Wang Jun couldn’t help but be surprised by the result. "The Peach Blossom Base has really given us another surprise!"
Ji Yizhi nodded. "Indeed. I always thought it would be amazing if the water purified by the Dripping Lotus was just as good as tap water. I never expected it to be even better than purified drinking water!"
"Hahaha, I told you there wouldn’t be any problems! I’m going to grab a couple of glasses first. I’ve been dying of thirst all day!" Long Zhan laughed heartily, grabbed a cup, walked over to a nearby Dripping Lotus, and started to fill it.
Water was scarce on the Aircraft Carrier Base, and the three captains, Wang Jun and the others, were no exception. They had also reduced their water intake.
Long Zhan filled a cup, brought it over, and poured a third for Wang Jun and another for Ji Yizhi. He grinned and said, "Here, cheers!"
Wang Jun and Ji Yizhi raised their cups, clinked them against his, and the three of them downed the water in one go.
"Refreshing!" Long Zhan exclaimed.
Ji Yizhi had already drunk a fair amount during his meeting with Ren Yuanyang, so now he was just savoring the taste.
"Old Wang, the survivors must be at their limit. Should we open up the supply of purified water now?" Ji Yizhi suggested. "In any case, we at least managed to drive away some of the riffraff this time, so our objective has been more or less achieved."
Wang Jun nodded slightly. "Yes, it’s time. You can make an announcement. But don’t reveal the Dripping Lotus plants that are purifying the water just yet."
Ji Yizhi replied, "Alright, I understand. I’ll have the Gold-Type Evolvers make some metal casings and pipes to channel the water out directly."
"I’ll leave it to you then," Wang Jun responded.
Ji Yizhi stood up and walked out.
"Are they going to distribute any more water? If we don’t get any soon, I feel like I’m going to turn into a human raisin!"
"Yeah, it’s been another three or four hours. I’m sweating constantly. Without water, I’m really going to turn into a mummy!"
"Sigh, it’s already amazing that they were able to distribute water several times in a row. We can’t ask for too much. After all, our base has a limited supply."
Just as the survivors were losing hope, their phones suddenly buzzed.
In the Aircraft Carrier Base’s group chat, Ji Yizhi sent out a notification.
"To all survivors, hello! Our base has just made a breakthrough in water purification technology. We can now purify all kinds of water sources to the quality of potable drinking water. Water collection points are currently being set up in various locations. Once they are ready, please proceed in an orderly fashion to collect water..."
Seeing this notification, all the survivors were stunned for a moment, then immediately erupted in excitement.
"Our base actually cracked water purification technology? This is great! The timing of this breakthrough is perfect!"
"Purified to the quality of drinking water? Doesn’t that mean we can drink it straight from the tap?"
"Of course! Otherwise, why would they call it drinking water?"
"I just wonder what the purification efficiency is like. If it’s too low, we might not get much water each."
"Since the leadership sent out a notice, the efficiency must be high. And they’re setting up collection points, so they can definitely supply all the survivors!"
As they were discussing, Gold-Type Evolvers used their Superpowers to construct water tanks and pipes at the various collection points.
All the survivors struggled out of their small boats and slowly made their way toward the collection points.
It wasn’t that they didn’t want to go faster, but the dehydration was making them dizzy and light-headed.
Upon reaching a collection point, one person asked weakly, "Sir, how do we get water from this point?"
"Take as much as you need, but do not waste it!" a nearby armed guard replied in a deep voice.
Hearing this, the survivor was taken aback and confirmed again, "Really, as much as we need? We can take any amount?"
"Yes," the guard nodded. "But don’t waste it."
"Don’t worry, sir guard. Purified water is more precious than gold right now; we won’t waste a drop!" The survivor said as he walked up and turned the tap. Water gushed into a container he had prepared beforehand. Only when it was full did he turn off the tap and make way for the next person.
Stepping aside, he immediately started drinking, downing the entire large container of water in one go. Then he couldn’t help but exclaim, "Delicious! So refreshing!"
