100 Days of Garbage Collection

There's a vaccine for the zombie virus!

The news spread rapidly from the capital base to the ears of survivors in all other bases.

Those bases that were paying attention to the Pingcheng zombies heading to the capital base hadn't even figured out anything from the strange event of the zombie horde suddenly retreating when they were stunned by this news.

For a time, they didn't even care about wasting resources and unhesitatingly used the fastest information channels in their base to send messages to the capital base.

Just to confirm whether the vaccine news was true or not.

Then they received a reply that said "really".

Although the reply consisted of only two words, the waves it stirred in the hearts of all the survivors lingered for a long time.

Everyone knows what this means.

Immediately, personnel from various bases began heading to the capital base. They needed all information about the vaccine, including how to administer it, when to administer it, and how many slots their base had!

This is also the focus of recent discussions at the Capital Base.

The final results of the vaccine trials have long been in, and as expected, it was a complete success. Everyone was naturally overjoyed, and even now, those at the base who know the news are still celebrating like it's a party.

However, due to issues with raw materials and production speed, vaccines cannot be administered to all humans at once; they must be produced in batches.

So, who should receive the funds first, who should receive them next, and how much should be allocated to each base? These are questions that really need to be discussed carefully.

The little robot doesn't intend to concern itself with these things.

After the vaccine was developed, the little robot left the capital base.

Yes, he hadn't forgotten that he had only come to the capital base to exchange experiences with others. Now, he had exchanged almost all the experiences, and even stayed longer than expected. The supply trading shop was operating normally, and he had also received a huge windfall from the Pingcheng Zombie King.

His purpose in visiting the capital base had been successfully achieved, so there was no need for him to stay any longer.

The little robot preferred spending time with the two zombie kings at the dock rather than at the human base.

Well... one of the main reasons is that the zombies are more cooperative when scavenging.

In short, no matter how much the people at the capital base tried to persuade the little robot to stay, it still left.

Back at the dock, the two zombie kings had already cleared out a space for the little robot to use. It not only had its living quarters and laboratory, but also a large-scale replica of a garbage disposal site, which occupied a significant portion of the dock.

They were incredibly generous to the little robot.

The two zombie kings especially liked to squat beside the little robot while it processed the garbage, and every now and then they would get restless and want to try it out. The little robot didn't stop them, and even patiently taught them how to do it.

However, it was clear that neither of the two zombie kings had any technical talent; they were all very impressive when they tried to operate them, but the finished product was just a pile of dust.

The ivy zombie king also particularly likes to apply the "garbage disposal skills" he has learned to plants. When he sees a mutated plant, the first thing he does is not to take a bite, but to pull it over and do a series of operations such as "purification", "mixing" and "dissolving".

And you know what? He actually managed to create a particularly delicious flavor.

Unfortunately, most of the time these poor mutated plants only end up becoming strange and bizarre in the hands of the ivy zombie king.

Besides these two zombie kings, the Pingcheng zombie king would also come over for a visit from time to time.

However, this female zombie queen wasn't very interested in the piles of garbage. Every time she came, it was to see if the little robot had made any new progress on the antidote.

Even if there hasn't been any major progress in turning zombies back into humans in one go, I'd like to ask if there have been any minor advancements in other areas.

For example, could we get the blood flowing again? Could we make the zombie's hair grow longer? Could we restore her sense of taste... and so on.

Well... in short, this JSG Pingcheng Zombie King doesn't care whether he's a zombie or not, but he does care whether he's beautiful or not.

The three zombie kings were living a harmonious and pleasant life, but the turmoil caused by the zombie virus vaccine showed no signs of abating for the humans outside.

Not only did it not stop, but it grew bigger and bigger, escalating further and further.

The first thing the people from various bases who rushed to the capital base did was to confirm the authenticity of the vaccine. After confirming the news with the person in charge of the capital base and various leaders, they frantically inquired about how to obtain the qualification to receive the vaccine.

Na Jitong, the key figure in developing the virus vaccine, is someone they all want to meet and get to know.

Then they learned that the person had already left.

For a moment, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Unable to resist inquiring everywhere about why this Mr. Najitong would leave the safe capital base, and also to find out about his life and preferences, hoping to have the opportunity to recruit him to his own base.

And look what they found out when they made those inquiries!

A zombie virus vaccine researcher was actually ostracized and kicked out of a human base?!

They actually suspect he's the zombie king?!

They want to arrest him for research?

My God, I can't even imagine what would happen if this person had actually been arrested and murdered through those underhanded means back then. A vaccine certainly can't be developed so quickly, and it's even uncertain whether it can be developed in their generation.

—This was said by the researchers at the capital base themselves; they were originally on the wrong track, and it was only after Mr. Jitong arrived that they realized it.

It was entirely predictable that if Ji Tong hadn't come, they would have continued their research in this wrong direction, and it was unknown when they would be able to get back on track.

How could someone like this have been falsely accused of being a zombie disguised as a human?

Even if we assume he really is a zombie, as long as he's working for humanity, they should treat him with tolerance!

Everyone righteously declared that they would hold the culprit accountable for this incident, and that they absolutely could not let down the people who could make vaccines or even antidotes for the zombie virus. Those were the hopes that could bring the world back to the state before the apocalypse. If they were really destroyed by humanity itself, they would probably be disgusted to death.

As a result, Tan Kang, along with Tan Mengzhu and everyone else involved in the matter, faced a series of setbacks.

The most basic thing is that Tan Kang was removed from his position. Not to mention that those from different factions would definitely not let this opportunity pass, even many of his own people turned against him. Some switched jobs, some joined other people's sides, and those with deep-rooted interests also made various moves. In short, they used all kinds of means to sever ties with Tan Kang.

