Chapter 9 Base No. 27
The metal frame of the God's Supermarket stood out among a row of dull tiled houses. During the day, the metal frame would gleam in the sunlight, reminding Song Yuqing of the God's Supermarket in a parallel world.
When will this God's Supermarket that she runs become so grand?
She regretted not asking Sister Qin for help and putting up a metal sign of God's Supermarket outside the alley to attract customers.
Maybe, next time there’s a chance?
Twenty kilometers away, at Base No. 27, Sister Qin, Liu Xiaona and five others were stopped outside the base fence by several men armed with guns.
"If you want to enter the base, you must first hand in ten crystal cores." The man with one arm missing was half lying on a camp bed.
Sister Qin and the others were unaware of this. Along the way, they absorbed all the crystal cores they collected, leaving not a single one behind.
"Can we buy it on credit first?" Liu Xiaona was sweating profusely. After running around for a long time, the five of them were exhausted.
The man with the missing arm rolled his eyes, snorted, and pointed to a military green tent next to the base fence. A sign hung on the tent read: Labor Registration Office.
"What do you mean?" Sister Qin was a little unhappy.
"Tsk, you incompetent ones..."
"You!" Liu Xiaona suddenly became angry. Ai quickly grabbed Liu Xiaona to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.
"What? You want to hit me?" The man with the missing arm stood up, squinted his eyes at Liu Xiaona with interest, and deliberately fired the gun in his hand.
Sister Qin unconsciously raised the golden sword in her hand slightly.
"If you want to enter the base, you have to be obedient." A beautiful girl walked out of the tent, her eyes narrowed with smiles. "Thank you, brother. You take a break. I'll explain to them."
The man without an arm glanced at Liu Xiaona, Sister Qin and the other four with disdain, then lay down lazily on the camp bed.
The girl affectionately took Sister Qin's arm and led them to the tent. Inside the tent was a table, a chair, and a heavy laptop on the table.
"My name is Chen Ke. I'm a clerk at the base supermarket. I'm responsible for registration and labor coordination." The girl sat down at the table. "Tell me about your situation."
"Base supermarket?"
There's a supermarket on the base? Sister Qin immediately worried about Song and Qing's livelihood. Base 27 was the closest to the God's Supermarket. With the base supermarket already there, the God's Supermarket became insignificant. No one would be willing to travel so far to exchange supplies.
"Yes, the base's operations all depend on the base supermarket. If any of you have special abilities, you can sign up for the Zombie Hunter Team. Food and lodging are provided, and you can go out and kill zombies, dig up crystal cores, and hand them over to the supermarket. If you don't have special abilities, you can only do some hard labor for the supermarket. Housing is not provided, and the supermarket will distribute food according to your daily workload. Do you understand?"
"I understand. We all have special abilities and can sign up for the zombie hunter team!" Aunt Zhang nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
From Chen Ke, Sister Qin and the others learned that on the night of the meteor shower, survivor bases were established across the country, each numbered and numbered. There were thirty bases in total. Some were state-run, while others were privately organized. Base No. 27 was a privately organized one.
Sister Qin and Liu Xiaona exchanged a glance, their hearts clenched with regret. Why didn't they know about the existence of other bases? They had bought information about the bases from a girl who wore thick glasses and always had a parrot on her shoulder.
Sister Qin pulled the other four people outside the tent and discussed in low voices whether to stay at Base 27 or look for a national base. Sister Qin was inclined to continue looking for a national base.
"Since you are here, why not join this base first?" Aunt Zhang is old and can't stand the hardship. She has always liked stability.
"I think so too." The young man with the wind element echoed.
"What are you guys still discussing? The Zombie Hunter Team has pretty good treatment." Chen Ke approached them, shaking his head with an innocent look. "If you decide to join the base and work for the supermarket, the supermarket will pay you ten crystal cores, and you can move in today."
Aunt Zhang, Ai and the Feng-style young man agreed and followed Chen Ke to register their information.
