The End of the Earth

"What did you say? Eight tons of super-compressed meat?"

Regarding the development of peripheral areas, the core area's consistent strategy is to allow them to develop on their own and give them full power.

The core area only has a general understanding of the overall trend of the base, and only representatives like Boris know the details clearly.

All along, thanks to the efforts of Boris and his team, they have vigorously recruited outstanding talents from outsiders. Not only have they added more solid warehouses in the expanded area, but they have also built a large freezer, but it has never been officially put into use.

Because providing a cold storage requires a lot of electricity, it will add unnecessary burden to the base.

As for why a large freezer was built, one reason was that some of the equipment obtained from Shelter 019 contained relevant facilities and drawings, and there were also technical personnel in this area within the base.

Another reason is that the base itself is under development, and a freezer will be needed sooner or later. The energy problem will definitely be solved in the later stage. This is a far-sighted approach looking towards the future.

In fact, Xiang San and his team did solve the energy problem later.

Eight tons of compressed meat blocks, made by super compressors in the old days, are activated by hydration stimulated by high-power electric current, causing the compressed meat blocks to expand and return to their original shape. It is enough to feed a thousand people for a year.

"019 has so many supplies? How come I didn't know about it?"

"Commander, what we collected earlier was only a portion. The resources in Shelter 019 are much more than we expected.

And the equipment and food we collected was not that much.

These are what's left after being looted by other forces. There must be too many of them that they didn't take away.

The sinkhole at Shelter 019, it's been so long, we shouldn't be the only ones to have discovered it."

Xiang San nodded in agreement. The scale of Shelter 019 was huge, and the amount of super-compressed food stored was more than ten tons.

This is the benefit of delegating power. Xiang San doesn't have to do everything himself.

"It seems that the abilities of you representatives are no less than those of the core district. This is very good."

Boris seemed very excited to receive Xiang San's affirmation.

"Something might have happened recently. We need to increase patrols in the outer areas. Although there are fewer and fewer new residents, we must not neglect inspections."

"Commander, rest assured, my men will strictly adhere to the base standards."

Xiang San patted his shoulder with satisfaction and left in style, but Boris was still pondering what Xiang San had said...

Something might happen recently. What does this mean?

Boris, who had figured it out, turned on the communicator and began to call his confidants to hold a meeting to make more detailed task arrangements.

Xiang San returned to his room, on the top floor of the command center building.

He was preparing to upgrade the demon cocoon. Based on Wang Gungun's research report, he had an idea in his mind.

Through the powerful biological editing capabilities of the demon cells, the idea of ​​upgrading the cocoon will become a possibility with a high probability.

Xiang San released all the demon cells and black crystals in his body and left his human body.

The two substances merged into the entire cocoon. The layer of the room covered by the black demon cells seemed to have gained vitality and awakened, shining with scarlet light.

After a series of frequent growth and wriggling, the body of the cocoon expanded rapidly and broke through the roof made of sturdy composite material.

Xiang San's eyes also shone with a strange black and red blood light. He was controlling the entire demon cocoon with his consciousness.

The thick tentacles extending from the demon cocoon, like the branches of a giant tree, stretched towards the sky.

Xiang San subconsciously tilted his head slightly, and the tentacles that were extending towards the sky as if wanting to touch the sky began to turn around and circle synchronously, forming a huge bowl-shaped disc.

The black crystals swirl counterclockwise on the disc like snakes swimming in water, leaving traces of square black crystal flakes attached to the disc.

If you look down from a high altitude, you will be surprised to find that a disk resembling blood-red meat inlaid with black crystal rings is being constructed, and there are also unfolding black crystal spikes distributed around the disk.

A strange building with a diameter of seven or eight meters suddenly appeared on the top floor of the command center building, which caused panic among the residents of the base. The watchtower informed Shan Qiao immediately.

After receiving Xiang San's reply, the base issued a broadcast announcement, explaining that this was some kind of experiment being conducted in the core area.

But the strange device that looked like a radar transmitter made of flesh and blood stood in the core area command center, above the heads of the residents. This scene still made everyone feel a lingering fear.

Without Xiang San's permission, even Shan Qiao and others could not enter the top floor of the command center building.

Except for Wang Gungun, she can enter any place in the base. This is a special permission from Xiang San.

