Holding Their Own Space, the Family Returns to the Apocalypse

151: Various news about Gong Qiumu”Sister Ai Yue, aren’t you bored alone? I’m here to entertain you,” Gong Qiumu said with a grin.

Before Ai Yue could refuse, the young man slipped into the room and unceremoniously sat down on a chair. Ai Yue swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and silently closed the door.

”Sister Ai Yue, the Auction is about to begin, come and sit down quickly.” Then he whispered, ”Sister, I can secretly tell you what items will be auctioned today.”

Ai Yue’s interest was piqued, and she sat opposite him. ”Tell me!”

”This Auction will last for three days. The first day will mainly be supplies, including food, housing, and transportation. There will also be some rare Chinese herbal medicines and Western medicines interspersed, which is what many people are coming for.

After all, since the Apocalypse, the plight of the elderly and children has been very worrying. Many did not die from natural disasters or man-made calamities, but instead died from illness.”

Ai Yue nodded, signaling him to continue.

”On the second day, some tech products will be auctioned, such as drones, computers, surveillance equipment, robots, cars, and oh, walkie-talkies and satellite phones. The items are very diverse and numerous, and the starting bids are very low.

If time permits, some cold weapons will also be auctioned, mostly collections from collectors before the Apocalypse. Among them are some precious swords and sabers that can cut through iron like mud. Of course, the starting prices are not low, and ordinary people simply cannot afford them.

The third day is the main event. In addition to some cold weapons, a large number of hot weapons will also be auctioned. Sister Ai Yue, you probably didn’t expect us to bring out hot weapons for Auction, did you?”

The young man smiled slyly.

Ai Yue smiled slightly and humored him, ”I really didn’t expect that.”

”Alas, there’s no other way. Since our Safety Tower can produce firearms independently, it’s impossible to defeat the Devil Frog relying solely on our Safety Tower guards. Only by everyone uniting can there be a glimmer of hope.

Since the Devil Frog is not sensitive to firearms, everyone carrying guns might be able to kill them. Over time, it will be very effective, don’t you agree, Sister Ai Yue?”

Ai Yue was noncommittal about the decisions made by their Safety Tower.

Gong Qiumu continued, ”Ah, I’ve strayed too far. The highlight of this Auction is the energy stone. Sister Ai Yue, do you know about energy stones?”

Ai Yue nodded.

”You must know. Since you have a Superpower, you must have already eaten energy stones.”

”Sister, you don’t even know, ever since the news of the energy stone came from Yingjin Safety Tower, you have no idea what a huge impact it had on us. It was like a myth; no one believed it at the time, and I didn’t either. Oh, right, at that time, my brother didn’t believe it either.

It wasn’t until Yingjin Safety Tower sent one gram of energy stone powder, and it actually stimulated a Superpower when tested, that we believed. Haha...”

At this point, Gong Qiumu, who had been gesticulating, suddenly burst into excited laughter.

Ai Yue looked at him laughing, mystified.

It wasn’t until he had laughed enough that he wiped away the tears from his eyes and said, ”I’m sorry, Sister Ai Yue, I suddenly got too excited and couldn’t control myself.”

”No matter. Why are you suddenly laughing?”

”Sister Ai Yue, you don’t know, but if you did, you’d be excited too. That energy stone, which Yingjin Safety Tower treats like a treasure, we have tons of it at our base, can you believe it?” Gong Qiumu said with a proud look.

This time it was Ai Yue’s turn to be greatly surprised. She stood up from her chair with a ”whoosh,” disbelieving, ”How is that possible?”

”I knew you wouldn’t believe it, but it’s true. Could I joke about something like this?

When we chose to build the Safety Tower here back then, we discovered a large number of black stones. But no one took it seriously at the time, only thinking they were ordinary black stones, so we used them to fill pits and build roads. Who knew they would have such a great use?

Hehe, I won’t hide it from you, when we discovered this, we all went crazy with joy. Our research found that it was indeed as Yingjin Safety Tower said, just a tiny bit of energy stone powder could create an Ability Warrior.”

”Ah? Is that so? Just a tiny bit is enough?”

”Of course, we’ve thoroughly researched this stuff. Most people would explode and die if they consumed too much, only a few can eat a little more.”

Ai Yue was full of doubts. If what Gong Qiumu said was true, then what about her family? They had absorbed a very large energy stone, and there were no side effects.

Ai Yue did not voice her doubts.

”With so many energy stones, all the Safety Towers are currying favor with us, hoping we can spare some for them. Hmph, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world? They want to get it for free without giving any benefits, how is that possible?

Later, our top leader decided to hold an Auction, where the highest bidder wins. This can also be considered a contribution to humanity, after all, there are still Alien Insects lurking outside, and humans should unite.”

The more Gong Qiumu spoke, the prouder he became, his chin almost pointing to the sky.

”What if foreigners also come to beg?” Ai Yue asked suddenly.

Gong Qiumu was startled, then sneered, ”Hmph, them? We wouldn’t even give it to dogs, let alone them. They won’t get it even in their next life. We haven’t forgotten that period of national humiliation.”

Ai Yue nodded in agreement.

”Oh, and there are three major announcements that will be made for free at the end of the Auction, but I don’t know what they are. Only the highest levels of all Safety Towers know, making it especially mysterious.

I asked my dad, and he sternly warned me not to snoop around. Hmph, it’s something that’s going to be told to everyone anyway, yet they’re still hiding it.”

Gong Qiumu pouted, a little unhappy that his father wouldn’t tell him the news.

”He naturally has his considerations. You already know enough, and that’s already very impressive.”

”Am I really impressive?”

”Naturally.”

The young man was very naive and didn’t think much of it, enthusiastically telling Ai Yue about the interesting things he had heard recently.

”Sister Ai Yue,” Gong Qiumu said gossiping, ”I’ll tell you a secret, did you know? Gu Xiheng... hehe, forced that aloof beauty to consummate their marriage!

Hmph, Gu Xiheng looks like a gentleman, but his character is actually questionable.”

Upon hearing this, Ai Yue’s heart turned cold, and bitterness instantly spread through her.

It turned out she still cared about Gu Xiheng.

The young man didn’t notice Ai Yue’s discomfort and continued, ”Tell me, after he did that to her, he just walked away, ignoring her and giving her a cold shoulder every day, causing Beauty Cheng to grieve daily, alas...”

Gong Qiumu shook his head as he spoke.

”Who told you this news? Is it false? Gu Xiheng doesn’t seem like that kind of person!” Ai Yue said lightly.