Chapter 78 Problems must be solved one by one...
Liang You and the others went out and brought back quite a few people one after another. Most of them were ordinary people, and the superpowered individuals were all low-level superpowered individuals who had escaped because the base had fallen.
Establishing a base inevitably involves leaving oneself an escape route.
If they really can't stop those zombies, they'll abandon the base.
After leaving the base, they didn't act together, as that would make them too conspicuous; they all went separately.
With the people escaping from the base, Liang You and his group had a greater chance of encountering others on their way out to gather information.
These people are all arranged by designated personnel; Sheng Hui does not appear in person.
Although his ability level is low, it's enough for him to stay at the base and do construction work.
Due to the increase in the number of people, the base is still expanding. In addition to the initial first floor, the area is being expanded further outwards, and many areas have been fenced off.
Ordinary people can also help repair some things.
With a large number of people, rules and regulations are needed to manage them; otherwise, things will inevitably fall into chaos over time.
Sheng Hui has been staying in Professor Lin's lab these past few days. Tao Min has come a few times and saw her and Professor Lin discussing something, but after listening for a while, she couldn't understand what they were talking about.
I'll talk about the current situation at the base when Sheng Hui has some free time.
When Liang You left, Sheng Hui was in charge of the base. They trusted Sheng Hui a lot, and thanks to the many things she had brought back before, the people who brought back supplies were now able to receive them.
The current rules are all set by Shenghua. Since you have chosen to join their base, you must abide by the rules of their Peace Base.
That's right, their base wasn't named according to the base numbers, but rather a name chosen by several people after discussion.
Peace Base.
The initial members of their base all longed for peace.
Liang You is the leader of the base.
Professor Lin and his students were only responsible for the laboratory area.
Sheng Hui's mother, Ji Yu, was responsible for raising those mutated plants and animals.
Tao Min was responsible for providing the base with water and storing its supplies.
Yuan Wu, Zhang Jian, Hu Lai, and Sheng Hui's father were each responsible for construction in one of the four cardinal directions: east, west, south, and north. They had to check each direction daily for any emergencies that needed to be reported immediately, so as not to catch them off guard when zombies invaded.
As for Sheng Hui, when Liang You was around, she was the de facto deputy leader, responsible for setting the base's rules. When Liang You left, she took over the management of the base.
This arrangement was decided by everyone together. Everyone only had a vague concept of Sheng Hui's abilities, but they all felt that Sheng Hui's abilities were definitely not as simple as she had shown.
After settling in, some people looked at the place and could only marvel at their good fortune to be taken in by such a base.
They had no objections to the tasks assigned to them by the base.
Who wants to live in constant fear if they can live a good life?
Some people started causing trouble while they were there, and Shengjing is now in charge of teaching those troublemakers a lesson. He is determined not to allow anyone to break the rules of the base.
Once they realized that the people in the base were not so easy to mess with, those who wanted to cause trouble gave up their ideas and began to obediently follow the rules.
Once everyone is familiar with the rules, they will be given a bracelet. This bracelet was specially developed by Professor Lin. Wearing it will give ordinary people superpowers. Everyone will have superpowers and can use their strengths to build the base together.
Moreover, everyone has superpowers, so when facing zombies, they can fight back and not be too passive.
Tao Min is also responsible for registering everyone's special abilities and then assigning them tasks based on those abilities.
With many people and great strength, and under orderly arrangements, the base has expanded more and more on its own.
Liang You also gathered a lot of information. There had been no movement from Base Five. If their previous analysis was true, Base Five was probably occupied from the very beginning.
Seeing that everyone was wearing bracelets, and hearing that they were developed by Professor Lin, I was pleasantly surprised.
"Professor Lin, you are truly amazing."
Professor Lin smiled and said, "I also need to do something for everyone."
This wasn't her idea; it was actually Sheng Hui's. However, the girl knew that outsiders were portraying her as Tang Sanzang (a character from Journey to the West), and she was worried that it would cause trouble.
That's why she was asked to speak in her own name. Actually, the solution was provided by Sheng Hui, who also helped a lot with this research.