After completing this great wonder, Xiang San's spirit fell into great weakness and fatigue.

The quality of the black crystals fed back from the demon cocoon is much lower than the quality that Xiang San input into the cocoon before.

Xiang San calls this wonder built with demon cells and black crystals the Mass-Absorbing Tower.

The function of the mass-absorbing tower is to absorb the free dark matter factors in the air and store them in the cocoon through the connection of the magic cocoon.

Used to produce ultra-high density dark matter factor entities.

This is something that only the black crystals and demon cells in Xiang San's body can do. Xiang San needs to use the demon cells and black crystals in his body to replace similar substances that make up the key nodes of the mass absorption tower.

The overall part only needs to utilize the demon cell tissue in the cocoon.

A biological device that is ahead of its time was born. The demon cocoon will control the work of the mass-absorbing tower like a biological host.

Xiang San opened the door tiredly and prepared to eat some spicy food to refresh himself and relieve his mental fatigue.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw a beautiful figure standing in front of him in the dazzling sunlight.

"You've created something unimaginable."

"It's you, Lao Wang. This thing was made possible thanks to your research report.

Without your report, I really wouldn't have such creativity. After reading your report, the demon cells in my body seemed to have activated something, and countless creative ideas appeared in my mind. "

Seeing Xiang San's dazed expression, Wang Gungun waved his hand in front of him.

Xiang San seemed to be starting to lose his mind and wander beyond the nine heavens.

"Hey, I'm still here.

Are you being controlled by something again?"

Xiang San came to his senses in an instant and denied it: "No, come on, I'll take you to the public restaurant in the outer area to eat.

My treat. "

Wang Gungun chuckled and said, "A treat? Isn't the entire base yours, Commander?

What kind of treat is this?"

Xiang San looked at Wang Gungun from head to toe in disbelief.

"What's wrong? Shit, why are you looking at me like that?"

"I can sense that you are in a particularly good mood today, and you have been looking good recently.

It’s much better than before.”

Wang Gungun looked very relaxed, folding his arms as he said, "Because I want to live seriously now, my recent experiments have allowed me to discover many interesting things.

Didn’t someone say they’d treat us? Let’s go!

Xiang San gentlemanly made a gesture for ladies to come first, and Wang Gungun walked ahead calmly.

The public restaurant in the outer area has officially started operation, and the kitchen staff here are all top chefs who have obtained chef certificates in the old times.

The chefs here didn’t expect that the old-fashioned certificates would still be useful in this chaotic era?

Thanks to the culinary skills of these chefs, the food in the public restaurant is indeed delicious.

Unlike the first time when they came to the public restaurant and were surrounded by a crowd, this time only Xiang San and Wang Gungun came. When they passed the checkpoint, the inspector looked at the commander in surprise and was stunned for a long time.

He was tactful enough not to say anything and simply saluted.

The inspector was greatly encouraged by the words "thank you for your hard work".

After entering the restaurant, the two followed the long line with their plates in hand.

Perhaps it was because Xiang San hadn't shaved for a few days, and because he was dressed sloppily, others didn't notice that the important person was around.

But Xiang San felt that the aroma of the food here had occupied all the diners' thoughts.

Just like Xiang San himself, he can survive a week without food. Eating is purely a hobby for him. As a human being, he needs to use food to identify himself.

But after entering the restaurant, the aroma of food made him unable to wait to put the food in his mouth.

Compared with Xiang San's current sloppy image, Wang Gungun, who is wearing a white coat with an identification card hanging on his chest and has a beautiful appearance, is much more eye-catching.

Even the chef who served the food scooped an extra portion of food and gave Wang Gungun a wink.

The two of them chose a seat against the wall and sat down to enjoy the food.

Xiang San took a few bites with a spoon and nodded in satisfaction.

“It still tastes the same, with plenty of meat, tender and a hint of sweetness.”

Wang Gungun took a few bites and asked curiously, "Why do I feel like this isn't your first time dining here?"

"I came here a few days ago. It's a privilege I guess. If you like to dine here, I'll have someone arrange it for you. You can come as often as you want, even ten times a day.

The public restaurants in this outer area are indeed much more delicious than those in the core area."

Privilege? The others around them felt something when they heard these two words. They looked at Xiang San's face, which was covered with stubble and grease. Such a sloppy image was not what a big shot would have.

