Knowing that they would be able to see the Yingcheng base in less than an hour, everyone was filled with confidence.
The car is already going at top speed, so there's not much time to clear the road ahead now, because someone else has already done so.
On the other hand, it's already in the city center, and many areas have already been cleaned up. There's no need to waste any more effort.
"It looks much better here." Uncle Meng looked at the streets he had walked through, which had all been cleaned up.
"It seems so. Was this specially made?" Tian Tian was also very surprised.
The roadside was lined with neatly stacked abandoned vehicles and various kinds of trash. The roads were clear, so there was no need to worry about traffic jams.
The closer they got to the base, the more visible they became.
They had a guess in their hearts, and hoped that this was for the best.
They reached the base area in less than an hour.
The Yingcheng base is very large, much larger than the previous Qizhou base.
Similarly, the Yingcheng base was also built on a residential site. However, there are some differences; the Qizhou base is very close to the city center, so it was located nearby.
The Yingcheng base was built in a development zone that was far from the city center, with half of the development zone enclosed.
This development zone has been under development for a long time, and most of the necessary improvements have been made. It's quite large and far from the city, so even if a large number of zombies besiege the city, there's no need to worry about not having enough time to deal with it.
This was chosen after careful consideration of various factors, including the surrounding environment.
This is the only road leading to Beijing, and there are no high mountains or dangerous places around it, so it is quite suitable.
Li Xiao and the others hadn't even entered the base yet, so they didn't know these basic facts and were still wondering why the base was so far away.
With excitement and exhausted faces, the nine people arrived at the Yingcheng base at 3 p.m.
There's already a long line of vehicles at the base entrance, with all sorts of cars waiting to get in.
The base was surrounded by walls, each at least 10 meters high, which looked to Li Xiao like they were built by supernatural beings. She looked elsewhere, not dwelling on it much.
She didn't know how thick the wall was; she couldn't see it now. There were watchtower-like structures built on top, and she could see people carrying guns moving around inside. There was one every short distance, and each watchtower had someone inside.
It looks very sturdy, Li Xiao thought.
Just like at the Qizhou base, there were various sheds of different sizes and colors below the wall. They were dilapidated, some made of pipes and others supported by things that looked like tree branches.
Many of these tents have been set up around the city wall, but there aren't as many people as I've seen before.
Did they all run away because of some strange phenomenon in the sky? That's fine, maybe staying here really won't bring any good. Li Xiao thought to herself.
"Sigh, finally I can take a break." Shao Jie stretched, he was indeed tired these past few days.
"Once we get to the base, it'll be quick," Tian Tian reassured him.
Shao Jie smiled and said, "Mm."
They all sat in the chairs waiting for the others to finish their checks. With nothing else to do, they looked around to see how everyone else was doing.
The other gate is also congested, just like theirs.
The Yingcheng base has two gates, which are adjacent to each other. Each gate is wide enough to allow large vehicles to pass through, and I estimate it to be about 5 meters wide.
There were people checking things at the entrance, something they were familiar with. The checks were just very slow, and some people were dragging their feet and making a fuss.
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"What is this? Why isn't it moving? How long are we going to have to wait?" Shao Jie started to get impatient after waiting for half an hour without it moving even a centimeter.
Time waits for no one. What are we doing? The complete lack of efficiency is incredibly frustrating.
"I don't know, I'll go check." Xiao Peng said, getting up and getting out of the car.
I watched as he walked through the cars in front of him, and the people in the cars ahead got out to check on the others. He followed several people like this all the way to the front.
It's hard to walk even 100 meters, which is bound to make people anxious.
A few minutes later, Xiao Peng returned.
"How is it? What happened?" Tian Tian asked before he even got into the car.
Xiao Peng sat down and said, "It's because there are people pulling and shoving to get supplies into the base, which is delaying the progress."
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Shao Jie scratched his head. "At a time like this, we're still arguing over supplies? What were we doing all this time?"
Everyone had the same thought: this person is probably deliberately trying to cause trouble.
"If no one else objects, should we just let him make such a scene?" Meng Yang asked.
Xiao Peng looked up at Meng Yang and said, "Of course there are. The people next to them have a lot of complaints. You think there are too many, but they don't. They want to get in." He was also very unhappy, his face dark.
"Nobody's going to fix it?" Meng Yang continued to ask, he didn't believe that people would just be blocking the way and wasting time.
"I don't know, it wasn't there when I came back. I heard they went to look for someone."
"Hmm. Finding someone to solve it is an option."
Not long after he finished speaking, the car in front started moving forward. Shao Jie got excited and quickly followed.
Then very quickly, one vehicle after another entered the base and disappeared from sight.
After that, the long traffic jams that had occurred before disappeared, since delivering supplies still takes some time.
Soon it was their turn; their vehicle had arrived at the gate. On both sides stood soldiers holding guns, ramrod straight—they must have been active-duty soldiers. Their presence was different, like young poplars.
There was a person standing in front of each soldier; these two were the ones who stopped the car for inspection.
The man closest to the car door spoke first, "Everyone get out of the car."
Shao Jie was driving, and everyone else filed out of their cars to wait for inspection.
"Each person receives 20 jin of grain or the same weight of other food items, or other supplies of equal value."
The items were prepared long ago; in reality, there weren't many, but it seemed like a lot of things were needed because there were so many of them.
Yu Yanbin instructed Meng Yang and Xiao Peng to carry the things downstairs, and had the people guarding the door check and weigh them.
Everything was ready, and it didn't take long. Soon, the man waved them in and told them where to get their medical check-up and where to park.
Although we can't see any zombies anymore, inspections are still essential.
They had no objections and found the place as instructed, which was not far from the entrance, in a row of low houses.
They just did a quick check and then let them out.
Everyone is now standing outside the base inspection room. The base gate is not far away, and to the right you can see buildings of varying heights and other structures.
Everyone finally felt at ease, with the sun no longer visible in the sky above. They were no longer panicked at all.
They looked at each other and laughed.
"Let's go find a place."
With Yu Yanbin's words, they all took light steps.
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