Early morning.
Bai Yaoyao had just stepped out of her space when she suddenly noticed that the snow had stopped.
The sky was even clearing a little, and the sun seemed ready to peek out. Its light shone on the snow, almost dazzling.
"Yaoyao, the snow's stopped..." Lulu came over and said.
Bai Yaoyao nodded. "Come on, let's eat and get moving. Once the snow melts, the mutant beasts will come out again."
Breakfast was the big white steamed buns Great Sage had just made, served with pickles and millet porridge. It smelled ridiculously good.
As Monkey ate, he said, "Sister Yao, I've got an idea. Not sure if it'll work, though."
"Let's hear it." One look at the crafty gleam in Monkey's eyes told Bai Yaoyao that he had cooked up another idea.
Monkey perked up at once. He came over to Bai Yaoyao, squeezed A-Dai out of the way, and said, "Since the mutant beasts are all hibernating, couldn't we take a helicopter? I haven't flown one in ages. My hands are itching!"
Bai Yaoyao paused. She had almost forgotten that they were still in the early days of the apocalypse. The skies weren't that dangerous yet.
"That could work, but we don't have one," Bai Yaoyao replied.
Monkey immediately answered, "I saw a few behind the base parking lot. There's even a Zhi-136. It could fit all of us with room to spare. No problem!"
"Okay, then let's finish eating and go see Wang Jingyu first," Bai Yaoyao agreed.
They polished off their buns in a few bites and headed straight out.
They had expected to have to go to the base's office building to find Wang Jingyu. Instead, the base's top military commander was shoveling snow by the roadside alongside all the Little Soldiers.
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