Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse

Chapter 248: Chapter 248: Entering the Base
 

The weather gradually turned cooler, marking the crisp morning of autumn, which made Liang Jiuqing standing by the city gate unable to hold back a sneeze.

What was she doing at this time last autumn?

Oh right, she was busy with graduation, and after finishing their theses, they started getting busy with all sorts of gatherings—she, who was always overjoyed to participate in various parties, would always get caught by her waiting elder brother when she got home.

Fortunately, her mother would speak up for her back then, but now, she truly missed her, missed her with a deep longing…

Liang Jiuqing lifted her eyes to glance at the sky, trying not to let the liquid in her eyes spill over.

She couldn’t tell if it were just her imagination, but the sky of what should have been a clear and refreshing autumn now looked gray and overcast, the heavy clouds seeming to strive hard to block out the already not-so-brilliant sunshine.

However, the weather in the apocalypse often looked gloomy, and since there were already other survivors arriving at the base entrance, Liang Jiuqing didn’t continue to dwell on this and picked up a stack of S City base instructions and headed over.

“No need to hand over crystal cores and supplies to enter the base?”

A man looked at the series of simple procedures in surprise and couldn’t help but shout.

“Could it be the base leader is some kind of fool who doesn’t understand anything?” a man with yellow hair whispered.

“Hmm, I think it’s likely, Ah Xiao, you have a chance,” said a man with a knife tied to his wrist.

Liang Jiuqing saw these three men huddling together, whispering about something, and immediately felt somewhat speechless. By now, more and more survivors who wanted to enter the base were arriving, and a line had already started to form at the body temperature check.@@novelbin@@

“Hey, you three, hurry up and register if you want to enter. Don’t hold up the people behind,” she said loudly, pointing toward the registration area’s table.

“Alright, dark beauty,” the man with glasses said to Liang Jiuqing with a smile.

Liang Jiuqing couldn’t help but feel goosebumps on her arms and glared at the Glasses Man. Seeing that the three men obediently went to register, she turned to attend to other matters.

She never minded others saying she had dark skin, but she could do without that nickname—she wasn’t a watermelon.

It wasn’t until she was free after a busy period that Liang Jiuqing, sipping water, flipped through the registration information at the registration area. The details of a few survivors nearly made her drop her water cup.

The handwriting on those three registration forms was so sloppy it was almost illegible, but she could still make out some basic information.

Ouyang Feizhou: Level Two Metal Element

Handsome Ye: Level Two Earth Element

Han Xiao: Level Three Water Element

Holy crap! Are these three masters coming? There’s even a Level Three Special Ability!

And is that ‘Handsome Ye’ name serious?

“What do these three look like?”

Liang Jiuqing asked Xiao Dong at the registration area, as several groups of survivors had arrived, and she hadn’t noticed any powerful auras.

“It was those three guys who came together just now,” Xiao Dong said. His impression of the three was also very deep—how to put it—they were completely different from the other silent and reticent survivors, as those three kept talking even while registering.

“Is one of the people that blonde trio?” Liang Jiuqing asked in astonishment.

“Yes.”

Liang Jiuqing pursed her lips, thinking that the three of them didn’t quite give off the aura of the strong…

Could it be they had just filled in their information carelessly, to attract attention?

But no matter whether it was carelessly filled or not, the base welcomed all survivors inside. Liang Jiuqing looked back at the ashen grey city wall, blooming into a brilliant smile. Today was the final day of construction for the base’s city wall, and the tall, thick ramparts were at last complete.

As the gatekeeper, she watched almost every day as it steadily became thicker, taller, and gradually more finished…

This wall had already begun to fulfill its mission of protecting the survivors within the base when it was only four or five meters tall.

Perhaps now, as long as the main gates were well guarded, the base should be completely safe. Although there were still a few side gates for emergency escapes, she hoped they would never need to be used.

To celebrate Lin Cheng, Lin Tianzhen, and Mao Zhihang finishing their work, and Mrs. Su’s smooth start at the hospital, Su Jin and the others held a special gathering at their home today. Since people outside their team were invited to the party, everyone was now discussing what kind of food to prepare.

Ban Xiaobo looked at Rong Yuan, who was washed clean, and actually found him much more pleasing to the eye, even though… he was still an amputee.

“Captain Lu and Su Jin invited a few of us to join the party tonight, you should come with us,” Ban Xiaobo said.

Were they the ones who bought him?

Rong Yuan was slightly stunned but nodded in agreement.

“It’s rare these days to have a party to attend,” said Gao Lei happily. When he heard there was a party, he couldn’t contain his excitement. Before the apocalypse, he used to attend countless parties with friends. Since the apocalypse began, he felt he was almost going crazy from being cooped up.

“I suggest everyone still be restrained when there. In the apocalypse, resources are scarce. We should avoid wasting what belongs to others,” Ren Feipeng gently reminded. Although he knew that Su Jin’s team included a Space Element Ability User and they had even opened a store, with more and more people in the base, resources were becoming increasingly scarce, and their prices had now surpassed the value of the Crystal Cores themselves.

Although the base had started to develop agriculture, since the beginning of the apocalypse, soil had become almost infertile for farming. Even if seeds were sown in the land, there were few that actually sprouted. Now they relied on Wood Element Ability Users to gradually coax the seeds into germination with their abilities, but even then, the young seedlings struggled to thrive once transplanted into the ground.

It was said that Liang Jiuhui was already looking for agricultural experts to study this issue, but the days when they could harvest actual crops still seemed very far away.

“Do we really need to be told that? We’re being invited because they respect us. Don’t worry, we won’t let you down,” retorted Xu Chao, slapping Ren Feipeng’s shoulder.

In another villa, Xia Mufei could hardly conceal his excitement. Uncle Lin had actually invited him to a gathering?!

He was so stunned upon hearing the news that he froze on the spot. He was actually going to a party?

And since Xia Ying had been staying with Xia Mufei, Lin Cheng had also casually extended an invitation to her.

Xia Ying initially didn’t want to go, but Xia Mufei kept pacing around him incessantly, frustrating him to no end.

“Come on, come with me. It might just be an hour, and we could be back soon,” Xia Mufei begged with clasped hands.

Xia Ying sighed. How had he ended up with such a fool at the base?

However, Xia Mufei had fulfilled his role in providing cover quite well before; despite shirking work several times, no one suspected him, maybe because no one would suspect the naturally harmless Xia Mufei.

“Okay, but not again,” Xia Ying acquiesced.

He would treat it as a thank you gift.