Professor Liu used to be able to work all day without feeling hungry, but after two months of eating coarse rice husks, his stomach began to crave food.
I thought the compressed military rations the soldiers who came to rescue me yesterday were delicious enough, but who knew that today's stew would be the ultimate in deliciousness.
The soldiers hadn't had a proper stew in a long time, even though the meat in the stew was mutated beast meat, which couldn't compare to the pork, beef, and mutton they ate before the apocalypse.
However, this is still much better than dry military rations. Currently, there is a food shortage across the country, and plants and animals are undergoing collective mutations. It will be difficult to get a normal meal in the future.
After distributing the food, Zhou Xinran finally had time to look after Zhou Lerui. He grabbed Zhou Lerui by the back of the neck and told her to hurry up and eat.
She only stopped bothering her older brother when the rice bowl was shoved into his hands, still feeling unsatisfied.
Zhou Xinyi doesn't go home often and has little contact with his younger sister. He never expected her to be so talkative, her chattering was so excessive it was a headache.
I took the lunchbox full of food from my second brother and looked at my younger siblings playing around in front of me, and felt very at ease.
Thankfully, they were all safe and sound. Now the family can be reunited, which is a rare treat in this post-apocalyptic world.
Seeing that things were not going well, Deputy Company Commander Hua Junchu, who had been hiding far away, came closer again with his lunchbox, winking and making faces.
"Zhou Lian, your sister is quite the talker; she's nothing like you at all."
Zhou Xinyi glanced at Hua Junchu's bear-like physique but said nothing.
"But you two siblings do look quite alike, both very handsome."
Hua Junchu sat next to his company commander, eating and talking to himself.
"My second brother is handsome too, but he's still a bit lacking compared to you. By the way, do our younger brothers and sisters have girlfriends? Is there anyone they like?"
Zhou Xinyi...
"If not, I'll have your sister-in-law keep an eye out for someone. Hey, our younger brother and sister-in-law's looks can't be just average; they need to find someone who matches them in every way..."
This deputy company commander is no good; he's too noisy!
After serving everyone their meals and emptying the pot, Zhou Xinran took out the remaining instant noodles, self-heating hot pot, hot and sour noodles, and other things from Pengze Space and cooked them together.
He didn't eat either, he just kept serving others, and the soldiers were all embarrassed by his enthusiasm.
The company commander's younger brother is a really good person. The soldiers are very grateful and quickly came over to help cook.
"Eat more, everyone eat more. Thank you for taking care of my brother. Come on, brothers, don't be shy, we're all family."
Zhou Xinran quickly became friends with his elder brother's soldiers, proving himself to be a social butterfly.
This whole series of events left Zhou Xinyi completely bewildered. It turned out that his second brother was a social tyrant. He really didn't know his younger brother and sister well enough.
"Your second brother is amazing! His abilities are incredible!" Hua Junchu gave Zhou Xinyi a thumbs up.
Zhou Xinyi pushed the bear paw away from him, completely unaware that he was smiling.
Hua Junchu saw this and cheekily moved closer to him, "How about it, feeling smug?"
"Get lost!" Zhou Xinyi finally couldn't take it anymore and slapped the deputy company commander on the forehead, almost knocking the bear-like man over.
Hua Junchu wasn't angry. He smiled and moved closer to him. This company commander was usually too strict and never relaxed for a moment. Just looking at him made him feel exhausted.
After the meal, a water-based superpowered warrior relieved the smelly Professor Liu and his group by rinsing them with water, and the large tent in Lin Xuan's space was put to use as a shower room once again.
This water-based superpowered warrior was far more powerful than Sun Youmei. He could even simulate the effect of a shower, with water continuously pouring down from above, making Professor Liu and the others feel as if they had been reborn.
Pan Jian, a spatial ability user, collected all the dirty clothes that Professor Liu and the others had changed out of. He then rummaged through his spatial storage and found several sets of casual clothes that he had picked up during missions, and gave them to the cleaned group to change into.
After eating and cleaning up, the group finally came back to life and quickly came out to thank the soldiers and Zhou Xinran's team.
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone packed up and continued their journey to City A.
After walking around the section of road infested with mutated plants, you'll see the road cleared by the base ahead.
More and more vehicles came and went, and after driving smoothly for nearly half an hour, we finally saw the newly built city wall of City A.
After nearly a month, they finally arrived at their destination—the base in City A.
Lin Xuan, Zhou Lerui, and Peng Ze stuck their heads out of the rear window of the jeep to look at the massive city wall.
The city wall was dozens of meters high, and the concrete was twelve meters thick. Every so often, there was a watchtower with soldiers holding weapons, ready to fight at any time.
At the very top of the city wall, several armored turrets stand imposingly atop the bunker, defending against attacks from mutated birds in the sky.
The structure provides 360-degree protection against zombie attacks, making it extremely difficult for even advanced zombies to break through the walls.
The fact that such a magnificent building could be constructed in less than two months has stirred everyone's emotions with the nation's powerful infrastructure capabilities.
The mutated plants within several kilometers of the city wall have all been cleared away, and the entrance is bustling with vehicles coming and going.
Jeeps and minibuses followed the military trucks through a special passage. The lead vehicle lowered its window, showed an ID to the guards, and pointed to the vehicles behind it.
After the soldiers checked the documents and saluted the drivers, they let the vehicles pass.
This treatment made Lin Xuan extremely happy. Was this what it felt like to have connections in the court? Had she and her brother managed to latch onto the Zhou family's powerful backer?
You should know that in their previous life, they had to queue for more than ten hours just to get into City A, not to mention the quarantine checks and settlement issues after they entered.
However, when he met Zhou Xinran in his previous life, only he and his father were left in his family.
Brother Zhou may have died during this mission.
In that sense, my brother and I were the saviors of their entire family.
Stealing a glance at Zhou Lerui, who was still craning her neck to admire the scenery of the city, Lin Xuan thought smugly, "It's your good fortune to have me, Third Sister."
Reconstruction is underway throughout City A, and the main urban area has shrunk considerably.
The green belts along the road have been basically leveled, and even the roots have been dug up.
The fire and explosion that caused the great coma have now been largely repaired.
The streets were filled with cyclists, and vehicles were rarely seen on the road; it was as if society had regressed to fifty years ago.
Zhou Xinyi first took Professor Liu and the others to hand in their mission, while Zhou Xinran took everyone back to their home.
The Zhou family lives in the most expensive villa district in downtown A, which is known as the pinnacle of villa prices in A city.
This area is inhabited entirely by political figures and their families, and it is also the best-restored and rebuilt area, with almost no changes since before the apocalypse.
Soldiers were stationed at the entrance of the residential area, and ordinary people could not enter. Zhou Xinyi called his father in advance to inform Zhou Xinran and Zhou Lerui that they were coming home.
Mr. Zhou hurried home from work and then drove to pick up Mrs. Zhou to wait for them at the gate.
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