143: Harming the country and the people

Yao Yanyan, who had been dragged out of the villa by Liu Xiu, said with discontent, “Lieutenant Colonel Liu, this kind of person, who has no sense of national honor, should be severely condemned by me. We don’t need to be afraid of him at all.”

“You, oh, you.” Liu Xiu regretted, “It’s all my fault for not telling you in detail beforehand. Do you know, we almost couldn’t get out of that door just now.”

“You know about Commander Fan, right? He single-handedly broke into the military camp, withstood rocket launcher bombardment, and killed Commander Fan with a single sword stroke in front of everyone.”

“Afterward, the military not only covered up the incident, but the General Commander even had his daughter stay by his side.”

“Such a person, and you dared to condemn him like that just now. You really have a death wish.”

“I…” Yao Yanyan said, still unconvinced, “Personal life and death are minor matters. I just can’t stand people who take the nation’s grain but don’t give anything back.”

“Captain Yao, I truly admire such a broad mind.”

Liu Xiu shook his head, “However, it’s already the apocalypse. If he doesn’t take that grain, we really can’t either. We shouldn’t demand that he dedicate it.”

He then elaborated on the military’s multiple attempts to retrieve grain from the granary, not only failing to transport back a single grain but even suffering total annihilation twice.

Yao Yanyan frowned, a little embarrassed, “Did I anger him? Will it affect the military’s transaction with him?”

Liu Xiu shook his head again, “I hope not. Let’s go back and report this quickly. The rest is for the leaders to decide.”

Five Villa.

Kong Qingshu tried to speak several times, then held back.

Qin Shilei looked up and smiled, “If you have something to say, just say it.”

Kong Qingshu smiled radiantly and said, “It’s nothing. As a member of the battle group, I will fully support the Commander’s decision.”

“Alright, now go pour me a cup of tea.” Qin Shilei instructed casually.

“Okay, Commander, please wait.” Kong Qingshu swayed her graceful figure and walked to the side to boil water.

An Qian sat next to Qin Shilei and asked, “Shi Lei, what are you planning to do with that large batch of grain?”

“With grain in hand, there’s no panic.”

Qin Shilei replied, “You can never have too much grain. Of course, tens of thousands of tons of grain are indeed excessively abundant for our battle group’s mere thousand-plus people.”

“If the military offers suitable conditions, I don’t mind giving up some of the grain.”

“We can also exchange grain for crystals to enhance everyone’s strength.”

“It’s already the apocalypse. Only self-salvation can ensure continued survival. For the survivors of Nanzhuang City, I hope they can bravely kill zombies, dig for crystals, and exchange them for grain with me.”

“Of course, I also plan to take out a small portion of grain to help those orphans who truly lack the strength to kill zombies.”

As for the elderly and women, Qin Shilei stated that he was neither the city lord of Nanzhuang City nor a savior, so he could only apologize.

Qin Shilei paused, then said to Kong Qingshu, who was pricking up her ears to eavesdrop nearby, “You can also go back and tell your father that he can exchange crystals for grain with me. I will only charge thirty percent of the market price.”

Too much grain kept in hand is just useless. Only by exchanging it for crystals to increase strength is the most practical choice.

There are also people selling grain or crystals on the trading system.

However, the transaction volume for exchanging grain for crystals is not high.

Qin Shilei considered a thirty percent price to make the transaction easier and obtain a large number of crystals.

In his consideration, even when trading with civilian Evolutions, he would only charge fifty percent of the price.

Kong Qingshu nodded and replied, “I’ll go back and tell my dad about this in a moment, but the military also lacks crystals, so I’m afraid they won’t be able to offer much in exchange.”

Qin Shilei then turned to Zhang Qiang and said, “Brother Qiang, take some people and go through the entire He Shan District. Notify those forces with over five hundred people that I have grain for sale here. If they are interested in purchasing, please come to the hotel in front tomorrow to discuss.”

“Okay.” Zhang Qiang responded and immediately got up and left.

In fact, opening a few rice shops and selling retail should make it easier to collect crystals.

However, opening a rice shop is too risky; those starving people would rob the rice shop in minutes.

After Zhang Qiang left, An Qian reminded, “Shi Lei, can you also activate my mom’s potential so she has a bit more self-preservation ability?”

Qin Shilei answered affirmatively, “Of course, I was just about to do that.”

He got up and walked in front of He Yiyao.

“Do you want to refresh the entries?”

“Refresh.”

Passerby A (Green): Reduces one’s sense of presence, allowing for better concealment in a crowd.

Turn Danger into Fortune (Green): When encountering danger, it becomes easier to turn danger into fortune.

Calamity for the Nation (Purple): Greatly enhances charm, making it extremely easy to cause jealousy among the opposite sex.

Looking at the purple entry that appeared on He Yiyao, Qin Shilei suddenly froze.

Even the European Empress An Qian only had two red entries, and he hadn’t expected He Yiyao to have a purple entry.

Although Qin Shilei would not choose this purple entry, he was hesitating between the Passerby A and Turn Danger into Fortune entries in his hand.

An Qian looked at the dazed Qin Shilei and asked with some concern, “What’s wrong? Does my mom not have much potential?”

As she spoke, she also patted Qin Shilei.

Qin Shilei’s hand trembled, and he directly selected the Calamity for the Nation entry.

“Oh no!”

Qin Shilei looked up at her, and He Yiyao, nearly forty years old, instantly became radiant, exuding an alluring aura that made people unconsciously want to dedicate everything to her.

“This is really deadly.” Qin Shilei took a deep breath, calmed himself, and quickly chose to continue refreshing.

However, he failed to refresh any good entries for several consecutive times.

“What exactly is wrong? Why do I suddenly feel that my mom has become much more beautiful?” An Qian asked again.

“It’s nothing, her potential is quite good, but I’ll have to activate it again tomorrow.” Seeing that he hadn’t been able to refresh any good entries, Qin Shilei had no choice but to stop.

Late at night, He Yiyao stayed in the villa the whole time. Presumably, nothing should happen, right?

Watching He Yiyao enter her room, Qin Shilei then took An Qian and Zhang Xiaoli back to the small space to undergo a baptism using the thunder spirit orb.

What they didn’t expect was that not long after they left, Shi Yutang actually paid a personal visit.

Upon seeing He Yiyao, he was immediately struck by her beauty.

Shi Yutang, who had recently become a widower, felt that his second spring had arrived and confessed his feelings to He Yiyao on the spot.

He Yiyao was so scared that she quickly ran back to her room.

Leaving aside Shi Yutang, who was stubbornly staying at the villa.

Qin Shilei’s side finished the baptism and refreshed the light door again.

“Do you want to refresh the entries?”

“Refresh.”

Refinement (Red): As long as half an hour is spent communicating with the small space every day for forty-nine months, the small space can be refined and carried with one’s person.

Teleportation (Red): The light door can move one thousand meters every day.

Devour (Red): Can give the light door a huge suction force, pulling everything within ten meters into the small space.

Finally, the entrance and exit of the small space could be moved to another location.