Chen Jiachen nodded quickly. "Yes, that's why we've prepared several warehouses for grain. We actually have plenty of food, but our faction is too small and weak."
Da Xiong said without hesitation, "What's the big deal? You should have joined us long ago! We'll protect you from now on!"
An Nuan also laughed.
Chen Jiachen was not much older, probably only two or three years older than Chen Wenjing and Chang Kai.
An Nuan tidied his collar and said,
"I see you like my own younger brother. You should go rest first. We'll go get the grain the day after tomorrow."
"Okay! I'll head down then."
Chen Jiachen went down with Hao Yunfeng's men.
An Nuan immediately changed her demeanor and winked at her companions.
Two days later, Chen Jiachen was waiting for them at the base entrance early.
Hao Yunfeng waved them over in his military off-road vehicle. "This young brother said the place where the grain is stored is a bit far. I wonder if we have enough people."
Hao Yunfeng had also arranged two trucks to follow behind.
An Nuan asked, "Is it a lot? These two trucks can carry quite a bit."
"Of course, it's a lot. We've stored all the farm produce in cellars, but the location is a bit remote and we need your help."
Farms and fields would certainly not be in the city center, nor near the military base.
It was reasonable for it to be a bit further away.
Juan Juan got into Hao Yunfeng's car, and An Nuan sat beside her.
Lin Shui also got into the car and sat next to An Nuan.
Seeing this, Chen Jiachen exclaimed in surprise, "You're coming too?"
"Can't I?"
"No, no, I thought it would be the ordinary soldiers going, as we'll be moving things. You look quite tired, I was worried you wouldn't be able to."
Heh, who is he mocking?
Lin Shui crossed his legs and said, "Don't worry, I'm most accustomed to carrying things. Let's drive."
Seeing this, Chen Jiachen had nothing more to say. Hao Yunfeng drove towards the first grain silo.
The grain silo was a cellar built underground.
It covered an area of a thousand square meters, and it was indeed filled with grain.
Everyone excitedly began moving things onto the trucks, and soon the first truck was full.
Hao Yunfeng closed the truck door, patted the tail of the truck, and shouted,
"Let's head back, be careful on the road!"
"Got it, Big Bear!"
Three soldiers drove this truck back.
Chen Jiachen said, "There are two more warehouses, shall we go?"
Hao Yunfeng nodded. "Let's go, we still have one more truck to fill. We'll head back after we're done."
"I'll lead the way then."
Chen Jiachen led them for another two hours by car to another grain base.
On the way, Lin Shui looked at the scenery and said sarcastically, "Your faction has a pretty large sphere of influence. Such a vast area belongs to your family. If this were ancient times, you'd be a prominent family."
Thousands of mu of grain stored in their family's warehouses.
If they weren't a prominent family, who would be?
Chen Jiachen chuckled foolishly. "My family has been farmers for generations. We'd make money and buy land, then continue planting. My family is alright, but my cousin's family is even more impressive!"
Chen Jiachen led them to a sorghum field.
It wasn't the planting season, and the sorghum looked desolate.
But An Nuan could tell that production was still possible here.
The sorghum grains scattered on the ground were the best proof.
The sorghum grains were still quite fresh, and there were many footprints.
An Nuan asked, "Is it also your cousin's family that harvests the grain? It seems your cousin's family is a warm, large family."
"Seven aunts and eight aunts, everyone is from the same village, it's cordial!"
"The entrance is here, let's go down."
Chen Jiachen tried his best but couldn't open the door.
Hao Yunfeng pulled it open. "How can you be so thin and weak? You have no strength at all!"
"I'm naturally thin and weak."
Hao Yunfeng opened the door, revealing a staircase.
Hao Yunfeng went down first, carrying a kerosene lamp.
Flashlights were relatively precious resources; it was better not to use them if possible.
Lin Shui and An Nuan followed behind.
Chen Jiachen seemed to be in a much better mood upon arriving here, humming a tune.
An Nuan commented, "You seem very relaxed when you come back here."
"Of course, I've spent a long time here. Most of the grains here were stored by my own hands. This is my second home."
"Then where is your first home?"
Chen Jiachen turned and smiled at An Nuan. "It's definitely our city! I've always been thinking of going home."
"You can go back anytime you want, we welcome you."
"Sister Nuan, just hearing you say that makes me happy. I'll definitely go back one day, I'll work hard for it!"
Chen Jiachen led them to a spot.
Lin Shui looked down.
It was about six or seven stories deep.
It didn't look like a place for storing grain at all.
"Are the places for storing grain this advanced now? So modern."
Lin Shui sent an electrical current downwards, trying to gauge the depth.
But the current was quickly absorbed.
This shocked Lin Shui.
"There must be a magnetic cannon inside, to absorb the power of lightning."
Chen Jiachen chuckled and tossed his hair.
"After all, it's a place for storing a large amount of grain. How could I not make some preparations? It's so chaotic outside now, people could come and steal grain at any moment. I have to prepare."
Chen Jiachen clapped his hands, and over a thousand espers and more than two thousand ordinary people carrying weapons walked out.
Hao Yunfeng asked, "Young brother, what do you mean by this? Is this welcome too grand for us?"
Chen Jiachen stepped out of the corridor and hovered in mid-air.
He completely abandoned his usual friendly demeanor, becoming frivolous and cold. His eyes turned extremely chilling.
"Welcome to the trap I dug. This is my granary, and also my playground. I hope you like it!"
The barriers were removed.
Inside were countless large glass tanks filled with various creatures.
Alligators, snakes, roe deer, and humans...
Even as a grown man, Lin Shui felt his stomach churn at the sight.
Keeping humans alive was already excessive.
Putting humans in containers, filling them with nutrient solution, and hooking them up with tubes was worse than being a beast.
Everyone was stunned by the scene.
To describe it as a living hell was no exaggeration.
An Nuan followed the tubes and saw that they connected to a large container.
On the other side of the container, there were dense clusters of suction cups, each with many long needles.
The liquid in the container was transferring nutrients outwards through the needles.
An Nuan asked, "Are you using them as fertilizer?"
"Sister Nuan is so smart. My grain grows so well because of people."
"I used to not believe it when people said humans were the apex predators of the food chain."
"Now I believe it. They truly are at the top! Other animals aren't as capable as them. Only with human-made nutrients can the grain grow faster!"