Hearing Su Ling announce the answer, Li Yunlong and others subconsciously looked at Xu Lin.
Xu Lin felt their gazes and explained with a smile, "I told Su Ling, I'm not leaving with her."
After explaining, Xu Lin looked at Li Yunlong and Zhang Miaomiao, "Looks like I'll be a third wheel to you two."
Li Yunlong didn't ask any questions but understood everything. He punched Xu Lin's left shoulder, "Welcome."
Zhang Miaomiao, who saw through everything, didn't say much, only smiled and said, "Welcome back."
Since it was the last dinner before their departure, Su Ling and the others were all present, and the dinner was prepared bountifully.
Besides various dishes made from snake meat, there were also dishes made from dried goods, filling the table.
The wine left over from lunch was brought out again.
It was their last night, and everyone was affected by the sentiment of parting, their spirits not very high.
Only Su Ling was an exception; having seen life and death many times, she was accustomed to farewells.
She had always been this way, seemingly integrated, but always observing them from the periphery.
That night, except for Su Ling, everyone slept poorly.
After entering the tent, Su Ling waited until everyone was asleep. She released her mental power to scan and confirm there were no issues before entering her space.
She further refined her blueprints to perfection, and once she was certain there were no omissions or problems, she began her ability training.
The thought of building her own mobile fortress soon filled her with excitement.
To ensure her fortress could be built without any mishaps, she even rehearsed countless times within her space.
As fortress constructors, after completing their blueprints, they would form a structural diagram in their minds.
Then, their brains would generate a virtual image resembling a 3D model based on the existing structural diagram, which would appear before the constructor's eyes.
The constructor could then compare this 3D virtual image with their design blueprints to identify errors and adjust any unreasonable aspects.
While Gu Shangse and the others slept, Su Ling was in her space, refining her mobile fortress with revisions.
Only when Su Ling could no longer find any flaws to point out and revise did she emerge from her space with satisfaction and go to sleep.
When she woke up, it was already the next morning, with the sun shining brightly.
As Su Ling emerged from the tent, she noticed the sun had become hotter, the accumulated water had receded, leaving behind piles of mud.
The mud, baked by the sun, had dried and cracked.
The ground was in disarray, and the entire city looked devastated.
Su Ling didn't see any signs of zombie activity, likely swept away by the water when the water levels rose.
As the water dispersed, it didn't congregate in the city center, which meant that where the water receded, zombies would be in swarms.
When they left in their previous lives, the further they were from the city center, the more zombies they encountered on the road.
The last meal before setting off was a mixed pot of all the ingredients, a bit of a hodgepodge.
Because of this meal, they had no idea when they would have their next hot meal.
So, everyone ate to their heart's content. After a whirlwind of consumption, only a pile of empty bowls and plates remained on the table.
After everyone divided the labor to wash the pots, bowls, and utensils, they portioned out the remaining items, dismantled the tents, shouldered their luggage, and then descended.
Due to several days of heavy rain, the vehicles parked downstairs were mostly ruined and unusable.
Therefore, Su Ling and their group's means of transportation were bicycles scavenged from the supermarket.
When everything was ready, it was time to say goodbye.