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Chapter 57
More than thirty survivors lined up beside the cauldron, looking eagerly at the noodles in the pot.Slender noodles dotted with green cabbage leaves and pink luncheon meat roll in a thick noodle soup.Just by smelling this smell, my long-hungry stomach started to ache.
The supernatural person handed the bowl of noodles to the first person in line: "Here, there are still a lot of noodles in the pot, eat slowly and be careful not to burn them."
The person who received the noodle bowl gratefully stretched out his dirty hands to take the bowl, "Thank you, thank you."
The person who received the noodles couldn't wait to find a place to sit down, so he picked up the chopsticks and picked up the noodles and stuffed them into his mouth.The noodles were boiling hot, the glasses accidentally splashed the noodle soup, and crystal tears flowed from the cloudy eyes behind the glasses.
Delicious, so fragrant.It turns out that rotten noodles are so delicious, it turns out that food tastes so good, and it turns out that being able to survive is such a hard work and such a lucky thing.
Looking at the people who ate the noodles with big mouthfuls, the supernatural beings felt an indescribable taste in their hearts.This group of supernatural beings have also been hungry, and they know the taste of hunger.If it wasn't really unbearable, who would want to let go of their dignity and live?
This group of survivors is Li Bin's relatives, friends and colleagues. Before the big crisis, they had decent jobs.Even in a place like City C where every inch of land is expensive, they can still live a good life.
But now they are ragged and unkempt, and everyone is thin.If Jiang Rong and the others don't show up again, this group of people will only die.
Li Bin took off his glasses and wiped the lenses carefully with the dirty hem of his clothes. "After the fall of City C, my relatives and friends and I formed a convoy to evacuate City C. The car ran out of gas just after crossing the bridge.I've been stuck here for more than a month...every day I'm terrified."
Thinking of what happened during the past period, Li Bin's body trembled uncontrollably.
As a person who grew up in peaceful times, Li Bin has never seen the dangers in the world.During this period of time, they not only have to beware of mutated animals and plants, but also find ways to avoid the high temperature and find all the materials that can keep them alive.
Their hands are used to holding the mouse and pen, so where are the opponents of fierce mutant animals and plants?A weed on the side of the road may make them helpless, the food in the convoy is getting less and less, and people's will is getting more and more depressed.
External threats are actually okay, but the most frightening thing is the internal division.There was a split in their ranks, with one party taking most of the food and medicine while the other half was fast asleep.
This undoubtedly dealt a fatal blow to the remaining people, and made the already difficult life even worse.Before Jiang Rong arrived, they could only go to the river to pick up rotten fish and shrimp to feed their hunger.
What they ate were dead things, and what they drank was river water that had a strange smell no matter how they were cooked.There are more and more old, weak, sick and disabled people in the team, and Li Bin's hair turned white during this day.
The lens became clearer and clearer, but Li Bin's eyes became more and more blurred. He said in pain, "Jiang Gong, do you know what it's like to watch your relatives and friends die? My wife was cut by a weed on the side of the road.Kouzi, getting weaker day by day..."
Jiang Rong nodded slowly: "I know." Without medicine, even a small wound can kill someone.
Li Bin turned his head and sniffled: "When we left City C, we were full of ambition and felt that with everyone's strength we could always find a safe place. We naively thought that the difficulties were only temporary, and when the limelight passed, everyone could still live a normal life.Unexpectedly, before arriving at my hometown, there are only thirty-five people left in the team of more than one hundred people."
The road to escape is not easy, and Jiang Rong also walked the road Li Bin walked in his previous life.Li Bin saw the ugliness of human nature, and Jiang Rong also saw it.Therefore, Jiang Rong could understand Li Bin's mood and understand his pain.
Looking at Li Bin who was in tears, Jiang Rong comforted him, "My condolences."
Li Bin shook his hands and took the glasses back. He pulled the corners of his mouth and wanted to laugh, but the smile was uglier than crying, "Fortunately, I met you, fortunately...Jiang Gong, I'm sorry.Overreaction. Now I know that you are the smartest one. If I had your foresight, we would not have suffered so much, and my wife and sister would not have died..."
