There is a long queue at the official store in Oil City.
Xie Dongming and his men carried a bag of food and looked ahead anxiously.
"Brother Ming, you are really right. I didn't expect that Oil City would really come up with ultraviolet lamps to trade with us."
Ten days have passed since the thunderstorm disaster, and they are still staying here. The reason why they did not go out is because they are waiting.
Wait until this day when Oil City can take out ultraviolet lamps and trade with the survivors.
Xie Dongming smiled bitterly and said:
"I was also betting and guessing."
"It's too dangerous to run out now, and we still have some food, so we might as well wait."
"It's just that I didn't expect that the Oil City would be so grand, bringing out hundreds of ultraviolet lamps at once."
The subordinates asked in confusion: "Where do they get these ultraviolet lamps from?"
"Not sure."
After Xie Dongming thought for a moment, "Oil City should not exist in isolation. They should have bases in other places. Didn't we hear that the group came from the north before? What are they called?"
"Northern Territory!" the subordinate replied.
"Yes, it's the northern border."
There was an urging from behind, "Let's go..."
Xie Dongming hurriedly took a few steps forward. There was a long queue behind them.
After realizing the safety of the trading market, the Ax Gang, Cold-blooded Army, Tingfeng Tower and other forces all sent people out to bring back all the things that could be taken away from their original bases to the trading market.
In the city.
However, not everyone who goes out can return to the trading market smoothly.
At night, wall-climbing zombies are extremely scary.
These forces are becoming more and more aware of the effects of ultraviolet lamps. Some of them understand this and try their best to make their own use of it, but they also gain some benefits from it.
But demand is huge and supply is insufficient.
There were only a few dozen ultraviolet lamps for sale in the trading market, and they were all sold out in no time.
I never thought that Oil City would actually go out and sell ultraviolet lamps.
Compared with the dozens of UV lamps circulating on the market, these UV lamps sold in Oil City are not only of better quality, but also cheaper.
It instantly caused people in the trading market to rush for it.
The queue was long, but no one dared to cut in line.
They know very well how strict the regulations in the trading market are. So many people have died, and no one dares to touch these regulations again.
Xie Dongming and others sent a team for another ten minutes, and finally it was their turn.
"Next."
Xie Dongming quickly stepped forward and asked his men to carry the sacks containing food to the container.
Liu Jinping glanced at him briefly, asked Su Yuan next to him to check the contents, and finally put them on the scale to weigh them.
"What is your name?"
"Xie Dongming."
Liu Jinglue searched for the name Xie Dongming on his computer, and then continued to ask:
"How many people?"
"Thirteen people."
"Well, according to the number of people in your team, the purchase is limited to two."
"Su Yuan, return the extra food to him."
Su Yuan stood aside and took out part of the grain from the sack. Finally, he put the mochi in a bag and placed it in the corner.
The corner is already filled with all kinds of food. In addition to these foods, there are also some other items that can be traded.
On the other side, Dai Jiusheng handed them two low-power ultraviolet lamps.
"for you."
Xie Dongming's face was filled with joy and he quickly hugged these two long ultraviolet lamps in his arms.
About half a meter long and ten centimeters in diameter.
"By the way, I would like to ask how long the battery life of this UV lamp is after it is turned on?"
Liu Jing glanced at him briefly and flipped through the notes written on the computer.
"It can be used for six hours when fully charged. Yours is a low-power one."
"in addition."
"You can charge it in the trading market."
"Is it free?" Xie Dongming asked in surprise.
"Well, it's free for the time being. Starting from next month, a certain fee will be charged, but don't worry, the fee is very low."
Xie Dongming nodded vigorously, "Thank you."
Liu Jinglue did not respond to him and shouted loudly: "Next one."
It seemed that Liu Jing was a little irritated after being asked by several people who were buying ultraviolet rays.
"Jiusheng, please write a sign and include the usage time of each specification of the ultraviolet lamp and charging issues. I don't want to explain it to them one by one."
"Okay." Dai Jiusheng nodded and walked to the back to look for the sign.
.....
Big camphor tree base.
Since Bai Jie, Ma Di and others came back yesterday, they have been spending time in the Da Zhangshu Base Research Institute.
I was woken up at three or four o'clock in the morning the day before yesterday. I stayed up all night last night and concentrated on studying the mutant zombies captured in the cave.
It wasn't until around ten o'clock this morning that Ma Di and Bai Jie had a comprehensive understanding of these mutant zombies.
Bai Jie's eyes were red, her hair was messy, and she looked a little depressed.
