Chapter 480: Chapter 476: Perplexing

’Strictly speaking, could these people even be called human anymore?’

The investigation team reported that the area in front of the warehouse was piled high with skeletal remains, and the inside was filled with sliced and air-dried cured meat.

Clearly, any vehicle or pedestrian that had passed by recently had met their end at the hands of these people.

This northbound road led directly to the Jingji Base.

Without a doubt, these survivors had been trying to make their way to the Capital in search of a chance at survival, only to die at the hands of these deranged monsters.

Gu Chen smiled at her words. "Don’t worry. The punishment that awaits them will surely be more agonizing than death."

"The base has found a few energy mines. A unique substance can be extracted from this ore to generate power for us."

"The research department says they’ll eventually be able to produce small, household Energy Stone Generators for everyone to use."

"But before that can happen, we need to mine a large quantity of Energy Stones to extract that substance."

"The higher-ups were just worrying about not having enough hands for mining. And look, haven’t we just found ourselves a new source of free labor?"

"Oh." Song You’ai’s face lit up with understanding. "Mining! Mining is a great idea."

None of these people deserved to live. Making them contribute their remaining value before they died was a pretty good arrangement.

Xie Ning’s lips curled into a slight smile.

In her past life, the energy mines had been discovered near Chaoyang Base and the Barbarian Base.

She never expected that in this life, after the Barbarian Base and Chaoyang Base fell one after another, the Capital would be the first to find these mines.

’Maybe some things are just destined to be.’

"Aunt Song, you and Ningning get in the car first. We’ll be leaving right away."

’After being held up by this trash, we’ll be lucky to reach Gushang Base before eleven tonight!’

"Alright, we’ll let you handle it." Song You’ai nodded, and Xie Ning started to walk over with her.

Guided by the members of Team A, the group headed toward their respective vehicles.

"Captain Xie."

Xie Ning paused and glanced at Li Zongyuan, Che Kai, and their group, who had approached them with smiles.

’Judging by appearances alone, these X Realm People like Li Zongyuan and Che Kai were no different from any ordinary, middle-aged person on Earth. They wouldn’t even make a ripple if you threw them into a crowd.’

’The exception was that pair of stunningly beautiful but arrogant Spiritual Ability User siblings.’

’But those two had probably exploited some kind of bug, seeing as they came with a built-in peerless beauty system...’

’In Xie Ning’s opinion, instead of messing with all that flashy nonsense, they should have gotten some useful items to increase their strength.’

’This was the apocalypse. What good was a pretty face?’

"Ahaha, Captain Xie, I never would have guessed. You’re truly surrounded by hidden masters and exceptional talents."

Xie Ning’s lips twitched as she offered him a perfunctory smile. "They’re decent."

"You’re too modest," Li Zongyuan chuckled. "I recall a saying from your ancient texts... what was it again? ’Excessive modesty is a form of pride,’ isn’t that right?"

’Ancient texts? He talks as if we’re all a bunch of ancients!’

Xie Ning shot them a frosty glare, her smile not reaching her eyes. "So, what are your thoughts on that little biochemical waste dump of yours?"

"Isn’t it normal for us ’ancients’ to have a few hidden masters? After all, we have several thousand years of history, with brilliant figures emerging in every era. People like us are hardly worth mentioning."

"Instead of keeping your eyes on us, you should pay more attention to your own situation. I hear things aren’t going so well for you all over there!"

"And, you know, that low-end version of your Nutrient Liquid... it’s made from feces, isn’t it? I wonder how that tastes."

"That ability to be self-sufficient... we ’ancients’ are truly humbled. We can’t possibly compare to you! You’re just so advanced. So advanced you can produce and consume your own... products."

"Oh, by the way, do you understand what ’self-sufficient’ means? It’s one of our ’ancient idioms.’ If you don’t get it, you can ask your smart-brain. Look it up in an ancient idiom dictionary."

"You do know what a dictionary is, right?"

Xie Ning’s merciless verbal assault was so intense that the surrounding crowd didn’t even want to get in their cars, content to stand in the blowing sand and watch the drama unfold...

Li Dawei stood beside his sister, muttering under his breath, "Li Xiang, look at our village belle. The more I see of her, the more I like her. Why do I feel so damn satisfied listening to her tear them a new one?"

Li Xiang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "That’s because you love watching drama," she said bluntly. "You’re enjoying it because she’s not yelling at *you*."

Zhong Shichong, holding a small cigarette butt, snorted. "We’re not the same people we used to be. Even if Xie Ning herself were to mercilessly berate us to our faces, we could remain as calm as a mountain in a storm."

The members of the Fierce Tiger Squad: "..."

’That didn’t sound like much of a compliment.’

"Bro, come on," Li Dawei said with a dry cough. "We’re not pig-headed fools. Why would we go looking for trouble with the village belle for no reason?"

Uncle Ge Liang rolled his eyes. "Li Dawei, have you really forgotten how you offended her over a year ago?"

"Let me tell you, if you all hadn’t been from the same village, she probably would’ve crushed you and your sister with a single finger right from the start."

"Yeah, yeah, you’re right, Uncle. Absolutely right. And that’s exactly why we’ve changed our ways."

"Don’t worry, Uncle. We’re not brain-dead. We won’t do anything that stupid again."

Meanwhile, Li Zongyuan, who had been verbally thrashed by Xie Ning and was now fuming with rage, wanted to say more. But he could only watch as Xie Ning took Song You’ai by the hand, turned, and boarded her vehicle, driving off without a backward glance.

"How outrageous!" Li Zongyuan glared, fuming at their departing vehicle.

Seeing this, Qian Rongye frowned. "Captain Li, let’s head back before we discuss this further."

’That woman with the superpower is far too arrogant.’

Li Zongyuan returned to his vehicle, still fuming. He turned and glared at a young man. "What kind of investigation did you run? Weren’t you the one who said Xie Ning was the only Sixth-rank Superpower User in the entire Capital?"

"So what’s the deal with Xie Ning’s mother?"

’Isn’t the speed at which these Earth people are advancing their superpowers a little absurd?’

’It would be one thing if it was just Xie Ning advancing so quickly, but why is her mother, who’s nearly fifty, also this powerful?’

"It’s certainly puzzling." Che Kai stroked his chin, a hint of doubt in his eyes. "We’ll have to investigate her thoroughly."

Xie Ning, for her part, couldn’t be bothered with whatever the people from the X Realm were speculating about.

Once she was back in the vehicle, she started handing out dinner to everyone.

Everyone got a seaweed and pork floss rice ball, a meat bun, a vegetable bun, and a carton of milk.

A moment later, she even added a cup of warm red bean milk tea for the gang.

Sipping the sweet milk tea, Cres felt like he was floating in a bubble of happiness, tumbling over and over with joy.

"Did Grandma make this?" Song Kexin leaned close to Xie Ning and asked in a hushed voice.

Xie Ning turned to look at her. She saw her younger sister warming her hands on the milk tea, her eyes twinkling like little stars.

"So? It tastes alright, doesn’t it?" She had, after all, completely cleared out the Jin City Hengyue Shopping Center back in the day.

’She’d emptied their entire milk tea shop!’

Her grandparents, with nothing better to do in their farmstead Space, had decided they wanted to make something new and interesting, so they spent a good part of the day fiddling with the milk tea machine.

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