Cheng Shaolin was unaware that his letter had already reached his parents.

They still spend their days holed up in the villa, warming themselves by the fire, eating and drinking, while the others at the base are doing much better.

"The temperature hasn't changed much in the last few days, should we consider it?"

Everyone understood what Shao Jie meant by his unfinished sentence.

Yu Yanbin looked at Cheng Shaolin, wanting to hear his opinion.

As expected, Cheng Shaolin took a sip of hot tea before saying, "Haven't we heard recently that mutated animals are rampaging?"

At this point, everyone fell silent.

Recently, many people from the base have gone out to search for supplies, but many of them have not returned.

The survivors who returned said that so many people died because of an attack by mutated animals.

That's right, out of ten, only about three or five survived.

The casualties were heavy.

The atmosphere in the base was even more tense.

In the freezing cold, the consumption of various supplies is enormous.

If you want to live, you still have to go out.

This is an unavoidable fact.

As the number of survivors in the base dwindled, the base's leadership had no better options.

"After observing for so long, I'll have to leave sooner or later."

Everyone looked at Xiao Peng, who had just spoken; no one had expected him to say such a thing.

Xiao Peng: "...What's wrong?"

"No, I just think you're absolutely right." Shao Jie nodded in agreement.

"oh."

“I also think Xiao Peng makes a good point,” Li Xiao said.

"Really?" Cheng Shaolin asked her, looking down at her.

"Yes, we always have one reason or another to stop, but in the apocalypse, all sorts of things will happen. Must we always stop because of these troubles?"

Cheng Shaolin's eyes shone brightly, sparkling brilliantly. It seemed that nothing could compare to the light in his eyes.

Do you think we should set off?

Li Xiaoyou shook her head: "I think we can't just wait like this. How long are we going to wait?"

“That’s true. What kind of result would be considered a good result?” Meng Yang said, looking at Yu Yanbin, who was the team leader and had the right to decide the direction of the team.

Yu Yanbin chuckled and looked at Li Xiao and Cheng Shaolin.

Everyone in the team has the right to express their opinions and to choose the most advantageous course of action.

"Let's discuss it," Cheng Shaolin said to Yu Yanbin.

Yu Yanbin nodded.

Everyone gathered together and started discussing whether to leave or not.

"Actually, now is the best time. Think about it, you don't need to drive, you can just ski."

"Oh, that makes sense. That's one reason to leave. Anything else?"

"Well, apart from needing to keep warm, everything else should be manageable."

"Okay, that counts as the second reason."

"I just don't know if the fact that it's a mutant animal counts as a hindrance."

"Yes, that's one of the reasons I'm not leaving."

"Also, the weather is cold, and it's not easy to find a place to camp along the way."

"Yes, that's an objection. Anything else?"

…………

After everyone offered their reasons, both good and bad, Yu Yanbin finally gave a summary.

The final conclusion is: it's possible to set off, but due to various reasons, the conditions aren't ideal, so extra caution is needed.

"Alright, that's the result of the discussion. Does anyone have any comments?"

"No."

Everyone spoke in unison.

"Alright, now let's discuss what we need to do before we leave."

They looked at each other, then gathered together again to begin a new round of discussion...

Similarly, Yu Yanbin concluded by summarizing the event.

"Alright, the conclusion is that we can leave at any time. Do you have any objections?"

Yu Yanbin looked at everyone present as he spoke.

"No, it's just when we're leaving?" Shao Jie asked.

"Yes, when are we leaving?" Tian Tian also wanted to know.

"Anytime is fine. We don't have anything to resolve here, so anytime is fine."

Li Xiao looked at Cheng Shaolin, who asked her, "When do you want to leave?"

Li Xiao smiled and said, "As soon as possible."

"Okay, as soon as possible," Cheng Shaolin said with a light laugh.

Those nearby overheard their conversation and began to make their own plans.

"Xiaoxiao, let's pack our things," Tian Tian said, leaning closer.

Li Xiao smiled and said, "Okay. Now that we're all packed, we can leave."

"It should be."

While the three women were packing their things, the men were discussing what they were about to face.

"We need to be careful then. We need to be mindful of environmental factors; who knows what might be under the ice? And where might those mutated animals be waiting for us?"

“Yes, that’s right.” Meng Yang agreed. “We’re likely to face a lot of trouble. We should set a time. We can’t be greedy for speed and ignore the difficulties.”

"Yes, Uncle Meng is right. Let's set a time. The weather is bad now, so we need to rest more to have energy."

Xiao Peng doesn't talk much, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know anything.

After discussion, the men listed out all the most difficult factors that could occur, so they could deal with them when the time came.

Once they made the decision, they acted very quickly.

The next morning, Yu Yanbin and Shao Jie went out and said goodbye to everyone they knew and were familiar with at the base.

At this time, the higher-ups in the base all knew that the Chaoyang Squad was about to leave.

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