Apocalyptic Disasters: Carrying a bun and hoarding supplies - Chapter 622

Chapter 622: No Need to Deal With Spies (2)

Bai Meiyue originally didn’t want to pay attention to the management of the safe base, leaving it to Bai Zhan, Bai Jixuan and Xiao Wu. However, it was their first time managing the safe base, and they were bound to make mistakes. Bai Meiyue knew how to manage the base, but she was too lazy to do it. After all, with her pregnancy advancing and getting closer to the due date, all she needed to do was take more and more naps. With her energy being limited, Bai Meiyue couldn’t be bothered to deal with the safe base’s management.

But it seemed like she needed to take control of the situation. Since Yu Miaomiao wanted to use the spies to deal with her, Bai Meiyue was going to win over the spies and control Yu Miaomiao by using them.

“How is the construction of the defences coming along?” Bai Meiyue asked. She had purchased some high-profile machine guns that could be mounted on top of the watchtowers. However, they were still being installed as the construction of the defensive wall was yet to finish completely. Bai Meiyue didn’t want the entire set of mansions to be squeezed inside a defensive wall that only had one single escape route.

Thus, she arranged for a team to look for metal gates and had her brother change the material of those gates into a material that would be hard for even a bunch of ability users to penetrate. And those gates were yet to be fixed firmly.

Bai Zhan frowned when he heard Bai Meiyue question them about the construction. He realised that there was something wrong, but instead of questioning her about what was going on, he promptly answered her, “It’s going well. We have already started fixing the three remaining gates. And after that, we are going to arrange for the machine guns and the remaining surveillance cameras to be fixed around the perimeter.” he paused and asked, “Is something wrong, Meiyue?”

“Nothing.” Bai Meiyue didn’t disclose the matter of spies and cause her brothers any worries. Anyway, the matter of spies infiltrating was not something that she needed to worry about. Everyone was looking for a leader who could back them up. Though those spies were following Yu Miaomiao, Bai Meiyue firmly believed that their loyalty could be bought. She swirled the straw in her apple juice and said, “How are the workers being paid? Are they getting paid?”

“No,” Bai Jixuan was the one who answered her. He blinked his eyes with a frown on his face and stated, “When we took those survivors, we already told them that they had to work in exchange for getting a place to stay in the safe place. I was the one who told them that we do not raise any useless person in the base. Everyone who wants to stay here needs to work hard.”

Of course, someone like Fu Wan was an exception who was living in the base without doing anything. But then again, that woman’s bodyguard did work around the base to pay for their stay.

“Then start handing them supplies.” Bai Meiyue thought about it a little and said, “We don’t have any shops or services where they can use crystal nuclei for the time being. So you might as well start paying them with supplies. Also, the weather is changing, so we can also offer some cotton clothes to the survivors along with some cold drinks when they are working.”

Bai Meiyue thought that her plan made sense. In these times, what else would these people need other than food, clothing and a place to stay? As long as they had these three things, they should be content. If she gave them a place with good conditions, then Bai Meiyue wanted to see if those spies would still want to return to the safe base under Yu Miaomiao’s control. Winning the hearts of people in the times of apocalypse was as easy as baking a pie, even if it was temporary. If not, how could so many cruel people rise to power? They simply tempted the masses with benefits.

Of course, many survivors wanted to head over to the other city, where the safe base was much more developed with shops and other facilities.

Lei Qian, who was overseeing the training of the other fire-type ability users, walked inside the mansion and went straight to the couch where Bai Meiyue was sitting. He said to her, “I heard that Lu Yin came to look for you. Don’t listen to a thing she told you. I heard the good thing that she said to you from others, and I think that there is no point in believing a thing that they were saying. Who knows? Dacheng looked quite greedy and upset when he saw the facilities of our new base. Who knows, maybe they are planning to divide and rule? Sending the powerful ability users to deal with Yu Miaomiao while they attack this safe base and take over.”

“Of course. I wouldn’t trust them.” Bai Meiyue nodded and agreed. She rubbed her back and sighed in relief when Lei Qian took over. Because her son was getting bigger, it was putting a strain on her spine, making her back hurt more and more frequently. “However, we need to be prepared for everything. Let’s say that there are spies among the survivors who came to the base. How are we going to deal with them?”

Lei Qian arched a brow. He waved his hand and said, “There is no point in trying to deal with them. Even if you deal with them now, who knows? Yu Miaomiao might send another batch. If there are any spies among the current batch, leave them alone for the time being. At least we know that there are spies among them. But if we deal with the present ones, who knows when the next batch might arrive? Are we going to look for spies or continue perfecting our defenses? These kinds of things happen all the time in big companies like mine. It’s better to leave them alone and pass on fake information. As long as you are careful to leave a way out for yourself, you don’t have to worry about spies or their intentions. Focus on yourself and your defenses.”