Lin Tantan returned to the clinic with a little hamster in his arms. Before he even entered the building, he heard another scream.
It was the middle of the night and many people had gone to bed, but there were also many people who had not, such as the gate guards and the people who were studying the magic machine. These people had become numb and just silently plugged their ears.
Lin Tantan suddenly felt that this matter was really disturbing to the public.
She entered the clinic, which was powered primarily by solar panels on the rooftop. The abundant energy provided by the rooftops gave the building a brightly lit atmosphere. Upon entering, she saw people languidly slumped in the hallways. Some were covered in blood, some muttered to themselves, some nervously moved in and out of the wards, and some lay in bed, wounded.
And each of these people had dark circles and bloodshot eyes.
The smashed items on the ground had been picked up, and the air was still filled with a faint smell of blood.
Lin Tantan sighed. Less than an hour after she left, these people became even more listless.
The same howling sound came from upstairs again. As soon as Lin Tantan went upstairs, he saw a girl with disheveled hair running out barefoot, shouting as she ran: "There's a ghost, there's a ghost! Ahhhhh!"
It was the person who said she was most afraid of ghosts. Two people were chasing her and pinning her down, asking her to calm down. The other patients watched the scene with numb expressions.
Mingze also caught up from behind and sighed: "It seems that the team leader's experience is really not applicable."
Lin Tan Tan walked over and asked: "What doesn't apply?"
Mingze said, "Didn't you say that after you had a nightmare, you could sleep soundly the next time you fell asleep? Some people just tried to fall asleep a second time, but they kept dreaming. Zhang Jiujiu was the same way. She said she was so sleepy and wanted to sleep so badly that she secretly took sleeping pills, but she was still startled awake. After waking up, she couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep again, and then was startled awake again. This was the fourth time in just one hour."
Lin Tantan frowned as he looked at the girl with a distorted expression and a face that looked collapsed and exhausted. After hesitating for a long time, he sighed: "Want to sleep? Let her lie down, I'll try."
Mingze was a little confused, but still found an empty room for Zhang Jiujiu to lie down.
Lin Tantan put his hand on her forehead. After a while, Zhang Jiujiu, who had been struggling, fell asleep, looking particularly peaceful.
Several people watched her with bated breath. For five minutes, ten minutes, there was no movement.
After Lin Tantan withdrew his hand, she did not wake up. Lin Tantan looked at his hand. In the past, patients who had suffered from insomnia for many days could sleep soundly under her hands, and people who were haunted by nightmares could also find peace with her. Now, people who were attacked by zombies' mental attacks could also be made to sleep by her.
Well, there’s no need for a hypnotist, she can do it herself.
Mingze looked at her in astonishment: "Team leader, what did you do?"
"It's nothing. I just use energy to soothe her spirit and calm her over-excited brain. I just came up with this idea." Lin Tan Tan said, "If anyone else really wants to sleep, please sign up. My method may not only treat the symptoms but also the root cause, but it should at least allow them to sleep peacefully for a while."
She had not intended to reveal that her wood element had this function, and Ye Xiao had reminded her of this. However, seeing that the patient wanted to sleep but didn't dare to, and wanted to wake up but couldn't, and was almost collapsing from this tossing and turning, she couldn't just stand by and watch.
Mingze went out and asked who wanted to sleep. The people in the corridor, like ghost statues, looked at him numbly or in horror, as if he were a devil.
Mingze said speechlessly, "Zhang Jiujiu has fallen asleep and didn't have a nightmare. Our team leader has found a way to let you sleep for a while." After thinking about it, he felt it would be bad to be too absolute, so he said, "But it may not work for everyone. It depends on the person..."
Before he could finish his words, these people came alive from the ghost statue, rushed to where Zhang Jiujiu was, and crowded at the door to watch.
"Ah, she's so peaceful!"
“It’s really peaceful.”
“It’s so peaceful.”
