After Song Qi sent Li Yu and Li Yuan away, Song Qi returned to Song Min's side, his face full of excitement.
When Song Min saw Song Qi's expression, a doting look appeared on her face. This younger brother of hers had always had a stubborn personality, and there were many times before when he wouldn't listen to her words.
But in front of Li Yu, Song Qi always seemed very obedient. At his age, he naturally admired powerful figures.
"Sister, let me tell you, this base is huge! You didn't see it when you came in, but their base is surrounded by tall walls, and there are even two mountains inside!"
"The most important thing is, there's hot water and electricity here! I heard them say that everyone now has their own room, and, and there's even a garden here!" Song Qi gesticulated wildly as he spoke to his sister, Song Min.
As Song Min listened, she felt extremely shocked. She had expected that Li Yu and his group would be living better than her and her people.
But she hadn't expected that Li Yu and his group were living lives just like before the apocalypse.
Aside from not having internet, everything else was not much different from before the apocalypse.
Li Yuan brought Song Min a wheelchair. Song Min's injury was not suitable for lying down constantly; the wound on her back could easily fester if continuously pressed. Sitting up would also allow for better air circulation, aiding in wound recovery.
Song Min slowly moved from the sickbed into the wheelchair. Her movements tugged at her wound, causing her to frown slightly.
Li Yuan pushed Song Min out of the medical room, with Song Qi following beside them. For the past two days, because he had been worried about Song Min and stayed by her bedside, he hadn't had a chance to properly look around the base.
After the three left the medical room, they were met with the residential area, which consisted of several villas and three rows of houses.
They met Song Min's former sisters on the road, who all rushed to Song Min.
They were exceptionally happy to see Song Min wake up.
"Song Jie, you're finally awake! You really scared us!" The optimistic and lovely girl, Optimistic Xiao Han, spoke first, her large dark eyes full of concern, though her face was a little pale.
"Song Jie, does it still hurt now?"
"Song Jie, let me tell you, the food here is too good! It's really delicious!"
"Yes, yes, and this place is really too big. There are so many people!"
Song Min listened to them with a smile, then looked at the optimistic and lovely girl, noticing her pale complexion.
She also recalled what Li Yuan had told her; fortunately, it was Song Qi and her blood transfusion, otherwise there might have been some danger.
Looking at this little girl, she remembered their first meeting, when she was so young and naive.
So, a look of gratitude appeared on her face: "Xiao Han, thank you for saving me, Sister. If it weren't for your blood transfusion, who knows what might have happened..."
"Bah, bah, bah, Song Jie, don't talk nonsense!" Optimistic Xiao Han immediately said.
"And all of you, sisters, you've all worked hard!" Song Min looked around and said to the sisters beside her.
Then her tone immediately shifted, and she said, "I've talked to Li Laoda, and we've now joined them. There are a few things I need to tell you.
First, from now on, don't take me as your leader. From now on, we all listen to Li Laoda.
Second, our joining them does not mean we can be idle and lazy. We must also demonstrate our value.
Do you all understand?"
As soon as Song Min finished speaking, the people next to her all seemed to want to say something, but they hesitated.
"But..." One person tried to speak, but was quickly cut off by Song Min: "There are no 'buts.' In a team, there can only be one core soul figure, only one authority. From now on, I will also listen to Li Laoda, and you are all the same. Everyone must remember this."
After Song Min finished speaking with her former sisters and reiterated her warnings, Li Yuan pushed her to walk around the base.
In the base, Song Min faced the sunlight and saw the full view of the entire base. The wall was not particularly high, but it was nearly three stories tall, and especially long.
The long wall, like an ancient giant dragon, tightly enveloped the base, giving a special sense of security.
Along a winding stream, where water flowed like a curved cup, some beans and peanuts grew, and some flowers were blooming. The land in the base was very precious.
Many areas were planted with edible crops.
As they walked, they saw a small garden ahead. In the garden, flowers bloomed profusely, flourishing in this May weather.
The scent of osmanthus flowers drifted on the wind, reaching Song Min's nose. A faint fragrance wafted over, and her mood became increasingly joyful.
"These osmanthus flowers can be used to make osmanthus cakes later; they taste quite good," Li Yuan said softly from the side.
Upon hearing this, Song Min's heart burned with longing for a beautiful life: farming, growing flowers, picking flowers to make flower cakes, and picking fruits to brew wine.
The smile on her lips, like ripples spreading across a lake, grew wider and wider.
After walking around the base's wall and meeting some of the base's residents, Song Min greeted them warmly, and Li Yuan also proactively introduced them to each other, allowing both sides to get acquainted.
During their interactions, Song Min felt that the people in this base were inherently kind, completely different from the people she had encountered outside the base before.
However, what Song Min didn't know was that most of the people in the base had, more or less, killed zombies, and even... humans.
They were friendly to Song Min because, through Li Yu's introduction, they knew this person would be joining the base.
But if it were an enemy, their attitude might be the complete opposite.
After completing their walk, on the way back to the medical room, they saw a Bamboo Forest. Curious, Song Min wanted to go in and see, so Li Yuan pushed her inside.
The bamboo leaves were crisp, rustling gently in the breeze, creating a very serene atmosphere.
It seemed to isolate everything from the outside world.
The Bamboo Forest was very dense, with a winding path paved with gravel in the middle. Li Yuan slowly pushed Song Min further in.
The deeper they went, the less they could hear the outside world, and the more they entered the center, the less they could see the outside scenery.
At the edge of the Bamboo Forest, one could see outside through the bamboo.
But the more they moved towards the center, under the layered covering of bamboo, the outside was completely invisible from the inside. Standing inside, looking out,
It was as if they were in a green world.
After the apocalypse erupted, and following several heavy rains, plants grew abnormally fast, including cultivated crops, which suddenly accelerated their growth significantly, but then returned to normal after the heavy rains.
However, during these few periods of rapid growth, these bamboos also grew quickly; bamboo itself grows relatively fast.
At this time, the bamboo was already extremely tall.