NOVEL WEB Chapter 354: Cooperation Offer ( 3 )
As soon as Wen Hanli said those words, Rong Qinyu narrowed his eyes. Their Yunshan City base only has a total of 3,000 ability-users, with only 987 elemental-type ability-users.
By sending a total of 500 metal and earth-type ability-users, the progress of their base building would be cut down by more than 40%. It would lengthen the time needed to build their wall.
He considered the pros and cons for a long time before he said, "We can send over metal and earth-type ability-users, but it's impossible to send 500 people over. At most, we can only send a total of 200 people."
When they heard this, everyone turned to Xun Che and Wen Hanli.
The two of them exchanged glances for a moment before Wen Hanli said, "We will accept 200 ability-users, but we can't sell our water. At this moment, the high-level water-type ability-users are not in the base. So, our daily water supply is only enough for our own consumption."
Rong Qinyu already predicted this outcome, so he had no objection and said, "Okay. If there is nothing else, we can start drafting the contract and finalize the deal."
Xun Che nodded and said, "We will prepare the contract and inform you tomorrow."
Taking the hint, Rong Qinyu stood up and extended his hand. "Commander Xun, I wish us a successful partnership."
Standing up, Xun Che nodded, shook his hand, and replied, "Likewise."
After he left the meeting room, Xun Che turned to his team and said, "Draft the contract and send a team to investigate the situation of Yunshan City."
Receiving the order, the soldiers nodded and replied in unison, "Understood."
At the same time in the capital, the sound of zombies roaring echoed throughout the city. At this moment, almost all places were filled with zombies roaming around, and there was no sign of humans at all.
With the sun rising higher and higher, the zombies' movements became more sluggish and stiff. Under the scorching heat, a metal door hidden in the ground was opened, and several cars drove out of the underground.
Sitting inside the cars, one of the soldiers looked out the window and said, "Damn, the city really turned into a dead city."
Hearing this, a woman sitting in the passenger seat said, "This time we come out, we have to bring back some supplies. Otherwise, we can only starve to death."
"Vice Captain, were you able to contact other teams?" the soldier asked.
Shaking her head, the woman replied, "After we relocated to the underground shelter, we lost all contact with the rest of our people. We have sent radio messages to everyone. Right now, we can only hope that other survivors receive our message and come to find us."
After hearing her words, one of them said, "It would be great if the Phantom team was around. Unfortunately, they were on a mission when the apocalypse arrived."
As soon as he said this, the woman said, "We don't know about their situation. Right now, it is best not to pin our hopes on other people and focus on solving the urgent matter by ourselves."
Hearing her words, the soldiers nodded and replied in unison, "Understood."
Not long after they left the base, the group parked their cars at the roadside and came out holding their weapons. Due to the large number of zombies in the area, they didn't use their guns. Instead, they used their daggers, fire axes, and even blades.
The moment they came out of their cars, the nearby zombies were attracted by their scent and rushed over.
"Roar!"
The zombies roared as they reached out their claws, aiming at the soldiers' heads. Seeing the incoming attack, the woman said, "Be careful."
Crack! Duagh!
As the zombies got closer, the soldiers swung their weapons, aiming at the zombies' heads. The next moment, black blood and rotten blood splashed everywhere.
The team members were ability-users and had undergone rigorous training for years in the military. So even when they faced a group of zombies rushing towards them from everywhere, they stayed calm and fought with great teamwork.
While they were fighting the zombies, the survivors hiding in the underground military base were lining up to get their meal. Due to the limited supplies, every day, they only received two meals, once at noon and once in the evening.
Before, they were still able to receive a bowl of thin porridge and a piece of steamed bun. But now, they were only able to get a bowl of thin porridge.
At this moment, a group of people were lining up while holding their bowls. Unlike others, this group consisted of elderly and teenagers. When it was finally their turn, the staff who distributed the thin porridge looked at them with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
He scooped half of a ladle of porridge for them and waved them away. Seeing that they received only half of what others received, a teenage girl asked, "Comrade, why did we get less? Everyone gets a bowl, we only have half a bowl."
The staff didn't even glance at her when he said, "A useless burden still wants to ask for more food. It's already the commander's generosity that you are able to have that half a bowl of porridge. If you continue making scenes here, don't blame me for informing the guards to take you to the dark room."
The moment he said this, an old woman pulled at the teenage girl's arm and called her, "Ah Yue."
Hearing her grandmother's words, she turned and saw her shaking her head. Suppressing the anger in her heart, the teenage girl gritted her teeth and walked to the side.
The staff let out a snort and continued giving half portions of the food to the group. After they were given the food, they quickly gulped down the thin porridge before they returned to their room.
While it was called a room, it was actually more like a bunker with only four walls and nothing else inside. Due to the limited space, one room was shared by fifty people.