Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot

Although Wang Tao had braved the heavy snow to get here, Yao Hai did not believe that Wang Tao had come from Changhe Base, because Changhe Base was too far from here!

Even without the heavy snow, without the apocalypse, just relying on his legs, Wang Tao couldn't have possibly arrived here in such a short time...

So he thought that Wang Tao must have temporarily left Changhe Base.

Since he had unexpectedly contacted Changhe Base, Wang Tao should also have a way to communicate. Perhaps Changhe Base had seen that he was nearby and informed him of the situation here...

Not only did he think so, Su Jie actually thought the same; she figured that Wang Tao had left Changhe Base long ago and was out on a mission. Now he might be going back and had conveniently stopped by to check in... Although this also had many inconsistencies, it was their boldest thought yet.

There was no helping it; they had only contacted Changhe Base two days ago, and today someone had come, and even just a man and his dog walking... Unless they could fly, it was absolutely impossible.

"Cough, about that Mammoth Base, I want to say a few more words..."

Su Jie, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.

"Go ahead."

Wang Tao nodded.

"They sent someone to our base today, a man named Zou Jian. He left before you arrived because a giant eagle appeared in the sky, I don't know if you saw it..."

Su Jie recounted how Zou Jian had come to give them a final ultimatum today, and how the sudden appearance of the Golden Eagle had scared him off.

However, what surprised both Wang Tao and Yao Hai was that Su Jie also mentioned her purposeful release of Zou Jian, intending to use him as bait.

Yao Hai frantically signaled with his eyes at Su Jie.

Was this something that could be openly talked about? This was about scheming, even scheming against an entire base, which wasn't very honorable. They knew it themselves, there was no need to tell Wang Tao! What if this made Wang Tao think they were untrustworthy and he refused to help them?

Of course, Su Jie saw Yao Hai's signaling. She clasped his hand in reassurance.

To the others, hearing Su Jie say this was not too surprising. It was normal for Su Jie to think of such things.

"Using Zou Jian or Mammoth Base as bait... that's an interesting idea."

Wang Tao was not displeased; instead, he looked at Su Jie with some admiration.

Probably the growth and endurance of Ocean Base so far could be credited to at least seventy percent of Su Jie's efforts. She was a clever person.

As for whether what she did was right... putting himself in her shoes, if Wang Tao were in her position, he might have gone even further.

Seeing the approving look in Wang Tao's eyes, Su Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Displaying her intelligence was a risk, after all, some people dislike clever people.

But she had to show it, because she knew that to get help, she had to offer something of value in return. If there were no corresponding benefits, Wang Tao might not be inclined to act.

Their Ocean Base currently didn't have much of value left; Yao Hai and the few other Awakeners might be considered one. And she, being just an Ordinary Ability User, had to display her intelligence to prove her value and not drag Yao Hai down. It seemed now that she had bet correctly; Wang Tao was not averse to clever people.

"If your problems can be resolved, do you want to stay here or go live in Changhe Base?"

Wang Tao suddenly asked.

"Of course we want to go to Changhe Base!"

Yao Hai replied without hesitation.

He actually did not like being a leader; it was just that no one else was suitable to take over. Besides, the other Awakeners were not as competent as him… If there were a comfortable place to live, he would definitely choose it.

The others also expressed their desire to go to Changhe Base.

Su Jie did not answer directly but rationally asked a question.

"Mr. Wang, what is Changhe Base like?"

Everyone turned their gazes towards Wang Tao; they only knew about two bases at the moment: Ocean Base, located deep underground in an air-raid shelter, and Mammoth Base, located deep within a Rift. They were also very curious about the other bases.

"Changhe Base, it's a very typical post-apocalypse survivor base surrounded by high walls…"

Perhaps because he had stayed at Changhe Base for too long and was too familiar with it, Wang Tao momentarily did not know how to describe it.

"A base surrounded by high walls!"

Yao Hai and Su Jie exchanged glances, both seeing surprise and longing in each other's eyes.

It was actually a base built on the ground! They, too, wanted to live on the ground!

"How big is your base?"

Yao Hai immediately asked. He wanted to know how much bigger Changhe Base was than his Ocean Base to have a frame of reference.

"How big… I'm not sure." Wang Tao shook his head; he really didn't know the exact size of Changhe Base. But he continued, "As of now, the whole base has about five hundred thousand people, not too big."

"Ah?"

Everyone doubted if they had heard wrong.

"Five, five hundred thousand? Did you misspeak?"

Even Su Jie, who was usually clever and rational, was a bit stunned.

"No mistake, more than five hundred thousand. You'll know when you go there."

Wang Tao smiled.

"Heaven..."

With Wang Tao's confirmation, everyone was too shocked to speak.

Now, there was no need to describe Changhe Base any further; just the words "five hundred thousand people" were enough to make them wildly speculate!

"Alright, I have a general understanding of the situation now. Everyone pack up, and come with me."