Doomsday: I can see the health bar, kill monsters and drop treasure.

Chapter 623: An Exchange

The city hall of the Red Maple Base is just as Xiang Bo said, a huge mushroom, and a very beautiful red mushroom.

"This house is so beautiful! It feels like a fairy tale world..."

There was some light in the eyes of Ding Yuqin and the other girls.

"really."

Wang Tao nodded.

Hearing the praise from Wang Tao and his group, Xiang Bo immediately grinned, and then invited everyone to the City Hall, where someone had already prepared hot tea in advance.

"Once again, welcome everyone to our Red Maple Base. We have prepared a welcoming dinner for you. I hope you don't mind. In addition, the awakened people in our base are very interested when they hear that people from other bases are coming, and they want to communicate with you. If you don't mind, I will invite them to the dinner. Of course, if you mind, forget it..."

Xiang Bo was very polite and respected Wang Tao's opinion.

"can."

Wang Tao also wanted to see what the overall level of the Red Maple Base was like. It might not be very intuitive from other aspects, but from the perspective of high-level combat power, it was still very direct and meaningful for reference.

"Thank you very much!"

Seeing that Wang Tao did not refuse, Xiang Bo was relieved, otherwise it would be embarrassing to be rejected. Hearing that Wang Tao was very powerful and could kill a fifth-level lord in seconds, he certainly did not dare to neglect him.

Xiang Bo, feeling somewhat happy, pulled Wang Tao aside to chat again.

What he was actually interested in was not just Wang Tao's strength, he was more interested in Wang Tao's base.

Although the city hall has been promoting that their Red Maple Base is the only human settlement in the world, and in fact they have not found any other survivor bases, this seems to be the fact.

However, some people still think that the Red Maple Base has survived to this day. Although the process is not replicable, it is difficult to guarantee that similar things will not happen in other places. They just didn't see it.

Xiang Bo also had the same idea. He felt that there was a high probability that there would be survivor bases in other places.

But this is just a guess after all, and there is no way to confirm it. Anyway, according to the activity radius of the survivors of the Red Maple Base, no other survivor bases have been found.

And now, with the arrival of Wang Tao, and he told the people of the Liehuo Gang that the place where he was located was also a large base...the "lie" that the Red Maple Base was the last base in the world was naturally refuted.

Xiang Bo was very curious about this base, and he wanted to know how the survivors there survived to this day. This might be of some reference significance to their Red Maple Base.

"I am very curious about Mr. Wang's base. Would you like to introduce it to me?"

Xiang Bo also went straight to the point and asked.

"I am at the Changhe Base..."

Wang Tao had just started to talk when he was interrupted by Xiang Bo.

"Changhe Base? Changhe... Could it be the 'Changhe' in Changhe City, Xizhou Province?"

Looking at Xiang Bo's shocked eyes, Wang Tao was also a little surprised.

"Oh? Mayor Xiang also knows Changhe City? That's the place."

Changhe City is not big, it is a remote place, not well-known in China. Unless you are from the same province, people from other provinces generally don't know about it. Xiang Bo obviously knows Changhe City.

Hearing Wang Tao's doubts, Xiang Bo nodded bitterly and said:
"My wife is from Changhe City. When the end of the world came, she had just returned to Changhe City..."

"…If you can provide some specific information, I might be able to help you find it at the Changhe Base."

"Thank you, but no thanks. Because she called me that morning, and before she hung up the phone, she had already..."

Xiang Bo looked a little sad.

"Condolences."

Wang Tao shook his head.

This kind of thing is too common in the end times. He has heard many similar things, but every time he heard it, he would sigh in his heart.

After all, watching or hearing the death of a loved one and being unable to do anything about it is really despairing.

"Well, let's not talk about these sad things. Mr. Wang, please tell us about the Changhe Base."

"The Changhe Base is a large survivor base with a population of 500,000, and there is also a branch base called the Silver Snake Base. The total population of the main base and the branch base is 900,000..."

