Looking at the direction pointed out by Yue Zheng, both Xu Song and Mother Xu had some differences in opinion. “Northwest?”
In the northwest of City B, the land was vast and sparsely populated, near the grasslands.
“Yes,” Yue Zheng nodded, “Our abilities, our familiarity with combat, are all developed with mutant plants and animals. There isn’t much defense against insects.”
“The reason so many insects can thrive in the urban environment is mainly because of the numerous sewage pipelines and the many houses, which can accumulate a large amount of standing water, creating conditions for their reproduction.”
“Compared to that, this kind of vast and sparsely populated area is suitable for herbivorous, less threatening mutant animals, and it can easily avoid large-scale mutant insects,” he continued, pointing to a specific location. “This place is also close to a water source, which we may not need, but the mutant animals do. Living nearby allows us to hunt them.”
After finishing, he smiled at the two and said, “This place is not far from the base. If the journey goes smoothly, we can reach it within a day or two without delaying our work.”
Seeing him speak so confidently, Mother Xu nodded and said, “As long as you’ve thought it through.”
She then looked outside the car window with some worry and asked, “Has anything happened in the past few days?”
Xu Song quickly inquired, “Mom, has something happened recently?”
Mother Xu sighed and replied, “What can happen? Didn’t a lot of people come to the city before? I heard from Wu Jie and others that the city has become very chaotic recently. The newcomers and the people who originally lived in the city keep getting into conflicts. She said her ex-husband had a fight with some newcomers a few days ago and was taken away by his subordinates. She was relieved by that.”
She smiled a couple of times and continued in a lower voice, “The night before yesterday, in the middle of the night, I heard someone chasing and running outside, and a person shouted a couple of times before falling silent.”
Mo Tianyou could sense the energy of mutants, and he said that the person who ran ahead suddenly disappeared from his detection range. Given Mo Tianyou’s current fourth-level sensing ability, he could cover the entire base completely, so the possibility of that person instantly moving beyond his perception was close to zero. Therefore, that person must have died.
There were various conflicts both inside and outside the base while Xu Song and the troops were on a mission.
The majority of these conflicts occurred between the newcomers and the people who originally lived there.
The base had recorded the deaths of many people, so the places where they had originally lived were registered as “uninhabited.”
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As a result, conflicts arose with the base’s arrangements.
The base followed its procedures, and at most, after discovering a problem, they would send a manager over to say a few words and ask those people to move out and make space. However, when these people agreed to do so in front of the managers, they would become stubborn and resist as soon as the managers left.
But who were the newcomers? They were people who had braved wind and snow and faced countless challenges to reach the base. What hadn’t they seen on their journey? What formations hadn’t they encountered? They couldn’t possibly back down. Furthermore, most of them were skilled and immediately rolled up their sleeves to throw punches.
The newcomers were good at fighting, and there were many of the original residents living there.
Once the firepower clashed from both sides, peaceful coexistence became impossible.
As a result, the current base was filled with tension, much more than before. If it weren’t for the military presence keeping things in check, the various factions inside would likely have already clashed due to mutual animosity.
The current situation was far from ideal for living, especially with two children in the family. Even though these two children were exceptionally strong, Mother Xu still felt that this environment was not conducive to their education.
With a clear understanding of the situation, Xu Song was determined to support Yue Zheng’s plan. In a few days, once the weather got warmer and the ground thawed, they would set off as a team. As for the next few days, well, his car was still in the process of being modified.
The next morning, the two of them left their residence again and drove to the central street. They were still missing some parts and needed to exchange for them here, while also checking if there were any places along the auxiliary street selling these items.
After driving around for a while, they found a recently opened store. The store was somewhat chaotic, with various items scattered not only inside the building but also outside the entrance.
Most of these items were car parts, tires, engines, and so on. They were all dismantled from abandoned vehicles found on the road during expeditions. The shop owner and a few assistants used to make a living by repairing cars before the apocalypse.
Now, in the post-apocalyptic world, they discovered that people relied heavily on cars when collecting resources and hunting mutant animals. So, they returned to their old trade, partnering with a mercenary group to provide various parts, while this shop was responsible for modifying vehicles.
The two parked their car and inquired about the items they needed. They discovered that while the store accepted various parts, their prices were quite low.
After confirming the prices, Yue Zheng nodded to Xu Song, prepared to purchase the parts directly from this store. While the prices were higher than the acquisition cost, they were still relatively cheap compared to the modification costs, not to mention that the modification costs here were likely lower than those at an official modification workshop.
