Chapter 362: Laboratory in Place
After get off work in the evening, Zhuang Mingxu came to pick them up.
As soon as I returned to the connecting corridor, I saw Lu Xi, who had not been seen for a long time, waiting at the dock with a group of laboratory members.
"Lu Xi, where are you going?" Lu Weiyi asked.
"Brother, Brother Mingxu said that he had someone transport the weapons laboratory in Cangnan back. Let's go over and clean it up and organize the useful information in advance," Lu Xi said excitedly.
Lu Weiyi looked at Zhuang Mingxu and heard him whisper, "Hide it from others."
Now he understood the intention of that cargo ship in the afternoon.
"Wait a moment, there are mutant plants on the South Island. I'll take you there." Lu Weiyi watched Dean climb onto the middle island and be picked up by Antonio who came over. Only then did he have someone pull up the corridor that had sunk to the bottom of the sea.
The entire South Island was extremely desolate. Apart from the road that Li Zhuang had built a few days ago, the surrounding area was covered with weeds and trees. There had even been no people there for a long time, so some small animals had grown up and were running around from time to time, startling the plants and causing them to sway.
A group of experimenters who had never seen anything thrilling were startled and looked around from time to time. They moved very carefully, for fear of disturbing something. Even so, a thick vine stretched out from the tree, like a snake suddenly sticking out, and the raised tail seemed like the snake's head observing them.
"There...there is a snake," an experimenter said in a trembling voice.
Nowadays they won’t yell or scream at the first opportunity, their subconscious reaction is to stay still.
Lu Weiyi, who was walking in front, turned his head and looked over. He took a few steps forward and grabbed the thing that was sticking out. He pulled out a section with force, revealing its true appearance - it was the mutated ivy that had appeared outside the research institute before.
Lu Weiyi thought of his previous idea again. He should mention it to Zhuang Mingxu to see if there is any way to control these mutated plants. Otherwise, at his current level, he can still control them for the time being. But if Taotao is not around in the future, he will be shooting himself in the foot if something happens.
"This is..." Zhong Qi recognized it at the first sight and stopped talking halfway.
The mutant ivy had no intention of attacking Lu Weiyi. It did not resist when he pulled it out and allowed Lu Weiyi to throw it away.
"Brother, is that the mutated plant on the island?" Lu Xi asked, not knowing whether it was intentional.
"Yes, there are some supplies on the island that need to be protected by mutant plants and animals, so you should think carefully, if you stay here in the future, you cannot leave the laboratory. If you get lost and accidentally enter the territory of some creature and get attacked, your brother will not be able to save you in time," Zhuang Mingxu answered for Lu Weiyi.
Lu Xi shrugged and said, "Then I'd better take a look at the laboratory before making a decision."
The group walked for nearly half an hour and finally arrived at a sturdy tree. Lu Weiyi reached out and touched the trunk, then pulled it outwards, revealing a passage hidden in the trunk that was only wide enough for one person. He walked in first.
Facing down, after walking a section, you can enter the laboratory through the card swipe entrance. The inside is powered on, but it is a little different from the bright lights everywhere before. Several lights in the corridor have been removed, so it is not so dark that you can't see it, but it is not very bright either.
"Electricity is in short supply, and more losses will be incurred on experimental equipment, so there may be some unsatisfactory problems in other places." Zhuang Mingxu told the group the approximate location of the switch.
The people in the laboratory over there have already recognized that this is the largest eight-story laboratory in the base. Seeing that it does not appear to be damaged at all and thinking about the equipment inside, Zhong Qi directly said, "This laboratory is very large, and we need some time to clean it up."
"Then we won't go back tonight, brother. I will help with Professor Zhong and the others, and by the way, we will select the equipment we need." After Lu Xi finished speaking, she hugged Lu Weiyi's arm and acted coquettishly, "Brother, we haven't had dinner yet."
"What do you want to eat? I only have a limited amount of food," Lu Weiyi asked.
"Is there any self-heating hot pot or rice?" Lu Xi's eyes sparkled.
When practicing, people pay more attention to their health. These very hot and fiery things are rarely touched in today's weather. Lu Xi is at an age when he is thinking about these things, so he naturally doesn't want to miss the opportunity.
Lu Weiyi didn't say anything. Lu Xi shook his arm to take credit, "Professor Zhong and I have been working hard day and night and have found a more suitable alloy ratio to make the body of the energy gun. Now that the experiment has passed, we can start manufacturing. Brother~"
Lu Xi tapped his forehead gently and said, "We don't have self-heating. I can leave you some hot pot ingredients, vegetables and meat, so you can make your own."
When they heard that there were these things to eat, several researchers couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
"Thank you, brother. You are the best." Lu Xi jumped up and down, full of energy.
"You're an adult, yet you still act like a spoiled child." Although Lu Weiyi said this, he still gave him a lot of things he had, including a lot of dried goods and fresh seafood that were currently in short supply.
