Abandoned and desolate cities were sparsely populated. Xia Ruanruan, Yang Fan, and the others, riding on mutant dogs, hurried non-stop towards the Longquan Survival Base. However, along the way, Xia Ruanruan discovered that Xingyue City, once considered so desolate to him, now covered in vines and giant mutant trees, was actually one of the most prosperous cities among them.
It’s not quite right to call it prosperous, but Xingyue City is indeed the city with the most survivors that Xia Runrun has seen in recent days.
When she and Han Zhou first crossed over, they were walking on the streets from the northwest district to the south district. They met many survivors along the way. Most of them were carrying backpacks or baskets, digging wild vegetables for food and supplies. Some of the survivors were accompanied by mutant beasts, and they even thought about stealing her supplies.
At that time, she felt that the environment was extremely dangerous and depressed.
But when she came out of Xingyue City and traveled through mountains and rivers to Longquan Base City, she saw too many villages and towns with no one in them along the way.
certainly……
It is also possible that people in these places saw so many mutant beasts following her and hid in the cellar or underground parking lot, but in short, she did not see any pedestrians on the road.
However, in a small town on the border of Xingyue Province and the province where the Longquan Survival Base is located, they encountered a group of robbery survivors. The robbers were accompanied by seven or eight mutant dogs, which looked like the most common pastoral dogs before the virus outbreak. They surrounded seven or eight passing survivors and wanted to rob them of their supplies.
In the end, they were frightened by Xia Runrun and his group and the mutant dogs and rolled and crawled on the ground. They didn't even want the supplies they had looted and ran away quickly.
The seven or eight survivors who passed by didn't wait for them to say anything. They threw away all the supplies and bedding in their hands and ran away from the robbery area. In the end, Huang Haichao caught up with the seven or eight survivors while sitting on the pork belly. He brought them back, packed up their supplies, and then let them leave.
As for the supplies left behind by the robbers, they were used by them. Xia Runrun also changed into a more suitable winter coat at this time, and Chu Hang also changed out of his white coat.
After his transformation, his body wasn't afraid of the harsh winter weather. Even when he emerged from the underground laboratory, he hadn't considered looking for suitable winter clothing. However, since he was with the larger group, Chu Hang didn't want to stand out. The mother and daughter who had been rescued from the previous team were, however, sent back to the Xingyue University shelter by Xia Ruanruan.
then……
Several days went by like this.
Xia Runrun and his group braved the wind and snow to rush to Longquan Base.
The Longquan base is located in a valley. Except for the entrance, it is surrounded by high stone walls on three sides. There is no need to worry about other mutant animals suddenly breaking in. A thick wall was built at the entrance of the valley. The wall is more than 50 meters high to prevent mutant animals with excellent jumping ability and large body size changes from suddenly breaking in.
Not only are there piercing iron wires on the city wall, but it is also covered with thick high-voltage electric grids. You can tell at a glance that it is not something to be trifled with!
"Wow! Are there so many people coming in and out of Longquan Base every day?"
Xia Runrun and his group stood at the gate of Longquan Base, and saw lines of troops stretching at least a hundred meters long outside the towering city walls.
Among the queued crowd, some were dressed in rags and looked particularly haggard, while others were well-dressed and accompanied by several mutant dogs. Regardless of their appearance, they all had their eyes fixed on Xia Ruanruan and his group. Even the soldiers standing on the walls of Longquan Base, weapons in hand, stared intently at Xia Ruanruan and his group.
no way……
Their group really looked too exaggerated, and the number of mutant dogs was even greater than the number of their survivors!
What does this mean?! This means that on average, every person in this team owns at least one mutant beast! Or, several of these people own many mutant beasts!
Even though mutant dogs are the most loyal, sociable, and collectively minded of all mutant animals, this does not mean that a person can own multiple mutant dogs, but this does not rule out special circumstances.
For example, before the virus broke out, one of the two people in their shelter ran a kennel and the other a stray dog rescue center. After the virus broke out, a large number of mutant dogs quickly gathered around them, and they have now become one of the important fighting forces in Longquan Shelter.
"Hurry up and notify the leaders above. A group of people came here today. They have a large number of mutant dogs with them, about 60 in number... There is also a mutant cat and a mutant owl..." The little soldier used the communicator to notify the messenger.
As members of the team who are always on duty at the door of the shelter, they have to accurately inform the higher-ups of the news 24 hours a day.
"Okay, received! We will report the notification immediately." The deliveryman nodded and responded immediately.
