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Extra chapters today!! ٩( ᗒᗨᗕ )۶
This is the 1st out of 2. Thank you to “LunaBunny”.
“What’s going on? Why has it become so chaotic?” Yue Zheng furrowed his brow.
Xu Song, with a hint of helplessness in his voice, explained, “Just two days ago, these incidents only occurred at night. However, once the major teams entered the villa area yesterday, the situation outside completely turned into this…”
It had to be admitted that the larger teams staying in the open space had at least some deterrent effect. But similarly, because those teams were powerful and had a strong presence, once they left, these survivors outside realized that they had been artificially categorized by the base people, creating a hierarchy. This led them to transform their sense of “inequality” into another form of venting, trampling on morals and rules, and seeking outlets for their frustration on others.
The past two days had already reached the final stage of cleaning up the other residential areas. The base simply couldn’t spare manpower to maintain order. Meanwhile, the larger teams secretly conducted negotiations…
“A few days ago, several larger teams found us and hoped that we wouldn’t interfere in the management tasks assigned by the base. We have so many things to handle ourselves, and even if there were such tasks, we wouldn’t have the manpower to spare. I agreed,” Xu Song sighed, passing over this topic.
Holding Yue Zheng’s hand, he continued walking towards the villa area. “Our place has been arranged. I had them help bring down the items from the cars these past two days. Tomorrow, you’ll have to help me move the cars. We’re starting the modifications!”
“Alright.” Yue Zheng smiled gently, holding Xu Song’s hand in return. They quickened their pace, heading towards the villa area.
After verifying their wristwatches, they smoothly entered the villa area.
Though lacking various plants and trees, the base had put considerable effort into constructing the villa area. The buildings themselves were exquisite, and each rooftop was equipped with bird deterrent devices that had been enhanced for more effectiveness. Adjustable steel plates were installed on the windows. Whether these features could be used depended on whether the teams owning the villas could afford the electricity bill.
They walked towards the inner part and saw the insignia of Squad 0246, conspicuously hanging on the wall.
Their villa was among the largest in the row of villas. The RV and trucks were already parked in the garage. Abu was inside the yard, stretching its front paws forward and raising its bottom high—stretching.
Two ostriches leisurely strolled in the yard, occasionally scratching their wings against each other.
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Seizing the opportunity, the two climbed onto Abu’s back, carried by it. With a nimble leap, Abu landed back inside the enclosure, bringing a faint blue breeze along. They landed inside the courtyard.
“Back already? Rest inside first. I’m cooking.” Mother Xu saw them from the window, waved at them, and held a shovel in her hand.
Liu Shishi and He Nian followed Mother Xu to assist, while Wang An and others greeted them at the door, looking at the team leader who had just returned home with indescribable expressions.
“What’s the situation? Is it comfortable here?” Yue Zheng surveyed the interior, which had almost no traces of decoration, with most of the items in the living room coming from the RV and two container trucks. In addition, Mother Xu had exchanged a large set of sofas at a low price, which were now placed in the living room.
As for other facilities, those that were originally in the RV didn’t need to be exchanged. However, Mother Xu used points to exchange for beds, bedding, and clothes for Wang An and others.
Moreover, Luo Wen’an and others managed to exchange many heavily discounted weapons and ammunition—Mother Xu used empty shell casings, which Luo Wen’an and the others couldn’t use and needed to exchange for live ammunition.
“Not bad, not bad, having a roof is good enough.”
Wang An, looking somewhat uneasy in the presence of the leader, couldn’t help but be laughed at by Luo Wen’an. “You, you’re like this, you don’t even know how to flatter. Ah, it’s ridiculous…”
Wang An glared at Luo Wen’an resentfully, wishing he could go up and give him a couple of punches right now. He admitted he felt a bit uneasy, but in what way did he seem to be flattering?!
Yue Zheng smiled, patted Wang An’s shoulder, and walked inside. “I’ve heard from Xu Song about the situation. From now on, we are teammates in the same team. Whatever needs to be said, just say it. We initially formed this squad for the convenience of exchanging things, and we’ll likely be active outside for a long time in the future. There weren’t many rules or regulations within the squad. Now, I just have a few requests.”
Seeing that everyone nodded, Yue Zheng raised another finger. “First, the specific situation of each member in the team should not be mentioned to outsiders.” After getting nods from everyone, Yue Zheng raised another finger.
“Second, prioritize the safety of squad members in actions—this applies even during missions. We’d rather not take on tasks beyond our capabilities. Third, try to avoid conflicts when dealing with outsiders. If unavoidable, handle the combat swiftly and cleanly.”
Thinking back to a few days ago when Mother Xu had shot the troublemaker, the group shuddered, quickly nodding. Originally, it was like this, and now, in this world, if someone caused trouble for you, you might lose your life. Who would sacrifice their own life and the lives of those important to them for the idea of “not killing”?
