The two men traveled for more than a month, replenishing some gasoline and water from the military's supplies. The temperature continued to rise, and later it became very difficult to find water along the way.
When the safe zone appeared in front of her, Li Ke's heart was shocked. She hadn't seen it for more than three months, and the place had changed a lot since she left.
What caught her eyes was the vast expanse of green. A name flashed through Li Ke's mind. In her previous life, she had heard of this oasis base from many people. It was the place that everyone longed for. It was also the place she wanted to find in her previous life but never made it.
At this moment, Li Ke felt that this place was exactly the same as the oasis base in his previous life, except that this time it had a temporary name, the Joint Security Zone.
After entering the safe zone, the temperature became noticeably cooler and there were a lot of green trees along the way, which made people feel much better.
When Li Ke and his friends came in, it was already evening. Many people were walking in the green belt with bags in their hands. They were in a hurry to go to the reception desk to rest and did not stop to ask what they were doing.
When they arrived at the reception desk, Li Ke asked Niu Dazhuang to book two rooms. She felt like she was going to go bad during the whole journey. Although she occasionally cleaned up secretly without Niu Dazhuang's knowledge, the weather was still too hot and she felt very uncomfortable.
After taking a shower, Li Ke rested for two days before setting off with Niu Dazhuang to the Eighth District. When she arrived in the Eighth District, she did not stay for long. She just said hello to Qiu Feng, then left Niu Dazhuang and rushed to her new home in the Sixth District.
The two of them ran at lightning speed and finally reached the front of the returning troops. Qiu Feng said that the rescued people were still on the way and it would take about half a month to reach the safe zone.
Li Ke asked them to handle all these matters with full authority, and there was no need to look for her unless it was absolutely necessary.
Returning to her new home in District 6, the courtyard where only the main building had been built when she left has now been completely completed. Song Xian has arranged a team of fifty people to guard the courtyard.
Li Ke just greeted the gatekeeper and went to the basement. As for her new home, she would come out to explore and arrange it after she had a good rest.
The news of Li Ke's return spread quickly. After she entered the reception center in the safe zone, some people who followed her already knew about her return.
Li Ke, who wanted to be quiet, did not have time to rest for more than a few days before she received many invitations. Some invited her to a banquet, and some wanted to visit. Everyone knew that she had just returned home from a long journey, so they did not disturb her too much.
Li Ke looked at the pile of invitations without opening any of them. Song Xian said he would come over, so she would wait for him to come before looking at them together.
There was a new neighbor behind Li Ke's house, but the door was always closed. The caretaker at home said that the neighbor had not moved in yet.
However, the Jian family moved in later and brought gifts specially, wanting to invite Li Ke to their house for dinner. Li Ke was still hiding underground at the time, and the news was conveyed to her by the guard after she came out of the space.
It is said that Jian Ye's wife is in poor health. Although she has moved here, she has never shown up. Li Ke picked out the invitation from the Jian family, on which were written Jian Ye and Qin Mingyue's names.
Li Ke was surprised that these two people actually became husband and wife, but after thinking about it, he felt that it made sense.
When Song Xian arrived, Li Ke was squatting in front of his green area, watching the people in the base catching insects and cutting grass in the woods.
Li Ke watched them skillfully digging out the ring-shaped hard-skinned worms from the ground, or sorting and harvesting the weeds that were more than a meter tall, and his mind was a little distracted.
She had seen this kind of hard-skinned insect before. Now it looked very small. When they woke up and grew a little bigger, they would grow together with the plants and cooperate with them in hunting.
For a long time, humans thought that they were smarter and more advanced mutated plants. It was not until people discovered mutated carnivores biting these plants and some insects fell off and escaped that they began to see some clues and began to conduct research.
Did the research reveal anything? Li Ke didn't know. In her previous life, there weren't as many insects as there are now. Of course, she had never seen such a large and numerous forest.
Until her death, there were still very few forests, and the resources were fought over by various bases. Although many people died every year, it was still very difficult to obtain a completely ecological forest in her previous life.
Song Xian came to Li Ke's side, and Li Ke asked directly: "Do you know the purpose of collecting these things?"
Song Xian shook his head. "It is said that these grasses can be used to extract fibers and make some daily necessities. Some say that the insects can be used as medicine, but these are all speculations of the people below. The people above have not said anything. But these things can be exchanged for real supplies, so those who have green areas in the base are collecting them. We have bought quite a few green areas, so this time we have a big harvest."
Li Ke listened to the information without saying anything. The core area was a restricted area that no one could enter, but they could continuously trade with the bases that gathered there.
Song Xian continued to talk about what had happened recently: "Most of the bases with some power have moved here. The top bases have held six meetings, big and small, and the current situation has been reshuffled. Our situation is somewhat isolated on the surface, but there are also many people who secretly extend an olive branch to us.
The military has started recruiting soldiers since the situation in the safe zone has stabilized. Anyone who passes the physical examination will be taken away, and their families will receive a certain living allowance.
