Laboratory 01
"Come in." Lin Dehou put the cloth bag on the table that had been confiscated today into the cabinet below.
Jiang Lin walked into his office and saw a familiar smiling face: "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"I see you have strong abilities. Are you interested in joining the patrol outside the city? Your salary can be increased by 2,000 points, but it will be more dangerous."
Jiang Lin didn't feel anything special about where she was patrolling. She could also fight zombies outside to improve her abilities. Strength was the foundation of her survival in the apocalypse.
"Okay, just make the arrangements as you see fit."
Lin Dehou got the answer he wanted and waved her off. He opened the first drawer and found the envelope Jiang Lin had handed him the day she arrived. It contained only a short sentence, but he knew exactly who the note belonged to. He also wondered what that person meant to her.
After coming out of the office, Xu Anan hadn't finished work yet, so Jiang Lin decided to go to the base supermarket she mentioned. This supermarket was in the center of the map, not too far from here.
As Jiang Lin was walking down the street, he received a text message from the patrol center: [Due to job transfer, the salary for out-of-city patrol officers is now 5,000 points per month. The 1,000 points for this month have been reissued.]
Jiang Lin checked her bracelet and saw that the balance on it had indeed increased by 1,000 points, bringing the total to 2,440. She was a little nervous, not knowing how much the items she wanted to buy would cost at the base.
"Welcome to the Base Supermarket. Identity verification is successful. I wish you a happy shopping." The Base Supermarket is much larger than yesterday's free trade market. There are more security guards around, and there is also a robot responsible for identity recognition at the door.
After passing through the gate, he found a three-story building with an equipment area, an electronics area, and living quarters. The living quarters were on the first floor. Since it was still early, Jiang Lin planned to explore all three floors. However, the items there were only suitable for occasional meals, as a small leafy vegetable cost 200 points, not to mention fruit. After a brief stroll, Jiang Lin went up to the electronics area on the second floor.
The price of the display screen was acceptable; a portable display screen cost about 1,000 points. Jiang Lin picked one that caught her eye and held it in her hand. Going up one floor, she found the equipment area. The equipment was a bit pricey, so she didn't continue shopping. After paying for the display screen, she left the base supermarket.
There was a bus stop right outside the supermarket, so Jiang Lin went there to wait for the bus, while thinking about how to use the seeds and planting troughs he had obtained. After connecting the information from the intelligent brain to the display screen, Jiang Lin was surprised to find that the items from the system mall were also displayed. At first glance, it was obvious that it was a masterpiece of 110.
Bus No. 8 slowly drove over, and Jiang Lin got on the bus and left the bustling central area. The further she walked towards Area 99, the fewer buildings there were on the road, until the laboratory appeared before her eyes again.
[A large amount of discarded batteries has been detected. If you wish to pass through, I can show you a hidden path.] The 110 police call rang out again.
Jiang Lin was a little curious about how many batteries were piled up there, which made the system remind her twice a day.
[Is it really possible to avoid being discovered?] Jiang Lin was a little tempted. She really didn't want to continue digging in the yard.
【According to my route, the probability of the host being discovered is very low.】
[Remind me to take action at 8 o'clock in the evening.] Finally, she made up her mind to take a look and then run away if it didn't work out.
The car stopped steadily at the 99-area stop. Jiang Lin glanced at his watch. It was 6:30 in the evening, so he simply went to the cafeteria to get a meal. Walking to the familiar window, Jiang Lin asked for a takeaway as usual.
Unexpectedly, on the way home, she met the mother and daughter from the afternoon again. She didn't know what they had experienced that day. The mother's eyes revealed a hint of despair, and she was wandering on the road like a zombie.
The little girl seemed to recognize Jiang Lin and ran towards her: "Thank you, sister, my name is Xie Xinyue."
Jiang Lin was a little surprised. The little girl's eyes were full of admiration and love, which made her feel a little at a loss for a moment.
"Xiaoyue, come here. Thank you for what you did this morning." Xiaoyue looked at her reluctantly and ran towards her mother.
The mother looked at Jiang Lin with a hint of gratitude, even though she felt she hadn't done a very good job. Just as she was about to leave, Jiang Lin heard the little girl's stomach rumble.
Xie Xinyue's slightly dirty little face flashed with shyness. Jiang Lin looked at her and inexplicably recalled the scenes of his own childhood in the orphanage, but this little girl still had a mother. Jiang Lin didn't know why he took out two compressed biscuits from his dinner and handed them to the little girl in front of him.
"Eat it, I can't finish it." After saying that, she left without looking back, her back looking a bit dejected.
Jiang Lin returned to his own courtyard, feeling a bit confused. Dinner had no soup, but a bowl of sticky, gooey stuff that tasted like mashed potatoes. Jiang Lin ate all the leftover cookies from yesterday, which were still good. Perhaps because the porridge was filling, Jiang Lin had four cookies left.
[Host, the system has a refrigerator to extend the shelf life and a sealed box for storing food. The package price is 20 batteries, which is enough.]
