Tongcheng is not far from Yucheng, where she is now. Before the apocalypse, it would normally take four or five hours to drive there.
However, because the road surface has been damaged by mutated plants, it may take longer.
But none of that matters.
Importantly, Tongcheng is located in one of the five major war zones of China.
Even during the apocalypse, when a zombie crisis broke out in the military, there were definitely many more soldiers who survived!
With the addition of the various weapons left behind, once a survival base can be established, it will definitely be the safest place among the surrounding cities!
Lin Dong listened carefully to Su Li's thoughts. His first reaction after listening was that he didn't expect this girl who looked so young to have so many ideas!
After all, the survivors who are still alive are probably thinking more about how to find more supplies and how to survive the ever-evolving zombies.
Few people can think about what will happen in the future.
Because the future is uncertain!
However, he definitely still wants teammates.
Even the strongest person will find it difficult to survive in this apocalyptic world.
Even if one can manage to hide and eke out a living, over time, one's mind will eventually break down, and one day, under prolonged silence and repression, one's spirit will likely collapse!
But he still wants to live like a normal person!
"If you can both trust me, I'm willing to join. But the premise is that even if you're both still very young, I still want to make it clear in advance that I hope this is a team where we can be honest with each other."
"Of course, we think so too."
Su Li looked at Lin Dong with her eyes crinkled into crescents.
She understood the deeper meaning behind Lin Dong's words: if one day he found that the team was not like that, he might leave, or even get rid of this "corrupted" team.
That's exactly what she thought too.
Lin Dong looked at Su Li's calm expression. After a long while, as if he had made up his mind, he exhaled and then chuckled softly:
"Let me first give a full introduction to myself. My name is Lin Dong, I am 33 years old. Before the apocalypse, I was a Taekwondo instructor. As for now, I have just awakened a metal ability. They call that kind of ability a superpower."
After hearing this, Su Li nodded knowingly and then said, "Su Li, 21 years old, has learned a little Sanda (Chinese kickboxing), and has fire-type superpowers."
After saying that, she pointed to Qi Zhi, who was still asleep: "17 years old, middle school student, water-based superpower."
But before she could finish speaking, Lin Dong suddenly pointed to the kitten in her arms and asked, "What about it?"
Su Li followed his gaze to the black cat in his arms, and her eyes met the cat's big, round eyes. She smiled and looked at Lin Dong: "Its name is Xuanqing, Xuan as in fantasy, and Qing as in blue."
Lin Dong was somewhat surprised to hear this, and he looked at Xuan Qing with amusement: "He even has a name!"
There was no malice in his tone; in fact, it carried a hint of affection for the kitten. He gazed intently at the kitten nestled in Su Li's arms for a long while, a tenderness appearing in his eyes, and his fingertips twitched involuntarily.
Finally, she couldn't help but ask Su Li, "Can I touch it?"
Who would have thought that this burly man with a face full of scars and weighing 200 pounds is actually a purebred cat lover!
Su Li was taken aback, looked down and met the gaze of the black cat in her arms, and then saw full of resistance in those cool eyes!
A mischievous glint appeared in her eyes. After seeing the cat's pupils widen in alarm, she finally patted its head reassuringly and looked at Lin Dong, saying:
"You'll have to ask it what it thinks; my opinion doesn't count!"
After saying that, she put Xuanqing on the ground.
Lin Dong was stunned!
But their attention was quickly drawn to the cat's glossy fur, which was visible even in the moonlight.
The cat just watched him quietly, its gaze indifferent, but thankfully without any tense or wary expression.
However, just as his hand was about to land on the cat's head, the cat twisted its body and jumped to the side.
Lin Dong paused, about to withdraw his hand in disappointment, when he suddenly felt a delicate, fuzzy texture on his hand.
He looked down and saw the cat's black tail tip gently brushing against the back of his hand!
But the cat quickly retracted its tail and slowly walked away from both of them.
"Looks like he's angry..."
Lin Dong's somewhat apologetic voice rang out, but Su Li chuckled lightly: "Ignore him!"
Then they heard Xuanqing angrily let out a low "meow" towards them!
Su Li curled her lips into a smile; she was really enjoying teasing this proud little kitten more and more!
Especially after the kitten learned to talk, its speechless yet defiant expression every time it was stumped was just too adorable!
What she didn't know was that Xuan Qing was indeed being arrogant again!
Ignore him! What do you mean, ignore him!
He already let him touch his tail, what more do you want?! Does he think just anyone can touch it?! You woman, you have absolutely no manners, don't you know that?!
Xuanqing glared at Su Li with his big eyes, and after a while, seeing that Su Li had no intention of coaxing him, he finally couldn't help but wag his tail hard, ran to Qi Zhi's feet and curled himself into a ball, ignoring the two people over there!
The initial awkwardness between Su Li and Lin Dong, stemming from their newfound teamwork and Xuan Qing's tantrum, actually dissipated considerably.
Su Li turned her head and glanced out the window; the bright moon shone high in the sky.
Thinking about the thing that had been on her mind, she finally couldn't help but ask, "May I ask, where did you meet that girl in the pink dress in your group today?"
"Pink clothes?"
Lin Dong looked up at him blankly, and after thinking for a while, he frowned and asked in confusion, "You mean, Su Ling?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly stopped.
Su Ling, Su Li, Su Li, Su Ling...
Noticing the suspicious look in Lin Dong's eyes, Su Li shrugged: "That's my... my cheating father's illegitimate daughter."
Lin Dong has a really big mouth!
After a while... he came to his senses, looked at Su Li with some embarrassment, and said carefully, "I'm not familiar with her. Half of the people in our team today only joined yesterday."
He paused, then shook his head: "No, we can't really call ourselves a team. We're just a temporary team. Today we're a team, but tomorrow we might be different. If we encounter danger, we won't even care about the other side."
"As for Su Ling, she joined a squad yesterday. I heard that her house was broken down by zombies, her family ran out and their fate is unknown, but she was rescued by the squad leader!"
At this point, Lin Dong suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, right, she also has a wood-type ability, and that man has a space where he can store things!"
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