The Seventh Base-Chapter 90 - 1: Desert Hunter_2

Chapter 90 -1: Desert Hunter_2

This middle-aged man looked to be in his forties.

“Bring the game back to the base,” Qin Fu sized up Ye Qingdie with a glance—the attractive woman who appeared to be the oldest among them, likely the leader, but only about twenty-two or twenty-three years old.

“Base.” Xu Mo and the others were curious upon hearing this name.

“Are you hunting in the wilderness alone? Where are your parents?” Qin Fu asked.

“Orphans,” Ye Qingdie said, noticing Qin Fu’s surprised look, she added another phrase.

“All orphans.”

“…”

Qin Zhong looked over the group and then sighed, “So you all have had hard lives. I thought you were students out on a trial from some academy.”

“Academy.”

Elsa’s eyes lit up a bit; her father had once mentioned sending her to an academy for studies.

To enter the academy to study music had always been her cherished dream.

At that time, she didn’t quite understand what that meant.

To go to the academy meant reaching the upper world.

Now, she had finally arrived and even heard the word “academy.”

Unexpectedly, she felt somewhat excited.

Yet, it seemed very distant.

“Are the students so bold?” Xu Mo asked, feigning curiosity.

“The students from the Extraordinary Academy have teachers leading them and are well-equipped, much safer than us poor Desert Hunters,” Qin Fu said looking at Ye Qingdie. “I was wondering why the teacher looked so young.”

“I see,” Xu Mo nodded. “Uncle, we also need to return to the base, can you take us along?”

“Which base are you headed to?” asked Qin Fu.

Xu Mo was taken aback.

This stumped him.

Were there multiple bases??

“We’ve gotten a bit lost coming out, anywhere will do,” Xu Mo replied calmly.

“Alright then, follow us, get on the vehicle,” Qin Fu was very accommodating.

After calling them over, the group all stood in the vehicle’s trunk.

Qin Fu’s family included his two sons, a daughter, and a son-in-law.

Their occupation was Desert Hunters.

The driver was Qin Fu’s younger son.

The vehicle started, moving through the ruins, adding a somewhat cool breeze to the atmosphere.

For Xu Mo and his companions, the thing they most desired now was surprisingly a bath.

“You are so young, why choose to be Desert Hunters?” Qin Fu asked Xu Mo.

“We don’t know how to do anything else,” Xu Mo said. “What about you, uncle?”

“Same as you, the city’s resources are scarce, the Federation needs money for everything, if not a Desert Hunter, where would the money come from?” Qin Fu sighed.

“What about being ordinary people?” Xu Mo asked.

He didn’t know much about the surface and couldn’t say he was from underground; he could only try to learn more through probing.

“In the post-war era, there isn’t much survival space for ordinary people. They just keep getting exploited for labor unless they have some special talents in certain areas. We can’t stand being ordered around and not living the way we like,” Qin Fu sighed. “Otherwise, who would want to take risks in the ruins?”

“So there was indeed a war,” Xu Mo thought to himself.

In peacetime, those at the bottom without a skill struggled to access resources, let alone in a post-war era according to the other party, where resources were scarce.

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Moreover, in a world where force existed, it was naturally even harder for ordinary people.

“You all are different from other Desert Hunters,” Qin Fu said looking at Xu Mo’s group.

“What’s different?” Xu Mo asked.

“You have delicate and tender skin, and your appearance is somewhat high,” Qin Fu said with a smile.

Both Ye Qingdie and Xu Mo were very good-looking.

Although Elsa was a Genetic Warrior, she too was very pretty.

Xiao Qi was also delicate.

“Such a pity,” Qin Fu looked into the distance.

“What does uncle regret?” Ye Qingdie asked.

“At your age, you should be studying in an academy,” Qin Fu remarked, though he seemed to find it unsuitable and added,

“But don’t worry too much about it, everyone’s fate is different. Being a Desert Hunter is also good, free and unconstrained.”

He didn’t bring up the academy topic again.

Without a good family upbringing, it indeed is hard, and going to an academy itself is a luxury, the high tuition fees aren’t something ordinary people can afford.

He always regretted that his children had no chance to study at the Extraordinary Academy.

“Hunting in the ruins at such a young age, your Source Power Level must be at least C, right?” Qin Fu’s eldest son asked.

His eyes flickering, although Xu Mo wasn’t looking at him, he noticed.

He had looked at Ye Qingdie quite a few times.

And also glanced at the backpack behind Xu Du several times.

Qin Fu glared at him and said, “Don’t worry about these few kids, go to the side.”

“Dad’s right, such good-looking younger brother, I can’t bear to harm him,” Qin Fu’s daughter also said with a laugh.

“You filthy woman always thinking about pretty boys,” her husband cursed coarsely, seeming very crude.

“It’s because you’re ugly,” the woman retorted.

“They are just like that, don’t mind them,” Qin Fu said with a smile to Xu Mo. “In the ruins, plundering each other is common. Be more careful next time you go out on an expedition and don’t easily get into others’ vehicles. Next time you might not meet me, if it wasn’t for you kids being so young, I might have taken action myself.”

Xu Mo felt a sense of appreciation for Qin Fu’s words, a bold and straightforward man.

He had previously seen their combat power.

If Qin Fu truly made a move…

“Did you run out from the city to gain experience?” Qin Fu asked Xu Mo, clearly he too didn’t quite believe Ye Qingdie’s ‘orphans’ story.