"Old Ma, now... we're in trouble."
Madi was in the same state as her, with despair in her eyes.
Not only the two of them, but also Zhao Ke, Xiaolan, and Wang Yin in the scientific research institute.
Kong Shuang was not involved in this research work because he was busy with the chemical factory in the base.
"Director Bai, do we humans still have a future?"
Zhao Ke had a frightened look in his eyes and continued:
"Zombies are getting stronger again and again, but we humans have been stagnant. I really can't imagine what will happen if the zombies continue to get stronger."
Xiaolan lay on the table and read the test report over and over again.
She rarely talks at ordinary times and joined the Da Zhangshu base with Bai Jie very early.
Following Bai Jie all the time, under Bai Jie's dazzling light, and because she seldom spoke, she was like a little transparent in the base.
The companions who came in from the same batch included Meng Yu, who had already become the head of the Da Zhangshu Base Medical Hospital, Anya, who was in charge of agricultural planting at the headquarters base, and Sister Bai from the scientific research institute.
She has no presence in the base.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! But she is very happy, no one notices her, and she will not be nervous because of it.
She does her job conscientiously and lives hard and seriously.
She is very satisfied.
But when she saw the test report, she felt desperate for the first time.
There has been no major breakthrough in the zombie vaccine until now, but the zombies outside are getting stronger.
As a scientific researcher, she knows what this means.
She once imagined that if there were no zombies or natural disasters in the world, and the world slowly returned to its previous state, she would be able to travel.
Go and feel the beauty of this world.
But now it seems there is not much hope.
Despair permeates the heart of every scientific researcher.
Bai Jie inserted her hands into her hair and moaned softly in pain.
"How is it possible! How is it possible! How can the amount of virus carried in zombies be increased!"
"The more zombies eat the corpses of the same kind, the more viruses they carry, which triggers individual changes and becomes more powerful."
"If... if this is the case, the zombies keep getting stronger, what will they become?"
She didn't know, she couldn't imagine it.
After that terrible heat disaster, all the zombies disappeared for a while.
When they reappear, the skin of all zombies will turn white.
It was from that time on that some zombies began to mutate.
But those are very few cases.
Later, after the great flood, sensitive zombies and powerful zombies appeared one after another.
High-jumping zombies and undead zombies appeared later.
A new mutant zombie appeared again during the last thunderstorm disaster, the wall-climbing zombie!
The amount of viruses carried in the wall-climbing zombies is ten times that of ordinary zombies.
This means that in order to form a wall-climbing zombie, it needs to eat ten corpses of the same kind.
Now, they found from two high-jumping zombies and power-type zombies captured in the cave that these two zombies carried 1.5 times the amount of viruses in the same type of zombies before.
Correspondingly, the strength and high jumping ability of these two zombies have also increased.
This shows that zombies are still mutating, and the more of the same kind they eat, the stronger they become.
Zhao Ke suddenly stood up and walked back and forth several times.
"No, no."
"What?" Madi raised his head and looked at him.
Zhao Ke shook his head and said while walking around the scientific research institute:
"Actually, we should have discovered this a long time ago!"
"When did the zombies mutate for the first time? There was a natural disaster caused by heavy rain. Do you remember it?"
"Looking back, you should also be able to feel that these zombies will become stronger in every subsequent heavy rain or flood, but it is not as obvious as this time.
This thunderstorm lasted the longest, so the mutant zombies changed the most, giving us the feeling that the mutant zombies suddenly became stronger."
"But in fact, zombies have already started mutating since they started eating their own kind."
Zhao Ke suddenly stopped and quickly wrote a few keywords on the whiteboard.
Heavy rain and natural disasters, zombies, mutant zombies, humans...
"According to this logic, it is..."
"Mutant zombies must continue to mutate, which can only happen during heavy rain. The longer the rainstorm lasts, the stronger the mutant zombies will become."
"Heavy rainstorms are like a switch, causing zombies to mutate faster."
"Everyone knows that zombies will become stronger in heavy rains, especially mutant zombies. Instead of studying zombies, we should study the reasons for frequent natural disasters!"
"If there hadn't been such a long-lasting rainstorm, wouldn't it have suppressed the mutation of zombies?"
Zhao Ke's idea is a bit strange. He does not study zombie vaccines, but instead studies natural disasters.
But what he said did make Bai Jie and others think.
There is a connection between natural disasters and zombie changes, which is generally agreed upon by all of them.
Not to mention anything else, this argument has been verified several times from the fact that zombies become stronger during heavy rains.
