Chapter 637: Changes in the Water in the Cracks

"We're arguing about why crack water is so salty and bitter... so that might seem a bit noisy..."

The man wiped the sweat from his forehead and answered carefully.

Changhe Base has recently given large subsidies for water transportation, attracting many people.

But the Changhe Base doesn’t require any water, at least it must be clean and non-toxic. If there is a water problem, subsidies will not be available.

There has always been no problem with the water in the crack before. They have delivered it many times and made a small profit.

But now it is suddenly discovered that there is a problem with the water, and the subsidy may not be available.

And the most important thing is, if it’s just salty and bitter, that’s fine. I’m afraid there are some problems they don’t know about, such as poisonous water, parasites, etc., then the problem will be more serious, and they may also be affected by it. Go to jail!

Therefore, this batch of water must not be shipped back unless they can find the reason and prove that the water is not toxic.

They were just discussing what to do. Should I look around the cracks to see if I can find any clues, or should I just go back empty-handed and consider my trip in vain...

Unexpectedly, Wang Tao appeared while they were arguing.

Although Wang Tao usually doesn't take care of things, he is the person with the highest status and power in the base after all. If Wang Tao thinks that they are doing things poorly and working hard, that will be troublesome. So they were all a little nervous.

"The water has become salty and bitter?" Wang Tao frowned, and then looked at the man. "Is it only the water in this area that has become like this, or has the water in the entire crack become like this?"

Hearing this, the man wiped the sweat from his forehead again.

"Currently, it seems that the water in this area has become salty and bitter. As for other places, they are temporarily outside the protection range of the legion. We dare not go there, so we are not very sure..."

The crack is so big that even the six legions cannot completely surround the crack. Therefore, we can only choose a relatively safe and convenient place around the crack as a temporary water collection base. In other places, the Legion cannot provide security protection.

If something goes wrong within the scope of their legion's protection, they can get some compensation from the city hall. After all, they are working for the base.

But if something goes wrong outside the protection scope of the legion, let alone compensation, no one will know even if they die, and there is a high probability that no one will look for them.

Therefore, for safety reasons, they did not dare to leave the protection of the Legion. And the legion did not dare to move the temporary base without authorization...

Wang Tao took a look at these water carriers. They were all very weak. They didn't even have third-level superpowers, and the highest level was only second-level. Nowadays, the fifth and sixth level zombies outside are very common, and they are indeed unable to leave the protection range of the legion. Not even talking about zombies, they couldn't even bear the high temperature outside, and they were all sweating like rain...

Wang Tao took another look at the water they had just pumped out. The water looked very clear and did not look poisonous.

Wang Tao looked again at the people who had just drank the water, and there was no sign of poisoning.

So Wang Tao dipped his finger into some water and tasted it.

"Bah, bah, bah!"

Indeed, as the man said, the water was salty and bitter, but Wang Tao's face looked a little strange.

"This smell...why does it feel like sea water!"

Although Wang Tao has been living inland, he went to the beach once before and accidentally drank some sea water while swimming. It tasted like this, bitter and astringent...

But the problem is that they are now inland, far away from the sea, and there is no salt lake or anything nearby. In addition, the water in the crack is actually the water after the previous ice and snow melted... So this can't be sea water, right?

Wang Tao thought for a moment, and then said to everyone:

"I'll go look elsewhere."

After saying that, Wang Tao instantly spread a pair of huge wings behind his back. Under the eyes of others who were either shocked or admired, Wang Tao quickly disappeared.

More than ten minutes later, Wang Tao appeared in front of everyone again.

"The water in other places is also salty and astringent..."

After explaining it to Wei Zhenguo and others, he said to the group of people carrying water:

"You can transport all this water back."

"yes!"

Hearing this, everyone was immediately happy.

Since Wang Tao asked them to transport it back, it is definitely impossible for them to work in vain. Even if something goes wrong, Wang Tao will be responsible.

On the way back, Wang Tao gave Ding Yuqin and the others a taste of the water.

"It does look like sea water..."

Everyone thinks it looks like sea water, but this is inland, so the presence of sea water is very puzzling. But considering that this is the end of the world, it doesn’t seem surprising that something goes against common sense...

So Wang Tao asked them to transport the water back, and then let the Hope Research Institute test whether there was any problem with the water.

If it is really sea water, it can be used, it just needs to be purified.

Soon, Changhe Base arrived.

