Chapter 029 Chapter 29
Ji Yang sighed in her heart, and Xie Muchi seemed to notice her gaze: "Want to eat?"
Ji Yang glanced at him quietly and said nothing.
Xie Muzhi laughed: "It will be ready soon."
Just then, Zhou Baoping's noodles were cooked, and he called out, "It's time to eat!"
"Coming!" Ji Yang was the first to respond, so enthusiastic that it attracted people's attention.
The lunch boxes were brought over, Zhou Baoping scooped up the noodles and gave each person a big bowl, then Xie Muchi took action and gave each person a spoonful of meat sauce. Ji Yang was the first to get hers, and she immediately stirred it. The off-white noodles were covered with brown sauce, and the aroma mixed together, and she took a big bite.
It was salty and fragrant with just the right amount of spiciness, and even had a hint of spiciness, which was more to Ji Yang's liking. Unfortunately, there was only one portion per person, so although it filled him up, it didn't satisfy his craving.
After Xie Muchi had distributed the food to everyone, there was still a little bit left in the pot and he was thinking about who to give it to.
Turning around, I saw Ji Yang eating with gusto while staring at the pot.
He cooperated and scooped a spoonful and handed it over.
"Thank you." Ji Yang smiled and quickly handed over the lunch box.
The delicious meat sauce fell into her bowl.
She didn't think it was salty, and after stirring it, she enjoyed the meal even more.
After eating, I stretched contentedly and went to wash the dishes.
After the experience of the previous life, in Ji Yang's heart, nothing is more important than living a comfortable life. Eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are the top priorities, otherwise she would not have stockpiled so much cooked food whenever she had the chance.
Ji Yang enjoyed the meal, and so did the others.
She didn't say anything, and didn't express it. When the others tasted Xie Muchi's cooking skills, they were so amazed that they hugged his thighs one by one and said, "Boss, I will be loyal to you until death!"
"As long as you provide meals, I don't want any salary!"
"Wow, this is so delicious. I haven't eaten such delicious food in a long time. What a miserable life I lived before..."
Xie Muzhi kicked away a person who really came to hug her thighs with a smile and scolded: "Next time you come here, cook for yourself."
The man fled quickly.
Ji Yang was the first one to eat, but she was not the first to finish. So by the time she slowly washed her lunch box and returned to the tent, most of the others had also finished and were having fun.
Since they couldn't advance the task late at night, they naturally tried to find ways to make themselves more comfortable. So someone got a plastic bag, and the two good brothers used the plastic bag to fill with hot water to soak their feet. The reason why they were good brothers was that they had to carry the plastic bag with both hands, so they had to have someone to help, otherwise the water would leak.
The others were amazed when they saw this and quickly followed suit.
After staring at it with a strange expression for a few seconds, Ji Yang took out a folding bucket from his backpack and unfolded it.
Others: “!”
The bucket is not big, but it is completely fine for soaking your feet.
After soaking his feet, Ji Yang kindly lent them the bucket. They all cleverly covered the bucket with bags and poured water into it. This way they didn't have to come into direct contact with the water, nor did they have to carry the bags painfully. You know, the bags would get cold very quickly after touching the ground.
After the noisy commotion, the group decided on who would keep watch and went to sleep.
Ji Yang successfully drew a bye and slept happily until dawn. When she woke up, some people in the room were asleep, and the others were gone. Xie Muchi was roasting a sweet potato by the fire. When he saw her coming, he handed her the sweet potato: "It's freshly roasted."
Ji Yang took it subconsciously, broke it open, and a sweet smell came to his nose.
Is this a smoked potato?
Before Ji Yang even ate it, she already felt the sweetness on her tongue. She ate it in small bites and asked, "Where are Zhou Baoping and the others?"
Xie Muzhi: "Go find a buyer."
If you want to do business, you naturally have to find customers.
Ji Yang understood, and briefly admired Zhou Baoping and others' extraordinary communication skills, then continued eating. It was delicious, but she seemed to have forgotten to brush her teeth.
Oops!
Ji Yang struggled for a moment, wondering whether she should put down her teeth and brush them first or eat first and then brush them. In such a short time, she accidentally finished the whole sweet potato. Now she didn't have to worry about it anymore, she went straight to brush her teeth. There was boiling water on the stove next to her, so she added two ice cubes into it and the water temperature dropped to a level that was just right for use.
After a simple wash, Ji Yang went to eat some corn and eggs.
