Chapter 77 Training Begins

After the dinner, everyone planned to go back to rest.

Bai Yu had never eaten beef tallow hot pot before. The first time she tried it, her cheeks turned bright red from the spiciness, and she was ridiculed by Tao Haohao and others.

"Are you even from Southwest China?"

"Yes, look at Yun Zhao, she's not afraid of spicy food at all!"

After spending an afternoon together, everyone gradually became familiar with each other. At first, they politely addressed each other as "Guide Bai," but now they were ruthless in making fun of each other.

Bai Yu was unconvinced and challenged Tao Haohao to a spicy food eating contest.

"Let's compete!"

They had a blast afterwards.

Even after finishing the hot pot, with her lips almost swollen from the spiciness, she still looked reluctant to leave.

"Yun Zhao, can I come visit you guys again next time?" Bai Yu asked reluctantly after getting into the car.

Tao Haohao and Song Liang, who were standing at the door, were carrying a freezer onto the car.

Yun Zhao had just packed up the leftover food to take home when he heard this, he said, "Sure, wait a minute, I'll pack some snacks for you to take home."

They piled up the snacks in the warehouse next to the armory.

Yun Zhao had already gone to see it; the room was full of snacks, and she hadn't had time to unpack them yet. She also packed more than a dozen boxes to take back with her.

It seems there were several more truckloads of snacks following...

There's simply not enough to finish it all.

Bai Yu was a little embarrassed.

She came empty-handed, but ended up eating and taking things, so I'll have to make up for the birthday present another day.

It's very late now, and the base gates are already closed.

The Rabbits all live in the inner city. Team Zero can use the special mission passage, so Bai Yu can go back with them, which is convenient since it's on the way.

As for Yun Zhao...

Xie Tu switched to a smaller transport vehicle, helped her load a bunch of gifts onto the truck, and then lifted four large freezers onto the truck as well.

After getting into the car.

Xie Tu handed her a training schedule. "I'll take you home first. Training will begin tomorrow."

Yun Zhao took the training schedule and obediently agreed, "Okay."

The car interior was dimly lit, so she didn't immediately check the contents.

The car entered the base through a special passage and parked at the bottom of the stone steps at No. 128, East Third Street.

Yun Zhao ran into the residential area, knocked on the door on the first floor, and asked the sentries from the town to come out and help carry the freezer.

Cheng Dongshu was at home today and came out to help when he heard the noise.

He had already heard from his brother that these freezers were given to the town's search team.

Several sentries came out and quickly began unloading the goods, lifting four large freezers up the stone steps, while the others helped take the snacks and vegetables that Yun Zhao had brought back.

Xie Tu didn't get out of the car; he stayed in the driver's seat and watched her enter the residential area before driving away.

Instead of returning to the training ground, he went to the biological research institute in the inner city...

*

After entering the residential area.

Yun Zhao delivered the packed dishes to the eight families.

Each family was also given a box of snacks, mainly milk, bread, biscuits, and other treats for the children.

The entire city is now under martial law, and those who participated in the event these past two days are not allowed to leave their homes.

The children will also be out of school for two days.

In the afternoon, the town mayor went door-to-door to count the number of people who had participated in the event and asked other people in the town to help buy groceries.

The search team's sentries will knock on doors at fixed times and locations each day to inquire about the situation, based on the registered information, in order to prevent any accidents from occurring.

Once the staff from the base's logistics department arrived, Qingshan Town had already made all the necessary arrangements.

After inquiring about the situation, Yun Zhao left it at that.

She delivered the items and brought back a bunch of birthday presents.

Most of them are small handmade items made by the aunties, perfect for decorating the home.

Zhao Yan not only sewed her a light blue cushion, but also prepared a mini swing for the little bluebird.

Ordinary people cannot see the spirit body.

Zhao Yan asked the sentries of the search team and learned that Zhao Zhao's spiritual body was only the size of a palm, so she made a small swing by hand according to that size.

The little bluebird received a gift from someone for the first time.

Tilting its head, it curiously examined the swing.

[For me.]

"Yes, it's for you. My birthday is your birthday too."

