That was the decision, and we set off the next day.
We left the base very early this morning and rested for a day. It started drizzling again today, but it's not a big problem.
After a day of rest, I finally felt refreshed.
Li Xiao followed along, but she had her own purpose.
Just as I was making a plan, Yan Bin brought me the news, which was perfect timing.
She was in a good mood, looking relaxed and carefree. Everyone else assumed she was happy to be out, and no one thought anything of it.
Li Xiao was unaware of these things; she simply leaned back in her chair and smiled as she looked out the window.
Looking at Li Xiao, who seemed to be in good spirits, Cheng Shaolin realized that his initial idea was flawed.
Li Xiao is a living, breathing person with thoughts and a soul. She's not someone who can be controlled by his whims.
She has her own will, her own thoughts, and she wants to do what makes her happy. Just because he wants to be good to her doesn't mean it's necessarily good for her.
It's because I'm worrying too much and want to keep her inside what I think is a safe space. But that's actually the worst thing I can do.
This confines Li Xiao to a small area forever, which will not benefit her in the long run. On the contrary, it will cause her to drift further and further away from the team.
Back when I first met Li Xiao, I didn't have his protection yet. I was so energetic and capable on my own.
After meeting her, he always shielded her from the world, preventing her from experiencing challenges or hardships. This turned her into a parasitic vine.
It seems that Xiaoxiao also needs to grow up; she made a mistake in what she did.
Having figured this out, Cheng Shaolin also understood what he should do best in the future.
Looking at Li Xiaojiao's beautiful profile, Cheng Shaolin curled up the corners of his mouth.
If you want her to be better, let her fly free.
With me standing right behind you, there's always someone to protect you, so what's there to be afraid of?
The car drove towards the industrial area where the battle had taken place the day before. Unexpectedly, zombies had already settled there, though not many.
"Pretty fast," Shao Jie said, looking at the zombies wandering around. "Not bad, not many."
"We can clean this up later, that should be fine," Yu Yanbin said after looking around.
Li Xiao's map was also opened at this time. There weren't many zombies on the map, only a few dozen.
The entire industrial park only has this much space, so it's really not much.
“Okay, then we’ll kill zombies around here. Xiaoxiao, keep an eye on things.” Cheng Shaolin said, glancing around.
"Yes, I'm watching."
"Go a little further ahead, there seem to be some zombies over there."
With the directions given by Li Xiao, they did encounter many zombies, but none of them were high-level; they were just ordinary, low-level zombies.
Everyone started working, and Li Xiao also took out his Tang sword and joined the battle.
Cheng Shaolin followed behind her, just in case.
"Let's rest after we've killed all the zombies here and conserve our energy," Yu Yanbin said.
"Okay. Uncle Meng, you can dig out the crystals from these first."
"Okay." Meng Yang withdrew from the battle and used the vines to dig out the crystals from the brains of the zombies one by one, rolling them up to his side.
Xiao Peng built a circle of earthen walls around them to prevent too many zombies from crowding them out at once.
Everyone stayed inside the earthen wall, killing zombies, while Meng Yang cleaned up the mess behind them.
It took more than an hour of continuous killing to wipe out all the zombies in the area.
After everyone finished cleaning up the battlefield, they found a relatively safe shop to rest.
The shop has two floors. They went up to the second floor and could see the situation on the ground below.
Li Xiao took out water and gave one bottle to each person.
After resting for about half an hour, we continued, and so on until 11:30 a.m.
The nine people, who were already exhausted, found a place to rest and have lunch.
"I'm exhausted. How come we can't kill all these damn things?" Tian Tian was exhausted, and her superpowers were being used up very quickly.
"Can you kill them all? Don't you think about it? The whole country is full of people. How many people are still alive?" Shao Jie took a sip of water and wiped the sweat from his brow.
"Sigh, it's impossible to kill them all in a short time." Meng Yang was also tired from cleaning up the battlefield. He helped kill the monsters after picking up the crystals, and he didn't have a moment to rest.
"Xiaoxiao, let's eat first, I'm starving." Shao Jie said weakly, wanting to replenish his energy and rest as soon as possible.
Li Xiao took out a table from her spatial storage, and a stool was already out for her to sit on.
Then they started taking things out: rice balls, pickled vegetables, tomato soup, and a bowl of hot and sour shredded potatoes.
The dishes are simple, but the portions are generous.
Tian Tian took out a few more basins, filled them with water, and then went to wash their faces and hands one by one, preparing to eat.
People who had been hungry all day grabbed rice balls and started eating. Each person had a bowl of soup, and they would eat a few bites of rice ball followed by a sip of soup. This was a very good life for them.
It was done in a flash, in half an hour.
Li Xiao put the items back into her spatial storage, and then said, "Let's finish this early tonight, I have something to do," before sitting down.
"Oh, are you going to cook?" Tian Tian asked.
Li Xiao glanced at her before turning to Meng Yang and saying, "Uncle Meng, could you make a recliner? Something simple, a chair where I can lie down."
Meng Yang agreed, and prepared to do it. Qiu Fengyu, who was next to him, also thought it would work, and since she wanted to lie down for a bit, she joined in.
The vines twisted and turned, quickly becoming entangled and forming the shape of a chair.
"(⊙o⊙) Wow!" Tian Tian was the first to get excited, and she couldn't wait to touch the handrail.
Seeing how much she wanted to try, we let her be the first to give it a shot.
Indeed, it's quite good.
Then the two of them made eight in total, one for each of them, and it was so comfortable to lie down.
"Ah, this is still the most comfortable," Shao Jie sighed.
"Yes, indeed. Ah, this feels so good." Even Uncle Meng chuckled along.
Everyone lay quietly, enjoying a rare moment of rest, feeling comfortable and at ease.
The afternoon was just like the morning; I was busy until 3 p.m. before heading to the industrial park.
There weren't many zombies along the way; they had mostly killed them all. The ones still wandering the road were probably the ones that had escaped.
I found a factory office building that wasn't very big, but it was close to the road, and I could see outside through the corridor.
It's versatile, good for both offense and defense.
It's still early, let's cook now.
This was Li Xiao's main purpose in coming out with them.
Having plenty of things in your own space and then letting yourself go hungry would be a real waste.
After thinking about it for a long time, I realized that instead of being afraid of being targeted, it's better to become strong myself.
Hiding it out isn't a solution, and we can't just avoid using it because we're afraid.
Having your own space is worse than not having any at all.
My biggest worry is that she's not alone. She's with so many people now, and if even one of them gets out, it'll cause a ton of trouble.
Or, let's reveal a little bit first. Most importantly, let's not say anything more; that's our trump card for survival.
Li Xiao decided to pick out the ones she could talk about and give it a try.
It's always better to see it sooner than later.
It’s decided.
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