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Tiancheng waved his little hand, and soon, one type of crop grew, flowered, fruited, and yielded a small bag of seeds, just like the other crop.
Of these two high-yielding crops, one was newly discovered outside by them, a second-generation mutant. The second one was the seeds Xu Song and the others carried with them, packed together in the bag, only because their yield became higher after the second evolution, and their variety was optimized, so they were included in Xu Song’s report this time.
In addition to these, what was also sent back to the base were the vinegar fruits previously discovered by Xu Song and others, and some other easy-to-grow, non-aggressive fruits.
On the other hand, Tianyou communicated with the still-growing young eagle, teaching it the way to the base.
This eagle seemed to be the descendant of the two giant eagles from last time. Because of the wildfire, the two giant eagles were forced to fly to the area where Xu Song and the others were now. They built their nest on top of a giant towering tree.
As a result, after the wildfire, the two giant eagles, who laid eggs on the treetop, didn’t expect that besides those towering trees, some vigorously growing vines grew nearby.
Following the giant tree all the way up, they actually overturned the top of the bird’s nest. Thinking that all the bird eggs were shattered, the two giant eagles circled twice before flying away.
Xu Song and the others happened to be nearby. Tianyou found that the egg was about to hatch, and the little thing inside still had extremely strong vitality. So they picked it up and took care of it meticulously until it hatched successfully in less than two days.
After the young eagle hatched, its appetite was very good. Fortunately, the food provided by Xu Song’s team was also very good. Now, although this young eagle was only the size of other small mutant birds, its fierce temperament destined that when it flew in the sky, other flying birds dared not approach. As long as it didn’t fly too far, a few people could protect its safety.
Now, this journey was the first time the young eagle had left the care of Tianyou, his “mother,” a chance for it to grow up independently.
After explaining the route to the little one and making sure it gripped tightly to the bag, the group of people went out and released the young eagle. With a body over a meter tall, when it spread its wings, it was nearly two meters wide, and its huge wings supported its relatively small body, gracefully flying into the sky, exuding an incomparable dominance.
“If it can safely deliver the items and return…” Xu Song looked at the shrinking black dot and whispered to Yue Zheng.
Yue Zheng nodded. “Yes, then it can replace us as a messenger back to the base.”
The young eagle’s ankle was tied with a bracelet with the logo of Team 0246. Although the bag of seeds was held in its claws, with the young eagle’s strength, it could easily support it to the B city base.
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“We must wait for the young eagle to grow a little bigger, preferably until it’s fully grown.” Xu Song was very worried. Usually, these two little guys riding ostriches or dogs was acceptable, but they were still on the ground. If they were to ride a big eagle into the sky… just thinking about it made his liver tremble.
“Yes, Mom.” The two little guys smirked and deliberately elongated their voices, causing those unscrupulous guys like Luo Wen’an to laugh loudly and cough.
Even if the attacker’s and defender’s attributes were obvious, out of dignity, Xu Song didn’t want to be ridiculed for this. So, someone blushed again, not sure whether to spank the little guys first or settle the score with those few bastards who secretly influenced their children.
Yue Zheng’s arm was on Xu Song’s shoulder, leading him to the sofa, resolving this incident where someone lost face: “After the young eagle comes back, shall we prepare to set off again?”
The nearby plants and animals, all the research data had been recorded, and all the specimens that needed to be sliced had been preserved. The remaining research content only needed to be studied slowly in their spare time every night. As long as they had seeds, they weren’t afraid to leave their place of origin.
Now, regardless of north or south, the wildfires in the country had basically been extinguished. The plants outside were beginning to recover, and many places were once again lush green. The animals that had evacuated were gradually returning to their former habitats, and they could also explore farther places.
“Afterwards, where should we go?” There were too many places to go, and everyone found it difficult to choose. So they spread out the map on the coffee table and started expressing their opinions.
Xu Song raised his hand. “How about we go north? Let’s see if the previous wildfires have affected those areas. We also don’t know if the spiders we encountered before are still there.”
Luo Wen’an pointed to a certain area. “How about going here? My grandma’s house used to be here, and I remember the snacks there were delicious.”
Su Daji pointed in another direction. “Snacks? Even if the wildfires didn’t reach there, they’re probably long gone. How about going to Tibet? Maybe there are still people there?”
“This place isn’t bad either, with beautiful scenery, but I wonder what it’s like after the apocalypse.”
Each person’s suggestion added to the chaos. After pondering for a while, Yue Zheng pointed to a certain location. “How about we go here? The base in City X is one of the few bases left in the country apart from the B City base. We don’t need to enter their base, but we can observe the situation around it. Plus, that location is further south, so the species might be different from those in North China. Maybe we can find some new species to study.”
Indeed, sometimes the real leader needs to make the final decision. When Yue Zheng spoke, everyone in the car expressed their support without any objections – actually, they were just joking before, and no one took it seriously.
“Alright, now that it’s settled, let’s prepare to set off after the young eagle returns.”
Why did they say that air transportation was fast? It had been like this since before the apocalypse, and after the apocalypse, the difficulty of traveling on the road had increased even more.
