◎Happy 97th day: See you at the base gate◎
The entire plan went extremely smoothly from the beginning to the finalization. Apart from Meng San's occasional direct attacks, the conversation could be described as pleasant.
To be honest, it is hard to say whether Jiang Muyun is pretending to be crazy or stupid towards Meng San.
The other person's unsympathetic temperament is simply too natural.
But such a person, when facing a shrewd man like the company commander, did not suffer any loss at all throughout the whole process.
How should I put it, it’s pretty impressive.
The plan was complete, and Meng San stood up and dusted himself off. "That's all. I'll go get the trade representative. Please wait a moment."
Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen also stood up and said goodbye.
What happens next has nothing to do with them.
The amount of supplies they brought out did not require direct transactions with the base officials.
This was not the first time that Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen came to the North District Base. They had also visited the trade area here, but they did not have the base staff accompany them.
Although the survivors at the North District Base were generally nervous, they had moved here since the rainstorm, and had been living here ever since then, and were also protected by the military.
The living conditions of the survivors here are indeed better than in other places.
Only when living conditions improve will people be willing to spend money on the practical little items, spices and seasonings that Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen have.
Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen took advantage of the ride from the Nanyi Base and exchanged for some unopened rice, flour, grain, oil and drinking water.
Even if the shelf life of bottled drinking water produced before the end of the world has passed, it is still cleaner than the water they filter themselves later.
After leaving the trade zone, Jiang Muyun took out two boxes of deworming pills from her bag in front of Chu Buwen, saying that she had exchanged them for chili powder.
Things are different now. The water we drink and the food we eat are not as clean as before the apocalypse. It is still necessary to take two deworming pills.
Chu Buwen simply assumed that this was something she had brought back from her last trip to the western suburbs, and that she wanted to take this opportunity to openly show it off. He immediately nodded in agreement, even jokingly saying, "I'll testify. I saw it with my own eyes."
In addition, Jiang Muyun saw that various menstrual products were sold in the trading area, so she exchanged all the soaps she brought with her for various menstrual products.
These things seem a bit useless to the current survivors.
The attitude of most female survivors is to use what they can find themselves, and if they can't, they will make their own with cloth. They won't be so idle as to buy supplies.
Anyway, there are so many rags outside, you can find a lot of them just by picking them up. Just take them home and wash and cut them while there is no shortage of water during the rainy season. If they get dirty and you are too lazy to wash them, you can just throw them away without feeling bad. Why waste supplies?
They were clearly necessities of life for most women before the end of the world, but after the end of the world, they became commodities in the market similar to the plastic figurines that Jiang Muyun picked up.
You can buy them, but there is no need. Only people who really have no shortage of supplies will be interested in them.
The scale of the North District Base is indeed larger than that of the South One Base, but before trade is developed in various places, there are not so many people in the base who are not short of supplies, so it is normal that these things are difficult to sell.
Toilet paper is treated the same as these menstrual products.
Jiang Muyun exchanged the lighter he brought with him for several large bundles.
Jiang Muyun certainly had no shortage of paper, and Chu Buwen also had a lot of it stored there.
As for how much stock the other companions still had, Jiang Muyun didn't know. Anyway, Jiang Muyun had seen Wang Qingqing and the others cutting pieces of cloth.
Anyway, they have magnesium rods and don't need lighters, so it's just right to exchange them for toilet paper.
You can never have too much of these consumable daily necessities.
Being able to use tissues in the apocalypse is like getting into bed with the air conditioner at 16 degrees in the summer or eating popsicles with the heater on in the winter. It gives you a strange sense of comfort.
The lighter that Jiang Muyun took out to exchange for supplies was the most common plastic lighter before the apocalypse. The wholesale price was a few cents each, and it was a scarce commodity after the apocalypse.
Jiang Muyun bought several large boxes before the end of the world, specifically to use in exchange for things after the end of the world.
Ignition tools such as magnesium rods and flints are not common products, and the fire strikers made by a group of inexperienced people are not very reliable.
