I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse

Chapter 842 - 932: It’s Only Reasonable for Me to Lie in Wait and Help the Organization Eliminate Some Pirates in Advance

The rotten corpse insects in the South Sea are so numerous on the shore that people have to be hired to clean them up daily, yet here, we have to go into the sea to fish them out.

Tan Ke nodded and said, "In this apocalypse, our Huaxia is doing fairly well, trying every possible way to get food. Although the giant synthesized food tastes awful, it is definitely better than the rotten corpse insects. The key is that eating rotten corpse insects for a long time leads to poisoning and chronic illness."

Jing Shu nodded in agreement. In her previous life, didn’t they also survive by eating rotten corpse insects? This time, perhaps due to the butterfly effect, they’ve managed to obtain the synthetic meat and giant meat ZS880 ahead of time, and she has been selling red worm cakes on a large scale, at least altering some life trajectories for Wu City People.

After dispersing the people fishing for rotten corpse insects, the elite teams also aren’t the type to be trifled with, recovering most of the parts of their fleet quickly. This small episode passed quickly, and the supplies above were also replaced.

Soon, the fleet of a hundred ships set sail again.

However, this time after setting off, everyone clearly felt something different, with many small boats following from afar.

A member of the elite team asked in the group, "Should we disperse so many small boats?"

Yang Yang: "No need, let them follow. How else can we know our exact location?"

Upon hearing this, the quick-witted immediately understood, laughing quietly among themselves. Those slower on the uptake were puzzled, constantly asking who was meant to know our position.

Huang Ya, the corpse chaser, contacted his Zombie Team through the group, taking the initiative and saying, "Xiao Ye, take some villagers who can swim and quietly spy on the surrounding small boats, mainly to see which one has more resources. When it comes to fighting, you can decide which ship to target first. Also, investigate whether these small boats are pirate scouts, see how many people they send and what armed forces they have coming."

"Roger!"

Just like that, dozens of small boats surrounded the large fleet. The elite teams didn’t bother to move, saying even mosquito legs are meat, yet these small boats are worthless aside from the engine; even the wooden boats lack a canopy, not worth selling.

But coincidentally, Situ Xiaoye’s group, who almost seemed inhuman, dived and clung under these small boats. Anyway, like zombies, they didn’t need to breathe, making it perfect for gathering intelligence.

Soon, Situ Xiaoye’s information was reported back: "They are so poor that even mice shake their heads, lamenting the world’s harshness, with hardly any valuable items. On board, there are just one or two people, some fuel, and clothing, totaling no more than 200 Virtual Coins in value."

Huang Ya winced at this: "Damn, how can a pirate be this poor!"

But then Situ Xiaoye shifted the tone: "However, four boats surprisingly have small satellite transmitters and GPS locators, constantly contacting their superiors. I couldn’t understand their language, but I recorded it, guessing they’re seeking reinforcements from other pirates. These few satellites must be worth at least 100 Merit once handed over, right?"

Big Yellow Teeth was pleased: "Indeed, if a fight breaks out, seize those valuable items first. Handing them over will be worth quite a bit of Merit. The information you gathered is worth at least 100 Merit. Continue monitoring!"

Meanwhile, the villagers were petrified; they had to be used like mules without a word, as he had to drink more water and produce more medicine to reward his subordinates quickly.

"Got it!"

Subsequently, the corpse chaser submitted the recorded message to Yang Yang, who immediately convened a meeting with everyone.

Yawning, Jing Shu also attended. Situ Xiaoye was right, these people were so poor that Jing Shu couldn’t even pick them clean; perhaps their only use was as fodder for the rotten mermaids in the sea.

From the information from the rotten mermaids and the surrounding fleet’s intent, Jing Shu deduced some things and hastily dispatched over a hundred teams of rotten mermaids to explore the surrounding sea.

After all, drones and reconnaissance aircraft can’t detect every pirate without gaps, so if her rotten mermaids detect them early, they can help solve organizational problems and pre-emptively collect some surplus supplies.

Isn’t that entirely reasonable and considerate? After all, there aren’t many like her who think so much for the organization.

Of course, this isn’t called intercepting the organization’s fat; that’s not something to say recklessly. Her rotten mermaids detected these heinous pirates outside the organization’s scouting range and dealt with them before they could strike; that’s not her problem!

Inside the meeting room.

"What’s up? Any news on the pirates?!"

"Not sure, but something’s definitely happening!"

"Probably nothing serious; the big shots haven’t come down, and there weren’t any warnings broadcasted."

Only the Elite Team’s bodyguards attended this meeting; Old Man Zhou and Code Seven weren’t there.

However, after Yang Yang cleared his throat and said a sentence, everyone became excited!

He snapped his fingers, quieting everyone down and loudly announcing: "Everyone, lift your spirits; there’s big work coming!!"

"What?! Big work coming?"

"Really?"

Everyone’s eyes lit up.

Then Yang Yang initially praised the corpse chaser for his thoughtful insights, having prematurely gathered crucial information from the surrounding small boats, revealing that nearby major pirates are assembling to plunder their large fleet.

This fleet visibly exchanged many valuable supplies at the Cambodian shore, with most ships being non-combat ferries, slow and cumbersome when turning.

It’s akin to ancient merchant caravans transporting goods, having only twenty warhorses but over a hundred empty ox carts, making one drool with envy. Ox carts, aren’t oxen valuable?

"But they are self-aware, knowing that even the combined pirate forces might struggle to capture our fleet, so they’ve called in the major pirates from the surrounding sea, and from their conversation, it’s gathered they likely rented high-damage long-range weapons from a certain country. Therefore, this time, the evidence is undeniable; we don’t need to wait for their attack and then resist!"

"This time, the top has already issued an order allowing us to attack with full force!! And they named this operation: Vultures Catching Chicks Operation!"

Upon Yang Yang relaying the decision from above, everyone inside burst into enthusiasm.

Even Zhang Lang, next to Jing Shu blowing bubble gum, began to get excited.

This damned surge of adrenaline, what’s going on!

Why does it feel like even he wants to go to battle!

As the room simmered down after a while, everyone was bustling about strategies and action plans; only then did Yang Yang manage to calm the excited bodyguards of the elite team.

He started to unveil the plan.

Yang Yang began to explain slowly...