However, the bracelet's effect wasn't as powerful as people thought. The truly powerful person was Sheng Hui, although Professor Lin didn't know exactly how Sheng Hui had given those people superpowers.
Curiosity aside, Professor Lin had no intention of investigating anything.
Everyone has their own secrets. Now there are more and more ordinary people in their peace base. If they really encounter a zombie horde, it will probably be very troublesome.
But having superpowers makes all the difference; they now have the ability to fight against zombies.
This bracelet can at least help everyone. She will also research a drug to combat the zombie virus as soon as possible. The breakthrough point is the blood that Sheng Hui gave her.
She discovered a very special substance in Sheng Hui's blood.
This substance is very complex, but Professor Lin happened to have awakened a mental ability. Her brain capacity is enormous, and she can simulate and synthesize that substance using only her brain, without needing Sheng Hui to bleed her a lot.
The bracelets that everyone received were made by Professor Lin and his students after conducting brain simulation experiments.
If you really can't beat the zombies, take out the thing hidden in the bracelet and stab it into your skin. Even if you get scratched by a zombie, you won't get infected with the zombie virus, so at least you'll have a chance to survive.
Everyone was very happy. Originally, because they didn't have any special abilities, they would have been helpless if they were surrounded by zombies. But now it's different; they also have the ability to fight against the zombies.
Some people will also lead those with superpowers to practice some moves, which can be used as exercise in daily life, and can also be used in case something really happens.
Seeing everyone working hard, Liang You and the others were very pleased.
If a base is lifeless and allows high-level ability users to bully others, then that base will soon fall into chaos.
Many of the rules are actually rules from before the apocalypse, while others were formulated based on the current situation.
When Liang You goes out, she brings back some people.
Those people were not given wristbands immediately. Instead, they lived on the outskirts to familiarize themselves with the rules of the Peace Base. Only those who memorized the rules were allowed to contact other people in the base.
After a period of testing, only those who pass will receive the bracelet.
After obtaining the bracelet, they can unleash their special abilities.
During this time, the reputation of the Peace Base spread, and people came to join it one after another, though it's unclear how it was described.
Among them are some high-level superhumans.
Even if their superpower level is high, it still can't save them from the dangers of the outside world.
Especially now, zombie hordes could break out anytime, anywhere.
Whether you're a superhuman or an ordinary person, the process for entering the base is the same: first, memorize the rules, as they don't want any troublemakers to appear in the base.
Liang You and his group also brought back some crystal cores to see if they could help those low-level ability users improve their abilities. If these ability users' abilities could be improved, it would also be a help to them.
The Peace Base's actions of taking in both superhumans and ordinary people were so obvious that they naturally attracted attention.
Li Lulu was puzzled by the sudden appearance of a peace base.
After the people sent out gathered the information, they relayed it to them.
"It's them."
Looking at the photos, Li Lulu recognized Liang You, having fought with her before. She was surprised that even after spreading such rumors, these people still hadn't handed Sheng Hui over.
As she spoke, Li Lulu covered her cheeks in resentment, her eyes filled with hatred.
Yan Ji's body suddenly exploded. She couldn't dodge in time. Although she didn't die, her entire face was disfigured.
Of the remaining four people, only two survived, and she was one of them.
The other one is Qi Yuan, who joined their team after Sheng Hui left.
Li Lulu kept thinking back to why Yan Ji's body would explode after he died.
But no matter how hard she tried to recall it, she couldn't understand what had happened.
Even her premonition seemed to have lost its effectiveness, but relying on her intuition, Li Lulu still felt that this matter was related to Sheng Hui.
In her premonition, it was precisely because of Sheng Hui's unexpected turn of events that things would spiral out of her control; no matter what, Sheng Hui had to die.
Since Yan Ji is no longer useful, why can't she unify the apocalypse?
It's such a pity. She thought that after releasing those messages, Sheng Hui would be taken away by the people from Base Three. Li Lulu felt that Sheng Hui must have used some means to deceive these people, otherwise why would they be so protective of her?
"Taking in so many ordinary people, does she really think she's a savior?" Li Lulu scoffed, crumpled the photo in her hand into a ball, and casually threw it away.
