Chapter 298: Leaving To The Capital
The soldier opened the gate and said, “Captain Jin, Comrade Jiao, I will wait here.”
Jin Xuyan held his fiancée’s hand and walked into the warehouse. The warehouse prepared by the base was no longer an unused building but a proper storage facility usually used by the factory.
Looking at the clean surroundings, it was clear that the warehouse had been newly built. Although it wasn’t as large as the factory’s warehouse, it still covered around 5,000 square meters.
The two of them walked to the farthest section, and Jiao Lizhi began taking out the medicine. Since colds and fevers were common during the apocalypse, she filled half of the warehouse with common medicines and painkillers.
The rest of the warehouse was stocked with medications needed for surgeries and chronic diseases. She also brought out hundreds of first aid kits, surgical tools, operating machines, and several diagnostic machines like MRI, CT scans, and X-rays.
Taking into account the power required to run those machines, she added extra solar panels and generators. Only after filling the warehouse to the brim did she say, “Brother Yan, let’s go to the next warehouse.”
“Okay.”
Jiao Lizhi planned to collect more supplies along the way and had also made more room in her space’s granary. So, in addition to some dried food and filling up several massive water tanks with her water, she took out corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, wheat, and rice from her space’s granary.
While the grains had been processed, they weren’t packed, so she simply piled them up in the warehouse, forming several small hills.
Half an hour later, the two of them walked out of the warehouse area. Jin Xuyan turned to the soldier and said, “You don’t have to see us off.”
The soldier gave him a salute and replied, “Understood.”
After they left, the soldier went to check the warehouse. The moment he saw the rooms filled not only with medicine and medical tools but also food supplies, he was both shocked and delighted. Without wasting time, he quickly informed his comrades to tighten security and went to report to Xun Che.
When Jiao Lizhi and Jin Xuyan returned to their residence, breakfast was ready. The team ate together.
Before they left, Jin Xuyan gathered the team and said, “This time, we are going on a rescue mission, so we won’t be bringing everyone.”
He turned to the children and continued, “You all will stay behind and join the base’s training sessions. When we get back, I will personally check your progress.”
“As for Gu Shaoze and Rong Mo’er, the two of you can go find your families. You don’t need to follow us. Once you are done, just return to the base.”
“Understood,” they replied in unison.
After a moment of silence, Jin Xuyan added, “After much consideration, I have decided to share some secret news with all of you.”
The moment they heard this, everyone tensed up and focused their attention on him.
Jin Xuyan looked at them and said, “I believe all of you noticed that the first rain after the apocalypse caused the zombies to grow stronger, while humans either awakened abilities or turned into zombies.”
They nodded in agreement.
“In two months, there will be a second rain. This time, it might last for more than a month, and we don’t know what changes it will bring. The situation might become more dangerous than now, and the number of zombies could increase drastically,” Jin Xuyan said solemnly.
“Before the second rain comes, I hope everyone can return and help the base strengthen its defenses. We need to reinforce the walls and stock up on supplies,” he added.
Everyone was shocked when they heard his words. They didn’t know where their captain got the information, but they trusted him completely.
After Jin Xuyan finished speaking, Jiao Lizhi took out a pile of supplies and said, “Danyu, keep these in your space. Only use them when absolutely necessary.”
“We have already informed the base’s commander to take good care of you all. Just follow the others to eat at the canteen and try not to attract too much attention. If something happens, go find Xun Che in the central building.”
Xu Danyu nodded and stored the supplies in his space while saying, “Sister, I understand.”
The Wen brothers handed the children air guns, metal bullets, and blades for self-defense. Once everything was ready, Jiao Lizhi took out their armored vehicles and an SUV from her space.
Everyone boarded the cars and drove away while the children stood at the entrance, watching them leave.
Looking at the departing vehicles, Lin Jiaojiao held Zeng Changchao’s hand and asked, “Brother, will our brothers and sisters come back?”
Zeng Changchao held her hand tightly and replied firmly, “They will. We are a team and they won’t abandon us.”
After a moment, he patted her head and said to the others, “Everyone, since Captain has high expectations for us, we should train hard and not let him down. Let’s go. We have to report to the training center before eight o’clock.”
“Yes, Brother,” the children replied in unison.
After locking the doors, they walked to the training center together.
Forty minutes later, they stood in the open field together with countless women, children, and several men. There were no elderly, as none of them thought that they would learn anything at their current age. It’s better to find an odd job and earn food.
Standing in front of them were several soldiers with burly physiques and stern expressions. When Xun Che arrived, everyone had been waiting for a while.
Seeing that the number of participants in this training was more than what he expected, a smile appeared on his face. When the women saw this, they blushed and lowered their heads bashfully.
No matter in what era or in what situation, people like to appreciate beautiful things, including handsome men.
Not noticing the women’s glances, he stood at the podium and said, “Everyone, I’m Xun Che, the base commander.”