I thought to myself that Xie Muchi had plenty of supplies, and the food was really good when I was on a mission.
In her previous life, she mostly ate biscuits when she was on missions. Later, when supplies were scarce, insect biscuits became her staple food. The comparison was too tragic.
Fortunately, she felt sorry for her upcoming diet before going out.
I felt so sorry for nothing.
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10:00 AM
The night watch team members also woke up one after another.
Everyone cheered for breakfast, and every day of the natural disaster, eating became the most anticipated thing.
At noon, Zhou Baoping and his friends came back with a happy look on their faces: "It's done! There are many forces that want to buy seeds, and the Giant Sun Base we are looking for happens to be right inside."
This time, their caravan came here to get the latest cold-resistant potatoes developed from Changnan City. They came here to exchange them for guns and food. The reason was also legitimate. It was difficult to trade guns in other cities, and the geographical environment of Yun City also allowed them to store a lot of food.
"Giant Sun?" Feng Yexing repeated, "This name is a bit strange."
Zhou Baoping coughed lightly and said, "I also found it strange, so I asked around and heard that many of the top leaders of this base may be from the neighboring Xiao country."
Several people were speechless.
"No wonder the place for human experiments is hidden in this base." Someone complained.
Zhou Baoping spread his hands, and Liang Yuanze said, "To avoid being noticed, we treat everyone equally. The transaction at the Giant Sun Base will be the day after tomorrow afternoon. Before that, everyone's task is to familiarize themselves with the roads here. Xiao Zhou and I will see if we can establish a relationship with the other party and find out where the laboratory is."
Xie Muzhi nodded: "No problem, you guys go about your business, I'll take care of this."
After some discussion, Liang Yuan, Zhou Baoping and others roasted a fire for a while and then went out quickly. The remaining people went out in three teams to scout the way. Ji Yang and Yan Cheng went together, while Feng Yexing and Xie Muchi, and the remaining two young men went together.
Ji Yang immediately understood his position - a thug.
She carried her backpack as usual and followed Yan Cheng out. This time they didn't drive. Less than ten minutes after they went out, they were robbed by a group of survivors. Yan Cheng directly took a knife in one hand and pointed it at them with a cold expression.
Those who wanted to rob were all starving to the point of being skin and bones. When they saw this situation, they immediately dared not come over, their numb faces were full of despair.
Ji Yang stared at them for two seconds and took out a pack of compressed biscuits. This kind of thing has a strong sense of filling. After eating this pack, you basically don’t need to eat for the whole day.
As soon as the thing appeared, the survivors' eyes widened and they kept swallowing.
Some even wanted to rush over regardless of the weapons in their hands.
Ji Yang raised his voice slightly: "If you want it, you can exchange it for jade and jadeite. I like that stuff."
Yan Cheng:?
He was stunned, and the cool guy started to talk more: "You exchange compressed biscuits for this?!"
Ji Yang: "I don't lack food, I just like beautiful things."
The survivors were also shocked. It had been almost a year since the disaster, and there were still people who liked the beautiful stones? But after a brief moment of shock, someone asked, "How do I change it?"
"Ten kilograms of jade in exchange for a bag. The jade must be of good quality." As soon as Ji Yang finished speaking, everyone ran away quickly.
It’s not that they are stupid and just trust others easily.
But it was obvious that these two people were from other places. They knew yesterday that a convoy of cars from other places had come to Yun City. They didn't know what they were doing, but they must be capable to be able to drive here in this day and age.
They were desperate and hungry, and didn't want to starve to death, so they thought that these two people were alone and could be robbed, but they didn't know that these two people were also armed.
The body that had not been fed for a long time could not fight at all. In this situation, they all resigned themselves to their fate and gave up. However, someone said that they could exchange jade for food. Regardless of whether it was true or not, they decided to give it a try with a glimmer of hope.
Shenhe is one of them.
He ran back quickly, his weak body made him tired after running two steps, but fortunately he lived nearby. Unfortunately, he originally came here with his girlfriend to travel for the winter, and the original plan was to have both sets of parents come along as well.
But both sets of parents prefer to stay at home. It may be a bit cold, but they can still visit relatives and have fun during the New Year, so it's just the two of them.
But after only three days of living there, it started snowing heavily.
Later, the snow continued to fall and became heavier.
Chen He sensed something was wrong and his girlfriend was also extremely panicked, so the two tried their best to book tickets back, but they found that all trains, high-speed trains and planes were unable to operate. They had no choice but to stay here, and after enduring three months with great difficulty, they hoped that the authorities would help send them back, but then a prison riot broke out, and the authorities were overthrown due to the combined efforts of both insiders and outsiders.
