Huang Tingwei led a few people into the tunnels to collect the carcasses of the high-level beetles, while the water snakes helped to clear the boulders. Zhang Xiao Qiang was making the final preparations for the retreat, or rather, he was making preparations for the Insect Queen's retreat. Being able to communicate was better than not being able to communicate. Zhang Xiao Qiang already knew a few things about the Insect Queen. This Insect Queen was born by chance, and it was very clueless about the outside world. Being able to survive till this day was due to its cautiousness and caution. Therefore, it did not hold any grudges towards Zhang Xiao Qiang for surrendering, or it could be said that it had not evolved to hate Zhang Xiao Qiang. Zhang Xiao Qiang also knew the Insect Queen's view of the beetles. The Insect Queen gave birth to these beetles not to continue its race, but to serve itself. The One Horned Beetles gathered food, the Sand Beetles dug their nests, the Ice Beetles were slaves, the Blade Beetles were guards, and the Male Beetles were used to give birth to stronger beetles.
This created the queen's absolute self. It did not care about the loss of the beetles, or in other words, as long as it could survive, it did not matter even if all the beetles died. Zhang Xiaoqiang naturally had no objections to this. He had already decided to breed beetles on a large scale to continuously produce sawtooth machetes for himself. In addition, the sand beetles could also be used in mines, and the beetles could be used in mines that were difficult to dig. What he was most concerned about was the large number of one-horned beetles. These beetles' greed for plants gave him hope of clearing out the mutant plants in Yin Mountain.
The survivors' food was white rice. To the Japanese who were used to starvation, even without sashimi or soy sauce, they would still find it delicious. The evolvers' food was rice dumplings with roasted beetles and mutant beast soup provided by the transport ship. In addition, they also received a dragon-tooth fruit. Perhaps it was nothing compared to the evolvers in China, but it was enough to impress the survivors here. Zuo Tian and his men were leisurely enjoying the meat that only evolvers could eat. They were constantly grateful to Zhang Xiaoqiang for his rewards.
On the other hand, Zhang Xiaoqiang and the other higher-ups were enjoying food that the evolvers could never imagine. Frozen mutant beast meat was at least level 3, and there were also large amounts of mutant seafood, fresh vegetables, freshwater fish and prawns. Li Yuehan even saw steamed prawns the size of a small washbasin. The red barbecued meat was glossy, and the fragrant fruits and vegetables made people salivate. There was also the magical wood pulp milk.
Lieutenant Colonel Byron and Simon were surprised by the luxurious dishes in front of them. Simon, who was used to being poor, thought that as long as one could live on land, he would at least be better than him. However, Lieutenant Colonel Byron knew that in order to have such a table in England, at least dozens of evolvers would have to sacrifice their lives. Mutant beasts were not that easy to kill, especially those from the sea. Every time they appeared, they would come in groups, and their lethality was even greater than that of the zombies.
Wan Qiang, on the other hand, did not care. He sat down and began to eat and drink. With Wan Qiang's lead, the others also picked up their chopsticks. Not to mention that Chinese food had a very high status in the world, at least most foreigners here could use chopsticks. Among the people eating, Lieutenant Colonel Byron seemed to have a lot on his mind. Looking at the food that Zhang Xiaoqiang had prepared in a hurry, China was developing well. Whether it was in military or civil affairs, China's development was not so good for England. England already had the New Era, and if China developed further, England might not have the right to speak in the future.
Li Yuehan thought differently from Byron. At this moment, he had completely abandoned his identity as an American and was proud to be a Chinese. Not many of his companions agreed with him, so he did not feel guilty about leaving the United States. Instead, he was proud of being able to ride on Zhang Xiaoqiang's coattails. As for Tie Zhongyuan, ever since Wan Qiang appeared, he had been very quiet, and all his actions were based on Wan Qiang's. He seemed to be very respectful, but Zhang Xiaoqiang knew that Tie Zhongyuan was already disloyal.
Huang Tingwei sat next to Zhang Xiaoqiang and ate with him. The sumptuous dishes on the table did not appeal to him as much as the others. He only ate a few mouthfuls of vegetables and drank a cup of wood milk. He did not move his chopsticks. He just secretly observed the expressions of the others and analyzed some things that only he knew in his heart. When the meal was over, everyone had a cup of Divine Mist Silver Tea in front of them.