"But how do we study natural disasters? Where do we start?" Bai Jie frowned and raised her head and asked.
"We are all engaged in biological research and don't know much about this... But we can let the people in the base who understand meteorology and geology work together to study it." Zhao Ke said quickly.
"Um...."
Whoosh!
Madi suddenly stood up from the stool.
Snap!
Because he moved too fast, the stool was kicked over and fell to the ground, making a loud noise.
Everyone was startled by his actions.
"Lao Ma, what are you thinking about? Tell me! Don't be so surprised, it's scary!" Bai Jie said in a bad tone.
A bright light flashed in Madi's eyes.
He said somewhat mysteriously:
"Do you know how zombies are formed?"
Bai Jie rolled her eyes, "Weren't you the team responsible for that cancer drug? Weren't you the one who extracted the anti-cancer elements from that extraterrestrial meteorite..."
"Meteorites from outside the sky..."
While talking, Bai Jie suddenly realized something.
"There have never been so many natural disasters before the end of the world. After the appearance of extraterrestrial meteorites, anti-cancer drugs were injected into the human body and zombies were formed... At the same time, so many natural disasters also occurred."
"So the key core is...the meteorite from outer space!"
"right."
Madi said with excitement on his face: "It's a meteorite from outside the sky."
"At the core of everything, to solve natural disasters and zombies, we must find extraterrestrial meteorites. Extraterrestrial meteorites are the root cause of natural disasters!"
Everyone was a little excited. They were not afraid that the zombies would become stronger or that natural disasters would continue.
I’m afraid I can’t find the reason!
Suddenly, Xiaolan, who had been lying on the table without speaking, weakly asked a question, which completely poured cold water on their newly excited mood.
"Let me ask, how do we find that extraterrestrial meteorite? In other words, how many extraterrestrial meteorites are there? Are they many? Or..."
After she finished speaking, everyone fell silent for a moment.
Xiaolan's question is very critical. No one knows how to answer the question she asked.
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The city lord issued the mission a long time ago, but there is still no whereabouts of the meteorite.
Trying to find extraterrestrial meteorites is like looking for a needle in a haystack, which is far away and never expected.
well....
Bai Jie sighed and saw that everyone was in a wrong mood.
Although she is quite desperate, as the director of a scientific research institute, she must take the lead and inspire everyone.
"Everyone, the majestic pass and the long road are really like iron, but now we are crossing them from the beginning."
"We can't be discouraged, we still have to do what needs to be done. We were able to develop zombie-attracting potions before, and we will definitely be able to develop something to deal with zombies in the future."
Wang Yin smiled bitterly and said:
"Director Bai, I feel a little strange."
"What?" Bai Jie looked at Wang Yin in the corner.
"I've read doomsday novels before, where humans can dig zombie cores from zombies and then improve their abilities."
"But the reality is that we humans have not changed at all. Instead, zombies obtain stronger viruses from the corpses of their own kind."
"Zombies can become stronger, but we can't. This world is so unfair!"
Bai Jie took a deep breath and stood out.
The little watermelon on her chest trembled slightly, and her white shirt almost collapsed as she breathed in.
"No, we actually have an advantage too!"
"We have smart brains and wisdom! Zombies have no intelligence. Although they are getting stronger, I believe that with our wisdom, we can one day find a solution to the zombies!"
Her eyes were firm and her tone was extremely confident.
Seemingly infected by her emotions, Madi nodded and said:
"right!"
"We don't have to despair, no matter how strong the zombies are, they can't stop a bullet!"
"I also believe that one day, we will be able to restore this world to its former appearance!"
Bai Jie stretched out her hand and placed it in the center, "Come on, come on!"
Ma Di also put his hand over, and Xiaolan, who was lying on the table, trotted over quickly, and even Wang Yin in the corner came over...
So people gathered together and formed a circle.
The hands are stacked layer by layer, raised up, and then lowered down heavily.
"come on!"
Full of momentum.
The decadence on the faces of everyone in the scientific research institute was wiped away, and a burning fighting spirit was rekindled.
They believe that as long as they work hard, they will be able to solve zombies and natural disasters and make the world what it was before.
"Let's go out. The city lord and the others must have been waiting for a long time." Bai Jie looked at the time and saw that it was almost noon.
...
Inner city.
meeting room.
Li Yu, his second uncle, and his eldest uncle are sitting here. They just learned something from the northern border.
On his way to the north, Lao Yi encountered a high-jumping zombie that was stronger than before.
