Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 317

Chapter 317 -317 The Mission of 80,000 Crystal Cores

“Dr. Pei and his team are locals from S City,” Liang Jiuhui said, furrowing his brows. “Before the apocalypse, they went to E City for an academic conference, so they got trapped in E City. I only found out because I received a message someone relayed on his behalf. He mentioned he wants to return to S City but didn’t specify why.”

If possible, he would also want Dr. Pei and his team to return because Dr. Pei wasn’t just a genius in chemical engineering but also a leading figure in biology.

If Dr. Pei and his team could return to the S City base, they wouldn’t have to worry about running out of ammunition again. The recent zombie tide had nearly exhausted all the base’s ammo reserves.

“Why don’t they come back by themselves?” Lu Hao asked.

“They… don’t have any special abilities, and it seems Dr. Pei has been put under house arrest,” Liang Jiuhui said.

Before the Red Rain, traveling from E City to S City wasn’t really an issue. Moreover, the person who delivered the message seemed to be a trusted associate of Dr. Pei. He had only managed to escape from E City and deliver the message because he had awakened a Speed Element ability. Now, due to the breakdown in communication, no one knew the current situation on Dr. Pei’s end.

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After listening to Liang Jiuhui, Su Jin wanted to refuse the mission; it sounded like a hassle. Although E City wasn’t far away, she didn’t want to risk taking her family there.

“80,000 Crystal Cores, what do you think?”

Liang Jiuhui gestured the number to Su Jin.

“Hmm, I think that’s acceptable,”

She replied decisively, with not a hint of hesitation.

“…”

For a moment, Lu Hao couldn’t help but chuckle. After all, he had seen the hesitation Su Jin had shown just moments before. It seemed the 80,000 Crystal Cores were quite an enticing offer for her…

“So, we just need to bring back Dr. Pei and his team safely?”

Su Jin asked. She needed to understand the specifics of the mission.

“Yes, that’s correct. I’m not exactly sure how many people are in his team, but it should be no more than ten,” Liang Jiuhui answered.

Su Jin nodded to acknowledge she understood and wanted to ask for Lu Hao’s opinion. If Lu Hao was against it, she would reconsider the matter.

Lu Hao agreed to take on the mission too, but he suggested that only he and Su Jin should go.

It wasn’t that he was completely confident in their capabilities, but rather the situation in E City was still unknown. Why was Dr. Pei under house arrest?

If they encountered danger, he and Su Jin would have an easier time escaping, but if the whole team went, they would not only draw more attention but also greatly increase the risk.

After hearing Lu Hao’s thoughts, Su Jin also felt his idea was good. Indeed, she didn’t want to take her whole family there to take risks, especially since E City was quite eerie.

“Alright, although we aim to complete the mission, safety is most important,”

Liang Jiuhui said. He knew that Su Jin’s family and teammates were very strong, but indeed, if they were to sneak into a base to rescue Dr. Pei, having more people might backfire.

And moreover… thinking of Su Jin’s teammates, he had another idea.

“Yifan and Xue Wanyi?”

Su Jin almost wanted to laugh. Did Liang Jiuhui actually want to hire Liao Yifan and Xue Wanyi as instructors for the Power and Wind Elements?

“Liao Yifan had professional training before, right?” Liang Jiuhui asked.

“He was a colleague of mine,” Lu Hao answered.