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Upon hearing this, Old Wu had indeed considered this question before, but the current situation was more serious than he had imagined.

After the rain, with the zombies just departed, the food crisis became an even more pressing issue to resolve.

If the food crisis is not resolved, Safe City will likewise collapse and disband.

Old Wu furrowed his brow and said, ”Is there still no news from Captain Tao and the others?”

Xiao Zhang shook his head and said:

”There’s no news yet. Also, Hua Chuanlong has been clamoring to go to Xin City today, probably to look for his brother. He has also riled up some civilians saying they want to go over there to look.

When those civilians heard it’s to find food, they all followed him saying they wanted to go. They’re likely already preparing vehicles to head over.”

Upon hearing this, Old Wu’s expression changed, and he said somewhat speechlessly, ”Why am I only hearing about such an important matter now!”

Xiao Zhang said, ”If they want to go, let them go. It’s a good opportunity to draw away the remaining zombies outside Safe City.”

Old Wu pointed a finger at Xiao Zhang with his aged hand, sighed, and said, ”Let’s go, take me to find them.”

At the main gate, there was currently a large crowd, but the on-duty personnel were adamantly not letting them out.

Old Wu hurriedly approached, and the on-duty personnel, upon seeing Old Wu, quickly said:

”Old Wu, Captain Hua and his group insist on leaving now, and they’re taking a bunch of people with them, saying they want to leave immediately.

But, Old Wu, you said that the zombies haven’t completely dispersed yet, so no one should leave this place rashly.

Moreover, if we open the door and zombies pour in, what then?

....”

Old Wu pressed his hand down, signalling him to wait and say more later.

Old Wu looked at the fiercely determined Hua Chuanlong and said:

”The people we dispatched earlier haven’t returned yet, and we don’t know what they’ve encountered. Going over there blindly, if they ran into a powerful force, will you be able to solve the problem if you go over now?

Having just defended against the Zombie Tide, to go out in such large numbers, there will definitely still be many zombies on the roads. With such a long-distance operation, what if you encounter a Zombie Tide?”

Hua Chuanlong looked around and said leisurely:

”Old Wu, do we have a choice now? Look at everyone, if we don’t go out and find food, we’re all going to starve.

Danger?

Where is it not dangerous?

Besides, among all dangers, starving to death is the most dangerous!

Don’t stand there without feeling the pain of bending over, Old Wu. You have food, but we don’t.”

At those words, the surrounding civilians looked at him with angry eyes.

Old Wu was momentarily infuriated. He was still unclear about Hua Chuanlong’s intentions; it was clear that he was just trying to find his brother under the guise of looking for food. The food situation of Hua Chuanlong and his group was certainly not much different from theirs.

But now that matters had come to this, by stopping them, he would be opposing the majority.

Forget it, forget it, Old Wu felt somewhat helpless.

He had originally thought that Captain Tao and his group might have been delayed on the return trip due to a sudden rainfall, seeking a temporary refuge from the Zombie Tide.

Perhaps, if they wait a few days, Captain Tao and his group will return.

But Hua Chuanlong couldn’t wait and wanted to leave now.

If they want to go, then let them go.

Since they wanted to go, he would let them. Right now, Hua Chuanlong and his group’s strength had actually grown stronger than theirs, so it was a good time to weaken them.

Thus Old Wu said:

”Alright, I won’t stop you anymore, I hope all goes well for you.”

Having said this, he immediately turned around, his lonely silhouette revealing a hint of desolation.

As if he couldn’t manage them anymore.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Hua Chuanlong’s mouth; he had long been displeased with the old man.

He thought to himself: Just wait, wait until I bring back the grain from the granary, then I will be the one in charge of Safe City.

Then he turned to Ke Hanyu and said, ”Old Ke, are you sure you don’t want to come with me?”

Ke Hanyu shook his head and said, ”I won’t be going, but I’ll send ten of my brothers to accompany you. Take care of them on the road, okay?”

Hua Chuanlong had tried to persuade him several times already, but he had also refused several times.

Forget it.

Hua Chuanlong no longer harbored any hopes. Thus, he turned around and headed toward the vehicle.

On this trip, there were many civilians following him, in addition to his own brothers, tallying around a dozen.

Along with the civilians, there were nearly 300 people in total.

With so many people, a substantial number of vehicles was definitely needed. In the post-apocalyptic world, driving had become an essential skill.

Because of the sheer number of people, they simply decided to use about a dozen trucks from Safe City.

Together with their coach buses, off-road vehicles, and various other modified vehicles, there was a fleet of about thirty vehicles.

Thirty-odd vehicles made quite an imposing sight.

Hua Chuanlong saw the duty officer still staring dumbfounded at them and barked, ”What are you spacing out for? Open the gate quickly.

Didn’t you hear what Old Wu just said? He had no objections, do you have any?”

The duty officer was also quite stubborn and was just about to retort with head raised when his colleague beside him tugged at his sleeve.

He said to Hua Chuanlong, ”Fine, we’ll open it right now.”

After saying this, he and his teammate slowly pulled the gates open.

Rumbling thunderously –

Hua Chuanlong himself drove a vehicle, speeding away.

A few zombies at the gate, seeing it open, started to surge inside.

They were directly sent flying by Hua Chuanlong’s modified armored RV.

There were also a few scattered zombies ahead that hadn’t left.

Seeing the gate open and the vehicles emerging, they swarmed forward.

But all were crushed under the wheels of their fleet—thirty-odd vehicles.

Their momentum was like a rolling tidal wave, heading towards Xin City.

....

Big Camphor Tree Base.

The rain had stopped, and the zombies had also significantly decreased.

Outside the perimeter wall lay a multitude of zombie corpses, beginning to reek under the soaking rain.

Li Yu had Dapao and others open the gates to Weng City, allowing He Chao and the people inside to go out.

However, this time, when they were let out, a few additional items were added to the list of goods for trade.

Among them was the item that Li Hang had previously suggested: the Caterpillar 993G Loader. This massive loader consumed a lot of diesel fuel.

But at the same time, it was incredibly useful.

Although the base had a few excavators, they were all medium and small-sized, good for digging soil.

Or, after a Zombie Tide, for moving the zombies’ bodies – they could be used as well.

But the efficiency wasn’t high.

Like the Caterpillar 993G, it could shovel up to tens of tons of coal or sand in one scoop.

Its efficiency was astonishing.

And if it were to be modified later, it could become a formidable weapon against the zombies.

When Li Hang heard Li Yu and He Chao discussing this, he was extremely excited and approached Li Yu with a proposal that he too wanted to go out to find this machine.

He even assured him with a promise, saying he knew where to find such a machine.

Li Yu, upon hearing that Li Hang wanted to go out on his own, naturally did not allow it.

However, after Li Hang got Dapao and Li Tie and a few others on his side, and with their persuasion, Li Yu reluctantly agreed.

According to Li Hang, the Quarry was not far from their base.

In addition, Li Tie, Dapao, Ding Jiu, and Lai Dongsheng were going with him.

Previously, it was always Li Yu leading them out, but this time, both Li Tie and Dapao wanted to go out on their own.

It would be good for them to test themselves.

So Li Yu said to them, ”You can go out, but make sure you go early and return early.”

Following that, Li Hang and the others set out after He Chao and his party had left.