SWNOVELXO Chapter 190: Search
Tattered clothes, pale lips.
He looked like a skeleton wrapped in skin, his face carrying a whiff of death.
This is the state of this group of disaster victims.
Blindly following the crowd ahead.
The fields by the road, so dry they couldn't clump together, seemed like flowing sand.
And some trees, their leaves already withered.
The siblings stopped at a spot, right on the national highway outside the base, less than a kilometer away from the base.
"It should be around here. Remember?" The sister suddenly stopped, turning to her brother.
The brother looked at the nearby buildings, then at some of the farmlands. He remembered it was raining at the time, with farmlands and trees around, but now it has been dry for so long, some trees had already died.
Even the weeds by the roadside no longer grew, because they also had died.
"It should be here. But it was raining, couldn't see clearly. But it's more or less correct," the brother said.
The two looked back.
Some men who were intently staring at them approached.
A mature man said, "Arrived?" His tone gentle. It felt like a breeze in spring.
"Arrived," the sister and brother said in unison.
The mature man with a big back hairstyle smiled slightly: "Arrived, huh? Then shall we start looking?"
The siblings nodded. They were about to leave this place and search around.
"Hold on. You two stay here, we'll go search," the man with the big back said.
The man with the big back thought for a moment. Then spoke a few words to a few men beside him.
Beside him, there were about a dozen men following him, these people spoke a few words to the displaced people behind them. The crowd of displaced people scattered instantly.
They were many, and they dispersed quickly, searching for traces of the base.
The siblings stood on the spot, somewhat nervous, because they also were not too sure if it was here.
Moreover, what's crucial was, they weren't sure if the base was around here.
But, they were also extremely exhausted, their bodies almost reaching a critical point. For days they hadn't eaten, surviving only on wild vegetables and tree bark.
If they couldn't find it, then so be it....
These displaced people, like an anthill exploded, scattered.
Some people came from the direction of where the base was.
Since these displaced were composed of different people divided into small groups but not united as one cohesive group, many times no one could control anyone, sporadic fights occurred, but others simply watched indifferently.
....
Today in the base, it happens to be Lai Ropke and Li Yu on duty, both of them on top of the wall, somewhat listless.
They chatted sporadically.
"Brother Yu, if one day the apocalypse ends, what would you want to do most?" Lai Ropke initiated.
Upon hearing this, Li Yu thought for a moment. He couldn't think of anything.
His interests were very simple, reading books, fishing, painting, and watching movies.
What else?
Didn't know, in his previous life in M city, living a fast-paced life in the big city, every day was bustling. Although he had visited some scenic spots, the lowest bars, and the top **, it seemed all very dull.
In such a noisy environment, everything seemed unreal.
Conversely, returning to the countryside seemed to bring peace to his heart instantly.
In this apocalypse, they built this base.
They could shoot arrows, fire guns. Go up the mountains to gather wild fruits, swim in the Mountain Pond.
They could watch movies in the basement while eating. They could barbecue and drink whenever they wanted.
Families, friends, brothers, all around.
....
Although facing the danger of zombies in this environment, it is not so perilous behind the walls.
It's like a sanctuary in tumultuous times.
It seems he is already living the life he wanted.
If the apocalypse hadn't come, people might not have united and lived together in one place.
If the apocalypse hadn't come, people would probably just be thinking about how to pass exams, how to improve their studies, then get into a good university, only to find out that working after university is even more exhausting. They would see how hard it is to make money, realize how complicated the workplace is, discover there is still much to learn, and realize how tiring it is to live.
Besides these basics, they would have to consider comparisons between people, worry about others' opinions, and consider everything.
But with the apocalypse, it seems the most important thing is just to survive, and they can still live well.
Living is not just surviving.
The apocalypse, it's quite good.
Li Yu did not respond for a while.
Seeing that he did not reply, Yutong said, "If the apocalypse ends, I definitely want to travel, and visit the entire world."
Listening to the sweet voice beside him, Li Yu smiled and said, "Sure, I'll go with you. Driving a motorhome! Haha."
Yutong glanced at the Unimog behind them in Weng City, its steel cold luster exuding a strong sense of security.
She nodded her head.
Soon, it was twelve noon.
Li Hang came to deliver the meal, today's food was also simple, just sweet and sour cabbage and stir-fried kidney. Two corn on the cobs. The aroma was enticing.
At the base, Lai Dongsheng's wife, who had also previously cooked canteen-style meals, was the cook.
It must be said, the taste is really good.
Smoke curled up. The aroma wafted outside the base.
Outside the base, not even a hundred meters away, some people smelled the fragrance of the food, drooling.
They had not smelled this scent of food for a long time.
Before the apocalypse, at meal times, you could often smell the food from next door.
That scent, it's like the smell of home.
Some people, upon smelling it, burst into tears.
This scent awakened their pre-apocalyptic memories, they had not smelled this aroma for a long time.
This almost one year has been like a dream, so hard.
Yesterday is like the wind, making them infinitely nostalgic.
Following the scent of the food, they walked towards the base.
In less than a few minutes, they reached the outside of the base.
They saw, 30 meters away, a gray wall like a huge dragon stretched out before their eyes. From their angle, the wall seemed endless.
Nearly as high as a four-story building, the wall also had electric fences.
Sparkling occasionally, as if telling people that the fence was electrified.
Refugee A: This is like fantasy...
Refugee B: I want to eat, the food smells so good, too good.
Refugee C: This is shocking.
Refugee D: Haha, those people ahead have never seen the world. Not like me.
Refugee E: ....
.....
For a moment, they were all stunned on the spot, they didn't expect, in this rural area, such a structure.
If not for the scent of the food, they might have had a hard time finding this place.
It's well hidden, nestled among the trees, very hard to find.