After understanding the general situation of the base, the two expressed their willingness to take on this mission. As Elder Wu was extremely busy, the specific negotiation details were left to the Second Secretary and Yue Zheng to discuss in another room.
It took a full two hours for the two to finalize the negotiation agreement and action plan. The mobile home of Xu Song and the others could retreat into the underground shelter to hide before the arrival of the bird flock. If the situation on the surface became unfavorable, all members of the base would evacuate, abandoning all original structures on the surface, and enter the shelter to avoid the crisis. The gate would be reopened only when the crisis on the surface had passed.
Satellite images had previously captured cities that suffered from bird flock attacks, and almost all of them had become complete ruins. This was the main reason the base decided to resist first and issue evacuation orders only if necessary.
Certainly, preparations had to be made, especially since no one knew how long the birds would stay on the surface. Therefore, a large amount of supplies had already started to be stored in the underground shelter, serving as life-saving resources for the future.
Xu Song and Yue Zheng returned to the mobile home. Mother Xu had just prepared their combined lunch and dinner. When they arrived at the base, it was already noon. After entering the city, the two children went straight to the meeting, and now, after half a day had passed, they were probably hungry. It made sense to combine two meals into one, and they could have some snacks and supper in the evening.
“Shall we stay here?” Mother Xu knew that some things were not convenient to discuss here, and some things were even less convenient—like Xiao Shu, currently playing dead in the corner of the mobile home, pretending to be a potted plant and refusing to move.
“Well, in a couple of days, we’ll drive the mobile home into the underground air raid shelter. At that time, you and the kids can stay in the car.” Xu Song took the fish-flavored eggplant-covered rice prepared by his mother, stuffed a big mouthful into his mouth, and sighed—he was really starving.
“The air raid shelter?”
Yue Zheng took his portion and explained, “An underground air raid shelter. If the bird flock becomes too overwhelming, everyone will evacuate inside, close the gate, and wait for the birds to leave before coming out.”
Mother Xu furrowed her brows and contemplated for a while before looking at the kids. “Why not stay together on the surface?”
Xu Song’s mouth was full of food, and he couldn’t speak for a moment. He stared at his mother with wide eyes and made a couple of whimpering sounds.
His mother pointed at him and scolded, “Swallow your food before talking!” After lecturing her son, she explained to Yue Zheng, “We can also help up there. But if we go down with the car, in case you don’t get in in time… with only us, a single mother and two kids, down there, and with these things, can you feel at ease?”
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The unique abilities of Mother Xu and the children were not known to others. And if possible, they preferred not to reveal the children’s abilities too early. On the one hand, their abilities were quite special, and on the other hand— the children were too young.
Young children with too much power and lethality. Especially these two children without a clear sense of right and wrong, values. In a closed environment, in a place surrounded by strangers, if the gate was closed for too long, after consuming the food inside, Yue Zheng could easily judge that those people would definitely target the mobile home.
Not to mention, those two ostriches, although their combat power was acceptable, they were still meat! Tiancheng also possessed a powerful ability to grow plants, with seeds that could be harvested and sown continuously. The situation at that time was definitely not something they would welcome.
Suddenly, a hand pressed on his arm, and Yue Zheng turned to look at Xu Song, who had just struggled to swallow his food. “Let’s let your mom and them stay on the surface.” In fact, he had wanted to say this earlier, but at that time, they were in someone else’s house, and it wasn’t convenient to discuss certain matters. Also, Yue Zheng was in charge of negotiations at that time, and he thought it might be a good idea for Mother Xu and the kids to take cover early.
But now, since Mom raised objections, and he could clearly feel from Yue Zheng a strong concern and worry—not about letting Mother Xu and the kids stay on the surface, but about the worries after they separated. Therefore, he advised Yue Zheng to make a firm decision.
“Stay on the surface?” Yue Zheng looked at Xu Song, then looked up at his mother-in-law.
Mother Xu pointed to the gun on the side. “Aren’t they all birds? My ability is just right to deal with them.”
The two little heads also snuggled into Yue Zheng’s arms, blinking their big eyes maliciously and selling cuteness. “We want to be with Dad.”
