From Apocalypse Boss to Farmer: My Vegetables Make Me Stronger!-Chapter 141 - 132: Times Have Changed

Ye Junhan stood to the side, silently tightening his grip on the plastic bag in his hand.

’Are these fruits a return gift from her? For the walnut pastries...’

Just then, a subtle fluctuation of energy came from the distance.

Ye Junhan glanced at the Wood Element superpower users in the distance, but his gaze quickly returned to the girl in front of him.

Gu Xi ignored the gazes falling on her and asked a staff member for some crop seeds.

The first batch to be planted was vegetables. The entire military district was so short on greens they’d been surviving on carrots for over half a month. At this point, everyone was about to turn into a rabbit.

’They were a pitiful bunch.’

After confirming the seeds in her hand were viable, Gu Xi gave them a casual toss.

Shen Yue, who had been leaning listlessly against a nearby railing, immediately raised his hand. A whirlwind fanned out from his palm.

Countless vegetable seeds rode the wind, scattering gracefully on the breeze like a celestial maiden strewing flowers, before landing and taking root...

Soon, an expanse of pure green spread across the wasteland.

This brutishly effective planting method startled the distant Wood Element superpower users, who had been planning to watch the spectacle. They all cut their conversations short and looked over.

The group exchanged impassive glances. A few of them took several steps forward, appearing to head toward Gu Xi.

Ye Junhan’s hand, resting on the scabbard at his waist, twitched slightly.

He lifted his gaze, his eyes landing on a man hiding behind the crowd, and was just about to step forward.

Just then, the unexpected happened.

From the ground beneath Gu Xi’s feet, small mounds of earth suddenly surged up.

Before anyone could react, the small mounds shot upward, and several men in black burst out of the ground. The cold weapons in their hands reflected a chilling, predatory light in the sun...

The moment they struck, they used vicious, deadly moves, clearly intending to take Gu Xi’s life in a single assault.

They were extremely confident in themselves.

At the same time, the seeds from Gu Xi’s hand drifted down around the men in black. They instantly took root and sprouted, growing into a thick, menacing green wall in the span of a single breath.

But this green wall had no offensive power. In the blink of an eye, the men in black sliced it apart.

Although it only delayed them for a second, that was enough.

Shen Yue and Ye Junhan had already lunged forward at the same time.

The instant the green wall shot up, Gu Xi had already dropped and rolled, "coincidentally" tumbling out of the battle’s range.

Sprouty also retracted from within the green wall, silently coiling around her fingertip.

"AHHH~~~!"

Someone in the crowd let out a cry of alarm.

The next second, screams rang out one after another.

The nearby Wood Element superpower users instantly scattered like frightened animals, fleeing madly in all directions.

In the chaos, someone even shoved Gu Xi, trying to push her back into the battlefield.

Gu Xi sidestepped, narrowly avoiding it.

At the same time, the person who had tried to push her somehow tripped over a cabbage at their feet. They were then trampled by the panicked crowd behind them, screaming incessantly.

Not far away, Gu Xi glanced back coolly at the person. ’This era really is different,’ she thought.

’These Wood Element superpower users, meticulously cultivated by the Abnormal Ability Research Institute, are like delicate flowers in a greenhouse. They don’t even have basic combat awareness.’

’And they think they can harm people, acting like this?’

’I wonder who gave them such confidence!’

Gu Xi calmly retracted her gaze. Not far away, Shen Yue and Ye Junhan had already engaged the men in black.

With these two gods of slaughter present, the chaos at the scene was quickly brought under control.

Men in black lay all over the ground, with only the last one still putting up a desperate resistance.

Gu Xi followed the crowd, retreating far away from the battlefield.

The soldiers already stationed here also quickly entered the area to maintain order.

In the chaos, a group of Wood Element superpower users had, at some point, walked over to Gu Xi’s side.

"You’re Gu Xi? From South City?" someone asked, their tone carrying a baseless, lofty arrogance.

’Trouble.’

Gu Xi nodded. "And you are?"