“Alright, just these few points.” Yue Zheng smiled. “Other than that, there aren’t many issues. Just, generally, when deciding on actions, we should maintain consensus.”
“We will follow the arrangements of the captain and vice-captain.” Wang An puffed out his chest, answering loudly.
Luo Wen’an, covering his mouth, chuckled on the side, earning a nudge from Wang An—these two guys with similar names seemed to constantly find trouble with each other…
Previously, decisions were made by Yue Zheng and Xu Song alone. With the addition of Luo Wen’an and others, they had to consider their opinions. Fortunately, they didn’t show any intention of vying for the right to speak, which was just as well.
“The supplies have already been sent to Zone A. Tomorrow morning, we’ll send the remaining vehicles in for assembly. After completing these tasks, we can leave the base.” Yue Zheng finished speaking and confirmed that there was nothing else to discuss before standing up.
“Go upstairs and take a shower.” Xu Song also stood up, walking towards the stairs with him. “The rooms have been assigned. We have a surplus of them. Shall we go up and take a look?”
When they turned the corner of the stairs, Yue Zheng asked in a low voice, “What about water and electricity at home?”
“Bought some with points. It’s enough for now.” Xu Song smiled helplessly. “We can’t really not buy these things, right? Afraid it might cause trouble.”
If the members of their squad never bought water and electricity in the base and occasionally did so when they came back, it wouldn’t be a problem. However, living here for a long time, especially in the villa area, would definitely attract attention. Even when they lived in Zone G’s open space before, they would occasionally go to the public water point to get water.
“No problem.” Yue Zheng smiled, putting his arm around Xu Song’s shoulder. “This way is good enough.”
Not long after, Mother Xu finished cooking lunch and came out with the dishes. When she saw no trace of her son and son-in-law in the living room, she asked, “Where are they?”
“They went to take a shower in their rooms.”
Mother Xu commanded, “Call them down for dinner. They can wait until they finish eating before going back!”
Wang An’s hand holding the soup trembled, almost spilling it. The mischievous Luo Wen’an hurriedly ran upstairs, saying, “I’ll go get them! I’ll go get them!” It seemed like he was eager to witness something, perhaps catching someone in the act.
Unfortunately, Yue Zheng was indeed taking a shower alone, and Xu Song was busy organizing things in his room, making Luo Wen’an, who came to knock on the door, express great regret.
In the entire squad, including Luo Wen’an and others, there were only eleven people. Mother Xu shared a room with the twins, and the remaining people were paired off, requiring only five bedrooms. The rest of the rooms were left unused.
With all the items from the car now in the villa area, after finishing lunch, Yue Zheng and the others arranged for those who would go to Zone A the next day—Wang An and his group also needed to learn the basic knowledge of modifying cars. Thus, only Mother Xu, Liu Shishi, and Zhao Xin, who was still recovering, and the twins remained to look after the house.
After lunch, the two who went back to their rooms to “rest” and whether they managed to ease their lovesickness or not… well, let’s not delve into those details. Everyone was well-rested, ready to get up early the next day for the modifications in Zone A.
However, that night, sounds of a big fire, commotion, and crying came from the direction of the open space…
“What’s going on?!” Xu Song felt that his dear had given him some face. After being bothered by him for half a day in the afternoon, he left him time to rest and recover at night. Waking up in the middle of the night, he still had the energy to sense the situation outside.
“It seems to be from the open space.” Watching the flames extinguished by the base management personnel shortly after, Yue Zheng pulled down the curtains. “Rest for now. We’ll inquire about the situation early tomorrow.”
Most people in the villa were awakened, and afterward, the crying and shouting from the north continued until around four or five in the morning before falling completely silent.
Early the next day, several people yawned as they came downstairs, gathering on the sofa with sleepy eyes.
“What happened last night?” Luo Wen’an looked towards Yue Zheng.
Tianyou suddenly raised his little hand, “Over there, more than twenty people are missing, and many others were taken away.” He didn’t know about the situation to the west, his ability only working on supernatural beings.
Xu Song nodded, “It’s similar to the west.”
“What east and west?” Everyone was confused.
Yue Zheng glanced at Xu Song, knowing that he hadn’t explained the children’s abilities to Luo Wen’an and others. He briefly introduced, “Tiancheng and Tianyou have the ability to sense supernatural animals and plants. They’re talking about the open space to the north, where the events last night may have caused the death of more than twenty people, and some troublemakers were taken away.”
Looking at the twins, then at Yue Zheng’s group, Luo Wen’an and others didn’t know whether to sigh that even such young children had abilities or to inquire about the events from last night.
“Arf arf!” Abu’s voice came in, and Tianyou pointed to the door, saying, “Someone is here.”
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