Chapter 211 Exchanging resources for crystal cores
"Brother is amazing! You actually passed the test!"
As soon as Lin Muyan and Lin Xiao returned to the safe house, they told the whole family that Lin Xiao had successfully passed the test. Lin Xiaonuan jumped for joy upon hearing the news.
"My brother is finally not a weakling anymore! Soldiers are so popular, my brother finally has a chance to get married!"
Lin Xiao: "..."
Overjoyed, Lin's mother immediately began preparing the meal.
"I'm so happy today, I'll cook a feast for our whole family to celebrate together."
Lin's father was also very pleased and took Lin Xiao to the gym to train.
Seeing this, Lin Muyan couldn't help but laugh:
"Dad, please forgive my brother. Today's recruitment test was not easy. My brother didn't pass it easily."
Lin Jianbin laughed a few times and patted Lin Xiao on the shoulder.
"Then I'll let you off the hook today. I'll help your mother with the chores, and you and your siblings can go play."
Lin Muyan and Lin Xiao entered the living room and started talking about what they had discussed when they returned. After thinking for a moment, Lin Muyan said:
"Big brother, after a month of training, you will definitely be assigned to a mission. The mission will be nothing more than clearing out the zombies and mutated beasts in the special zone."
"Zombies aren't too hard to deal with. You can either blow their heads off or burn them with fire. Just be careful not to get scratched or bitten. The troublesome ones are the mutated beasts."
"Large animals are rare in the city. It's mostly just some pets that have mutated and run away to hurt people. What's more troublesome are the small animals and insects like rats and cockroaches in the sewers that have mutated."
At this point, Lin Xiao's expression also became serious.
"While I was waiting in line for the assessment, I overheard several privates maintaining order talking about how they encountered a lot of mutated rats when they were clearing out the mutated beasts in that university."
“They are not strong individually, but there are many of them. And because they are small, they are not easy to hit, making them difficult to deal with.”
"Nearly a hundred privates were lost in the process; to prevent those infected from turning into zombies, they were cremated on the spot."
Lin Muyan sighed:
"There's nothing we can do about it. It's better than becoming a walking corpse."
The emergency medication could clear the infection, but unfortunately she only had two vials left.
She hasn't stopped using the gold shovel regularly these days, but she hasn't dug up any more emergency medicine.
Let's see if the vial of medicine she left for Su Cheng'an can help our pharmaceutical researchers develop a generic version.
“Our safe house is definitely well-defended. Any passage that connects to the outside world will prevent those small mutated beasts from invading. But ordinary people are not as lucky as us.”
Imagine that in an ordinary house, as long as there are sewers, toilets, ventilation holes and other places that are not completely sealed, small creatures may crawl around, especially rats, cockroaches and flies.
I really hope the doomsday fortress is built soon, so that more people can live in it.
Lin Xiao also looked worried, but after thinking for a moment, he comforted him:
"The good news is that they found that most of the mutated rats and cockroaches that have appeared still retain their original timid characteristics. In their eyes, humans are still huge creatures, and they don't seem to attack unless they smell blood."
Upon hearing this, Lin Muyan did not refute Lin Xiao's words.
The moment a mutated beast becomes a mutated beast, it completely degenerates into a bloodthirsty and ferocious species.
The soldiers' misunderstanding might simply stem from the fact that none of the mutated rats were larger than normal. Smaller rats are inevitably weaker, leading them to mistakenly believe that the mutated creatures were cowardly.
In reality, they may have simply become smarter and refrained from attacking rashly when they saw so many humans around.
After this period of contact and understanding, Lin Muyan also roughly realized that there are many kinds of mutants.
Like zombies, those who lack the ability to think and act solely on their bloodthirsty nature are mindless brutes with no intelligence, possessing only brutal strength.
Even more difficult to deal with are those mutants that are both bloodthirsty and brutal, and at the same time have developed intelligence.
Furthermore, if a leader with commanding abilities emerges among this type of mutant, like the Wolf King Ice Wolf, then that would be truly terrifying.
They not only possess intelligence and the ability to think, but they can also drive and control those empty-handed, mindless zombies.
Lin Muyan has only seen such beings among mutated beasts so far. If such freaks appeared among zombies, it would be terrible.
I just hope none of this happens, otherwise, humanity might really face extinction...
The family celebrated Lin Xiao's enlistment and ate a matcha taro cake made by Lin's mother. The whole family was immersed in joy.
The next day, S Special Zone received its first piece of good news: satellite communications were restored, and local networks were available again.
Lin Muyan immediately contacted Fu Sinian and Wei Tuling. After confirming that they were both safe, Lin Muyan went to the Wei family in person.
Lin Muyan left a lot of supplies for the Wei family last time, and now the Wei family is very grateful to her and treats her as a benefactor.
Wei Tuling also learned about Lin Muyan's construction of the Doomsday Fortress. Although he didn't know what the Doomsday Fortress looked like, he knew that Lin Muyan was extraordinary and that once the Doomsday Fortress was completed, it would definitely cause a sensation throughout the Special Zone.
Lin Muyan naturally reserved accommodations for all members of the Wei family, but Wei Tuling was not in a hurry to tell his family the good news.
It wasn't that he didn't trust Lin Muyan, or that he was worried she would make empty promises and disappoint his family.
Rather, he knew it was an absolute secret. Lin Muyan was willing to tell him, which showed her trust in him, but he couldn't just reveal this secret to anyone else, not even his own family.
Lin Muyan didn't come to Wei Tuling for casual conversation. Once the two of them were alone in the small tea room, Lin Muyan immediately explained her purpose.
“Wei Turing, now that communications are back up, you can arrange for our team to assemble. I happen to have some free time right now, so we can meet up and discuss future operations.”
Wei Tuling had actually wanted them to meet Lin Muyan, the real mastermind, for a long time, and immediately nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
“Great, I happen to have a villa nearby that they can stay in.”
Lin Muyan nodded. She wasn't surprised that the Wei family owned so many properties, as they were in the real estate business.
She thought for a moment and said:
"There's something else I'd like to ask for your help with. Now that you've awakened your lightning attribute ability, you need to obtain crystal cores to increase your strength. I also need to use crystal cores. It's time for us to work together in this area."
"Whatever you want to do, I'll do whatever you say."
Lin Muyan nodded and expressed her thoughts. Wei Tuling frowned and shook her head upon hearing this.
"Trade supplies for crystal cores? But supplies are limited and will eventually run out. They will only become more and more precious in the future."
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