Chapter 476: Separation
"Fighting for minions?"
"Of course, the ultimate goal is the resources of the Jiaoyang team." Zhuang Mingxu held a thin piece of paper and asked Lu Xiao, "What have those people from Jingdu Jiaoyang been doing these days?"
"Go out and hunt zombies." The people in Kyoto are keeping a close eye on the members of each base. "Wen Jing said that he would personally see the master off before returning, and let them move freely. Someone suggested that we hurry up and hunt zombies to earn some crystal cores."
Zhuang Mingxu's eyes narrowed into slits, "It seems that the Jiaoyang team is going to be completely gone. Wen Jing is ruthless when it comes to eradicating the roots."
"You mean..."
"Report!"
Before Lu Xiao finished his question, a voice came from outside reporting and calling for someone, "Come in."
The guard walked in and saluted Lu Xiao, then glanced at Zhuang Mingxu.
"Where's the news?"
"From the Prideful Sun Team," said the guard.
"Oh? Just say it directly." Lu Xiao glanced at Zhuang Mingxu and saw that the other party seemed to understand everything.
"Report to the Major General, the Jiaoyang team was besieged by zombies. The captain and deputy captain were both killed, and other members were seriously injured."
"All dead?" Lu Xiao was surprised. The zombies near Kyoto had been cleared out by the people in the base. Although there were still a lot of them, those of too high a level accounted for a minority. Ling Jiaoyang and Ling Shengge's abilities were not weak. Not to mention escaping unscathed, it should not be a problem for them to stay alive.
"The survivors of the Prideful Sun Team have been confirmed, and both of them are dead."
"I understand. Go ahead."
After everyone left, Lu Xiao looked at Zhuang Mingxu and asked, "Do you think it was Wen Jing who did it?"
"It must be," Zhuang Mingxu said, "They have no intention of hiding it. I estimate that by noon at the latest we will hear that the daughter of the Wen family is gathering the remaining forces in the guise of a widow."
The reason why Zhuang Mingxu and Wen Jing can be called friends is largely because they are the same kind of people. If they switch identities, Zhuang Mingxu can also do what he does.
"He had previously announced to the public the news that the Wen family's daughter was pregnant, and magnanimously said that as long as he and his sister lived a good life in the future and had more children, he would forget about what happened before."
Lu Xiao recalled what Wen Jing said on the first day he came. He beat up Ling Jiaoyang in front of everyone as the brother-in-law. At that time, many people privately sighed that Ling Jiaoyang was lucky to have a favored wife, and they also worked hard to leave a child for the Wen family in today's world.
"It is still uncertain whether the birth of the child is a problem for the boy or girl. The best way is naturally..." Zhuang Mingxu paused and took a sip of tea, "try as many times as possible."
Lu Xiao pondered the meaning of his words for a moment, then turned his head to look at him, "You mean the Ling brothers and sisters are not dead?"
"Ling Shengge will definitely be killed, which will bring great shame to the Wen family. A family like the Wen family, which is vindictive, will never let her live no matter what."
Zhuang Mingxu leaned back on the sofa with ease, "As for Ling Jiaoyang, if it were me, instead of letting him carry on the identity of the Jiaoyang team captain, it would be better to just fake his death and do what he is supposed to do full-time."
For example... serve Miss Wen well.
For example, having more children.
Lu Xiao looked at Zhuang Mingxu calmly. He immediately felt something was wrong. He thought for a while and couldn't figure out what was going on. He humbled himself and poured Lu Xiao a cup of tea, "Uncle, just say what you want to say. It makes me feel uneasy to see you like this."
"I'm afraid you've done something bad." Lu Xiao took the tea and said harshly.
Zhuang Mingxu smiled bitterly, "Uncle, there are so many superpowers in our base who worship Xiao Yi like an idol. They cheer for a long time when they see him. Do you think I have the courage?"
"Who can say for sure?" Lu Xiao took a sip of tea. This was the tea made from the mutated tea trees they brought this time. Drinking it gave him a warm feeling that moisturized the body. It seemed that the tea was of a high quality.
His nephew said nothing and always thought of him first when it came to good things. This reminded Lu Xiao of the time when he went to see him on vacation before the end of the world. At that time, he would bring various gifts every time he returned, but the person who prepared them was Zhuang Mingxu.
Thinking of this, he suppressed his hostility and asked directly, "I heard that you plan to take the woman you sent out before back?"
She happened to be a woman who had given birth to a child, and her situation was no different from Ling Jiaoyang except for her gender.
Zhuang Mingxu thought to himself that something was wrong. He wondered if his words just now had offended the righteousness in Lu Xiao's bones as a soldier. But lying to Lu Xiao was like laying a mine. Not only would it be more difficult to deal with if it was exposed in the future, it would also affect his credibility.
He considered and said, "Yes, her husband and child are at the base. That man is Brother Li Zhuang. Why don't we ask..."
Seeing Lu Xiao's expression that said "keep making it up", Zhuang Mingxu guessed that the other party already knew that Dong Hongyuan refused to be with He Mei. It would be a bit embarrassing for them to bring people back at this time.
