The cleanup of the entire institute lasted a full two weeks before all the items were accounted for. They also discovered the secret door and tunnel they had used to escape in the deepest compartment of the basement. But when Cheng Meng and his men gave chase, they couldn't find a single trace of them.
The turmoil in the First Base was considered a small victory for a period of time, but little did people know that a bigger storm was still brewing.
At this time, everyone in the laboratory had just learned about the situation here. Xiao Yi also gave a detailed explanation of the zombie situation. He also mentioned that one of the tentacles of the zombie monster had been cut off when Xiao Yi first rescued people, and it was preserved. Elder Yuan and Professor Zhao also began to study it.
At this time, drought- and heat-resistant sweet potato seedlings were being cultivated on a large scale. Peace briefly returned to the base. After this incident, the population had been reduced by about half. The First Base was gradually becoming self-sufficient in supplies.
Xiao Yi's heroic deeds and his willingness to step forward are also a testament to the faith of the people after the apocalypse. Faith in power, in ability, and in the ability to create and strive with one's own hands. All personnel are managed by the base, fulfilling their assigned tasks and avoiding excessive gains. If caught, they will be severely punished.
That day, good news finally came from the laboratory. Elder Yuan and Professor Zhao had cracked their zombie virus technology and eagerly called Xiao Yi over. As soon as Xiao Yi arrived at the conference room, Elder Yuan excitedly said, "It's been successfully developed. Their zombie virus uses genetic recombination technology. When a human loses life, the organs and nerves in the body do not die immediately. At this time, the cells are broken down and recombined, resulting in the phenomenon we have seen before."
"We have successfully developed inhibitors that can counteract the spread of the virus and prevent the cell recombination process."
"But, but." Facing the expectant gazes of the crowd, Elder Yuan gritted his teeth and continued, "But they have a special substance among them that has never been discovered or recorded in human history. That's why the zombies that come after them will have consciousness and will cooperate. If we can't get this substance, this problem will still not be completely cured."
Hearing these words, everyone's excitement turned a bit worried. Only Xiao Yi sat aside, wondering what he was thinking. After the meeting, Yu Wei quietly found Xiao Yi alone. Xiao Yi hinted to Yu Wei with his eyes that he would come to her later. Yu Wei nodded inaudibly, indicating that she understood.
After Xiao Yi returned, he thought about it for a long time, and then he endured the nausea and collected some of Lili and Yuri's feces and sent them to Mr. Yuan and Professor Zhao, asking them to try to extract whether there was the special substance mentioned before.
Professor Zhao and Mr. Yuan didn't know what it was, so they took it carefully and studied it carefully. Xiao Yi quickly turned around and left, because he really didn't want to see them being so interested in a pile of shit.
Later, Xiao Yi gently knocked on Yu Wei's laboratory door. Yu Wei had been waiting for a long time.
Yu Wei showed Xiao Yi a germinated seedling in a sterile container and said tiredly, "The current low temperature critical value is around minus 55 degrees Celsius, but it needs at least three hours of sunlight."
Xiao Yi looked at the dark circles under Yu Wei's eyes and knew that she must have been spending all day and night in the lab recently. He took out a bag of chocolate biscuits from his pocket and handed it to her. He said in a relaxed tone, "Very impressive. This is your reward."
The slightly lighthearted joke made Yu Wei's ears blush. She reached out to take it and said thank you. Xiao Yi smiled and told Yu Wei to go back and rest early, and then went back to sleep.
The next day, Xiao Yi said goodbye to Huang Xiongwei and drove away from the base. Partly to see if there were any zombie swarms nearby that Xiao Yi could dig up some crystal cores for, perhaps to further his own advancements, but also to sense that, while the temperature hadn't fluctuated much recently, the sun's intensity had begun to wane. Previously, the solar panels connected to the battery could power all the household appliances, leaving about 30% of the energy remaining each day when the sun set. Now, that was barely enough.
So Xiao Yi needed to come out to "find some supplies" and change to a more suitable car to hide from others.
Xiao Yi drove out of the base and, following the Beidou map, arrived at the edge of a once prosperous city. This city's greatest pride was its rich mineral resources, which fueled nearly all of China's industry. But now, due to long-standing underground voids and earthquakes, the city has completely collapsed, leaving no trace of its former prosperity.
Xiao Yi walked around the city for a long time, occasionally encountering wandering zombies. He dealt with them, but he couldn't find any useful crystal cores. Xiao Yi had no choice but to set out again. The people here should have been deployed to the first base when it opened, so Xiao Yi could hardly see any trace of living people.
In this way, Xiao Yi walked and stopped for almost two days before he found a city that was still relatively intact. Although there were broken walls and ruins, rotten mummies were everywhere, and there were wandering zombies from time to time, but here you can still barely see the shadow of its former glory.
The collapsed skyscrapers, broken streets and the stench of decay everywhere are a combination of depression, terror and desolation.
Xiao Yi, however, looked at the city with a deep sigh. He also put on protective clothing for Lili and Yuri to protect them from the sun. The two of them got out of the car and began to wander aimlessly.
After walking for a long time, Xiao Yi finally found signs of a large number of zombies in a large local shopping mall. He rushed in directly. As expected, there were hundreds of zombies gathered there, wandering aimlessly. The light through the cracks shone on the green and furrowed faces, which was extremely creepy and terrifying. However, Xiao Yi was somewhat excited.
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