CHAPTER 312: CHAPTER 312: THE GREAT ROLE OF THE HEART CORE

So, this is what the Profound Maiden is planning internally.

It seems Huo Yu was indeed right, the ambition of this Profound Maiden is not ordinary.

"It looks like you don’t want these people to stay here, alright, I will deal with them when they return, and I can absorb some vitality." The Profound Maiden’s smile carried a hint of mischief.

"No, no, no, just let them return to where they came from." Ye Chen quickly said.

"Alright, as you say."

After chatting for a while, Ye Chen left the place, went down to bid farewell to Huo Yu and the others, and then left Qing County.

At one o’clock in the afternoon, Ye Chen had already returned to the safe zone.

Upon arriving at the safe zone, Ye Chen noticed many buses parked at the entrance.

Ye Chen was a bit puzzled; there weren’t many people in the buses, and there was nothing unusual in the safe zone.

Upon entering the safe zone, Ye Chen saw a few familiar faces.

"Brother Ye Chen, you’re back!" Zhang Tao waved and smiled at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen nodded and curiously said, "Why are you here?"

"Come, let’s talk inside."

Zhang Tao led Ye Chen to a nearby restaurant, where a table of food was already laid out, and the chopsticks had not been touched. It seemed Zhang Tao had been here for a while.

Tang Qiu and the others were sitting on one side.

At several other tables, many people were dining.

As soon as Ye Chen sat down, Tang Qiu whispered to him, "Brother Zhang has been here for an hour, came to look for you. We said we’d call you, but Brother Zhang wouldn’t let us, saying not to disturb you, and didn’t reveal why he came, insisting on waiting for you to return before speaking. So, we had to stay here with you."

Ye Chen nodded.

"Brother Ye Chen, come, eat first." Zhang Tao beckoned Ye Chen and poured him a cup of wine.

Seeing Zhang Tao’s enthusiasm, it was clear something was up.

"Brother Zhang, just say what’s on your mind; no need for beating around the bush between us."

Zhang Tao was slightly taken aback, then laughed heartily, "Haha, seems I can’t hide anything from you, Brother Ye Chen."

Ye Chen felt a bit embarrassed; he hadn’t even said much, yet Zhang Tao was already praising him.

"Brother Ye Chen, yesterday, Brother Wang Zhan told you, right? To investigate and count the number of ordinary people in the Aggregation District."

"Yes, he told me. Didn’t I already send him the census results?"

Zhang Tao nodded, "Yes, I came today to take these ordinary people away."

"Hmm? Take them away? What happened?"

Zhang Tao sighed and said, "The Law Enforcement Alliance has been collecting Heart Cores all along, you should know about this."

Hearing this, Ye Chen got interested.

"Actually, our country has been using Heart Cores for research. Recently, some results finally emerged, using Heart Cores to create thermal weapons that can harm monsters, and the damage is considerable. All previous thermal weapons have been remade using Heart Cores, and the experimental results are very good. Therefore, the country has decided to put these things into mass production."

"Ah! What, they’ve made thermal weapons effective against monsters?" Tang Qiu exclaimed in surprise.

Zhang Tao nodded, "Yes, but only firearms, shells, and similar items have been developed; larger, more damaging thermal weapons have yet to be researched. Still, what we have now is already quite impressive."

This is indeed good news for humanity.

"So you’re taking these ordinary people away because of this?" Lin Nuoyi asked on the side.

Zhang Tao nodded, "Yes, now this is happening all over the country, bringing these people to one place to participate in production. At the same time, they will also receive training and cultivation, because gathering these ordinary people forms a large number, and utilizing them becomes a powerful force."

Zhang Tao was indeed right; these ordinary people being idle is a waste, and utilizing them is something to be grateful for.

"But why must they be taken away? Wouldn’t producing locally be better?" Lin Nuoyi asked.

Zhang Tao shook his head, "No, because these thermal weapons also affect pets. If produced locally and used by some ill-intentioned people, it wouldn’t be good."

That’s indeed the way it is; thermal weapons are a double-edged sword, requiring no special user skills.

In peacetime, a gun can be as effective in the hands of an adult or a child.

If used by those with bad intentions, it’s indeed not a good thing.

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Alright, since that’s the case, I support your decision, take those people away."

Zhang Tao immediately smiled, "Great, then I thank Brother Ye Chen here."

After eating for a while, Ye Chen arranged for Rakshasa and others to gather all the ordinary people.

Whether healthy or disabled, they were all taken away.

Watching the people leave, Ye Chen felt a bit reluctant.

After all, with the departure of these ordinary people, the safe zone felt a lot less lively.

Without ordinary people, many things in the safe zone weren’t needed anymore.

The factories also gradually shut down.

At eight o’clock in the evening.

Ye Chen and six others sat in the room.

Tang Qiu smiled wryly, "So, this is what the Heart Core is for."

"It’s also a good thing; creating thermal weapons will have great use in future monster sieges or large-scale battles."

"Yes, for our Human Race, it’s indeed something to be happy about; with thermal weapons, ordinary people can also contribute and have some self-defense capability, without needing to rely solely on Pet Tamers for protection."

Ye Chen was also quite pleased.

Yu Nian looked at Ye Chen and asked, "Ye Chen, what did you do in Qing County this morning?"

"Not much, just went to see Huo Yu and the others, had a chat."

"Well, is everything alright with them in Qing County?"

"Quite good, they are all doing well, their strength has also improved. We don’t need to worry about them."

Yu Nian nodded and said no more.

Ye Chen spoke, "Tomorrow we’ll go hunt monsters. The day after, we can enter the Hell Secret Realm. Let’s see if, before the world’s big change, you all can reach level 30 so we can awaken our Talents together. Our self-defense ability will be even stronger then."

"Okay, great!"

"Then everyone, go rest."

Ye Chen returned to his room and opened the file on monsters that the Profound Maiden sent him.

It clearly recorded a lot of information about monsters, all of which the Profound Maiden had meticulously documented from her memory.

After reading through it, Ye Chen had memorized it clearly in his mind.

Due to his body’s strengthening, his memory had greatly improved, now almost photographic.