Looking at Wang Gungun again, they instantly understood that he was just another braggart trying to attract girls. They stopped paying attention to the two of them and quickly ate the food on their plates.

"Xiang, I have a question that I've always had. Can you answer it directly?"

Xiang San picked at the food on the plate and finished it quickly.

Feeling satisfied, Xiang San took out a meal coupon and went to get another meal. Just as he sat down and was about to start eating, he seemed to remember something and looked at Wang Gungun.

"What did you say you wanted to ask me? Go ahead, I won't hide anything from you."

Wang Gungun fiddled with the food on his plate, looking at Xiang San's funny expression. He took a deep breath and asked, "You've always been so nice to me. Are you trying to seduce me?"

puff~

The sudden sound of rice spitting out appeared in the restaurant where the tableware was colliding with each other, and the diners looked at Xiang San's position curiously.

Xiang San looked awkwardly at Wang Gungun, whose face was covered in flesh. He tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes and wiped the face of Wang Gungun, who was sitting opposite him.

A strong man in an engineering team uniform next to Xiang San seemed to want to be a hero and save the beauty. He clenched his fist and patted Xiang San on the shoulder.

"Hey! I've tolerated you for a long time..."

The man obviously wanted to show off the charm of his strong physique. Just when he was halfway through speaking, the sloppy man suddenly turned around and stared at him with a pair of red and black eyes that were glowing red.

The strong man's instinctive fear made him slowly pull his hand back. He swallowed his saliva and crawled away with the finished plate.

Xiang San turned around and returned to his embarrassed expression, wiping Wang Gungun's face clean.

The people dining around them seemed to have noticed Xiang San's unusualness and took the initiative to sit at other tables.

Wang Gungun didn't seem angry. He took Xiang San's rag and wiped his face, saying calmly, "How long has it been since you last showered? You smell a bit too much like a man."

“Three days, building that thing is quite a lot.

Haha~"

Xiang San laughed awkwardly for a few times and said seriously: "You are a very charming woman, but I already have someone I love, even though she is no longer with us.

I am so good to you, and I want to be your true friend. If you are willing, we can become sworn brothers in the Chinese way!

I'll be your brother and you'll be my sister. How's that?"

Wang Gungun chuckled, then pointed at Xiang San with his spoon, "You're such a weird man. Almost everyone in the core area thinks you want to seduce me."

Now you say you want to be my brother, that's so funny, hahahaha."

The diners watching listened attentively to the inexplicable gossip here.

Xiang San looked at the people around him awkwardly and whispered, "Old Wang, be quiet. I really treat you as a brother. You should know me after reading my file. If I like a woman, the correct procedure should be to force myself on her before talking about feelings with her."

Wang Gungun slowly recovered and started coughing and laughing.

"You're right. I've forgotten your experience, how you've seen countless women, and how you've never been romantic...

Let me take it easy, this is the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life.

The guys at Black Bear House, including my men, all think you're flirting with me and are talking about me behind my back all day long, and you actually just want to be my brother, haha~"

Xiang San rolled his eyes, grabbed a piece of grilled fish and stuffed it into his mouth. After Wang Gungun finished laughing, he said seriously, "Have you laughed enough? I treated you to a meal and treated you so well, and in return you get merciless ridicule?"

Wang Gungun, smiling, followed his example, grabbed a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, and chewed it with enjoyment.

"Your prudishness is really funny, it's not in those stereotypical profiles.

All I saw in the archives was a bloody, highly intelligent mercenary.

Thank you for being sincere to me, brother."

Xiang San pouted and nodded in satisfaction. Suddenly, he froze and stared at Wang Gungun in disbelief, asking, "What did you call me?"

"Brother~does it sound good? Brother? Brother?"

Xiang San felt almost numb all over. He nodded in satisfaction, swallowed the food in his mouth, and clapped his hands in applause.

"You know what? Lao Wang? I also had many brothers and sisters when I was a child, and I was very happy back then.

Later, due to some things, I lost them.

Family is what I have been pursuing all my life, sometimes on my own initiative, sometimes under compulsion..."

Wang Gungun's smile gradually faded. Who in this era could be without a trace of sadness when talking about family?

No matter how strong a person is, he cannot hide the loss in his heart.