"Sir, besides these, have any other strange things happened here recently, like in the sea?"

The beach outside the car window looked flat and smooth, unlike a place where large zombie-like marine creatures might have been stranded.

It looks relatively peaceful here; apart from those zombie fish, there doesn't seem to be any other danger.

The most dangerous thing at the beach is that zombie marine creatures might jump out of the sea.

This danger exists here, but it hasn't happened yet, and so far, it's not considered too dangerous.

"The sea is extremely dangerous and unpredictable; it's best to avoid it! And—"

Grandpa Li's pupils contracted slightly, and he stopped himself from saying what he was about to say, deeply ashamed of what he was about to say.

A gentle breeze blew in through the car window, carrying the scent of the sea to everyone.

With each breath, you can smell a faint aroma of seafood.

The azure sea holds too many secrets. Whether before or after the apocalypse, it seems that humanity can never conquer the ocean.

"And what? Does the old man know something else?"

Bai Xizhu stared at Grandpa Li's hesitant expression, trying to glean more information from his face.

"It's nothing." Grandpa Li shook his head with a smile. "That's all I can say. Stay away from the sea. Even if your friends go to sea, don't go there. If you want to find your friends, just wait here. If you go to sea, the chances of finding your friends will be much smaller!"

The sea isn't just home to those enormous zombie-like marine creatures.

The ocean is so vast, and there are some highly intelligent creatures there.

When a group possesses both power and wisdom, it means that the group can speak for itself and decide its own future.

"Even if we're going to wait, we need to know which direction to look in! Sir, could you give us a heads-up? We're not going over there; we're just looking in one direction!"

Before Uncle Li could refuse, Bai Xizhu spoke again,

"A serving of pork and scallion dumplings worth two bowls of soup."

"This isn't about the dumplings. Besides, even if I told you, your friends might not go there. What if you went anyway? Wouldn't that be just throwing your lives away?"

Grandpa Li swallowed hard and shook his head with difficulty.

Forget it, I'd better not say anything more. It feels a bit guilty to have killed several young people for a bite to eat.

"Ten bowls!"

Bai Xizhu calmly raised the price.

"I only glanced at it this morning, and I'm not sure if I'm seeing things."

"Twenty bowls!"

"Actually, I only saw a little bit of blue light and felt a little bit of special energy. Maybe it was other creatures in the ocean?"

"One hundred bowls, if that's not enough, then forget it."

"Ahem, there was a mysterious energy in that direction this morning. I'm not sure if your friends went there, so please don't go there!"

Grandpa Li pointed in a direction and earnestly told Bai Xizhu and the others not to go there.

If he dies, who will give him pork and scallion dumplings?

"Thank you so much, sir! You can come to us anytime you want dumplings!"

Bai Xizhu smiled slightly, her eyes already eagerly fixed on the direction the old man was pointing.

An endless sea.

It's like I said nothing at all.

They didn't have a sailboat to go out to sea, but she had Qin Yuan and water snakes.

One flies, the other swims; they're bound to find clues about the base commander.

"Okay!"

Grandpa Li nodded with a smile, then rubbed his fingers together sheepishly, took a step closer to Bai Xizhu, and awkwardly stretched out his hand in front of her.

"It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I'm worried about how many dumplings I can eat. Shouldn't we have some kind of proof?"

Such delicious food, it would be such a waste to miss a bowl. His mind was a bit muddled, but he dared not forget.

"Hold on!"

Bai Xizhu turned around, rummaged through a cabinet in the bus, and then placed a stack of plastic cards with numbers on them on the table in front of Grandpa Li.

This was bought by Grandpa Bai Zhengxuan; it's colorful, ranging from one to one hundred.

He bought them secretly, thinking that with the end of the world approaching and everyone struggling to survive, he was worried that if he developed dementia, it might hinder his family's escape. So he bought the cards just in case.

Watch it once a day to exercise your brain.

Given that both Grandpa and Grandma are getting stronger and younger, this card will probably have to be passed on to Bai Yifan.

Bai Yifan is no longer a novice; he's a dark horse.

So the family probably won't need it; it'll serve as a meal ticket for Grandpa Li.

"This is good. I'll have to keep it safe from now on. By the way, where do you live? If you go back, I'll know where to look for you."

Grandpa Li smiled and put the cards into his pocket. Looking at the bulging pocket, he felt incredibly at ease.

I'll never have to eat sashimi every day again; it's so awful.

“Yunhua Security Base!” Bai Xizhu said.

"Alright! This sounds like a safe base where you can live a long life!" Grandpa Li raised his eyebrows.

Regardless of whether this safe base is the largest in Shanghai, Grandpa Li has already designated it as a safe base that must be protected.

If any foolish zombie dares to attack Yunhua Safe Base, it must be killed!

"Oh! Right! I still have things to do today! You guys mustn't go out to sea rashly, I'm off!"

Grandpa Li suddenly slapped his forehead, stood up abruptly, and ran towards the car door.

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