Xu Song began searching for various parts inside the store while Yue Zheng stood at the entrance, keeping an eye on their car to prevent it from being stolen, and observed the shop’s workers modifying a Hummer.
Suddenly, Yue Zheng felt that something was amiss, and he glanced at a group of people who had just arrived outside.
“Boss, get the car ready,” one of them, with a foreign accent and a stern expression, said to the shop owner, who was busy with car repairs.
“Okay, please wait a moment,” the shop owner replied.
Yue Zheng’s gaze swept over the group of people, and he felt a sense of unease.
“We’ve picked out everything we need,” Xu Song finally came out of the store, followed by two assistants helping with the items.
“Let’s settle the bill,” Yue Zheng retracted his gaze and looked at the cashier who came out to complete the transaction.
The settlement was done using the base’s currency. Although some people preferred to exchange goods directly, larger stores gradually started using the base’s currency for transactions.
This was mainly because, at present, it was challenging to distinguish the quality of basic foodstuffs like rice and flour. Many people couldn’t tell real from fake flour, and most of the rice available in the market had long passed its expiration date and was moldy, but people were still trying to pass it off as good rice.
Compared to the unpredictable nature of people outside, everyone preferred to purchase ready-made food sold within the base. Even though the prices were ridiculous and the taste peculiar, at least it wouldn’t kill anyone.
After loading everything into the back of the car and settling the bill, the two returned to the driver’s cabin. Yue Zheng’s gaze continued to linger on the group of newcomers, which prompted Xu Song to inquire.
“What’s wrong?” Yue Zheng’s gaze indicated that he was concerned about something specific. Xu Song quickly turned to look at the group, wondering what was so peculiar.
“Did you sense anything from that person?”
“Huh?” Following Yue Zheng’s gesture, Xu Song looked at one of the men in the group, around thirty years old, with a slightly pale complexion and a lackluster spirit. Other than that, there didn’t seem to be anything unusual about him. Well, except for the fact that his expression appeared somewhat gloomy and blank.
Seeing Xu Song shake his head, Yue Zheng started the car and drove back the way they came. Once they left that street, he lowered his voice and said, “That person has no heartbeat.”
Xu Song’s heart skipped a beat, and he thought back to the man he had observed earlier. He furrowed his brow, “There was no black aura around him. He shouldn’t be an undead pretending to be human. So… how can he have no heartbeat?”
Yue Zheng shrugged, “I’m not sure. I noticed it by accident.”
“… In that case, he does seem off. I couldn’t sense any emotional fluctuations from him, but I initially thought it was because he wasn’t thinking about anything at the moment. Now… could he not be human at all?”
Yue Zheng shook his head, “Let’s hurry back and modify the car. The base is getting more crowded, and things are getting chaotic. We don’t want any trouble, so it’s better to keep to ourselves.”
Naturally, Xu Song had no objections. He, too, preferred to avoid unnecessary trouble. Otherwise, on their journey north with Yue Zheng, they wouldn’t have taken every opportunity to stay away from crowds.
The two drove back to their residence, opened the gate, and found Mother Xu with the two children in the yard. As soon as they returned, she came forward with anger in her eyes.
“When you came back, did you encounter anything unusual?”
“No, what happened?”
“Just now, some people threw two smoke grenades inside! Thankfully, Abu and the bees were here. One person climbed the wall during the confusion caused by the smoke, but he was pecked down by the ostrich.”
Mother Xu was full of anger. Her vision was blocked by the smoke, or else she would have used a grenade to blow that person’s limbs off!
Mo Tiancheng, with a pouty expression, approached for comfort, “Grandma didn’t let us go after them.” They could have completely taken care of those people.
Mo Tianyou puffed out his little chest, “But I already found them! If they dare to come back, I’ll tell Mom and Dad!” His abilities now covered the entire base, and he had already located those people, but Grandma wouldn’t let them seek revenge, and neither would Abu or the bees.
Xu Song touched Mo Tianyou’s hair and then gently patted Xiao Shu’s canopy that had approached them, “It’s okay. If they dare to come back, we’ll let our dads deal with them.” Xu Song was still relentlessly insisting on being one of the “dads” in the hope that one day the two children would call him “dad.” But the fact was that the two children didn’t seem to care about what he called himself.
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