Return to the First Base
Once Jiang Lin thought of something, she had to do it immediately: "Is there a free car? I plan to leave now." She looked at Cui Yawen, without a trace of emotion in her eyes.
"Now? Yes, there is..." Cui Yawen paused and said, "Call a few more people to go with you."
Jiang Lin shook her head: "Now is a special period, and the seaside base needs more people. I can go by myself." There are equipment for moving things on the earthquake vehicle, and theoretically she alone is enough.
"Then go ahead, and be careful." Seeing her determined expression, Cui Yawen did not try to persuade her anymore. Jiang Lin should have had the authorization key for the earthquake vehicle.
Jiang Lin was holding a key, a very small golden key with a complicated pattern on it. She had rarely seen such a key before.
Because most cars can be opened directly by swiping the permission card, it is a bit novel to suddenly see such a delicately designed thing.
She picked out a nearly empty earthquake truck, inserted the key into the corresponding lock, and the engine started immediately. Jiang Lin had no experience driving such a large vehicle, but fortunately, the road back to the base was straight.
After the administrator helped her drive the vehicle onto the road, they returned to the base. Jiang Lin familiarized herself with the buttons on the driver's seat for the rest of the journey and then drove to the first base by herself.
Although she was mentally prepared, her heart still skipped a beat when she saw the devastation in front of her.
Most of the functions of the bracelet on his hand became useless after leaving the first base, but the navigation system still existed. Jiang Lin's navigation system had the highest authority and could search for any place in the first base.
She looked at the eye-catching red dot on the virtual screen. It was probably the underground food storage. The unique design of the earthquake vehicle allowed it to be deployed on the ruins.
Jiang Lin arrived at the warehouse after a bumpy ride, called out the excavation tools on board the vehicle, and dug up the rubble, revealing a flashing display screen.
She swiped her wristband, and the door to the underground warehouse slowly opened in front of her. Jiang Lin looked down and found the air inside was very dry.
She descended the emergency ladder from above. Inside, there were compartments storing a lot of easily preserved food, starting with basic staples. Jiang Lin dragged the bags of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and flour out.
After reaching a location within reach of the earthquake truck's transporter, she climbed out of the underground warehouse and returned to the cockpit. She used the transport hook to hook the food she had carried from the ground and put it into the car.
This operation made her sweat. Now winter has passed and the weather is getting warmer. According to the previous seasons, it should be spring now.
Jiang Lin was about to drive the fully loaded earthquake truck back, but she saw a familiar face in the rearview mirror - Li Qi. She touched the equipment on her body.
Wearing only an ordinary protective suit, Li Qi looked like he had seen something interesting in the rearview mirror.
"Coward, why don't you get out of the car?" Li Qi was chewing something in his mouth. Jiang Lin wanted to just drive away.
"Do you see the bomb in my hand? You should be familiar with it. It is produced by your First Base. Do you think this bomb can blow up your tires?" Li Qi walked around the earthquake vehicle with interest.
Jiang Lin was not unfamiliar with this bomb. It was a portable bomb in the arsenal with super explosive power. Although it was very small, its power should not be underestimated.
She didn't dare to gamble on the possibility of the earthquake car being destroyed, so she jumped out of the cockpit.
"Come down, are you interested in a fight with me? No superpowers required." Li Qi had a smile on her face, but it didn't reach her eyes. Her request was strange, and Jiang Lin looked at her in confusion.
"If you win, I'll let you go. If you lose..." Li Qi was interrupted by Jiang Lin before he could finish his words: "My time is precious. I don't think I can lose."
She took off her protective gear and gestured to Li Qi.
Li Qi hadn't finished speaking, but seeing her straightforward and confident look, he took off his combat uniform without the slightest hesitation, leaving only a set of ordinary clothes on his body.
She searched her pockets to show that she had no other weapons.
Jiang Lin took the lead in attacking. Her powerful supernatural powers did not mean that her physical fitness was poor. Although she had not received systematic training, she was surprisingly fierce in fighting.
Because it is not systematic, it is difficult for opponents to guess her punching routine. At the beginning of the apocalypse, she relied on her own hands to fight for survival, not to mention the three years she lived in the apocalypse.
All the muscles in Jiang Lin's body were tensed up, so as to protect her internal organs to the greatest extent.
Li Qi's punches were fast, fierce and accurate. When her fist hit Jiang Lin's body, she was stunned for a second because Jiang Lin was stronger than she had imagined.
After knowing this fact, she became even more excited. Before, Li Qi always thought that losing to Jiang Lin was due to the gap in their supernatural powers. Jiang Lin was lucky to have a more powerful water-based supernatural power.
But unexpectedly, under her special ability, her original attack power is also terrifyingly strong.
Li Qi wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. She had ignored the pain in her body. The pleasure brought by this primitive attack made her ignore the discomfort.
Jiang Lin was also injured. She looked at Li Qi coldly. Ever since Shenmu destroyed the first base, she had been holding a lot of anger in her heart. Fighting with Li Qi today helped her release some of it.
