In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

Time: 18:00 on the fourth day after the red rain begins.

Kunlun No. 1 Base, three underground floors, room 66, private banquet hall.

This floor is not open to the public, and it doesn't have that lingering smell of engine oil and disinfectant. Instead, there's a faint sandalwood scent and the mellow aroma of decanted red wine.

The long, solid wood dining table was filled with ingredients that would be considered a luxury even in peacetime.

Australian M9 tomahawk steak, deep-sea bluefin tuna sashimi, and a few bottles of fine vintage Romanée-Conti.

"Sizzle!"

Su Ran cut off a small piece of the still sizzling steak and put it in her mouth to chew slowly.

Medium-rare, the sensation of the juices bursting in his mouth slightly eased the tension he had been feeling for four days.

On the other side, the scene was completely different.

"Smack smack!"

Ye Xiao didn't use a knife and fork at all; he grabbed the huge battle axe bone with his hands and tore into the beef.

His body, severely depleted after the high-voltage electric shock training, was frantically demanding energy.

As for Bai Lu, she didn't even move her hand.

The plate of tuna sashimi floated in mid-air, the thin slices of fish, as thin as cicada wings, seemed to be drawn by invisible threads, lining up and automatically flying into her cherry-like mouth.

She ate with great elegance, if you ignored the suspended plates and cutlery.

Eat slowly, there's plenty to go.

Su Ran picked up her wine glass, swirled the scarlet liquid, and said, "I still have thousands of tons of this stuff in my storage space. We could eat it all the way into the next century and still not finish it."

"whee."

Bai Lu replied with a smile, "Su Ran, you're so good to us!"

Su Ran swirled her wine glass, her gaze drifting between the two of them.

These two people are his biggest trump cards in this life.

But it is also the biggest variable.

Ye Xiao is a double-edged sword, too bloodthirsty; Bai Lu is also a nuclear landmine, extremely unstable.

The title of "special advisor" or Li Guodong's administrative orders can suppress the situation temporarily, but not permanently.

To gain a foothold in that chaotic era of gods and demons in the future, seniority alone will not be enough.

He possesses spatial abilities, excelling in logistics and strategy. In a one-on-one fight, Ye Xiao could easily splatter his brains out with a single punch.

"They must be firmly tied to our war machine."

Su Ran pondered in her mind, her eyes gradually deepening.

"Advisor Su, you didn't just treat us to this meal to celebrate that I didn't get electrocuted, did you?"

Ye Xiao paused, hastily wiped the grease from his lips, and looked at Su Ran with a complicated expression:

"Just say what you mean. I don't like owing favors, and I already owe you one. So, what are you after?"

"What's the point?"

Su Ran laughed and said, "It's been many years since the three of us friends have had a meal together like this."

Both of them were stunned when they heard Su Ran's words.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Ye Xiao said, "I don't remember us knowing each other before."

The white deer also stopped chewing, its clear, large eyes quietly fixed on Su Ran.

He nodded silently.

"Ugh!"

Su Ran sighed heavily.

"If I say..."

Su Ran's smile faded, her gaze becoming deep and weathered. "We've known each other for ten years, haven't we?"

The air in the room froze instantly.

"I'm not pretending anymore, I'm coming clean."

Su Ran leaned back in her chair and made a startling statement: "I am a reborn person."

"That's why I said we haven't eaten together for many years."

"Brother, even though the world has changed, isn't this a bit too ridiculous?"

Ye Xiao wiped the oil off his hands and said, somewhat speechlessly.

Su Ran ignored Ye Xiao's sarcastic remarks and calmly stated, "Why was the Great Xia able to know about the apocalypse thirty days in advance?"

"Why was the country able to build twelve underground cities in such a short time?"

"And why did I manage to save you so precisely at the execution ground, and take Bai Lu away from the mental hospital?"

"Didn't you ever think about that?"

The air in the room instantly froze again.

Even the knife and fork that the white deer was holding, which were suspended in mid-air, paused for a moment before falling onto the table with a thud.

They had thought about this problem countless times.

That's incredibly accurate.

Everything was too precise.

It felt like someone was holding a script and pushing the state machinery of the country step by step.

Four days ago, they would have thought Su Ran was crazy.

But now, looking out the window at the red rain that arrives as expected, looking at this steel fortress that was prepared in advance for the apocalypse...

Aside from the reborn, there seems to be no other explanation that can fit this shocking lie.

"The country was able to relocate a month ahead of schedule, and they even recruited special talents..."

Ye Xiao muttered to himself, his eyes shifting from surprise to shock, "So you're the one pushing the country forward with the strategy guide?"

Su Ran stood up and walked to the French windows.

"I know this is hard to believe, but it's the truth. Otherwise, why would the commander give me such great authority?"

"Su Ran, what was I like in my previous life?"

The white deer blinked, looking somewhat expectant.

Su Ran looked at Bai Lu with a strange expression.

