Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1487 - 619: Hongfeng Base_2

After the sense of relief, they instinctively looked at the Golden Eagle that was slowly landing not far from them, feeling the fearsome aura it exuded, and as they saw the tall figure jump down from the Golden Eagle’s head, fear was evident in their eyes, but even more so was admiration!

Although they couldn’t perceive what Level the bigshot was, they were certain that this was definitely the strongest human in the world right now!

Pfft!

They saw the bigshot casually pull out the spear from the head of the Fifth-order Zombie Lord, then looked at Chen Haolin and the others with a somewhat strange gaze:

"Have you knocked your heads silly? Why aren’t you coming out?"

Although they felt a greater sense of security inside the vehicle, all their cars had flipped over. In case the fuel tank exploded... with their current Status, they probably couldn’t survive such an explosion.

"..."

After hearing Wang Tao’s words, Chen Haolin finally snapped out of his daze and quickly got everyone out of the car.

There were six people in the car, struggling to squeeze out of the deformed doors.

"Boss! Thank you for saving our lives! Here are some Crystal Cores, please take them if you don’t disdain them..."

Chen Haolin immediately led them in expressing their gratitude, then took out their group’s bags and handed them over to Wang Tao.

These were all the Crystal Cores they had gathered on this outing.

There was an unwritten rule in their base — after being rescued in the wild, one would part with a portion of their personal gains for the rescuer, typically between twenty to fifty percent.

Saving people has its costs; one shouldn’t let others work for nothing. Without offering a benefit, there might come a time when no one would be willing to lend a hand in the future.

Moreover, everyone has their greed. If someone saves you, they might have their eye on your belongings, so to avoid the possibility of them killing and looting, it’s obviously much better to offer something proactively.

Killing and looting also have risks and can damage one’s reputation, whereas getting a trouble fee voluntarily means no harm done. Not only does it not sully one’s name, but it could also earn you a good reputation!

So, this unwritten rule is adhered to by many. When out and about, helping others is equivalent to helping oneself.

And Chen Haolin and his group were clearly rule-abiding folks.

However, he didn’t choose something between twenty to fifty percent this time but instead took out all the Crystal Cores.

Their situation had been extremely dire, they could say they were half-buried already. If Wang Tao had been a bit later, they might have been annihilated. Plus, with Wang Tao being so strong, even if they couldn’t bring him into their gang, becoming familiar with his face was valuable in itself!

Thus, Chen Haolin didn’t hesitate at all and directly took out all the Crystal Cores his team had acquired this time.

But to his surprise, Wang Tao glanced at the Crystal Cores and waved his hand impatiently:

"I don’t want them, keep them for yourself."

"..."

Normally, saying not to disdain something would be just a pleasantry, who would truly disdain it? Especially since these were Crystal Cores! In the Apocalypse, these were absolute currency, equivalent to money in peaceful times! Who would disdain money?

Chen Haolin was suddenly embarrassed; it didn’t seem quite right for him to keep the goods, but once an offering is made, it can’t really be taken back. Insisting to give them to Wang Tao would be even less appropriate since Wang Tao had already exclaimed disdain...

Fortunately, Wang Tao didn’t care about these trivial matters, he directly asked:

"Where are you folks from?"

"We are from the Liehuo Gang!" Chen Haolin hastily answered.

"Liehuo Gang?" Wang Tao frowned, then asked, "I meant, where is your base located and what is its name?"

Seeing Wang Tao’s unfamiliarity with the Liehuo Gang, Chen Haolin felt a bit awkward. The Liehuo Gang couldn’t be considered obscure, right? But it seemed like the bigshot was hearing about it for the first time... However, upon hearing Wang Tao’s subsequent question, Chen Haolin suddenly widened his eyes.

That statement seemed to imply that this bigshot wasn’t from their Survivor Base!

Could it be that Qian Country had a second Survivor Base?

"Boss, we are from the Hongfeng Base... our specific location is at..."

