Chapter 124 Analysis
Lin Xi set off in his truck.
After passing through layers of checkpoints, we finally reached the base exit and saw the light of day again.
Besides Lu Wei, Liang Hui, and Xiang Xin, there were six other comrades in her truck, who were in a team.
Her belongings had already been removed from the carriage, and she had been given a seat instead.
Before each departure, simply bring the supplies and personal combat kit provided by the base.
Their team's dedicated driver sat in the driver's seat, with Lin Xi, Lu Wei, and Liang Hui in the front of the vehicle, while Xiang Xin observed the surrounding area from the back.
Xinchuan is about 130 kilometers away from the "Dawn" base, and Lin Xi's team is not the only one participating in the Xinchuan operation.
The entire convoy consists of 8 vehicles.
Four trucks carried combat personnel, while four converted empty buses were reserved for receiving refugees.
The journey was long, and the people at the back inevitably got bored and started chatting in small groups.
"They actually sent so many buses to Xinchuan this time."
"That's right. In the past, trucks were used, and the few refugees could squeeze into the few trucks."
"It's been three months already. Is there anyone left who could have survived in that small place like Xinchuan?"
Xiang Xin gripped the binoculars tightly and couldn't help but retort, "Weren't we sent there because we found survivors? What's there to question?"
The people who were discussing the topic earlier were rebuffed and didn't respond.
The car belongs to Lin Xi, and Lin Xi, Xiang Xin, Lu Wei, and Liang Hui have always been in cahoots, so it's not easy to offend them.
Moreover, with the apocalypse looming, their primary task is to clear out the zombies.
The group then changed the subject and started talking about other things.
Around noon, the convoy stopped at an abandoned gas station to refuel the cars and have the staff take turns repairing them.
The next intersection will lead directly into Xinchuan City, where there may be a long battle.
Lin Xi held the self-heating rice box, but couldn't really taste the food.
Liang Hui glanced at Xiang Xin, the girl who had vowed to "donate her heart." Her heart was pounding excitedly; it probably would have jumped out on its own without her even having to donate it.
Looking at the silent Lin Xi again, she asked with some curiosity, "Why is there such a big difference between you two?"
Xiang Xin finished eating first and then diligently raised the drone to observe the surrounding situation.
Lu Weigang returned from his rounds, sitting down beside them with a bowl of self-heating rice in his arms, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lin Xi thought for a moment, organizing her thoughts.
Lu Wei asked, "I heard from Commander Wang that you applied for dual pistols, but your left-hand performance was not up to standard."
Lin Xi shook her head: "It's not about that."
She said, "Let me organize my thoughts... I feel that although we have encountered difficulties and suffered casualties in our efforts to clear out zombies and rescue refugees, it doesn't seem like we have encountered anything that is insurmountable."
Lu Wei listened quietly and answered her question: "Because we have all been reborn many times, we were already prepared for the apocalypse. Before the zombie outbreak, you were already the champion of the Nanhua Women's Sanda League, and your kung fu was amazing."
That's definitely true.
Lu Wei added, "Our four teammates are all very capable and have stable teamwork, so it seems to be going smoothly for now. But other teams have actually suffered casualties and regrouped many times."
Lin Xi looked at the faces of his other teammates. Some of them had been on the same mission as him, and some he had seen in the training room.
But many familiar faces are gone.
Lin Xi paused for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense, but that's not what I'm wondering about."
She said, "On the way here, I heard them say that the base is being expanded and that a 'factory' and a 'school' will be built later."
She had heard these things while she was at the base, and initially thought that the base becoming more and more complete was a good thing, but...
"This means that people will be spending a long time at the base. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the construction of various facilities. With factories, the variety and quantity of daily necessities will increase."
Lu Weijing listened to her analysis: "The quality of life for the residents in the base is getting better and better."
Lin Xi glanced around at his teammates and continued, "Although there have been losses among the combat personnel, compared to the number of zombies that have been cleared out, the number of losses is lower than the number of zombies. The area near Dawn Base has become a low-risk zone."
Lin Xi voiced her doubts: "I don't think clearing out zombies is an impossible task."
Upon hearing this, Liang Hui also turned his gaze towards them.
He shrugged: "Isn't this a good sign? Once the zombies are cleared out, we can quickly return to normal life."
Lin Xi didn't continue; she was very puzzled:
Why did it ultimately perish?
In his previous lives, Lu Wei actively participated in battles, but he never survived to the end. He was unaware of his inevitable demise.
Only Lin Xi knew, but she didn't want to reveal this heavy truth now.
The truth of the world still needs to be explored.
Lin Xi asked from another angle: "Since victory in the extermination is in sight, why is the underground city base making a long-term development plan, expanding schools and factories, and developing to a certain extent, which will lead to entertainment activities, seemingly returning to normal life... But why not try to return to the surface?"
Liang Hui scratched his head.
Lu Weiyan replied succinctly: "War."
"Do you remember when I mentioned Yue Mingyuan and the 'White Shield Base'?"
"The mutated zombies we've seen so far are only at the stage where they can talk, and they just mechanically repeat what they said in life; they have no intelligence."
"But later on, there appeared zombies that could think, as well as—what I mentioned before, 'radiation-infected zombies'."
Lin Xi: "You mean... a war broke out before the zombies were cleared out? The zombies turned into biological weapons?"
Lu Wei: "I didn't enter the 'White Shield Base' and don't know the details. But I think so."
"Zombies are different from humans. They are not afraid of infection by radioactive or toxic substances. These poisonous zombies can defeat our team without biting or attacking."
Lin Xi felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this.
Liang Hui had a mouthful of rice stuck in his mouth: "Then what do we do with this kind of thing?"
Lu Wei: "That's exactly what we need to solve."
His original plan in this life was to infiltrate the relevant departments, where he might have more channels and resources to investigate these matters, but some unexpected things happened.
Lin Xi felt a slight chill run down her spine.
After what happened with Yang Xin and the dog food factory, she learned one thing:
Zombies are scary, but a world disrupted by zombies is even scarier.
People's disgust was catalyzed.
The apocalypse also reshuffled people's lives. Original status and money were no longer relevant. Yang Xin and the employees of the dog food factory relied on "their own strength" and "team" to plunder resources.
Would someone who has overturned this order and become accustomed to indirectly becoming the powerful be willing to rebuild the original order?
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