Mother Xu heard voices outside again. She glanced out of the car window and saw Yue Zheng also outside. She asked, “What’s going on?”
“Nothing, just going out with them for a bit.”
“Oh, don’t forget to come back for lunch. By the way, where’s Xu Song?”
Yue Zheng gestured in another direction, “Over there, with some friends.”
Mother Xu nodded and lowered the curtain, continuing to tidy up the room.
In the Brilliant Team, except for their deputy leader, most people hadn’t interacted with members of Team 0246. When Li Wenkai called Yue Zheng the “captain,” some were surprised—they didn’t expect the captain of Team 0246 to be so young. Did their deputy make a mistake?
However, seeing the conversation between Mother Xu and Yue Zheng in the car, it confirmed that he was indeed the captain of this team. Still, he seemed a bit too young.
Even in the post-apocalyptic world, maintaining a larger team was challenging, even for a capable young person. The top twenty in the base, almost every team leader was at least in their thirties.
Of course, there were powerful young people with abilities, but maintaining a larger team could be difficult for someone younger. Despite being capable, lacking experience, social skills, etc., could lead to problems over time. Most of the teams that had split earlier did so due to such reasons.
Seeing Yue Zheng and the people from the Brilliant Team leaving, Luo Wen’an curiously asked, “What did they want with you? Trying to recruit you into their team?”
Xu Song laughed and hugged Tianyou, who had bumped into his arms, patting his head. “Recruit? It seems they were just asking about Brother Yue’s previous missions to various air-raid shelters.”
Having witnessed Yue Zheng appearing in the team cleaning incident, they understood and nodded.
Suddenly remembering something, Xu Song, pulling the two tired little guys, sat down together on the ground and asked Wang An, “Aren’t these days about rebuilding the base? Didn’t you go with them?”
Wang An was surprised. He didn’t expect Xu Song to remember that his ability was earth-based. He shook his head, “I initially wanted to go, but we arrived at the base later, and our ability levels aren’t high. The treatment they offered was average. It’s better to go out and find something for ourselves.”
Looking at the others, he sighed, “Our team doesn’t have a primary attacker with abilities. If I don’t go with them, everyone might be in danger.”
They had been accustomed to working together, understanding each other’s habits, and cooperating conveniently. Moreover, their abilities were not strong. After knowing each other for so long, they could easily accommodate each other. Who knew what it would be like working with unfamiliar teams? Although they had traveled with unfamiliar people before, the experience… was better left unmentioned.
Not high ability level? A Level 1 ability user? No, he was also Level 2, just a bit later than others in reaching Level 2.
Thinking of Wang An’s ability being awakened artificially in the laboratory, Xu Song estimated that the awakening effect might not be very good. From Tianyou’s detection results yesterday in the car, among this group, the highest ability level was Zhao Xin, who was neither human nor plant.
Aside from that, Liu Shishi, Luo Wen’an, Su Daji, and He Nian were all close in ability level, all at Level 2. Wang An was a bit lower, but his practical earth-based ability was the most useful for rest, defense, and protection.
Thinking of this, Xu Song casually asked, “Does everyone in your team have abilities?”
“Yeah, everyone does, but most are logistics and auxiliary types.” Thinking about the firearms and ammunition they needed to consume, Wang An and the others grimaced. Expensive, so expensive…
Luo Wen’an suddenly thought of something, “Did you join an ability team too?”
Xu Song was stunned for a moment and smiled awkwardly, “After we arrived at the base, we formed one ourselves.”
“Formed it ourselves? We did the same. It’s more comfortable to stick with our own people than to deal with others. Although we’re still a G-level team, at least we’re comfortable.” Speaking of which, he asked again, “Do you have others in your team?”
Xu Song patted the two kids leaning against him, playing tug-of-war with a rope made of cloth with Liu Shishi. “We have these little guys and my mom.”
Luo Wen’an’s eyes lit up, “Why don’t we just join forces?”
If Xu Song and Yue Zheng had joined another team, they wouldn’t have proposed cooperation so rashly. After all, they knew that Yue Zheng was very powerful. With his skills, even without any abilities, he was definitely on par with a special forces level, not to mention that Xu Song was a fire-type ability user—truly a strong offensive talent!
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All six of them were shocked, even Liu Shishi, who was playing with the twins, stopped and stared at Xu Song, and Tiancheng took the opportunity to snatch the cloth rope away.
“You… you don’t… you plan to… live outside?” Wang An was puzzled.
Xu Song helplessly smiled, “Mainly because… it’s too chaotic inside.”
“But there are mutated animals outside!” Luo Wen’an came to his senses.
Xu Song blinked and shrugged helplessly, “Outside, as long as Brother Yue and I watch out and find a relatively safe place, the children and my mom can get off and move freely. In the base… besides the living quarters, there are troubles everywhere.”
He continued with a bitter smile, “Even when Brother Yue and I go to the market to buy things, we can encounter robberies, not to mention Tiancheng and Tianyou?” Although the two little guys could handle anyone they encountered with their strength, fighting and killing were not the kind of experiences Xu Song and Yue Zheng wanted to expose the children to.
