As his body shuddered, Luo Yan looked out through the porthole again and saw the base's surface buildings.
The transport helicopter landed.
Once the cabin door opened, Luo Yan was the first to step off the plane. On the landing field, the senior officers of this southern base stood in formation to welcome them.
Seeing this, Luo Yan couldn't help sighing. Back when he had left the south, he had only been a survivor struggling on the brink of life and death.
Yet now that he had set foot on southern soil again, he had received a welcome from the Surface Base.
Thinking of this, he felt sincerely grateful to Di Zheng—to the man who had changed his entire life.
"Welcome, welcome. You've all come from far away, so sorry for the trouble. We've prepared food and rooms for you. Take a short rest, sirs, and recover your strength before setting out again tomorrow?"
The base supervisor wore a broad smile.
Luo Yan glanced at the sky. The sun had already set, and traveling through the wilderness at night was naturally unwise.
But they had a mission to carry out and couldn't afford to worry about that. Besides, they were all Profound Comprehension Experts. As long as they didn't encounter a giant beast, there shouldn't be any major problems.
Thus, Luo Yan said, "No need. Prepare the food and vehicles for us. We're leaving right away."
The base supervisor froze. "That soon?"
"Don't you want to rest for a while?"
Luo Yan gave no reply.
Having met a stone wall, the base supervisor could only say, "All right, then. Please wait a moment. I'll have someone bring over the vehicles and everything else you'll need on the road."
"Besides, you're all from the north, so you may not be familiar