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“What exactly happened?” Yue Zheng naturally also saw that the two people were already dead. Compared to Xu Song, who still needed to actively use his perception to detect, when he entered the room and saw the two people, he had already discovered that they had stopped breathing.
Wu Jie sighed and instructed the person beside her, “You all get ready first, we’ll send them off in a while.” With that, she turned around and said to Xu Song and the others, “Let’s go next door to talk.”
The situation was quite simple, and somewhat common in the current base. It was already difficult for a small team composed of women to survive in the base. When they gathered together, others might not dare to do anything. However, when there was a division between ability users and ordinary people in the base, those who were originally unscrupulous took the opportunity to target the widow’s squad.
The base already had relatively fewer women compared to men, and it was even harder to support an additional person. Moreover, very few people could protect their own women. But desires need an outlet. Those people trapped in the base, unable to go out to find trouble with mutant creatures, naturally turned their attention to these women.
During the period when they used the excuse of checking the green-blooded people, those people brazenly harassed these women.
This situation persisted until the seafood army arrived, which somewhat improved it. But two days ago, a group of people suddenly broke in, took away several of the youngest and prettiest girls from their team, and even injured the only power-type ability user left in the team!
The two who died today… were found by them in the garbage dump at the street corner early this morning… When they found them, they had already breathed their last.
Wu Jie lowered her head, sniffing. “When we found them, they were covered all over… This morning, your mother contacted me, I didn’t dare to mention this matter. Maybe she heard something from my voice…”
These days, even the strongest people couldn’t help but feel despair. Although she single-handedly supported this team, she was still just an ordinary woman.
Wu Jie suddenly looked up at them. “In the current situation, it’s already enough for you to come and see us. We’re all adults, there will naturally be solutions to these things, but I want to ask you for one thing…”
With that, she actually knelt down. “Those children… we found them in the base… they are all good children, but those people… they are not human! The oldest among them is only eight…”
These two young people were both kind-hearted, otherwise, they wouldn’t have adopted Mo Tiancheng and Mo Tianyou. Wu Jie was really out of options. Otherwise, this woman who had lost both her children would definitely prefer to raise them herself.
“Our strength is really too weak… Most of those five children have some abilities, although they are young, they don’t have much to eat… you, you…” She choked up, unable to say anything more.
They quickly helped her up and persuaded her to sit down first. Xu Song looked at Yue Zheng, and Yue Zheng looked back at him.
“Is that experiment definitely going to succeed?”
Yue Zheng’s words, Xu Song naturally understood immediately. He blinked, nodding. “There should be no problem. The current preliminary results prove that our idea is correct.”
Yue Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Wu Jie, “We believe in your character and are willing to help those children, but we are all men after all. Except for my mother and one female member, the rest of the team are all men now, and that female member is pregnant. So, I’m afraid we won’t be able to take care of them.”
Wu Jie felt a trace of despair in her heart, nodding mechanically. She could understand, of course she could understand. Now everyone is only concerned about their own troubles. The fact that these two came to see their team was already very good…
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“So, it’s best if you all come along to take care of them,” he said.
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Now, while most people in the base harbored hope after repelling the mutant animals and formed teams to go out, those struggling at the bottom still had no good solutions, especially female teams like theirs. Most either got swallowed up by larger teams or directly attached themselves to stronger ones.
But since there was another way now… she was unwilling to wait here to die!
“Our team now only has eight adults and five children. Two of us adults have abilities, but the power-type child had his limbs broken by someone a while ago and is still lying in bed…”
Wu Jie gritted her teeth and continued, “We can all sew, cook, use the dry grass and cotton we collect to weave and make things… Now, the eight of us in the team have no ulterior motives. We originally thought… although we’re not good at fighting, everyone can handle logistics. As long as we have a meal a day…”
As she rambled on, Xu Song could only helplessly stop her, “Rest assured, there will definitely be food to eat. And please, when you go out, there are some things that we’ll need your help with.”
