Chapter 904: Magnetic Sense Perception Within the Safe Zone

Standing at the entrance of the Agriculture Department watching Xia Qing leave, Wen Nengjie's admiration for Xia Qing and his resolve to follow her reached their peak at this moment.

Because just now, Xia Qing had spent nearly ninety thousand credits to buy three hundred rounds of sniper rifle ammunition.

What did this mean?

It meant Xia Qing was a tough person who knew her priorities—she had poured almost all the credits earned from farming, hunting, gathering, and working for Zhang San into purchasing weapons.

It meant the number of bullets Xia Qing possessed could blow off three hundred heads at a distance of 1,800 meters.

It meant that following Xia Qing, he could sleep more soundly within the territory!

"Ding."

The phone notification sounded. Yang Jin, who was driving, glanced at it, pulled the car over to the roadside, lowered his head and replied: Sure. Bring your identity badge; it can save a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Identity badges must be worn within the safe zone. Xia Qing must have just been too heartbroken over the credits spent on bullets to remember.

Yang Jin put away his phone and began rummaging through his inventory in his mind.

Xia Qing used the same pink phone as him, wore the summer outfit and shoes he had picked out, looking beautiful, confident, and capable. The old briefcase she carried didn't match her clothes. Yang Jin wanted to pick out a suitable and inexpensive briefcase to give her as a bonus when trading bullets that afternoon.

Xia Qing put away her phone, took out the golden identity badge exclusive to high-level evolvers from the briefcase Yan Yue had prepared for her, and put it on. The guard's gaze toward her instantly shifted from suspicion to respect.

When she showed her work permit, she was immediately invited into the conference room.

Xia Qing, who had assumed the meeting was just a group of people with nothing to do gathering to waste time, was furiously taking notes in the venue, completely ignoring the various gazes constantly sweeping over her from all around.

Because much of the content discussed in the meeting was something she didn't know.

Hui Seven's territory had been invaded by highly toxic evolved fungal spores, with over eighty casualties, and more than two hundred mu of crops about to be harvested were completely destroyed.

A group of chimpanzees in the Gui Six Evolution Forest, after watching humans farm, had also cleared a plot of land in their own territory and buried quite a few ripe wild kiwis.

The evolved crows in the Gui Two Evolution Forest, in order to peck at the fruits grown in human territory, actually dropped stones from high above to smash the pest-control nets.

A plane from the Bai Seven base was hijacked, and sixteen tons of green-light food were lost.

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Besides internal news related to agriculture and food security from various bases in Hua Nation, Xia Qing also learned at the meeting about the relevant national policies, as well as the interpretation and deployment of these policies by officials of the Agriculture Department.

Xia Qing realized that such meetings could broaden her horizons and enhance her understanding. In the future, when she couldn't attend such meetings herself, she would have to send someone to attend!

The third agenda item of the meeting was for the Safe Zone Planting Center, the Breeding Center, the Territory Management Department, and the Ninth Planting Center outside the Safe Zone to report in turn on their respective work progress, problems encountered, and proposed solutions.

In this segment, there was a lot of nonsense.

When it was finally Xia Qing's turn, she, like the heads of other departments, took out the speech she had written in the office and read through the items clearly:

"Since the Ninth Planting Center was established in May, with the care and support of all levels and departments, 438 mu of farmland have been reclaimed, and 200 greenhouses have been completed. Currently, 200 mu of rice and 80 mu of corn have been planted…"

Xia Qing was the youngest person in the conference room, and the department she managed also had the smallest planting area, but no one present—including the Director of the Agriculture Department—dared to look down on her.

Because the department Xia Qing managed was valued by the Base Commander, because she was the most outstanding disciple of top sniper Luo Pei, and more importantly, because she wore the golden identity badge exclusive to high-level evolvers.

After the meeting, Xia Qing expressionlessly declined the approaches of over a dozen male colleagues under various pretexts, left the Agriculture Department, and walked to a well-known restaurant in the inner city.

Xu Juan, who was waiting outside leaning on a single crutch, hardly dared to recognize Xia Qing when she saw her. When Xia Qing walked closer, Xu Juan exaggeratedly bowed to her. "Sister Qing!"

With the gold badge on and the new-material summer outfit newly developed by Red One Base, anyone who saw Xia Qing like this had to look up to her!

Xia Qing smiled. "How did you get here, Sister Juan?"

The inner city of the safe zone was only relatively safe. During the more than twenty minutes Xia Qing walked over, she encountered dozens of pairs of prying eyes.

"I spent credits to hire someone to send me over. After we finish eating later, you'll have to take me back." Xu Juan, leaning on her single crutch, invited Xia Qing to walk inside.

One gold badge and one green badge—two beautiful young female evolvers walking in immediately attracted the attention of all diners in the hall.

Someone whispered, "Who is this high-level evolver?"

"Never seen her before. Her aura is so strong—she must have taken countless lives just by looking at her hands."

"There isn't a single scar on her face; she probably isn't combat-oriented." As this person spoke, they picked up their phone to secretly photograph Xia Qing, but were politely blocked by a waiter.

By the time the waiter finished pouring tea and left, Xia Qing and Xu Juan had already entered the private room.

In the private room with the air conditioning turned up high, Xu Juan handed Xia Qing a bottle of distilled mineral water. "When did you change your identity badge?"

After closing the door, Xia Qing relaxed slightly and answered calmly, "Last month. People from the Testing Center specifically went to the territory to measure my strength evolution level."

Xu Juan smiled. "The number of high-level evolvers is an important indicator for measuring a base's overall strength. The people at the Testing Center are more anxious about it than you are."

After chatting for over ten minutes, the restaurant's manager personally came in to serve the food.

After presenting the dishes Xu Juan had ordered, the restaurant manager brought out a clay pot. "Young Lady Xia, this is the green-light coconut chicken soup our President Tang has prepared for you and Ms. Xu. Please, both of you, have a taste."

The only person in the Tang family who could now be respectfully called "President Tang" was Tang Ning.

Xia Qing nodded. "Thank you."

"You're welcome. Your dining here is our honor." The restaurant manager bowed slightly and retreated.

Xu Juan happily picked up her chopsticks. "We're in for a treat. Hurry and try it—this is the restaurant's signature dish."

The quality of food Xia Qing ate in the territory was all green-light grade, but in terms of color, aroma, and taste, it was far inferior to what the restaurant chef made. After taking a sip of the chicken soup, Xia Qing wished she could go to the back kitchen, pack up the cook, and carry him back to the territory.

Tang Ning had a good sense of measure—only sending a portion of chicken soup and giving them a discount as VIP customers, without directly comping the meal.

When Xu Juan took out her credits to pay, she looked very generous, but in fact, if Tang Ning had directly comped her meal, she wouldn't have felt embarrassed at all, and would instead have been very happy.

Having muddled through eleven years of natural disasters, compared to credits, face meant nothing!

The two walked slowly back to the inner city hospital along the flat asphalt road under the shade of the trees.

While registering visitor information under the watchful eye of the armed guard, Xia Qing's pen paused slightly, because she actually detected here the gentle magnetic field released by the Yihhe synthetic element.