110 Chapter 110
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After a brief moment of excitement, the two men came ashore in a daze.
The staff member who was responsible for receiving them felt that they looked familiar, and he remembered them after careful consideration. The main reason was that these two people were a little special. They looked really good. Their lives were probably much better than many leaders. They were particularly impressive among the survivors who were now so thin that they looked like skeletons.
She smiled and said, "Hey, aren't you from Changnan Base? You can land directly there."
Both of them: “Ah?”
Their brains haven't reacted yet.
The surprise was so huge that I was a little stunned for a moment.
The staff member was speechless: "Now that a part of the five major bases have been gathered together, in order to facilitate your search for relatives, you can go directly to the base in your hometown. There is no need to come to ours. However, if you are willing, you can continue to register here. The voucher points are now universal."
Ji Yang came back to his senses and immediately said, "Let's go over there to register."
The staff member was not surprised at all: "Okay, then walk slowly, be careful, and don't bump into anything. By the way, you left not long after you came back last time. The submarine has not been maintained yet. Now there is a special maintenance technician who can do it."
Ji Yang: “…Okay!”
Then he said to Xie Muzhi: "This change is too big, I am a little uncomfortable for a while."
Xie Muzhi: "I'm not used to it either."
After they finished speaking, they looked at each other and couldn't help laughing again.
Human beings are powerful, and the Xia people are the most powerful.
Once there is a platform to display, there will be basically a change every day, not to mention the survivors today, who have escaped death time and again. In order to live a better life, execution is more important than anything else.
They still didn't have enough food to eat, and it was still cold here. Ji Yang secretly took a thermometer to test it, and it was still minus four or five degrees Celsius. The sea breeze was still blowing, making it even colder, but the faces of the survivors passing by were different.
Probably just like them, the base and the survivors who depended on them had a goal. They built the base together, had food and clothing, and grew some vegetables. Having a house meant they no longer had to huddle in a tiny lifeboat, which made them extremely happy.
They returned to the submarine, carefully avoiding the big guys beside them, and after circling for ten minutes, they arrived at the Changnan base.
It was still the staff who guided them to the shore.
When the two got off the submarine, they were directed to the registration area: "Is this your first registration?"
"Yes." Xie Muzhi nodded: "This is the first time I have encountered a warship from Changnan Base."
The staff member smiled more gently: "Welcome home, don't worry, it's still the same as before. We have been here for more than a month. There are a lot of supplies at the Dongning base, and some of them have been distributed to us. Those who come back for the first time can get a free work meal."
Then he whispered, "Something with a meaty taste!"
The two of them also acted surprised and thanked him, then came to the registration office.
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It was a familiar process as always. This was already the third time. After the registration was completed, they came to the deck and looked at the platform below, which was countless times more stable and secure than it was three months ago. When they walked up, they felt like they were on land, not shaking at all.
The two men did not want to show off, so they came out wearing their most tattered clothes. However, they had never suffered and had space to preserve their clothes, so their clothes were still very intact and could be considered "gorgeous". Once they went down, they immediately attracted the attention of many survivors.
A clever-looking boy ran over and said enthusiastically, "Brother and sister, you just arrived at the base, right? Do you want me to introduce the base to you?"
The others were a step slower and began to wring their hands in regret or stamp their feet.
Xie Muzhi took out a pack of compressed biscuits from his bag and handed it over: "Okay, then you introduce it."
The young man was stunned by this generous gesture, and the people who were a step slower behind him were so envious that their eyes turned red. However, there were official personnel patrolling everywhere, so they did not dare to cause trouble and could only lament their bad luck.
The boy looked at the compressed biscuits in his hand, and after confirming that they were real, he stuffed them into his arms decisively, then grinned, revealing two broken teeth: "Brothers and sisters, let's go this way, this is where the official personnel pass by, there's nothing to see, come and see our houses, they were built for us by those military brothers, and we can live in them for only 100 points a month!"
The young man led them temporarily out of the range of the aircraft carrier and came to a place a little closer to the center of the platform.
This place is very big. When you are in it, unless you look far away, the houses and warships block your view. You don’t feel like you are in the sea at all. There is also a faint fragrance in the air.
