It didn't take long for the sun to rise, and the asphalt started to burn. Even if you were sitting and doing nothing, everyone would still be sticky, not to mention a group of people carrying some baggage and fighting all the way, already sweating. , sweat even the traces of underwear are outlined.
After finally arriving at the pier, there was no sign of the boat yet. One of the team members couldn't help but take off his shirt: "Didn't you say that you are waiting for us on the side, why there is no shadow? If you wait like this, the zombies will come over again without saying a word, and it is still hot."
An Minghui said solemnly, "Put on your clothes. In the past, no matter how hot the day was, you had to train, so they came here, why can't you stand it now?"
"Captain, don't tell me, I think this day is much hotter than before." Another team member added, "It is reasonable to say that no one is driving here, and the carbon monoxide emitted is less, so it won't be so hot. "
"What carbon monoxide, it's carbon dioxide." An Minghui wiped the sweat from his face and said, "Okay, no lesbians are hot, so you can stop beeping."
Hearing this, the team members glanced at Hao Jian and Lian Runing, who were also sweating, and then looked at their wet hair, and said, "Girls are really magical creatures, they can wear a long hair on such a hot day. I really can't do it."
Lian Ru Ning Mian kept an embarrassed yet polite smile. Who said she wasn't hot, she was so hot for the first time that she had the idea of cutting off this long hair.
However, in the last days, she can't complain, or even act like a spoiled child, otherwise it will exacerbate the stereotype that girls are squeamish.
Hao Jian didn't say anything. She took out a bottle of water for Lian Runing and another bottle for An Minghui and others.
Everyone was stunned to see her taking out so much water bottle by bottle like she was taking out a treasure bag: "I didn't expect you to have so many things in your bag?!"
Recalling that she was so decisive when she killed zombies along the way, and her running speed was not slow. They all thought that her backpack only had clothes, but it turned out to be carrying a load.
Thinking about themselves who started complaining because of the hot weather, they put their clothes back on silently and stopped talking.
Damn, how can you be compared by a woman!
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Just when their minds were different, an old fishing boat came over. After An Minghui talked with the people on the boat to confirm that it was correct, he called everyone to board the boat.
The fishing boat is not big, and there are still a lot of live fish in the tank on the deck. It seems that this boat's job is still fishing, and they are only carried by the way.
The crew said that the fish were to be transported to the university town, and they came late just to catch the fish.
Lian Runing asked curiously, "Aren't there rivers all around the university town? Why don't we salvage them on the spot?"
"Who knows, we go to the river mouth every day and even go out to sea to fish, and we have to bring them to them every day. However, we bought it at the previous price. We don't want money, and they are willing to exchange food or daily necessities for us." Said the crew.
Hao Jian understood and asked, "Didn't they say they want live fish?"
"I said, so we all have to put water tanks on the boat, and it also said that where the fish is caught, the water must be added, otherwise they will not accept it."
The team members under An Minghui were also curious: "How do they know where you added the water?"
"I don't know about that. One of my fellow villagers also fished for them for food, but they found out that they didn't use water from the place where they were fishing, and as a result, they would never accept his fish again."
The team members wanted to ask in detail, but An Minghui understood it, and said, "Okay, don't make inquiries."
He and Hao Jian both understood that this was a fish for the research center of the science center. As for how to detect the difference in water, it must be that there has been new progress in the research institute.
Most of these crew members are fishermen, and no one knows if they will leak the secret, so they can't talk about it if they don't talk about it at this time.
The team members shrugged and changed the subject again, but this time it was An Minghui who asked: "Captain, how did the ship get connected?"
They thought it was an official boat, but it turned out to be a fishing boat, and the crew didn't seem scared at all when they saw the guy on their back.
"I don't know about the contact above." An Minghui said.
"Hey, it's not the first time we've taken you guys. It's all official supplies, and we're here to pick up people," the crew member said.
"Whoever gives you benefits, do you all do the same?" An Minghui asked rhetorically.
"That's not possible! We signed a contract with the official. If we go to carry people without their entrustment, we will be imprisoned for breach of contract."
"Are there many people like you who help the government?"
"A lot, basically everyone who has a boat is hired, otherwise everyone will have no food to eat, and they will all starve to death!" Said the crew member, and laughed again, "Hey, life is much better now than before. !"
Everyone was horrified: "Where is this better than before?!"
The crew didn't care about their attitude: "It was fishing before and now, and the price of the fish that can be caught earlier is not enough for me to go out to sea for a round of oil, tools, and maintenance costs. Now I don't have to worry about selling fish. If I don’t go out, people will pay for gas, maintenance, and so on, and we didn’t encounter any zombies when we lived on the ship. My mother-in-law was worried that I would have no food to eat, and she didn’t dare to think about it. How wonderful!"
"..." Everyone was silent.
For many people, they really care more about the one-third of the land in front of them than the survival of mankind. It's like the survivors of the communities they once rescued, who hid in a safe place, stretched out their hands and waited for the state to send them supplies, and then said that these days seemed better than before.
If you have a team member, you will be confused: what am I doing so desperately for
An Minghui was afraid that these crew members would infect the team members with this kind of negativity, so he sent him away, and then said to the team members: "When we are fighting to protect the people, there must be teammates in the distance who are giving their lives to protect us. family, we have to trust the country and that they can find a solution to the virus."
Some team members have regained their fighting spirit, while others have not spoken.
Hao Jian leaned back in the chair and put her legs on Lian Ru Ning's thighs. After being glared at by the latter, she threw a wink instead.
Seeing that she was shameless and skinless, Lian Runing rolled her eyes, but did not take off her legs.