So step by step, we have come to this point now.
When they got home, Shen He knocked on the door using their secret code. When the door opened, he spoke quickly, "Hurry up and bring over the batch of jadeite we found."
The girlfriend was confused: "What's going on?"
"A group of outsiders came and said they could exchange ten kilograms of jade for a pack of compressed biscuits. Let's take ten kilograms first and try it!" Chen He patted his girlfriend's shoulder. Because that group of people each set up their own bases, some disgusting people would act tyrannically to please them, and all the pretty young girls would be kidnapped, so his girlfriend couldn't go out at all.
After he finished speaking, his girlfriend also packed up and was delighted when she heard his words: "Really? Then go quickly and be careful."
Shen He smiled: "Yeah."
He went out carrying a heavy bag, fearing that he would be out of the compressed biscuits if he left too late.
——
Yan Cheng looked hesitant, not sure whether Ji Yang was pretending or really liked him. While struggling, the two continued to move forward and encountered two more groups of survivors who were trying to rob. With Yan Cheng's weapons, Ji Yang did the same thing. Almost everyone had the same reaction as the first group.
He suddenly realized: "Are you using this trick to trick them into leaving?"
Ji Yang:……?
After walking two streets, they heard footsteps behind them. They turned around quickly and saw a man whose face they couldn't see clearly said in a hoarse voice: "Hey, the jade you wanted! How do you exchange it for cookies?!"
Ji Yang was also very straightforward. He put his backpack on the ground, took out a sack and handed it to Yan Cheng: "Come here and weigh it for me. If it is more than ten kilograms, you can exchange it for a pack of compressed biscuits."
Chen He looked at her warily, but still stepped forward tentatively. The temptation of food was too great. Under the suppression of that group of people, almost all the supplies in the city had been searched. It was too difficult for them to find some food, and most of the time they had to drink ice water to fill their stomachs.
Ji Yang didn't cheat him. He took out a portable electronic scale, put the jade he handed over into the bag, and then picked it up to weigh it.
"Fifteen pounds." Ji Yang looked at the number on it which was a little over fourteen pounds and directly entered a digit. Then he took out two packs of compressed biscuits, broke one of the packs in two and handed it over: "Here you go."
Chen He's throat choked, and his hands trembled as he took the biscuits.
If he had food and his life was a little better, he would not think of robbing.
When he actually got the biscuits, he felt like tears welling up in his eyes.
It would be great if the government hadn't collapsed.
He wiped away his tears. Fortunately, that group of people had too much jade and several mining areas were divided up among them, so the scattered items in their hands were not stolen.
No, since he can exchange it, he has to go back and get more.
Thinking of this, he quickly went home again.
After him, many other survivors came to exchange.
Yan Cheng started to help pack the jade with a wooden face. Damn it, where did the sacks come from? Where did the electronic scale come from? Did she plan to get these useless stones from the beginning?
Actually...that's not the case.
If the people in Changnan City could avoid starving to death if they worked hard under the leadership of the government, and came to rob people, she would kill them all. However, the situation in Yun City was special. This group of survivors were really desperate, and she happened to have enough resources, so it was not impossible to make an exchange.
She will only stay here for a few days.
So she improvised and took these things out of her bag under the pretext of hiding them.
After trading for so long that the two sacks were almost full, Ji Yang finally said, "The cookies are gone."
The remaining people who hadn’t traded were anxious: “How could it be gone? I just got here!”
Ji Yang's face turned cold: "If it's gone, it's gone. What else can we do?"
The man suddenly became embarrassed and was afraid to speak.
Chen He was lucky enough to make two trades, one for 14 kilograms and one for 28 kilograms, in exchange for four and a half compressed biscuits. He hid the things tightly in his pocket and was about to leave.
Otherwise, you will be targeted and beaten up, and you will not be able to keep the three cookies for the second time.
Suddenly I heard someone ask, "Where are you from? We haven't had outsiders come in for a long time."
Ji Yang paused, and then said, "Changnan City."
Chen He couldn't walk anymore. He rushed forward and said, "How is Changnan City? Can you tell me more? I came here from Changnan City for tourism! I was trapped here after the heavy snow. I miss home so much!"
Ji Yang was startled and thought it was a sneak attack. Her hand even touched the crossbow, but when she heard these words, she choked and hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether she should say it or not. However, when she met the eyes of this group of people that suddenly brightened, most of them were not from Changnan City, but they also wanted to know the news from the outside world.
