Chapter 613 Chapter 615 Escort

Jiang Jie looked at a group of people rushing to talk to him. Before one of them could finish speaking, he was interrupted by another person. Suddenly, he felt a headache.

After living in the cave for more than ten days, he had a general understanding of the situation here.

Supplies such as salt are in short supply in the cave now. Half a year has passed since the last time people were sent to the safe zone to exchange supplies. During the past six months, the original main combat forces have all left, leaving only a group of cultivators who have just broken through the Chongmai realm or are still in the Yinling realm to support the hunting team. The current hunting team relies on their familiarity with the surrounding terrain and their ability to set traps to hunt prey and barely maintain the livelihood of the villagers in the cave. They now have no strength to go to the safe zone to exchange supplies. Even if one day a level three monster lurks nearby, the villagers in the cave will immediately be in dire straits.

"Stop arguing! Don't make things difficult for Brother Jie. Brother Jie, you guys go first tomorrow. I, I'll wait a little longer!" Wang Yao said in a hoarse voice.

After hearing what Wang Yao said, the others did not calm down, but instead started a new wave of quarrels.

Wang Yao's home was not far from here. He heard the noise here, came over and knew what was going on. He was packing up at home just now and was seen by someone. The person asked him a few questions. He was thinking about leaving tomorrow and was happy, so he told the truth. However, the news spread so quickly. Everyone wanted to leave, but they still had parents and relatives to take care of. With their strength, they could not protect their relatives on the road and could only stay here.

No matter how powerful Jiang Jie is, he cannot protect so many people. However, most of the villagers are related to each other and have their own connections. In fact, his family and the Jiang family have an average relationship. Many people present have a closer relationship with Jiang Jie's family than with him.

"Everybody stop arguing and let me calm down for a while!" Jiang Jie's head was buzzing from the noise. He raised his hand and everyone quieted down.

"How many people are there in the cave now?" The original population of their village was less than a thousand. When the end of the world comes, there will definitely be casualties. Excluding the families who have moved away in the past six months, he estimated that there are no more than five hundred people in the cave.

"There are a total of 427 people, 68 over 70 years old, 42 between 60 and 70 years old, 45 under 18 years old, and the rest are between 18 and 60 years old." Mother Jiang said from the back. She was a member of the group responsible for the canteen and knew the population distribution in the cave very well.

Those between the ages of eighteen and sixty are the main combat force, and their food is better than that of others.

"You wait a moment, I'll be back soon." Their team will pass by the Mengjia Bay safe zone on their way back to Beijing. They are all from the same village. They are willing to leave here, and Jiang Jie is willing to help.

Jiang Jie input his spiritual energy into the sound transmission jade talisman and connected to Rong Xianxian. "Ajie, is there anything wrong?" Rong Xianxian asked.

"Sister Rong, I'm afraid we can't stay in this cave where our villagers are hiding any longer. Those with strong fighting ability have all left, and only some with average fighting ability, as well as some elderly, weak, women and children are left. They know we are leaving tomorrow and want to leave with us. Do you think... can we take them with us?" Jiang Jie's last sentence was a little vague.

"Okay, do they want to go to the Mengjia Bay safe zone?" Rong Xianxian asked straightforwardly. Jiang Jie and she were friends for life and death, and she was just helping him escort the villagers. How could Rong Xianxian not agree?

"Yes, I have tried my best to send them to the Mengjia Bay safe zone. Thank you, Sister Rong!" Jiang Jie breathed a sigh of relief. Since Sister Rong agreed to help, there would definitely be no problem.

"You're welcome. We've come all the way from the beginning of the apocalypse to today. Do we have to be so formal about such a small matter? Go to bed early! We'll meet at your house tomorrow morning!" Rong Xianxian was referring to the location of the original village. The road there was relatively wide. The mountain road from the village to Jiuhuan Mountain was rugged. People who were not familiar with the terrain would not be able to find the cave.

"Okay! See you tomorrow, Sister Rong." After hanging up the call, Jiang Jie looked excited.

"If you want to leave the cave and follow me to the Mengjia Bay safe zone tomorrow, you can go back and pack your things now. We will leave together tomorrow morning." Jiang Jie thought that this would cause cheers, but the scene was completely silent. Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke and no one left.

Jiang Jie was a little surprised, "Why, are you not going to leave again?"

Finally someone broke the silence, "You can't protect so many people by yourself. If we go with you, we will definitely protect our own families. We can't even take care of ourselves, so how can we protect them?"

Then someone in the crowd sighed, thinking about it, but there was nothing they could say. After all, Jiang Jie was a person with limited abilities, and he was powerless!

"Who said I'm alone? My teammates will come to pick us up tomorrow and wait for us in our village. It's just this short distance. Can you go?" Jiang Jie smiled.

"Really? How many teammates do you have? Can they protect so many of us? Uh, I mean, my grandpa and his gang are so many people!"

What Jiang Jie meant by his words just now was that anyone in the cave could follow him as long as they wanted to leave. There were more than 400 people!

"I can't guarantee anything. It all depends on your own choice. If you want to leave, let's leave together tomorrow. That's it. Tell each other!" Accidents may happen at any time. Jiang Jie can't guarantee that he will ensure everyone's safety.

The next morning, Jiang Jie found that the cave was brightly lit, all the oil lamps were lit, and everyone was busy packing up.

It was clear that leaving was a mutual choice.

The atmosphere was somewhat solemn, with a feeling of sadness shrouding the crowd, mixed with fear of the unknown future. Once they left, they would probably never come back, and some might even die on the road.

The older ones didn't want to leave, but for the sake of their children they had no other choice.

This mood suddenly changed when they saw the receiving convoy.

"Let's go, those in front are my teammates. If you don't have a car, get one quickly!" Jiang Jie said to the villagers, pointing to the rows of camouflaged heavy military trucks on the road ahead.

Jiang Tao's reaction was the most direct. He screamed and hugged Jiang Jie's neck, "Brother, you are a soldier? No, you are an official? You actually mobilized so many trucks at once, it's amazing!"

"This car is so cool! Ah!" Jiang Tao jumped up and down around Jiang Jie, and almost lifted Jiang Jie up and turned him around twice.

Jiang Jie's parents' faces beamed, and the villagers also looked at Jiang Jie with awe.

(End of this chapter)