books44 Chapter 156 Doomsday World 8
Chapter 156 Doomsday World 8
After a short rest, Liu Zi continued running southwest for about 300 kilometers until a wall appeared faintly in the gaps of the woods.
Liu Zi breathed a sigh of relief; after traveling all night, he had finally arrived.
There is a large iron gate at the foot of the wall, which is guarded by a person, and people come and go from time to time.
Liu Zi walked over, and there were guards at the gate. They looked at Liu Zi with familiar expressions.
"Sixth Brother, you're back! Eldest Brother has been talking about you these past few days."
Liu Zi glanced at the people coming in and out, took out an ID card and handed it over: "Xiao Hai, there are some new faces at the base again."
The guard named Xiao Hai waved his hand and pushed the card back: "Sixth Brother's identity doesn't need to be confirmed."
Then, with a proud look on his face, he said, "Sixth Brother, you may not know this, but while you were away from the base, we took over all those small bases in the southeast. Our base's population is about to exceed 20,000!"
Liu Zi was also very happy to hear this. He put away his identity card and patted the guard on the shoulder: "Where is Big Brother now?"
Xiao Hai scratched his head: "We just finished eating, we should be over at the office building. What's up, Sixth Brother, did you find another big fish?"
Seeing Xiao Hai's bright eyes, Liu Zi didn't say anything, but punched him in the chest with his fist and strode into the iron gate.
This base covers a large area and can accommodate tens of thousands of people.
I don't know what method the boss used, but the plants here didn't grow wildly like elsewhere. They can build houses and walls, instead of living in trees like in some bases.
Liu Zi walked deeper into the base. As he went further in, he gradually encountered guards. However, all of them recognized Liu Zi and greeted him before he went inside.
Liu Zi walked into a three-story building, which was the most decent building in the entire base. The other buildings were either made of wood or stone, but this office building was made of concrete and bricks.
Such office buildings were quite common before the apocalypse, and were even inconspicuous compared to skyscrapers with dozens of floors, but they are extremely rare after the apocalypse.
Although it's called an office building, it's actually the residence of several leaders of the base.
The group usually eats, lives, and discusses matters in this building.
Liu Zi climbed the stairs to the second floor and skillfully knocked on the door of a room.
The person inside was a thin, middle-aged man wearing a faded white shirt, gray suit trousers, and black leather shoes. His hair was neatly parted in a three-seven ratio. At first glance, he didn't look like the leader of a base, but rather like a refined scholar.
"Liu Zi, you're back!" The middle-aged man was very happy to see Liu Zi and quickly invited him in, personally pouring him a cup of freshly brewed tea.
Liu Zi took the tea, drank it, and glanced at the room. It was unchanged from when he left, except that some new green seedlings had sprouted in the glass box against the wall.
Liu Zi finished his tea in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and said, "Big brother! I made a big discovery during our exploration in the north."
"Oh?" The middle-aged man habitually reached out to adjust his glasses, but then remembered that he had eaten wild animal meat and his nearsightedness was cured. He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
"tell me the story."
Liu Zi and the eldest brother recounted in detail how he followed Li Kuishan northeastward and then encountered Lin Xiaoqian.
"That woman was incredibly skilled; she was a trained fighter. After I managed to escape, I didn't go far, but followed them at a distance. And then!" Liu Zi's expression became somewhat excited. "The woman led that group of people into a house. The house had two floors and covered an area of about a hundred square meters. I climbed a tree and looked from afar. The entrance was filled with rare supplies; they had everything imaginable, even the farm tools that you wanted most, Brother!"
The middle-aged man pondered for a moment and asked, "Is it a base that we haven't discovered before? How many people are there?"
Liu Zi shook his head: "It doesn't look like a base to me. It's just a house there. As for the number of people, from what I saw, there were only 4 people, two men and two women."
The middle-aged man paced back and forth, deep in thought.
After a while, he stopped and looked at Liu Zi, asking, "Are you sure they have farm tools?"
Liu Zi said earnestly, "Big brother, you know me. I'm a country boy who grew up in the fields. How could I not recognize farm tools? You've forgotten, when the apocalypse happened, I was digging sweet potatoes in the field and almost got tangled in the sweet potato vines. If you hadn't happened to pass by, there wouldn't be the lively Liu Zi we know today."
As Liu Zi spoke, he patted his chest, making a loud "slap slap" sound.
The middle-aged man was amused by this. Thinking about how ten years had passed since the apocalypse, the little boy who used to depend on his grandfather and have to work in the fields on his own had now grown into a young man, and he felt a pang of emotion.
He sighed and said, "Now the base has a growing population and a greater demand for food. Although we can barely survive by hunting and gathering, humans are still humans. We can't live like savages forever. We need to revive human civilization, or at least get the land cultivated as soon as possible."
Liu Zi had heard these words many times. His eldest brother was very persistent about the human civilization he talked about. He always wanted to bring humans together and then cultivate the land. He would tinker with his precious seeds in his room whenever he had free time.
It's said that before the apocalypse, my older brother was a student at an agricultural college.
Liu Zi didn't quite understand what his older brother was saying, but he didn't think it mattered. Anyway, his older brother had saved his life, so he would do whatever his older brother told him to do.
The middle-aged man stopped and said seriously, "I need to go there myself. Liu Zi, you lead the way!"
Liu Zi hesitated for a moment. It was a 500-kilometer journey. Before he could even voice his objections, his eldest brother said, "I don't mind that the second brother and the others are watching over things at the base. But since it concerns farm tools, I have to go there myself."
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Lin Xiaoqian shaded his eyes with his hand and looked up. Zhuang Damao and Liao Zhuang were piloting an aircraft back from the Kuixing base where Li Kuishan was located.
The large open space in front of the small restaurant was filled with shelves of all sizes, displaying a dazzling array of goods, from cotton swabs to vehicles and even aircraft.
The people from the Kuixing base were stunned by the sight before them as soon as they stepped off the aircraft.
The supplies are so plentiful, it's like a giant open-air supermarket!
Li Kuishan excitedly said to Zhou Xing, "See? I told you so! Miss Lin and the others really have a lot of good stuff."
Zhou Xing nodded, secretly shocked. Could ordinary people really produce such things?
Regardless of his thoughts, the people at the Kuixing base had already begun moving between the shelves, selecting the items they wanted.
Zhuang Damao and Liao Zhuang kept watch outside to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation.
As the group strolled around, they suddenly smelled a spicy aroma. Following the scent, they found it was coming from the building behind the open-air supermarket.
Standing at the restaurant entrance, Jiang Shuang smiled and said to everyone, "When you're choosing what you need, don't forget to treat your stomach! Our signature chicken hot pot is rich in flavor, spicy and addictive. Why don't you come and try it?"
At first glance, some people might not recognize the name "Chicken Pot" because they haven't had a proper meal in ten years. Who could possibly remember what it is?
But the spicy and tempting aroma makes your mouth water; you can't go wrong with eating it!
Try it! You absolutely have to try it!