Near the middle of May, with the power of the capital base, the absolute death zone stretching hundreds of kilometers was finally cleared up. But the survival status of the survivors has not become easier.
In just one month, the temperature rose from around zero in early April to around 20 degrees Celsius. Although it was a bit later than in previous years, the northern part of Huaguo officially entered the mid-spring season. The grass grows and the warblers fly. Everything is growing vigorously. If the zombies and abandoned towns are ignored, there will be a vibrant and lively scene everywhere.
But under this bustle and bustle, there is another kind of thrilling murder hidden: mutated animals and zombie animals.
Since the beginning of April, the capital base has been attacked by a total of six groups of mutated animals. These animals range from mice and cockroaches that plagued humans before the end of the world to ants and bedbugs whose destructive power has surged due to changes in size after the end of the world. I don’t know. After surviving the cold winter that lasted for several months, it seemed that the reproductive outbreak period was ushered in at the same time. Due to the lack of food and the competition of opponents, they all aimed at the safe base where the survivors gathered and protected the capital base. The work brings no small test and challenge.
Mutated animals are relatively easy to deal with. Although their size has mutated to an almost terrifying level, their living habits have not changed much, and there are still obvious weaknesses that can be exploited. It is much easier to drive away, interfere with, or eliminate. Mutated animals Rat meat can also be a food source for survivors after being tested and processed properly.
But zombie animals are not so easy to solve.
Driven by the zombie virus, all zombie animals have only one goal, which is to eat the survivors alive, and the zombie animals have no pain, will not be afraid, and will not easily give up the target. They must be hit on the head to kill them, even if the corpse is successfully killed How to deal with it is also a difficult problem. Throughout the spring, the black smoke generated by the burning of animal carcasses outside the capital base has not disappeared.
These are only attacks from the ground. In addition, the zombie birds headed by zombie sparrows are becoming more and more active. From time to time, there will be sparks and explosions on the skynet. And mutant mosquitoes will also step on the stage, and I'm afraid it will be even more spectacular and lively.
As the survivors face more threats and the living situation becomes more and more difficult, Shen Shi'an negotiated with the core team members and reached a unanimous decision: to expand the number of sharp blade members.
Compared with the first round, the requirements for recruiting new recruits in the second round have not changed much. Both supernatural and non-supernatural beings are still accepted, but the power and status of the sharp blade have long been different, so after the announcement of the new recruitment announcement, no In ten minutes, the gate of the Sharp Blade base was already crowded with people.
Tao Yuan and Qu Shuo are fully responsible for this new recruiting work. All applicants have to go through the interview review of the two of them. Xu Ge, Chen Nan, Xiong Manshan, and Lu Xiuyuan assisted and provided additional advice. He and Fan Xintong were specially hired as interview supervisors and off-site consultants—one was responsible for confirming the type and level of abilities, and the other was responsible for watching if anyone was secretly cheating.
More than a week later, the second round of recruiting was successfully concluded. This time, the number of new members recruited is still 111. If they can pass the two-month assessment and inspection, they can become regular members of Sharp Blade.
As soon as the recruitment is over, the sharp blade returns to the normal track, Tao Yuan and Qu Shuo are busy with newcomer training, Tang Song and Lin Ruan are obsessed with vaccine research, Shen Shi'an is busy with affairs, and travels between the supernatural union, the Gu family, and the sharp blade base on a daily basis. New boyfriend Shen Xun voluntarily became his bodyguard and exclusive driver. From time to time, he would give a full-body massage to relax his body. Chen Nan, Xu Ge and others, who have long been able to take charge of their own affairs, are responsible for leading the old members who joined in the previous round Perform various tasks.
All tasks in the capital base will be released in the task center. Normally, each organization or individual will choose the task with the highest profit according to their own ability. With the current strength of the sharp blade, it is difficult to look at ordinary tasks. Most of them focus on the area clean-up tasks or group tasks issued by the base management. As a result, there are many base protection tasks in cooperation with the military:
One is to gain prestige, and second, such missions will come with the right to purchase some hot weapons, which can just be used by Shen Shi'an to "cleanse" a large amount of military weapons collected from the air force base. Most of the base protection tasks are also mandatory tasks. As long as you are a member of the base, you will have to pay for it even if you don't work hard.
