Lin Tantan didn't realize that she had influenced Ye Xiao's thoughts to a great extent. She received another call from a person who was close to awakening his superpowers. This person was an old man, over sixty years old, with a high fever and blurred vision. He was able to live to this day thanks to his amazing perseverance and his children's filial piety.
The population of this shantytown is much larger than the one yesterday, so there are also many critically ill patients. With so many patients and few treatment staff, we can only give priority to younger and stronger patients with a higher chance of survival. After all, every treatment is very precious.
Originally, the old man should not have been able to get a number, but his children begged him and said they were willing to work like a slave for Lin Tantan. So Lin Tantan went to see the old man and immediately saw the problem.
After further investigation of his supernatural powers, he is on the verge of awakening. However, due to his poor health, he may die from the high fever before awakening.
In order to avoid breaking the rules and causing a disturbance, she calmly asked the children to take the old man home. After the day's treatment was over, she went to the old man alone to sort out his energy and left some food, which made the old man's family very grateful.
Lin Tan Tan waved her hand and left. If she was not mistaken, the old man might have awakened the wood-related ability, which was extremely precious and scarce, whether it was for planting or healing. She couldn't bear to lose such a talent.
It was already dark at this time. Because there were too many patients, they finished work late that day. Lin Tantan also suggested that the bodyguards' wages be raised a little. Waiting for her at this time were the six people who lived with Jiang Zhongyi and Xu Tianjin.
Lin Tan Tan had consulted Jiang Zhongyi in the morning to find out about Xu Tianjin. He behaved well and no matter how he asked about his relationship with her, Xu Tianjin just laughed it off.
"His Tai Chi lying skills are so poor that anyone with a discerning eye can tell he's trying to change the subject." This was Jiang Zhongyi's evaluation.
Anyway, just keep your mouth shut. After a day and a night, Xu Tianjin and Jiang Zhongyi became quite familiar with each other and were willing to continue living with them. Lin Tan Tan gave them a bucket of water as rent every day. Xu Tianjin also had enough water and food every day. After all, they were fellow villagers, and he had to take good care of them in Shanghai.
The car first took Lin Tantan back to the villa and then back to the residential area. When getting out of the car and going upstairs, Jiang Zhongyi released a fireball to illuminate and keenly noticed that someone was lurking here in the dark. He knew that the other party was coming for Xu Tianjin and had appeared in the morning, but they would never let Xu Tianjin be alone, so the other party could not find a chance to do anything.
Jiang Zhongyi sneered and pretended not to notice. The group carried water and food upstairs, had a half-meal, washed up and went to sleep again. Because of Jiang Zhongyi's fire ability, they didn't have to worry about fuel, which was very cheap.
Lin Tan Tan entered the villa and found that everyone was there except Ye Xiao. The generator was working blazingly, and the living room was brightly lit. The entire living room was divided into several areas. Everyone was busy looking for a location to build a house and screening people.
Lin Tan Tan asked what they were doing, and they excitedly told her that they were going to form their own team and asked her if she had anyone to recommend.
Lin Tantan was very surprised, and then happy. Ye Xiao finally figured it out, which was a good thing.
She leaned over to Bai Cheng and whispered, "I haven't said anything to him yet." She said this without a clue, then added with a look that said I knew it all, "You were the one who persuaded him, right? I told you that only you could persuade him."
Seeing her confident expression and a bit of flattery in her eyes, Bai Cheng felt worried about Ye Xiao. At the same time, he thought, it was a good thing that he gave up quickly.
The girl is a good girl, but her brain... is it too slow or what?
Bai Cheng said slowly, "He said that in order to prevent you from being bullied by others, he finally realized that it would be better to have your own power. Do you believe him?"
"I'm not angry?" He looked puzzled, then thought of what happened during the day, and was shocked: "Are you talking about what happened in the afternoon? No, no, no, that's not the case. If you, Meimei, or anyone else were in my position at that time, he would be angry. And not just for me, he said it himself!"
Lin Tan said with a look on his face, "You have to believe me, I'm definitely not special."
Bai Cheng gave up and decided not to get involved.
Lin Tan Tan asked about Ye Xiao again, saying that he went to Lu Jianping's place and investigated the mutant plant. When she saw the dark night outside, she was worried out of habit, but she also knew that Ye Xiao would protect herself.
Then the topic returned to the selection process.
They wanted to form a team, and of course they had to start with people they already knew, with good character and ability. There were quite a few such people. More than half a month in the west of Yang City, ten days on the road, and more than half a month in the base were enough for them to come into contact with enough people and have an in-depth understanding of them.
Lin Tantan didn't have anyone to recommend. Jiang Zhongyi was one, but he was already on Bai Cheng's list and was considered someone who could be actively cultivated. Others included people with special abilities like Yang Xinyu and Mingze, as well as Qian Feifei and others, but they were all already on the list.
Lin Tantan thought for a moment and said, "Does the patient want it too?"
"Well, strangers are not easily recruited, but patients, especially those in desperate situations, are more likely to gain their loyalty."
"Well, I just happened to meet one today." Lin Tantan explained the old man's situation. "If everything goes well, he should be able to awaken his wood-type ability."
Bai Cheng wrote down the name.