"A kitchen will be arranged here. As long as the research results are successful, your living conditions will be guaranteed to the greatest extent. The base is currently short of people in all walks of life, so your families will be given priority."
"We have now contacted the Kyoto base and passed on the information of the relatives and friends you are looking for. A group of family members will be sent here in January at the latest. I hope your family members will be among them. Other bases are also stepping up their contacts. I believe there will be good news soon." Zhuang Mingxu encouraged the enthusiasm of the group, and with Lu Weiyi in a spirited mood, he successfully withdrew.
After leaving the laboratory, Lu Weiyi took Zhuang Mingxu to the place where the supplies were stored. From a distance, they could see that the branches of the mutant ivy had covered the surrounding area completely, as if they had entered its territory.
Lu Weiyi used his mental power to protect the two of them, and was alert to the other party's attack. He asked worriedly, "Should the granary be built here as well?"
"The plan is this: the wheat has just been harvested, and the ones that are commonly used in the base will be stored on the West Island, and another part will be kept here for reserve." Zhuang Mingxu looked around and told Lu Weiyi about the possible location where a grain storage warehouse would be built.
"I think a basement would be better," Lu Weiyi listened to him and expressed his opinion, "This place is close to the sea, and no one can guarantee whether a disaster like a tsunami will occur one day. By then, the land reserves will be destroyed if they are wet. It is better to build it directly underground, which is safer."
"I've been thinking about this recently. The lowest temperature last winter seemed to be around minus 50 degrees Celsius. It may be even lower here near the sea. Many seeds will lose their activity at this temperature, so we need to pay attention." Zhuang Mingxu said this and mentioned something more important. "If the temperature reaches this level, the sea water may freeze, which will be a huge test for the safety of our base."
Imagine that the originally safe seawater can be directly navigable after freezing...
"There aren't many psychics in our base, so we can barely resist. But ordinary people definitely can't do it. By then, they will be completely useless. But there may be fewer psychics in other bases, especially..."
Especially the Pingjin base.
It is the closest and has strong strength, but if there is anything missing, it would be a shame to not come and get it if I don’t do it.
"What suggestions do you have?" Lu Weiyi knew that since he said it, he must have thought of a solution.
Zhuang Mingxu turned around and gestured to go back, and the two of them started their return journey. "I asked someone to find out that there are two ski resorts in Pingjin City. There may be some snow equipment there. I want you to go and get them, and by the way, go to the manufacturing plant and bring back some manufacturing machinery."
"Okay, I'll lead the team to visit the surrounding area after they come back," Lu Weiyi replied. His psychic abilities, with the help of the little green branch, can help him better detect some materials buried underground that have not been excavated, making it easier for him to lead the team out to harvest.
"I think so too, but don't enter the central area for the time being. The city center has now become a paradise for zombies. It will be difficult to escape unscathed if you rush in." Even if he is an SS-level mutant, it is easy to escape among a hundred zombies, but it will be difficult among a thousand and impossible among ten thousand.
The population of the entire Pingjin urban area reached more than 20 million before the end of the world. In a year, even if a lot of people were hunted for supplies, it would not exceed one million. No one could be sure what the urban area would look like.
Nowadays, no matter which city it is, the urban area has become a restricted area for humans. Entering it is tantamount to committing suicide.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Mingxu couldn't help but feel fortunate that they were some distance away from the land. Even if the zombies suddenly attacked, the sea gave them a chance to buffer.
"I know." Lu Weiyi has been leading the team on country roads since the beginning of the apocalypse, which shows that he never underestimates the zombies. Even though they are all making progress, he always believes that the zombies must be ahead of him, and he will not challenge those existences unless he has no choice.
It was funny to think that humans claimed to be the masters of the planet but could only hide in a remote corner. This reminded him of the dinosaurs in ancient times. He wondered if humans would be like them, declining and disappearing in the tide of history at an unknown time.
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As the laboratory was tidied up, the experimenters who were brought back finally began to take their places.
After a few days of autumn harvest, the group looked rough and had no trace of their former arrogance. When they heard that they could go back to the laboratory, they moved faster than anyone else.
Zhuang Mingxu did not let them think about the topic on their own. Instead, he placed everything the base needed in front of everyone and asked them to divide into groups and choose the appropriate options.
With the involvement of hundreds of researchers, the base now has complete manpower for research on energy weapons.
Two days later, Li Zhuang finally led the team back, and the two cars drove directly to Zhongdao.
As soon as the RV in front stopped, there was no sound at all behind except for Li Zhuang who got out of the car. The truck behind was wrapped tightly and it was impossible to tell what it was.
Xi Shi looked at Li Zhuang worriedly. His body was covered in blood and his clothes were torn in many places, barely covering his flesh. There was filth from the zombies and even bits of flesh could be seen faintly.
This unprecedented embarrassed look frightened Xi Shi, and his voice trembled unconsciously, "Everything is alright?"
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