In the last days, no task is easy. Fighting with zombies for a long time and being in a state of high mental tension can easily lead to various psychological problems. In order to ensure the mental health of the members, Sharp Blade adopts a rotation system: that is, all combat members cannot perform more than three consecutive missions at most, and if the mission lasts for more than five days, they must guarantee more than three days of vacation after the mission is over. In addition, every Friday The psychological counseling room on the first floor of the scientific research building is open to all members, and Lin Ruan provides professional psychological counseling.
It is strange to say that as long as the members who have been coached by him, no matter how bad they were before, they will eat well, sleep soundly and be in good health after returning home, and they will be more energetic than anyone else when performing tasks.
Xu Ge led a team to set fire to the mutant cockroaches outside the city wall for a week, and finally ushered in a five-day vacation. She has nothing to do, she plans to fulfill the agreement between herself and Tongtong, and plant a small bag of daisy seeds around her neck.
Tongtong has grown a bit taller than before. The food in the villa is good, and the daily food is food containing spiritual spring water. The child recovers quickly. After some meticulous care, the foundation of suffering and loss has long been lost. She made up for it, her complexion was ruddy and shiny, and it was obvious that she had inherited her father's big eyes and mother's beautiful face, and she was gradually becoming a strong and brave girl.
In addition to accepting the cultural class taught by Mrs. Tian, after the winter vacation, she proposed to Shen Shi'an that she wanted to learn shooting and close combat from Tao Yuan. After careful consideration, Shen Shi'an agreed: the end of the world is difficult and dangerous, and no amount of care provided by others can compare to one's own strength. Reliable, there is no harm in having more self-protection capabilities. But the premise is that she must complete her homework and strictly follow the training plan Tao Yuan made for her. Once she decides to learn, she must not slack off, and she must not be too aggressive and exceed her physical load.
Because of this incident, Shen Shi'an found Lin Ruan in private and specially customized two sets of reduced combat uniforms for her, which were exactly the same as the regular combat uniforms. Embroidered initials on interior.
When Fan Xintong received the combat uniform, it was the first time for Shen Shian to see her express excitement and joy so openly. She obviously liked this gift very much. She hugged it so much that she couldn't put it down, so much so that she had to wear it when she was in culture class. In the body, very proud and cherished.
Today is Saturday, there is no cultural class, and it is also the day when Fan Xintong will train with Tao Yuan. When Xu Ge found her in the training ground, she had just finished a round of shooting, her face was flushed, but she was in good spirits. When she saw Xu Ge, she immediately called out: "Sister!"
Xu Ge smiled: "Look at the sweat on this head, is the training over?"
Tongtong turned to look at Tao Yuan, and saluted in a vague way: "Please give instructions to the instructor!"
"The morning is over, let's continue in the afternoon." Tao Yuan returned a salute, then rubbed her head: "Go back and have a good rest."
"yes!"
Tongtong returned the pistol's magazine to Tao Yuan, put the empty gun back into the holster next to the belt, and then took Xu Ge's hand and walked towards the villa.
Xu Ge handed her the water, and took out a tissue to wipe her sweat: "Are you tired?"
"Not tired," Tong Tong shook his head, his eyes sparkling: "Brother Tao Yuan said that my marksmanship has improved, maybe it won't be long before I can go out with you to kill zombies!"
"Don't worry, Tongtong is still young, and it will be too late in a few years."
"I'm not young anymore, I'm already thirteen years old!" Tong Tong hugged Xu Ge's arm, "I know it's dangerous outside the base, so I'll train hard, and when Brother Tao Yuan and the captain think I'm qualified, I will Go out with you to do missions to kill all the zombies, protect others, and become a hero like my father!"