Moreover, children are more vulnerable than adults. One mistake could be… cough, at least outside, ordinary animals and plants wouldn’t harm the twins, and they could be more at ease. Inside the base… heh, those people seeing such clean and innocent little buns would probably not have good intentions.
Like now, bringing the children here to play, there were quite a few people around, looking at Xu Song and the twins with various eyes.
Of course, now they had strength and the ability to protect the two children, so they brought them out for some fresh air. Otherwise, Xu Song and Yue Zheng would rather be ruthless and let the children stay in the room or container when they were in the base, not exposing them to others.
Previously, Luo Wen’an had discussed with Wang An and others, suggesting that if Yue Zheng and the others didn’t join a larger team, they should try to cooperate with them. After all, they knew the combat strength of these two people. Thanks to them, they could escape from that research institute during the incident in City S.
But now…
Wang An sighed with a bitter smile, “Living outside the base… I’m afraid our strength is not that high.”
Understanding, Xu Song smiled, “It’s not a big deal. Mainly, we’re a bit unsociable.”
Liu Shishi frowned, looking at the twins leaning on Xu Song’s lap, her tone a bit displeased, “It’s okay for you two to go out on adventures, but the children are so young. What if they encounter danger?”
Before Xu Song could reply, Tiancheng and Tianyou suddenly popped their little heads out from Xu Song’s arms. One spoke, “It’s not fun inside the base.”
The other nodded, “There’s not even a single blade of grass.”
“There are many strange uncles around.”
“They even said they wanted to eat us!”
The adults were all dumbfounded, staring at the twins. Xu Song was also dumbfounded, “Who wants to eat you?” There were indeed many bad people in the base, but who said they wanted to eat these two little things? Also, how would they eat them?! That’s the main point!
“The bee bees told me!” Tianyou raised his little head and blinked his big eyes at Xu Song. Although most of the time, the jade bees lived in the car, eating and using the various flowers’ nectar that Tiancheng planted, they couldn’t stay in the car every day, right?
Usually, the window was half open, and they would fly out from time to time. Because of their small size, transparent color, and near-silent flight after the mutation, so far, no outsiders had noticed the presence of the jade bees.
Now they live among people. After the jade bees fly out for a while, they hear and see things, and then they tell Tianyou everything they heard. Tianyou naturally tells Tiancheng everything, especially things related to the two little guys.
Although they rarely go out, they are occasionally seen by people. A cute pair of little guys like them naturally attract attention. It’s normal for people to talk about them.
“Where? Who said that?” Xu Song’s face darkened suddenly. This couldn’t have just happened because there were no jade bees nearby at the moment. But before this, the two children had always been in the car, right? Could it be that over a month ago, when they hadn’t left the base yet?
“In that big~~~ hole.”
“Some weird people said it.”
“Hole? Weird people?” Xu Song’s face completely darkened. Hole? It should be an air-raid shelter. As for weird people… it’s better to ask about it in detail after going back.
Thinking of the air-raid shelter, Xu Song naturally thought of those second and third generations who caused trouble last time when they came to look for him. If this matter is related to them… heh, that’s really fate.
Xu Song’s face became a bit frightening, making Liu Shishi, who was full of anger just now, inexplicably calmer.
Danger outside, not much better inside the base. Perhaps, for Xu Song and the two little guys, the days inside the base are really not as safe as outside?
For the vast majority of people in the base, the outside world is even scarier. They would rather live in the most humble position in the base, begging for food every day, than go outside to face the post-mutated nature.
Yue Zheng and Xu Song just chose a lifestyle more suitable for them.
A transparent, ice-like little bee flew over and landed on Tianyou’s fingertips, and the people who were staring blankly didn’t notice it. They were still digesting the thunder that Xu Song had just released.
Tianyou pulled Xu Song’s sleeve, “Grandma asked us to go back for dinner.”
Xu Song nodded and invited the others, “My mom asked us to go back. Let’s have dinner together?”
The few people who had just rejected the invitation to go out didn’t feel good about following them again, especially since they had prepared food… In these days, people in the base couldn’t go out easily, and what they ate and used were the supplies stored before. It wasn’t easy for the six young and strong people to feel comfortable going to eat the food of someone much older or much younger.
When Xu Song led the two children back to the RV, there was no obstacle in the middle that could allow Su Daji to see where they were going. He was somewhat stunned and pulled on Luo Wen’an’s arm, “They… went into… that RV?”
Luo Wen’an also looked blankly at the RV and nodded subconsciously.
“I say… have we never asked… the name of their team?” Liu Shishi’s words were like thunder, causing everyone to come back to their senses and look at each other again.
In the B city base, the most famous one who can drive an RV around and always stays outside the base… seems to be just one?
Moreover, the RV also pulled two containers and followed three mutated pets?
