Rebirth of the Last Days: Double Pets

After that, the two of them began to inquire about why Hu Haotian was here.

Hu Haotian said, “I didn’t come here alone. I met a group of people on the way. They’re all really good folks, and we formed a convoy. I initially planned to go to the West District to find you all, but there were too many zombies, so we had to temporarily settle here. Who would have thought that the army would choose this place as their base…”

Both Hu Father and Yang Li couldn’t help but marvel at Hu Haotian’s luck.

However, Hu Haotian felt that it wasn’t his luck that mattered, but the good fortune brought to the convoy by Bai Qi and his partner.

If it weren’t for them, the convoy wouldn’t have settled here. Without them, the convoy wouldn’t have access to water resources to live so comfortably, nor would they have had ways to strengthen their abilities.

After discussing Hu Haotian’s situation, Hu Father naturally began to talk about the current state of the military.

“Right now, the world is in chaos, and the military has also split into many factions. Previously, General Zhou awakened his power ability, while his rival, General Wei, however…”

Hu Haotian immediately asked, “What happened?”

“He turned into a zombie and was shot in the head.”

Hu Haotian fell silent for a moment, then said, “Isn’t Wei Lan the son of General Wei, who came over yesterday as part of the new elite team?”

Hu Father nodded, “That’s right. With General Wei dead, his subordinates have followed Wei Lan. This kid is quite capable; even with so many people above him, he was still able to take over his father’s military authority. However, with the Zhou and Wei families competing for so long, and now in this apocalyptic situation, it’s likely that many will suffer.”

“What kind of ability does Wei Lan have?”

Yang Li chimed in, “He has metal-based abilities.”

Hu Haotian wanted to say more, but seeing so many people squatting in the corners around him, he realized it wasn’t a good time to discuss anything. Instead, he said to his father, “Dad, come over to my place and meet up with the convoy. We can have a welcome dinner for you tonight.”

Hu Father laughed heartily, patting him on the shoulder. “Good kid, you’re on my turf now, and you still want to host a welcome dinner for me? Not bad.” After a moment, he stood up and headed toward Hu Haotian’s villa.

Hu Haotian added, “Dad, Xiao Li, bring your luggage with you. Just stay at my place.”

The atmosphere there was much better than here; not only did they have water and electricity, but there also weren’t so many outsiders around.

Hu Father replied, “I’m afraid that’s not feasible.”

“Why?”

“Xiao Li, show Haotian your ability.”

Under Hu Haotian’s puzzled gaze, Yang Li opened her hands, and a ball of light crystal appeared in her palm.

This ball of light was bright and white, unlike Tian Hai’s lightning abilities or Bai Qi’s ice abilities.

“What is this…”

Hu Father made a cut on his hand, and blood immediately appeared.

“Dad!” Hu Haotian exclaimed in surprise.

Yang Li gently touched the wound with her glowing palm, and instantly, the wound healed completely without leaving a scar.

“Healing ability…” Hu Haotian finally understood the reason so many soldiers were standing here.

With his wife having awakened this ability, she would undoubtedly be a key logistics support in the army, and naturally, they wouldn’t allow her to leave easily.

Hu Father sighed, “The military is undergoing a major reshuffle. If it weren’t for Xiao Li awakening this ability, we’d likely be relegated to the bottom.”

While the reunion of Hu Haotian and his family was taking place, the members of the convoy were also searching for their loved ones in the high-rise buildings.

They had no idea where their relatives had been assigned; previously, there were at least tens of thousands of people who had joined the military.

If it weren’t for the government’s insufficient measures, which had spent the first three days comforting various citizens on the news, the number of people joining the military might have been even greater.

Now, within the newly planned area, aside from the high-rise district known as “Imperial Court” designated for ability users, the smaller communities in front of the high-rises were meant for ordinary people.

However, Pan Dawei was fortunate. While searching through the high-rise area, he found his daughter after looking for more than a hundred households.

“Dad.” When Pan Xiaoxuan saw Pan Dawei, she was very happy and almost rushed to hug him. “I knew you would come to find me.” She looked around the door. “What about Mom? What about Grandpa? They’re okay, right? Where are you guys staying?”

Faced with his daughter’s rapid-fire questions, Pan Dawei chose to first take a good look at her and then examine the apartment.

Ability users didn’t have individual apartments; they lived in shared arrangements, and each room had to accommodate three to four people, with over ten people per unit.

Such living conditions were already considered quite good in the apocalypse, but compared to the villas, they were lacking significantly. Since he had a villa there, he definitely wanted to take his daughter back with him.

“Do you have any luggage? Let’s go back, see your mom and grandpa, and stay there.”

Pan Xiaoxuan nodded repeatedly. “Dad, do you have a house assigned here too? I’ll go tell my roommates and then we can leave.”

The girl sharing the room looked at Pan Xiaoxuan as she came to say goodbye, stood up, and grabbed her hand reluctantly. “Xiaoxuan, where are you guys going to live? Isn’t this place already assigned? If you leave like this, what will happen to the registration later?”

“There shouldn’t be any issues…” Although Pan Xiaoxuan and she were schoolmates, they weren’t particularly close, and she found the girl’s expression somewhat puzzling. “The official counting is tomorrow, and besides, I can register myself.”

“Brother Yunjing said he wants to establish a formal team and register it. We’ll come find you tomorrow to discuss it and then go register together, okay?”

Pan Xiaoxuan thought for a moment and shook her head. “Sorry, I should be with my parents. I probably won’t join your team. I’m sorry.”

The girl’s expression changed, and she immediately lowered her head, holding her hand tightly. “Xiaoxuan, we’ve been through tough times together. Are you really going to part ways with us now?”

Pan Xiaoxuan could only say, “I didn’t say I wanted to part ways. We can still see each other at the base.”

She didn’t really like the girl’s personality, and her coming over to say goodbye was merely out of politeness. She awkwardly added, “Um, going through tough times together… well, we aren’t really that close, are we?”

In reality, she had only been in the same school as this girl and had taken the same bus to the base.

The only other connection they had was when they went grocery shopping together, and the girl had said she didn’t have any money and borrowed some from her, which she still hadn’t repaid.

Pan Xiaoxuan looked at Su Qianying in front of her.

Seeing the girl’s eyes glistening with tears, looking so delicate and pitiful, she sighed inwardly.

Well, even though she couldn’t stand the way Su Qianying always seemed to wear a face that said, “I’m being bullied,” it wasn’t worth asking for the money back since money from before the apocalypse was no longer useful.

Just as she was thinking this, she heard Su Qianying in front of her sniffle and say, “Xiaoxuan, since you’re leaving, could you please return the supplies we got together last time?”

“What…” Pan Xiaoxuan thought she was hearing things.

She had just been thinking that it was kind of her not to ask the other person to pay back the money, and suddenly she was slapped in the face with the reality.

It turned out that her goodwill was insignificant in the eyes of others. Not only was she not getting any gratitude, but it seemed that failing to give back was a slight against the other person!