The Widow’s Legion had very few assets, with almost everyone carrying a light bag, ready to leave.
While they escorted the two bodies out for cremation and burial, the packages in their hands and arms were even more inconspicuous. No one would realize that when they left, they wouldn’t come back.
Leaving the base, a group of people squeezed into a small pickup truck and swayed to the place where the RV was parked. After Wu Jie and the others met with Mother Xu, they naturally burst into tears again.
A few men discussed the route and decided to head toward the direction of the arsenal they had visited before, where they had obtained those weapons—firstly, for those weapons, and secondly, that area hadn’t been burned by the fire, so there might still be some supplies in the ruins.
Now, it was Wang An and a few others taking turns driving. Yue Zheng and Xu Song plunged into the laboratory, where they stayed for days, dealing with everything even eating and sleeping inside. Their large bed was now given up, allowing Tiancheng, Tianyou, and the five children to sleep together, while they lay on makeshift beds in the lab.
As for those eight women? There was still plenty of space in the back of the large truck, enough for them to sleep.
There was no shortage of fabric and cotton in the RV. With the guidance of one of the Widow’s Legion members, they even managed to build a spinning wheel using bamboo and wood grown by Tiancheng!! With the spinning wheel, everyone could weave their own cloth. As for cotton and hemp plants, as long as Tiancheng was there, there would be no problem with any of them!
“Is it done?!”
“Mm!” Xu Song’s eyes burst with dazzling light as he stared fixedly at a tray about twenty centimeters in diameter in front of him. In the center and at the corners of this tray were embedded seven crystals. In addition, there were some engraved patterns connecting the points— a septagram.
At this moment, the tray was floating in front of the two of them.
The two stared at the tray for a long time before they couldn’t help but embrace each other.
“The information in that white mist can indeed be used!” Although they still hadn’t researched too much specific information, Xu Song, apart from the previous memories, now had many memories from ancient times—methods of utilizing the energy between heaven and earth and how to apply them concretely.
“By doing this, once we arrive at the destination, we can start preparing,” Xu Song said.
“Mm! Right now, this tray is only maintained by the energy absorbed in the crystals. Once this energy is depleted, it will fall down. First, monitor the time it maintains using the instruments. You help me research the array that aggregates energy!”
Xu Song rolled up his sleeves, excitedly walking towards another table. Now, he felt that the wisest thing he had done before was persuading Elder Wu to agree to equip their team with these devices!
In Zone A of Base B City, there was currently a high state of alert.
Some doctors in white coats were going in and out of Elder Wu’s house, while some people stood guard at the door. Outside, many soldiers with loaded guns were facing outward, maintaining constant vigilance.
More people were mostly sitting in the living rooms of their respective homes, discussing with some who had rushed over upon hearing the news, anxiously awaiting updates—once that person fell, the power dynamics of this base would be redefined.
This was an opportunity for everyone…
Many people were secretly mobilizing their own forces. It had to be said that because Elder Wu had persisted from before the apocalypse until now, his position in the base was almost unshakable. Unless he died, no one could replace him. Even if someone reluctantly took his place, they would only be a puppet.
It could be said that fortunately, the arrival of the apocalypse prevented him from relying on high-tech medical means to sustain himself for a few more days, right? Anyway, now that this pie was up for grabs, everyone wanted a piece, but they had to be careful not to break their teeth, otherwise, it would only be a loss.
Finally, just before dawn, Elder Wu ceased breathing completely.
At this moment, it had been exactly a year and a half since the arrival of the apocalypse, and there was less than half a month left until the Chinese New Year.
The sound of red firecrackers crackled, and the children clapped their hands, laughing together.
Leaning against the car door, Xu Song also smiled as he looked at the group of children. He turned to Luo Wen’an, who was carefully serving his heavily pregnant wife and said, “You guys are really resourceful. It’s been so long, and you still managed to find firecrackers in the ruins?”