Many people have signed up, but it seems that not many have been recruited so far. However, we have heard that the backbone forces of many small bases have been recruited.
Some time ago, zombie viruses and other epidemic viruses broke out, killing many people. The military also recycled all the bodies for a fee. Those who survived can go for a physical examination again and apply for military service.
Many bases have begun to discipline their own people, because the military offers a lot of benefits for joining the army, and some bases with more stringent conditions have also suffered serious talent loss. People now feel that the behavior of the higher-ups is not as peaceful as they say. "
The two chatted all the way back to Li Ke's residence. Most of the time, Song Xian was talking and Li Ke was listening. It was all some fragmentary information, and nothing big happened.
After sitting down, Li Ke handed the posts to Song Xian. Song Xian sorted the posts and whispered, "Brother, now people up there are spreading a rumor that you are a woman. The rumor spread when you were still here. But the rumor was only spread online, and it didn't reach ordinary people."
Song Xian had never thought about this before, he really hadn't thought about it, so when he first heard the news, he thought it was ridiculous.'
But after he finished laughing and analyzed the news with Chen Na, he gradually felt that this might be true. Li Jia's usual tight dress and solitary style made it seem very likely that he was a woman.
Li Ke was still wearing a mask, and Song Xian couldn't tell what his expression was. He only heard him reply in a flat voice: "I know."
Song Xian picked out the invitations and said, "I'll take care of this pile of invitations. Take a look at these three and see if you want to attend."
Li Ke picked it up and took a look. It was an invitation to a banquet sent by the conference center. The organizer was not specified. Song Xian explained, "This is held by the higher-ups, but we don't know the situation there. The Mo family told us that there are also forces standing in line. But now that the safe zone has just developed, they won't come forward to cause trouble."
Another one is a banquet hosted by the Ji family, and another one is a banquet hosted by the Mo family. The dates do not overlap, but they are all next month, and it is already the end of the month.
There are already several airports in the base, and I heard that other types of transportation will be developed later. So even if these three invitations are not in the same place, they will still be in time if they are close in time.
Li Ke asked Song Xian to reply that she would attend the three banquets. After that, she asked, "Has the higher-ups developed any special medicine recently? Or do other bases have any relevant information?"
Song Xian shook his head: "No, there has been no research information recently. Even the research institutes in private bases are very quiet."
Li Ke: "How many people in our base have improved their physical fitness recently? And how many have left?"
Song Xian: "In the past six months, another 375 people have been recruited. There are not many people who have enlisted in our base, and 700 people have left. Among these 700 people, more than half are ordinary people who have passed the physical examination, and the rest are strong people with improved physical fitness."
Some people were kidnapped from their base, and some new people were added. The current population size has not actually changed much. If there were no external conflicts, they felt that these people would be enough.
Thinking of this, Song Xian said again: "Among the more than 4,000 people we are going to bring back, there should be quite a few who will sign up."
Li Ke said indifferently: "Let them go. Anyone who wants to apply can go. We won't keep anyone or stop them. Just don't come back once they leave. If no one is successful in the application, we won't want our base anymore."
Song Xian nodded. He also felt uncomfortable. Although everyone has their own aspirations, no one would feel comfortable if they wanted to go to a wealthy family just because they had been eating for so long and had the strength.
Song Xian asked Li Ke when he would leave. Li Ke thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow. I'm going to have a simple meal at Jian's house tonight."
Song Xian asked cautiously, "Brother, are you really a woman?"
Li Ke: "Do you care about me? How did I do things before? How will I do things in the future? Do you think I will rebel just because I am a woman?"
Song Xian quickly said, "No, no, I was just thinking, should I change my name?"
Li Ke thought for a moment and said, "Tell Niu Dazhuang to get ready and ask him to accompany me to the banquet. You and Qiu Feng can make your own arrangements."
Niu Dazhuang can be quite sharp-tongued sometimes. When Li Ke thinks that there is no good banquet and doesn't want to pay attention to anyone, he lets this guy do the talking.
Li Ke thought about it and realized that her identity as a woman was revealed on purpose. It was not obvious in the boss's base before, but now her identity is half exposed. It seems that the base with the least foundation is their Qiushan base.
Although autonomy is allowed, to be honest, everyone wants to have unique authority that will not be offended.
Li Ke is now the first sheep that has been skinned by wolves. Now he is thrown into a group of omnivores that are not divided into pieces. They are left to fight among themselves. As long as there is fighting, their strength will be weakened.
Just as Song Xian left, another guest came. It was Mo Baoer and Xiaoguang. They came without prior notice, but Li Ke still expressed great welcome when she saw them. These two people, one big and one small, were very cute on her list.
Mo Baoer looked her up and down and said, "You can still laugh. I don't know how many people are eyeing you now, wanting to find out everything about you. I'm worried about you!"
Li Ke touched Xiao Guang's head and asked with a smile, "What about you? Did you come here to visit me as a friend? Or are you acting as a spy for the Mo family?"
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