Chapter 105 L Base
Liang Yuanyuan also came over and said, "I know, I know. I also heard my mother talk about it at the time. My mother is a doctor. She said that the medical system had not collapsed at the time. After the man was sent to the hospital, they found that all his organs had failed and there was no way he could be saved."
"Later, the seafood was sent for testing and it was discovered that they contained a type of bacteria that could not be easily killed and could cause great harm to humans."
"Will it not kill them even if they are cooked?"
Zhou Micheng had been staying in the south since the beginning of the apocalypse, and had heard about this. When the government agencies still had radio broadcasts, they were told that no matter how hungry they were, they could not eat seafood.
"They can't be killed," Zhou Micheng recalled. "It is said that even if the seafood is burned and turned into ashes, the bacteria will not die. They will only die of exhaustion after three days because they have lost their host."
Liang Tuantuan, who had just cleared the table, also said, "When the apocalypse first arrived, the most expensive thing was not beef or mutton or rice or noodles, but seafood. A frozen shrimp before the apocalypse could be exchanged for a pound of rice. It was scary."
"What about P City? They live on seafood. Are all of them uninfected seafood frozen before the apocalypse?"
"That's right!" Kong Liang's teeth itched when he talked about this. "Everyone hated them at the beginning. They said they knew the end of the world would come, but they didn't tell anyone anything. They just stockpiled goods and closed the gates of the base when the end of the world came. Except for the rich and powerful officials who paid, no one else was allowed to enter. Even in the early days, there were thousands of people kneeling at the gate of the P City base every day, but they didn't throw out a grain of rice."
"What happened next? Did they care about other people's lives?" Zhao Yunduo asked.
"No!" Liang Yuanyuan's back teeth were grinding. "Not only did they not open the door, they even started killing people a week later. Anyone who stayed outside the door was shot."
"Later, people stopped begging P City for charity and began to seek a way to survive elsewhere, which led to the establishment of other bases."
The P City base is certainly abominable, but they are selfish and don't help others. They just shut themselves in and eat up all the food. They can't live forever. No matter how much food they have, it's bound to run out. From the last time that Sun Jiahu showed up, it's not hard to guess that the P City base probably doesn't have much food left.
As for them, since Zhao Yunduo and Shen Linglan have the ability to transport supplies, they don't have to worry about seafood. It's just that marine life is worth studying. What kind of bacteria is so powerful? !
Thinking of this, Zhao Yunduo suddenly remembered her plan. She slapped her thigh, sat up and said, "We have to start recruiting people!"
"Hiring people?"
Zhou Micheng crossed his legs and looked at Zhao Yunduo seriously, "What kind of people do we want to recruit?"
"Someone who can cook, do experiments, drive, farm, program, build walls..."
Zhao Yunduo counted on his fingers and spoke as he thought.
Wu An, who was standing by, picked up a pen and paper and carefully wrote down every occupation that Zhao Yunduo mentioned.
Although Zhao Yunduo is not very old, and is only three years older than Liang Yuanyuan and her siblings, no one takes what she says lightly. Instead, everyone treats it seriously and meticulously, as if it were an important matter.
Liang Yuanyuan already knows how to fly a plane. She is responsible for taking Wu An and Zhou Micheng to various bases to shout through the loudspeaker to announce in advance that Base Yao is "recruiting" talents.
The supplies Zhao Yunduo prepared in advance included a loudspeaker, three submachine guns, a small amount of rice, flour, grain and oil, and a police lie detector that Shen Linglan had spent a huge amount of money to buy.
After all, these are all jobs before the apocalypse, and there is no way to verify them, so resumes are useless. Although you can drive people away if you find out they are fake after they are recruited into the base, it will waste a lot of everyone's time and energy.
Only when the lie detector detects that everything the other party says is true can we bring the other party back to the base and build a better life together.
Before leaving, Wu An suddenly asked Zhao Yunduo, "What is the name of our base?"
Zhao Yunduo thought for a moment and said, "L Base."
"L?"
No one knew what the L meant, but no one asked. Only Yaoyao's head spun for a moment, and she suddenly asked, "Is it Sister Linglan's L?"
Zhao Yunduo smiled and said, "Yes, Yaoyao is really smart."
"L Base is recruiting new people. Anyone who knows how to farm, build walls, raise poultry, or study biology... can sign up for the interview tomorrow morning. And Lin Xiaoyue, our base commander specifically wants you. Please pack your bags and come back to the base with us now or tomorrow."
Wu An just casually held a loudspeaker and shouted "Recruiting people" above each base, which made Connie at the Y City base very angry.
"What does Yun Duo mean by this? How arrogant! If we didn't want to cause trouble and waste our guns, we would have shot down this plane long ago!"
He mumbled something, but waved frantically at the assistant beside him. After she came over, he asked her, "Where is Lin Xiaoyue now?"
"In the lab, right? Doesn't Lin Xiaoyue love staying in the lab?"
"Um!"
Connie immediately stood up and walked towards the laboratory. When he saw Lin Xiaoyue, he breathed a sigh of relief, "You didn't pack your luggage, Xiaoyue."
Lin Xiaoyue didn't even raise her head. "Don't worry, I'm not interested."
Having said that, when Zhao Yunduo came in person for the "interview" the next day, Lin Xiaoyue was still very considerate and went to explain the situation to Zhao Yunduo in person.
She stepped out of the gate of the Y City base, passed by Wu An and Zhou Micheng who were holding guns, and walked into the clean and tidy aircraft cabin. She was still a little shocked in her heart.
Sitting in the cabin, Zhao Yunduo looked at Lin Xiaoyue's empty hands and asked, "Xiaoyue, don't you want to go to L Base with me?"
Lin Xiaoyue didn't expect that Zhao Yunduo would understand without her having to say anything.
She nodded and told Zhao Yunduo, "I've been in the Y City base for so long that I'm used to it. Besides, I ended up here because I got lost from my teacher. I stayed here hoping to meet my teacher here in the future. So, I'm sorry, I can't go to the L base with you."
Zhao Yunduo didn't feel that it was a surprise. Lin Xiaoyue was serious and responsible, so Zhao Yunduo admired her. But the more capable a person is, the less likely he would follow her and leave just for a little bit of supplies.
"What's your teacher's name? If I find her at another base, I'll come back to pick you up."
Lin Xiaoyue thought about it and told Zhao Yunduo her teacher's name. "My teacher is Zhang Shengnan. She sponsored me to go to college, and she also took good care of me during my graduate studies. If you can find her and don't need these supplies and food, I will go with you."
Lin Xiaoyue's eyes fell on a sign beside Zhao Yunduo, on which was clearly written the treatment at L base: three meals a day, three dishes and one soup, single room, free food and accommodation, no worries about food and clothing.
Even the P City base, which is said to be rich in resources, cannot guarantee such treatment, let alone Y City?
Nowadays, two meals a day is a common situation in various bases, but Zhao Yunduo can not only guarantee three meals, but also guarantee that every meal has three dishes and one soup?
Just because Lin Xiaoyue didn’t waver doesn’t mean others won’t waver.