Sister Qin frowned and said nothing. She felt something was wrong.
"Sister Qin, what do you think?" Liu Xiaona decided that wherever Sister Qin went, he would go.
"That's it. If things don't go well, we'll leave immediately."
After Chen Ke helped Sister Qin and the other three register their information, he led them into the base. Along the way, they saw ordinary people building houses and digging bunkers, each with a look of exhaustion on their faces. Next to the construction site, rows and rows of straw mats served as their "homes."
"It's a good thing you have special abilities, otherwise you would have to sleep outside like them."
Liu Xiaona saw a little boy, less than ten years old, carrying a basket of soil out of the bunker. He was thin and shaky. Liu Xiaona stepped forward to help, but the boy refused with a look of horror.
Chen Ke pursed his lips and said, "I can help him temporarily, but not forever. If he doesn't work, he will be kicked out."
"Why? He's just a child."
"Because the base doesn't accept useless people."
Liu Xiaona was silent. Sister Qin patted his shoulder and wanted to say something comforting, but she couldn't open her mouth.
"What a sin." Aunt Zhang sighed.
Chen Ke led them to the tent area, where there were a lot of army green house-shaped tents. Each tent could accommodate six people and was very crowded.
"This is where you live."
Ai couldn't help but twitch her lips. She really disliked this dirty place.
"What's over there?" Sister Qin pointed to the area behind the tent, where there were neatly arranged villas.
"It's the residence of the base manager, and the base supermarket headquarters is also over there." Chen Ke looked at the villa area with longing in his eyes.
A team of zombie hunters came back carrying a sack of crystal cores. They walked past Sister Qin and the others, and a strong stench wafted over.
"Isn't it impossible to take a shower in this place?" Liu Xiaona covered her mouth and nose.
"Yes, only people in the villa area can take a shower every day."
For the first time, Liu Xiaona felt that her water-based ability was really good. Maybe he could provide her with free bath water.
"By the way, as zombie hunters, your superpowers belong to the supermarket and cannot be used by others at will." Chen Ke saw through Liu Xiaona's thoughts at a glance.
Liu Xiaona and Sister Qin looked at each other, and both felt that it was not advisable to stay in this base for long.
After Liu Xiaona and Qin Jie put down their luggage, they headed to the villa area to check out the base supermarket. Aunt Zhang and the others had already been urged to work by Chen Ke, but Qin Jie and Liu Xiaona were the only ones who were bold enough to ignore the pressure and go their own way.
Chen Ke secretly wrote down Liu Xiaona and Sister Qin's names in a small notebook, and she wanted to report it to her boss.
In Chen Town, Song Yuqing squatted at the door of God's Supermarket, waiting for someone to pass by.
No, not a single living person.
This small town has become a carnival for zombies and mutant plants. The zombies have learned to avoid Song Yuqing and are in awe of the clothes he wears.
A week had passed since Song Yuqing last met Sister Qin and the others, and she hadn't seen anyone else since.
If it weren't for the opportunity to talk to Master Fu, Song Yuqing's throat would have been covered with dust.
"Master Fu, what should we do? The customer flow here is not good."
"Cold stir-fried vegetables."
"Master Fu, I still have fifteen days, right?"
"No, you only have fourteen days and eight hours left."
We can't just sit there and wait for death! Song Yuqing packed up his luggage and supplies, loaded them into his space, and decided to go to the base to spread the word. Maybe he could see Sister Qin, Liu Xiaona, and Ayi again...
Master Fu did not stop Song Yuqing. With the protection of the clothes, Song Yuqing would most likely not encounter any danger.
"When the child grows up, you have to let her go and explore. Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."
"cut!"
Song Yuqing closed the door of God's Supermarket and headed towards the base.
She didn't know that Lin Han was sitting in a reinforced car, looking at her from afar through the window.
Lin Han couldn't help but laugh. He finally waited for Song Yuqing to leave!
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