Chapter 1416: Chapter 587: 3000 Tons of Grain_2

“Well done!”

Wang Tao smiled and patted the Golden Eagle’s big head, then took a few people and jumped onto the Golden Eagle’s back. He let it fly toward the location of the underground granary.

A moment later, they arrived at their destination.

“So fast…”

Zhao Yaru and the others couldn’t help but sigh.

To get to this place before, due to the presence of Giant Zombies, they spent several hours and still hadn’t reached it. But now, riding the Golden Eagle took only one or two minutes, and they had already arrived. The two experiences were simply incomparable!

“That’s it over there, but I’m not sure if there are any dangers around…”

Zhao Yaru pointed to a house down below that was almost buried in snow.

According to the information they had obtained before, the entrance to the underground granary was inside this house.

Wang Tao didn’t see any danger for the time being, so he let the Golden Eagle land.

The flapping of the Golden Eagle’s wings while landing cleared away the snow nearby, exposing the house.

“I heard from the previous head that this is a rather hidden granary. When the apocalypse broke out, many people were unaware of it, so there might still be food inside now…”

Zhao Yaru explained quietly.

“Well, it does look quite ordinary. Who would have thought that there would be a granary hidden here.”

Wang Tao swept around with his spiritual power and did not find any other creatures nearby. He then took Zhao Yaru and the others inside.

The inside was arranged very ordinarily, just like a regular office space. However, there was a locked basement.

The basement door was very large and thick, and it was obviously impossible to open with normal means without a key. So, Wang Tao directly used [Scorching Eyes].

Sizzle–

Two high-temperature rays shot out from Wang Tao’s eyes like a cutting machine, quickly severing the lock on the door.

“So strong!”

Zhao Yaru and the others thought to themselves.

Although they too could break the door with their current strength, certainly not as effortlessly as Wang Tao did. Moreover, Wang Tao’s laser eyes looked so powerful, they felt that they might not even last a second against such rays…

“It looks like no one has been here, there might really be food downstairs.”

Wang Tao opened the door and went straight in.

The others hurriedly followed.

Below was pitch-dark, except for Wang Tao, the others immediately took out flashlights. Then they saw, in the distance, those neatly stacked sacks.

“It’s food!”

Upon seeing this, everyone exclaimed in a low voice.

Although they felt that there was a good chance of food being here, they were still somewhat anxious before seeing it with their own eyes. Now, with so much food seen before them, Zhao Yaru and the others cried with joy.

Wang Tao used his spiritual power to scan, and sure enough, those sacks contained food. There were wheat, corn, rice, etc. Moreover, the appearance of these goods wasn’t as bad as Wang Tao had expected.

“There’s so much food, it should be enough for the people of Zizhu Base for a while, right?”

Wang Tao said looking at the food.

“Enough, definitely enough!”

Zhao Yaru nodded quickly.

According to the former head, there were three thousand tonnes of food in this granary. Although this wouldn’t have been considered a large granary in the past, these three thousand tonnes of food could feed 40,000 people for a year. And they only had 10,000 people, which means… it’s enough for them to eat for three or four years!

With this food, they wouldn’t have to worry about food for a considerably long time!

“If it’s enough, then let’s transport the food back now. Have Xiao Jin do the transport, it’s fast.”

Wang Tao said again.

It’s unknown how long it would take for Zhao Yaru and the others to transport so much food back. It’d be faster for Xiao Jin to do the transport.

Thump–

As if they had agreed beforehand, Zhao Yaru and the others immediately gave Wang Tao a deep bow, tearfully expressing their thanks. After all, Wang Tao’s actions could be considered as saving the lives of over ten thousand people.

“All right, all right, get up and start moving the goods.”

Wang Tao could understand their feelings, waving for them to get on with the work.

“Yes!”

A team of people immediately began working enthusiastically.

All of them were Awakeners with undoubtedly superior physical strength, so moving these grains was naturally a breeze for them. However, compared to Wang Tao, they were still far too weak–only to see Wang Tao’s cloak flapping in a nonexistent wind, swiftly expanding and enveloping countless sacks of grain.

“Damn… It’s one thing to be strong, but to even be this dominant in moving stuff…”

Zhao Yaru and the others were thoroughly impressed.