When the boy introduced it, he happened to smell it, took a deep breath, and smacked his lips: "Meat is now on sale. If you two want to buy meat, you can go to the central street at six o'clock every morning. One ounce of meat is twenty points."
Seeing this, Xie Muzhi asked, "Can we cook here?"
"Of course!" The young man puffed up his chest proudly. "There are fireproof materials under our feet. If it really catches fire, we can use seawater to put it out. But fuel is expensive and most people can't afford it. Anyway, we can buy it directly from the cafeteria. Five points for a meal, and you can also get egg soup or meat soup."
Although the taste was very light, before the natural disaster, when they ate it, they would just think it was boiled water with a little salt added.
The survivors now find it extremely delicious.
You can taste the meat with just a little bit of it.
What everyone looks forward to most every day is this free soup.
As they were talking, they happened to pass by a slightly larger house. The sound of sizzling cooking came from the house. There was a fierce-looking man sitting outside with a knife in his hand. Many survivors around them were looking at them with green eyes.
The young man immediately explained, "Don't worry, there won't be any more trouble. If anyone is caught making trouble, they will not only be punished to do hard labor, but also will not get any broth. Everyone is reluctant to part with it, and the most they can do is look at it a few more times."
Ji Yang nodded. The authorities still maintained strict management in this regard as always.
Even if we lose more human beings, we must never relax on the bottom line, otherwise the situation will only get worse.
She toured the entire Changnan base. Except for the sea beneath her feet, it was no different from usual. The number of people was indeed much smaller. It had only been three months. Even if the authorities had made sufficient preparations and the number of survivors was more than she imagined, it was still hard to say whether they could find this place.
Having a small number of people also has its advantages. After the base has recruited more soldiers time and time again, the number of survivors is now much smaller than that of soldiers, making it relatively easier to manage.
Someone arranges what to do every day so that these people don't have to sit idle.
Just enough for them to earn the points they need.
The base was still expanding, and everyone was doing their own job. There were also many people coming and going on the warships, holding various tools in their hands. Xie Muchi was sharp-eyed and saw that after a group of survivors got off the warships, some of them had bulging pockets.
As he walked, his nails were exposed and covered with dirt, and there was also dirt on his clothes.
It was probably someone who was growing vegetables on the warship who secretly got some soil.
With soil and some seeds, you can grow your own vegetables. It's better than nothing, and it can also fill your stomach that has been hungry for a long time.
After looking around, the two said goodbye to the boy. The boy was still a little reluctant: "Is that all the time? Or do you want to ask me something else?"
Otherwise, I would feel embarrassed to receive so much compensation.
Xie Muzhi: "No, we have something to do, and we won't ask for it back once we've paid you."
The young man smiled happily and said goodbye.
Ji Yang and Xie Muchi also walked back leisurely. When they approached the aircraft carrier, they were stopped by the guard of the director of the research institute. This time, the insider they met at Changnan Base was the director, and Chief Chen might not be here.
The two were not too disappointed. They were lucky enough to have someone they knew.
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The dean was well taken care of. He had lost some weight, but his eyes were still as clear as ever.
When he saw Ji Yang and the others, he immediately pulled them to the warehouse of the institute with his eyes shining: "You are finally back! Come on, give us some soil and earthworms, and medicinal herbs! There are too many people who are sick recently. When people relax, the breath they just held on seems to be broken. Various problems arise one after another. I have become a full-time doctor."
Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but they cooperated very well and took out all the things he wanted: "Everything you want is here, remember to write a list for me later."
"Good." The dean smiled with his teeth showing: "With you guys here, we will be better off immediately."
Ji Yang found it funny. But she had taken out one third of the medicinal herbs and western medicines that she had stockpiled. Didn't that mean she had an abundance of supplies?
The dean is a little old man who is engaged in scientific research on weekdays. He doesn't care much about the ways of the world. When he sees what he wants coming, he just pounces on it and almost forgets that there are two people.
Xie Muzhi had no choice but to lean over to his ear and remind him: "Dean, there are still supplies to be transferred!"
