Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food Chapter 1466 - 799: Withstanding the Thunderstorm

Liang Yuan had thought the ice and snow would melt, and by then the rising water levels would make Yangshan precarious.

But he absolutely did not expect that in just half a month, the ice and snow had already melted.

The speed was so fast, almost unnaturally so.

Arriving at the airport, Zhou Haoran quickly guided Liang Yuan onto a ship.

The ship took off, and with a whistle, it left Flying Manta Island and ascended into the sky.

Liang Yuan looked around and said, "There are fewer Mutant Beasts, aren’t there?"

Zhou Haoran chuckled, "Everyone knows hunting Mutant Beasts earns Points, so whenever they have Time, they go hunting."

"On one hand, it improves their ship piloting skills, on the other, they can earn some Points."

Liang Yuan smiled, "Seems like it’s working well."

"Heh heh, we’ve cleared more than half."

"Speaking of which, everyone complains that they don’t have enough Points, as soon as they earn any, they spend them at the base’s mall," Zhou Haoran said helplessly.

Liang Yuan was surprised, "Are the items in the base mall really that popular?"

Zhou Haoran couldn’t help but say, "Don’t you know? Whenever goods are stocked in the base mall, they’re immediately snatched up."

"Currently, Shi Haizhu is in charge of the warehouse, and he has already started limiting our consumption, stocking goods once a week, and after it’s cleared, we have to wait for the next stocking."

Liang Yuan was stunned, "Is it that ridiculous? I remember there’s not much special merchandise in there."

Old Ma and the others specifically built a small supermarket while constructing the base.

The supermarket was not large, equivalent to a 200-square-meter storefront, and the goods inside weren’t much — mostly assorted items Liang Yuan exchanged for.

Mostly instant noodles, hotpot base spices, and other food additives, along with some snacks that are easy to store.

Of course, there were also some clothes and personal living supplies.

He didn’t recall any valuable items being placed on the shelves.

Zhou Haoran exclaimed, "Mr. Liang, aren’t the items in our store special? Instant noodles, hotpot bases, cooking oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, those aside, clothes, shoes, sanitary napkins, toothbrushes — all industrialized goods — wouldn’t have been eye-catching before the Great Flood."

"But what Time is it now? After the Great Flood, industrial goods have long disappeared."

"Even at Mengya Company, common commodities like cooking oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar haven’t been widely adopted yet, and it’s not easy for the average person to have them."

Liang Yuan was shocked, "What? Are Mengya’s resources that scarce? Don’t they grow soybeans and such?"

You see, things like soy sauce are brewed from soybeans, so theoretically speaking, as long as there are beans, they should be able to produce soy sauce.

Zhou Haoran smiled wryly, "There are soybeans, wheat, and such, but these are difficult to cultivate and survive. Without enough sunlight, these plants grow very slowly and can’t keep pace with Mengya Company’s large population consumption."

"That’s why the annual soybean yield is low, let alone other bean products. Soy sauce, for instance, is something only wealthier families can access, and ordinary families find it hard to get."

Liang Yuan understood then, that due to the Mutated Sunflowers at Yangshan, most plants received ample sunlight, growing naturally fast.

Even under the Agricultural Department’s hybrid research, some mutated soybeans matured in one month.

Zhou Haoran continued, "Do you know why Mengya Company is so eager to occupy more Floating Islands quickly?"

Liang Yuan was intrigued and quickly replied, "Because Floating Islands have sunlight? More suitable for crop cultivation?"

Zhou Haoran nodded, "Exactly, Mengya Company occupies four Floating Islands in Yu Province, three of which are habitable. But did you know? Mengya Company only built their Sky Headquarters Base on one Floating Island, while the other three are being developed into Plantations."

"With three Floating Islands responsible for growing crops, how could Mengya Company lack food?"

Liang Yuan was quite surprised.

Zhou Haoran shook his head, "This effort only started recently; you might not realize that even though Rune Technology in the north developed faster than the south, the ship technology only made progress this past year."

"Mengya Company was only able to break through the Thundercloud and enter the skies in the past half-year."

"Half a year is nowhere near enough for crops to grow, so Mengya Company is still lacking in resources."

Liang Yuan then understood and could not resist asking, "What about Carey Technology Company and that Divine Country?"

Zhou Haoran replied, "It’s the same, everyone lacks food. Before entering Floating Islands, they all mainly grew mushrooms and other plants that don’t require much sunlight to grow quickly."

Liang Yuan nodded, becoming pensive.

In the future water world, each Shelter will surely vie for population as a main core; whoever can control more population can develop into a super Shelter.

Yet, the more people there are, the greater the test it poses to the Shelter.

Such a number of people, you have to feed them, right?

If there’s nothing to eat or drink, who would stay in your Shelter?

Don’t be fooled by Wang Tian’an saying that Carey Technology Company had over 100,000 people when he confronted Liang Yuan.

That’s because Yu Province is only so big, with only so many places to stay.