So even if the survivors have fire in their hands, they are willing to exchange it for a lighter and go home just in case.
In addition to lighters, small boxes of cooling oil and wind oil are also popular.
When Jiang Muyun saw something he wanted, he could always put it up for bidding.
The North District base has a large population, a large trading area, and sells a wide variety of items.
Jiang Muyun strolled around the trading area for a whole day with hope in his heart. He bought a lot of miscellaneous things and also tried to find some rare supplies other than drinking water and daily necessities, such as saltpeter.
Unfortunately, this kind of thing is very valuable no matter where it is placed. Even if someone gets it, they may not be willing to sell it.
Chu Buwen noticed that she seemed a little disappointed. After asking why, he said, "I do have quite a bit of saltpeter stored there, but it wasn't convenient to take it out before. If you want, we can take some back after we clear out the Western Suburbs base."
Anyway, the people at the Western Suburbs Base are taking the blame, so it's not surprising if they take anything back.
Even if someone is curious, they can't go and ask the people at the Western Suburbs Base.
Jiang Muyun patted his shoulder and said, "Fortunately, you are smart, Mr. Chu. I was only thinking about eating and drinking."
Chu Buwen smiled and said, "Life is all about food and drink. I'm the exact opposite of you. I bought a lot of miscellaneous things, and water seems to be in short supply. If I want to eat rice in the future, I might have to rely on Boss Jiang."
Jiang Muyun was very loyal: "No problem, we're just friends. Mr. Jiang, I can't say how rich you are, but I can still give you something to eat."
When the two came, they were carrying two large bags, but when they left, they brought a whole truck of supplies.
In contrast to the two of them, Captain Yu and his companions came with several large carts full of stuff, but left with much lighter loads.
Otherwise, Captain Yu would not be able to spare a vehicle to transport supplies for the two of them.
Captain Yu was also amazed at their fruitful performance. "Honestly, I admire you for that. It seems like you are always at ease and steady like an old dog."
That kind of temperament of doing whatever it takes even if the sky falls makes people feel particularly at ease.
They had just finished discussing how to destroy a base, and the next moment they were leisurely strolling around the trade zone shopping, as if they didn't care about the Western Suburbs base at all.
But then again, if Jiang Muyun wasn't such a person, Captain Yu might not have been so active in interacting with her.
Sometimes he was so trusting of Jiang Muyun that even he was surprised.
Jiang Muyun: "Look at what you said, how come you are still as calm as an old dog. In just a short while, have you and Meng San confirmed their relationship through blood tests? Are you two father and son? Is it hereditary that you can't speak?"
Captain Yu was shocked: "That's impossible! No matter how you look at it, I should be the father!"
Seeing Captain Yu looking rejuvenated, Jiang Muyun guessed that he had made a lot of money from this material exchange.
Thinking about the trucks of stuff that Captain Yu brought to the North District Base, Jiang Muyun started to make plans in his mind.
It's business, Captain Yu has exchanged the grain seeds they recovered for so many benefits, so he has to give himself a little in return.
As for the favor that Captain Yu owed Jiang Muyun for keeping it a secret?
Jiang Muyun refused to acknowledge that it was a debt of favor she owed.
Captain Yu is a man of noble character. How can we use the debt of favor to tarnish Captain Yu's pure soul?
Jiang Muyun returned home happily, and together with Chu Buwen, they distributed the exchanged supplies with everyone. In the meantime, they also told everyone about their plan to go to the Western Suburbs Base to do something.
The first reaction of the others after hearing this was to act together with them.
As for the Western Suburbs Base, even though the information they knew was not as detailed as Jiang Muyun and the others, they had heard some things and knew that they were not good people over there.
Even if the South One Base and the North District Base join forces to deal with each other this time, there is no guarantee that there will be no casualties.
Moreover, those who acted together were comrades who lived together day and night. What about Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen?
If they really encounter danger and need help, they probably won't be able to count on anyone except each other.
But it was obvious that Jiang Muyun would never agree to take the risk with them.
