indirectly acknowledged their relationship. It wasn't because he and his wife were open-minded, but mainly because they had a teenage son who had announced to the entire army that he liked men. As a result, they were much more receptive to homosexuality than others.

"Thank you, General Mo."

Yun Che smiled and nodded before bowing to him respectfully. Mo Jiancheng and his wife had a good impression of him. No matter whether they liked him or not, they respected him at the very least.

"Let's go unload the goods first."

Xing Feng spoke when appropriate. After seeing them getting along so well, Wei Kan and the others turned grim-faced as they quickly instructed the soldiers at the side to open the warehouse. Everyone knew that Xing Feng didn't collect seeds, and he didn't move forward either. The space superfunction processors went forward and transferred the seeds from Space into the warehouse. However, when it was He Yongyi's turn, the military personnel actually asked to inspect his Space.

"Why? I didn't stash any of your goods. Why did you get us to deliver the goods if you don't trust us?"

Disregarding whether he had anything stored in his Space, the uncouth He Yongyi wanted to call it quits, for he felt that this was a total insult to them.

"Don't get us wrong, we are just acting according to the regulations, please cooperate."

The political commissar, Qin Shuhan, explained with a smile, but his explanation that was done out of formality made things worse.

"Who would cooperate with me then? This is an insult!"

They weren't stupid. Why would they ask to check their space if they didn't suspect them of stashing their goods?

"That's enough, it's just a routine check, don't make it sound as though it will kill you."

Wang Wei shouted angrily, before which he had secretly taken a glance at Yun Che who was standing next to Xing Feng. The inspection had actually just been decided, because they had heard about the massive size of Yun Che's Space and wanted to take a look at it by using the inspection as an excuse. It wasn't really because they were petty and suspected the superfunction possessors of stashing their goods.

"You…"

"You're oversimplifying things, General Wang. The space of a space superfunction possessor is akin to a person's dignity. If it's like what you said, can I then also violate your dignity? It won't kill you anyway."

He Yongyi had wanted to continue but was stopped by Yun Che who stepped forward and stood in front of him. Space superfunction possessors could check each other under mutual agreement, but the military actually got to know about this. Yun Che wasn't stupid. The Superfunction Association had records of the size of He Yongyi's Space, and the number of things he took out matched its size. There was no need for the military department to offend him and the Loser Squad. Other than He Yongyi, he was the only space superfunction possessor present who didn't belong to the military. After thinking about the size of his Space that had been exposed, Yun Che was certain that their behavior was directed at him.

"You can't say that, we're just acting according to the regulations."

Anger flashed across Wang Weiqiang's eyes before he suppressed his unhappiness and copied Qin Shuhan's explanation. This was the trick that the military always used—saying that they were acting according to the regulations whenever they couldn't explain something. The public could then only cooperate, but unfortunately it was Yun Che they were dealing with today.

"What regulation? Which article and which paragraph is it? Show it to me."

Yun Che stretched out his hand with a sneer on his face. Both Wang Wei and Qin Shuhan frowned while Wei Kan and Lin Hongzhi walked over, "Captain Yun, please don't make it hard for us."

"That's right, Captain Yun, we have to go by the book, please cooperate."

It wasn't surprising that they colluded since all of them wanted to find out more about Yun Che. Xing Feng had wanted to help, but was stopped by Xing Tianlan and his wife. Both of them hinted to him to continue watching instead of acting rashly. Xing Feng gave it a thought and stepped back again. Based on his understanding of Yun Che, he wouldn't put himself at a disadvantage.

"Listen to what you've just said. I didn't say that I won't cooperate. Since it is a rule, you can just show it to me. If there's really such a rule, I will accept it and let you do the inspection."

Yun Che smiled as he looked at them one by one, but anyone could tell that his smile was superficial. Wang Wei and the other three men looked defeated. Even if this hadn't been just decided, it was impossible for them to take out a written regulation. The base had only been completed two months ago, and many rules and regulations were still being finalized. Other than a few laws to maintain the order of the base, other regulations had yet to be written, so how were they going to show it to him?

"Well, Captain Yun, many written regulations have yet to be finalized…"

"So those were just empty words? Tsk tsk…can the military be more reliable? How could you keep talking about regulations when nothing has been written and finalized? So what rules and regulations are you talking about? Is it all up to you to say what they are?"

Yun Che interrupted Qin Shuhan, mocking him with every word he said and making their faces turn even grimmer.

None of them had expected Yun Che to have such a sharp tongue. Under normal circumstances, the army could settle everything by talking about rules and regulations, which was the reason why they were all rendered speechless now.

"Alright, Captain Yun is right, we have indeed not done our work well. Let's forget about it this time. We won't have any dispute again after the written regulations are finalized."

Seeing that the time was about right, Mo Jiancheng stepped forward to ease the situation and also saved Wang Wei and his companion from embarrassment. They had thought that the military was powerful and that everyone was afraid of them and wouldn't dare to not cooperate. Alas, they met with the tactical rebuff of Yun Che this time, which was enough to get them down for a while so that they wouldn't take things for granted.

"That's more like it, so where do we unload the rest of the goods?"

After casting a meaningful glance at them, Yun Che didn't push his luck but walked straight to the warehouse. However, what others didn't know was that Yun Che, who initially hadn't intended to take anything, decisively kept almost one-third of the goods as compensation for his emotional distress during the unloading. Since there were so many goods and they hadn't actually seen them, there was no way they would find out.