After drifting in the ocean for so long, Liu Cheng and others didn’t want to drift anymore. They were eager to find a place to stay and find a way to reunite with their relatives and friends. 

They believed that the country and their new homeland would rise again. 

Jiang Ning asked, “Can you take him home?” 

Liu Cheng’s voice was choked with emotion, “Of course, it is our honor.” 

Jiang Ning asked Huo Yishen to get off the boat, retrieve the jar of ashes, and talk about giving them some food and herbs. 

The space continuously produced food and herbs, and the three people and the dog couldn’t finish eating them at all. It would be a waste to leave them there, but Liu Cheng and others didn’t have enough to eat. 

The coordinates were too far away, and they needed to cross countless complex ocean currents. Without strong physical fitness, they couldn’t support it at all. 

The space belonged to Jiang Ning, so how could Huo Yishen disagree? “How much do you want to give?” Not only did he agree, but he was also quite happy in his heart. The kindness in her heart did not disappear, but this cruel natural disaster forced her to be more cautious. 

No one would wish for their partner to be cold-blooded. 

It’s just that Jiang Ning has experienced too many cruel things and often uses indifference and harsh words to protect herself, like a hedgehog with strong defenses that makes people unable to approach. 

But once you enter her inner world, you will find it so soft and warm. He suddenly remembered Zhang Chao’s words: when she’s good to someone, she goes all out, but when she’s not, she goes all out against them. 

No one is perfect. No matter her shortcomings or advantages, as long as it does not involve bottom-line issues, Huo Yishen will accept them all. Only with the human touch can you live a fulfilling life. 

With his support, Jiang Ning thought, “1000 pounds of food, and herbs for colds, inflammation, fever, and bacteria?” 

How much to give is also a problem. Too little will not work, and too much will arouse suspicion. 

Huo Yishen suggested, “Let’s give them some dried corn and wheat. I’ll help you with the herbs.” 

The two got busy and spent half an hour preparing the supplies and taking them out of the submarine. 

Liu Cheng came over in a rubber boat with two other members. 

Seeing the urn and armband in the box, Liu Cheng and his teammates saluted and took it with both hands with red eyes, “Don’t worry, as long as one of us is still alive, we will definitely bring the hero back to his new home.” 

After the handover, Jiang Ning pointed to several bags of food and herbs, “Captain Liu, we exchanged a lot of points for the rare metals. Besides the submarine, we have stored some food and herbs.”

“This is the tuition of these days. I wish you smooth sailing and safe arrival at the new homeland.”

Food and herbs were the most precious resources in the apocalypse. 

With the submarine’s tight supply, Liu Cheng and the others had to stretch their resources every day and dreamed of having supplies. 

They thought about it but couldn’t take supplies from their fellow countrymen. 

“We are all compatriots, and we all came from the same base. If you hadn’t found the rare metal, the base wouldn’t have been able to build more submarines or other means of escape tools, and more people wouldn’t have survived. You’ve made such a great contribution to the base; we can’t take your life-saving supplies.” 

Jiang Ning insisted, “Take it; you’ve passed on so many valuable experiences. Who knows, it might be able to save our lives one day. We have enough food and herbs for now. Anything extra will spoil sooner or later, so it’s better to give them to those in need.” 

Not only did she give food and herbs, but she also gave some vegetable seeds, “You can try planting some greens when you surface and rest. If you don’t supplement vitamins for a long time, you will get scurvy.”

Liu Cheng and the others were once again moved to tears, “Thank you. We hope we can reunite with you to the new homeland in the future.” 

Everyone made two trips to transport the supplies back to 1926. 

The submarine blew its whistle to express its thanks. Liu Cheng and others saluted Jiang Ning and Huo Yishen across the sea and then walked into the submarine. 

1926 slowly submerged, gradually disappearing into the vast ocean. 

Jiang Ning looked at the calm sea surface, feeling a little lost, as if she seemed to be the only one left in the huge water world. 

Huo Yishen seemed to see through her thoughts. “Am I not with you?” 

Jiang Ning held his hand, “We’re family, aren’t we a whole?” 

Unable to argue with her, he chose to agree. 

Jiang Ning looked at him, “Now that 1926 has left, do you feel lonely?” 

After getting along for ten days, they could be considered friends. 

How can one not feel lost when a friend leaves? 

Jiang Ning asked, “Do you want to go to the new homeland?” 

Huo Yishen honestly replied, “Not right now.” 

This piqued her curiosity, “Why?” 

After all, humans are very complex creatures. When living in groups, they will fight and calculate, but if one day they are really alone, they will miss the days when they could fight and calculate. 

In the final analysis, it is still determined by the social DNA. 

“A base for a hundred thousand people at sea might take years or even decades to build, and it will likely be a beehive or capsule structure.” 

Not only is the living space cramped, but it is also probably overcrowded. If they really went, they might not be able to adapt. 

Maintaining the current situation is best and they can just talk about it if it becomes unbearable. 

Jiang Ning couldn’t help laughing. “Mr. Huo, you have become a roundworm in my stomach.” 

Huo Yishen pinched her nose. “Am I disgusting?” 

It wasn’t really about being a worm. It was just that she had stockpiled a lot of psychology books, and he would read them occasionally. 

With all his reading, he had naturally become quite skilled at seeing through her.

Jiang Ning huffed, “I’m going to take deworming medicine soon.” 

The two have been together for almost ten years, and Huo Yishen has long been immune to it. He can’t be killed. 

They sat back to back under the sunlight, feeling the cool sea breeze and warm sunlight. 

Doudou and Coke climbed up and played around. 

Their laughter washed away the faint melancholy of parting. 

With Liu Cheng and the others gone, there were still boring days to pass. Looking at the shimmering sea, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but think of the ‘Ghouls’ she had only read about in books. “How do you think those monsters survived?” 

The extinction of dinosaurs, the Little Ice Age, and countless disasters in history; we can’t underestimate the means and desires of creatures to survive. 

“Their living environment is cruel, and they are born with narrow-mindedness, extremes, and aggression. Considering the crimes their ancestors committed against humans, there’s nothing they wouldn’t do to survive.” 

Thinking of the Ghouls covered in bumps, Jiang Ning’s stomach churned again, “Did they mutate like that because of the nuclear wastewater?” 

Huo Yishen wasn’t sure. With the kind of inhumane biochemical experiments people were willing to conduct, there was no telling what their limits were. 

He couldn’t be sure about nuclear wastewater, but he was certain that they ate a lot of mutated marine creatures. 

Although they have mutated like this, they have split into three groups to rob at sea. It can be seen that they clearly gained intelligence and a penchant for killing. 

Speaking of splitting into three groups, Jiang Ning’s brow furrowed deeper. At the time, they seemed to be focused on the fishing boat, but they were actually secretly monitoring the surroundings. 

The same was true for the members on the 1926 submarine. They did not find any traces of those monsters until they got close to the submarine. 

The fishing boat were so far away from the submarine, and they did not have diving equipment. How did they manage not to breathe? 

Could it be that those Ghouls developed gills from consuming too many mutated marine creatures?