Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Qin Long lived alone in a house. It was pitch black at night. He sat on his bed, looking at the moon outside the window. The moon emanated a chill that made him shiver.
He pulled the covers up tighter.
“Knock, knock, knock,” came a knock at the door. Qin Long didn’t lock the door. Although he wondered who could be coming so late, he still called out, “Come in.”
The skinny man pushed open the door, carrying a solar-powered flashlight.
Since Qin Long arrived at the base, the skinny man hadn’t spoken to him alone. Like Fu Ke, he was trying to separate the Qin Long in front of him from Brother Long.
Seeing the skinny man enter, Qin Long was somewhat surprised: “Why are you here?”
The skinny man closed the door behind him and walked straight in.
“We’re not going to collect gold tomorrow. We’re going to get a generator,” the skinny man said, sitting on the edge of the bed.
“Okay,” Qin Long nodded, seeing that the skinny man didn’t intend to leave: “You came just to tell me this?”
The skinny man looked at Qin Long with a complicated expression: “Are you Qin Long, or Brother Long?”
This question would have been completely incomprehensible to the Qin Long before his rebirth. But Qin Long now understood the skinny man’s meaning and said, “I don’t understand what you mean.”
Qin Long frowned as he spoke.
Hearing Qin Long’s words, the skinny man stood up and turned to leave, but stopped at the door and looked back at Qin Long intently.
“Xiao Bai and I have been waiting for you.”
‘Bang!’ The skinny man slammed the door shut, seemingly in a huff.
Qin Long saw the door swaying in the night wind because it wasn’t properly closed, opened his mouth, and then pursed his lips. He didn’t know what he was afraid of, nor why he didn’t dare to acknowledge Xiao Bai.
But he thought that as long as he was by Xiao Bai’s side, protecting her would be enough.
The skinny man’s words had suddenly jolted him awake. Even the skinny man could find out, but what about Xiao Bai? Xiao Bai possessed psychic abilities; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to save people so precisely in her previous life.
So for so long, he had been deceiving himself, believing that neither Xiao Bai nor the skinny man had noticed.
Qin Long chuckled, one hand on his head, his chest throbbing with deep vibrations.
The next day, the entire base mobilized. Only Feng Han remained to take care of Wang Zhen’s wife, Liu Yue. When Qin Long came out, he saw Fu Ke standing to the side.
“Xiao Bai.” Qin Long slept very well last night, better than ever since his rebirth. It was as if all his previous inner conflicts had been resolved.
Fu Ke turned to look at Qin Long, and after a long while, she revealed a bright smile, just like the innocent Xiao Bai from her previous life.
“Brother Long!”
The skinny man also grinned.
With Fu Ke controlling the zombies, they brought back the generator from the hospital, along with the food, medical equipment, and medicine that had been stored among the zombie horde.
Medical books were also brought back, and they even took textbooks from the school for each grade.
Next, they brought back a lot of reinforced concrete, preparing to properly construct and organize the Chaoyang Base, and expand its scale.
The crystal cores in the base acted like growth hormones, causing the zombies raised by Fu Ke to grow very quickly. However, only Lan Zhi’s advancement was very slow.
Fu Ke felt this was definitely related to Lan Zhi’s special abilities.
A few days later, Fu Ke had basically gathered all the necessary equipment: sand trucks, cement mixers, and construction vehicles. However, the base was mostly infested with zombies, with very few humans. “We don’t lack laborers; the zombies can do all that. But design, and operating these machines…” Fu Ke was immediately troubled.
“I’ve studied design,” Wang Zhen said with a smile, scratching his head. “But I don’t know how to operate these construction vehicles…”
Wang Zhen only had a superficial understanding of design, but it came in handy now.
Lu Xun and Qiu Yingying’s group were still university students, not even graduates. They knew even less about these things, and neither the skinny guy nor Brother Long knew how to operate them.
Suddenly, Fu Ke felt a pang of unease.
She frowned; ever since Brother Long’s accident, she had felt uneasy. At first, she thought it was because of Brother Long, but now that he was safe, she still felt that unease, and a sense of dread.
