Chapter 1895: Reinforcements Heading North, Taoists Heading South

Ji City.

Two Taoists clad in ragged cotton Taoist robes, wearing black veiled hats, were darting through the forest, their direction clearly heading south.

The veiled hats on their heads fluttered slightly in the wind as they ran. The hats had wide brims with a dense fringe reaching down to the necks, serving to conceal their faces.

The short and stout Taoist suddenly called out to the tall and thin Taoist in front, “Wait a minute, we’ve been running for over an hour. Let’s take a break, let me catch my breath.”

Without waiting for a response from the tall and thin Taoist, he walked to a large, densely shaded tree and sat down.

The roots protruded from the ground and he sat right on one of them.

He lifted the black net of the veiled hat, took a few heavy breaths, and then took a plastic bottle from his waist, which was filled with water.

The combination was a bit incongruous with his attire.

He unscrewed the cap, took a swig, and tasted a slight plastic flavor. Smacking his lips, he said to the approaching tall and thin Taoist:

“I wish my gourd hadn’t fallen. The water from this plastic bottle has a strange taste…”

The tall and thin Taoist, hearing this, sat down as well. After taking a few sips from a gourd, he said:

“With this heat, plastic easily melts, but if you’ve lost your gourd, then so be it, it doesn’t matter…”

The short and stout Taoist looked at the thick canopy above and said, “We’ve been traveling for a whole day and haven’t encountered any survivors. Are you sure we’re heading south? In my opinion, we’d be better off waiting on Sanqing Mountain. If he’s still alive, he’ll definitely come back to the mountain to find us.”

The tall and thin Taoist noticed a small sapling on the ground not far away, with two withered purple flowers on it.

His eyes lit up, and he walked closer to carefully examine the leaf patterns of the sapling.

“Ha!” The tall and thin Taoist felt a surge of joy, then drew his longsword from his back.

Clang! Clang!

The longsword, sharp, refracted brilliant colors under the dappled sunlight.

He carefully dug the soil around the sapling with the sword, peeling it away bit by bit.

The short and stout Taoist, getting no response, looked up to see the tall and thin Taoist digging a hole.

So he got up and walked over, saying, “What are you doing?”

He got closer.

Seeing the sapling placed to the side by the tall and thin Taoist, the short and stout Taoist exclaimed with some excitement, “Is this… kudzu root?”

The tall and thin Taoist, not even turning his head, said, “Yes, come help me dig it up. This kudzu root sapling has been dried by the sun, you see all of that ahead.”

The short and stout Taoist hurried over to help.

Half an hour later, the two sat in the shade of a tree, looking at the five or six kudzu roots in front of them, each as thick as an arm and about a meter long.

Kudzu root contains a large amount of vitamins, cellulose, starch, protein, and other nutrients, making it a perfect staple food to provide ample energy to the body.

So many kudzu roots, enough for them to eat for a month.

In the post-apocalyptic world, knowing a bit of traditional Chinese medicine, some botany, and a few survival skills, it’s hard to starve.

The two cleaned the kudzu roots, removing the dirt from their surfaces, then tied them with rope and slung them on their backs, continuing their journey south.

Kudzu roots store very well; left as they are, they can last a long time. If ground into powder and sun-dried, they can be preserved even longer.

….

Gansheng.

The sun was shining brightly.

Six helicopters appeared in the sky.

After leaving Central City, Li Yu and his companions flew toward the Big Camphor Tree Base.

Lacking extra fuel, they couldn’t afford to deviate from a straight path.

About half an hour later, they finally arrived above the Big Camphor Tree Base.

Cooperative personnel and extra staff at the Fourth Outer City construction sites all looked up at the sky.

“What’s that? Didn’t our base only have three helicopters? How come there are three more now?”

“I don’t know, I saw a helicopter return last night. Could it be something new the base found?”

“Could it be an enemy attack?”

Upon hearing this, the people around looked at him as if he was an idiot.

“Haven’t you noticed that nobody on the walls is taking any action? If they were enemy helicopters, they would have attacked already.”

“Oh right, so this means our Big Camphor Tree Base’s air force has been strengthened?”

“It seems so…..”

…

While they were discussing, the helicopters slowly landed.

Weng City had long been cleared to leave enough room for them to park.

The six helicopters landed one after another, steadily touching down on the ground.

Li Hang looked excitedly at the six helicopters. Including the one that had gone north to Oil City, the Big Camphor Tree Base now had seven helicopters.

On average, each helicopter could carry twenty-five people, so seven could carry a total of one hundred seventy-five.

Whether for airlifting troops or transporting supplies, it was extremely convenient.

Li Yu and his group disembarked from the helicopters.

Second Uncle, Li Hang, and the others gathered around them, with Li Hang especially closely inspecting the newly acquired helicopters, his eyes shining, and a smile never leaving his face.

“Lao San, Xiao Yu, it seems everything went smoothly this time. In just one day, you’ve found four new helicopters. Now, in facing the Northern Federation, we’re much more confident!” Second Uncle happily said.

Third Uncle, carrying a bag, said to Second Uncle, “Second Brother, you all chat, I’ll head back to the Inner City first.”