Cannon fodder in the Interstellar

With the space rings, Lin Ruihai and Song Changlong felt empowered, no longer worrying about how to transport supplies. Their plans became bolder and more confident.

As the leader of the B City survivor base’s rescue team, Song Changlong had been tirelessly working on the frontlines of rescuing people and gathering supplies over the past few months. During this time, he had often encountered usable supplies but had to give them up because there was no way to transport them. Now, he was able to list everything he had come across.

These supplies were not food, so there was a high chance they were still there. Even if someone had taken some, it was unlikely they had taken everything.

With the addition of more plans, time became increasingly tight. Lin Ruihai and Song Changlong quickly discussed how to divide their tasks.

Ruo Manni and Hebrew Adam gathered their companions to inform them that the two of them would be helping the base. The others had no objections and were willing to follow their plans.

Ruo Manni arranged for Tamaki Kazia and Sheila to join Song Changlong in collecting supplies.

Ruo Manni and Hebrew Adam would lead their elite team to Pingyang City. With so many of them, they wouldn’t fear encountering mutated animals in Pingyang City.

Based on the current road conditions, it would take Lin Ruihai and the others about ten days to make a round trip to Pingyang City. Ruo Manni decided that they would go themselves. They would travel by flying vehicles, and it would take no more than two days.

As the base leader, Lin Ruihai should not venture far, especially at a time like this. He needed to stay behind to coordinate the base’s operations and prepare for the impending disaster.

Lin Kexin would stay at the base to investigate the Tiger Mercenary Group’s background.

Earlier, Lin Ruihai had received information from the gatekeeper that the convoy leaving the base this morning was from the Tiger Mercenary Group. Song Changlong confirmed that the convoy they encountered near B City was indeed from the Tiger Mercenary Group, led by Vice Leader Zhang Yunxing.

With the combined information, Ruo Manni and Lin Kexin believed that the wife of the Tiger Mercenary Group’s leader, Dai Yanping, was likely the reincarnated person capable of having “predictive dreams.”

It was very possible that the Tiger Mercenary Group had planned to take advantage of Song Changlong’s misfortune and Lin Ruihai’s inability to manage things alone to seize control of the base.

However, with Ruo Manni and the others’ interference, their plans had been disrupted. But once ambition took root, it was unlikely they could stop themselves.

Lin Kexin stayed at the base to “investigate” thoroughly, in case they had further plans and to catch them off guard.

Hebrew Adam felt a certain amount of guilt toward Lin Kexin.

Lin Kexin was only a level 5 telekinetic, with combat abilities slightly higher than Lin Ruihai and Song Changlong. It wouldn’t be easy for her to face off against a large mercenary group alone. Therefore, he had specifically left Su Forty-Three at the base to follow Lin Ruihai and Lin Kexin’s instructions.

Lin Kexin silently glanced at Hebrew Adam, accepting his goodwill without a word. After all, he would soon be her brother-in-law, so it wouldn’t be appropriate to cause a rift with him. Moreover, with such strong support, it would be foolish for her to act overly coy.

Hebrew Adam had given Lin Ruihai and Song Changlong the space rings, and Ruo Manni thought for a moment before giving Lin Ruihai, Song Changlong, and Lin Kexin each a laser pistol locked with their personal genetic codes.

The laser pistols were equipped with energy converters that could be directly charged using crystal cores, so they didn’t need to worry about running out of energy. Had Song Changlong had one of these laser pistols the previous night, he wouldn’t have had to fear the level 4 mutated snake at all.

Lin Ruihai and Song Changlong, receiving this new type of weapon that could be powered by crystal cores, excitedly studied it for a while. After understanding how it worked, their confidence grew even more.

Time was tight. After agreeing on their respective actions, Song Changlong quickly set off with Tamaki Kazia and Sheila. He needed to discuss with Li Zhongping how many people and vehicles he would need to take for the task.

As for Ruo Manni’s team, their journey to Pingyang City to gather food would be long. Having a large convoy would not only slow them down but also consume a significant amount of gasoline. In the apocalypse, gasoline was a non-renewable resource that would quickly run out, so they had to be careful with its usage. Therefore, Ruo Manni’s team had to make a quick round trip.

Ruo Manni’s group would undoubtedly use the space to transport the supplies back without drawing attention, but Song Changlong’s team would need to create a plausible cover story for their actions.

Lin Ruihai and Song Changlong’s use of the space rings had to be kept as secret as possible, to prevent outsiders from learning about it.

So, Song Changlong needed to take a convoy out, bringing back a large amount of supplies to the base, in order to explain why the B City military base had so many supplies and prevent others from suspecting the origins of these supplies.

Initially, Song Changlong only planned to go to B City, but with the help of two powerful experts, his ambitions grew. He planned to raid a couple of additional cities. To return before the rainy season, Song Changlong had to hurry.

Ruo Manni wasn’t as anxious as Song Changlong. She was confident they would be back by tomorrow. Therefore, she planned to wait for Lin Mother to wake up and see the effects of the medicine before taking any further action.

Lin Mother slept for two hours before waking up. After waking, it was clear that she looked much better, her complexion significantly improved compared to the exhaustion she had shown before taking the medicine.

Ruo Manni used a medical scanner to check Lin Mother’s physical condition.

“All the data has improved, and it’s very even. Mother’s health has greatly improved. The medicine you prepared, sister, is very effective,” Lin Kexin said, looking at the data displayed on the scanner.

“At the beginning of the apocalypse, didn’t mother also suffer from the mutation virus, causing some changes? It was you who gave her the detox medicine to suppress the mutation,” Ruo Manni said. She had been a bit suspicious before, but now, seeing the data, she was sure.

“Yes, but the medicine in this world isn’t very effective, and we couldn’t measure the extent of the virus’s effect on mother. The medicine I made was relatively crude and could only barely suppress the mutation virus. It still caused significant harm to her body,” Lin Kexin said, a little embarrassed.

“Now that mother has taken your medicine, sister, the aftereffects have been eliminated. She’s completely free from the damage caused by the mutation virus. After taking two or three more doses, she’ll be perfectly healthy again.”

Lin Father and Lin Mother clearly didn’t know about this. Lin Mother, feeling deeply grateful, grabbed Lin Kexin’s hand and said, “You’ve done such a huge thing for us and didn’t even tell us. Without your medicine, I would have already become one of those monsters outside. Kexin, thank you.”

“Mother, you don’t have to thank me. We’re a family, and families don’t need to be so polite,” Lin Kexin said, a little shy.

This was a life-saving favor. Lin Mother couldn’t help but give Lin Kexin a hug.

Now that she understood Lin Kexin wasn’t replacing her daughter, Lin Mother’s resentment toward Lin Kexin disappeared completely, and she sincerely considered her as her second daughter.

Ruo Manni realized that Lin Kexin was more skilled than her in preparing medicine, so she gave her a medical scanner and some medicine to help her concoct potions that could strengthen everyone’s health.

With Lin mother’s situation resolved, Ruo Manni was naturally ready to begin taking action.