The photo that was thrown out caught fire on the ground and quickly turned to ashes.
She looked at the people behind her, "Have all those superhumans been recruited?"
Qi Yuan smiled and said, "I did everything you said."
As he spoke, Qi Yuan reached out and took Li Lulu's hand, smiling as he said, "Lulu, I will definitely help you get what you want."
Li Lulu looked at him and laughed, "Then can I let you die?"
"certainly."
Li Lulu looked at Qi Yuan, and the smile on her lips slowly faded.
She withdrew her hand, her face cold, and said, "Sheng Hui must die. I won't feel at ease if she doesn't die after this incident."
When she discovered that her precognitive abilities were only useless against Sheng Hui, Li Lulu started thinking about how to kill Sheng Hui.
This feeling of being out of her control made her feel very uneasy.
If that's the case, then go die.
Only when they are dead can I feel at ease.
Anyone who is not under her control must die.
Anyone who stands in her way must die.
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At the Peace Base, everyone is busy building their new home.
Sheng Hui still takes Da Hei out. Although many ordinary people come, everyone has their own strengths.
Not to mention, once inside the Peace Base, they also have the opportunity to enhance their superpowers.
Among those who came, there was an electrician who could help check for circuit problems.
There are also construction workers who can help design house plans.
There are also doctors who can help people with their illnesses.
An old gentleman who studied traditional Chinese medicine collected a lot of herbs, including many mutated ones.
It is said that the mutated herbs are more effective.
With a wood-type ability user managing things, there's no need to worry about those mutated plants hurting people.
Looking at the busy crowd, Ye Shuangshuang said with tears in her eyes, "This is wonderful. It's like seeing a scene before the apocalypse."
Sheng Hui patted her, not knowing what to say.
She went out with Liang You and the others a few times, but then they split up.
She mainly took Big Black to look for things nearby.
When Liang You and his group returned that day, they brought back another group of people.
This time, they brought back a team of superpowered individuals. Everyone looked unwell and had injuries.
"What happened?" Ye Shuangshuang was startled to see Liang You and the others injured. She was mainly responsible for planting medicinal herbs and harvesting the mature herbs, which were then processed by medical students.
When she has free time, Ye Shuangshuang also helps out at the nearby hospital. If she sees someone injured, she'll help get medicine.
"Tingting?" Sheng Hui looked at the people in the other superpowered team with some surprise.
"Huihui!" Lu Ting was still somewhat incredulous when she saw Sheng Hui.
The two were overjoyed to see that the other was still alive when they met.
"My mother is here?" Lu Ting was even happier when Sheng Hui told her that her mother was still alive.
"That's wonderful, that's really wonderful!" Lu Ting covered her mouth and cried.
She thought her mother had already...
She was so happy that her mother was still alive.
Lu Ting was eager to see her mother, but Sheng Hui stopped her.
"Take care of your wounds first. Aunt Wu is much better now. She has also developed superpowers and is helping out at the base every day. If she sees you like this, she'll be worried."
After using the medicine made from the mutated herbs, Aunt Wu felt much more energetic and stopped coughing.
They also learned about Lu Ting's experiences and awakened her fire-type abilities. Afterwards, they joined Base Seven, but Base Seven fell. At the last moment, a bomb was used in the base to delay the zombies' progress, and they were able to escape.
"Everyone chose their own direction to escape. We met Captain Liang and his group halfway there. We also encountered zombies. We worked together to defeat them and then followed Captain Liang here."
Speaking of this, Lu Ting remembered something else.
"Someone said before that eating the flesh of a person named Sheng Hui can prevent the zombie virus. Was that you?"
When Lu Ting heard the name, she wondered if it was Sheng Hui, whom she knew. In fact, she hoped it was just a coincidence of names.
She didn't want anything to happen to her friend.
She also went out with the superpowered team to search, thinking that if it really was Sheng Hui, whom she knew, she would bring her back to prevent her from being targeted.
Those words sound completely unbelievable. In the apocalypse, I've never heard of anyone claiming that eating someone's flesh would have such an effect. If that were true, would eating a person with superpowers grant you their abilities?
That's ridiculous.
