Chapter 55
After sending Xing Wei and Liang Luan away, the base was not peaceful for long. Soon, strange distortion riots broke out again on the bordering edge. Those small anchors who lost their protection lost their source of inhibitors, and the distortion quickly worsened.
When several modified off-road vehicles roared over the gravel, everyone's heart was lifted.
Two figures in black and white jumped out of the car, standing tall like generals patrolling their territory. The anchors around them subconsciously took a half step back and instantly recognized the identities of these people.
Jiang Zihan got out of the car with a few assistant doctors to investigate the situation. The live cameras were all focused on this well-trained medical team, and the eyes behind the cameras couldn't help but reveal a bit of strangeness.
Is it a genuine rescue... or is it taking advantage of the situation?
Jiang Zihan's eyes quickly locked onto the Deformed Ones struggling on the spot: "Chasing Wind Shadow, clear the area."
The two war beasts pounced out like lightning, clearing a large area around them as if to intimidate the enemy, making room for the patrol teams that arrived one after another to hold down the mutants.
Some people did not want to have anything to do with this newly established base and retreated, but the relatives and friends of the violent deformers had no other choice but to pin their hopes on them. Fortunately, after emergency treatment, the deformities were visibly calmed down.
Fan Yun looked down at the fluctuating values on the test instrument, walked over to the side and asked in confusion, "Did the patient really use inhibitors before?"
"Yes, yes! Last week we went hunting in the wild and caught a lot of food. He felt a little unwell, so we switched to a new inhibitor at the base." Seeing the doctor's frown, the relatives and friends felt a sudden pang of anxiety. "...Is my friend's condition really that bad?"
Fan Yun pursed his lips. "He's currently receiving a sedative, but if he wants to improve his condition, he needs surgery quickly... Generally, the stability period of inhibitors can last at least half a month, but if he was injected just last week, it's impossible for abnormalities to appear so soon."
The faces of relatives and friends turned pale. What he meant was that there was something wrong with the inhibitor?
But those are life-saving things, how dare those people?
His throat tightened, and he asked with difficulty, "If I want to have surgery, how many points will it cost?"
He slowed down his breathing, afraid to hear an astronomical figure, but this was his best friend, and he couldn't just stand by and watch him die.
After hearing that he was planning to save someone, Fan Yun's frown relaxed slightly. "One operation costs about 1,000 points. The cost of subsequent treatment depends on the recovery effect. But if you don't have that many points, you can take on some missions at the base to offset it."
The man's eyes lit up instantly: "Do the surgery! Do the surgery right away!"
I've heard for a long time that there are doctors here who can solve the deformity problem, but on the one hand, they can't leave the base for a long time, and on the other hand, they are afraid that they can't afford the expensive surgery, so they choose to use inhibitors to keep the patient alive.
But they really do have 1,000 points!
He looked elsewhere excitedly, only to see the doctors doing their best to treat the violent patient. Their focused expressions seemed as if they were covered in a layer of rosy light.
He couldn't help but wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said sincerely, "I'll leave my friend to you."
After asking several relatives and friends about the situation, Fan Yun returned to the team. In the face of such emergencies, first aid was almost always provided one-on-one, but there were still not enough people.
Jiang Zihan shuttled quickly between the patients, and it seemed as if there was a knot between his eyebrows. He finally freed his hands and wanted to look for tools in the operating box, when a pair of tweezers wrapped in gauze was suddenly handed to him.
She paused, glancing quickly at the other person as she took the tool.
The person's face was covered with stains, but her exposed hands were quite clean. She carefully held a piece of gauze to prevent direct contact with the tools, and did the auxiliary work with neat movements.
After admitting all the patients, Jiang Zihan finally had her hands free. She took off her gloves, turned around, and whispered, "Doctor Su Xuelai?"
The man was stunned: "It's me."
Jiang Zihan glanced around and gestured to the side: "Excuse me, please."
Su Xuelai followed her to the convoy and asked, "How is Admiral Ebert doing?"
Jiang Zihan: "The distortion has been brought under control, but the Admiral is old, so he will need to recuperate slowly."
Su Xuelai breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
She had found a rare plant sample containing an unknown element that had the potential to enhance the potency of a medicine. Successful development could alleviate the Admiral's predicament. Unfortunately, an accident occurred during transportation, and she was sent to the Land of Exile before she could leave behind much information.
