Chapter 62 Chapter 62 Migration
Su Qing said that all the arrangements were meaningless. In order not to waste time, they decided to take a helicopter back to the S City base.
Li Yi, Zeng Li and Shen Kuo were left behind to continue leading the team forward.
The team began to pack up and prepare to set off. Not long after, someone came to report that someone had died in the campsite.
Following Lu Chen and the others out, they saw a lot of people gathered not far from the tent. A few people walked forward and the people around them slowly made way for them.
There were more than a dozen corpses lying on the ground before me. Most of them were curled up in their thick cotton-padded clothes, their faces pale. Two of them were actually naked...
"When we gathered, we noticed someone was missing. A few more people reported that their roommate hadn't gotten up this morning. When they packed up and went to call for help, they found they were already dead. There are thirteen of us here. Several of them had previously reported severe colds, but we're short on medicine and the amount we gave them isn't much. I'm afraid they won't make it." A small leader saw the leader and his men approach and quickly stepped forward to report. "Those two naked people are probably suffering from hypothermia."
Most of those who came out to clear the way were young and strong. For the future of the base and even more so for the survival of their families, most of them came out with the intention of dying. Waves of people fell and were replaced along the way. Everyone had become numb to all this.
But now the road is finally open, and we are about to live a good life...
The atmosphere in the camp was very heavy. Lu Chen, Li Yi and several managers who followed them personally buried the dozen people temporarily on one side of the campsite, planning to take these people with them when the main force arrived. They died for the base, so they wanted to take them to the new base for a solemn burial.
Su Qing had never seen so many people die at once, and he looked at the pale faces on the ground with a dazed expression.
The crowd followed Lu Chen and his companions and left. Zeng Li was about to follow them, but she caught a glimpse of Su Qing standing beside her and noticed something was wrong with her. She called out to her a few times but got no response. Seeing Su Qing staring at the ground motionlessly, Zeng Li quickly walked over and hugged her.
"Su Qing, Su Qing, are you okay?" Zeng Li looked at Su Qing with some concern.
Su Qing gradually regained consciousness and moved her stiff limbs. "I'm... fine." She looked around and found that everyone around her had dispersed. "Where are they?"
"The chief will take them to bury these people. I will accompany you back to the tent first?"
"No, let's go over there too." Su Qing shook his head and said.
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After the people were buried and the camp was ready to set off, Su Qing called Li Yi to the main tent which had not yet been folded up.
"Girl, why are you being so mysterious?" Li Yi rubbed his frozen eyelashes, pulled down the scarf wrapped around his face, and looked at Su Qing with a puzzled look.
Su Qing didn't say anything and started putting things on the ground.
Several large barrels of coal and wood, hundreds of goose down jackets and quilts, more than a hundred goose down sleeping bags, more than a dozen boxes of potatoes and frozen steamed buns, and five boxes of some basic medicines were the supplies that Su Qing prepared for the S City base.
"These things are really in short supply right now. Our base is short on resources, and I've been saving them for a long time. Although it's not much, it can at least make a difference. Take these. I have some on me and will distribute them to those in need when I get to the S City base."
Li Yi understood the difficulties on the road, especially the fact that they had very little fuel and had to support the supply trucks. The personnel still had to walk most of the time. These supplies were life-saving things for their team of more than 2,000 people. He did not refuse, put on his scarf again, and walked out quickly to call people to move the supplies.
Su Qing took the dog out of the tent. Lu Chen and Qin Yu were standing not far away waiting for her. In view of Su Qing's special situation, the three of them and the dog drove away from the campsite first. After they were farther away, Su Qing took out the helicopter and flew back to the base in S City.
Su Qing sat in the cabin, turned his head and looked at the white earth covered with ice and snow outside, squinting his eyes. Although the sun was shining brightly today, he could not feel a trace of warmth. The current situation was more like what scientists had predicted: as solar activity tends to weaken, the earth will enter an ice age again.
If this is true, then people outside the country would have to migrate to find places where they can survive. But with communication limited, where should people go? Is the temperature change global or local? Is the equatorial region still normal?
It's difficult for people exposed to this kind of weather to survive, and supplies are extremely scarce, making large-scale migration almost impossible... That's why she exists, to gather people into her base, so that they no longer have to suffer from natural disasters and man-made calamities...
"What are you thinking about?" Lu Chen's voice suddenly came from the headset.
Su Qing came back to his senses and said, "I'm thinking about arranging the people in your base. I'm going to go to other bases."
"Are you planning to merge them all at once?"
"Yes, it's difficult for ordinary people to survive under such living conditions."
"There are currently three bases that are relatively close to us. The other small bases have basically been destroyed or merged into these slightly larger bases. The leaders of City N and City T still have some concerns for the people, but City G may be in some trouble." Lu Chen revealed the information he knew to Su Qing.
"These three are the bases that have been cooperating with us."
"Yes, City G has recently become our largest customer for fruit and vegetable supplies. They have oil and coal resources, and have exchanged a lot of supplies since the end of the world. They also have some firearms in their possession. This base, with less than 10,000 people, is the only one that dares to openly challenge the capital for independence."
