too heavy. The caravan had more storage than an ordinary car, but the
limits still mattered. She placed heavier supplies low and near the
center, secured the containers, and left room for anything useful they
might recover. Yan reviewed the expected route and marked places where
they might safely stop to inspect the vehicle. She also marked alternate
routes, including roads they would avoid unless the main route became
impassable.
The map was old, but it gave them a starting point. Some roads would
still be usable. Others might be blocked by abandoned vehicles or
damaged structures. The city itself could have changed since the map was
printed, and the satellite navigation system could not be trusted to
show recent damage. Yan wrote down the directions by hand and kept a
second copy in a waterproof sleeve. Bai checked the route from the map
against her own understanding of the area, then identified several
places where they should stop before entering a crowded district.
