Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 20

By the time they returned to the camp, it was already midnight.

Not long after the two came back, Jiang Yu also finished her day’s classes. Her steps were unsteady as she drifted into the dormitory.

The Deviants’ dorms were all on the same floor, laid out like hotel suites with one bedroom and one living room, fully smart-equipped, and overall quite comfortable.

Sheng An and Hao Jingye had also moved into this dorm building.

“You guys… finally… came back…” Jiang Yu’s face was expressionless, her eyes dead like a fish.

Hao Jingye was startled and exclaimed, “What’s wrong with you?”

Jiang Yu smiled faintly. “Studied too much.”

Hao Jingye looked complicated. “Is it really that bad? Isn’t it just learning some knowledge?”

Jiang Yu turned her head away.

-She didn’t want to talk to a straight-A student.

Ahead, Sheng An waved. “Come here.”

Jiang Yu obediently walked over.

Sheng An asked, “How’s your learning going? Can you transplant the seeds before the apocalypse? Can the test fields be planned out?”

Jiang Yu’s voice was weak and feeble. “I don’t know. We already transplanted a batch today. Old Zhou and the others are planning the test fields. Once I get the hang of using the farming equipment, I’ll start formal cultivation…”

She scratched her hair, greasy from not having time to wash it, and broke down. “Sister Sheng, I really can’t take it. Farming is just too, too, too, too exhausting, and I have way too much work!”

She had to study and farm at the same time. It had only been two days, and she was already about to collapse from exhaustion.

This wasn’t the rebirth she had imagined at all!

Jiang Yu clutched her head, going crazy. “Aaaahhhhhh-”

She was going insane!

No one should disturb her meltdown!!

At that moment, a deep voice suddenly rang out:

“Comrade Jiang is working hard for the country. We all see it. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Thank you for your hard work, Comrade Jiang. Don’t worry, the country will not treat you unfairly.”

Jiang Yu froze.

Who?

She looked around in confusion, then lowered her head.

Sheng An was sitting on the sofa, a computer in front of her. On the screen, there seemed to be figures moving.

Jiang Yu instinctively leaned in, trying to see clearly.

And then-

She found herself face-to-face with a group of elderly men on the screen.

Jiang Yu blinked.

On the other side were those familiar faces from TV, the country’s leaders…

-This was her second time seeing them.

The last time was at her home, when they had greeted her.

Jiang Yu: “???”

Jiang Yu: “!!!”

Suddenly, her pupils contracted in shock and horror.

Crap, she hadn’t washed her hair again!!

On the other end, an elderly man hesitated for a moment before speaking slowly, “Sheng An, maybe we should assign a few professional psychologists to your team. Comrade Jiang… seems to be under a lot of stress?”

This was the first time this leader had witnessed a young person having a meltdown at home.

So, the leaders were doubting her mental state?

Jiang Yu: “…………”

Her pupils first went blank, then slowly refocused, then began to tremble and collapse.

“Awooo-”

With a howl, Jiang Yu dashed back into her room.

“What’s wrong with Comrade Jiang?” Old Zhang asked in confusion.

Sheng An waved her hand. “Ignore her. She’ll be fine in a bit.”

“Alright, as long as you’re handling things, we’re at ease.”

Before Jiang Yu returned, Sheng An had been discussing the work of the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department with the leaders.

At this moment, Old Zhang continued the previous topic: “After the apocalypse arrives, there will be more Superpower Users, but none will be as significant to us as the current Deviants.”

Sheng An nodded. “Understood.”

Having one more Superpower User now meant one more strength at the moment the apocalypse struck, which meant more resources could be preserved and more people could be saved.

“Your Apocalypse Special Affairs Department is of great importance. There are still 19 days left. Try to recruit as much talent as possible,” Old Zhang said, rubbing his brow.

It wasn’t just Jiang Yu, Sheng An, and the others who weren’t sleeping well.

These leaders were the same.

Everyone had so much to do, and time… was running out.

Sheng An nodded in agreement.

After discussing a few more arrangements, the brief video conference ended.

Jiang Yu, with her hair still wet, rushed out of her room and peeked out, only to see Sheng An closing the laptop.

Jiang Yu: “??”

She couldn’t believe it. “It’s over?”

Sheng An glanced at her freshly washed hair and nodded. “It’s over.”

Jiang Yu clutched her head. “Aaaahhh, damn it!”

She had just video-called with greasy hair again!

And now, after finally washing it clean, the leaders didn’t get to see it!!

