Lao Huang didn't lie. He did have a lot of food and daily necessities. Because he was afraid that Zhang Ze would deal with him, he moved almost all of Lao Huang's possessions to Zhang Ze's house, filling up almost half a room.
"Brother Luo, this is my entire family fortune. Are you satisfied?" Lao Huang said with a smile.
Zhang Ze nodded: "It's okay. If you still have this kind of material in the future, remember to send me a copy."
After saying that, he waved his hand and chased Old Huang out of the house like a stray dog.
After packing up his things, Zhang Ze picked out some food and supplies and packed them up and sent them to Fat Zhao's house next door.
Grandpa Zhao and his grandson were so frightened when they saw so many things that they couldn't even afford it even if they were sold!
Facing the two people's doubts, Zhang Ze explained lightly: "It's a gift from a friend. Eat it. You're welcome. I'll still have it after you finish."
Grandpa Zhao was very grateful. He really didn’t have much food at home. Fatty Zhao next to him had already picked up a bag of potato chips and started eating them.
After bidding farewell to Grandpa Zhao and the two of them, Zhang Ze returned to his room. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a letter falling from the crack in the door. He picked it up and opened it. It turned out to be a notice from the exploration team.
"Go to the Discovery Team headquarters for a meeting at nine o'clock tomorrow morning... Captain, Hank."
"Meeting?"
Zhang Ze scratched his head and asked everyone in the team channel. As a result, everyone also received the notification.
[Giant God]: Don’t be late tomorrow, so as not to get into trouble.
[Irritable Dragon King]: I don’t like the one called Shark. I really don’t want to go!
[Little Bird Yiren]: Me too!
[Knowing Autumn Overnight]: These people are just passing clouds. There is no need for us to conflict with them. We should focus on clearing the Demon Realm.
[Moonlight Bunny]: But, how to bring back the mirror of the Mirror World? You know, that thing is dangerous, and we'll be in trouble if we're exposed to it.
[Liu Yueying]: You can wrap it with anything, as long as it doesn't shine in the mirror.
[Rakshasa]: Yes, it’s too late to study this matter after we find the mirror.
After thinking about it, Zhang Ze told everyone about his meeting with Brother Hu.
[Little Princess Money]: Is there any need to think about it? Brother Hu's son must be dead, he just doesn't want to recognize the fact.
[The Melancholy of the Sky]: This man named Brother Tiger is quite pitiful. He lost his son in old age...
[Escape]: Brother, are you really going to help him find his son?
[Rakshasa]: If we really meet, I can explore the other person's situation. If he is still alive, I will find a way to save him. If it is the person in the mirror, then forget it. I don't want to cause trouble.
After everyone talked for a while, they went to rest. There was no conversation all night. The next morning, everyone rushed to the headquarters of the exploration team one after another.
In addition to all members of the exploration team, the old captain also attended this meeting.
And it was he who was summoned to the meeting by the organization this time.
Clearing his throat, the old captain stood up and said to everyone present: "Although I have never participated in an operation, I know that every time I enter the mirror world, I will escape death, so I respect you very much, as well as those who sacrificed before. Team members.”
"I also want you to rest for a while and have fewer adventures in the mirror world."
"However, the situation in Ark is not optimistic. We are currently in serious shortage of food and need to replenish it in time."
Hearing this, Shark frowned and interjected: "Didn't we transport several tons of food back last month? How come it was all eaten up so quickly?"
In fact, for 40,000 to 50,000 people, a few tons of food is only a drop in the bucket.
If the old captain hadn't implemented a food rationing system, they would have all been eaten long ago.
However, due to the food rationing system, many people do not have enough to eat, suffer from malnutrition, and even starve to death.
The old captain smiled bitterly and said: "There is no way, there are too many mouths on the Ark, even if I strictly control them, there is nothing I can do."
Everyone was silent. After a while, Hank nodded and said: "I understand, Captain, we will set off this afternoon."
"Thank you for your understanding, Captain Hank!"
The old captain extended his hand to him gratefully: "You are the bravest and greatest person I know."
Hank just shook his hand and said nothing more.
