The reason for not returning to the base is that there are endless meetings to attend.
Si Huaixi leaned slightly in his chair, his sea-blue eyes empty, listening to various people speaking at the meeting, his fingers lightly stroking his fingertips, the root of his tongue tightening.
‘I didn’t get the urge to smoke anymore, but I wanted to pet the cat even more.’
sigh.
‘I wonder if the cat is waiting at home.’
Maybe he is getting impatient waiting. Thinking of the angry cat, his cat eyes wide open. He wants to see it, but he is afraid that the cat will get even angrier…
It was just the turn of the person sitting opposite Si Huaixi to stand up and speak.
Facing the cold gaze of Commander Si, the person who stood up and suddenly shuddered all over and spoke in fear.
For some reason, Commander Si, who never paid attention to him, actually looked up at him. His sharp sea-blue eyes fixed on him motionlessly, frightening him so much that he felt like a helpless little animal about to be torn apart by a powerful predator at any moment.
Little did he know that Si Huaixi was watching the clouds passing by the window behind him.
A gray cloud floated across the sky.
Two sharp points appeared, and the vague outline looked like a cat curled up lazily.
Si Huaixi was distracted for a moment, his hand resting on his chin, and the cat-like clouds that slowly passed by his clear sea-blue pupils tinted the originally gray color with a touch of bright and clear blue.
Suddenly a bird flew by and dispersed the cat cloud!
Anger flashed across his ocean blue eyes.
Si Huaixi narrowed his eyes slightly, and his fierce aura frightened the person opposite him so much that he trembled even more violently. He was anxiously thinking about what he had said to anger Commander Si.
Fortunately, when the man finished speaking nervously and sat down, Commander Si did not bother him. It seemed that he was overthinking…
The anger in Si Huaixi’s eyes disappeared quickly as it came.
But if it weren’t for the bird’s smooth flying posture, it would be obvious that it was a wild bird.
Usually, after a zombie bird mutates, its flying posture becomes deformed and stiff. The originally dead bird body is rotten and incomplete, with perhaps only one wing left. However, the zombie bird can continue to fly instinctively thanks to the abnormally developed muscles after being infected with the zombie virus.
If the bird that just flew by was a zombie bird, Si Huaixi would have gone out to shoot birds.
There are not many natural species surviving in the apocalypse. The zombie virus has spread to every corner of the world. Many forests have become the territory of zombie animals. Almost all the original animals have died, and since zombies cannot reproduce, more and more species are becoming extinct.
But humans can’t even take care of themselves, so how can they have the energy to protect these endangered animals?
There is not much space left for humans and other surviving animals. Even the ocean has become the largest breeding ground for the zombie virus. Fortunately, zombie fish cannot violate their physiological limitations and cannot walk on land.
Otherwise, if all the zombie fish in the ocean come ashore, humans will probably become extinct along with other creatures without even having to struggle.
Si Huaixi looked at the wild bird that was still flying, and it flew into the thick gray clouds and disappeared.
‘I don’t know how the space program to find a new Earth is going at the Capital Base. It’s been a few years now, and there’s still no news…’
The situation on Earth is becoming increasingly severe. Even Si Huaixi cannot guarantee how much time is left for humans. Presumably, they have also noticed something is wrong.
If the Earth is no longer suitable for human survival, we must find a new planet that is suitable for human survival.
Therefore, several years ago, the Capital Base, regardless of everything, mobilized the whole country and expended countless energy and resources to launch a rocket into outer space, hoping that the astronauts carrying the hopes of all mankind could find the ‘New Earth’.
But on the day of the launch, the Capital Base attracted an unprecedented wave of zombies numbering millions. If the Capital Base had not been the largest base in China, gathering hundreds of thousands of powerful superpowers, and the only level 11 superpower Ying Huibin in charge, its defense line would have been almost breached.
Finally the rocket was launched successfully.
Seeing that they could no longer be stopped, the zombie tide retreated as if they had received some order.
But even though they won this difficult war, no one was happy because the losses were too tragic. The sudden zombie tide killed countless people, and everyone was shrouded in gloom. The New Earth Aviation Plan was just a faint hope, and there has been no progress so far.
He was still very young at the time and was not in the capital base. In order to upgrade his psychic ability level, he was hunting suitable psychic zombies in the wilderness. He was very happy to hear the news of the successful rocket launch from the radio.
