Reborn: I Stock Up and Bully the Trash to Dominate the Apocalypse

On the last night before departure, the deck of the mother ship was bustling with activity.

The crew carefully lowered the submarine into the cruise ship's dock while engineers conducted final checks.

The news that the Zhou family was going to leave was planned in strict secrecy and would never be announced to the public.

But naturally, he could no longer hide it from his closest people, such as Xue Tao, Zhi Peng, and Tao Zheng.

Perhaps because the icicle rain had passed, a light mist enveloped the mothership, and the wind on the deck was bitingly cold.

Xue Tao, Xue Dong, Chun Chun, Zhi Peng and Yu Xuan were all standing by the railing on the deck, looking calm.

They are used to it.

Over the years, the Zhou family has gone out alone more than once, sometimes to carry out emergency missions, and sometimes with unspeakable secrets.

Zhipeng had already warned everyone in advance: "Don't ask questions, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Say goodbye properly and pray for them in your heart, that's enough."

Therefore, their expressions are relatively calm.

But Tao Zheng and Zhang Jia couldn't be so calm.

Their eyes were fixed on the cruise ship that was about to set sail, and anxiety surged in their hearts.

"What are you and your family doing outside at such a dangerous time?" Tao Zheng whispered, his tone revealing dissatisfaction due to worry.

Qi Mingyu patted his shoulder and said calmly, "We have a mission to accomplish, so don't worry too much. If you really have any difficulties, you can go to the two captains."

Tao Zheng frowned slightly, looked directly into the other person's eyes, and finally nodded.

Zhang Jia couldn't control his emotions.

She walked a few steps to Zhou Shuwan and held her hand tightly. "Wanwan, it's unwise to go out at such a dangerous time. What mission do you have to take that requires you to go now?"

Zhou Shuwan held her hand and said softly, "Don't worry too much, Senior Sister. This is a rather urgent task, and there are no other suitable candidates besides us. Don't worry, we will protect ourselves. We will be back in a month or two."

"But outside..." Zhang Jia bit his lip, his gaze drifting towards the distant sea. "Right now, within a few days' radius, only our area of ​​the sea is relatively clean. Everywhere else... there are dead fish carcasses and dead seaweed floating around, and there's even ice rain falling from the sky. It's really too dangerous."

Zhou Shuwan was silent for a moment, then smiled slightly: "I know. But the more this is the case, the more we need someone to go."

Zhang Jia turned to seek Tao Zheng's help, wanting him to speak up and help keep the person.

Tao Zheng and Qi Mingyu had a tacit understanding as comrades-in-arms for many years. When they saw his expression, they knew that this task could not be refused.

"Jia Jia," Tao Zheng whispered, "I believe in the captain and sister-in-law. They will definitely bring our family back safely."

Zhang Jia's eyes turned red.

She sniffed hard, turned around, and took Zhong Tiyun's hand, as if advising a relative on a long journey, and said word by word: "Auntie, be careful on the road."

Zhong Tiyun nodded repeatedly, tears in her eyes: "Okay, okay, we will."

She walked to Mu Mu again, squatted down, and touched the child's head: "Mu Mu, you must listen to your parents and don't run around, understand?"

Zhang Jia gave Mu Mu and Zhou Jianghai some more instructions before he and Tao Zheng reluctantly retreated to the mothership.

At this time, Captain Shang, Captain Chen, Adjutant Yun and several senior warship officers who were waiting on the side walked forward, stood on the edge of the deck, and watched the cruise ship prepare to leave.

The connecting bridge between the cruise ship and the mother ship is slowly being retracted.

Captain Shang looked at Zhou Shuwan with a serious expression. Thousands of words finally converged into one sentence: "Be careful, people are the most important!"

After Zhou Shuwan nodded, he turned to Qi Mingyu, his eyes burning with sternness and expression solemn: "Xiao Qi, I will entrust the task of protecting Dr. Zhou to you. You must bring her back safely."

Qi Mingyu gave a standard military salute and said in a resounding and powerful voice: "Yes!"

With a low whistle, the cruise ship slowly started.

The propeller stirred the sea water, splashing white waves.

Zhou Shuwan and his parents stood on the deck and waved toward the mother ship.

The people on the mother ship also waved until the cruise ship gradually disappeared into the distance.

The sea breeze blew on their faces, bringing with it a salty and damp scent, as well as an unspeakable heaviness.

The deck fell silent, with only the sound of waves crashing against the ship.

Zhang Jia looked at the cruise ship in the distance, his voice so soft that it was almost inaudible: "They will definitely come back safely, right?"

Tao Zheng didn't answer, but just reached out and gently put his arm around her shoulders.

Compared to the worries of the people on the mothership, the Zhou family seemed unusually calm at this moment.

This is not the first time they have sailed alone.

They had had several similar experiences before.

At that time, the situation on the sea was not much better than it is now, but because of Zhou Shuwan's space, they were always able to escape danger at critical moments.

Cruise ships and submarines are used alternately, which can not only cope with long-distance voyages in open oceans, but also dive underwater when encountering danger to avoid unnecessary risks.

During the first three days of their departure, they were still within the "clean sea area".

The so-called clean sea area does not mean that the water is crystal clear, but that the pollution level is relatively light, with fewer fish carcasses, dead seaweed and various unidentified garbage floating on the sea surface.

The weather is clear and the sea breeze has a salty and humid smell.

Mu Mu and Qi Mingyu took turns driving the cruise ship, while Zhou Shuwan stood on the deck with his parents, looking at the sea and sky meeting in the distance, enjoying the rare tranquility.

However, this calm was only temporary.

On the morning of the fourth day, a strange smell began to appear in the sea breeze.

At first, Zhong Tiyun thought it was her illusion, until the smell became stronger and stronger.

It was a disgusting fishy smell mixed with the smell of decay, spreading from all directions.

Zhou Shuwan immediately took out several pairs of masks with better sealing properties from the space and distributed them to everyone.

Although the mask can block some of the smell, you can still smell that nauseating fishy smell deep in your nasal cavity.

Zhou Shuwan stood at the side of the ship, looking at the sea.

The color of the sea water is darker than the previous two days, even appearing gray-black in some areas.

Floating on the sea were the corpses of bloated and deformed fish, some with their bellies facing upwards with their eyeballs bulging out, and some that had rotted away with only half of their bodies drifting in the current.

These fish are big and small.

The sea breeze blew, creating waves of disgusting ripples.

There were no outsiders around, so Zhou Shuwan didn't need to hide anything. He placed his hand on the railing, feeling for a moment, then opened his eyes and spoke in a heavy tone:

"There are dead bodies everywhere in the sea, and there are also floating objects. We have to be careful not to suck the floating objects into the cruise ship's engine."

This reminder instantly froze the atmosphere on the deck.

Once the engine is damaged, they will lose their ability to move in the vast ocean.