Rebirth: Love in the Apocalypse - Chapter 54

Chapter 54: Situation of the Base
Uncle and Aunt Zhang were in their fifties.

When Aunt Zhang was young, she suffered an injury and couldn’t have children.

Luckily, Uncle Zhang didn’t care and the couple was harmonious.

Later, they met Mo Chenxuan and even though they were just servants, they treated him as their own child.

Seeing the person, the two sighed in relief.

“Young master.” Aunt Zhang called, her eyes glistening with unshed tears.

“Welcome home young master.” Uncle Zhang was also very happy.

“I am home.” Mo Chenxuan smiled as he and Qin Wu walked towards the two people.

“This is Qin Wu. She will be the hostess from now on.”

“Young madam.” Uncle and aunt Zhang happily called.

As Mo Chenxuan’s secretary, Qin Wu had naturally met the Zhang couple.

However, this meeting felt different since her status had changed.

Thinking that she would be the young madam from now on, Qin Wu smiled and greeted the two.

“Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, have you been well?” She asked.

“What can happen to us but young madam, you have lost weight. Come inside and have something to eat.” Aunt Zhang urged and Qin Wu couldn’t help but feel happy.

“You must be tired and hungry. Come in and rest.” Uncle Zhang also said.

Soon after, the four entered villa number eight.

Compared to the villa in city T, the new house was larger and grander.

However, it had the style of the old house and Qin Wu didn’t feel strange.

Looking at the familiar style and furnishings, she felt a home and a trace of relief flashed in her eyes.

After aunt Zhang served some drinks and snacks, the four sat in the sitting room.

“Uncle Zhang, what’s your current situation?” Mo Chenxuan asked and uncle Zhang smiled.

“Young master, I have awakened the brain enhancement ability and your aunt Zhang is a space-type superpower.” Uncle Zhang started and quickly continued.

“We are both at the peak of level one and will soon advance to level two.”

“What do you do for crystal cores?” Qin Wu asked.

After all, the Zhang couple was relatively old and both were not combat-type superpowers.

“We occasionally go out to kill zombies or exchange supplies for crystal cores.” Uncle Zhang said and Mo Chenxuan nodded.

Before the apocalypse, he asked the Zhang couple to prepare.

Although the time was tight, the two still managed to acquire many supplies.

These supplies were not only for their own use but also for recruiting talents.

Thinking of talents, Mo Chenxuan narrowed his eyes.

“How many people do we have?”

“Twenty-three ability users. I have settled them in zone B.”

“Good.” Mo Chenxuan nodded in approval.

Although twenty-three ability users were not many, they were enough for the time being.

Most importantly, Mo Chenxuan was assured of uncle Zhang’s ability to handle things.

Since he chose these people, there should be nothing wrong with their character or ability.

“What’s happening in the base?” Qin Wu asked.

“The base is currently divided into five factions.” Uncle Zhang started and quickly continued.

“The old president still has the most power and controls an army of more than fifty thousand soldiers.”

Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu nodded when they heard this.

This was expected.

At forty-five, Xuanyuan Qi was the youngest elected president in the country’s history.

Luckily, he survived the apocalypse and his son awakened a mutated fire ability.

Because the fire was extremely domineering, Xuanyuan Qi was able to quickly consolidate his power and stabilise his position.

However, other people were not weak.

The old general still had many soldiers in their hands and Xuanyuan Qi could not completely subdue these elements.

“Excluding the Xuanyuan family, the most powerful factions are the Chu family, Qin family, Wei family, and Fang family. Other factions can’t keep up with these five.”

‘It’s as expected.’ Qin Wu thought and her hands clenched into fists.

In her previous family, the Chu, Qin, and Wei families had power because they controlled a large number of soldiers.

As for the Fang family, its prominence lay in the research institute.

Before apocalypse, the Fang family had one of the biggest research and pharmaceuticals business in the world.

After the apocalypse, the family quickly reorganised and occupied a key position in the base.

Whether in medicine, agriculture or other things, as long as it involved research, it was under the purview of the Fang family.