During his silence, Lu Xiao put the teacup on the table with a crisp "tap". "I don't care what you take her back for, but..."
"You'd better not do anything to let Xiaoyi down."
Zhuang Mingxu was stunned, then heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Uncle, what are you thinking about? I don't care much about offspring."
Being from a family like the Zhuang family made him never have any hope of having children. The birth of Zhuang Aiyi was just to tie down Lu Weiyi, whose condition was gradually getting better at that time. Otherwise, he would have had countless surrogate children before the end of the world.
"It's better."
Knowing that he was worried about this, Zhuang Mingxu was relieved. "I brought her back in the hope of doing some research on her to see if it could help with fertility issues."
Zhuang Mingxu's reputation has been well maintained with Lu Xiao for decades. After Lu Xiao's reminder, he did not go into details. "Has the research institute made any progress in its research on zombie energy recently?"
Zhuang Mingxu shook his head and said, "At the beginning, they tended to believe that this was a virus, and the focus was always on medical treatment. Later, they discovered that this was an invisible energy, so they began to recruit more physical chemists, which wasted a lot of time."
"I took a look before I left, and they reported that the reason why people turn into zombies is because this energy will change the human body's state at an extremely fast speed after entering the body, which is similar to the effect of radiation on humans before the end of the world, but it is faster and more direct. If you want to resist this energy, you need to start from two aspects."
"First, when zombie energy enters the human body, it quickly discharges the energy; second, it repairs the body that has been infected by zombie energy."
"This brings us back to medical treatment. Scholars from different disciplines cannot fully integrate their knowledge and are now trying to cooperate with each other in their research. As for when the results will come out..."
Zhuang Mingxu sighed, he himself didn't have a definite answer.
The research institute that studies zombie energy at the base is located in the Yuebanwan base, but it is composed of all the scientific researchers provided by various bases, and they are all the technological masters that can be used at present.
Whether it is equipment support or experimental equipment and raw materials, the base is doing its best to support, but even so, progress is still slow.
"Is it because they come from different bases and are not on the same page?"
"There were people like this causing trouble and I dealt with them. Most of the top experts are the kind who focus on research and don't cause division." Zhuang Mingxu thought of the scientific researchers at the base who, for the sake of experimental materials, clearly had no superpowers but still argued with their collection team and refused to back down, and could even drive those with superpowers crazy. He thought they were cute in their innocence of the world.
Lu Xiao thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Have you ever thought about letting Zhuang Mobai participate?"
Even though one has doubts about Zhuang Mobai's character, one has to admit that he is indeed a talented person.
"I've been thinking lately that that person...is difficult to control."
He had been able to maintain a good image under his nose for more than ten years. Zhuang Mingxu was not sure whether letting him go would cause irreparable damage to their base.
Lu Xiao knew what he was thinking and patted him on the shoulder, "Xiao Yi, there are still some shortcomings in the management of the team base. Thank you for your hard work."
"We are all family, there is no need to make such clear distinctions. Xiaoyi...it's not easy for him either." If Zhuang Mingxu could not see that Lu Weiyi had safely returned to normal at the beginning of the apocalypse, now after a few years he would have understood that he was a young master who only wanted to be a hands-off boss.
But now no one can protect him, and there is a group of burdens around him. He can only force himself to stand up and hold up the sky for others.
Whenever he saw him returning to the base after a mission, sitting alone on the beach enjoying the sea breeze, looking so comfortable, Zhuang Mingxu would always blame himself for his weakness.
When I took him away from Kyoto, I promised him a worry-free life, but he couldn't keep it.
During the moment of silence, Zhuang Mingxu noticed that Lu Xiao seemed to be feeling a little guilty. Thinking that he had gone out this time to help Lu Xiao, he quickly changed the subject, "Uncle, I will lead the team back tomorrow. I will leave Aiyi and Taotao here first. I will wait for Xiaoyi and the others to come back, and then take the two children back."
"Don't worry, I rarely need to go out now, and I will definitely take care of the two children myself," Lu Xiao assured, patting his chest. "As for you, you can also stay and go back with Xiaoyi when the time comes."
"The base needs someone to go back and take charge. It cannot be left without a leader for a long time. Xiaoyi has arranged someone to protect me closely among the entourage. You don't have to worry. Besides, it won't take a few hours to take the underground passage. People from the Pingjin base will also be traveling with us, so they will be able to deal with any danger."
"Okay, I'll take you away tomorrow."
After having breakfast with the two children, Lu Xiao took the two children to work on the pretext of getting familiar with the place in advance. Zhuang Mingxu returned to the villa and asked people to pack up the supplies in preparation for returning tomorrow.
As he expected, not long after that afternoon, news came from the Mengbei base that Miss Wen, as a widow and pregnant with an heir, had taken up most of the resources of the Jiaoyang team.
The remaining supplies would be insufficient whether one wanted to rebuild the team or live a stable life. At this moment, Miss Wen was willing to let these people continue to stay in the Jiaoyang Team, which was tantamount to giving everyone a smooth road ahead.
Many people chose to stay in the Jiaoyang Team, and everyone knew it.
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