"Harvest!"
"The guys at Station 4 are probably going to be pissed to death, hahaha!"
In a truck, Ke Zhiliang and his team members were sitting at the back of the truck. Except for the two team members who were driving in front, everyone else was guarding a truck full of supplies - even the truck itself was supplies.
After joining the search team, Lu Ning also had some understanding of the situation outside. The search team is in contact with other surrounding settlements, but the relationship between them is good or bad. They are called "Railway" by others, and the "No. 4 Station" just mentioned is another settlement. There was some friction between the two sides over a material point.
And this time everyone went to the material point. In a commercial building, the third floor was previously occupied by an entire insect nest. There were bugs the size of motorcycles crawling everywhere, making it impossible for anyone to get in. But there are many important shops such as restaurants, pharmacies, and clothing stores above the third floor. In the past, no one dared to rush up even with reinforced clothes, but it was different with Lu Ning.
She just needs to go upstairs invisible, open the window upstairs, and then throw the needed supplies down. There is someone in the team who can set up a wind anchor point, which can buffer the falling speed of items with a mass of no more than five kilograms, so there is no need to worry about the dropped items breaking.
What everyone didn't know was that Lu Ning also chopped up two insects on the way up to test them. Their vitality was not strong, and they were probably just derivative monsters created by the monster, not as difficult to deal with as the original monster. This time she used another sword, "Corrupted Grass into Fireflies". The creatures killed by it would slowly turn into fireflies. She also found that the transformation speed of this sword could reveal the original life strength of life. The test Whether the monster is the original body or a derivative is very effective.
Ke Zhiliang's team atmosphere is still very united, and Lu Ning's joining was also warmly welcomed. After she proved her worth, she made another leap. Now everyone looks at Lu Ning with a very friendly expression. After all, as long as there is someone The future of materials is bright.
The team had to go farther away to unload the trucks, in order to avoid alerting the monsters on the railway. There is a picture in the monster barracks there, a round ball covered with rocks, with a vertical pupil in the center and top of the body, four arms like crab claws and a pair of short legs. The other is a thin bamboo pole nearly three meters high, with its arms broken at elbow joints, a stand-up collar around its neck, and a spine protruding from its head with three ears and a pair of noses. According to Ke Zhiliang, those two monsters are very powerful, so try not to provoke them.
The amount of things the exploration team brings back every time they go out is not necessarily certain. It was a good harvest this time. I estimate that the food was enough for the people in the settlement for about three or four days. There were also a lot of other expensive medicines. I even brought back some cigarettes and alcohol. Some people still need the mental stimulation effect of these things. It can also be considered as hard currency when going out and trading with other settlements.
According to the incentive measures, among these materials, the exploration team can still leave a good fortune. Many people in the exploration team also have to support their families.
"How is it? Is it dangerous?" Ke Zhiliang asked Lu Ning when unloading.
"Those monsters can't find me."
"Yeah, but don't be too confident. These monsters have all kinds of strange abilities, so you still have to be more careful." Ke Zhiliang said with a smile, "That's what the exploration team is like. They go out once a day. To go far or collect supplies, they have to get a vehicle and destroy them. No. It’s a pity that there is no way to use those monsters now, otherwise we can still strengthen the equipment.”
"What do you think of my father?" Lu Ning suddenly asked.
"I respect Uncle Lu quite a lot. I know that I am young and inexperienced. People like Uncle Lu may not be willing to submit to others, but he is willing to help me. I may have taken advantage of my superpowers, but in the future I will become A qualified leader needs to learn more," Ke Zhiliang said.
Lu Ning nodded: "Then today's mission is over, I will go back first, you can just send my share to my dad."
After she left, Huo Bin, who came to check the supplies, approached.
"Dazhi, how good is that girl from the Lu Yuezong family?"
"It's a very powerful superpower. It hasn't been tested in combat yet, but today she was able to search for supplies and was able to enter some places that others couldn't. We haven't had such a good harvest for several days. You also know that we are not the only settlement nearby. Most of the hard-to-find supplies have been robbed.”
