Chapter 21 Heading to the Mountain

The mountains in the distance are towering, and the grassland under the clear sky is almost endless. Occasionally, you can see some herds of herbivores passing by.

Li Chu originally proposed to hunt some and make smoked meat to take away, but others refuted. The more it is at this time, the more precious everything in front of them is.

After they hid last night, while they were going to the gray stone land connecting the entrance of the mountain, the eight people took all the supplies and quickly left the ship and stepped directly into the vast grassland.

It is easy to get lost in such a grassland, but that is for ordinary people. For Gene and others, there are many ways to determine the direction. Now the compass can no longer be used. It is certain that there should be another unstable magnetic field on the periphery of the earth that interferes with everything.

They have walked at least 30 kilometers, and the enemy has not chased them. It is impossible to chase them in such a terrain. Even if they chase them, in such a wilderness, Gene and Deguna can easily kill the chasers, no matter how many people they come.

Ellie smiled happily, and Gene beside her also looked particularly relaxed. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and Deguna and Tang Rao came over.

"Why do you still have some?"

Deguna asked, and Gene opened it and gave each of them a cigarette.

The eight people decided to rest on this small hill for a while before continuing to move forward. Now they have to go around 70 or 80 kilometers to enter the forest, but there is no other way. They can only go around a river and cross the river to enter the forest. The base is on the mountain.

The crisis was finally over. They brought seeds of hundreds of crops. This is their hope for the future and the hope of future mankind.

Everyone took out dry food, Gu Yi opened a small solar furnace, and then started to make vegetable soup. Others began to look for it nearby. After pulling up the roots of some plants, they washed them in some small puddles nearby and put the roots into the pot.

Although there are few edible things on this land, if you look carefully, you can always find a lot of food.

Grass roots can provide a lot of trace elements that are very necessary for the human body, and some grasses are the same. Soon the eight people started eating. Although they are taking a long detour now, they can find food as long as the land is still under the sun.

The dry food is probably enough for them to eat for 5 days, but it is completely enough. The eight people feel that their bodies are very relaxed. They are not tired because of the days of work. Instead, they are very energetic.

Li Chu is still charging the solar cell of his notebook. Gu Yi is looking at the map and confirming something. He follows the detailed satellite map of this land that he has seen in his memory and keeps clicking some red dots on the screen.

"Don't make a mistake."

Li Chu reminded.

Gu Yi laughed.

"When I was in my teens, I had the ability to remember everything I saw. I can remember everything in an instant. You are the same."

Soon the eight people set off. They had to get to the vicinity of a river as soon as possible. As long as they found that river, they would not be far from entering the mountains. And as long as there is a water source, it means that they can at least find food in the water to let them have a full meal.

3pm

Alan quietly looked at some drawings. The technicians he brought were talking about the exquisiteness of the drawings. These drawings were drawings of using cars to build some jar houses. From ventilation to warmth, water and electricity, etc., they were all considered very reasonably, but the appearance did not look very beautiful.

In such a doomsday, it would be good to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain. Eddie has announced that he has taken over this area, and his confidants are arranging various arrangements.

The battle last night did not cause too many casualties. Many people surrendered directly. It was just that Eddie regretted that the eight scientists ran away. If they could stay here, this place should soon be able to form a city. They have the most cutting-edge knowledge, which Eddie has clearly realized.

Although Sangu proposed to send people to pursue, it was obviously unrealistic. Two of them had very accurate shooting skills. Such a pursuit would only be a death sentence.

Now relying on the many things they left behind, they should be able to build this place. Allen has asked his technicians to take a good look at the various objects they made, and they only need to copy them.

Alan has decided to take root here. Since crops have been planted on this land, it will definitely survive. Eddie doesn't want to go back to the city.

Taking root here first is better than anything else. Eddie still sent a few confidants back to the city. If the situation in the city is not right, they will move all the things they left in the city and build a city here.

His subordinates have participated in the reclamation and planting of the fields and the construction of the jar house. Alan lives in the tent where the eight scientists lived before. Some of his subordinates advised Alan to kill Jed and others directly, but Alan felt it was completely unnecessary.

Now is the time when manpower is needed. Conflicts are just in the early stages. The reason why Jed and others were driven out of the city before was because they caused the dispute first. If nothing is done, the control will be weakened.

The curtain of the tent was lifted and Jed walked in.

"Let's have a drink. I'll ask my subordinates to bring some delicious food."

Alan held a bottle of wine, and Jed's eyes were a little solemn. This bottle of wine was confiscated from Alan's men by Gene and his men before. It was because of this bottle of wine that he became suspicious of Gene and his men, and Gene and his men would naturally not say anything to him again.

Jed sat down, and Alan sighed.

"Thinking back then, we also came to that city together after overcoming many hardships. Do you remember?"

Jed hummed. In the large-scale escape team, Alan was indeed among them, but they had no intersection before.

Alan took out two wine glasses, filled them up, and the two of them raised their glasses and drank a sip respectively.

"What kind of people are they?"

"They look more like elders to me. They are all as wise as you and very principled. In fact, you don't have to be like this, Alan. If you can sit down and talk, maybe they won't leave."

Alan nodded. He knew better than anyone how important an excellent cutting-edge scientist is in such a doomsday.