The appearance of the Divine Mist Silver Tea made Byron and the others more aware of the foundation of the revival of China. After drinking the Divine Mist Silver Tea, everyone present felt the internal changes in their bodies. They looked at Zhang Xiaoqiang greedily, especially Wan Qiang, who was holding the small cup in his huge hand. While the others were still narrowing their eyes in intoxication, he said in a hoarse and rough voice, "Thank you for your hospitality, Zhang Xiaoqiang. Chinese food is still the best. In Russia, I only have bread and barbecue. I have not even eaten vegetarian food. If China was not Zhang Xiaoqiang's territory, I would really want to come back..."
Wan Qiang's words made Zhang Xiaoqiang smile, revealing his white teeth. His eyes twinkled as he said, "You don't have to go to China to eat Chinese food. Don't we still have a deal?
When the Siberian railway is opened, I will give you as much as you want to eat. At least you won't be greedy... "
Wan Qiang's four eyes suddenly lit up and asked, "This strange tea is also?"
Wan Qiang had expected this from Zhang Xiaoqiang, so he laughed and shook his head, "This tea is called Divine Mist Silver Tea. There are only a few dozen pieces produced every day. The environment they grow in is very picky. It can be said that every piece of tea you drink is exchanged for a type 2 zombie as fertilizer. Even if I am willing to give it to you, the others will not. You don't know, I took out these tea leaves today and said a lot of good things to Zhuo Ming Yue …"
Wan Qiang knew what a Type 2 zombie was. Zhang Xiao Qiang had pushed Zhuo Ming Yue out, causing Wan Qiang to feel a little depressed. He knew Zhuo Ming Yue's capabilities better than anyone else. He couldn't help but think that Zhuo Ming Yue and Zhang Xiao Qiang were so strong, could it be because they drank the tea?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was the case. When he thought about the level 5 colloid that Zhang Xiaoqiang had given him, he couldn't help but feel resentment. He suspected that the things that Zhang Xiaoqiang gave him were definitely not the best.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang must be joking. Right now, half of China belongs to Zhang Xiaoqiang. A few catties of tea leaves shouldn't be too bad right?
Didn't Brother Cockroach take out something to exchange with me for Russian equipment and resources?
How about this, I'll give it back to you and double the amount of resources. Can you squeeze out some for me? "
Wan Qiang said tentatively, his eyes fixed on Zhang Xiao Qiang, his body slowly emitting a domineering aura, as though he was pressuring Zhang Xiao Qiang. This aura was reflected by the killing intent when it reached Zhang Xiao Qiang. Looking at Wan Qiang's eyes, Zhang Xiao Qiang did not hesitate and nodded, "This thing is really difficult to produce, I'll give you half a year's worth …" One tea leaf to brew a cup, half a year's worth would be 183 leaves. Wan Qiang naturally did not want that, he roared, "A thousand, at least a thousand. What you took is the essence of Russia's reserves, it can increase your strength by several times. With strength, you can find even more good things, at that time …"
"Eight months, I'm not a stingy person. The output of this thing is too low, even if I was willing to give it to you, it wouldn't be able to grow. There is only one tea tree, I must ensure that it can grow healthily. Eight months is the bottom line …" Zhang Xiaoqiang repeatedly shook his head with a distressed expression. If Wan Qiang did not know Zhang Xiaoqiang's stingy personality, he might have been tricked. But how was that possible?
Wan Qiang's current IQ allowed him to recite the complete works of Shakespeare in seven languages. How could he be tricked by Zhang Xiaoqiang?
"Two years, I'll give you another hundred Russian beauties …" Seeing Zhang Xiaoqiang's annoying expression, Wan Qiang became a bit angry. Thinking about Zhuo Mingyue and Zhang Xiaoqiang's unclear relationship, he simply added fuel to the fire. Immediately, Zhuo Mingyue's dreamy gaze became as sharp as a knife as it slashed towards Wan Qiang. However, Wan Qiang did not move. He knew that Zhuo Mingyue would not make a move in the frigate. His tightly clenched fists could already feel his palms becoming damp.