Chapter 9
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You Want Me, a Reborn Person, to Farm?
This question was answered by Sheng An.
"I want the leader of Team 0, Qi Lingwu, and all three of the superhumans to be assigned to Group A."
Team 0!
That term again.
Then she recalled Hao Jingye mentioning that Sheng An and Qiuyu both came from Team 0.
Jiang Yu widened her eyes in confusion. "What exactly is Team 0? Are they really powerful?"
"Very powerful," Hao Jingye said with a look of reverence. "When I was in the Information Group, I always hoped to cooperate with Team 0. To put it simply, Team 0 is a group of omnipotent people who carry out the country's most secret and difficult missions."
He paused and then summarized with a single sentence: "Human weapons, flesh-and-blood combat machines."
Jiang Yu's breath hitched.
Human weapons, flesh-and-blood combat machines...
What a terrifying evaluation.
She instinctively looked at Sheng An, only to see the other person's cold and sharp profile.
Jiang Yu was skeptical.
Sister Sheng looked quite slender and weak; could she really be that strong?
Hao Jingye noticed her doubt and rolled his eyes. "Jiang Yu, never doubt Sister Sheng. You'll understand with time."
Jiang Yu hesitated and then nodded.
Really?
She was half-convinced and chose not to dwell on the issue. Instead, she asked, "Team 0 is very powerful, and Captain Qi is their leader, so he must be extremely strong?"
Hao Jingye nodded, lifting his chin proudly. "Of course, Captain Qi is also a legend. He's a top-tier sniper. We privately say that 'the field of vision is the limit of the eyes, but the range is not the limit for a sniper.' Captain Qi has no limits."
Jiang Yu felt a strange sense of awe.
Hao Jingye rubbed his hands together, a bit smug. "Captain Qi joining Group B means that Sister Sheng can command the entire Team 0. Do you think Sister Sheng got a bad deal?"
Jiang Yu instinctively shook her head.
Sheng An, driving the car, spoke lazily, "I've seen those two superhumans with water and fire abilities. Not only now, but even in the future, they won't be a match for Team 0."
Superhumans can be very strong, but Team 0 is already very strong.
They are an adorable yet extremely terrifying group.
——And she came from there.
Jiang Yu had another question.
She leaned close to Hao Jingye, her eyes sparkling. "Since Captain Qi is so impressive and represents Team 0, would Group A's leader Qiuyu be willing to accept that?"
Group B wants to suppress Group A, and Group A wants to suppress Group B.
Hao Jingye suddenly smiled mischievously but quickly composed himself, pushing up his glasses seriously——
"No choice. Captain Qi is Sister Sheng's lover. Even if Qiuyu tries to win him over, she'd be afraid of Captain Qi sabotaging her."
Jiang Yu: "!!"
She instinctively looked at Sheng An, almost unable to believe that this person actually had a partner?
Wait!
Jiang Yu: "Why is he a lover and not a boyfriend?"
Hao Jingye helplessly replied, "You'd have to ask Sister Sheng about that."
Jiang Yu looked at Sheng An, blinking, her eyes filled with stars.
Sheng An glanced at her through the rearview mirror, smiling slightly. "Stop prying. Don't fill your head with romantic thoughts; stay healthy."
Jiang Yu pouted, "Is falling in love unhealthy?"
She rested her head on the front seat's backrest, looking at Sheng An. "Sister Sheng is so beautiful, the more I look, the more beautiful you become. I can't imagine anyone being worthy of you."
Hao Jingye gave her a disdainful look.
——Good grief, it's only the first day, and this person is already Sister Sheng's little fangirl.
——Hey, did you forget when Sister Sheng pointed a gun at you?
*
In their chit-chat, the three of them returned to their unit.
The so-called "unit" was actually a whole camp temporarily set up on the mountainside. The place was secluded but heavily guarded, surrounded by several experimental bases and office buildings.
After all, with superhumans around, a small place wouldn't be enough.
Jiang Yu was observing everything, marveling, "I've lived in the capital for so many years and never knew there was a mountain here, let alone what's inside..."
Hao Jingye said, "Of course, classified places are not accessible to ordinary people."
Sheng An led the two of them straight in.
"This building is shared by Group A and Group B. There are several laboratories upstairs and some researchers, so you might run into people from Group A here at any time," Hao Jingye said in a low voice.
Jiang Yu instinctively craned her neck to look.
Hao Jingye pulled her back. "Don't bother looking. Leader Qiu is out with three people from Group A, searching for other anomalies. They won't be here now; maybe you'll see them tonight."
Jiang Yu retracted her gaze. "Are there more anomalies?"
Hao Jingye said, "Of course. Every abnormal person needs to be investigated. You are the third one we've checked today. The first two were misunderstandings, but you turned out to be a true anomaly."
And a very rare anomaly at that.
Jiang Yu felt a bit disappointed. Realizing she wasn't the one and only chosen one was a bit of a letdown.
