The girl was in her early twenties, with bright and striking features and a tall figure; she was clearly a child who had been raised in a wealthy family since childhood.

She exudes confidence from head to toe, and her tone of voice rises slightly, carrying a hint of pampered assertiveness.

"Sister Xinqiao... I've gotten separated from Young Master Su."

The bespectacled young man shook his head in confusion, clenched his fist and punched his temple twice, looking dejected.

A fully-equipped team set off, a group of people went out, and now only he has returned.

Xin Qiao's handsome eyebrows furrowed slightly. He rushed over to the lawnmower convoy and began rummaging through the vehicles.

"Stop joking, I don't have time for jokes. Where are they?"

There was only so much space on the lawnmower, and she quickly searched it all. It wasn't until she had checked the last car that Xinqiao finally believed the bespectacled young man wasn't joking.

"Dongmei and Lin Xiaobao have also gone missing?" Xin Qiao asked seriously, pulling the bespectacled guy off the lawnmower.

"It's a long story. When we left Oasis Group, there were only a few of us left. On the way back, we encountered a horde of zombies, and in the chaos, we all got separated."

The bespectacled young man pursed his lips, still clinging to a sliver of hope, "Didn't they go back to base?"

"If I were back, why would I even ask?" Xin Qiao angrily let go of his hand, turned around, and strode towards the K3 base.

"Hurry up and catch up, and report all the details to the base's high command."

The bespectacled young man didn't have time to explain. He hurriedly said a few words to Lu Sheng and the others, then jogged to catch up with Xin Qiao.

The remaining group stared at each other, bewildered in the wind in front of the K3 base gate.

Fortunately, Xinqiao was reliable. He exchanged a few words with the guards at the gate as they passed through, and a guide immediately came to greet Lu Sheng and the others.

Lu Sheng and her group were already very familiar with the K3 base, and they smoothly completed the check-in procedures by following the guide.

Contrary to expectations of chaos and war, the entire K3 base was peaceful.

Because of the perpetual darkness, all the streetlights in the base were on. Although they weren't as bright as the ever-burning lights that Lu Sheng and her group had, they were enough to maintain basic operations.

Everyone performed their duties in an orderly manner, and even the former slum market was bustling with activity and crowds.

The villagers of Qijia Village were seeing such a large-scale communal organization for the first time, and were dazzled and overwhelmed by the sights.

Qi Yue looked left and right, deeply attracted by the lively scene at the K3 base.

Ouch!

The little girl was looking around excitedly when she suddenly bumped into a middle-aged woman.

Teenagers have incredible strength; one even knocked a 1.7-meter-tall adult off balance.

The middle-aged woman plopped down on the ground, immediately clutching her stomach and letting out a gasp.

Qi Yue's face turned pale, and she hurriedly squatted down to help him up, saying, "I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going."

Lu Sheng and the others stopped in their tracks upon hearing the sound. Sun Tiantian immediately touched Lu Sheng's hand lightly with her finger, "Oh no, the little girl bumped into a pregnant woman..."

Even bumping into a pregnant woman before the apocalypse was a big deal, let alone in the apocalypse where new life is especially precious.

The villagers of Qijia Village immediately surrounded her, anxiously checking on the middle-aged woman's condition.

"It's nothing... my butt hurts a little."

The middle-aged woman was easy to talk to. After standing up while clutching her stomach, she carefully moved around a bit and looked up kindly, saying...

Qi Peng was sweating nervously. "Are you really alright? You're carrying another one, so we can't be careless. Shall we go with you to the base hospital for a checkup? If there's anything wrong, we'll take full responsibility."

"It's alright, it's alright. My belly is very resilient. It wasn't affected when I was on missions before."

Seeing Qi Yue's eyes brimming with tears, the middle-aged woman kindly patted her face and comforted her, "Don't cry, it's really nothing."

"Sister, I'm sorry..." Qi Yue blinked her big eyes and solemnly bowed to the middle-aged woman.

"It's really not easy. New life can still be born in the Eternal Night Era." Zhang Xiaojuan rubbed her chin and said with rare seriousness.

New life represents hope, especially in the eternal night when sunlight cannot be seen. The birth of a new life can greatly boost morale and rekindle the will to live in those who are despondent.

Especially after they learned in the oasis that only a very few lucky people could have reproductive abilities, the life that was being conceived before them seemed even more precious.

After the brief incident, the group followed the guide and moved into the accommodations provided by the K3 base specifically for temporary residents.

These accommodations mostly cater to businessmen visiting K3 or visitors from other bases, and the management measures are much more relaxed than in other parts of the base.

According to the time on my watch, it should be just past 2 PM, and the restaurant on the first floor is already packed with backpackers living a life of debauchery.

A woman who looked like the proprietress was serving dishes at dozens of tables, while a waitress at the front desk was busy registering guests' information.

Sun Tiantian and Xiao Yu went to the front desk to register, while the rest of the people found a table and ordered some simple and quick food.

"K3 base is really lucky. The proprietress looks like she's about three months pregnant, right?" Zhang Xiaojuan mumbled, munching on a cucumber that Han Rui had just grown.

If the results of the Oasis Group's experiment are true, the future trend will naturally be that whoever has more healthy and able-bodied adults will be able to plunder more high-quality resources.

When the proprietress was taking their order, her right hand was unconsciously protecting her lower abdomen.

A few people glanced at it out of the corner of their eyes and immediately noticed the slightly protruding belly under the apron.

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