"You said her ability is invisibility. How effective is it?"
"At least she can come and go freely in the insect nest I told you about before."
Huo Bin nodded: "That should be a pretty strong super power. Fortunately, like her father, she is not a combat type. We still have our own advantages."
"Binzi, I always say, don't be so stingy. Uncle Lu is really helping us, and we really want to lead the team well. We are all working hard. What are you calculating?"
"I just feel that it is necessary to be on guard against others. We didn't know Lu Yuezong before, and he looks like a person who has been in society for a long time. Can he be willing to be under the hands of young people like us? Before you grow up, whether it is him or We all have to be careful about that Ma Fusheng."
"You're thinking too complicatedly. If, as you say, we have to guard against everyone, then why form a team? Now that we're here, everyone is one of our own, unless someone commits an obvious act of betrayal."
Huo Bin sighed and said nothing more.
At this time, everyone heard the sound of the engine, and an obviously modified car drove over quickly in the distance. Ke Zhiliang frowned and shouted: "Brother Guo, stop the car!"
"good!"
Someone nearby responded, rushed onto the road, and stepped on the ground. A dense row of finger-length soil thorns rose up from the ground. The car saw this action from a distance and suddenly braked suddenly, stopping before it was about to get a tire puncture.
At this time, the search team who were still here and the people who were unloading the truck surrounded them. Four arrogant people got out of the car. A man in an ill-fitting suit came down with an angry face. He raised his hand and pulled out a sharp stick from his waist and stabbed the person who had used the soil thorn. .
His face-to-face attack immediately aroused everyone's anger. Han Da was also here. He raised his ax and deflected the short stick, but he had to take two steps back. It seemed that the opponent was very powerful.
"What the hell, you're looking for death!"
The man cursed, and the other three men immediately drew their weapons from their bodies and roared in unison. But Ke Zhiliang was not a vegetarian here. Even when unloading, everyone was armed. At this time, everyone immediately picked up their weapons and rushed forward.
Soon both parties discovered the problem. Ke Zhiliang had reinforced all his weapons. Even a wooden sword could cut through steel, but it still suffered some losses when it collided with the opponent's weapon. After the four people on the other side struggled for a few times and found that they could not subdue these people, their faces showed a look of astonishment, and they even began to show signs of timidity.
"Stop fighting!"
Outside the crowd, they suddenly heard a shout from Ma Fusheng. He was a leader after all, and his shouting had some effect. Some people hesitated immediately. Huo Bin looked a little displeased and quietly poked Ke Zhiliang. Ke Zhiliang immediately roared in understanding, making everyone take a few steps back to be on guard against the people who got off the car from continuing to attack.
Ma Fusheng separated from the crowd and ran over. He was slightly startled when he saw the four people, and then immediately said: "May I ask where they are from?"
"Aren't you blind? In this apocalypse, who would dare to drive around in a car like this? It's better for you to stop the car and cause trouble! I'll take them back and kill them all!" The leader sneered. , and then gestured to the car with his thumb, "We are ordered to deliver the virus catalog to the central government. Before the end of the world, we will be protecting the armored vehicles. If we encounter people like you, we can just kill them first and then report them!"
His arrogance really suppressed a few people, but Ke Zhiliang and the others had been leaders for a few days, so they were not intimidated like that.
"We have never heard of the virus catalog. It's just that when your car drove past, it alerted the monsters, and our settlement was in danger. Sorry, we have to take a detour ahead, or you can walk." Ke Zhiliang said righteously He said, "No matter what you rely on, if you drive fast in this world, you are ignoring the danger of others!"
"It's not for others. Do you know how many people can be saved when the catalog is delivered? Do you know how many people will die if you delay it for an hour? Because if you delay a few people, how many people will die around the world? Are you worried? Can you afford it?”
Just when this person started to act aggressively, someone suddenly separated from the crowd and came over, and said slowly: "It seems we can still afford it."
Lu Yuezong and Lu Ning had already heard the news and came over.