She glanced at Lan Zhi; Brother Long and the others said that Lan Zhi had killed her in her past life. But Fu Ke was certain that the feeling that made her heart pound didn’t come from Lan Zhi.
“Skinny, Brother Long, I’m leaving the base to you guys. I have to go out for a bit,” Fu Ke said. “Lan Zhi and Xiao Hei have no problem controlling the zombies in the base, so there won’t be any problems even if I’m not there. I’ve put the food and crystal cores in Skinny’s space.”
“Xiao Bai, I’ll go with you. Brother Long is fine with the base,” Skinny quickly said.
“Brother Long doesn’t have a space.” Fu Ke didn’t know how long she would be gone, but she felt that if this thing that she was so wary of wasn’t eliminated, it would cause endless trouble.
The problem was, she didn’t even know what this thing that she was wary of was.
Fu Ke was right, Skinny had a space, and she could put a lot of food in Skinny’s space. So the base couldn’t do without Skinny.
However, Qin Long didn’t say that he would go with Fu Ke, because Qin Long knew very well Fu Ke’s determination to build a base, although he didn’t understand why Fu Ke still wanted to build a base.
But since she wanted to build a base, then he would create a brand new Chaoyang Base for her!
“Be careful.” Qin Long reached out and placed his hand on Fu Ke’s head, looking at her just like in his previous life.
Fu Ke grinned, his eyes crinkling with laughter. “Yes! I will.”
“Anyway, I don’t have anything to do at the base, so why don’t I go with you?” Lu Xun leaned closer and said.
“Establishing a base requires metal-type ability users. I don’t want to see a base that collapses at the slightest push,” Fu Ke said calmly, leaving Lu Xun speechless for a moment.
“I…” Qiu Yingying hadn’t finished speaking when Fu Ke interrupted her, “Don’t even think about it. If you leave, they’ll have trouble even getting water.”
“Sister.” Ya Ya came over looking aggrieved, clutching Fu Ke’s clothes.
Fu Ke’s eyes softened. He squatted down, picked up Ya Ya, looked at her for a while, and then placed her in Qin Long’s arms. “Ya Ya, be good. Stay with Brother Long and everyone else. Sister will be back soon.”
Qiu Yi stood to the side without saying a word. He also had spatial abilities, as Fu Ke knew.
So, did she not trust him?
After Fu Ke turned and left, her gentle eyes instantly sharpened.
In this life, she wanted to live freely, unrestrained, and happy. Whatever made her heart tremble, whatever made her fearful, she would destroy.
“Brother Long, I’m worried about Xiao Bai. She’s been acting really strange lately,” the skinny man said with a worried expression as soon as Fu Ke left.
“Master, I also have spatial abilities,” Qiu Yi walked over, stubbornly looking at the skinny man. Fu Ke’s distrust made Qiu Yi feel a little sad; he looked at the skinny man expectantly, hoping he could trust him.
Fu Ke indeed distrusted Qiu Yi. In fact, besides the skinny guy and Brother Long, the only person she truly trusted seemed to be Zhang Zhongmin. She didn’t trust anyone else much.
Zhang Zhongmin did possess a convincing aura; even Fu Ke, who initially didn’t think much of him, eventually found herself trusting him completely.
But Zhang Zhongmin was indeed a trustworthy person.
The skinny guy glanced at Qiu Yi, then couldn’t help but look at Qin Long.
Qin Long sighed, “Go ahead, give everything to Qiu Yi.”
Meanwhile, Zhang Zhongmin, who had finally arrived in D City only to find the D City base destroyed, didn’t know where Fu Ke was and returned empty-handed.
Xie Bajin was a bit foolish and selfish, but not deserving of death. However, Zhang Zhongmin would never take someone like that with him.
Therefore, Xie Bajin almost hated Zhang Zhongmin to death, but there was nothing he could do, so he could only find a way to survive on his own.
At this time, Zhang Zhongmin had already returned to B City, but only upon returning did he learn… Blue Light Base’s supplies were once again seized by Yonghui Base.
The people of Blue Light Base were enraged and, disregarding Commander Chen’s orders, engaged in battle with the people of Yonghui Base.
This attracted a large number of zombies, and neither side gained an advantage. Commander Chen, in a fit of anger, actually fell ill.
