Upon hearing this, Old Wu had also considered this issue, but he hadn't realized the situation was more serious than he imagined.
After the rain, with the zombies just gone, the food crisis became even more urgent to resolve.
If the food crisis wasn't resolved, Safe City would still collapse and disband.
Old Wu frowned and said, "Still no news from Old Tao and his team?"
Xiao Zhang shook his head and said,
"Not yet. Also, Hua Chuanlong has been clamoring to go to Xin City all day today, probably to find his younger brother there. He even incited some civilians to go with him to search.
As soon as those civilians heard it was about finding food, they all followed him, wanting to go. Now, they're probably already preparing vehicles to leave."
Old Wu's expression changed upon hearing this, and he said somewhat exasperatedly, "Why are you only telling me about such an important matter now!"
Xiao Zhang said, "Let them go if they want to. It'll just draw away the remaining zombies outside Safe City."
Old Wu's aged hand pointed at Xiao Zhang, and he sighed, saying, "Come on, take me to them."
At the main entrance, a large group of people was gathered, but the guards on duty firmly refused to let them out.
Old Wu hurried over, and the guards on duty quickly said when they saw him,
"Old Wu, Captain Hua and his team insist on leaving now, and they've brought a whole group of people, saying they want to go out immediately.
But, Old Wu, you said the zombies haven't left yet, and no one is allowed to leave here without permission.
And what if zombies rush in if we open the gate?"
Old Wu waved his hand, signaling him to speak later.
Old Wu looked at the aggressive Hua Chuanlong and said,
"The people we sent out earlier haven't returned yet, and we don't know what happened to them. Going there blindly like this, what if they encountered a powerful force? Will your going there solve the problem?
Now, after resisting the zombie horde, going out on such a large scale, there must still be many zombies on the road. What if you encounter a zombie horde during such a long-distance movement?"
Hua Chuanlong looked around and said slowly,
"Old Wu, do we still have a choice now? Look at everyone; if we don't go out and find food soon, everyone will starve to death.
Danger?
Where isn't it dangerous?
Besides, no matter how dangerous it is, starving to death is the most dangerous!
Old Wu, don't stand there talking without feeling the pain in your back. You have food, but we don't."
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding civilians all looked at him with angry eyes.
Old Wu was momentarily exasperated. He knew Hua Chuanlong well; he clearly wanted to find his younger brother. As for food, Hua Chuanlong and his team's food supply must be similar to theirs now.
But being pushed to this point, stopping them would be going against the majority.
Forget it, forget it. Old Wu felt helpless.
He had originally thought that Captain Tao and his team might have encountered heavy rain on their way back, making it impossible for them to return immediately, so they found a place to temporarily hide from the zombie horde.
Perhaps, Captain Tao and his team would return in a few days.
He hadn't expected Hua Chuanlong to be so impatient, wanting to leave now.
Let him go then.
Since they want to go, let them.
It just so happens that Hua Chuanlong and his team's strength is already stronger than theirs, so it's a good way to weaken them.
So Old Wu said,
"Alright, I won't stop you anymore. I hope everything goes smoothly for you."
After speaking, he immediately turned around, a hint of desolation revealed in his bleak back.
It was as if he could no longer manage them.
Hua Chuanlong's lips curled into a slight smile; he had long disliked this old man.
He secretly thought to himself: Just wait, once I bring back the food from the granary, Safe City will be under my control.
He then turned to Ke Hanyu and said, "Old Ke, are you sure you're not coming with me?"
Ke Hanyu shook his head and said, "I won't be going. I'll send ten brothers with you. Remember to take care of them on the way."
Hua Chuanlong had tried to persuade him several times, but he had also refused him several times.
Never mind.
Hua Chuanlong no longer held any hope, so he turned and walked towards the vehicle.
On this trip, many civilians were accompanying him, along with his own brothers, totaling about a dozen people.
Including the civilians, there were nearly 300 people in total.
Such a large number of people would certainly require a lot of vehicles. In the apocalypse, one essential skill was driving.
Because there were too many people, they simply drove over a dozen trucks available in Safe City.
Adding their buses, off-road vehicles, and various modified vehicles, there were about thirty vehicles in total.
Thirty-odd vehicles, an imposing sight.
Hua Chuanlong saw the guard on duty still staring at them blankly and said fiercely, "What are you still standing there for? Open the gate quickly.
Didn't you hear what Old Wu just said? He has no objections, so what objections do you have?"
The guard on duty was also a bit stubborn and was about to retort with his head held high, but a fellow guard on duty pulled his arm.
He said to Hua Chuanlong, "We'll open it, we'll open it now."
After speaking, he pulled his teammate beside him and slowly opened the large gate.
Rumble~
Hua Chuanlong drove one of the vehicles himself, speeding away.
A few zombies at the entrance, seeing the gate open, were about to rush inside.
They were directly struck and sent flying by Hua Chuanlong's modified armored RV.
In front, there were still some scattered zombies that hadn't left.
Seeing the large gate open and these vehicles emerging, they all surged forward.
But they were all crushed by their vehicles, thirty-odd vehicles.
With an unstoppable momentum, they headed towards Xin City.
Da Zhangshu Base.
The rain stopped, and the number of zombies gradually decreased significantly.
Outside the wall, zombie corpses littered the ground, beginning to smell due to being soaked in rainwater.
Li Yu had Da Pao and his team open Weng City, allowing He Chao and others from Weng City to leave.
However, this time, when they were allowed to leave, several items were added to the material exchange list.
Among them was the suggestion Li Hang had previously mentioned: the Caterpillar 993G loader. This giant loader consumes a lot of diesel.
But at the same time, its utility is also very great.
Although there were also several excavators in the base, they were all small to medium-sized, mainly for digging soil.
Or, after the zombie horde ended, they could be used to transport these zombie corpses, but their efficiency was not high.
Just like this Caterpillar 993G, one scoop can lift over ten tons of coal or sand.
Its efficiency is astonishing.
Moreover, if modified later, it could become a great weapon for killing zombies.
When Li Hang heard Li Yu and He Chao mention this, he became extremely excited and proposed to Li Yu that he also wanted to go out and find one.
And he swore that he knew where such a machine was located.
When Li Yu heard that Li Hang wanted to go out alone, he naturally refused.
But later, Li Hang brought in Da Pao, Li Tie, and a few others, and under their persuasion, Li Yu reluctantly agreed.
According to Li Hang, that quarry was not far from their base.
Additionally, Li Tie, Da Pao, Ding Jiu, and Lai Dongsheng would also go together.
Previously, Li Yu had always led them, but this time, both Li Tie and Da Pao wanted to go out on their own.
It's good for them to gain some experience.
So Li Yu looked at them and said, "You can go out, but return as soon as possible."
Subsequently, Li Hang and the others left after He Chao and his team departed.