But later, he learned through some channels about the tragedy that happened at the capital base that day, and things became less pleasant…
Si Huaixi clasped his hands together on the table, his fingers unconsciously tensed and turned red, his eyes looked so calm that it was a little scary.
There are a lot more people at the conference table than yesterday.
Recently it is time to collect supplies every quarter. Some supplies have to be purchased from distant large bases. There is the inevitable danger of encountering zombies on the way. In addition to those who go out, some people have to stay behind in the base, and the transfer of personnel is even more troublesome.
Chief Cao arranged the personnel transfers of various departments, and then the heads of each department discussed how many people to send out.
Most of the low- and mid-level psychics were assigned to carry out tasks not far from the Lucheng base. Some of those farther away were accompanied by high-level psychics. As long as they followed the prescribed route map, the danger level would not be too high.
Si Huaixi walks most of the way every year, and the route map will be modified accordingly. The zombie gathering places are marked so that the base’s psychic team can avoid them. The small zombie groups roaming in the wilderness can’t cause any trouble for the base’s psychic team. The psychic captains of each team are high-level psychics, and sometimes Chief Cao and Si Huaixi will take turns to follow.
There has been no major danger in these years, and the reputation of Lucheng Base among the superpower community is excellent. It will not force superpowers to die.
Most of the zombie encirclement and suppression operations are led by high-level psychics who work together with low and medium-level psychics. The zombie crystal cores that are divided up afterwards are converted into points according to the contribution value, and the points can be exchanged for suitable crystal cores in the warehouse of the Lucheng base.
If it were any other base, they would send a wave of ordinary people to attract the zombies’ attention first, and then send low- and mid-level psychics up. The most powerful high-level psychic leader would instead squat at the back, claiming to be commanding the overall situation but in fact he would just run away if he saw something wrong.
After finally killing the zombies and obtaining the crystal cores, the first thing they did was to provide them to the leaders and high-ranking officials, leaving only some leftovers for the lower-level psychics. Ordinary people were even more miserable and it was considered lucky to be able to keep their lives.
The treatment in the Lucheng base is good. Although those with special abilities have to participate in missions outside the base once or twice a year and may be dangerous when encountering zombies, where is there really a safe place in the apocalypse?
The mission only takes one or two months, and the rewards at the Lucheng base are extremely generous. You can stay in the base and not work for the rest of the year. Unlike some bases that are short of manpower, the psychics have to carry hoes and go to the fields to farm, otherwise there will be no food to eat.
Somehow the food in Lucheng Base is very sufficient. Many bases do not have enough food for their own people, so Lucheng Base can take out food to exchange for supplies from other bases. The crystal cores obtained in exchange are put into the warehouse of Lucheng Base, and the psychics inside can get discounts by exchanging points.
In this way, the Lucheng base continued to attract people with special abilities, and the number of high-level people with special abilities increased. There were also many people with special abilities who had already been upgraded to high-level levels in the Lucheng base.
“Commander Si, the team I’m leading this time is passing by that cotton field. Do you want to follow us?”
The person who spoke was Captain Li. Even though he had an argument with Si Huaixi yesterday about the research institute, he came to his senses and did not want to offend Si Huaixi. He planned to ease the relationship and took the initiative to speak.
All the captains of the psychics in the base knew that Commander Si inexplicably liked to go to that cotton field.
This cotton field is not inside the base. It is located in a beautiful valley that has not been destroyed by the harsh environment of the end of the world. It is just a bit far away, and the base rarely sends people to take care of the cotton field. They just sow some seeds and see how the cotton grows next year.
When the season comes when the team of supernatural beings goes somewhere to pick cotton, Commander Si will often choose to join this team of supernatural beings. The safety factor is greatly improved, so this route passing through the cotton fields will be fought over.
Si Huaixi: “No, I have other things to do this time.”
Don’t want go to the cotton field, want to stay at the base to watch the cat.
Captain Li was a little surprised, but he didn’t say anything else. Commander Si didn’t go with him every time. He was just trying it out.
The details were being continued to be discussed at the meeting.
“Should the seaside base send another team to get salt?”
“Isn’t the salt stored in the base enough for several years?”