The person lifted her chin slightly and said primly, "Abnormal Ability Research Institute. Zhao Yan. Level 8 Wood Element Superpower User."

Gu Xi: "..." ’Is this the standard format for self-introductions these days? Back in my day, no sweet, naive idiot would reveal their trump card right off the bat.’

Gu Xi fell silent for a moment, feeling a vast generational gap between herself and this era.

That person exchanged a look with her companion and asked again, "I heard you were scraping by in the ruins before this? You only returned to the base last year?"

That wasn’t wrong, so Gu Xi nodded.

Just then, a broadcast announcement suddenly sounded.

"All non-combat personnel, please evacuate to Hall One immediately. I repeat, all non-combat personnel, please evacuate to Hall One immediately..."

Gu Xi saw that a team of fully armed soldiers had already surrounded the entire planting area and was conducting a thorough search.

Gu Xi was about to leave, but as soon as she looked up, she saw that not only had the Wood Element superpower users not left, but one of them had even rolled their eyes impatiently.

"Mr. Ye is here, why evacuate? Didn’t you see they’ve already taken down all those guys? Making a mountain out of a molehill..."

"The defensive forces in this planting zone are useless. All they do is run their mouths. If something really happened, relying on them would be pointless..."

"Good thing Mr. Ye was here today..."

Gu Xi raised an eyebrow slightly and glanced at them. ’I didn’t expect these few to be Ye Junhan’s fans.’

But a second look made it clear—they were all young girls. No wonder.

At that moment, a staff member finally came rushing over, wiping the sweat from his brow. With an expression that was both placating and helpless, he said to the group of Wood Element superpower users, "My dear ladies, it’s too chaotic here. Let’s go to Hall One to rest for a bit, shall we?"

The young girls were acting like pre-apocalypse fangirls and clearly didn’t want to leave.

Gu Xi quietly retreated to the back of the crowd.

Just then, a cold and distant male voice came from behind her.

"Move."

The young girls, who had been making a fuss just a moment ago, instantly fell deathly silent.

’Looks like a certain someone is best admired from a distance. Look how scared he made these girls... Tsk.’

Ye Junhan impassively sized Gu Xi up. ’That roll she did just now looked incredibly clumsy, yet for some reason, it gave him a feeling of calm and composure?’

’It was just like... something he had once seen in a top-secret combat video?’

Gu Xi happened to look up just then, meeting the man’s deep, assessing gaze. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Gu Xi: "?"

Just then, Shen Yue also sauntered over.

Ye Junhan impassively averted his gaze and glanced at the profusely sweating staff member beside them.

The staff member reacted instantly. He sighed wearily and looked up at the group of Wood Element superpower users. ’My dear ladies, can we please go now?’

The group of young girls stole several glances at Ye Junhan. Seeing his heart was like iron—utterly cold and ruthless—they finally followed the staff member away, full of reluctance.

Gu Xi pulled Shen Yue aside, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Were you using me as bait? You could’ve at least given me a heads-up."

’Today’s act was almost a flop. Good thing my reactions were fast enough.’

’I wonder if those people trying to probe my current strength from the shadows saw anything?’

Gu Xi let out a soft sigh. ’Please don’t let them disappoint me.’

’After all, that roll today... I put a tenth of my old flair into it. Anyone with a discerning eye would know what was up.’

Shen Yue also sighed. "I didn’t know about this beforehand, either." ’No wonder Ye Junhan showed up here today. It seems the higher-ups arranged it long ago...’

Shen Yue looked up at Ye Junhan, clearly waiting for an explanation.

Gu Xi looked over as well.

Ye Junhan’s expression was grim, but he didn’t know how to explain.

If it had been anyone else asking, he would have likely given a cold, "Acting on orders. No comment." But now... Following Gu Xi’s gaze, he looked down at the plastic bag attached to the scabbard at his waist.

The deep-fried fruits still exuded the unique, fresh fragrance of fruit, stirring his appetite.

He was suddenly reminded of a saying—it’s hard to be harsh after accepting a gift.

Ye Junhan: "...About this matter, I will give you an explanation."

’But not now.’