Chapter 221 That’s a Different Light

"General Chu, did something happen to the base? Will my son and daughter-in-law be able to come back next year?"

An old woman in her fifties, leaning on a shovel as a crutch and supporting her sore waist, slowly approached. Her voice was trembling and her pupils were shrunken with unknown worries.

"Yes, General Chu, what is going on? We are all old residents of the base and have the right to know." The man with a bookish face pushed his glasses and spoke sincerely.

Fu Niang knew him. He was a teacher before the end of the world, but he had no special powers and was just an ordinary person. In the end, he was rescued from the staff dormitory by his wife. It was said that another student was rescued as well, and they seemed to have parted ways afterwards.

This time his wife was also on the transfer list.

"Now that we have Boss Xia's restaurant on base, we don't have to consume the base's resources, so why should we move people out? Can't we just let them in? Boss Xia will definitely not mind having too many customers."

The person who shouted this time was a boy who had just reached adulthood. His face was flushed red, his hands were clenched into fists, his nostrils were flaring rapidly, and he looked like he couldn't control his temper.

It’s no wonder he’s like this. Both his parents were teleported away, and he was the only one left in the base. Anyone would be angry.

There are many people who feel this way. It is difficult for anyone to accept being separated from their loved ones, especially after they have regained a stable life after a long journey. Separation again also foreshadows the slow and steady approach of danger.

Everyone rushed forward, eager to know what happened outside and whether their family members could come back alive. Don't hide it, they can bear it.

The few people surrounded in the center didn't say a word. They looked at Chu Wanfu from time to time and kept their mouths shut tightly.

Seeing this, everyone could only place their hopes on him. Some put their hands together, some cried bitterly, and some almost knelt down and kowtowed... There were many people like him.

Chu Wanfu helped the man up and spoke after a moment's silence. His tone was slow and detailed, even covering things that the public would not be able to access, such as the federation, the war situation, and weather disasters.

It turns out that it wasn't just here that the blizzard hit, the entire north was suffering from a severe snowstorm!

At Yang Zi Zheng's request, several major bases under his jurisdiction handed over nearly half of their stored materials. However, for some unknown reason, the bases did not move to warm areas on time, and then encountered an early drop in temperature, followed by a blizzard.

The heavy snow completely blocked the road, and there was no one with the ability to teleport in the base, so they were struggling to survive with only half of the supplies in the space.

Due to the severe cold and lack of food and clothing, countless people froze to death or starved to death overnight.

In this situation, the base commander still believed that Yang Zi Zheng would send someone to rescue them, but unexpectedly, he could still receive the message from him at the beginning, saying "Hold on, rescue is coming soon", but a day later, there was no news at all.

The base commander, who didn't believe it, was furious and ordered the signalman to send dozens of messages. The next second, the signalman replied with a pale face that the other party refused to receive them.

The base commander slumped on the stool with a dull look in his eyes. The howling cold wind blew past the door, carrying pieces of ice crystals. The weak flame in the stove flickered a few times and then went out.

After a long time, a bitter voice broke the desolation in the room.

"Ask General Chu for help."

The signalman replied "yes", but when he turned around he found that the base commander's hair had turned as white as snow.

...

"Everyone, rest assured. Our soldiers are always on the front lines, rushing straight into the most dangerous places. They are transferring those who have been rescued from the edge. Just as we will never give up on you, we will not give up on the people deep in the north either."

Chu Wanfu's voice was sonorous, his eyes were firm and sharp, the dark green spine hidden in his flesh and blood looked up to the sky and roared, and he vowed to use his own strength to protect the people under him.

silence.

"General Chu! General Chu!! General Chu!!!"

Everyone raised their arms and cheered, and the light of faith rekindled in their eyes.

...

Xia Yan returned to the main store and walked around the safe zone.

I don’t know what the other side is doing. From time to time, a supernatural ball flies over and hits the protective shield. The seemingly transparent liquid makes a hissing corrosion sound the moment it hits the ground.

Anyone who accidentally comes into contact with this highly corrosive liquid will become like the zombie - melted into a mass of black sticky substance in a few breaths, while the crystal clear core remains intact.

The zombie next to him stepped into the sticky substance, and a wisp of green smoke came out. Many tiny bubbles appeared on the surface of the sticky substance, wrapping around the zombie's feet and corroding them to the knees again.

What’s amazing is that after this corrosion, the black sticky substance disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared.

This scene left many customers in the safe zone stunned.

What kind of superpower is that?

Before everyone could react, another supernatural ball flew from the sky, hit the protective shield and exploded with a "hiss", and the light purple thing inside attached to it.

The automatic cleaning function of the protective cover was triggered, and only the sound of fine gravel was heard, rolling to the ground and mixing with the soil, making it impossible to distinguish.

The zombies were extremely agitated, gathering in clusters to fill the gaps once again. The scene looked like canned sardines that had been dumped on the ground, standing upright, with rotten flesh falling down as they moved.

A round-faced customer tilted his head and began to dry heave, his expression grim. "...I have trypophobia."

There were many people who had the same idea. In a blink of an eye, all the customers in the safe zone ran back to the building with frowns on their faces.

Fortunately, there is a cinema on the top floor and free TV in the large leisure area, so no one wants to go outside to enjoy the visual impact for the time being.

Xia Yan also felt a little uncomfortable. The zombies' fatal weakness was in their heads, and it was obvious that the other side was trying their best to avoid it. Most of the zombies had only their heads intact, and the rotten flesh on their limbs had turned into flocs, their intestines were ripped open and scattered all over the ground, and their ribs and leg bones were clearly visible.

After all, zombies are in human form, so when people see them, they can't help but put themselves in their shoes, feeling numb and scared at the same time.

Xia Yan shook his head and returned to Lidai Island.

Zhichang and his employees were cleaning up the villas. Although the main island was wide and sparsely populated with buildings, there wasn't even a standard road. Everywhere was covered in mud, and it was very primitive.

Xia Yan’s first goal today is to build the road first.

The existing buildings include the rental department, the official detoxification shop and the supermarket. The three shops are not far away and can be seen at a glance when entering the island. Xia Yan does not plan to move them.

If you want to get rich, build roads first.

She opened the exclusive page for Lidai Island and found the road option in the store page. Several road surface pictures of different styles popped up. The specifications were two meters by three meters, and the prices ranged from 200 points to 1,000 points.

Note, this is the price per piece.

According to a rough estimate based on the area of Lidai Island, it would cost at least several hundred thousand points. Even if we use the cheapest one, it would cost at least several million points to build the road...

Xia Yan's eyes went dark. It was over. The days of counting had to begin again.