Apocalypse: After Being Reborn, I Stocked Up on All Supplies
Chapter 448 - 444: Icebreaker VS Missile Defense System?!

Chapter 448: Chapter 444: Icebreaker VS Missile Defense System?!

After dinner, Su Dai pulled Jiang Yan aside and whispered, "Jiang Yan, have you agreed to Ye Qing’s request?"

Jiang Yan was slightly surprised, "Not yet."

Su Dai sighed, "Old Sun told me that after we set off on the treasure hunt, everything on the ship will most likely be managed like a regular military.

We and Xiao Ye won’t be able to come to find you as freely as we do now. If Xiao Ye is assigned a task and he goes to help you when it’s dangerous, that would be considered dereliction of duty, and he would be disciplined."

Jiang Yan thought for a moment and instantly understood.

No rules, no order.

Besides the warriors who make up the majority, this national treasure hunt also includes some scientists, professionals, and "civilians" like her.

It’s unrealistic to manage everyone like the military, but setting some rules and disciplines is expected.

The stone in Jiang Yan’s heart suddenly fell: So, is this why Ye Qing suddenly came to say he wants to be her special assistant?

It’s good that it’s not just a sudden bout of love fever...

"Jiang Yan, Xiao Ye is really a good person." Su Dai knew Jiang Yan didn’t like to hear this, so she pursed her lips and carefully continued, "It’s actually been quite difficult for us on this journey.

No matter when the apocalypse passes, having someone who cares about you isn’t necessarily a bad thing."

"You see, I’m separated from Old Sun for training every day now, even though we’re both on the base, but I always worry about whether he’ll be in danger. Every time I get home, I worry about why he hasn’t returned yet. And he is just as concerned about me; this is also a kind of sweet burden." Su Dai finished speaking and tugged at her sleeve:

"Are you afraid of opening up, fearing getting hurt?"

Jiang Yan’s mother was deceived by her unfaithful father under the pretense of celebrating a wedding anniversary and was killed while diving abroad, about which she had heard.

She always felt that Jiang Yan liked to be alone, not only because of the apocalypse, but mainly because she hadn’t gotten over the shadow of her parents’ marriage.

Jiang Yan didn’t speak because she didn’t know what to say.

The next day.

When Li Haoyang came to pick up Jiang Yan, he brought news:

Mo Jingsheng and Qin Zepeng had both resigned from the position of base leader.

Jiang Yan was somewhat shocked, "Then who will be in charge of the Yaoben Base?"

"People sent from above, who came back with Leader Mo before, but these matters haven’t been officially announced yet."

"Above?" Jiang Yan was a bit puzzled.

Changing leaders in wartime is a major taboo in military strategy.

Li Haoyang laughed, "Miss Jiang, surely you don’t think the Yaoben Base represents the most powerful part of the entire nation, do you?"

Jiang Yan didn’t understand, "Wasn’t it said before that the Yaoben Base is the largest human survivor base? And the SS Zone here is touted as the last Noah’s Ark..."

"Yes, it’s the largest human survivor base. However, Leader Mo told me that eggs can’t be put in one basket. Besides, before the apocalypse, we were one of the few major countries on this planet; a major country’s true strength couldn’t be just this.

There are many things the country is doing and striving for. It’s just a matter of our capability and limits of authority, so we don’t know." Li Haoyang was taciturn and didn’t speak directly.

Jiang Yan instantly understood, "These are what Leader Mo asked you to tell me."

Without Mo Jingsheng’s authorization, Li Haoyang, who maintained high confidentiality, wouldn’t have directly spoken these words to her.

She was also accustomed to the way the two communicated while walking.

Li Haoyang nodded, continuing, "Because of the matters of Mo Zhongcheng, Mo Shuaifeng, and also because of Qin Lei, both Leader Mo and Leader Qin have responsibilities for oversight and malpractice."

Jiang Yan became more puzzled, "Besides Qin Lei’s incident, weren’t these problems exposed before? What about back then?"

