Chapter 88: Luo City Base Seeks Help from Hai City Base
Wang Dazhi was sent back to the headquarters and handed over to other personnel for detailed interrogation. For a while, only Gu Jinsheng and Ji An were left.
Gu Jinsheng looked at Ji An cautiously, "Xiao An, I'm sorry."
Gu Jinsheng's apology was incoherent, but Ji An knew why he was apologizing.
"No need to apologize." Ji An looked at Gu Jinsheng expressionlessly, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. His clear eyes seemed the same as always, but Gu Jinsheng could taste a bit of lingering anger from Ji An's clear attitude.
Gu Jinsheng wanted to explain something to Ji An, but he had a feeling that if he didn't explain it clearly to Ji An this time, he might not have another chance to explain in the future.
Gu Jinsheng suddenly thought of Chen Chen. He shuddered and wanted to explain more urgently. "Xiao An, I..."
"Commander-in-Chief Gu!" Gu Jinsheng's words were interrupted. He Tao, the commander-in-chief of Hai City Base, walked over in a wheelchair with a smile on his face, led by the staff of the command center.
"Hello, Mr. Researcher." No one had introduced Ji An to He Tao, but Ji An had personally taken the bone specimen and collected the bone marrow last time, so He Tao treated Ji An as an ordinary researcher.
Ji An nodded to He Tao, "Since Commander He wants to discuss something with Commander Gu, I will take my leave first."
It had been a long time since Gu Jinsheng heard the five cold words "Chief Commander Gu" from Ji An's mouth. He knew without any intuition that Ji An was angry.
He Tao felt that the air around him seemed strange, but he didn't think much of it. He just regarded it as the normal restraint and discomfort of an ordinary staff member in the base when meeting the supreme commander of the base.
He Tao said, "Mr. Researcher, don't leave in a hurry. You are here too. I want to ask how my leg bone cultivation is going."
Although Ji An was angry, he did not answer directly instead of going over Gu Jinsheng. Instead, he glanced at Gu Jinsheng.
Gu Jinsheng quickly asked Ji An, "Are there any problems with the marine life?"
Gu Jinsheng's implication was that if there was nothing wrong with the marine creatures, He Tao could be treated.
Gu Jinsheng's eager and flattering attitude was so obvious that He Tao felt something was wrong. He glared at Ji An twice, then looked at Gu Jinsheng. He realized belatedly that there seemed to be something abnormal between Ji An and Gu Jinsheng, and that Ji An's identity might not be as simple as he thought.
Ji An nodded and said, "No problem."
Although he was confident in the marine creatures he brought, He Tao still breathed a sigh of relief after getting a positive answer from Ji An.
Gu Jinsheng asked Ji An carefully: "Commander-in-Chief He wants to be treated as soon as possible, what do you think..."
Ji An said: "Come with me to the lab, it will only take a few minutes."
"Okay." He Tao agreed immediately, his excitement evident in his words.
The command center staff drove the three people to the research institute.
It was the official working hours, and people were coming and going in the research institute. Almost everyone who saw Gu Jinsheng and Ji An would greet them.
He Tao also found that Ji An was very famous and was definitely not the young researcher he imagined. However, Ji An was too young, and He Tao could not associate him with the treatment cabin. He thought Ji An was an assistant or relative of the developer of the treatment cabin. For a while, his attitude towards Ji An changed secretly and was no longer so casual.
Although he had seen the treatment process on TV and it seemed simple, He Tao thought it was just an appearance. It was not until he experienced it himself that He Tao realized that the treatment process was not as difficult as he had imagined. It was even simpler than what he had seen on TV. It only took a few minutes.
When he entered the treatment cabin, he still had a pair of broken legs, but when he came out, all his limbs were intact.
Since the day his legs were broken, He Tao has been looking forward to having healthy legs again for countless days and nights. However, He Tao knew clearly that it was just his fantasy. Broken legs are broken and will never grow back.