Su Qing suddenly realized, "You mean that the leader of City G can't give up his power, but he can't stop others from leaving, right? I welcome anyone who wants to leave at any time."
"Ms. Su, the G City base has seized weapons and equipment from a military region. There are no disabled people left there, and everyone in the base has participated in the battle." Qin Yu's cold voice came.
The weapons and equipment of a military region... Su Qing was stunned and didn't dare to think about it further... Given China's national conditions, this situation is either that high-ranking officials have committed treason and established themselves as independent rulers, or... the entire army was wiped out and the people of City G took advantage of it.
Seeing Su Qing fall silent, Lu Chen turned sideways to look inside the cabin. Su Qing was sitting in his seat with a frown on his face, lost in thought. He then said, "I know you're eager to save people, but whether some people are worth helping is up to you. This is a reality you have to face."
Su Qing was speechless for a moment, then closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He then opened his eyes with a firm expression, "I understand what you mean, but I am still the same as before. All lives are equal. I will do what I should do, and the rest is up to fate."
Lu Chen looked at the base getting closer and closer in front of him, and heard Su Qing's voice in his ears. He didn't say anything, but the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
Qin Yu, who was standing aside, glanced at Lu Chen. His expression remained unchanged, but his eyes showed some confirmation of Su Qing's words.
The helicopter quickly arrived over the S City base and landed smoothly. Gu Yan, who had been waiting for them, walked over quickly.
"Everything here is ready. We can set off at any time." Gu Yan's voice was extremely hoarse as he spoke, and even though he was wrapped tightly in heavy clothes, it couldn't hide his haggard appearance.
Lu Chen stepped forward and patted Gu Yan's shoulder, "Thank you for your hard work." Then he turned and looked at Su Qing, "We'll be ready to leave now. Let Gu Yan take you to see if there's anything left that you can take away." He knew Su Qing's special ability. Those things in the base that they thought were useless and had thrown away might be of great use to Su Qing.
Su Qing was worried about the shortage of supplies. After hearing Lu Chen's words, he nodded quickly and followed Gu Yan away.
The S City base was very large, but Gu Yan had already moved all the disassembled and movable items into the warehouse early in the morning. He also collected and piled up all the things that the base personnel did not take away. Su Qing quickly cleaned up several warehouses.
Looking at the bulging backpack, Su Qing finally felt a little relieved.
Because the temperature was too low and only diesel vehicles could run, and there were so many of them, Gu Yan prepared hundreds of large trucks to transport people and supplies. This was obviously not enough for tens of thousands of people, but these vehicles were very fuel-consuming and diesel was very limited. The large group could only walk, and the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the young took the cars to move along with the supplies.
Gu Yan divided the base personnel into many groups. Each group had about a hundred people, and was led by three team leaders. Any problems were reported to the team leaders, and then reported to the higher-ups. In addition, more than a thousand people who were proficient in martial arts were assigned to form a defense team, which was interspersed throughout the team to be responsible for personnel safety, so that there would not be chaos on the road.
Su Qing has handed the supplies he brought to Lu Chen and Gu Yan to distribute to those in need. Now everything is ready. Lu Chen, the leader, will lead the team to the S City base to start the migration.
Except for the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled, the young and the drivers, everyone else was walking in the severe cold, including Su Qing. Fortunately, there were no zombies in this weather, and there was no other threat except the cold.
After walking for about half an hour, the wind began to pick up. The wind was so cold that it hit my face like a knife cutting my flesh, and my body was frozen stiff.
"This damn weather, is it going to snow again?"
"No, it's too cold. I feel like the wind is blowing through me."
People began to complain around them, and gradually the team began to become agitated.
Seeing this, Gu Yan said to Lu Chen, "We probably won't be able to walk for much longer at this rate, and it's getting dark soon, so why not stop first?"
Lu Chen had been using binoculars to monitor his surroundings since the wind started blowing. Upon hearing Gu Yan's words, he raised his hand and pointed northeastward. "There's a small village a few hundred meters ahead. We've stopped there before, so we can send someone to check it out. We can rest there tonight, but there aren't many houses to accommodate so many people. We'll use cars as a barrier to block the wind, and the open space inside will be used to set up tents."
Su Qing was freezing cold. After listening to Lu Chen's words, she sniffed and said, "Let Fuguier go."
Lu Chen looked at Fugui'er, who was wagging his tail, and said, "Let's go see if there's any problem with the village over there."
Fuguier had long been impatient with this slow movement, which was so slow and cold. When he heard Lu Chen's words, he turned around and looked at Su Qing. Seeing Su Qing nod, he whooshed out.
In the snow, only a figure was seen jumping one after another, and soon only a dot was left shaking.
But a few minutes later, a dot in the distance slowly grew larger, and soon Su Fuguier came back covered in snow foam.
"Awoo...Awoo~" It's safe inside the poop shovel, and the wind is not warmer than here. Let's go quickly!
Feeling the message conveyed by Fuguier, Su Qing touched his head and said, "Great! Baby!"
"It's fine inside."
Gu Yan nodded, took out the walkie-talkie from his pocket and passed the message down.
Gradually, the noise in the team died down and people began to move forward again.
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