Chapter 102 Chapter 102 Five-Star Base and...
The days when we couldn't see any thieves were particularly torturous, but fortunately, there was hope of survival. The team was finally not so lifeless, and even the oars for rowing had strength.
The days pass one by one, the sun rises and sets and another day begins.
Survival was finally no longer the most pressing issue, and life within the team began to slowly return to normal. While it wasn't as interconnected and interconnected as it had been before the escape, daily activities were gradually resuming.
In particular, Chang Ruijia's "small supermarket" was strongly encouraged by Zhang Rui, Shi Fang and others.
"So many things were thrown away before. In order to increase the speed along the way, none of the things generated every day were kept." Zhang Rui looked regretful, as if his things were wasted.
Shifang followed closely behind. When faced with a situation requiring coordination, the two of them seemed to share a common mind. "That's right, we don't need to run for our lives now. There's no need to focus too much on speed. At least keep some of it. Wasting it is shameful."
Although the situation was far from as easy as these two people said, it had to be said that Chang Ruijia was also a little tempted.
All the things I had saved up were gone in one go. Although I didn't want to stand out too much after moving, I couldn't leave with nothing at all.
And the current situation is that it seems that they are the only group of people left in the entire ocean. They have been running for almost a whole month and haven't seen a single person. If they really want to meet their target, they don't know how long it will take. They can't just waste things every day, right?
Chang Ruijia thought with some heartache, not to mention that the points she had were being thrown away every day.
In order to achieve a faster reaction speed, they lived in very close proximity along the way. This also led to the fact that when they were handling generated items, if there were other people around, in order not to arouse suspicion about the types of supplies, in addition to the things that were naturally generated on the bed every day, some things that had appeared in front of Lu Baian and others before had to be quietly exchanged and thrown away.
Those are all useless points! Chang Ruijia cried inwardly.
Fortunately, most of the time, Lu Baian and the others were very sad about Chang Ruijia's handling of these things. They wished they could buy them all themselves, so they simply chose to turn a blind eye and not get close. This would only happen when they had no choice.
Otherwise, the points that Chang Ruijia had worked so hard to save when the monster fish rioted would have been used up long ago.
After a period of careful consideration, Chang Ruijia finally made the decision to reopen the business. However, she insisted that she could not be a landlord, so even if she did, she would do it on a small scale. She still said that all the large items she had sold before were thrown into the sea.
The others had no objections to this. The journey continued, and the crisis hadn't passed long. If anything major slowed them down, they would be worried and complain.
But for Chang Ruijia, at least he doesn't have to waste points in vain, which is a huge thing.
Seeing the sky tent set up again on the last floating object, the old people in the team understood everything at once, and then they were secretly excited. The shop was finally open again!
The best news for the team was that they could finally improve their food. They could get some fruits and other food, and although it was a little difficult to exchange them for, they could finally eat something good.
"Oh my god, I finally get to eat this," Shifang said, tears welling up in his eyes. Before, when he could eat it anytime, he didn't think this bite of watermelon was that important, but after surviving a volcanic eruption, this bite of icy, juicy watermelon was simply delicious!
"Come on," Zhang Rui said, though he was also a little excited. "You're talking as if you haven't been able to eat watermelon recently. Don't think I didn't see you sneakily grabbing the watermelon that Sister Chang pushed down."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone on the floating object laughed. Shifang looked like a thief, and he had done this right under everyone's noses, so he couldn't hide it from anyone.
"How can that be the same!" Shifang couldn't help but blushing. He could only rescue the watermelon under everyone's eyes and with everyone's consent, otherwise he would really be considered a watermelon thief.
"The watermelon will be cooked after rolling it in boiling water. How can it be the same as a cold iced watermelon..."
The noises of the two people's quarrel gradually faded away. Fortunately, they knew to solve the problem privately. However, the smiles in everyone's eyes did not disappear. If it weren't for the quarrels between the two of them during this period, their lives would be too boring.
"How is it? Is it delicious?" Chang Ruijia picked up a piece of watermelon and leaned against the bed.
"Of course," Lu Baian asked as if he knew the answer, and then he took another big bite of the watermelon. It was cool and refreshing, especially delicious on the still hot sea.
Looking at the watermelon juice on each other's faces, they both smiled at the same time. Perhaps they were smiling because they had joined hands to escape the disaster of life and death again, or perhaps they were smiling because their lives were finally back on track.
"Don't worry," Lu Baian took a bite of watermelon and looked towards the distant sky. "With so many of us, we can still protect something if we want to, not to mention that the person we need to protect is you."
