Chapter 76
The second beast tide arrived soon. With experience, everyone was extremely calm. Except for those who had to go to fight, everyone else did what they were supposed to do in the shelter.
The size of the beast tide is related to the number of residents. The more people there are, the larger the beast tide will be, so more people were selected this time.
The people who were chosen were beaming with joy. They happily went to the cafeteria with their meal tickets, and also looked forward to the spoils that would be divided after the beast tide was over.
On that day, a team of soldiers was arranged at regular intervals along the edge of the protective shield to guard it strictly.
The soldiers were well fed and full of energy, so dealing with these mutant beasts was no longer a big deal.
What is more worth mentioning are the mutant fruit trees planted on the edge of the shelter. They have been suppressed for a long time and are now erupting.
Cherry bombs, pitcher watermelons, frozen strawberries, etc. spit out seeds from their mouths as if they were risking their lives, and hit the monsters with "puff puff puff". They are very accurate and have great power. One bomb can cause casualties on a large scale.
The battle was extremely easy. Ye Qing only exerted a little effort at the beginning and then left the battlefield to the violent fruit trees and soldiers. At that point, the beasts fled in panic. Those soldiers and fruit trees seemed to have not fought enough and sighed as they watched the fleeing beasts.
After taking inventory of the spoils, each participant received a reward twice as much as last time. After deducting the rewards given to employees, Ye Qing received 1.5 million crystal cores.
After the beast tide, it was Zhucheng's weekly stocking day. The straight-line distance between Zhucheng and Taoyuan was more than 1,500 kilometers, which would take more than ten hours. Lu Feng and Lu Yun set out two days in advance and packed their things early and put them on the bus left by Ye Qing.
There were several old radiation buses in the city. The two had learned some driving skills since childhood, and the two buses left by Ye Qing were really smart, so they quickly mastered the skills and started them smoothly.
When passing by the city gate, Lu Zhicheng and a group of officials were waiting nearby. When the two men saw them, they hurriedly stopped, got out of the car and walked towards their eldest brother.
"Brother, didn't you say you didn't need to see me off? It's a shame to disturb your rest so early." Lu Feng looked at the group of old men behind his brother, and habitually revealed a hint of teasing in his mouth. "Everyone... could it be that you are also here to see me off like me, my brother?"
The leader, Mr. Zhu, avoided Lu Feng's gaze, touched his chin with one hand and said pretentiously: "You are great contributors to Zhucheng and have made many contributions to the residents. We should come and see you off."
The twins looked at each other, both a little bit unbelievable. Is this something that Old Man Zhu could say?
Lu Zhicheng smiled knowingly, and walked onto the bus with a group of soldiers beside him. He looked at his younger siblings lovingly and said, "It's getting late, let's get going."
The brother and sister looked at each other and reacted instantly. They turned around and looked at their eldest brother's back excitedly: "Brother, you are going too!"
Lu Zhicheng: "Well, you two are young after all, I'm still a little worried about you going out."
Lu Feng and Lu Yun covered their mouths and laughed. This was not the only mission they had to go out on, so what was there to worry about? If they wanted to go and take a look, they could just say so directly. Why make excuses?
Hearing the laughter, Lu Zhicheng staggered, found a seat farthest away and sat down, then waved through the glass to Mr. Zhu and others who were seeing him off.
A group of old men were so envious of Lu Zhicheng as he got on the bus so confidently that they wished they could travel into Lu Zhicheng's body to experience it for themselves. If traveling into the city lord's body wasn't an option, then traveling into the body of the guards around him would be fine.
"Okay, second brother, let's go up too!"
"Um."
Lu Feng was about to get in the car, but after a pause, he turned around and said to the group of old men who were eagerly waiting, "Go back, we will bring good news. Maybe you can go next time too."
The group of old men only reacted when the blue bus disappeared.
"What did he just say? We can go too? Did I hear it right?"
"You heard right, we can go too."
"Oh my god, I'm so excited! Have you seen the brochure on the city lord's desk? It's like a magical place!"
"I've secretly seen them. Those scenic spots are really beautiful. It's so refreshing to go there and take a breath or two in the morning when the weather is good."
Mr. Zhu looked at the intersection ahead, his cloudy eyes shining brightly: "Be patient and wait a few more days, it will be our turn."
On the day when the Lu brothers and sisters drove the blue bus to Taoyuan Shelter, Zuo Yi's team successfully signed the second subsidiary town and set off south with the other party's people in a green pickup truck.
At the same time, two cars, one coming from the south and one from the north, met at the Taoyuan Shelter bus stop.
Like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, they opened their eyes wide and looked at everything around them curiously.
"Brother, look, there's a protective shield above your head!"