"Oh, that's right." The dean woke up as if from a dream and pulled them to another warehouse: "Put it here."
Ji Yang did not delay and immediately took out all the staple food and meat that he had harvested during this period. As the weather was cold, there was no need to worry about them spoiling too quickly. After the transfer was completed, the dean looked at the food that almost filled two warehouses, and his eyes brightened a lot.
It’s a pity that outsiders cannot enter the space, otherwise he would like to live in the space.
Although he gave the two children high-yield crops, he did not expect it to be this high.
After the ten thousandth regret, the dean quickly wrote out the list, signed it, and handed it to them. Then he took out a few eggs from the pile of supplies and stuffed them into their hands, saying, "Be generous when you go out later. I'll tell people that you are my juniors, and these are my subsidies. Be happy when you go out."
"Got it." Xie Muzhi agreed, and then said, "Dean, we need to release some birds, can you help cover it up?"
Since the five major bases are about to converge, they do not plan to leave immediately. As the temporary base of the Xia Kingdom, they now have houses and land. The only thing missing is livestock and poultry.
It is not the time to take out ordinary livestock yet. The survivors themselves can hardly feed themselves, let alone raise chickens and ducks, so the two decided to take the old approach and start with birds.
But this place is different from the previous land. The land is large enough and humans have just landed. Everything is not well-developed, so no one will notice any birds they release.
However, this is not the case here. This sea area has various nuclear submarines, cruise ships, experts who are always monitoring the weather with various instruments, etc. Even if there is no surveillance, they can be exposed at any time if they are not careful.
The dean was happy: "I'm just waiting for you to speak. Come on, the cage is over here."
The space was special and sensitive, and he was embarrassed to think too much about the things inside that did not belong to the base, for fear that the two would feel offended. It turned out that the owner was so generous and took the initiative to offer it, which was simply great.
He waved his hand and took the two to the room of the research institute: "By the way, remember to put some food, otherwise I'm afraid they will starve to death."
"Of course." Xie Muzhi said with a smile.
The research institute had already prepared cages of various sizes. Ji Yang released fifty seabirds according to the situation, while Xie Muchi mainly released land birds, such as sparrows, magpies, gray finches, pigeons, etc., twenty of each of these common species.
That night, before Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi fell asleep, they heard sporadic bird calls coming from outside through the open skylight.
The next morning, the whole base was bustling with activity.
The two of them got up as usual and trained with the soldiers. Once they arrived at the gathering place, they could hear discussions everywhere during the training: "Did you know? The research institute released fifty research birds in one go yesterday. Oh my god, these are all meat! They actually released them like this!"
"Are you stupid?! The research institute must be trying to create some ecological environment here!"
"What the hell, I haven't even been open for an hour and the bird has been eaten. What about the ecological environment?! It's also because I don't have the skill, otherwise I would have gone to catch the bird too."
"We need to pursue sustainable development. I won't eat them." Another person shook his head mysteriously, "If I catch them, I'll keep them and sell their eggs!"
"Wow! You are so calculating."
"I don't know if I can keep it alive..."
The sound of this discussion completely woke Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi up.
After looking at each other, they both sighed silently. It is worthy of being a research institute. What kind of weird things do they do? It makes sense to use this name. How come these survivors don’t find it strange at all?
Not only did they not find it strange, but when the sound of birds was reduced to a few at night, the survivors discussed again the next morning: "What the hell, the research institute released another thirty birds. I can catch one this time to try it out, right?!"
Some people are eager to try, and some have already started offering benefits: "Fresh seagull eggs! Only 20 points each - limited quantity, first come first served!!!"
Half a month later, a market had been formed for bird eggs, with the price as low as ten cents each. It was still a bit expensive, but many survivors could save up for two days and buy one to replenish their bodies.
In the sea base, where no animal sounds were heard before, the figures of birds have steadily appeared in everyone's ears, and the survivors no longer stare at them and want to eat their meat.
Half a month later, the lush green was harvested, and the first batch of rich people had already adopted chicks to raise.
The large force from the capital base has also officially arrived!
【Author’s words】
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