It was not until later that He Tao heard a rumor from Country M about a healing method that might cause him to fall into mental disorder and violent superpowers that he was shamefully tempted. He Tao had no way of resisting the temptation to stand up again.
Now He Tao finally stood up without any side effects. His excitement can be imagined. A tall and strong man, the commander-in-chief of a base, had red eyes and tears in his eye sockets.
"Commander Gu, Researcher Ji, thank you." He Tao bowed deeply to the two of them.
Gu Jinsheng said: "No need to do that, I will charge you."
He Tao probably didn't expect Gu Jinsheng to be so straightforward, but he felt much more relaxed. He said with a smile: "Commander Gu, I have another unwelcome request. I would like to bring Haishi Base to join Jingshi Base. Please consider it, Commander Gu."
Originally, because of the nutrient supplements, many scattered superpowers and mini bases joined the Jingshi base.
Now that treatment cabins are popular, more bases want to join the Jing City Base. Not long ago, the Sixth Base joined the Jing City Base. Now the supernatural channel leading to the two bases is estimated to have been completed.
Gu Jinsheng said: "The Sixth Base just joined our base not long ago and was officially renamed the Sixth Branch Base of Beijing City. If you are interested, I can take you to visit it."
He Tao didn't expect to get this opportunity, and his eyes lit up.
As the commander-in-chief of Haishi Base, He Tao wants to hand over Haishi Base to other bases. How can he not be worried when his fate will be controlled by other bases in the future?
He also wanted to see how the other bases that had joined the Jingshi Base were doing, but he knew that he did not have this right. The Jingshi Base was no longer an object that he could pick and choose. He did not expect Gu Jinsheng to take the initiative to bring it up. It was a pleasant surprise for He Tao. He Tao said, "Sorry to bother Commander Gu."
However, Gu Jinsheng did not leave immediately. He looked at Ji An with a hint of pleading in his eyes, "Xiao An, do you want to go and take a look together?"
Ji An met Gu Jinsheng's eyes, without the slightest bit of relentlessness, and shook his head, "No."
How could Gu Jinsheng be willing to leave like this? He was afraid that if he left like this, he would never see Ji An again and would even lose the right to live in the villa.
This time he whispered, "Xiao An, let's go together. The Sixth Base will join this time simply because of your treatment cabin. Just think of it as a reward for your hard work. Go and take a look."
Ji An lowered his eyelids and hummed after a long time. Gu Jinsheng was ecstatic. He was a person who usually did not show his emotions, but now he showed his emotions so openly.
Ji An said: "You guys go out and wait for me for a few minutes, I have some things to take care of here."
"Okay." Gu Jinsheng knew what Ji An was going to do and agreed immediately.
Ji An wanted to store the aquatic creatures in the laboratory into the ring space. He didn't store them immediately after they passed the inspection because he was afraid that something might go wrong with the transaction with He Tao. Now that He Tao's leg has been cured and the money has been paid, Ji An has no worries and directly stores the aquatic creatures into the spiritual spring.
The aquatic creatures this time included freshwater fish, but Ji An did not distinguish them himself, but put them all into the spiritual spring water.
The spiritual spring water suddenly became turbulent, one wave higher than the other, bursting out violently and spraying in all directions. This time, the spiritual spring water fell on the ground to form not small streams, but lakes that were slightly larger than the streams.
As for all the freshwater fish in the spiritual spring water, they were splashed out with the spiritual spring water and scattered in the streams and lakes. However, all the marine creatures were still in the spiritual spring water.
Ji An's heart beat wildly twice. The two upgrades of the spiritual spring water made Ji An firm up a certain guess in his mind.
The entire ring space is simulating the environment of the earth. The final upgrade of the spiritual spring water will definitely turn it into an ocean, and the spiritual spring water at that time may very well be the fountain of life.
Ji An took a sip of the spiritual spring water. After the upgrade, the spiritual spring water was obviously more spiritual than before, and the vigorous life force contained in it was also more vigorous.
Ji An took out some newly upgraded spiritual spring water and placed it in the laboratory. Wu Youyang and others will then add this water to the nutrient solution and treatment cabin.