Xu Ge was both relieved and distressed, and put his arms around her: "Then Tongtong must work hard to become very, very powerful."
Fan Xintong is full of fighting spirit: "I will work hard!"
"Then I'll just wait. How are you getting along with the new classmates?" There were two more children in the recruiting base this time, a nine-year-old and an eleven-year-old boy, who also attended classes with Mrs. Tian.
"It's all good."
"It seems that it's been a while since I saw you playing with Yaoyao?"
Fan Xintong and Tian Shiyao almost entered the base area together. As the only two little girls in the base area, they went to class together and communicated very frequently. Tian Shiyao could often be seen coming to the villa to draw, play chess and study with Tong Tong. At that time, Fan Xintong Dry and thin, although Tian Shiyao is four years younger than her, she looks about the same height. Now the age gap can be clearly seen, and I don't know if it is because of this that the two of them are getting farther and farther apart. It is rare to see Tian Shiyao again.
Fan Xintong was silent, and then said: "She has something she likes, and I have something I like."
Xu Ge understood that he was still angry. During the Spring Festival, she heard about Yaoyao's lying about liking Tongtong from Tao Yuan, and she could guess what was going on: Mrs. Tian Ye Ping was too careful in her dealings with others, because she was on the way to escape. A little friendship was retained by Brother Shen, and I guess I was still a little nervous, so I privately told Yaoyao to build a good relationship with Tongtong and be good friends, and the attitude towards the two children in class may also be biased.
But seven or eight-year-old children are at the most sensitive time, how can we force her to make friends? The more Mrs. Ye pays attention to Tongtong, the greater the grievance in Yaoyao's heart. When it comes to Tongtong, don't you have to leave a sticking point
However, a child's temper comes and goes quickly, and it's just a child throwing a tantrum. After spending a long time together and playing a lot, they will naturally become intimacy again.
"Would you like to invite Yaoyao over as a guest tomorrow?" Xu Ge suggested, "I'll prepare some flour, butter and jam. You can make snacks and bake biscuits together."
Fan Xintong thought for a while, then nodded.
Along the way, many old and new team members greeted the two. Although Fan Xintong was willing to show a bit of age-appropriate liveliness in front of Xu Ge and others, he would still maintain a taciturn defensive posture in front of other people.
After Xu Ge greeted an old team member, he patted her on the obviously tense back, comforting himself in his heart: At least it is much better than half a year ago, isn't it? Take your time and get along with your peers more , can always be recovered, and it is not a bad thing to be more on guard against others in the last days.
"Where do we plant flowers?" Tongtong asked after returning to the villa.
"It's in the yard, when the flowers bloom, you can see them from the bedroom window as soon as you look down." Xu Ge waved to her with a floral apron: "Come on, put this on first, so as not to rub it later Clothes are all... Huh?"
She raised Tongtong's arm and grabbed the clothes at the elbow: "What's going on here?"
The combat uniform is dark green, and the ordinary marks are not obvious, but when you look at the light, you can find a large dark stain on the position under the elbow. Is it time for the ink?"
Tongtong quickly took off his clothes, looking at the stain, his heart ached: "I don't know... I didn't notice..."
She cherishes this dress very much. Every time she wears it, she insists on washing it by hand without using a washing machine. After drying, she carefully presses it flat and hangs it in the closet. Such a big piece.
Seeing that her eyes were red, Xu Ge quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, as long as you use the right method, the ink can be washed off. Let's try it together after planting the flowers, shall we?"
"Can it be washed off?"
"Really, I promise." Xu Ge handed her a flower shovel, "Let's go, the seeds can't wait."
The yard outside the villa is not small. It is divided into two parts by a winding stone road. The right side is full of various fruits and vegetables, such as bright red tomatoes, emerald green peppers, long beans and short eggplants. The fruits are very lively. Even the outermost low walls are covered with vines, and you can find all kinds of melons hidden in the leaves;
The left side is full of flowers, seasonal ones, red, yellow, blue, and purple, all the unused flower seeds of Shen Xun's dating confession are scattered here, and when Chen Nan has something to pass by, he will use his ability to bloom flowers The brocade bloomed very lively.
