The night before the attack, Yun Qi habitually consulted the situation of the research institute's bases.

Accompanied by Neo and Nea, they were having dinner while discussing matters in the spacious castle hall.

Originally, Neo planned to use the most luxurious lineup to welcome Yun Qi and others, but Yun Qi did not like to have too many servants around him during the meal, so Neo specially called his sister Niya to accompany him.

The dinner was not very rich. Compared with the delicacies in the reincarnation space, the food here was not much different from the pig food, but Yun Qi knew that this was the best Neo had taken out.

You should know that it has been a while since the end of the world, and food supply has occurred very serious problems, and the population is constantly decreasing, but the base is too high, so high that even after 90% of the population dies, the remaining humans are still consuming one of the few rations at an astonishing speed.

Farmers either turn into zombies or hide in a dark and suffocating basement.

The chimneys of the chemical plant have not smoked for a long time. As the fertilizer that determines the output of the farm products, the last bag of stock has long been used up.

Now, humans rely on the accumulated instant noodles and canned food to fill their stomachs, and many places have developed to the point of "people eat each other".

The castle was originally an important base of the Umbrella Company, and it also had a certain amount of grain storage, but it could not withstand the inflow of a large population.

The food that Yun Qi and others eat is the best here now. Even a city lord like Neo is reluctant to take it out and enjoy it on weekdays.

Yun Qi and others were already used to the life of eating and drinking, and they didn't care much about Neo's hospitality, and they also knew that he had tried his best.

Perhaps the dinner was too bad, Neo seemed a little embarrassed.

But Helena remembered a question and asked the smaller and lovely Nya next to her: "How much food do you have to store now? How long can it last?"

After hearing this, Yun Qi immediately put down the fried beans in the spoon (in order to save them for a longer time, they were stored in vacuum after frying, which had a very poor taste and no oil or water).

He only focused on discussing how to conquer the stronghold of the umbrella, but neglected the issue of food storage in the castle.

Without food storage, the entire castle would not be captured by others, and it would be destroyed by itself.

Niya looked at her brother, then at Brother Yunqi, not knowing whether she should speak.

Yun Qi didn't want to make things difficult for the little girl, and asked Neo beside her: "Tell us the truth and don't hide anything."

Neo sighed and said a little embarrassedly: "There is not much food left, it is only enough to last less than a month."

"So little? I remember when I first left, you told me that the food stock could last for a year. Why did it take only a few months to have that little left?"

After saying this, Yun Qi slapped his head and realized that he had said the wrong thing: "Oh no, I forgot the speed of time flow."

Because it is in the home world, the flow rate of time is different from the reincarnation world.

Three months is equivalent to nine months in the home world. In addition, the population continues to expand, and food consumption can last for one month, which is the result of the city lord and others' careful calculations.

Without food, even if Neo's castle is strong, it will collapse from the inside.

"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier?" Yun Qi complained a little.

Neo said: "I don't want you to bother you as soon as you come back. In fact, we have talked about solving the food problem a long time ago and have corresponding solutions."

"Speak and listen."

Neo talked endlessly.

After Neo launched an attack on the umbrella stronghold, they received a very important information: among the remaining three research institute strongholds, there was a department dedicated to the research and production of synthetic food. This department had mastered quite mature production technology and had been put into actual production.

It is said that when the institutes are in their own right, the institute where the department is located uses the produced synthetic food to exchange interests with other institutes.

Now, because of Neo's aggressiveness, the remaining three institutes have reached an alliance, and the synthetic department has become the main logistics of these three companies.

"In other words, as long as we take down the research institute that produces grain, we can solve the food problem of the ancient castle?" Yun Qi said while thinking.

"Not only that, in order to give it more voice in the alliance, the institute monopolized synthetic technology and did not output any relevant information to the other two companies. Until now, the other two companies still rely on it to replenish supplies. In other words, as long as the institute with synthetic food is built, the other two strongholds will be destroyed."

As the American strategist and former Secretary of State Kissinger once said: "Whoever controls oil controls all countries; whoever controls food controls all humanity."

Food is the core resource of the end of the world, and even if you are a superman, you cannot do without it.

Having enough food in the end of the world means you have a constant stream of human resources.

The special forces of warriors can sell their lives for a full meal; scientists can devote their lives to their successful research for a full meal; and celebrity beauties can offer their first night for a full meal.

Food is the foundation of the aspirants of the apocalypse and their core interests.

"Since that's the case, why are you talking about it? Take down that institute first!" Sandru slapped the table and stood up.

Yun Qi signaled Sandru not to be excited. After he sat down, he asked Neo: "You and I have thought of this. I believe that the decision makers of the institute's base will not fail to consider it. You should first talk about the situation of the three bases in detail, especially the base that can produce food."

Neo said: "I'm going to hide it from you, the three strongholds have their own characteristics and their own research expertise. With those expertise, they can live in this damn end of the world with great peace."

As he said that, Neo clapped his palms.

In the empty castle hall, the echo of applause quickly spread to every corner.

A servant who was ready to face, wearing a well-fitting tuxedo, maintaining an elegant rather than speed, came to Neo and unfolded a map to everyone.

The topographic map of this area is above.

Yun Qi noticed that there were two patterns on it that marked the castle-like appearance.

Neo pointed to a castle sign in the lower left corner and said, "This is the ancient castle we are in."

Then my fingers slid upwards and finally landed on the castle sign in the center of the map: "This is the stronghold for producing synthetic grains, about 100 kilometers behind it, and the locations of the other two strongholds."

Yun Qi looked at the map and frowned slightly.

It seems that capturing a stronghold is not an easy task.
Chapter completed!