Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1232: Escaping is shameful but useful

Chapter 1232: Escaping is shameful but useful

As for Li Yangyang's feelings, Fatty Xu had never responded.

Everyone could understand, after all, if this kind of thing happened to anyone, it would probably be hard to accept for a while.

However, time was up, and Zhang Yi didn't plan to wait for him, so he told everyone to pack up and get ready to leave.

The next day, Zhang Yi and the others left the courtyard. As they walked out the main gate, Zhang Yi faintly sensed a gaze watching from a distance.

Not only did he notice it, Liang Yue and Hua Hua also sensed it.

Zhang Yi turned his head and saw Li Yangyang standing under a pavilion in the distance, one hand resting on a pillar, looking towards them with a complex expression in her eyes.

He then turned back and patted Fatty Xu on the shoulder, gesturing with his chin in that direction.

Fatty Xu had been absent-minded lately, his head a tangled mess like a bird's nest, his beard scruffy and unkempt for days.

Startled by Zhang Yi's pat, he looked over.

With just that one glance, he immediately lowered his head like a startled ostrich, pretending not to see anything.

Zhang Yi rolled his eyes. "At the very least, she has a good relationship with you and even saved your life in the Qinling Abyss. Isn't this a bit too much?"

Fatty Xu muttered, "I know! But right now, I have no idea what expression I should even have when facing her."

Zhang Yi was speechless. "So you choose to run away?"

"Running away might be shameful, but it's effective!"

Fatty Xu argued.

Zhang Yi shrugged, actually agreeing with Fatty Xu's words.

Those who encourage others to be brave and face sudden situations are either social butterflies or outsiders.

People caught in the middle find it incredibly difficult to face everything with a calm heart.

Running away can sometimes be a pretty good option.

Liang Yue usually rarely commented on other people's private affairs.

But this time, she unusually said to Fatty Xu, "No matter what your final choice is, I think you should at least give her a sincere response."

"I know, I know all that."

Fatty Xu lowered his head, deliberately walking on the other side of the road so the others would block his body.

"I'll talk to her properly in a little while."

He didn't have the courage to say it face-to-face. Perhaps only after returning to Tianhai City could he say those words through the electronic devices he was most familiar with.

Zhang Yi teased, "If those two words didn't tremble, you wouldn't realize how hard it is, right?"

Fatty Xu's face flushed a deep crimson.

"Boss, please stop."

"Alright, alright, whatever you say."

Zhang Yi waved his hand dismissively.

Before leaving, Qin Qigong and others personally came to see them off.

Now, their attitude towards Zhang Yi was one of increasing respect.

Respect had to be earned with strength, and the power Zhang Yi displayed in the Qinling Mountains subtly overshadowed even Li Changgong and Han Shanzuo.

That alone was enough to earn him genuine reverence.

"All farewells must end. Please, everyone, see us off only this far. After I return, I will discuss with the leadership of the Jiangnan Region and will soon send people to the Qinling Mountains."

Zhang Yi said to Qin Qigong and Shang Daowen just before boarding the plane.

Qin Qigong nodded with a smile.

"There's no rush on this matter. It hasn't been long since the last Ground Centipede subjugation event, so we wouldn't dare to recklessly start mining the Elemental Stone Vein."

"Afterwards, we will gradually send out teams to survey the surrounding environment first. We'll only proceed with mining once we've ensured there's no danger."

Zhang Yi nodded.

"That makes sense. We'll discuss it further then."

The Elemental Stone Vein beneath the Qinling Mountains was enormous, containing unimaginable energy.

The Shengjing Region also couldn't afford to play any tricks on this matter.

Moreover, during this last trip down, Zhang Yi had already excavated a staggeringly large quantity of Elemental Stone ore, which now formed dozens of tall mounds within his Dimensional Space.

So, for now, he wasn't in a great hurry either.

After bidding farewell to the Shengjing group, Zhang Yi and the others boarded the plane.

The cigar-shaped Fu-37 flew out from the indoor airport, plunged into the thick cloud layer, and headed straight south.

Fatty Xu sat by the window, chin in hand, his eyes filled with conflict and melancholy.

A female attendant walked over and asked with concern, "Mr. Xu, are you feeling unwell?"

Fatty Xu suddenly covered his face with both hands and lowered his head. "It's nothing. I'm just a little sad, that's all."

Zhang Yi, watching from behind, felt a black line streak down his forehead.

"Those are supposed to be *my* lines!"

Zhou Ke'er and Yang Xinxin beside him couldn't help but burst into giggles.

Shengjing City grew smaller and smaller in their eyes until it was barely visible.

On the vast, empty ground of Shengjing City, Li Yangyang lifted her head, watching the plane gradually fade into the distance, then silently lowered it again.

"In the end, was it still too hard to accept?"

She pressed down on the brim of her hat, then turned and walked away into the distance. Scattered snowflakes drifted onto her shoulders and hat, a patch of pure white.

Zhang Yi and the others first returned to Blizzard City.

With the mission successfully completed, they naturally needed to give Zhu Zheng a report first.

This was out of respect for him.

The news of the mission's completion had already been relayed to Zhu Zheng by Deng Shentong, so Zhu Zheng was particularly excited today.

After everyone disembarked from the plane, they were warmly welcomed by a delegation led by Zhu Zheng himself.

The moment the cabin door opened and Zhang Yi stepped off the plane, Zhu Zheng rushed over in quick strides, firmly grasping Zhang Yi's hand.

"Chaos, haha, my Captain Chaos, you truly are the treasure of our Jiangnan Region!"

"To think this matter was resolved so perfectly, settled in less than a month."

"You are all great heroes of the Jiangnan Region!"

Behind Zhu Zheng were Zhu Yu, Baili Changqing, Wu Di, and others, many of whom were old acquaintances of Zhang Yi.

Zhu Zheng had specifically brought them along, aiming to play the emotional card with Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi chuckled inwardly.

Zhu Zheng definitely had channels to know that Zhang Yi now controlled thirty percent of the Elemental Stone Vein.

He was probably about to shamelessly ask Zhang Yi for a larger share.

Zhang Yi exchanged a few casual pleasantries. When he looked carefully at the group who had come to receive them, he noticed many more familiar faces.

In addition to the original superhumans of Blizzard City, there were also many members of the former Superhuman Federation from when the Erosion Moon invaded the Jiangnan Region.

These superhumans, scattered across various regions and responsible for maintaining local order, had grown tremendously after two years of the Apocalypse.

Perhaps some had perished, with new superhumans taking over their territories.

But those who had survived until now were no simple characters.

At least half of the people from the first Superhuman Federation gathering had joined Blizzard City.

"Blizzard City is growing stronger and stronger. Congratulations!"

Zhang Yi said to Zhu Zheng with a smile.

Zhu Zheng sighed lightly. "Jiangnan is too vast, and there are far too many troublesome matters. We never have enough manpower, so we must keep replenishing it."

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