Text Chapter 10, Luxu Town
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"The members of the Seventh Squad haven't come back yet?" This is the third time Zhang Zhixiong has asked the sergeant at the door.
"I didn't ...... I asked the other patrol team members, and none of them knew Wu Mo's movements. "The sergeant's face is not very good-looking.
"You keep watching, there is news to find me at Chen Jiansen's." Zhang Zhixiong couldn't sit still, he got up and left his office and residence, and walked quickly in the direction of the hospital.
Under the light, the bespectacled doctor was looking up information in front of the computer, and he heard a voice from the door, and turned his head to look that way.
"Lao Zhang? It's certainly not a good thing to come to me so late. ”
"Jiansen, we have a team that has lost news." Although he knew that Chen Jiansen was joking, Zhang Zhixiong's intention was guessed by him.
"It doesn't seem like a good thing...... Chen Jiansen nodded.
"Ding Xiu mentioned before that mutant mole crickets appear during the day, do you say Wu Mo will they ......?"
"Quite possibly!" Chen Jiansen's expression suddenly became solemn, "I'm afraid it's too bad luck." ”
"Of course, it's also possible that you met the sandmen." Chen Jiansen thought about it and said.
"It's unlikely that you'll encounter sandmen." Zhang Zhixiong shook his head, he was more inclined to the fact that the seventh team was a mutant mole cricket that had encountered a strange movement. "Most of the sand people only operate in small groups, and when we met them before, our border guards also won and lost each other, and they almost never fought us head-on, let alone directly let our team not bring back any news."
"And what's next?" Chen Jiansen understood the reason why Zhang Zhixiong was worried, "What do you think about?" ”
"Now the situation is a bit passive, and I am not comfortable letting other teams continue to patrol normally until the truth is clarified." Zhang Zhixiong's concerns are not unreasonable, and when the current situation is unclear, the decision as a leader can only be cautious and cautious.
"If we don't send people to patrol at all, won't our defense area become an ornament?" Although Chen Jiansen is only a doctor, he has a close friendship with Zhang Zhixiong, and sometimes plays the role of a staff member by Zhang Zhixiong's side.
"Of course, we can't completely stop patrolling, but we need to shrink the patrol area so that the teams are not too far away from the camp, so that they can support each other." Zhang Zhixiong told his plan and was ready to listen to Chen Jiansen's advice again.
"That's a good idea." Chen Jiansen nodded, "I'll also go to Luxu Town tomorrow to inform the sheriff over there of the abnormal movement of the mutant mole crickets, and we have to let them know about the patrol strategy next." ”
"Or you think about it thoughtfully, and you can always help me fill in the gaps." Zhang Zhixiong patted him on the shoulder, looking very pleased.
"By the way, the water reserves in the camp seem to be running out, so I'll go to Luxu Town and transfer a few truckloads of water by the way."
"Okay, okay." Zhang Zhixiong was worried about the patrol team, but forgot about the material reserves in the camp, tomorrow Chen Jiansen personally went out, he can put twelve hearts, "Whoever you want to bring, you can choose." ”
The camp is located on the edge of the desert, where fresh water resources are relatively scarce, and usually only rains to collect rainwater, but as long as there is no rain or little rain for a long time, the camp has to send people to the surrounding towns to carry water.
The nearest town to the camp is Luxu, which has the most abundant groundwater resources among the nearby towns.
The town of Luxu used to be a water, the land here is moist, and the water and grass are abundant. There are many plants and animals growing in the water, but unfortunately all of them were destroyed in the war.
For decades, the desert has not stopped encroaching, and by the time people re-established a town here, the wind and sand had already blown dozens of miles away.
The water is gone, but the groundwater is still there, and the people who live here rely on it to survive and feed the camps deep into the desert.
The camp provides a safe barrier for the town, and the town feeds the camp with supplies.
In the evening, Ding Xiu was about to take a bath, and his body not only had the smell of mutant mole crickets, but also a faint smell of blood.
The internal affairs officer in charge of the fresh water stopped him and informed him that the current fresh water in the camp was no longer sufficient.
"Bear with me, it doesn't look like it's going to rain this day, let's see if the boss will send someone to the town to carry water these days." Ding Xiu returned to the dormitory stupidly, completely unaware that he had become the candidate for Chen Jiansen to take to Luxu Town.
In the early morning of the next day, several patrol teams were called by Zhang Zhixiong to explain their tasks, and Ding Xiu followed Chen Jiansen out of the camp.
"Uncle Chen, go to Luxu Town to transfer water?" Ding Xiu got into the car and knew his mission.
"Well, I have some other things to do along the way, so I'll take you on a trip." Chen Jiansen said: "I haven't been to the town much since I'm so big." ”
"Hey, Uncle Rong has taken me there a few times." Ding Xiu smiled.
When Zhang Zhixiong convened the teams, Ding Xiu had already followed Chen Jiansen on the road.
