The footsteps of spring shifted to the northern hemisphere, and the winter snow gradually melted in the increasingly warm climate.
From south to north, this piece of land gradually lost its purity.
Nearly a month had passed, and in the two cities that had been heavily bombed, there were finally signs of activity beneath the shattered bricks, collapsed walls, and rubble.
Near these two cities, the official bases were bustling with the activities of spring planting. On one hand, they dispatched personnel and allowed civilian teams to venture out and collect supplies. Of course, considering the effects of the bombings, it was doubtful whether there would be anything useful left in cities like P City and V City if anyone ventured in.
However, before the apocalypse, the construction across the country was already well-developed. By following the highways, one could find numerous towns and village markets where usable items could be found.
These bases also monitored satellite photos received daily. Furthermore, they deployed troops to observe the situation in the two cities.
The initial bombings not only achieved their desired effects but also had an important side effect, the explosive sounds attracted nearby zombies!
Under normal circumstances, zombies wouldn’t pay any attention to non-human-induced noises or disturbances. Unless something accidentally injured these zombies, they would not only ignore the noises but also avoid the various dangers caused by accidents. This could be observed from the earthquake that occurred in the early days of the apocalypse.
So initially, the officials who decided to launch the bombings never anticipated that the bombings would attract zombies from other areas. When the aircraft and helicopters sent to capture footage transmitted the scenes back to the bases, the people in the meeting room gasped in surprise and then erupted in joy.
If zombies could be attracted by human-caused artillery fire, they could use this characteristic to lure and kill the zombies in the future!
Now, almost a month had passed since the bombings. With no signs of zombies emerging from the ruins of the bombed cities, everyone was satisfied with this phenomenon and filled with anticipation for the foreseeable future.
After numerous meetings, the high-level officials from various bases reached a unified decision.
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In the largest base next to the P City base, a meeting was being held, and the administrator had a slightly smug smile on his face. Although initially they volunteered to be the vanguard for other bases, it was beyond doubt that achieving such unexpected results allowed them to take the lead among all the bases nationwide!
In the current world, once they seized the opportunity, perhaps they could step ahead in the task of rebuilding and reconstructing the country after the disaster. This way, they could establish significant influence within the nation!
Oh, initially it was supposed to be a unified action among the five regions, but in the end, only their joint team with the neighboring city’s base achieved success and completed this arduous task.
Truly, besides having vision and capability, luck was also an important factor! Otherwise, why didn’t those bases get their hands on weapons and bomb the cities?
The discussion was fervent in the bases near the two cities. They were even planning how to collect construction materials after reclaiming the cities, and how to deal with the remaining zombies in nearby towns and villages. Many were already contemplating how to seize opportunities to secure benefits for themselves and their subordinates.
“Drip, drip…” A withered arm extended from the shattered rubble, struggling to prop itself up on the ground as a figure slowly emerged, pushing aside the large stone that was pressing on its back…
“Ah, these boxes are all soy milk powder! And black sesame paste? I’ll take some back to make drinks.”
Wei Xuan opened a cardboard box and joyfully took out several large bags of soy milk powder and black sesame paste, stuffing them into a plastic bag. He filled the bag to the brim and hung it on the metal basket attached to the back of the tall zombie.
The metal basket had places to hang things on both sides, the back, and the bottom. As long as the weight wasn’t too heavy, it would be no problem even if everything was hung up.
Now, the metal baskets on the backs of the three zombies and the backpacks on their chests were already full. Wei Xuan was filling the space inside the bags one by one with various items he had collected from who-knows-which supermarket, using things that took up space but had little weight, adding a touch of color to the backs of his three zombie companions.
As for himself? Wei Xuan, considering safety, only carried a large backpack, and it didn’t contain any bottles and cans… There was no other way; who made him the leader? Who made him the only human in the team? Who made him bring along three little companions?
Most importantly, who made him unable to carry heavy things?
The bulging plastic bags were hung on the backs of the three zombies, making them look like enormous, eerie white moving objects from a distance. Such conspicuous bags that gleamed when exposed to light couldn’t be taken out during broad daylight; they were too eye-catching.
Therefore, after reaching the last target warehouse and obtaining the items, Wei Xuan waited until the sky was dim before leaving the warehouse street and heading back home.
At this time, although Wei Xuan felt that the journey back was long and troublesome, he still decided to walk back honestly for the sake of the safety of the items. Otherwise, even if the actions of those two guys were as agile and nimble as Du Hang, the things they carried on their backs might still break or fall during the bumpy journey.
The number of items Wei Xuan took this time increased significantly with the help of the two additional zombie companions. However, even so, it was still just a drop in the ocean compared to the inventory in this area.
In the silent night, there were only the rustling sounds of footsteps on the ground and the friction noise of plastic bags as they moved.
“…It seems like this is freshly fallen snow here.” Looking at the pile of snow ahead on the road, Wei Xuan looked up and saw that it must have fallen from the tilted roof.
Actually, there were advantages to traveling at night. It was already March in the northern hemisphere, and although it was still cold, there was no doubt that it was already early spring, and the weather grew warmer with each passing day.
During the daytime, when Wei Xuan was walking in the warehouse area, almost every warehouse had a few corners where melted snowwater dripped down. In places where the roofs had a significant tilt, there would even be cases of snow sliding down. Wei Xuan had seen this happen several times in the warehouse area, let alone on the streets outside?
Although the earthquake tremors weren’t too severe, how many buildings in the city had tilted or collapsed? After being covered in snow, these places would naturally melt and fall at the first sign of spring.
If this were the pre-apocalyptic world, with nobody clearing away the snow, who knew how many people would be hurt by these naturally melted snowfalls on the streets?
The advantages of night-time operations were once again evident to Wei Xuan. Nighttime operations were not only easier to hide their actions, but the temperature was also lower at night. Even in places where the snow had partially melted, it would freeze again in the small cold winds of the night, making it easier for Wei Xuan and the others to move around.
Walking step by step on the street was quite difficult, and the journey back in the middle of the night was undoubtedly much harder than when they came.
There was fallen snow and difficult-to-walk roads everywhere due to the melting snow. If Wei Xuan wasn’t walking side by side with Du Hang, he would have fallen into a snow or mud pit several times, these partially melted roads were much harder to traverse than pure snow-covered roads! Some places were even icy instead of snowy!
“After I return this time, I must wait until the weather completely warms up and all the snow melts before going out again!”
Originally, Wei Xuan was considering whether to go out again quickly to find the necessary items. However, now he completely changed his mind and decided to wait for all this troublesome snow to melt before going out again.
Obviously, the reason he decided to go out these past few days was because he was afraid that widespread snow melting outside would make the roads even more difficult to traverse. But he never expected to encounter this situation, bringing him such bad luck.
The arduous journey always comes to an end, and when Wei Xuan saw the familiar residential area, he let out a long sigh of relief. He returned to the small community with his three little companions who had obediently followed him all the way.
Familiar zombie faces, familiar buildings, familiar houses. After confirming that there were no other issues in the community besides the roads becoming difficult to traverse due to melting snow, Wei Xuan returned with his three companions to the building where he lived and unloaded everything they were carrying on the ground floor, using the living room as a makeshift warehouse.
“Finally… back… I need a good rest for a couple of days.”
After piling up all the items in the living room on the ground floor, Wei Xuan decided to take a nap upstairs while it was still dark. After all, he needed the darkness to travel, but it would be better to handle things when it was daylight.
At least, he needed to take a nap before having the energy to get busy, right?
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So, what I’m understanding is that if the zombies were homeless they wouldn’t need shopping carts to carry all their bags.
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Thanks for the chapter! The contrast…