"I've also encountered a few in the clinic before. They've been slightly marked in the electronic file, but they're all wealthy people, so they should be difficult to win over."
"That's not necessary." Bai Cheng tapped his notebook lightly with the hand holding the pen and said, "Let's talk about this. When you face a patient, how do you know if he is just sick or about to awaken?"
"Some can be seen with the naked eye, while others require hands-on testing with supernatural powers." Lin Tan said with a smile, "Why, do you want to pick up leaks on a large scale?"
Bai Cheng said, "There are currently over six million people in the base, and over four million of them live in shanty towns. Even if one out of every ten thousand people emerges, there will be over four hundred people with special abilities. With such a huge resource, who wouldn't be envious?"
At this stage, the proportion of people with special abilities is still very small, with perhaps only one person in a hundred people having special abilities. Once a special ability person appears, it is easy for various forces to divide and conquer them. Bai Cheng used an intermediary to recruit many free special abilities, but if he really wanted to make these special abilities his own, the price he would have to pay would be extremely high, and other forces would not sit idly by and watch this happen.
So if you can find a bargain, the cost is low and the resistance is also low. Isn’t that the best of both worlds?
They only have a hundred tons of grain now, which can only feed a limited number of people, so they naturally want to maximize their profits. Early development is the most important thing. They have missed the opportunity to share the cake for the first time, so now they have to catch up.
Lin Tan Tan thought for a moment and said, "Based on the current prevalence, there shouldn't be one person in ten thousand who will awaken, but it's not far off. I'll keep an eye on it. Starting tomorrow, I won't be going to the clinic anymore and will spend the whole day in the shantytown."
At worst, I can just touch it for everyone who comes to seek medical treatment.
Bai Cheng smiled and said, "Let's talk, thank you."
"Hey, I'm a part of it too! Everyone does what they're best at." Lin Tantan felt a little embarrassed. She also found that she was becoming more and more integrated into the team. This time was a new starting point, so of course she had to contribute more. Otherwise, when there were more people and the business expanded, everyone would definitely not be able to live under the same roof and see each other every day. What if their relationship became alienated?
In short, you must demonstrate your value and presence and become an indispensable part of a team.
Just as I was thinking about the sense of presence, I suddenly heard the squeaking of mutant rats outside, and there were several of them squeaking at the same time, which made their presence very strong.
"What's going on? These mice don't usually make much noise?" someone asked. They've become accustomed to the mutant mice, which come in all shapes and colors. They're not a bother at all. They usually go out to forage and come back to sleep, not running around. While they haven't found much use for them yet, it's quite fun to keep a litter of them. People are also used to sharing some of their food with them. The most common thing is to throw them fruit peels or cores when eating, and they'll happily squeak and chew on them.
These mutant rats are obviously very satisfied with their living environment and are not noisy at all.
It was obviously unusual for him to suddenly cry out at this moment.
Everyone immediately put down what they were doing and gathered together as much as possible.
Lin Tantan said, "I'll go out and take a look."
"I'll go too." Mei Baisheng said, and then Zhong Xiong and Xu Li also came out with their guns. Xu Qin's body had not fully recovered yet, so he stayed by the door with Bai Cheng. Jiang Xiaotian and Cheng Qinan still needed protection.
Cheng Qinan closed his eyes and his eyelids trembled. After a moment, he said, "It must be a mutant plant."
"How could it be?" Bai Cheng frowned. He had just checked during the day and there was not a single blade of grass around. He looked at the marble under his feet. Could it be that it really ran underground?
He immediately notified the private people outside the villa through the intercom that it might be a mutant plant.
At this time, Lin Tantan was holding a flashlight and looking at the fresh marks on the mud on the outer wall of the villa, as if something had just emerged from it, and his face was ugly.
The hole was deep and round, with a cross-section the size of two fists. Except for some broken parts near the ground, the bottom looked like it had been pounded by a columnar object, and it was curved. Several mutant rats were squeaking non-stop at the hole.
She had only two guesses about such traces: a mutated animal like a snake or a giant earthworm, or a mutated plant.
She would rather it be the former, but Bai Cheng's notice shattered that hope.
Xu Li held the hilt of the sword and whispered, "Be careful."
He and Lin Tan were in a group, and Mei Bosheng and Zhong Xiong were in another group. This was because they were worried that some emergencies could only be handled by people with special abilities.
"Yeah." Lin Tan Tan moved a little away from the cave entrance, but his eyes never left it. He informed others of the discovery here. After a while, Mei Bosheng and Zhong Xiong, who had not found anything else, came over, and then the other four also came.
Everyone stared at the hole in silence, and some reluctantly asked Cheng Qinan, "Are you sure it's a mutant plant?"
"I'm not sure, but my gut tells me it is."
“Are there any plants around here?”
"Within a hundred meters of the villa, there's not a single blade of grass. In fact, the entire villa area has only a few bushes at most."
What kind of shrub can have roots like this?
They all assumed that it was the root of a plant, which quietly emerged from the ground. After being discovered by the mutant rats, it quickly shrank back and never showed up again.
Judging from the thickness, I seriously suspect that it was the same thing that Lin Tantan and Bai Cheng encountered in the afternoon.
"Are you crazy?" Zhong Xiong, the oldest and most stable person, touched his hair and muttered.
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