PNB Chapter 353 Poaching
Chapter 353 Poaching
Chen Mingzhang's gaze fell on the child who was still running a fever and being held in his father's arms.
As perceptive as Chen Mingzhang was, he naturally noticed the child's unusual behavior. There was a high probability that her special ability would be successfully awakened, as it was extremely rare for someone so young to successfully awaken a special ability.
If they can successfully awaken, they will most likely have excellent talent. No wonder Lu Yize was willing to take in so many ordinary people to bring the Renne family into the base.
Moreover, based on this incident, Ryan's attitude towards his family will likely not remain indefinitely good. Ryan himself is capable, and the family members he is bringing back to the base are not unreasonable people.
In this way, it's not too bad for Nanling.
As for poaching Ryan, Xavier was initially unwilling. Putting aside Ryan's personal abilities, if he set this precedent, it was hard to guarantee that the others under his command would not want to go to Southridge.
However, Lu Yize did not actually intend to move all the people of Xiyue here, because after absorbing the previous amethyst, Lu Yize discovered that many powerful people in the nearby bases had brought their people to join him.
Since that's the case, he's not as short of staff as before. Secondly, it wouldn't be a good thing to completely deplete Xiyue, as such a large area of land like Xiyue can't be left unmanaged.
Therefore, cooperation is more realistic between the two. Lu Yize is willing to share his technology, but the people of Xiyue need to purchase it in the form of crystal cores or materials.
Lu Yize didn't stop Xi Yue from learning Nanling's management style. As long as they could learn it on their own, that was their ability.
Even when Xiyue expressed her desire to learn planting techniques, Lu Yize enthusiastically sent people to teach her, to the point that Xavier wondered if the person in charge of Nanling was too young and easily fooled.
Lu Yize was not easily fooled, and in fact, he was quite cunning. When Xavier took the seeds back and planted them, he was overjoyed to find that they could indeed produce excellent varieties.
However, during the second planting, it was discovered that the planted variety had developed into a heterophytic species, making it inedible and containing toxins.
Left with no other option, Xavier could only ask Lu Yize again. Lu Yize had anticipated this situation and calmly poured him some tea.
"Oh? Xavier, didn't I tell you? Only seeds obtained from me will not mutate. Not only yours, but all the seeds in Nanling are the same. As for the clean and mutated planting methods, they are confidential and I can't tell you."
Upon hearing this, Xavier understood perfectly well that if he wanted to continue growing fresh vegetables and fruits, he had to buy seeds from Lu Yize.
So this scoundrel had planned this from the very beginning?! What could Xavier do but grit his teeth and accept it? Buying seeds was cheaper than buying fresh fruits and vegetables from outside.
However, Xavier is unaware of these things and is still glad that he has gotten a lot of benefits from Lu Yize, this sucker.
After Lu Yize brought the Ryan family back to the base, Chen Mingzhang made arrangements for them, allocating them houses according to their needs, just like the others at the base.
Because Rein is a fourth-level ability user, he lives better than them. He has his own 60-square-meter two-bedroom apartment, while his second-level fire-type ability user sister also has a 30-square-meter one-bedroom apartment with a bathroom.
The other people didn't have such good treatment; they had to share a room with two or three other family members, just like everyone else.
Each base has its own rules, and they naturally have to follow those rules. Fortunately, none of Rein's family members had any other objections.
Chen Mingzhang had his subordinates take them to the experimental group where Xian Wenrui was for a physical examination, and also took their personal identification ID cards, which were then embedded into their special ability rings. He also gave them a life guide.
This booklet lists almost all the problems that might be encountered, and the family opened this life guide with a nervous heart.
For example, the guide lists the basic tasks they need to do each day, and makes reasonable arrangements based on each person's age, gender, and ability level.
There are also additional material subsidies available to seniors over 65 and children under 10, and there are people who have registered them so that they can collect them in person every day.
Children can be accompanied by their parents, but they still need to be present in person and register with their real names using their ID card information.
In addition, the Ryan family also saw that there were many rules in the base, such as not being allowed to steal other people's supplies, and violators would be expelled from the base.
For example, one cannot abuse power to bully others; violators will be expelled from the base. Furthermore, one cannot force any sexual activity, and there are corresponding provisions to protect children under the age of fourteen.
Although these rules were extremely complicated, the Ryan family gradually felt at ease after seeing them. These rules were good; they weren't going to do these things, so of course they weren't afraid of them.
These are all regulations that protect them, so of course they are not afraid or guilty. Although the base is strictly controlled, it is precisely because of this that they feel extremely at ease.
“Raine, you should focus on improving your abilities from now on. Don’t worry about us anymore. We can support ourselves from now on, and you don’t need to share your resources with us anymore.”
Raine's mother settled the matter in front of the whole family, and then turned to her daughter, who also had a second-tier fire-type ability, and said, "Bona, you too, just use your resources for yourselves."
Previously, in Xiyue, it was a special case; without their supplies, their whole family would not have survived. But now it's different; they are now capable of taking care of themselves.
Although Ryan could say some things, he knew they would hurt feelings. Ryan's mother was a wise woman; otherwise, the child she raised wouldn't be so sensible.
After all, they are brothers and sisters. As long as their feelings for each other remain, Ryan and Bonna will not abandon them if they encounter real difficulties.
But if they continue to be exploited as before, even the deepest affection will gradually be worn away, and they will end up like Ryan's grandparents and uncle and aunt.
Renn's siblings had no objections to this, but Renn's eldest brother was very worried as he held his youngest daughter, whose high fever persisted.
"Raine, I heard there are healing-type ability users at the South Ridge Base. Do you think it would be possible for you to take Nina to see her?"
As Ryan's older brother said this, his sister-in-law was also wiping away tears beside him. There was nothing they could do; their daughter had been running a high fever for half a month, and no matter what they tried, it wouldn't come down.
How could they, as parents, not worry?