Chapter 27
After two days of being unconscious in the dark, sniper Awen faced his own surgery again.
Since there is no suitable medicine at present, Jiang Zihan can only remove the remaining distortion points first.
When he regained consciousness, the world before his eyes was no longer a sea of bright red. He subconsciously raised his hand and touched the area around his eye sockets. The hideous, uneven granulations had disappeared, leaving only the scars left after the sutures.
He looked out the window. Winter was gradually fading away. The new buds on the branches contained a hint of spring, trembling slightly on the branches. The runaway distorted energy disappeared, and all the subtle scenes were played in slow motion before his eyes.
He just watched quietly for a long time, and there was an indescribable calm in his heart.
In the evening, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps approaching, and a familiar voice rang out: "You are finally awake."
Lina placed a bowl of steaming chicken soup on the bedside table and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Awen came to his senses. He recognized the voice, but was stunned when he turned around and saw it clearly.
The boy who used to be so timid was now facing the light, with a look of ease that had never been seen on his face.
"Look! I brought you some chicken soup. Drink it while it's hot." Lina picked up the soup bowl. He blew on it, then scooped a spoonful and stuffed it directly into his mouth. "This is the first pot of chicken soup I earned after working for several days. If you weren't so weak, I wouldn't give it to you."
Lina and Awen used to be in the same anchor base. Because they were young, Lina had received a lot of care from him, so the two could barely be considered colleagues.
When he heard that a sniper with deformed eyes was brought back this time, Lin Na ran over to confirm it immediately. He didn't expect that it was really him.
Ah Wen was silent for a moment, opened his mouth and swallowed the soup, then tried to get up: "...I can do it myself."
The rich flavor of the chicken soup spread in his mouth, with golden oil stars floating on the surface of the soup. In the previous base, only the top anchors could taste a bowl of soup like this.
He couldn't help but ask: "What kind of work can be exchanged for this?" Could it be that this kid worked hard to do some dangerous work in exchange for soup?
Lina grinned, the scent of earth still lingering on his body. "I just water and fertilize the fields. Even though the smell is a bit strong, seeing the seedlings growing stronger day by day gives me a sense of accomplishment."
He rambled on, "But you're lucky. This chicken soup was specially ordered by Doctor Jiang. Maybe after the physical examination, they found that the members were still malnourished, so they said they wanted to give us some tonic."
His whole face lit up as he spoke; he was truly content with his life here.
The patient in the next bed said, "That's right. If the farm hadn't expanded yet, there might be more than just this bowl of chicken soup."
Awen took another sip in silence, somewhat unable to believe that this was life in the land of exile.
The next morning, when Jiang Zihan pushed open the door of the ward, the bed by the window was empty.
She checked it with a normal expression and walked out.
"Aren't you worried that he will go back and inform the authorities?" Lu Chenyuan suddenly asked, leaning against the door frame of the clinic.
Jiang Zihan glanced at him, raised his hand and called up a plug-in on the instrument beside him. He saw a red dot moving continuously, and it seemed to be heading towards the mountain.
She said calmly, "There's no point in sacrificing yourself to save others. I'm not so stupid as to not take any precautions."
Lu Chenyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He had underestimated her. It seemed that she still had the necessary vigilance.
He stood up straight. "Even if you say that, you still can't avoid the training tonight. You don't have surgery scheduled for tomorrow, right?"
Jiang Zihan's back stiffened. When she had just finished practicing shooting the day before yesterday, her wrists were only sore, but by the evening, the pain had become more and more obvious. She could hardly hold the scalpel steadily. She hid in the clinic and rubbed her wrists for a long time before she felt better.
She was so scared that she quickly applied to cancel the practice that night, using the excuse that she had to perform surgery on a sniper to buy herself a night of peace. She didn't expect that she couldn't escape today.
"Well..." She negotiated weakly, "Can we try a different training method? After all, I make a living with my hands..."
Lu Chenyuan's eyes fell on her fair and slender hands, and he pondered: "Why not practice fighting instead of spear?"
Jiang Zihan's mouth twitched as he compared the two men's physiques. "Who are you training with? ...You?"
Lu Chenyuan crossed his arms and said, "You don't think your opponents will be of the same size as you in the future, do you? There's no such good thing in the Exile Land."
Jiang Zihan sighed heavily and followed resignedly.
The street lights stretched the shadows of the two people until they reached the flat ground.
As soon as he stood firm, the other party threw something towards him. Jiang Zihan caught it and saw that it was a complete set of protective gear. It was made of soft leather and was slightly small in size. It was obviously prepared for girls.
She raised her head and saw Lu Chenyuan adjusting his wrist guard. Seeing her dawdling, he walked over in three or two steps and quickly put on the protective gear one by one. His movements were so skillful that he didn't touch her skin at all.
He took a step back. "First lesson in combat. I'm going to teach you how to fall without getting hurt."