“Let’s ask tomorrow.” Wang An swallowed his saliva, feeling a bit regretful. Why didn’t he agree to go back with Xu Song to have a meal together just now? It was only because Yue Zheng wasn’t here, and he didn’t feel comfortable going to someone else’s home alone with his “sister”…
Yes, a friend’s wife is not to be played with! Besides, there is Yue Zheng’s mother-in-law inside!
But… maybe they could have a good meal!
It wasn’t until the afternoon of that day that Yue Zheng returned to the car.
“Where are the children?”
“Taking a nap.” Xu Song pointed to the small bed. He got up to the refrigerator and helped Yue Zheng take the food left by his mother. “Have you eaten lunch?”
Yue Zheng shook his head, turned, and sat on the sofa. When they were outside, they tried to avoid having meals in front of other people. Putting hygiene aside, there were so many mutated creatures after the apocalypse. How many types of poisonous mutated plants are there? No one can explain clearly, and besides, they can’t figure out the intentions of those people. It’s better to be a bit hungry. After all, the family is not short of these things to eat.
“When did you guys come back?”
“During lunch.” Xu Song put the things in the microwave to heat them up and laughed, recalling the morning’s events. “Luo Wen’an and the others even said they wanted to merge with our team. I said that in a few days, we’ll go out and not stay in the base for long. They… cough, were a bit frightened.”
Taking the heated food, Yue Zheng laughed, “That’s normal. After all, life outside is full of hardships. Not everyone can endure the bumps.”
If they didn’t have the RV and container truck, they would probably find a place to use as a base for their lives, whether it’s an earlier human building or a cave-like place. After all, they couldn’t just go anywhere and sleep in the open air, right?
In those days, when they rushed north, they experienced a long period of discomfort due to unpredictable weather changes.
“What about your side? What does the Brilliant Team want with you?”
“It’s similar to Panlong’s idea. They both want to unite us to cope with the changes in the base later on,” Yue Zheng explained while eating.
“According to them, they want to form a guild of ability users by uniting various teams, giving more influence to ability users within the base.” After a sigh, he added, “I think it’s better to take advantage of this time to explore the outside world and understand the situation.”
Xu Song pondered for a moment and understood his meaning, “You mean those migratory birds?”
“Yes, the migratory bird tide just passed, but many migratory birds did not continue heading north. Some stayed in North China, Northeast, and Northwest. It’s crucial to know the general types, attack methods, and main distribution of these migratory birds. As for inside the base…” Yue Zheng shook his head as he spoke.
“Why not… do it ourselves?” Xu Song’s eyes suddenly lit up. “The current overall terrain is not much different from the pre-apocalyptic world. We can use the existing map as a basis and mark the situation wherever we go! It’s convenient anyway!”
Although they might not necessarily need to submit all this information to the base, these things would definitely be needed in the future base.
“Satellite photos can only explain part of the situation. Its main function lies in topography, terrain, and large-scale monitoring. But the types, varieties, and habits of post-mutated creatures cannot be fully reflected by satellite photos!”
Xu Song’s words left Yue Zheng stunned, rapidly turning in his mind. He looked at Xu Song, who was excited and bright-eyed.
Perhaps… it could work.
They had no interest in participating in the future situation of the base, but that didn’t mean they wanted to leave the base and survive on their own. With their current capabilities and strengths, they could explore and undertake pioneering work. Although none of them were professional researchers, they had Xu Song’s brilliant mind!
Photographic memory, instant recall. This was definitely an excellent brain dedicated to research! Not to mention, Xu Song also had powerful abilities.
“It’s a good idea,” Yue Zheng’s eyes curved with a smile. He reached over and pinched Xu Song’s chin, emphasizing the tone, repeating it again, “It’s a good idea.”
In the current base, no one could achieve this. Moreover, no matter how aggressive and irrational the leaders of the base were, they would definitely support this. As long as their team could provide various information needed by the base every once in a while, their team would always have the base as a true backing! No matter who holds the power of speech in the base!
“In a while, I’ll send them a request.” Yue Zheng was glad because the previous collaborations made the Wu family series consider his team important enough. Therefore, if they had any suggestions and information, they could directly deliver it to Elder Wu.
About an hour later, Secretary N ran and jumped, holding a document, and arrived at Elder Wu’s office. A few days ago, without Elder Wu’s approval, he nodded to let Team 0246 leave Base A. After Elder Wu found out later, he also learned about some unruly juniors in the base who had targeted Team 0246, and he scolded them himself.
Secretary N was afraid that from then on, he might be thrown aside by Elder Wu, no longer being valued. Now, receiving the report from the 0246 team, although he just took a quick look, the content in the report would definitely be valued by the higher-ups! He must seize this opportunity! Send the things over immediately, and it’s a great achievement!
Author’s Note –
Luo Wen’an and the others will join, but not now. There needs to be a certain opportunity to make them determined to leave the base.
To be honest, if the apocalypse really comes, who would want to camp outside every day?
Xu Song and the others have no obligation to provide free accommodation, food, and powerful combat capabilities to their “friends” – even though they don’t lack these things.
True equal friends would not accept these without hesitation.
Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳🦮🦔🦗🐝
Good group. Be careful.
Thank you