But she was also curious. "So, we still need to investigate other anomalies? Do we have any targets?"
Hao Jingye nodded. "We have a few."
Sheng An swiped a card, leading them into the elevator and pressing a floor button.
"The logistics team was preparing on the way here. You need to report, get checked, and then join us in loading things into the space. We also have some arrangements for you," Sheng An said.
Jiang Yu, too curious to care, became excited.
She had only stored supplies herself, and her space still had large empty areas. Although things would expire, it would be great to fill it up.
If she could store weapons and controlled drugs... that would be wonderful!
It would give her such a sense of security.
Jiang Yu went upstairs and was thoroughly checked inside and out. They took several scans, drew blood, and tested her space abilities, even making her dig up a pot of black soil... only then was she respectfully escorted out.
She was afraid of being "dissected," so Sheng An accompanied her the whole time.
With Sheng An there, Jiang Yu felt inexplicably at ease.
When everything was over, Jiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
She exclaimed, "Let's go load the things now!"
Sheng An nodded and said as they walked, "You can take things out from your space. The country is stockpiling grains; the apocalypse won't leave you starving."
She paused, considering that Jiang Yu had just joined the Special Affairs Department and might not fully trust the country yet...
Sheng An added, "Never mind, keep them. You didn't stockpile much, and it will make you feel more secure to keep them."
Jiang Yu nodded enthusiastically, like a pecking chick.
——Great!
——The country must be giving her tons of supplies!
Otherwise, why would they want her to clear out space?
Sister Sheng was even considerate enough to let her keep her supplies...
Jiang Yu felt touched.
But at the same time, she felt a bit guilty.
Sheng An glanced back and immediately noticed Jiang Yu's mix of excitement and guilt.
A smile tugged at her lips.
Jiang Yu's thoughts were easy to read.
She had lied; her space could definitely hold more than just her.
After all, it was a golden finger, so hiding a bit was normal.
Sheng An could understand this little secret.
But...
Her eyes sparkled with amusement, and her steps were light and graceful.
*
Sheng An led Jiang Yu to a warehouse next to the camp.
Seeing the huge warehouse doors, Jiang Yu's eyes grew brighter, and she could barely contain her excitement.
The two approached.
A middle-aged man came out of the warehouse, looking serious. "Leader Sheng, everything is ready inside the warehouse, and the researchers are all here."
Sheng An nodded.
Jiang Yu was puzzled. Researchers?
As they got closer, Jiang Yu finally saw what was inside the huge warehouse...
Tractors, plows, seeders, sprinklers, fertilizing machines, fertilizers, seeds... and various seedlings and strange plants.
Nearby, a group of elderly men in white lab coats were handling everything carefully.
"Ah, finally, someone is here! These things need to be handled with care. Hurry and plant them!" an old man jumped up, waving at them.
Jiang Yu: "?"
She looked at Sheng An.
What does this mean?
Where are the supplies she was supposed to load?
Sheng An looked back at her, smiling:
"These are the things you need to load into your space. Your task is to preserve the hope seedlings and experiment with the hope seeds, ensuring your space is filled with abundant fruits. Even if the earth becomes scorched, your space will remain vibrant."
The words were a bit convoluted, and Jiang Yu felt dizzy.
She mumbled, "Seedlings, seeds, fruits, vibrant..."
As if realizing something, her pupils shook.
Pointing at herself, she looked at Sheng An in disbelief:
"So, you want me to—farm?!"
Sheng An's smile was radiant. "This is called cultivating hope seedlings."
That vast black land in her space had to be put to use.
Although it wasn't as good as "Shi Xiao's" space with mountains, water, and a whole world, it would do.
Jiang Yu: But isn't that still farming!
At this moment, an old man approached, very excited——
"Young lady, you're the space superhuman? Oh, thank goodness you're here. After receiving the apocalypse notice, we old folks were so worried. Luckily, we found you. If the world turns to scorched earth, your space will be the last hope. Come, let me teach you how to plant these."
"Who are you?" Jiang Yu asked impatiently.
Sheng An smiled slightly. "This is Academician Zhou from the Academy of Sciences, one of the world's leading botanists. You don't know how to plant, so they will be your teachers, teaching you how to sow the seeds."
Jiang Yu: "?"
She almost thought she had misheard.
Sheng An held her hand, smiling brightly:
"They are experts in this field. In the future, for scorched earth farming and apocalypse farming, they will rely on your space for research. They are your teachers and will be working with you."
Jiang Yu: "??"
She was bewildered. "What do you mean? They are under my responsibility?"
Sheng An: "Rest assured, as an outstanding contributor, the food allocated to you will be more than enough to feed them."
Jiang Yu: "???"
Is that what I meant?!
Wait!
——So, all her hard work farming would be to feed a group of people who would then tell her how to farm??
Sheng An spread her hands, looking regretful. "No choice, your space can only be entered by you."
Jiang Yu: "…………"
She suddenly understood what it meant to shoot oneself in the foot.
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