Lu Yun closed his eyes and took a deep breath, sighing, "As expected, the air inside is fresh, without any radiation. I'm sure I can live a hundred years here!"
Lu Zhicheng felt the warm sunshine and looked at the cover with both envy and sadness. He thought it would be great if his residents could also have such a protective cover.
"And this is the bus stop, right? It's huge. The brochure says there will be more buses coming soon. I really want to see that spectacular scene."
Not only Lu Yun, but also the team of soldiers who followed him were looking around. They were all under 20 years old, and it was the first time they saw these rare objects before the end of the world.
A team of people in uniform got off the green pickup truck next to them. They looked like people from the Taoyuan Shelter. Following the team was a group of tall and strong men. As soon as they got off the car, they couldn't help looking around. Lu Zhicheng guessed that they were of the same type as him.
Zuo Yi led the team to Lu Zhicheng. Lu Zhicheng didn't know how to address him, so he nodded and greeted him. Zuo Yi looked at the familiar blue bus and roughly guessed their identity. He invited them to go to the residential area together.
"Everyone follow me, let's go meet our boss first."
The Lu siblings looked at each other and followed the young man.
The bus stop was some distance away from the musical fountain, and it took the group more than ten minutes to walk there. They could hear the melodious music before they even got close.
Lu Feng and Lu Yun were young, shaking their heads and humming a tune excitedly along with the music. Lu Zhicheng, who was standing next to them, was walking leisurely with his hands behind his back, with an unusually relaxed look on his face.
Gradually, more and more residents gathered here. They were relaxed, comfortable, enthusiastic and outgoing, and the expressions on their faces were completely different from those of the people in their own shelter.
Across the Music Square is a row of tall buildings, towering into the clouds.
Zuo Yi pointed casually and introduced: "This one is the general building, which has TVs and containers. That one is the cafeteria, open all day."
Then Zuo Yi turned left and walked towards the four-story Western-style building not far away.
Lu Yun did not listen to Zuo Yi's introduction, but was attracted by the flowers on the left. He heard that it was called "Monet Garden".
There is probably no girl who doesn't like beautiful flowers. She had never seen them before, but now when she suddenly saw them, the fire in her heart instantly ignited. She stared at them intently and slowed down her pace.
As Lu Feng was walking, he found that his sister had suddenly disappeared. He turned around and looked at her in surprise. She was squatting and enjoying the smell of the beautiful flowers.
He held his forehead helplessly and ran over to pull Lu Yun up: "Don't fall behind, go meet Boss Ye first, then you can watch as long as you want."
Lu Yun was pulled up, his eyes still lingering. Thanks to her cleverness in leaving two days earlier, otherwise she would not have had the time to appreciate it.
Zuo Yi stopped in front of the last building and said, "Okay, this is our government affairs center. Most of the official affairs of the shelter will be handled here."
Two young ladies in black formal attire were already greeting them at the door. They led everyone into the hall and sat down. At this time, Ye Qing brought Zeng Yi and others down from the second floor.
After the two sides introduced themselves to each other, Ye Qing began to arrange accommodation for this group of people.
"Here are your room cards. You can have a good rest for the next two days."
"This is a voucher for the food court in the underground mall. You can eat for free."
"This is our uniform..."
"besides……"
Finally, each of them carried a lot of things back to the accommodation arranged by Ye Qing. There were tourists who had rented the first few buildings for a short period of time, and they had just moved out a few days ago and left them for them.
This place is strategically located in the central area, very close to underground shopping malls and major tourist attractions. Ye Qing decided not to rent out these places once they become vacant, but to reserve them exclusively for visiting distinguished guests.
The Lu siblings were assigned a three-bedroom, one-living-room suite, which was just enough for each of them.
As soon as Lu Yun entered the room, he put down his things and collapsed on the sofa, sighing, "Ah, I'm so tired after sitting in the car for such a long time."
Lu Feng looked around the room excitedly. "Oh my god, this room has a view of the Music Square. I want to stay here. So this is the shower room. There really is warm water all the time. I can take a good bath today. Ah! This is the refrigerator. There are so many fruits in it. Oh my god!"
After saying that, Lu Feng found a fruit plate, filled it with a large pile of fruits and placed it on the coffee table in the living room.
Lu Zhicheng had never eaten them before and found them very novel. He picked one of each and tried it, praising them constantly. His favorite was the bayberry, which was sweet and sour and had a particularly good taste.
Lu Yun lay down for a while and then got up to eat. The last time she visited Ye Qing's RV, she also ate two kinds of fruits, but she was not familiar with him at that time and was just a guest, so she could not eat as freely as she does now.
She stuffed a white and tender lychee into her mouth, her eyes slit by the sweetness. "Delicious, really delicious. Boss Ye is really generous."
