I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse

Chapter 765: Everyone Wants a Slice of the Cake

Everyone’s gaze followed the sound of the voice.

Jing Shu also raised an eyebrow. Could it be that even now, someone was not afraid to die?

The professional woman in OL attire adjusted her glasses and bowed slightly towards Jun Bao, her voice trembling with excitement, "Please allow me to interrupt this unfair allocation. As an aid assistant dispatched by Xinlan, I must fight for some benefits for Xinlan. Please do not forget, this time Xinlan has not only provided material and manpower assistance but also signed a ’mutual aid agreement.’ Moreover, this New Energy was discovered within Xinlan’s sphere of influence. Therefore, you should negotiate the specific distribution ratio with the authorities of Xinlan. Of course, more importantly, this also involves the subsequent cooperation and distribution issues between Xinlan and Wu City, so you should not prematurely distribute the original liquid..."

The woman was almost going mad. Such a precious source of Dark New Energy! Xinlan hasn’t seen so much Dark New Energy in many years, and now the ruler of Wu City is willing to give away half just like that? How much is half? Is that several tons, or even dozens of tons? It’s a whole pond! Has the ruler gone mad?! Does he know how precious these things are? Not to mention, I’ve heard this original liquid can be used to manufacture food and tobacco; how vast are the interests involved?!

Young men equipped with swords silently emerged from the crowd and stood by the woman. They tacitly agreed that since this resource was found near Xinlan, the great city of Xinlan naturally deserved a share.

Although few in number, they represented the power behind Xinlan. The signal transmitter on the woman’s waist flashed, sending out a message.

The scorching atmosphere cooled, and even the workers began to move more lightly.

Jun Bao nodded in acknowledgment and said, "The mutual aid agreement is very clear: the more effort one puts in, the more spoils one receives. According to the effort you’ve put in this time... hmm, Xiao Wang, give them a small bottle of the original liquid."

Someone then handed over a fist-sized bottle filled with the original liquid. The bottle refracted the dreamy purple liquid, which was quite beautiful.

"Xinlan really didn’t contribute much this time. It felt more like they just sent two people to monitor us."

"Even that one bottle is a waste. I’m completely convinced Jing Shu deserves her half."

"If you weren’t convinced, you’d be dead by now. If it weren’t for Jing Shu, could we have gotten out? Let alone obtain so much New Energy! And this woman from Xinlan still has the nerve to ask for the original liquid."

Some people were jealous that Jing Shu received so much original liquid, but when facing outsiders, they could still present a united front. After all, as Wu City People, it was better to keep it within their own, wasn’t it?

The professional woman in OL attire, her voice rising and falling with agitation, demanded, "Are you insulting Xinlan? Or treating us like beggars? Are you underestimating the twenty million people behind Xinlan, or have you forgotten that the people of Wu City still need to pass through Xinlan’s territory?"

Jun Bao watched the woman with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes.

Those who knew Jun Bao understood this meant he was displeased.

The woman met Jun Bao’s gaze, feeling a twinge of guilt. She knew she had been rash. Acting this way would likely get her killed. However, faced with such a large prize, if she didn’t do anything, her role as Xinlan’s assistant would be over. Now, all she could do was stall for time, waiting for a message from Xinlan’s ruler.

Just then, not far away, a cloud of dust billowed, accompanied by a rumbling sound. Soon after, a massive tank squadron arrived.

The woman’s eyes lit up, then immediately dimmed. Even by airplane, Xinlan’s reinforcements could not have reacted so quickly.

"Report! It’s Sichuan’s Sixth Brigade," someone announced. "They’ve been stationed at the border. They just found a breach and detected fluctuations in New Energy levels, so they rushed over."

This stationed contingent was vast and fully equipped, looking imposing and ready to advance.

The Six-dimensional space had been breached. The original liquid and crystals had all been excavated, and there was no longer any energy sustaining the Six-dimensional space. Consequently, everything seemed to have reverted to the world’s original laws; the labyrinthine space that once caused people to lose their way no longer existed.

"Great, another one here to carve up the cake."

"Things are getting tricky now; we’ve been caught red-handed."

"Anyway, this can’t be hidden. It happened right on the border between Xinlan and Sichuan, and everyone wants the Dark New Energy."

"But shouldn’t this be obtained through one’s own abilities? The New Energy has always been around, but no one could get their hands on it. Now that we’ve risked our lives to acquire it, they all suddenly appear."

Jun Bao squinted at the approaching, dust-shrouded troops, his thoughts inscrutable.

Jing Shu had a headache. She just wanted to grab her original liquid and slip away quickly.

The old man researching Ticks wiped his sweat and quietly said to Jun Bao, "The Ticks have a major use, and so does this land. We can’t take it all with us. We have to leave some room for maneuver."

The old man knew Jun Bao well, aware that he was utterly ruthless.

"Are you suggesting we build the factory here?" Jun Bao asked.

The old man nodded. "At least a raw material factory needs to be established here. The Ticks in the land behind us are inexhaustible."

"I understand." Jun Bao regained his usual composure and said to Jing Shu, "You take the original liquid, crystals, and the command convoy and leave first. I will discuss future cooperation with these people to ensure everyone is satisfied."

Jun Bao meant for Jing Shu and Hao Yunlai, along with their team, to escort the energy resources and withdraw from this troublesome place first.

Jing Shu could not have wished for more. She was eager to get back, thoroughly research the upgraded space, and then have a good sleep cuddling the Dark Energy.

Thus, the Hulks also took on the role of protecting the transport vehicles, carefully securing all vessels containing the Dark New Energy, ensuring that no one could snatch away the precious original liquid.

Thinking about the soon-to-be-established physical factory, which would very likely manufacture cigarettes... This thought pleased Jing Shu immensely. She swiftly left with the Hulks and the command convoy, ignoring the shouts of the woman in OL attire and the covetous gazes from the newly arrived Sixth Brigade from Sichuan. None of this was Jing Shu’s concern.

With such a formidable armed protective force led by Jing Shu, the convoy of over a thousand people finally halted in a small city called One Flower, on the Sichuan border. Due to the New Energy, the plan changed; Jing Shu would wait here with her people for the subsequent teams and the arrival of Wu City’s main forces.

Jing Shu was now somewhat worried about Fat Chicken.

For three days, Fat Chicken had been retching and burping. It expressed its discomfort, as if something undigested was in its belly, which even made the usually voracious Fat Chicken stop defecating.

Ordinarily, there was nothing Fat Chicken couldn’t digest. After all, drinking from the Spiritual Spring every day made it a formidable creature.

Finally unable to bear it any longer, Jing Shu pressed Fat Chicken’s belly and indeed felt a lump that moved!

"RETCH!"

Seemingly feeling the pressure from Jing Shu’s hand, Fat Chicken couldn’t hold it in any longer and vomited out the object.