NOVEL WEB Ch. 85
Chapter 85: Top-tier Level 5 Dual Ability
It had already been half a day by the time Gu Fan left Zhu Yang's Cave Residence.
After returning to his own cave, Gu Fan had become wiser. He first set up a restriction formation before vanishing with a flash into the Cave Residence.
Apocalypse World.
Several days had passed since his last return, and the Shelter had not changed much.
Now, the entire Hospital Shelter had reached its maximum capacity, accommodating a total of two thousand people!
From the initial dozen, to a hundred later, and to what it was now.
The management of the entire Shelter had also expanded from just Nurse Xia Yan to a team of five or six people.
These people had all been personally promoted by Nurse Xia Yan.
Among them were two familiar faces to Gu Fan—Chi Youyou and Chi Manman, who had been rescued from the University Town Stronghold.
These two had already awakened when they arrived. Later, under the nurturing of Nurse Xia Yan, they gradually became familiar with the operations of the Hospital Base and had now become part of the management team.
Inside the meeting room of the old hospital building.
Nurse Xia Yan gathered with her five subordinates to discuss various internal affairs of the base.
“All right, that’s basically it. Just follow the plan we discussed earlier.”
“I’m fine with everything else, but there’s only one requirement: everything must prioritize the stability of the base, and all base survivors must center around the boss’s great Flower Cultivation endeavor.”
“No matter if they’re newcomers or long-time residents, this must be strictly enforced! Otherwise, we have no reason to exist!”
“Understood, Sister Yan!” The five responded in unison, their voices brimming with enthusiasm.
To them, life now was a paradise they never would’ve dared imagine before.
They had three meals a day, with rice available for lunch and dinner, and vegetables and fruits grown within the base. Everyone received their share at regular intervals.
Sometimes, when something worth celebrating happened, the base would even provide extra dishes with meat.
As long as the survivors worked diligently and peacefully, they didn’t have to worry about food or drink.
In fact, recently, the rate of marriages and pregnancies within the Shelter had risen.
In such an apocalyptic world, who would consider having children unless they saw hope for the future?
But weddings in the Shelter were simple—just register at the Personnel Management Office, and it counted as marriage.
Nurse Xia Yan glanced around and, seeing the five with serious expressions, nodded in satisfaction.
“All right, today’s formal meeting ends here.”
As she finished speaking, Chi Manman and Chi Youyou relaxed slightly, their expressions returning to the liveliness unique to young girls.
The three men exchanged glances and then said with a smile:
“Well then, Sister Yan, we’ll take our leave.”
“Mm.”
After the three men left, only the three women remained.
“Ah, Sister Yan, now that the southern district of the city has been pacified by the boss, there’s nothing to do but kill Zombies and transport Zombie Corpses to fertilize flowers. It’s starting to feel a little boring.”
Chi Youyou sprawled across the table, speaking with a hint of boredom.
Chi Manman couldn’t help but roll her eyes at her sister’s words.
“You must be itching for trouble. You didn’t find the days of fear and anxiety boring. Do you want to experience that again?”
Chi Youyou stuck out her tongue and playfully retorted.
“I’m just speaking the truth. With the boss’s strength, I say he might as well unify the entire Chi City!”
Nurse Xia Yan rubbed her forehead, half-amused and half-exasperated by the two little sisters in front of her.
The older sister was steady, the younger one lively.
But with their presence, the days without Gu Fan were not so lonely for her.
“Unification is not that simple. You two shouldn’t be so quick to dream.”
“Hmph, I don’t know about anything else, but that Ge Xianlong in the eastern district is just too disgusting. Every time he trades with us, the way he looks at Sister Yan makes me want to gouge out his eyes!”
Chi Youyou mentioned the name, causing Nurse Xia Yan to furrow her brows for once.
Ge Xianlong, the Evolver overlord of the eastern district, a peak Level 5 Evolver, awakened with dual abilities, possessed overwhelming combat power!
He occupied a salt storage facility, which was an urgently needed resource for everyone in the present day.
Especially considering the over two thousand people at the Hospital Shelter and the more than one thousand at the Security Base.
If such a large population lost access to a salt supply, it would cause major problems!
Fortunately, the Hospital Shelter had an abundance of grains and vegetables. As the population kept growing, all remaining hospital land had been cultivated for farming.
Aside from ensuring self-sufficiency for all survivors in the southern district, there was even a surplus available for trade.
“Indeed, if Sister Yan hadn’t just broken through to Level 5 Evolver, and with the boss absent, that guy might have really tried something!”
“Elder Sister is right, but I just can’t understand why that guy would still dare to plot something when the boss’s reputation is already so widespread!”
Nurse Xia Yan gave a bitter smile.
In the Apocalypse, what it lacked least were those ruthless individuals who took risks and speculated for personal gain.
These people had all clawed their way to where they were now.
Gu Fan’s infamous reputation was terrifying. Without witnessing it firsthand, most people thought it was nothing but exaggerated rumors.
Things like being ghostlike, beyond comprehension—
All vague concepts. Only when one truly faced Gu Fan could one grasp the despair that came from the absolute disparity in strength!
“All right, get ready. The trade convoy will be back soon. Let’s go see what else they brought back aside from salt.”
With that, she took the lead and walked out of the meeting room. The Chi sisters exchanged a glance and quickly followed.
At the gates of the Hospital Shelter.
A truck passed through several layers of inspection. Once it was confirmed to be safe, it was finally allowed in.
Next came a thorough disinfection.
The young man in the truck saw Nurse Xia Yan and the other two approaching. He didn’t even stop to rest and stormed forward with fury on his face.
“Sister Yan, that bastard Ge just went too far! He held back all our grains and vegetables and didn’t even give us the supplies we were supposed to trade for!”
Nurse Xia Yan’s face darkened upon hearing that. She looked toward the back of the truck—completely empty.
“Xiao Qi, what’s going on exactly?”
The boy called Xiao Qi, filled with indignation, continued to explain:
“I had just driven the truck over, and that Ge guy said I looked unfamiliar, accused me of stealing Hospital Shelter’s supplies and pretending to be one of ours. For the safety of both bases, he directly confiscated everything!”
“He even said, if it really belongs to the Hospital Shelter, then Sister Yan, you should personally come pick it up. He claimed it’s all for our Shelter’s own good!”
Hearing this, Chi Youyou immediately jumped up in anger.
“Fuck his good intentions! Who doesn’t know about that dog's gut—he’s courting death!”
“Exactly! That bastard Ge is begging for death! Sister Yan, let’s contact the boss. If the boss comes back, that bastard won’t even have time to beg for mercy before kneeling!”
Last time when Gu Fan returned to advance the White Bone Banner, he had said that if anything happened, they could speak to the Lotus, and he would receive the message.
That way, even if something changed suddenly at the Shelter, they wouldn’t have to worry about Gu Fan not returning in time for rescue.
Nurse Xia Yan’s expression turned extremely grim.
She didn’t want to contact Gu Fan, because such matters required Gu Fan to show up in person to resolve them.
This made her worry that instead of helping Gu Fan, she might end up becoming a burden.
But Ge Xianlong’s strength had reached the top tier of Level 5. Not to mention his subordinates, just dealing with him alone would be difficult.
“Sister Yan! I know you’re afraid of troubling the boss, but if we keep waiting, that bastard Ge might push his luck even further!”
Hearing this, Nurse Xia Yan nodded.
“All right! I’ll go to the Flower Pool right now!”