Lu Feng: "Yes, life here is so good. I really want to stay here and not go back."
Hearing this, Lu Zhicheng glared at them fiercely, and the brother and sister immediately said timidly: "No, big brother, the residents are still waiting for us at home and will not ignore us. Besides, we have the opportunity to come over and play every week, so don't worry."
Lu Zhicheng then withdrew his gaze and ordered, "I don't think you dare. Go and rest for a few hours. After that, we will go eat and go shopping."
"Okay, then I'll use the bathroom first!" After saying that, Lu Yun hurried into the shower room.
After a few hours of full sleep, the three Lu siblings woke up comfortably from their bed. They wanted to stay in bed longer, but when they thought of the delicious food and novel shops, they quickly got excited and started packing up.
The three of them changed into new clothes, took the elevator down to the underground mall, and were almost knocked over by the bustling noise as soon as they got out of the elevator.
"Wow, there are so many people!" Lu Yun yelled, then left his two brothers and rushed to the front.
She had already read the brochure carefully and made a very detailed guide. Her first task was to find the milk tea shop.
"Big brother, second brother, come quickly! This is the milk tea shop!"
Lu Yun's loud voice instantly attracted everyone's attention. She was thick-skinned and didn't notice it, but Lu Zhicheng and Lu Feng, who were not far away, were immediately ashamed. They avoided the topic and tried to distance themselves from the matter.
The two brothers sat at a distance with composure, so Lu Yun ordered a few drinks for them as he wished.
"Those two cups will be regular. I'll have the extra large cup with milk cap, pearls, Oreos, taro paste, and fruit pieces. Okay, that's it."
The waiter was not the first to encounter this kind of situation, and he took the order very calmly: "Okay, a total of 50 crystal cores, please insert the coins here."
Lu Yun took out three food coupons from his pocket and handed them over: "Is this okay?"
The waiter took the ticket and looked at it, his attitude becoming more respectful: "Of course, distinguished guest, please wait a moment."
Lu Yun stood aside and watched happily. She found every move of the waiter novel. Soon she got 3 cups of milk tea.
"Hey, this is for you."
Lu Feng glanced at the huge 1000ml cup of milk tea in his sister's hand, and then compared it to the small cup in his own hand. He was shocked and said, "How heartless! You bought such a big cup for yourself, and gave us such a small one!"
Lu Yun glared at him and said confidently, "How would I know if you like it? To avoid waste, I can only use the smallest amount~"
Knowing her revenge, Lu Feng immediately lost his temper, glared at Lu Yun, and took a deep sip of the milk tea in his hand.
Oh my god! It’s so delicious!
Lu Feng's pupils trembled violently, and a bright light shone in his eyes. His dissatisfaction disappeared instantly.
The three of them went to the clothing store again. The clothing store had released new products several times, and there were many different styles. There were all kinds of small skirts and clothes, which were dazzling.
Lu Yun had never seen such a big scene before, and she couldn't walk anymore. She carried a basket and put the clothes she liked into it. She bought underwear directly and tried on other things. She carried a lot of clothes to the fitting room.
This skirt is cute, buy it! This jacket is handsome, buy it! These pants have pockets, buy it! That coat has a hood, buy it!
There are also shoes. In her previous life, she only knew that shoes were for protecting the feet. This was the first time she knew that there were so many styles of shoes, including slippers, sandals, sneakers, dad shoes, high heels, and hole shoes. She was reluctant to take off every pair she tried on. They were so suitable for her that she wanted to buy them all!
Most of the people in this clothing store are women. Lu Zhicheng and Lu Feng guessed that his sister would like to shop for a long time, so they went to the library to read for 2 hours. When they came back, she was still going back and forth between the fitting room and the clothes rack area.
The two were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out of their heads, and they had to stop her: "Sister, it's late, we have to go to dinner."
Lu Yun was like someone waking her up from sleepwalking. She let out a bewildered "Ah" before realizing that she had been in the clothing store for a long time. Her mind cleared up quickly, she stuffed the clothes she had just tried on into the basket, and took them to the front desk to check out.
Lu Zhicheng and Lu Feng looked at each other and were speechless.
They chose a hot pot restaurant for dinner. The novel dishes there shocked the three siblings again. After having a good meal and a good drink, they went to the camp on the top of the mountain to see the lights, feeling very satisfied.
Compared to Lu Yun and his group, the group of tall men from the north were much simpler. They only had one need: to eat well and have fun.
After a good rest, I would go straight to the restaurant, eat and then go to the chess and card room or game room, and stay there for the whole afternoon. If possible, I would stay there all night.
All in all, they had a blast on the first day, wishing they could squeeze all the best into one day.
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