The post-apocalyptic world has a space full of supplies.

Chapter 171 Temporary Rest

With the help of Lu Yuanman's resource space, the five of them enjoyed a super lavish meal. Even Lin Yun, who usually eats very little, couldn't help but wolf down his food. His eating habits really startled Zhong Qiang, who thought that Lin Yun's zombie virus hadn't been completely cured.

Fortunately, aside from eating a lot and a bit too fast, Comrade Lin Yun didn't seem to have any other unusual symptoms. Lu Yuan and the others had witnessed his condition during the several hours he was being treated in the medical machine. The several viral outbreaks had drained his energy considerably. Although Lu Yuan had given him nutritional fluids, these could only maintain his basic needs and certainly couldn't replenish his strength. Therefore, they could understand why Lin Yun was wolfing down his food.

If this sumptuous dinner was the most satisfying meal Lu Yuan and his three companions had eaten in the past week, then for Lin Yun, it was arguably the most satisfying meal he had eaten since the zombie virus outbreak.

After all, as a soldier and a captain, although he had been with Lu Yuan and the others all the way, Lin Yun would think a lot when they ate together. He would consider what would happen if supplies were scarce or if they encountered unforeseen problems in the future. So he would usually only eat until he was about half full to save some food for everyone.

However, what he didn't know was that the rations he saved each time were nothing compared to the special meals that Lu Yuan and the others secretly prepared.

"Team Leader Lin, how are you feeling right now?" Although Lin Yun was the deputy captain of Ji Lang's team after the South China Base was reorganized, Ji Lang still habitually called him Team Leader Lin. Lin Yun was too lazy to correct him, so he never changed his way of addressing him.

"I feel much better now. I don't feel anything special." After eating and drinking my fill, Lin Yun clearly felt that the empty feeling in his stomach had disappeared, and he felt no different from usual.

"It's good that you're alright. Captain Lin, you scared Lu Xiaoyuan and me to death earlier." Yang Xiao hiccuped and asked Lu Yuan for a lollipop to suck on. He swallowed the sweet sugar water as he spoke. Right now, he really needed plenty of sugar to soothe his heart, which had been stimulated countless times throughout the day.

"Team Leader Lin, don't do this again next time." Lu Yuan said as he worked as a warehouse manager, adding fuel to several heaters and then setting out sleeping bags for everyone. "I don't want to see any of you get hurt again."

"I'm sorry." Lin Yun lowered his head. At that time, he really didn't think too much; he just wanted to protect Ji Lang. After all, Ji Lang was the strongest superhuman among them. Only if Ji Lang lived could they have a chance to report back to the base. That way, even if he died, he could proudly hold his head high when he met Qin Yuan in the afterlife.

He hadn't considered how Ji Lang would face his comrades if something happened to him and Ji Lang successfully returned to the base. What would the others think when they found out he was dead?

“We were just lucky this time. I couldn’t have saved Captain Du last time…” Lu Yuan continued tidying up the sleeping bag. When he thought of Du Wenqing, he unconsciously stopped what he was doing. Thinking of Lin Yun’s situation today, he felt tears welling up in his eyes. But he dared not cry, afraid that his emotions would affect others.

Although Ji Lang and his group confirmed yesterday that the building was basically safe, there were only five of them left now. They had also seen the situation in the building next door. To be honest, it was really hard to guarantee that those highly intelligent zombies wouldn't come and launch a surprise attack. If their emotions were affected by them, they would all be in great danger.

"Don't worry, I won't do it again. I want to live well for them all." Lin Yun noticed that Lu Yuan was holding back tears, so he walked over, patted his shoulder, and helped him spread out the sleeping bag on the ground.

"Now we don't know where Liu Jia and Wang Sanhai went." Ji Lang checked the office door lock again and pressed the lead plate that Lu Yuan took out from his space against the door. Now that the entire team and these two people have disappeared, he, as the captain of the highest combat force in the South China Base, is still a little worried.

“I’ve been wandering around this building for a long time, and I really haven’t seen anyone.” Zhong Qiang echoed Ji Lang’s words. After all, he had been wandering around this building all afternoon after being left behind by his team. He hadn’t seen anyone, and he hadn’t even encountered a single zombie. He didn’t know whether to call himself lucky or not.

“Maybe Brother Liu and his group ran into Zhong Qiang’s team. They’re a team of twenty people, and half of them are superhumans.” Yang Xiao, with a lollipop in his mouth, strolled over to his sleeping bag and casually comforted Ji Lang. “Besides, most of the superhumans in the South China base came to the base with Brother Liu and his group. Maybe they just recognized each other and decided to join them.”

"Very likely, and each team leader is a highly experienced person who wouldn't act impulsively." Although Lin Yun and the others didn't know who led the team Zhong Qiang was with, since most of the superhumans at the base were survivors from Liu Jia's base, when forming teams, a high-ranking military officer would serve as the team leader, and a superhuman as the deputy team leader. Everyone was a well-trained soldier, so at least they could be assured that they wouldn't joke around with the lives of their team members.

"I understand." Ji Lang said this, but he was actually very clear that in the South China base, apart from his team, the captains of other teams all ostracized their vice-captains. This was because the crystal experiment at the base was suspended. Some soldiers who were initially very resistant to the project were later disappointed that it did not continue. Otherwise, they would not have been unable to even suppress their vice-captains.

Compared to the other three bases, the seemingly calm and stable South China Base actually harbors more unstable factors. Now, rumors are circulating that Yang Xiao has defected from the base, and Lu Yuan, though seemingly ordinary, is considered very important by many within the base as a space-type ability user, is rumored to have been kidnapped by Yang Xiao. It's easy to imagine that the base is now struggling to maintain its facade of stability.

Upon closer examination, it's possible that all of this was orchestrated by the same mastermind, who may be aiming to destroy the entire trust system of the Chinese people. After all, only China sought contact with other countries after the outbreak, but no country responded. Although they didn't respond, it doesn't mean they couldn't obtain a general understanding of the situation in China, just as the actual central command in China also had a general understanding of the specific situations in other countries.

No country is as stable as China right now. Even though many regions in China are operating independently and there are numerous small, private survivor bases, China remains the most stable country overall since the outbreak of the virus. Many small countries have already collapsed, and some large countries even have powerful private bases dominating the market, with government bases being completely wiped out.

Of course, Ji Lang couldn't share this inside information with Lu Yuan and the others for the time being, but he knew that Lin Yun also knew what he knew, and the two of them fell silent at this moment.

Since Lin Yun had just recovered, Ji Lang didn't want to tell him about the "Star Sea Project" that Lu Yuan and the others had mentioned right away, so he told Lin Yun to rest well and that they would talk about it tomorrow.