Chapter 106 Current Status of the Base
How is Luming?
Will she... ?
He wanted desperately to call someone to ask, but found his throat was too dry to speak.
Feeling anxious, he sat up suddenly, and while enduring the severe dizziness, he roughly pulled the needle off his hand, got out of bed, and stumbled towards the door barefoot.
However, as soon as he opened the door, he saw the figure he had been thinking about standing at the door, reaching out to pull the door, with his mouth slightly open, as if he was startled by the sudden opening of the door.
His breathing stagnated, and for a moment he thought he was still in a dream. He froze in silence, not daring to move for fear of startling the person in front of him.
Until the little girl said with surprise: "You finally woke up! How is it? Are you still feeling uncomfortable? How did you get out of bed?" As she spoke, she came to help him.
Only when he felt the real touch on his arm did he react.
She's really fine!
She was still standing in front of him!
He took a deep breath, stretched out his hand, and pulled Luming into his arms.
When he really touched her, his wandering heart finally settled down. Then he felt dizzy and could no longer stand and fell towards her.
Lu Ming was suddenly hugged and screamed in surprise. Just as she was about to ask him what was wrong, she felt the person in front of her getting heavier and heavier, and actually pressing down on her. She quickly reached out and hugged him.
"Hey, Gu Chao? What's wrong with you?!"
The person in front of her didn't respond, and she realized that he had fainted again.
She helped him into the room, gently placed him on the bed, then rushed out to call Cheng Ming.
There was a moment of chaos, and after Cheng Ming checked, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.
It turned out that he was just too weak and was in a hurry to get out of bed after waking up, so the blood supply to the brain was insufficient and he fainted.
When Gu Chao woke up again, it was already dusk outside.
He opened his eyes and felt a soft touch on the palm of his hand. He tilted his head slightly and saw Lu Ming holding his left hand and applying a hot water bottle to the bruised back of his hand.
He felt warmth and a slight dull pain, but he didn't feel uncomfortable. Instead, he felt relieved and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
Just then she raised her head and saw that he was awake. She asked happily, "Awake? How do you feel? Are you still dizzy?"
Gu Chao wanted to stand up, but she held him down. "Hey, don't move, don't move. You're too weak. You need to lie down for two more days to get better. Don't be impulsive again, or you'll faint again."
He nodded and obediently gave up the idea of getting up.
Lu Ming fed him water and said, "You overdrew your supernatural powers that day, so you fainted. Today is already the eighth day."
He moistened his throat, then cleared his throat and asked, "How could you..." His voice was still hoarse and dry.
Speaking of that day, it was truly a terrifying moment.
Lu Ming heard the noise outside pass and the surroundings were silent, then he came out of the space.
Unexpectedly, he was imprisoned again as soon as he came out.
Her mood at that time was like a thousand alpaca horses galloping past.
Then came the scene they saw when they arrived.
The moment she was bitten, she thought her life was in danger, and her neck was indeed bitten.
"...It hurt a lot, but we all forget that I was wearing a protective suit. Although I was injured, the zombie's teeth didn't directly touch my skin, so I didn't get infected with the virus."
So that's how it is.
Gu Chao was completely relieved, but still felt distressed. He raised his hand and gently touched the scabbed wound on her neck.
Lu Ming felt that his hands seemed to have some magic power. When they touched her, she felt an electric shock and a tingling sensation at the place where they were touched. She felt a little uncomfortable and a blush quickly appeared on her face.
Before he could ask, she quickly started talking about something else, trying to divert the strange feeling by talking.
"After you fainted that day, we spent the better part of a day eliminating the few remaining zombies. We managed to hold the base, but we suffered heavy casualties."
She sighed, "There are only 398 people left in the Chaoyang Brigade, and the number of survivors has been reduced from 220,000 to 130,000."
Gu Chao listened quietly and sorted out the current situation of the base from her jumping narration.
After the base was defended, all the survivors were very grateful to the Chaoyang Brigade and nominated Gu Chao to be the new base commander, but he was in a coma, so Cheng Ming, as the deputy captain, temporarily took over the position and issued many new policies.
First, recruit survivors to clean up the battlefield: collect crystals, move and burn corpses, pick up fallen weapons, and clear away debris.
Then came the reconstruction of walls and buildings, cleaning, and zoning.
Now that the tent area has been cancelled, all survivors live in buildings, and the rent collected from each person is not much. Those who cannot pay for the time being can overdraw and pay it off within two months.
He also encouraged people to take up arms to fight the zombies. To this end, he specially rewarded all the survivors who had contributed to the defense of the city. Each of them was given a certain amount of supplies and base contribution points. He also opened a training team suitable for ordinary people and a special training center for people with special abilities to train survivors. Men, women, young and old can sign up and participate for free. Moreover, as long as they pass the final assessment, they can become reserve members of the Chaoyang Brigade.
Many people rushed to participate. The first phase had just begun, but more than half of the people were screened out on the first day. However, those who were eliminated could still join the training team, but the content and duration of the training would change. After completing the training, they could find a job at the base or form a mercenary team to go out and fight zombies and find supplies. Only 50% of the supplies found would be charged, and if a certain amount is submitted, 10% to 20% less could be charged.
"He stipulated that seniors over 60 and children under 10 could receive a free lunch every day, and he also paid a good salary to the survivors who worked. You know, in just a few days, I've almost used up all the food I collected. I was just waiting for you to wake up so we could go out and look for supplies."
"I'll tell you a secret. If it weren't for the fact that I can grow food in my space, the base would have run out of food long ago."
"By the way, when you get better, I'll introduce you to someone. He was a huge help when we were dealing with the fifth-order fire zombies that day, and I didn't even realize it until Qin Ye told me that it was actually him who saved us. I've already recruited him into the team, but he's in the special training center now. I'll bring him to you tomorrow."
Gu Chao was listening with great interest at first, but he was a little surprised when she talked about the secret of her own space. After all, the water source was polluted now, and no base had been heard of developing a method of growing crops. But she took the initiative to tell him these things. Does it mean that he is already different in her heart, and she is trying to trust and rely on him wholeheartedly?
He felt sweet in his heart, as if he had eaten a jar of honey.
However, he immediately heard Lu Ming's next sentence and heard the joy in her tone. The corners of his mouth that had been raised slowly straightened and he frowned.
Qin Ye?
Who is this?
It sounds like a man's name.
And that unknown person, is he the one who put up the ice shield?
Lu Ming had never taken the initiative to ask for anyone to join the team. Although she must have obtained the consent of others, this was the first time she did so without asking him.
Does she trust that person so much?
Gu Chao's heart began to feel sour again, as if he had bitten a big lemon.
He narrowed his eyes.
Great, he couldn't wait to meet that person.
"Oh right," Lu Ming suddenly thought of something and took out a communicator from the drawer of the bedside table next to him and handed it to him: "When you were unconscious, this communicator seemed to have received a message. They said they couldn't read it. Take a look."
Gu Chao was shocked. It was the military’s special communicator!
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