“Who is the most powerful superpower in the base and what is their level?” Mo Chenxuan asked.

“It’s Xuanyuan Yi. He has just advanced to level two.”

Qin Wu narrowed her eyes when she heard this and a trace of murderous intent flashed in her eyes.

However, she soon regained her composure and smiled.

‘Xuanyuan Yi, you made me miserable in my previous life but you will not have this chance in this life. In this life, it will be my turn to make you miserable.’ She thought but soon frowned.

“Uncle Zhang, how about the Chu family? How is it doing?”

From what Qin Wu knew, Chu Wan’er not only had a pendant space but she had also awakened a mutated wood superpower.

With such good conditions, how could she and the Chu family fall behind Xuanyuan Yi?

“The Chu family is on equal footing with the Qin and Wei families.” Uncle Zhang said but looked a little unconvinced.

“Is something wrong?’ Mo Chenxuan asked.

“Young master, I think the Chu family is hiding its strength.” The middle-aged man said.

“Why do you think that?” Qin Wu asked.

“There are currently more than two hundred registered teams in the base. The Chu team ranks sixteenth. However, their team often takes tricky missions that involve dangerous areas but…”

“But?”

“The team rarely completes the mission but the family still insists on taking such tasks.”

“You think it’s a camouflage?” Mo Chenxuan asked and uncle Zhang nodded.

If he didn’t have the brain enhancement ability which allowed him to have super-computer level analytic capabilities, he wouldn’t have noticed the trickery of the Chu family.

“I think they take these missions to camouflage their real purpose for going to certain locations. By failing the missions, they allay people’s suspicions and distract from their purpose.”

Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu frowned when he heard this.

‘What kind of games are they playing?’ Mo Chenxuan wondered and couldn’t help but be suspicious.

He suspected Chu Wan’er was reborn.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have so readily agreed to break up with him.

Most importantly, she assembled her harem much faster than her previous life.

Isn’t this because she knew this kind of lifestyle would soon become acceptable?

The more he thought about it, the more Mo Chenxuan felt he was right.

If his assumptions were right, wouldn’t it explain the suspicious movements of the Chu family?

Mo Chenxuan narrowed his eyes when he thought of this.

“Uncle Zhang, I want to know the details of the Chu team’s missions. I want to know which missions they took, when they took them, and the locations of the missions.”

“Yes, young master.” Uncle Zhang nodded.

In fact, he had already analysed these matters and prepared a dossier for his young master.

After all, he knew Mo Chenxuan very well and his analysis concluded that his young master was likely to be interested in this information.

“Has the research institute announced any news?” Mo Chenxuan asked.

More than the leaders and military, Mo Chenxuan was most interested in the research insistute.

After all, the results of the research institute directly affected the base’s decisions.

If the institute did a good job, the leaders would make good decisions but if they did a bad job…

Mo Chenxuan clenched his hands and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

In his previous life, Mo Chenxuan met many people who had lost their humanity and become worse than beasts.

However, of everyone he met, he felt the researchers were the most perverted.

In the name of ‘research for humanity’, these people abandoned their morality and conducted the most despicable experiments in their laboratories.

Ultimately, their lack of integrity was a major contributing factor to the eventual fall of the human race.

‘We can’t let them do whatever they want in this life.’ Mo Chenxuan thought.

From his previous life, he naturally knew there were a few good apples among the thousands of rotten ones.

Because of this, he planned to do everything possible to recruit these few.

Once these people were under his protection, he would ensure they had everything they need to actually research for humanity’s cause.

As for the other researchers…

“The researchers are recently working on testing kits. “Uncle Zhang revealed and Qin Wu nodded.

“Testing kits are a good thing. Twenty-four hours of isolation are a colossal waste of time.” She said but soon frowned.

“Uncle Zhang, what’s going on with the charges in the base? Who came up with these prices?” She asked and the Zhang couple sighed in frustration.

As residents of the base, they had naturally suffered from the exorbitant prices.