Chapter 351 Arrival Home
"Let the people in the cars behind get on board." Zhuang Mingxu directed the truck in the front to make way for the front, and at the same time let Lu Xi in the car board the boat with the two children first.
"Mingxu" Wu Yue waved at him from below and stepped forward to catch Zhuang Aiyi.
"Uncle Yue, Aiyi misses you guys so much." Zhuang Aiyi kissed him on the face, and Wu Yue burst into laughter. "Uncle misses you too. Your grandpa Xi has prepared a lot of delicious food for you."
Wu Yue handed him to Xiong Jie who came over, and looked curiously at the other child in Lu Xi's arms, but did not ask much, "Xiaoxi, take the child to sit in the cabin, it's windy outside."
"Got it, Brother Yue." After reuniting with his teammates, Lu Xi spoke in a cheerful tone, and even walked with a bounce, not forgetting to introduce, "The ones behind are the researchers and their families from the institute."
Hundreds of people were waiting for the boat one after another. Wei Yi's team blocked the zombies that were chasing them at the back and waited until Zheng Jun and his men landed safely. Then they attacked with all their strength, stopping the zombies and buying them time to board the boat.
"I'm glad you're back." Wu Yue looked at Zhuang Mingxu's legs, walked up to him and bumped fists with him, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Master" Lin Yimu, who came to pick someone up, saw that Lu Weiyi looked obviously not well, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"Brother Damu, I was injured a few days ago, but it's not a problem now," said Lu Weiyi.
Lin Yimu noticed that there was a lot more liveliness in his expression, not as indifferent as before, and he should be doing well. However, he was still worried, "Go back and have a good rest for a while to replenish your body."
"Okay," Lu Weiyi responded obediently.
"Li Qing and the others had been planning to pick you up, but a science and technology park was discovered in southern Jinnan, which is said to have not been cleared yet. I'm worried that people from the Pingjin base might get there first, so I told them to hurry and investigate." Wu Yue spoke for Li Qing and the others, and was then taken away to meet new comrades. The crowded ship was noisy and bustling.
After greeting everyone, Wu Yue asked others to answer questions about their base, and only then did he have time to walk towards Lu Weiyi and the others.
"Is everything okay on the island?" Zhuang Mingxu asked first without waiting for him to ask what happened in the past two months.
"Everything is fine. After you left, more people came to join us. We are making steady progress according to the rules that Mingxu wrote when he left. Now the number of people in our base has exceeded 20,000, and the number of people with special abilities has reached more than 5,000."
"But compared to the strong personnel in battle, they are more inclined to life. The wood system is basically used for planting, and the water system has become a tool for draining water." Wu Yue covered his face helplessly, "There are no more than ten combat systems like Ning Yuan Qingji."
“Are there many teams capable of going out?”
"It's okay. There are also ordinary people who are very skilled and will go out to collect supplies." Wu Yue frowned slightly when he said this. "It's that the point where we search for supplies overlaps with that of the Pingjin base. I heard from my subordinates that they were hunted by the other side. They sent someone to tell us that the entire Pingjin area is their collection range. If you want to set foot in it, you have to pay a collection fee. This time, I asked several teams to go out, hoping to shock them when they encounter them."
"Oh, the collection fee, you dare to ask for it." Ning Yuan sneered, "I think they..."
"Ahem" Zhuang Mingxu cleared his throat inadvertently. Ning Yuan also noticed that there were many people around and didn't continue.
"I sent a message before asking people to pay more attention to planting. How is it now?" Zhuang Mingxu asked about the situation of the base again.
"At present, the reclaimed area of our base has reached nearly 100,000 acres, among which the main crops are wheat, rice and corn. Oh, and the cotton you mentioned before, but the seeds are limited, so not much cotton is planted."
"According to the plan Mingxu left before he left, I negotiated with several of their psychics in charge of planting. In addition to the 100,000 acres that are cared for at the normal plant growth rate and have not been stimulated to grow, the other 10 acres will all be stimulated to grow by wood-type psychics to provide for the daily needs of the base."
"Ordinary people in the base who don't want to go out are basically taking care of the farmland. Food is distributed every day according to the daily workload. It is not enough to completely solve the problem of food and clothing, but basic living is not a problem. The earliest wheat planted has been harvested recently. You..."
Zhuang Mingxu listened to him, thought seriously about the current situation of the base, and began to make the next plan. Then he saw Wu Yue suddenly fell silent. He looked up and saw that his eyes were looking at Lu Weiyi who was lying on the table. In such a noisy environment, he fell asleep like that.
"He hasn't had a good rest since he left Cangnan. Let's talk about it when we get back," Zhuang Mingxu said in a low voice, and walked forward to hold Lu Weiyi carefully in his arms.
The tired man struggled slightly to wake up, but Zhuang Mingxu gently stroked his back and he gradually fell asleep again.
"Is the road very dangerous?" Xiong Jie asked Ning Yuan beside him in a low voice.
