Lin Ruo hung the curtain on the door frame inside the door, jumped off Afu, and closed one side of the door from the outside, immediately blocking out the cold air.
A willow branch slipped through the curtain and swayed back and forth in front of Lin Ruo; there was no need to leave a window open for it anymore.
"Alright, from now on you can move around freely," Lin Ruo said with a smile, patting non-existent dust off her hands. "But we have to keep an eye on things at home and not let any mutated animals from outside get in."
"Awoo!" "Woof woof!"
After finishing these tasks, Lin Ruo went back upstairs to read. Afu and Ashou tried the curtain a few times before running out to play. Now they didn't have to worry about bothering their owner to open the door all the time.
But they don't run far when they play; at most, they'll only go a few hundred meters away. Lin Ruo can see them running and playing from the sunroom upstairs.
Meanwhile, at the base in City B.
"Five search and rescue teams were sent out, but only the first team returned unscathed. The other three teams suffered casualties, and the third team has not returned yet."
Li Weiguo sat at his desk, put down the report in his hand, took off his glasses and held them in his hand, looked up at the two people standing below, and said in a low voice, "Commander Ye, Commander Jiang, what are your thoughts on this?"
Jiang Haochen glanced at the silent Ye Lin before saying in a deep voice, "The mutated beasts outside are becoming increasingly powerful. Our weapons are limited, so casualties are inevitable."
Ye Lin was silent for a moment, then raised his head, his tone serious, "Commander, this time they are all carrying amplification equipment. Mutant animals have very sensitive hearing, which greatly increases the possibility of them being attacked."
“I think we should notify the public by radio,” Jiang Haochen continued, picking up where Ye Lin left off. “The base is also attacked by mutated animals several times a day. We currently have less than 10,000 soldiers in our two regiments, which is too few. If there is a large-scale attack by mutated animals, we simply cannot cope with it.”
Li Weiguo put his glasses on the table, rubbed his throbbing temples, and nodded in agreement. "I will report this to the base commander. Our most important task right now is to recruit soldiers from among the survivors who have already joined the B City base."
Jiang Haochen and Ye Lin walked out of Li Weiguo's office. Ye Lin strode away, but Jiang Haochen caught up with him in two steps and said with a smile, "I heard your group sent some experts?"
Ye Lin walked at a steady pace and spoke calmly, "The people in our unit aren't really experts; it's Commander Jiang's superpower team that truly deserves the title."
Jiang Haochen quickly took two steps forward and blocked Ye Lin's path. When Ye Lin stopped and looked at him, he spread his hands and said helplessly, "Forming a superpower team was an order from the higher-ups. You've witnessed the power of superpowers, so why should we take it so seriously?"
"Taking it seriously?" Ye Lin sneered, his gaze cold as he looked at him. "What has your superpowered team been doing at the base? You, as the captain, don't know? I think they're more ferocious than mutated animals!"
Jiang Haochen opened his mouth, but finally sighed, "It's the apocalypse now, different from our world before, Ye Lin."
“Things are different now,” Ye Lin said earnestly. “Precisely because things are different, we should fight for it and restore the world to what it used to be, instead of aiding and abetting evil!”
After speaking, Ye Lin walked past Jiang Haochen, who was standing in front of him, and strode away from Li Weiguo's villa.
Jiang Haochen turned to watch Ye Lin leave, his brows furrowed tightly. Why were there always some stubborn people who couldn't adapt to the situation? How could things be compared to before? Since the existence of superpowers, this world could never go back to what it was before.
"Commander Ye's temper is still the same as before."
Just as he was lost in thought, he heard Li Weiguo's voice beside him.
He quickly turned around, gave a military salute, and said, "Commander."
Li Weiguo waved his hand, smiling kindly, "Do you know why I entrusted this superpowered team to you?"
Jiang Haochen remained silent, waiting for Li Weiguo to continue.
“Because you are quick-witted and not rigid,” Li Weiguo said, looking in the direction where Ye Lin disappeared. “Commander Ye is a good person, honest and loyal, but such a person cannot lead those superhumans.”
Jiang Haochen opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.
"Keep up the good work! I have even higher hopes for you!" Li Weiguo patted Jiang Haochen's arm before slowly leaving.
Jiang Haochen was left standing there alone, lost in thought.
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