For a base to keep sustainable development, ordinary people aside, superfunction possessors must be trained well. No matter how scarce resources were in doomsday, more quests to hunt zombies or mutant beasts would be issued because the Superfunction Association would never run out of missions. Actually, the decreasing edible supplies were exactly why the official was forced to issue more mutant beasts hunting missions.
Mutant beasts could only be digested by superfunction possessors because ordinary people couldn't withstand the powerful energy contained in the meat. Even superfunction possessors, if they overate, would have nosebleeds or sexual impulses because of that. Moreover, no squad was composed of all superfunction possessors because ordinary people would definitely make up the majority. The official and the military owned more superfunction possessors, which enlarged their demands for mutant beasts. At the same time, the squads consisted of more ordinary people, which increased their food demands. Thus, it would be getting two birds with one stone for the official to release more mutant beasts hunting missions and promise ordinary people food by exchanging mutant beasts.
"About a year or two ago, the tasks of the Superfunction Association shortened, along with the rewards, at least half less eventually. People who had taken missions orderly began to rob missions, causing fights and even casualties. But the official turned a blind eye to it. In the end, many squads left the base. It was said they might go to the Capital Base. But on second thought now, I reckon they might have been taken to the research center."
Liu Junnan lowered his eyes in depression, and Chu Shengfang quietly grabbed his hand. They were not emotionless after all. They had been rescued and would have no shortage of food or clothing as long as they followed Yun Che. Still, they had feelings for the old squad in which they had been kept for over three years. Whenever they thought that many ordinary people had died or their comrades might have been transformed or about to, they couldn't control their feelings.
"It is as expected."
Hearing this, Yun Che said knowingly, "Gao Wei is very cunning. We suffered losses from him when unprepared, which I assume all of you still remember. Nobody had done that to the Peak before. I'm guessing the Superfunction Association of the Northeast Base didn't release any missions under his instruction. Think about it. Without missions, superfunction squads would have to leave the base. As long as they were out of the Northeast Base, he could silently catch them to the research center so that he wouldn't lack donors."
Yun Che had such an assumption before. What Liu Junnan just said had proved that. Gao Wei figured out such a method because he wanted to continue the study without dirtying his reputation, needless to say, exposing his research before he got enough mutant human beings. However, it was an old story already. The above was no longer his concern now. Otherwise, the assassins of Bi'an wouldn't have been entrusted and then got caught in the research center. It had been three years since doomsday. Gao Wei had created enough mutant human beings to fight for him.
"Damn bastard! Will he turn all the superfunction possessors into mutant human beings?"
Meng Gang was pissed after hearing the story. It was no doubt that he would start to fight if Gao Wei were in front of him right now. No one could bear what Gao Wei had done.
"Who knows? Maybe that's exactly what he wants."
Fei Ye had finished adjusting his breath, sitting lazily next to Yun Che with his legs crossed. Gao Wei had turned himself into a mutant already. What else could he not do? He was born decent and powerful. How could he bear being treated as a monster? As long as he transformed all people in the world into mutant human beings, he wouldn't be treated like a monster but a royal king.
"I agree. Maybe that's his plan for all people in China."
Yun Cheng nodded gloomily. Leng Yehan poured him a cup of hot tea and patted him on the back of his hand, trying to ease his mind. After all, Yun Cheng was in love with doing research as well. Leng Yehan could understand how he felt when knowing people using it as a weapon against others. He felt sorry for his depression and anger.
"No."
Yun Che raised his head again. Everyone looked toward him, expecting him to refute Fei Ye and Yun Cheng, but he sneered and said, "I think maybe his mutant army doesn't have many people as we think he has."
"What?"
The sudden turn confused all the rest.
Yun Che looked around at them, "Do you still remember why we decided to apart from Chaoyang and start our missions separately? I had doubts before. If Xuan Tian wanted to smooth his way bringing the mutant human beings to the world, he wouldn't have agreed to release the news that I have Parallel Space. After all, I'm alone, no matter how powerful I am. Even if Chaoyang, the Peak, and the Leng Army support me, we have less than 50,000 at best. But we all know there are 200 or 300 million people in China. How are we supposed to fight against all of them? If I die or block the space and don't go out, what's the point of doing this? So, I'm thinking that he may have a bigger plan behind this."
"For example, taking this opportunity to collect other superfunction possessors in other bases."
Fei Ye continued his analysis naturally. He knew Gao Wei had stood out and called on the rest bases to force the Southwest Base and the Coast Base to give them Yun Che. By then, since the Northeast Base had claimed that they had mutant human beings of level 9, they would surely take charge of the rest bases. As for Yun Che and Xing Feng, regardless of their prestige, they had the Southwest Base and the Coast Base to beck them up even if the Xing Army and the Mo Army were restricted. By then, the allies of bases would be established. Next, they were very likely to send out high-level superfunction possessors to fight. And that was the time Gao Wei harvested. Before the rest bases could realize what had happened, Gao Wei had already owned a more powerful army composed of mutant human beings. The rest wouldn't dare to fight him even if they wanted to. In the end, Gao Wei would send his army to conquer the bases one after another, and finally, China would be under his charge.
