after tomorrow is the end

Chapter 226 White Tree Heights
Baishu Highland is a snow mountain located in the north of Shire Town (formerly Camp 404), with a higher altitude, second only to Duobei Snow Mountain.

The snow all year round and the occasional blizzard make the temperature here extremely low.But it may not be the temperature that really makes you feel bone-chilling.

The tenacious coniferous trees and rich mineral resources have always been areas of contention between the Trade Alliance and the Northern Empire.

Originally, relying on the backing of Camp 404, the Trade Alliance successfully established a bridgehead in Baishu Heights, temporarily suppressing the Northern Empire.But the sudden tide of corpses washed the 404 camp, and the alliance's advance base was wiped out.

No one knew where the tide of corpses came from, but after that, as if they knew it in advance, the Northern Empire occupied the White Tree Heights with lightning speed, and even marched all the way south, occupying the nuclear power plant in Shire Town.

Let the rumors that "the empire instigates a wave of corpses" be rampant.

Naturally, the trade alliance was unwilling to lose this great resource. It was originally powerless and powerless.But now, with the blood of the Desperadoes, the alliance once again peeped at the White Tree Highland.

chug chug. The helicopter landed in a camp, and Li Jie got down from it.

"Hiss. It's so cold." Li Jie shuddered. The temperature here dropped suddenly, which made him uncomfortable for a while.

Li Jie looked around. It was a small camp, surrounded by mercenaries from Xuancheng with guns and live ammunition.

This is the first stronghold established by the alliance, and Li Jie is also the first group of people to come here.

Hang, hang, hang. The sound of knocking attracted Li Jie, and when he turned his head to look, a familiar figure was doing the final repairs to a wooden house.

"Blanken? Why are you here?" Li Jie recognized it. Isn't this the clerk of Camp 101 and Haoli Real Estate Company, Braken?

"Mayor Li? Oh, long time no see." Branken put down his work and wiped his clothes casually with both hands.

"Long time no see, is this contracted by you?" Li Jie looked at this wooden house, it must be a place for those who come to visit in the future to rest and escape the cold.

"That's right, the construction of the shelter was ordered by the manager of Armstrong." Branken nodded.

"Hehe. The store manager Armstrong is really big. There is no one else involved in this business." Li Jie had something in his words. He already knew that Armstrong was actually a member of the second caravan. I don't know what his status is in the caravan.

"Where. There are scattered jobs everywhere, which can't keep up with Mayor Li's 666 Camp." Blanken flattered, followed by a gesture of invitation: "It's cold outside, please sit inside."

"Oh, good." Li Jie nodded. He didn't know any of the mercenaries outside, so he had better ask Blanken about the situation.

Entering the room, Li Jie took a look at the simple table, simple shelves, and even a simple wooden bed.There is also an offensive situation map hanging on the wall, which is how the alliance plans to establish the first stronghold and how to attack the imperial camp.

Puff Blanken lit the fireplace, and the room became much warmer immediately.

"Mayor Li, please sit down. Hehe. It's a pity that this place is very simple, and it loses your identity." Blanken was a little embarrassed. There were no decent seats in the room, just some wooden boxes.

"It's okay." Li Jie found a random place to sit down, and then motioned for Branken to sit down too.

"Thank you, thank you, that... Mayor Li, is my brother... okay?" Branken asked his brother Branmai.

"Oh, he's okay. The construction of the camp and the improvement of the defense facilities are all thanks to his efforts. In addition, in his spare time, he also helps cook in the grilled fish shop. He is a rare talent." Li Jie praised a few words, Bramley is still good.

"That's good, that's good. By the way, Mayor Li, why are you here? It's still in the land reclamation stage, it's not safe, and here will be attacked by the empire from time to time." Blanken wondered why Li Jie was such a big man , why come here.

"Oh, I heard that the air route to Baishu Heights has been opened, so I came here to take a look. Haven't there been any desperadoes coming to explore?" Li Jie saw that this place was just built, and it was still the first foothold.

"Yes, but very few. There was a person who wanted to go out just now, and I tried to dissuade him, but he didn't listen and went out anyway." Blanken said.

"Discouragement? Why?"

"Because according to the monitoring, there will be a snowstorm in a while."

"Blizzard?" Li Jie came here for the first time, and he also received a reminder from Galar.

"Yes, the worst weather in White Tree Heights is snowstorm. If you are not careful, you will be frozen to death." Branken has seen the horror of snowstorm before, the heavy snow plus the biting cold wind , beat people blindly.

Huh... Just as he was talking, a gust of cold wind blew open the door, directly blowing out the flame in the fireplace.

Suddenly, the temperature dropped significantly, and Li Jie shivered shiveringly.

Branken hurriedly stepped forward to close the door, muttering, "The door should be opened from the outside. Don't these guys use their brains when they work?"

After a few clicks, he began to remove the door hinge, preparing to change the opening direction of the door.

Li Jie walked out of the house and looked at the white mist-like sky. Snowflakes were gradually falling. Some small animals predicted in advance and looked for some shelter from the wind and snow.

"Mayor Li, the door has been repaired, come in quickly." Blanken tightened his coat, the temperature gradually dropped, and the mercenaries in the camp also hid in the tents.

"Oh, good." Li Jie was frostbitten in this moment, and his blood was slowly draining.

Huh...Blanken re-ignited the fireplace and added some more wood to make the fire even hotter.

"Hey...it seems that that person never returned." Blanken shook his head. Are these desperadoes really desperate for their lives?

"Hehe... It seems that you care about them very much... I'm curious, why do you have a disagreement with your brother?" Li Jie looked at Blanken, not pretending.

"Hey... It's not that I don't get along with Bran Mai, it's that he misunderstood me..." Branken shook his head, as if recalling something from the past, while Li Jie sat aside and listened quietly.

"Our family's ancestors have been carpenters for generations, ranging from house construction to small tables, chairs and benches. Anything related to wood, there is nothing we can't do."

"Later... the infection war broke out... I took my young brother and fled around, doing carpentry for others for a living... But one time... zombies attacked the camp... I... I wanted to take my brother and escape together, but ...the scene was too chaotic...we were separated..."

"For so many years, I have never given up looking for his traces. You know why I always like to come to these dangerous wild places and build shelters... just hope...hope...to find my brother...even if it's just to prepare him A shelter from the wind and rain..." Blanken sat there, fists clenched on his knees, trembling, trying not to shed tears.

"Okay, okay, isn't he alive now? In these last days, being able to live is hope..." Li Jie comforted Branken. They are all hard-working people, so similar to Armstrong's experience , no wonder the two have been able to cooperate so far.

"I'm back! I'm back!" There was a sudden commotion outside, and someone came back...

(End of this chapter)