“Our Lucheng base is in the south, close to the sea, so it’s easier to get salt. But the base a little further north was short of salt two years ago. We wanted to exchange food for supplies, but they didn’t need it. If salt occupies less space than food, we can get more supplies by transporting it there…”
“We don’t have enough oil. There’s no shortage of food at the Daqing base, but they usually need crystal cores. If we exchange it for salt, we might be able to save some crystal cores…”
“Okay, Captain Zheng, the place you’re going to this time is close to the seaside base. How about you take a detour?”
“No, Chief Cao, when I get there, the cars are overloaded. There’s no room for salt. If we really want to go, we have to go in batches.”
Cao Leipeng had to switch to another team, and the time had to be staggered with the main team’s car usage time. After dealing with all kinds of trivial matters, the whole meeting made him dizzy.
Outsiders saw that the Lucheng base was developing well, but when one became the leader, one realized that it was lacking in every aspect. The psychics under him all had tempers and were sometimes difficult to manage, so they could only be persuaded.
’I get a headache just thinking about this. Commander Si, who should have been busy in his position, just said a few words and then remained silent for a long time. If I looked carefully, his eyes were not on the meeting, but were focused on the clouds outside the room!’
Cao Leipeng looked at Si Huaixi, who had been lost in thought for a long time, with a sour look on his face, and said, “I wonder if Commander Si has any good suggestions?”
Si Huaixi turned his gaze back to him politely: “No objection, Chief Cao will make the arrangements.”
Cao Leipeng stopped talking and changed the subject: “So Commander Si will follow the main force this time?”
Si Huaixi pondered for a while, “Not sure.”
Cao Leipeng said, “So you’ll stay in the base this time?”
Si Huaixi’s eyes flashed with deep meaning, and he refused: “I can’t stay in the base forever.”
Cao Lei suddenly understood. Even he hadn’t encountered a suitable thunder zombie crystal core for a long time. It would be even harder to find one for Si Huaixi as he has rarer mental power.
Presumably, the zombie crystal cores nearby were not up to the level Si Huaixi wanted, so he had to look somewhere farther away. The places where the material transport team had passed were all familiar to him, and they went there several times almost every year, so the chances of finding them were even smaller.
Cao Leipeng: “Okay, I will stay at the base this time, and Captain Zhang will be the general manager of the transport team…”
It was the professors turn from the institute’s to speak. They didn’t want much, just asked the transport team to bring back some rubber, chemicals, some minerals, etc.
Several old professors also carefully suggested that they use rubber to make car tires. They were not asking for supplies casually, but things that would be of great use to the base.
They don’t know if it was because Commander Si spoke for the research institute yesterday, but after listening to it, several captains of the superpowers discussed it and said that if they saw it, they would help the research institute bring it back.
This result has made the professors of the institute very happy. At least the captains of these psychics have a much better attitude than yesterday.
Thinking of this, several old professors looked at Si Huaixi with gratitude.
Si Huaixi thought of Pei Zhaozhou’s need for a laboratory, so he applied for one from the professors at the institute.
The old professors agreed without hesitation. Professor Yan even offered to give up his laboratory, but Si Huaixi refused. Instead, he asked for a relatively empty research room. Thinking that Pei Zhaozhou probably wouldn’t need Professor Yan’s things, he just applied for a batch of new experimental containers.
Chief Cao was curious about why Si Huaixi suddenly set up a laboratory, but Si Huaixi was vague and said that he was processing some things for someone he knew.
It didn’t say specifically whether it was used to help Pei Zhaozhou research new generators.
After all, so many professors gathered together couldn’t make a generator, and Pei Zhaozhou looked so young that some people would inevitably not trust him, so they simply kept it secret.
It doesn’t matter if Pei Zhaozhou can’t build the generator. Si Huaixi can just find an old generator that can be used.
The meeting was about to end.
It was Chen Wen from the Logistics Department’s turn to speak.
Chen Wen: “The incident of the zombie snake that appeared at the river of the base around 11 o’clock yesterday has been investigated. The holes in the iron fence at the river mouth have also been repaired by a gold-attributed mutant. The bodies of the several base residents who unfortunately died have been handled. There will be no secondary mutation…”
Most of the people present didn’t care much about it, thinking that the invasion of zombie snakes was just a rare accident and that only a few ordinary people had died.
