lcionline Chapter 324, in essence, remains a struggle between people.
Chapter 324, in essence, remains a struggle between people.
All personnel and tasks were assigned, and everything proceeded as usual. Lin Yuan and Liu Qingxue, who were in charge of management, were now free.
The two sat under a tree on the high ground of the lawn, watching the busy yet orderly people, and smiled at each other.
“I thought you, Xiao Yuan, would always keep a low profile and wouldn’t take in so many survivors,” Liu Qingxue said with a smile. “Weren’t you originally someone who was afraid of trouble?”
"Isn't there no other way? We've already cooperated with the higher-ups, so we don't have to keep hiding anymore, and there's no point in hiding anyway," Lin Yuan said. "Although it would be very easy for our core team to survive in this era, the Wang Quan incident in Dongping City has actually taught me some lessons."
"Oh?" Liu Qingxue asked, "Tell me about it?"
“It’s all about people!” Lin Yuan said. “War and conflict, whether it’s a clash of firearms or a battle between evolved beings, are essentially battles between people. This time we only encountered a powerful overlord in Dongping, but some of his men have already suffered casualties. What if Richard’s entire army were to face us?”
"That's true! You're very strong, Xiaoyuan, but you can't take care of everyone."
“That’s right!” Lin Yuan nodded. “Moreover, we need people to build the base and produce more supplies. This batch of four thousand survivors is just the beginning. Once the base is fully built, we will need to expand it. In the future, as more and more survivor bases are established on this land, they will definitely be able to exchange resources with each other. Of course, battles and mergers between bases will also be inevitable.”
"It's rare to see you think so much," Liu Qingxue smiled. "So, how many people are you planning to take to Alaska this time?"
"I haven't decided yet." Lin Yuan frowned and said, "If we were to wipe out all of Richard's men directly, we could probably succeed if we put in a little more effort, but the casualties would inevitably be high. So I want to wait and see. Anyway, the intelligence blockade we did in the previous two attempts was very good, and Richard should not be aware of our existence yet."
"So?" Liu Qingxue asked, "The main purpose of this trip was to steal things?"
“Hahaha…” Lin Yuan nodded and said, “That’s right, so there can’t be too many people or too few. I plan to just bring our core team and some top scouts selected from Liu Yun’s army. The number of people should be kept to around two or three hundred.”
“If we can fool that guy from Sakura Island, we can even enter Alaska openly and find out what’s going on there,” Lin Yuan said. “However, we’ll just have to adapt to the situation as it comes.”
“Okay…” Liu Qingxue nodded.
As for the base's security, the Zombie Tigers plus the Cat and Dog Squad are sufficient.
In short, we can set off at any time, it mainly depends on how smoothly things go on Hu Yue's side.
At this moment, Lin Yuan suddenly raised an eyebrow and made a surprised sound.
"Xiao Yuan, what's wrong?" Liu Qingxue asked.
"Is our Linhai some kind of auspicious place?" Lin Yuan chuckled. "We actually have guests again?!"
"Oh?"
“Isn’t the falcon just wandering around aimlessly over the coast? It looks like we saw a group of people coming from the edge of the city,” Lin Yuan said. “Judging from their aura and attire, they should all be evolved beings, and a very well-organized team at that.”
"Are they coming for us?" Liu Qingxue asked.
"I don't know then. It's alright, I'll send some flies and mosquitoes over to take a look!"
“If they encounter Yufei, won’t Yufei be in danger? Besides, Hu Yue doesn’t seem to have any ability to protect herself,” Liu Qingxue said. “Why don’t I go and take a look too?”
“It seems that some of them have golden eyes. If we really encounter them, Yufei will indeed be in some trouble.” Lin Yuan thought for a moment and said, “Never mind, Sister Qingxue, you can stay here and watch the base. I will go and take a look myself.”
"it is good!"
Since Lin Yuan had personally taken action, Liu Qingxue naturally had nothing to worry about. Besides, they were all in Linhai City anyway; if they encountered a powerful enemy, they could simply swarm them.
If they can be this arrogant when playing away, what about when they're playing at home? They should have some confidence.
……
the other side.
Song Yufei and Hu Yue entered a shopping mall together. The once bustling and orderly commercial area was now a mess, filled with the stench of decay. In some places, the remains of zombies or survivors could be seen, a truly indescribable sight.
Because Hu Yue had been imprisoned in the royal power's large flat, although she knew about the cruelty of the apocalypse, she had not actually experienced or seen many such scenes.
I've vomited countless times since I came in.
Song Yufei wasn't in a hurry; she was just waiting for her.
Since cosmetics and other materials are usually located on the first floor of the mall, they didn't need to explore further upstairs and started searching on the first floor.
Cosmetics were extremely poor value for money before the apocalypse; most big brands were very expensive. But once the apocalypse hit, everyone was busy hoarding supplies…
So the mall was basically emptied of winter clothing, food, water, medicine, etc., but cosmetics were plentiful.
Song Yufei regretted it a little. She should have brought a few zombie tigers, or even sent Erhu (a husky), otherwise the two of them wouldn't have been able to take many with them.
"You pick out what you need first, and I'll throw the rest outside. We'll have Xiaoqian send a drone over later so we can take more with us," Song Yufei suggested.
"Okay, okay." Hu Yue nodded, then picked up a small bag and began searching for some essential materials. It was less about putting on makeup and more about disguising herself.
Song Yufei took on the role of a porter.
After the two of them had been busy for a while, Song Yufei suddenly realized something was wrong. She looked up at the second floor of the mall and frowned.
"It sounds like...something?" Hu Yue asked uncertainly.
"Ok!"
Song Yufei took out the brass knuckles and put them on. She originally wanted to jump up and take a look, but she felt that leaving Hu Yue here would be even more unsafe, so she said, "Don't bother with that, come with me."
"Huh?" Hu Yue was a little scared.
“Better to be alone than to face a powerful enemy,” Song Yufei said with a smile. “Come on.”
"Oh... okay!"
Hu Yue put down the prepared materials and followed behind Song Yufei with great fear.
The two arrived at the second floor of the mall.
But now it's unusually quiet.
"Maybe we misheard?" Hu Yue said. "Should we go back?"
"You heard me right!"
Song Yufei's lips curled up slightly, "The sound has disappeared, but the smell hasn't."