Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1349 - 558 Establishing Communication Between Two Locations_2

Chapter 1349: Chapter 558 Establishing Communication Between Two Locations_2

"I’m leaving, you all... take care."

As he was leaving, Wang Tao noticed that the level of internal impurity in Ge Fuxing and the others seemed to have increased, and he patted their shoulders.

If they were at Changhe Base, they wouldn’t have even been able to enter the gate with that level of internal impurity. But at Silver Serpent Base, without precise instruments, it was impossible to judge the condition of their bodies.

However, there was no need to worry about them reaching 100% internal impurity and turning into zombies, because they would be sacrificed...

Wang Tao wanted to tell Ge Fuxing and the others that they had become sacrificial offerings and could die at any moment, but after rethinking, he ultimately decided not to say anything.

As far as Wang Tao knew, after becoming sacrificial offerings, there seemed to be only one way to survive—kill the user of the Summoning Altar.

But that method was clearly difficult; if Zhao Yue discovered they harbored such thoughts, he could kill them with a mere thought. So, they couldn’t possibly kill Zhao Yue.

If he told them about this, no matter whether they believed it or not, when they saw Zhao Yue afterward, they would surely be emotional. If discovered, their death would be a minor matter to Wang Tao, but alerting Zhao Yue prematurely would be problematic.

Regarding this Zhao Yue whom he hadn’t met yet, Wang Tao was still very cautious.

If it were a regular Ascension of a Fifth Order Awakener, Wang Tao wouldn’t be afraid, but this Zhao Yue apparently had control over a Summoning Altar and knew its specific use. Had he increased his power through the Summoning Altar?

If he was now at Level 6, just like Tian Hua before, then Wang Tao would need to be careful.

Even bolder—since the Fire God had used some special means to enhance others’ strength without using the Summoning Altar, could this Zhao Yue have already become some sort of "god"?

The thought was bold, but not impossible.

If that were the case, whether Wang Tao could defeat him was another matter.

Of course, it was also possible that Zhao Yue just wanted to control Ge Fuxing and others by letting them use the Summoning Altar, waiting for the right moment to reveal the truth, and then control the entire Silver Serpent Base indirectly through them...

But no matter the possibility, Zhao Yue was someone he must be cautious of; Wang Tao did not want to capsize in the gutter...

"Goodbye!"

Watching Wang Tao leave with a full load of supplies, Ge Fuxing and the others sighed. They actually wanted Wang Tao to stay at the Silver Serpent Base, given his strong combat capabilities; unfortunately, he already belonged to an organization, one that was stronger than the Silver Serpent level...

"I just hope he doesn’t die on the way after finally hearing about another huge Survivor Base..."

...

Wang Tao did not immediately call the Golden Eagle. He drove the vehicle shakily down the mountain and found a pile of ruins where he unloaded the supplies and concealed the vehicle within.

Then Wang Tao whistled loudly.

Moments later, the Golden Eagle flew in front of him.

"Let’s go, home."

"Chirp~"

The Golden Eagle was quite happy, having not eaten anything good these past few days and was now looking forward to eating meat back home.

In fact, it would have preferred to eat a few snakes from the metal box; it could sense that they would taste delicious. But unfortunately, Wang Tao wouldn’t let it eat them; those needed to be taken back to the base first for study, and if they could be bred artificially, then they could eat as much as they wanted later.

There were no accidents along the way, and the Golden Eagle quickly flew back to Changhe Base.

Wang Tao had contacted Gu Yun earlier, who had prepared a large amount of meat. He was waiting at the City Hall entrance with several committee members, other high-ranking officials, and leaders of other forces.

"Wang Tao, you went to Silver Serpent Base? What’s the situation there? Is it really a huge Survivor Base?"

Before Wang Tao had even dismounted, Gu Yun and the large group eagerly ran over to inquire about the situation at Silver Serpent Base.

"The order at Silver Serpent Base can’t compare to ours, but they have everything essential and qualify as a Survivor Base... Let’s discuss further in the meeting room."

