Gu Yanzhi and his group stayed at the Julu base for about three days. On the first day, Zhou You and Cheng Siyun took some precious time to give them a brief introduction to the base. The rest of the time, they had someone take them around the base.

After all, as the actual managers of such a large base, they are very busy, with countless things to do every day.

After three days, what shocked Gu Yanzhi the most was not the well-organized life at the Julu Base, but the seemingly ordinary products that actually required a lot of effort to research.

Gu Yanzhi was amazed by the high-temperature crop cultivation, the research and development of solar panels, the sturdy buildings, and the water source solutions at the base.

Unfortunately, their destination was still the capital base. Team 532 was going to take up a post at the capital base and couldn't stay here for too long. Otherwise, Gu Yanzhi really wanted to stay here.

Before leaving, Zhou You kindly gifted them a thick stack of documents containing various research data from the Julu Base, along with a truckload of supplies—more than enough for their journey.

In exchange, Chu State also provided Zhou You with some military training methods and instructed him to build a simple military training ground within three days.

The biggest weakness of Julu Base is its lack of military strength; neither Zhou You nor Cheng Siyun has any relevant experience.

Although Julu was a key military location during wartime, it was not considered a necessary place in peacetime, and no regular troops were stationed there.

For the past few years, only a few skilled individuals have been responsible for the base's daily security and training. Furthermore, their excellent concealment and the low population mobility in this post-apocalyptic environment have allowed them to remain safe until now.

With Chu Guodong's training methods, the combat strength of the Julu base will gradually increase.

Before leaving, Gu Yanzhi and Zhou You made a promise that if Gu Yanlin retired from the army in a few years, they would come to the Julu base to retire.

In order to protect the secluded paradise of Julu Base, Chu Guodong also promised not to reveal anything about Julu Base. After all, he knew better than anyone what kind of people in the capital base were like.

If they find out about the Julu base, things are likely to get chaotic here.

"Brother You, Sister Siyun, we're leaving now." Gu Yanzhi gave Cheng Siyun a gentle hug. Although it had only been three or four days, the two had already formed a deep friendship. He no longer called her "sister-in-law" because of Zhou You, but was now a genuine good friend.

After a brief farewell to the two, the three cars slowly drove away under the watchful eyes of Cheng Siyun and Zhou You.

The three cars, including "Brother You's," completely disappeared from their sight. Cheng Siyun opened her hand, revealing a piece of paper in her hand.

Gu Yanzhi secretly slipped it into her hand while he was hugging her.

Cheng Siyun opened the note, which contained an address that appeared to be the warehouse where Gu Yanzhi and his group had just stayed when they arrived in Julu.

Without asking anyone else to help, Zhou You sent Cheng Siyun back to the base first, and then went to the warehouse himself.

When they returned, they mobilized all the armed forces in the base and made several trips back and forth to empty the warehouse.

Gu Yanzhi left them a large amount of supplies, knowing they had no shortage of food. He also left them military weapons, which largely compensated for the lack of military strength at the Julu base.

Gu Yanzhi even generously left them two of the latest tanks from Country A before the apocalypse.

There are many capable people at Julu Base. They just hadn't been exposed to these things before. Now that they have these latest weapons, it's only a matter of time before they can develop them themselves.

After everything was moved out, there was only one box left in the warehouse, addressed to Brother You and Sister Siyun. It was delivered to Zhou You by the soldiers.

After returning home, Zhou You told Cheng Siyun about Gu Yanzhi's extravagant spending. The two looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering where Gu Yanzhi had managed to acquire all this in such a short time. However, everyone has secrets, and neither of them had shown Gu Yanzhi and his team the base's most crucial and secretive research facility.

They both know that their childhood friend is still the same friend they can trust and play with, and that's enough.

When the two opened the box Gu Yanzhi had left for them, a helpless smile appeared on their faces again. Cheng Siyun's face flushed red when she saw what was inside the box, and she muttered, "This Yanzhi, really..."

"Wife, we shouldn't waste Yan Zhi and A Zhao's kindness." Zhou You picked up his shy wife, stuffed the box into Cheng Siyun's arms, and walked towards their bedroom, ignoring Cheng Siyun's struggles.

The box Cheng Siyun was carrying contained a neat row of colorful little boxes labeled "Extra Large." On top was a note Gu Yanzhi had left for them: "Brother You, Sister Siyun, wishing you both 'sexual' happiness! The medical environment is poor right now, so be careful not to give me a little nephew or niece~ If you need more, I have plenty more available [lewd smile]."

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After driving non-stop for five days, Gu Yanzhi finally caught sight of the capital base early on the fifth day.

At this moment, all nine of them were covered in dust and dirt. If Zhou You hadn't kindly gifted each of them a set of clothes, their tattered cotton-padded clothes from the Liancheng base would have made them look like wild men from some primeval forest.

The closer they got to the capital base, the more people they encountered on the road. Many of them were rushing to the capital base, while others were people who had come out of the capital base to collect supplies.

Supplies are scarce everywhere right now. Even if we enter the capital base, we can only ensure that we have a stable place to live. If we want to survive, we still need to work hard to accumulate supplies.

Most bases are the same. There are limited job opportunities available within the base. Those who cannot get a job still need to survive, so they can only go out and scavenge for almost non-existent "supplies" in the surrounding area that has been thoroughly searched. If they are lucky, they can find some scarce resources that have been overlooked and survive for a while.

Similarly, some people look down on the jobs at the base and can form their own search teams to search for more distant, unexplored areas.

Perhaps because it was just dawn, the entrance to the Capital Base was still deserted, with only the soldiers on guard duty under the dim streetlights and the four large characters "Capital Base" written in bright red neon lights guiding the way.

In the darkness, three vehicles pulled up one after another at the entrance of the capital base. The sound of tires screeching against the ground startled the soldiers on guard who were dozing off at the gate.