Xin City, Gas Station, a base city hidden on the edge of the forest.
A scene of peace and harmony.
Due to the continuous super-high temperatures, it was very easy to suffer from heatstroke when working outdoors for extended periods, so Li Yu had everyone reduce their time outside.
This was to avoid the danger of heatstroke.
Everyone stayed at home, doing their own things, and in this environment, they relaxed and became more leisurely. In addition, the base held regular activities that everyone participated in. Besides the scheduled activities at the base, they also had private gatherings and games.
The atmosphere of the entire base was very good; everyone became more familiar with each other and deepened their feelings for one another.
People cannot be completely idle; whether busy or leisurely, they must learn to find things that bring them joy, either from work or from life. If you want to, you can always find them, but it requires a calm mind.
During this time, Li Yu still did not abandon his training plan, waking up punctually at 6 AM for his morning run, come rain or shine. He also encouraged some other people in the base, and a trend of exercise began to emerge throughout the base.
At 6 AM, or in the evening at 6 PM, one could always see a group of people running, exercising, or doing farm work at the base.
Li Yu always believed that if a person's physical functions were sufficient, their mood would improve; if their mood was good enough, their character would have resilience; and if their character had no flaws, the things they did would be better.
Whether in the apocalypse or before the apocalypse, the body is the foundation of everything.
When one's body is healthy, everything is full of motivation and passion.
Everything happening in the base was like a paradise.
Outside the base, every place was a human tragedy.
The earth was cracked, and the trees were withered and yellow.
Food was scarce, and everyone's eyes held a fierce glint; for food, humans transformed into beasts.
Etiquette and morals had completely collapsed.
Now, concerning Liberation City.
Captain Lü and others were walking towards the garage. They had many vehicles there; whenever they went out to collect supplies, they would bring back some better vehicles if they still had gasoline.
The surrounding crowd watched covetously but dared not approach. The old man whom Captain Lü had just killed was already an example.
No one wanted to be the one shot; they were all waiting for others to go first.
No one who had survived this long in the apocalypse was a fool.
Soon, Captain Lü and his group arrived at the garage. The garage was already in a state of chaos. Captain Lü looked at the two minibuses at the very back, took out the keys, and told his teammates to drive those vehicles over.
Glancing around, Captain Lü walked towards a small door next to the garage.
This door had always been kept locked. Before the apocalypse, it used to be a power room. After the apocalypse broke out, it was abandoned.
Captain Lü opened the door with a key and pulled out several barrels of gasoline and some supplies from inside.
He had thought many times that if Liberation City could not hold on, this was a fallback plan he had prepared for himself and his family.
Inside the garage, some cars had already been driven away, but most vehicles had no gasoline.
Many times, when Liberation City had to use electricity, they would use generators, which would also consume diesel and gasoline.
Since the apocalypse began, everyone has been like nomads, moving every so often, because if they stayed in one place for too long, the local supplies would basically all be found and then consumed.
They had been staying in Liberation City, and all the useful supplies in the surrounding area had basically been found and used by them.
Seeing what Captain Lü brought out, the crowd was somewhat puzzled, but more so, they were pleasantly surprised. In such a time of escape, being able to add more supplies was very important.
Rumble ~
Two buses approached the crowd with a roar, and upon seeing this, everyone quickly boarded the vehicles.
There were 32 people in their group, and two minibuses were more than enough to accommodate them.
They placed their belongings on the empty seats. Although things could also be placed on both sides of the minibus, this was the apocalypse, and precious food was safest when kept close to them.
Captain Lü looked at the two minibuses, then at a truck to the side. They often drove this truck out to collect supplies, but later they didn't refuel it much, so it was left there unused.
Captain Lü thought for a moment and said to Lao Xie, who was standing behind him, “Lao Xie, go drive that truck over. Take this barrel of oil with you.”
Lao Xie nodded, called another teammate, and then the two of them went together to drive the truck over.
Captain Lü held a pistol in his left hand and a long knife in his right, vigilantly watching the group of people 20 meters away.
He did not want to kill, but if anyone dared to block them, he would have no choice.
Their family members had already boarded both minibuses.
Seeing this, Captain Lü waved to his equally vigilant teammates and said, “Quickly get in the cars! We need to leave here as soon as possible.”
The teammates quickly got into the vehicles, leaving only a few people who had pistols.
Rumble, the truck also drove over.
Captain Lü got directly into the truck and then said to the teammates beside him, “When we rush out later, if anyone blocks the car, kill them directly. Don't hold back.”
At this critical moment, he could not allow any accidents.
Actually, most of the maintenance personnel in Liberation City were quite obedient to Captain Lü, but for some reason, Captain Lü always let Director Zhang take the lead.
Everyone was on high alert. They believed that only by following Captain Lü could they survive.
In fact, in this apocalypse with constant natural disasters, it is not suitable for overly large groups to survive, because once the number of people is too large, it means more people need to be fed, and the logistical pressure is particularly immense.
The key is that in this chaotic apocalypse, one must not only guard against the danger of zombies but also sometimes endure extreme weather, such as this prolonged drought season.
“Go!” Captain Lü got into the truck and said to the two vehicles behind him.
They slowly drove out of Liberation City.
The refugees rushed forward, trying to cling to the vehicles. Some of them would only cause chaos if they stayed here; it would be better to climb onto the vehicles and follow Captain Lü and his group to find new opportunities.
Seeing this, Captain Lü immediately ordered the vehicles to stop.
He got out of the car, then, with several team members who also disembarked, drove away the people who were climbing onto the vehicles.
Bang!
Seeing that the group had no intention of leaving, Captain Lü directly fired his gun, killing one of them.
Upon seeing this, the group scattered from the vehicles in a panic.
They watched Captain Lü and his group from a distance.
“You drive. Lao Xie and I will walk out first, then we can talk.”
Inside the garage, the speed of the vehicles was too slow, making it easy for them to be followed.
So, Captain Lü and a few others escorted the vehicles, slowly driving them out.
As they drove to the gate of Liberation City, more and more people gathered.
Captain Lü warned the surrounding people with his eyes, then finally got into the car.
The car quickly accelerated, swiftly escaping Liberation City.