“I want to be this peaceful too!”
No one said they didn't want to sleep. Normally, a few nights without sleep wouldn't be a big deal for a psychic, but they'd been torn apart by recurring nightmares, their bodies and spirits nearly drained. Now there was a way to make them sleep, to temporarily forget everything while recharging their batteries, and of course they were crying out for this perk.
So these people lay down obediently, Lin Tan went over and put his hands on their heads for a few minutes, and they fell asleep obediently.
The last person fell asleep. Four hours passed and it was daybreak. Even the person who fell asleep earliest had been awake for an hour or two, but the clinic was still peaceful. The people who woke up were very relaxed. The dark circles and depression on their faces had dissipated a lot, and they had smiles on their faces. They talked in low voices in the corridor, for fear of waking up those who were still sleeping.
"Doctor Lin."
Seeing Lin Tantan coming out of the last room, several men and women who were talking at the end of the corridor immediately greeted him.
Lin Tantan, who was twisting his waist stiffly, immediately straightened up: "Are you awake already? How long have you been sleeping?"
"I'll take about two hours."
"I've got almost another three hours."
"I only slept for a little over an hour, but I felt the quality of my sleep was very good. Thank you, Dr. Lin."
These people sincerely thanked Lin Tantan. Zhang Jiujiu was also there. She had slept for three hours and her fatigue was almost gone. Thinking back to her previous state of collapse, it was like escaping death. She was very excited and wanted to grab Lin Tantan's hand and cry, but of course she didn't dare to do so in the end.
Lin Tan Tan said, "You also need to consider what the expert says and combine it with your personal advice to see how to break your nightmare. This is the most important thing."
Several people nodded repeatedly.
Lin Tantan nodded and left in the manner of a famous doctor. Her shoulders immediately slumped and she let out a long breath. She couldn't help but feel relieved that there were only more than seventy patients. If there were more than three hundred patients here, she would have vomited blood, right?
Mingze had been following her and said, "Team Leader, you should go and have a rest too."
Lin Tantan waved his hands and said, "I'll just stretch my legs. Is breakfast here? I'm starving."
Mingze remembered that she was also one of the patients, but she could help others sleep peacefully, but she could not use this ability on herself.
Mingze hesitated for a moment and asked, "Team Leader, can I learn this skill?" Afraid she would misunderstand him as wanting to steal his skills, he quickly explained, "I mean, if I learn it, I can help you with your worries."
Lin Tanxin said, "I really hope you can help share my worries," but she shook her head. "This kind of attack targets the human spirit and requires extremely high supernatural powers. Especially if the other person is also a supernatural being and is mentally unstable, when your supernatural power enters their brain and contacts their spiritual world, they will instinctively resist, which will hurt both themselves and others."
Mingze lowered his head.
Lin Tan Tan added, "But you can try with ordinary people."
Mingze raised his head suddenly.
"An ordinary person without special powers, who has trouble sleeping and can completely trust you." Lin Tan thought that people in the apocalypse are prone to mental problems, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, excessive pressure to survive that causes insomnia and irritability, etc. Don't overdo it!
Psychologists were quite popular in the end times, but that was in the later years when people's survival was no longer so difficult and they began to pay attention to mental health. But by then, perverts were already everywhere, and it became a bit difficult to correct psychological problems.
This time, more than 300 patients were plagued by nightmares, although they were caused by zombies, but there are definitely many people like them, who are plagued by various nightmares or certain pains every day, are extremely depressed, irritable and anxious, and have trouble sleeping at night... It's just that the degree is not so serious.
Lin Tantan believes that caring about the physical and mental health of these people should start with letting them get a good night's sleep.
Lin Tantan and Mingze discussed a new business direction for their clinic.
Mingze: I just wanted to learn a skill to solve an urgent problem, but suddenly I was dragged into planning the future blueprint of the company. What's going on?
Not to mention that Lin Tantan has started teaching sleep aid therapy, the world outside is also very busy.
