Zombie Apocalypse: Reborn With A Farming Space

Chapter 671: The Lin’an City Base’s Subbase ( 8 )

Li Xiuying looked at her brother and continued, "Even those living far from contaminated areas should not have such normal data. According to our research, rainwater contained not only the zombie virus but also an unknown element never before found on Earth."

"Even without direct contact with the rainwater, as long as people breathed, the unknown element would enter their bodies and cause changes in their DNA sequences."

This time, Li Xiuyu understood his sister’s concern. Unless they had used oxygen masks before the first rain, it was impossible to remain unaffected.

Yet from what he observed, Feng He and his group were breathing normally. That made their perfectly normal data deeply unsettling.

After a long silence, Li Xiuyu asked, "So, what do you plan to do?"

"For now, we still need to buy supplies from them. It’s better to investigate them secretly, in case we startle the snake."

Nodding at his sister’s words, Li Xiuyu stood up and said, "I will take care of this matter."

Li Xiuying felt at ease leaving the investigation to her brother and agreed. "Then, I will leave this matter to you."

At noon, 3 military choppers left the Lin’an City Base and flew toward Jinxing City. When the survivors saw this, they thought the Commander was sending out another team to collect supplies, so no one paid too much attention to it.

At two o’clock in the afternoon, Qin Luzi was setting up the radio tower with Yin Yusheng on the rooftop of the office building when he noticed a large group of ability-users entering his map’s radius.

Using his walkie-talkie, he reported to Jin Xuyan, "Captain, there is a group of ability-users approaching. Judging by their speed, they should be a team sent by Commander Xun, using military choppers."

Soon after, Jin Xuyan’s voice came through the walkie-talkie. "Noted."

In another office building, Jin Xuyan turned to the members and said, "Sikai, bring some members and meet Xun Che’s people. Brief them on our plan and leave the rest to them."

"Understood," Li Sikai replied, nodding as he selected several members.

After they left, Jin Xuyan and the remaining members continued installing the solar panels. At the same time, Du Beiye was busy mapping the entire area, while Jiao Lizhi focused on collecting everything.

When she finished her task and returned to the public hall, the Phantom Team members were already preparing dinner. On the other side, she saw a large group of guards and ability-users. Noticing several familiar faces, she knew they had been sent by Xun Che.

Walking over, she asked, "Brother Yan, who will manage this base later?"

"Xun Che sent Xie Zhou over. He will take the position of Base Commander. As for the Vice Commander position, we haven’t found a suitable person yet," Jin Xuyan replied.

Jiao Lizhi nodded and thought for a moment before saying, "Brother Yan, I’ve collected everything."

Hearing this, Jin Xuyan nodded. "I’ll talk to Xie Zhou about the supplies. If everything goes as planned, we’ll leave by the day after tomorrow at the latest."

"Okay," Jiao Lizhi replied.

While the two of them were talking, Xie Zhou and his team were also discussing the supplies issue.

This time, the Lin’an City Base dispatched a total of 15,000 people for the mission. In addition to ability-users, there were trained guards, technicians, doctors, nurses, and skilled commoners. They even sent laborers to build a hydroponic farmland and the base wall.

At the moment, most of the personnel had already been assigned tasks and were inspecting the terrain, leaving only Xie Zhou and his core team behind.

"Captain, when will we go pick up the survivors?" one of them asked.

"There’s no rush. Captain Jin and his team will send those people over. For now, our main tasks are building the outer wall and collecting supplies," Xie Zhou replied.

After a moment of silence, another member said, "Captain, before we left, the Vice Commander gave us enough supplies to last two weeks. If more people join us, our supplies might only last ten days."

Just as he finished speaking, Jin Xuyan and Jiao Lizhi walked over. Seeing them approach, the group stopped talking.

Jin Xuyan pulled over a chair and sat down before saying, "My team found a large amount of supplies during our mission. My team can give you enough supplies to last at least one year."

Hearing this, Xie Zhou raised his eyebrows. "Captain Jin, what do you want in return?"

Aside from Xun Che, Wei Yin, and Wen Hanli, no one knew that Jin Xuyan and his team were also involved in managing the Lin’an City Base.

To most people, mercenaries only did things that benefited them. So when Xie Zhou heard Jin Xuyan’s words, his first instinct was that there must be a price.

Although Jin Xuyan knew they had misunderstood his intentions, he didn’t bother explaining.

"I want you and your people to rescue as many survivors as possible before the end of this month. As long as you can do that, I will make sure you never run out of supplies."

"When did you turn into someone with a benevolent heart?" Xie Zhou asked with doubts.

Ignoring the remark, Jin Xuyan continued, "In the next few days, the temperature will drop sharply, and by the end of the month, we will enter the winter season. This winter will last at least six months."

"During that time, there will be constant snowstorms, and without proper preparation, people won’t survive the cold. My team will help build the wall and gather supplies. You only need to focus on rescuing people and bringing them in."

Xie Zhou recalled his Commander’s orders and glanced at Jiao Lizhi. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally asked, "Will your team stay at this base or return to Lin’an?"

"With Xun Che and Wei Yin there, we don’t have to worry about the people. My team will stay here and help you until winter passes."

Hearing this, Xie Zhou nodded. "Alright. I’ll send my people out to search for survivors. I will leave the matter of collecting supplies to your team."

"No problem."