For a medium-sized base with a population of more than 300,000, it is nothing. People die every day for various reasons, and at most some points can be compensated to the families of the deceased residents.
Someone casually suggested whether to send more people to the river. Since it was impossible to send people with special abilities, just send some strong young people to watch over it.
But the idea was quickly rejected. At most, the patrol personnel in the base could be asked to go to the river more often.
This level of corrosive black rain is not common. It’s just that the iron bars in the river have been used for too long and broke. In order to prevent zombies and zombie beasts from entering, the entrance to the river was narrowed and densely packed with iron bars, which makes it safe enough.
There was no large zombie beast entering, but only a zombie snake, which had to have a body shape to get in.
No one noticed anything was wrong, and the incident of the zombie snake was just an accident that would soon be forgotten.
Chen Wen’s smile gradually spread, and a hint of mockery flashed across his cold eyes.
“Chen Wen, where is the autopsy report of the deceased that I requested yesterday?”
Suddenly someone interfered and broke Chen Wen’s plan to keep it secret.
Looking in the direction of the voice, it was him again!
Chen Wen’s eyes flashed with a sinister red light, but on the surface he replied politely with a smile: “Commander Si, I sent people to check the bodies of the deceased, and there was nothing abnormal. The remaining bodies were taken away by the relatives of the deceased.”
Si Huaixi frowned slightly: “Is there a specific document of the deceased’s autopsy report?”
Chen Wen handed a handwritten report to Si Huaixi. Fortunately, he was well prepared to avoid being caught by the most troublesome person in this base.
Chen Wen smiled coldly: “Commander Si, the autopsy reports of the deceased are all here. Do you have any other questions?”
Si Huaixi flipped through the documents and nothing seemed wrong.
The only special undamaged body was a mutant from a base. The cause of death was that he accidentally fell into the river and drowned after drinking. Someone also confirmed that the mutant had been missing for a while since last night, and the time matched.
Si Huaixi raised his eyes to look at Chen Wen and reminded him: “The body bitten by the zombie snake may look dead now, but it may have undergone secondary mutation after death. It cannot be buried casually in the ground. It must be burned and the family of the deceased must be informed.”
Chen Wen nodded quickly: “Yes, Commander Si, I will send someone to deal with it immediately after the meeting.”
Si Huaixi suddenly thought of something, his eyes moved slightly and he said, “Wait, since he is a superpower from the Lucheng base, I will go to comfort the family of the deceased, and I will be present at the cremation.”
Chen Wen suddenly panicked, fearing that Si Huaixi had discovered something strange, so he pretended to be calm and said, “Okay, I’ll make the arrangements.”
Damn it.
“Arrived.”
Zhang Lu pointed to the entrance not far ahead.
There was a sign saying “Trading Area” at the door, and people kept coming in.
Zhang Lu said with a little pride: “Well, our Lucheng trading area is also doing well in the vicinity. Many people from large bases come to us to transfer supplies. Moreover, there are many people in large bases, so the supplies per capita are less. They may not live as well as the residents of our Lucheng base.”
The trading area was just a bare open space, very simple and without any decoration. There were vendors hawking their wares on both sides, with their goods placed on the ground.
Some residents of the base will grow some fruits and vegetables in the limited space at home, and sell them in the trading area if they can’t finish eating them.
Pei Zhaozhou looked at the trading area which was simple but well-managed, which was considered pretty good in the end times.
Yin Hu: [Master, Yin Hu saw an apple for 8 points. The energy contained in apples is relatively small. The people here eat food that has not been energy extracted. They should try to maintain three meals a day. Based on your extraordinary daily energy requirements as an S-level alpha… I calculated…]
[Master, you need to eat at least 50 apples a day, which is about 400 points. If you exchange it for the 3-point multi-grain cakes, which is the common staple food here, you need to eat 35 cakes to maintain the basic production and metabolism of S-level alpha. In other words, Master, you should make money, otherwise you won’t be able to afford food! ]
Pei Zhaozhou: “…”
‘Suddenly I felt like a good-for-nothing.’
The trading area at the intersection of the South District and the East District of Lucheng Base is the busiest place in Lucheng Base. Not long after entering, several staff members of Lucheng Base put up a sign to recruit a large number of workers, and many people gathered around and rushed to get in.