Everyone knew that this was just a polite word. If Hank and the others refused, they wouldn't have such a good look next time, and they might be forced to do it.
After all, the old captain is the owner of the Ark and can replace them at any time.
After the old captain finished speaking, everyone watched him leave. Only the members of the exploration team were left here, and Hank was preparing to plan the next action.
But before Hank could say anything, the shark suddenly criticized the bird.
"What did you do last time?" Shark slapped the table, pointed at the bird and yelled: "Why were you caught in the mirror?"
"Didn't the captain warn you not to look in the mirror? Can't you understand human speech?"
Xiaoniao Yiren couldn't help but fight back: "How do I know? Anyway, I didn't look in the mirror. If you don't believe me, you can ask Vice Captain Shirley. We were with her at the time."
Shirley shook her head helplessly: "I am also very strange about this matter. I clearly sealed all the mirrors at that time..."
But Shark still refused: "Don't bring this matter to the vice-captain, it's your fault!"
"I have long felt that these newcomers are unreliable. Captain, please discuss with the captain to change a group of people. It would be better to let these bastards go back to the cell!"
These words made Zhang Ze, Ju Shen and others frown. They were very dissatisfied with Shark, but for the sake of the overall situation they did not say anything more.
"Shark, please stop saying a few words."
Captain Hank stopped the shark's nonsense in time and said solemnly: "Yes, they used to be prisoners, but now they are our team members and companions. You have to get along well with them."
"I think what happened last time was an accident. Xiaoniao Yiren didn't mean to look in the mirror. I believe she will be more careful next time, so don't hold on to this matter."
"Hmph." When Shark saw the captain speaking, he had no choice but to shut up, but he still looked at Zhang Ze and others with unkind eyes.
"Damn it, why is this guy going against us?" the irritable Dragon King whispered: "We didn't offend him either!"
He moved his head without emotion and shook his head slightly: "Sometimes, the other person just doesn't like you. Even if you haven't offended him, he is still willing to cause trouble for you. This kind of person cannot be reasoned with."
Hank knocked on the table, drawing everyone's attention to him.
"Did everyone understand what the captain just said? Our afternoon operation is mainly to collect food. The more the better."
"As for other supplies, we will give up for the time being and focus on food."
"In addition, there is still the issue of safety. It is a cliché, but I still want to emphasize it."
"Remember, you must not look in the mirror. You must understand the surrounding situation clearly before taking action. Don't be rash. Once we attract the person in the mirror, we will become very passive and the action will have to be terminated."
Having said this, Hank looked at the shark and said: "In addition, I also hope that everyone can put aside prejudices, cooperate with each other, and complete our mission together."
Shark rolled his eyes, not taking Hank's words to heart at all.
He is a soldier, lives in Area B, and is a "high-class person" on the Ark.
His inherent sense of superiority made him always look down on the ordinary people living in Districts D and E. He always felt that he was superior to others and could humiliate them at will.
This is a bit like white people discriminating against other people of color in the real world, and it will never change in their bones.
At the end of the meeting, everyone dispersed. Zhang Ze called everyone to his home and pointed to the food and supplies in the house, letting everyone choose.
"Fuck! Rakshasa, where did you get so many good things?" The Dragon King asked in disbelief with his eyes widened.
Zhang Ze chuckled and said: "There was a blind gangster who made trouble for me. He taught me a lesson and then he enlightened me. These things were all sent by him to honor me."
"Are there any more gangsters like this?" Dragon King's eyes flashed: "I want to beat ten of them!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Zhang Ze stayed with everyone for lunch, and set off from his home together in the afternoon to join the exploration team.
Just like the last operation, everyone must undergo strict inspection before entering the mirror world.
Zhang Ze found that the questions asked by the staff who checked him this time were different from last time. He guessed that it might be to prevent accidents, so the questions would change every time.
"Prudent enough." Zhang Ze curled his lips.
After the inspection was completed, the exploration team, led by Hank, stepped into the mirror.
Sure enough, as Hank said, the mirror world they came to this time had changed again. It was no longer a modern city, but inside a reinforced concrete building.
Because the light here was very weak, everyone turned on their flashlights to check their surroundings.
"What is this place? It feels like an underground bomb shelter..." Moonlight Rabbit looked around and said curiously.
