Uncle Mai: "I heard from them that your Uncle Li hasn't returned yet?"
A hint of sorrow flashed in Bai Shuang's eyes.
"Yes, Uncle Li, neither my father nor my grandfather have returned."
Uncle-Master: "Don't be sad, Shuangshuang. They'll be alright. They prepared a lot of supplies, so they should be able to hold on."
Aunt: "Your grandfather hasn't come back yet? Then what is this base...?"
"It's mine and Lu Yujian's."
Uncle-Master: "You two built it? Then who are the commander and base chief now?"
"The commander is Lu Yu, and I am the base commander."
The two stared in disbelief, seemingly talking to themselves, "You guys are really capable!"
Uncle-Master: "You have now become pillars of the nation!"
Your junior brothers and sisters aren't much younger than you, yet they are worlds apart.
"Junior brothers and sisters are also good."
We had no choice; Grandpa entrusted us with this task, so we had to take on this responsibility.
"By the way, I haven't asked yet, what are you lacking right now?"
Uncle-Master: "There's nothing we're lacking for now. The supplies we prepared were quite plentiful, and we still have everything we need."
"Alright, then I won't give you any supplies for now. If you're short of anything, please let me know."
Aunt: "Where's Lu Yu?"
"Out on errands?"
Aunt: "Who's in charge of the base now?"
Bai Shuang: "I'm in charge."
Let's have dinner at our house tonight, a welcome-back dinner.
Aunt: "Why hold a banquet for us? Let's eat here."
Bai Shuang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll provide the ingredients, and we'll cook together."
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Bai Shuang not only asked Bai Jiu to get rice, flour, cooking oil, but also vegetables, rabbit meat, and mutton, all of which the base currently has.
Aunt: "The base already has so much stuff? It's only been a short time."
I've heard that nothing can grow at the bases in other countries.
Bai Shuang: "It's been over a year already, and it took us a lot of effort to get it to grow."
The younger students were particularly interested in the fresh vegetables and rabbit meat.
They said their family also had a growing platform, but the indoor air circulation was slow and there was little sunlight, so the vegetables grew slowly. The main reason was that they dared not expose themselves to the water to avoid pirates.
As for fresh meat, there's none left.
During the meal, they only talked about what happened on their respective journeys. They didn't mention the job search, and Bai Shuang didn't ask either.
Let them familiarize themselves with the base first. Bai Shuang doesn't want to do anything thankless, lest they complain about not wanting to do this or that.
The time when they first went to the Kyoto base was an example.
They are undoubtedly good people, and they have always treated Bai Shuang very well.
But these two, especially the master's wife, are a bit too ambitious, which is not good.
The next day, as soon as Bai Shuang went to her office, Huang Xing reported to her that Commander Liu's men from the southern base had returned.
They were dissatisfied with this place last time, so they went out and built their own base.
Bai Shuang wanted to tell Huang Xing that everything should be done according to the rules, but when she heard him say, "There is no Chief Liu family, they are all his subordinates. I heard that the whole family is dead."
They had escaped, but were utterly distraught; there were only about twenty of them.
Are there only twenty-odd people?
When Chief Liu left the base last time, Bai Shuang and Lu Yu were not present, but roughly speaking, there were at least a hundred people with them, or even more.
That's why he could say that if there aren't enough people to build a base, safety would be a problem, so how could they build a base? Would they dare to go out?
Moreover, since they dared to go out, they must have some assets.
Strength and resources were also the foundation that gave them the confidence to challenge the Huaxia base back then.
Otherwise, do you really think Chief Liu and his family are scoundrels? He got to that position, could he be an idiot?
Little did they expect that their actions would harm both themselves and others.
With that in mind, Bai Shuang decided to go and take a look.
Huang Xing was not a man who spoke without reason; there must have been special circumstances for him to report this matter to Bai Shuang.
Bai Shuang also wanted to learn about the dangers in the outside world.
When the three of them arrived at the resettlement department, Liu Yong, Staff Officer Shen (formerly Chief Shen), and several other former Southern military officers were also there.
To Bai Shuang's surprise, Deputy Commander Zhu and several high-ranking military officers also arrived, presumably because it involved soldiers from the south.
They didn't look too good when this happened.
Liu Yong, in particular, was heartbroken to learn that his family members were all gone, and had died so tragically.
When they saw Bai Shuang and the other two enter, they quickly stood up and saluted. "Greetings, Base Commander."
Bai Shuang nodded and went up to sit in the main seat.
"Tell me, what exactly have you all been through?"
That day, as they left the Huaxia base, they thought that they had quite a few people, supplies, and even various seeds, which they had preserved.
Why not find a small island and build a base there?
In that case, they would be in charge of everything, so why should they listen to other people's arrangements?
Once things stabilize, they can take in refugees and build their own power base. Then, they'll become emperors.
At that time, Chief Liu was having the same dream.
Not long after leaving, they found a small island, but real life there was incredibly difficult.
After arriving on the island, there was no accommodation available, so we had to set up tents. However, when the sea wind was strong, the entire tent could be blown away.
As for the water and electricity issues, seawater purifiers and solar panels can be used as a makeshift solution.
But living in a submarine all the time would be too stifling, and it would also be inconvenient to work on the island during the day.
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