Yun Zhao piled a bunch of unopened gifts on the living room table, picked up his pajamas and went into the bathroom, leaving the little bluebird to play outside.

It's 10:30 p.m.

Yun Zhao climbed onto her soft and comfortable princess bed.

She squatted on the bed, slightly raised her hand, and with a slight movement of her fingertips, countless bluish-green fluorescent lights emerged, penetrating into the homes of the residents downstairs and purifying the pollution concentration of the entire building.

The mental threads can capture and control emotions.

Without emotions, one cannot control oneself, thus rendering emotional resonance attacks ineffective.

That mutant was somewhat like the ceramic puppet in Contaminated Zone 88—it had no soul…

Is this yet another bizarre contaminated area?

It's good to have a new task.

Yun Zhao acted indifferently; she was going to start saving money, kill another gatekeeper, and replace the wardrobe that Little Bluebird didn't like.

Now, she needs to sleep; training starts tomorrow.

Yun Zhao withdrew his spiritual power, obediently spread out the cool quilt, turned on the fan, and closed his eyes to sleep.

*

The next day, early in the morning.

Yun Zhao went next door to have breakfast, then took a boiled egg and a bottle of milk downstairs.

Her teammates were waiting for her by the platform.

Duan Xi saw her walking down the stone steps, and waved with a pained expression, "The captain said he needs to accompany you to exercise, so you're not allowed to drive lately..."

Yun Zhao took a breath. "Walk there?"

The training ground is in the mountains outside the city; you have to climb a mountain path.

With her stamina, she'll still have the energy to train after walking over there?

Song Liang shrugged. "There's nothing I can do. It was the captain's order."

A mental barrier causes their five senses to be diminished.

After a day, everyone gradually got used to it and slept well last night after blocking out the disturbing noise.

Everyone looks energetic right now.

Song Liang worked late into the night to write a report, only sleeping for two or three hours, but he still looked much better than before.

Tao Haohao didn't care and said casually, "Come on, climbing mountains is easy, we'll go with you!"

As sentinels, you naturally find it easy.

Yun Zhao sighed helplessly, resigned himself to his fate, and started walking. "Let's go."

There was no other way.

The five people walked slowly along the road leading out of the city. The first part of the road was relatively flat, and everyone slowed down their pace to take care of her.

The base remains under martial law.

There were very few people on the streets, just a few scattered groups of people, mostly those who hadn't participated in the celebration and were out buying groceries or doing chores.

Yun Zhao had only been at the base for a short time and had never seen such a quiet base before.

"Don't even mention you, we haven't seen each other for many years either." Duan Xi shrugged.

He and Song Liang were native locals, while Tao Haohao and Rabbit came to the base with their relatives after the end of the Dark Ages.

Two years after the Dark Ages ended, the base remained just as quiet.

But as long as it's daytime, every household will sit outside on a stool to watch the sun, afraid that it will suddenly disappear again.

Yun Zhao nodded, and to conserve his energy, he didn't chat with them.

After leaving the base.

The group began their ascent up the mountain, taking the shortest straight path.

As the road gradually approaches the mountain, the slope begins to increase.

By this time, Yun Zhao's steps had become heavy, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Even the milk and eggs in his hands seemed like a burden.

In contrast, the other four...

He climbed the mountain with ease, and in the blink of an eye, he was ahead of her without even catching his breath.

The four of them stood on the hillside waiting for her.

The rabbit wanted to help her up, but was afraid of being discovered by the captain, so it looked conflicted.

Yun Zhao was so tired that he didn't even want to lift his head. His steps felt like they weighed a ton, and climbing the mountain was extremely difficult.

I took a car here yesterday, and it seemed like a short distance, but when I walked, I was surprised to find that the journey was actually quite long.

The little bluebird popped out, muttering curses again.

Why did you listen to that annoying person?

What right does he have to torment you?!

So what if I have poor physical strength?!

[A bunch of useless trash. They don't even need physical strength to kill the gatekeeper in that filthy place...]

The little bluebird kept chirping in her mind.

Yun Zhao was too exhausted to pay attention to it at the moment, and by the time she crawled to the training ground, she was half dead.