Chapter 694: 372 Doubtful
Deng Hong was the first to speak, “Don’t worry, not a single one is in trouble. We had barely started fighting when these people showed up. They didn’t give us a hard ti; they just let us surrender. At that ti, two Level 4 Superpower Users appeared, and ng Ping and I felt that we were no match for them. If it had co to a real fight, who knows how many of our n would’ve died, so we surrendered.”
Wan Hao wasn’t a fool. He thought about it and then understood the crux of the matter, “So you’re staying here… are you planning to join them? Do you have other plans? If these people are really as formidable as you say, I doubt they’d be content to stay in this small base,” he mused as he spoke, thinking things over.
He could guess sowhat at Deng Hong and ng Ping’s intentions. Just by putting himself in their shoes, he knew what he would have done. What he wasn’t so sure about was how these people compared to Ji Chengtian. If they were even more excessive than Ji Chengtian, wouldn’t their situation be even worse?
ng Ping read his thoughts and smiled, “Look at us. What do you think of our current state?”
Wan Hao was initially puzzled, but after observing him for a mont, he caught on. Deng Hong and ng Ping had surrendered, and it seed that there was not a single thing amiss with them both, implying that those people were probably not the sort to take a heavy hand.
Of course, this was just his speculation; whether the other side had any ulterior motives, he couldn’t tell.
ng Ping continued, “Tonight, Wu Ke prepared a lavish dinner for them. Although our portion was sowhat worse, it did not leave us hungering. Afterwards, they bought so food from Wu Ke using Crystal Cores. Wu Ke even invited the Level 4 Wood Elent Superpower User to help treat the injured in the base, and she agreed. Originally, many in Peace Base were injured during our siege, but once she took action, all of those people survived, not one died!”
Listening silently, Wan Hao suddenly felt that ng Ping’s words had so persuasive power. First off, these people were so powerful and had entered the base; taking down the small Peace Base would have been a matter of minutes, but they didn’t do that. Instead, they used precious Crystal Cores to exchange for food with Wu Ke, which made him feel favorably towards them.
Long Province was a major grain-producing area, so many bases there were not short on food at the mont. Although Peace Base was small, it likely didn’t lack grain either. Comparatively, Crystal Cores were much more precious. You could only find them inside zombies’ brains, and the small scale of Peace Base ant there weren’t many capable individuals; obtaining Crystal Cores was not easy for them, so exchanging food for them was indeed advantageous.
Moreover, higher-level Superpower Users tended to have higher statuses and could be rather proud and dismissive of others. Ji Chengtian was exactly like that. Particularly, Wood Elent Superpower Users, because of their healing abilities and the ability to encourage plant growth, enjoyed a unique advantage and were treated better than other types of Superpower Users, with high-level ones being regarded even more highly.
In Chengtian Base, where he was from, there were quite a few Wood Elent Superpower Users, even Level 3 Wood Elent Superpower Users. But almost all of these Wood Elent Superpower Users were controlled by Ji Chengtian and other power brokers, serving exclusively them, making it difficult for others to get treatnt when injured.
With his and Deng Hong and ng Ping’s status, they needn’t worry about not getting treatnt if they were injured, but the cost of treatnt was exorbitant nonetheless, practically akin to providing for soone. The Superpower Users below, those with better abilities, could also find Wood Elent Superpower Users for treatnt, but the worse ones were dood.
Like other small nearby bases, the situation was even worse. Once controlled, most of their Wood Elent Superpower Users were taken to Chengtian Base, leaving very few behind, all controlled. If others were injured and sought treatnt, the costs were frighteningly high, possibly exceeding their day’s earnings!
So for the weaker ones, an injury could be utterly despairing, simply because they couldn’t afford the treatnt costs!
Wan Hao actually found this matter quite distasteful, but Ji Chengtian was very insistent, and the other big shots left in Chengtian Base were in cahoots with him. He had brought it up discreetly before but Ji Chengtian got so angry that he didn’t dare to ntion it again.
Thus, after hearing ng Ping’s words, Wan Hao felt that these newcors, even if not entirely benevolent, might be better than Ji Chengtian. Besides, with their considerable strength, if they took control of Chengtian Base, might the situation improve?
ng Ping went on, “I inquired, and although they don’t often take action when they encounter Zombie Groups, mostly leaving it to others to resolve, they step forward themselves when the situation turns dangerous; they don’t let their people throw their lives away. I may not have seen this with my own eyes, but I believe it’s true. They have no reason to put on an act for us, right? Even if it was an act, they wouldn’t rush into a Zombie Group solo. It was only the three of them who took action, no one else even moved! I sneaked a peek at the crowd, and they seed to take it all as normal.”
Wan Hao’s eyes lit up, “Are you serious? Are they really that good?”
ng Ping thought for a mont and said, “I don’t know how good they truly are, but I think they’re better than Ji Chengtian and worth trusting.”
Wan Hao’s gaze flickered and he pondered a mont, then abruptly slamd a fist on the table and directly asked, “So what are your plans now?”
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