Chapter 177: Are they cooking steamed buns?
The team behind her finally emerged one after another—Xu Kai, Yang Ming, Lin Ci, Old Zhou, and the rest. All of them looked dirty but alive. Seeing the familiar faces waiting for them, even the most composed among them let out long, deep breaths.
"We found something," Xu Kai said as he came up beside Liora, his voice calm but firm. "A large wheat field. Untouched. Pure. We harvested all of it."
Everyone froze for a heartbeat. Then Yun Shou was the first to speak.
"A wheat field? In there?"
Zhao Ren’s eyes widened. "That’s not possible."
"It’s true." Old Zhou grinned as he lifted a piece of wheat from his pack and waved it proudly. "Real, clean wheat. Enough to last us for a month."
Gasps filled the air.
Chen Wei took a step forward, eyes fixed on Liora. "You brought it back?"
Liora simply raised her hand and, with a small pulse of spatial light, let a few golden stalks fall into her palm. "All of it. Safe and intact."
Joy rippled through the base like wind across a calm lake.
People began to cheer. Laughter and disbelief filled the air as everyone gathered around the returning team. They started talking all at once—about the forest, the battles, the lucky finds, and the mutant beasts they took down. The mood turned lively, even festive, as if the danger of the night had never happened.