Chapter 109 Chapter 109: End of the text
It was a false alarm!
At around seven o'clock in the evening, the two successfully met the person in charge here.
The other party also explained why they didn't ask them to come up immediately - there were too many people and they were worried about being seen.
Before, it was daytime and there were people everywhere, but now it was late at night, there was no nightlife, it was cold enough, and the sea breeze was strong, so the possibility of them being seen was even smaller.
Since we want to protect them as much as possible, we can't be too casual, just like at the Dongning base, where all the people outside were directly transferred away. But here, there are too many important figures and too many smart people, so it would be a bit troublesome to transfer them away.
Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi naturally didn't mind, as long as there was someone who knew about it.
The two sides didn't say much and had a brief exchange in a very harmonious manner. Then a tunnel led directly from the chief's office to the warehouse area below.
Ji Yang transferred the supplies they needed this time, as well as the remaining food. It had been just over a month since the last time the supplies were emptied, and it would take nearly a month to harvest the new batch of food. Not much could be taken out, with only about 200,000 kilograms of food and meat combined, which could still improve the lives of the survivors here.
After the material transfer was completed, the three returned to the office, and Xie Muchi took the initiative to tell them about the situation at the Dongning base.
Although the sea area near the Dongning base was a bit cold, it was the calmest place among all the sea areas they had visited, and the waves seemed to be smaller than in other places.
But this is the capital base and the new thing we are looking for is land!
Of course, which side is better is not something that they, as loners who only care about themselves, can judge.
Being in a high position, one is responsible for the majority of humanity.
They also said that they have taken future situations into consideration, so the entire base can be relocated at any time. If it is really livable here, Dongning Base will definitely choose to move here.
Therefore, the old leader was only somewhat relieved to hear the news. Apart from that, he did not express much opinion. Instead, he talked about other things: "We have detected more biological activity around here than in other places, and the number of small fish and shrimps is also more than before. I don't know if the marine environment is getting better, or if this place may have been in the deep sea before, and the environment is relatively better. You can stay here for a few more days. If the environment is good, you can release some animals that are easy to feed."
"We will." Xie Muzhi said with a smile, "After living on the sea for so long, I really miss the days of being down to earth."
The old leader laughed, asked a few more questions about their lives over the past six months, then looked tired. The two men took the initiative to say goodbye, and the old leader accepted and stood up to see them to the door.
It was very bright outside. There was a dazzlingly bright light hanging above the ceiling, not much different from the sun. It illuminated their way back and also attracted their lost compatriots in the distant sea.
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Go back to where the submarine is moored.
Ji Yang noticed that there was another new nuclear submarine not far from them, probably coming behind them.
The staff were on guard there, and some people who were also temporarily living on the nuclear submarine heard the noise, popped their heads out and looked at them curiously. There were also cheerful young people who took the initiative to say hello.
Xie Muchi also stayed there to chat with them and find out about their situation.
I learned a lot from this chat.
Each nuclear submarine carries a lot of supplies. After all, a large nuclear submarine is more than 200 meters long, and a small one is more than 100 meters long, so it can carry a lot of supplies. One of the nuclear submarines that happened to be chatting with them mainly carried clothes. Most of these clothes were voluntarily handed over after they reunited with the aircraft carrier, which is why most of the survivors now have clothes to keep warm.
Of course, more resources are not currently used.
The base has not been formed yet, and there are limits to what they can do, but even if they are idle, they will feel at ease as long as there are no more natural disasters.
Some older enthusiastic people, seeing that they were both young people, did not watch them take out the potted plants to bask in the sun, but took the initiative to give them soil and nutrient solution and teach them how to plant.
Xie Muchi quickly took out a planting box from the submarine and showed it to them, indicating that their planting techniques were quite good.
Seeing this, the two of them were "besieged", and they actually delivered a large wave of soil and seeds to the other side.
Everything else is easy to say. For plants, nothing is more important than soil. However, the soil most people have has been contaminated once by bacteria and viruses in the water during floods.
No one expected that they would meet a rich man who owns unpolluted soil just by chatting him up. Wouldn't they hug him tightly?
Suddenly, they all called each other brother, big brother, and sister, and were so sweet to me.
