Chapter 384: Something Wrong
Zhuang Mingxu felt really sorry for lying to him, but Lu Xiao and Zhao Qiang were both successfully upgraded, and each of them had a few close confidants who had been through thick and thin with them. If they were to push one or two of them over to join them, it would be hurtful to refuse them, not to mention that it was a matter of life and death, and it would be easy to fall out.
Lu Weiyi's current situation provided a perfect excuse - he had health problems and couldn't help more people.
With his instructions, Dean knew that the severity of the matter would not be revealed to outsiders. As long as they spoke with one voice, there shouldn't be any problem before the winter season.
As for after the cold season, Zhuang Mingxu believed that Zhuang Mobai would give him a better answer.
Lu Weiyi woke up soon after absorbing the crystal core, but he was extremely tired and slept for the whole day. Zhao Qiang, on the other hand, was fine and sent someone to invite him to dinner to express his gratitude. Lu Weiyi had not woken up yet, so Zhuang Mingxu came forward and informed him of his situation.
Having said that, Zhao Qiang didn't mention anything else except thank you.
Lu Weiyi did not show up for the next few days. He drank the nourishing soup carefully prepared by Xi Shi at home every day, and taught Zhuang Aiyi a few words. He lived a happy life. Lu Xiao was worried about him, but seeing that he looked fine but seldom went out, he thought he needed to be taken care of longer and did not think much about it.
Zhuang Mingxu sent a cargo ship on the island to take Zhao Qiang, Lu Xiao and others out to sea. They saw some mutant birds living on the sea and captured giant mutant sea creatures.
Lu Xiao was eating the more than ten-meter-long hairtail that he had caught himself, and while eating he lamented that it was quite dangerous here.
After the meal, Lu Xiao talked about the current risks of their base, "As long as I go back, the Kyoto base will definitely not be able to hide it. By then, more bases will know that you have a way to increase the upgrade rate."
"We have thought of this a long time ago. Our base has been researching ways to purify the crystal core, and now we have achieved initial results. According to the budget, the cold season will arrive in a month at the latest. Once there is heavy snow, the possibility of going out will be greatly reduced. It will be difficult for humans to move, but zombies and animals will not. There will definitely not be many people who will come here in the snow."
"We will take advantage of this time difference and try to provide purification crystal cores to each base before the beginning of next spring. You can get them by exchanging them then." Zhuang Mingxu raised his mouth with a sly smile, "and the base crystal core weapons are also being produced as quickly as possible. If any base wants to be the first to take action, we can use them as an example to scare the monkeys."
"When did you start studying ways to purify the crystal core?" Lu Xiao couldn't keep up with Zhuang Mingxu's thoughts.
"It's quite early," Zhuang Mingxu said ambiguously, "We have been working hard to develop weapons, and also to provide military support when this news leaks out."
After two days of worry, Lu Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking about it, he reminded, "Crystal core weapons are indeed important nowadays, but traditional weapons can also be made. Not everyone can resist attacks from traditional weapons. I will go back and see if we can recruit a group of people in mechanical manufacturing to build a small arsenal, which can also share a lot of the pressure."
"It's mainly due to the lack of energy and materials. I hope there will be good news from the oil island. If they can provide a steady supply of oil, we won't have to worry about factory manufacturing."
At this moment, Lu Xiao seemed to understand what Lu Weiyi had said before, that everything is useful. Nowadays, some rare metals are impossible to mine and can only be extracted from existing objects. There are not treasures everywhere.
Fortunately, they have a metal-related mutant who can play with metal so skillfully, otherwise no matter who comes, it won't be so smooth.
"If you lack any metal, please send me any possible parts and I will collect them for you when I go back." Having said this, Lu Xiao could not help but praise, "The psychics in your team are really amazing."
Compared to Zhao Qiang who could not go to many places, Lu Xiao was not hidden anything. He personally visited Xu Sa who was used as a charger, asked Antonio who could separate various metals from alloys, saw Ning Yuan who could weave a cage with water, witnessed the separation of various soils and the final synthesis of mortar that was harder than cement, and Liu Rui who controlled the fire and burned paper and charcoal.
Other teams would like to develop all their superpowers and devote them to fighting zombies, but they actually use their superpowers in every aspect of life.
"Don't you think this is a waste of talent?" Zhuang Mingxu asked.
"No," Lu Xiao answered seriously, "The use of superpowers has never been divided into high and low. Fighting is only a last resort. If we can apply it to life, it's a return to basics. I believe the people in your team are also aware of this, so they are willing to try it."