Before Jiang Zihan could react, she suddenly saw a long leg sweeping towards her. She instinctively leaned back, her body instantly lost balance, and just as she was about to fall to the ground, she was lifted up by the back of her collar.
"Brace your core." His breath brushed past my ear. "Use this to absorb the force when you land."
A broad, big palm pressed lightly on her waist. She screamed, dodged suddenly, and the next second she fell to her knees on the ground.
"..." Lu Chenyuan blinked, "Sorry."
Jiang Zihan quickly got up from the ground, dusted off his gloves, and prepared for battle: "Come again!"
Next, Lu Chenyuan reduced his strength and slowly performed his moves. Before long, Jiang Zihan was sweating profusely. It was still chilly in the early spring night. He was afraid of catching a cold if he took off his clothes, but they were a bit sticky if he kept them on.
Just as she was about to suggest stopping, there was an unusual rustling sound coming from the bushes not far away.
Lu Chenyuan's eyes immediately became stern, and he pulled out his gun and instantly entered combat mode.
A ball of gray hair slowly approached from the bushes. He aimed his gun, ready to pull the trigger at any time.
"Wait! Don't shoot yet!" Jiang Zihan squinted his eyes, and after seeing the object clearly, he exclaimed, "That's not a beast!"
Since her last physical improvement, her eyesight has improved a lot, and she quickly captured the details of that thing -
Its fur was clean, its eyes were clear, and it had no distinctive features on its body. Even after it knew that two people had discovered its tracks, it continued to crawl forward at a steady speed.
Its target at this moment was a few strings of sausages hanging not far away to dry.
Lu Chenyuan frowned, but still did not let down his guard. Jiang Zihan had already stepped forward, picked up the sausage, stuffed some inhibitors into it, and threw it over with force.
The guy in the bushes suddenly jumped out, opened his mouth and took the sausage into his mouth, then lay there without any suspicion and started to chew it, with his tail wagging happily.
Jiang Zihan: “…”
Lu Chenyuan: “…”
The two looked at each other and fell silent.
Why does this wolf look not so smart?
The wolf then went to the small nursery and nibbled a head of lettuce. Perhaps it was full, so it looked back at them, wagged its tail, and walked away.
Jiang Zihan was a little confused. There shouldn't be any wild beasts nearby, and this wolf didn't have a nameplate on it, so where did it come from?
"How about... going up the mountain to take a look?"
Lu Chenyuan shook his head: "Winter has just passed, and the beasts are starving. If you go up there now, you'll be delivering food to them. You won't even have enough to share with ten of them. Let's see how things go."
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Early the next morning, Jiang Zihan was awakened by the noise outside. She pushed the door open and went out. In the morning mist, a silent figure was slowly approaching, dragging a huge bison.
She trotted forward and found that there were no obvious external injuries such as bullet holes on the bison. She asked in surprise, "You didn't use a gun?"
It turned out that he went to the mountain to hunt.
Lin Na, who was about to go to the fields not far away, felt a little regretful: "It's so strong, it would be great if we could keep it..."
Awen looked at him for a few seconds without saying much. That afternoon, he brought back another calf. This time the calf was obviously fine, but he had a lot of grass clippings and fresh scratches on the mountain, and his trouser legs were almost torn by thorns.
For a sniper, long-range attacks are easy, but close combat is not so easy.
Awen put the calf down and wanted to leave again, but Jiang Zihan stopped him: "There are still many empty houses outside. If you have nowhere to go, just go and pick a room that you like and stay there."
She handed over an inhibitor and said, "Here, this is the rule of our gathering place. This is the reward for catching a cow."
Lin Na had previously mentioned a lot of unwritten rules in the outside base. People like them who were excluded by the anchor after failing the mission were already abandoned and there was no way back.
Ah Wen took the inhibitor and suddenly said, "I suggest you build a wall around it."
Jiang Zihan was stunned: "What do you mean?"
Ah Wen lowered his head, seemingly accustomed to speaking this way, not meeting anyone's gaze. "Although the tower has opened an exit, not everyone wants to leave. Those streamers are used to enjoying the privileges of being up there, and they won't be willing to return to the ground."
Jiang Zihan lowered his eyes and began to think seriously.
The calf was taken away by Qiu Shi and his team, and another cowshed was built near the pheasant greenhouse. If a few more come, this area will become a special breeding area.
The sniper walked to the outskirts with his head down, and finally chose a house on the hillside to stay in. The next day, before going out hunting, he went to the fields to weed and fed the cows as well.
When Lina and the three kittens came back from their walk, they felt a sense of crisis when they saw the neat ridges of the fields.
He chased after her with a puffy face, his hair standing on end in anger. "You're so good, you bushy-browed, big-eyed fellow! I was kind enough to introduce you to the gathering place, but you tried to steal my job! I really didn't need to say that!"
Ah Wen, carrying his gun, turned around and said, "Want to go hunting together?"
Lin Na looked at the three kittens at his feet, eager to try something new: "Let's go and take them to see the world."
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