Ji Yang said: "It's not bad. Natural disasters happen frequently and life is very difficult, but the government has set up a base with an exchange point. All kinds of supplies can be exchanged for points. We can survive if we work hard."
She spoke briefly, but people who listened to her automatically made up a lot of things in their minds.
“Okay, okay!” One person nodded repeatedly, looking very happy, as if he was laughing. But two seconds later, he burst into tears: “I shouldn’t have come out in the first place. Even if I die, I want to die with my family.”
Another person said: "My parents must still be alive. They always listen to the government and follow the government. I always said they were stupid and too honest. Fortunately, they are honest and they will definitely survive..."
"Wow, wow, I regret it. Why did I come out to travel? I'm so unlucky, wow..."
Everyone else also had some emotional breakdown.
Some of it was due to the gap between the two sides, some was due to being grateful, but more of it was due to regret for coming out this time.
But no one could have expected the end of the world to come so suddenly.
The same went for Chen He, except that he could accept the difference better. Upon hearing the news he wanted to hear, he didn't dare to ask any more questions and hurried home. He wanted to share the news with his girlfriend. Hold on, the authorities will definitely come to deal with this group of people. The situation outside is much better than here, and his parents must still be alive!
——
Because of this incident, Ji Yang and Yan Cheng had not completed their mission at all and had to go back to return the jade.
Fortunately, although the jade was heavy, the ground was icy, so it was no problem to drag it.
The two of them went back quickly, and did not delay the second time they went out, wandering around all the way. Without their ice skates, their speed was much slower, but they still managed to walk through the area assigned to them.
Nothing unusual was seen.
I did see the entrance to another base, which was actually the gate of a residential community.
There is a line of words written on the entrance of the base: [Shengtian Base]
It was one of the bases that Zhou Baoping and his team had negotiated, but it was not the target base. The two were about to leave when they ran into the gatekeeper who was changing shifts and was actually coming towards them.
The two of them immediately changed their positions and hid.
I saw these two people found a corner and started to pee.
Ji Yang didn't show any expression yet. Yan Cheng turned his face away awkwardly, pointed in the direction to go back, and motioned to leave. Ji Yang shook his head and refused, saying that he would wait a little longer and it would be good to get more information.
At times like this, men really like to chat.
Yan Cheng had no choice but to give up and continued standing there with a stern face.
Meanwhile, the two men were indeed chatting along the way. Suddenly, one of them asked, "By the way, are we going to send another batch to Ju Ri tonight?"
"Yeah," another person said, his tone seemed a little dissatisfied: "I really don't know why the boss wants to cooperate with those perverted people? Are we short of those supplies?"
"That's right. I heard that the Xiao people took control of that place two months ago, and they've been asking for people more and more frequently. Just thinking about what those people are doing there makes me want to vomit."
"Then just keep spitting. You'll get used to it after a while."
"Fuck you!"
The two men cursed and laughed, and after satisfying their physiological needs, they went back in a nonchalant manner.
Ji Yang and Yan Cheng looked at each other, and this time they went back in tacit understanding.
The two men probably didn't expect that there were people hiding here, so they didn't deliberately lower their voices, allowing the other two to hear them.
Eavesdropping is indeed more useful than obtaining information.
Since this base is going to send a group of people out tonight, we will definitely gain something by waiting here. I just don’t know whether these people will be sent directly to the main gate of the Giant Sun Base, or to the vicinity of the laboratory?
After all, the situation in Yun City is different from that in Changnan City. Something happened to the authorities early on, so there is no unified base.
They also don't have the ability to mobilize resources to build a base, so the entire base is actually a small community, expanding a little outward with the community as the main center, but due to the extreme cold, it will not expand much.
For example, the base in front of us.
And even if they were the ones doing human experiments, they wouldn't be too aboveboard, right? Maybe it's really possible to track the location of the laboratory directly.
When they returned to the temporary residence, the others had not returned yet, except for Shao Zhengming and Tao Weifeng who were guarding the door. It was not until Xie Muzhi arranged it today that Ji Yang found out that these two were gun enthusiasts, and one of them was a military family member. With weapons in their hands, they had no problem guarding the house.
Around five in the afternoon, everyone who had gone out came back.
Seeing Xie Muchi, Yan Cheng went over to tell him about what he had accidentally found out in the afternoon. Everyone's eyes lit up: "Fuck, this is a good opportunity!"
