The five of them chatted along the way about various interesting anecdotes related to superpowers, with He Ying and Lu Shanshan mainly talking while Chen Mu listened.
As they passed by the storage room where they used to get water and rice, Chen Mu paid special attention and looked from a distance, but it seed like nothing had changed.
Initially, he thought this place would be taken over by rats or sothing similar quickly, so he didn't expect to co back again.
But now, it appeared to be quite calm.
Just as Chen Mu was thinking whether to take so rice from there, he saw several figures flickering under the door crack.
"Stop, hide."
They were still quite far from the figures, and if they hadn't been vigilant from the beginning, it would have been difficult for them to notice each other.
The rough and cheap cent road often left many large particles at the edges, which could trip people during ordinary walks. However, at this mont, it served as their best cover.
The five of them crouched down and looked from afar at the spot Chen Mu pointed to.
"Are they from the Qingbei group?"
"Possible. There's still quite a distance from here to the cafeteria, so it doesn't make sense for students from Yizhong to co here. Besides, there are indeed a few of them wearing our school uniforms."
"What are they doing?"
"Don't know. Let's observe first."
This storage room was of the sa size as the one at the Institute of Advanced Research, both asuring 1.8*1.8 ters, rented to different contractors within the cafeteria to store supplies.
Since they were added later and there was no suitable space for centralized arrangent, they were scattered around the greenery near the cafeteria, connected by a few cent paths.
Most of these storage rooms contained kitchen utensils like pots and pans, with very little food, so this one should be considered an exception.
However, now that others have discovered it, Chen Mu feels like his own treasure is being snatched away.
But if the other party is from Qingbei, then he really has no way to stop them.
Although, at the mont, there seems to be no hostile relationship between the two groups.
The last encounter with Song Yu seed quite friendly, but the problem is, not every mber of Qingbei may be friendly. In this lawless era, it's always better to be cautious.
The two sides are about a ter apart, close enough to see each other, but the actions are not very clear.
There are about four or five people standing in front of the door crack.
They seem to be wandering around, looking in all directions.
It appears they are scoping out the area.
"Do you think they are also moving the food inside?"
Lu Shanshan and He Ying have heard Chen Mu describe the situation inside this storage room, knowing that there is a large amount of rice and flour stored in there, but the flour is placed high on the shelves, making it difficult to access.
"That seems to be the only possibility."
"But how will they transport it? They can't possibly have flatbed carts like we do."
"They probably have more superhumans than us, and they might have sothing more sophisticated."
As it turned out, there wasn't anything more sophisticated, but it still surprised Chen Mu and the others a bit.
In just a few minutes, several people ca out of the room one after another, seemingly pulling sothing with a rope.
Then, a surprising scene unfolded before them.
These people pulled out sothing from under the door crack that looked like a flat rectangular box.
The thing appeared to be made of tal and resembled a stainless-steel lunch tray used in cafeterias.
Rectangular.
Flat.
Large.
After the thing was completely pulled out, Chen Mu couldn't help but be amazed.
Now he could see it clearly.
That thing was undoubtedly an enlarged version of a flatbed cart.
However, there were no wheels at the bottom; it slid directly on the ground, and its capacity was probably dozens or even hundreds of tis larger than their flatbed cart.
It was filled to the brim with rice.
"It's about 20 centiters long, 10 centiters wide, and less than 1 centiter high. This thing should be specially used for transporting goods," Chen Mu estimated the size of the object by comparing it with the surrounding objects.
He Ying frowned and said, "But this thing is so big, and it's filled with rice. The weight must be considerable. How could they possibly push it?"
From their angle, they could clearly see that about ten people were pulling the tal box with ropes at the front, while twenty or so people were pushing from behind. There were also seven or eight people scattered around the group, directing and keeping watch.
"Perhaps they have abilities similar to Lu Shanshan, which can make objects lighter?" Xue Xu chid in.
Chen Mu shook his head. "Doesn't seem likely. If that were the case, that person's ability would probably be hundreds of tis stronger than Lu Shanshan's. At this stage, it's unlikely to find soone like that."
"But there are about thirty people in total, and they can push such a huge thing. It looks very strange."
"Maybe it's the friction." Chen Mu made a guess.
"Friction?"
"The tal box is dragged directly on the ground, and the biggest hindrance would be friction. If soone's superpower can reduce the friction between objects, it might explain everything."
"That sounds plausible."
"It seems that they currently have no way to access the flour placed in higher locations. If these people are indeed from Qingbei, we might be able to deduce so of their abilities from this."
Chen Mu had one more question that he didn't ntion: How was this large tal box in front of them created?
Clearly, this thing didn't look ready-made.
It was highly likely that soone's ability was involved in its creation.
If that was the case, then this person's ability was sowhat similar to his, and not weak. Chen Mu believed that making such a box wouldn't be difficult for him, just ti-consuming.
However, upon closer inspection, it didn't quite seem to fit.
The surface of the tal box had obvious traces of hamring and forging, indicating that it was forcibly made.
After all, Qingbei had a large number of people. If they really concentrated their efforts, it was possible for them to produce it.
In essence, this thing was made by folding up the edges of a tal sheet, similar to a simple rectangular fruit tray.
"If we could also move so much rice, it would be enough to eat for several years," Xue Xu said, full of envy.
Chen Mu replied, "Qingbei has more people, so their consumption is naturally higher. Besides, whether it's rice or flour, they'll eventually get moldy and spoil over ti."
The comrcial city was located on the eastern coast, where it was often humid and rainy. If not properly stored, even the new rice from the sa year might not last more than a few months if it got damp.
Especially considering the area near Qingbei's playground, where there were no decent houses. It would be challenging for them to protect their supplies from rain and humidity.
However, based on Song Yu's previous performance, it seed that Qingbei didn't have much difficulty surviving. Chen Mu wondered where their headquarters might be located.
After about half an hour, Chen Mu watched the group of people who appeared to be from Qingbei gradually move further away.
From their direction, they were indeed heading toward the playground.
"It seems relatively safe here. Should we also go and take so supplies?" Chen Mu asked.
"Rice?" He Ying inquired.
"Yes."
"We could consider it, but I'm worried that Qingbei might have people guarding the storage," He Ying said.
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