“Recruiting 300 miners. The southern area of Lucheng Base needs a lot of construction sand. Dig rocks and sand from a place two kilometers away from the base and transport them to the base. There will be psychics protecting you along the way. The daily salary is 30 points.”
“Recruiting 500 construction workers. Their job duties include moving bricks, mixing cement, and repairing the base walls. The daily salary is 25 points. The daily salary for skilled construction foremen can be raised to 30 points.”
“We need good farmers. The planting area in the east area of Lucheng base is short of 50 people. The daily salary is 20 points. If you are willing to open up new experimental fields outside the base, there is no limit on the number of people. The daily salary is 28 points. You will also be protected by the master of superpowers!”
“The orchard is ripe, and we need 30 skilled fruit pickers temporarily. The daily wage is 16 points. If you know how to process and preserve the fruit, you can get 20 points depending on the situation…”
“The farm is hiring people. For those who raise chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs, the daily salary is 18 points. If you know how to take care of the fire-breathing chickens, the daily salary will be doubled to 36 points!”
“……”
When the Lucheng base was first developed, it was just a small base. No one thought it could accommodate so many people. After continuous expansion, the base’s walls were constantly built up and demolished. In the end, the area enclosed by the base’s walls was twice the original size.
But later, as the population of the base increased, the needed planting land was insufficient, and plans were made to continue expanding. However, due to the insufficient number of psychics guarding the Lucheng base, it was difficult to cover all aspects, and a loophole appeared in the defense line.
There were several incidents of zombies and zombie beasts breaking into the base and harming the residents. By the time the psychics from the Lucheng base arrived, the zombie virus had already spread, and they were forced to kill the zombies and zombie beasts after dozens of people died.
Afterwards, Chief Cao, Si Huaixi and other leaders of the Lucheng base discussed and concluded that the number of psychics in the base was still too small, and their medium-sized base was too large and densely populated.
If the unexpected incident of zombies sneaking in again occurred, the consequences would be disastrous, so the expansion of the base was temporarily suspended.
The expansion of the base was temporarily suspended. As the Lucheng base became more and more famous, more people flocked in. Some small bases that could not survive wanted to be merged into the base. Gradually, the land in the Lucheng base was not enough to support such a large population, and the amount of food consumed by a population of more than 300,000 a day was also huge.
Therefore, the base cannot be expanded, and they have to find a place to grow food.
China was a major agricultural country before the end of the world, and zombies do not eat food grown by humans, so there are always some old crops left in the abandoned fields.
Peanuts and sweet potatoes that can be used are buried in the land, and some small animals in the wild that have not been infected by zombies are also struggling to reproduce and survive by relying on the remaining food in these fields.
The base’s transport team would occasionally see these fields when passing by. If there was spare space on the vehicle, they would ask people to dig some land and bring it back to the base.
Si Huaixi had encountered this before.
The tobacco he smoked came from a tobacco field on a desolate plain, and he had also seen a remote valley.
Perhaps because of the special terrain, the valley has never been hit by black rain or gray snow. The environment is as good as a fairyland. The leaves are bright green, clean springs are gurgling, and butterflies are flying among unknown flowers everywhere.
This made Si Huaixi stop and remember it deeply in his heart.
Then we returned to the base and used that valley as a partition of the base.
The flowers and plants in the original valley were not moved much, but a new piece of land was reclaimed and cotton was planted. It has now become a must-go place for cotton picking in Lucheng base every year.
Occasionally Si Huaixi would stop there to watch the butterflies.
Except for the cotton planting area which is far away from the Lucheng base, satellite bases are generally established with Lucheng base as the center, and base sub-bases are built nearby. For example, new planting land is reclaimed to disperse the pressure of insufficient land within the base. Generally, staple food and other crops are planted, and fruit trees and medicinal materials are also planted.
Because the end of the world has come, pharmaceutical factories have long stopped operating, and no matter how many medicines are in stock, they will run out one day, not to mention expire.
In the end times, various natural disasters occur frequently. It is not easy for human beings to survive. Even a slight illness can be a huge blow and disaster.
After the mutation, the mutants have strong bodies and rarely get sick.
