Chapter 56: Unexpected Discovery, Watch

He raised his head, pointed towards the direction where the crows flew, and gestured excitedly, muttering something, as if asking,

"Who is it? Who needs this? Is it for a child?"

Bai Li naturally couldn't answer him.

But she saw that the man did not refuse, but seemed very excited.

It seems that he has received some great commission.

He immediately pushed his wheelchair and began to search for suitable materials in the ruins more actively.

Iron sheets, wooden boards, old tires, bearings...

He even tried to dismantle some abandoned vehicles for parts.

Looking at the man's devotion, Bai Li's heart was filled with anticipation.

Her dream of building a cat car seems to have taken the first solid step!

While Bai Li was busy taming the tech geek and planning the future cat car journey,

The Hope Base in the northwest direction,

There was bad news again.

Through the high-altitude vision of the Crow Sentinel,

Bai Li saw that the shantytowns outside the Hope Base seemed to have expanded in size, but the order was also more chaotic.

She saw several small-scale conflicts.

It's either for food or for a position near the wall.

The guards' patrols became more frequent and their attitudes more aggressive.

Once, she even saw a team of guards driving out in modified vehicles and forcibly driving away a group of survivors who came too close.

The actions were rough and merciless.

She also noted that

Occasionally, there would be convoys entering and exiting the base gate.

But each inspection was extremely strict and the atmosphere was tense.

Once, a truck trying to sneak into the base was stopped.

The person above was dragged down roughly, and there seemed to be an argument. Finally, he was taken away by the guards and disappeared.

Hope Base,

It doesn't seem as promising as its name suggests.

Instead, it's like a besieged city. People outside want to get in, but people inside... I'm afraid they may not have an easy time either.

Scarcity of resources, strict hierarchy, and control by force...

This information made Bai Li more determined not to go for the time being.

At least, she cannot set foot there easily until she has enough strength and trump cards.

She now had a base, supplies, a team, and a potential engineer.

The right way is to develop slowly and steadily.

Wait until the cat car is built, wait until the little ancestor grows up a little, wait until I become stronger...

Maybe we can consider exploring further afield.

Instead of trying your luck at Hope Base.

Bai Li silently memorized the information about the Hope Base.

Increased vigilance towards the northwest.

She ordered the Crow Sentinels to increase their surveillance of the area.

Any large-scale movement must be reported immediately.

The days have returned to their busy and fulfilling rhythm.

The tech geek is tinkering with his cat car project.

The calico cat is getting familiar with the new power.

Fat Orange is sleeping and eating,

Ling Xiao is practicing hard and secretly being a coach.

Bai Li cycles through training, expanding territory, and collecting supplies.

This day,

When Bai Li was clearing a new ruin,

A safe half buried in the ground was accidentally discovered.

The safe was heavy, but didn't seem very sturdy.

She commanded two powerful zombies and dragged it out with great effort.

Then use the steel pick and hammer you found to let the zombies pry it open bit by bit.

After working for a long time,

With a click, the door of the safe was finally pried open.

There is no gold or jewels in it,

But there were other things that made Bai Li's eyes light up!

A few stacks of brand new banknotes wrapped in oilcloth are unfortunately just waste paper in the end times.

Some important documents,

And... a very sturdy and high-end-looking... outdoor multi-function watch!

The watch has a dual display with electronic pointers, a large dial and looks very durable.

Bai Li curiously scratched it with her claws.

A button was pressed.

The dial suddenly lit up with a soft backlight.

It clearly displays the date, time, and even altitude, air pressure, and temperature!

Although she doesn’t understand many of the functions, the date and time are very useful!

She finally knew what year, month and day it was!

An indescribable wonderful feeling came over me.

After struggling for so long in the apocalypse, she finally reconnected with the concept of time.

What surprised her even more was that

Next to the watch, there is also a small solar charging panel!

This means that the watch will keep running forever!

"Meow!"

Bai Li excitedly held the watch in her mouth and shook her head left and right.

She immediately wagged her tail, ran back to the small building, and presented the watch to Ling Xiao as if it were a treasure.

"Meow! Look! A watch! We can tell the time!"

Ling Xiao looked at the outdoor watch that the cat mother was holding in her mouth, which was obviously a men's watch, and then looked at her excited expression, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

However, knowing the specific date and time is indeed much more convenient.

He stretched out his little hand and pointed at his watch.

He pointed at the sun outside and made the gesture of going to bed and waking up.

Bai Li understood instantly.

"Meow! That's right! From now on we can eat and sleep on time!"

She carefully placed the watch on her furry front paw... well, it was too big to wear.

She tried hanging it around her neck again... like a ridiculous pocket watch.

Finally, she simply asked the zombie to find a strong leather rope, string the watch through, and then hang it on a conspicuous pillar on the second-floor balcony.

In this way, she and her little ancestor can see the time by looking up.

With a clear sense of time,

Life seems to have become more regular and hopeful.

Bai Li even started planning her daily schedule.

What time to get up, what time to train, what time to feed, what time to go out and explore, what time to rest...

Although we are still in the end times,

But this small base gradually exudes an orderly vitality.

This afternoon,

Bai Li is training her Meow Meow Fist according to the schedule.

suddenly,

An urgent thought came from the crow sentry in charge of monitoring the technical house.

That man seems to have accomplished something important!

Bai Li's heart moved and he immediately switched his consciousness over.

I saw that beside the man's nest,

Beside that simple wheelchair,

There's one more piece...that looks extremely weird.

It was a place made of various scrap metals, wood boards, and tires...

Maybe... maybe... maybe... it's a car?

There are four wheels of different sizes, one of which is a spare tire.

A crooked truck bed made of broken iron sheets,

On top of the truck bed, there is a shed made of plastic sheeting and steel bars that can barely provide shade and shelter from the rain.

In front of the truck bed, there are two long, cart-like handrails.

The whole look... is full of postmodern wasteland style and looks like it will fall apart at any time.

But the man looked excited and proud.

He was trying hard to move himself from his wheelchair into the driver's seat of the car - which was just a simple wooden seat.

Then, he grabbed the handrails with both hands and pushed forward hard!

Crunch... Crunch...

That strange car actually moved forward slowly and shakily!