How artful and cunning he was!
Everyone else couldn't help picturing the scene in their minds. Some even thought further. All of a sudden, the atmosphere was tense. They had underestimated Gao Wei, but they were lucky to realize that right now. Otherwise, if Gao Wei developed the alley, half people in China or maybe more people would die at that time.
It didn't mean they were dumber than Gao Wei. With limited information and being kept on the defensive, they were already impressive to see through Gao Wei's trick.
"Not only Gao Wei, I believe Xuan Tian is up to something as well. But with our knowledge about him, I can't figure out his purpose."
That was what Yun Che was worried about. Even if Gao Wei had achieved what he had wanted, they could still find ways to fight him back. But once Xuan Tian made it, what waited for them was either death or creating a new world.
"It's pointless no matter how we predict his plan. We'd better hurry to ruin the research center and kill Xuan Tian at the spot where he is restrained. As long as he is dead, our nightmares get to an end."
Fei Ye didn't know that Yun Che planned to merge the two spaces. In his opinion, Yun Che would kill Xuan Tian for revenge, take people left in the world to his space, and create a world under his rule.
"Guess we are out of options anyway."
Yun Che nodded because that was the only choice they had. They could actually abort their mission in the Northeast Base and turn to kill Xuan Tian directly, but that would spook them both. If Gao Wei knew about this and started his avenge, the Southwest Base and the Coast Base might be ruined. Yun Che could leave the rest bases behind, but the two bases were his concerns.
"Tell Captial Xing about this if you go out. Maybe what we have figured out is just a small part of his plan."
Lu Haixuan was worried about Chu Haoling's safety and said so. Although their love started funny, they loved each other no less than how much Yun Che and Xing Feng had loved. Given they had to be separated for different missions this time, he had to keep his worries inside.
"Sure. Feng will send me emails later, and we'll learn how things are going in the capital."
Yun Che wouldn't keep this a secret to Xing Feng.
What they didn't know was that although Xing Feng had no idea of what they had figured out, his plan would perfectly forbid the base commanders from building allies, and he acted fast. Xing Feng was a born general, but the country and the military had failed him. If he had any other choice, he wouldn't be here to take over the Xing Army again.
"Such conversation is really exhausting. When will this be over? I really miss our time in the Southwest Base."
Yun Che stretched himself after the discussion, recalling the fact that they had left the Southwest Base for about two years. When they left there, he had said they would return soon—what a joke of fate.
"Not for long. The fight will end soon."
Fei Ye held his chin with one hand on the table, looking at Yun Che smilingly. Apart from the period they had stayed in the capital, the two of them didn't seem to have lived together.
"I hope so."
Yun Che didn't doubt that, "Speaking of which, I've been kept the Overrun Squad in the space and taught them some skills. Now they've changed a lot. Would you like to pay them a visit?"
Fei Ye almost forgot them.
"Why didn't you make them part of the Peak?"
Fei Ye raised his eyebrows. He thought they belonged to the Peak already.
"Not yet. Even if we are doing this, I will let them know that their captain has agreed. You should talk to them."
Yun Che shook his head and then blinked.
"Anything you say. To be honest, I'd like to let you lead Bi'an as well. I'm afraid you will have to support me in the future."
"Wouldn't that be too easy? Shall we go see them?"
"Let's go."
Fei Ye stood up and grasped his arm. Yun Che couldn't help laughing, "I'll take Fei Ye to the Overrun Squad."
Yun Che said to the rest and then disappeared.
"Che would have loved Fei Ye if Xing Feng hadn't shown up."
Zhou Zeyu whispered after they left, while the rest looked at each other. As he said, nobody could resist Fei Ye's charm. Everything he did for Yun Che was no less than what Xing Feng had done for Yun Che. Most importantly, he was willing to give up on Yun Che because he didn't want the latter to suffer from two choices.
"Xing is jealous of him for a reason, but there is no if in the world."
Yun Cheng got up as he said the above, "I'll go check the research office. Call me if anything."
Two years ago, Yun Cheng had worked with Kong Yanjun, Dean Wen, and others to study the decline problem of human fertility. Although he had been busy improving his level in the past two years and had no time to participate in the research, other members continued the work and had made remarkable achievements by now. If nothing else, Yun Cheng planned to stay there in the next few days.
"I'll go with you."
Leng Yehan followed him. After the rest beckoned each other, Zhou Zeyu spoke, "Guess we are done here. Meng Gang, go and tell Shengfang how to practice his superfunction."
All of them left soon. Before the war came, they would like to promote themselves as much as possible.