plumnovel Chapter 410 - 395: Wild Vegetable Pancakes and the Man-eating Willow
Chapter 410 - 395: Wild Vegetable Pancakes and the Man-eating Willow
As more and more superpower users read the materials provided by Gu Xi, and after news spread of people having sudden breakthroughs and upgrading their powers overnight, the document she had compiled began to blow up in every chat group within the superpower community.
It could be said to have gone completely viral.
[I tried it myself, the guide is actually legit!]
[Sharing this kind of solid info so generously... what a living saint.]
[I wonder who wrote it. It’s super helpful, but some parts are a bit too simple. You have to figure them out yourself...]
[Didn’t they say it originally came from City A?]
[I heard a rumor that this guide came from the God of the Apocalypse...]
[The God of the Apocalypse? Who’s that?]
[I heard about that too. They say that person is at A City Base right now...]
[The superpower users in City A are so lucky, getting a chance to be personally guided by them...]
[I really want to go to City A...]
[Wait, who are you guys even talking about?]
Similar conversations were taking place in various chat groups within the special community of superpower users. Through these discussions, Gu Xi’s identity was gradually pushed into the public eye.
Not that Gu Xi cared. But Yang Chi, who had been monitoring the online chatter, keenly sensed that something was amiss. ’Is someone deliberately exposing Gu Xi’s identity?’
After some thought, Yang Chi went to find his cousin.
That night, several of the world’s most famous apocalyptic-era superpower masters, including Ye Junhan, Shen Yue, and Wei Heng, all shared some of their own insights and experiences on the forums. As more and more superpower training materials were made public, the direction of the online conversation began to quietly shift...
The speculation about Gu Xi was soon drowned in this great wave. Everyone was busy training their superpowers, hoping to achieve a breakthrough. As for who had actually created these materials?
—Benefits you could hold in your own hands were the only ones that mattered. As for how those benefits were obtained?
When everyone was scrambling to shovel benefits into their own bowls, who had time to worry about anything else?
Just grab what you can.
And so, before the storm brewing online against Gu Xi could even gather strength, it was suppressed by even bigger waves, infuriating certain individuals so much that they smashed several sets of rare, pre-apocalypse porcelain.
Upon hearing the news, Yang Chi secretly sent a "little gift" to the other party’s personal terminal, then dusted off his sleeves and left, hiding his contribution and name.
...
Ever since returning to A City Base, Gu Xi hadn’t made a single public appearance. Although the official news was that she was in seclusion to break through her Superpower Barrier, a rumor had previously spread from the farm that she was injured...
Smart people, without a doubt, liked to read between the lines.
Of course, they were also cautious enough.
"A few more stalls have popped up outside our alley recently..." Qi Xiang said as she pushed the door open, casually grabbing an apple Wei Heng had just washed. She plopped down on a nearby sofa, "CRUNCH, CRUNCH," and added, "The new wild vegetable pancake stall is pretty good."
The day after the news spread that Gu Xi needed to enter seclusion to break through her Superpower Barrier, Qi Xiang had dragged Wei Heng back. They had then subtly pushed out the male and female assistants arranged by Tang You, a perfect demonstration of the phrase "kicking away the ladder after climbing up."
But even though they had driven the people away, a number of new small stalls had appeared outside their alley over the past few days.
Supplies were tight, and many crucial energy resources were allocated by the state, but the higher-ups hadn’t forbidden private enterprise. Plus, with the large number of pioneer and scavenger teams currently gathered in City A, it was common for people to set up a stall to sell small items they didn’t need. So, it wasn’t that strange.
However, the number of new stalls that had recently appeared in their particular alley was a bit too high.
Anyone with eyes could see who they were there for.
Since Gu Xi couldn’t show her face at the moment, Qi Xiang had been spending a lot of time milling about outside.
As for Wei Heng, ever since Gu Xi had spoken with Mr. Zhou, his previously outgoing personality had become much quieter. He even gossiped noticeably less with Qi Xiang, earning him an occasional eye-roll from her.
’Hmph, men. Who knows what he’s trying to accomplish by acting like this?’
’Gu Xi doesn’t even care about it anymore, but he insists on tormenting himself.’
’Tsk, I have no idea what he’s so hung up about.’
To be honest, Qi Xiang wasn’t unaware of Wei Heng’s inner conflict. In fact, she was in a similar situation herself—it was hard to say whether her assignment to South City to be by Gu Xi’s side had been orchestrated by her adoptive father, Dr. Qi, or someone else.
But she was different from Wei Heng; she didn’t like to make things difficult for herself.
’Who cares who arranged for her to be near Gu Xi back then? As long as she knew she had no ill intentions and held tight to a golden ticket like Gu Xi, wasn’t that all that mattered?’
’As for what the people behind the scenes wanted to do?’
’What the hell did that have to do with her!’
Qi Xiang patted Wei Heng’s shoulder. She didn’t offer any words of comfort, but simply took the opportunity to grab a large, glistening bunch of grapes from the bowl he had just brought out.
Wei Heng: "..."
He turned to Gu Xi, placed the fruit bowl in front of her, and asked with a slight frown, "Those people outside, should I go take care of them?"
"No need." Gu Xi retracted her gaze from the window. In any case, under the watch of her spiritual power, she knew exactly what those people were doing.
More importantly, she was keeping them around for a reason. They were still useful.
...
After Mr. Zhou uploaded the guide from Gu Xi to Farm 0101’s internal forum, he also wrote a statement and pinned it to the top:
—Anyone could download and study this guide. If they encountered any problems during their studies, they could leave a message in the thread. He would then periodically compile these questions and organize the superpower user teams within the farm to exchange knowledge and learn from one another, doing his best to resolve everyone’s issues.
Upon closer inspection, the statement was quite interesting.
Anyone could download the guide, but the in-person study and exchange sessions were another matter—those could only be organized for the farm’s own superpower users.
As for periodically compiling questions and resolving problems for everyone... who would be the one to ultimately solve them? And how? Through live instruction, or by publishing more materials online?
This inevitably gave everyone something to think about.
In short, with the previous guide as bait, Mr. Zhou’s statement as a hook, and Tang You’s painful expenditure of a good number of Crystal Cores, a ceaseless stream of superpower users had recently been applying to join Farm 0101.
In less than half a month, several hundred superpower users had arrived at the farm.
And that was the result after Tang You and Mr. Zhou’s careful selection process.
It was clear just how popular the farm had become.
One day, someone suddenly sent Mr. Zhou a private message on the forum.
[Mr. Zhou, an old acquaintance of yours asked me to pass on a message. I wonder if you still remember the Man-eating Willow of Qianshan Valley from all those years ago?]
When Mr. Zhou saw this message, he was stunned for a long while.
It wasn’t until the sky was completely dark and not a speck of light could be seen outside that Mr. Zhou finally let out a soft sigh. He looked away from the Light Screen, his gaze gradually firming with resolve. A moment later, he sent a communication request to Wei Heng.
The next day, a notice was suddenly pinned and made public on City A’s official forum:
—Farm 0101 of City A is officially selling crop seeds and seedlings to the public, and... opening a free superpower training camp, open to all superpower users.
When the news reached the major bases, some fell silent, some were inexplicably horrified, some were utterly confused, some flew into a rage, and still others hurriedly began to pack their bags.
Meanwhile, certain individuals hidden in the shadows gathered overnight. They sat around a long table, their faces grim, and began to wonder in unison... ’What on earth is she, Gu Xi, trying to do?’