Chapter 190 The Second Day of Team Building
Inside the carriage with bulletproof glass on five sides, everyone huddled together in the middle, trembling with fear.
Several zombies were stuck to each glass pane, licking the glass with their tongues as if trying to eat the delicious food inside, and punching and kicking as if trying to break through the glass that was blocking their way.
The hardened limbs pounded the glass, making a "crackling" sound, and everyone was afraid that the glass would suddenly shatter and the protective barrier would be lost.
"Enough! We've seen enough zombies, take us back to base now."
"Dean Zhang, please, please let the car go back to the base quickly."
Lin Xi looked at the cowering crowd, unmoved by their pleas for mercy.
After investigating for a while, Liang Hui whispered to Lin Xi, "There are 8 in total. 5 have hardened bones and 3 have hardened skin."
Lin Xi shook his head: "Don't take risks. There will be casualties if there are too many hardened zombies. I must ensure everyone's safety."
Seeing that the deterrent effect was about right, Lin Xi waved to the driver, then said to the people who had left their seats and were hiding in the middle of the vehicle, "We are about to speed up and leave, please fasten your seat belts."
After these two days, Lin Xi's words had gained real authority. Even those sitting by the window, though frightened, slowly moved back to their seats, now separated from the ferocious-looking zombie by only a pane of glass.
Everyone looked at Lin Xi, hoping she would order them to leave this awful place quickly.
But the car slowly came to a stop as everyone expected. Just as everyone was about to question her, Lin Xi put down her walkie-talkie and switched places with the driver. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Colonel Liang and the others next to her sat down and fastened their seatbelts.
The truck stopped, and several more zombies came chasing after it, clinging tightly to the truck.
After seeing that everyone was seated comfortably in the rearview mirror, Lin Xi skillfully shifted gears and stepped on the gas, following her memory.
Reverse and leave the zombies behind, accelerate and fly, then reverse again and run them over.
The passengers inside the vehicle were thrown forward and backward by inertia. When the truck ran over the hardened zombie, it could not flatten it directly, causing the vehicle to shake.
After this series of actions, although the zombies were lying on the ground, their limbs could still tremble and twist, and they would soon stand up.
The car was filled with sounds of vomiting; the staff members, who had always lived a peaceful life at the base, had never seen anything like this before.
Lin Xi turned her head and saw Liang Hui grinning, suppressing the urge to vomit.
Lin Xi praised, "Not bad, you've improved."
Liang Hui took a deep breath to calm himself down and praised Lin Xi, "You haven't regressed in two years."
Lin Xi looked at the zombies that had been getting up one after another in the rearview mirror. The zombies with hardened skin had hardly changed, while the zombies with hardened bones had some of their flesh scraped and crushed away, revealing the dark bones inside. They continued to chase the car in this half-skeletal, half-zombie form.
"vomit!!"
Seeing the zombies like this, the carriage was filled with vomiting sounds again.
There's no need for further explanation; Lin Xi personally drove the truck, accelerating through Gengyang City.
No matter how terrifying the zombies are, they can't outrun a truck moving at full speed.
After shaking off the horde of zombies, the truck maintained a steady speed, and the vomiting gradually stopped.
There were no more screams, complaints, or whispers inside the car. Everyone remained silent, gazing at the wasteland city outside.
No matter where they come from, their former homes were not much different from Gengyang, with bustling streets and a large population, but now they are unrecognizable.
The research team was an important group to protect. They were rescued by the military and moved to a safe zone shortly after the apocalypse. Although they were displaced, lacked food and clothing, and experienced the danger of fleeing for their lives, they had almost never seen a city like this before.
At noon, the intense sunlight shone down, but instead of bringing warmth, it made the dead city seem even more silent and desolate.
The truck made a brief loop around Gengyang before heading back.
As the buildings receded into the distance and the roads became increasingly deserted, everyone knew that the probability of encountering a horde of zombies would decrease, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
After the truck returned to the underground base, it underwent several checks, and the personnel had to undergo another virus test after getting off the truck.
Lin Xi vaguely remembered that when she first came to the Dawn Base, this checkpoint was packed with people, and even setting up several temporary checkpoints was not enough.
However, only one checkpoint is currently open, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter or leave the base. This checkpoint is specifically set up for military personnel.
Lin Xi led the group that had passed the checkpoint to the elevator.
The main mode of transportation that people in the base will encounter is the elevator. The civilian elevator is about 16 square meters, has a capacity of 90 people, and runs every 20 minutes.
Most people take the elevator to their work floors, but those who need to run errands or visit friends must apply to the building manager on each floor before they can use the elevator; the management is very strict.
Lin Xi submitted an application for the research institute in advance, facilitating a fast-track process for everyone.
But instead of going straight back to the research institute, they stopped on an unfamiliar floor.
"Oh, isn't this the floor of my daughter's school?"
"Why can't we go back yet? Isn't the team building activity over?"
Someone skilled in social interaction and who hadn't offended Lin Xi boldly stepped forward to ask about the next steps.
Lin Xi frankly stated: "Visiting the base."
Some people were expressionless, some looked bored, and some breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if I can't go back to my familiar place, it's still better than being chased by zombies outside.
Liang Hui brought along the pre-arranged meet-up person, and Lin Xi led everyone to visit the base's school, factory, farm, ranch, and a series of places closely related to daily life, following the guide.
This was Lin Xi's first time visiting these places.
All the venues are not much different from the places that used to be on the ground, except that they are much smaller and the facilities are simpler.
The factory's performance was the most obvious.
Although the workers are neatly dressed and well-trained, the existing factories produce daily necessities and common tool accessories, while the highest-level electronics factory produces mobile phones.
The simplest touchscreen phone has limited memory and no extra features.
For someone like Lin Xi who already has a stock of electronic products, there's no need for such a basic mobile phone. However, most people are those who survived the riots and came to the base alone, so this kind of phone can at least provide them with social and entertainment activities.
The mobile phone is quite expensive, requiring a researcher like Lin Xi to earn a month's salary based on points to purchase it. However, after two years of operation at the base, many people have accumulated points, and mobile phones are now commonplace at the base, though they can only be used on the base's intranet.
Everywhere one looks, there are signs of a decline in civilization.
On the farms and ranches, the staff members met with their former colleagues—
Most of them came from different biological laboratories. In addition to laboratories researching viruses, there were many bioengineering labs in the research institute. Those specialists were assigned here to develop agriculture and animal husbandry.
The farm has lights that simulate sunlight and strict water control, but due to insufficient indoor growing space, the yield is still low even with the combination of various cloning technologies.
The same applies to animal husbandry.
This is why fresh fruits and vegetables are considered luxury items at the base.
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