111 Chapter 111
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As the first of the five major bases, the return of the capital base undoubtedly excited all the people of Xia.
In addition, the aircraft carrier of the capital base brought a large number of compatriots here, including those from all five bases. For a time, the entire sea base was a family reunion scene.
As a member of the nuclear submarine, Jiang Ying always felt that she was lucky. In the early stage of the natural disaster, she solved the problem of material shortages by her habitual stockpiling. In the middle stage of the natural disaster, she moved to the base early and applied to be a security guard. She worked diligently and then successfully upgraded to a soldier.
Therefore, she was selected before the sea water backflowed and became the second to last lucky person to follow the team to leave and survive at sea. After experiencing a series of storms, she was extremely lucky to meet a large army before the food and grass ran out.
More than a month ago, she was luckier when she went out at night and found a survivor selling roasted birds. One bird cost one thousand points, which was extremely expensive, but she still gritted her teeth and bought it.
Firstly, she really wanted to eat meat, and secondly, she was thinking that the weather was cold and she could stay a little longer. If she could meet her relatives, this meat would be able to nourish their bodies.
They waited and waited, and finally they followed the aircraft carrier of the capital base to the newly established sea base. She was lucky enough to meet her elder sister who was living abroad. When they met, they hugged each other and cried bitterly.
After crying, Jiang Ying immediately and quietly took out half of a roasted bird that she had treasured for a long time. In fact, it was just a sparrow, not thin, but the size of a sparrow is so small that it can be pinched in one palm, so there is really not much meat on it.
But it is also a rare delicacy nowadays.
She joined up with the main force early, and they encountered the capital base. Her sister, as her relative, was on a small warship at the beginning, and it is unknown how much hardship she endured.
She reluctantly handed it to her sister and said, "Sister, please eat it. You have suffered so much, you must need some nourishment."
At the same time, her sister presented five plump and round seagull eggs, with a distressed look on her face: "Sister, this is for you, eat some eggs to replenish your body."
Jiang Ying was confused: "Sister, where did you get the bird eggs?"
Jiang Ying's sister was also confused: "Sister, where did you get the bird?"
Jiang Ying said honestly, "I spent a thousand points to buy it before. The weather is cold, and I saw that it was not damaged, so I kept it."
Jiang Ying's sister: "...I spent 45 points to buy this. Ten points for each. If I buy more, I can save five points."
Jiang Ying: “…………”
The elder sister continued, "This roasted bird is more expensive here than even seagulls! Did you get ripped off?"
Jiang Ying was in a daze: "Why is it so cheap? No, where did so many birds come from?"
"They were released by the research institute." My sister said as a matter of course: "You know the people in the research institute are all big shots. It's not a big deal to breed a few birds. I guess life is getting better now, so they released them when the number increased to increase our food supply."
Jiang Ying angrily stuffed the dry roasted bird into her mouth, tears of envy flowing directly from the corners of her mouth.
She thought that she was following the large force at the Capital Base, and it was already good enough to be able to taste some meat every now and then. She never expected that the sea base located here had evolved to such an extent!
It's really great!
She pulled her sister up and said, "Come on, let's go buy some birds. Let's eat fresh birds!!!"
Sister: "No, no, we sell some meat regularly on the 3rd, 13th, and 23rd. Tomorrow is the 13th. Let's get up early in the morning and line up. I will definitely give you a good meal. Birds are all bones and not as delicious as pork."
Jiang Ying: ???
Isn’t this too enviable?!
There is even pork!!!
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The same wailing of envy and jealousy echoed throughout the entire offshore base.
Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi kept their achievements to themselves and hid in the crowd, watching the survivors' passionate exchanges with great satisfaction.
As I was looking, I ran into an acquaintance.
The welfare benefits of those who have just returned to the base, whether they are on nuclear submarines or warships, are getting better and better. After Ji Yang and Xie Muchi replenished the base with another round of food, this group of people who returned with the aircraft carrier of the Capital Base all got two days of visiting relatives and friends and resting time.
Therefore, people from the base visited each other everywhere.
People who know each other and those who don’t know each other ask each other if they have any news about their relatives.
If yes, then celebrate with joy.
If not, keep looking.
They refuse to consider the alternative.
Therefore, the base was filled with excited cries of people recognizing their relatives. Xie Muchi was also approached by his friends several times. Ji Yang was not familiar with them, but he knew them all, so every time he saw them, they would have a meal together.
But this time I was looking for Ji Yang.
The Blue Star is big, the ocean is big, and the base is also big. They were able to meet each other only because Li Yi and Jiang Jing asked around. Although Ji Yang and Xie Muchi tried to keep a low profile, their mental outlook, which was completely different from that of others, still left a deep impression on everyone who met them.
