Doomsday magician

Chapter 172 Departure
After recruiting Gu Qingwan's people, Xu Bai was busy for a long time before getting everything done.

In order for Gu Qingwanyuan's subordinates who joined the convoy to adapt better, Xu Bai had to break them up and organize them into the three existing teams in the garrison.In addition, an appropriate position must be arranged for Gu Qingwan.Although they won't be given too much power for the time being, such a position can make their subordinates feel at ease.

The next step is to count the supplies of Gu Qingwan's convoy. Although they won't be able to pull them away in a short time, they must at least know what they have in mind.

It has to be said that Gu Qingwan does have some skills.The supplies in her convoy were more than Xu Bai's.Seven or eight carts were filled with all kinds of food, ham, etc., and the fuel stock was twice as much as that of Xu Bai and the others.These gains made Lin Peng and Leopard very excited.

Perhaps, the only one who was upset was Gu Qingwan.

The former eldest lady still hated Xu Bai so much, but now she has become a prisoner, so Gu Qingwan was naturally very unbalanced.

Seeing that what used to be yours has now become someone else's, anyone will have some thoughts in their hearts.However, Gu Qingwan quickly adjusted, and there was no look of depression on his face at all.

"Don't worry, follow me well, and you can be a part of it."

On the way back, Xu Bai gave Gu Qingwan a promise.Although she just nodded briefly and didn't say much, she felt a little better in her heart.

In the next few days, due to the addition of newcomers and a large number of injured people, the convoy seemed a little chaotic.However, as the new survivors gradually integrated into the convoy, everything became orderly again.And, as the New Year draws closer, the skies occasionally clear up, speeding up the snowmelt.

"The vehicle is almost ready to go down the mountain."

After careful trial for a while, Leopard drove a Dongfeng warrior in Gu Qingguan's motorcade, and drove slowly on the mountain road.Although it can slip from time to time and requires extreme care, it's a good start.

"Since it's possible, let's get ready and head to Dongting Lake."

Xu Bai coveted the gold that Ou Gaozheng said for a long time. Seeing that the snow had melted to the point where it could be opened to traffic, he made a decision immediately.If this trip goes well, we can definitely come back before the New Year.

Both Lin Peng and Leopard had no objection to Xu Bai's decision.

However, he was a little worried about who to take.They only joined because of Gu Qingwan, and the team hadn't completely stabilized yet.Of Lin Peng and Leopard, one of them must stay.Without their two powerful arms, the others, Xu Bai, would not be at ease.

Leopard also realized this. After thinking about it, he declined and said, "Let Lin Peng go with you. I'll stay at home. Maybe I can come here this time."

"In any case, the strong should be stronger. Our team needs a stronger benchmark, so as to help the captain share the pressure." Lin Peng also became humble, and neither of them wanted to leave Xu Bai alone good impression.

In the end, Xu Bai still made the decision: "Leopard, you come to see the house, Lin Peng will follow me. In addition, if there is another similar opportunity with Ou Gaozheng next time, I will change to Leopard. Then Baby Cen will also stay at home. Anyone who resists will be shot to death!"

"it is good!"

Since Xu Bai opened his mouth, neither of them gave in.Lin Peng, who was determined to go out with Xu Bai, was certainly happy, and Leopard who stayed in the convoy was not unhappy either - he knew that being willing to entrust the convoy at this time obviously meant that Xu Bai trusted him more.

After roughly explaining the convoy's affairs for the next few days, Xu Bai bid farewell to several high-level officials, and accompanied by Lin Peng and Ou Gaozheng, he drove down the mountain in a warrior.Only such an off-road vehicle with excellent performance can drive on snow-covered mountain roads.

Zhang Yu'er wanted to go with her at first, but Xu Bai considered that the journey was too far, so he finally rejected it.

After slowly driving all the way down the mountain, the pressure in Lin Peng's heart was much less.Even if there is a problem on flat ground, at most it will slide down the road or something, and the impact will not be great.After letting out a sigh of relief, he sped up a little and drove to the nearest pier with the guidance of Ou Gaozheng and the help of Baidu's electronic map.

Before they walked out of Gushan Mountain, the surroundings of the convoy were completely white, and there were almost no shadows of zombies.After leaving the mountain, there were more zombies wandering around.Some mutated zombie animals also appeared frequently, which caused a lot of trouble for the three of them.

It seems that with the emergence of the third-order zombies, the evolution rate of zombie animals has also accelerated.For Xu Bai, this is obviously not good news.

After spending most of the day, they finally arrived at the pier of a tributary of the Shiji River.

This pier is an old pier. Due to the siltation of the river, the tonnage of ships that can stay is getting smaller and smaller.Naturally, there are many fewer people working here.After clearing out these zombies, which were only at the second level at most, Xu Bai and the others parked the warriors in a nearby hidden house, and then began to look for a suitable boat.

"That sightseeing cruise ship is fine, no matter how big it is, I can't take care of it by myself."

Xu Bai and Lin Peng naturally followed the words of the professional fisherman Ou Gaozheng.Although this cruise ship looks a bit old, and there are rebuttal rusts on the outside, it is still no problem to resist ordinary zombie fish in the inland river.Probably the owner of the ship was preparing to sail when the zombies broke out, the fuel in the cruise ship was full, and everything else was ready.

