Jiang Yan took out a telescope from her backpack and looked in the direction of Song Qian's finger.

In the gray-black haze, the black peaks and sparse buildings appeared in the telescope.

At first glance, everything was withered, leaving only black and gray.

It was like entering a black magical world, which was both depressing and unrealistic.

As the telescope moved, Jiang Yan also saw some fully armed soldiers wearing protective clothing, gas masks and guns in their hands.

Behind them was a yellow and black roadblock at the same height as their shoulders, and the roadblock was covered with sharp barbs.

Further in, there was a four-lane road leading into the city.

However, there were no cars on the lane at the moment, but two sentry boxes converted from containers.

There were staff sitting inside, as if they were registering and checking people entering Xiangcheng.

There were also soldiers with guns on duty there.

The scene further in was unclear.

Overall, it looked like a small base of considerable size with heavy military guards.

Jiang Yan looked outside the roadblock. In addition to the burly soldiers patrolling with guns, it was crowded with people who had just landed and were displaced.

Most of them were dressed in strange shapes, as if they had piled all the clothes they could wear on their bodies.

Many people were trembling, and some exhaled a cloud of white mist, rubbing their hands and stamping their feet frantically.

There were also a bunch of skinny children with dark red cheeks.

Some of them followed their parents with confused faces. There were

also a few who stared at those who had just landed.

Once they found a target with a lot of luggage, they quickly ran over and hugged the other person's thighs or something.

Because it was too cold, two black and gray slugs froze under the noses of these children.

Jiang Yan handed the telescope to Song Qian beside her, "This place, the defense and armed forces are so strong?"

"Yes." Song Qian pondered for a second, "Xiangcheng is not a large city, but because of its special geographical location, in addition to being a commercial distribution center and a coal mining capital, it is also the only military city in our country. So it is not surprising to see so many soldiers."

"The only military city?" Su Dai came over with a curious look.

Sun Jingtao also had a telescope in his hand. He quickly observed and handed it to Ye Qing, "Well, the other one is on the border."

"Military city, that means there are many troops stationed? Husband, are we safe?!" Su Dai was a little excited.

From childhood to adulthood, the soldiers made her feel the most secure.

Thinking back to when she encountered floods in her hometown, it was Sun Jingtao, who had not yet retired from the army to participate in flood relief, who drove a speedboat alone and risked his life to rescue her from the flood.

It was because of this that Su Dai fell in love with Sun Jingtao, who was still a young boy at the time, at first sight.

Finally, after years of love, the two finally got together.

Listening to Su Dai's words, Sun Jingtao nodded and said "Yeah".

Song Qian frowned and said nothing.

Ye Qing noticed the words "coal mining capital" in Song Qian's mouth, and said, "So, these hazes are caused by coal ash?"

Song Qian shook his head, "It shouldn't be. If it was, those people on the shore would have collected it for heating."

After that, he turned around and looked at the few people, his eyes solemnly said:

"This should be a newly built small base. Although there are troops stationed, it is not known who is the ultimate controller. So when you get ashore later, you must remember to be careful in what you say and do.

Also, there should be a registration office over there. When you register, it is best to use a pseudonym that is convenient and easy to remember."

What he said is common sense when going out nowadays, and the rest of the people understand.

But everyone nodded seriously.

Those submachine guns that were confiscated earlier naturally couldn't be carried in so blatantly.

Ye Qing had already volunteered to help several people dismantle the guns.

Soon, several people put the guns into the bag.

Fortunately, Jiang Yan had observed before that those who entered the base did not need to open their luggage bags for inspection when registering.

"And you two, try not to expose yourself unless there are special circumstances." When he said this, his eyes were looking at Jiang Yan and Su Dai.

Women in the end times naturally face many more crises and dangers than men.

What's more, both of them have impeccable looks and figures.

"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Song. In addition, is there anything here that we don't know about?" Sun Jingtao couldn't help but ask when he saw him suddenly reminding him as usual.

Song Qian was silent for a second, and said, "Do you remember the Flame Base and Yao Ben Base among the five private bases I mentioned?"

"Remember." Sun Jingtao nodded and added, "One is in the north and the other is in the east."

After speaking, Sun Jingtao had already reacted, "You mean, it is very likely that in addition to the official forces, there are also branches of these two bases or other third-party forces?"

Song Qian: "This possibility cannot be ruled out."

"With Yao Ben, we have found the base camp, don't be afraid!" Kong Wu heard this, laughed and raised his head and patted his chest.

A burst of black ash fell from his chest with his movements.

Jiang Yan smiled, "Your base should really give you the annual most loyal investor award or the annual best reputation maintenance investor award."

Kong Wu raised the corner of his lips, with a proud face, "Of course not!"

"Speaking of investors, hey, the pile of funds I bought before the end of the world were green. Fortunately, now they have become a bunch of numbers, out of sight, out of mind." Su Dai next to him sighed.

Sun Jingtao: "." Why did the topic go off topic again?

"Brother Song, do you know how the power is distributed between the official forces and these private base forces now?"

"I don't know." "

." "

Okay, we are ready, let's go. When we line up to go ashore, everyone should stop chatting." Song Qian did not intend to continue discussing what Sun Jingtao said, but picked up the oars and continued rowing.

He seemed to know something, but he was also concerned about many things.

Many times, he always said a few words, as if he was guessing riddles for everyone.

But he didn't want to say it directly, and the remaining few people didn't force it.

Sun Jingtao had to pick up the oars and sit on the other side.

Jiang Yan and Ye Qing looked at each other subconsciously and didn't say anything.

Not far ahead, near the shore, there were many buoys used for partitioning in swimming pools.

The sizes were wide and narrow, as if they were prepared for parking different types of boats.

On the buoys, there was a wooden floating bridge.

A few people took a look and rowed the boat in the direction where some speedboats were lined up.

There were more than a dozen speedboats lined up in front waiting to dock.

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ps. All cities and places in the article are fictional, please do not substitute them into reality. (End of this chapter)