During the time trapped in the industrial park, Li Bin has been annoyed.If he had the foresight to build a big and strong house and stock up a lot of supplies, wouldn't his family not have to be displaced?Will their relatives survive safely?
Hearing Li Bin's choked up words, Jiang Rong said sympathetically, "Li Gong, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Those who survive must look forward. What are your plans for the future?"
Li Bin's eyes were blank: "I don't know..." I wanted to go back to my hometown, but even if I could go back, what can support them to live at home?They are unarmed, an adult can't beat a mutated wild dog.Not to mention that they are still hundreds of miles away from their hometown. With their current situation, they can't walk ten kilometers at all.
Jiang Rong thought about it: "Li Gong, I don't know if you would like to go to our base. The base has just started, and many facilities are not complete. If you go, the quality of life will definitely not be as good as it was before the big crisis, but at least you can live comfortably.worry."
A small light flashed in Li Bin's eyes: "Xinghuo Base?" On the way to escape, they had heard of many survivor bases, but they didn't expect Jiang Rong to be a member of the survivor base.
Jiang Rong said slowly: "Yes, but if you want to go, you have to do things for the base, and all your belongings must be handed over to the base. Of course, the base will provide you with basic living guarantees and guarantee your personal safety..”
Li Bin said without hesitation: "Go!"
If they hadn't been trapped in the industrial park for more than a month, Li Bin and the others would still have arrogance.It is precisely because they have experienced difficulties that they understand the importance of shelter.
It is not easy to survive these years, and they are already content with having a place to live and having no worries about food and clothing.As for the entourage, there were only a few cars and some rags.Things like gold watches have been taken away by other colleagues.The base can take them in and give them a full bowl of food. They are already very grateful.
Jiang Rong smiled and said: "Okay, then you guys eat first, take a bath and rest after eating, and take you with us after we finish the task."
Li Bin shook Jiang Rong's hand excitedly, "Jiang Gong, thank you, thank you."
Unexpectedly, the person who rescued him at the critical moment turned out to be Jiang Rong, who had only met him a few times. Thinking that he didn't give Jiang Rong a penny when he produced the picture, Li Bin felt guilty: "I'm sorry.You, I have never used the 300,000 yuan design fee you gave me. When I go to the base, I will definitely find a way to return it to you."
Jiang Rong couldn't laugh or cry: "When did you ask for the design fee? Besides, you deserve it." The house designed by Li Bin is very good, and as a user, Jiang Rong is very satisfied.It was for this reason that Jiang Rong took the initiative to recruit him.
If Li Bin and his colleagues are willing to join in the construction of the base, their construction will be smoother.
But when it comes to the drawings, Jiang Rong really has something to take care of Li Bin.He leaned close to Li Bin's ear and lowered his voice: "Gong Li, please do one thing. Don't tell other people in the base that you designed the house for me, and don't disclose the specifics of the house. Is that okay?"
Li Bin was well aware of the importance and urgency of the matter, so he hurriedly swore: "Don't worry Jiang Gong, I won't tell anyone."
Jiang Rong left a few people to look after the survivors, and the rest went deep into the industrial park to carefully search for the materials they needed.
As everyone expected, there are mountains of materials piled up in the warehouses of these material processing factories, enough for them to build base warehouses.Lei Lei and several other space-type supernatural beings quickly filled up the space, and the materials can be returned to their place after just a few more runs.
It stands to reason that if enough materials are found, Jiang Rong and the others can return to the base.However, Jiang Rong still wanted to take a walk along the river. There are several industrial parks along the river, so maybe he could find some good things.
After such a search, everyone really found a lot of things.But those things are all chemical raw materials, and only professionals can know how to use them.Jiang Rong sealed up the warehouses. Although they may not be needed now, maybe they will be used in the future?
Looking at the time, Jiang Rong ordered: "Don't look for it, go back first." There are already a lot of things found today, enough for the base to use for a long time.If other materials are needed in the future, they will come again.
