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Chapter 409: Chapter 187 The Proud Woman_2
But unfortunately, when Jiang Shixue placed the Ascension Crystal Core in her mouth, she couldn’t fuse with it. She truly had no need for the Ascension Crystal Core.
This left Wang Tao feeling somewhat helpless; Jiang Shixue’s situation was very special, and he couldn’t understand it.
Regardless, Jiang Shixue had still increased her HP to 29999, and now she was Wang Tao’s strongest helper, which once again boosted the strength of his small team. Wang Tao even felt that she could probably take on a Level 3 Night Demon by herself! But there was no need to test that theory—why go for a one-on-one fight when you can gang up?
Early the next day, the convoy was all geared up and ready to go. At Yang Changhong’s command, the group set off toward Zijing City once again.
The previous two escapes had led the convoy slightly off course, but the overall direction was correct, continuously heading west.
After consulting the map, Yang Changhong and Wang Tao quickly plotted a new route.
This time they didn’t encounter any major dangers. The occasional zombies they did encounter were dealt with by Yang Changhong and her team. If the situation was more tricky, they would let Xu Xiaojun handle it.
However, in the past few days, the convoy came across several supply planes!
This was something Wang Tao hadn’t anticipated. The supply drops used to come about once a month, but why did he feel like they were becoming more frequent lately?
These transport planes were not directly overhead, but Wang Tao tried to make contact several times, all unsuccessfully.
As for the supply drops, they did manage to pick up two of them, which contained medicine and food. Although there were no inhibitors or mechanical exoskeletons, it was still good enough.
“Eh? Another supply drop!”
That day, Wang Tao suddenly looked up. He heard the sound of an airplane!
Moments later, a plane indeed appeared in the sky., and from the looks of it, it seemed it would pass right overhead!
“The supply plane is coming!”
Yang Changhong noticed as well and immediately notified everyone through the vehicle intercom.
Watching the plane draw closer to the convoy, everyone’s faces were filled with anticipation.
The last time a transport plane flew over their heads, it dropped five supply crates. Now they were not expecting five—just one would be enough!
Wang Tao took out his military radio and began trying to contact the pilot above.
“Hello, this is Survivor Wang Tao, I am right below you!”
“Hello, this is Survivor Wang Tao, I am right below you!”
“…”
“Szzz… Szzz…”
The radio crackled with static, which didn’t surprise Wang Tao. The last successful contact had been when the plane was directly overhead, and it was still far away at the moment. But Wang Tao didn’t stop and kept trying.
As the plane slowly reached the position right above the crowd, at last, there was a response through the radio!
“Szzz… Wang Tao… I know you… I am Luo…”
Hearing the hoarse voice over the radio, Wang Tao’s eyes lit up.
“Colonel Luo? What a coincidence, it’s you again!”
He hadn’t expected it to be Luo Guozhong again—unless there was another pilot with the last name Luo.
“Szzz… Yes… supply drop… is gone… sorry… Szzz…”
The other party actually apologized to Wang Tao, though the voice sounded somewhat cold.
“All the supply drops are gone? No problem, we’re not in urgent need of supplies for the moment…”
Wang Tao quickly explained. The supply drops didn’t really matter, but as long as he could establish a good connection with Colonel Luo, there would definitely be more supply drops in the future.
“Then that’s… good… Szzz…”
Watching the plane fly past overhead and start to move away, Wang Tao hurriedly said:
“I will be visiting the military base soon. Since we have met, it’s fate. I will treat you to a drink when the time comes!”
“Szzz… Szzz…”
The other party didn’t reply; the plane had already flown off into the distance.
“Ah, what a shame, no supply drop this time… Let’s go, let’s go!”
In the vehicle intercom, Yang Changhong’s voice carried a hint of regret.
The group continued on their journey.
That evening, as Wang Tao was pondering over how to use his more than 20,000 units of Special Energy, Yang Changhong’s voice came through the vehicle intercom once again.
“Wang Tao, we’ve arrived at Zijing City Downtown!”
“Hm? We’re here already?”
Wang Tao lifted his head. He could see more houses along the road, and the roads were getting wider, although there were also more abandoned vehicles.
Looking further afield, he could see some tall buildings.
“Zijing City, we’ve finally arrived!”
Wang Tao sighed. This trip to Zijing City had taken many more days than expected, with many incidents along the way. But it was a relief that they arrived safely.
The convoy stopped by the side of the road. Yang Changhong got out of her vehicle and knocked on Wang Tao’s door.
“Wang Tao, what are your plans now…”
“Come in and talk.”
“Okay.”
Yang Changhong entered, looking at Wang Tao’s handsome face; her expression was a complex mix of emotions and reluctance.
After all, with Wang Tao being so powerful, she really wished he would stay with her convoy, but Wang Tao had already made it clear before that he intended to go to the military base. Now that they had arrived in Zijing City, it was only a matter of when Wang Tao would leave…
“What about you? What are your plans?”
Wang Tao asked in return.
“We’re planning to rest here tonight and then head into the city tomorrow to look for survivors from Zijing City and get some information about the situation here. If there’s a large Survivor Base, we’ll ask about its exact location. If the base is suitable, we’ll consider staying here. If it’s not suitable or there’s no large Survivor Base, then we’ll decide what to do next…”
Yang Changhong shared their upcoming plans. However, her tone was slightly wistful, as she still didn’t know what exactly the situation was within Zijing City. There was also a good chance it could all be for nothing…