"By the way, what's the situation with Xing Guoliang?" Lin Tantan suddenly asked after a group of patients left.
Bai Cheng answered: "They were all brought back last night, but there were heavy casualties. Ah Xiao said that when the rescue arrived, they were surrounded by several groups of zombies. In the end, more than 200,000 people returned, and there were only more than 190,000 survivors."
Lin Tan was shocked, but yesterday's situation seemed normal. It was already good enough that so many people survived.
But Lin Tantan still felt like something was weighing on her heart. She stood under the eaves and watched the rain for a long time. Her coat and hair were soaked by the water vapor. Ye Xiao watched her for a long time from behind the living room window. He came out and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"Look at the rain." Lin Tan looked at him, then looked at the white rain in the courtyard, and said softly, "I wonder why the rain fell so early."
Historically, this rain fell in early February. At that time, the migration of the survivors in Yang City had ended. The exact number of people who finally arrived at the Ning City base alive is unknown, but it was roughly only more than 200,000, and no more than 300,000.
And this time, they have 153,000 people clearly, plus the more than 190,000, a total of nearly 350,000 people came to the Ning City base. It seems to be more than in history, but... it should have been more.
It was this rain that caused such unexpected casualties.
Lin Tantan didn't know whether the early rain was because of her, nor did she know whether her changing of some things would cause more things to change. She stood in the corridor with her hands in her sleeves, feeling a little confused.
If, if it was really because of me, then so many people died...
Ye Xiao also looked at the rain: "This rain is very unusual. When I went out yesterday afternoon, the zombies became stronger, and the plants on the roadside grew abnormally fast."
He looked at his hands and said, "After being caught in the rain, I clearly feel that my abilities have become stronger."
Lin Tan Tan whispered, "Everyone is evolving rapidly, and those who don't make progress will be left behind. This is true for humans and other species as well."
She sighed and was about to go in. Ye Xiao stood on her way into the villa and suddenly said, "Let's talk. Are you hiding from me?"
Lin Tantan's scalp tingled, and he immediately jumped out of his serious life thinking and gloomy mood, and raised a false smile: "No, why do you think so?"
"No?"
"Of course not. If I were hiding from you, I should have stayed in my room all day and not come out, or I should have left immediately when you came over just now." Lin Tan Tan still gave a fake smile.
Ye Xiao looked at her for a long time.
Lin Tantan’s fake smile almost stopped, and he quickly asked, “By the way, what are your plans for the future? Are you going to stay here forever?”
Ye Xiao did not embarrass her and continued the previous topic, answering her question: "No, this base is not a place to stay for a long time."
Lin Tantan's expression straightened up: "What do you mean?"
"First, it's a management problem. There are too many loopholes, and it's hard to explain them all at once. Second, there's chaos among the factions. Although everyone seems to be united on the surface, they're still each doing their own thing. Over time, resources will become increasingly scarce, conflicts will become more acute, and internal strife will be inevitable. Third," Ye Xiao paused and said with a wry smile, "I've already offended the people here."
Yesterday he went to meet the chief here, the former deputy commander of the garrison area, who clearly expressed his intention to recruit him, but Ye Xiao did not accept it. To be precise, he was not immediately moved and did not express his willingness to serve the other party without hesitation.
He could see that the other party was very dissatisfied and was wary of him.
So he stayed in the villa today and didn't go out. Although the leader said he would assign him a position, he didn't intend to get involved in any affairs of this base.
Lin Tan Tan thought that the male god was really sharp-eyed. The future of this Ning City base was indeed not very bright. After barely maintaining peace for a few months, all kinds of internal strife began. The leaders changed several times, and there were many fights among the survivors. The order was very chaotic. In the second year of the apocalypse, it was almost disintegrated under the siege of the zombie tide outside and the rampant mutant plants inside. It was divided into several groups and fled to different and more powerful bases.
The reason why she didn't mention these things before was, first, that the Ning City base was still safe at present, and second, Ye Xiao and his team did not stay in the Ning City base for too long, and they soon returned to the capital.
She asked at this time: "If we don't stay in Ning City, where should we go?"
Ye Xiao: "I may have to go back to the capital." He hesitated: "You said you like a stable and safe environment, do you have a favorite place?"