"Wu Mo, they didn't come back yesterday." Chen Jiansen said suddenly, "Lao Zhang said that this matter must be related to you." ”
"Ahh ......" Chen Jiansen's words made Ding Xiu stunned instantly, and his face was red and white. He thought that Chen Jiansen had already known about his attack on the seventh squad, and was just about to admit it, when he heard Chen Jiansen continue.
"Lao Zhang said, Wu Mo and they are likely to encounter mutant mole crickets that come out during the day like you last time, but it's hard to say if they have such good luck as you." Chen Jiansen sighed, "In addition to transferring water to Luxu Town, I also have to contact the magistrate there, the mutant mole cricket movement seems to be not a trivial matter, everyone has to be careful." ”
"Whew~ I see." Ding Xiu's heart breathed a sigh of relief, and he almost told the conflict between himself and Wu Mo just now.
"Here's for you." Chen Jiansen took a small bag from his side and threw it to Ding Xiu.
"What is this?" Ding Xiu asked curiously.
"Open it for yourself."
"Sand mask! Wow, Uncle Chen, are you all ready? Ding Xiu took out the contents and looked at them again, and couldn't put them down.
"Put it on and try it." Chen Jiansen smiled.
"Thank you, Uncle Chen!" Ding Xiu put the mask around his neck, and then pulled it up to cover his mouth and nose, the size of the mask was just right, and the material of the thin wings on the back of the mutant mole cricket also fit the skin very well.
"What is this?" Ding Xiu took out a small emblem from his bag.
"You're now the captain of the fourth squad, and this is your captain's badge. Well, the emblem has your team number and other information engraved on it. ”
After Chen Jiansen's reminder, Ding Xiu found that there was really a row of small characters engraved on the emblem.
"Ding Xiu, the captain of the fourth squad of the W47 camp of the border guards."
"With this, after you go to Luxu Town, you can try to recruit people, and if there is someone who is willing to go with you, take him back to the camp with you." Chen Jiansen then taught Ding Xiu some experience, "Go to places like bars and trade unions more, and the probability of recruiting people there will be higher." ”
"I see, thank you, Uncle Chen." Ding Xiu thanked him again, and he was very grateful to Chen Jiansen.
The distance from the camp to Luxu Town was about half a day's drive, and Chen Jiansen and Ding Xiu went to run errands that day, but they could only rush back the next day. In the world of the wasteland, everyone has become accustomed to not walking at night, because no one thinks that they will live a long life.
The road to Luxu Town is still long, and it takes several hours just to drive out of the desert.
There were many dry bones by the roadside, some of them of men, some of them of beasts. The gray bones were half-hidden in the sand, making the world look lifeless.
However, Ding Xiu was no stranger to this, he patrolled the desert every day, and saw more bones than living creatures.
"Ding Xiu."
Hearing Chen Jiansen shouting to himself, Ding Xiu turned his gaze back from the window.
"If you have the opportunity in the future, go to more big places to see, go for a walk, and have a look." Chen Jiansen said.
"Huh? It's very good in the camp, the boss values me, and Uncle Chen, you take good care of me. Ding Xiu was a little puzzled by Chen Jiansen's words.
"You're still young." Chen Jiansen's eyes looked ahead, and he didn't look at Ding Xiu's expression, but continued to say to himself: "You already have more luck than many people, if your limited life is spent here, it will be simply a tyrannical thing." ”
"Uncle Chen, where were you when you were young?" Ding Xiu asked.
"When I was younger? Ha ha. Ding Xiu's question made Chen Jiansen laugh, "I have been to many places at that time, Pingyao, Tongtu, Guyuan...... I've even been to the glorious city, the capital of our country.
"Wow!" Ding Xiu has never heard of any of the place names reported by Chen Jiansen.
"Uncle Chen, then how did you come to our camp, and why did you stay?" chatted with Chen Jiansen, and Ding Xiu was also a little curious about his experience.
"Lao Zhang saved my life, and his camp needs me too." Chen Jiansen is telling the truth, because with the resources of the camp alone, it is questionable whether he can attract a doctor to stay, let alone a doctor who is also a genetic scientist.
The only thing that can keep Chen Jiansen is the kindness owed to Zhang Zhixiong.
Chen Jiansen's ability may not be enough in a capital-level big city like Brilliant City, but in ordinary towns, it is a talent that leaders will rush to seek.
Chen Jiansen gave up the low-hanging wealth and chose to stay by Zhang Zhixiong's side to repay his kindness.
He didn't tell Ding Xiu about repaying his kindness, but shifted the topic to Zhang Zhixiong.
"Lao Zhang is a wonderful person. When he was young, he was in his early 20s, and he dared to drive an armored car through a crowd of more than 10,000 zombies...... That year, he saved me at a place called Yanjing. ”
"Where is Yanjing? Uncle Chen. ”
"The former capital of our country."