As he spoke, Lu Baian seemed to recall something. "Believe it or not, if nothing had happened, even though Zhang Rui and Shi Fang are arguing loudly now, they would have rushed over screaming. Now, the person they admire most is you."
Such a scene seemed to have already appeared before her eyes, and a smile appeared in Chang Ruijia's eyes. "Believe it, of course you can believe it. Even though they usually quarrel happily, their tacit understanding is absolutely first-class."
"What about you?" The words almost disappeared in the wind, but fortunately someone heard them.
"What?" Lu Baian looked at Chang Ruijia with wide eyes, as if he had heard something incredible. The words he heard were somewhat incredulous. Although they did not have any special meaning, they seemed to have another meaning.
But what caught his eyes was only Chang Ruijia's normal face, as if he had really heard it wrong. However, in his unwilling and inquiring gaze, he saw a touch of light pink staining the tip of her ear.
Lu Baian felt a little relieved. His efforts along the way were finally noticed by the right people and were no longer in vain.
"The last line of defense," Lu Baian said firmly in the face of Chang Ruijia's questioning eyes, "I will be their last line of defense. If they want to explore your secret, they can't do it unless I..."
"I'm done!" Chang Ruijia devoured the last piece of melon in her hand, collected the rinds for Zhong Yuan's compost pile, and stood up. "It's time to see what supplies they've collected from my supermarket."
Standing up and taking only two steps, looking at the back full of dejection, Chang Ruijia did not look back, but said softly, "Some things are better known in your heart. Even if there is only one last line of defense left, you will not be the only one standing there."
The tail end of the words was still lingering in the air, but the speaker's ears had already turned red. Without looking back, he walked quickly towards the still noisy crowd, leaving only a dazed and stupid person sitting by the bed.
Lu Baian was already stunned by the meaning of Chang Ruijia's words. He never expected to receive such a sentence today.
"I'm not the only one, I'm not the only one," Lu Baian laughed foolishly. So what if the progress is slow? Everything is difficult at the beginning. With this in mind, why worry about no progress?
If there weren't so many people around, he would have laughed out loud three times.
Time passed quickly. Although the team did not grow to its previous size in the process of rushing to achieve the goal of the organization, it finally began to be lively and popular again.
There were no merchant caravans rushing back and forth outside, but the internal self-circulation was enough to make the team come alive. From the dozen or so floating objects that were rushing on the road, they began to slowly relax, and everyone returned to their own floating objects. The team directly expanded by dozens of floating objects.
As time passed day by day, the impact of the underwater volcanic eruption began to gradually subside. At least the sun in the sky had returned to its former bright and radiant appearance. Although the temperature of the sea water had not returned to its previous state, it was no longer scalding hot. It was warm enough for swimming a few laps.
The current team only travels a fixed distance every day, and the rest of the time they just drift with the waves on the sea. The remaining time is just enough for the team members to do their own things.
While the monsters under the sea have not revived yet, many people jumped into the sea to swim a few laps, enjoying the long-lost leisure time, and then had some delicious food after getting ashore. The most crucial thing was that among some of the people who joined at that time, one of them actually had beer in his creation.
This was the item that Chang Ruijia found in the barter exchange after her floating goods business resumed. When they first found out about it, the group was very excited for a while.
Although in the current environment, it is far from reaching the level of alcoholism, but every night when the moon is low and the stars are low, it is definitely a wonderful thing to eat snacks and drink a few sips of beer in the increasingly cool sea breeze!
This guy's popularity ranking in the team has also started to rise sharply. The supplies he has are even in short supply. This shows how many alcohol-craving guys there are in this group.
The days went on like this without any problem, but finally when Lu Baian and the others began to consider whether or not to join the organization, they finally began to encounter other teams, and began to hear a name they had always dreamed of from these teams - Five-Star Base.
When they first learned the name, several people were almost moved to tears. It was something that was engraved in their genes.
After saying goodbye to the team that delivered the message, Lu Baian and his team began to reorganize the team and advance towards the direction where the message came from almost day and night. A small number of people who may have had objections before are now trying their best to keep up with the team, for fear of being left behind.
Chang Ruijia also began to secretly pack up some things that shouldn't be on her bed. Since the remaining supplies could prosper her own team, why couldn't they also help the national team? Perhaps deep down, she actually preferred to do so.
Finally, as they advanced in this way, in the morning light of the rising sun, they saw a dark shadow and a bright red flag in the distant sky.
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