Although the young eagle hadn’t fully grown yet, because it was at the top of the food chain, there were almost no predators for it in the sky now. Especially since Xu Song and the others repeatedly instructed it to fly to the destination and drop the items at the specified location without landing.
It wasn’t that they were afraid the young eagle would harm people, but in the apocalypse, even the official personnel responsible for collecting items couldn’t be trusted. Dealing with them personally was one thing, but letting animals help deliver items… they dared not let the two interact directly. Who knew what problems might arise, and how would they explain it?
While others might say that the young eagle could harm people, for Xu Song and the others, it was still manageable. But if the young eagle were caught and slaughtered for food… even if Tianyou didn’t cry or make a fuss, Xu Song would cry – after all, it was so hard to raise it…
In any case, the young eagle successfully completed its mission. Just a few hours later, it flew to the destination, circled around once, confirmed the drop-off location, loosened its claws, dropped the bag containing the seeds, confirmed that the items landed at the specified location, then turned around and flew back gracefully.
The people below who were receiving the “airlift” were dumbfounded, staring at the shrinking black dot until it disappeared completely before coming back to their senses.
“What… what was that thing?”
“I… I don’t know…”
“A bird? Or a person?”
“It seemed… like… a bird, right?”
They received a message to receive a package “airlifted” here, and they thought the person coming to deliver it was a “birdman” with flying ability due to physical mutations. Who would have thought that the one delivering the items would actually be a bird!
Fortunately, the bird didn’t land; otherwise, if someone accidentally injured the bird, they would surely face consequences from above. After all, incidents of birds attacking human teams were common, and whenever a bird flew over the base, everyone would be on high alert. So, the fact that someone trained a bird to deliver items today was truly unimaginable.
The items were delivered to Zone A and quickly handed over to the department responsible for base food production. Several Ability Users were specifically assigned to experiment with growing these crops. Indeed, they grew much faster than ordinary crops. Additionally, the yield of those fruits was also very high.
After testing in the laboratory, the results were identical to those uploaded to the server by Team 0246.
So, did he really learn how to use those devices so quickly? Did he know all the parameters that needed to be tested for these crops?
Confirming that there were no issues with these fruits and crops, the base immediately launched a planting program, aiming to replace the base’s original food crops as soon as possible and restore the base’s food supply.
“The eagle is back!” Tianyou felt the presence of the eagle and immediately rushed to the window.
“So fast!” Mother Xu, who was cooking by the stove, was surprised when she heard this and looked towards the western sky.
Sure enough, after a while, a small black dot grew larger and larger. Soon, the young eagle, which was already vaguely visible, joyfully chirped and swooped down in the direction of the group.
“The speed of air transport is indeed fast.” Luo Wen’an, with a spoon in his mouth and a bowl of rice in his hands, blinked his eyes in amazement.
“This efficiency is much faster than our efforts to clear the road and drive.” Wang An admired, looking at the young eagle landing next to Tianyou, who was cuddling with the twins, “Why don’t we study and see if we can make an airplane?”
“Sure, you lead, and we’ll help you collect scrap metal.” Su Daji, holding a freshly filled bowl of rice, sat down next to Zhao Xin and put a large piece of meat from his bowl into Zhao Xin’s bowl. Zhao Xin also put a chicken egg from his lunchbox into Su Daji’s bowl.
Confirming that the young eagle had successfully completed its mission, Xu Song placed the piece of meat, still dripping with blood, that he had saved for it into its dedicated bowl – unlike Abu, the young eagle preferred fresh raw meat.
“Now that the young eagle is back, we can set off early tomorrow morning.” Yue Zheng also filled his plate with food, sat down next to Xu Song, and said, “We’ll follow the route we planned yesterday, head south for a while, cross the river, then head towards the Central Plains region. Any objections?”
“No objections!” Everyone responded in unison.
After dinner, everyone returned to their respective resting areas. After washing up, the two climbed back onto the large bed above. At this moment, Yue Zheng brought up the map on his wristwatch, checked it for a while, and then whispered to Xu Song, “Let’s take this route tomorrow and stop by this place on the way.”
“What’s this place?”
“A military factory.” Yue Zheng enlarged the map and pointed to a certain location with a special mark.
“This was a military factory before the apocalypse, and it wasn’t affected by the wildfires in our area. Perhaps it’s still intact. Now that we’re outside most of the time, it’ll be a long time before we go back, and the consumption of weapons is a problem. We can’t rely on the young eagle to transport items back and forth every time. It would be best if we could resupply along the way.”
“Okay, let’s go take a look then.” Smiling, Xu Song raised his head, “I was wondering why you didn’t suggest going back across the river and instead wanted to head south. It turns out it’s because of this military factory.”
“We don’t know if there’s anything left there, so let’s not get our hopes up too much in advance, lest we end up with nothing. ” Yue Zheng smiled and put away his wristwatch, placed it on the bedside table, turned off the bedside lamp, and pulled someone into his arms. “Let’s sleep.” With that, he rolled over and pressed down.
Xu Song murmured vaguely, “Is this called sleeping?” Although complaining, he still adjusted his body very cooperatively, facilitating someone’s act of taking advantage.
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