Chapter 1661 - 922: The Insatiable Heart of Man, the Noble Consort’s Discovery
The mountains surround, and the winding roads pass through the dense forests.
From Kun City to Big Camphor Tree Base, the route passes through hilly areas and several tunnel caves.
September 6th.
Clear skies.
The radiance of the sky suggests that today’s weather is favorable.
Li Yu and the others drove their vehicles, leading a convoy several kilometers long, slowly heading toward Big Camphor Tree Base.
The convoy was grand and imposing, enough to startle and scatter the birds and beasts along the roadsides wherever it passed.
The helicopter above flew slowly, always maintaining one helicopter scouting several kilometers, even dozens of kilometers, ahead of the convoy to ensure there were no ambushes or to gather information in advance.
From Big Camphor Tree Base to Kun City, the distance spans over a thousand kilometers.
Due to the many vehicles, the speed was kept to only forty kilometers per hour to ensure those behind could keep up. At this pace, it would take them at least three days to reach Big Camphor Tree Base.
Rumble, rumble——
The convoy entered a tunnel.
The zombies in this tunnel had already been dealt with by the vanguard convoy led by Ju Tianrui.
Ju Tianrui moved at the forefront with two infantry fighting vehicles and an armored transport vehicle to clear the troubles for the convoy behind.
This allowed them to maintain a speed of forty kilometers per hour; otherwise, frequent stops would waste more time.
Inside the tunnel.
Li Yu sat in the armored RV, looking out the windows at the tunnel walls illuminated by the headlights.
The originally gray cement tunnel walls were stained with some blood marks.
Further up were large ventilation ducts in the tunnel.
Even with the headlights shining, the tunnel without lights only made the road ahead visible, but the surroundings remained unclear.
The tunnel had already been cleared by Ju Tianrui and the team, revealing only some zombie corpses.
The vehicles rolled over the zombie corpses, producing clattering sounds.
Under the pressure of hundreds of vehicles, the zombie corpses had long been crushed into flat meat patties.
Swish!
Suddenly, the view brightened.
Li Yu and the others had already driven out of the tunnel.
Just after exiting the tunnel, Li Yu saw a sea of bamboo stretching across the mountains.
The mood when heading to Kun City was completely different from the current mindset of returning with abundant supplies.
This journey yielded tremendous harvests, with many supplies on the vehicles barely inspected, just glanced at when loaded onto the trucks.
The abundance of supplies filled hundreds of vehicles, requiring considerable time to sort and register upon return.
In this situation, Li Yu felt quite pleased.
Though yesterday, Oil City sent news regarding Southern Paradise’s collaboration request, he wasn’t too worried about it at the time.
According to his memories from the past life, the leader of Southern Paradise, Mr. Hu, had some principles. Seeking collaboration now was normal.
The bamboo sea swayed in the wind.
The bamboo leaves, under the breeze, resembled waves in a lake.
The leaves danced.
The rustling sound brought a sense of relaxation upon hearing.
Soon it was noon.
The helicopter piloted by Third Uncle also needed refueling.
Aboard the helicopter.
Third Uncle spotted a relatively flat area ahead, with forests several hundred meters away.
The view was good.
So he took out the walkie-talkie to contact Li Yu.
"Xiao Yu, five kilometers ahead, there’s a suitable place for a break; you can stop there later, and we’ll refuel the helicopter."
Upon hearing Third Uncle’s words, Li Yu replied, "Alright, let’s stop there later."
The convoy drove to the center of the open space on the national highway.
The national highway was flanked by dense grass, with traces suggesting that the sides of the highway used to be farmland.
Three years into Doomsday, the farmland had long been abandoned and overgrown with weeds.
Li Yu felt indifferent within, climbing down the armored RV, his rear aching from prolonged sitting, and he still had at least two more days’ journey.
After getting off the vehicle, he saw the endlessly long convoy behind.
The people in the vehicles came down to relieve themselves.
To save time, the convoy had remained moving without stopping; if one of the vehicles stopped, those behind would follow suit.
So many of them had been holding it for a long time, and now they finally released.
The air seemed to be filled with the smell of urine.
After Third Uncle and the others landed the helicopter, they proceeded with refueling.
Half an hour later, they set off again.
The convoy, like a giant dragon, startled not only the birds and beasts to scatter but also some survivors who hastily hid in the forest from the roadside, wondering where the convoy came from and where it was headed.
However, even if Li Yu noticed them, after confirming they posed no threat, he wouldn’t bother and continued heading toward Big Camphor Tree Base.
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Xin City.
Fifth Satellite City.
Noble Consort was accustomed to waking early; she got up to prepare the items needed for the day.
She, along with Old Huang and Xiao Ye, had earned considerable points and food from discovering a large quantity of brass wires last time.
But they hadn’t used up all the points yet. These points corresponded to food; once exchanged, the points remained but no additional food would be provided.
Some cooperative personnel occasionally found items urgently needed by Big Camphor Tree Base from released tasks and could exchange them for hundreds of pounds of food at once.