But it is not so easy for ordinary people. They may catch a fever after being caught in the rain or get accidentally injured or infected. These minor illnesses could be cured by going to a small clinic in the peaceful times before the apocalypse, but in the harsh and cruel environment of the apocalypse, they can take people’s lives at any time.
It was not until Si Huaixi took over part of the affairs of the Lucheng base two years ago that he realized how serious the drug shortage was.
Medicines in the base have always been in short supply, and the available medicines are becoming less and less. A pill of antipyretic medicine can even be exchanged for a mid-level crystal core. The price of medicines is so high yet it continues to rise.
There are always people who are sick and have fever in the base, and there are quite a few children who are prone to illness. Some of them may be children of people with special abilities. The needs of these people have alarmed the top management of the base.
Si Huaixi consciously began to look for suitable mountains and forests near the base to grow medicinal herbs. Many doctors and veteran Chinese medicine practitioners took the initiative to apply to take care of it. After two years, the results of planting medicinal herbs were good, which alleviated the pressure of drug demand at the base.
During this period, Si Huaixi also accidentally discovered a rare mutant plant with a spiritual power crystal core. After absorbing it, his spiritual power level was increased by a small level.
Unlike animals and humans who are easily infected by the zombie virus, plants without flesh and blood have a very low chance of being infected by the zombie virus.
Otherwise, all the plants on the ground would be infected with the zombie virus, and the surviving creatures on the earth would have been extinct long ago. Therefore, zombie plants and mutated plants are rarely discovered, but every time they are discovered, it is a huge disaster.
Because the plants become extremely large after mutation, the range of their root attacks is much wider than that of ordinary zombies and zombie beasts, making it difficult to escape and more terrifying. Those who encounter mutant plants in the wilderness of the apocalypse rarely escape, and basically become nutrient fertilizer for the mutant plants.
Mutated plants that have awakened mental powers are rarer than others. In addition, mental powers are far more difficult to deal with than ordinary superpowers. Usually, zombies, zombie beasts, and mutant plants with mental powers will awaken a certain level of intelligence and can control other similar superpowers of the same level.
When Si Huaixi encountered the mutated plant, the cunning and intelligent mutated plant had already set a trap and controlled the plants on the entire mountain to attack, causing the earth to shake.
The huge vines covered the sky, like a green hell.
The mutated plants turned into predators and wanted to devour the prey that fell into the trap. They kept controlling the plants all over the mountain to tie up Si Huaixi’s limbs, just like they had to tear open the prey and eat their flesh and blood like before.
But in the end the mutated plant died. After its death, its huge body turned into nutrients for the forest, which was much more fertile than ordinary plants, so people finally decided to plant medicinal herbs here.
It was just a large pit left behind after the mutant plants died, filled with densely packed human skulls and skeletons, including those of children, which made everyone present silent and sad.
The apocalyptic world is so cold and cruel. Getting used to this cruelty does not mean being numb. It just means that we must always work hard for those who are still alive…
The divided planting bases cannot be too far away from the Lucheng base to avoid emergencies where the psychics guarding the Lucheng base cannot get there in time. Therefore, the divided bases are arranged and laid out, and when they are built, in order to avoid insufficient fertility of the newly reclaimed soil, earth-type psychics will be sent to other places to transport fertile soil.
Generally, it takes no more than half an hour to walk to the main base, and the nearest sub-base is only a dozen minutes’ walk away. With the speed of a psychic, it can be reached in a few minutes.
While waiting for the crops to mature, the Lucheng base sent people to harvest them, which unexpectedly attracted some mutated monsters.
An earth-type psychic who went with the main force also tamed two psychic dogs and had them guard the farmland. Several times, he discovered small rodent-like psychic beasts stealing food, and they were caught by the dogs and given as extra meals.
Not only that, a fire-breathing hen with special abilities also sneaked into the fruit tree area with a group of chicks. It was very ferocious. When it was discovered, it burned the pants of several base staff members and burned two fruit trees.
But the appearance of this special chicken is like a treasure to the breeding farm at the base.
Because this fire-type mutant hen lays a nest of eggs every few days, the abilities of low- and mid-level mutants, especially fire-type mutants, will be slightly enhanced after eating the eggs. It is comparable to absorbing zombie crystal cores, but they don’t have to go out and fight zombies in danger. How great is that!