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Yang Fan, Xia Runruan and others stood at the back of the crowd, following the team as they moved forward step by step. Xia Runruan looked around curiously.
In order to prevent sudden attacks from mutant animals, all the trees and grass within a 500-meter radius around the entire shelter were cleared clean. There were obvious signs of burning in many places, and in some places there was a pungent smell of chemicals. Looking at the withered and burnt weeds together, Xia Runrun could easily guess that this was a herbicide developed by the researchers in the survival base to fight against mutant plants.
After carefully looking around the entire perimeter of the survival base, just as Xia Runrun followed the team to the middle position, a dozen soldiers wearing green military uniforms and accompanied by mutant military dogs walked out of the side door of the base.
These people were carrying weapons, and the mutant dogs all looked energetic. The breeze immediately attracted many survivors who were queuing up. They looked at the mutant military dogs with shining eyes.
"Hello! Are you the survivors planning to join the Longquan base? Are these more than 60 mutant dogs your companions?" The leading officer looked up and carefully examined Dahei and the others.
Unlike the two survivors who raised large and small dogs together in the base, the more than 60 mutant dogs in front of them, the shortest one looked more than three meters tall, about the same size as an elephant before the virus outbreak. The powerful mutant dog looked to be 5 meters tall. If there were more such mutant dogs, I am afraid that the city wall without high-voltage power grid would not be able to defend against them at all.
Look at this mutant dog, it has a majestic aura and sharp eyes. It is no less inferior to the military dogs in the base. You can tell at a glance that it is a good dog!
In order to maintain social order in the Longquan Survival Base, every time a survivor brings more than ten mutant beasts, soldiers will notify them in advance and let the soldiers in the survival base bring out military dogs. This is to show their respect and also to take this opportunity to give the other party a warning!
Don’t be fooled by the mutant dogs’ huge size, there are huge differences between dogs!
Even if an ordinary mutant dog is extremely large due to viral infection, the aura and the spirit of never giving up are not possessed by every dog. In many cases, the difference between them can be immediately apparent at a single encounter.
However, they did not expect that the mental state of these mutant dogs that came this time was extremely good, not inferior to the military dogs they raised.
The leading officer's eyes flickered slightly, and he was thinking in his heart whether he should let these people join the base military to expand the military's strength.
Especially since almost 90% of the people in front of them were adult men, with only one little girl who looked only a few years old. This made it even more suitable for a place like their army.
"Hello, we have no plans to join the Longquan Base for the time being."
Old Man Yan was most familiar with the Longquan base. He took two or three steps forward and shook hands with the officer with a smile. "We are survivors from the Xinghai refuge in the neighboring province. These 60 or so mutant dogs are our companions. We came here this time to buy some supplies from the survival base."
"Oh?" The officer looked at Old Man Yan carefully and found that the man seemed very familiar.
Looking at the owl behind Old Man Yan, he finally remembered what the Xinghai Shelter was. The officer frowned and waved at everyone, "Follow me, come this way..."
The officer pointed to another line that didn't require registration and said seriously, "This isn't your first time at Longquan Survival Base, is it? I remember you used to come here twice a year. Since you've been here before, you should know that although Longquan Base is an official survival base, our supplies are limited... We can provide a small amount to some of the surrounding survival bases every year, but you've made such a big fuss this time, bringing so many mutant beasts. I'm sure the necessary quantity must be quite a bit, and I'm afraid we won't be able to provide so much supplies... First, follow me to the base lobby and hear what the higher-ups have to say."
Every year, many people come to the Longquan Survival Base to look for supplies. It is not the first time that the leading officer has encountered someone who wants to buy a large amount of supplies in the base. These days, everyone's life is not easy. Even though they are an official survival base and have more supplies and stronger survival capabilities than other small shelters, it is somewhat unrealistic to expect them to provide a large amount of free supplies.
"Hello, you need to register your name, age, place of origin, and whether you have any mutant beasts... and also take a photo here..." The person doing the temporary registration at the door was a young and beautiful girl in military uniform. Her voice was gentle, but very professional.
Not only were his hands very fast at typing, but his speed in taking photos was also first-rate. It only took about 20 minutes for the entire group and more than 60 mutant beasts to complete the temporary registration.
"Please take this, everyone. This is your temporary registration... Mutant beasts are not allowed to wander freely within the base city. Please control your mutant beasts at all times to prevent accidents and unnecessary conflicts!"
Walking into the survival base, what comes into view are spacious streets, rows of tall houses, and dense crowds of people on the streets.
"Look! The sidewalk and the mutant beast path are actually separated! This is amazing!" Huang Haichao's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw this.
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