She didn't even think about her next move, fighting purely on instinct, each strike ruthlessly and directly hitting the vital points. The sweat on her forehead was getting more and more, and Li Qi was already too exhausted to get up from the ground.
Jiang Lin sat on her and wanted to throw another punch, but she held him tightly: "I give up."
She didn't hesitate and increased her strength. Li Qi could only rely on the power given by the sacred tree to escape from Jiang Lin's control by staying close to the ground. "You've become much more cruel than when we first met."
Li Qi was standing not far away and talking. The wound at the corner of her mouth was torn, and she cursed in pain.
Jiang Lin ignored him and drove away. Li Qi leaned against the ruins nearby, staring at the car's back and muttering, "Even more indifferent."
After parking the car at a temporary management office, Jiang Lin got out of the car. The vehicle manager parked the car in the designated location and inspected it, and the food on it was also unloaded.
"Who did you fight with?" Tang Xiaoyan asked while treating Jiang Lin's wound.
Just now, Jiang Lin walked silently to the temporary hospital to ask for medicine for her wounds. She found that she had many new wounds on her body, but her face was still clean.
"Li Qi," Jiang Lin replied. Tang Xiaoyan accidentally hit him a little too hard, causing her to frown in pain. "Lighter."
"Why didn't I think about this moment when we were fighting?" Tang Xiaoyan said, but her hands moved more gently.
There was a knock on the door outside: "Minister Jiang, the base commander asked you to go find him after you treat your wound."
"Okay." Jiang Lin's voice was heard outside the door. The person who delivered the message left without even thinking of coming in. She moved her limbs and found that they were okay and not in much pain.
Tang Xiaoyan knew what she was thinking by looking at her expression: "Be careful next time." She didn't ask Jiang Lin why she fought with Li Qi, because she believed that Jiang Lin had his own reasons for everything he did.
Since arriving at the seaside base, Jiang Lin hasn't seen the base commander very often, although she didn't meet the base commander very often when she was at the first base.
The place where Wen Tingjun lives now is no different from that of ordinary people, and his things are just as pitifully few. The expression on his face is very peaceful, and when he sees Jiang Lin coming, he reveals a loving smile.
"Do you know why I ordered the earthquake vehicle to come to the beach?" Wen Tingjun asked Jiang Lin with a smile.
"To avoid the sacred tree, you need a place where plants don't like to grow."
Wen Tingjun shook his head: "You are right, but the fundamental reason is not this." He took out a small box from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin opened it doubtfully, and inside was a beautiful necklace with a key hanging at the end.
"What is this?" She looked at Wen Tingjun in confusion.
"There's another place beneath the sea that contains a vast amount of supplies and civilization. It's similar to the human civilization vault at First Base, but larger and more hidden." Wen Tingjun explained, "Possessing this key is equivalent to having ultimate authority over both vaults."
"Why are you giving it to me?" Jiang Lin held the necklace in confusion.
"Because no one is more suitable than you. You have everything the owner of this key needs, so I give it to you."
Jiang Lin didn't ask any more questions. She changed the topic and asked, "Then how can we get to the warehouse on the bottom of the sea?"
"This is more difficult. There is an entrance not far under the sea, and you need to take a submarine to get there." After Wen Tingjun finished speaking, he operated on the bracelet, and Jiang Lin's bracelet instantly gained some more abilities.
She was able to check the status of all ships and submarines in the area.
"There are not only supplies there, but also a place to live. However, I wonder what the point of existence is if humans can only huddle in that dark safe house. Supplies will eventually run out, so I have never used that last place."
There was confusion in Wen Tingjun's eyes. Several larger cities nearby had similar safe houses, which not only stored civilization but also supplies. As far as he knew, not long after the end of the world began, people in many cities hid in the safe houses one after another. Since the signal of these safe houses was not good, Wen Tingjun could not contact them again.
This crisis made him wonder if he had done something wrong. If he had really hidden under the sea, those people might not have died.
"I think most people still want to live in the sunshine, even though the climate after the apocalypse is really not very good." Jiang Lin saw his inner struggle.
Wen Tingjun sighed: "I'll give it to you. You can bring people in at any time. Even if you don't go in, you can still move some supplies out."
Jiang Lin put the necklace around his neck with a complicated expression. The material of the necklace was very strange. It should be made of rare metal and it was difficult to tear off.
"Most of the things in this underwater warehouse are canned and freeze-dried items. You can directly control it on the screen to spit out some supplies and send a boat to catch them." Wen Tingjun controlled it on the virtual screen.
The buttons above only have three general categories: clothes, weapons, and food. It is estimated that the specific categories should be randomly selected.
"You will be able to see the supplies in about ten minutes." While Wen Tingjun was teaching Jiang Lin how to operate, he actually took out some supplies.
He knew that Jiang Lin had returned to the First Base today, and that she had gone to the temporary hospital. In any case, he hoped that those who survived could live an easier life.
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