All of a sudden, all the psychics in the Lucheng base were coveting the eggs laid by this psychic chicken. The price of fire-type psychic eggs in the base skyrocketed. The probability of the hatched chicks awakening fire-type psychic powers was quite high, and the accumulated strength was considered a considerable fighting force.
The status of the special-powered hens rose rapidly. Not only did they have the most superior independent chicken coop in the entire farm, but they also had a professor of breeding assigned to be in charge.
The chicken coop is full of chickens that can breathe fire, and the mutant hen leading the way can burn all the zombies to ashes with just a ball of fire.
It was normal for the chicken coop to burn down several times a month. In the end, we had no choice but to use fire-proof materials and have people guarding the chicken coop day and night to prevent it from catching fire.
There were once petty thieves who tried to sneak into the chicken coop to steal eggs, including some brave psychics, but they were all discovered by the hot-tempered psychic hens. At the very least, they were scratched until their heads were bleeding, while at worst, a hole was burned in their pants and they had to see a doctor for treatment for the burns. It can be said that even slightly weaker psychics may not be able to beat the psychic hen.
But most people choose to stay and work in the base, fearing the zombies outside the base and not daring to go out. Even if they are protected by people with special abilities, they would rather earn fewer points and just stay safe in the Lucheng base.
Zhang Lu took Pei Zhaozhou around and found that most of the jobs were ordinary ones such as farming, mining, and breeding. But for an ordinary person like Pei Zhaozhou who was not a psychic, it was considered very good. If Pei Zhaozhou was a psychic, the pay would of course be high. For example, those who escorted the base’s material transportation would not have to work for several months after returning, but the level of danger was also high.
Zhang Lu asked, “Do you have a job you like?”
Pei Zhaozhou frowned in embarrassment, not because he disliked these ordinary jobs, but because these jobs could only earn a maximum of 30 points a day.
According to the algorithm of the intelligent computer Silver Arc, he was afraid that he would be the first S-level alpha to starve to death in the apocalypse, because this amount of points was not enough to eat!
Zhang Lu said straightforwardly: “If you want to find a job, you should also find a place to live. By the way, Commander Si seems to have something to ask you, is that okay?”
Pei Zhaozhou: “…”
It was a double blow, not only could they not afford food, they couldn’t even afford a house.
In a moment, he felt as depressed as a working cat, not earning enough cat food, and finally having to wander the streets, and then go back to eat for free…
Little did he know that someone would be angry that the cat refused to eat rice at home, what a picky eater!
Pei Zhaozhou sighed in his heart, his amber eyes dimmed, he was not satisfied, he had fallen from a big boss with a lot of resources to a worker who couldn’t even afford to eat, he spoke weakly: “No need to find a house, I’ll live with Si Huaixi.”
Zhang Lu was silent at first, but suddenly he shouted in surprise: “You live in Commander Si’s house?!!!”
Pei Zhaozhou was puzzled: “Well, what’s wrong?”
‘What’s wrong?!! Oh my god, is this still the cold and indifferent Commander Si in his impression? ! !’
For a moment, Zhang Lu thought there was something wrong with his ears, otherwise why couldn’t he understand those words.
Zhang Lu originally thought that Commander Si only let Pei Zhaozhou in because he trusted this person, but he didn’t expect that this was more than just trust!!!
In the past, Commander Si was the youngest and most powerful psychic in the Lucheng base, and with how Commander Si looked… yes, he was a magnet for all kinds of people!
There are many people who want to curry favor with the powerful and join Si’s command. Everyone knows that the only way for humans to survive in the last days is with people with special powers. After thirty years, the importance of people with special powers has been deeply rooted in everyone’s mind.
In order to curry favor with those with special powers, some people become so servile that it makes one feel the sadness of human nature.
Even a psychic like Zhang Lu, who looks ordinary, has people constantly seeking his protection. They swarm around him like flies, saying that they are willing to be slaves and take him as their master.
But Zhang Lu was not interested in these things, not to mention that many people were lazy and incompetent parasites who just wanted to cling to others and suck their blood. He didn’t want to keep one more person for no reason.
Although no one is quite sure how powerful Commander Si is, he is definitely a high-level psychic, and even Chief Cao may not be able to defeat him.