Both Chu Buwen and I have been through the wind and sand many times. As long as I don't do anything stupid, there will be no problem in keeping myself alive.
But how many companions do you have?
They have probably never even seen a sandstorm in their lives.
Besides, this matter was caused by himself after all. Chu Buwen also got involved not only because of his friendship with Jiang Muyun, but also for his own interests.
It's reasonable for the two of them to go, but it's not fair to drag their companions into it.
Jiang Muyun put his head on Qin Shiwen's shoulder and said, "But this matter was caused by Chu Buwen and me, and it was also us who proposed the cooperation with Captain Yu. If I drag you into this now, and if you get hurt, when I think of this in a hundred years, I will sit up from my grave and slap myself twice."
"Indeed. This is no joke. The closer our relationship, the less likely we are to let you come with us." Chu Buwen also responded: "Besides, the Western Suburbs Base is full of lunatics. What if one of them slips through the net and escapes here, and we don't have enough people at home to guard it..."
Chu Buwen didn't finish his words, but everyone understood what he meant.
Among them, only Zhao Jiahao and Li Anxuan could be considered to have good marksmanship.
The people at the Western Suburbs Base have not been law-abiding citizens since before the apocalypse. They may have been holding guns longer than Zhao Jiahao and the others. It is obvious that if the two sides were to face each other and use guns, they would have no chance of winning.
If what Chu Buwen said came true, it would be hard to say how much of the family’s belongings would be lost, and the people left behind would most likely not survive.
Even though they knew that Chu Buwen said this to discourage them from joining the action, they still felt a little shaken.
The enemy destroyed our family and took away our property. This is truly the greatest injustice of the century.
"Then just don't go. Captain Yu and the North District Base are going to take action anyway, and no one knows about your feud with the West Suburb Base. Why do you have to take the risk yourself?" Qin Shiwen frowned tightly.
She knew she was being selfish.
Your companion’s life is life, and other people’s lives are also life.
But she is not a saint.
Compared to strangers, she certainly felt that Jiang Muyun's safety was more important.
Jiang Muyun smiled proudly: "Of course it's because there are benefits."
"Southern Base One and Northern Base are planning to destroy the Western Suburbs Base. But you know that area of Western Suburbs. If we leave it alone, even if Western Suburbs Base One is gone, Bases Two and Three will emerge."
The mountains in the western suburbs have natural geographical advantages in the end-of-the-world environment. As supplies available in the urban area become increasingly scarce, most people will want to move to the western suburbs.
When these survivors were scattered in the huge urban area of Nanshi, they could not make a single splash.
But if everyone were to move to the western suburbs and mountains...
The scene in the western suburbs is probably not much different from the battle royale in Hai City.
If no one manages it, and the survivors continue to fight each other for survival resources according to the law of the jungle, then in the end there will definitely be another Gu King in the western suburbs.
Jiang Muyun tilted his head and smiled, "Not to mention there's an ammunition depot in Nanshan. It contains supplies left behind by the main force of the Nanshi garrison before the apocalypse. Anyone who knows about this would be tempted. Captain Yu and the people in charge of the North District Base are no exception. So they plan to establish a co-managed transit station in the western suburbs."
This statement was purely Jiang Muyun's injustice to the company commander and Meng San.
The two of them wanted to build a transit station, and their main purpose was to prevent the survivors from gathering in the western suburbs to raise poisonous insects and then create an armed force whose good or evil was unclear.
Both of them were military personnel before the end of the world, so they certainly knew how sturdy the door of a military armory was, even if it was a temporary one.
If you want to get the supplies inside, forget about prying the door open. The only way is to dig through the mountain.
But the mountain of Nanshan is made of granite.
Without access to professional equipment, they couldn't expect to drill through the mountain with their bare hands.
Blowing up mountains is even crazier.
That's an arsenal.
This is the armory where the main force of the Nanshi garrison moved in.
Who knows what's inside?
If there is even the slightest mistake, the entire area within a hundred miles around Nanshan will be affected, and everyone will be finished.