In fact, Wang Tao still thought it was a bit slow. If it weren’t for the granary being well-preserved and potentially a temporary base in the future, Wang Tao might have simply flipped the building over and had the Golden Eagle do the transport… But he was already fast enough as it was.

After spending some time, Wang Tao placed all fifty tons of grain on the Golden Eagle’s back. It wasn’t clear how much the weight would affect the Golden Eagle’s speed and agility; any more would be too much. It would take more than sixty flights for the Golden Eagle to transport all the grain back. It seemed cumbersome, but the distance was short and posed no problem for the Golden Eagle.

It wasn’t even noon yet, and all three thousand tons of grain had been transported to Zizhu Base’s entrance.

The entire Zizhu Base was mobilized, and under the direction of Zhao Yaru and others, they excitedly moved the grain into the base. Zhao Yaru told them that a person named “Wang Tao” brought them this grain–the owner of the Golden Eagle and a Senior Priest of their Dusk Church. They were naturally extremely grateful to Wang Tao and deeply remembered his name.

Actually, Zhao Yaru had wanted to appoint Wang Tao as the Bishop of their Dusk Church, as it had already been confirmed that the previous Bishop belonged to a Cult, and they were the legitimate ones. Thus, having Wang Tao as Bishop would make sense.

But Wang Tao had declined, as he didn’t know much about the Bishop for the time being and wanted to avoid startling the snake in the grass, thinking it better to keep a low profile. Otherwise, if that Bishop knew someone was after his position, some complications could arise.

Zhao Yaru naturally understood this logic and continued to refer to Wang Tao as Master Sido, but in their hearts, Wang Tao was already their Bishop–no, even higher than that. He was on the same level as the “Dusk” they worshipped, for Wang Tao was now the “Protection of Dusk”…

The air-raid shelter where Zizhu Base was located had a large area, with many places suitable for storing grain. There were no issues accommodating so much grain.

Seeing Zhao Yaru and the others busy, Wang Tao patted Xiao Jin on the head.

“Go check on our Awakening Fruit Tree; they should be ripe soon.”

Chi~

The Golden Eagle flapped its wings and flew away.

“Ah? The Lord has left?”

Seeing Wang Tao leave, Zhao Yaru and the others felt a bit disappointed. They hadn’t had the chance to properly thank Wang Tao. Moreover, Wang Tao said they could contact him in the future, but he never explained how…

Meanwhile, the Golden Eagle quickly arrived in Wuyang City. The huge Awakening Fruit Tree in the snow was very noticeable, with some golden fruits shimmering through the leaves. Clearly, the Awakening Fruits were about to ripen.

However, Wang Tao’s gaze was not on the Awakening Fruit Tree, but on a deserted tall building. Atop this building was a huge, rotting… Mutant Rat!

[HP: 500,000/500,000]

[Mana: 200,000/200,000]

[Level: Level 5, Lord]

[Internal Impurity: 96%]

[Awakening: Tenacity]

[Tenacity: All Basic Attributes are increased; Strength and Defense are greatly increased.]

At first glance, Wang Tao thought it was a Giant Zombie Rat, but it turned out to be a Mutant Beast.

However, its Internal Impurity had already reached 96%, which meant it could turn into a zombie at any time–that explained the rotten body.

For a Level 5 Lord, killing it wouldn’t drop any extra spoils of war. Coupled with the fact that the two weasels in his pocket had been eager to show off, Wang Tao decided to give them this opportunity.

“Fine, you two go ahead.”

The arrival of the Golden Eagle naturally made the Mutant Rat very alert, but it didn’t expect two small creatures to suddenly shoot out from the Golden Eagle’s back and land in front of it.

Hmm? Just these two little things trying to kill me?

Looking at the two cute little weasels, the Mutant Rat felt underestimated. It might not be able to defeat the Golden Eagle but certainly these two small creatures?

Then, Little Bing spewed a blast of frost at it.

Hiss–

The Mutant Rat didn’t even have time to react and was immediately frozen solid, unable to move.

Then Little Huo breathed out a flame at it.

Crack–

[-500,000]

[0/500,000]

The Mutant Rat’s 500,000 HP were instantly wiped out.

“…Holy shit, that’s awesome!”