Not to mention that whenever these two are at the base, they will take the initiative to do morning exercises with the soldiers. Their physical fitness is better than most soldiers and is even more outstanding among the military group.
So after a little asking, we knew where they often appeared, and after looking around here, we found them.
"Ji Yang!" Li Yi's clear voice was filled with excitement: "Here, here! We are here!"
When Ji Yang heard the voice, she looked and saw an acquaintance two streets away. She had not used any electronic products for so many years and often looked at the sea and space. Her eyesight was very good. Even though they were very thin, she still recognized them based on the familiarity between their eyebrows.
The moment their eyes met, all three of them smiled brightly and walked towards each other.
Their feelings were not actually that deep, but at this time, at least for Li Yi and Jiang Jing, this reunion was really a pleasant surprise. When they touched each other, they couldn't control their tears.
Li Yi was especially emotional. She was so excited that she cried and shouted, "I knew you were still alive! Wuuuuuu... You are so amazing. You are still alive!"
Ji Yang wasn't that excited, but seeing them like this, his eyes were slightly watery: "Well, we are still alive, where are uncle, aunt, and An An?"
Jiang Jing wiped her tears and smiled, "Uncle and aunt are sick. They landed yesterday and started having a fever today. An An is the same. We are both feeling better and in good condition, so we came out to look for people we know. You are the first one we found."
"Is it no big deal?" Ji Yang frowned when he heard about the illness.
In order to survive, everyone instinctively treats the disaster in their best condition. Once they relax, there are really many sick people in the base. She has already taken out a lot of medicines, but the number of doctors is far from enough and medical resources are still insufficient.
Li Yi said hurriedly, "It's no problem. Didn't you give us a lot of medicine before you left? They can be used. The doctor has also checked them and said they will be fine after a few days of rest. They are better than most people, they just have a fever."
Ji Yang was relieved and said, "That's good. Let's go sit on our submarine for a while?"
The two of them smiled and nodded and followed her.
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The survival at sea for more than half a year was really too boring. When seeing acquaintances, there was an endless stream of topics to talk about. The three of them chatted, and when Xie Muzhi saw that there was nothing for him to do, he went to cook quietly. The three women couldn't stop chatting.
Ji Yang placed a bowl of washed strawberries appropriately.
Li Yi and Jiang Jing: "!!!"
They were just guests, but they didn't expect to see "gold". In this day and age, they actually use strawberries to entertain people!
But when they thought it was Ji Yang, they calmed down again.
The situation at the offshore base was obviously much better than they had expected. Ordinary survivors could all have food to eat, and raising chickens and ducks was nothing for the capable ones. For Ji Yang and Xie Muchi, these two were particularly capable, so raising them was even less of a problem.
This chat lasted more than three hours.
The two of them were left to eat. Xie Muchi specially made a lot more and packed it up in advance for them to take back to feed the three patients at home. Li Yi and Jiang Jing blushed but did not refuse.
Ji Yang obviously intended to give it, so he really wanted to give it, not just be polite. There was no need for them to push and shove, which would only be unpleasant.
Just keep it in mind.
You have to know that before the seawater backflow, the supplies Ji Yang sent over were much more than this.
Ji Yang was very happy to see them accept the gifts. She did not reject Jiang Jing and Li Yi at the beginning because it was less troublesome and worry-free to interact with them.
The day after Jiang Jing and the others came, Feng Yexing also came.
In addition, Ji Yang’s previous neighbors in the villa area also came over specially after hearing that they were here. This surprised Ji Yang a little, but also made him pleasantly surprised.
Because surviving is not easy.
Every person who survives is worth cherishing.
After the crying and laughing stage of recognition, the two of them thought it was time to leave.
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During this period of time they stayed at the base, and in addition to sending some live poultry and livestock to the base every ten days or so, they also went to the research institute to replenish some birds as needed.
Fortunately, enough birds have bred in their space over the years. It is usually a bit troublesome to prepare food for them. Every time, they have to prepare a basket of grains, potatoes, sweet potatoes, fruits, meat, earthworms, cicadas, etc. But now that the harvest has come, it is particularly gratifying.
Unfortunately, space is limited.
After transporting more than a thousand birds, the transport of birds was stopped when the number of remaining birds was already a bit small.
It is worth mentioning that due to the comfortable environment of the space and the fertile land, the food grown is enough for them to eat, and the breeding status of these animals is basically at its peak. For example, there are at least six pigs in a litter, and sometimes more than a dozen.
The same is true for birds. A sparrow nest usually consists of six to eight birds, and they can reproduce two or three times a year. If the number of birds that are sent out is allowed to reproduce at will, one nest will be complete, and then the second nest can be released again. It just takes time.
