binnovel Chapter 447 The Base of the Gods
Chapter 447 The Base of the Gods
According to Han Li, it would take at least seven or eight hours to reach the nearest base with superpowered individuals from here. This is assuming relatively good road conditions; in areas with poor road conditions, the journey would take even longer.
Han Xing lay down in the back seat of the SUV, preparing to take a nap, while Han Li sat in the passenger seat chatting with Li Chenglong. Li Chenglong then learned that Han Li was 28 years old, had studied nursing at a regular undergraduate program, and had worked as a nurse at the local People's Hospital after graduation, where she also met her future husband.
After the apocalypse, to help his wife and son escape, Han Li's husband deliberately attracted a large number of zombies, giving Han Li and their son a chance to escape. After escaping, Han Li and her son first went home to find her still-living younger brother, and then they went to the survivor base together.
However, due to the subsequent global pandemic, their two-year-old son also fell ill and died. In the end, the siblings found an opportunity to escape the human base, which had become a hellish place, and have been living with some people in the ruins of an old city ever since.
As she spoke, Han Li started to cry, which saddened Li Chenglong. After a while, Han Li composed herself and looked at the ring on Li Chenglong's right hand, which was gripping the steering wheel: "Brother Li, are you married too?"
Li Chenglong said with a smile, "Yes, I'm married now, and I have a lovely son and an unborn child whose gender we don't know yet. So now I'm going to try my best to find a way back home and reunite with them."
To cheer Han Li up, Li Chenglong asked, "How strong are those superhumans, and what abilities do they possess? Can you tell me? Knowing your enemy and yourself will ensure victory in every battle. I'd like to learn more about them."
Han Li nodded and began to explain. Through Han Li's explanation, Li Chenglong learned that the superpowered individuals on this Earth were basically the same as those he knew, and that they also possessed crystals. Knowing this, Li Chenglong felt relieved. Based on his estimation, with the current energy recovery rate of the G-Gem, he could return to his original world in two months. During this time, he would do whatever he could for them.
The road conditions were worse than Li Chenglong had estimated. After three hours of driving, they had covered approximately 130 kilometers. China was currently in the transition between summer and autumn, and being located in the central and southern regions, it was still quite hot. Li Chenglong found a relatively clean spot for the two to get out of the car, eat something, and rest for a while before continuing their journey at 2 PM.
While the siblings were eating, Li Chenglong took out the Noah 01 Crystal Laptop and made some notes on what he had seen and heard. Of course, he could only save some simple notes, because without the Crystal Network, all the network functions were unusable.
Han Li was a tech enthusiast before the apocalypse. Seeing the laptop she had never seen before, she came over to take a look. She handed a fried chicken leg to Li Chenglong and said, "Eat something first, then you can get back to work. Or you can eat over there, and I'll help you with these things."
Li Chenglong shook his head: "This laptop is operated differently from ordinary laptops. It will probably take a few days of practice to become proficient in it. I'll finish writing it down soon, just wait a moment." Li Chenglong quickly finished writing, saved it, and closed the program. The computer screen returned to the background image, which was a family photo that Li Chenglong had taken a few months ago after reaching level 12.
Han Li asked in surprise, "Brother Li, is this your family photo? Is that your wife next to you? She's so beautiful, and that little child is so cute." Hearing her sister say this, Han Xing also came over to look. Li Chenglong happily introduced, "This is my wife, Yunlan. The one on my lap is my son, Li Yunhao. Then this is my younger sister, Li Xue, and another younger sister, Han Xiaoling. These are my parents-in-law, and this is our nanny, Su Xi."
After the introduction, Li Chenglong pulled up many photos on his computer. The images in the photos amazed the siblings. Han Xing couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Brother Li, where did you come from? We've never seen these things before." His sister, Han Li, also turned her head to see how Li Chenglong would answer.
Li Chenglong thought for a moment before saying, "I can't tell you where I'm from, but please believe me, I will never do anything to harm you or China." After putting away his laptop, Li Chenglong took out some food and ate with the siblings who had already shared their food, chatting and laughing.
After finishing his meal, Han Xing voluntarily cleaned up his trash and threw it far away. Returning, he looked at Li Chenglong with some expectation and said, "Brother Li, I'd like to become your apprentice. I don't know if that's possible. I know I'm weak and can't do much for you, but I just want to learn something, at least something to protect myself and my sister."
Li Chenglong nodded: "Okay, as long as you have the desire to become stronger, there is nothing you can't do. However, I won't take you as my apprentice. Just be my student. You can call me teacher or Brother Li. But I'm a rather strict person, so you should think it over. If you can't endure hardship and can't accept my strictness, then you should quit now."
Han Xing glanced at his sister, clenched his fists, and immediately knelt down: "Teacher, please accept my bow." Li Chenglong quickly helped him up: "I said I'm not taking you on as a disciple, it's just a teacher-student relationship, there's no need for this. Now that you've become my student, let me give you a gift first."
As he spoke, Li Chenglong took out two persimmons as big as volleyballs and said to the siblings, "You two eat these; they can improve your physical fitness. As for training Han Xing, let's talk about that when we get to the base."
The siblings were somewhat surprised to see such large, bright red persimmons, wondering how they could grow so big. However, since Li Chenglong had given them to them, they assumed they were something good and began to eat them with relish. Li Chenglong, meanwhile, activated his True Dragon Eye to see if the spirit-powered persimmons would actually have any effect in this world.
Because the persimmons were very large, and they had eaten some other things beforehand, it took the siblings half an hour to finish them. Li Chenglong saw that both of their four attributes had increased by two points, and nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that the psionic persimmons were indeed useful in this world.
By the time the siblings finished eating, it was nearly 2 PM. Li Chenglong checked the time and said, "Let's go. Let's try to reach the base you mentioned before tonight."
After the three got into the car, they drove for five hours and finally arrived at the legendary "Base of the Gods" before nightfall. This base was originally an industrial park, and although it had undergone many renovations, much of its original appearance was still visible. The three got out of the car two kilometers away, and Li Chenglong naturally put the car into his psionic space.
After each person handed over 20 white crystals, the three of them went inside. As soon as they entered, a large crowd surrounded them, not to ask for anything, but to promote their dining and sleeping areas. Some even got into fights over a better spot.
Li Chenglong chose a frail-looking little girl and asked her to lead the three of them to a place where they could eat and stay. The girl jumped up excitedly, pushed the others aside with all her might, and then quickly led Li Chenglong and the others away.
Following the girl through a dimly lit, slum-like area, the three finally arrived at a dilapidated hotel, which looked even worse than where Han Li had stayed before. However, once inside, they discovered that it was surprisingly clean and tidy.
The girl wiped the table and chairs with a towel, invited Li Chenglong and his two companions to sit down, and then quickly went to the back and loudly announced, "Mom and Dad, we have guests! We have guests!"