Lu Ting didn't believe those words at all. They made people sound like Tang Sanzang (a Buddhist monk in Chinese mythology). Why didn't those people spreading rumors just say that the apocalypse was caused by Sheng Hui?
Sheng Hui stretched out her arm. "That's right, I'm talking about you. Why don't you take a bite and see if you can live forever?"
"Get lost, stop being so sarcastic at a time like this. Luckily you're alright. I get scared every time I hear someone mention your name."
Seeing Sheng Hui safe and sound, and knowing that Uncle Sheng and Aunt Ji were also there, Lu Ting was quite happy.
After treating the wound, I went to see my mother.
Aunt Wu is now helping out at the base. Since she recovered, she no longer has headaches or backaches, and she's full of energy all day long.
Last time, Sheng Hui dug up a mutated lemon tree and brought it back. Aunt Wu helped take care of it and was even hit by a lemon that fell down.
That lemon had such a big head; if it had hit her like that before, Aunt Wu would have been bedridden for days. But this time, she rubbed her head and was perfectly fine. She even made lemonade from the fallen lemon for everyone to drink.
When Lu Ting arrived, she saw a lively and energetic mother.
She covered her mouth and cried. She felt that she was not as good as Sheng Hui. She even thought that her mother must be gone, so she did not have the determination to look for her mother.
Aunt Wu saw someone squatting there crying, their shoulders trembling, and the person looked strangely familiar, so she poured a glass of lemonade and brought it over.
"Girl, what's wrong? Nothing's wrong. Once you're at our Peace Base, it's just like home. Here, have a glass of water."
Lu Ting looked up and said, "Mom."
Aunt Wu almost dropped the lemonade in her hand, but she put it down first before looking at Lu Ting. It wasn't good to waste anything now.
"Tingting, you're still alive?"
The mother and daughter hugged each other and wept with joy.
Hearing Lu Ting regret not coming to her, how could Aunt Wu be angry with her? "Silly child, Mom's health has never been good. It's a miracle that I've made it this far. You're not wrong to think that way. As long as you're alright, Mom is happy."
"Mom," Lu Ting cried again.
Aunt Wu talked to her daughter for a long time, and those who saw it felt very uncomfortable.
Where are their relatives?
They naturally hope their loved ones are safe and sound, and awakening their special abilities to protect themselves would be the best outcome.
Finding your family members at the base would be the luckiest thing ever.
Sheng Hui and Liang You stood not far away watching until Professor Lin's student ran over.
"Captain Liang, you're all here. The professor would like to see you."
The two exchanged a glance and then went to Professor Lin's side.
The reason I helped invite them over was naturally because there had been progress in the research reagents.
"Professor Lin, is this really useful?"
"I haven't tried it on zombies, so I'm not entirely sure."
Liang You smiled and said, "Then I'll take it with me when I go out in a couple of days and see if it works on zombies."
This drug can't completely turn zombies back into humans, but it can remove the virus from zombies and prevent people from getting infected.
"This is already very good."
But Professor Lin wasn't so optimistic. "Don't forget, there are still many mutated animals and plants. They are different from zombies, and these are the most dangerous."
As long as they are not bitten by zombies, they will not mutate, and the zombies are gradually being eliminated by the superhumans.
However, those mutated plants and animals are difficult to deal with, especially mutated plants, whose roots are embedded underground. If they are not dead and are quietly lying dormant, it will be even more troublesome.
That's why Professor Lin reminded us that the real problem isn't the zombies, as they will eventually be eliminated; the real problem lies with the mutated plants and animals.
“We will also consider this issue and brainstorm together; perhaps we can come up with a useful solution,” Liang You said.
Problems must be solved one by one.
"I will also try to see if I can make drugs in this area. The mutated plants and animals will taste better. If we can preserve these qualities and prevent them from harming people, that would be the best," Professor Lin said.
"Then I'll have to trouble Professor Lin. We'll give it a try."
Liang You took the medicine, intending to try it later.
Before they could even leave, the alarm went off in the base.
Liang You's expression immediately changed, and she looked at Sheng Hui beside her, "Zombies are coming."
This alarm was specially set up by them; it will only be activated when zombies approach.
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