“Of course, don’t you see who we are?” Luo Wen’an boasted, tossing his head arrogantly. But before his neck could reach its highest point, he quickly bent it back down. “Oh my, my dear wife, what do you need? Let me get it for you, you mustn’t do it yourself.”
Liu Shishi impatiently brushed away his hand. “Auntie said I need to move around more. How can I sit all day? We don’t have conditions for a cesarean section now. If I don’t move around enough, what if I can’t give birth later?”
Her belly, at seven months, was already quite remarkable in shape. Especially since Liu Shishi hadn’t gained too much weight after becoming pregnant, making it even more remarkable.
The group of little ones finished setting off the firecrackers, then ran back, laughing and joking. They surrounded Liu Shishi in a circle, each one eagerly staring at her belly.
“Auntie, when will the little brother/sister be born?”
Before Liu Shishi could speak, several children started arguing among themselves.
“It’s a little brother!”
“No, it’s a little sister!”
“It’s definitely a little brother!”
“It’s clearly a little sister!”
“A little brother is better!”
“A little sister is better!”
This kind of meaningless argument would happen once or twice almost every day, but fortunately, the children would make up quickly after arguing. It couldn’t be sustained for long, especially with Tiancheng and Tianyou around.
“Silly, if a little brother is born this time, we can have a little sister next time, right?” Tiancheng stood with his hands behind his back, looking like a grown-up. This drew admiring glances from the other kids.
“But what if we keep having little brothers?” Tianyou, on the side, stood up for his big brother.
Not far away, the adults laughed together. It had to be said, the children were really everyone’s joy.
Yue Zheng stepped out of the RV behind Xu Song. He had just finished showering, his hair still slightly damp.
“Why are you coming out? You’ll catch a cold again!” Xu Song hurriedly pushed him back. Although there was a shelter set up by Wang An and Tianyou outside, it wasn’t warm enough. It was still cold outside, with snow everywhere, and Yue Zheng couldn’t come out with wet hair.
Since he was pushed inside by his dear one, Yue Zheng naturally complied with his own wishes, reaching out to pull him in as well—they had been busy researching crystal arrays and going out to find suitable materials ever since they temporarily settled here. They rarely had time to be affectionate, so now that it was New Year’s, the couple naturally wanted to reunite properly.
Being pulled in by the big bad wolf, Xu Song didn’t know what was going to happen until he was pushed onto the makeshift bed in the lab cubicle that had been used as a resting room for a while, only then did he realize the truth.
“It’s almost time for dinner…” However, it had indeed been a long time since they had been affectionate, so Xu Song didn’t resist much when he said this.
“Let’s eat first and then go down and eat with Mom and the others.” His rogue nature erupted in an instant, and at this moment, no one could stop him. If anyone came looking for trouble now, Yue Zheng would definitely crush them, no matter if it was a god or a ghost!
“Dinner’s ready.” Mother Xu, Wu Jie, and the others brought out the prepared dishes and placed them on the table. Everyone sat around the large table in the temporary hall they had opened up, which was much warmer than the outside and much larger than the places in the RV.
“Hey? Where are those two?” Mother Xu noticed her son was missing and asked in surprise.
Luo Wen’an coughed awkwardly and said, “One just pulled the other into the car.”
The ambiguous glances were exchanged among the people below, followed by discreet chuckles. The children continued to eat their meals in silence, unaware of what was happening.
Mother Xu rolled her eyes and said, “Forget about them, let’s eat first!”
No…..Are we reaching the end? Also, since when was Liu Shishi pregnant? Did I miss something?
I think some kind of time jump occurred at the beginning of this chapter… not too big. It seems like some plot lines are wrapping up but others are still unclear.
Sadly I think it might be ending. The main page says it’s completed at 203 chapters and this is 201.1
Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳
RIP Elder Wu