Today is the last day that the base is open to entry and exit before the zombie tide arrives. Ordinary people who want to leave the base should take advantage of this day to hurry out and grab as much food as possible to store for themselves, lest the zombie tide siege the city for too long and they run out of water and food.
Some people began to deploy troops to fight against the zombie tide, and the reinforcement of the city walls also reached the final step.
At this time, the base is no longer the same as before. A circle of ditches several meters wide and deep has been dug at the base of the city wall. If river water is introduced, it will become a veritable moat. This is all to prevent the tide of zombies. The city wall has also been reinforced and raised a lot, and it appears even taller and more majestic in the sun.
Boom, boom, boom, dozens of huge grenade trucks were transported to various parts inside the city wall. Ye Xiao was patrolling a section of the city wall near the brigade's side.
The defense of this section was assigned to the Zhengyang Battalion, which accounted for about one-tenth of the entire defense line, but it basically depended entirely on the Zhengyang Battalion itself. In addition to the battalion members, Ye Xiao also hired some reliable and capable personnel through Bai Cheng's intermediary system.
Today we must ensure that all personnel and equipment are in place, and that all arrangements are in place.
Starting in the afternoon, people outside began to return, some of them were free to move around, some were withdrawing from the battle with the zombies, and the number of people entering the base never decreased. The people outside the Zhengyang Brigade also came back one after another.
At dusk, all the core team members arrived, including Bai Cheng and others who had been with Lu Jianping for the past few days. They all came back. Next, they had to concentrate on fighting for the Zhengyang Brigade.
Then came the meeting to make the final arrangements and discuss matters. Lin Tantan was naturally also present, as her treatment team played a very important role. However, halfway through the meeting, there was a sudden commotion outside.
Ye Xiao frowned, thinking it was coming from the clinic. He asked someone to ask what happened. The errand boy came back with a strange expression and looked at where Lin Tan was. "It's from the clinic. There are a lot of patients and their families here."
Before Lin Tantan could say anything, Ye Xiao's face darkened: "Are you here to cause trouble?"
"No, no, no," the errand boy said hurriedly. "They said they wanted to help our brigade defend the city wall, but they were all trying to squeeze each other out. They were all very excited."
Ye Xiao looked at Lin Tan Tan, and the others looked at her. She also looked confused: "They said there was a new patient coming, but it's not enough to cause a quarrel. You guys continue with the meeting, I'll go take a look."
She asked Mingze to continue sitting there while she left the conference room. Ye Xiao looked at her and stood up. "There can be no mistakes in the medical field. I'll go take a look too. Bai Cheng, I'll leave this to you."
Then he followed.
At this time, there were indeed quite a few people coming in and out of the clinic, arguing with each other, and they were mainly divided into two camps.
One camp is the old patients who stayed in the clinic yesterday, and the other camp is the new patients who just came today.
Why are there new patients? This is because these patients did not stay in the clinic yesterday due to various concerns. After they left, their behavior was not much better than those who stayed in the clinic. They were also making noises and screaming. Their relatives, friends and companions were completely caught off guard and could not stop them at all. Some of them even attacked and injured others, disturbing the public. The whole night was noisy.
Only then did these people realize how serious the situation was. They had heard that those who stayed in the clinic were also in a very miserable state, so they didn't think much of it. But when they ran over this morning, they saw dozens of people leaving the clinic one after another with smiles on their faces.
What the hell is this?
How could they still laugh? They must have been driven crazy.
Someone took the opportunity to ask these people when they left Zhengyang Brigade and returned to their homes. Some refused to explain the reason, while others gave vague answers, saying that they had slept peacefully in the clinic for a few hours.
Although they didn't know the reason, those who didn't stay in the clinic were still tempted, so dozens of them came to ask for shelter in the afternoon.