People alive with nowhere to go, either seek to survive on Carey Technology’s turf or on Mengya Company’s ground.

Previously, Liang Yuan wasn’t sure why Carey Technology Company had so many people.

But from the words of people like Wang Yun and Yang Bingbing, Liang Yuan learned how dysfunctional Mengya Company’s higher-ups were.

A place where female companions couldn’t be protected at any moment, who would dare to go there?

So, naturally, these people wouldn’t go to Mengya Company but would flow to Carey Technology Company instead.

That’s why Carey Technology Company’s population is so large.

Liang Yuan estimated Carey Technology Company’s population might be two to three times that of Mengya Company.

That is to say, Mengya Company probably has at most thirty to fifty thousand people.

Upon thinking of this, he couldn’t help but look at Zhou Haoran, asking, "Is the population of Mengya Company large?"

Zhou Haoran slightly shook his head, "Not really. Mengya Company did a population survey last time. The total population is only thirty thousand, with over twenty thousand men and less than ten thousand women."

"Moreover, this number is decreasing month by month. The management has had many meetings about this."

"But... how should I put it, Jin Shirong is a man who is stubborn and arrogant, and doesn’t listen to his subordinates at all."

"And his methods are ruthless, his temper unpredictable, so most people don’t dare to give their opinions. Even though everyone knows the problems Mengya Company is facing now, no one dares to mention them."

"Because the one who captures the most women is Jin Shirong, the leader of Mengya."

"And among other directors, there are many like Hu Wei."

"Tell me, with a management like that, how could they possibly manage the shelter well?"

He shook his head, showing a look of disdain on his face.

Liang Yuan laughed and said, "That Mengya can develop to this scale is truly strange."

Zhou Haoran shook his head, "It’s not strange. Any capable man would want to sleep with countless women. Many geniuses in the research department have kept many women."

"Those without ability can only stay far away from this place."

"You could say that Mengya Company is truly survival of the fittest."

Liang Yuan laughed and said, "Listening to you, those who can stay in Mengya are truly capable people?"

"Yes, I have to admit that." Zhou Haoran nodded.

As the two were speaking, the spaceship had already reached above the clouds.

"Mr. Liang, the spaceship will soon enter the thundercloud, please sit tight." The pilot in front turned back to remind.

Liang Yuan suddenly said, "Wait a moment."

Everyone was stunned, and the pilot quickly suspended the spaceship in mid-air.

Zhou Haoran hurriedly asked, "Mr. Liang, what is this?"

"Open the hatch, I need to verify something." Liang Yuan said.

Although Zhou Haoran didn’t know what Liang Yuan wanted to do, he quickly ordered someone to open the hatch.

With the hatch opened, Liang Yuan stepped out boldly, appearing above the clouds.

Zhou Haoran and the pilots on the spaceship quickly looked towards Liang Yuan.

"What is Mr. Liang doing?"

"Captain Zhou, do you know?"

Zhou Haoran’s expression was solemn, watching Liang Yuan flying directly towards the cloud below, his expression changed immediately.

"Mr. Liang went into the cloud?"

"Hiss, the thunderstorm in that cloud, only the spaceship’s defense shield can withstand it, Mr. Liang, what’s he going to do?"

"Captain Zhou, should we go save Mr. Liang?"

Zhou Haoran’s face was serious, and he immediately said, "Follow him!"

"Yes!"

The pilots quickly nodded, swiftly closing the hatch, then hurriedly operated the spaceship.

The spaceship roared, swiftly following Liang Yuan’s figure, rushing into the cloud.

Rumble!

As soon as they entered the cloud, they encountered terrifying thunderbolts roaring.

The terrifying thunderstorm roared endlessly, and the lightning around was like blinding orbs, flashing continuously.

In the air, electrons collided, emitting fierce flashes of strong light.

For a moment, the entire cloud alternated between dark and light.

"Where is Mr. Liang?"

"Where?"

Everyone hurriedly searched for Liang Yuan’s figure.

Suddenly, Zhou Haoran looked forward sharply, his pupils shrinking abruptly.

In the terrifying thundercloud, a bolt of lightning suddenly lit up.

In Zhou Haoran’s vision, a giant creature emerged from the cloud!

The creature’s body was enormous, reaching a terrifying seventy meters!

Standing on all fours in the cloud, terrifying thunderbolts constantly bombarded it, lightning madly striking its colossal body.

These terrifying thunderbolts landed on its body, exploded with a roar, and countless currents instantly circled its body, then quickly got absorbed.

But these thunderbolts were too dense, at first glance, it seemed as if lightning surrounded it completely, continuously exploding on its golden armor.

The mane on its neck flew wildly, and the coral-like jade-colored horn on its head emitted terrifying arc lights.

"This... this is... Mr. Liang!"

Zhou Haoran’s face was aghast, his breath instinctively heavy.

One of the pilots couldn’t help saying, "It’s Mr. Liang? What’s Mr. Liang doing?"

Zhou Haoran’s face displayed disbelief, "He’s actually resisting the thunderstorm with his body!"