Now Ji An is certain that the spiritual spring water can definitely improve mental strength. Little Rose and Little Stone awakened their special powers without being infected by any zombie virus after drinking the spiritual spring water. Similarly, Gu Jinsheng's mental power is so strong that he can resist the invasion of mentalists, which is the best proof.
It is precisely because of this that Ji An is more determined to incorporate spiritual spring water into nutrients and treatment cabins.
In the apocalypse, the more possibilities of awakening, the more hope there is for survival. At the same time, the birth of the spiritual zombie king also made Ji An urgently realize the importance of spiritual power.
The spiritual spring water has the effect of improving mental strength, so regardless of whether it can help people awaken their superpowers, even if it simply improves mental strength, it can at least resist the control of the same race and spiritual zombies.
Ji An collected the aquatic creatures, walked out of the laboratory and followed Gu Jinsheng and others to the sixth base.
The Sixth Base is neither far nor near from the Beijing Base. It takes about ten hours to drive there without stopping.
In the past, the Sixth Base and the Beijing City Base were two bases, so this section of road naturally did not need to be repaired. But now the two bases are one base, so this section of road needs to be repaired. You can't go from one base to another and still encounter zombies on the road.
The so-called road construction is not the simple road construction before the end of the world, such as building a train tunnel. The road construction in the end of the world refers to the construction of a protective passage constructed by supernatural power. The protective cover above the Tongjing City base is similar in purpose, which is to protect this section of road from being invaded and occupied by zombies.
The staff drove a six-seater commercial vehicle to carry Ji An and others through the newly opened supernatural channel, and He Tao's eyes lit up.
"Commander Gu, if our base joins the Beijing base, will we also build such a supernatural protection channel between the two places?" He Tao asked.
"That's natural." Gu Jinsheng said, "If Haishi Base joins our Jingshi Base, then we will be one base. There's no reason why bases can't be interconnected. There will be safety issues when going from one place to another."
He Tao said worriedly: "But the Haishi base is a bit far from the Jingshi base. It may be difficult to build a direct passage. I am afraid we may encounter water routes."
"Then we can build a water energy channel under the sea." Gu Jinsheng said, "Don't worry about this. No matter how difficult it is, as long as the Haishi base joins the Jingshi base, we will find a way to build a energy protection channel. We can definitely guarantee the safety of people traveling between the two bases."
This was once the problem that He Tao was most worried about. He Tao was afraid that the Jingshi Base would accept the Haishi Base on the surface, and various taxes would be collected, but they would not care about the construction of the Haishi Base at all, or would not build a supernatural power protection channel. In that case, it would be one base but not two bases, after all, there was no connection. Although they were two bases, the Haishi Base would still be under the jurisdiction of the Jingshi Base.
But if the Jing City base is willing to build such a supernatural protection channel, then all problems will be solved.
Although the supernatural protection channel had just been opened, He Tao saw a lot of vehicles coming and going, which did not look like it had just been opened.
As the car gradually drove into the sixth base, He Tao's heart beat faster.
He Tao had been to the Sixth Base before. The Sixth Base was much smaller than the Haishi Base, and it was really a tiny place. As for the poverty level, it was not much different from the Haishi Base, or even poorer than the Haishi Base. Anyway, at least the Haishi Base was rich before the end of the world, and it still had some assets.
But the Sixth Base is different. It was completely after the end of the world. A group of people with special powers came to this land and settled down here. Later, as more people moved in, the Sixth Base was established.
However, now the shabby appearance of the Sixth Base is no longer noticeable; the entire base is thriving, and everyone has a look of joy on their face.
He Tao saw a long queue in front of a supermarket. Among the people in the queue were both people with special abilities and ordinary people, and there might be a few people with advanced special abilities among them.
However, these people with special abilities did not have any special privileges, and they did not complain, so they lined up in an orderly manner. Everyone could not hide their excitement on their faces.
He Tao was curious, so he asked the driver to stop. He walked up and asked, "What are you queuing up to buy here?"
