Probably because men had a natural talent for machinery, and that there was no need to obey any traffic rules in the apocalypse, Chen Nan learned quickly. In a week, he could already replace Shen Shian. With Liu Fangzhou’s ability, the journey was smooth and calm. They would sometimes drive along a deserted provincial road, and with the bright sun shining on the waving grass, the virus outbreak seemed to be just an illusion. It was as if the world was still the same and that they were just on an ordinary road trip.
Shen Shian sat in the back seat and retracted his eyes back after looking outside the window for a long time. Because Chen Nan was driving, Shen Xun made Liu Fangzhou sit on the co-driver. He sat next to Shen Shian and looked up at him at this time. “An An, are you worried?”
Shen Shian rubbed the child’s head. His hair was thin and soft, and it felt itchy in the palm of his hand, even the discomfort in his chest dissipated a lot. Looking at those dark green eyes, he couldn’t lie. “Well, a little.”
Liu Fangzhou’s ability was a good thing, he could ensure that they were away from the zombies. But the farther away they were from the zombie, the farther away they were from the city, the survivors, and the safety base. Since he left the survivor base and the Tian Yi family in Dongming County, He has not been in contact with the crowd for more than a month. The lack of information made him ignorant of the changes that have occurred in the entire country this month.
For Shen Shian, information was one of the most important things no matter when. With sufficient information, he could make reasonable guesses and effective judgments and then make the best choice for the next action. After the outbreak of the virus, the communication network collapsed. To obtain information, you could only contact the crowd, but he still had a “wanted order” on him.
Such a state of disconnection from the community and isolation from information made him increasingly restless and anxious, what if the information he missed could happen to decide their life or death?
Every passing day made him more desperate to know: How much zombies have evolved in so many days? What is the current number of survivors in China? What is the percentage of people who have abilities? How is the research on the zombie virus going? Has a vaccine been developed?
The most important thing is, what about Mr. Gu?
If he could call Mr. Gu again, many problems would be solved.
But under the current circumstances, it was likely that the military in the security base still maintains long-distance communication.
So, will they take the initiative to reach a safe base?
This issue was not for him alone to decide, so this evening, four people held the first group meeting around a campfire.
Shen Shian briefly introduced the situation of being “wanted”, “…I have probably guessed who put this wanted order on me, and I can be sure that unless the exact news of my death is given, the other party will not give up…”
“F*ck me,” Liu Fangzhou froze for a long time after listening to it, his cheeks glowing red with excitement, “This martial arts master is powerful and has been chased and has a wanter order, brother Shen, you are simply a child selected by heave. Ah! The protagonist’s halo is bright and blinding! According to the general route, you will not only not die, but will become more and more powerful. In the end, you will achieve a vigorous career with all your needs. It can’t end badly!”
No, he must hold brother Shen’s thigh tight!
Shen Shian silently pulled the topic back, “My opinion on whether to contact the security base is yes. First of all, we have too little information, which is equivalent to being isolated from the world and moving forward blindfolded. In case of any unexpected situation and encountering an opponent that is more difficult than the zombies, it is impossible to be as lucky as we are at Lin’an County every time. Secondly, my wanted order should only contain basic information and no specific image. That is to say, the person responsible for arresting me does not know what I look like, and the feasibility of mixing into the base after disguising my identity is more than 80%. It has been more than two months since I left H City, and even if there are more materials under her control, It’s unlikely that she would give orders or commissions to the garrisons at all security bases across the country. Even if she wants to do this, the family behind her will not agree. So the probability of me being wanted is highly only distributed around the province where H city is. It is estimated that the base to the north does not know that there is a person named Shen Shian. With a lot of consideration, entering the security base to obtain information has more benefits than harm.”
After a pause, he added, “Worst case scenario, the other party’s goal is only me, and they don’t even know the existence of Xun Xun. Under the circumstances that you are not affected, I have the confidence to break out alone.” Even if things really went to the point of losing control, he also had the space as the biggest trump card.
Shen Xun embraced his arm, “An An is still with me! Whoever dares to bully you, I will eat them!”
Shen Shian smiled and rubbed his head, Liu Fangzhou shrank and shivered.
