Chapter 98

At noon, several people sat under a huge tree to rest and avoid the scorching sun.

Tang Zeyu placed the map on the ground and spread it out, pointing to a marked point above.

"This is Dawn Base, which is where we are going."

Then move your finger to a spot nearby and say, "This is where we are now."

When Lu Shiyu looked out, his eyes lit up instantly.

"So close, we're almost there!"

"If all goes well, we'll be there before sunset tomorrow."

After hearing such good news, several people couldn't help but show a little excitement, and at the same time a little nervousness.

Shao Xingyang: "This is my first time visiting other bases, and I don't know if other bases look the same as Shuguang Base."

"It might be a little shabby compared to the Shuguang Base," Yan Hong said. "I heard that the Shuguang Base is already the most developed base and occupies the largest area. I think other bases will only be worse than the Shuguang Base."

Imagining the dilapidated old base, Shao Xingyang's expectations instantly dropped by half.

"ah--"

Shaoxing Yang drags out the last syllable, seeming disappointed.

Yan Hong turned to Tang Zeyu and asked, "Captain, is it really feasible for us to go find the Dawn Base?"

Yan Hong was still a little worried. The Dawn Base was a completely unfamiliar existence to everyone present. They had only heard of it at most and had never even seen a photo of the Dawn Base. People have a natural fear of the unknown, and even they were no exception. Yan Hong was very worried that the Dawn Base was not as reliable as Professor Chen said.

Tang Zeyu took out the letter that Professor Chen gave them from her bag, feeling a little hesitant.

"How about we open it and see what's written inside?"

"Okay, okay!"

Yan Hong and Shao Xingyang instantly became excited, Chen Yunliang and Lu Shiyu also seemed interested. Tang Zeyu didn't expect that just by casually saying it, the others were already eager to try it. Now he was really in a dilemma.

After all, when Professor Chen gave him the letter, he also reminded him not to open it without permission.

But if it passes unanimously, it can't be considered as unauthorized, right?

As Tang Zeyu opened the seal of the envelope, the four people gathered around and stared at it with intense concentration, as if they could stare a hole in it.

Under everyone's expectant gaze, Tang Zeyu slowly pulled out the paper from the envelope. Inside the envelope was...

Another envelope.

There was also a note inside. Lu Shiyu picked up the note that had fallen on the ground, saw the words on it, and read them out loud.

"Whoever opens the envelope is a puppy..."

Lu Shiyu: “…”

Yan Hong: “…”

Shaoxing Yang: "..."

Chen Yunliang: “…”

Puppy Tang Zeyu: "So defensive! Professor Chen is so old and still like this..."

Lu Shiyu discovered that there were words on the back of the note, so he turned it over and continued reading: "I'm guarding against you..."

Everyone: “…”

Tang Zeyu was silent for three seconds, and finally gave up opening the envelope and stuffed it back.

"Forget it, since Professor Chen doesn't want us to watch it, then we won't."

Seeing that Tang Zeyu did not continue to dismantle it, the few people felt bored and dispersed.

Tang Zeyu put the envelope away and said, "Actually, the people in other bases are just like us. They are just survivors who entered the base to escape the distortion disaster. There is no need to imagine them to be so terrifying."

Lu Shiyu asked curiously, "How many bases like this are there?"

Tang Zeyu shook his head. "I'm not sure. Although many bases were established back then, not many could hold out against the wave of mutated creatures, and not all of the bases that survived were able to develop well."

"Only a small number of bases have the technology and capabilities to communicate. Most bases are busy with internal production and development and don't have the time to care about the lives of other bases. Therefore, even if the satellites in the sky are accessible to everyone, they can't connect to all bases."

Lu Shiyu: "Are the satellites in the sky shared?"

"Well, those were launched into space before the disaster. This allowed the human survivor base to detect the outside world on a small scale and communicate with other bases. However, this is not a long-term solution. Those satellites will eventually become obsolete."

By then, the communication between the bases will be completely cut off.

Lu Shiyu understood, that's right, with the remaining technology of mankind, if they want to launch a satellite, even if the people at the top of the base are willing to spend the money and resources, they may not have the ability to do so.

Thinking of this, Lu Shiyu suddenly felt a little worried.

"Someone in the base wants to prevent the end of the apocalypse, but if it continues like this, sooner or later all the technology humanity has painstakingly accumulated will be rendered useless, and we'll be thrown back a hundred years. Do they really not care at all about such a huge price? What will happen to the others in the base?"

Chen Yunliang pushed up his glasses and said, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much."

"Judging from the base's current development, although recovery is slow, it's still progressing and won't go backwards. It will only change the way humans live in the future, but the underlying principles won't change."

Lu Shiyu: “…………”

I didn't hear anything that didn't need to worry.

Tang Zeyu: "But that would be like a nightmare for ordinary people. The development of the base requires a huge amount of resources, which can only be used after layers of exploitation. The wool comes from the sheep. On the surface, the development of the base is improving, but that is all obtained by highly intensively exploiting ordinary people at the bottom."