He Tao was asking a psychic, who smiled and said, "You are here to visit the Jing City Base, so you don't know.
This supermarket sells nutritional supplements, and we all come here to buy them.”
The psychic's attitude was very friendly and kind, as if he was a good friend of He Tao. This attitude surprised He Tao.
Because the smaller the base, the rarer the psychics are. At the same time, psychics are also responsible for protecting the base. This leads to the psychics in small bases feeling superior to others, and their attitudes are always arrogant.
But this psychic has none of that. He Tao found it strange at first, but after hearing the name of the nutrient, He Tao no longer found it strange. What could be more attractive than a nutrient? It is estimated that only a nutrient can suppress the pride of these psychics.
The supernatural person continued, "In the past, we had never seen such a good thing as nutrient supplements, but we had heard of them on TV and in real life. We even thought they were some fantasy blockbuster movies.
Later, our Sixth Base joined the Beijing Base, and we became one family. Other bases had to purchase the nutrient supplements with the right to purchase first, but we didn’t have to spend money, and the nutrient supplements were transferred to our base first, and even the selling price was the same as the internal price of the Beijing Base.
Hahahaha, for a Level 2 Psychic like me, a Level 2 nutrient only costs 20 credit points. What can I do with such a small amount of credit points? Now I can fill my stomach."
He Tao was shocked. He asked, "Commander-in-Chief Gu, the price of nutrients in the base that joined after us is the same as that in the Beijing base, and the credit points of the original base can still be used?"
"Of course." Gu Jinsheng said, "Since you've joined, we're one family. We're one family, so we're all the same price. As for the credit points, they were earned by the lives and blood of the residents of the base, so they can't be discarded."
He Tao's blood boiled after hearing this, and at the same time, he was once again convinced that his decision to join the Beijing base was the right one.
He Tao and others continued walking forward and saw that there were already snack stalls and street stalls on both sides of the street.
Suddenly He Tao pointed to the distance and said, "Look, why are there so many children being taken into the same car over there? Could they be human traffickers?"
When they walked over, they saw an acquaintance, Yuan Mingan.
Yuan Mingan held up the children's list and said, "Have you verified everything here? Are these children orphans without parents?"
"Yes, everything has been verified." The Sixth Base's Psychic said, "Some of these children have parents, but their parents said they could no longer afford to raise them and gave up their custody rights.
I remember our headquarters said that they would adopt children whose families couldn’t afford to raise them, so I stayed with these children.”
Yuan Mingan nodded, "That's no problem, the orphanage will take them in. But have you made it clear to the parents of those children that once a child is handed over to the orphanage to be raised, they will be completely cut off from their biological parents in law.
When the child grows up, he or she will not have the responsibility to support his or her biological parents. On the contrary, if the biological parents come to complain, the orphanage and the base reserve the right to sue and can directly hold the biological parents accountable for the crime of abandonment.
Of course, if the biological parents do not demand support for their children, there is no such thing as the crime of abandonment.
This law was passed just a few days ago, just to circumvent the rights of some biological parents who do not want to raise their children but still want to enjoy their child support obligations.”
"Don't worry, I've already informed them and asked them to sign. There were two who didn't want to sign, saying they couldn't read, so I asked them to put their fingerprints on it. They're all in the list."
Yuan Mingan nodded, "That's good."
After collecting the roster, Yuan Mingan looked up and saw Gu Jinsheng and Ji An. Yuan Mingan asked in surprise, "Commander-in-Chief Gu, Researcher Ji, why are you here at the Sixth Branch Base? Are you here for an inspection?"
Gu Jinsheng said: "This is Commander He Tao, the commander-in-chief of the Haishi base. Let's bring him here for a tour."
Yuan Mingan shook hands with He Tao and said hello. He vaguely guessed what He Tao was thinking and said with a smile, "I am the director of the orphanage. These children are homeless orphans. Our orphanage specifically takes in these children and raises them up."
