Chapter 3: The Survivors
Time flies, and another week has passed in the blink of an eye.
"On the 10th of February of one year, after my teaching day and night, now the twelve zombies have the mind of a six- or seven-year-old child."
Link kept a diary in one hand and plasma in the other, basking in the sun leisurely.
On one side, Lin Ke held a notebook and taught the zombies in front of him seriously, "Read with me, alone." β
As a well-deserved scholar, Lin Ke has already successfully graduated from school, in fact, she is teaching zombies these days, while Link is more on the side basking in the sun and the moon day and night.
"Calves."
The zombies chanted in unison.
"No, it's alone!"
Lin Ke shook his head and raised his voice to read again.
"No, it's a calf."
"It's not a calf, it's alone."
"It's not a calf alone."
"You ......"
Lin Ke frowned a little angrily, and then looked at Link Ke, "Brother! β
"What's wrong, what's wrong?"
Link took off his earmuffs and hurriedly asked with concern.
"They're naughty again."
Lin Ke angrily pointed at the zombies.
A group of zombies noticed Link's gaze and immediately sat up, looking more well-behaved and sensible than the other.
"It's disobedient again, isn't it?"
Link was not at all confused by the appearance of the zombies, and snorted sternly, "From now on, whoever is naughty again will deduct tonight's food." β
Hearing this, the zombies were completely honest.
Although they don't eat and don't starve, the taste of the food makes them yearn for it, and the feeling of heaven makes them have endless aftertastes!
Link's threat can be described as the biggest weakness!
"Okay, be honest."
Link nodded with satisfaction and looked at Lin Ke, "They have to be dishonest and don't be soft-hearted, just write down the list for me." β
"Okay."
Lin Ke nodded.
Link looked at her and sighed helplessly, if Lin Ke would really do what he said, which would it be his turn to threaten those zombies again and again?
It's still too kind.
Link remembered the three-character scripture he had memorized a long time ago, is this the beginning of human beings and the inherent goodness of nature?
Do you have to find a time, and you have to arrange for these zombies, so that they can deeply experience what it means to learn the boundless?
Secretly jotted down this idea, Lin Ke instructed Lin Ke some precautions, and then got up and left here under Lin Ke's reluctant eyes.
He's going to have to help the zombies prepare for today's mealβhuman flesh and blood.
As a zombie, although he has a certain amount of wisdom, this kind of physical desire is extremely difficult for Link to suppress.
If you don't get flesh and blood for a long time, your temperament will become irritable and your IQ will plummet.
In order to avoid the rebellion of the zombies under his command, and in order to increase their learning efficiency, Link can only endure the discomfort to collect human flesh.
Of course.
He also has a bottom line, he never takes the initiative to attack humans, but only robs the leftovers of those uncivilized zombies.
"I don't know when it will develop into animal husbandry."
If he can raise some pigs, sheep and cattle or something, it can replace human flesh and blood, but those are far from him.
Link thought about it, and was already on the edge of this unknown city.
The outbreak of the zombie crisis has caused the almost extinction of humans in the urban area, while many humans have survived in the suburbs around the city.
The survivors gradually gathered and then formed a survivor fortress to resist the siege of the zombies.
But.
These human beings rely entirely on the city's supermarkets and factories for their main source of food, so they need to send special personnel out every day to collect food.
These people who were sent out were Link's main target.
"They should come back today."
Link found a decent convenience store, then went into hiding alone.
This convenience store is the closest to the Survivor Fortress, and it has plenty of supplies inside, so the survivors can't afford to give up here!
In the last three days, Link has always found what he is looking for here.
With everything ready, Link waited inwardly.
As the sun gradually climbed, there was a slight sound in front of the convenience store.
Link suddenly became alert, paying twelve points of attention as he shrank his body back behind a row of empty shelves.
"It's okay, it's okay, there are no zombies here."
Three men and one woman sneaked in from outside, and the only female survivor said with some joy.
"Xiaoqian, don't talk casually."
A middle-aged man glared at her, then looked at every corner of the convenience store with sharp eyes, then took a pebble out of his pocket and threw it in.
Link looked at the stone silently, unmoved.
He also knew the middle-aged man outside the door, it seemed that his name was Chen Fu, he was an absolutely veteran explorer, and he was the only familiar face among the survivors who had come in the last three days.
At this time, Chen Fu looked at the convenience store that was still silent, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the other four team members seriously, "You can take as much as you can in a minute, and when the time comes, everyone will retreat immediately, do you understand?" β
"Understood."
The three team members replied in unison, and then rushed into the convenience store excitedly.
Link hid in the dark and smiled, he had listened to Chen Fu's words no less than three or four times, but unfortunately something happened every time.
Possible.
This time is no exception.
Time passed minute by minute, and in just thirty seconds, Chen Fu, who was guarding the door, had already urged, "Hurry up, stay here for too long, there are already zombies outside who have noticed us." β
"Understood, but the cargo is crushed by the collapsed shelves, and it will take some time."
One of the team members said without looking back, while trying to carry the collapsed shelves.
Chen Fu observed the situation outside the door while urging the team members who collected supplies, and after more than ten seconds, Chen Fu shouted again: "Everyone retreat, it's almost too late!" β
"Wait a little longer, Uncle Chen, I just moved the shelves, and I haven't loaded much yet."
Although the team member was in a hurry, he was still quickly loading the supplies into the sack, completely ignoring Chen Fu's reminder.
Every time they collect supplies, they usually get a tenth of them, and now the sacks they bring are not even half full, and they can't get much food at all, how can they retreat obediently?
Besides, I didn't see zombies rushing in, why are you in such a hurry?
"After a thousand instructions, in the end, I will come to this play."
Chen Fu sneered, and had already taken out his pistol, "Whoever doesn't leave, Lao Tzu will shoot him down!" β
"This, Uncle Chen......"
Seeing that Chen Fu seemed to be moving, the two team members finally didn't dare to drag too much, and came to the door with less than half of the sack on their backs with a little unwillingness.
When they looked out at the door, they realized how dangerous their situation was just now, and as far as their eyes could see, a large number of zombies were rushing towards them from the direction of the city.
It is estimated that if they come out five or six seconds later, they will be surrounded by zombies in the convenience store and become turtles in the urn.
Thinking of this, the eyes of the two team members looking at Chen Fu instantly changed from a slight dissatisfaction just now to gratitude: "Uncle Chen, thank you!" β
At this time, Chen Fu had no time to take care of them at all, and his eyes were fixed on the female team member who was still in the convenience store: "Xiaoqian, what the hell are you still doing in a daze!?" β