Lin Tan Tan saw that there were too many people, but the Zhengyang Brigade had already announced that they were taking in these patients on behalf of the base and were responsible for doing their best to help with their treatment. Moreover, with so many patients, she wanted to see if there was anyone who could break her nightmare sooner and set an example for her. So she accepted everyone and made a rule: she would help a group of people sleep for six hours, with thirty places in a group, and they just lined up.
Then... they were confused.
To be precise, the old patients were confused. With a group size of six hours, only 120 people could be helped to sleep in a day. If there were more than 120 patients, wouldn't they not get a turn at all in a day?
You will die if you don’t sleep!
They really disliked these incoming new patients. Naturally, they were unhappy about being excluded. This clinic is not your private property, so why don't you let us come? Then, when Lin Tantan didn't know about it, they started to scold him.
Then, someone, in order to be in the front row and have more opportunities, said that he would please Lin Tan Tan, but how to please him? The war was imminent, and naturally, defending the city wall for Zhengyang would satisfy him most.
When this idea spread, many new patients planned to do the same. When the old patients heard about it, they naturally did not want to be left behind. Some of them realized that they were no longer competitive, so they mobilized their relatives and friends to work with them for the Zhengyang Brigade. Naturally, others followed suit.
As Lin Tan was walking over, he overheard an elderly patient yelling, "Shame on you! You brought two teams with you!"
"Hmph, can't I have more subordinates? They are idle anyway, so what's wrong with coming to help the Zhengyang Brigade? Why don't you let us come? Are you hoping that the Zhengyang Brigade will be in trouble?" The new patient with two rows of big men around him said proudly.
Seeing Lin Tantan and Ye Xiao arrive together, the noisy crowd quieted down. The new patient, who was accompanied by two rows of large men, excitedly rushed towards Lin Tantan, wanting to cling to him: "Doctor Lin, I'm glad to finally see you. Please, let me get some sleep right away. These twenty of my men are all at your command, and three of them are psychics. I only beg you to cut in line for me!"
Of course, before he could hug her thigh, he was pulled away by someone.
Ye Xiao had a cold expression. Lin Tan took a look at this person and found that he had a thick layer of foundation on his face, which could not cover up his dark circles at all.
"This, uh..." Lin Tantan scratched his face and looked at the twenty strong men who were like two walls. They looked well-maintained and had no worries about food and drink and were in excellent spirits. Such labor force and fighting capacity made people reluctant to refuse.
She also heard at the meeting just now that they are actually very short of staff with more than 10,000 people, otherwise they would not have to hire anyone.
So she waved her hand and said, "Okay, but we don't want just anyone. You have to pass our assessment."
After saying that, she looked at Ye Xiao and said, "How about this, just treat it as a temporary job?"
Ye Xiao frowned: "Okay, but will it tire you out?"
Lin Tan Tan whispered, "Even if there weren't these twenty people, look at how miserable he is, how much he's crying and begging. Can I really bear it? Just consider it as medical expenses."
So Lin Tantan's bribery began. The original queuing rules of six hours a batch remained unchanged, but within six hours, she accepted queue-jumping. The more people contributed to the Zhengyang Brigade, the more they could enjoy VIP services.
As soon as this new rule came out, she found that almost all the patients came back, including those cool lone rangers.
These lone rangers are all very capable people, otherwise they would not dare to go out alone to fight zombies. In order to enjoy queue-jumping and VIP sleep aid services, these people came to work for the Zhengyang Brigade. After it was verified that they were not people with evil intentions, they were assigned to some important positions.
Aside from the Lone Ranger, the others were also quite capable. After all, they were capable of dealing with the zombie horde. These patients were all quite powerful, and most of them possessed special abilities. Their relatives, friends, and subordinates were no rookies either. These individuals were always coveted by other factions, and some even had small factions of their own, such as the one who brought twenty strong men and called himself "Young Master." A full thousand of them suddenly poured into the Zhengyang Brigade.
