Chapter 323 Strawberry Milk
Song Liang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, "It's good that we got the key."
This at least proves that this is not a five-star polluted area.
If the mission fails, Team Zero can choose to withdraw directly. With a way out, they can carry out the mission without any worries and can do it with confidence.
Xie Tu remained silent.
He reached for the special device box at his waist, inside which lay a bronze key.
Xie Tu's gaze deepened.
I couldn't find the key for the first few days, but on the third day, it appeared out of nowhere.
Just like these survivors.
It feels like it was specially prepared for Team Zero...
Upon hearing their conversation, Yun Zhao turned to the register and found the name of the survivor, Yu Jie.
The handwriting is different from the others, so it shouldn't be written by Qi Ling.
Yu Jie, a 28-year-old cartoonist, is a socially awkward homebody. His parents divorced and each started their own families, leaving him without any support.
He hadn't left his house since the apocalypse began, and had been trapped there for more than twenty days until Team Zero rescued him today.
As she looked at him, she began to find him suspicious.
Qi Ling complained, "This guy stammers and can't get a single word out, but if you give him a pen, he can fill up the entire register."
A person who has been trapped for too long is filled with the urge to confide in others.
They wish they could write down even their ancestors for eighteen generations.
Yun Zhao didn't say anything, he just nodded.
Song Liang had already gotten up to heat up the canned meat for Qi Ling.
The others returned to their rooms for a nap.
Duan Xi, in particular, ran very fast and even locked the door from the inside, fearing that Song Liang would come up later to retaliate for the morning's grievances.
*
1:50 PM.
After resting properly, everyone went out to organize the survivors to start working.
The six college students on the second floor were notified to come out of their rooms.
Chen Xi tucked her diary under her pillow and followed her classmates outside to assemble.
They continued to move supplies to the town's supermarkets and department stores.
In just two days, the number of survivors on the island has reached nearly one hundred.
On the street near the hotel, you can see a group of people as soon as you step outside, and the area finally has some life.
Humans are, after all, social animals.
The fear and loneliness of the apocalypse were temporarily dispelled, and communication between them became more frequent.
With a group of powerful superhumans leading the way, no one dared to cause trouble. Even the most rebellious Dong Hui and his group were very well-behaved.
The new members were quickly divided into groups.
Jingyao and his group, being veterans, were assigned to build a suspension bridge.
They learned from the islanders that the group of people in black combat uniforms were also soldiers and had all awakened superpowers.
I recalled what I saw this morning.
So that was a superpower.
His companions were also very excited, all hoping that they could awaken their own superpowers.
On the other side, Dong Hui and five others split into two groups. They were all construction workers, and building fortifications and suspension bridges were their areas of expertise.
Fortifications are somewhat better, but drawbridges require consideration of issues such as load-bearing capacity.
We also need to consider the flexibility of the suspension bridge when it is raised; otherwise, if the bridge is slowly rising when all the zombies have rushed onto the island, it would be pointless.
Xie Tu then called them over.
When they heard that the operation would begin that afternoon, everyone was stunned.
Without engineers to take measurements, without a professional team to produce blueprints, they just start working?
They were just construction workers, not designers or superheroes; there wasn't even a single large machine on the island.
How could these soldiers be so reckless?
Xie Tu said calmly, "We will ensure that vehicles can pass safely, and that the use will be limited to short periods of time."
The survivors were thinking about long-term stability.
Team Zero knew that nothing lasted long in the contaminated zone; once the mission was over, everything would be gone.
The so-called infrastructure construction is merely a temporary solution for them, fulfilling the gatekeepers' obsession.
From God's perspective and from the perspective of an observer.
This is a tragedy that is destined to have no solution.
Dong Hui and the others were puzzled, but the soldier's aura was too intimidating. They were even afraid to ask questions, so they had no choice but to do as he said.
Fix it, fix it.
He'll manage for as long as he can; if the bridge collapses, it's none of his business, since he's not going to leave the island anyway.
The group quickly went to their assigned work areas according to the plan.
After assigning the tasks, Xie Tu walked up to Yun Zhao and said, "I'll go over there this afternoon. We have enough manpower. Let them handle the heavy work, and make sure they conserve their energy."
Yun Zhao nodded, "Okay, I understand."
She, along with Rabbit and Qi Ling, led the others to the supermarket and department store.
Fire Phoenix didn't even glance at Xie Tu, but happily flew behind Yun Zhao and followed him.
The zombies on the island have been cleared.
But zombie corpses were everywhere, lying across the road. The timid ones followed behind the crowd, not daring to look down at them.
Ren Xin held her mother's hand and walked in the middle of the crowd.
After she became familiar with the people around her, she was no longer as afraid as she had been in the morning.
She is lucky to have both her parents by her side.
Ren Xin raised her head and asked, "Mom, I worked hard this morning. If I finish my work this afternoon, can I get a carton of strawberry milk?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Zhao turned to look at her with a complicated expression.
At six and a half years old, he was already able to understand things.
Ren Xin knew that this older sister was in charge, and ignoring her mother's gesture of covering her mouth, she asked softly, "Sister, I want to drink milk. Mom used to buy it for me. Can you reward me with a bottle of milk?"
The child's mother was very cautious and quickly waved her hand, saying, "No need for a reward. Children say the darndest things, please don't take it to heart."
Yun Zhao paused for two seconds, then said, "It's nothing."
Strawberry milk is really delicious, with a sweet and sour taste that kids love.
She liked it very much too.
Unfortunately, she didn't have a mother to buy it for her; the only person who remembered to bring her strawberry milk was Xie Tu.
He would always find some of her favorite snacks and strawberry milk in his backpack.
*
In the afternoon, the island was bustling with activity, with busy figures everywhere.
People pushed all sorts of carts back and forth, transporting goods, building materials, and so on.
Almost all the able-bodied men went to the other side where the suspension bridge was being built.
After Dong Hui and several colleagues finished building the base, they were responsible for installing the fixed structure of the bridge abutment.
Without heavy machinery, the sentries helped lift some slings or chains that ordinary people couldn't move, and installed the hydraulic system for raising and lowering the suspension bridge.
When Jingyao saw this group of strongmen, he didn't know what to say.
Could one's physique reach such a terrifying level after awakening superpowers?
The six of them followed instructions and squatted on the shore to make bridge panels, splicing and welding together various steel plates.
In just one afternoon, the bridge began to take shape.
The riverbed is only a few meters wide. Ignoring the water flow and the need for long-term stability, building a suspension bridge is not too difficult.
The four truckloads of materials that were brought back are enough.
It was getting dark, and there was still a little bit left.
Xie Tu ordered everyone to work overtime to finish this task, and all those who participated in the overtime work received additional dry food such as instant noodles.
Upon hearing that there would be extra food, everyone was as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, without any complaints.
The construction speed is nothing short of an infrastructure miracle.
It got completely dark.
A dense dark substance began to permeate the surroundings, with countless intertwined black threads surging about as if they were alive.
Unfortunately, ordinary people can't see it.
Xie Tu turned to look at the tall, thin young man named Jing Yao.
He was still wearing his motorcycle armor, with the sun logo on his chest standing out prominently.
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