169: How about we divide this mountain into zones?

Gu Xiheng and the others, who were halfway there, always felt like someone was tailing them. They couldn't catch the person, so they could only let him follow until they were almost at the Yingjin Safety Tower, when the person who had been following them finally appeared before their eyes.

"Gong Qiumu? Why is it you? Have you been following us all this way?" Mo Li asked in surprise.

"Yeah, it's me!" Gong Qiumu said nonchalantly.

"Why are you following us?"

"To hang out with you guys?" Gong Qiumu said as if it were a matter of course.

"Does your family know?" Mo Li continued to ask.

"Of course not. If they knew, would they still let me out?"

Everyone looked at Gong Qiuqiu's self-righteous expression and didn't know what to say.

"We don't have time to play with you. Post-disaster reconstruction is necessary; where is there time to play? You're really carefree!" Gu Xitian said.

Suddenly her eyes lit up, and she added, "You snuck out; isn't anyone in your family looking for you?"

"I'm used to sneaking out. My family finds me every time, so I won't be able to play with you for long before I'm caught and taken back."

Gong Qiumu said casually.

"Oh? Who's coming to find you?" Gu Xitian's eyes brightened even more as she asked immediately.

"Naturally, it's my brother. He wouldn't be at ease if anyone else came for me!"

"Brother Gong?"

"That's *my* big brother!" Gong Qiumu said unhappily.

"Yes, yes, yes, your big brother. Since you've followed us here, we can't let you go back alone. Just follow us back to the base and wait for your brother to find you!" Gu Xitian said straightforwardly, her face full of excitement.

"Sure, sure! Are there any fun places in your base? I've played through our entire base; there's nothing fun left." Seeing Gu Xitian so welcoming, Gong Qiumu was very happy and immediately began chatting pleasantly.

Having received news that Gong Qiuqiu was coming, Gu Xitian's mind was no longer on him; she responded to Gong Qiumu's words very perfunctorily.

Only when talking about Gong Qiuqiu would she say a few words with great interest.

Gu Xiheng saw everything and his face darkened. Gu Xitian had met Gong Qiuqiu before, but he hadn't seen her have any improper thoughts about him. How was she so captivated by Gong Qiuqiu now?

What kind of person was Gong Qiuqiu? He was such a scheming man; he definitely wouldn't take an interest in his sister. Rather than letting his sister suffer from love in the end, it was better to nip it in the bud at the start.

Thus, Gong Qiumu snuck out once again and followed Gu Xiheng and the others to the Yingjin Safety Tower.

Two more days passed, and relying on everyone's formidable strength, they finally reached the base safely.

As expected, the moment they saw the Yingjin Safety Tower, ruins were everywhere. Fortunately, there were many survivors who were actively cleaning up.

Gu Xiheng went to see Gu Yan alone.

When he saw Gu Yan, Gu Yan was intently looking at a 3D map.

"Dad, what are you looking at?"

Gu Yan suddenly looked up and was overjoyed to see Gu Xiheng. "Haha, Xiheng, you're back just in time. Come over and look at this!"

Gu Yan waved at him, telling him to come closer to look at the map.

Gu Xiheng looked down and saw a mountain. It was lush and green, but other than the trees growing well, there was nothing special about it.

"Isn't this just an ordinary mountain?" Gu Xiheng looked for a long time but couldn't see anything unusual.

"Heh, even you can misjudge sometimes. This is no ordinary mountain." Gu Yan stopped there, leaving him in suspense.

"How is it not ordinary?"

"This mountain can't be captured by satellites at all, and even navigation can't map it. On the entire Satellite Map, it's invisible."

Gu Xiheng was shocked to hear this. "How is that possible? It's just a mountain; how can its information not be captured? Does the mountain have a massive magnetic field inside? Interfering with the signals?"

Gu Yan shook his head and said, "The exact reason is unknown, but that's not the most important part."

Hearing that it had other special features, Gu Xiheng couldn't help but listen carefully.

Gu Yan paused and continued, "According to our observations, this mountain hasn't experienced any natural disasters since the start of the Apocalypse. Those disasters were like they had some kind of sentience, avoiding that place one after another."

Hearing these words, Gu Xiheng was even more shocked. Strange things happen every year, but there were particularly many this year.

He hadn't expected there to be such a strange place.

"Dad, do you have some plan?" Gu Xiheng asked.

Gu Yan nodded and said with a smile, "What do you think about us building a Sub-base here?"

Gu Yan pointed his finger at the mountain, looking like he was determined to get it.

"This way, if we encounter any more natural disasters in the future, we won't suffer such heavy losses."

Gu Xiheng pondered for a moment and asked, "If what you say is true, this is indeed a good place. Dad, have you sent people to check it out?"

"No. In this world, whoever has the bigger fist is the one who's heard. Anything you take a fancy to can be taken into your pocket," Gu Yan said domineeringly.

Gu Xiheng wanted to say something but didn't. His dad was right; this world had already become a place where strength spoke.

He also had to follow this law.

"Dad, how do you plan to arrange it?" Gu Xiheng said in a low voice.

"I plan to have you act as the Vanguard to scout it out. It's best to just seize it directly," Gu Yan's indisputable voice rang out.

"However, you don't need to have any psychological burden. No one usually pays attention to that place; maybe there are no forces there at all, so just occupy it. Even if there are people, we won't make things difficult for them—we'll just annex them, and everyone will be happy."

Gu Yan patted Gu Xiheng and said in a relaxed tone.

"Alright, I'll work hard to complete this mission!"

"Not 'work hard,' it's a 'must'! Such a good place must be in our hands, do you understand?" Gu Yan increased the strength in his hand as he patted Gu Xiheng.

"I understand, Father!"

"Alright, you just got back today and you're tired. Go back and rest first. This matter should be sooner rather than later; set out tomorrow morning! Any problems?" Gu Yan returned to a serious tone.

"No problem! I guarantee the mission will be completed!"

"Good! Go on."

After leaving Gu Yan, he went straight home.

After returning home, he found three women sitting at the dining table, staring straight at him.

Gu Xiheng looked at the table full of food and White Liquor, which instantly reminded him of the last time there was such a setup. In the end, they had gotten him and Cheng Siyu drunk and put them in one bed, so he had to agree to marry Cheng Siyu.

There was no longer any possibility with Ai Yue.

Gu Xiheng stepped into the house with stiff footsteps.

Madam Gu greeted him warmly, "Xiheng, come quickly! You don't know how happy I am to see you return safely. Come, let's have a good drink today to celebrate!"

Hearing this, Gu Xiheng's face became even stiffer. He couldn't help but take two steps back and said, "Mom, you guys eat first. I just remembered I have some matters to discuss with Mo Li."

After saying that, he quickly opened the door and slipped out.