Wang Tao jumped down from the Golden Eagle’s back, smiling as he took out the recorder.

"Good!"

After allowing the Golden Eagle and Lightning to enjoy their meal here, Wang Tao followed Gu Yun to the meeting room with the local specialties in tow.

Combining information from the recorder, Wang Tao briefed them on the situation at Silver Serpent Base.

Relieved to hear that Silver Serpent Base indeed had a population of nearly 400,000 and was built within a mutant forest that could withstand the elements and sustain ordinary people, everyone felt reassured.

After all, they were all fellow countrymen wishing for the people at Silver Serpent Base to have a good life.

Looking back, although life within Silver Serpent Base was chaotic and harsh, with people occasionally freezing to death, ordinary people could indeed find some shelter, which in itself was already impressive. Without Silver Serpent Base, these ordinary people definitely wouldn’t have survived.

"It’s even better than we imagined!"

Gu Yun and the others laughed.

Previously, Wang Tao had mentioned Silver Serpent Base, but he had never visited it himself; he had only heard about it from others, so his description was quite conservative. Gu Yun and his group had anticipated the worst scenario for Silver Serpent Base. Now, upon seeing the conditions, at least the ordinary people still had living space and were not completely enslaved, which was quite good.

"However, I have both good news and bad news to tell you," Wang Tao paused, "The good news is that Silver Serpent Base was expanded from a military base..."

"Really? Doesn’t that mean we can use the leftover military facilities to establish contact quickly?"

Hearing what Wang Tao said, everyone’s eyes lit up.

"Yes, exactly, I have already asked their military to start attempting to make contact. Here is the information they provided..."

Wang Tao handed over some information from the military at Silver Serpent Base to the commander of the Fifth Legion, who were the most professional in this field.

"Great! With this, I can’t say we can contact them immediately, but it will definitely save us a lot of time!"

The commander of the Fifth Legion laughed aloud.

"Oh right, there are also their local specialties..."

Wang Tao then introduced these local specialties to the group.

Seeing tree insects, mutant wild rice, Silver Snake, and others, everyone’s eyes lit up. They, like Wang Tao, thought that if they could figure out how to artificially cultivate and breed them, that would be very comfortable.

However, Gu Yun hadn’t forgotten what Wang Tao had just mentioned and quickly asked:

"What’s the bad news?"

"The bad news is, naturally, the Summoning Altar..."

Wang Tao detailed the situation of the Summoning Altar at Silver Serpent Base.

When they heard that over a hundred ordinary people and more than a dozen Awakeners had died in sacrifices, everyone was furious.

But then, upon hearing that several key figures within Silver Serpent Base had become sacrificial offerings and could be sacrificed at any time, and that there might be a mastermind plotting against Silver Serpent Base, everyone was stunned.

Silver Serpent Base was at risk of total destruction at any moment!

"We need to establish contact with Silver Serpent Base quickly. If they all die and Silver Serpent Base falls into internal turmoil... we can send someone to forcibly take control of Silver Serpent Base!"

Gu Yun immediately looked at Wang Tao, whose Golden Eagle could travel quickly between the two places.

"No problem."

Wang Tao nodded.

After the meeting ended, Changhe Base also became busy preparing in advance for any possible situations.

Time quickly passed, and three days later.

The Fifth Legion had actually made contact with Silver Serpent Base.

Wang Tao hurried to the command center of the base.

"Principal Wang, we got lucky and made contact!"

The commander of the Fifth Legion laughed.

"Awesome!"

After praising, Wang Tao then put on headphones to listen to the voices from Silver Serpent Base. He didn’t intend to let Silver Serpent Base know that he had returned.

The people at Silver Serpent Base were very excited and it was chaotic, as if many people were present. They asked many questions at once, and quite a few people asked about Wang Tao.

The people from the Fifth Legion were very patient in responding, but they didn’t say much about Wang Tao, nor did they reveal that he had already returned.

Suddenly, from the messy voices, Wang Tao heard an important piece of information.

"Huh? I think I heard someone say... the number one expert just came back?"