Chapter 61 Collection
After speaking with Captain Zhao, Gu Yanxu drove home.
After arriving home and parking the car, I went back inside and said to everyone sitting in the living room:
"I spoke with Captain Zhao, and he said they would meet at the base entrance at 7 a.m. tomorrow to carry out their rescue mission."
We're responsible for assisting with the rescue efforts, but we're not under their command. Let's all get some rest tonight.
They had another afternoon to prepare their things for going out.
Bai Tang placed two large packages directly in the trunk of one of the SUVs, so that she would have a reason to take out some useful items when she was out.
They didn't have a moment's rest that afternoon. Now that they had resigned, they would be spending a lot of time traveling.
Therefore, Gu Yanxu suggested that they start exercising again.
"If all six of us exercise, we don't have that much space at home, do we?" Lin Feng asked, puzzled.
Lin Fan suddenly grabbed Lin Feng's shoulder from behind and said:
"Have you forgotten that our sister-in-law has a space? We can exercise in there. All those equipment we had before must have been stored in her space by her."
Lin Feng scratched his head and said sheepishly, "Oh yeah, I'm totally confused."
Bai Tang led them into the space, first greeting Mu Mu and letting it play with the canned food nearby.
They also found some of their commonly used exercise equipment in the space.
The treadmill was gone. It was usable, but it required connecting to a generator, which was too much trouble, so Bai Tang didn't take it out.
Anyway, there's enough space for farming, so if anyone wants to run, let them run around the land.
When you get tired from running, you can pick some fruit to eat along the way.
Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu decided that from now on, as long as they don't go out to take on missions and leave the base, they will let them come in for a period of time every day to train, so that they don't just eat, drink and sleep all day and ruin their health.
Besides, most people in the base are starving and thin. If they were to eat well and become plump, it would look out of place. It's fine for them to maintain their current physique.
They trained in the space for an entire afternoon, and Bai Tang took them out just before dinner time.
Then we had a simple hot pot dinner.
Bai Tang means: When you're traveling with other people, you can't eat anything too fancy, otherwise you'll easily be envied and jealous. So, have a meal before you set off.
After dinner, Bai Tang reminded them to take a shower so that others wouldn't smell the hot pot.
After Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu finished washing up, they lay down on the bed side by side.
Bai Tang spoke first: "Can that group of scientists create an 'artificial sun'?"
Gu Yanxu replied to her, "It definitely works. It was already effective before the apocalypse. Besides, the polar night is still a long way off, so Tangtang isn't afraid."
After saying that, he hugged Bai Tang and patted her, just like he was comforting a child.
Bai Tang: "Okay, go to sleep early. We have to get up early to travel tomorrow."
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The next morning, they got up early at six o'clock, ate a quick breakfast, locked the gate, installed snow chains on the cars, and set off in their two SUVs.
Before leaving the house, Bai Tang had already put everything that shouldn't be in the house into her spatial storage, leaving only simple tables, chairs, and beds inside.
As for large RVs, they're not afraid at all once locked. Besides, they're close to official and military areas, where patrols are extremely strict, so no fool would dare to climb over the wall and steal anything.
This time, Bai Tang was driving because she suddenly felt the urge to drive, and thankfully her driving skills were still there.
The roads at the base were constantly covered in snow, and the snowplows at the base couldn't clear them all in time.
There will be some snow on the ground, and even ice in some places, which is one of the reasons why snow chains are used on vehicles.
After leaving the base, even though official snowplows from the base will clear the way, they still need to take precautions against slipping to avoid accidents.
Bai Tang drove the car steadily to the entrance of the base. As soon as she got close, she could see a lot of vehicles gathered at the entrance.
There were about a dozen cars gathered at the entrance.
After arriving at the entrance, Gu Yanxu went down to talk to Captain Zhao.
"Captain Zhao, our team has arrived. When are you ready to depart?"
Zhao Lei glanced at Gu Yanxu and said, "There's still one team that hasn't arrived yet. We'll set off together once they get here."
Then Gu Yanxu asked a few more questions and went back to the car to wait.
Bai Tang was curious about what he had asked Captain Zhao Lei about.
Gu Yanxu: "There were six teams going together this time, with about 40 people in total."
There were four teams in total, from the official and military sides, plus two teams like ours that joined in to assist. They probably wanted to borrow our vehicles to transport their experimental equipment.
Not all teams are six people like them; some have eight, and some even have ten, because they believe that there is strength in numbers.
Little did they know that in the face of the absolute power of nature, numbers are of no use.
Bai Tang understood how important this rescue was after hearing Gu Yanxu's words; otherwise, the base wouldn't have dispatched so many teams at once.
It seems that the government has made some predictions and taken precautions against unknown disasters.
I just don't know why those scientists from the previous life weren't rescued.
Bai Tang felt uneasy, worried that something might happen on the way, so she said to Gu Yanxu:
"We must prioritize our own safety on the road."
Gu Yanxu understood what Bai Tang was worried about, because in his previous life he hadn't gone on this mission and only knew that none of the teams on this mission had returned.
So he said half-jokingly, "If we run into something, we can run if we can't beat them, and if we can't run, we can throw grenades. Don't be afraid."
Lin Fan also reassured Bai Tang, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, we're here to ensure your safety."
Gu Yanxu then greeted Lin Feng and the others in their car over the walkie-talkie:
"If an accident occurs on the road, protect yourself first."
Lin Feng: "Understood! Don't worry, boss."
While they waited, someone came and distributed military walkie-talkies to each of their vehicles, so they could use the walkie-talkies to contact the main vehicle if needed.
Bai Tang opened the window, took the walkie-talkie, and found that it was exactly the same as the walkie-talkie they had prepared.
Gu Yanxu: "I got those walkie-talkies from my brothers in the military at a high price. They're military-made and easy to use. Don't worry, I wasn't caught."
Bai Tang: "I know we weren't discovered, otherwise we'd still be here safely."
In fact, when Gu Yanxu went to stockpile weapons, he also stockpiled some foreign-made walkie-talkies, but they felt that they were not as good as those made in China, so that batch of foreign ones was left unused.
After the walkie-talkies were distributed, the last team arrived late, and finally everyone was present.
Zhao Lei, as the team leader, spoke into the walkie-talkie:
"Now that everyone is here, let's get ready to go. The whole journey is about 50 kilometers and will take about five to six hours. We'll try to get there and back as soon as possible. Please be careful on the road. Let's go!"
As Zhao Lei finished speaking, the first car drove out of the base gate.