"hiss--"

Xiang Bo and other people from the Red Maple Base took a deep breath subconsciously when they heard that the Changhe Base had a population of 500,000, and the branch bases had a population of 900,000.

Although the Red Maple Base has a population of 800,000, there are many coincidences and luck factors that have allowed the Red Maple Base to get to where it is today. If the luck had been worse, there would be no Red Maple Base today.

So when they heard that there was a survivor base of the same size as the Red Maple Base, Xiang Bo and the others were very surprised, just like Wang Tao was surprised when he first heard about the Red Maple Base with a population of 800,000.

"Then how did you survive until now? Did you find a place like ours, with natural mountain walls? But as far as I remember, there don't seem to be many high mountains in the Changhe base, let alone a place surrounded by mountains..."

Xiang Bo asked hurriedly. He was very curious about how the Changhe Base had survived until now.

Although the country had quickly organized manpower to build survivor bases when the apocalypse came, the zombie virus was too terrifying! Those survivor bases began to fall one after another, and in the end none of them could hold on... Wang Tao smiled and said:
"The Changhe Base was originally built by the state. After losing contact with the superiors, the Changhe Base began to build on its own. It also experienced many dangers at that time, but it was finally completed successfully. The current Changhe Base is a huge survivor base with a wall over 100 meters high..."

"Oh my god, a wall over a hundred meters high! Built on flat ground? That's amazing!"

Xiang Bo exclaimed again.

Although the outer wall of the Red Maple Base is even higher, reaching over a thousand meters, it is not a real city wall, but a mountain that exists naturally.

Although these mountains are relatively steep, it does not mean that zombies cannot climb up, so they have to send people to take turns guarding the mountains 24 hours a day to prevent zombies from invading. Even when it was icy and snowy before, there were several teams of people guarding the top of the mountain.

However, man-made high walls are different. They can be specially built to prevent zombies from climbing up, and even equipped with various defensive weapons, etc. So if we compare the two, man-made walls are definitely better than natural mountains.

Changhe Base could actually build a wall as high as a hundred meters! He had to admit that he admired this ability.

With such a high wall, it can definitely defend against a large number of zombies in the early stage, but what should we do at this stage? Now there are flying zombies!
There are no flying zombies in the Red Maple Base, purely because they are lucky. There are even fewer ordinary zombies here. But what about the Changhe Base? The Changhe Base rises from the flat ground. There should be a lot of zombies in that kind of terrain, right? Even if there were no zombies originally, zombies will migrate. If a flying zombie passes by, wouldn’t it be very troublesome? If a flying zombie really invades, it won’t be a matter of a few people dying, but the entire base will be wiped out...

"There is a crystal poison tree in our base. It is not a mutant plant, but a biological weapon, a kind of equipment unique to the apocalypse. Generally, there is a certain probability of it dropping when killing non-human life, but the probability is very small, comparable to buying a lottery ticket..."

Wang Tao briefly explained the crystal energy poison tree.

After listening to these two sentences, Xiang Bo immediately took out a notebook and a pen from his pocket. As Wang Tao spoke, he took notes.

As for biological weapons, to be honest, the lifting vines, leaf cars, lantern trees, etc. at their Red Maple Base also count as biological weapons, after all, they are things that can be controlled and used by humans. But these things are cultivated by them, and most of them can only do some auxiliary work.

The biological weapons Wang Tao mentioned were different. They were things that dropped after killing zombies or other creatures. They were usually parts of these creatures, such as their weapons, heads, etc. This kind of biological weapon could be used basically after it dropped, and it obeyed his command 100%, unlike the creatures in their base, which had to go through a training process.

The most important thing is that these biological weapons are very powerful!
It’s powerful enough to even provide a protective shield for a base with a population of several hundred thousand… My God, why didn’t they discover such a good thing before!

wrong--

"You said these things might be parts of non-human creatures. When we were hunting those monsters before, we occasionally found that some parts of the monsters were particularly hard and could not be cut open with a knife. It took a lot of effort to destroy them, but after breaking them open, they felt no different... Then, could these things be biological weapons?"