If Captain Yu and Meng San had heard what Jiang Muyun said, they would have been so angry that they would have pointed their finger at the sky and swore on the spot that they had absolutely no desire for the Nanshan Army's arsenal.
At least, at least they would not have any bad thoughts until they found the equipment to chisel granite.
Li Anxuan was also a military man before the end of the world. He could probably guess what Captain Yu and Meng San were thinking.
Li Anxuan pondered for a moment and said, "So, you insisted on working with them on this matter just for the sake of this transit station?"
If you only offer advice, the benefits you receive afterwards will definitely not be as much as if you participated in person.
Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen nodded.
"A northern caravan has already arrived at the South One Base. I don't think this caravan will be the last one." Jiang Muyun said, supporting his chin.
"Captain Yu and Base Commander Meng San from the North District established the Western Suburbs Transit Station to turn it into a stopover for the major caravans traveling to and from South City. Since we're already involved, we might as well follow along and get a piece of the action."
Of course, the key point is to gain control of the hill where Chu Buwen’s refuge is located.
After the South One Base and the North District Base establish the Western Suburbs Transfer Station, their control over the entire Western Suburbs mountains will definitely not be comparable to that of the current Western Suburbs Base.
If Chu Buwen's shelter is exposed and Jiang Muyun's imaginary warehouse cannot be found, it will be a big trouble.
Not only did the feelings between the companions get hurt, the most important thing was that Jiang Muyun couldn't explain to Chu Buwen where his warehouse was hidden.
Therefore, Jiang Muyun must fight for the control of that area.
What to do with it after we win it is another matter, but we can’t let their people search the mountain and find that area.
Jiang Muyun's saying at the time was that a cunning rabbit has three burrows. They were a group of small families with low risk resistance, so having more burrows meant having more escape routes.
Anyway, the hilltop where Chu Buwen's shelter was located was remote and would not be the central area of the transit station. For Captain Yu and the others, assigning that remote area to Jiang Muyun was not a big deal.
Therefore, the division of interests among the parties regarding the transit station was quite simple and crude, without any suspicion at all.
Jiang Muyun almost swore to the heavens: "I'm just slacking off. There are so many of them. It's not Chu Buwen and I's turn to charge. Don't worry about that. I cherish my life!"
There was nothing they could do even though they were worried. They couldn't break Jiang Muyun's legs and lock him up, and it was even more impossible for them to follow him privately and cause trouble. They could only silently agree to this matter.
As time goes by, the water level of the Yangtze River is gradually decreasing, and some sections of the river have dried up.
When Jiang Muyun and others were drawing water by the river, they often heard gunshots in the distance.
At this stage, those who did not have any strong skills would have already hidden far away with the water and no longer dared to come to the riverside.
Jiang Muyun and others have become familiar faces in the surrounding area these days, and no one dares to cause trouble for them for a while.
Occasionally, when they encountered someone who was not careful enough on the road, they would just fire a volley of bullets at him.
Now is not the time to be frugal. If something unexpected happens during the fight and the water is spilled, they will suffer a huge loss.
One morning a few days later, when Jiang Muyun and others went to the riverside again, the original Yangtze River channel was reduced to a muddy field, and there were no survivors on the riverside.
However, Jiang Muyun and others had occupied a place with special terrain in advance because of Zhao Jiahao's bizarre fishing experience. When the river water could no longer be seen around, they were still able to dig out a few buckets of water from the ground.
Jiang Muyun took a look at the muddy water in the bucket, closed the lid, and pulled the gauze scarf up a little to cover her mouth and nose.
The dust in the wind has reached such a level that they have to wear goggles when going out, and Dabai and Xiaobai are not willing to go out with them these days.
Jiang Muyun stretched out her hand, and after a few minutes she twisted her index finger and thumb lightly, estimating the degree of dust in her mind.
On the way back, she paid special attention to her surroundings and successfully found Chang Ling, who had been hanging around the river even if he couldn't get water these days.
Jiang Muyun wiped his goggles and said to Chang Ling, "Please tell Captain Yu to meet at the gate of our base at six in the morning two days later."
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