"The tent area has been dismantled, and everyone's moving into the residential zones. The new mayor has opened several warehouses and set up distribution points for relief supplies. People are lining up in an orderly fashion to receive their living necessities, and headquarters has sent many people to help. I've never seen our I City base so bustling before."

  Xiaolu wiped her tears, overwhelmed with emotion.

  It was mainly because she had never experienced such a positive atmosphere. Since the apocalypse began, everyone had been living in despair.

  They had barely managed to hold on until reaching the base, only to find that the suffering was just beginning.

  No one had imagined that a base could be orderly, and that people could live without such despair.

  Thankfully, they had all made it through.

  Hearing Xiaolu's feedback, Qin Luo and his team were relieved to know that everything at the base was going well. Despite the exhaustion and hassle, seeing the positive outcome made them feel their efforts were worthwhile.

  Xu Duoduo once again felt that going out on missions was truly meaningful.

  Xiaolu, still in the middle of her work, didn't press them further after confirming they'd eaten. She handed them several pieces of chocote before hurrying off.

  Watching her happily busying herself, they admired her resilience and intelligence.

  She was smart enough not to ask any unnecessary questions upon seeing Xu Duoduo's hair color.

  The team simultaneously thought that this kid would have a decent life ahead.

  Qin Luo and the others exchanged gnces and smiled, feeling gratified.

  The tasks ahead were much simpler.

  The combat teams only needed to focus on clearing out the mutated marine creatures. After three days of relentless effort, the endless seafood was finally eradicated, and no more creatures crawled ashore.

  The research team sent by headquarters concluded that the creatures came ashore in batches. This wave had been successfully cleared, and it was uncertain when the next would come, likely influenced by the weather.

  The difficulty y in the chaotic climate of the apocalypse, but based on this occurrence, it seemed tied to typhoons. As long as there were no more typhoons, rge-scale invasions by mutated marine creatures were unlikely for the time being.

  But these were concerns for the researchers. With the mission complete, the combat teams prepared to head home.

  The Cheetah Team and White Dove Team had gained a lot from this experience, but they still looked at the 3A Team like dogs eyeing a juicy bone, eager to follow them again.

  "Brother Wang! Big Bro! Hope we can team up again next time!"

  "Yeah, yeah, being carried is the best!"

  "Brother Qin, you guys are so cool!"

  "Luo Shen! You're truly a legend! An eternal myth!"

  Qin "Big Dog" Luo was fttered by the compliments, modestly saying, "No, no, just average," but if he had a tail, it would be wagging furiously.

  Xu Duoduo watched with a knowing expression, occasionally gncing at his backside.

  Ready to pounce.

  If a tail appeared, she'd be the first to grab it.

  Chen Xiaofei, noticing something off about the Css Leader, curiously leaned over, "Css Leader, what are you looking at?"

  Xu Duoduo gave him a sidelong gnce, pulled out her tablet, and typed a response for him to see: [Waiting for the tail.]

  Chen Xiaofei blushed furiously, "You two py around like that?"

  He regretted asking immediately.

  After bidding farewell to the Cheetah Team, Qin Luo turned to find Xu Duoduo trailing behind him, promptly picking her up and tucking her under his arm.

  "Always looking, Xu Duoduo, aren't you embarrassed? Who stares at people's... you know, all day?"

  He couldn't even bring himself to say "butt."

  It was truly embarrassing.

  He'd been feeling restless these past few days, partly because the more he looked at Xu Duoduo, the cuter she seemed. He knew he was in trouble.

  And she kept clinging to him.

  Who could resist that?

  Xu Duoduo, now a little accessory again, didn't get angry. In fact, she quite liked being carried around by him; it was convenient. But not being allowed to touch or look was too much.

  The zombie was upset!

  Qin Luo noticed her puffed-up cheeks and found it amusing, "Oh, you're pying rogue, and you're upset?"

  He muttered to himself, thinking she couldn't hear.

  Chen Xiaofei, feeling invisible: ??? These two are getting more and more shameless, huh?

  No shame at all.

  Their trip, though not long, felt substantial.

  After spending several more hours in the car, they finally saw the familiar walls of the H City base, which had grown a bit taller.

  Chen Xiaofei, sitting in the front passenger seat, excimed, "Wow, they're building it even higher? We'll really be like frogs at the bottom of a well."

  Wang Weihu echoed, "Ridiculous!"

  Only Bai Shu, who was always keeping an eye on forums and real-time news, expined, "You guys who don't read up deserve a smack. While we were out, the base was attacked by mutated birds, so they temporarily raised the walls."

  Qin Luo, sitting in the middle row, was also reviewing information, "These densely packed words give me a headache, but it seems the mutated birds were due to frequent geomagnetic storms in the area, causing them to migrate incorrectly and all end up at the base."

  In the apocalypse, such situations were unavoidable. They could only adapt to nature and find ways to protect the base.

  Hearing about the base being attacked made everyone anxious, but the three major bases were well-equipped to handle disasters.

  Arriving at the base entrance, it was the same as always, with a cluster of vehicles and loudspeakers announcing, "Welcome to the H City Survivor Base. Visitors must proceed through the passage to the isotion compartment for 24-hour quarantine. After quarantine, register your information. Those with injuries, please use the left passage..."

  Xu Duoduo recalled her first arrival at the H City Survivor Base. She had been so nervous back then, but now she was one of them.

  Wang Weihu cooperated with the staff to check the vehicle, while Chen Xiaofei and Bai Shu slipped away as usual.

  Before getting out, they handed over the items in their wristbands to Qin Luo for him to turn in the supplies. There was a lot of seafood this time, which made Du Chunjiang very happy.

  "Oh my, you're like a brother to me now. Seriously, bringing back so much seafood benefits us all. That mutated frog st time almost made me sick, but the meat was decent."

  Du Chunjiang cheerfully sorted the supplies, transferring the contents of the wristbands into the base's storage card.

  Qin Luo was exhausted, "Hurry up, I need to catch up on sleep. Make sure to price them high; after all, it's seafood! Seafood!"

  Du Chunjiang assured him, "Don't worry, I won't let you lose out. The base has developed a lot of new things, and points are really valuable! You guys should stop compining about points being worthless; they can be exchanged for a lot of good stuff."

  Qin Luo was intrigued, but that was a matter for another time.

  Right now, all he wanted was sleep.

  Xu Duoduo followed him again; she always stuck with Qin Luo until the st moment, wanting to return to the neighborhood together. Mainly because he smelled so nice, she liked it, so she wanted to stay with him as long as possible.

  Seeing the rare version of the white-haired little zombie, Du Chunjiang's eyes lit up, "Sweetie, really, your white hair is amazing! Absolutely stunning!"

  The little zombie instantly blushing ing.

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