Lu Yuezong still had a warm smile on his face. When Ke Zhiliang saw him coming, he also called out: "Uncle Lu."
"Thank you, Captain. If it's not about combat, I'll take care of it first. No one was hurt, right?"
Ke Zhiliang shook his head, and Lu Yuezong focused his attention on that person again: "What do you call this gentleman? My surname is Lu, and I am the person who manages some negotiation matters here."
"I don't care what your last name is, we have to go through here! Your people actually dare to block our car, are you scared? Our car is carrying..."
"Virus directory, I heard this part." Lu Yuezong didn't wait for him to finish, "But is it really as important as what you said? There is time to fight for a road here, and it's not like there is no way around it. . What's more, in this kind of apocalyptic world, if you are like you who only pursue speed regardless of safety, there is a chance that no matter how important things are, they will be damaged halfway, right? Since you are asked to transport them, assuming there is still room, there must be more than one person transporting them. We’re a group, right? Even if you can’t reach your destination, other teams can get there.”
"Ha! Nonsense, how many people do you think are available in the apocalypse now? We are the only team. If we are gone, then-"
"Then I have to question whether the origin of your so-called virus catalog is the right way." Lu Yuezong's expression suddenly changed from a smile to a serious one, "If you are just using the tiger skin as a banner, do we still need to How about cooperating with a group of bandits with unknown origins?"
The person on the other side was completely unable to react to his sudden change of expression, but Lu Ning had already pulled out Bailu Weishuang. The moment the cold light came out of its sheath, a cold that was even more severe than the temperature instantly enveloped the four people. The leader immediately raised his hand and wanted to attack Lu Yuezong with his weapon, but the sword flashed and was cut in half by Lu Ning.
"Captain, capture them and interrogate them carefully. We will also inventory the contents of the car. If the virus catalog is really that important, it would be a good opportunity for us to take it and send it to a base established in some country."
Lu Ning knocked out the leader with a sword, and the remaining people twisted up and tied up the few who were too frozen to move. Then Lu Ning walked towards the car. The modifications on it had obviously undergone some technical research. If this technology was really developed by herself, then maybe it was really the result of a certain research institute.
Some special instruments were also installed inside the vehicle, which seemed to be relatively rough, probably temporary modifications. But the most important thing is that there are some blood stains in the car that have not been cleaned. It is certain that a murder has occurred here.
Lu Ning took out the only laptop in the car and started it. The computer was connected to the instruments in the car. Although the computer had a password, it was not difficult for her to bypass it. She could see that even this Each computer was temporarily prepared.
"Xiao Ning, how are you?" Lu Yuezong stood guard outside the car. Only Ke Zhiliang and a few others could get close.
"This car definitely does not belong to them. There are some private photos stored in the computer, which are nothing like these four. The login name of this computer is Zhang Zhengren, and it belongs to the Second Research Institute of Chensu Port. Dad, you know What’s the name of this institute?”
"I've heard of this." Huo Bin spoke outside the car. "It's an institute with biology, optics and organic chemistry as its main research directions. It's at the top level here. I heard that it has participated in national scientific research projects. , but I don’t know the details.”
Lu Ning raised her head and glanced at him, and Huo Bin curled his lips: "I originally planned to take the postgraduate entrance examination after graduating from college. This is also one of my goals. Who knew that something like this would happen."
"Got it, the virus catalog information... is available." Lu Ning quickly became familiar with the system and retrieved what she wanted to know.
This is the preliminary conclusion reached by the major research institute networks across the country before communications were completely cut off. This group of smart people have made various emergency plans, including communication cutoff plans, and virus catalog planning is one of them. It is intended to classify and distinguish the lives that cause human changes, so that humans who obtain the catalog can efficiently and accurately analyze Monsters are assessed and dealt with.
The only thing that makes Lu Ning feel a little disappointed is that the types of viruses in this directory are all type E. According to the classification data, this type of virus was formed through the secondary evolution of the earth, and is not the type A that she needs to find in her mission. Type virus directory.