So Xie Muzhi generously sent batch after batch.
If I wasn't afraid of being suspected, I would have continued to send it.
After more than two hours of excitement, everyone took a break.
The dock finally became quiet. The skylight of the submarine was not closed. The two of them lay in the submarine with smiles on their faces, looking up at the sky. It had been a long time since they had observed the sky like this, and they suddenly found that the sky was so beautiful.
In the vast and boundless vision, stars are everywhere, making the night look dreamy.
"There are so many more stars than before." Ji Yang sighed.
Xie Muzhi rested one hand on the back of his head, held Ji Yang's hand with the other, and responded softly: "Yes, there has been no pollution for so many years, and the sky seems to have been purified."
"When will the ocean be purified?" Ji Yang couldn't help but think.
"Let's try scooping up some seawater tomorrow." Xie Muzhi said decisively: "Didn't the chief say before that there are more marine life here than before? Maybe it has been purified."
Ji Yang nodded and took note of this matter.
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They stayed at the capital base for the time being.
Unlike other nuclear submarine members around them, Ji Yang and his colleagues are not part of the organization and are free agents. However, the others are woken up by the call at six in the morning and get up for morning exercises.
Not only the soldiers, but also several survivors in ordinary clothes joined in the exercise.
Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi, who were woken up, looked at the lively group of people and fell silent.
Suddenly I felt that they were all so inspiring.
The two people who had nothing to do and couldn't sleep decided to go exercise together. They learned from a chat yesterday that the official side was different from the makeshift team like Ji Yang and his team. There were people monitoring the weather 24 hours a day. Even if the weather changed too quickly, as long as they were not too far away and the official alarm sounded, they would have enough time to return to the safe zone to resist the natural disaster.
So there is no need to worry about not having enough time to run away if something happens.
At least for now, none of them had been unable to board the warships because of this. Those compatriots who died were almost all because the natural disasters were too terrible to resist. Warships and nuclear submarines collided with each other, and the ships were overturned. There were also those who were washed out even if they did not overturn because of the large shaking amplitude, or even drowned directly inside the warships...
The two of them quickly got up, washed, changed into thin sportswear, and ran to the end of the team that was doing warm-up exercises.
The soldiers and survivors who noticed them coming were a little surprised, and then smiled friendly.
After the warm-up exercise, it's time to run around the field.
I hadn't exercised for several months, and suddenly started training again. After less than an hour, I felt a little overwhelmed.
Fortunately, the running laps ended quickly and turned into skill training, which was much easier. The two did not practice according to the military techniques, they had their own methods. During the training, two instructors would come over to check from time to time. Even if they were not soldiers, they would teach them equally. For people like Ji Yang and Xie Muchi, if they saw that the movements were not in place, they would remind them.
Two hours later, the training officially ended and everyone dispersed. One of the instructors passed by them and asked, "You two have good physiques. Do you want to sign up for the army?"
Ji Yang immediately shook his head frantically: "Thank you, but no thanks."
Xie Muzhi smiled and shook his head: "We are not suitable."
The instructor sighed regretfully and returned to his seat.
Due to the lack of food, even soldiers cannot do very strenuous training, and it is good enough to keep their body functions from deteriorating.
After exercise, it’s time to eat.
The warship was filled with the aroma of food. The soldiers went to eat on the aircraft carrier, and the other survivors went to eat on the smaller warships. Ji Yang and Xie Muchi did not eat for free. They returned to the submarine all sweaty, washed up briefly, and took out breakfast directly from the space.
After breakfast, it was exactly nine o'clock.
They also wanted to take a look at the surrounding environment, so they drove the submarine away from here temporarily and circled the continent to see what it looked like. But after circling it, Ji Yang discovered that this place was indeed very large.
It took about two hours to walk around here, but we probably only covered half of the distance.
It’s quite big.
If the sea level continues to drop, or if the land rises a little more, it will be even bigger and will be really suitable for living. The two of them didn't go shopping any further as they were hungry, so they turned back.
When they were about ten kilometers away from the main force, Xie Muchi carefully released thirty sparrows, magpies and other birds that had eaten and drunk their fill in the space.
Ji Yang released four seagulls.
