Third Uncle saw that bag of flatbread and smiled as he explained, "Here's the deal, I originally planned to use this bag of flatbread to trade with them for a place to stay here for a while."

Third Uncle explained, but he didn't say how he thought it should be handled.

How to handle it, naturally it would be up to Li Yu to decide.

Moreover, given his understanding of Li Yu, there's a high probability he would let Ling Feng and the others take it.

Li Yu understood right away what was going on.

He looked at them and smiled, saying, "This should be yours, you can take it."

After thinking for a moment, judging by their appearance, they seem to be short on food too.

But Li Yu couldn't give them too much food, especially since food isn't free.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Zhong Chuchu, you have talked to them, right? Are they planning to come with us, or should we let them head directly to Gan City later?"

Zhong Chuchu knew the rules of Big Camphor Tree Base, where cooperative personnel don't receive free food.

However, this time Zhong Chuchu and her team came over as part of a mission for Big Camphor Tree Base, acting as guides, so all their food along the way was covered, and after completing the mission, they would receive food in exchange, plus some points.

This trip carries considerable risk, so the points and food exchanged are substantial.

But for Ling Feng's group, it was the same; if they followed along, they wouldn't have time to scavenge for supplies...

So she said, "I'll thank Director Li for the flatbread on their behalf. As for them, I discussed it with them, and they want to stay here temporarily, then join us when we return to Big Camphor Tree Base."

Li Yu smiled, seeing through the underlying thought behind those words—that Ling Feng's group believed that they were going to succeed against the Motorcycle Gang; otherwise, they wouldn't choose to wait.

After thinking it over, he said, "Alright. They can wait here."

Zhong Chuchu relaxed a bit upon hearing Li Yu agree.

She cupped her hands in a thankful gesture and headed downstairs with Ling Feng.

The rain pattered down.

Li Yu stood up and looked outside the wall; the number of zombies had increased.

But as Ju Tianrui and the others used crossbows to kill some zombies, the remaining ones stopped and began to eat their fallen comrades. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

This method greatly reduced the threat from the zombies.

Li Yu watched for a while and then looked away.

He packed up the portable chair and went downstairs.

After scouting around the second and third floors, he felt that it would be better to sleep in the Unimog than to stay here tonight.

This small building had many people, so the space per person was quite limited.

Moreover, the Unimog had everything, even air conditioning, and it was much more comfortable to sleep in the vehicle.

After greeting Third Uncle, Li Yu entered the Unimog.

The anti-theft glass on either side of the camper was rolled up, separated from the outside by just a layer of steel plate; when the steel plate was pushed up, only a few millimeters of wire mesh remained between them.

The wind outside blew through the wire mesh, refreshing the air inside the camper.

Li Yu took off his raincoat, shook it a bit by the door, and hung it on the handle next to the door.

The interior lights came on, and Li Yu sat on the central sofa, listening to the raindrops hitting the raised steel plate.

They created a clattering noise.

Having so many people with him meant there was less to worry about in terms of safety.

Ju Tianrui and the group were all battle-hardened, so dealing with zombies shouldn't be a problem.

Li Yu ate some food casually and then headed to the bed at the back of the vehicle.

With his right hand pressed underneath the bed, he closed his eyes and listened to the rain, entering a light sleep.

........

The rain came swiftly, fiercely.

But also left quickly.

By four in the morning the next day, the rain had stopped.

The number of zombies didn't break through a thousand, as Ju Tianrui, Xiao Jun, and Luo continuously killed zombies, preventing any pile-up of zombies from happening.

This sudden bout of rain dropped the temperature by two to three degrees, relieving the heat quite a bit.

Li Yu slept very well that night.

At six in the morning, he got up and stepped out, watching the sky turn blue without a hint of dark clouds.

It was a clear blue sky.

The temperature was quite comfortable, though the ground was still wet.

He found Xiao Jun, who was on duty, asking him to gather the gear soon.

Last night, Xiao Jun, Luo, and Ju Tianrui took turns in three duty shifts, which allowed them to rest.

As Li Yu returned to the side of the vehicle, he saw Uncle Ant refueling and adding water to the vehicle.

Uncle Ant noticed Li Yu and greeted him with a smile.

Li Yu responded with a smile as well.

Time slowly passed, and soon it was daylight.

Li Yu watched as everyone packed and loaded their things into the vehicle.

He took out the map for a look; they were currently in Baiguozhen beneath Macheng, to go to Xinyang, they would have to cross Dabie Mountain.

The journey wasn't far, only about two hundred kilometers, but after the Doomsday, the roads were badly damaged, and it might be a rough path.

Based on their previous travel speed, they could probably reach Xinyang by this afternoon.

After thinking it over, he found Third Uncle.

"Third Uncle, why don't you go ahead? You could go faster and check the situation out ahead," Li Yu suggested to Third Uncle with a negotiating tone.