"It has already happened, there is nothing we can do about it. They should have a destination we know about, and that destination is in the mountains, which will definitely allow them to survive."

Jed sighed, and soon someone brought a very rich meal, and the two of them started eating, and Jed sighed.

"Aren't you going back to the city?"

Alan shook his head.

"You should know very well what that city is about. What we can do now is to establish order here. Only in this way can we continue to survive and allow humans to reproduce."

Jed nodded, everything outside looked so gratifying, and Alan hadn't seen such a situation for a long time.

"They have said before that the planting land in that city is dying."

Alan certainly agreed with this point. He felt the crisis a month ago. When the crops began to decline, Alan was actually a little worried, but such worries have now become a reality.

"There is one thing I hope you remember, Jed. I want to develop the city, not make everything chaotic, so I don't want anything to happen. Restrain your men and don't form gangs."

Jed nodded. He also saw that Allen only wanted stability now.

As long as they stabilize everything on this grassland, they will be able to stand firm before the more cruel times in the future.

"They once said that time is running out."

Jed said, this is also what Allen is worried about. He looked at the sun in the sky. He didn't know when this thing would suddenly disappear. Once the sun disappeared, the whole world would be shrouded in darkness, which would be the most terrifying thing for humans.

Towards dusk

At 5:50, Gene and the others saw a small river extending to the distance in front of them. It was only four or five meters wide, but the water looked clearer.

"We can eat fish tonight."

Li Chu said with a smile, and everyone started to get busy. They planned to build a small dam, and then directly trap some fish that flowed downstream, and when it was almost done, they would use the nets they carried to catch the fish.

Gu Yi began to cook soup. This meal was very important to them. They did not plan to stop, but prepared to go into the mountains after eating. After all, the air humidity was a bit high now. If it rained, they would be very uncomfortable on such a grassland.

Soon a small dam was built, and some fish began to enter the dam. Soon a lot of small fish gathered. There was no big problem with the water quality. Many small fish could be cooked and eaten directly.

They also had to make some smoked and pickled fish, so that they would not worry about food along the way.

Soon the small fish were cooked in the pot, the sun set, and now the wind was getting stronger, and the smoked fish was also being made.

"I haven't eaten fish for more than half a year."

Li Chu chewed a fish, and the fish soup was also very delicious.

It was not until 8 o'clock that everyone packed up everything and started on the road again. They decided to rest on the spot when they got close to the forest. They only needed to take a nap for one or two hours.

The crowd continued to walk. Fortunately, the moonlight tonight was very bright. They didn't need to use lighting equipment. The people in front only needed to wear night vision goggles, and the people behind only needed to follow the people in front.

"What else is there in the base besides the equipment you mentioned?"

Li Chu asked. Gu Yi scratched his head and was still thinking about it. He had only been to that base when he was young. He had stayed there for a few months for some top-secret research. He was still very impressed.

"Oh, why did I forget this? There should be a lot of compressed dry food and canned food in that base. I remember there were many kinds of canned food, even fruits."

Everyone became excited. Although so much time had passed, it was certain that there should still be some food left in the abandoned base. After all, according to Gu Yi's recollection, the base was also considered a shelter at that time, so some supplies were transported in in advance. Compressed dry food and canned food, as long as the preservation process is good, can be preserved for hundreds of years.

Unconsciously, everyone felt that they had gained strength under their feet, and soon they saw the dense forest in front of them. The eight people stopped. Now they could not go forward. They had to wait until dawn to determine the terrain and direction before they could go in. Otherwise, once they went in, it would be difficult for them to turn back or change their route.

The forest is completely different from the plains, because there are too many obstacles, and you may get lost if you are not careful.

After they found a sheltered place, they began to rest next to each other. Soon everyone fell asleep. There was no need to keep watch on such a quiet night.

The eight people slept soundly, but the sound of the wind was a little uncomfortable.

When the sky turned white, the eight people began to take out food, preparing to eat first, and then wait until the sky was brighter to start determining the direction.

At 8 o'clock, the sky was completely bright, but dark clouds could be seen in the distance. It was right for them to keep walking, because it would not take long for the dark clouds to come over the grassland and it would rain. At that time, they would be unable to move, and they would be in danger because of the heavy rain.

Gu Yi took the telescope and searched everywhere. Soon he laughed happily and pointed to a mountain peak in the distance.

"As long as we reach the outpost over there, we will be close to the base."

Everyone took the telescope and looked at it. In the distance, the outpost was about 100 kilometers away from here. This distance was the last ordeal for them.

"Let's go, we'll try to arrive within 5 days."

Deguna said, and everyone started walking. Now they just need to ensure the straight-line distance from the sentry tower, but it is certain that the road is definitely not a straight line. Many routes can only be determined while walking. Although it looks within 100 kilometers, the actual distance may be three or four times higher.

However, the good thing about this kind of snow mountain is that the dense forest is only a section of the road. As long as they enter some sparse forests, it will be much easier to walk.

Jin and Deguna walked in front with blades, constantly chopping some plants. The eight people walked carefully, and Li Chu and Gu Yi determined the route at the end.

Because they may need to go out in the future, they must record the route well.

"Come on, everyone, as long as we get to the base, we can have a good drink."

Gu Yi shouted, and everyone laughed happily. Everything in the forest in front of them was unknown, but for them, it was already a lot easier because there was no one here.