Chapter 78 (2/2)

Only, even though the speaker was casually making conversation, the recipient took it seriously. The stall owner's heart jumped, and he laughed along carefully, ”It's merely a small business that can't be compared with the City Master.”

Bai Jing was amused when he heard this. He hadn't expected that he would have yet another t.i.tle, and he glanced at Xiao Sa before flicking his gaze back to the owner and laughing softly, ”Why are you so nervous? I won't eat you. Enough. Later on, keep the crystal nuclei for me if they show up again. Oh right, and jade as well.”

The boss smiled bitterly. Could he help being nervous? He had only come to Jing Sa City half a month ago, and the other party was strong and powerful. Anyone who was in his situation who heard such groundless praise would believe that there was some complicity behind it. But he couldn't help but rejoice in his heart; the leader of this base was exactly like the rumors said and probably wouldn't covet his small shop - he really had been nervous for nothing.

After Bai Jing and Xiao Sa left that stall, they continued to wander around casually, but the rest of the items offered in the market were very standard, and Bai Jing was a little disappointed. He had originally wanted to come and see if he would be lucky and find some treasure, but it seemed that he was out of luck.

Xiao Sa was amused. He understood Bai Jing's mind like the back of his hand. Seeing that Bai Jing was no longer in such high spirits, he asked, “Do you want to go to the outer city and take a look?” The crowd there was more mixed, and there was a higher possibility of picking up something that others had missed. Only, Xiao Sa thought in his heart that Little Jing now had everything he wanted - not only did he have the things they had prepared before, there were also the things they had picked up on the way. Based on Little Jing's tastes, he really wasn't sure what would really be considered rare in his eyes. Searching for treasure? Was there anything to look for?

“No.” Bai Jing pouted. Anyway, this was his own base, and the coming days would be long. Having experienced the apocalypse before, he knew that the outer city was basically just a slum with strict hierarchical division, and there was really nothing to be curious about. He had once been one of the people eking out an existence there; and one lifetime later, he still didn't like that kind of place. What he was more curious about now was the Hope Team.

Xiao Sa nodded and let it be. After they left, the two of them went directly to the office building. The office buildings had been standardized by now, and every department had their own duties. There were soldiers on guard as well as little cleaning boys; cleaning was normally left to children. This was also one of Chen Dawei's suggestions, since he did not want to establish a practice of keeping people idle in the base. Even though they weren't very strong, it was important that they proved their worth by contributing.

Bai Jing also had a nominal office here, but generally speaking, he was either holed up in their room practicing his powers or spending time with Xiao Sa. The deputy office was basically only there for decoration, even though it was placed next to Xiao Sa's office.

Next, Xiao Sa sent a message to summon the Hope Team. He also really wanted to know where the level one zombie had appeared. Jing Sa City was had just recently become firmly established, and he didn't want any unexpected situations cropping up without any warning.

Shortly afterwards, Xiao Sa and Bai Jing were settled in their seats. There were peanuts and melon seeds on the desk, as well as a small dish of plums and two cups of black tea. Bai Jing was cracking melon seeds while he gossiped with Xiao Sa.

The Hope Team hadn't arrived yet, but Xie Minhang came by first to deliver a telegram. When he saw the situation in the room, the corner of his lips couldn't help but twitch. Although he had known Bai Jing for a long time now, he still wanted to flip the table every time he saw such a comfortable scene. Did they have to be so aggravating? They were really living too comfortably, and the contrast was too obvious. It really made others' eyes turn red from envy.

“For you.” Bai Jing was not self-conscious at all as he handed over the melon seeds and handed over a bottle of black tea.

Xie Minhang kept quiet. He wondered if this counted as a bribe; he hadn't had melon seeds in a long time and couldn't even remember what they tasted like. Only this Young Master would be so luxurious! He unabashedly laughed, then casually tossed the telegram onto the table.

Xiao Sa glanced at it, then handed it over to Bai Jing. ”It's a letter requesting a.s.sistance. What do you think?”

Bai Jing raised his eyebrows. Other than Bai Jingcheng, he could not think of anyone else who would send him a telegram. However, requesting a.s.sistance was the kind of thing that sounded very unnatural and somewhat fake in his ears. Even though Bai Jing knew the truth about his situation and had already planned to help out in order to establish a mutually beneficial cooperation, having Bai Jingcheng request his a.s.sistance made Bai Jing feel a little awkward inside when he recalled the events of his past life.

“If you don't like the idea, then never mind.” Xiao Sa spoke indifferently. Although he didn't know what kind of problems there were between Bai Jing and his father, he would always support Little Jing's decisions.

Bai Jing shook his head. He read through the telegram as fast as lightning and lightly sighed. Helping his father would also be helping himself; it was true that it would be mutually beneficial. ”We can't allow Yan Gang to reach B City. Even if he arrives, we still need to cut his strength by half.” Otherwise, when Yan Gang and Zhou Family joined forces, not only Bai Jingcheng, even Jing Sa City would be unable to benefit. Bai Jing had not forgotten that Yan Liang had died in his hands. Presumably, Yan Gang had already been informed of this by now.

Bai Jing's intention was very simple. Zhou Family's power and influence could not be allowed to expand. General Yang was already relatively old now, and it was unknown how long he would be able to hang onto life. When General Yang collapsed, the next in line would most likely be Yan Gang, and it would be pointless even if he had materials on hand; if his fist was smaller than others', Bai Jingcheng would only get into trouble because of his wealth.

Xiao Sa was silent for a moment. He was very clear about what Little Jing meant. Only, Yan Gang was different from Yan Liang and had an 80,000 person army. If they really wanted to block them, they would need to consider it at length before making a move.

A knock on the door from outside interrupted their thoughts.

“Come in.” Xiao Sa restrained his thoughts as a soldier opened the door and made a formal military salute. “Reporting, the Hope Team has arrived and are requesting to see the General.”

“Let them in.” Xiao Sa spoke calmly and looked over at Xie Minhang. ”Go and do what you need to do. I'll call you if there's anything. Don't spread news about the telegram.”

Xie Minhang nodded, ”Understood.” Most of the soldiers here had once been Yan Gang's former subordinates. The army had only just arrived at the base and had not yet built deep foundations here. Until that was the case, they would not be able to see the situation clearly.

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