Wang Tao asked the others to go back first, while he carried a large iron bucket to the Hope Research Institute. The bucket was naturally filled with water that had just been scooped out of the crack.

"Test this water..."

After meeting Qu Shilin, Wang Tao directly talked about the water problem.

"Huh? The water in the crack seems to have turned into sea water?"

Qu Shilin was also very curious about this matter and immediately ordered someone to take it for testing. Then she asked Wang Tao, "Did you gain anything from going out this time?"

She actually wanted to go out and have a look, but she had almost no fighting ability. Going out would only hinder her, so she never mentioned such a thing. At most, I have a chance to walk around the base...

"The temperature outside is very high, probably almost fifty degrees... There are also a lot of zombies. It feels like there are more than when the apocalypse broke out. I guess these zombies should have a way to cultivate the next generation... I haven't found any information about the ancestor virus, but I can A lot of crystal nuclei have arrived——"

Speaking of this, Wang Tao suddenly glanced at Qu Shilin.

"Do you want to be promoted to the sixth level?"

"Ah?" Qu Shilin was stunned for a moment, and then waved her hands in surprise and disbelief, "I, can I do it too? I can't. You combatants will be promoted first. I am also at the fifth level now." Awakened One, this strength is enough for me to do research!”

Qu Shilin felt that since Wang Tao and the others often ran outside, the stronger they were, the better. And she herself has been in the safe Changhe Base. Even if being promoted to the sixth level will be helpful to her work, her life is not in danger after all, so it is better to let others advance to the sixth level.

"Haha, don't worry. We have collected a large number of crystal cores this time. Not only are we enough for ourselves, but we also have extra. It will be more than enough for you to advance to the sixth level."

Wang Tao and the others killed too many zombies this time. He didn't even count how many fifth-level crystal cores they got. Anyway, he planned to sell these crystal cores to the city hall at a low price after Ding Yuqin and the others were promoted to the sixth level. Let the overall strength of the base be improved.

As a scientific researcher, Qu Shilin does not need much combat power, but her spiritual insight and awakening are of great help to scientific research work. The stronger she is, the greater the effect her awakening can play, so it is also good to give her some resources. No problem.

"Then I'll be disrespectful!"

After hearing that Wang Tao did have a lot of crystal nuclei in his hand, which was enough for them to use, Qu Shilin immediately agreed with great excitement. Sixth level, after her promotion to sixth level, her research ability will definitely reach another level!

"Okay, when will it start?"

Wang Tao asked again.

"Now! I will simply arrange the work!"

Qu Shilin said excitedly.

Anyway, it’s just one day, and there’s no project in progress that she has to do, so sleeping for a day won’t delay things.

"good."

After Qu Shilin spent a few minutes arranging the work at hand, she immediately came to her private lounge, fused the crystal nuclei given to her by Wang Tao one by one, and then fell into sleep. When she wakes up at this time tomorrow, she will become a sixth-level awakener and the first sixth-level researcher at Changhe Base!

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with Qu Shilin, Wang Tao returned to the villa. Only Jiang Shixue was waiting for him in the living room.

"Brother, they can't wait to start advancing to the sixth level."

Wang Tao had previously given them all the crystal cores they needed to advance to the sixth level, so as soon as they came back, they immediately fused the crystal cores and began to awaken.

"good."

Wang Tao nodded.

By this time tomorrow, the main members of the entire Spark Club will become sixth-level awakeners!

Even Wang Tao was a little excited when he thought of the spectacular scene of a dozen sixth-level awakened beings going out to hunt zombies together.

Early the next morning, the test results from the institute came out, and a researcher contacted Wang Tao personally.

"As expected, it is all seawater...and apart from being a little saltier than the seawater I have seen before, there are no other problems. It can be drunk after purification..."

Seeing this test result, Wang Tao finally felt relieved.

As long as the water in the crack is not a big problem and can supply the Changhe Base, it will be fine. If it’s not sea water, just purify it. They can even purify the toxic wastewater discharged by the Crystal Energy Poison Tree. Purifying seawater is naturally much simpler.

Then Wang Tao went to the city hall and took out a large number of crystal cores that he could not use.

"Fuck!"

Seeing these crystal nuclei, Gu Yun and others were dumbfounded.

In terms of the number of crystal nuclei, Wang Tao's crystal nuclei are actually not too many. After all, the Changhe Base is so big and there are so many superpowers and awakened ones, so they still got a lot of crystal nuclei. But in terms of crystal core quality, this is definitely the highest that Gu Yun has seen so far.

