Chapter 249: Further Discussion (12)
Note that they did not sleep that night. The loss of so many people with special abilities not only saddened them but also the people above them. However, at the same time, they did not forget to ask about what happened and what happened when they were out. So almost as soon as these people received treatment, someone came forward to ask questions.
This is not surprising. When Lan Jin and the other three just came back, Brother Zhang was locked up without even having a chance to explain anything. The four of them were immediately questioned by Brother Li about what happened. Then, in order to verify the facts, even though Brother Zhang was locked up downstairs, he was still being questioned by Brother Li.
So this is a process, and it is a normal procedure, but these people are not given any rest time, and it is a little bit inhumane.
After everything was put in place, the sky was already bright.
Brother Li rubbed his forehead, looked at Brother Zhang beside him, and asked, "By the way, have those four people come back after going out?"
Brother Zhang naturally knew who Brother Li was asking about. After checking his phone, he replied, "No, I sent a message. If I had an internet connection when I got back, I would definitely reply. I guess he hasn't come back yet."
"What did they go out for?" Brother Li asked curiously.
Brother Zhang put his phone back into his jacket pocket and replied, "They just said they were going out to get their stored supplies back to exchange for contribution points. As for where they kept them, it's too private, so I didn't ask. Since they haven't come back yet, they must be quite far away."
Brother Zhang was not worried that they would leave at this moment. Lao Gao's Cang Yan was still in the base. How could he bear to leave without taking it away? After all, he spent so many contribution points to buy it.
After that, Brother Zhang asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly mention them?"
"Didn't you say that the four of them were very strong? We've lost so many psychics. If only we could..."
Before Brother Li could finish his words, Brother Zhang interrupted, "They can't be kept. They're going to the Jing City base. The youngest one's parents are soldiers, so there's no way they could stay here. Besides, they're so powerful, they'll be noticed by the higher-ups sooner or later, and then they'll probably... So there's no need."
Brother Li smiled and said, "But from what you said, you want to keep the person here, right? How can it be unnecessary?" Then what is there to keep?
Brother Zhang explained, "The extreme heat is coming soon. Their route is to move from base to base to the Jingshi base. If the extreme heat hits the next base, they will stay there for a long time. Since they can't get there anyway, why not leave them at our base? Such a strong ability will definitely be a help to us. Why give it away to someone else?"
Don't blame Brother Zhang for playing some tricks. There's no other way. Having seen the special abilities of these four people, he really thinks they are very strong. If they stay in the base, even for a short time, they can still help the base during this period of time, instead of letting the R City base get an advantage because of the extreme heat that has not yet arrived.
But Brother Li had only heard Brother Zhang talk about how powerful these four people's abilities were. They were indeed strong, and they did take down two first-level beasts, but wasn't it the explosive bow unit provided by the base that dealt the fatal blow? So could that also be considered their credit? Not entirely, right?
So, Brother Li never really realized how powerful the abilities of these four people were.
It's normal for Brother Li to not believe it since he hasn't seen it before. Brother Zhang didn't want to explain too much and just said, "No matter what, these four people will definitely be back today. Even if they don't come back today, they will come back tomorrow. Oh, right, didn't we just receive news that there is another team coming back? Why don't you go to the door to watch?"
Brother Li glanced at him and said, "Go ahead, but there's nothing to see. You'll just go to see how many people are left."
Brother Zhang stood up and left the place. He also pulled Brother Li who was unwilling to move, and the two of them came to the hall again from the medical department.
This time they waited for two hours. When they finally saw the returning team at the door, everyone's heart tightened, because this returning team was the weakest among all the special ability teams. There were a total of 5 people in this team, but surprisingly, after they got off the bus and counted the number of people, they found that all five of them had returned intact.
Of course, being intact refers to the number of people and the integrity of their limbs. When going out on a mission, it is inevitable that there will be more serious injuries than minor ones. But now they are all back, isn't it a happy thing?
The person at the door first gave the five people a thorough physical examination. After no abnormalities were detected, they were immediately taken to the medical department. The subsequent process was the same as before, treating their injuries while asking about what happened.
Brother Zhang continued to stay in the hall waiting for Lan Jin and the others to return.
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At this time, Lan Jin and others were still in the space, eating breakfast and lunch while discussing whether to leave or not.
There is no way around it. This decision concerns their survival for a long time in the future, so they cannot be careless.
Lao Gao pointed at the map spread out on the table and calculated its route in his mind while eating.
Just as Brother Zhang said, the distance between the H City Base and the R City Base they are going to next is indeed quite far. Adding to the influence of the surrounding environment, if you calculate carefully, it is not certain that they can arrive safely within a week.
He said, "We've actually always taken this route for granted. The driving time on the ice can't be planned using normal time. It's the same from J City to H City, and the same from H City to the R City base. Before the apocalypse, it took a week to drive from J City to Beijing City. Even if the entire ground was raised due to the ice, it still couldn't shorten the distance.
After all, driving on ice is far more difficult than before, not to mention the possibility of encountering a mutant creature or extreme weather, which would extend our time. You should remember that Brother Zhang mentioned that the next section of the road is actually more difficult to travel, right? What if he was right? A difficult road is nothing, but if we encounter extreme weather, if we have a house, we can still find a place to hide, but if we don't, we really have nowhere to hide."
This is not a problem that can be solved by hiding in space. You can hide in space, but it will come out from where it hides. If it rains sharp hail, you can escape by hiding in space, but what will happen when it comes out? So if there is no place to hide, even hiding in space will not work.
Another issue is walking on the ice. Everyone says it can be reached in 7 or 8 days, but in reality it will definitely take much longer than that. "I'm not saying anything, I'm just analyzing it. You can also offer your opinions or analysis, but I think we need to figure out when the extreme heat will come, to have a specific time. Actually, there's no need to discuss anything here. But without a specific time, my advice is definitely not to move. It's too dangerous."
(End of this chapter)
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