Chapter 21 Separation
Everyone chatted and laughed and soon arrived at the legion assembly point.
Ayong and Da Liu belonged to the Second Regiment, led by Li Feng, currently serving as the Second Regiment Commander of the Southeast Security Zone Military Headquarters. This time, Li Feng had fought a fierce battle to secure the opportunity to leave the city. To ensure a good harvest, he had specially selected a 100-man vanguard squad from the regiment to search for energy and food ingredients for their small warehouse.
Li Feng himself led the main force toward the seashore, striving to gather as much valuables as possible to bring back to the safe zone. He had privately received word that this winter would be the coldest since the apocalypse, potentially reaching -60 degrees Celsius. It was obvious that this winter was not going to be easy!
In any case, it is always better to collect more nutritious ingredients.
Ah Yong saw the Second Legion's assembly point and immediately seized the opportunity to give a few more instructions. He repeated the same few words over and over again, but Ling Xue and Xiao Luo didn't get annoyed and continued to listen patiently.
Ling Xue was so patient with Ayong because she knew he was worried about her, so she could only do her best to reassure him by being obedient and well-behaved. Xiao Luo was also so patient for a reason. Firstly, he hadn't felt such nagging care from an elder in a long time, and Ayong's gesture touched him deeply. Secondly, he wanted to leave a good impression on Ayong so that their relationship would be further strengthened.
After so much talk, Ayong and Da Liu finally walked towards the check-in area of the Second Legion reluctantly.
Da Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Oh my god, Uncle Yong was too talkative. He was worried that Uncle Yong would change his mind and go back to find Xiaoxue and the others. He saw it all. Uncle Yong even secretly wiped his eyes. Could he be crying because he was worried?
He didn't dare to comfort her, fearing it would backfire. Fortunately, the sign-in area was just ahead.
"Hey, why are you crying? You don't want to come here!" There were several tall and strong men standing at the sign-in area. They were all wearing Jun-style protective suits and protective leather boots, and they looked very handsome.
Ayong didn't know who was teasing him. He was an honest man, so he thought they were chatting with him seriously! He sniffed and replied in a slightly hoarse voice:
"Why not? I'm happy to come! My child is not feeling well and is following us around. I'm really worried!"
Several people had already seen his crying face, and when they heard his answer, they knew they had misunderstood him. This guy was too honest, and they couldn't even tell that they were making fun of him?
It just so happened that the few people who had signed in earlier were from the same neighborhood, and they knew everything about Ayong and Lingxue. Everyone sympathized with them, but their situations were not good, and they hadn't helped them much. Seeing that the soldiers were interested in Ayong, they went aside to tell them about Lingxue's family. At the end, they said to the soldiers:
"This is only because Lao Ling is gone. Otherwise, they wouldn't be in such a difficult situation."
It was tough, though. Xiaoxue couldn't even recuperate at home, and this time she had to leave the safe zone to search for supplies. It was probably because her family couldn't make ends meet. Otherwise, Ayong wouldn't have been willing to let her go out to work.
Life in this world is not easy for anyone!
Ling Xue watched A Yong and Da Liu sign and walk towards the camp. A Yong waved back from time to time. Only when they were out of sight did Ling Xue and Xiao Luo get on the hovercraft and leave the Second Legion camp.
The people behind them were not so orderly, noisy and annoying.
The two found an empty spot to park their hovercar before signing in on the computer. The people behind them were simply there to take advantage, so the management didn't really care if they showed up. If they didn't come, their money wouldn't be refunded anyway; they were just hoping they wouldn't show up.
So, the sign-in here is just for the managers to see how many people are here and give them a rough count. Another reason is to prevent people who haven't paid from sneaking in, which would infringe on everyone's interests. So, they also have to be divided into teams.