Lin Tantan was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as the environment is good, the people are kind, the material is abundant, the system is civilized, and you can be the master of your own house without any inexplicable oppression and struggle, it's fine. By the way, the most important thing is that the overall strength must be strong. I think most people hope to have such a place. Ningshi Base does not seem to be such a place. I wonder if there is such a place in the capital. If there is none, we can just build one ourselves."
She spoke in a very heroic manner, but in fact she was just trying to give Ye Xiao an idea. There was no hope for the capital, and his militaristic organization had also changed, so he might as well go it alone.
Ye Xiao really listened and nodded seriously: "I understand."
At this time, two cars drove in from outside the villa. Many people got out of the cars and rushed to the eaves in the rain. They smiled awkwardly at Ye Xiao: "Captain Ye."
Lin Tantan was quite familiar with all these people. There were several people with special abilities and several captains of the guards, but they did not come out to help when they entered the base yesterday. They entered the base safely and securely in the car.
She looked at Ye Xiao, who had a calm expression and said to them, "Come in."
These people came to Ye Xiao and Bai Cheng to discuss ideas. They spoke clearly about how to develop in Ning City in the future, how to unite to become a powerful force, and how to occupy a place in the Ning City base. They also praised Ye Xiao and Bai Cheng highly, as if they had already seen how everyone was thriving under their leadership.
Ye Xiao was so excited when he heard them talking so much, but his expression remained calm. Bai Cheng smiled faintly and waited until they finished speaking before saying, "We don't plan to establish any power here. The base belongs to everyone, and everyone should unite. It's not good to form cliques and engage in factional struggles."
He shook his head gravely.
Everyone was confused. One of the fire-type psychics that Lin Tan Tan was more familiar with turned out to be a female graduate student. Because she was one of the first fire-type psychics to come to the west of the city, her psychic powers were quite strong and she had a relatively high status among the psychics. Lin Tan Tan remembered that her name was Yao Wei. At this time, he said, "What should we do in the future?"
"Since you have come to the Ning City base, of course you have to integrate into this base. I have asked about the basic rules here." Bai Cheng adjusted his glasses, which he had put on at some point. He looked gentle and refined, like a scholar. "People who are new to the base must hand in half of the supplies they bring. After entering the base, you can rent a house based on your own ability. Since you are all here as a whole team, you have been treated preferentially. You don't have to hand in the supplies, and the houses have been reserved for you. In the future, you can either apply for a job and find a job in the base, or choose to become a freelancer and make a living by hunting zombies or going out to find supplies. It's all fine. There are many choices."
He looked like there were many ways out and there was no need to rush.
Someone shouted, "You mean you don't care about us anymore?"
Bai Cheng's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes turned slightly colder: "How do you want us to manage you? Help you pave all the roads for your future? Judging from yesterday, you didn't seem to want us to manage you too much."
The man who spoke froze. He was on the artillery vehicle before, and he pretended not to hear Bai Cheng's order. He was almost entering the base at that time, and he would be safe if he went in. Who knows what would happen if he stayed to fight? He didn't think there was anything wrong with his choice, but facing Bai Cheng's words at this time, he felt guilty.
The expressions of the others were not very good either. They were all pretending to be dead in the convoy yesterday. It was precisely because they were worried that their actions would leave a bad impression on them that they discussed with each other today and came over to test the waters.
Yao Wei said: "I'm sorry that I didn't come out to fight yesterday, but we were too scared in that situation..."
Ye Xiao interrupted her before she finished speaking: "So we didn't force you. It's your own choice what to do. No one has the obligation to ask you to stand up and sacrifice for others." He stood up, looked at these people calmly and said, "During the ten days in the west of Yang City and the ten days on the road, we trained you and provided you with some material conditions, including Tan Tan's medical treatment. You listened to our orders and actively completed the tasks assigned to you. All we did was to get here alive from Yang City. The moment you stepped into the gate of the Ning City base, it was the time for this large group to disband."
"It's up to you how you go in the future."
These people panicked for a moment. Was he really going to just give up? What should they do
Just at this moment, another car arrived outside, and another group of people got off. Coincidentally, they were also superpowers. The first one was a girl with an apple face. Her name was Yang Xinyu. She was a wood superpower who preferred planting. She got off the car and shouted, "Sister Lin, I grew some vegetables. I brought them here for you to taste!"