Then, with a guilty conscience, they increased their speed to the maximum, returned to the main force, and returned to the shore smoothly and low-key without alarming anyone.
They blended into the crowd, and soon they heard someone exclaim, "I think I heard a bird singing?!"
"Oh my god, there's a bird here?!"
"They should be kept by the government, right? I saw some fish here before, so I guess they released them when they thought they were good enough."
"Hiss, there are sparrows, I am so greedy..."
"That's enough. Didn't we just have some meat this morning? Don't be greedy. These things are treasures now. Before they were released, they were probably top-grade protected animals. If a feather fell off, you would have to go to jail for three years."
"Hahaha……"
Everyone started chatting about this topic.
Ten minutes later, a sparrow really approached the crowd.
The sounds of talking and laughing gradually died down, and almost everyone looked at the food with greedy eyes, while many of them were swallowing their saliva desperately.
When boarding the warships and lifeboats, the survivors took almost all of their belongings with them, but even so, they had not eaten fresh meat for a very long time!
Compared to Changnan Base, the other bases have relatively scarce food resources. At least Changnan Base has received many donations from Ji Yang and Xie Muchi. Not to mention the extra meat resources in the last one or two months, which would make other bases envious and cry.
I have been craving for this for too long, and now seeing the food jumping around, my eyes are sparkling.
Perhaps sensing the danger, the chubby sparrows did not dare to approach and flew straight to the top of the aircraft carrier before stopping for a while.
At noon, when it was the warmest, someone spotted another seagull: "Ahhh, a seagull! Just now it rushed directly into the sea, grabbed a fish and flew away! That fish was not small!"
"I'm crying. This place is probably really suitable for survival. I don't want to leave or wander around anymore. Can I just stay here?"
Ji Yang withdrew his hand that was putting fish and shrimp in.
I couldn't bear to put too much.
She was not sure whether the fish and shrimp that had lived in such a good living environment in the small sea for a long time could adapt to today's sea. If they died, it would be a real waste. It would be better to give the survivors a few more bites.
Xie Muchi also withdrew his hand. A large bucket of sea water had already been collected in the space. He then got some seafood from Ji Yang and threw it into the bucket. The rest depended on whether they could withstand it.
They returned to the submarine and had lunch in a good mood.
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After eating and drinking their fill and taking a half-hour nap, Ji Yang and Xie Muchi went out again and heard the nuclear submarine team members around them talking about Sparrow.
In a short period of time, only seven of the dozen sparrows that had just flown over were left.
I don't know where the rest went.
When night came, several more sparrows flew over.
Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi watched two of them being tricked into being caught in cages by humans, while a group of people celebrated joyfully that they could eat meat.
Even though they know that their existence is beneficial to the ecology, some people still don't care about it because they are extremely hungry or greedy.
This situation is normal, so when releasing the birds, Xie Muchi only chose common birds with strong reproductive abilities such as sparrows, magpies, and crows. He was reluctant to release birds that were slightly less in number.
I just thought that the first few batches that went out would be food for the survivors.
As evening approached, the air was already filled with the smell of barbecue that Ji Yang and the others could smell.
I don’t know how those people roasted it, it smells so good.
This caused the survivors who were originally resting and chatting to start cursing.
A young man with a shifty look looked to the left and then to the right, and finally, as if he had determined his target, he came to Ji Yang, carefully took out a sparrow leg and asked, "Two handsome men and beautiful women, do you want to try this sparrow leg? It's sprinkled with chili powder, so delicious! I can sell it to you for only 100 points!"
Xie Muzhi shook his head: "No need."
The man had a strange look on his face, and looked at Ji Yang with a look of disappointment. Ji Yang shook his head, and he turned and left. The next second he went to another survivor who was dressed a little better and said, "Brother, do you want this sparrow leg? It smells so good, sprinkled with a little chili powder! Smell it..."
"Wow, there's still chili powder these days, I want it! How many points?"
"One hundred points!"
"Fifty!"
"Brother, look at this, this is fresh meat..."
"No more, no more!"
"Fifty-five! Do you think that's okay?"
"Deal! By the way, do you have any more chili powder? I want some too."
