#909 - Chapter 909: The Rewritten Situation, Preemptive Arrangement

He was actually the mysterious leader of the Green Source Base!?

All eyes were focused on Qin Jin, who followed his uncle in.

Slightly nodding to his uncle, Qin Jin ignored the gazes of everyone present and walked straight towards Zhang Mingyang, stopping in front of him to pose a soul-searching question.

"Why should I agree to help you?"

Indeed.

Why?

Just because you know my uncle?

His words made it clear to everyone.

That relationship alone wasn't enough.

"This..."

Zhang Mingyang didn't expect the other party to be so direct, cutting straight to the core without any hesitation.

"I..."

The usually decisive Zhang Mingyang, who had prepared various pleas for help, was momentarily stumped by the question.

The question stumped him.

He didn't seem to have any important information or valuable resources worth trading for food.

"I have tens of thousands of mouths to feed every day. If I give aid to every survivor who comes here for help, who will provide for me?"

"I need to be responsible for everyone here. I can only apologize to those who haven't joined our base."

"There are many people in the apocalypse who are worse off than you! If every miserable person could get help, wouldn't it be unfair to those who didn't get it today?"

"So I hope you can understand my difficulties."

Qin Jin's voice was calm as he stated the reality.

He blocked that path before the other party could even beg.

"..."

Zhang Mingyang's mouth was wide open, unable to say a word.

The members of the South China Base beside him were also dumbfounded and at a loss.

This Green Source leader extinguished their purpose in coming as soon as he opened his mouth, acting as if he wouldn't easily give out food.

"Then what if the South China Base joins Green Source?!"

Zhang Mingyang gritted his teeth and said the biggest concession they had discussed before coming.

Join Green Source!

Become an affiliate of the largest force in Guangnan Province!

The South China Base wasn't weak, and its former population was considered to be in the upper-middle range among large bases.

Merging into Green Source with this strength should be more than enough, right?

Unfortunately, he was quickly disappointed again.

"Do you think Green Source can be attached to so easily?! When did Green Source give outsiders such an impression?"

"Our base doesn't casually accept the allegiance of other forces!"

Qin Jin shattered the other party's hope again.

His words were almost a clear rejection of these people from the South China Base seeking help.

"It's very simple to obtain food and needed supplies from our base. Bring the items specified on our list, or complete the tasks we set! That's the only way it's possible!"

"Tell those people behind you at the South China Base to figure it out themselves!"

"As for you soldiers, if you're interested in the future, you can start as our outer personnel! As long as you pass the various assessments and earn points, you can become members of the outer residential area in the future!"

After Qin Jin finished speaking, he turned and left without staying any longer.

His purpose in coming was simple: to tell those former official organization personnel behind the South China Base not to overthink things.

Relying on their former official authority and emotional cards was useless in this apocalypse.

Even if there were many old, weak, sick, and disabled people in the South China Base, it was none of Green Source's business. There were many scattered survivors throughout China who were living lives that were more difficult and miserable than those in the South China Base.

Now was the era of naked self-interest.

"Ah, sorry Lao Zhang, I really can't persuade him. My nephew is in charge of everything here, and we only have to follow orders."

Qin Guoqiang apologized, seemingly feeling genuinely regretful that he couldn't help his old comrade.

But more than that, he understood Qin Jin.

Just like he said, there were many people in the world who were worse off than the South China Base. Green Source, which didn't intend to be a savior, had no responsibility to save everyone.

Constant development was only to enhance their own strength, avoid the harassment of zombies, and prevent the coveting of bad people.

"Lao Qin, I also understand what your nephew said. He's indeed right."

"It seems we can only return empty-handed this time."

Zhang Mingyang sighed regretfully.

Coming to Green Source in the end only to get such a result, his mood instantly dropped a lot.

Qin Guoqiang patted him on the shoulder as a form of comfort.

The two continued to chat for a while, and Zhang Mingyang finally said goodbye after about an hour.

"After this farewell, I don't know when we'll meet again. Old buddy, take care of your health!"

"I can't decide about the base's resources, but I can decide about my own things!"

"The things inside this backpack can be considered my personal gift. Take it with you!"

Qin Guoqiang sighed with emotion and stuffed a backpack into Zhang Mingyang's hands, then bid farewell to his former comrade and watched him leave Green Source.

Not long after Qin Guoqiang saw the group from the South China Base off, he found Qin Jin, his nephew and leader.

"A'Jin, the things have been sent out. It's up to those people to make their choices next, right?"

"Do you really think more soldiers will come to join us in the future?"

Rarely, the base security force captain revealed a look of anticipation.

"I'm not sure either. But since those people came to our door, I'll give them some 'gifts.' Starting next year, send people to closely monitor all forces related to the South China Base!"

"I've always kept officialdom at arm's length. If they don't come to our door, I can pretend not to know. But as the base grows stronger, it will sooner or later touch their interests."

"Anyway, Green Source's wings are initially full, so let's prepare to do some things."

Qin Jin handed a freshly brewed cup of tea to his uncle, and also picked up a cup for himself to savor.

"Good tea!"

After gulping it down, without feeling what was so good about this cup of tea, only judging from the location said by the team members who searched for this thing that this thing was not simple, Qin Jin pretentiously said.

Uncle Qin Guoqiang smiled without speaking.

Receiving the people from the South China Base just now did have the component of seeing an old friend.

But more than that, it was for the layout for next year.

Recalling what kind of existence the South China Base was, Qin Jin quickly realized that he should take action against certain existences.

Those official organizations that had high status before the apocalypse and had been constantly trying to restore the system after the apocalypse.

The South China Base was one of the representatives.

There were many similar forces.

After the apocalypse, they once promoted their legitimacy and did attract the allegiance of many survivors.

Unfortunately, the remaining official forces finally realized the difference of the new era.

Continuing to attract a large group of people was useless, because they simply couldn't afford to feed them.

They spent a chaotic period of days like this.

Until a force called Green Source Base rose.

The situation in Guangnan Province was rewritten.

(End of chapter)