Ming Yue was still wondering who was at the door when the villa's gate was pushed open, and Bu Ying walked in.
"It was my oversight. I forgot you had just arrived and hadn't collected your supplies yet, so I brought some food. I'm truly sorry."
Bu Ying was carrying a dozen wilted potatoes and a small bag of flour.
As he walked into the living room, he kept apologizing while his eyes scanned the surroundings.
"It's alright. You've just returned to the base, and you must have many things to handle. We have food, and we're sorry to trouble you to bring it over personally."
Ji Shiyou rose from the sofa and said politely, reaching out to take the items from Bu Ying.
"It's not much, so don't bother. I'll just take it to the kitchen."
Bu Ying wore a fake smile and spoke courteously, but he didn't let go of the items, heading straight into the kitchen.
"And who is this?"
After coming out of the kitchen and seeing He Si sitting on the sofa, Bu Ying's face froze for a moment before he asked with a smile.
"This is my father. Dad, this is Bu Ying, the head of Yuncheng Base and Bu Zhi's elder brother."
Ming Yue sat on the sofa, not getting up, and directly introduced Bu Ying and He Si.
"So, it's Uncle. My apologies. I still have some matters to attend to and won't disturb your rest. Goodbye."
Bu Ying didn't inquire how He Si appeared, and Ming Yue didn't explain.
She merely gave him a meaningful look, instructed Bu Zhi to see him out, and then sat back on the sofa, activating her celestial vision and earthly hearing.
Bu Ying didn't ask Bu Zhi anything as he was being escorted out, but his heart was churning like a stormy sea.
He had always believed that Ming Yue's space was merely a spatial ability, and there were other spatial ability users within the base.
He thought it was just a warehouse for storing things. However, Ming Yue's space was clearly much larger, and she seemed to have collected a considerable amount of supplies.
But what he saw and heard in the villa just now had changed his perspective. Ming Yue's space was not simple.
Firstly, the villa, which was originally empty, was now filled with furniture, proving that Ming Yue's space was vast.
Otherwise, who would waste space capacity on furniture when there wasn't enough room for food?
Furthermore, fresh fruit was displayed on the coffee table in the living room.
In the kitchen trash can, there were discarded chicken feathers, and on the countertop, there were leftover fresh vegetables.
This indicated that the space could be used for farming and raising livestock. It had been several months since the apocalypse, coupled with environmental changes.
It was impossible to find fresh fruits and vegetables now, yet the fruit on the coffee table was clearly freshly picked.
Coupled with He Si's sudden appearance, all these facts proved that Ming Yue's space could not only grow crops and raise poultry but also accommodate people.
This was incredibly shocking. If one possessed such a space, they could dominate the apocalypse.
Basing like Qinglong and Baihu would have to submit to Yuncheng Base.
He, Bu Ying, would be the lord of the apocalypse, the king of the end times!
"Go and summon the personnel."
Returning to his office, Bu Ying calmed his excited emotions and instructed the guard at the door.
After seeing his brother off, Bu Zhi returned to the living room and found everyone looking at him.
"I didn't say anything, and my brother didn't ask anything?"
Bu Zhi's face turned red. The gazes made him uncomfortable.
"We believe you, Bu Zhi. You don't need to explain. You are a member of our team, our comrade, our family. We will believe you unconditionally. Your brother won't ask you anymore because he already knows what he wants to know in his heart."
Ming Yue sighed inwardly. The same mother bore them, yet Bu Ying was as cunning as a fox, while Bu Zhi was simple-minded, with completely different personalities and intellects. The creation of the world was truly miraculous.
"Sister Ming Yue, are you saying my brother came to deliver things deliberately?"
Even though Bu Zhi was simple, he understood the meaning behind Ming Yue's words, but he was still unsure and asked again.
"Silly boy, everyone else saw it, only you didn't react. We're looking at you not with suspicion, but because we think you're so foolish. Were you adopted? You should learn from your brother. He has eight hundred schemes, and you're just a blockhead. However, as brothers, I prefer you. I don't like your brother."
Gong Que put an arm around Bu Zhi, offering well-intentioned comfort. But after hearing his words, Bu Zhi pushed him away. No one would be happy to be called foolish. Gong Que's comfort only made him feel worse.
"Sister Ming Yue, do you think my brother will really act against us?"
Bu Zhi was worried. He didn't want such a thing to happen, as it would put him in a difficult position.
"Don't worry about those things. I will do my best to prevent them from happening. The reason I've called you all for a meeting is to discuss our future arrangements. Yuncheng Base is not a place for us to stay long."
Looking at Bu Zhi's expression, Ming Yue didn't know how to comfort him. After all, if that day came, choosing between kinship and friendship when facing Bu Ying would be difficult for anyone. So, she changed the subject.
"Sister Ming Yue, let's leave tomorrow. Let's go to Yunmeng Mountain. Wasn't that our original plan? If we leave, even if my brother acts against us, he won't have any leverage."
In fact, Bu Zhi wasn't foolish; he just didn't want to believe it, so he suggested leaving immediately.
"Leave tomorrow? Then our efforts today were wasted. We'll just sleep one night, that's too much of a loss."
Tian Shang was a little reluctant. She hadn't slept in a bed for a long time, and she particularly liked her room. She was somewhat unwilling.
"Ming Yue, just tell us your plan directly. We'll all listen to you. I suspect we won't be leaving immediately, otherwise, you wouldn't have led us to go to such lengths to set up this villa."
Ji Shiyou understood Ming Yue the best. He knew that although Ming Yue usually didn't manage things and appeared to be laissez-faire, she had long-term plans for the Ming Yue team.
Ji Shiyou's words were met with everyone's agreement. They all had a guiding principle: to obey Ming Yue's commands in all actions.
Ming Yue gave Ji Shiyou a look of approval. He had guessed correctly. She didn't intend to leave Yuncheng Base so soon.
Firstly, everyone had been on the move for so long and needed to rest and adjust. Yuncheng Base currently appeared very safe, making it a good place to settle.
Secondly, since witnessing the combat power of Feng Guiqu and Qi Wu, she felt that the ability levels of the team members needed to be improved to protect themselves against strong opponents.
Furthermore, Yunmeng Mountain needed to be thoroughly investigated, and the situation understood before subsequent plans could be made.
There was also another point: she wanted to stay to understand the operation and management of Yuncheng Base.
Although Bu Ying's intentions were impure, there was no denying his extremely high intelligence.
Building a base in the apocalypse and developing it so well was not something just anyone could do.
It wasn't just about having a high ability level or strength to become a base leader. In this regard, Bu Ying was undoubtedly successful.
If they wanted to establish their own base, Yuncheng Base was a successful case study they could learn from.
The entire team, without exception, lacked experience in establishing a base, so she decided to stay and learn.
"But how do we learn? Should we just go and ask Bu Ying directly? He probably won't tell us, right? Even I can feel that he's wary of us. He didn't even mention the prior agreement for us to be responsible for material distribution after entering the city. It's clear he doesn't want us to participate in management or know more about the base's operations."
Jin Xi, holding a small mirror and admiring her beauty, offered her opinion.
"Shopping."
Ming Yue replied with just two words and then fell silent.