Chapter 298

Birmingham is the largest city in the state of Alabama, United States, and the county seat of Jefferson County, part of which is located in Shelby County. The population of the Birmingham metropolitan area is about 1.1 million, accounting for about a quarter of the total population of Alabama. Birmingham was founded in 1871 as an industrial city. Some of the original residents who participated in the construction of Birmingham were of English descent, so its name also comes from Birmingham, a major industrial city in Britain. Today, Birmingham, along with Atlanta, Miami and New Orleans, is an important commercial and financial center in the southeastern United States.

This beautiful city is now in ruins, with broken walls everywhere and abandoned vehicles scattered all over the streets. The number of zombies in the city is extremely terrifying. Without a big explosion like the one in Atlanta, the zombies in the city have not completely left here to go out in search of food.

And this is exactly the destination that Lu Jiayi is leading his team to this time.

Of course he had no intention of clearing the city, he just stopped around the city.

That’s right, they came to search for survivors. After spending two days installing various electrical appliances in the base, Lu Jiayi left Ideal Town with a team of more than 20 people.

Someone may ask, since the protagonist's ability clearly does not limit him from collecting the geographical locations of survivors, why does he have to run so far?

This was a decision made after careful consideration. First of all, as the territory of an ideal town, most of Atlanta had been explored. If there were a large number of survivors, they would have more or less noticed some clues.

Ever since the survivors from the stadium disappeared, it has been rare to encounter survivors nearby. This is the main reason why we are so far away from home this time.

Secondly, Lu Jiayi’s ability can detect survivors, but this also brings corresponding dangers. As the vanguard, their main task is to explore first.

He really didn't dare to use his ability directly. You know, he wanted to test the upper limit of his ability. And he couldn't expect there to be survivors wherever he drove to. That would be too scary. And if he found a group of people, he would be in danger. By then, everyone would suspect that there was something wrong with him.

Therefore, you should stay away from the base and explore more places before using your abilities, so as to conceal your presence from others.

It was almost evening now, and Lu Jiayi took the lead and rushed into a not-so-big shop. When they looked from the outside, the door of the shop was well preserved, so it saved them a lot of effort. They could just lock the door and spend the night there.

Just after they hacked to death two zombies that were wandering around the store, people outside came in carrying blankets.

Simply laying a thin blanket on the ground solved the problem of sleeping at night. Now that the weather was getting warmer, there was no need to cover oneself with a blanket. People who had been struggling in the apocalypse for more than a year had long been accustomed to this simple environment. A group of people gathered together, talking and laughing as they ate dinner.

These people intentionally or unintentionally surrounded Lu Jiayi in the center, which was considered the most basic respect for him.

Most of the team members this time are the ones who followed him to Washington before. It can be said that they are all his confidants, so the atmosphere in the team is much stronger than that of Moore's side.

"Hey, Lu, Glenn said we won't find any survivors this time."

"I didn't say that. I just think it's hard to find any survivors now."

"That means we can't find it, right? Hahaha."

Lu Jiayi smiled nonchalantly and continued speaking.

"What Glenn said makes sense. Only one in ten people are still alive now."

He paused here, and suddenly thought of a piece of data he saw on the computer before traveling through time, and looked at everyone with interest.

"Do you know what it would be like if the current situation continued for another hundred years?"

After he finished speaking, he looked around and found that everyone was looking at him in confusion, and some people even shook their heads.

"I remember watching a documentary before the apocalypse, called What Happens When Humans Disappear? The current situation is somewhat similar to that film. Many places have long been deserted. Even though there are countless zombies in the city, they don't know how to repair it, so it's the same as if there were no one there."

"It has been less than two years since the end of the world. We may not see any changes yet. We just feel that there are more weeds than before. But what will it be like in ten, twenty or even a hundred years? You may think that there is no need to consider such distant things. Now, we should make it our top priority."

"But I want to tell you that I am very confident about surviving. What I want to do more is to preserve the flame of civilization. I believe that none of you here want your descendants to live in the Stone Age one day, right?"

"If there is no human life in these cities, then within a few decades, all the buildings will become dangerous buildings or even collapse. We don't need to look too far ahead. Just say ten or twenty years from now, when we are in our forties or fifties, the cities will basically have become a paradise for plants. So now our task is actually very arduous. While surviving, we must also remember to preserve the crystallization of civilization, whether it is books, machinery, or even a simple camera. There is value in preserving them well."

He said a lot in this paragraph, and the others just listened quietly. Rick was also one of the audience. Although he felt that survival was the most important thing now, he had to admit that these words made sense.

When Judith grows up, she can also tell the other party that the things she saw were preserved by the people around her. Isn't this also an achievement?

"Lu, you have a really long-term vision."

Glenn ate his food foolishly, and didn't forget to flatter the boss.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little silent, Lu Jiayi took the initiative to change the subject. He laughed, stood up and looked in the direction of the city.

"Tell me about tomorrow's arrangements."

Looking at the dark outline of the city, Lu Jiayi sat down again and took out a map from his pocket.

"Our mission in the next few days is to explore the counties around the city, as well as some places suitable for survivors to gather. I have roughly marked a few places, and we will check them one by one. The main purpose of this time is to find survivors, but it does not mean that other things are not important. Everyone should pay attention to other industries. The industry in this city is very developed. As far as I know, it includes electrical machinery, aircraft manufacturing, mining machinery, chemicals, electrical appliances, cotton textiles, building materials, food and other industries. It can be said that we will need these things in the future. As long as we can use something, we can simply investigate it and mark it down."

"What if the survivors we encounter have bad intentions? It wouldn't be appropriate for us to approach them like this."

"If we really encounter survivors, let me negotiate. Besides, we don't necessarily have to contact them right away. Observing them for a while is also a good idea."

…

The next morning.

The morning sunlight is very bright, shining between the buildings in the distance as if covering the city with a layer of golden gauze.

If it weren't for the faint stench in the air, the scene would definitely seem more beautiful.

Everyone finished their meal quickly, and the scattered zombies downstairs had already been cleared away by the night watchmen.

"Set off!"