Upon hearing that Zhang Zhongmin had returned, Commander Chen immediately ordered his son to summon Zhang Zhongmin.
Chen Song, Commander Chen’s son, was now a fifth-tier fire-type ability user. Perhaps due to the incompatibility of ice and fire, he was different from others and simply disliked Zhang Zhongmin.
Seeing that Commander Chen was more angry than willing to help, Chen Song had initially thought that Commander Chen was going to hand over the base to him, but unexpectedly, at this crucial moment, he actually wanted to see Zhang Zhongmin?
For a moment, Chen Song’s expression was unpredictable.
“Dad, what do you want with Zhang Zhongmin?” Unable to contain himself any longer, Chen Song finally asked.
Chen Song had played a crucial role in enabling Blue Light Base to fight against Yonghui Base this time. Because Chen Song was among the leaders, and because he couldn’t contain himself, he led the people from Blue Light Base to clash with Yonghui Base.
After all, everyone believed that with Chief Chen’s downfall, Chen Song would definitely take over.
Of course, the main reason was that everyone from Blue Light Base had been putting up with Yonghui Base for a long time. If it weren’t for Chief Chen’s repeated interventions, they would have already started fighting, why wait until now?
Food and supplies were life in this apocalypse. Yonghui Base was robbing Blue Light Base of its life!
Chief Chen’s face was pale, and he coughed several times before waving his hand: “Stop talking nonsense. Go, go, call Zhang Zhongmin over…”
After saying that, he was panting heavily, as if he had used up a lot of strength to finish speaking.
“Okay, okay, I’ll go call him right away, don’t rush.” Chen Song was startled when he saw his father like this, and quickly brought some water for Chief Chen to drink, patted his chest to help him catch his breath, and then hurried to find Zhang Zhongmin.
However, Chen Song had a very bad feeling.
Could it be that his father wanted to hand over the base to Zhang Zhongmin? Thinking this, he suddenly stopped. Then he heard his father’s weak cough behind him.
Immediately, Chen Song shook his head, hurriedly went to the base gate, and brought Zhang Zhongmin, who had just arrived, over.
After Chen Song brought Zhang Zhongmin over, Chief Chen told him to leave.
Immediately, Chen Song sighed deeply and glared fiercely at Zhang Zhongmin. Undoubtedly, this tacit instruction meant that the base would be handed over to Zhang Zhongmin.
Actually, Chen Song was very resentful. No matter how capable Zhang Zhongmin was, Chen Song was no less capable. Besides, he was Chief Chen’s son, his own flesh and blood! It was as if Zhang Zhongmin was Chief Chen’s illegitimate son.
Chen Song stood at the gate, his eyes gloomy.
He didn’t know what Zhang Zhongmin and Chief Chen talked about, but two hours passed, and it was almost dark. Zhang Zhongmin finally opened the door and came out.
Chen Song and Zhang Zhongmin brushed past each other,
Chen Song letting out a cold snort as he went into the room. Zhang Zhongmin felt somewhat helpless, but went to the experimental base in City B.
Just as Chen Song had thought, Chief Chen did indeed think it was better to hand the base over to Zhang Zhongmin. Tomorrow, Chief Chen would announce to the Blue Light Base that the base would be handed over to Zhang Zhongmin.
The fall of City D made Zhang Zhongmin feel bad, but it also ignited a fighting spirit within him.
He entered the experimental base and heard a strong voice yelling at a group of people in white coats. The tone was very stern.
Professor Gu noticed that everyone’s gaze lingered behind him for a few seconds, then turned around and saw Zhang Zhongmin: “Who are you? Unauthorized personnel are not allowed here. Didn’t you see the sign at the door?”
The Blue Light Base’s research base was not even as good as the underground laboratory in City T; at least in City T, not just anyone could enter.
Professor Gu didn’t recognize Zhang Zhongmin, but people would occasionally ‘accidentally’ wander into the experimental base out of curiosity to see them. Professor Gu would always glare at him with anger.
“Sorry, I just came to see how your research is going,” Zhang Zhongmin said, seemingly unconcerned by Professor Gu’s dismissive tone.
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