Chapter 338 Departure
The soldiers came out of the ancient tomb carrying bags of grain. Everyone moved skillfully. Even though they were sweating all over, the excitement of seeing the grain made them not feel tired at all.
After the truck was filled with food, it was covered with a tarpaulin to ensure that no one could see what was inside.
When the soldiers were moving bags of food onto the truck, Lu Yan was a little dazed.
Is there so much grain in those three tombs combined?
However, although he was a little confused, he kept his mouth shut and didn't ask out loud.
Soon, all the food was taken away.
After saying hello, Qin Jun got on the first off-road vehicle and drove in front to lead the way. Shi Jiaojiao and her three companions followed with their two children. Further behind were the four military trucks, three and a half of which were filled with food, and the remaining half of the carport was filled with soldiers.
Shi Jiaojiao sat in the car and looked out through the window.
The originally desolate scenery now had a hint of life because of the sound of passing vehicles.
Because this car was modified by Shi Jiaojiao using the Little Magic Fish, the space inside is much larger than that of an ordinary car, so even if there are four people sitting in the back, it does not feel crowded at all, not to mention that the two children are still young and can only take up one and a half seats at most.
After getting on the car, Lu Yan held his sister tightly and sat in the corner. Seeing many soldiers, his face, which was always tense, relaxed a lot.
However, he still felt a little uneasy because they were about to go to a completely unfamiliar place where there would be no memories of their parents.
He held his sister tightly to prevent her from moving, for fear that he would be disliked by the four brothers and sisters in the car.
Shi Jiaojiao was sitting in the passenger seat and couldn't observe the brother and sister's condition all the time, but Wang Jia was sitting next to them, so her every move was seen.
Wang Jia sighed. It was still unknown how long it would take to reach the base. If they sat there all the way like this, they would surely be exhausted to death.
However, she did not specify it, but just brought up a topic to start a conversation with everyone.
As the car got farther and farther away from the ancient tomb, laughter from the crowd gradually emanated from inside the car. Wang Jia glanced at them and saw that, sure enough, the brother and sister seemed to have relaxed a lot.
Time passed quickly as everyone was chatting, and soon the vehicle arrived at its destination.
The highway is not far from the ancient tomb, otherwise they would not have run to Dawang Village for refuge when they encountered the sandstorm.
As the SUV in front stopped, Mu Ci, who was following behind, also stepped on the brakes.
Shi Jiaojiao narrowed her eyes. They finally met the survivors.
Just now when they were moving grain in the ancient tomb, Qin Jun told her the general situation.
There were not many survivors in this group, and because they were the first group to enter the base, they were screened very strictly.
Because these survivors will be assigned jobs as soon as they enter the base, the selection process not only depends on the credit score on the ID card, but also on talents from all walks of life. Even if they pass both of these, if they fail the full physical examination, those who are too weak or sick will be screened out.
The purpose of the physical examination is not only to prevent someone from encountering an accident and not being able to withstand the physical stress, but also to prevent infectious diseases from being brought to the base.
The base is now managed very strictly, and if nothing unexpected happens, this will be the place where several nearby cities live in the future. They will not allow anyone to destroy the stability of the base.
Qin Jun did not get off the car. He just gestured to the soldiers who were leading the survivors waiting here, and the vehicle started moving.
Shi Jiaojiao looked at the two buses in front of her. Yes, the S City officials used two buses to transfer the crowd this time.
In fact, it is not impossible to travel on foot, but it takes too long, and the authorities are also afraid that some people will not be able to bear it and die along the way.
You have to know that the people brought out this time are all talents carefully selected from the entire shelter. The more difficult the end of the world is, the more important talents are. Not to mention that the first group of people leading to the base also shoulder the responsibility of exploring the way.
So in order to reduce the occurrence of accidents, drive as fast as possible on the road.
Shi Jiaojiao took a look and then looked away. No matter who the other person was or how powerful he was, it had nothing to do with her.
The survivors in the car obviously noticed the sudden appearance of a car, and many of them were curious about the identities of the people in the car, but everyone was busy on their way, so no one was willing to answer their questions.
All the way to the base, everyone was on high alert and did not dare to be careless at all.
The sandstorm appears suddenly after the polar day ends. Who can tell whether other disasters will suddenly occur after the sandstorm ends?
Qin Jun also took out his own walkie-talkie and calibrated the frequency with that in Shi Jiaojiao's hand to ensure that both parties could contact each other at the first time in case of an accident.
However, although everyone was on edge and wanted to get to the shelter as quickly as possible, the military trucks filled with food and the buses full of survivors slowed down their speed. In addition, the ground was covered with yellow sand, so the cars could not speed up.
So by the evening, when the convoy was still halfway through its journey, it had no choice but to find an open space to stop.
It is dark at night and driving is too dangerous. Instead of being nervous all the time, it is better to rest up before hitting the road the next day.
Shi Jiaojiao got out of the driver's seat and pounded her waist. Halfway through the journey, she replaced Mu Ci. Tomorrow, Wang Jia and Tang Wei will take turns driving to ensure that everyone can get enough rest time.
At this time, Qin Jun came over and asked, "Let's rest here tonight. You can go to bed early after dinner. By the way, do you want to come and eat with us?"
There is a limit on the weight of luggage that each survivor can carry. There is limited space on the bus, and if everyone is required to carry a lot of stuff, how can they get going?
So basically everyone handed over their supplies and food to the authorities, who would issue them a receipt and return the items to them when they arrived at the base.
The rations along the way were distributed uniformly by the Qin army, and when the supplies were finally returned, the food consumed would be deducted from the supplies they handed over.
Of course, none of the survivors refused the offer of someone to help keep their luggage without putting themselves at any risk.
However, in addition to the supplies they handed over, they also carried some food with them. If the rations distributed by the army were not enough for them, they could take them out to fill their stomachs.
The reason why Qin Jun mentioned the brother and sister was that since he had already accepted their food, he could not just ignore their meals.
Shi Jiaojiao refused directly: "I also left a few bags of food for them, which is enough for them to eat for the time being, but you will have to take care of them more in the future."
Qin Jun nodded, "Don't worry, I won't let them suffer any loss."
After saying this, he turned and left to arrange for the soldiers to distribute rations to the survivors.
Because they were the advance troops, no one could tell whether their lives would be in danger, so the authorities still gave certain preferential treatment to everyone in terms of rations.
Most of the relief food nowadays is vegetable cakes, which are made from aloe vera and cactus that grow rapidly during the polar day. But after the polar day ends, the growth rate of these two plants slows down visibly, so even the vegetable cakes have to be saved.
The rations distributed this time are aloe vera, cactus and some coarse grains, which are ground and baked into cakes. The cakes are the size of an adult's palm, and each person can get two.
The ingredients of this pancake are average and very hard, but because a lot of effort was put into grinding it, the taste is much better than simple vegetable pancakes, at least it doesn't irritate the throat.
At the same time, each person can also get a small piece of giant rat jerky that is so dehydrated that it cannot be broken even by stones. It is about the length of an index finger.
In addition, there is half a bottle of water, which is everyone's daily ration.
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