The Xuanwu Base moved forward along the awakening river, passing through countless wastelands and wastelands.

They passed abandoned cities, with weeds growing among the ruins.

Occasionally, you can see some survivors who survive by relying on the rivers, but most places are still dead silent.

The people in the team went from being excited at first to gradually becoming numb.

Everyone had a tired look on their face, and some even began to doubt whether the Qinglong Base really existed.

Until that day two months later——

A new signal suddenly appeared in the communicator of Xuanwu Base.

"This is the Qinglong base! Signal received, please reply!"

For a moment, the whole team was excited.

Almost everyone stopped what they were doing, gathered around the communicator, and listened with bated breath.

"This is the Qinglong Base! Excuse me, are you the team from the Xuanwu Base?" There was excitement and enthusiasm in the voice.

Song Lufeng took the communicator, his voice steady and clear:

"This is the Xuanwu base, approaching the Qinglong base. Please tell us your location."

"What? Base? Are you moving the entire base?"

The other party seemed stunned.

Song Lufeng's eyes deepened slightly.

"Yes."

There was silence for a second, and then there was a burst of cheers.

“That’s great! That’s great!”

The other party was so excited that his voice was trembling.

"We have waited for so long, and finally received your news!"

In modern live broadcast rooms, the audience's comments have exploded:

[Qinglong Base really exists! Oh my god, finally there is good news! ]

[A historic moment! Xuanwu and Qinglong are about to meet! ]

[I wonder what the people at Qinglong Base are like? ]

【Please continue to live stream, we can’t wait to see this moment! 】

The Xuanwu Base continued to move forward, and two days later, they finally saw the outer perimeter of the Qinglong Base.

From a distance, this place is located in a valley surrounded by mountains, surrounded by a simple wooden wall.

The leader of the Qinglong Base came out in person to greet Song Lufeng, followed by a large group of people from the Qinglong Base.

"Welcome!"

The leader of the Qinglong base walked forward, smiling, and extended his hand to shake hands with Song Lufeng.

He was dressed simply, in coarse linen, and had on a pair of worn-out shoes.

This is in stark contrast to the high-tech equipment at the Xuanwu Base.

"After hearing your news, our entire base was in an uproar."

The leader said, his tone full of enthusiasm,

"You bring hope and the future."

Song Lufeng nodded slightly and glanced at the crowd behind him.

The people at the Qinglong base wore a variety of clothes. Some wore animal skins, some wore linen clothes, and some even went barefoot.

There were smiles on their faces, but also a kind of undisguised fatigue.

The difference between the Xuanwu Base and the Qinglong Base is almost obvious.

The members of the Xuanwu Base are dressed in neat and uniform armor, fully equipped, and holding high-tech weapons and tools in their hands.

Their vehicles are also extremely advanced, with nuclear-powered cars and autonomous intelligent robots being seen everywhere.

However, the people at the Qinglong base seemed particularly primitive.

They had no weapons, only some simple bows and arrows and wooden sticks.

Their expressions showed simplicity and hope, but more of the exhaustion of survival.

In terms of diet, the Xuanwu base has been able to grow vegetables and fruits by relying on the water and soil after awakening, and has even started to raise livestock, and the variety of food has gradually increased.

The food at the Qinglong base was extremely monotonous, relying mainly on collecting wild fruits and hunting. Some people even gnawed on dry bark and wild grass.

In terms of living, the shelters at the Xuanwu Base are sturdy and comfortable, with air purification systems and constant temperature equipment.

The houses in the Qinglong base were all built with wood and mud, and were so simple that they couldn't even completely block out the wind and rain.

These two bases seem to live in completely different eras.

"City Lord Song, please follow me and I will show you our base."

The leader of Qinglong Base warmly invited Song Lufeng.

Song Lufeng nodded and took a few team members with him.

The streets of Qinglong Base were bustling yet somewhat primitive.

There are some simple stalls on the street, selling mostly wild fruits, animal skins and rough pottery.

The children ran around barefoot on the muddy streets, with mud on their faces but with innocent smiles on their faces.

"Our conditions are no better than those at Xuanwu Base, but our people work hard."

The leader pointed to a group of women on the street and said,

"They go to the mountains every day to collect wild fruits and try to provide food for the base."

Song Lufeng nodded slightly but said nothing.

"Oh, that's right."

The leader turned around, his eyes filled with pity.

"City Lord Song, I hope that our two bases can establish trade relations. Your high-tech products are too important to us, and we also have some special products that we can provide to you."

Song Lufeng frowned slightly, but his expression remained calm:

"Trade and commerce is indeed a proposal worth considering."

The leader of the Qinglong base had a glimmer of joy in his eyes, and said quickly:

"This would be a win-win for both sides! We could... huh?"

Before he finished speaking, Song Lufeng's gaze suddenly swept into the distance.

Song Lufeng, who was standing on the street, suddenly stopped and scanned the crowd around him with his eyes as sharp as an eagle.

He noticed a strange detail - although the street looked prosperous, everyone's smile seemed to be forced and a little stiff.

He even noticed that a few seemingly ordinary passers-by would occasionally glance at them. Their movements were imperceptible, but they were clearly visible to him.

He frowned slightly and stood still.

"City Lord Song?"

The leader of Qinglong Base looked at him in confusion.

Song Lufeng did not answer immediately, but turned to look at a member of the accompanying team and said in a very low voice:

"Pay attention to your surroundings, especially to those who seem insignificant."

The team member was stunned for a moment, but soon understood and began to use the communicator to send instructions to other team members.

"The Qinglong base does look pretty good."

Song Lufeng spoke calmly, his eyes still alert.

"But I have a question."

The leader was slightly startled: "Oh? What question?"

Song Lufeng smiled slightly, but his tone became a little colder:

"Your resources are obviously scarce, but how could you come up with such abundant food when you first welcomed us?"

The leader's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly returned to his enthusiastic smile:

"This is just to show our sincerity, please don't mind."

Song Lufeng nodded, but said nothing more.

But he already had a sense of uneasiness in his heart—this base was by no means as simple as it looked.

The audience in the live broadcast room also noticed the difference in Qinglong Base.

[It feels like the smiles of the people at the Qinglong base are a bit fake, and City Lord Song seems to have noticed something is wrong.]

[The gap between Xuanwu and Qinglong is too big, can this cooperation succeed? ]

[I think there is cat puss at Qinglong Base! Be careful at Xuanwu Base! ]

[Are they hiding something? Their enthusiasm is too much...]

[Don't let your imagination run wild. There are fake people in the White Tiger Base, and there are fused people in the Suzaku Base... It's impossible that there is a problem in the Azure Dragon Base as well! ]

[That’s right, I see those children have very pure smiles! ]

Song Lufeng and his entourage finished touring the streets, but his heart was still full of doubts.

The prosperity of Qinglong Base seemed to be just an illusion on the surface, but what was hidden behind the smile made him unable to let down his guard.