"Orphanage?" He Tao's eyes became moist as he repeated these three words. He almost forgot that there used to be orphanages and nursing homes in this world, places that only existed in peacetime.
"I thought there was no such place as a Salesian Home in this world?" He Tao said, "Commander-in-Chief Gu, if Haishi Base joins Jingshi Base, then the homeless street children in Haishi Base may be accepted by the Salesian Home in Jingshi Base."
"Of course." Gu Jinsheng said, "Have you ever done a census of the base population?"
He Tao nodded.
"Then you should have discovered that the birth rate of newborns after the apocalypse is less than 5%. Many homeless children were separated from their families during the apocalypse, not born after the apocalypse.
In fact, even if the birth rate is 5%, it is because the mothers of these children may be engaged in some special industries and have no money for abortion, so they have to give birth to these children. "Gu Jinsheng said: "In many superpower families, the male and female owners are high-level superpowers. They have the ability and resources to raise children, but these people are unwilling to give birth to newborns, because they are afraid that if they have any accidents, no one will take care of the children. "
Gu Jinsheng said: "At present, the Beijing base does not have such great capacity. If it develops well in the future, other policies will definitely be added in this regard, such as base subsidies and other welfare benefits.
Children will always benefit from mental health when they grow up with their parents.”
The more He Tao listened, the more excited he became. He no longer needed to continue investigating. "Commander-in-Chief Gu, I would like to apply to join the Jing City Base now. I hope you can approve it immediately?"
Gu Jinsheng said: "If you need to be anxious, you can continue to investigate."
He Tao shook his head vigorously, "No, no, no. I'm afraid if I continue to hesitate, I will miss this great opportunity.
The Jingshi Base has space storage, nutrients, and treatment cabins. Anyone who is not blind can see the future of the Jingshi Base, which is that it will definitely get better and better.
I am afraid that too many bases will see this and then apply to join. Our poor base with nothing will be outdone and won’t even be qualified to participate.
If you don't take advantage of the benefits, you are a bastard. While other bases haven't reacted yet, my Haishi base will quickly join in."
Yuan Mingan burst into laughter when he heard He Tao's straightforward words.
Gu Jinsheng extended his hand to He Tao and said, "Welcome Haishi Base to join our Jingshi Base!"
He Tao also shook Gu Jinsheng's hand and handed over the base that he had been leading for seven years. He Tao felt bad, but he knew that this was the best choice for the Hai City Base, and it was also a blessing for the Hai City Base and all the residents in the Hai City Base.
"I believe in you, Commander Gu. I believe that under your leadership, the Haishi base will become more and more prosperous, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment!"
After He Tao finished his polite words, he almost couldn't wait to fight for the interests of Haishi Base. "Commander Gu, Haishi Base has joined Jingshi Base. So, when do you think the supernatural protection channel between our two bases will be built?"
If you want to be rich, build roads first!
This was the experience summed up before the end of the world. Now in the end of the world, the channels protected by supernatural powers are equivalent to roads, so He Tao must of course ask clearly first.
Yuan Mingan was speechless. He had never met such an impatient person.
Gu Jinsheng said: "We will hold a simple convening ceremony when we get back. You and I will appear on camera and broadcast some of it on the public channel, and then we can immediately build the passage."
He Tao was a little shy, "Then what about the Salesian Hospital, the nutritional supplements, and the treatment cabin?"
Gu Jinsheng said: "Except for the treatment cabin, everything else can be equipped immediately."
He Tao said anxiously: "Why can't the treatment cabin be equipped immediately? We are short of supplies, but zombies are not.
Every year, the base's superpowers have to fight several battles with zombies. Many superpowers are injured in the battles, losing arms and legs, or being blinded and deafened. These people are the heroes of our base. Now that the base has a treatment cabin, if we don't heal these heroes first, it will chill the heroes' hearts."
Ji An said: "You can rest assured that the base will never forget the heroes who have made contributions to the base.
However, the treatment cabin has just been successfully developed, and now there is only one finished product in the laboratory, while the others are being worked on overtime.
