Chapter 823 Visiting the Base
Lu Weiyi's words made Lu Xiao silent. He recalled the time when Kyoto was facing a zombie siege. Lu Xi seemed to have grown up in an instant. At that time, he promised him that he would take good care of himself.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Lu Weiyi knew there was a way, and immediately talked about Lu Xi, "Xiaoxi knows Lieyan's difficulties this time, and said that he would go to Kyoto in person. He said that the people who followed you were his uncles, and now that you are gone, he, as your son, must take on your responsibilities."
"This time when Antonio and the others returned to Yueban Bay, he also chose to stay. He said that he would come back when you returned."
Lu Weiyi sighed to himself, "Uncle, time flies. When I first met Xiaoxi, the boss of the red-light district said he wanted to exchange him for a large sum of supplies. Xiaoxi was afraid that I couldn't afford it, so he didn't dare to say a word and could only secretly hold the corner of my clothes."
"Now he can take care of himself. I am busy with a lot of things every day. It seems like he has grown up without me noticing."
He missed Lu Xi's growth, and so did Lu Xiao.
Lu Xiao was silent, staring at Mosuo's fingertips. Lu Weiyi handed him a box of cigarettes. He took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep puff. In the smoke, he said helplessly, "Xiao Yi, I'm afraid that so many people will go and it will be a burden for you."
"Then you might as well just tell them to give up this place and start over. They can just go there and start over again. We don't have to take care of everything."
Lu Xiao chuckled twice, and in his heart he lamented Lu Weiyi's naivety. Just based on the relationship between him and Lu Weiyi, if something really happened and his subordinates came to him for help, they would still drag him down.
Lu Weiyi saw what he meant and said bluntly, "Uncle, you're overthinking it. Zhuang Mingxu is in charge of all the affairs of the base. Now, those people from the original Mountain God Base have been integrated there. It's no difference if one is in charge and two are in charge. It's just that after they go there, Lieyan is completely gone, and everything is under unified management and responsibility."
"Under such circumstances, the number of people willing to leave probably won't be as many as you think, after all, the possibilities in the distant future are unknown."
Everyone will weigh it more.
Outside the room, Zheng Yi walked over here in a hurry after chatting with Wen Jing and others. It was obvious that he was here to find them. Lu Weiyi stopped talking and just asked him to think about it carefully.
Zheng Yi came here to find Lu Xiao, and he asked directly when he would return to Kyoto.
"I have heard about some things about the Zheng family, and I must hurry back."
"Take control of the Zheng family again?" Lu Xiao glanced at him.
"...Yes," Zheng Yi said with a firm expression, "My grandfather paved the way for me with his life. Besides, even if someone betrays me, I also have brothers who follow me. I can't let them be used in the chaos."
Lu Xiao thought for a while and said, "Take a day off and make sure you have enough energy, and then we'll leave together tomorrow morning."
The news was too sudden. Lu Weiyi frowned and said nothing. Zheng Yi nodded in agreement and found a place to sleep.
After sending the people away, Lu Xiao spoke, "You are right, but I have to go to your base first and ask Mingxu's opinion."
My nephew has simple ideas, but fortunately he has Zhuang Mingxu who is reliable.
"Then you go over there and take a look. Li Zhuang and the others are coming over." Lu Weiyi did not hide anything in front of the team members, let alone Lu Xiao. He asked someone to guard the door and directly brought Lu Xiao into the space.
The overwhelmingly rich energy instantly overwhelmed Lu Xiao and he took two steps back, but it was of no use. The energy seemed to fill every corner of the air. Lu Xiao had the illusion that every pore of his body was forced to open. He could only take deep breaths to relieve the pressure.
"What is this place?"
"My space" Lu Weiyi had not come in since he placed half of the mutant squid's body here. At this moment, he was covered by this warm feeling and immediately felt like he was taking a hot spring bath. He was intoxicated and drowsy. Fortunately, he knew there was someone next to him. When he saw Lu Xiao's face flushed and he needed to control his breathing, he hurriedly called Taotao to take the person out.
He did not forget to remind him, "Uncle, we are going to the new base in Yueban Bay. Try to digest and absorb the energy as much as possible. If you can't do it, consume it quickly."
"Okay," Lu Xiao's voice was hoarse, and he didn't even notice that Taotao, who was in his arms, had shrunk several times.
The space channel is the secret of the entire base, and Zhuang Mingxu did not dare to hand it over to others. Xiong Jie brought two teams of earth-type psychics to guard it to avoid any psychics' detection.
A passage embedded in a mountain leads directly to the Yuebanwan military garrison outside.
Usually, only Zhuang Mingxu or Taotao could enter and bring out the others. But this time, no one saw anyone going in. Only Lu Xiao came out of the dark passage holding Taotao.
The inexplicable appearance startled all the guards and they immediately directed their various supernatural powers towards him. All the people who usually traveled between the various bases were taken away by Ji Qian for a gathering. None of the people on duty at this time knew Lu Xiao.
"Stop, don't move!"
"Who are you? How did you appear from the passage?"
As soon as the innermost earth-type psychic spoke, the outer combat-type psychics on duty immediately ran towards this side. In an instant, Lu Xiao was completely surrounded. Except for the passage behind him that he came out of, he had nowhere to hide.
Knowing that the possibility of an accident was not high, Lu Xiao raised one hand and said, "I'm Lu Weiyi's uncle, I'm looking for Zhuang Mingxu."
