In the end, Chu Che tallied everything up.
Currently, besides the superhumans, the convoy still had eighty-two people.
Right next to the convoy's campsite.
Another cenotaph had been erected.
Those who hadn't come back didn't even have bodies to bury.
They could only gather some personal belongings left behind by their surviving comrades.
A hasty burial was all that could be done.
The pregnant woman cried until she nearly fainted.
Several middle-aged women comforted her on the side.
The pink-haired girl couldn't bear to watch. She turned to Chu Che and asked, "Squad Leader Chu, what do we do?"
Chu Che let out a long, heavy sigh.
A full minute passed before Chu Che spoke. "Our convoy... can't take a pregnant woman!"
The pink-haired girl glared at Chu Che, about to let him have it.
Chu Che raised his hand to cut her off. "Let me finish!"
"This time, the Return to the City Plan is bound to cross paths with other convoys!"
"If I find a suitable one, I can send this woman to their convoy!"
"Just like what happened with Divine Elephant Village back then!"
"Or, if we succeed, things will be much simpler!"
If they could actually take Xi City, then not just the pregnant woman—even Chen Ye and the others—they'd finally have a stable life.
Everything would get better then.
Under these conditions, this was the best they could do.
Chen Ye took a drag of his cigarette, forcing down the restlessness inside him.
He thought of someone.
That woman called "Sister Fang," who was also pregnant.
By now, she should have given birth in Divine Elephant Village.
That foolish woman actually thought he was a good person!!!
How ridiculous...
In the apocalypse, what good or bad people were there anymore?
He wondered if that foolish woman had a boy or a girl.
He wondered if he'd ever see that foolish woman again in this lifetime.
Chen Ye's mind wandered, a jumble of random thoughts surging up one after another.
"Hey, Yezi. Yezi!"
Chu Che's voice finally broke through Chen Ye's daze.
"Huh?~"
"What are you spacing out for?"
"Bring out the supplies you collected. Let's distribute them!"
Collecting supplies meant distributing them.
That was the convoy's custom.
This time, the convoy had hit the jackpot—there should be plenty to go around.
Plus, with the ordinary survivors in the convoy.
Many of them had also taken part in the supply-gathering.
They'd get a good share too.
Even after handing a portion over to the convoy, everyone could keep a decent amount.
Chen Ye directly ordered Xu Lina to bring the Monster Pickup Truck over.
Soon, their supplies filled up the temporary campsite.
The entire convoy was swept up in a tidal wave of excitement.
Except for the woman still sobbing by the cenotaph.
It was as if people had already forgotten that, just moments ago, many of their companions had been left behind in "Hongqiao Town," never to return.
Chen Ye had also forgotten—the two figures crouched on the steps of "Old Wang's Grain and Oil Shop" in Hongqiao Town, clutching their heads.
They were still waiting for Chen Ye to come back for them.
Bags of flour and rice were hauled out of the vehicles.
They quickly drew envious eyes from many.
Even though most of it was expired, even giving off a musty, moldy smell.
Still, plenty of people kept licking their lips, looking like they were about to shove that flour and rice into their mouths right then and there.
Chen Ye's Monster Pickup Truck, Sun Xixi's modified off-roader, and Ding Dong's panel van.
All three vehicles were packed to the brim.
Sun Xixi's modified off-roader had been emptied outside Hongqiao Town so they could load more supplies.
Ding Dong's panel van was the most spacious of all.
Not only were their cabins stuffed full of collected goods.
But the roofs were stacked high too.
Amazingly, throughout their escape, not a single item had fallen off the roof.
Of course, tying things down was a survival skill everyone in the apocalypse had mastered.
There wasn't just rice and flour. There were also cans with intact packaging, and food with packaging that was barely holding together.
The yellow peach cans and orange cans that gleamed temptingly in the sunlight made mouths water.
Of course, most of those cans were inedible.
Through the glass jars, you could see plenty of mold growing inside.
There were even a few cases of canned beer.
Glass bottles too.
All kinds of snacks went without saying.
In the apocalypse, people's understanding of food had changed dramatically.
If you couldn't see the spoilage with your own eyes, it was edible.
If eating it wouldn't kill you, it was edible.
As for getting diarrhea or something...
That was normal!
No need to make a fuss!
If someone actually died from eating spoiled food.
Just look at the new cenotaph by the camp.
Dying from eating spoiled food was considered a good end.
At least you weren't trapped in some uninhabited forbidden zone forever.
Even the moldy, rotten stuff that was truly inedible could be fed to the meatworms.
This collection didn't just net them a lot of food—there were plenty of other things too.
For example, at the grain and oil shop, Chen Ye and the others grabbed a lot of cooking oil and various seasonings.
Even though they were also expired.
Not only that, but Iron Lion's mountain-sized backpack was stuffed full too.
Mostly winter clothes.
It couldn't be helped. Besides the superhumans, the convoy had many ordinary people.
They were heading south, and while the temperatures weren't as freezing as up north, it was still pretty cold.
They couldn't just let the ordinary people in the convoy freeze to death.
Xue Nan organized a team to start distributing the winter clothes based on each person's contribution.
Those who hadn't gone to Hongqiao Town to scavenge could only watch with envy.
Of course, some people got two or three pieces of winter clothing.
Those who hadn't participated in the supply-gathering could trade with people who had extra.
As for what they'd trade with.
Xue Nan didn't care.
The superhumans didn't care either.
Because of her contribution to the supply-gathering, Lai Baiwei got a denim jacket and a pair of sneakers.
Even though the denim jacket wasn't a down jacket, Lai Baiwei was grinning so hard she almost had snot bubbles.
Xue Nan organized people to start sorting the food.
Anything expired and truly inedible was all set aside.
Anything that seemed well-preserved and probably wouldn't kill you was placed on the other side.
Chu Che watched the pile of expired food turn into a small mountain and couldn't help feeling pained.
"If only we had some Revitalization Talismans!"
"Those things can cure illnesses and keep food safe—what a treasure they are!"
When Chu Che had interacted with the Shepherd Convoy before, he'd learned they had Revitalization Talismans.
Back then, Chu Che was so jealous he was practically drooling.
But no matter how much Chu Che wanted to trade for a couple from the Shepherd Convoy.
Those guys treated them like priceless treasures and flat-out refused.
No matter how persuasively Chu Che argued, they wouldn't budge.
"Such a shame our convoy doesn't have a Rune Sequence superhuman!"
"Still, Chen Hao should have a similar ability. Where the hell did that guy run off to?"
Chen Ye also felt a bit of regret.
If Chen Hao were here, he might be able to make those expired foods safe again.
Chu Che raised an eyebrow, looking surprised. "Yezi, didn't you go to the Talisman Shop back when you were in the Oasis? Didn't you see Sha Fei?"
"Of course I did."
"So why didn't you think to trade for a couple of Revitalization Talismans from Sha Fei back then?"
Chen Ye snorted coldly. "I didn't even know what a Revitalization Talisman was back then. How was I supposed to trade?"
Chu Che lifted his chin slightly, a look of utter disdain on his face. "You don't know this, you don't know that. What good are you?"
Chen Ye: "Motherf—"
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