At this moment, the vine that had been blocking the entrance of the Panda Base suddenly opened up a gap, but the gap was only large enough for one person to pass through.
Chu Jiangyue and the other five paused: "Boss Chu, what did you just say?"
"It looks like... it wants to let us in?"
Su Zhucheng and the others looked at the door that suddenly appeared, only large enough for one person, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
"Could it be... because I just said something about rescuing the pandas?"
If that’s the case, Chu Jiangyue would really be amused, so she went through all the trouble to call Shen Zhigui and the others over, only for it to be unnecessary in the end?
Shen Zhigui and the others glanced at each other, wisely keeping silent and stifling their laughter.
"Since it made room for us, let’s hurry inside. Whatever’s going on, we’ll discuss it after we get in."
Shen Zhigui didn’t want to dwell too much on this matter; since the pandas inside needed rescuing, there was no time to waste on other issues.
"Alright!"
Chu Jiangyue did not dwell on it anymore and followed behind Shen Zhigui, passing through the one-person passage provided by the vine, successfully entering the Panda Base.
Inside the Panda Base, they walked for a long time without finding any living humans, let alone pandas.
『Little Fox, did you scan anything?』
Chu Jiangyue asked Little Fox in her mind.
"As the host keeps walking inwards, the pandas are all huddled in the farthest corner. The situation is not looking good."
Little Fox was able to scan the pandas’ presence. From the feedback, they found that the pandas’ condition was not very good.
Hearing Little Fox’s words, Chu Jiangyue frowned slightly, understanding that "not looking good" meant they were near death.
Chu Jiangyue quickened her pace, and Shen Zhigui and the other five sped up to follow.
Soon, under Little Fox’s guidance, Chu Jiangyue finally saw several clumps of black and white fur deep inside the base.
Fortunately, they were indoors, and although the temperature was very low, at least they weren’t buried in snow.
Seeing Chu Jiangyue and the others, several pandas let out a soft call that was so faint, Chu Jiangyue almost didn’t hear it.
"We didn’t see any live humans, dead bodies, or zombies on the way in. It seems like when the apocalypse came, the staff here ran away."
It’s tough for these pandas, not knowing how they managed to hold on for so long.
However, thinking of the vine outside, Chu Jiangyue and the others speculated that the vine must have mutated, bringing food to them with its vine.
But the food in the base would run out sooner or later—if Chu Jiangyue hadn’t come today, these pandas might have starved to death in a few days.
The vine at the base is powerful, but there really isn’t a place nearby with enough food stored, even if the vine could extend its length autonomously, it wouldn’t help.
Chu Jiangyue bought buns from the System Mall, giving one to each panda.
Perhaps catching the scent of food, the black and white clumps struggled to sit up and started quickly devouring the buns they instinctively grabbed.
After finishing one, they looked pitifully at Chu Jiangyue again.
Faced with so many black and white clumps, Chu Jiangyue couldn’t resist and exchanged a corn for each of them.
They weren’t picky; they grabbed the corn and started gnawing at it, even consuming the corn husks.
However, not having eaten for a long time, they couldn’t afford to binge eat. Even with their pitiful eyes, Chu Jiangyue didn’t give them any more food.
"Alright, bear with it for now. What you need to do now is leave here with me."
This Panda Base was absolutely unsuitable to stay, so Chu Jiangyue planned to take these pandas back to the hotel.
At the hotel, there was a boss skilled in bamboo weaving who could transform into bamboo, so there would be no more worries about their food.