These days, it's not whoever puts the label on the warehouse, the things in the warehouse belong to whoever.Without strength, even if they traveled all over Jiangbei, they still couldn't take anything with them.
In the middle of the night, when the temperature was the coolest in the day, the sleeping Li Bin and others were awakened by the supernatural beings: "Gong Li, wake up, we are going back."
Li Bin rubbed his sleepy eyes, he quickly got up and walked to the driver's seat of the RV: "Okay, okay!"
The caravan has been filled with gasoline by the supernatural beings. After the car is started, the on-board air conditioner is activated, and the car that has been parked in the industrial park for more than a month starts slowly.
The survivors cheered: "Let's go! This damned place, never come again!"
The speed of the RV is not as fast as military vehicles and off-road vehicles. The RV driven by Li Bin and the others followed closely behind the convoy for fear of being left behind by the convoy.
Li Bin's son looked at the big red ball on the heavy truck suspiciously: "Dad, what's on the truck in front?"
The survivors had noticed the big red ball a long time ago, but they didn't know what it was.Li Bin thought about it: "Maybe it's some supplies found by the supernatural beings? The red layer on top is the net?"
As soon as the words fell, Xiao Guaiguai waved the vine at the vehicle behind, and made a heart shape.The faces of the people in the car behind turned pale: "Did you see that? That thing can move!" "It's even better!"
Li Bin was speechless: "My God, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the Xinghuo Base." The crisis has passed for so long, and they are all disheveled, but Jiang Rong and the others are refreshed and have enough food. Now there are strange moving creatures on the truck.It seems that the decision to defect to the Spark base was right.
When the convoy drove to the cross-river bridge, it was already dawn.The golden sunlight shone on the bridge inscription, and a red plant appeared on the tall bridge inscription. This plant covered the suspension cables on both sides and spread hundreds of meters across the two-way lane.
People in the survivor convoy were terrified: "What is that?!" "Damn it, it's moving! It's moving!"
Jiang Rong looked up and was taken aback for a moment. He opened the window and leaned out: "Little boy, you're blocking the billboard!"
Hearing this, Xiaoguai swayed the vine, and a huge billboard appeared on the bridge inscription, which clearly read: I am the bloodthirsty vine Xiaoguai from Xinghuo base, stay on the cross-river bridge to protect the safety of pedestrians, pleaseDon't attack me.
Only then did Jiang Rong feel relieved: "Little boy, remember not to block the billboard next time, or you will be easily attacked." The so-called there are people outside the mountain, and the bloodthirsty vine is not invincible.It would be bad for a high-level ability user, Xiao Guaiguai, to be accidentally injured if he didn't reveal his identity in time.
Xiao Guaiguai responded to Jiang Rong while dangling the vines: "Be obedient!"
The survivors were confused in the wind: "Attack it? Who can't figure out how to attack it? Thank God it doesn't attack people."
The little darling hangs lazily on the bridge, and everyone thinks it is much bigger than last night.Jiang Rong wondered, "Little boy, why did you go last night?"
The little girl on the bridge stretched out the vines and stretched out the car window. It pointed to the vast river and said, "Eat..."
Jiang Rong was stunned for a moment: "You mean, after we left, you went into the water to fight with the mutated aquatic plants?"
Xiaoguaiguai calmly nodded at the vines: "There is a problem~"
The scalps of the supernatural beings in the team were numb: "My God, fortunately we are Xiaoguai's teammates." "If we encounter an opponent like Xiaoguai, I'd better lie flat and wait for death."
It can climb stairs and go into the water, and there is no burnout period, as long as it finds its prey, it will pester it endlessly.No wonder bloodthirsty vines became a nightmare for supernatural beings.
However, the little boy in the Starfire base is completely different from the wild bloodthirsty vines outside, it is obedient and obedient.As long as Jiang Rong was around, it was controllable.
Xiaoguaiguai twisted the vine and said awkwardly: "Wait, wait..."
At this time, the sound of water breaking came from both sides of the bridge, and everyone turned their heads to look out of the car window, only to see red vines slowly retracting from under the bridge.As the vines moved up, everyone quickly saw what was tied to the vines.
