Li Yan looked around, then bent down and whispered in Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng's ear, objecting to them continuing.
"Let me tell you quietly, I heard things aren't peaceful over there. We don't know exactly what's going on, but Commander Wu told us to bring plenty of weapons and capable fighters. Be on high alert the whole time."
Ye Yunxi frowned upon hearing Li Yan's words. Something was amiss? Could it be that cannibalism had begun?
"Captain Li, I suspect what you're saying isn't peaceful. Maybe they're eating people over there."
Li Yan was surprised, but then thought about it and realized it wasn't impossible. After all, it was the apocalypse.
"If it's really as Yunxi said, then we must be more vigilant when we get there. If any danger occurs, we must protect the people in our base."
Fu Heng continued, "Are the weapons provided by Commander Wu sufficient? If not, I can borrow some from the research center."
Li Yan patted Fu Heng on the shoulder and said with a smile.
"That's enough. We brought a lot of weapons this time. I know you only have weapons, so you must protect yourselves at all times."
Fu Heng thought for a moment, then returned to the car and took out a pistol from his spatial storage—one he had developed himself. It had low recoil and wouldn't hurt him. However, the materials used on Earth were far inferior to those on their planet H.
He walked up to Li Yan with the gun in his hand and said to him.
"Captain Li, this gun is for your self-defense. I developed it myself. It has low recoil and can use ordinary bullets."
Li Yan accepted the pistol from Fu Heng without ceremony and thanked him.
"Thank you all. Okay, you guys go back and pack your things. We're leaving at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Meet at the base entrance. Don't forget."
Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng nodded, said goodbye to Li Yan, and then took Yunzi into the car and drove home.
After returning home, Ye Yunxi first got some food for Yunzi, then took out her and Fu Heng's lunch from her spatial storage, and they ate a simple meal together.
Ye Yunxi took out two hiking backpacks from her spatial storage and filled them with compressed biscuits, a small hot pot, self-heating meals, bottled water, a flashlight, climbing ropes, and so on.
Seeing that it was still early, Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng cooked some more food at home and put it in their space. They had almost finished eating what they had made before, so it was good to make more and store it.
They were busy until after 8 p.m., then ate the food they had prepared, cleaned up, and went to bed early.
The next morning around 7 a.m., Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng got up, washed up, and changed into light clothes, wearing black windbreakers over them.
The two locked the doors and windows, put the tent and four cans of gasoline in the trunk, and the backpack in the back seat, leaving Yunzi an empty seat.
After locking the iron gate, they turned on the electric fence and turned it on to the maximum. Then Ye Yunxi got into the car, and Fu Heng drove towards the base gate.
Half an hour later, a convoy of about fifteen vehicles, including private cars and trucks, could be seen in the distance. Li Yan was also seen distributing something to each convoy.
They stopped at the back of the convoy. Li Yan approached their car window, and Fu Heng rolled it down. Li Yan handed them a walkie-talkie and smiled as he spoke.
"Keep this safe. Contact me immediately if anything happens."
Fu Heng and Ye Yunxi nodded, and then Li Yan went to distribute walkie-talkies to the others.
Gu Qingqing and Zhang Haiyi were inspecting the car wheels outside when they saw Ye Yunxi's car. Gu Qingqing jogged over to their car window.
Ye Yunxi rolled down the car window, and Gu Qingqing said with a smile.
"Sister Yunxi, Brother Heng, our car will follow you and stay with you."
Ye Yunxi nodded and smiled as she spoke to her.
"Okay, then we'll just follow behind. Qingqing, call Haiyi over, I have something to tell you."
Upon hearing that she had something to say to them, Gu Qingqing turned around and shouted loudly at Zhang Haiyi without saying a word.
Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng discussed it and decided to tell Zhang Haiyi and the others what Li Yan had told them yesterday.
After Zhang Haiyi arrived, he asked Ye Yunxi with a smile.
"Yunxi, what do you want with us?"
Ye Yunxi looked around and whispered to Gu Qingqing and the others.
"Yesterday when we went to pick up Yunzi, Captain Li told us that things might not be safe over there, and that we should all be on high alert. He also told us to carry weapons for self-defense. Once we get there, you two should carefully observe your surroundings and not let your guard down, understand?"
Zhang Haiyi and Gu Qingqing knew that this rescue mission was dangerous, but after hearing Ye Yunxi say that, they figured it must be something extraordinary.
Zhang Haiyi nodded cautiously. "Don't worry, we'll be careful. I borrowed some weapons from the research center last night. You all need to be careful too."
Gu Qingqing said with some concern.
"I hope we can come back safely this time."
Ye Yunxi reached out and touched Gu Qingqing's head.
"Don't worry, we'll protect you if you're in danger, along with your master and Professor Hu."
Although Gu Qingqing is a doctor, she has no fighting skills. All they can do is try their best to protect everyone.
Although Zhang Haiyi studied research and development, he also possesses some fighting skills. He mentioned that he learned Taekwondo during his school years.
Just then, Li Yan's voice came through the walkie-talkie, saying that it was time to set off.
Gu Qingqing and Zhang Haiyi ran back to their car and waited for the group to set off before following Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng's car.
Their convoy was heading to a small, private base, which was quite far away. They wouldn't arrive until evening. The floodwaters outside had long since receded, so they could drive smoothly.
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