"If we don't disrupt the current situation once again, this exploitation will continue. The end of the apocalypse is necessary, and we can't wait until the top brass deems it appropriate to begin. We must force the base to be exposed immediately."

Chen Yunliang disagreed somewhat: "But directly disclosing it will definitely cause panic, and social chaos will be of no benefit to ordinary people. The base should be fully planned before being made public."

Tang Zeyu, however, felt that Chen Yunliang's idea was too conservative. "Given the current attitude of the Shuguang Base, if we want to wait until we have discussed it with them before going public, we will be passed around and delayed indefinitely. We have no choice but to cut the Gordian knot and force them to leave with a knife to their necks."

"But if the top management has different ideas and decisions and fails to solve the problem in time, the losses will be huge, and these losses will ultimately fall on the people at the bottom."

"The base is now like a frog in boiling water. A short pain is worse than a long one."

…

The two of them started arguing because of their different ideas about specific measures. Although they both sounded reasonable and did not use offensive words, Lu Shiyu felt that the tension between them was coming out.

"Hey, there's a debate competition going on."

Yan Hong was cracking melon seeds and leaning against a tree trunk to watch the show. Shaoxing Yang next to her was also cracking melon seeds and watching the show. Although they couldn't understand it and could only watch for fun, it was still quite interesting.

Lu Shiyu grabbed a handful of melon seeds and asked the two, "What do you think?"

"What do you think?"

"Should we just announce the news that the apocalypse may be coming to an end?"

"Oh, yes."

Yan Hong rolled her eyes and said, "It doesn't matter."

"Every day is the same anyway, it's all pretty much the same."

Shao Xingyang also echoed: "I don't understand what they say, it's all gibberish. Anyway, just don't disturb me from eating and sleeping."

"You guys are so casual." Lu Shiyu said after spitting out a mouthful of melon seed shells.

Yan Hong asked, "What about you? You run a business in the base, so you will be affected too."

"Well, well..."

Lu Shiyu imagined that if the end of the world was over, everyone would definitely not stay in the base anymore. More and more people would go out, but the most prosperous area would definitely still be within the base, and everyone would still need to go back to the houses in the base to sleep.

With people coming in and out, the flow of people is huge. Lu Shiyu's store is located not far from the entrance of a base. The huge flow of people will definitely bring more customers, but with the increase in customers, the rent of the store will also rise. At that time, it is not known whether it will make more money or lose money.

Lu Shiyu thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with an accurate answer. He felt that his brain was about to be stuck by this complicated problem and couldn't function, so he had no choice but to give up thinking.

"Well, actually I don't know what the future will be like."

Yan Hong smiled, patted Lu Shiyu's shoulder and said comfortingly, "That's right, who knows what the future will be like? Why always worry about the future that hasn't come yet?"

Yan Hong rubbed Lu Shiyu's face jokingly and said, "Look at you, you're so worried that you look like a bitter gourd."

"Ugh, stop rubbing my face..."

The two people on the other side argued for a long time but could not decide who was the winner, and finally parted on bad terms.

However, the quarrel between the two did not affect the other three at all. They continued to talk and laugh, and after the break, they set off again.

The rest of the journey went very smoothly, and they didn't encounter any attacks from strange distorted creatures. However, when they were about to arrive at the Dawn Base, they met people from the Dawn Base.

"Who are you?" the man asked, looking at them. "I know everyone in charge of this area. Why haven't I seen you before?"

The few of them exchanged glances briefly. They probably couldn't get away with pretending to be from the Dawn Base, and the uniforms they wore were obviously different. If they lied at this time, it might cause even greater misunderstandings, so it would be better to be honest.

Tang Zeyu took the initiative to step forward and explained their identities to the man, but he embellished the content slightly.

"A diplomat sent by Dawn Base to enhance communication between the two bases?"

The man was skeptical. He looked them up and down and said, "Why didn't I receive the notice from above that the diplomats were coming?"

Lu Shiyu took two steps forward and said to the man with a smile, "Your job is to collect information. It's normal that you didn't receive any information. This is not within your job scope. If you take us to the base, you will naturally know whether what we said is true."

The man looked at Lu Shiyu strangely, as if he didn't understand why the other party could see through his work so easily.

Lu Shiyu still had a decent smile on his face. Of course she guessed it.

This person had almost no protective equipment on him, and he was carrying such a large backpack. Even though Lu Shiyu was not sure whether the types of work at the Dawn Base were the same as those at the Shuguang Base, he thought they were pretty much the same. He guessed that there was a high possibility that the other party was responsible for the collection mission.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Lu Shiyu knew that he guessed right.

However, that person's rank was not very high, so he did not dare to make decisions on his own. His attitude towards several people was also a little vague, neither enthusiastic nor disgusted.

"Okay, follow me. I'll take you to meet our captain."

Lu Shiyu nodded slightly, and the man led a few people towards the gathering place.

A few people knew that the matter was almost done and cheered silently.