This means that the mutant zombies found in the caves to the south are stronger than before, and they are not an exception!
"Brother, Bai Jie and Ma Di are here." Li Hang opened the door of the conference room.
"Okay, I just want to find them, let them come in."
Bai Jie and Ma Di entered the conference room.
Li Yu looked at the excited auras remaining on Bai Jie's faces and thought they had made some major breakthrough.
Excited, he asked anxiously:
"How's it going? Is there any research result?"
Bai Jie looked awkward and said, "City Lord."
"The amount of zombie viruses carried in the bodies of the zombies found in the caves has increased, which shows that the zombies are getting stronger."
"Based on our inference, we feel that the current mutant zombies will continue to strengthen during heavy rains and natural disasters. The longer the rainstorms and natural disasters last, the stronger the mutant zombies will become."
"What else? Is there any solution?" Li Yu asked.
"Just now Zhao Ke came up with an idea. If there were no heavy rain disasters, or the duration of the rainstorm disaster was shorter, the mutant zombies would not be able to become stronger, or the mutant zombies could be delayed in getting stronger.
Ma Di has an idea that I think is very meaningful. The emergence of natural disasters and zombies are all caused by extraterrestrial meteorites. As long as we find extraterrestrial meteorites, I believe we should be able to solve these problems."
Li Yu said nothing and waited quietly for a while, but still did not wait for Bai Jie to continue.
"anything else?"
"No more." Bai Jie coughed and lowered her head.
Li Yu glanced at her. He thought they had made a major breakthrough just now when he saw them coming in.
"What you just said is bad news."
"Now I have another bad news for you."
Ma Di and Bai Jie raised their heads at the same time and stared at Li Yu.
"I just received news from the northern border that a high-jumping zombie similar to that in the cave was discovered. This kind of mutant zombie becomes stronger. It should not be an exception. Of course, we can't make such an arbitrary conclusion yet. I will let you know in a few days.
Send the zombie body over from the north."
"When the time comes, you will study the zombie body again to see if that zombie also has more viruses in its body..."
Bai Jie and Ma Di looked at each other. In fact, they were somewhat mentally prepared for this outcome.
"Okay, City Lord, I have a small request." Bai Jie stood up and said to Li Yu.
"explain."
"Can the meteorological and geological experts in the base cooperate with us to study zombie viruses and natural disasters? We believe that extraterrestrial meteorites are the root cause of zombies and natural disasters."
Bai Jie glanced at her second uncle and eldest uncle, then returned her gaze to Li Yu.
"I know that the city lord has ordered the search for extraterrestrial meteorites a long time ago, but they have never been found. I was thinking that extraterrestrial meteorites can affect climate and geological changes, so the location of the meteorite must have some unusual celestial phenomena and other characteristics."
"Perhaps when we search for extraterrestrial meteorites, we can specifically look for places with special changes."
When Li Yu heard what she said, he narrowed his eyes and thought that what Bai Jie said made sense.
"There are meteorological experts, but they can't understand the current changes in natural disasters..."
"Well...but since you have put forward your needs, I will naturally satisfy you. I will ask experts related to meteorology and geology to find you later."
"Thank you City Lord."
Li Yu waved his hand and said:
"Don't be discouraged. Although the zombies are getting stronger, the speed of getting stronger is very slow. It's been more than five years, and it's just like that."
"No matter how strong you are, you can't stop our guns!"
"You can rest easy and just do your research. Don't think about anything else."
After Ma Di heard Li Yu's words, he glanced at Bai Jie in surprise.
Why are these words so similar to what Bai Jie said?
"Also, I heard you talking about mutant zombies, and I have an idea. It's not very mature, but you can think about it."
Li Yu looked at the two people and said:
"Zombies can eat the dead of their own kind.
I was wondering... is it possible to have mutant zombies attack ordinary zombies that are still alive?"
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
"If we can make zombies kill each other, then we don't have to work hard to eliminate them."
"What do you think?"
Bai Jie's eyes were filled with shock, and her heart was filled with waves.
Can this brain circuit still play like this?
"Let's... study it and give it a try?" Bai Jie looked at Ma Di and asked for his opinion.
Madi coughed and nodded towards Bai Jie.
The city lord's idea sounds like the same thing, using zombies to kill zombies, but it sounds a little unreliable.
"Then let's try!" After seeing Madi nodding, Bai Jie said firmly to Li Yu.
Li Yu took a sip of water, touched his nose and said:
"I'm not a professional. You can just give it a try. If it doesn't work, don't waste too much time."