The meaning of rules does not lie in being the rules for only a portion of people.
If they are only for a portion, then the worldly rules might as well be discarded.
Along the way, although Li Yu's thoughts drifted, he occasionally turned back to observe the surroundings.
As the sun set, it hung on the edge of the sky, its afterglow illuminating the horizon in a fiery red.
The sun was about to set, but there were relatively few zombies on the entire National Highway, which made their return journey smoother. These days were too hot. Even the zombies rarely came out to move around.
In the past, during heavy rain, even under the sun, there were zombies everywhere.
Li Tie was in the lead, accelerating the Unimog to its fastest speed. Driving in the dark was undoubtedly very dangerous.
The Unimog was fast, and everyone behind followed closely.
The sun was setting faster and faster; every second counted.
In this urgent mood, everyone focused their attention on the road ahead, on the steering wheel in their hands, not daring to be distracted in the slightest.
Even so, the speed at which the sun set would not be delayed.
On the horizon, the sun was no longer visible, hidden behind the mountains ahead, but there was still light in the sky.
This light would not last long; sometimes, it would get dark in just over ten minutes.
After the sun set, the sky darkened increasingly quickly, and eventually, they had to turn on their headlights.
At this point, they finally arrived at Xin City, not far from the Gas Station in the town.
The number of zombies on the National Highway slowly increased, but not excessively; they only encountered one zombie per minute. Perhaps the weather was too hot today, and the sun had just set, so the temperature on the National Highway's asphalt road was still relatively high.
Zombies dislike high temperatures, dislike light, and prefer dampness and cold.
Li Tie, driving the Unimog at the very front, charged through, with no zombies able to block his path; they were almost all instantly crushed and swept under the Unimog.
The vehicles behind followed closely, their ten headlights illuminating the road ahead.
Upon arriving at the Gas Station, Li Yu took out his walkie-talkie and called out to the base: “Second Uncle, Second Uncle.”
Second Uncle seemed to have been waiting for Li Yu and the others to return. He immediately replied: “Xiao Yu, why are you back so late? It’s already dark. Are you at the Gas Station now? How was it? Was it smooth?”
Listening to Second Uncle’s concerned words coming from the walkie-talkie, Li Yu continued: “We were delayed a bit. This time was quite smooth; we dealt with the Salvation Army, and we also collected some supplies from them. I didn’t expect them to have so many supplies.”
“The heavy rain has lasted so long, how do they still have so many supplies? Hmm... You guys hurry back. I’ll open the gate later,” Second Uncle said.
Li Yu replied with an “okay” and put the walkie-talkie aside.
The convoy moved quickly, and as the number of surrounding zombies increased, they finally arrived outside the base gate.
Second Uncle, on the Weng City, was momentarily stunned when he saw the convoy, but after looking through his binoculars, he saw that the people in the vehicles were Li Yu and his group, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
So, he opened the Weng City gate. The Weng City was about four to five hundred square meters, enough to accommodate these ten vehicles.
The unimog rv charged in first, its massive body directly passing through the Weng City gate. From a distance, it looked as if it would completely fill the gate.
Fortunately, when it was built, large vehicles were considered, so the Weng City gate and the main gate behind it were constructed to be relatively tall and wide.
Maintaining the convoy formation, each vehicle drove into the Weng City.
They stopped.
Li Tie directly leaped out of the Unimog. This Unimog was quite tall; ordinary people needed to use steps to get in.
Second Uncle and the others saw Li Yu and his group return with so many vehicles and were momentarily at a loss for words.
It wasn't until Li Yu got out of the Unimog and opened the trunk that Second Uncle, seeing the abundant supplies, said with some surprise: “Did you move all their supplies back?”
Li Yu said indifferently: “These all belonged to the Salvation Army Leader. You wouldn’t believe that their subordinates have started eating people, while their Leader is still eating well and living lavishly.”
Song Min and the others, who had also witnessed the scene in the cafeteria, felt a bit uneasy upon hearing what Li Yu said.
Second Uncle did not come down from the wall; this was their standing rule: after returning from outside, they had to wait for 10 minutes before being allowed into the base.
And those on the wall also needed to wait ten minutes before they could come down.
Li Yu and the others waited for ten minutes. Second Uncle and Li Hongyuan opened the gate, allowing Li Yu and the others to enter the base.
At this time, the main lights in the base were turned on, shining brightly. Li Yu drove the truck directly towards the warehouse, then turned to the people in the other trucks behind him, saying: “Follow me, let’s unload the goods first.”
Li Gang and the others replied: “Okay.”
Li Yu and the others began to unload the goods. Xiao Lata, after parking her Unimog, also voluntarily walked to a spot closer to Li Yu and helped with the unloading.
Other workers and family members in the base also came out to help move the items inside.
Many hands make light work; basically, each person carried three loads, and the items were mostly emptied.
Dinner was also just ready in the base at this time.
Li Yu and his group returned just in time to have dinner.
During this period, due to the heavy rain destroying many vegetables, although some were rescued, many were made into pickled vegetables or preserved vegetables.
Fresh vegetables were temporarily limited to some mushrooms and bean sprouts. Some hydroponic ones were also grown in the base’s living quarters, but those grown in soil always tasted better.
This meal was quite good, especially since Li Yu added some ham, which he had just confiscated from the Salvation Army, to tonight’s dinner table. This meal undoubtedly made everyone very satisfied.
Da Pao, Song Min, and the others, mainly those who had gone out together today, saw everyone at these tables enjoying themselves, everyone eating the same food, and the staple food was enough to fill them up.
They felt a genuine sense of solid existence, as well as a sense of community and belonging.
Such a place truly felt like a collective.
Li Yu was unaware of all this.
Beside him, Xiao Lata sat quietly, eating gracefully.
During this time, Xiao Lata always followed him, intentionally or unintentionally, and often helped him.
She was quiet, yet very tactful not to disturb.
Xiao Lata, oh, no, it was Yu Tong.
Yu Tong was originally a very beautiful girl, and with her tall figure, a fiery body was hidden beneath her loose clothes.
In this somewhat ambiguous, yet not quite ambiguous atmosphere, Li Yu actually roughly understood some of Yu Tong’s thoughts.
