Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Seeing the small town's development progress past the initial chaos, Bai E was able to relax a bit.

His gaze swept over the panel, and the fruits of the past few days' labor appeared before his eyes—

[Battle Experience]: 27000

[General Experience]: 7364

[Faction]: Li Ming Town:

Infrastructure Department——Wang Wenbo: Construction quality +20%, Construction speed +10%;

Logistics Department——Yafei: Satisfaction Rate 95%, Resource Consumption -5%;

Production Department——Wang Wenyan: None.

A total of over fifty thousand experience points had been earned, and the officials of the three small town cities had also been appointed.

Everyone was playing their part, except for Wang Wenyan, as the head of the Production Department…

After all, even the steel factory itself hadn't been completely rebuilt yet; his title as the head of the Production Department was somewhat in name only.

He had put in the most effort in experience, and under his dedicated training, he had already learned Level 2 Basic Steel Smelting from Bai E, but was frustrated by the lack of practical experience.

That opportunity... it wouldn't come too late.

Bai E stood up, watching as the limited stationing period he had set for the players ticked ever closer.

He had a clear idea of when to leave, and he had even made it public to the players in advance. However, there was no need to go into detail with the native residents like You and others.

3…

2…

1…

Time's up.

Bai E turned decisively, his light voice drifting on the wind, "Let's go."

A player who had finally gathered enough experience to learn a new skill and had hurried over could only stand rooted to the spot as Bai E's figure receded, exclaiming, "Damn! Time's up!"

Time was up...

"We're leaving," Bai E said with a smile to the crowd that had gathered, including both natives and players, upon hearing the news: "But don't worry. We will come back. A brief farewell is just a part of life; we will meet again. And when we do, I'll bring surprises for you all, but I also hope you can accelerate the development here in our absence. I didn't lead you out of Grey Iron City just to live each day as it comes. The times are destined to change drastically by our hands, and I hope none of you lags behind in this process. No one wants to live a life like a stagnant puddle of mud, I know I don't, and I assume neither do you. Ladies and gentlemen, farewell!"

"Upon our next meeting, I only hope to see all of you shining bright as candles, as lanterns, like the first glimmer of dawn lighting up this world. At the break of dawn, may we join hands."

'...'

'So in the Master's eyes, we are all useful.'

'The Master has such faith in us?'

'So, we're not just a bunch of unwanted trash?'

In the midst of the silent crowd, countless thoughts swirled.

As they watched the two vehicles leave, the silent crowd remained motionless, not stirring until the shadows of the cars disappeared below the horizon.

"From today on, I'll be someone useful to the Master," someone said, turning around with determination in their eyes.

"I don't know what the world needs from me, but I know what the Master needs from me."

"Be someone useful to the Master!"

["Lucky Strike" Charge +50.]

…

The vehicle shook, Bai E swayed freely.

Seeing the 50 skill charge points just added to his account, Bai E smiled.

247/100 now.

Enough for him to use Lucky Strike twice.

Damn that delicious meal machine! I'm finally coming for you!

The moment he had first seen that thing, Bai E had thought about blowing it up.

But until now, he had been tight on skill charge points, unwilling to spend them on anything unrelated to combat power before he had enough to ensure his own safety.

The recent battle with the orc war boss had given Bai E a clear understanding of his current strength.

Perhaps he still couldn't swagger across the entire planet, but in most head-on conflicts, unless he did something reckless, it was unlikely he'd find himself in any situation he couldn't get out of.

After resolving the issue of combat power, Bai E, who needed to focus on developing his influence, also needed to make certain investments in the growth of his power.

What is the most basic necessity for a group of people, even though a single person may manage somehow?

Food!

Eating!

Food is the paramount necessity of the people!

If they can't eat their fill, what will they use to labor? What will they use to develop?

Anxious to return, he raced back at breakneck speed.

Of course, to take care of the Kuang Xin squad of four following behind, Bai E expressly told Rose, who was driving, to slow down a bit.

Half a day passed in the blink of an eye, and the SUV slowly came to a stop on the drill ground.

The few people who got out of the car scattered in different directions.

"I'll go report," You was the first to say.

As a "veteran of two dynasties," she took the initiative to undertake all sorts of clerical-like work within the squad.

"I'm going to eat."

Bai E, embodying a glutton, headed straight for the canteen.

The canteen was sparsely populated, after all, they returned at a non-mealtime.

Looking left and right and seeing no one paying attention, Bai E quietly approached the porridge machine, a surge of Spiritual Energy coursing through his hands.

The tumultuous Spiritual Energy turned into a tangible impact, which, under the augment of "critical hit," was incredibly powerful.

The simple porridge machine was unaware of the sinister intentions of humans, and in a loud explosion, it was completely shattered to pieces.

The huge commotion drew the immediate response of the few figures in the canteen. Looking at Bai E, who stood beside the porridge machine looking equally "stunned," then to the shattered remains of the machine, these few figures fell into deep contemplation—

What kind of method of getting their food could have caused such a violent reaction from the porridge machine?

The alarm sounded, and the emergency response personnel in charge of the canteen were the first to arrive on the scene.

Looking at the porridge machine wreckage that seemed to have exploded without any trace of gunpowder residue, the emergency response personnel also fell into deep contemplation—

What exactly did the Logistics Department do to make a food-manufacturing machine into something akin to a "bomb"?

Although the world wasn't particularly peaceful, wasn't this technology a bit too much of a precaution?

"Are you okay?" someone asked with concern, looking Bai E up and down.

"I'm fine, I'm fine," Bai E said, shaking his head as if he had just had a narrow escape, even turning around to inquire about the well-being of the machine, "How's the machine looking?"

The young lady who cared about Bai E looked regretfully at the debris on the ground, "If there's no accident, this machine is probably scrapped."

"...Such a pity."

"...Such a pity."

[Acquired drops: Delicious Porridge*250kg, Cooking Experience 500 points, Recipe: Delicious Porridge.]

Got it!

A recipe capable of providing ample nutrition was also a significant piece of knowledge in this era.

Bai E's face remained calm, but inside he was slightly delighted; indeed, the destruction of a porridge machine was nothing significant for a military camp, even if the scene of its demise was somewhat spectacular.

Stepping aside to a separate window, Bai E received his share of the "No. 3 slot bar."

Looking at the long pipe behind the window, Bai E's gaze filled with regret.

The No. 3 slot bar was obviously not made on the spot; this window was merely a distribution outlet.

Otherwise, blowing up the machine making the No. 3 slot bar would have been the real catch.

Stashing the No. 3 slot bar into his front pocket, Bai E looked at the panel which still had one trial opportunity left for the critical hit, then turned his gaze towards another victim...

"Commander, I want to visit the food factory in the city."

That's right, even though people normally eat "porridge" that's synthesized, the raw materials for porridge are still those naturally grown food ingredients.

In this harsh era, with such an overwhelming population in the cities, it was impossible to rely on limited land to harvest crops batch after batch. Industrialized greenhouse cultivation was the only way out in these times.

...

"Bang!"

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[Acquired drops: Native Wheat*5000kg, Industrialized Basic Cultivation Experience 2000 points, Technology: Industrialized Basic Cultivation.]