The people in the Military Base were unaware of what Li Yu was thinking on the mountaintop.
As night deepened, Li Yu returned to his room to rest.
Early the next morning,
his second uncle came knocking, his expression grave, and the first thing he said to Li Yu was, “Xiao Yu, our firearms and ammunition are now only one-tenth of what they originally were.”
Li Yu was eating breakfast and was startled by the news.
He had indeed relaxed a lot during this period and hadn't even noticed this matter.
Thinking about it, it was true; after the wave of a thousand refugees, the consumption of bullets was indeed quite high.
His second uncle originally did not have the key to the warehouse, but he had seen that Li Yu had relaxed a lot recently and was no longer managing many things.
Watching it, he felt anxious.
After discussing it with Li Yu's parents, he checked the warehouse and found that the bullets were indeed insufficient.
Based on the current bullet count, it could only support two instances of bullet consumption similar to the last wave of a thousand refugees.
He had to remind him.
After being reminded, Li Yu instantly reacted.
Although he had been reborn from the apocalypse, for five years after the apocalypse broke out, there were basically no large power groups, and the use of firearms also significantly decreased.
However, for their Military Base, the reason they were able to win battles against enemies multiple times was partly due to seizing the initiative, but more importantly, it was due to the support of their firearms.
At this moment, insufficient ammunition had become a huge problem!
Li Yu fell into deep thought; he remembered that in the previous apocalypse, before his rebirth, there were two groups that maintained fully armed teams.
After the apocalypse, no group was able to restore normal armory production.
Yet, these two groups were able to maintain ample firearms and ammunition because they had acquired a massive cache of weapons stockpiled by the Government in the last century.
However, as to where these two groups obtained these weapons, there were various theories, with no definitive answer.
One of these groups was in the north, and the other was in the southern region.
Legend has it that the southern group found a Military Base in a southern hilly area.
This Military Base had hollowed out an entire mountain range, stockpiling billions of rounds of ammunition and massive quantities of firearms inside.
Li Yu had also thought about finding this Military Base, but in this life, after the apocalypse broke out, it was difficult to obtain effective information amidst the chaos.
However, before the apocalypse broke out, he did find some clues online.
But there were several locations, without a precise position.
This Military Base was ethereal, but the police armory was accurate, so after the apocalypse broke out, Li Yu first emptied the weapons from the two nearby armories.
Yet, even so, with only outflows and no inflows, and after half a year of consumption, their current bullets were also facing a shortage.
Li Yu vaguely sensed this problem, which is why he recently started making arrows for bows and crossbows; this could be considered a substitute, but it was still not as effective as firearms.
Seeing his second uncle's worried look, Li Yu comforted him, saying, “Don’t worry, we will always find a solution.”
He seemed to recall something and then said, “Second uncle, please help me call my eldest uncle, as well as Yang Tianlong and Li Tie, to come over; I have some matters I need to ask them about.”
His second uncle, full of worry, nodded and said, “Okay, Xiao Yu, you must keep this matter in mind. In the current situation, we must resolve it, otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to maintain our current operation.
We have also walked around the surrounding areas before, and some new power groups have emerged.
We must be prepared, otherwise, once the enemy surpasses us, we will be in a difficult situation.”
Li Yu's heart tightened; before his rebirth, he had always stayed in the north, and he didn't know much about the development of the southern side and the power groups there after the apocalypse.
His expression slightly serious, he felt that he had indeed been too relaxed recently.
Sense of crisis!
His sense of crisis had significantly decreased, and his second uncle's words made Li Yu realize that the Military Base could not remain stagnant; it had to continuously develop Xiang Qian.
“Alright, second uncle, go find them now.”
His second uncle took a sip of water and walked outside.
Today was his eldest uncle’s shift; his eldest uncle swapped shifts, letting others cover for him, and then came to the villa in the middle of the residential area.
His eldest uncle saw Li Yu in the villa hall on the first floor and, walking, said, “Your second uncle called me, saying you needed me for something.
Is there anything?”
Li Yu nodded and said, “Eldest uncle, let’s wait a bit; let’s discuss it all together once Tie Zi and the others arrive.”
His eldest uncle wanted to ask for details upon hearing this, but he heard Li Yu say to wait for others to arrive and discuss it together, so he finally closed his mouth.
Let’s wait.
The two waited in the living room for almost 5 minutes, and gradually, Li Tie, Li Gang, Da Pao, Yang Tianlong, and others arrived.
Li Yu saw that everyone had arrived.
Without any preamble, he went straight to the point and said, “The ammunition our Military Base obtained before is almost used up.”
Upon hearing this, Li Tie immediately became a bit nervous; he clearly understood that the reason they could maintain their advantage now was partly because they had enough food internally, and partly because their guns were hard enough, in short, they had bullets and guns.
“Didn’t we stockpile bullets from two armories before?” Da Pao asked.
“They will run out, yes. Think about how many bullets we’ve used until now,” Li Yu said calmly.
“Ah, what should we do then?” Li Tie sighed and said.
The atmosphere instantly became extremely heavy, and everyone was worried.
Seeing everyone in this state, Li Yu stood up and said, “I remember, it seems there’s a Military Base around us, right? I remember it was built by the Government all over the country to prepare for a world war, these kinds of Military Bases.
Do you have any related memories or impressions?”
Li Yu’s words sparked discussion among everyone.
“I remember there seems to be one. I remember hearing my platoon leader say that our province has one, right there in Pangu Mountain. I don’t know if it’s true or false,” Li Tie said.
“Yes, yes, yes, I remember, I remember someone also said that, but they said it was an all-citizen army, especially in the north, where a lot was stockpiled, and also Cao County. Many planes…” Li Gang also chimed in from the side.
“What about you two? Have you heard similar news?” Li Yu looked at Da Pao and Yang Tianlong.
Da Pao said, “The version I heard is in the western region, about 300 kilometers from us, said to be in XX County in XX City.”
Yang Tianlong said, “Uh, I’m not that gossipy; I don’t know anything.”
Li Yu: “…”
Alright.
Li Yu continued, “The bullets in the two armories our Military Base collected before are already very few.
We need to find a way to get new weapons.”