Hao Jian finished flirting with her silently, and said with a sneer, "I think people who are better now than before will be eliminated sooner or later."
Everyone looked at her and listened to her continue: "Natural selection, when they have no value, who will waste resources to continue to support them? Only then will they see what hell is."
After scientists have studied the range of chordates affected by the virus, they will no longer need to fish. What awaits these fishermen is just to readjust to the world. However, by then they had been behind and out of touch for so long that they would soon be eliminated.
Everyone was excited and felt that Hao Jian was right. Although they are working hard outside, they have the force, they can learn about the dynamics outside, and they have the capital to survive.
At the same time, the government needs them to perform tasks and maintain order. No matter what, they will not be the one to be abandoned. But if they give up and continue to struggle, then they are of no value to the government, and they will be abandoned sooner or later.
An Minghui glanced at Hao Jian and secretly gave her a thumbs up.
He didn't get along with these players for a long time, so if he was strict with them and reasoned with them, they might have a rebellious mentality. At this time, it would be better for an outsider to tell them the more naked facts, so that they can listen.
For these crew members, he did have some doubts in his heart. However, the official power is limited, and many times it does have to rely on the help of hired personnel. The official may restrain these people, but they cannot always keep their movements and mentality in their hands.
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The boat soon left the Xiangshi area and entered the waters of Nanfang City. In addition to their boat, there were indeed other boats sailing on the river, including patrol boats.
When they entered the prosperous and lively route before, the patrol boat approached their fishing boat to check and confirmed that they were carrying guns because of their escort status and their mission, and then let them go.
Hao Jian has a work card from the security department of the Xiangshi Command Center given by Wang Zishao. It has the latest anti-counterfeiting technology. As long as he scans it with a special machine, he can read the personal information stored in the chip.
Wang Zishao also said that this is the latest certificate developed since the official noticed "no blame", which is equivalent to a new ID card. Naturally, the first thing to use is to remove the official stratum, and then formulate a half-year plan. Within half a year, the list collected from each refuge base will make their new ID card, and then promote it to the survivors of the refuge base. As for the survivors outside, Naturally there is no such opportunity.
That is to say, after half a year, those who do not have this new ID card will face various official investigations and difficulties, which will make members of evil forces and external threat forces invisible.
As for Lian Runing, although she does not have this kind of certificate, she is someone with an ID card and a student ID, and she is acting with the escort team, so she is naturally not suspicious.
After passing through the more dangerous areas, they soon arrived at Shengyuzhou Island.
Shengyuzhou Island is also an independent island. It is divided into two by a river in the middle. The place on the left near the university town is the dock and container land, and the right side is the village and farmland.
However, it can be clearly seen that the river divided in the middle has been erected with a high subway network, as if to prevent villagers from crossing it. The guards on duty can also be seen at the pier, and the personnel arrangement is comparable to the government building.
Also on guard is the military academy pier where they landed on the island.
Hao Jian and Lian Runing didn't panic at all because they had already gone through the process, so they were pointed at by guns.
After checking her identity, Lian Runing originally wanted to propose to go to the Science Center, but she remembered that these people were not An Minghui, and they must question her how she knew Lian Qingmiao was in the Science Center.
But at this time, her father's identity as a university professor came in handy. On the grounds that she went back to Nanhai University to find her father, she asked the guards to let her enter the university town to find someone, and An Minghui was there to testify for her. .
In this way, the guards will not doubt her true motives.
The guards had a tough attitude and said that the university town is already a blockade area, but later learned that Lian Qingmiao was a university professor, and their attitude softened a lot, saying: "The university town has already been invaded by zombie viruses, but you can keep your father's. information, and we'll help you find out if he's on the survivor list."
Lian Runing cooperated obediently and provided Lian Qingmiao's identity information, and then the guards asked her to wait.
They can only stay on this island for a maximum of 24 hours, and they can't go anywhere, so she can only go to the pier and look at the blocked area across the river.
It was so familiar and unfamiliar there. She was still preparing for the summer camp at school more than a month ago, and she walked through every inch of the land there.
But now that the place is blocked, the grass is left unattended, and the weeds grow wildly.
And there are no traces of students walking in the courtyard, and no tourists coming to play. There are only high iron nets and serious guards.
Hao Jian said: "I think this area is not only a new military base, but also a military factory, so the guards will be very strict. This may be the reason why people are not allowed to stay here for more than 24 hours and are not allowed to walk around."
Lian Runing thought about it, and it seemed that there was no place more convenient for them to develop than here.
First of all, there are rivers as a natural barrier to eliminate the threat of zombies first, which saves them the deployment of troops to prevent the siege of zombies.
Secondly, there are patrol boats here. If there are criminals who want to come, they will definitely not have the chance to land on the island.
Finally, the functional areas here are clearly divided, which can not only support the administrative area, but also produce weapons and guard against evil forces. The dock and the shipyard next door also provide them with great transportation convenience...
They didn't wait here for too long, and the escort replied to them: "After checking, your father, Professor Qingmiao, is still alive and on the island."
Lian Runing asked nervously, "Then can I go see him?"
"We're not unreasonable people, of course," said the escort.
Not only did they allow them to land on the island, they also sent a car to pick them up. However, Lian Runing was sent to the Science Center, and Hao Jian was waiting in the former Nanfangcheng University Administration Building—now the Nanfangcheng Refugee Management Office.
Coincidentally, Hao Jian also took advantage of this moment to increase his level.
That's right, when she was fighting all the way, she had already killed the twenty zombies needed for the upgrade, but because she was thinking about things on the boat, she put the upgrade plan on hold for the time being.
Now she has reached 2013 experience, 4185 points, and the system keeps reminding her:
Please host choose whether to upgrade to level 5…