It was a dozen large fish, each longer than a man.They are still alive, trying to break free from the vines.Little Guaiguai is not a vegetarian, he tightly bound the fish body, no matter how much the big fish struggled, it would not let go.
The river water slipped from the scales of the big fish, and a unique fishy smell wafted over.Chu Qiang picked up the walkie-talkie with shaking hands: "Xiaojiang, have you seen it? Xiaoguai has caught a lot of fish!"
Jiang Rong responded, "I see."
The big fish were placed neatly behind the heavy truck, and the little boy on the heavy truck stretched out the vines to hold down the lively big fish, and it hummed twice: "Little fairy~"
Captain White Cat said that team members who are away from home should bring gifts home for those who cannot go out.It wants to bring some big fish back to the little fairy to make up for the pain that the little fairy can't go out.
Chu Qiang stared blankly at the big fish bouncing around in the trunk of the heavy truck. When Xiaoguai put the last fish into the car, he rubbed his eyes: "Then...is it a crocodile?"
That's right, the last one is the crocodile.The crocodile was black and blue, with red vines binding its mouth and limbs, and it was placed belly up in the truck bed.The poor crocodile couldn't move, it could only flick its tail.However, before the tail flicked a few times, Xiao Guaiguai once again stretched out the vines to bind it tightly.
Xiao Guaiai, who put the big fish on the car, was satisfied, and shook the vines: "There is a problem!"
From the moment the convoy entered the cross-river bridge, the road conditions became exceptionally smooth.When the road conditions are good, the car is very comfortable to drive.Li Bin couldn't help stepping on the accelerator, he hadn't driven so comfortably for a long time.After driving for more than half an hour, the number of vehicles stacked on the side of the road gradually decreased, and rolling hills appeared in front of the convoy.
Li Bin was very surprised: "This, isn't this the area of Lingshan Reservoir?" Before the big crisis, he took his family to travel here.
However, when he came to Linshan Reservoir before, Li Bin took the expressway and the main road.And this time, the convoy took him down the path.As they walked forward, everyone found that the broken-down vehicles on the road were gone, and the appearance was clean and spacious.
At this time, a village appeared on the left hand side of the road, and a row of bright solar energy was installed on the roofs of the buildings in front of the village.
Li Bin's son's eyes lit up: "Dad, look quickly! Solar energy!" Having solar energy means having electricity, and having electricity means being able to use home appliances.What an exciting discovery.
When everyone took a closer look, a flash of red flashed at the entrance of the village.Taking a closer look, a coral-like bloodthirsty vine was lying on the wall of the village.A sign stood in front of the bloodthirsty vine, which read: Eight Villages of Tangqiao, Spark Base.
Li Bin was stunned for a moment: "This... Has it arrived at the base yet?"
This base is different from what he imagined. In his imagination, shouldn't the base be a fortress?Why does the Spark base look like a country resort?
There were more vehicles on the road, and whenever those vehicles saw Jiang Rong and his convoy, they would slow down and honk their horns.Li Bin was a little surprised. It seemed that Jiang Rong's status in the base was not low.
Li Bin, who has been immersed in the society for many years, knows the importance of connections. If they can be recommended by the senior management of the base, their lives will be much easier after entering the base.The thought in his mind became more and more firm: it is right to follow Jiang Rong!
The further they walked into the base, Li Bin and the others saw more villages.These villages are well-managed and not dilapidated at all.In the land around the village, someone is driving a machine and trimming the field.They dug deep drainage ditches in the fields, and each plot was tidied up squarely.
After the big crisis, many trees died of heat. The people in the base brought down the dead trees, cut them into two-foot lengths and neatly placed them on the vehicle.A pickup truck loaded with tree branches drove past everyone.
The people in the base are so busy, they want to do more things while it is cool, so that they can eat with peace of mind while blowing on the air conditioner.
The convoy stopped at Yuye Sancun, and the current activity center has expanded several times.Jiang Rong and the others came early, and the market wasn't over yet.People come and go in the activity center, and people happily carry supplies in and out.