Not only that, Tan Kang is now universally hated at Hope Base. Even a passerby, upon learning that he is "Tan Kang," can't help but roll their eyes at him. Some even dare to spit on him. If it weren't for the fact that he is still human, the entire Hope Base might not even allow him to enter the gate.

But even if he could stay at the base, what difference would it make? For him now, life at the base was no better than being kicked out.

Tan Kang's daughter, Tan Mengzhu, naturally didn't escape either. Although she didn't show up when she accused Mr. Na Jitong of being a zombie, it wouldn't be difficult for some to find out that she was a key figure in instigating the incident. Thus, this former goddess of hope now lives in the worst place, eating the least and worst food, with no one willing to treat the wounds on her face, and her clothes and belongings so filthy that she has nothing to change into.

This was the kind of life she used to hate and despise the most; she never imagined that she would one day live like this!

Tan Mengzhu has gone mad.

She was delirious, dreaming that she had climbed to the top and become the envy of everyone as Mrs. Tan. During a swarm of mutated insects, she hallucinated the mutated insects that surrounded her as people who fawned over her, laughing as she was pounced on and devoured.

It's unknown whether she regained consciousness at the end of her life.

No one offered to help this madwoman; even her father, Tan Kang, didn't even glance at Tan Mengzhu.

Indeed, how much love could someone like Tan Kang, who raised and nurtured his daughter as a tool for his official career, truly have for her?

He even breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news of Tan Mengzhu's death.

After all, a daughter who was disfigured and insane was nothing but a burden to him.

Of course, even without this burden, Tan Kang's life wasn't much better.

Aside from them, Feng Le didn't get to face the reckoning at this point. Long before Feng Lixuan learned of his younger brother's role in it, he gave him a severe dressing down and resigned himself. However, since he couldn't find the little robot to apologize, he simply took Feng Le and left the base.

This time, after leaving the base, Feng Lixuan no longer protected Feng Le as well as before. No matter how scared the latter was, he resolutely pushed him out to face the situation.

To get Feng Le used to the horror of zombies, Feng Lixuan even caught a low-level zombie, tied its hands and gagged it, and shoved the zombie in front of Feng Le every day, making sure it couldn't bite anyone.

Feng Lixuan knew that if he didn't toughen up and discipline his younger brother, he would eventually be disciplined by someone else, and at that time, what he would pay would not be some tears, but his life.

Of course, disciplining Feng Le is one thing, apologizing to Mr. Najitong is another.

Feng Lixuan couldn't find the little robot itself, but fortunately he knew that the latter's favorite thing was sorting garbage.

So he found a car, modified it, and, imitating the little robot, set up a mobile goods trading point.

However, his supplies were naturally not as abundant, diverse, or fresh as those of the little robot; they were all things they had found along the way.

But for some wilderness survivors who desperately needed supplies, it was more than enough to help them in their time of need.

Moreover, this action was originally Feng Lixuan's way of making Feng Le apologize, so the terms of the transaction were naturally lowered to an extremely low level.

In addition, he also collected garbage along the way. Although he couldn't take it with him, he would sort and organize the garbage in the vicinity, pile it up in one place, mark it, and record it so that he could come back to transport it when he could take it with him.

During this process, Feng Lixuan also saw some low-level zombies passing by his garbage dump from afar. After pausing for a moment, they carried away the garbage little by little, like ants carrying food.

He didn't stop it.

At that time, Mr. Najitong had a partnership with the Zombie King, and the strange behavior of low-level zombies picking up trash and giving it away had already spread among the survivors.

He clearly saw what happened.

As this situation progressed, a group of zombies even began to follow Feng Lixuan and his group from a distance, waiting for the garbage to pile up before scavenging it. It all seemed strangely harmonious.

That being said, in the process of doing these things, Feng Lixuan did not indulge Feng Le at all. No matter how unwilling or how much the latter cried and resisted, he ultimately had no choice but to do it.

As for when?

That depends on how much Fengle changes.

However, neither of them expected that they would continue doing this, until an antidote was developed, until no more zombies were added, until zombies became another branch of humanity, rivaling the original humans, and until the entire world situation underwent a huge change, and they were still continuing.

This story will continue to be passed down to their descendants until they pass away.

At that time, including Feng Le, people no longer regarded this matter as punishment, atonement, or anything else, but as their own career, and truly took it to heart.

But right now, Feng Le is still struggling, crying and scavenging for trash in the chaotic wilderness.

These are not the only people who have been punished.

That day, everyone who had followed Tan Kang and participated in this matter was identified and assigned different levels of hard work at their respective bases, based on whether they were proactive or passive, whether they knew about it or not, and the degree of their involvement.

Those who harbored great malice and, like Tan Kang, wanted to drive Na Jitong out to "take over" his supply depot were assigned to the most dangerous front lines to deal with zombies, mutated plants and animals.

Whether they can come back alive depends on their skills and luck.

And these people dared not disobey.

After all, they also want vaccines and even antidotes, hoping to qualify after being punished sufficiently.

Besides these participants, both the Hope Base and the Gunsan Base were coincidentally placed last in the vaccine allocation order.

In other words, if their two bases want to get the vaccine, they have to wait until all the other bases have finished getting vaccinated before it's their turn.

How much will be left by then, and how long it will take, remains unknown.

This news left the leaders of both bases stunned.

We shouldn't have stood idly by!

Their base is probably doomed.

Sure enough, after the order was announced, large numbers of survivors from Hope Base and Mountain Base began to migrate.