Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse - Chapter 975: Acting Commander
Chapter 975: Chapter 975: Acting Commander
Mao Qiqi just reminded them that Guan Shouzhong’s condition is already very unusual, with his little dot flashing, representing the exhaustion from the extended period of no rest and the depletion of special ability, even a man of iron cannot endure.
“Captain Lu, we’ll take him back to rest now.”
Hearing Mao Qiqi say this, Tian Yongyi and the others dared not be careless and immediately prepared to take Guan Shouzhong back.
“Mm, don’t come back without resting for ten hours. You don’t need to worry about things here.”
Lu Hao’s familiar tone of command made the three’s eyes turn red involuntarily.
“Yes!”
Xiang Sanjin and the others shouted, then helped Guan Shouzhong towards the base.
“Being a base leader is too hard.”
Su Jin remarked.
Thinking about Liang Jiuhui, who had been eagerly anticipated for so long before coming out, and now Alexander’s Guan Shouzhong, Su Jin increasingly felt that being a base leader was really not easy.
“Mm, indeed.”
Lu Hao walked to the high platform, looking at the boiling zombie tide in front, and the survivors busy behind him, also felt Guan Shouzhong’s difficulties.
In his position, Guan Shouzhong has always been a person who takes his work seriously and responsibly. He must have put a lot of pressure on himself…
Su Jin was already eager to urge the two to go to the first wall.
The first wall, which was already about to collapse, did not collapse because of a row of Man-eating Flower’s defense. After Su Jin arrived, she urged the growth of ten more Man-eating Flowers.
This place was not like the S City base, and most of the special ability users were already exhausted, and the weapons were also lagging, so Su Jin did not control the number of Man-eating Flowers, letting them eat as much as possible was something.
And the special ability that had just appeared in the space was all used to urge the growth of Snow Spirit Flower.
“Qiqi, it’s ready.”
Su Jin said.
In front of Mao Qiqi, she grew a patch of vine plants, allowing Qiqi to stand aside and freely exercise her abilities with other special ability users. The young girl had been holding back for too long, and she couldn’t refuse anymore.
“Thank you, Sister Xiao Jin, don’t worry, my Mental Barrier won’t let me get hurt.”
Mao Qiqi felt that Su Jin’s actions were a bit excessive. She was already at Mental Element Level Six and wouldn’t be easily attacked by zombies.
Su Jin nodded, feeling the abundant Wood Element Energy within her, began growing a Sea of Trees on both sides.
Lu Hao didn’t need to replenish special abilities now, so she could only rely on the Sea of Trees to consume abilities.
As soon as the three arrived, the special ability users quickly felt the pressure lessen, especially after the two large patches of Sea of Trees appeared, the zombies seemed cut off, giving everyone a breathing room.
“Captain Lu, are you looking for me?”
Shen Guangming ran up from below and asked. Now, looking at Lu Hao and Su Jin, his eyes were beyond respect, even using the formality of “you”.
“Commander Shen, let the base personnel and special ability users who haven’t rested these days go back to rest and return tomorrow morning.”
Lu Hao said.
“This…”
There wouldn’t be enough manpower, Shen Guangming thought.
But before leaving, Guan Shouzhong did indeed hand over command to Lu Hao. He looked at the crowd in front who had a moment to breathe, and resolutely followed Lu Hao’s orders.
Zhang Xinran and Qiao Ping, responsible for on-site logistics, were also called over. The two curiously looked at this temporary “commander,” not knowing what he wanted from their logistics department.
“I heard there’s some food shortage in the base, that even everyone is fighting with empty stomachs?”
Although Lu Hao was not angry, the tone and the pressure he exuded made the two’s hearts shudder.
Why did he seem scarier than the base leader?
“That’s, that’s right. At present, all the base personnel are involved in fighting the zombie tide, plus the consumption of a whole winter’s materials, and we must maintain the base’s future operations, so we dare not supply too much…”
Qiao Ping shamefully explained, there were many reasons, but ultimately only one: the current material reserves of their base were insufficient.
Looking at the increasingly thin and haggard pair, Lu Hao did not blame them. After understanding the reasons, he called the entire logistics department over.
Zhang Xinran and Qiao Ping never expected that Lu Hao called them over just to distribute materials.
“This…”
Qiao Ping was amazed at the piled-up food, many of which were semi-finished products that could be eaten heated.
“During the zombie tide, we will issue supplies daily. These supplies are only for those participating in fighting the zombie tide. What you need to do is ensure that everyone can eat until full, so they have the strength to kill more zombies on the front lines, can you do it?!”
Lu Hao asked loudly.
“We can do it!”
None of the dozens in the logistics department dared to say no. Such a large quantity of supplies was a daily amount, and there was no shortage of onlookers around them. If they said they couldn’t, they wouldn’t continue mingling at the base.
After issuing orders in front of everyone around the city wall, Lu Hao didn’t linger and continued with Su Jin to the first wall.
“Xinran, with so many supplies… let’s keep a record first.”
Qiao Ping suggested, noting that the Heart Talk Team was not from their base. Since they offered the materials, but not for free, it seemed best to keep a record to avoid any misunderstandings about embezzlement.
“We must keep a record and then quickly send it to the kitchen to start processing.”
Zhang Xinran answered excitedly. He always felt uncomfortable seeing everyone coming and going with pale faces due to hunger. Now, he couldn’t wait to start cooking, serving everyone with a pot of hearty food.
After Su Jin delivered those items, Lin Yunguo and Li Xiuying immediately began their busy work again without a moment’s rest.
They could now cook without limitations, and the people outside were all fellow townsfolk from H Province, so it had to be nutritious.
“I’ve already added a lot of eggs to the dough, can’t add more, or it will be noticeable.”
Li Xiuying said.
“Alright, then just this much for now. I’ll pour it into the dough mixer.”
Lin Yunguo had just taken down a large basket of buns and now poured the flour prepared by Li Xiuying with water into several dough mixers, while Lin Cheng and others were busy slaughtering pigs, cattle, and sheep, preparing the freshest ingredients for Lin Yunguo.
The next morning, some special ability users, who had rested well, looked at the free breakfast distributed by the base and immediately glanced at each other.
These plates of large buns, this thick meat porridge, and marinated eggs, were they really prepared by the base?
Just the previous day, they could only get a bowl of thin porridge and a small cut piece of steamed bread.
“Base Leader, this was the Heart Talk Team’s intention from last night. Here is the list of materials donated by the Heart Talk Team, and these are just a day’s worth…”
Qiao Ping faithfully reported.
