It's impossible for all the people at each base to come out and buy food, so the people at each base tacitly send two or three people to Ye's Supermarket to buy the food they need.
When Ye Jingyu led Tang Xubai and the others to the RV, the last guest had already left. The RV's windows and doors were tightly closed, making it appear as if it had closed down.
Tang Xubai and the others weren't worried about losing their jobs, because they were there today to make a birthday cake for Chen Yunhao!
September 22nd is Chen Yunhao's birthday.
After everyone boarded the RV, Tang Xubai took out eighteen attribute-bearing crystal cores from his pocket. These were collected by the members of the Victory Base team, with each of them contributing two attribute-bearing crystal cores.
"Uncle Song, how big of a cake can we make with eighteen crystal cores? If it's not enough, we can gather more."
Ye Zhi and the others already knew it was Chen Yunhao's birthday today when they were moving the winter supplies. Tang Xubai had told them about it, and the cake-making activity tonight was also planned by Tang Xubai and them together.
Grandpa Song happily accepted the crystal core Tang Xubai handed over, then stuffed it into Ye Zhi's already bulging pocket. "That's enough, that's enough, let's get started!"
Song Moshang and his team had already arranged all the ingredients and tools needed to make the cake after all the guests had left.
The team members at Victory Base knew their captain's tastes perfectly well, after all, they had been living, eating, and sleeping together for several years.
"Uncle Song, don't let our captain's cold, quiet, and serious demeanor fool you. He actually loves strawberries, just like your wife."
"Our captain loves all kinds of sweets, and strawberry lollipops are his favorite."
"Hey, that's really amazing. He's been eating candy for so long, and he doesn't even have a single cavity."
"Shh, I'm just telling you guys quietly, but don't let the captain know that I'm the one who revealed his secret about liking sweets."
Ye Zhi listened intently to Chen Yunhao's little secret with the air of someone watching a melon, and even interacted with Tang Xubai, sometimes nodding, sometimes showing a shocked expression. When she heard Tang Xubai's last sentence, she shook her head so hard that her panda ears almost flew off, and promised in a childish voice, "I won't tell, I won't tell."
Then, she asked out of curiosity, "Does Uncle Yunhao like pink?" Ye Zhi didn't mean anything by it; she was genuinely curious whether Chen Yunhao liked pink.
Upon hearing Ye Zhi's question, Tang Xubai squeezed the cream harder, and a large blob of cream appeared on the cake.
A flicker of panic crossed Tang Xubai's face. He didn't notice the clump of cream on the cake. He was lost in his own thoughts. Holy crap, the captain's biggest secret has been guessed. He's going to die from this training!
He tried to act nonchalant, "How could our tall, handsome, and cool captain possibly like pink? Just kidding, our captain doesn't like pink at all. Our captain's favorite color is black. Haven't you noticed that every outfit he wears is black? Even his underwear is black!"
Ye Zhi remained silent. [Okay, I understand. Don't explain. Explaining is just covering up, and covering up is the truth.]
Only Ye Yubai and Song Yuanqing knew how to make cakes. Tang Xubai and the other nine were too embarrassed to let the hosts make cakes, so they all made them themselves while following instructions.
Inspector Ye Yubai noticed a small flaw on the cake, reached out and wiped off a large clump of cream, then stuffed it directly into Tang Xubai's mouth. "Hey! Number Two, Xiaobai, you squeezed too much cream on. Eat it up, eat it up."
"This is food, please don't waste it!"
Tang Xubai hated cream the most. He made a face as he tasted the cream that was forced into his mouth, but surprisingly found it delicious. "These past two months in the apocalypse have forced me to eat cream."
Lu Xingxiao continued, "You know what, I've hated seafood the most since I was a child. I wouldn't even touch it. If there was a plate of grilled fish in front of me right now, I'd drool over it."
"I'll give you a whole pot of grilled fish instead of just a bowl of grilled fish. Would you dare to eat it?"
They humans became zombies after eating fish infected with the zombie virus; who would dare eat fish now?
Amidst laughter and chatter, a twelve-inch strawberry cake was finished, complete with candles for making wishes.
The nine members of the Victory Base forcibly pulled their captain, who was slurping noodles, out of the armored vehicle. In his daze, Chen Yunhao did not forget to lock the car door, for the people of the base had life-saving clothes inside.
When they were three meters away from the RV, Wang Yao covered Chen Yunhao's eyes.
The instant his eyes were covered, Chen Yunhao swung his elbow behind his back, causing Wang Yao to cry out in pain, "Ouch, that was really hard! I'm the captain!"
After hearing his teammate's voice, Chen Yunhao stopped struggling. He believed that his teammate would not harm him, so why was his eyes being covered?
Chen Yunhao entered the RV after being reminded by his teammate, "Go left, there are steps ahead, lift your foot..." Lu Xingxiao, who was at the back of the group, thoughtfully closed the RV door.
As soon as Chen Yunhao entered the RV, he smelled the sweet aroma of cake and the fresh scent of strawberries.
He was taken aback. Was today his birthday?
Since the apocalypse began, Chen Yunhao has been working non-stop. He no longer calculates time by year, month, and day, but by the day the apocalypse began.
He remembered that the date of the apocalypse was July 24th, and today was exactly the 59th day since the start of the apocalypse. Counting it up, it seemed that it was indeed time for his birthday.
Even though it feels like each day is an eternity, time still slips away quietly, truly "time flows like a river, never ceasing day or night."
Wang Yao removed the hand from Chen Yunhao's eyes and shouted, "Surprise!"
Then came the sound of everyone singing "Happy Birthday." Chen Yunhao looked at the birthday party that everyone had surprised and decorated, and a warm feeling washed over him.
How fortunate he was to have comrades, friends, and relatives who were safe and well in the end times.
"Our birthday star, quickly make a wish!"
Chen Yunhao blew out the twenty-five candles on the cake and made a wish: May our country be safe and sound, may the red spirit endure forever, and may everyone strive to live on!
"Time to cut the cake!"
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People from other bases naturally saw the entire Victory Base team arrive at Ye Zhi's RV. They were already used to it; they knew the two bases had a good relationship, but they still felt envious, envious that the Victory Base had found a powerful and well-supplied partner.
Even though the range hood wasn't on inside the RV, the aroma of the cake still wafted out as the RV door was opened and closed twice.
"It smells so good! It smells like cake. Can you smell it?"
Damn, they're even more envious of Victory Base. It's the apocalypse, and they can still eat cake.
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