Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1346 - 557: The Number One Master of the Base

After Wang Tao briefly introduced the technological level of Changhe Base, everyone who heard it was captivated.

There was no helping it, the Changhe Base described by Wang Tao was simply of a different world!

Whether it was powered armor, crystal energy guns, or the informational wristwatches everyone had, they had never seen anything like them, but they had seen similar things in movies and television shows, which made it all feel so unreal—

Most of the people here couldn’t even afford electricity, and having three meals a day meant living comfortably. It was essentially like living in "primitive society", yet there you were, resembling a future society from the movies?

Especially a few of the military-dressed individuals at the dinner table, their envy was unmistakable after hearing Wang Tao briefly mention the military capability of Changhe Base.

Changhe Base was still under military control. They had powered armor, tanks, airplanes, missiles, even nuclear weapons! Although there were significant restrictions on using airplanes, missiles, nuclear weapons—avoid using them if possible—it didn’t mean they couldn’t be used. This was deterrence!

If they had such equipment, then they would not have lost control of Silver Serpent Base, and it would not be in the state of confusion it now was...

Wang Tao didn’t share too much about Changhe Base; a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg was enough for them to see.

The effect was quite good; these people were indeed attracted to Changhe Base just as Wang Tao had expected.

When Wang Tao indicated that all these items were also available for sale, they expressed, one after another, that Silver Serpent Base could establish a cooperative relationship with Changhe Base and they were willing to contribute to this effort!

"It’s a pity it’s a frozen wasteland out there, otherwise..."

But thinking about the environment outside made everyone feel a bit down.

They now knew of Changhe Base’s existence and that they could buy many things from them, but they just couldn’t get there... it was frustrating!

Wang Tao didn’t mention the Golden Eagle because he couldn’t possibly come just to be a driver. There would definitely be a way to communicate in the future. The pressing matter was to sort out communication issues.

Wang Tao had previously felt that the Silver Serpent Base was too chaotic, and it may not be good for Changhe Base to establish contact with it. But now, after gaining a better understanding of Silver Serpent Base, he saw it was not as bad as he had imagined.

Silver Serpent Base was chaotic, but within the chaos, they maintained a certain order. Under the condition of shared interests, they could just barely band together. Also, with the wealth of local specialties here, and many Ability Users and Awakeners who had a lot of combat experience... it wouldn’t be bad to have an exchange between both sides.

As for how to communicate, Wang Tao felt that shouldn’t be a difficult problem.

Because Silver Serpent Base was built on the foundation of a military base, and based on his experience, there were many cables buried beneath military bases; perhaps they could find some useful ones to establish contact with Changhe Base.

"By the way, Mr. Wang, you mentioned earlier about setting up communication channels. How exactly do we do this? Wherever we need to contribute, just say the word!"

Ge Fuxing, after getting excited, quickly asked.

"This is exactly what I was about to discuss with you. There should be plenty of communication cables under the military base. If they are not too damaged, maybe we can use them to contact Changhe Base."

Wang Tao said with a smile.

Hearing this, everyone immediately turned their gaze to the few military-dressed individuals.

These servicemen exchanged glances subtly, a sharp glint in their eyes.

Compared to other powers, the military currently had virtually no advantage.

For instance, the entire base’s security work was controlled by the Public Security Administration; most of the base’s medical resources were in the hands of the Medical Association; food was controlled by the Grain Bureau... all these key resources were in the hands of other powers.

The military’s only advantage might be that the public tended to trust them more. But without core resources in their hands and only moderate strength, public trust alone was useless unless they were contemplating leading the people in a civil war...

But after hearing what Wang Tao had said, they felt like an opportunity might have come!

If they could really use the military’s buried cables to establish contact with Changhe Base, then the military would essentially be in control of a core element—communication!

These underground cables and communication equipment couldn’t be used right away; they required calibration and repairs. And those who knew the technical aspects of military communication were all within the military!

So to say, the core technology for communication with Changhe Base was in their hands! Now they also had the chance to take hold of key resources!

Not to mention if they really managed to contact Changhe Base, they could ask for help, and considering the bond of being servicemen, Changhe Base would probably offer them some support...

Of course, all this was predicated on them being able to make contact with Changhe Base through these means.

One of the officers immediately said:

"Our base indeed has many military cables underground. I’m not sure whether contact can be made with Changhe Base, but we can try... Mr. Wang, hello, my name is Lu Ping."

At the end, he stepped forward and extended his hand to Wang Tao.

"Hello."

Wang Tao smiled and shook his hand.

Inside Silver Serpent Base, every power had a reputation worse than the last, including the military. However, it wasn’t that their character was flawed or that they had done something outrageous to incur public anger, it was just that the people resented their inaction...