CHAPTER 466: CHAPTER 464: DEPARTURE

"Confirmed it, round-trip at fastest will take over a month, and we have to cross two long rivers on the way. We’ve observed from the helicopter that the bridges are intact and the routes are quite smooth,"

With Lu Chen’s agreement, Su Mo also put her mind at ease.

After discussing the route, everyone dispersed.

However, it was still daylight, so Su Mo and Lu Chen went to the newly established mission dispatch hall.

There weren’t many people inside, and selecting missions wasn’t done by computer. There weren’t advanced devices like at the base, just a few neatly dressed women sitting at small tables, each holding a small ledger.

They all had different chores, some were for scavenging medicine, some for food, some for hunting, there were many varieties.

Looking at these, Su Mo felt somewhat dazzled and also had a sense of civilization regressing.

"Without computers, it indeed is inconvenient."

Lu Chen, holding her hand, asked in a soft voice, "Do you want to post a mission?"

After thinking it over, Su Mo said, "We are going to be away for so long, I want to issue a few missions to search for tea leaves today. Although you and I still have a lot in stock, there will eventually come a day when it runs out. If we encounter a situation that requires a large supply, we probably won’t have enough time."

"Do you plan to reveal this item now?" he lowered his head to ask.

"For now, I only plan to secretly provide it to a few high-level superpower users after the restaurant opens. I won’t take risks until the situation is under control," said Su Mo.

After all, with the climbing number of people in the refugee camp, and individuals like Fatty comingling, she was not confident about revealing everything. Keeping some cards close to her chest and handing out some dishes was the greatest trust and help she could offer the camp for the time being. After all, the effects added by all the dishes were invalid if enemies targeted her.

Compared to those high-level superpower users, cooperation was much easier. After all, no one who had risen to that level was a fool.

As an extremely intelligent man, Lu Chen could naturally guess her thoughts. He stroked her head and said, "I’ll take you there."

In the dispatch hall, many people recognized the two of them. They found a queue and took their place. The man in front of Su Mo with bandages wrapped around his neck kept turning back to look at her time and again.

It made Lu Chen a bit displeased, his icy phoenix eyes emitting a chill as his gaze met the man’s.

Realizing he was misunderstood, the bandaged man quickly turned around to speak to Su Mo, "My name is Lin Xiao, Miss Su, I don’t know if you remember me. My neck was injured, and you saved me."

Su Mo looked up. It had been over a month, and she couldn’t recall his face right away. Relying on the vague memory of the wound, she still nodded at him, "I remember, I stitched up that cut on your neck."

"Thanks to you. If you don’t mind, you can take my place in line," the man stepped aside, voluntarily moving behind Lu Chen, with a sincere look in his eyes.

Su Mo was happy to accept.

"What mission do you wish to post?" The woman behind the desk asked with a professional smile.

"Well... no limit on location, purchasing in bulk, Biluochun, Zijuan Tea..." Su Mo listed a bunch of tea names, and the woman hastily recording her mission paused with her pen.

"Miss, the items you’ve chosen are inedible and nobody is willing to trade for them," she hesitated.

Without further ado, Su Mo pulled on the sleeve of the man behind her. Quickly, a small bag of Crystal Stones was piled on the table, "I know. The price per pound in exchange for Crystal Stones is negotiable. This is a deposit of 50 Level 2 Crystal Stones, one month’s time, with the transaction being at the restaurant in the commercial district."

Although she didn’t know what she wanted so many tea leaves for, no one would pass up crystal stones, as exchanging unwanted items for crystal stones was a good deal for others.

Right then, the female waiter wrote down the task, accepted the crystal stones, and said, "Okay, the task will be posted tomorrow."

Su Mo nodded her head, gave Lin Xiao a nod as a signal, and left side by side with Lu Chen.

Lin Xiao, looking at the newly added task in the notebook, his eyes flashed. He had planned to go out to hunt mutant beasts, but now he changed his mind because he knew exactly where to find the most tea leaves.

After arranging everything, the two of them returned to the residential complex. Since Su Mo stopped living there, the growing Ling Ye chose to live in the building with his companions, but he still came back for dinner when it was time.

Having not seen him for over a month, he had become much sturdier. Although Lu Chen often ran outside, he had also found time to teach Ling Ye some basic combat skills.

Su Mo was very satisfied with his progress.

Lin Yao had indeed moved out, and now her room had been taken over by Zhao Changsheng. She had never liked sleeping with children, and now she finally had some peace.

Su Mo cooked a meal for everyone in the residential complex. Jiang Yulian couldn’t help but feel distressed, "You just got back and you’re already leaving. Why not rest a bit longer?"

"If we want to upgrade the refugee camp, we must set off immediately. Once everything is on the right track, it will be fine."

After serving the last dish on the table, Su Mo smiled and had a meal with them, as a farewell for now.

Before leaving, she worried they would tire of dry rations and canned food, so she left behind a good amount of vegetables and a few fish she had kept in a bucket.

Early the next morning, Su Mo, Lu Chen, and Jianxiong—a total of three people—gathered with a team from Jin Han at the main gate.

The morning air still had some moisture, but there were also quite a few people lining up to enter the refugee camp.

The broadcasts from Rong Bai had not ceased, and naturally, the number of people entering the refugee camp was endless.

Lu Chen was checking the car while Su Mo leaned on the hood, watching the entrance, "Looking at this development, expanding the territory is just a matter of time."

"Indeed, but now our labor force has greatly increased. We’ve hired common people for many jobs, and most of them can get an extra bite to eat," Jianxiong said in a rough voice as he placed a few spare tires in the trunk.

The people from the Thunder group brought a total of three cars, and as soon as Jin Han got out of the car, he came over to greet them, his shiny gold teeth being quite distinctive.

"We’re cooperating again, Miss Su," he said, extending his rough hand.

Su Mo shook it, "It’s a long journey. Did you prepare everything for the road?"

"Don’t worry, I also brought a Space Superpower User with us. We’ve got everything we need," he replied.

After a bit of casual chat and completing the check-up, they each got into their cars and slowly queued up to leave through the other side where cars were coming and going.

Entering the registration area of the refugee camp, a loud roar sounded out.

"Zhao Dazhi! Wu Xiaohui! Check-in! Hurry up!"

The voice was loud. Su Mo looked out through the passenger window and caught a glimpse of a disheveled couple. Their faces were somewhat dirty, but there was something oddly familiar about their eyes.