Chapter 72: An Empty Joy

Gu Fei was not that scared. She has seen zombies. Would she still be afraid of refugees? And there were many weapons in her space.

When the zombies broke out in the last days, weapons were life-saving tools.

The military factory at the base was producing ammunition day and night.

There were two Type 95 light machine guns, three Type 92 pistols, and one Type 81 heavy machine gun in her space. These were all made exclusively for the army in the past, and they have more bullets than they can use up.

When she died, she was still holding a heavy machine gun in her hand, but it was a pity that she could not bring it with her.

There were still a lot of grenades in the space.

There was no way, who made her a weak chicken with only space powers? She relied on these to save her life, but in the end, her life couldn’t be saved.

It was just that she couldn’t use these things unless necessary. These weapons were beyond this era, and the court would not allow such dangerous factors to exist.

Gu Zhang concluded in the end: “Let’s do this for now. It will take about 10 days before we reach Xishan County. Don’t worry too much. There will always be a way to cover up the water and earth when the soldiers come.”

Everyone set out on the road with heavy thoughts. The mules and carts were all next to each other, and the distance was much closer than before.

Seeing the heavy atmosphere, Uncle Ma shouted: “You can rest early today. There is an inn next to the official road more than 20 miles ahead. If you walk quickly, you can get there before the end of the day.”

Everyone cheered up and moved forward.

After walking for more than an hour, Zhang Laoda sent his niece, Zhang Xiaocui, to the front and asked Uncle Ma: “Uncle Ma, how long will it take to get to the inn? We have no water at home.”

Yesterday, the water jar in her house was broken, leaving them a little less water.

Uncle Ma looked at the roadside and thought for a long time: “We’re almost there. There’s still a quarter of an hour at most.”

Zhang Xiaocui ran back and told Zhang Laoda: “Uncle Ma said we’ll be there soon. We’ll be there in a quarter of an hour at most.”

Zhang Laoda was already so thirsty that his throat was filled with smoke. He thought he would get another jar of water when he got to the inn. There was not enough water to drink.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Uncle Ma shouted: “We will reach the inn after turning the corner in front. Come on, everyone!”

Uncle Ma drove the car and walked to the front of the team. When he turned the corner, Uncle Ma was stunned when he looked at the roadside in front of him. Where the inn should have been, right now, was only a piece of scorched earth and a few rafters that were burnt black lying on the ground.

He drove the carriage closer, stopped the car, and sighed at Gu Zhang: “It seems that we are going to rest in the wilderness today.”

The carts behind were catching up. Zhang Laoda stopped the cart and looked around to see the inn. He hurriedly ran to the front: “Uncle Ma, where is the inn?”

Uncle Ma pointed to the ruins beside the road: “Well, that’s it.”

Zhang Laoda looked at the scorched black area, opened his mouth wide, and said after a long while: “Then where can we rest tonight? Also, my family has no water, what should I do?”

Everyone gathered around one after another. Uncle Ma spread his hands and said, “I didn’t know this inn was burned down. I came here a few years ago.”

The village chief came up and said: “What should we do? My family doesn’t have much water.”

Gu Zhang looked at Uncle Ma: “Where is the next town near here?”

Uncle Ma looked at the sky and shook his head: “The nearest small town from here is more than 80 miles away.”

 


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