The Wandering Earth world.
Below Beijing No. 3 Shelter, a group of people gathered around the various crops planted by Yang Tao, as if observing some rare treasure.
Under the gaze of the crowd, a person in a white protective suit carefully picked a tomato from the plant.
Someone was responsible for recording the entire process, making it feel less like picking tomatoes and more like defusing a bomb.
The person carefully placed the tomato into a special box, then quickly left with the box.
In the adjacent room, what was originally an ordinary residence had been directly requisitioned by the authorities, and the furniture and sundries inside had been cleared out.
There was only one table and a few chairs.
"Comrade Lu Yun, don't be nervous."
The speaker was a man in his fifties, with an upright face and a suit, giving off an intimidating aura without being angry:
"Your background is clean. This is just a routine inquiry. I think you should understand how important this matter is to us."
Lu Yun nodded solemnly, saying respectfully, "You can ask."
The man smiled, picked up the paper on the table, and said, "You mean the other party has an ability similar to mind control?"
Lu Yun nodded.
"It's a very strange control ability. I feel like I'm in a strange body. I can see and hear, but I can't control my body."
"When the other party uses their ability, their eyes turn red and there are tadpole-like things inside."
The man nodded slightly. Based on Lu Yun's description, the AI had already drawn the appearance of the Sharingan.
Even Yang Tao's image was perfectly restored based on surveillance.
"The other party said they could destroy all Planetary Engines within a day, which is clearly a signal that they want to negotiate with us. This is a big deal for us, Comrade Lu Yun. Did the other party say when they would return after leaving?"
"He said he would be back in three days, but..."
"But what?"
Although the smile on the man's face remained unchanged, his eyes became more serious.
"I feel like he's giving us time to prepare, time to make contact with him."
The man nodded slightly and said, "That's right, we also analyzed it that way. Tomorrow..."
Just then, someone walked in from outside and said, "Leader, that person has appeared."
Hearing this, the man instantly stood up and was about to walk out. He stopped at the door and said, "Comrade Lu Yun, you come along too."
"Yes!"
Lu Yun's room next door.
A wooden door appeared out of thin air in what was already a spacious planting area.
The sound of the wooden door opening attracted the attention of everyone in the space. The world, which had been silent, was completely paused at this moment.
"Quite a lot of people!"
The wooden door opened, and Yang Tao walked out of the Overworld. Looking at the figures in protective suits in the space, he smiled, waved his hand, and said, "You all do your thing, don't mind me."
With that, he prepared to walk towards the exit.
Before he could walk over, several people approached him.
"Mr. Yang..."
"Official personnel?"
The few people nodded. Yang Tao didn't waste words and said directly, "Let's go, take me to your person in charge."
The few people exchanged glances, made way, and said, "Mr. Yang, please follow me."
Following behind the few people, he walked towards the exit and soon saw Lu Yun, who was walking in behind others.
Seeing this guy, Yang Tao smiled and teased, "You actually weren't locked up for investigation?"
Lu Yun smiled awkwardly at the remark.
The man beside him took over Yang Tao's words and said, "We just conducted some routine inquiries. Let me introduce myself, Yu Qian, head of Beijing No. 3 Base."
Mr. Yu Qian?
Suppressing the urge to complain, he extended his hand and shook hands with the other party, smiling, "Hello. Regardless of how the conversation goes, I still admire your courage."
"Hehe, Mr. Yang is very humorous. Please follow me, let's talk somewhere else."
Yang Tao nodded slightly.
Following behind the other party, he got into a small sightseeing car and arrived at a conference room.
The conference room was not too large. Space was extremely precious in this Underground City.
"Mr. Yang, please sit!"
Yang Tao also didn't stand on ceremony and sat down on the office chair with a grand posture, but this chair was far inferior to the one he brought back from Level 4.
"Mr. Yu, let's not beat around the bush. I need all your technology, such as heavy nuclear fusion, CN171 Armored Personnel Carrier, quantum computers from the 550A series to the 550W series, and... a complete Planetary Engine, and some related talents."
"Accordingly, you can also propose conditions."
Hearing Yang Tao's exorbitant demands, Yu Qian showed no dissatisfaction. For Wandering Earth, these technologies were truly insignificant.
Without competition between nations, everything humanity did on Earth was for survival.
"We don't know what extent Mr. Yang can achieve, we hope you can tell us..."
If he asked for too little, he would feel like he was losing out. If he asked for too much and the other party couldn't fulfill it, it would also be troublesome. It was better to adjust based on the conditions Yang Tao proposed.
Yang Tao naturally understood the other party's meaning and smiled, "If I propose it, I hope you can agree directly, because these are the most beneficial conditions for you."
He held up one finger and shook it, saying, "I will send 100 Villagers over to assist you for ten years..."
"Villagers?"
Yu Qian frowned.
"They can help you expand the Underground City and cultivate special farmland, just like the space I dug out before. All of them can do it."
The man's eyes moved slightly upon hearing this and he said, "Excuse me, I need to discuss this with others."
"Okay."
Yang Tao looked up at the camera in the conference room, a smile on his face. He knew without a doubt that his conversation with Yu Qian was being broadcast live.
Yu Qian stood up and left. Yang Tao took out a cup of Seer Tea from his backpack, looked at the somewhat restless Lu Yun, and smiled, "Want some?"
Lu Yun was startled, then showed an embarrassed expression and said, "Okay..."
Yang Tao took out some food and placed it on the table. These simple foods in the ordinary world were no less than top luxury items in the Wandering Earth.
For a moment, countless bigwigs behind the camera were swallowing saliva.
Without waiting too long, Yu Qian returned to the office. The aroma of the food instantly filled his nostrils. He silently swallowed some saliva and said, "We agree to the conditions."
Yang Tao nodded at the remark.
This was also reasonable. In this apocalyptic world, technology was important but also became less important.
"Oh, by the way, you don't need the sun anymore, do you?"