"We didn't get much information this afternoon. Although we know the location of the Giant Sun Base,... the laboratory really doesn't know."
"It's just a small community, and no one around here knows about this. Anyway, every time I bring up the topic of the Giant Sun Base, everyone immediately shrinks back. Regardless of whether this information can be traced to the location of the laboratory, we have to try it!"
"I went to check out the location. The Giant Sun Base is in a residential area. The walls are made of ice. There are only two doors, the front and the back. The back door is usually closed. There are also patrols around. It is impossible to get in. If I can use this to know the location, it will be great."
“I agree!”
Everyone expressed their opinions enthusiastically, and Xie Muchi nodded: "Okay, everyone will have to work harder tonight. We should still follow the groups we made this afternoon and guard different positions strictly. This is the map..."
Ji Yang looked at the map and circled the scope of Shengtian Base. Then Xie Muchi arranged the ambush locations to ensure that every door was under their control.
Finally...
Xie Muzhi went to the carriage and came out with a suitcase. He took out a few walkie-talkies from it. They were all very small and came with Bluetooth headsets. "This is the latest model of walkie-talkie. The maximum communication range is 20 kilometers. It is anti-freeze and anti-fall. But you still have to be careful when using it. The channel has been adjusted. Don't press it randomly when you get it..."
"Wow!" A group of ignorant people exclaimed, looking at the walkie-talkie with sparkling eyes.
Awesome!
My phone doesn't work, I didn't expect this to exist!
Ji Yang also showed a little surprise. She had actually seen it before, but that was in her previous life. She didn't expect it to appear so early in this life.
She glanced at Xie Muchi's ears. He usually wore earmuffs, but when he took them off occasionally, she noticed that he seemed to be wearing headphones. The intercom was just given to them, and he put it on in advance, probably to contact another group of people.
I don’t know whether that group of people sneaked into Yun City.
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We have a mission tonight, so after a delicious meal, everyone sets off immediately.
The only ones left behind were Tao Weifeng and his companions.
I didn't dare delay for fear of missing the time they left.
Ji Yang and Yan Cheng also walked quickly and came to the agreed place. They separated and found a secluded place to wait.
If you are shivering from the cold, use a heating pad.
These were distributed to them by Xie Muchi, and each person received a sufficient amount to ensure that they would not freeze to death while on guard.
I squatted from the time it was just getting light until it was completely dark.
She had a mechanical watch and could tell the time. She watched the time pass by, from six to seven, to eight, to nine. The intercom brought the news from Feng Yexing: [The target appeared here.]
Finally I can move.
Ji Yang stood up with his back bent, and Yan Cheng quickly came over. The two of them went in the direction of Feng Yexing. They had discussed this before, so they would leave some traces from time to time when tracking. The two of them followed the traces all the way to the back door of the community near the Ju Ri base.
I met Feng Yexing and others.
The group of people were all disappointed: "It's over. If it's really in the community, how do we know which building it is?"
Ji Yang silently took out three small telescopes: "Let's go in different directions. We can basically lock onto the building that has lights on."
There was a power outage at this time, and all kinds of generators consumed huge amounts of power. Solar energy was the most economical, but the sun only came out for three hours a day, and the electricity generated was totally insufficient. Therefore, the survivors of ordinary bases who lived normally basically went to bed when it got dark. At most, they had a little fire to keep warm, which was not enough to illuminate the windows.
It is already nine o'clock in the evening. When I look around, there are very few rooms with lights on, and the light is dim. I guess it's because of oil lamps or something like that.
The situation in the laboratory is different. There is definitely a lot of electricity that can be distributed. When taking over, it is enough to just see where the lights are on.
Feng Yexing and the others suffered from their lack of experience. If they had survived for a few more years in the apocalypse, they would have known that when they got the telescope, they would have immediately found a direction to leave.
Ji Yang and Yan Cheng also happened to leave.
Xie Muzhi's voice suddenly rang out from the headset: [Go back immediately]
The few of them paused, then decisively turned around and went back.
Just walked to a corner.
Ji Yang had an idea and took out the high-tech thermal imaging sensor he had bought before. He saw several people coming towards the direction they were just in, but they didn't find anything, so they dispersed and searched everywhere.
They are from the Giant Sun Base!
Were Feng Yexing and his team discovered when they were following them?
A gun appeared in Ji Yang's hand, but he took it back the next second and left quietly.
Not yet.
Killing someone now would alert the enemy.
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