Seeing his reaction, the others immediately started urging, "Hurry it up in the front! Just get enough for now, there are a lot of people waiting behind you!"
"Yeah, we have collection points now, so we won’t be short on water in the future. Let’s just make sure everyone gets some relief first!"
"Okay, okay, don’t rush. I’ll just take half a bottle!"
Soon, all the survivors had gotten water, alleviating their symptoms of dehydration.
Then, they looked at the taps from which water flowed endlessly, their faces filled with bliss.
"Thank God we live on the Aircraft Carrier Base!"
"I remember a group of people ran off before. Looking back now, they were real fools!"
"Exactly! What other base lets people drink water freely like the Aircraft Carrier Base does?!"
"There will always be people who think other bases are better, just like those bootlickers who were obsessed with foreign countries before the flood. It’s normal."
Just as a strong sense of pride and belonging swelled in the hearts of the survivors, another piece of news arrived from the laboratory.
"Captain, how should we distribute the more than three thousand Evolution Potions from this batch?" Zhao Jun asked excitedly.
"More than three thousand?" Wang Jun was stunned for a moment. "We only traded for two thousand four hundred. It seems the Peach Blossom Base gave us a huge discount again!"
Ji Yizhi nodded. "Yes! The Peach Blossom Base is taking really good care of us!"
"Taoyuan Yang is so generous!" Long Zhan remarked with similar feeling.
Wang Jun thought for a moment. "Set aside two hundred Evolution Potions. Four hundred for the research personnel. The rest go to our soldiers."
"Understood!" Zhao Jun replied.
Meanwhile, the lab technician in charge of cultivating the Dizzy Fish Grass rushed over, his face filled with shock.
"Captain, the Dizzy Fish Grass is growing way too fast! In six hours at most, they’ll reach full maturity!"
Hearing this, Wang Jun and the others were once again stunned.
"No wonder Taoyuan Yang wanted us to see for ourselves. If he had told me before that the Dizzy Fish Grass could mature in just over six hours, I definitely wouldn’t have believed him!" Ji Yizhi exclaimed in shock.
Wang Jun nodded in deep agreement, then ordered, "In that case, cultivate all the Dizzy Fish Grass we need as quickly as possible. Our floating plantations on the sea surface are in urgent need of them!"
"Yes, sir!" the lab technician replied in a serious tone.
Ji Yizhi frowned in thought. After a moment, he spoke up, "First the Cherry Tomatoes, now the Dizzy Fish Grass. It all points to the fact that the Peach Blossom Base must have mastered a technology for rapid plant growth. This is something that Wood-Type Evolvers are currently incapable of."
"Isn’t that something we already knew?" Long Zhan asked, confused.
Ji Yizhi didn’t argue. Instead, he continued, "If that’s the case, couldn’t we ask to buy some of these fast-growing crop seeds from the Peach Blossom Base? That would greatly alleviate the pressure on our food supply!"
Wang Jun nodded slightly, then his brow furrowed. "But... do we have anything left to trade with them?"
Ji Yizhi faltered, then shook his head helplessly. "You’re right. The only thing we have left are probably the seeds from River Bird Country. But we acquired those seeds using Evolution Potions from the Peach Blossom Base in the first place. It would be pretty shameless of us to try and trade them back for too much."
"Perhaps we really should consider trading animals with the Peach Blossom Base," Long Zhan suggested.
"True, but we have too few animals on hand," Wang Jun said, still frowning.
"We can acquire them from other fleets!" Long Zhan continued.
Wang Jun paused, then followed Long Zhan’s train of thought. "You mean we pull the same move as our trade with the River Bird Fleet? We use Evolution Potions to get animals, then trade those animals to the Peach Blossom Base?"
"Exactly. It’s like we’d be acting as a procurement agent for the Energy Base and earning a small commission for our efforts," Long Zhan nodded. "When the time comes, we don’t have to ask for Evolution Potions. We can just trade for fast-growing crops instead!"

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