Chapter 618: Chapter 618: Waiting

Mao Zhihang, as previously agreed upon, drove his family out of the S City Base.

The members of the Heart Talk Team were quite noticeable, and if they suddenly appeared inside the base without any records at the gate’s registration point, it would be difficult to explain, so they had to pretend as if they had just returned from outside.

As expected, the staff at the gate quickly noticed the members of the Heart Talk Team–the Heart Talk Team had returned from their mission!

“Su Jin, you’re back?”

Some unfamiliar people greeted them.

“Yes, we’re back.”

Su Jin smiled and responded to everyone, and those who greeted them were thrilled and their faces glowed with excitement.

This was their base’s ace team, and the only SS-level battle team in the country!

“You’re back?!”

Xing Taian asked with immense excitement upon hearing the news of the Heart Talk Team’s return.

They had been waiting in the S City Base for almost a week just to meet Su Jin and the others.

However, it had not occurred to him initially that his own brother, Xing Taining, was also in this base, so the week had not been boring, and the S City Base had also proven to be an eye-opener for him.

“Let them rest for a day or two before we approach them, wouldn’t it seem too rushed if we go now?”

Xing Taining suggested, planning to visit Xing Taian’s base this time, but he was reluctant to part temporarily with Liang Jiuqing.

“I also want to wait, but I’m afraid the people in the village can’t afford to wait. The previous supplies were just about enough to get us through one winter, and these days they must be economizing.”

Xing Taian sighed, understanding what his brother was worried about.

To be honest, he was also quite satisfied with Xing Taining’s work here and everything else, especially after learning about Xing Taining’s experiences in D City, and he had even considered living at the same base with his brother. However, he couldn’t leave the people in his base unattended.

But when the two brothers, accompanied by Space Element Ability User Yan Gang, arrived at the Heart Talk Team’s villa in the afternoon, Su Jin and his family did not find their visit strange at all, as they had rested many days in the space, so they very much welcomed Xing Taian’s arrival.

After a round of cordial greetings, what shocked Xing Taian the most was what Su Jin said about the current situation at the F City Base.

“Liu Jianyuan is dead, and the current Base Leader is from the True Martial Sect?”

Xing Taian asked in surprise; their small base had always been at odds with F City Base, so naturally, they had not visited it again, but he hadn’t expected Liu Jianyuan to have died!

“Yes, we heard about it when we passed by there. F City Base is different now. I think it would be safer for you to move there with your people,”

Su Jin suggested. Xing Taian’s base had not only the elderly and children but also many young people with families. She still thought the larger base in F City would be safer, but it would ultimately depend on their own decision.

“I understand, I will consider this matter. It seems that this time, we need to go to the F City Base to understand the situation,”

Xing Taian had already made up his mind.

He didn’t personally know the people from the True Martial Sect, but he had heard of them during his time in F City Base; they were a team with a very good reputation.

Perhaps, they could really return to the base now.

This time, Yan Gang brought a total of 260,000 Crystal Cores in the space, and Su Jin sold them all at the previous price of 20 per kilogram of grain.

“Your timing is perfect; we just found another batch of supplies,”

Lin Xiuyuan said from the side, specifically, they had harvested another batch of grain in the space.

“Thank you so much.”

Yan Gang said excitedly. He had been very nervous before coming, thinking that given the blizzard had lasted so long, perhaps Su Jin and the others didn’t have any supplies left to sell. He didn’t expect that they would still be able to trade for some.

“Why haven’t I seen Lu Hao?”

Xing Taining had wanted to ask this question all along.

“On our way back, we encountered a few fierce zombies. Xiao Hao and a partner stayed behind to divert them, allowing us to return first. I don’t know if they can make it back to the base today,”

Lu Guanhai said with real concern.

Xiao Hao didn’t enter the space last night either. I wonder if they encountered some trouble again.

“I see, there have indeed been many more powerful zombies recently. We even encountered a three-series zombie on the road, quite a creature,”

Xing Taian recalled. Their journey had been fraught with danger, but fortunately, the medical facilities at S city base were excellent, and several injured brothers were well taken care of.

“Three-series?”

Su Jin frowned secretly. In her previous life, she had never heard of a three-series zombie at this time.

“Oh, it’s nothing. That three-series zombie probably had too many elements, and its level wasn’t very high. It was quickly dispatched by a few of our brothers,”

Yan Gang thought that zombie was just blustering. A three-series was less formidable than a single-series zombie, fumbling its abilities mid-fight.

“That’s even stranger,”

Su Jin said. Generally speaking, real Dual-Element zombies and even Multi-Element zombies are very powerful and have masterful control over their abilities. How could Yan Gang say that the three-series zombie was mismanaging its abilities?

“What’s so strange about that? Could it be a fake zombie?”

Lin Cheng asked curiously.

At that moment, Su Jin could only think of the Multi-Element monkey zombie they had encountered in E city. Could it be that the experiments at E city base had started again?

“It might be human-made, but that’s just my guess. So it’s better for everyone to be a bit more careful,”

Humans can be more terrifying than zombies…

Su Jin remarked.

Thinking Su Jin and the others had just returned, the Xing brothers didn’t dare to prolong their visit and happily chatted for a while before bidding farewell to the family.

“Could that three-series zombie be from E city? You mentioned encountering some before, and Xiao Hao and his group had also been to E city. Could it be…”

Lu Guanhai became increasingly worried.

“Dad, don’t worry too much. Lu Hao would enter the space if it really came down to it, besides, both of them are so capable,”

Su Jin quickly reassured him.

“Worrying needlessly–just now my disciple went in, and I came to inform you. He said they would be able to reach the base today,”

Nie Qing said as he came down the stairs, glancing at Lu Guanhai.

He had also been binge-watching a show in the space; Lu Hao had hurriedly said a few words to him before leaving again, leading him to pause the TV and come out to notify everyone. He hadn’t expected the old man to worry so much about his disciple.

Humph, that’s his disciple, what situation could he not handle?