This greatly facilitated Ou Gaozheng.

Soon, under his control, the cruise ship slowly left the pier and headed for the Yangtze River along the Shiji River tributary.Xu Bai and Lin Peng helped out from time to time under his support, but after the boat sailed, they were fine.

Maybe it's because no boat has passed the Shiqi River for a long time. When Xu Bai's cruise ship sailed, many zombie fish were disturbed from the water.Some violent zombie fish tried to attack the cruise ship, but unfortunately they really didn't know how to attack.Moreover, the speed of the cruise ship is not too slow, and it is going down the current, quickly throwing away some zombie fish.

At the beginning, Xu Bai was a little worried, for fear that they would damage the boat.After a long time, he realized that these zombie fish were not big enough to threaten the cruise ship, so he was relieved.

After sitting dryly for a while, the two each took out their chairs from the cruise ship and began to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the river—although it was all white.So much so that at the end, Xu Bai unexpectedly fell asleep at some point.

After spending the night on the cruise ship, Xu Bai woke up very early the next day, he was woken up by the bumps of the cruise ship.

Because the cruise ship had enough fresh water, he luxuriously poured half a basin of water to wash his face.After washing up and having breakfast, Xu Bai walked to the deck, and was surprised to find that the environment outside was different.Compared with the previous branch of the Shiqi River where you could see the side at a glance, the wide waters in front of you are undoubtedly much more shocking.

It turned out that it had already entered the Yangtze River.

Because Ou Gaozheng was the only one who could sail a boat, he didn't dare to close his eyes last night.At most, squint a little when the course is straight, and then the horse gets up and readjusts its course.Seeing that Xu Bai got up and the boat was on the vast Yangtze River, he quickly explained in detail, then lay down on the side and fell asleep, and within 2 minutes he started snoring loudly.

Now, Xu Bai, who has never sailed a boat, is at the helm.

At the beginning, Xu Bai was quite novel.But it didn't take long for him to feel bored again.Lin Peng is really smart, he went on to catch up on sleep after visiting for a while.If he had known this earlier, he should have brought two more people with him when he came, so that he could hand over this glorious task to his subordinates.

According to Ou Gaozheng's calculations, it took about 30 hours for them to travel from the Shiji River tributary pier to Jingzhou at the entrance of Dongting Lake.

In other words, if the current speed is maintained, it will be almost late to arrive in Jingzhou.

However, after arriving there, whether to continue to cross Dongting Lake by boat, or go directly south from Jingzhou by land, and then enter the lake center island from the other side of Dongting Lake, this has become a choice in front of you.After thinking about it for a while, Xu Bai decided to cross Dongting Lake directly by boat, which would be the most trouble-free.

In the face of precious gold, Xu Bai doesn't want to make troubles, and everything is focused on getting the gold.

"A ton of gold?!" Hearing the news at that time, Xu Bai's own eyeballs almost popped out.

"Yes." Ou Gaozheng said suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

"Are you still there?" Xu Bai quickly calmed down.

"Of course." Ou Gaozheng said with certainty, "Only three people know about it, one is the sky, the other is the earth, and the other is me."

"That's good." Xu Bai heaved a sigh of relief.

At about noon, Xu Bai, who was a little sleepy, couldn't stand it any longer, so he dragged Lin Peng over to help him.Then when he was approaching Jingzhou, Ou Gaozheng let out a sigh and woke up satisfied.

Since I have decided to take the waterway all the time, I will bother him tonight.Because the waters in the huge Dongting Lake are much more complicated than the Yangtze River flowing down the river, relying on Xu Bai, a layman, is definitely not enough.

"drop."

At this moment, a steamboat came from the opposite side of the Yangtze River.Seeing Xu Bai's cruise ship going down the river, the people on the steamboat were quite surprised and couldn't help but whistle to say hello.Before the apocalypse, it was also a common means of greeting when different ships met.

Encountering survivors who were also driving a boat, Ou Gaozheng couldn't help cheering up, and also blew the whistle in return.

This action, which used to be very common and ordinary, actually moved the survivors of the two ships at this moment inexplicably.However, everyone seems to have a task, and they just waved to each other when they passed each other.Xu Bai noticed that the ship on the opposite side said that there were more than 30 people on board, which was much more than Xu Bai's cruise ship.Moreover, they all had weapons in their hands, and they didn't know what they were doing.

"Could it be taking a boat to find someone else to fight?"

Lin Peng thought of the battle between his group and Gu Qingwan and the others, and couldn't help expressing his feelings.

"Maybe, but who knows?" As he spoke, Xu Bai shook his head without thinking too much, since it had nothing to do with him anyway.

Before I knew it, it was getting dark.Xu Bai and his boat sailed through the relatively fast-flowing Jingzhou channel, and gradually entered Dongting Lake along the Yangtze River.When we got here, the water flow gradually calmed down, and the turbulence of the cruise ship was also much smaller.However, to reach Ou Gaozheng's home on that unknown island in the middle of the lake, they still need to cross Dongting Lake.

Ou Gaozheng didn't dare to drive in the middle of Dongting Lake because there was no location on the map.Plus it was night, so he had no choice but to slow down and drive slowly along the lake.

(End of this chapter)