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Chapter 509: Chapter Five Hundred and Nine: Plan for the Long Term
"So, could you please go a bit easier next time? He was just talking, he wouldn’t really research on someone if they disagreed,"
Moli helped Lian Ze up and, seeing his quickly swelling face, felt a pang of distress.
"Do you mean he will do it again?"
Lu Hao’s cold voice made Moli involuntarily frightened, as she realized that what she said was indeed very impolite. Thus, she could only grimace and reply, "I’ll try my best... to ensure there’s no next time."
"That would be best."
Lu Hao glanced at them both before continuing towards Lin Tianhui’s office.
Mao Qiqi found the situation amusing, pulling Lian Jiyue along as they followed, who glanced at the person on the ground with an expression that showed no change, and walked away.
"Xiao Jin, next time let me do it,"
Lu Hao caught up with Su Jin, feeling that Su Jin hadn’t been harsh enough. This Lian Ze had said these words to their companions more than once, and that woman by his side even mentioned there would be a next time.
It must be because Su Jin was too gentle.
"Sure, as long as no one dies,"
Su Jin nodded in agreement, knowing that Lian Ze was also recently conducting weapon research.
The group finally understood why there was no queue at Lin Tianhui’s treatment room—it turned out that the Base Leader, Liang Jiuhui, was inside.
"How are the injuries?"
Lu Hao asked Liang Jiuhui with a smile, noting how bold he was to take on zombies two levels higher by himself.
"Won’t die, just some fractures,"
Liang Jiuhui, already much better under Lin Tianhui’s care, still felt discomfort in his shoulder.
"Better go see Doctor Li at the hospital, he’s an experienced traditional medicine doctor, to prevent any lasting issues,"
Lin Tianhui suggested as she had already healed Xu Shi and Guan Hong’s injuries as well, and seeing her family coming to pick her up, she decided not to continue taking appointments, especially since it was time for her midday break.
"Su Jin, Lu Hao, starting tomorrow, we’ll need the help of the Heart Talk Team,"
Liang Jiuhui said to the family before leaving.
Before the blizzard, there were daily patrols by guard squad members around the outside of the base to clear zombies, and many teams from inside the base went out on missions to kill zombies, making the vicinity of the base relatively safe. But this blizzard had only lasted a few days and had already attracted such high-level zombies and groups of zombies.
It seems that even in blizzard conditions, the clearing of zombies must continue, otherwise he truly feared an onset of a Zombie Tide.
Every Zombie Tide is a test for a base, and if such a test was inevitable this winter, he only hoped to minimize the difficulty.
"Will do, just make sure to deliver the Crystal Cores on time,"
Su Jin said with a smile.
Han Yue hadn’t expected to see members of the Heart Talk Team even in the Base Hospital.
He was currently leaning against the hospital railing, slowly trying to walk, as his legs and feet had been frostbitten, necessitating daily dressing changes. Now that he had awakened, he wanted to recover as quickly as possible, so he had started exercising on his own.
A group of people approached from across the way, all appearing relaxed and jovial. Han Yue quickly lowered his head, pretending to rest.
Having already familiarized himself with the information about the Heart Talk Team, when Su Jin and Lu Hao walked past him, he felt, perhaps psychologically, that these two were very strong—stronger than anyone he had encountered before.
Lian Jiyue felt that Mao Qiqi paused for a moment beside him, then hopped and skipped to catch up again.
Han Yue also noticed a little girl with twin ponytails glancing at him among the group, but he didn’t take it to heart, as she was just a little girl with twin ponytails.
After the group descended the stairs, Han Yue slowly strolled back to his ward, feeling quite troubled at the moment.
The experts that Han’s father had arranged for him hadn’t been of any use at the S city base and had all perished on the road.
Now he was left with only two people by his side, and they were still unconscious, which meant he’d need to make plans for the long term.
"Brother Han, how’s your leg?"
Wei Junhao asked, looking at Han Yue as he walked back into the ward.
"It’s okay, just feels a bit hard to walk,"
Han Yue answered without revealing his discomfort.
"That’s good. We’re lucky to have survived. Let’s rest up here for now. Let me tell you, the Base Leader of this S city base is really a generous and kind man..."
Wei Junhao started to chat incessantly, not even noticing that Lian Zongren by the window had also woken up.
Lian Zongren felt that he had just seen his young son flash by the window, but the person had quickly gotten into a car and left, so he couldn’t be sure.
"Uncle Lian is awake,"
Han Yue pointed at Lian Zongren, who was sitting up and looking out of the window, and said.
"That’s good, that’s good. I just had someone go to the Heart Talk Convenience Store here at the base and bought back some delicious foods for everyone to replenish themselves. Let me tell you, this S city base’s Heart Talk Convenience Store has everything..."
Wei Junhao continued talking, seemingly well-acquainted with the place.
"I think I just saw Yueer,"
Lian Zongren muttered.
"Oh, Uncle Lian, you should lie back down. Now that we’re all here, isn’t it just a matter of minutes before you see your son?"
Wei Junhao advised him, though he had not yet discussed this matter with Liang Jiuhui and didn’t know if he would agree to a meeting.
Han Yue was also quite concerned about Lian Zongren’s situation, especially since that Jiyue was a Level Five Ability User of the Heart Talk Team and had even taken part in the Mercenary Corps’ assessment. If he wasn’t willing to voluntarily join the Heart Talk Team or wanted to leave S city with Lian Zongren, then the SS-grade title of their team could be at risk.
"Uncle Lian is eager to see his son after all; since they’re father and son, I think it’s better for them to meet sooner,"
Han Yue said.
"Absolutely, let me tell you, the people of the Heart Talk Team are very understanding. After we get discharged from the hospital and tidy up, it won’t be too late to meet then, otherwise, it would ruin the image of us folks from B city,"
Wei Junhao felt his reasoning was quite sufficient, and indeed, the two men stopped talking after hearing it.
Lian Zongren also felt reassured. This S city base seemed quite impressive, much more well-rounded than their E city base, with just the hospital facilities and staff here being surprisingly better, and the hospital was even heated every day, a very unique feature indeed. Perhaps Yueer hadn’t suffered much here.
...
If possible, Su Jin also hoped that this blizzard would end soon. The Wood Spirit Space was now consuming 70 Crystal Cores daily; without the support from the two Heart Talk Stores, Su Jin would feel even more pressured.
But she also knew the blizzard wouldn’t end that quickly.
So participating in the task given by Liang Jiuhui and going out to clear some zombies was the only thing they could do now.