Perhaps it was because of this that Commander Si was annoyed by those people and closed the door and never received anyone. Even when Chief Cao had something to discuss with Commander Si, he stood at the door to discuss it and never went in.
Then, last night, Commander Si took the initiative to come to the observation room for inspection…
Zhang Lu suddenly figured it out.
This guy is not here to inspect the work, he is clearly here to find a partner to fall in love with!
And the target is a man!
‘I didn’t expect that Commander Si was having an affair secretly without telling anyone in the base.’ If he hadn’t been so observant, he wouldn’t have noticed it. Should he tell everyone now?
Zhang Lu pinched his thigh and looked at Pei Zhaozhou’s tall and handsome face.
He is clearly a man of many years, but when he thinks of Commander Si standing next to him, they seem surprisingly well matched.
Zhang Lu thought it was better to forget it. What if he told others about it and ruined Commander Si’s good fortune?
‘But if I don’t say it and keep the secret to myself, I’ll feel like ants are crawling into my throat and I’ll feel suffocated and anxious!’
Zhang Lu decided to observe further.
“You dark-skinned guy over there, do you want to apply for the job of a miner? I think you’re a good fit. 30 points a day.” An old man sitting on a small stool shouted at Zhang Lu.
Zhang Lu came back to his senses and pointed at himself in confusion: “Me?”
The old man had poor eyesight and might not be able to distinguish skin colors. He saw that Zhang Lu was so dark-skinned that he must be a worker. The tall, white, and imposing man next to him looked like a master with special powers.
The old man shouted with full energy: “Yes, it’s you! I see that you are a good worker. If you come to do it, I just happen to be short of people who are out mining. How about I give you a meal? It’s a very good benefit!”
Zhang Lu was at a loss for words for a moment, and it was Pei Zhaozhou who rescued him.
Pei Zhaozhou: “He is actually a superpower. He came here to help me find a job. Actually, I am the one who needs a job.”
There was still a bit of disbelief in the old man’s eyes.
“Hahahaha—Zhang Lu, you’re so dark that even this old man doesn’t believe you’re a superpower. I can see your dark face from a distance!”
Accompanied by the roar of a locomotive engine, the speaker’s voice sounded both cheap and familiar.
Zhang Lu’s face turned darker.
In fact, Zhang Lu’s facial features are quite handsome, but the sunlight in the south is very strong, and Zhang Lu doesn’t care about these things. After being sunburned and peeling off several times, his skin can no longer be white again. Instead, he is rushing towards the abyss of dark skin.
He was the only one who stood out in the crowd, several shades darker than the people around him.
Zhang Lu gritted his teeth and said, “Zhou Fei!”
“It’s me, what’s wrong, little black face!”
Zhou Fei came on a motorcycle wearing sunglasses, and was just about to take off his sunglasses to act cool and amuse Zhang Lu’s easily angry little black face.
On weekdays, Zhou Fei is mainly responsible for monitoring the entrance of the base to see if there are any suspicious people entering, while Zhang Lu is responsible for observing whether the people entering are infected with the zombie virus. Apart from anything else, their work locations are very close.
When Zhou Fei was bored, he liked to chat with Zhang Lu.
Captain Hu is serious and taciturn, but Zhou Fei is different. He is much more active. Sometimes he gets bored guarding the gate of the base, so he runs to the observation room to find Zhang Lu.
At first, Zhang Lu was quite happy. He didn’t have any particularly close friends in the base, and he didn’t know how they ended up chatting without him finding him anymore.
Zhou Fei can give an answer.
Zhang Lu didn’t realize at all that his straightforward words were irritating, and often made people so angry that they ran away speechless. But Zhang Lu still had a confused and gloomy face, unaware of anything.
But Zhou Fei didn’t mind. When he spoke to Zhang Lu, there was a sense of meanness in his voice.
This often made Zhang Lu so angry that he jumped up and down, and his face turned darker and darker.
Zhang Lu was wary of Zhou Fei’s approach, as if he was facing a powerful enemy.
As a result, Zhou Fei took off his sunglasses.
When he first saw Zhang Lu, whose face turned black with anger, he was about to laugh at him.
Unexpectedly, the person standing next to Zhang Lu was the hidden boss who pinned Captain Hu to the ground yesterday!
He was so scared that his feet slipped and he almost fell off the motorcycle.