Li Bin parked the RV on the side of the road and looked in the direction of the activity center in a daze. He didn't expect to see such a lively market here.At this moment, Jiang Rong knocked on the window of the RV, and he said with a smile, "Welcome to the Spark Base."
Li Bin was in a trance and always felt that he was dreaming: "Jiang Gong, is this really a base?"
Jiang Rong smiled: "Can I still lie to you? You register here first, and then there will be special personnel to meet you. You just need to follow them. I'm a little busy right now, so excuse me."
Li Bin hurriedly said: "Jiang Gong, you go first."
Jiang Rong and his party walked north along the road next to the activity center and disappeared after a while.At this time, a handsome girl appeared in front of Li Bin: "Is this Li Bin and Li Gong? I am Lin Meng, the recorder of the Spark Base, please follow me."
After saying this, Lin Meng turned around and walked towards the interior of the activity center.Today's activity center is not what it used to be. Not to mention the expansion of the venue, there are also several offices inside.
Li Bin and the others brought a total of five RVs, which will become the property of the base and be requisitioned by the base.Correspondingly, each of Li Bin and the others got a palm-sized card with their photos on it.
Lin Meng introduced: "This is everyone's access card in the base, please don't lose it. Every adult who enters the base has 1,000 points in the card, and minors aged 10 to 18 have 500 points.Points, minors under the age of ten have 300 points. The card can be set with a password through the machine in the activity center, and when you need to exchange materials, you can go to the activity center of each village to exchange corresponding materials.”
Just when he was queuing up, Li Bin heard the people around him talk about points. In the Spark Base, points replaced currency.Here, five points can buy a catty of rice, and 20 points can buy a catty of meat.
Housing will be allocated in the base. If 1,000 points are only used for food and clothing, it is enough for an adult to live in the Star Fire Base for a month without stress.
After the points in the card are used up, everyone has to find a way to get points.There are two main ways to earn points, working and hunting.
For ordinary people, the most common and convenient way to earn points is to work.The base needs people to do things every day, and anyone who can do it can find a corresponding job there.
It's also easy to know how many job opportunities there are, just come to the task center in the event center and have a look.The mission center in the activity center is two floors high, where bases and individuals can post missions.The task content will scroll back and forth on the electronic screen, and there will be new tasks every day.
The points that each job can get are different. Manual workers can get 100 to 150 points a day, while senior engineers like Li Bin can get more than 500 points a day.
As for hunting, that was the main way for supernatural beings to gain points.The supernatural beings went to look for things outside the base, and as long as they could bring back the materials, the remaining materials could be exchanged for corresponding points except for the materials handed in.If you can bring back useful mutated animals and plants, you can redeem more points.
Everyone quickly understood the purpose of points. In fact, before the big crisis, everyone would work to make money.Spark base points are worth about the same as money before the Great Crisis, and everyone easily accepts its existence.
Li Bin carefully placed the card next to his body, when he saw his son holding the card beside him.Thinking of his son's forgetfulness, Li Bin couldn't help asking: "Miss Lin..."
Lin Meng smiled and said generously, "You can just call me by my name. What's the problem with Mr. Li?"
Li Bin said in embarrassment: "What if I accidentally lose the card?"
Lin Meng smiled and pointed to her feet: "If you lose your ID card, you can come here to reissue it. However, each person only has two chances to reissue it every year. If the card is stolen during the reissue period, the base will not be responsible.Oh. So make sure you keep your ID card safe."
"In addition, our identity card has just been activated, and there may be some bugs. If the identity card fails, don't panic, just come to the registration office to fix it."
Li Bin responded: "Understood, thank you."
Lin Meng showed a sweet smile: "Is there any problem Li Gong? If there is no problem, we will take you to the house."
While speaking, several large tricycles slowly stopped near the registration window.There is a big sign hanging on the three rounds, with the words "Pick up newcomers" written on it.Li Bin was very surprised: "Do you still want to pick up?"
Lin Meng smiled slightly and her eyes sparkled: "Yes, our base is very big, and it will get bigger and bigger in the future!"