Inside the base villa.
"Is Mr. Lu at home?..."
Early in the morning, Gao Liang's voice came from outside the villa. Lu Heng looked out through the reflective glass on the third floor. Two young men in military uniforms were standing outside the fence and shouting loudly.
Because the outer iron fence was electrified, no one dared to knock on the iron gate of the courtyard.
Lu Heng opened the window on the third floor and said to the outside, "I'm here, please wait a moment."
"Come in, I've cut off the power."
The two young soldiers exchanged glances. One quickly opened the courtyard gate, and then they walked to the villa entrance one after the other.
"What do you need me for?"
"Mr. Lu, I am Wang Ting, and this is my comrade Shao Wenshan. Commander Zhao sent us to inform you that the base wants to discuss some matters with you in detail and hopes you can go to the base command post when it's convenient."
Lu Heng looked at the two of them and knew they were not lying by reading their thoughts. He nodded and said, "I understand. I was planning to go to the shop to take a look myself shortly. After I finish breakfast, I'll head over."
Seeing that the information had been delivered, the two soldiers saluted Lu Heng, "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for providing us with crystals. We are also honored to see Mr. Lu in person this time."
Lu Heng was not surprised. After all, every day he encountered these soldiers at the base, they would stop and salute him.
This made survivors who were new to the base and didn't understand the situation believe that Lu Heng was a military officer in plain clothes.
"It's nothing. Hurry up and upgrade. After all, the zombies outside are getting stronger every day. We ordinary citizens still rely on you for protection."
"Yes, we will definitely speed up our upgrades and strive not to disappoint your expectations."
Lu Heng nodded at the two of them. They saluted again and left.
Closing the villa door, Lu Heng returned to his space to wash up. Although the water and electricity in the villa could be used indefinitely, Lu Heng dared not use the water from the real world. He was still afraid that the water was not filtered clean, so he would usually go back to his space when he needed to use water.
...
An hour later, at the base command post.
Lu Heng sat in a chair by the conference table, watching Zhao Kai opposite him speaking with a smile.
"Hehehe, Mr. Lu, I'm going to trouble you again. We just received news that the team that went out to search for a large amount of supplies a few days ago returned last night. They found a large granary in a major grain-producing province, but there are quite a few zombies nearby.
As you know, such major grain-producing provinces have a large population, and there is a lot of arable land nearby, so there are many farming households in the vicinity."
Lu Heng nodded, signaling Zhao Kai to continue. He picked up the tea in front of him and took a sip. However, the water used to brew this tea was not as good as the ancient well water in his space. He took a sip and stopped drinking.
"So, after the apocalypse arrived, there were quite a few zombies there. I also estimate that when the apocalypse first happened, many survivors wanted to go there to find food, but their strength was probably not enough. Many people failed to get food and turned into zombies. Now, the number of zombies around those granaries is truly large.
Our soldiers also went there by helicopter, so when viewed from high altitude, the surrounding zombies are even more numerous than in ordinary cities.
Many mutated zombies with abilities have also evolved there, and some have even attempted to attack our base's helicopters. Fortunately, our planes fly high enough, otherwise, this news would not have been brought back.
Zhao Kai still felt a lingering fear as he spoke. "They took pictures from high altitude. If we didn't want you to see these videos, we wouldn't have bothered you to come to the military camp specifically."
"Oh? Then let's play the video first." Lu Heng knew that after he promised to help the base clear zombies last time, they took it seriously and dispatched several helicopters that day to fly in several directions. After all, having food in hand would prevent panic.
Then Zhao Kai had someone play the videos they had taken on the projection screen in the conference room.
The view from the sky clearly showed the scale of the granary. More than twenty large cylindrical silos stood near the wheat fields. Lu Heng roughly calculated that if these silos were all full, this single location could collect about 150,000 tons of grain.
Lu Heng said to Zhao Kai, "Are you sure these granaries are not empty now?"
Zhao Kai nodded very confidently, "We equipped each team that went out to search for supplies with equipment that can scan the situation inside those sealed spaces. These silos are all full, and they should be strategic reserve grains."
"Well, with so much grain, how will you transport it back?"
Zhao Kai "......This is indeed a bit difficult, as we are some distance from that granary, and we only have two military transport planes. Each plane can only transport 400 tons of supplies per trip."
"Yes, for 150,000 tons of grain, you would have to transport it back and forth nearly 400 times. Not to mention whether you can transport it all in a short period, and I know that aviation fuel is also hard to come by now. Your supply probably cannot support these large transport planes to fly back and forth 400 times."
After Lu Heng's analysis, the military officers present fell silent, and the atmosphere in the conference room became solemn for a moment.
They were dazed by the news of a large amount of grain. This was also because food was very scarce everywhere in the apocalypse, and they were worried about the dwindling food in the base every day.
After a brief silence, Zhao Kai seemed to remember something, and his eyes lit up as he looked at Lu Heng.
Lu Heng naturally read Zhao Kai's thoughts. It's over, does this person really think he knows magic?
Last time, he conjured a pile of crystals as high as a small mountain out of thin air in the military camp, and then conjured weapons out of thin air outside the trading market. Now, some people are already spreading rumors that he knows magic.
Lu Heng was a little helpless. It seemed that living with others did bring him some trouble. Although he was strong enough now and didn't worry about his personal safety, after all, when everyone else was generally at Tier 3 or Tier 4 ability users, and he had already reached Tier 9, no one could threaten his safety.
But...
As expected, after staring at Lu Heng for a few seconds, Zhao Kai couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Mr. Lu, you really know magic, don't you? After all, you conjured so many crystals out of thin air last time, you see..."
Zhao Kai didn't finish his sentence. He also knew that what he was saying now sounded a bit absurd, but Lu Heng could conjure so many crystals out of thin air, so he must have some unusual methods.
"I can help you once, but I can't do too many things like this, as it will cause damage to my body. I hope you understand this."
Zhao Kai was a little excited. He immediately stood up and saluted Lu Heng, "On behalf of the base military, I thank you first. Whether we can successfully obtain the grain this time or not, we feel your sincerity. You don't need to worry. Our base has also reclaimed a large area of farmland, but it's still difficult to harvest this year, as the land itself is not suitable for planting. We will focus on improving the land this year, but next year, we will definitely have output, and then the base's grain supply will not be a problem."
"Alright, but for this mission, you can only say that you went out to kill zombies. After all, it's better not to publicize the fact that I know magic."
Since they thought that his ability to conjure things out of thin air was because he knew magic, he was too lazy to explain anymore. Let them really think he did.
The more he said, the more people would believe.
"I know, I know. Ah, Mr. Lu has such a broad perspective. How can we thank you?"
The military officers in the conference room were also very excited at this moment. They had not expected that Lu Heng really knew magic. They just didn't know what kind of fortunate encounter Lu Heng had to learn it.