"I hope that in the future the superpowers of people with superpowers will exist for the purpose of living a better life," Lu Xiao said expectantly.
**
Yueban Bay is not big, and when the people from Kyoto base came, they did not hide it at all, and the news spread within two days.
The women rescued from the oil island also learned about this, and half of them wanted to leave together.
"You can leave with me, but you have to think about it carefully. Although life here is hard, our base is one of the few peaceful bases, and there is no bullying of women. This may not be the case in other places." After hearing the report, Bai Miao came to meet them in person.
After several months of managing many ordinary people, the young Bai Miao was personally trained by Wu Yue and Zhuang Mingxu, and already had the aura of a manager.
He knew the background of these people from the beginning and was worried that they had become accustomed to exchanging their bodies for a living environment on the oil island and would not concentrate on their work here. However, after a few days, although some of them were lazy and complained, and even secretly hooked up with the men here, nothing out of the ordinary happened.
In addition, after more than a year of the apocalypse, women are inferior to men in all aspects. The male-to-female ratio in their base is as low as ten to one, and this includes minors and the elderly. The appearance of thirty-four women at once has made the men on the plantation excited.
Bai Miao also felt that since they were not the kind of people who would cause trouble, it would be nice for them to stay here. After all, not everyone in their team was attracted to the same sex.
He had seen the fate of women and even good-looking men in various bases, and felt that this was the best choice, so even though he knew that someone was coming from the Kyoto base, he didn't think of asking more questions.
Who knew they would actually bring it up on their own initiative.
The women who came over as representatives looked at each other avoidantly, and finally the leader took the initiative to say, "We've thought about it. Our families are in Kyoto, and we all want to go back and see if any of our family members are still alive."
"That's easy. We have a special missing persons department at our base. We will help the people at the base contact all the bases that can be contacted now to find information about their families. Then your family members can come together and start a new life here."
The woman remained silent. Bai Miao looked at his work list for today. He still had a lot of things to do and no time to waste here. But when he thought about his colleagues who thought the sows in the breeding farm were pretty, he still wanted to fight for everyone's chance. He said frankly, "Don't look at my young age. From the beginning of the apocalypse to now, I have been to more than a dozen bases, and the atmosphere in no base is better than here."
"We still want to leave." A woman lowered her head, pinching the corner of her clothes that had turned white from washing with her fingers.
"Do you have any concerns? Tell me about it."
The women were silent. Bai Miao frowned. "If you have any problem, you can tell me. I can help you to the best of my ability, right?"
Maybe it was because Bai Miao was really young, or maybe it was because they were really determined to leave. A woman standing at the back looked up and said, "You know what we've been through, right?"
Bai Miao choked and said nothing.
It was enough to let everyone know the answer. The woman sneered, "To put it nicely, your base commander rescued us from a hell, but isn't this place still a man's den?"
Just as Bai Miao was about to explain, the woman continued, "Besides, you guys are talking about our painful past so lightly. Who knows if everyone around us will know about it one day? How will they look at us?"
"What new life? The past that is known to others is a time bomb. Who knows if it will explode one day after we have accepted the peace of mind? We want to go to a place where no one knows our past, so that we can start our lives again with peace of mind."
Bai Miao was so shocked by their naive ideas that he didn't know what to say for a moment. He was silent for a long time and then chuckled, "You really... haven't experienced enough hardship. If it had been hard enough, you wouldn't consider the so-called face and dignity."
They also talk about it behind their backs. It seems like a waste of time for those people in their team to mention this news when they have nothing to do.
Seeing that the woman wanted to talk more, Bai Miao stretched out his hand to stop her from continuing, and called his assistant outside, "Old Li, register them. Those who want to go with the Kyoto base must register. However, before leaving, those who have not completed their work will not receive the day's supplies."
"I will report your situation to the people above, but they will definitely not provide you with food on the road. It will take at least half a month to get from here to the Kyoto base. You should each find a way to prepare for your travel expenses. They are only responsible for taking you to the Kyoto base and will not take care of anything else. Make it clear in advance so that you don't have to rely on others when you get there." After Bai Miao finished speaking, he prepared to leave.
The woman who was talking loudly grabbed him and said, "You took us away from the oil island, why don't you care about us?"
"If you want to go back, I can send you back." Bai Miao broke free from her hand and left with a sneer.
Even when he mentioned this matter at night, he was still angry. "Brother Mingxu, am I too ignorant? Or are women's thoughts so unreasonable? It's simply..."
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