"When the base changes leaders, unless it’s a special emergency situation, there will always be a transitional process." Li Haoyang finished speaking and, seeing Jiang Yan frowning, continued, "However, there’s one more thing I need to tell you."

Jiang Yan: "What?"

"Although Leader Mo is no longer the base leader, in regards to Qin Lei’s death, Leader Mo had it arranged before his resignation, and it has nothing to do with you.

"There’s also one piece of good news."

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Li Haoyang straightened his posture a bit more, "For this treasure hunt, the scale of ships and the number of warriors increased, and it will be directly led by Leader Mo. Meanwhile, Leader Qin will lead another team to search for humans surviving outside."

"If nuclear pollution and nuclear radiation get stronger later, or if we destroy the Catastrophe Laboratory, there’s a high chance of a full-scale planetary nuclear war. Only by returning to the Yaoben Base, which can withstand nuclear explosions, can those humans truly survive."

The amount of information Li Haoyang provided was so vast that Jiang Yan had to think for a while to sort it out.

She suddenly realized that this treasure hunt indeed wasn’t as simple as she had previously thought, like a national free shopping spree.

After all, besides the uncertainty of natural disasters, adversarial forces have always been lurking in the shadows.

No one knows what the outside world has become now.

Moreover, the temporary appointments of Mo Jingsheng and Qin Zepeng seemed more like they were given a more important responsibility rather than redeeming themselves through merits.

Defense is not easy.

Attack is even harder.

Almost at the core office area, Jiang Yan remembered a question, "By the way, why haven’t I seen Song Qian lately?"

"He is one of the top sharpshooters at the base and has been busy training and familiarizing himself with some new weapons lately." Li Haoyang explained and then paused, "Miss Jiang, please wait here; I’ll go invite Leader Mo."

After a while, Li Haoyang came out alone, "Miss Jiang, Leader Mo has something urgent to deal with; we will go ahead first."

"Alright."

Li Haoyang took Jiang Yan into a whole new area.

Before Jiang Yan could react, she was already sitting in a fully enclosed encrypted elevator.

Seeing the elevator rapidly descending, she was secretly startled and said, "There are so many layers beneath the base?"

"Yes. The Yaoben Base covers a large area; the upper regions of the base have plains as well as peaks. As for below, part is underground, adjacent to the Flame Base; and of course, there are areas connected to water bodies."

Jiang Yan increasingly felt that she had underestimated the base’s strength.

A minute later, after passing through multiple heavily guarded checkpoints, a room several times larger than warehouse 9 appeared in front of her.

The first thing that caught her eye was a gray-blue icebreaker with the words "Snapdragon" engraved on it.

Jiang Yan was surprised, "Is this the famous research vessel, the Snow Dragon?"

"Yes. This is an icebreaker. Previously it was red, before the apocalypse for visibility and easy identification; now it’s painted gray and blue, also using stealth and radiation-proof materials."

Although the extreme cold weather has passed, ice layers or a lot of floating ice might still exist on the water surface in unknown areas, which is unfavorable for navigation.

Therefore, using an icebreaker makes sense.

However, seeing a few radar- and weapon-equipped warships behind the Snapdragon, Jiang Yan’s heart began to race.

"Those few behind, are they also going to set off together?"

Li Haoyang, "Miss Jiang, you’re impressive; you guessed it right."

Jiang Yan was a bit doubtful, "Wouldn’t such a lineup be too large and conspicuous as a target? Isn’t that just inviting the enemy to fire at us?"

"Don’t worry, this is to achieve a deterrent effect, and besides, two of the escort ships are also equipped with anti-missile systems."

"Anti-missile systems??" Jiang Yan inhaled sharply, "So this mission isn’t just about treasure hunting??"

The imagined treasure hunt vanished, quickly replaced by a feeling of going to the battlefield.

Life might be at stake.

This time, Li Haoyang didn’t answer immediately.

He recalled the words Mo Jingsheng had once said to him, paused for a few seconds, and then spoke seriously:

"Miss Jiang, our journey this time is a national treasure hunt, a sampling and research mission post-Natural Disaster, and also the elimination and reclaiming of hostile forces along the way."