Xiang Bo suddenly spoke.

"... That's probably the case. If you want to use biological weapons, you first need to use your mental power to establish a connection with it. If it doesn't work once, try a few more times. Mental power may sound a bit mysterious, but it's the truth. If you want to learn, I can teach you for free. If you have some strange things that you don't know the use of but feel are somewhat useful, you can let me identify them. I think I have a good eye and rich experience in the apocalypse. I won't miss out on good things."

Wang Tao said with a smile.

The Red Maple Base is a very unique base, and some of the things here should be very useful to the Hope Institute. Maybe they can send people here for exchanges and trade in the future. In addition, they are all compatriots, and Wang Tao also hopes that his compatriots can live well, so he doesn't mind doing some good things within his ability.

"..."

Xiang Bo wanted to swear.

Before he became the mayor of the Red Maple Base, he worked for a period of time dealing with mutant plant corpses. He even dismantled things that were suspected to be biological weapons. At that time, he felt that these things were not only difficult to dismantle, but also inedible. They were simply waste... Now it seems that he is still too young!

But it’s not too late to know now, and Wang Tao is willing to help them identify and use biological weapons!

"Thank you very much! We'll be polite then. I remember that our base does have some strange things stored there. I'd like to trouble you to go with me to take a look, Mr. Wang. On behalf of all the residents of the Red Maple Base, I'd like to express my gratitude to you!"

Xiang Bo stood up solemnly and bowed to Wang Tao.

He did not come to the Red Maple Base from the beginning. He had gone through many hardships to get here. He knew that people's hearts in the end times were completely different from those in peacetime. Those who were willing to help others now were kind people in the true sense. If Wang Tao had not lied to them, then he should have bowed.

"Mayor Xiang, you're too polite." Wang Tao waved his hand, and then continued, "In addition to these, there is another important reason why our Changhe Base has been able to survive for so long, and that is the Hope Institute..."

"What! Hope Research Institute!" Xiang Bo, who had just sat down, stood up again after hearing the name. "Is it the Hope Research Institute that made the zombie virus inhibitor?"

"Yes, that's the Hope Institute."

Wang Tao was not surprised that Xiang Bo and his team had heard of the name of Hope Research Institute, because Hope Research Institute announced the formula of the inhibitor to major military regions across the country, allowing the military to send transport planes to airdrop it across the country.

It can be said that if it were not for the inhibitors, more people would have died at that time, and the Changhe Base might not even have a population of 10 now.

Inhibitors should have been airdropped in the Red Maple Base area before, so it is normal that they have heard of the Hope Research Institute.

"The Hope Research Institute is actually in your base! Do you still have inhibitors? The price of this stuff has skyrocketed in the Red Maple Base, after all, it is out of print. The military does have a formula, but we just happen to be missing some of the materials for making it..."

"Of course we have." Wang Tao nodded, and then continued, "But the inhibitors dropped by planes in the early days of the apocalypse were basically the first version. Our current inhibitors are improved, and the side effects are relatively much smaller, and the inhibitory effect is also much stronger. If you need it, I will send someone to help you directly. But this thing has a cost after all, so if you still want it later, you will have to pay some crystal cores or other equivalents..."

While speaking, Wang Tao took out 10 bottles of inhibitors from his pocket and handed them to Xiang Bo.

"I don't have much on me, you can try the effect first."

"Okay, okay! Thank you very much!"

Xiang Bo took the medicine and was overjoyed. Although Wang Tao gave them two blank checks, each one was so tempting that he had to believe it!
At this time, Wang Tao suddenly said:

"In fact, I also want to know how you control these mutant plants, but unfortunately this should be your secret..."

"..." Hearing this, Xiang Bo didn't understand what Wang Tao meant, so he hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Wang, I really don't know about this matter, but during the dinner, someone from the military will come over. Can you talk to them in person then? I believe they are happy to talk to you!"

"Okay. Thank you, Mayor Xiang."

(End of this chapter)