Chen Nan thought for a moment, “I agree with brother Shen. The closer to the capital, there will be more zombies and there will be a vicious battle sooner or later. The more information we know, the better. To know the enemy and know oneself, we will come unscathed through a hundred battles.”
Shen Shian turned to Liu Fangzhou, “What do you think?”
“Of course it is yes! If the vaccine has been developed and the virus can be quickly controlled, then we don’t have to rush to kill the zombies!” Besides, there must be a lot of people in the safety base, and I don’t know what kind of abilities will be encountered. Perhaps if I am lucky I can get myself a person to dissect?
Shen Xun always followed Shen Shian, so the four reached an agreement: they would go to the next survivor base, but for safety reasons, the base size should not be too large, the number of abilities should not be too large, and the number of garrisons should be within 2,000.
With the list in his mind, Shen Shian adjusted his route. In the morning two days later, when the off-road vehicle was approaching a suburb of a medium-sized city, Liu Fangzhou suddenly shouted, “Brother Shen, stop, there is a crowd in the northwest!”
Shen Shian parked the car on the roadside, “How many people?”
“Three thousand six hundred and forty-three, and there are probably one hundred and fifty with abilities.”
“Probably?”
Liu Fangzhou scratched his head, “You also know that I can only sense various light. I am sure that the ordinary survivor is white light, and if it is not white light, I determined them as a person with ability. Anyway, there are a total of 157 various colorful light groups.”
Shen Shian thought about it and asked Chen Nan to sit in the driver’s seat. “I will go to see it and will come back within two hours. You wait here. If you encounter a special situation, drive away first. I will catch up later.”
Not waiting for Shen Xun to speak, he said to him, “Xun Xun, I have to give you an important task: Can you help me keep an eye on them both?”
The dog who wanted to go with him immediately lifted his chest, “Can!”
Shen Shian found many good things in the outdoor equipment stores in the mall, including a few high-end binoculars, which came in handy.
Fearing that the alert garrison team would find him, he did not get too close. He found a camphor tree with the highest terrain on the roadside and climbed up. He looked through the binoculars at the direction that Liu Fangzhou had said:
According to the glittering carved letters on the stone tablet, it was a tobacco company’s cigarette factory, which covered a very large area, and it was estimated that it would not be a problem to accommodate 10,000 people. The building was magnificent and full of wealth of state-owned enterprises, and it was also enclosed with a wall of more than four meters high.
No matter from which aspect, this was an excellent safe haven.
The gate of the cigarette factory was closed, leaving only a narrow passage for one person near the guardhouse. Four soldiers were guarding with guns in front of the passage. Shen Shian observed for an hour and a half. He saw three military trucks coming in and out, two driving towards the city, one driving back from the direction of the city, and there were a total of sixteen people coming off the truck and lining up to enter the passage.
Obviously, the military here was still searching and rescuing the survivors in the city.
The number of troops couldn’t be determined, but since the total number was only over 3,000, It should not exceed 2,000 at most.
This security base was much smaller than he expected. Unlike the establishment of a special garrison, it was more like a temporary base for a battalion. Perhaps the main task was to collect materials and then go to the main base to converge?
No matter what, they were the targets they could try to reach.
Jumping down from the tree, Shen Shian returned to the off-road vehicle quickly and briefed the other three on the observations.
Half an hour later, the off-road vehicle was put in the space. Also included in the vehicle were Shen Xun’s Tang sword, and Chen Nan’s younger brother, Chen Jiamu’s head.
Shen Shian carried a longsword, Chen Nan and Liu Fangzhou held thorn sticks, and each of them carried a bulging mountaineering bag. The materials in their backpacks were carefully selected, and even if they were turned over for inspection, they would not reveal any flaw. Shen Shian held the child in his arms and walked to the entrance of the cigarette factory.
The four soldiers stopped them and motioned them to go to the guardhouse window to register first.
The man in charge was a man in his thirties, dressed in military uniform, with a hoarse voice. “Name?”
“Yun Feiyang.” Shen Shian replied and pointed to the child in his arms, “Yun Ruibao.”