-So unfair.
Jiang Yu was extremely depressed.

“Time for a late-night snack.” Over there, Hao Jingye opened the door.

The logistics staff pushed in a hotpot cart, plate after plate of delicious and expensive ingredients.

Jiang Yu’s attention was diverted, and she asked in confusion, “Why are we eating so well tonight?”

Usually, the food was good, but the late-night snacks were never this extravagant.

Besides, the camp cafeteria focused on healthy meals-this luxurious hotpot was clearly ordered from outside.

Sheng An found a seat and sat down.

Hao Jingye sat across from her, grinning widely: “Thanks to our future teammate’s 150,000 tip.”

-That was the “brokerage fee” earned from Li Wanyun.

If you don’t charge her, she thinks you’re a scammer, so you can only charge her a premium.

Jiang Yu’s face was shocked: “She has that much money?”

Sheng An was already eating.

Hao Jingye replied while dipping food into the hotpot, “Five billion, plus another five billion from the state, for a total of ten billion.”

Jiang Yu: “???”

She put down the bowl and chopsticks she had just picked up, feeling sour: “Why does the state give her five billion?”

That’s not fair!!

Sheng An didn’t even look up: “She goes abroad to procure supplies for the country.”

(Li Wanyun: …Thank you very much.)

Jiang Yu: …I farm for the country?

She ate some boiled beef, feeling dejected. Farming just didn’t sound glamorous at all…

She sighed, “My space is really useless, especially compared to Space Ability Users. Others can stockpile goods in their space, but mine can only be used for farming.”

Farming-just hearing the word gave her a headache now.

Look at another Deviant with space, going out to spend ten billion-how carefree is that?

And then look at herself.

Carrying a hoe, digging the ground, and getting nagged by Old Zhou and the others for not digging well…

-Comparing people just makes you angry!

Suddenly, Sheng An looked up at her, the corners of her mouth lifting, her voice tinged with laughter:

“Who says your space is useless? I told you before, compared to Space Ability Users, your space is even more valuable.”

Under Jiang Yu’s gaze, she continued to dip food into the hotpot, eating leisurely as she spoke: “There are many types of Superpower Users, including Earth Ability Users and Plant Ability Users. If your space could let people in…”

Jiang Yu’s eyes lit up.

Hao Jingye quietly added, “Then you could bring people in-Earth Ability Users could use their powers to till the land, plant seeds, Water Ability Users could water them, Plant Ability Users could use their abilities…”

Jiang Yu, hearing this, became completely excited.

Right, why hadn’t she thought of that?!

Sheng An noticed her expression, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly, and continued: “At that point, your space could produce batch after batch of crops-you’d probably need trucks to haul it all. It could serve as an experimental field and even feed a huge base.”

Jiang Yu was grinning from ear to ear.

Yes!

Her space could be combined with Plant Ability, Earth Ability, and Water Ability!

It would be an unbeatable production powerhouse.

She was so excited her face turned red and her eyes sparkled.

Sheng An and Hao Jingye exchanged a glance, understanding passing between them.

Sheng An sighed, “Too bad your space can’t let other people in.”

Jiang Yu instinctively started to say, “Actu-”

Her voice cut off abruptly.

Sheng An looked at her expectantly.

Jiang Yu gripped her chopsticks tightly.

No, she couldn’t reveal her trump card.

-This was her Golden Finger.

How could she reveal her entire Golden Finger?

What if they bypassed her and took her space away?

No way!

Absolutely not!

She had to hold back and keep this secret.

Sheng An blinked: “What were you about to say?”

Jiang Yu lowered her head to eat hotpot, her voice weak: “I just wanted to say it’s such a pity-Earth Ability Users and Plant Ability Users can’t enter my space…”

Sheng An smiled slightly: “Yes, it’s a real pity. So that huge black soil can only be farmed, nurtured, and harvested bit by bit by you alone.”

At this, Jiang Yu’s hands trembled, her feet shook, and tears streamed down her face.

Hao Jingye: “Why are you crying?”

Jiang Yu lifted her head, eyes brimming with tears, and after a long pause, managed to choke out two words-

“It’s spicy.”

Sheng An and Hao Jingye exchanged a glance.

Hao Jingye: Shouldn’t we keep pressing her?

Sheng An, expressionless: Let’s see how long she can hold out.

-Plant Ability Users haven’t appeared yet, so there’s no rush.

That night, Jiang Yu cried as she finished off a whole pot of hotpot.

It wasn’t about turning grief into strength.

It was just-farming is hard work.