“It’s so dark down there, we’re not going!” Yue Zheng smiled, rubbing the children’s heads. “Alright, let’s act together.”
Xiao Shu in the corner also attempted to rub over for some affection, but remembering Mother Xu’s instructions earlier, it had to silently, sadly, and lonely continue to disguise itself as a potted plant.
Early the next morning, Yue Zheng found Elder Wu’s secret office to change the action plan. Therefore, the entire mobile home remained parked in its original location—they were responsible for the security of this generation. And this place was very close to a certain underground entrance, so everyone could quickly move inside if the situation became dangerous.
As the time entered the countdown stage, when Xu Song and the others received the latest research and development achievements of the bird-repelling devices, installed them in various positions of the mobile home and container truck, and made a defensive posture against the sky, satellite photos already showed that in about two days, the bird flock would pass through this area.
This time, due to the sudden mutation of the apocalypse and abnormal weather last winter, the actions of the bird flock were affected, and this influence also coincidentally led to the migration times of countless species of migratory birds converging.
Although they set off at different times, almost all of them were flying collectively toward the same location, even coincidentally gathering during the rest breaks.
Seeing the breathtaking photos of the bird flock migration, Xu Song felt as if he had swallowed a large piece of something, stuck there, unable to go up or down.
“Don’t worry, they will leave sooner or later.” The urban area was not a suitable place for bird life, and the newly built base in City B was equally unsuitable for them.
They needed to go to a place with abundant water and food. Obviously, this was not a good choice.
Xu Song nodded silently, leaning his head on Yue Zheng’s chest. “I know, as long as we endure through this period.”
Yes, endure through this period… but, this autumn and the same time next year, humans would probably continue to face the threat of bird flocks. However, human adaptability was very strong, coupled with the continuous development of various tools and weapons, they might not always be in a defensive state.
In these two days in Zone A, they had even seen weapons like rockets and anti-aircraft guns. Xu Song had initially thought that the apocalypse had come too suddenly, and the base no longer had these advanced weapons! Now it seemed that they still had them, but if there was a lack of support from the munitions factory, these things might become scarcer with each use.
Moreover, it wasn’t just the factories producing these devices; there were also factories providing raw materials like steel, mines, research institutes, and all related military facilities.
In modern society, everything was industrialized. The industrial assembly line not only made mass production faster and more efficient but also restricted human capabilities.
Take making components, for example; each worker only knew a specific step. If there was only one person left, letting them complete the entire equipment would become an almost impossible task.
Although this analogy might be biased, the fact that modern people lacked hands-on skills was objective.
Look at the tattered clothes and strange-cut outfits people were wearing in the base. Except for clothes made by tailors, many people couldn’t even repair their clothes when they tore, and even if they managed to sew them up, they would be crooked and awkward.
Putting away the inexplicable sigh, on this evening, the two of them did nothing, just quietly embraced each other, peacefully and warmly spending a quiet night.
The next evening, several black dots appeared in the south of the city. The vigilant visual-type esper on defense duty was the first to notice them—the vanguard of the bird flock had arrived!
The range of the bird flock’s movement was too large. While satellite photos focused on most of the monitoring, there would naturally be some scattered small squads around. And now, a small wave of birds flying at the forefront gave the base a pleasant surprise.
The alarm sounded, and no one proposed the idiotic command of “strike first for strength.” Whether it was birds or beasts, after the mutation, their sensitivity to the smell of blood greatly increased. If they killed the ten or so birds that had just appeared first, the larger forces behind them would rush here smelling the blood!
“Perfect, let’s test the effectiveness of our bird-repelling devices.” Elder Wu sat in front of the monitor and gave the order.
Receiving the command, the defenders on the first defense line to the south of the base waited until those birds seemed to have the intention of approaching the base, changed direction, and were about to descend at the designated distance. Then, they immediately turned on the switches of the bird-repelling devices.
Ultrasonic waves beyond the range of human hearing emanated from the devices, resounding into the sky.
Affected by it, those approaching birds in confusion flew in a daze in the air for a couple of rounds before flapping their wings desperately and flying in another direction!
“It worked!!” The military officer supporting the first defense line clenched his fists and vigorously raised them upward. Cheers erupted behind him.
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