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Chapter 557: Chapter 236: Turns Out to Be an Example?_3
“Mr. Wang, what else is in these airdrops? Could you let us take a look? We really have never seen anything like it and are quite curious…”
He was very curious about what else was inside the airdrops; they couldn’t only contain inhibitors, could they?
When the others heard this, they all looked at Wang Tao with faces full of curiosity.
Wang Tao didn’t hide anything.
“Besides inhibitors, there are also some compressed foods, firearms, ammunition, etc. Among some of the more special items to come later, there are energy detectors, crystal core extractors… and some mechanical exoskeleton equipment…”
Xu Xiaojun would only wear armor and a mechanical arm when fighting. Naturally, he wasn’t wearing them while traveling, otherwise, he couldn’t drive. Otherwise, he could have let them see for themselves.
But even though they couldn’t see these items with their own eyes, just hearing about them caused everyone to feel a sense of longing.
It wasn’t just the items themselves they were yearning for; it also signified that the higher-ups of the country had not been completely wiped out! They still had an army, they still had scientists, they still had hope!
Seeing the excited expressions in these people’s eyes, Wang Tao sighed silently to himself.
Contrary to the thoughts of these people, Wang Tao felt somewhat melancholic.
He had previously assumed that Wuyang Military Base was a common phenomenon, that there would be many bases like it across the country, and that every city would have airdrops. Now, he realized that this seemed to be an exception…
Wang Tao didn’t mind if other people were doing well, but he was afraid if everyone was doing badly. Because that meant it would be very difficult for the survivors to resist!
No matter how strong he was alone, he couldn’t fight against the entire disaster!
“I must go to the military base, I need to understand what exactly is going on! The military base seems to have special communication methods; they can contact the Hope Research Institute in Capital City… I reckon once I get to the military base, I’ll be able to find out what’s happening in other parts of the country…”
Wang Tao pondered.
Seeing that Wang Tao had stopped speaking, the others began to talk amongst themselves. However, the topic always tended to loop back to the airdrops and the military base.
These people came here to seek refuge not only because some didn’t have a map and were forced to come, but others had originally wanted to go to the military base.
They thought the military base must have already been overrun, but perhaps later some survivors took it over and made it into a Survivor Base. So they wanted to check it out.
But after they arrived at Duzhu Town Base, they found out that the military base was also very dangerous. Going there would mean certain death!
So they hesitated, and some even thought about just staying at Duzhu Town Base.
It was at this time that Wang Tao arrived and brought the news of Zijing City Base.
This instantly made everyone think, why bother with the military base where death is almost certain when they could just go directly to Zijin Base?!
After all, Zijin Base was an official base left over from before, and even though it was only half-completed, the facilities inside were still quite comprehensive, including their own fields for farming and fishing!
Moreover, their leader was not averse to outsiders and was actively recruiting people! So it was indeed a good time to go there!
But then Wang Tao spilled the news about the military base – that there were abundant supplies, planes, airdrops, soldiers!
Looking at it this way, Wuyang Military Base seemed more appealing!
After all, it was a proper military base with strong firepower, surely better than the half-completed Zijin Base!
So now they were conflicted.
Should they stubbornly continue to the military base, or take a risk and go to Zijin Base—Wang Tao had just said that there were Level 3 zombies roaming Zijing City now, which was still dangerous…
Or should they be a bit more cautious and just stay at Duzhu Town Base?
It was indeed a real dilemma!
While they chatted and wrestled with their decisions, Tan Ya came back.
They had left with five people, but now they were six!
Looking at the pale-faced, skinny man that Tan Ya was supporting, who had only a sliver of HP left and was a Level Two, Wang Tao stood up with a smile and said,
“Congratulations!”
The others all looked at this man with faces full of surprise.
Did they really save him?
Thud!
Tan Ya helped her husband to his knees while also kneeling down in front of Wang Tao.
“Mr. Wang, thank you! Thank you!”
Tan Ya was crying uncontrollably.
Her husband, though weak, also spoke,
“Thank you, Mr. Wang. If you ever need anything, just command me…”
Wang Tao gave Nie Siyan a look, and she understood immediately, quickly helping Tan Ya to her feet.
Then Wang Tao asked curiously,
“Could you tell me what just happened?”
Tan Ya wiped away her tears, her voice choked up as she said,
“After my husband got infected while saving me, he asked me to kill him, but I couldn’t do it. So he told us to go ahead, and he stayed alone in a house in town, ready to wait for death…”
“When I rushed over just now, it was almost 24 hours since he’d been infected. Although he hadn’t mutated yet, he was almost losing consciousness. I called out to him to keep him awake and then gave him the potion!”
“After drinking the potion, he started convulsing, looking like he was in a lot of pain. After a while, he stopped moving. I thought he was… but then he slowly woke up! He still recognized me, he hadn’t mutated…”
Listening to Tan Ya’s story, Wang Tao said with a smile,
“I have to say, you were very lucky. There is a certain risk of failure when using an inhibitor under such circumstances of near mutation, but you succeeded. Of course, it wasn’t just luck; it also had to do with your husband’s strong will to live and his concern for you…”
Tan Ya and her husband looked into each other’s eyes, seeing reflections of one another.
“Ahem, Mr. Wang, we’ve decided. We want to exchange these crystal cores for inhibitors. What do you think?”
At this moment, Cai Ping came up to Wang Tao with a bunch of crystal cores.
Seeing his action, everyone else immediately started to take out their crystal cores as well.
Wang Tao glanced at the crystal cores in Cai Ping’s hands.
There were Level 1 and Level Two, most of which were of no use to Wang Tao, but they weren’t trash either, and some of them were quite good.
“We can exchange.”