The next morning, Xu Lin and Zhou Pin had breakfast. The rain outside the window had stopped, but the sky was still gloomy. The surveillance footage showed a vast expanse of water in the distance, with only a few mountain peaks visible. Theirs was the highest mountain in the vicinity.
"I wonder how many survivors this earthquake and tsunami has taken away," Xu Lin lamented.
“Let’s go check on Sun Wei,” Zhou Pin said.
The two wanted to know what was happening at the base after they left.
“Not long after you left, we left too. The infighting at the base was fierce and started to affect ordinary people. My uncle was transferred to the Northwest base. He left in a hurry. We originally planned to go to the Northwest to find him, but we found out halfway there that there might be an earthquake, so we found a flat place and set up our tents,” Sun Wei said.
Sun Wei spoke lightly, but the injuries on their hands and faces showed that the earthquake must have been extremely destructive.
“After the earthquake, Sun Wei said that the earthquake might be a precursor to a tsunami, so he took us hiking. And that’s what you see here,” Li Jingjing added.
"Where are Wang Jing's family of four and Dr. Dai?" Xu Lin asked.
“When we left, Wang Jing and the others said they might leave later, depending on the situation. Dr. Dai said she has two children and it's inconvenient for her to travel. Besides, she's a doctor and the base is treating her well, so she said she wasn't considering leaving,” Li Jingjing said.
"What are your plans?" Zhou Pin asked.
“I’ll probably go to the Northwest or Southwest. My uncle said that the Northwest and Southwest were less affected by the disaster and are more suitable for human habitation,” Sun Wei said.
"Given the current situation, we don't know when we'll be able to set off," Li Jingjing said.
She was referring to the raging floodwaters outside, which now seemed to be a return to the floods that followed the torrential rains. The difference was that during the torrential rains, the water level rose little by little, while after the tsunami, the outside world instantly became a vast ocean, causing far greater damage, with no time to escape.
“The weather should be better tomorrow, let’s look for supplies together. I think this mountain has a lot of resources,” Sun Wei said to Zhou Pin.
The group agreed to search for supplies together on the mountain the next morning. After chatting for a few more minutes, Xu Lin and Zhou Pin said goodbye and left.
In the afternoon, the two of them packed things in the container. They needed to find supplies the next day, and they had to prepare everything they needed; they couldn't just take things directly from their spatial storage.
Xu Lin then found her old backpack and put in a tent, a moisture-proof mat, compressed biscuits, rice balls, mineral water, a raincoat, rope, gloves, a military shovel, and so on. She also took out a shipping container and two bows and arrows and put them on the table.
After packing their things, the two checked some information and found that their location was in the mountainous region of Dong Province, which was rich in flora and fauna. As the saying goes, "those who live by the mountains live off the mountains," so they wouldn't have to worry about food.
Early the next morning, Sun Wei and Li Jingjing came to find Xu Lin and Zhou Pin. Old Mrs. Wu was left behind to look after the house and raise bees. Yes, they even left the beehives to raise bees.
The four planned to first explore the area around their residence and then gradually expand outwards.
The four of them had only walked 50 meters when they spotted mushrooms and wood ear fungus. To save time, Xu Lin and Li Jingjing picked the mushrooms and wood ear fungus, while Zhou Pin and Sun Wei continued exploring.
By midday, Xu Lin and Li Jingjing's baskets were full, so they decided to send a batch back first and then bring two more cloth bags to continue.
Back at their lodgings, Grandma Wu was digging for wild vegetables at the door. Xu Lin had only collected the larger plants, leaving the smaller ones like wild vegetables and flowers uncollected, which made things easier for Grandma Wu.
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