A place is specially reserved in the center of the flower cluster, the soil is turned over, the soaked flower seeds are carefully sprinkled in, covered with fine soil and sprayed with water, the rest is left to the seeds themselves.
It is not actually the season for daisies to grow right now, but with Chen Nan here, the sprayed water was mixed with a little spiritual spring, and Tongtong knocked on the door of Xu Ge's room early the next morning: "Sister! Daisy opened!"
Surrounded by colorful flowers in the center, Xilingling is swaying with the wind, fresh, weak and lovely.
Xu Ge leaned against the window and watched for a long time, raised his hand to wipe his eyes, then smiled at Tongtong: "It's time to invite Yaoyao over as a guest."
Her prediction seemed to be correct. The two girls were a little awkward when they first met, but after kneading the dough and tasting the jam, together with two gags from Liu Fangzhou and Xiong Manshan who were also on vacation, the atmosphere quickly became harmonious.
After the second plate of biscuits was baked, Xu Ge went to the scientific research building to deliver a box to Lin Ruan. When walking back, he heard a burst of crying after a dozen meters.
Feeling tense, he immediately quickened his pace, passed through the low wall and saw Yaoyao lying on the gravel road, Tongtong standing not far from her, with a cold face and no words.
Liu Fangzhou also ran out of the villa when he heard the commotion: "Hey, what happened?"
Xu Ge ran over to help Yaoyao up from the ground. The child's skin was tender, and there were some sharp corners on the gravel road, so there were some scratches on his arms and knees. Fortunately, it was not serious. He took the cotton and water from Xiong Manshan After handling it carefully and applying some medicinal wine, I asked the two children, "What's going on?"
Yaoyao was probably in pain, holding Xu Ge's neck and crying out of breath, she pointed at Tongtong: "She...she pushed me..."
Xu Ge turned to Tongtong with a serious expression: "Tongtong, is what Yaoyao said true?"
Fan Xintong pursed her lips tightly: "She wants to pick daisies!"
Xu Ge was taken aback, and subconsciously raised his head to look at the center of the garden: the daisy bush was in full bloom, and it seemed that there was no harm.
Yaoyao was extremely wronged: "I didn't pick it off, I just wanted to take a look, but before I got close, she rushed over and pushed me down..."
"You're lying!" Tongtong's eyes were burning with anger, "I saw you pick it off! I said I couldn't pick it off, but you still picked it off!"
Yaoyao was so frightened that she trembled all over, her eyes fell on the holster around her waist, and she subconsciously hid behind Xu Ge.
During the quarrel between the two children, Mrs. Tian Ye Ping also arrived, and Yaoyao rushed over immediately, shedding tears even more.
Ye Ping was heartbroken, but after roughly understanding what had happened, she immediately patted Yaoyao on the head: "Tongtong invited you here as a guest, why do you have to pick flowers without knowing the rules? How did mother usually teach you?"
When I wanted to call again, I was stopped by Xu Ge: "Mrs. Tian, don't worry, I haven't explained the whole story to you: the cluster of flowers originally bloomed on my sister's body, I just wanted to keep it in mind." So I kept the seeds and just planted them yesterday. Tongtong didn’t allow others to pick the flowers to take care of my feelings, and didn’t mean to bully others on purpose. Both children are responsible for today’s matter, but it must be Tongtong Tong has a greater responsibility, and I am here to accompany you instead of her."
After Xu Ge finished speaking, he squatted in front of Tongtong: "Tongtong, do you know where you went wrong?"
Tongtong's eyes were flushed, and she gritted her teeth to keep the tears from falling: "She picked the flowers!"
