After the various bases consolidated the information, they discovered that Wang Hao was not traveling alone; around early October, he was accompanied by three women.
Base One sent the portraits of the three women to various bases, but naturally they couldn't find the corresponding people.
When the troops from each base accompany the adventure team out to find supplies, they should also look for these four people and try to persuade them to join the official force.
The Fifth Base Commander specifically replied to the text message that had previously alerted him, stating that he knew he was the mysterious "Mist" and sincerely hoped he could join the official ranks to fight for a brighter future for humanity. He also added that if he didn't want to be found, he could help persuade the First Base Commander.
If he hadn't had technicians watching his phone 24/7, ready to track the signal at any time, 001 would have been willing to believe him.
The portraits were distributed that evening, and the next morning, Commander Wu heard that some people in the army had seen the three women.
All soldiers were assigned to the guard unit, where they either patrolled daily or went out with adventure teams.
The person who came to talk to the base commander about this was the captain of the base's guard team. He had gray hair and should have been enjoying his retirement at home, but he encountered the apocalypse and volunteered to join the mission of establishing the base.
"Comrade Chang."
The captain of the guard team spoke in a strong, clear voice: "Hello, Comrade Wu."
"Hello, please explain the situation."
Captain Chang had already summarized the information he had gathered from the other soldiers and immediately replied, "Since the 3rd of this month, every one to two days, people have seen the three women in the painting in the surrounding cities. Sometimes they are looking for food and daily necessities, and sometimes they are fighting zombies."
Two of them were clearly gifted individuals, one with water-based abilities and the other with wind-based abilities. The third person's ability was unknown; she wielded a greatsword and appeared to possess an enhancement-type ability. They had almost no interaction with the adventure team, and further information about them was unavailable.
Have you seen Wang Hao?
"No. They are very vigilant, and no one knows where their camp is."
After much deliberation, the base commander dispatched eight teams of thirty men each to search in various directions.
When the other bases learned of this, they were slightly envious of the fact that the leader of Base Five was a fool who had good fortune.
Although there's no indication that Comrade Wang Hao has joined any base yet, being in a good position gives him an advantage. Besides, the only three people connected to him that have been found so far are at Base Five; what if he gets persuaded?
However, they only saw three women who had previously acted with Wang Hao, and did not see him in person. The other bases, thinking that he might not be near Base 5, still kept their people on the lookout.
The person who is being targeted by various bases, especially Base Five, is training three students under grueling conditions.
The base commander was worried when he learned that the three people had disappeared since he sent people to look for them. He was concerned that this might have caused them to become hostile. However, after glancing at his unresponsive phone, he still ordered the operation to continue.
An Yao, who is suspected of having an enhanced superpower, has been learning swordsmanship from Di Xiu. She uses a heavy sword and unleashes maximum power with the simplest moves. Moreover, carrying such a sword makes her look formidable.
The other two learn magic, which is to say, how to use superpowers in creative ways.
However, they had previously been largely left to their own devices, but when Di Xiu suddenly transformed into a devilish instructor, they had no complaints and were even quite excited. Without any prompting, they trained relentlessly.
001, munching on sunflower seeds, nestled in Panda's arms, watching them grit their teeth and persevere even though they had clearly reached their limits, and sighed, "They really train to the point of exhaustion if they can't train to death."
After he finished speaking, he shouted "Go for it!" and the three of them forced a smile at him.
They lived together and saw each other every day. 001 often came out riding a panda, so it was hard for the three girls to pretend they didn't see him. But to this day, they only know him as "Xiao Yi".
His personality and appearance were nothing like a teacher's. He had delicate features, big, mischievous eyes, and an oval face with a touch of baby fat, which made the three girls feel an overwhelming maternal instinct.
Most importantly, he dares to act cute and silly with his teacher and can ride a panda at will.
I'm so envious. I'm so envious.
They were genuinely curious about his relationship with the teacher, as well as where he came from and why he sometimes disappeared. However, the two were almost never apart, and they didn't dare to ask in front of the teacher, so they kept it to themselves.
001 watched them practice spells or swordsmanship and said to Di Xiu, "They should find this place by tomorrow at the latest."
"It's slower than expected."
"Perhaps there are some concerns."
Emperor Xiu stopped the three of them.
"Teacher, we can still hold on."
Di Xiu gestured for them to sit cross-legged, placed his hand on Mao Qiu's head, and said in a deep voice, "Close your eyes, concentrate, guard your mind, and carefully sense."
Ten minutes later, Mao Qiu opened her eyes, her expression a mixture of joy and confusion. Just as she was about to ask him why, she saw him reach out to An Yao, her mouth opening and closing, but she suppressed her doubts.
Twenty minutes was enough for her to figure things out. After he stopped, she asked somewhat flusteredly, "Teacher, are you leaving?"
"Um."
An Yao pursed her lips, her eyes glistening with tears: "Is it because of those people in the city lately?"
Yan Jing lowered her eyes and remained silent.
“All good things must come to an end,” Di Xiu said, handing each of them a bottle of water. “This is a spiritual spring; how you use it is entirely up to you.”
The three fell silent, their faces pale.
Di Xiu stood up, turned around with his hands behind his back, left a final sentence, and entered the apartment building.
"Mao Qiu, An Yao, Yan Jing, go do what you want to do. You have enough strength now."
Despite his usual cold tone, they sensed tenderness in him, and their hearts and noses tingled with emotion.
001 grinned at them and said, "Before you leave, I'll let you touch Lingling one more time, just once."
The atmosphere suddenly vanished.
Three people, six hands, touched the giant panda lying down. The panda yawned widely, rolled over, and lay there. Suddenly, they didn't want to leave.
Waaaaah, they can't afford to raise pandas, and they might not even be able to find a second surviving bear.
001 cleared her throat and said, "It's all over now, time to say goodbye."
Mao Qiu hesitated for a moment, then raised his voice and asked, "Teacher, what should we say if we encounter those people looking for you?"
"Just answer the truth," 001 said.
Seeing that Di Xiu did not react, the three of them composed themselves and bowed to say goodbye, imitating the ancient etiquette seen in TV dramas.
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