Chen Jiachen nodded quickly, "Right, so we've set up several warehouses for grain storage. We actually have quite a lot of food, but our forces are too small and weak."
Da Xiong said without thinking, "What's the big deal? You should have joined us long ago! We'll protect you from now on!"
An Nuan also chuckled.
Chen Jiachen wasn't much older, probably only two or three years older than Chen Wenjing and Chang Kai.
An Nuan adjusted his collar and said,
"I see you just like I see my own younger brother. You go rest first. We'll go get the grain the day after tomorrow."
"Okay! I'll head down now."
Chen Jiachen left with Hao Yunfeng's men.
An Nuan's expression immediately changed, and she gave her companions a look.
Two days later, Chen Jiachen was waiting for them at the base entrance early.
Hao Yunfeng waved at them from his military off-road vehicle, "This young man says the storage location for the grain is a bit far. I wonder if we have enough people."
Hao Yunfeng had also arranged for two trucks to follow behind.
An Nuan asked, "Is it a lot? These two trucks can carry quite a bit."
"Of course, it's a lot. We've stored all the farm produce in the cellars, but the location is a bit remote, and we'll need your help."
Farms and fields wouldn't be in the city center, much less near a military base.
It was reasonable for it to be a bit farther away.
Juan Juan got into Hao Yunfeng's car, and An Nuan sat next to Juan Juan.
Lin Shui also got into the car and sat beside An Nuan.
Seeing this, Chen Jiachen asked in surprise, "You're going too?"
"Can't I?"
"No, no, I just thought some soldiers would be going, since it's about moving things. You look tired, I was afraid you wouldn't be able to manage."
Heh, who was he mocking?
Lin Shui crossed his legs and said, "Don't worry, I'm most accustomed to hauling things. Let's drive."
Seeing this, Chen Jiachen didn't say anything more. Hao Yunfeng drove towards the first grain depot.
The grain depot was a cellar built underground.
It covered an area of a thousand square meters, and it was indeed filled with grain.
Everyone excitedly loaded the goods onto the trucks, and soon the first truck was full.
Hao Yunfeng closed the truck door, patted the tailgate, and shouted,
"Let's head back! Be careful on the road!"
"Got it, Er Tou!"
Three soldiers drove the truck back.
Chen Jiachen said, "There are two more warehouses. Shall we go?"
Hao Yunfeng nodded, "Let's go. We still have one truck to fill. We'll head back after we're done."
"I'll lead the way then."
Chen Jiachen led them another two hours by car to another grain base.
Along the way, Lin Shui looked at the scenery and said sarcastically, "Your family's sphere of influence is quite large, with so much land belonging to you. In ancient times, you'd be a prominent clan."
Thousands of acres of grain were stored in their family's warehouses.
If they weren't a prominent clan, who would be?
Chen Jiachen chuckled naively, "My family has been farmers for generations. We make money and buy land, then we plant on it. My family is okay, but my cousin's family is even more impressive!"
Chen Jiachen led them to a sorghum field.
It wasn't the planting season, and the sorghum looked desolate.
But An Nuan could tell that production was still possible here.
The sorghum grains scattered on the ground were the best proof.
The sorghum grains were still quite fresh, and there were many shoe prints.
An Nuan: "Is your cousin's family also in charge of collecting the grain? It seems like your cousin's family is a warm, large family."
"All seven aunts and eight great-aunts, everyone is from the same village. It's very intimate!"
"The entrance is here, let's go down."
Chen Jiachen tried his best but couldn't open the door.
Hao Yunfeng pulled the door open, "Why are you so thin and weak? You have no strength at all!"
"I was born thin and weak."
Hao Yunfeng opened the door, revealing a staircase.
Hao Yunfeng went down first, carrying a kerosene lamp.
Flashlights were a rather precious resource, so it was better not to use them.
Lin Shui and An Nuan followed behind.
Chen Jiachen seemed to be in a much better mood here, humming a tune.
An Nuan: "You seem very relaxed coming back here."
"Of course! I spent a long time here. I put a lot of this grain in with my own hands. This is my second home."
"Then where is your first home?"
Chen Jiachen turned and smiled at An Nuan, "It's definitely our city! I've always been thinking about going home."
"You can return anytime you want. You're very welcome."
"Sister Nuan, just hearing you say that makes me very happy. I will go back one day. I will work hard!@"
Chen Jiachen led them to a certain spot.
Lin Shui looked down.
It was six or seven stories deep.
It didn't look like a place for storing grain at all.
"Are the places where they store grain this advanced now? Very modern."
Lin Shui sent a current down, trying to gauge the depth below.
But the current was quickly absorbed after being emitted.
This shocked Lin Shui.
"There must be a magnetic cannon inside that absorbed the lightning's power."
Chen Jiachen chuckled and tossed his hair.
"After all, it's a place to store a large amount of grain. How could I not have some preparations? It's so chaotic outside, people could come to steal the grain at any time. I have to be prepared."
Chen Jiachen clapped his hands, and over a thousand ability users and more than two thousand ordinary people carrying weapons emerged.
Hao Yunfeng: "Young man, what do you mean by this? Is it too grand a welcome to bring out so many people?"
Chen Jiachen stepped out of the corridor and hovered in mid-air.
He completely changed from his usual friendly demeanor, becoming frivolous and cold, his eyes turning extremely detached.
"Welcome to the trap I dug. This is my granary, and also my playground. I hope you like it!"
The protective barrier was removed.
Inside were countless large glass tanks filled with various creatures.
Crocodiles, snakes, roe deer, and humans…
Lin Shui, a grown man, felt his stomach churn at the sight.
Keeping humans alive was already outrageous.
To put humans in containers, fill them with nutrient solution, and insert tubes was worse than being a beast.
Everyone was stunned by the scene.
Describing it as a living hell was no exaggeration.
An Nuan followed the tubes and discovered they connected to a large container.
On the other side of the container were dense suction cups, each with many long needles.
Nutrients were being supplied outward from the container's liquid through the long needles.
An Nuan: "Are you using them as fertilizer?"
"Sister Nuan is so clever. The reason my crops grow so well is because of people."
"Before, people said humans were at the top of the food chain. I didn't believe it."
"Now I do! Other animals aren't as capable as they are. Only with human nutrients can the crops grow quickly!"