NOVPUBAfter they left, Wei Ying turned to his team members and said, "Everyone will have three days off before reporting to work. Go back and have a good rest."
"Yes, Captain!"
When his members left, he finally turned to Gu Shaoze and Rong Mo'er and asked, "What about you two? Do you have other plans or want to stay here?"
Gu Shaoze glanced at Rong Mo'er and said, "I will follow Mo'er's decision."
"Captain Wei, I want to find more information about the situation in this city and other nearby cities. After two days, I will leave to find my family," Rong Mo'er replied.
Hearing this, Wei Ying nodded and said, "Since you have made up your mind, then I will help you find out the latest information about the neighboring cities."
"Thank you, Captain Wei," Rong Mo'er said with a smile.
Wei Ying smiled and replied, "Both of you saved my team and my life, this is just a small matter. You don't have to worry about it. It's just a pity that the two of you can't stay."
Hearing his words, the two of them only smiled but said nothing.
After a moment, Wei Ying said, "The two of you can follow the soldiers and register your names. Later, you will be given some supplies and a place to stay."
"Thank you, Captain Wei."
With Wei Ying's order, a young soldier came over and led them to the reporting area. As they walked, Gu Shaoze asked, "Comrade, how is the situation in this camp?"
Thinking that they worried about safety, the young soldier replied, "Comrade, you can stay here with ease. We have several groups of soldiers clearing the zombies in the surrounding area. Within a 300-meter radius, there are no zombies."
"How about the supplies and residence?" Rong Mo'er asked.
When the young soldier heard this, he let out a sigh and said, "We are barely able to keep the people from starving to death."
"Every day, each person is only able to get a bottle of mineral water and two small packs of biscuits. The space is also limited, so most people have to share a room with fifteen to twenty people."
"Comrade, even if this is the border area, there should be a lot of places having supplies. What's more, there are several factory districts near the border. How did the situation come to this?" Gu Shaoze said.
The young soldier looked around for a while before he leaned closer and whispered, "It's not that we didn't find supplies. But the supplies brought back by the soldiers have to be registered, and half of it is taken by the higher-ups and used to subsidize the wealthy families or the politicians."
When he heard this, Gu Shaoze narrowed his eyes. The situation was already so bad, yet those people still couldn't see the bigger picture and instead pursued profit.
Not knowing about his thoughts, the young soldier continued, "What's more, there are less than twenty ability-users in the military. Most of the soldiers are ordinary people."
"So, the higher-ups decided to hire the ability-users coming from civilians. But they are hard to control and often use their power to suppress others."
"Did the higher-ups know about this?" Gu Shaoze asked.
The young soldier nodded and replied, "They know, but we are in need of manpower, so they choose to close an eye. As long as they didn't kill anyone, the higher-ups won't do anything about it."
Hearing this, both Gu Shaoze and Rong Mo'er exchanged glances. If even the place under the government was this chaotic, then the situation outside must be worse.
Thinking about her family, Rong Mo'er frowned deeper. It seemed that she couldn't stay here for too long.
Noticing her anxiety and worry, Gu Shaoze held her hand and said, "Mo'er, don't worry, your family will be fine. We will leave as soon as we get the information from Captain Wei."
Even though she knew that he was comforting her and his words might be wrong, Rong Mo'er still felt better after hearing those words. She nodded and said, "Okay."
The young soldier looked at them but said nothing. After all, there were a lot of people who posted missing person notices in the center of the camp looking for their family.
Thinking about this, he said, "Comrade, there is an information board in the center of the camp. You can go there and check it out. Lots of people posted missing person notices there. Maybe you can find your family."
When they heard this, Rong Mo'er's eyes lit up. She nodded at the young soldier and said, "Thank you, Comrade."
Gu Shaoze unzipped his backpack and took out two bars of protein bars. He handed them to the soldier and said, "Thank you for your help, Comrade."
Seeing the protein bars, the young soldier quickly pushed them back to Gu Shaoze's hand and said, "Comrade, I just said some words, you don't have to give me this. Keep this for yourself."
Knowing that the resources were limited but still honest, Gu Shaoze's impression of the soldier improved.
He put it in the soldier's pocket and said, "Comrade, my girlfriend and I are ability-users. We will be able to find more of this in the future. Just keep it."
Hearing this, the young soldier asked, "Comrade, if I may ask, what is your ability?"
Gu Shaoze raised his eyebrows when he heard this question. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "I'm a water-type ability-user."
The moment he said this, the young soldier's eyes lit up as he asked, "Comrade, can you give me water instead?"
"Don't you get any from the camp?" Rong Mo'er asked.
"The amount of mineral water we found is barely enough for the survivors. So, after being taken by half, the soldiers only receive a bottle every two days," the young soldier said with a long sigh.
They looked at him and noticed that his pale lips were chapped and his tongue had changed into a pale red with a white coating. This was the sign of dehydration.