Once the first batch of treatment cabins is completed, they will be distributed according to the population ratio of each sub-base in the Beijing base."
He Tao smiled at this. He said, "I was too impatient. I hope I didn't miss our base!"
Gu Jinsheng had already reached a preliminary agreement on cooperation with He Tao, so he asked, "Do you want to hang out here for a while, or come back to the Beijing base with us?"
He Tao said, "Let's go back to the Beijing base. Aren't we going to hold a press conference? It's a good opportunity to do it when we get back. It will be broadcast on the public channel tonight. Then tomorrow we can repair the supernatural protection channel and get the nutrients..."
After Gu Jinsheng and others left, Yuan Mingan looked at He Tao's back and said, "Although He Tao is a little impatient, it cannot be denied that he is a good commander-in-chief.
After all, his anxiety was not due to his own interests, but for the development of the base and the interests of the residents in the base.
Moreover, even when the joining of Haishi Base to Jingshi Base was already a foregone conclusion and he, the former commander-in-chief of Haishi, was still unable to continue to manage Haishi Base, he was still constantly fighting for the interests of Haishi Base.
He did not try to gain any benefits for himself as the former commander-in-chief, or say a few good words to retain his position as commander-in-chief. "
Gu Jinsheng and a few others were driving back to the Beijing base when suddenly Gu Jinsheng's cell phone rang. Seeing the person requesting a video call, Gu Jinsheng was slightly startled.
"Du Ruanlan from the Los Angeles base, why would he video call me?" Gu Jinsheng is not a talkative person. This time he spoke on purpose for Ji An to hear, wanting to talk to Ji An.
Ji An did not answer, but He Tao said cheerfully: "Maybe the Luo City Base has also seen the bright future development of the Beijing City Base and wants to join."
After saying that, he burst into laughter. He Tao himself knew that it was impossible. The Luo City base was developing very well. In the entire Xia country, the Luo City base was the best developed except for the Jing City base.
If it weren't for the space storage props, nutrient supplements and treatment cabins that suddenly appeared in the Jingshi base, it would be hard to say who would take the seat of Big Brother!
After joining the Jingshi Base and gaining a wave of benefits for his base, He Tao could almost foresee the happy life of the residents of his base. He was in a good mood and said with a smile, "Of course, there is another possibility that they came for the treatment cabin.
Even if Du Ruanlan can't use him, which base doesn't have heroes who have lost limbs and selflessly dedicated themselves to the base! "
Gu Jinsheng also felt that it was more likely that Du Ruanlan came for the treatment cabin, so he did not push her and directly connected to the video call.
However, as soon as the communication was connected, Gu Jinsheng saw a supernatural power as thick as an adult coming at him on the screen, but Du Ruanlan on the other side did not immediately appear on the screen.
The screen was shaking, which meant the person holding the phone was moving or fighting. The phone could be heard one explosion after another, as well as the screams of men and women and the roars of zombies.
Gu Jinsheng sat up suddenly, his eyes solemn.
"Du Ruanlan, where are you now?"
When Du Ruanlan heard Gu Jinsheng's voice on the phone, he seemed to realize that the call was connected. He picked up the phone and put his face into the account.
Du Ruanlan is a person with some mysophobia. He has to maintain his hairstyle no matter when and where he is. Commanders of other bases once complained that Du Ruanlan had to keep his hairstyle before sleeping. He even refused to turn over when sleeping because turning over would mess up his hairstyle.
Now he is such a person, his whole face is dirty, his hair is messy, and his clothes are tattered.
But he didn't care about his image, and said to Gu Jinsheng: "Gu Jinsheng, I need your support. Please send people with special abilities to support the Luo City Base. As long as the Luo City Base can survive this crisis safely, all conditions are up to you."
"Okay." Gu Jinsheng didn't raise the price, but asked briefly, "Why?"
"The psychic zombie king has taken control of..." With a 'bang', Gu Jinsheng only had time to see a green power, and only a white dot remained on the phone screen.
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