"It's gone, just a little bit like a fingernail, it's all used up..." The man was very disappointed, but he could get some chili powder and other things today in exchange for his promise to give the other party a piece of meat.
Moreover, it expired eight hundred years ago, and they only dared to eat it because their stomachs became stronger.
The man who was called Big Brother was also very disappointed. However, when he got the sparrow leg and stuffed it into his mouth, he became happy again. He held the leg in his mouth and was reluctant to chew it. He savored it bit by bit. Later, his eyes were filled with tears and he kept mumbling something.
Feeling a bit cold, Ji Yang pulled Xie Muchi back.
I just happened to pass by that guy and overheard what he said. The result was - "I haven't eaten spicy food for a long time. This little bit of spiciness made me cry. It's a pity that I'm from Sichuan Province. Shame on me!"
Ji Yang: “Puff!”
Xie Muzhi also laughed.
The two of them quickly turned their heads away, afraid that their eldest brother would find out that they were laughing at him.
The weather remained good for the next few days. Although the temperature did not rise, it did not drop either, which was perfect. The survivors' food also had some oiliness during these days. In a short period of time, it seemed that people became visibly more energetic and no longer as listless as before.
But the good times didn't last long.
Seven days later, after the morning exercise, the two were having breakfast and it started raining outside.
At the moment it started raining, panicked screams of survivors were heard in the base, but everyone soon realized that it was just ordinary rain, relaxed, and ran back to their homes to shelter from the rain.
Fortunately, it was just rain, not acid rain or hail, and did not hurt anyone. Therefore, the survivors who hid back in the safe zone dried the rain on their bodies and then were busy collecting rain water everywhere.
After simple filtration, these rainwaters become drinkable fresh water. Rainwater itself is rich in many trace elements and is perfect for growing vegetables. It is also a treasure for survivors who do not have the conditions.
Even the relatively wealthy survivors living in small houses would carry umbrellas and raincoats and try to collect rainwater.
But when the rain continued to fall, its nature changed again.
Not only is the sea level not dropping, it is actually rising slowly.
The heavy rain was pouring down, and instead of getting smaller, it felt like it was getting bigger and bigger. The sea breeze was also getting stronger, and the waves were hitting the shore again and again, each time deeper than the last.
Originally, the pier was two or three meters above the coast, but after a few days of rain, its height was only a little over one meter!
There were staff members working on the shore wearing raincoats, but now they have all been recalled.
The survivors, who had only smiled for a few days, began to panic. They thought they had found a place to land, but they found that time and time again, the land seemed to resist human landing and various problems always occurred.
“Wow… I finally found such a good spot, is it going to be lost again?!”
"I really can't stand it anymore. I don't want to drift on the sea anymore. I don't want to sleep in the lifeboat anymore!!!"
“Aaaaaa——”
Amid the screams, a rapid, loud and piercing alarm suddenly sounded.
Suddenly, everyone stopped caring about their anger, sadness and sorrow, and quickly returned to the safe zone. At the same time, the nuclear submarines that were dozens of meters away from Ji Yang and his team were all in startup mode.
Seeing this, the two men also started the submarine.
Their submarine was small and flexible, and was the first to be controlled to leave the coast. Xie Muzhi was in charge of the operation. Ji Yang looked at the situation on the aircraft carrier with a telescope, and saw that the small boats used for operations nearby were also controlled to return to the aircraft carrier. The flag was lowered, the dock was dismantled in a short time, and the huge nuclear submarines that were originally moored were also scattered...
The rain blocked part of the view, but it could be seen that their action was an emergency evacuation.
About ten minutes later, when they were already very far away and could not see clearly through the telescope, a loud noise was heard from the land, causing the waves on their side to rapidly hit the entire submarine.
Strong winds, huge waves and heavy rain appeared together at this time.
When the two of them could no longer stand, there was another loud noise in front of them, and a thick black smoke came out from the front.
There is a volcano over there!
It broke out at this moment!
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This time the turmoil lasted for half a month.
The impact of the volcanic ash was so great that officials had to stay away from it.
Fortunately, despite the turbulence, the stability of the aircraft carrier is still good. As long as it does not encounter an extreme catastrophe, it can generally remain stable.
