The militia's sled convoy once again traveled across the vast snowfield, a mighty procession resembling a giant silver dragon.

Chen Yu sat in the middle of the sled caravan, closing his eyes to rest.

Qiao Meng began another round of busy work in the kitchen.

Lin Lele lost interest in watching the show. She sat next to Chen Yu, resting her chin on her hands, her brows furrowed, glancing at Chen Yu every now and then with a puzzled look on her face.

Chen Yu finally lost his patience with Lin Lele's probing, almost scrutinizing gaze. Without even lifting his eyelids, he said irritably, "Speak up if you have something to say, or shut up if you have something to say!"

"Sir, didn't we agree that our next destination was Wenhan? Why have we suddenly changed our route and are even taking a detour? Is it because of the 'Frost Alliance'?" Lin Lele asked疑惑地, "This is completely out of character for you!"

"Then what do you think we should do?" Chen Yu asked calmly, his eyes still closed.

"Of course we'll take them down! So what if it's the 'Frost Alliance'? Do you think they can scare away our 'Tianyu Base'?" Lin Lele's tone was filled with a stubborn refusal to admit defeat. She said fiercely, "Those who obey you prosper, those who oppose you perish. What kind of trash is the 'Frost Alliance'? Can they possibly stop our Tianyu Base's 'militia' warriors?"

“Yes,” Chen Yu said. “The Frost Alliance currently has over 4,000 fully armed Frost Legion warriors. Due to special circumstances, they have complete military facilities and equipment. Our Tianyu Base is thousands of miles away. Tell me, what do you think we have to fight them with?”

“Uh…” Lin Lele was speechless.

“But we can’t just give up like this!” Lin Lele said with a look of reluctance. “We are a legitimate team authorized by the state, an official team for ‘cold relief and disaster relief.’ How can we be scared off by an illegal separatist force?”

Chen Yu was speechless upon hearing this. "I was just saying it, and it's fine if others don't understand. But you, my secretary who's always following me around, actually took it seriously?"

However, since Lin Lele thought that way, he naturally wouldn't take the initiative to explain it to her. After all, deceiving others is deceiving oneself first, and Lin Lele's awareness of this would be beneficial for future work.

"Hehe, commendable courage." Chen Yu said with a faint smile, "However, our 'Tianyu Base' is a civilized base, and our 'Anti-Cold Disaster Relief Militia Group' is a righteous army. Many times, we don't necessarily have to rely on brute force to solve problems."

Lin Lele's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Sir, you already have a scheme in mind?"

“That’s called a scheme,” Chen Yu corrected. “Do you know how many of them confessed last night?”

"Anyway, Han Wantong, that stubborn rock, hasn't said a word. She's really ungrateful!" Lin Lele said angrily. Then, her attention returned to Chen Yu's question, and she asked curiously, "Sir, tell me quickly, who confessed during last night's interrogation? They all looked so righteous this morning. I want to see who's really good at pretending!"

"Hehe." Chen Yu smiled mysteriously, "Guess."

"Stop being so mysterious, just tell me, who is it?" Lin Lele said anxiously. "Is it Han Ruiming? I think he's quite suspicious. Otherwise, he wouldn't have offered to join us."

Chen Yu shook his head.

“That’s one of the remaining 13 people.” Lin Lele frowned. “Give me some time to think about it.”

Lin Lele began to carefully recall the reactions of everyone present at the time, trying to find out which "Oscar" Best Actor.

"Alright, stop guessing." Chen Yu felt that the question was a bit beyond Lin Lele's level, so he took the initiative to reveal the answer: "Those 13 people all confessed everything they knew."

"Huh~?" Lin Lele was dumbfounded. "What a bunch of old foxes, they've been hiding really well!"

"Then why did they go back? The Han siblings stayed without saying anything." Lin Lele asked, puzzled.

“They naturally have reasons to go back. Are they just going to abandon their families? Besides, if it were you, would you be willing to give up a powerful backer and turn to a small force that interrogated you all night?” Chen Yu said.

"But I heard that their punishment for traitors is extremely severe!" Lin Lele was still puzzled.

"Haven't we already found someone to take the blame?" Chen Yu explained.

“Uh…” This time, Lin Lele understood. No wonder the Han siblings were unwilling to return to the “Alliance”; it turned out they had been abandoned.

"Wait a minute, weren't we just talking about your conspiracy? What is your conspiracy?" Lin Lele suddenly realized that they had gone off-topic.

“Those 13 people are my scheme… my plot,” Chen Yu said.

"What kind of scheme is this?" Lin Lele asked, puzzled.

"Let the bullets fly a little longer!" He smiled slightly, his tone carrying a deeper meaning.

…………

In the evening, Chen Yu and his group bypassed Wenhan City and set up camp on a flat snowfield.

After dinner, Chen Yu summoned a small group of "militiamen" and gave them some instructions. The men accepted the order, drove a sled, and disappeared into the night.

Nothing more was said that night, and the convoy set off again early the next morning.

About 50 kilometers ahead lies one of Chen Yu's predetermined destinations—Anfei City.

Although Anfei City is not considered a top-tier city in Daxia, it has abundant scientific research resources and is home to an important branch of the Daxia Academy of Sciences.

Most importantly, the world's leading "artificial sun device" of Daxia is located in Anfei. This is the key to Chen Yu's "Tianyu Base" being able to achieve sustainable development in this extremely cold post-apocalyptic world. Chen Yu is determined to make a trip and get his hands on it no matter what.

After all, no matter how much resources he has in his other-dimensional space, they will eventually run out. At that time, the Tianyu Base, without the support of resources, will eventually perish from internal strife and gradually wither away.

As for clearing land for farming? The sun is almost out, and it's freezing cold. What can we grow?

Only by obtaining a continuous source of energy can Tianyu Base achieve self-sufficiency, and only then can human civilization truly continue.

Since Chen Yu has decided to build the base, he must make it the most perfect one!

Therefore, he was determined to acquire the "artificial sun device" located in Anfei, and he also wanted to take the scientists involved in its research and development with him.

Chen Yu's temporary abandonment of Wen Han was also based on this reason: the "Frost Alliance" was too powerful, and it would not be something that could be done in a few days.

The extreme cold disaster has been raging for nearly two months, and most of the survivors' homes are on the verge of despair. If too much time is wasted on Wen Han, and those scientists freeze or starve to death, it would be a huge loss.

Fortunately, Anfei is not far from the sphere of influence of the "Frost Alliance". Through the interrogation of the "Frost" warriors that night, they have not yet extended their reach to Anfei, nor have they heard of any large forces in Anfei.

With Lin Lele, a local, leading the way, this trip to Anfei shouldn't be too difficult.