"In your previous life, you were everyone's nightmare. Your nickname was 'The Queen'."

"Empress? That sounds really powerful." Bai Lu's lips involuntarily curled up.

"In your past life, you single-handedly occupied the entire Sichuan Basin and commanded an army of 100,000 zombies."

"She can control zombies?!"

Ye Xiao's eyes widened in disbelief.

He still harbored resentment about being pinned to the floor by Bai Lu last time.

"That's right, Bai Lu's later mental strength can forcibly control the brainwaves of zombies."

Su Ran continued speaking to Bai Lu, "In your past life, you were capricious and unpredictable. If anyone dared to look at you even twice, even from thousands of meters away, you would send them flying with a single thought..."

Su Ran made a gesture, "That person's brain matter can be shaken evenly in an instant."

Bai Lu's eyes widened, and after a moment, she covered her mouth and chuckled, "Am I that amazing?"

"certainly."

Su Ran continued, "I met you before you were fully strong. You were attacked by a wilderness hunter, and I saved you, so I know a lot about your story. We've been friends for many years."

"And what about me?" Ye Xiao asked curiously.

Su Ran looked at Ye Xiao, "Ye Xiao, in your past life, you were nicknamed 'Shura,' a peak physical enhancement expert. We met when we were both nobody, but I never imagined you would become the number one fighter in the Great Xia Dynasty."

"In your past life, in order to rescue the refugees trapped by the zombie horde, you single-handedly fought your way in and out of the sea of ​​zombies seven times, carrying two Tang swords."

Ye Xiao listened intently, his Adam's apple bobbing: "I...I'm such a good person? I'd even go and rescue refugees?"

"That's you ten years from now."

Su Ran said calmly, "Right now, you are indeed just a street thug. But deep down, you have a fierce determination to protect others."

"Although you forgot how good you were to me in my past life, we are brothers. After I was reborn, when I learned that you were in trouble, I immediately rescued you from the execution ground."

"Wait, what did you say? I've forgotten my roots?"

Ye Xiao roared, his face filled with disbelief.

I value "righteousness" more than my own life.

To say that you've forgotten your roots is just to say that you're disloyal, isn't it?

No, that's impossible, that's definitely not me.

Ye Xiao internally denied it three times.

Looking at the two of them, one with a look of longing and the other with a look of reflection, Su Ran couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Indeed, it's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature.

"Is rebirth also one of your superpowers?" Bai Lu asked curiously.

This question surprised Su Ran; he had never actually thought about it before.

"Hmm...right?"

Su Ran tapped the table, bringing the topic back on track.

"In our past lives, we mostly struggled alone. Although we all became gods, human civilization had basically been wiped out."

Su Ran said calmly, "In this life, I want to reverse the future. I want to save more people and ensure the continuation of the Great Xia civilization."

Ye Xiao and Bai Lu's expressions hardened.

Su Ran chuckled inwardly, observing the changes in their expressions, "This is it!"

Su Ran withdrew her hand, took the list out of her pocket, and threw it on the table.

"You guys need to do me a favor tomorrow."

"What is this?"

Ye Xiao picked up the list, which was full of red circles. "Pei Miaomiao? Mo Yun? Aren't these all the special talents from Area A?"

"Yes, that is, the other people in the 'Cradle of God' project who were in the same cohort as you."

Su Ran said, "These people are too complacent right now."

"The country treats them the best, like royalty. They now think they are the chosen ones, a privileged class."

Su Ran sneered, "They still haven't realized how cruel the future will be."

"If we continue raising them like this, these people will be ruined. In her previous life, the 'Flame Queen' Pei Miaomiao awakened amidst the despair of her entire family being eaten. Right now, she's still a spoiled young lady who throws tantrums."

"So, I plan to wean them."

Su Ran stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and looked at the dark underground city dome outside.

"Tomorrow morning, I will announce the cancellation of all preferential treatment in Area A. Everyone will be forcibly incorporated into the combat sequence for high-intensity combat training."

"These arrogant elites will definitely get angry."

"My seniority and rank may not be enough to keep these self-important 'geniuses' in check. Especially since my superpowers can't be directly translated into combat strength, they'll just see me as a logistics manager."

"So, I need your help to establish my authority tomorrow. Are you willing to help me?" Su Ran looked at the two of them and asked sincerely.

"I do!"

Bai Lu clenched her fists, determined to thoroughly crush the arrogance of these geniuses tomorrow.

Ye Xiao looked at him strangely. "You're not trying to fool us, are you?"

He was now completely convinced that Su Ran was a reincarnated person.

However, Su Ran's claim that he "forgot his roots" in his previous life was something that he, a man of great loyalty and righteousness, could not accept.

"Do you know where you're eating right now?" Su Ran asked.

"The base restaurant."

Ye Xiao replied without hesitation.

"So you've forgotten your roots."

Su Ran replied irritably.