Wu Ke, of course, had no objections. As soon as Bai Zhengli made his stance clear, she directly said, "The Base belongs to everyone, stay as long as you want."
However, even though she said this, Bai Zhengli did not take it seriously. After all, as the proverb goes, one mountain cannot contain two tigers. Wu Ke was the leader of Peace Base, yet her strength was mediocre. If they really stayed here for a long time, her position would undoubtedly be threatened.
Afterwards, Bai Zhengli began discussing business with Wu Ke straightforwardly, "We have quite a few people here, and we need to know how much rent you require. Just tell us, and don’t be concerned about it. Also, we’re running low on food. If you have any surplus, could you sell us some?"
Wu Ke hesitated for a moment but still decided to symbolically charge some rent and sold some food to Bai Zhengli and his group. After all, the people in their Base needed to live, and Crystal Cores were always scarce commodities. Even if she was resolved to forge good relations with these people, she couldn’t afford to be too generous.
Fortunately, she had already arranged for a place for them to stay. Although the conditions were not great, that was the way of the apocalypse. The members of the Hope Battle Group were not fussy. Still, Deng Hong and Meng Ping found their accommodations quite uncomfortable. Being Third-level Superpower Users, they held some status in the Chengtian Base and were used to somewhat luxurious and comfortable living spaces. Here, due to limited conditions, they had no choice but to squeeze into communal bunks.
The people of the Hope Battle Group didn’t mind at all. They had been constantly on the move and never had the chance to properly rest on the road, where they even had to stand while in vehicles. It was extremely uncomfortable. If they hadn’t been superpower users, they wouldn’t have been able to endure it at all!
Now, even though their living conditions were poor, they could finally lie down and sleep, and nothing could be better than that!
Aware that everyone had been exhausted from the journey, Bai Zhengli instructed them to rest well because he estimated that the next day, there was likely a tough fight ahead.
His estimation wasn’t wrong. Just as they prepared to rest, dark clouds gathered inside the City Lord Mansion of Chengtian Base.
Ji Chengtian sat on the sofa, his expression grim as he looked at the man standing before him, "You’re saying Deng Hong and the others still haven’t returned?"
"Yes!" The man nodded, hesitated for a moment, but still conveyed his thoughts, "City Lord, they still haven’t returned. I fear something may have happened."
Upon hearing this, Ji Chengtian’s expression turned even uglier, "It’s just the insignificant Peace Base, and yet they couldn’t suppress it? They took elite forces with them, and you’re telling me the élite forces couldn’t handle it? Are you suggesting they’re not a match for Wu Ke and even got taken down by her? Do you really think that woman is capable of that much?" Ji Chengtian’s tone was filled with impatience.
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