"Are you awake? If you are, have some soup." He Zhennan was holding an aluminum lunch box in his hand, with a bowl of hot broth in the box.
This was beef soup freshly cooked with canned meat. The rich aroma of beef wafted through the air. Meng Changlong hadn't eaten anything since leaving Wanxi Village early in the morning. He was so hungry that he was beginning to feel like he was playing the empty city game. As soon as the aroma of the broth wafted into his nose, Meng Changlong's already weak body began to feel like he was playing the empty city game.
Meng Changlong's throat moved unconsciously, "Have you all eaten?" Until the natural disaster, both Meng Changlong and the other brothers in the maritime base rarely ate meat.
"We've all eaten," a soldier said quickly. "Captain, please eat something. You need to take good care of yourself after your injuries. This gentleman and his friends saved us earlier, and they gave us some food to fill our stomachs."
The soldier blushed a little when he said this. He had been doubting the purpose of this group of people before, but they not only saved them, but also gave them a free lunch.
Food was hard to come by these days. Even soldiers like them had to trade their labor for food in the village. If they hadn't previously gone to Yunhai City and found a large amount of food in the bandits' lair, they would have struggled to even get enough to eat in the village.
The other soldiers echoed this, urging Meng Changlong to fill his stomach quickly. Only after a full stomach and sufficient water could the body recover quickly.
Seeing this, Meng Changlong nodded without refusing. After being helped up and fed with broth, his churning stomach finally felt a little better.
He Zhennan didn't say much. He took the empty lunch box handed to him by the soldiers and planned to go out to do other things. He didn't intend to keep serving such a large group of people.
He Zhennan wanted to leave, but Meng Changlong, who was lying on the wooden plank, called out to him. Meng Changlong's voice was hoarse and low, with a hint of weakness after recovering from a serious illness. "Captain He, you are Commander He Zhennan, right? Thank you for saving us this time."
"Oh? You know me?" He Zhennan raised his eyebrows slightly and turned to look at Meng Changlong. The other soldiers in the room also looked at He Zhennan. Obviously, they did not expect that the superior in their base actually knew the man in front of them.
However, some people felt that He Zhennan looked familiar after hearing what Meng Changlong said, but they couldn't remember where they had seen him before.
"I do know Commander He. I had the honor of meeting Commander He during the military district competition a year ago. At that time, Commander He won the title of Soldier King of that competition... It really left a deep impression on me. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to recognize you at the first time." Meng Changlong said, and wanted to give He Zhennan a military salute, but his body was too weak, and the salute was ultimately unsuccessful.
Even though he is the person in charge of the entire small base, his military rank is actually lower than He Zhennan's, so it is not wrong to call him "chief".
"I see. I didn't expect we were destined to meet." He Zhennan nodded. "Then you should get some rest. Although the paralyzing effect of these spiders isn't particularly strong, there are so many of them. You and your companions will probably need to rest for a whole afternoon before you have the strength to run and jump. When they wake up, you can feed them something to warm them up. My friends and I are planning to leave now, so take good care of yourselves in this environment."
"We can't contact the people up there anymore, and even the latest quantum communication can't pick up any signals. So I don't think anyone will send you supplies in the future. I suggest you use your bullets and other supplies sparingly..." He Zhennan paused before continuing, "Besides, I've already left the army, so you don't need to call me commander anymore. Just call me by my name, that's more appropriate."
He Zhennan had a good impression of Meng Changlong in front of him, so he spoke vaguely and told him about the current situation outside, asking them not to learn heroism and just rush forward.
Nowadays, many animals and plants cannot be completely eliminated with just two bullets. Without military supplies, these people have to be flexible and adaptable to avoid making mistakes that will last a lifetime.
He Zhennan frowned at Meng Changlong and his men's attempt to use guns and torches to deal with the spider swarm. He had no idea what they were thinking. Did they really think they could wipe out thousands of spiders with just a few guns?
Do you really think those giant spiders have no abilities?
If humans lost their size advantage, many animals would have far greater ability to survive than humans. For example, ants can lift objects that are 400 times their body weight, while only a small number of humans can lift more than twice their body weight. However, both spiders and ants can do this easily.
This is also what He Zhennan is most worried about. He doesn’t know what the world will be like in the future?
For a moment, the atmosphere in the room was silent. All the soldiers looked at Meng Changlong and He Zhennan. Even another soldier who woke up slowly failed to attract everyone's attention.
