Before Fang Yuxin and her group arrived, today’s grain at the base’s grain store had already sold out. However, many people were still unable to buy any, so when they heard that sixty tons of grain had been delivered, they could no longer sit still and rushed to the grain store to demand a purchase.
But currently, none of them had gathered the amount needed according to the price list, and with grain being a scarce commodity, they were naturally too embarrassed to ask Fang Yuxin’s group to deliver the grain first and receive payment later.
General Song watched as Fang Yuxin looked at him with a knowing smirk, as if understanding everything, which made him feel an awkward embarrassment. After hesitating for a moment, he had no choice but to steel himself and say, "The food situation at the base is very tight right now. If the three of you trust us, could you possibly provide some of the grain first for support? We promise to gather the payment by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. Please rest assured."
Fang Yuxin saw his awkward expression, and after he said that, it seemed to have aged him a few more years. She couldn’t help but sigh silently. As the saying goes, lack of money can trap even a hero. The same logic applies to the lack of food.
So she nodded: "Since I brought the grain and am willing to trade with you, it means I trust you. The three truckloads of grain are right there; feel free to handle them as you see fit. But by eight o’clock tomorrow morning, I want to see the payment."
With those words, General Song and the other high-level officers at the base visibly breathed a sigh of relief. Fang Yuxin didn’t say much more, simply nodded to them, and then left the room with Bai Ye and Fang Yuyang to roam outside. They said they were going for a stroll, but in fact, the three intended to take this opportunity to gather more information.
In such a large base, finding Lin Feiyin or Fang Mengyao wouldn’t be easy. Although there could be resident identity records at the base, if they actively inquired about these two, it would certainly arouse the base people’s suspicion.
The three spent quite a bit of effort, even using some cultivator techniques, before finally obtaining the news they wanted. Just as Fang Yuxin had previously suspected, Fang Mengyao indeed went to Beishi Base with Qiu Yiming. Strangely though, Lin Feiyin had not been heard from for a long time, as if she had disappeared completely.
When calculated closely, Lin Feiyin’s disappearance coincides very closely with the time when they left the Market Base earlier. It’s uncertain what happened in between, but one thing is for sure: Lin Feiyin is likely not in good shape.
Given this, the malice Fang Yuxin sensed was not from Lin Feiyin, but from Fang Mengyao who is far away at Beishi Base!
With the matter confirmed, there was nothing more to explore at the Market Base. However, the three unexpectedly discovered something else—the Beishi Base possesses a kind of inducer that can cause water element superpower users’ abilities to mutate!
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