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Chapter 652: Chapter 652: Scenic Area Base
𝒏𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
Lin Tianhui had no opportunity to use her special ability throughout the journey, but seeing that the person named Xiao Zhu could actually be saved, she did not stint on using her healing art.
As Xiao Zhu’s charred skin visibly healed at a rapid pace, Mu Deyun watched Lin Tianhui in amazement. What a formidable healer!
"You are so amazing!"
Shan Zhuxuan couldn’t help but praise, and even they, as laymen, could tell that Xiao Zhu’s complexion was no longer tinged with the agony from before.
"Thank you."
Lin Tianhui was not modest—having been complimented so frequently at the Base Hospital, she had grown immune to it.
Su Xiangzhe proudly stood in front of his wife. His wife, of course, was the most outstanding healer.
Xiao Zhu’s burns were indeed severe, and the skin on the other half of his body had also shrunk due to erosion. It took Lin Tianhui a full fifteen minutes to heal the surface wounds.
"The wounds have healed now; there shouldn’t be a risk of infection, but the muscles are damaged and will take some time to recover,"
Lin Tianhui even advised them on which parts of his body needed massaging to avoid bedsores from prolonged lying, and what dietary considerations needed to be made.
So professional!
Shan Zhuxuan was thoroughly impressed by the healer, believing her to be the most skilled healer she had ever seen! Such injuries would normally take at least two days to heal if treated by someone else, right?
"We’re so grateful to you, beauty. How many crystal cores should we pay you?"
Space Element Ability User Lv Yan also stepped forward and said. Although they had spent all their crystal cores in D City Base for supplies, they had saved some along the way.
"Just pay whatever you feel is right,"
Seeing Lin Tianhui in a dilemma, Su Xiangzhe spoke for her, understanding that she probably didn’t know the worth of her healing art.
After discussing it among themselves, they decided to pay 1000 crystal cores. They possessed only about 2000 crystal cores now, and there might be a need to pay an entry fee to a city later on. Although they wanted to give more, their circumstances made it impossible.
"We know it’s not much, but we can owe it to you. We can kill more zombies in the next few days,"
Mu Deyun said.
Lin Tianhui nodded but then went back to the vehicle and brought out a big bag of goods for them, saying, "You don’t have to owe it; you’ve paid enough. These are some foods made from the meat of mutant animals we hunted along the way, as well as foods rich in protein. Giving him some will be very beneficial for his recovery. Also, give him this bottle of water; I’ve diluted some anti-inflammatory medicine in it."
Actually, 1000 crystal cores were not few, and Lin Tianhui did not intend to refuse payment. But she hoped the value of these goods would match the 1000 crystal cores and wished for her patient to recover sooner.
"How can we accept this?"
Shan Zhuxuan truly did not intend to accept it, feeling the weight of the heavy bag. The supplies within were certainly substantial, and they felt embarrassed to receive such goods after being saved.
"After-sales service,"
Lin Tianhui said, echoing Lin Xiuyuan’s words.
"Yes, and we’ve heard that you all are scientists. Y Province is still far away, so please don’t reject our kindness,"
Lu Guanhai also persuaded.
So Shan Zhuxuan and the others reluctantly accepted the bag of supplies with flushed faces and explained that they were only special ability users who had taken on a task from the base to protect Chang Xuan and the others.
"That’s still very impressive."
Su Xiangzhe expressed admiration, as not just anyone could take on a nationwide mission like this.
After digging up all the Crystal Cores at the scene, neither party dared to delay any further, especially Chang Xuan’s group—they had to reach the H province base before nightfall, or staying outside would be too dangerous.
Learning that Dragon Ruler was also heading to the base, they followed behind the minibus and drove on.
"We’ve been pretty lucky these past few days, the road from D city to H province was cleared of zombies by someone, and now we’ve run into Dragon Ruler and his team,"
Shan Zhuxuan couldn’t help but say in the car.
"Yeah, lucky, Xiao Zhu’s life was also saved,"
Mu Deyun finally breathed a sigh of relief, as Xiao Zhu was the only remaining Water Element Ability User in their team—if something had happened, it wouldn’t have just been sad for everyone, but also a significant hassle to be without water on the road ahead.
"Oh, my goodness, there are actually marinated eggs, and so many of them,"
Lv Yan said upon opening the large bag of supplies; it was apparent that those items were homemade, which moved Lv Yan to the point of tears.
"Really? This is the first time I’ve seen you cry,"
Shan Zhuxuan said to Lv Yan, who was wiping away tears.
"It’s just... after seeing so much, suddenly encountering people like this, I feel touched,"
Lv Yan sobbed reflectively.
As a Space Element Ability User who always carried supplies, he was always unconsciously defensive and even suspicious of the intentions of everyone who approached him. He used to think human nature was complicated and hearts were hard to read, and that the world, aside from a few teammates, was a cold and indifferent place. But the people he met today made him feel for the first time that not all human relationships were like that.
"Yeah, and that’s also why we keep moving forward to explore,"
Chang Xuan spoke up, saying they were sacrificing themselves for scientific research and the whole of humanity would be too grandiose—it was really for those they encountered along the way and for the few relatives and friends in the base that they were striving to seek the truth.
However, these reflections and thoughts were completely unknown to Lu Guanhai’s family; feeling that they had saved people worth saving, the family was quite content, especially Lu Guanhai who hummed a light tune all the way, prompting Lu Hao to curl the corners of his lips into a smile.
After another slow two-hour drive—because there were too many zombies, making it impossible for Su Xiangzhe to drive faster—they even stopped midway to clear the zombies outside.
Finally, at a little past six in the evening, they reached the spot marked on the map.
"Is this the base?"
Lin Xiuyuan thought his eyes were playing tricks on him; it looked like a scenic spot.
"Right? Doesn’t the sign say so?"
Su Xiangzhe pointed to the sign ahead, which indeed read "H Province Safe Base."
"Hey, haven’t we been here before?"
Huang Yunxiang asked Lin Cheng, feeling a sense of familiarity with the place.
"The Grand View Garden from the Ming Dynasty? Didn’t we bring mom and dad here last time?"
Lin Cheng was not sure, but given the location within H province, it seemed they really had been here before.
"Right, right, right, we’ve been here too, quick, look at that big stone horse at the entrance,"
Lin Tianhui pointed excitedly to a black stone horse statue not far from the entrance. Lin Tianzhen and Mao Zhihang had also come last time—it was unexpected that this garden had become a safe haven.
