Chapter 271 Reunion
The medical team carried out carpet cleaning and disinfection work within the base for three full days.
Just as Xie Yun expected, the base's water source was severely polluted, and the worst-hit area was the Second Ring Road.
This place currently accounts for one-third of the base’s population. The density is not as high as the Third Ring Road, but it has water and electricity supply, which is the key point leading to large-scale infection.
What Yu Duoduo didn't expect was that the water sources used by the first and second ring roads were actually different. The second ring road used purified surface water, while the first ring road used groundwater - direct drinking water that had been filtered through multiple layers.
Therefore, residents in the first ring were almost unaffected, most residents in the second ring were infected, and many residents in the third ring were also infected due to the high population density, but it has nothing to do with water bodies.
Although the plague did not last long, many people died.
The fire in the square in front of the medical hall burned continuously for seven days before all the corpses and super bacteria that were continuously transported were burned to ashes.
The base had regained its former tranquility, but it was also badly damaged. More than half of the technical elites in the second ring were lost within a few days, which greatly reduced the speed and quality of the base's construction.
The top brass at the base were helpless as well. As things had come to this point, they could only let the remaining people continue to move forward. After all, there were still many refugees outside the base waiting in line to stay at the base.
Stimulated by this super bacteria incident, Tong Zi and his colleagues worked more seriously on renovating the bedding in the basement.
What Yu Duoduo said is absolutely right. In this apocalyptic natural disaster environment, the higher the living level in the base, the safer it will be.
Le Yan returned to work in the research department only after the plague at the base was completely suppressed.
His original team of 17 or 18 people was reduced to 7 or 8 people after his return, with more than half of them dead.
He couldn't help feeling sad, as these were the elite seniors in the research department.
But life must go on, and research cannot stop.
Before leaving, Xie Yun specifically reminded Le Yan that when the poisonous fog passed through the area, the exposed land would be more or less contaminated with super bacteria.
Even though it is extremely hot now, the surface temperature is not low.
But since super bacteria can spread so rampantly, it means that these bacteria are not afraid of heat and cannot be killed by sun exposure alone. Some sterilization methods are needed to remove the bacteria on the ground.
Otherwise, not only the lives of the researchers might be threatened, but even the cultivated research results might be at risk of carrying bacteria.
So on the first day of work, Le Yan asked the people under his command to apply for a large amount of dead branches and firewood, and to burn them in piles to sterilize the soil in the specific area allocated to them by the government.
The fire burned for two days and two nights until all the firewood was burned to ashes and mixed with the soil.
The continued high temperature completely breaks up and reorganizes the planting area. Not only does the high temperature kill bacteria, but the ash from the burning can also enhance the nutrition of the soil, killing two birds with one stone.
From October to December, a period of more than three months, Yu Duoduo and his six colleagues finally completed the renovation of the 40,000 bunk beds as agreed and reported it to General Manager Ning.
On Christmas Day, December 25th, Tong Zi and her colleagues accumulated 640,000 points on the family card shared by their studio, qualifying them for promotion to first-level black cards!
It was also on this day that the construction of the Sanhuan residential buildings was completed, and all land construction within the base was declared completed. It began to open to the public and accommodate a large number of refugees.
The maximum capacity of the third ring of the base is 2 million people.
Before this, due to the sudden decrease in technical personnel in the Second Ring Road caused by super bacteria, the vacant residential houses in the Second Ring Road were soon filled by technical talents who came later.
After all, in this era before the end of the world, the thing that is least lacking is talent.
After submitting all the bedding, Tong Zi and his team felt relieved.
Holding the exchange slip signed by President Ning, the group of six were respectfully invited to the VIP hall on the second floor by the young men and women from the government service center. They were served tea and asked to wait while they were offered upgraded services.
Except for Yu Duoduo and Xie Yun, Tong Zi, Wei Dong, Min Nan and Le Yan were all going to the second floor of the government affairs hall for the first time. They were amazed by the red carpet, tea and snacks. No matter where they go, VIPs are still the most impressive.
Compared to the crowded and sweaty lobby downstairs, this place is simply heaven.
The government affairs lady began to handle business for them. The four people's original second-level ordinary cards were now all replaced with distinguished black cards, enjoying a series of first-level distinguished card treatments.
You can choose the building and floor to live in, and get the corresponding small garden and underground safe house.
With Wei Dong as the decision maker, the four people chose to live on the floor above Building 99 where Yu Duoduo and Xie Yun lived - the third floor!
After binding the black card to the house, Tong Zi and his three companions could move in directly with their bags.
As for the two rooms they live in now, the one that Minan and her friends live in will be cancelled, and the one that Tong Zi and her friends live in will be transferred to Guan Qing, allowing her to be upgraded to a second-level resident so that she won't have to live too hard alone.
Guan Qing was originally a very warm and gentle girl. She didn't like to be scheming, and she endured hardships without complaining. During the more than three months of getting along, everyone had a harmonious relationship and there was no unpleasantness.
So after the deal with the authorities was concluded, Yu Duoduo was unwilling to treat her unfairly.
In addition to four months' salary totaling 100 kilograms of rice, which can be exchanged for 100 points, she was also given 200 kilograms of rice as the final reward for her work, which can be exchanged for 200 points.
In this way, she can accumulate nearly 300 points, which is enough for her to live a stable life in the base for a long time.
As for the future path, it depends on her.
Yu Duoduo's original intention of taking her in was just to speed up the completion of the business at hand. As for his companions, Yu Duoduo could not recruit them with confidence because they had never experienced the hardships of the early days of the apocalypse together.
When Tong Zi and her team had completed their formalities and were preparing to pack up and leave the second floor, the VIP hall welcomed a group of new and impressive guests.
Everyone was originally complaining about what kind of arrogant boss was coming, but when he came upstairs, both sides were shocked...
The people who came were Brother Wang and his brothers!
"Xiao Yu!" Brother Wang came forward with a smile, and the old friends were particularly jealous of each other when they met.
"Brother Wang! Long time no see!"
Yu Duoduo stretched out a hand, intending to shake hands with Brother Wang, but was hugged by Brother Wang...which shocked Tong Zi and the others behind him!
Xie Yun was about to step forward and pull Yu Duoduo away from Brother Wang's arms, but the next second, Brother Wang let go of Yu Duoduo and hugged Xie Yun instead...
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