Meng Changlong nodded. His physical discomfort obviously slowed down his thinking, and his answer was even slower.
"Thank you, I will consider what you said... In fact, our team should have disbanded in the past few days... We have been to a temporary base before and served there, but we didn't expect that after the temporary base was built, the other party directly drove our team out. After that, we have never received any supplies or communication orders from the superiors... These days, the supplies in our team are all obtained from the robbers. Otherwise, I am afraid that all of our brothers will starve." Meng Changlong spoke slowly, and his eyes were full of confusion and worry about the future.
He Zhennan didn't know about the robbers. He looked at the two soldiers next to him with a puzzled look. The two soldiers were smart and told him the whole story of the robbers from beginning to end, and also talked about the situation they encountered in Ningyong County.
When He Zhennan heard about the situation in Ningyong County, his brows slightly furrowed and his face looked grim. He knew a little about the affairs of Ningyong County, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad about what happened in the entire county, especially when he learned that the source of the chaos in Ningyong County was wiped out in one fell swoop. He couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Just as He Zhennan and the others finished talking, someone knocked on the door. Pang Xiong's tall and strong body looked quite imposing standing at the door of this dilapidated house. He glanced at everyone in the room and looked at He Zhennan.
"Boss, it's getting late. Dongzi and the others have packed their luggage. Shall we leave now?" Pang Xiong and his companions who had been sitting by the fire eating lunch had already packed their luggage. They were just waiting for He Zhennan to deliver lunch and say goodbye to the group of soldiers before leaving. However, after waiting for almost 20 minutes, there was still no response from the people in the room.
"Mr. He, where are you going? Our previous base was in this area, and we are very familiar with the surrounding environment." Seeing that his benefactor was about to leave, Meng Changlong hurriedly wanted to ask someone to see him off.
He Zhennan waved his hand and walked to the door of the wooden house. He did not hide anything, "I plan to take a few brothers to Wanxi Village. I was seriously injured before and was rescued by the villagers of Wanxi Village. I lived there for a while and felt that the atmosphere of the whole village was quite good. This time I came here to live in Wanxi Village permanently..."
"Wanxi Village? We happen to live in Wanxi Village now!" The little soldier who was supporting Meng Changlong's eyes suddenly lit up!
"What a coincidence?" Pang Xiong was stunned and looked at He Zhennan, "Then Boss, should we follow you?"
"Since everyone has the same destination, let's rest for a while. After they wake up and recover, we can go together."
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"Crack! Crack! ... Crack! ..."
“Boom!——”
Waves of noisy sounds kept spreading out from Qin Suyun's yard.
It took Qin Suyun a whole afternoon to saw down all the branches of the walnut tree above the third floor.
Because the distance between the walnut tree and the house and the wall was very short, Qin Suyun did not dare to saw the tree directly from the bottom. She could only slowly saw off the branches of the tree from top to bottom, leaving only the tall main trunk of the walnut tree for final processing.
The tree trunks, each as thick as a bucket, hit the ground, making a series of rumbling sounds.
The goats, chickens and ducks that were driven out of the shack by Dahei and Xiaoqi and stayed in the backyard to eat grass and catch insects did not react much. They just looked up occasionally when they heard the sound, and continued to gnaw on the weeds in the backyard, not even sparing the roots.
The grass roots that just grew in spring are very thick and sweet. The goats are very happy to eat them, bleating from time to time. The chickens and ducks next to them are not to be outdone and dig the soil to grab food.
Qin Suyun wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked down at the poultry and livestock running around in the backyard, and Dahei and the others squatting there diligently, and couldn't help but sigh that after last night, Dahei and the others' behavior had become more humane, and they would actively think about more problems.
For example, Dahei and the others would never offer to help her herd the sheep before. It’s not that Dahei and the others were unwilling to help, but that they had never thought about it and had no such awareness.
Dahei and the others had never thought about this matter, so Qin Suyun naturally would not mention it. Six sheep were not a lot, and her house was backed by a mountain, so grazing them on weekdays was a very simple matter.
"I don't know who came up with the idea of driving the goats out to eat grass. It can not only help clear the weeds in the backyard, but also fill their stomachs. It really kills two birds with one stone!" It was thought that the little pigs who were least likely to like eating weeds had to give in due to the continuous hunger.
Qin Suyun looked at the poultry and livestock in the backyard, then looked at the big black animals squatting nearby, some still and some moving, and frowned.
"I feel like I've forgotten something. But what is it?"
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