Chapter 396 - 386: Delicious Meat

Chapter 396: Chapter 386: Delicious Meat

"Ah Hua, don’t worry. Dad will send people to take over that food factory right now. Yang Ming will be fine."

Commander Yang said as he held his daughter’s hand. He could see how anxious she was.

Truth be told, Commander Yang himself had been waiting for this information for a long time. Now that he had a clear picture of the situation, he could make foolproof preparations—deciding how many men to send, how many weapons to bring, and what kind of equipment they would need.

"The people inside the food factory are very strong. There are many superpower users, about seven or eight of them. Commander, you need to tell your men to be careful."

As someone who had spent time inside the food factory, Qi Jiaming carefully explained the situation there to Commander Yang. After he finished, he added one more thing.

He was afraid that Commander Yang, with his massive operation, would underestimate the enemy.

For some unknown reason, nearly half of those prisoners were superpower users.

Qi Jiaming was a superpower user himself, so he was all too aware of the difference between a superpower user and an ordinary person in a fight.

Commander Yang nodded after listening, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Don’t you worry. If there’s one thing we’re not short on here, it’s superpower users," said an attendant from behind him, who had been with Commander Yang for many years.

This place was a military base, after all. Tang Mo had already pieced it together. ’In this apocalypse, superpower users are rare, and most of them were individuals who had been in peak physical condition. So, it’s not surprising that the army has so many of them. Plus, when I came in, I noticed the soldiers at the base were still training. Right now, their only enemies are the hungry Meat Dragons. The fact that they’re still training must mean they intend to truly fight back against them.’

"I’m going too!"

As the Commander was giving orders to send men to the food factory, Yang Ahua quickly declared that she wanted to go along as well.

"Ah Hua, you should just wait at home for Yang Ming to come back. Don’t worry, the base has vehicles. It won’t take too long."

In this world, there wasn’t actually a shortage of cars or fuel just yet. What was lacking were wide, open roads that vehicles could travel on.

Meat Dragons blocked the way everywhere. Ordinary vehicles on the main streets were basically unable to move an inch and would get trapped, so most people wouldn’t drive even if they had a car and gas.

But the army was different. Their armored vehicles had been modified and could basically crush Meat Dragons into paste. Combined with their elite teams and advanced weapons, many problems simply weren’t problems for them.

"But..."

"Daddy promises you, I will definitely bring him back safe and sound, okay?" Commander Yang comforted his daughter. After so many years, he finally had a chance to talk with her face-to-face, calmly and peacefully. How could he possibly pass up this opportunity and let her go to such a dangerous place?

Successfully bringing someone back in the apocalypse—if it were anyone else, Commander Yang wouldn’t dare make such a promise.

But with Yang Ming, he could.

After so many years of observation, he was very clear on what kind of person his son-in-law was and what capabilities he possessed. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have sent him out on a mission in the first place.

"Okay."

’If I go, I won’t be much help anyway. I’d just be a burden on the team.’ After some thought, Yang Ahua ultimately decided to obediently stay behind.

Da Bao and Er Bao had just arrived in a strange environment; it was indeed better for her to stay by their side.

With all the necessary instructions given and the team already on its way, Commander Yang invited everyone to a meal.

In a situation like this, being able to host guests for a meal was a display of resources far beyond that of a simple wealthy family.

The meal on the table was simple: rice and all sorts of meats.

Everyone stared at the table laden with meat, stunned.

Tang Mo hadn’t expected to see so much meat on the table either. ’Isn’t this a military base?’ she wondered. ’Or is it a livestock farm?’

Commander Yang smiled without a word, inviting everyone to eat.

As one of the hosts, Yang Jiabao waited for his father to serve himself some food before digging in with abandon.

Seeing how heartily Yang Jiabao was eating, the others also temporarily shed their reservations and began to eat.

So delicious.

As they ate the meat, only two words came to mind: So delicious.

"What kind of meat is this?"

Tang Mo also found the meat delicious, but she couldn’t identify what kind of animal it came from.

"Who cares what kind of meat it is? Just chow down!"

Qi Jiaming had completely let loose, forgetting he was a guest entirely. His face was slick with grease as he ate.

Commander Yang just smiled and said nothing. Watching his expression, a guess formed in Tang Mo’s mind.

She picked up another piece of meat and put it in her mouth. ’Hmm, it really is quite good.’

After the meal, everyone returned to the rooms arranged for them, while the three brothers were summoned to the reception room by the Commander.

After all, they were the ones who had brought Yang Jiabao back, and Commander Yang was going to make good on his promised commission.

The commission, naturally, was food or weapons.

Tang Mo, meanwhile, had been waiting quietly at the door of the reception room. When the three brothers walked out with joyful expressions, she knocked on the door and went inside.

"Commander, do you have a moment to talk?"

"Of course. Please, sit."

Commander Yang wasn’t the least bit surprised to see Tang Mo approach, as if he had known all along that she would come. He gestured for her to sit down.

"Thank you, Miss Qiao, for bringing back my daughter and that little rascal. Your superpower is truly formidable. If I may venture a guess... is it a Spiritual Ability?"

Commander Yang already knew how they had returned from the food factory to the base so quickly.

In fact, while he had just been chatting with the three brothers, he had intentionally or unintentionally learned a great deal of information.

Tang Mo nodded.

Since she had dared to fly back with so many people, she had no intention of hiding it, nor was there any need to.

The only thing that surprised her slightly was that Commander Yang actually knew about Spiritual Abilities.

’Actually, it makes sense. Although superpower users in this world are rare and their abilities tend to be simplistic—mostly involving things like Strength or speed—Commander Yang’s base is a hotbed for them. With so many users gathered here, he’s naturally seen a wider variety of things.’

"The meat on the table today... if I’m not mistaken, it was Meat Dragon meat?"

Since Commander Yang was being so direct and forthcoming, Tang Mo decided not to beat around the bush and asked her question outright.

"That’s right. The base’s population is large, and with more and more family members arriving, consuming our stored rations wasn’t a sustainable solution. So, through continuous trial and error, we finally found the one edible piece of meat on a Meat Dragon’s back. As you’ve tasted, the flavor isn’t bad, is it?"

Commander Yang admitted it directly.

"It was actually quite delicious."

At that moment, a saying suddenly came to Tang Mo’s mind: the first person to eat a crab.

’I wonder what was going through the mind of the first person to eat a Meat Dragon? Those creatures are hideous, and most of their tissue is inedible. To think there was such a delicious piece of meat on their backs—it’s better than any other meat I’ve ever eaten. The texture is tender, the mouthfeel is great, and the nutritional value must be extremely high, too.’