Several nuclear submarines led the way, an aircraft carrier took the lead, and smaller warships followed behind. Ji Yang and Xie Muchi also subconsciously followed the large group, staying for a day about 100 kilometers away from the site of the volcanic eruption.
Several nuclear submarines broke away from the team and headed back towards the land, probably for exploration.
Seeing this, Ji Yang and Xie Muchi also followed, intending to see how severe the volcano over there was and whether it would affect them. At the same time, they couldn't help but think: No wonder when we got closer to this side, we always felt that the temperature was higher than that at the Dongning base!
When they went back, the submarine emerged directly from the water. They could clearly see black smoke still billowing ahead. Visibility was very low. They could vaguely feel that the exposed area had become smaller, but the height seemed to have increased.
Maybe the volcano raised its altitude after it broke out of the ground?
While the geography expert Ji Yang was thinking about all sorts of things, the submarine's system prompted that the sea water temperature here had reached more than 20 degrees, so they did not move forward.
The volcano is clearly still erupting magma, which has affected the temperature of the sea area here. This shows how big the volcano is.
At this point, both of them were sure that this place was not suitable for living for the time being, unless a larger and wider land appeared where the volcanic eruption would not affect human life.
They went back early and waited for more than two hours, and the nuclear submarine that was conducting the exploration also returned.
The aircraft carrier and its crew had been docked here for about two days. Countless people appeared on the deck, looking in the direction of the volcanic eruption, their faces gloomy.
It was not until the evening of the next day that the nuclear submarine leading the way seemed to have finally determined the direction and set off again, heading towards where the sun was setting.
The heavy rain gradually stopped after half a month. As they got farther and farther away, the impact of the volcanic eruption was almost non-existent. Ji Yang suddenly realized something - the aircraft carrier of the Capital Base seemed to be heading towards the Dongning Base!
The plate movement will not end so easily, so before that, the land is actually not suitable for survival. If it is the same as the land before the natural disaster, it would be okay, at most there would be more earthquakes. The human population is smaller now, and not much land is needed, so we can always find a suitable place to survive.
But not this time.
After the backflow of seawater, the land did not sink immediately. The land that appeared on the sea at this time may be a high mountain that has not yet developed in the future, a basin on the land in the future, or a plain on the land in the future.
Before it officially becomes a mountain, basin, or plain, it will have to go through a lot of turmoil.
These disturbances may pose life-threatening risks to the creatures living there at any time.
Maybe it will be completely over in half a year, a year, or two years, but humans can't wait that long.
The food from Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi's two spaces might be enough to support some people, but what about after that? If the ecology cannot be restored, humans will never be able to truly develop.
The most important thing now is to integrate all forces. What about the sea? Can it be a problem for the Xia people who love farming?
Maybe if they get together, they can really create an island suitable for survival!
After guessing this, Ji Yang and Xie Muchi were both somewhat happy. It was just a pity for those birds they had secretly sent out these days. They wondered if any smart birds had managed to board the aircraft carrier to avoid the danger of the volcanic eruption.
*
The aircraft carrier is huge, and the fleet it carries is even larger. As long as the weather is fine, the brightest lights will be on at the top of the ship, and they will never go out from morning to night.
This is the lighthouse, which attracts many wanderers during the voyage.
Not only nuclear submarines, but also several warships and an aircraft carrier.
As a result, the already huge team was now like a solid mountain, making those who followed them feel very at ease.
As bystanders, Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi who were following behind felt it was even more amazing.
Since they are all big guys, they sail at long distances for safety. From the sea surface to the bottom of the sea, there are familiar figures everywhere, and they can see their companions wherever they go.
It seemed as if the entire sea area was under their control.
Ji Yang and his crew's small submarine was particularly inconspicuous among the crowd, giving people the feeling of having arrived in a country of giants.
But perhaps because they were all half-relatives, they not only did not feel scared, but also felt particularly at ease.
There is no need for anyone to keep watch along the way, and there is no need to guard against sneak attacks from outsiders. It is so free and easy.
"I suddenly thought of the story of the tadpole looking for its mother." Ji Yang couldn't help but say something as he looked at the submarines that were approaching and following them.
