Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

After speaking with Gu Tianqi, the group went back to pack their luggage and supplies, and closed the shop immediately.

Since they didn't know how long it would take to return, they decided after discussion to leave nothing behind and take everything with them, since Zhou Yang's space could hold it all anyway.

After lunch, the group told Gu Yaoyao about their upcoming trip. The little girl, having spent so much time with them, was very reluctant to part with them and clung to Yan Fei's neck for a long time, refusing to let go.

Fortunately, the group assured her they would return in a while and left her some treats and picture books, which appeased her.

After delivering Gu Yaoyao to Gu Tianqi and obtaining the list, the group set off.

Once outside the base gate, we boarded the pea and sped north.

The straight-line distance from Baijishan to the capital base is 1,400 kilometers. At the speed of 300 kilometers per hour that Pea usually takes them on runs, even if they take the main road and take some detours, plus the rest stops along the way, they should arrive by this time tomorrow at the latest.

Along the way, they encountered many zombies and mutated plants and animals that tried to block their path, but Pea was too fast and passed by before they could even make a move.

By the time the sun set, the group had already entered Dongshan Province.

They originally planned to continue their journey through the night directly to the capital base, but considering that they would arrive at the capital base at night, and that, like the Baijishan base, the base gates would be tightly closed at night, they would have to wait outside until dawn even after arriving at the base gate.

So after discussing it, everyone decided to rest for the night and continue their journey the next morning.

Now, you have to go through checks to enter any base, in order to prevent infected people from sneaking into the base.

Those with superpowers are fine; they can go in as long as they're not injured. But ordinary people have to stay at the observation point outside for a whole day.

At night, the base gates are closed, and both superhumans and ordinary people have to wait for dawn at the observation point outside.

Although the group could use Yan Fei's father to gain some special privileges, it seemed unnecessary to do so over such a trivial matter.

The group found a village nearby and chose a relatively clean and tidy two-story house there as their temporary accommodation for the night.

To avoid being disturbed by zombies or mutated plants and animals while sleeping at night, the group took a walk around the village.

They found that there was indeed nothing left in the village, and every house was covered in dust. Everything had been taken away, and apart from large pieces of furniture, not even pots and pans were left.

The group guessed that a rescue team had come, so the entire village evacuated.

The house they chose was in a similar state; the entire house could be described as bare, and the ground was covered with silt that had gradually dried and cracked after the floodwaters receded.

The first floor was definitely uninhabitable, so the group went straight up to the second floor.

Fortunately, it's already early May, and the temperature has risen to around 30 degrees Celsius.

The group threw the remaining bed frames from the master bedroom on the second floor downstairs and chose to sleep on mats on the floor together that night.

Pea and the little yellow ones were left to sleep in the hallway outside the room, which also served as a lookout for the group.

It was already a bit humid, and the group was too lazy to cook. They simply took the food and water that Zhou Yang had prepared and made do with what they had.

After finally swallowing all the dry rice balls in his mouth, Lu Xingye quickly picked up his water glass, took a big gulp of water, and then smacked his lips.

I don't know why, but these past few days water has tasted better and better, to the point that he no longer craves beverages and only wants to drink water when he's thirsty.

He put down his water glass, and seeing that everyone else had finished eating, he looked around, then gazed at the shadowy trees outside the window, and whispered:

"Let's go to bed early tonight and leave early tomorrow. This village looks like one of those deserted villages in a horror movie, it's weird."

"Pfft, I almost forgot you're afraid of nothing but ghosts. But it's only 8 o'clock, who can sleep?" Chai Jin burst out laughing as soon as he heard this.

"I'm not afraid of ghosts! I just think this village is too desolate... a bit creepy..." Lu Xingye was touched on a sore spot, but he tried to remain calm. "Besides, why can't you sleep at 8 o'clock? Early to bed and early to rise makes you healthy, you know!"

Before Chai Jin could retort, Yan Fei gave him a cold look: "A-Ye is right, go to sleep early. This is the apocalypse, we're not on a picnic, what do you want to do if you don't sleep?"

After saying that, he walked to the side and laid out the straw mat that he and Lu Xingye were going to sleep on that night on the ground.

Chai Jin: ...Fine, fine, you have a wife, you can sleep anytime!

Seeing Chai Jin's discomfiture, Lu Xingye gave him a smug look, his lips curling into a wide smile.

Seeing that Yan Fei had already taken the best spot near the window where there was a cool breeze, Shen Zechuan immediately picked up a straw mat and made room for himself and Zhou Yang in the middle.

Xu Zhiyi and Chai Jin had no choice but to sleep in the innermost spot.

Although the temperature was already quite high, it would still get a bit chilly in the latter half of the night, so Zhou Yang took out three thin double blankets and distributed them to everyone.

After the outdoor lights were turned off, only a little moonlight shone into the room through the window.

The dim light carried a rare tranquility.

The six people lay on the straw mats in pairs, and gradually became sleepy in the atmosphere. It was the first time they had fallen asleep so early.

Even Chai Jin, who kept saying he couldn't sleep, forced himself to clear his mind after the room became quiet, and gradually drifted off to sleep after about ten minutes.

……

A few kilometers away, on a small hill, two men sat leisurely on the top, smoking opium, and observing the village through binoculars.

"Hey? Dashan, come and see if there's any light over there? Another shipment must have arrived."

After one of the older men put down his binoculars, he handed them to the man next to him named Dashan.

Upon hearing this, Da Shan was overjoyed and immediately took the binoculars to check: "It really is! That's great! We haven't had any supplies for two months. If it hadn't come soon, we would have had to slaughter the lambs! It's just a pity that those lambs are still too young, and the ewes haven't gotten pregnant yet. We've been holding back for so long. This time, we've finally got supplies again, hehe!"

Then he turned to the older man and said, "Uncle Zhang, let's send a few men to seize the goods in the middle of the night! Otherwise, they might leave first thing tomorrow morning. We finally got some goods, we can't let them slip away!"

“That makes sense.” Uncle Zhang took a puff of opium. “Go downstairs now and call Dazhuang and the others. We don’t know how many goods they have this time, so it’s good to bring more people.”

By the way, tell your aunts to boil more water; they're preparing to make hot pot later. Oh, and also, stock up on some salt; it's getting hot soon, and the bled raw meat needs to be cured into bacon quickly.

"Okay! Got it, Uncle! I'll go right now!" Da Shan replied and hurried down to call for help.

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