"They are all fourth- and fifth-order crystal nuclei! There are even some sixth-order crystal nuclei!"

Looking at the shocked group of people, Wang Tao took out a large amount of equipment that he could not use.

Putting these things in the space backpack is a waste, it is better to use them to improve the overall strength of the base.

Of course, this is not a free donation from Wang Tao, but will be converted into crystal coins at a price lower than the market price.

Although Wang Tao doesn't know how many crystal coins he has now, what should be his will definitely not be missing from him.

While Gu Yun and his party were classifying crystal cores and equipment, Cheng Yiyi arrived.

"Mayor Gu—I'll go!"

Cheng Yiyi entered the office and saw the countless sparkling crystal nuclei at a glance. A closer look revealed that most of them were fifth-order. Suddenly he exclaimed.

Then she discovered Wang Tao, and she felt a little enlightened.

"Wang Tao, did you get all these crystal nuclei?"

"Yeah. If you need it, just take your pick."

Wang Tao said with a smile.

"I want!"

Cheng Yiyi immediately nodded excitedly.

She still has three fifth-level crystal cores before she can be promoted to sixth level. She has never found a suitable one before, so naturally she can't be polite to Wang Tao at this time.

Except for Wang Tao, no one else can break out the loot package like Wang Tao. There is guaranteed to be an all-powerful crystal core in the package. Almighty crystal cores are actually very rare. If other people want to upgrade their own powers, they have to find a crystal core that is the same as the powers.

Unless they have learned a particularly rare superpower, they will spend a high price to acquire an all-powerful crystal core. Under normal circumstances, they should try to find a crystal core that they can use themselves, which will cost much less.

The same goes for Cheng Yiyi. Three of her abilities have been upgraded to full level, and she has even used the sixth-level promotion core to reach the sixth level. But there is another ability stuck at level five, with only three crystal cores missing.

Since there were only a few fifth-level crystal cores, and Cheng Yiyi was a bit unlucky, whether she went out to hunt zombies by herself or bought them at a high price, she was unable to get the last three crystal cores.

If it weren't for these three crystal cores, she would have been promoted to level six.

So she didn't refuse. Among so many fifth-order crystal nuclei, she should be able to find what she needs.

As Cheng Yiyi expected, she rummaged around for a while and found the crystal cores she wanted. Not only were there dozens of them, they were all high-quality red and orange crystal cores.

"Haha, I can advance to the sixth level!"

Cheng Yiyi didn't take much, so she took three orange crystal cores, and then she could no longer hide her excitement. Sixth level, after working hard for so long, she finally caught up with Wang Tao.

"Congratulations!"

Wang Tao, Gu Yun and others immediately expressed their congratulations.

"Thank you!" Cheng Yiyi thanked with a smile on her face, and then said to Wang Tao, "I don't have many crystal coins in my hand, can I use meteorites to offset it?"

"Huh? Do you still have meteorites in your hand?"

Wang Tao was a little surprised.

He also goes out often, but he has basically never seen crystal energy star meteorites. He had almost bought the meteorite in Cheng Yiyi's hand before, but he didn't expect that there were still some.

"Yes! There are still meteorites outside! Didn't you see meteorites when you went out? That's normal. Those meteorites fall in certain fixed areas. You can't pick up meteorites unless you go to those areas."

Cheng Yiyi immediately explained.

"I see……"

Wang Tao nodded.

At this time, Gu Yun suddenly asked:

"Captain Cheng is here today..."

Cheng Yiyi has always been a busy person and would never come over if nothing happened.

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot about the real thing." Cheng Yiyi put the crystal core away, and then said, "I heard that there have been some changes in the water in the cracks outside? Can't you drink it? It's our sixth legion's turn the day after tomorrow. We have to protect the water transport route, I need to find out what’s going on..."

Gu Yun subconsciously looked at Wang Tao. He knew that Wang Tao had taken the water to a laboratory for testing, but he didn't know the test results yet.

"The water in the crack suddenly turned into seawater... Although I don't know the reason, the test results are like this."

"It turned into sea water?"

Gu Yun and others were very surprised. This was inland and far away from the sea. How could there be sea water?

After hearing this, Cheng Yiyi's expression suddenly changed.

"Sea water? Could it be that...the crack is connected to the ocean?"