She raised her eyes and said solemnly, "I came here this time to tell you that there's an insider from the Central District infiltrating your base."
Jiang Zihan's expression remained unchanged, and he only glanced in the direction of the base.
Su Xuelai was surprised: "You knew?" After saying that, she quickly reacted, "It seems that you deliberately let him spread the news."
Jiang Zihan twitched the corner of his mouth: "Otherwise, how can I accurately deliver the information to you?"
She extended her right hand. "Doctor Su, are you interested in coming to Chang Gung Medical Center? Our medical center is in need of a nutritionist like you. Would you consider it?"
Su Xuelai was startled and looked down at the slender hand. A few minutes ago, this hand was still firmly treating the violent deformed person without any hesitation.
She hesitated for only a few seconds and quickly shook his hand: "My pleasure."
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Many people came into the medical center, and with the joint efforts of all the doctors, Jiang Zihan was finally able to take a breath.
Su Xuelai followed Jiang Zihan to the window. She was about to speak when her eyes were attracted by the vines spreading outside the wall. She couldn't help but walk towards the window.
Her eyes flickered, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "What a beautiful distortion..."
These vines were different from the deformed plants she had seen before. They were less hideous and weird. There were fine lines on the dark green skin, and there seemed to be some light coming through the middle.
Jiang Zihan glanced over at him and couldn't help but laugh, "It's you. Why are you here again?"
She looked down and saw many figures moving on the ground. The patrolmen were skillfully carrying shovels to fill the deep gullies on the ground. The crown of the strangler fig tree twisted slightly, shaking off small flowers all over the ground.
Jiang Zihan was also helpless: "Okay, then you stay here and don't disturb the patients inside."
The leaves rustled in response, and soon fell silent.
Su Xuelai exclaimed in amazement: "It can actually talk to you! This is really incredible!"
Jiang Zihan glanced at her, her tone hinting at temptation. "Well, it's worth staying here, isn't it? There are quite a few war beasts in the base, and they're very smart. You can play with them, too. But be careful not to feed them too much human food. Last time, an old war deer acted cute and tricked a lot of dessert into eating. Now its blood sugar is a bit high."
She muttered softly, "Don't you see how old you are? You still have no self-control when eating..."
"By the way." Jiang Zihan turned around, "The base will hold a party in a few days to celebrate the successful expansion of the base. You should come too."
Su Xuelai tightened her grip on the backpack and nodded solemnly: "Yes!"
A hint of longing began to show in her eyes. She had made a lot of mental preparations before coming here, thinking that the place had already been beautified. Unexpectedly, it was even more beautiful than she had imagined.
It's just like a fairy tale world, a little unreal.
After a few days, the patients gradually got better. Some of them chose to stay at the base to do odd jobs, while others paid their fees and continued to make a living in the wild.
And the groups of anchors outside the base also began to split.
Some people set up temporary stations outside the base, and sometimes take on tasks in exchange for supplies, and have established a good cooperative relationship with the base.
The domestication industry in the base gradually expanded with the help of Qiu Min's special ability. The energy in the center began to spread to the edge. When the last street lamp lit up at the edge, the celebration banquet officially began.
Kui Feng brought out his private stash of homemade liquor, but the quantity was small, enough for each person to get only a small cup.
Jiang Zihan looked at the amber wine suspiciously. "This wine shouldn't cause any problems, right? Like, getting drunk or something like that?"
Lu Chenyuan, who was standing by, paused, feeling that she was hinting at something.
Kui Feng's eyes widened. "Doctor Jiang, you can question my fighting ability, but you can't doubt my winemaking skills! I've been drinking for so many years and there's never been a problem!"
"Oh~" Jiang Zihan glanced at someone out of the corner of his eye, only to see him tilt his head back slightly, his Adam's apple sliding up and down, and then he drank the whole glass of wine in one gulp.
She smiled indifferently and tasted it. The wine was warm and refreshing, and tasted really good.
As a newcomer, Su Xuelai was surrounded by many people.
Su Su smiled and said, "Doctor Su, we are still family. You came at the right time. The base has everything it needs now. Don't worry, eat as much as you want!"
"Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat." Qiu Shi pushed him. "Doctor Su, if you have any urgent matters in the future, just come directly to our patrol team. I'll introduce you to some people first... Eh? Where's Lina?"
