Back at his residence, Lu Yuan looked at the boat full of oil drums and felt a surge of excitement.
With this fuel, they had much more security when they wanted to go out and explore other places to live. Without this fuel, if they had followed a large number of migrants and tried to travel on foot, not to mention the dangers they might encounter on the road, the journey itself would have taken several months.
So, Lu Yuan asked again to buy the remaining barrels of oil, and Yuan Yuan nodded in agreement without a second thought.
Before leaving, the other person glanced at Lu Yuan and said.
"Brother, think about what I'm talking about. Seriously, we could work together!"
Lu Yuan nodded.
"Okay, I'll contact you if I really need to reach you!"
So the other party loaded a whole pig and the remaining two barrels of gasoline onto the boat, and then sailed away from Lu Yuan and his family's residence in District 3.
Having retrieved everything, Lu Yuan summoned everyone to the factory area for a meeting.
Everyone already knew his idea, but no one brought it up, since none of them wanted to leave.
Lu Yuan looked at everyone and then spoke.
“Our place here is already very dangerous, so I plan to select a group of people from among us to go to Jincheng and choose a place.”
You should know about this, because we don't have much food left here, and it's extremely dangerous to go outside to exchange for food, so we have to find another place.
We can hold off one, two, or even three waves of refugees, but we can't be this lucky forever!
Everyone remained silent.
Lu Yuan looked at everyone and continued.
"So I plan to select a few people from among our people. I will prepare the car, water, food and gasoline for you to go to Jin Province. In order not to cause too much of a commotion, there will be two cars going to Jincheng this time, with a maximum of five people. If you are willing, just contact me to sign up!"
Everyone remained silent. They had survived under Lu Yuan's protection for so long, and no one wanted to leave. Everyone knew perfectly well what leaving meant.
At this moment, Chen Ke seemed to have thought about it for a long time before finally standing up.
"Brother Lu, I'll lead the team this time. I'm quite familiar with Shanxi Province; I used to drive long distances there all the time! Long distance driving is no problem for me!"
Lu Yuan felt a surge of excitement. If one person stood up and took the lead, it would be easier to find the next person. However, he did not expect that the first one would be Chen Ke.
"Okay, then you can go alone. Don't worry, I'll prepare everything you need. Also, the route map has been drawn up under the planning of Professor Zhu and Professor Wang. As long as you follow the directions on the route map, there shouldn't be any major problems!"
Chen Ke nodded, looked at his wife beside him, and then went over and gave her a big hug.
To lighten the mood, Lu Yuan made a joke.
"Don't be nervous, the departure time hasn't been set yet, you two still have a lot of time together! Showing off your love like this is going too far!"
Chen Ke's wife immediately broke into a smile through her tears, though it still felt very bitter.
At this moment, another person stepped forward; it was Wang Chuanchuan, the same person who had caused the flood that had previously submerged the displaced people.
"Brother Lu, count me in! I'm going too. Anyway, my family is all gone now, I'm all alone, so I'm not afraid of anything!"
Lu Yuan nodded.
"Okay, you're in the count. Anyone else?"
Then two more people stepped forward and asked to join the team.
Meanwhile, Song Heng, who was standing to the side, held Deng Yuanyuan's hand tightly and, after thinking for a long time, stood up abruptly.
"I'm coming too! Count me in! As long as there's plenty of good food and drink!"
Lu Yuan laughed heartily.
"Okay! Count you in too. I promise you'll have plenty of good food and drinks, just don't let me down!"
"Hey Lu, why are you so pessimistic about me? I made a huge decision!"
Deng Yuanyuan, standing to the side, gritted his teeth and tried to stand up, but Song Heng held him down.
"Don't cause any more trouble. This time, I'll wait for you to come back, and then I'll marry you!"
Looking at the two of them, Lu Yuan's face immediately showed a hint of envy. His relationship with Wei Xiaoshan had not progressed further. Although their families had long agreed to them being together, their relationship was still at the level of boyfriend and girlfriend. Especially when they lived together, Lu Yuan and Wei Xiaoshan still lived separately.
The team members had already discussed it, and Professor Zhu opened his laptop and then opened an image, which was a satellite image of the actual location.
"Look, there's a town here. To the southwest of the town is a mountainous area, surrounded by mountains on two sides. There are two roads that can be passed through, but the other road has been blocked by floods. There are some forests in other areas, but most of the forests are probably dead."
"And right here is a relatively flat area, which is far from the two mountains, and the terrain in between is slightly higher. If there is a flood, we don't have to worry. Moreover, this place is deep in the mountains and forests, and the terrain there is really good. There are large areas of land that can be cultivated, so we don't need to spend too much machinery to level the land!"
Lu Yuan glanced at it and asked.
What if we encounter a large number of refugees here?
“I’ve considered that too. Even if the flood recedes, there are two roads in and out. If we encounter refugees, the higher ground here will allow for better defense. Also, there are some forests and coal mines not far from here, which can provide us with a lot of energy!”
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