Read Novel Full Chapter 513: I Can’t Amputate
Chapter 513: I Can’t Amputate
The warships and transport team found another place, established their own territory, and became the boss.
The U.S. military was so angry that they almost spat blood. They wanted to tear those bastards apart, but they couldn’t find them.
Helpless, they had to swallow their pride and ask for help from the Huacheng Base.
Though they were jealous, who could blame them? After all, China had the most survivors, and its military strength was the strongest. It is said that they have thousands of submarines roaming the ocean.
It is rare for the Americans to lower their proud heads, and the high-ranking military officials in Huacheng are also willing to help. It must be more than just hunting down traitors and reclaiming the fortress’s building materials.
As for the truth, it wasn’t something soldiers of Zhao Quan’s level could know.
Jiang Ning exchanged a glance with Huo Yishen, and in her heart, she already knew the answer.
If it was only about capturing the leader and the traitors, and finding the fortress materials, the Chinese military would not be willing to help.
The only possibility was that the Americans had promised something else.
For example, splitting the contents of the armory and supply warehouses in half, but more importantly, perhaps… the animals in the hibernation chambers.
To restore the ecosystem and ensure the safety of the human food chain, those animals are indispensable.
The Earth had long been unrecognizable, and the evolution of a new species could take centuries, while those animals were products of the past few thousand years.
At this moment, their value was far greater than high technology.
That was why the Huacheng Base was willing to help.
Unfortunately, they were a step too late, and those things were already safely stored in Jiang Ning’s space.
“Are the Russians occupying the base friendly?”
Jiang Ning thought for a while before speaking, “I know a little about medicine, and have saved a few Russians. Their attitude toward us is okay.”
Zhao Quan’s eyes lit up, “Do they know how to repair airplanes?”
The waters of the Arctic were too deep, and Jiang Ning originally didn’t want to get involved, but thinking that he came from the Huacheng Base, which was a new homeland for the Chinese, a place where she had lived for a few months, and where she had many friends, made her reconsider.
“They’re ordinary people and probably don’t know how to repair planes, but the United Base has warships, and warships must have planes or parts.”
Zhao Quan wanted to give it a try. What if they just happened to have the right resources?
It is related to the safety of the entire warship and his fellow countryman in the Arctic, so he must rush back as soon as possible.
But if the Russians were easily deceived, they wouldn’t repeatedly test Jiang Ning and the others.
If Zhao Quan were to step forward, it was uncertain whether they would give it to him, or if he could leave in one piece.
They were constantly recruiting survivors, and even if they couldn’t fly planes, they wouldn’t give them to others.
Jiang Ning thought carefully. “I’ll ask for you tomorrow.”
It was getting late. Huo Yishen gave Zhao Quan a blanket to help him rest well for the night, and the two of them returned to their house.
Upon learning that the pilot was from the Huacheng Base, Doudou couldn’t help but think of her friends from the Maggot Group and the Plantation. She wondered how they were doing now?
Of course, she just thought about it and didn’t say anything. She was considerate and kept quiet.
Coke and Bai Xue stood by the door, listening carefully to the sounds outside.
The two of them went back to their room but couldn’t sleep at all.
Jiang Ning stared at the ceiling. “If the Russians are willing to help, maybe He Tianming and the others could leave as well?”
Huo Yishen held Jiang Ning in his arms. “Whether it works or not, as long as we’ve tried our best, it’s fine.”
They fell asleep very late and woke up at almost nine o’clock.
Zhao Quan, on the other hand, was so anxious that he hadn’t slept all night. His eyes were dark, and his mouth was full of blisters.
He got up early and was so anxious that he was walking around restlessly, but he was too embarrassed to disturb them.
After waking up, Huo Yishen gave him a cup of hot water and three baked potatoes. “I’ll take you somewhere after you’re done eating.”
Zhao Quan thanked him repeatedly and ate very quickly.
Jiang Ning had to ask the Russians for help, and she couldn’t go empty-handed.
She was thinking about packing bags of vegetables for them, but she suddenly heard the sound of a snowmobile engine outside.
Speaking of the devil.
Ivanov stepped down with a limp and cried, “Jiang, help me.”
American medicine didn’t work at all. The leg that had been bitten by the crocodile had not only failed to heal after several days of treatment, but it had also become infected and festering.
Jiang Ning opened the door, glanced at his leg that was wrapped like a dumpling, and said seriously, “With such a serious injury, you’ll probably need to amputate to save your life.”
Ivanov was so scared that he almost knelt down, “No, I can’t amputate.”
If he had an amputation, he would be useless and abandoned by the team.
His voice shook with fear, “Jiang, you have to find a way to help me.”
She didn’t give a definite answer. “Come inside and let me examine it first.”
She led him into the ice house began examining the medicines he had brought. “American medicine is fine, it’s just anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving. The effect may not be as strong as it was before the apocalypse, but it shouldn’t have caused this kind of damage.”
Ivanov unwrapped the bandages to show her.
It was indeed red, swollen, and festering.
Jiang Ning frowned and said, “You’ve been eating a lot of roasted meat and drinking alcohol these past few days, haven’t you?”
“How did you know?” Ivanov was surprised.
Ha, isn’t that typical of Russians? They would even dare to drive tanks through a nuclear-contaminated zone without any protection.
Eating meat and drinking alcohol were nothing to them, and it’s impossible for them to avoid such things.
The most dangerous thing was when they couldn’t get alcohol!
Jiang Ning checked his wound. It wasn’t too serious; as long as the rotten tissue was removed, the wound restitched, and medicine applied, with a diet restriction for half a month, he’d be fine.
Thinking of Zhao Quan in the next room, she immediately became dramatic. “You’re being foolish. It’s one thing to not avoid certain foods when you’re injured, but the red-eyed crocodile is a mutated species infected with ancient viruses. Their teeth carry many viruses, yet you eat rare grilled meat at every meal and drink alcohol constantly…”
Ivanov was really scared and grabbed Jiang Ning’s hand tightly, “Jiang, think of a way. As long as you can save my leg, I’ll give you any reward you want.”
Alcohol, meat, or anything else.
Jiang Ning hesitated for a moment before speaking. “I have an antiviral injection, one that I brought from the military base before the land sank. I can try it on you, but…”
Ivanov had been in China for several years, so he immediately understood what she meant.
“Go ahead, tell me.”
“I can perform surgery on you, inject you with special medicine, but you’ll have to do something for me in return.”
Ivanov was desperate. “What do you need me to do?”
“China has established a base and sent soldiers to search for survivors. A plane had a malfunction and emergency landed when crossing the Arctic yesterday. The pilot is at my house now.
The plane can’t take off, but he needs to get back as soon as possible so the warship can come and bring the Arctic survivors back home.”
Jiang Ning looked at him sincerely, “Ivanov, China is my homeland, where I was born and raised. I want to do my part to help the hundreds of Chinese survivors stranded in the Arctic return home.”
Ivanov was shocked and couldn’t speak for a while.
He stayed silent for a long time before finally asking, “Jiang, are you planning on leaving as well?”