Jiang Lin appeared cold on the surface, but she had actually been moved for a while. She was more determined to explore the vicinity of the laboratory tonight, hoping that the battery she would get would not disappoint her.
He put the four cookies in a disposable box. Jiang Lin picked up the seeds he'd bought yesterday and headed towards the planting trough. The soil inside was new to him; it had a unique smell and looked dark, a stark contrast to the soil in this world. Jiang Lin feared it would be too dangerous to leave them in the yard, so he placed them in the back half of the living room, where they received the most sunlight.
Jiang Lin compared the seeds she'd chosen that day with the seeds in the notebook. She actually found two that looked very similar: one described as easy-to-grow lettuce, and the other as a tomato. Jiang Lin buried the seeds in the soil as instructed and used her water ability to water them.
[Host, plant growth requires light and suitable temperature. According to the current environment, you need supplementary lighting and an indoor heat preservation shed.]
Jiang Lin's expression was a bit indescribable. If she remembered correctly, the fill light required 500 batteries, and the indoor insulation shed required 1500 batteries. Looking at the two batteries in the system mall, Jiang Lin felt a little speechless, so she remained silent.
[Host, it's eight o'clock. Should we take action?]
Jiang Lin thought about the fill light and the heat-insulating greenhouse and his eyes became determined: "Action!" However, he still had to be vigilant. Jiang Lin took off his work badge on his clothes and put it on the table.
[We're planning a route for you, be careful to stay hidden!] The system's capabilities were quite good. Following its guidance, Jiang Lin twisted and turned until he reached the back door of the laboratory. It looked even more desolate, and the guards there were less vigilant.
The system pointed to an abandoned building not far from the back door. Thanks to the training in the apocalypse over the years, Jiang Lin successfully entered the abandoned building.
There was nothing inside but tall piles of earth. The metal casings of the used batteries gleamed in the moonlight. Jiang Lin took a deep breath. She was going to get rich.
[Absorbable batteries detected, 2,000 successfully absorbed.] These were only the exposed batteries. Jiang Lin cleared the dirt pile in front of her and found quite a few more buried inside. She pulled out a temporary shovel from the system and shoveled out the batteries.
Jiang Lin was pleased that the system could store items from the system mall. This would make moving a lot easier in the future. Attracted by the greenhouse and the fill light, Jiang Lin mustered her energy to rummage through the piles of dirt, unearthing another 500 batteries.
Not planning to continue, Jiang Lin put away her shovel and prepared to leave. She felt that the lab before her must have dug a basement, and these piles of dirt were probably left behind when they didn't want to deal with them, so they simply built a random iron factory building outside as a cover and abandoned it here.
In any case, it was still a bit risky to be near the laboratory. Jiang Lin tiptoed to leave. Through some glassless windows in the factory, she vaguely saw the back door of the laboratory open, and two people entered the laboratory holding an unconscious child.
Jiang Lin had good eyesight, and in the moonlight, she felt the child looked familiar. Although she thought it might not be a good thing, she didn't know much about the First Base and didn't want to get involved. With a sigh, she decided to sneak away.
The hidden route the system mentioned was actually a gap in the wall surrounding the laboratory. This gap was in a less noticeable location. If it weren't for the system leading the way, Jiang Lin would not have thought of such a route. She successfully dodged the patrols and successfully reached the gap.
Just when she thought everything was over tonight, a beam of light suddenly hit her position. At this moment, Jiang Lin only had one foot inside the wall, but was still discovered by the sharp-eyed patrol officers.
"Who's there! Someone has broken into the laboratory!" One of the patrolmen shouted.
"Swish, swish, swish." The sound of bullets followed, creating several pits in the surrounding soil and stirring up a cloud of dust. A chaotic sound of footsteps came running towards her. Jiang Lin was already outside the wall. She quickly exchanged 50 batteries for a piece of universal wall material and patched up the hole.
Just as Jiang Lin was about to slip away, the searchlight shone towards the outside of the wall. At the critical moment, she felt a somewhat dry hand pulling her and pulling her into a shadow around her. A thin mound of earth rose up and covered the two of them. From the outside, it looked like just an ordinary mound of earth.
The patrolman had received the message that the searchlight had not found anyone, but still came to the wall to check.
"There's no one there, are you seeing things?"
"This wall is also in good condition. If there is someone here, where can she hide now?"
"Hey, I just saw a black foot here. It seems to be the style of our patrolman's boots."
"I think you are on duty in the middle of the night and your eyesight is blurry." Everyone complained about the patrolman who discovered Jiang Lin, and continued to return to the original team to patrol, and the searchlight was also directed to other places.
Jiang Lin breathed a sigh of relief, then realized she was being held in someone's arms, the two of them close. The dirt in front of her slowly vanished, and Jiang Lin turned to see someone wearing the same patrol uniform as her. Their helmet seemed to have been removed only recently, and their hair was a bit disheveled. It was the short-haired, handsome woman she had seen that morning.
Sheng Wei rubbed her head in annoyance. She had just taken off her helmet in an emergency to reduce the size of the two people. Now, looking at the person in front of her wearing a round helmet, she felt a throbbing pain in her temples.
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