"It's Young Master Taotao." Someone recognized Taotao who was held by Lu Xiao and whispered. No one was allowed to take action, but this place was too important and everyone was still on guard.
"We don't know you. Please wait a moment. I'll call someone over." Someone said as they walked a few steps into the distance. Then they saw Li Zhuang, Ji Qian, and a group of earth-type psychics walking towards them in a mighty manner.
The man named "Deputy Captain Li" ran towards Li Zhuang and whispered something in his ear.
Li Zhuang took two quick steps, surprised that Lu Xiao appeared alone, and said to others, "This is Captain Lu's uncle, Major General Lu Xiao, the captain of the Kyoto Flame Team."
Several people hurriedly apologized to Lu Xiao, but Lu Xiao waved his hand and said, “It’s okay, I came here in a hurry.”
Lu Xiao greeted Li Zhuang, and Li Zhuang reached out to hug Tao Tao, "Little one, your father couldn't find you, did you sneak out?"
"Daddy called me," Taotao said in a baby voice, hugging Lu Xiao's neck with both arms and not letting go, "I'm with Uncle Grandpa."
"Uncle is going to talk to your father. I'll bring you something delicious first." Li Zhuang glanced at Lu Xiao suggestively and whispered in Taotao's ear to coax him.
Lu Xiao understood immediately and coaxed him a few times, promising to wait for him. Then he reached out to Li Zhuang and asked to sit on his neck and ride the horse.
"Sit, sit, you are the little ancestor." Li Zhuang was particularly unprincipled in front of the child. He grabbed the child with both hands and put him on his shoulders, not caring at all that Taotao's little hands were holding his hair to keep him balanced.
"Let's go, let's go," Taotao's voice was vague, and her little butt shrugged on Li Zhuang's shoulders, looking very active.
Only then did Lu Xiao realize that he was not only a little smaller, but he was knowledgeable and experienced, especially he knew what it was like when he was a baby in swaddling clothes, so naturally he didn't ask too many questions.
"Then Uncle Lu, I will take people to the team leader first. Over here..." Li Zhuang waved to a guard and told him to take Lu Xiao to find Zhuang Mingxu.
"Okay, let's go. The people living over there on the ground have sufficient supernatural powers. Are the levels of their team members' abilities sufficient?" Lu Xiao asked another question.
"Don't worry, Major General Lu, Commander Zhuang asked us to carry testing equipment for testing at any time." Ji Qian, a short man, stood among the crowd and had to look up to speak.
Lu Xiao nodded and reminded, "Some animals over there have undergone unknown mutations, so pay more attention when you hunt."
"Okay," Li Zhuang replied. Taotao was already getting impatient and kept twisting her body to urge him.
The two groups separated, and Lu Xiao looked around. He saw that a huge space had been dug out at the intersection of the two mountains. It was pitch black and he couldn't tell what it was used for. At first glance, the light seemed dim.
"What kind of lighting do you usually use here?" Lu Xiao asked the person leading the way.
"Oil lamps and torches. There is electricity in some places, but there is a lack of fuel and it cannot be widely used."
After leaving the excavated mountain, the light was better, but it was only a long and narrow strip that revealed the outline of the entire base. Based on the original shape of the base, Zhuang Mingxu ordered people to excavate parts of the mountain on both sides to expand the area of the entire base. The towering mountains completely shielded the radiation, and the shielding effect of the woods was even stronger.
Part of the original narrow strip of the Mountain God Base was divided into a commercial area for each team, and the other part was vacated as an experimental field. The guards also expanded from the original light entrance to the back mountain, greatly avoiding the possibility of mutant animals attacking from other directions.
Not long after leaving the garrison area, a small white building appeared in front of them. Before Lu Xiao could ask, Zhuang Mingxu walked out of the gate. Seeing him from afar, he strode over to greet him, "Uncle, are you here alone? Xiaoyi didn't tell me."
"It was a spur-of-the-moment idea." Lu Xiao briefly recounted his conversation with Lu Weiyi. "You know Xiaoyi doesn't think about things comprehensively. I came over to take a look and ask for your thoughts."
Although Lu Weiyi has always been the one who has the final say in Yueban Bay, Lu Xiao doesn't want to put his nephew in a difficult position when the base expands.
"I've thought about this a long time ago." Lu Weiyi took Lu Xiao and walked back home. As soon as they entered the door, they saw Zhuang Aiyi and Qin Nian, one big and one small, squatting in horse stance on one side of the yard. They didn't know how long they had been standing there, and sweat was dripping from their temples.
The two did not see Lu Xiao, and Zhuang Mingxu did not call for help. He whispered, "There is still a quarter of an hour left. Let's go home first."
Lu Xiao himself grew up like this and did not object to their education of their children. He just remembered Taotao and asked a few questions.
"The situation was critical, and Taotao's energy was a little overdrawn. I have asked Taoist Tianning to take a look. He said that the child was suffering from frequent consumption and needed to be taken care of slowly. It's not a big problem," Zhuang Mingxu whispered, leading him to the main entrance.
Several light bulbs can be seen throughout the yard. The area is not as large as the island that was once occupied, but there are just as many children's toys as before. Various exercise equipment can be vaguely seen in the backyard, and there is actually a well-kept vegetable plot next to it, which is abrupt yet harmonious.
The whole courtyard is kept clean and tidy, full of the breath of life. Just one look from here tells you that these basic living guarantees are not a worry.
The door curtain made of prismatic lattices is like the rural scene in the early 1990s. The sofa in the spacious living room is embroidered with beautiful flowers and plants, which adds a special breath of life.
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