Two days before reaching the safe zone, Li Ke left the convoy and told Qiu Feng to arrange for the convoy to come out and receive the base's supplies after arriving at the base.
Although Qiu Feng was somewhat curious about the people who delivered the supplies, he knew from Li Jia's arrangements that he didn't want them to know too much, so he obediently carried out the orders.
Further ahead, there were more and more people. Li Ke couldn't conjure up so many supplies out of thin air. The location he chose this time was not bad. It was still more than 300 miles away from the outer edge of the safe zone. Up the slope was an abandoned town and a villa area.
Most of the houses were collapsed, and mutated vines had climbed over them. Few people lingered there, because if they hurried on, a safe zone full of hope would be just ahead.
After surveying the area and confirming that no one was around, Li Ke found a suitable hilltop to stay on temporarily.
The environment here must have been quite nice before, with mountains upon mountains, one after another, but now only remnants of trees and plants can be seen.
There are also mutated plants, but most of them are in residential areas, and only a few can be found sporadically along these scenic loops.
Looking through binoculars into the distance, one could see groups of people coming to join them from three directions, stretching endlessly. There were convoys, pedestrians, and even some military trucks mixed in.
There have been fewer planes overhead lately, and with so many people gathered here, Li Ke felt uneasy. But the situation was what it was, so he could only wait and see what happened.
Five days later, the convoy sent by Qiu Feng appeared on the highway below. After Li Ke saw that there was no problem with the code they showed, he took out his walkie-talkie and contacted them, asking them to drive up to pick up the supplies.
The team leader this time was Niu Dazhuang. Li Ke placed the supplies in a dilapidated mountain villa courtyard. Upon arrival, Niu Dazhuang began arranging for people to load the goods onto the trucks and set up a crane to lift and unload the heavier supplies.
After arranging everything, Niu Dazhuang walked to Li Ke's side: "Everyone is settled. The safe zone is very busy right now, and there are also a large number of refugees stranded on the outskirts. The higher-ups are now taking over these people. Each base is arranging for its own teams to arrive, and there's no time to recruit anyone else. Every day, each sentry post has to verify the large number of people entering the safe zone. All newcomers to the safe zone can only move within their own base area for the time being. Anyone who leaves their base without permission and is discovered by the sentry post will be arrested and interrogated."
It's perfectly reasonable for the sentry post to be under martial law at this time. After hearing Niu Dazhuang's words, Li Ke asked, "Have you found out any news about those who have gone missing?"
Niu Dazhuang shook his head: "In order to keep people calm, we are not allowed to discuss this matter in the safe zone. There are quite a few missing people in our base, and we have been specifically told to stay calm and wait for news. I can't tell if they are just trying to comfort us or if they really have news and a solution."
On their way here, Li Ke and Qiu Feng had already made a point of revisiting the places Zhou Heng and his group might have passed through, but unfortunately they found no useful traces or clues.
Li Ke followed the convoy back to the safe zone. She had no idea what was going on, so she naturally didn't wander around outside.
While waiting for inspection at the sentry post, Li Ke saw a convoy of 23 military trucks drive out. The sentry post let them pass directly.
Li Ke, in the passenger seat of the third car, saw Xiao Yi. Their eyes met briefly before parting ways as the cars drove away.
The first ten vehicles were clearly carrying soldiers, while the vehicles behind them had their canopies tightly sealed, making it impossible to see what they were carrying. They might be supplies or weapons, but Li Ke was more concerned about their purpose.
Li Ke rested for two days at his private residence. When he came out again, the safe zone had fully resumed work. Although the weather was still cold, the ground construction that had been suspended could now be carried out.
A notice has been issued from above that a new batch of greening roots has been produced, and those who need them can apply directly.
The planting area next to Li Ke's residence was still empty, but the green area further away was already lush and bustling. Li Ke went over to take a look and found that the best-growing plants were some mutated vines and wild grasses.
The mutated saplings have all sprouted, but it is clear that their current growth cannot compete with the vines and weeds.
Li Ke's application has been submitted. In fact, she has only planted one-fifth of her green area because the timing was not right and she did not need many green plants.
Li Ke, dressed in full protective gear, walked through the waist-high grass. Occasionally, some plants would lean towards her, which she would simply wave away. If any of them tried to entangle her, she would slash them with the knife in her hand. Sensing her ruthlessness, the plants quickly spread the word.
After that, as Li Ke walked among them, no plants tried to entangle her. After all, these things had not yet grown strong enough, and Li Ke was not easy for them to deal with at this time.
Li Ke bought twenty-one green areas. After all these green areas were planted, the grain seedlings were also planted, and people had already taken off their outermost thick coats. Although they were still wearing thick clothes, they no longer felt cold.
Not long after the grain seedlings were planted, the temperature began to rise slowly. With the rainy season fast approaching, the authorities notified all bases to prepare irrigation ditches in advance, based on the terrain.
Everyone in the safe zone seemed to be being rushed and couldn't stop. Infrastructure construction never stopped, planting was also underway, and flood prevention and canal clearing work during the rainy season was also being expedited.
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