As for the fish, shrimps and crabs in the sea, Ji Yang did not choose to hand them over to the authorities.
After settling down, the official side has been vigorously planting. Now that they have harvested a wave of crops, plus the food they transported, there is no shortage of food for the time being. They can remain stable for a while. Relying on the soil they have preserved and the soil that Ji Yang and Xie Muchi have distributed intermittently in their spaces over the years, they can basically be self-sufficient.
So she released all those delicious seafood back into the sea.
It’s best if they can survive. If they can’t, then they will just be the surviving seafood.
Occasionally, survivors would discover that there were fish in the sea area, and they would enthusiastically start using their tools to fish. Although the results were not always good, occasionally they would be lucky enough to catch some to satisfy their appetite.
Ji Yang thought that it was probably because she happened to release a batch of fish and shrimp, so they were able to take the bait.
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Once you decide to leave, it happens very quickly.
The two of them didn't have a home, so they didn't have to clean up. After having a comfortable breakfast, they chose to leave again.
Many compatriots have returned to this sea base, but in reality it is far from enough. Many people are still wandering. This is the disadvantage of having no way to communicate.
People outside have no idea that there is already a relatively formal and well-established offshore base here, and they may still be looking for a suitable mainland to live.
This time, the two of them set out and chose to head south.
Every day, relying on the rising sun, we cautiously determined the direction. About 500 kilometers away from the base, we began to encounter humans. This time, probably due to the location, we encountered more people from other countries.
But you can still meet many Xia people.
Every time they met, they would approach each other immediately.
They hadn't seen their compatriots for a long time, and most of them had tears in their eyes. After confirming the direction of the sea base from them and receiving the supplies they gave, they ran away quickly.
I’m afraid that if I’m too late I won’t be able to meet him.
Everyone is eager to go home.
There is also a group of people who have been living on a piece of land for more than a month. They have not encountered any terrible weather and are living a decent life with the help of nuclear submarines. They have begun to try to grow crops on land.
But when they met Ji Yang and the others and heard the news about the base, they immediately packed up all their things and ran away.
No matter how good the land is, it will be useless without family.
But before they left, they still wrote down the location of this continent, and said to them expectantly: "This place feels really good. We will report it when we return, and hope it can be used as the location for our future base!"
Xie Muzhi agreed strongly: "It's great, I hope our dreams will come true."
However, three months later, when the two men returned and passed by this place again, they arrived at a similar location, but found no trace of land. Instead, they found land in other places.
So we simply explored this area and found that the continent had sunk about a hundred meters at some point.
It’s not very deep, and perhaps it could reappear if squeezed a little by plate movement, but it has indeed disappeared under the sea.
No one knew what the new continent looked like, so the two men wrote down the news and continued forward until they returned to the base.
As expected, the base has become much larger.
In fact, a lot of people have gathered here in the past six months. Chief Chen, who I hadn't seen last time, has also come back. He had become much more mature and had some health problems during his wandering outside. After coming back, he chose to rest and resigned from his position.
Not only him, many people have health problems.
After being adrift for a long time, in order to save food, everyone basically only eats enough food to maintain their body functions. It's not so bad on the warship, although it's dangerous, but at least there's plenty of space and people to communicate with.
The people on the nuclear submarine were much more miserable.
If they hadn't held on to their beliefs, they would have starved to death or died of disease.
Some unlucky ones actually had to circle the entire earth before they found the location of the base.
Even so, they remained steadfast and headed eastward, never changing their belief. When they didn't encounter anyone from the base, they thought that even if the base had been established, there would definitely be someone waiting for them on this sea.
After meeting their compatriots, this thought became a reality and they all cried like fools.
As the number of people at the base increases, the demands also increase.
Therefore, when they returned this time, the number of pickup orders they received was two or three times more than before.
But it is still more than what they store here.
After handing over the goods, they also transferred out the food they had collected in the past six months. They also handed over most of the remaining medicines, leaving only a small amount for emergency use.
After returning to the nuclear submarine and resting for a day, he went to see the dean to learn about the situation at the base. They had been out for a total of half a year, and the base had experienced several relatively large disasters so far.
But as Ji Yang and the others felt, the power had weakened a lot.
With the protection of various warships and aircraft carriers, people living on the platform were not greatly affected. Only some supplies were damaged, but it was within the range that the base could bear.
After half a year of hard work, the food supply is barely enough to prevent people from starving to death. It is still impossible to get enough to eat, but the food harvested time and time again is enough to supply so many long-mouthed people in the base.
The five major bases have not been merged and are still managed individually, with the capital base as the overall coordination.
During the past six months, the people they sent out discovered land many times, but after a period of time, the land would disappear in various forms or other problems would occur.