Xie Muzhi nodded seriously: "Yes, they are quite similar. You can adapt a story about a nuclear submarine and a warship looking for the mother of an aircraft carrier in the future."
After hearing this, Ji Yang was happy for a long time.
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The speed of an aircraft carrier is not fast, with a maximum speed of only 60 kilometers per hour, and it has to stop for repairs every ten days or so. Many parts of an aircraft carrier need maintenance, which is much more troublesome than their submarines.
When they stopped, people on the warships would visit each other.
Ji Yang and his men hid in the back, and would stop to rest and occasionally use binoculars to look at the situation over there. They saw many big guys who they had only seen on the news before the disaster appear on the ship.
But after communicating for a while, they will return to their respective aircraft carriers and will not stay in one place.
A cunning rabbit has three burrows. After experiencing so many disasters, it is naturally impossible for them to take all the risks in one place.
Xie Muchi looked at the speed and calculated that it took them a month to find the Capital Base by sailing in a straight line, driving during the day and resting at night. Therefore, according to the speed of the aircraft carrier, it would take at least another month to reach the Dongning Base for the remaining distance.
Therefore, after following them for half a month, the two decisively left the team and rushed to the Dongning base first.
During this period, the seafood that Xie Muzhi raised in the space did not die.
They change the sea water regularly and feed them according to their preferences. Although they are not as energetic as in the small sea area and are a little listless, their vitality is already pretty good. At least... they are still alive!
The sea is always working hard to purify itself!
When he realized this, Ji Yang began to consciously release some small marine creatures.
They mainly release large creatures because they are worried that they will have no food and eventually starve to death.
At the very least, we have to wait until there are enough fish at the bottom of the marine food chain before we release dolphins and other creatures.
Speaking of dolphins, Ji Yang's mood became a little depressed again. After sailing on the sea for so long, they really haven't encountered these creatures again. The largest creatures they encountered were a few deformed fish the size of a palm.
Maybe... those in her space are really all that's left.
That's why she has to be more cautious.
After a while, when the base becomes stable, the first thing to do is to harvest food. When they are no longer so short of food, they can allow the dolphins and killer whales to reproduce.
In addition, for the cats and dogs in the space, you can also appropriately select some older ones for early breeding.
With more organisms, the speed of ecological recovery will naturally be much faster.
With a target in mind, they returned even faster. It took them twenty days to get close to the waters of the Dongning base again. This time, they were discovered by a cruise ship when they were more than 200 kilometers away.
Only after confirming that they were their own people did they let them continue to approach the main force.
When they arrived at the Dongning base, Ji Yang was shocked to find that the large army could no longer be simply called a large army, it was a very large army!
In less than three months, she had just harvested a crop of food from the space, and the base in front of her had expanded to a point that she could not even estimate.
It was still an water platform built with warships and aircraft carriers as fixed axes. The huge warships wrapped the entire offshore base like a protective umbrella. It was so wide that she could no longer see the end at a glance. Moreover, there were many more houses on the platform, all next to the warships, making it a resting place for survivors who lacked housing.
There are so many people coming and going on it. From a distance, you can clearly see small dots moving busily on it.
His mental outlook is much better than before.
If you look closely, you will see that there is a vegetable plot about two meters wide between the houses. The dark brown soil is covered with lush green. Although not as vibrant and full as before the natural disaster, it is also particularly tempting.
It is so fresh amidst the blue, white, gray and other colors!
Xie Muzhi suddenly pulled her and pointed to the position on the far right: "Yangyang! Is that the one on the far right, Changnan Base?!"
"!" Ji Yang subconsciously looked in the direction he pointed, and then widened his eyes in surprise: "It really is!"
Because of the direction, the view was a bit slanted. When I got closer, I found that the red banners on two of the warships no longer read "Dongning Base", but "Xia Country - Changnan Base".
On the other side, there are: [Xia Country - Qingchuan Base] [Xia Country - Southwest Base]
We have Dongning Base, Changnan Base, Qingchuan Base and Southwest Base!
And behind them, there is the capital base that will arrive soon!
In at most one month, the five major bases will be united!
The new era after the end of the world will officially begin at this time!
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