Zhang Feng pointed to the foreign characters printed on the wall and asked, "Is this in English? What is it written on?"
"Military controlled area..." Shan Dao said calmly: "I guess this may be a military base."
Shark's conversation with Hank confirmed his suspicions.
"Are you sure? Shark?" Hank frowned: "In other words, we are underground in a military base?"
"That's right." Shark nodded: "The place where I served before was a military base, similar to here."
"Then can you find a way out?" Hank looked around. There were dark and deep passages in front and behind, with no end in sight.
The shark identified it carefully, pointed to the passage on the right and said, "Go this way, you should be able to get outside."
Charlie left two assistants to guard the entrance, while the rest followed the shark and ran towards the end of the passage.
On the way, they also need to be alert to their surroundings to avoid seeing mirrors or mirrored objects.
The shark's judgment was absolutely correct. A large closed iron door appeared at the end of the passage. Hank stepped forward and smashed the iron lock, and the group walked out of the dark underground passage.
A large desert appeared in front of them, and it was clear that the military base they were in was located in the desert.
The military base is surrounded by barbed wire, and guard towers can be seen in the distance, but there is no one here, and it seems to have been abandoned for a long time.
Hank stopped everyone and asked Master Gou to let Dahei out first to investigate the situation.
A few minutes later, Dahei ran back. The dog master touched his head and said to Hank: "Captain, Dahei didn't see anyone."
Nodding, Hank led everyone carefully out of the underground passage. They walked in the large open space and observed the surrounding situation.
There were seven or eight Hummer off-road vehicles parked in the open space next to them, with machine guns mounted on the vehicles.
A little further away, they also saw a black armed helicopter.
The colonel frowned and said: "The terrain of the military base is complex, and many places are blocked. We may not be able to enter."
"Besides, it's impossible to have a lot of food here... Captain, this operation may not live up to expectations."
Hank sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. The Mirror World is different every time we come in, and we can't control it. Let's take what we can find. At worst, we can rest for a day before coming in."
Liu Yueying stared at the desert outside the barbed wire fence in a daze. Zhang Ze patted her on the shoulder and she came back to her senses.
"What's wrong? Is there anything?" Zhang Ze also followed her gaze, but there was nothing but the wasteland.
Liu Yueying shook her head and said, "It's nothing. I was just thinking, what would we see if we walked along the desert to the end?"
"I don't know." Zhang Ze shook his head. He held his chin and guessed: "Since Hank said that every time you enter the mirror world, it is different. Maybe there is nothing here except this military base. Even if we go to the desert You can’t see anything else at the end, maybe this desert has no end at all.”
"Hey! You two!"
The impatient voice of Shark came from behind: "Come here quickly, the captain is about to arrange a task!"
The two immediately returned to the team, and everyone formed a circle. Hank squatted in the middle and drew a simple military base plan on the sand.
"This is the floor plan Charlie and his colleagues provided us after they used a drone to take aerial photos of the entire military base."
Hank pointed to the map and said: "This military base has only one building on the ground, but it may be large underground, but we don't have a specific map so we don't know."
"Judging from the floor plan provided by Charlie, there are three entrances to the base. I don't know where they lead."
"So, like last time, we divided into three groups and acted separately."
Hank looked at Zhang Ze, Giant God and others, and arranged: "Rakshasa, Escape, and Moonlight Rabbit will follow me and Vice Captain Shirley. We will enter through Entrance A."
"Shark, you go to Entrance B with the cute little bird, the irritable Dragon King, the emotionless person who uses the knife, and the melancholy of the sky."
"Master Gou and the colonel led the others into entrance C."
"Everyone should keep communication open and report any situation in time."
"Now, let's go!"
Everyone nodded, and the three groups split up and headed towards the three entrances.
Zhang Ze and others followed Hank as they passed by the parking lot. Shirley reminded her in a deep voice: "Pay attention to the car windows and mirrors..."
"Understood." Zhang Ze and others nodded.
Just as they were walking past, a figure suddenly flashed across Zhang Ze's field of vision. He was stunned for a moment, turned his head and looked around, and was suddenly surprised.