Except for a piece of land, in various disasters, it has not been submerged by the sea again. Instead, the land area has been expanding and the altitude has been rising.
Fortunately, if this continues, perhaps they won't have to move their sea bases, because as the land expands, the distance between the coastline and their sea bases is gradually getting smaller.
The two sides are currently more than a thousand kilometers apart, and the authorities have already sent people to guard there. According to the news received half a month ago, it was heard that other countries had also set their sights on this land, but when they discovered the people of Xia, they quietly retreated.
It is hard to believe, but it is also natural. Among the other countries we have encountered so far, only Xia Country has retained the strongest strength. Even if it is fleeing everywhere, every step of the base has been done as best as possible.
After all, natural disasters are so terrible that only the whole country can be united.
Individuals or small groups cannot compete with the power of an entire country.
Just like Ji Yang and Xie Muchi, even though there are still many weapons in the space, for the sake of safety, they will not take the initiative to conflict with others, and will focus on self-protection because there are only two of them.
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The development of offshore bases is ultimately subject to certain restrictions.
Even though Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi transported as much soil as possible, many animals still could not be raised, so the base was actively searching for land.
After much deliberation, I finally chose the land landing that I had my eye on the first time.
The area of this land that is now exposed above water is 200,000 square kilometers. Compared with the former territory, it is not even the leader, but it is one of the most stable lands at present.
Before the official landing, the base had already sent many people and materials to carry out piecemeal transformation.
Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi also landed from the side and rear with the help of the official.
The land, which had been buried for so many years under the sea, was still unsuitable for cultivation even after so long of exposure, but it is worth mentioning that some freshwater ponds were found on land.
The rainwater that fell on the land did not penetrate deeper, but instead remained here to form puddles because the soil here was compact. Gradually, the puddles accumulated more and more, and the soil soaked in fresh water gradually became different from the surrounding sandy soil and became more compact, forming a virtuous cycle, and finally forming the ponds of one or two hundred square meters that we see today.
Of course, they didn't discover the pond, but someone from the government discovered it and informed them about it.
Their mission is to sow the seeds of life - grass - in these relatively better areas.
In order to make the environment suitable for survival more quickly, Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi simultaneously dug up turf in the space. Pieces of turf with soil were directly transferred to these lands, and then some grass seeds were sprinkled around, which would increase the survival rate of the grass seeds.
This is for the land.
If they want to revive the pond, they also need to do manual processing. The first step is to expand the pond. At this time, the excavator that Ji Yang had stockpiled came in handy.
Neither of them knew how to fly, so they had to fly the helicopter back to the base for help.
After the base taught them, they returned to the pond and, each using a machine, expanded the small pond of only a few dozen square meters into a large pond of several hundred square meters.
It rained during this period, and they regularly added two to three tons of fresh water and several tons of pond silt into the pond every day, so the water level in the pond has reached normal levels.
After there were obvious signs of aquatic plants growing in the pond, they put small fish and shrimp into it.
By repeating the operation one by one, several ponds have been added to the land, and the area of vegetation has expanded rapidly over time.
By the time the authorities officially decided to send a group of people ashore to open up the wasteland, the area was barely habitable.
The only trouble is that the survivors who are used to living in the sea base are not very enthusiastic about living in the New World.
In three years, they transformed the offshore base into a place very suitable for survival. Yes, survival. Some capable people created an entire piece of farmland and started planting crops such as upland rice and wheat. Others planted fruits and vegetables. Some raised livestock, such as birds, chickens, fowl and quails, so they had a source of meat.
It's incomparable to the past, but compared to the natural disaster, it's like heaven. Various condiments such as chili peppers have appeared one after another, and the dining table is rich again.
Everything is so good, and the geographical location here is relatively favorable for weather. If we go to the land so early, we will have to endure the wind and rain, and the occasional earthquakes. Who would be willing to do that?
The base simply implemented voluntary registration, and people from the five major bases could live there, while official personnel were forced to stay there.
In the end, the first batch recruited more than a thousand ordinary survivors.
Distributed among the five major bases, each base manages about 200 people. Some of these 200 people are in the sea base and have no foundation in going to land, some really miss the mainland, and some blindly believe in the base.
Without exception, everyone was prepared to endure hardships.
Finally, they were sent to a temporary base on land. They looked at a large pond with an area of more than 2,000 square meters nearby, the fish and shrimps swimming happily in the pond, and the sparse grass gradually growing around it, and fell into silence.
One of them pulled the young soldier who brought them here, looking dazed: "Brother, did we see a mirage?"
A young soldier who hadn’t been here for a long time: “…Probably.”
Other survivors who later learned of the existence of such a large pond beat their chests and cried out, "It's so painful to be kept in the dark!"
【Author’s words】
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