There are many roads leading out of the city, and each road connects to different villages, but fortunately, Gu Lingchuan found a map of the city's expansion over the next five years.
It contains both the planned and unplanned maps, and there are many roads connecting these villages, so you don't have to search for one village and then turn back to go to the next one.
I took stock of the food and zombie crystals I had. I had killed quite a few zombies over the past few days, and after deducting the ones I used, I still had ten crystals left.
The spiritual realm has also expanded to a radius of forty meters.
It can move things when its radius shrinks to twenty meters, and crush a zombie's head when its radius is ten meters. The speed of its advancement is extremely rapid.
Besides absorbing zombie crystals, it is also closely related to Gu Lingchuan's frequent use of his mental domain to its limit.
In the past few days, he has encountered three groups of survivors, all of whom huddled in a corner. Gu Lingchuan did not meddle in their affairs.
As Gu Lingchuan moved forward, dodging the scattered zombies, he arrived at an area where he found very few zombies, and most of them had already been killed.
Some were caused by guns, others by knives, axes, and clubs. After searching the heads of these zombies, Gu Lingchuan found that the zombie crystals had not been taken away, which allowed him to find five more zombie crystals.
There's a road leading to the village nearby; I checked the map.
"Qingyu Village?"
I recall that he had also visited this village and gone fishing with some of his business partners.
Putting away the map, Gu Lingchuan decided to go and check out this village first.
The closer Gu Lingchuan got to Qingyu Village, the more surprised he became; there wasn't a single zombie moving around on the road.
Thinking it over, I came to a fork in the road. Looking at the map, one way led to the densely populated area of Qingyu Village, and the other way led to the Qingyu Village fishing base.
Just as Gu Lingchuan was about to head towards Qingyu Village, five people broke into his mental domain, which was only maintained at a radius of ten meters where its destructive power was strongest.
When Gu Lingchuan sensed them, the five people also saw Gu Lingchuan.
Instantly, the leader pointed his gun at Gu Lingchuan.
His mental domain instantly shrank to a radius of one meter, and within that radius, Gu Lingchuan was confident he could block the bullet.
This was also an instinctive action taken upon seeing the pistol in the man's hand, fearing that the man would fire directly. It is estimated that Gu Lingchuan's personality is inherently kind and he did not instinctively kill the people directly.
"Who is it?"
The leader spoke first, and when he saw Gu Lingchuan, he was stunned. He recognized him; he was a well-known entrepreneur in Lijiang City who had come fishing with several high-ranking officials before.
I was hosting this person with my older brother. Before the apocalypse broke out, I heard from my brother that this person had been hit by a dump truck, saying that he must have offended someone to end up like this. I didn't pay attention to the specifics at the time.
"President Gu?"
Lin An put away his gun and walked up.
Gu Lingchuan pondered for a moment, then forced a smile, recalling what this person looked like.
"Lin An?"
"Haha, I didn't expect Mr. Gu to still remember me."
Gu Lingchuan nodded. He remembered his name because of his older brother, Lin Yu, a very capable person. Lin Yu had arranged everything perfectly when Gu Lingchuan brought his boss fishing. After many visits, Lin Yu had become a familiar face to Gu Lingchuan.
"Mr. Gu, is it just you? Where are your companions?"
Lin An looked around and thought that Gu Lingchuan's legs were crippled, so it was impossible for him to have come out of the city alone.
Thinking of his younger brother and those people, Gu Lingchuan's expression turned somewhat grim.
"I'm all alone now."
Seeing Gu Lingchuan's expression and hearing his words, Lin An roughly understood that they must all be dead. However, he was surprised that Gu Lingchuan could still make it this far alone.
However, I stopped asking questions; people dying is too normal in this world.
Please accept my condolences.
"But we should always think about the future. Why don't we go to the survivor base we established? We rescued a few doctors a few days ago, which will be quite beneficial to your injuries."
It might be the goodwill that a once high-ranking person could remember your name after only meeting you once.
Or perhaps it was out of pity that led me to say those words unconsciously.
But then he regretted it. In the apocalypse, a cripple is a huge burden. Not only can he not bring any benefits, but he also has to support him.
Observing Lin An's expression, I noticed a mixture of genuine emotion and regret.
Gu Lingchuan could guess what the other party was thinking. In his current state, in the apocalypse, he could only be seen as a burden by others. They only wanted to help him out of goodwill, but then they thought about his current situation and realized that helping him would only make him an extra burden and regretted it.
However, Gu Lingchuan did sense a glimmer of human kindness. He had experienced too much malice during the period before and after the apocalypse and didn't want to trouble the other party.
But after hearing what the other party said—that several doctors had come in the past few days, and that Liu Zhigang and his companion were very likely among them—Gu Lingchuan had no way of refusing.
However, he didn't make a fuss, but continued Lin An's words, saying, "Then thank you very much."
Although Lin An regretted it a little, he still took Gu Lingchuan to the Blue Fish Survivor Base and even took the initiative to push the wheelchair.
On the way back, only Gu Lingchuan and Lin Yu were there; the other four went out to look for supplies.
"Lin An, where is your brother?"
"My brother mainly oversees the survivor base. He single-handedly built the entire base, and many things depend on him. Otherwise, he would definitely have come out with me to search for supplies."
Actually, given my brother's current status, I don't need to take any risks. I just don't want to be a burden, so I'm doing something for him.
"Your brother is very capable; he was able to establish a survivor base in just over twenty days." This is both a compliment and a fact.
Hearing the other person praise his older brother, Lin An became more talkative.
He said with some pride, "Yes, he has implemented many infection prevention measures, and recently he even planned to build a hydroelectric power station on the nearby Li River, but unfortunately he hasn't found anyone with the necessary skills..."
After listening to Lin An's description of the survivor base, Gu Lingchuan sighed at Lin Yu's abilities. If he were in Lin Yu's position, he probably could only do so much, or even less, because he used to find it difficult to subdue everyone through violence.
"Did you come out here to find people who can build hydroelectric power plants?"
Lin An nodded. "It's just a matter of trying my luck."
"Then you'd better be careful. Recently, the zombies seem to be evolving. Their speed and strength have surpassed that of normal humans, and they are also more sensitive to sound."
"ah?"
"When did this happen?" They had cleared out most of the zombies in the area beforehand, so they hadn't encountered many zombies recently, which prevented them from noticing.
"Perhaps they've been evolving all along, and I've only recently noticed it."
After listening to Gu Lingchuan's words, Lin An began to think about the teams that had recently gone out. Indeed, one team had not returned. In addition, he had encountered sporadic zombies and seemed to have become stronger than before. However, he had not paid attention to it because no one had reminded him.
"This news is quite useful for our survivor base. I'll tell my brother when I get back."
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