Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Yan Fei and the others are all from the capital, and their families are naturally all in the capital as well.

After the cell phone signal was cut off, they couldn't contact their family. Although they didn't show it usually, they were actually quite worried.

Upon hearing that they had been able to make contact with the capital, they were all immediately excited and eagerly pulled Gu Tianqi aside to ask for details.

"Uncle Gu, what's the situation in the capital?"

Is there any news about our family members?

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After the group finished speaking, Gu Tianqi said, "A large safe base has also been established in the capital, and most of the survivors have moved in. As for your families..."

At this point, Gu Tianqi hesitated for a moment: "So far, I have only found out about the Yan Fei family and the Zechuan family, and there is no news yet."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiyi, Lu Xingye, and Chai Jin's hearts jumped again.

Shen Zechuan was also very worried.

He wasn't worried at all about whether the Shen family members were alive or dead, but he was very concerned about his maternal grandfather's family.

Seeing that everyone was worried, Gu Tianqi quickly reassured them, "But don't worry, as long as they enter the base, they will be safe and sound. Currently, my brother-in-law, Yan Fei's father, is in charge in the capital. He has always been an upright man, so things shouldn't be too chaotic there."

"Are your mother and brother alright?" Yan Fei couldn't help but ask after Gu Tianqi mentioned his family.

"Don't worry, they're all fine." Gu Tianqi said, then looked at Shen Zechuan. "Your family is doing well too. Your father is still serving in the army."

Shen Zechuan snorted coldly: "Whether they live or die is none of my business. I'm just worried about my maternal grandfather's family."

Gu Tianqi had also heard about the Shen family's troubles, and patted Shen Zechuan on the shoulder: "Sigh, I'll ask you about it later."

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The next day, Gu Tianqi sent someone with new information: Chai Jin and Lu Xingye's families had all been placed on a mission to find them at the base, so they should be alright. However, there was still no news about the Xu family.

Upon hearing the news, Chai Jin and Lu Xingye breathed a sigh of relief, but Shen Zechuan and Xu Zhiyi were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. The Xu family was a scholarly family, mostly composed of weak and frail scholars, which was of little advantage in the face of the apocalypse.

Seeing this, the others could only offer words of comfort, telling them to wait patiently. But two days passed without any news.

So the group discussed it and decided to return to the capital to find Xu Zhiyi and Shen Zechuan's families, as well as their own families whom they hadn't seen in a long time.

However, this put Zhou Yang in a somewhat awkward position, and to be honest, he was a little reluctant to leave and go somewhere else.

This is the home he has built with a lot of effort, and as an ordinary person, even with powerful teammates and Pea, he is still a little unsure about traveling far in the apocalypse.

Shen Zechuan noticed Zhou Yang's hesitation, so he said to him that evening, "If you don't want to go, then stay here with Pea and the others and wait for us. Don't worry, we will definitely be back as soon as possible."

“It’s not that I don’t want to go, I’m just a little worried. Traveling long distances in the apocalypse is unsafe, there are too many unknowns out there. But if I don’t go and let you drive there yourselves, I’ll be even more worried.”

"What's there to worry about? Three of us are level 4 ability users. We don't even care about ordinary zombies."

"And there are mutated animals and mutated plants too. Never mind, I'll go with you guys. With peas, we can save a lot of time on the way."

"Hehe! My wife is so great!"

"Go away, go away! Is a ghost your wife? If you shout that again, you'll be sleeping on the floor!"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, you're my husband, I'm your wife!"

Shen Zechuan admitted his mistake very quickly, and shamelessly called Zhou Yang "husband" while hugging her, making Zhou Yang blush. She pushed Shen Zechuan away and shrank into the quilt, saying she wanted to sleep.

Shen Zechuan, of course, wouldn't just obediently go to sleep so easily. He reached his hands directly into the blanket and touched the young man's pajamas.