Chen Haolin promptly reported the name and location of their base.

"Hongfeng Base..."

It was the first time Wang Tao had heard of this base; judging by their appearances, this should be a large base.

Seeing Wang Tao’s expression, Chen Haolin could almost confirm that this big shot was not from their base. There might really be a second Survivor Base in Qian Country!

But to be on the safe side, he still asked,

"Big shot, from what you’ve said, you’re not from our Red Maple Base?"

"No. I am from Changhe Base."

Wang Tao did not conceal the truth.

"Changhe Base!"

Chen Haolin and the others whispered in surprise, not because they knew of Changhe Base, but now they were one hundred percent certain that there truly was a second Survivor Base in Qian Country!

Previously, their Hongfeng Base had self-proclaimed itself as "the last pure land in the world," and they were "the last of humanity." Now hearing that there was another base gave rise to some changes in their hearts.

"This isn’t a good place to talk, are you heading back? I can give you a lift."

Wang Tao said with a smile.

He wanted to go see this Red Maple Base. The location of Hongfeng Base was very close to a laboratory marked by Qu Shilin, and it was conveniently on the way.

Upon hearing that Wang Tao was willing to give them a ride, Chen Haolin and the others were so excited they almost jumped for joy. Riding such a Golden Eagle was something they never even dared to dream of!

But Chen Haolin quickly shook his head.

"Thank you for the offer, big shot, but it’s not necessary, our vehicle still works, we’ll drive ourselves back."

It wasn’t that he didn’t trust Wang Tao, nor was he unwilling to ride the Golden Eagle, but because their vehicle was too valuable. He had just checked, and it still worked. Such a precious commodity might be lost if left outside. After all, there were no car factories now, and most vehicles had been corroded by the acid rain; each vehicle was precious, and he couldn’t bear to abandon it.

As for asking the Golden Eagle to transport their vehicle as well, he couldn’t bring himself to say it nor dared to ask. So, they would have to drive the vehicle back themselves.

From Chen Haolin’s reluctant gaze towards the vehicle, Wang Tao roughly understood his thoughts, so he nodded.

"Alright, then you drive. But I need a guide, who will come with me?"

Chen Haolin and the others exchanged looks, all eager to try. This was a rare opportunity, not only to get close to this powerful individual but also to ride the Golden Eagle!

Eventually, they still selected the youngest person in their team, somewhat like the eldest in a family offering a good opportunity to the younger generation.

Allowing this young man with potential to ride the Golden Eagle once, to come into contact with this influential figure, to broaden his horizons, might well enhance his future prospects!

"Hello, big shot, my name is Zhan Liang..."

The young man named Zhan Liang looked to be under twenty, thin, and somewhat shy.

"Hmm." Wang Tao nodded, and then said to everyone, "I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Wang Tao."

"Mr. Wang Tao, hello! My name is Chen Haolin..."

"My name is..."

The rest also hurriedly introduced themselves.

At that time, Wang Tao waved his hand, and everyone saw a green light entering their bodies, feeling warm all over and very comfortable.

It was an Awakener of the Healing Attribute!

Only then did they notice that a group of people, both men and women, had approached behind Wang Tao; the men were mighty, and the women had exceptional presence. The Healing had been released by a beautiful woman among the group.

Until now, their attention had been solely on Wang Tao and the Golden Eagle, so they had not noticed the group.

Wang Tao did not elaborate further; he had Xu Xiaojun help flip the car back upright to make sure it could still move, then took Zhan Liang and jumped onto the back of the Golden Eagle.

Hum—

The car started, moving towards Hongfeng Base. The Golden Eagle followed leisurely above the car.

Wang Tao simply inquired about the Red Maple Base, and Zhan Liang answered every question.

"Our Red Maple Base has a total of 800,000 people... The base has always told us that the Red Maple Base is the only human settlement in the world, we are the last batch of humans... We really had not discovered any other Survivor Bases, but we didn’t expect... "