The post-apocalyptic world has a space full of supplies.

Chapter 38 (New Edition) 0788

The guard position on the covered bridge must be newly added, because there wasn't one before. The two people who were stopped didn't understand why they weren't allowed to go to the canteen. The guard not only wouldn't let them pass, but also pushed them away with a riot fork. "It's not that we don't let you eat, it's just that your meal time has been postponed. You can only go to the canteen after 2 o'clock."

Yang Xiao immediately knew what was going on; they were being discriminated against. So he rolled up his sleeves, ready to rush over and argue. He figured those people would probably think they were stupid behind his back, that they'd gotten themselves into trouble by joining the fray.

Others who wanted to cross via the covered bridge saw the group being stopped from afar and roughly understood what was going on. After all, such a major event happening in the base couldn't be kept secret from anyone. They pointed and whispered in their direction before choosing to take a detour through the underground parking garage.

Yang Xiao was stopped by Qin Yuan, who led the five of them back. Lin Yun stepped forward to reassure the other two, saying that he was also one of those quarantined, and since the command center had made unified arrangements, it was best to follow them. So the group of nine, all holding their breath, returned home.

Qin Yuan and Lin Yun followed Lu Yuan and the others back to their dormitory. As soon as they entered, Qin Yuan burst out, "Damn it, this is so frustrating!"

Others might be said to have gone to join in the fun, but Qin Yuan and Lin Yun were there to help. It's infuriating to think about it. The command headquarters has restricted their meal times but hasn't approved their squadron application. Are they just trying to ruin 0788? The more they think about it, the angrier they get.

Lin Yun was calmer than Qin Yuan. Firstly, his 0922 unit was currently safe, and secondly, he was genuinely calmer than Qin Yuan to begin with. With no cure for the zombie virus and no vaccine yet developed, the other survivors had reason to fear them, so he could endure the cold stares.

To their surprise, Qin Yuan and Lin Yun's approval report was approved that afternoon. The same thing that happened to them on the covered bridge also happened at the cafeteria entrance. Six men who had been quarantined went to the cafeteria through the underground parking garage, along with two people who had been persuaded to turn back by Lin Yun and his group. The eight burly men rushed past the guards and stormed into the cafeteria.

The cafeteria erupted in chaos. Those who hadn't been quarantined treated the eight burly men as zombies, throwing whatever they had at them, ruining a batch of cafeteria utensils and wasting a lot of food.

Professor Lin, a virologist, personally went to the cafeteria to explain that they were now safe, but no one was willing to believe it, especially those who had been dodging zombies all the way and finally arrived at the base safely. They had gone through so much trouble to come here, only to have to eat and live with suspected infected people. It was simply insane!

The survivors' outburst forced command to admit that the unexpected event had indeed provoked some people. They found a small room and set up a small canteen for them, and strictly controlled their movement.

Qin Yuan and Lin Yun, among these people, are indispensable backbone members of the base's supply team. The command held an emergency meeting to discuss the matter and finally split the 13 people from 0788 into other supply teams.

The new 0788 team consists of Qin Yuan, Lin Yun, and their unofficial members Lu Yuan, Pei Sihao, Yang Xiao, and Zhong Qiang, plus Gu Nanfeng, who was also quarantined. To ensure the research institute does not encounter any accidents, he also joined the supplies team as he wished.

When the seven of them went to the small canteen for lunch, there were only a few people left; the eight-person troublemaker had also left. Luckily, their meals hadn't changed, otherwise they wouldn't know where to turn. Lu Yuan and his group had been working on infrastructure for several days, and their ID cards finally had points—no longer negative.

Although the zombie virus is only present in the air during viral rain, and can only be transmitted through saliva and blood after close contact with zombies (i.e., biting or scratching), these twenty-odd people were still ostracized by the surviving citizens of the entire base because of their "troublemaking."

Fortunately, aside from restricting their mealtimes, other survivors would point at them and walk around them when they were wandering around.

The newly formed 0788 team is doing well. Apart from Qin Yuan, who loves to visit other people's homes, the others are all homebodies. Moreover, due to their special circumstances, they don't need to go on the base's infrastructure construction missions for the time being. They can go out to find supplies in two days, so it won't have any impact on them.

But the other twenty people weren't so lucky. They didn't want to leave the base after they arrived, and instead stayed there to find work to earn points. Now, many people were unwilling to work with them, so they were forced to do jobs that few people wanted to do, which not only earned them few points but were also dirty and tiring.

DAY70

After being cooped up in the dormitory for two more days, and after Professor Lin, an expert in virology, conducted multiple air quality tests, the supplies team at the base was finally able to begin their mission. After all, this base was so large, with nearly 2 people to support. Although they had a bumper harvest at the pre-made vegetable factory last time, it was indeed a case of "every meal is one less meal available," especially now that there was no poultry in the hospital. Qin Yuan's mission was to have them go to the farmers' market in the suburbs to see if there were any agricultural products available.

Actually, this mission was one that other supply teams had left over. The other teams mostly chose to find supplies in large shopping malls in the city around the hospital. Before the virus outbreak, the safe base had only searched shopping malls within a five-kilometer radius, so as long as they extended a little further out, the risk factor was not too high.

The large farmers' market in the suburbs is about 13 or 14 kilometers away, a drive of about half an hour. Although the first rainstorm caused by the virus had no impact on poultry, the impact of the second rainstorm is still unknown, making this trip extremely risky...

The command center broadcast the departure times and order of the supply teams early in the morning. Team 0788 was the first team, departing at 8:30 AM. Qin Yuan and Lin Yun both understood the command center's intention in making this arrangement. Although Lu Yuan and the others didn't say anything while eating breakfast, they could tell that these college students were also fully aware of the situation.

Since there are only 7 full-time employees left in 0788, the base didn't provide them with many vehicles. They were only given a large van with only 2 seats in the driver's seat, leaving the other five to sway around in the truck bed.

Moreover, the cargo box of this vehicle was only simply reinforced, which didn't look very safe. It also couldn't adjust the air conditioning; it was set to refrigeration temperature as soon as it was turned on. In this hot summer, you would either die from the heat or the cold inside. How could you possibly carry out a mission like this? Qin Yuan originally wanted to go to the command center to argue, but the calm Lin Yun persuaded him to stay.

Finally, Qin Yuan smashed the glass window connecting the truck and the cargo box in front of the people from the vehicle management office. The old men were startled, but they didn't dare to say anything. They just said they would record Qin Yuan's destruction of public property and let them go.

Not long after Qin Yuan and his team's beat-up truck left the base, Lu Yuan saw the G-Wagon that they had driven out be pulled out. He didn't know who had driven it out, but it didn't look like a supply team on a mission.

"Oh dear, we lost another car!" Zhong Qiang made a shooting gesture in the direction the G-Class had driven away to express his dissatisfaction.

"I knew this car was doomed when it drove in." Pei Sihao's tone was relaxed. He and Gu Nanfeng had grown up in this industry, so they both knew that there were ruthless people in this circle.

"Thank goodness we brought everything off the vehicle." Yang Xiao wiped his Tang sword and crossbow again and again. Luckily, he liked them so much that he didn't think it was too much trouble to leave them in the vehicle.