The movements were very practiced, and in just a few moments, the young man trembled slightly, and a few low moans escaped his lips, but Shen Zechuan quickly swallowed them. For a moment, the bedroom was filled only with the sounds of panting and the rustling of clothes...

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Zechuan got up and took another cold shower. When he came back, he hugged the drowsy young man and kissed him again before falling asleep with a satisfied look on his face.

When Zhou Yang woke up the next morning, his cheeks flushed as he thought about what happened the night before. Although it wasn't their first time together, and they still hadn't gone all the way—it was just mutual assistance—the memory still made him blush and his heart race.

Fortunately, after the weather got warmer, the peas and the others slept in the spacious guest room again. There were only the two of them in the room, otherwise Zhou Yang would definitely want to crawl into a hole right now.

After Yan Fei and the others got up, the group went to find Gu Tianqi and told him about their desire to go to the capital.

Gu Tianqi was not surprised at all; he had long anticipated that the group would eventually return to the capital.

"Okay, go ahead. When you get to the capital, please say hello to your parents for me, and while you're at it, please offer incense to your maternal grandparents."

Upon hearing this, Yan Fei looked up in surprise: "What's wrong with Grandma and Grandpa?"

“When the apocalypse first started, your dad sent someone to check on your maternal grandfather. The old couple didn’t survive and both mutated into zombies. They weren’t bitten, and they didn’t bite anyone. They left cleanly, which is good.” Gu Tianqi spoke lightly, but his eyes were moist. “Alright, tell me when you plan to leave? I’ll have someone prepare some things for you to take with you.”

Seeing Gu Tianqi abruptly change the subject, Yan Fei opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing more. The saying "the son wishes to care for his parents, but they are no longer there" held true; his uncle was far more heartbroken than he, his grandson, but his uncle was burdened with heavy responsibilities and had no time to grieve for himself.

"We plan to go and come back as soon as possible, and we'll set off today. There's no need to prepare anything; you know our strength. In the last few days, Zechuan, Zhiyi, and I have all leveled up four times, so you don't need to worry at all. As for supplies, we don't lack any either."

"Huh? I thought you guys went and weren't coming back." Gu Tianqi looked over in surprise.

“My parents wouldn’t feel at ease with you and Yao Yao here. They won’t be able to stay long after you go back there, and I’ll be sent back to help you. Besides, I have two older brothers, and the capital doesn’t really need me.” Yan Fei shrugged, already having a plan for his future. After all, his mother always doted on his younger brother, who was more than ten years younger than him, and his father was also quite concerned; they certainly wouldn’t feel comfortable leaving the two of them alone here.

Gu Tianqi was genuinely happy that his nephew was willing to come back and help him: "Alright, I haven't spoiled you for nothing. But your leveling speed is fast enough. My entire army has only produced one level 4 ability user."

"We were lucky enough to encounter a level 5 metal zombie before, which bred several level 4 zombies as food, but we ended up picking it up instead."

Gu Tianqi was shocked: "Level 5?! Are you alright?"

"It's alright. Thanks to Pea, fire is effective against metal, and we managed to take down that level 5 metal zombie. Maybe I'll be level 5 by the time we get back from the capital."

"That's good. But how come your pea is so strong? The mutant military dogs with special abilities in our army seem to be only slightly stronger than ordinary mutant animals..."

Gu Tianqi was quite surprised to think that even the mutated military dogs in his army were not strong enough to fight against level 5 zombies, but he didn't think much of it and just made a casual remark.

Hearing this, Zhou Yang, who was hiding behind, lowered his head and silently touched his nose.

"By the way, I heard from your dad that they've developed some new things in the capital. I'll write you a list, and you can bring it back to me later. If possible, it would be best to bring back the blueprints as well. Of course, it would be even better if we could recruit a few more researchers to come back as well."

Thinking back to the new things Yan Fei's father mentioned in the communicator earlier, Gu Tianqi felt a little itchy.

"Hmm. The blueprints are fine, but I can't guarantee anything about poaching people. I can only try my best."

"Row!"

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