Xu Ge took her hand and tried to soften his voice, "I know you want to protect me, but even if Yaoyao picked the flowers, it's because she didn't know the special meaning of this bunch of flowers. Those who don't know are not to blame, right? Maybe she Just think this flower is pretty? You can tell her and explain it to her, but for whatever reason you shouldn't push her down, you're training to be a hero like your dad one day, can Protect other people instead of bullying the weak, right? Yaoyao is younger than you, you should let her go, but look, Yaoyao is injured now, do you think you did the right thing?"
Tongtong pursed her lips and shook her head.
"Then should you apologize to Teacher Ye and Yaoyao?"
Tongtong turned to Ye Ping and bowed: "Ms. Ye, I'm sorry, Yaoyao is sorry."
"It's okay, it's okay." Ye Ping waved her hands repeatedly, and looked down at her daughter: "Yaoyao, shouldn't you also apologize to Sister Tongtong and Sister Xu?"
Tian Shiyao wiped away her tears, sobbed and said a few words of sorry.
The conflict ended here, Ye Ping took her daughter home, and Xu Ge also took Tong Tong's hand back to the villa.
Shen Xun looked away from the window, turned around and sat next to Shen Shi'an again: "It's nothing, the kids are just fighting."
Shen Shi'an laughed: "Some people probably forgot that I was still a child half a year ago." She was acting like a baby and being cute all day long, wanting to eat more sweets.
Shen Xun leaned forward to bite his ear, with a hoarse voice: "I'm not a child now, I'm not small anywhere, don't you know this best..."
Shen Shi'an's face became hot, and he pushed his head away with a straight face: "Don't be a fool, read your own book."
There were two stacks of documents on the coffee table in front of him. There were sharp-edged internal affairs that needed to be dealt with by the Abyss Guild, and some sent by Mr. Gu. The situation in the capital base is complicated. It is true that Shen Shi'an is strong, but after all, he is not experienced enough and his skills are still immature. He has to learn a lot from Mr. Gu, and Mr. Gu has long regarded him as the sole heir, and he has no reservations about guiding him. , Almost all internal agreements reached by the management will be sent a copy, so that he can carefully figure out the hidden interests of these agreements.
Shen Xun was not idle when Shen Shi'an was dealing with documents. He is reading.
After running with Shen Shi'an to the Abyss Guild and the Gu family for more than half a month, he realized that he still knew too little about human society. It is not impossible to directly rely on force to dominate, but there are more hidden dangers in the future. Then Hexiu ate his eldest brother because of colluding with humans. He wanted to know what was so special about this weak, cunning and warlike race other than An'an.
He was reading history books, some of which Shen Shi'an brought out from the library of City H, and some collected through the mission center. He read the book so fast that he could almost hear the sound of turning the pages. When Lu Xiuyuan saw it for the first time, he thought he was bluffing people but he didn't read it at all, so he took out a thousand points to bet with him.
Now that 1,000 points have been fertile.
After reading a book, I couldn't help but move closer to Shen Shi'an again: "An'an, let's kiss."
"No." Shen Shi'an flatly refused.
"Why! There's no one else here! I'll just kiss and do nothing else."
I believe you are a ghost.
Without raising his eyes, Shen Shi'an reminded mercilessly, "You have used up your three chances this week."
"Fourteen hours, twenty-seven minutes, and seventeen seconds until the end of the week!"
"Then you have to wait another fourteen hours, twenty-seven minutes and seventeen seconds."
Shen Xun took a few deep breaths, got up and went to the next bedroom to take a cold shower. When I came back, I only wore a bath towel on purpose, revealing my toned and strong eight-pack abs, my slender and powerful thighs resting on the tea table, with my arms stretched out, I leaned on the sofa facing Shen Shian: "Are you going to a meeting at the Abyss Guild tomorrow? ?”
Shen Shi'an raised his head and admired the beautiful scenery carefully for a while, then turned his attention back to the file without hesitation: "Yes. So I have to go to bed early tonight."
A big plan will be announced at tomorrow's meeting: the Beijing base plans to clean up and restore the main railway line from the capital to the Changbai base.
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