Su Xuelai curled her fingers slightly and followed with a smile.
"Awen, have you seen Lina?" Qiu Shi looked around but didn't see the other person. He turned to ask the sniper who was silently eating. Awen also looked confused.
Qiu Shi couldn't help scratching his head: "Strange, why is he not active in eating... Forget it, forget about him, Doctor Su, let me introduce you..."
Jiang Zihan looked away, jokingly watching Lu Chenyuan, who was sullenly cleaning his gun, sighing softly, "There's no one who can drink so badly... Who would believe an instructor who gets drunk after just one glass?"
Lu Chenyuan raised his eyelids and glanced at her with a dark look in his eyes. Suddenly, he took a step closer, his military boots almost touching the toe of her shoe.
Jiang Zihan's breath was choked, and she subconsciously moved back a little, but he grabbed her wrist.
The thin calluses on the man's hands touched her skin, and the caress was rough. "Shall we go?"
Jiang Zihan almost fled in panic.
The night wind blew by, and the real gaze behind him made Jiang Zihan's back tingle. He turned slightly and could see the pair of focused eyes.
No matter how fast he walked, Lu Chenyuan always followed closely.
Jiang Zihan felt a little hot at the tip of her ears. She took out a hangover potion and handed it to the other party, who wrapped it in his palm. She pulled it out with force and her hands were sweating for no reason.
She muttered softly, "You're overacting. There's a limit to pretending to be drunk. Go get some fresh air and sober up."
Lu Chenyuan stared at her steadily, his throat churning, and he didn't move his eyes away while drinking the medicine, as if he was afraid that she would disappear before his eyes.
The empty test tube turned over in his hand and shook it. "Drink it."
His originally deep voice seemed to have been rubbed by sandpaper in the middle of the night, becoming even hoarser. In his slightly tipsy state, he spoke faster than usual, adding a touch of naiveté.
The heat in Jiang Zihan's body rose from the bottom up, and she wanted to take back what she had said before. This wine was really strong.
She cleared her throat: "Where should we go now? Should we go back to the clinic and wait?"
Lu Chenyuan was silent for a few breaths, then suddenly stepped closer. His tall shadow under the streetlight instantly pressed down on him. "Are you afraid of me?"
As the distance between the two of them shortened, Jiang Zihan could almost feel the other's breath, and her entire body was shrouded in shadow.
Jiang Zihan's heartbeat gradually spiraled out of control. In panic, he quickly leaned back and said in a trembling voice, "Are you...are you kidding me?! What are you afraid of? Are you going to bite me?"
Lu Chenyuan tilted his head and continued to approach: "But your face is so red."
Jiang Zihan immediately raised her hand and touched her cheek with the back of her hand, her eyebrows furrowed. "That's because you drank... You're already drunk, how can you still say that about others?"
"Oh." Lu Chenyuan moved a little closer and bent down with a slight smell of alcohol. Jiang Zihan stared at him, his breathing almost stagnated, and the heat on his face became even more intense.
Suddenly, a deafening roar was heard in the distance, instantly shattering the tranquility of the base.
The two men paused, and turned towards the direction where the sound came from. There was a constant noise from the outside, and several black shadows quickly flashed over there.
Jiang Zihan raised the corner of his mouth. "It seems that it was Qiu Min's test subject that sounded the alarm first. It really was easy to get."
Lu Chenyuan turned his gaze back, his face still flushed with drunkenness. He lowered his eyes to look at the other person's shining eyes. He couldn't help but raise his hand to tuck her wind-blown hair behind her ear: "Luring me into a trap?"
Jiang Zihan gently slapped his hand away and sneered, "This is called learning from your mistakes."
Whether it was other mutant anchors or the military's hidden hand, she would never be fooled again.
Outside the base, explosions were heard frequently, making the uninvited guests jump up and down.
The war beast arrived quickly with great strength and defeated the attackers in no time. It only stopped its claws when passing by one of them, with a hint of confusion in its eyes.
The psychedelic mist from the explosion of the experimental plant dissipated, and a dazzling spotlight shone directly down, illuminating the pale and panicked face.
A red light was aimed at the other person's face, bringing a spine-tingling deterrent.
Ah Wen held the sniper rifle, his eyes full of disappointment: "Why is it you..."
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