As soon as she entered the door, she found a lot of people. She stopped and hesitated. Lin Tantan stood up from the sofa and said, "Have you grown vegetables? Let me see."
The psychics behind came one after another and stood at the door, not knowing whether to go in or not.
Bai Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "Come in and sit down."
Although they were all smiling, everyone could see that he had two different attitudes towards Yang Xinyu and Yao Wei.
Those who came with Yang Xinyu all got off the car to help yesterday.
This kind of differential treatment made Yao Wei and his people feel ashamed and a little dissatisfied. One of them suddenly whispered, "Didn't they say they were disbanded? Then what's going on?"
Lin Tan Tan was about to look at the basket of vegetables that Yang Xinyu brought, and when he heard this, he said, "Isn't it okay if I find some friends worth making friends with before we disband? My friends sent me some new things, isn't it okay? No one here owes you anything, so don't act like a debt collector. Oh, do I need your approval to decide who I want to play with and who I don't?"
She looked at the person who was speaking with a half-smile, and the person's face immediately turned red, not daring to look at her: "Ms. Lin, I'm sorry, that's not what I meant."
This person is also a psychic, and there are few psychics in the team who have not received advice and help from Lin Tantan.
"If you don't mean that, just leave. To be frank, this is an entertainment club, so there are membership standards. Why do you think you can come here whenever you want?" Lin Tan Tan looked at the man. "I remember that you were almost in shock with a fever when you were sent to me. After you awakened your superpowers, you thanked me profusely and said that you would be at my disposal in the future. I won't send you there either. I just hope that it won't be too embarrassing. After all, we have known each other for a while. Don't make me feel that the energy I spent on you was wasted."
The man was so embarrassed by what Lin Tan said that he couldn't even raise his head. He apologized repeatedly and walked out of the villa in shame.
The other psychics were the same. Yao Wei also felt embarrassed and said sorry in a low voice before leaving. The remaining few who were not psychics also looked at each other, apologized in defeat and left.
They may not be afraid of Ye Xiao and Bai Cheng, because they know that they are decent people and will not trip them up, but they dare not offend Lin Tan Tan. It's not that they think Lin Tan Tan is a bad person, but as Jiang Zhongyi said, in this era, if you offend a doctor, and a very powerful doctor, do you think your life is too long
They all knew exactly how Lin Tan Tan treated Zhu Xin. She didn't even take the officers seriously and just treated them as she pleased. After that, the other party didn't dare to say a word. Later, when a soldier wanted to find Lin Tan Tan to treat his wounds, it was two other officers who came over, said nice words to him, apologized, and sent enough supplies before Lin Tan Tan accepted the soldier.
They don't have that kind of background.
All of a sudden most of the villa was emptied.
Lin Tan Tan snorted in his heart, and didn't bother to ask how many forces there were in Ning City Base. Are those forces all open to all? You guys who only care about yourselves at the critical moment also want to follow her Ye Shen, it's a beautiful thought.
She felt that it was good to have such an experience. The previous month was full of training and selection. Some people with decent abilities, such as the guard members, were selected like sand in the wind. Entering the base in the rain was like the last big screening, filtering out all the unqualified people.
Although Ye Xiao has not yet planned to form his own team, with his vision and Bai Cheng's shrewdness, once he decides to manage his power in the future, these tested people will be a ready-made team.
Lin Tantan counted carefully in his mind and found that there were definitely several hundred of them.
There are also many non-combatants who are also of good character and ability.
The future is promising.
She chuckled and found that everyone was looking at her with a somewhat strange look. She was a little confused, and then she found that there seemed to be a hint of smile and admiration in Ye Xiao's eyes.
Lin Tan Tan: “?”
Later I found out that they saw that Bai Cheng and Ye Xiao failed to drive the people away, so as soon as she came on the stage, those people all fled in disgrace, and they thought her fighting ability and influence were truly amazing.
Lin Tan Tan:…
Lin Tantan didn’t think he was anything special, he only realized later that he might have been stealing too much of the spotlight.
You don't want to steal the spotlight from these two big guys, Lin Tan Tan, do you
The author has something to say: Tan Tan: I actually stole the spotlight from the big guys, I am really too proud
Midnight snack: My future wife is amazing!
Bai Cheng: Let me introduce you to Lin Tantan, our treasure of the town, the one stuffed with chili peppers, the kind that you absolutely cannot mess with.