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Chapter 571: Chapter 571: Wu Xingye
Su Jin and the others understood.
No wonder early in the morning they had noticed so many people leaving the base and heading towards the city gate—it looked like all of them were going out to gather Crystal Cores.
"Our friend doesn’t understand the situation here and happens to have some supplies on hand. By chance, we were passing through this place, so we agreed to help them scout out the situation,"
Lu Hao explained.
"Well, that’s easy to handle. As long as his goods aren’t pricier than ours at the base, we can definitely cooperate long-term,"
Wu Xingye said excitedly, as this was crucial for the future of the True Martial Sect.
"As far as I know, our friend purchases all kinds of Crystal Cores, including Ordinary Crystal Cores,"
Su Jin’s remark made Wu Xingye slap the table and stand up so abruptly that a porcelain cup on the table shattered into pieces from the force of his palm.
"Teacher Wu, what’s going on?"
Xiao Yu rushed in with several young people from the yard. They thought that Wu Xingye had come to blows with the guests, but looking at the situation, there didn’t appear to be any arguments between them.
"It’s nothing, just got a bit too excited, continue with your training,"
Wu Xingye awkwardly dismissed his disciples.
"Please, you must introduce that person to come to assist our True Martial Sect,"
Wu Xingye immediately knelt before Su Jin and the other two.
"..."
"Brother, brother, you’re flattering us too much, please get up,"
Lu Guanhai was the first to react, rushing over to help Wu Xingye to his feet.
"If I get up, will you agree?"
Wu Xingye kept kneeling on the floor, not budging an inch, despite how much Lu Guanhai tugged at him.
"Agreed, agreed, we agree,"
Lu Guanhai answered hastily.
"I feel like you’re not the one in charge. I’ll believe it if these two young people say so,"
Wu Xingye still refused to stand.
His words severely wounded Lu Guanhai’s pride: "How could I not be in charge? These two are my own son and daughter-in-law. Whatever I say, they must agree! Right?!"
"..."
Lu Hao shook his head. How he wished he could disown this father.
"Uncle Wu, what my father says is true. We agree to introduce him, but whether he comes or not, and when he comes, we can’t guarantee. I’m calling you ’Uncle Wu’ in the hopes that you’ll believe us,"
Su Jin also stepped forward to help Wu Xingye up.
Wu Xingye finally agreed to stand.
As long as these three would introduce him, there was hope for the True Martial Sect. His kneeling was worth it.
"I believe you. Please convey to him that if he is willing to come, we of the True Martial Sect will most certainly treat him as an honored guest and not neglect him,"
Wu Xingye spoke and was about to kneel again, but was quickly supported by Lu Hao.
"No problem,"
Lu Hao said.
...
That very evening, Wu Xingye convened a meeting with all the main inner disciples of the True Martial Sect that lasted two hours.
"Collect all the Ordinary Crystal Cores that can be found in our sect?"
Bu Hong, the senior disciple, looked puzzledly at his master. Since they were disciples who had practiced martial arts in the True Martial Sect before the Apocalypse, they still used the word "sect" instead of the now-popular term "team" used within the base.
But why did their master want them to collect Ordinary Crystal Cores?
"Haven’t Ordinary Crystal Cores become useless?"
Wu Xingye sighed deeply and shared with everyone the encounter with the three men today.
"As long as there’s hope, we must prepare adequately right now,"
Wu Xingye said.
The disciples attending the meeting were all shocked. Could such good fortune really exist?
In this day and age, there were actually people selling supplies?
After all, resources were so scarce!
"The master is right, as long as there is hope, we must not give up!"
Wu Xingye’s second disciple, Wan Anran, stood up and said. Moreover, their sect had a considerable amount of Ordinary Crystal Cores. Even if a thousand cores could be traded for a pound of food, it would be a good deal for them.
Seeing that the sect members all supported and believed in him, Wu Xingye felt very comforted.
Many in the True Martial Sect were people he had taken in, including many ordinary people without Special Abilities, not to mention these inner disciples. Even before the Apocalypse, many were orphans with no parents or had been abandoned. To be able to see them advancing and retreating together with the sect in their lifetime made his life worthwhile.
...
On the way back, the three were in a very good mood, surprised that they had managed to arrange everything for the next two days just by trying to scout out some information.
"It’s time for Xiuyuan and others to show their mettle,"
Lu Guanhai said with a smile, hearing that the family had been cooped up in the S-city base and going stir-crazy, so much so that they had gone out to kill Zombies for a day.
"It’s just unknown what the base is doing with so many Mutated Crystal Nuclei,"
Su Jin mused as she walked. She had thought that they were for enhancing the base’s own strength, but according to Wu Xingye’s words, it seemed not to be the case.
"If they’re not being absorbed themselves, then they must have been given to outsiders,"
Lu Hao stated clearly.
"You mean... Han Yue?"
Su Jin also thought of Liu Jianyuan’s attitude toward Han Yue. Could it be that Han Yue’s visit wasn’t solely for social calls?
"It’s just a speculation. We have no evidence,"
Lu Hao and the others reached their residence while chatting.
Qiqi was teaching Lian Jiyue how to play Gomoku in the living room, and she stopped as soon as she saw them return.
"Sister Xiao Jin, how’s it outside?"
Qiqi knew what Su Jin and the others had gone to do, and thought they would return late, not expecting them so soon.
"We met a warm-hearted uncle who gave us a tour; it was quite alright,"
Su Jin kept it vague; although Lian Jiyue was focused on the Gomoku, he didn’t know what they had been out to do. Keeping things a secret seemed better, at least for the time being, to avoid frightening him.
The family had decided not today to kill Zombies, choosing to wait for news from Su Jin and the others in the Space.
"To think that there’s a place where Ordinary Crystal Cores are treated as scrap, tsk tsk,"
Nie Qing thought those people at the base were really wasting heaven’s gifts. Ordinary Crystal Cores also contained Spiritual Power and should not be deemed useless.
"So you found a contact person that quickly? Are they reliable?"
Lin Xiuyuan was somewhat doubtful. Could they really trust someone they met in passing?
"You’ll know if you go and see; if there’s a problem, we can just come back,"
Su Jin felt that Wu Xingye seemed like a reliable person, not just because of his enthusiasm. Plus, Lu Hao also had a good impression of him. She trusted Lu Hao’s judgment.
In the afternoon, Han Yue sent Hang Wenshan especially to notify the Heart Talk Team that they would set out early the day after tomorrow. Su Jin had seen the visitor from outside through the Space, so she and Lu Hao quickly came out of their room to meet him.
Setting out early the day after tomorrow?
It seems that they would need to bring family members out of the Space the next day.