Leaders of other forces: Damn, wood-type mutants have this kind of effect?
Lin Tantan, who recruited more than a thousand capable fighters for the brigade, said: What a pleasant surprise. In this case, she will just focus on logistics this time.
At around eight o'clock, as the last person entered the base, the base gate slammed shut. On the wide walkway on the city wall, all the night watchmen were in place, with one person standing guard every few meters. Whether in the base's central command room or the front-line command room near the city wall, they were all paying close attention to the information fed back by instruments such as zombie detectors.
"The real zombie tide will not arrive until tomorrow, but there will always be some appetizers before the main course." When Ye Xiao said this to Lin Tantan, they stood in front of Shen Ji.
The magical machine was disassembled into many parts and then slowly reassembled. These days, Xu Qin and Jiang Xiaotian, with their respective teams, have been working almost to death here. Coupled with the presence of Xu Tianjin and the intermittent confession of the former pilot, they finally roughly figured out the principle of this thing and understood the theoretical knowledge of driving.
"If we need it this time, we can give it a try." This is what Xu Qin said, "I added an ammunition carrying function."
Lin Tantan looked at the drawings all over the table and the floor, and was filled with awe. He not only figured out the principle and structure of the magic machine, but also modified it. He was really amazing.
Then, on this night, Ye Xiao acted as a test pilot and controlled this big guy.
Everyone stepped back far away and watched as the big guy that was parked on the ground shook slightly, and then the ground and the surroundings began to hiss. Some of them took off from the ground unsteadily, some of them gradually rose into the air crookedly, and then stabilized and began to fly over people's heads.
It really looks like a triangular flying saucer, just a little thicker and heavier.
A rope will be lowered from its bottom for emergency aerial rescue.
As for dropping bombs or something, of course we can't try it here.
Ye Xiao landed the divine plane steadily again. He came out of the cabin, his expression still calm. "It will take more practice to become proficient in operating it, but if it's only used for close-range bombing and rescue, it's more than enough."
Lin Tan Tan asked worriedly, "What about the energy shield? Can it be activated? Is the technology mature?"
Jiang Xiaotian replied, "We've done a lot of calculations, and the energy shield can only be open for two minutes at most. If it's kept open for too long, it will easily cause energy instability, and the most serious consequence is a machine crash. So, we try not to open the energy shield unless it's practical."
Even without the energy shield, this magical machine still has advantages against flocks of birds. Compared to ordinary helicopters, it is less affected by wind and will not crash if its blades or tail are damaged. Compared to ordinary fighter planes, it does not require any runway for takeoff. It can take off and land at will, making it very flexible.
All in all, this is indeed a good thing, no wonder so many people want it.
With this thing, the Zhengyang Brigade has an extra layer of protection.
While they were talking about the divine machine, outside late at night, the appetizer had indeed arrived as Ye Xiao had said. Amid the beeping sound of the zombie detector, the first small group of zombies that came out from nowhere crashed into the city wall, and the battle began.
After the first batch, there was the second batch, and the third batch. By the next morning, there were piles of zombie corpses in front of the base.
Then came sporadic attacks throughout the morning, like a drop or two of rain before a storm.
In the afternoon, as the zombie detectors sounded their alarms frantically, groups of zombies slowly emerged from the ruins of the city in the distance.
There were thousands and thousands of zombies. They seemed like travelers who had traveled a lifetime and finally saw their hometown in their dreams. They were also like travelers who had wandered in the desert for a long time and found an oasis when they were about to die of thirst.
In short, these guys were all crazy, roaring and rushing towards the base in all directions, like a black and gray tide.
They ran across the wide open space, some were stopped by roadblocks, some fell into the moat, and some climbed up the city wall but were knocked down by people above.
Then the ground exploded with a bang, and flames, metal fragments, dust, and smoke spread out in the open space in front of the base. The ant-like zombies were thrown into the sky and fell to the ground, like rag dolls, becoming pieces.
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