"Have you ever seen a panda that's four or five meters tall? Have you ever seen an S-level psycho zombie? Do you want to know what the mutated plants that cover an entire mountain look like?" Ning Yuan piqued his interest, but then smiled and said, "I won't tell you."
"I think you need more practice," Wu Yue said disdainfully.
Ning Yuan raised his eyebrows in a smug manner, "I am now an S-class superpower user, let's have a fight and see who can defeat whom?"
"My apologies." Wu Yue bowed in acknowledgment of defeat and then asked about the team members' levels of supernatural powers.
Compared to land, the ship is faster. Apart from seeing various mutated seafood that have grown to huge sizes in the ocean, the ship did not suffer any attacks along the way.
Six hours later, several small islands appeared in everyone's sight.
"Finally I'm back." Ning Yuan stretched and looked into the distance. It was still the same as when they left, but compared to the desolation then, it was much more lively now.
There were many people gathered on the land near the coastline, queuing up to enter the island. When they saw there were still ships sailing, they looked over with curiosity.
"Leader, who are these people?" Erwa, a big, silly guy, stood out among the crowd. Seeing that these people were ragged and skinny, he asked directly.
"I asked the outgoing teams to promote our island to people they meet. These are the people who come here because of our reputation. After they undergo a physical examination and accept the regulations of the base, they will become members of the base in the future," Wu Yue replied.
"They look like they are having a miserable life," said a young child, hiding behind Old Man Xia.
These people also allowed everyone to see the current situation of the outside world more clearly.
A simple dock was added in the middle of the ship's passage connecting to the land. All the people went ashore and crowded in the spacious passage, looking curiously at the place where they would live in the future.
There is only one passage connecting to the base, with armed soldiers guarding the middle. There are also two artillery batteries extending from the island behind, facing here. There is also a heavy gate at the junction of the passage and the island.
On the side of the island close to the coastline, bunkers and artillery positions were built to facilitate combat at any time, and almost the entire island was fully armed.
At least to the naked eye, the safety of the island is guaranteed to a certain extent. After experiencing numerous dangers along the way, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The rest depends on the living conditions of the residents on the island.
In addition to the guards on duty, there were a dozen men and women in white coats waiting in front of the first door.
After Wu Yue greeted them, he said to Zhuang Mingxu and the others, "There is a car ahead. You can go back and rest first. They need to do some inspections to make sure that they do not carry zombie energy or some diseases that may threaten the residents of the base before they can enter."
Zhuang Mingxu nodded and said, "Get him something to eat first, and then do the examination after he eats."
"Don't worry, everything is ready." As soon as the words fell, the gate connecting to the island opened, and a group of people carrying wooden buckets walked out. The faint smell of food wafted over, causing those who had been eating pancakes for a few days to swallow their saliva.
Seeing that he had made all the arrangements, Zhuang Mingxu carried the unconscious Lu Weiyi inside. The soldier on duty greeted a few people silently, and after confirming the registration, he opened the first passage.
Just as they were about to leave, they heard Xia Qiao's voice behind them, "Mr. Zhuang."
Zhuang Mingxu turned around and saw the villagers gathered together. Xia Qiao looked nervous, but Cheng Chuan standing next to him was quite calm.
"I...I have something to do..."
"He can just come in," Zhuang Mingxu pointed at Cheng Chuan and said to Wu Yue without waiting for him to finish.
The other party obviously knew something. Xia Qiao tightened his grip on Cheng Chuan's hand, wondering if they had any purpose.
He had never been out before, and he didn't expect that these would be checked when entering the base, which put them in a dilemma.
Cheng Chuan patted his shoulder soothingly and shook his head slightly.
Not only Wu Yue, but all the team members looked over curiously. However, Zhuang Mingxu had no intention of explaining. After making the arrangements, he took everyone away.
The journey back to the central island where they lived was smooth. Xi Shi was already waiting for them. When he saw them getting off the boat, he immediately went up to them and picked up Zhuang Aiyi who was running towards them.
In the last year of the apocalypse, Lu Weiyi traveled more frequently, and Zhuang Mingxu also had his own things to do. Zhuang Aiyi often followed Xi Shi around in the kitchen. Xi Shi was destined to have no offspring, so he treated the child as his own grandson. He had been worried about the child for the past two months, and his eyes could not help but tear up when he saw him. "Is Aiyi okay? Why have you lost weight?"
"The food outside is not as delicious as grandpa's cooking. Aiyi misses grandpa so much." Zhuang Aiyi hugged his neck and acted coquettishly.
"Grandpa made your favorite food for you. Let's go home right away." Xi Shi picked him up, looked at the person Zhuang Mingxu was holding, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Are you sick?"
"Something happened," Zhuang Mingxu replied and sent the man directly back to the bedroom.
The room was still the same as when they left. There was not a speck of dust as no one had lived in it for two months. I guess Xi had kept it well maintained.
After settling the sleeping people down, the living room was already bustling with food being served.
"Brother Xi, I miss your cooking so much. We have been making do with various cakes and noodles for a month," Xu Sa wailed.
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