Chapter 239: New Material?

"How is it magical? Tell me while you eat!"

Zhang Su pushed Fu Weijun toward the washbasin. After studying zombies for half a day, he had to wash his hands thoroughly before eating.

"I didn't expect the zombie virus to have such a magical mutation ability. It really changed its own cell structure according to the environment. This zombie's skin is completely a layer of activated stone skin. Judging by the skin activity, this stone skin hasn't grown to its full state yet!"

Fu Weijun didn't even look at the food, picking up a spoon and stuffing it into his mouth. In fact, he didn't need to eat vegetables at all; talking about zombie research was already very enjoyable.

Zhang Su was startled when he heard this, and then said, "So you mean, this zombie hasn't reached its strongest state yet, right?"

"That's a correct understanding." Fu Weijun nodded and continued, "Taking us humans as an example, this layer of stone skin is like the new flesh of a healing wound. I don't know how long it will take for the skin to fully harden. Even if tested with instruments, it can only give a rough answer, and there will be individual differences. But I can be sure that this group of special zombies will be even harder to deal with in the future than they are now!"

Speaking of this, Fu Weijun gestured with the spoon in his hand. "With this zombie's current defensive power, resisting ordinary slashing and piercing damage is no longer a problem, and even explosions have limited damage to it. I boldly estimate that after the skin is fully hardened, even firearms with relatively low power won't be able to penetrate the skin."

The bound zombie lay on the bed, watching the two of them, only able to let out muffled howls, completely helpless.

Zhang Su pushed Fu Weijun back to the low cabinet, sat on a stool, and asked.

"As for the situation inside the brain, it will take some time to explore, estimated three to five days, or maybe longer."

Fu Weijun spread his hands; some things needed time to be verified.

"It can also watch a fireworks show, haha."

He put down the spoon, rotated his wheelchair to the side of the zombie, not afraid of those scarlet eyes at all, picked up a short dagger from the side, and pressed down on the zombie's head. "Look!"

After speaking, Fu Weijun made a cut on the top of the zombie's head with the short dagger, and the scar was very obvious.

Zhao Dezhu spoke very enthusiastically, forgetting his decision not to offer advice after half a day had passed.

"I suppose everyone should know what I called you here to say today. That's right, it's about the Azure Dragon Corps collecting grain!" Zhang Su played with a cigarette in his hand, turning it back and forth.

The plan proposed by the refined Yu Wen was not refined at all. Either don't make a move, or make a move for a kill. It was much stronger than his son-in-law's bomb wave.

"Don't pay, don't pay. We worked hard to save up our winter grain, we can't pay!"

Things are just that interesting. Things that everyone kills on sight, once they have utility value, instantly become hot commodities.

Fu Weijun finished eating in a gulp and wiped his mouth.

Fu Weijun frowned and thought for a while, saying, "Capturing has great risks after all. Mr. Zhang, I think we can wait to see the results before deciding, no need to rush."

"Everyone's thoughts are consistent with mine, but the problem we are facing now is also very direct. If we don't pay the grain, then we will inevitably fall out with the Azure Dragon Corps. With our current strength, taking the initiative to attack the Azure Dragon Corps' lair is basically a dead end. So what we have to deal with is the grain collection team sent out by the Azure Dragon Corps!"

In the process of clearing zombies, they also found many leftover food and other supplies, which could be considered a good income.

Two people immediately agreed with Zhao Dezhu's idea, but when they saw that Zhang Su, Yu Wen, and several other more steady and prudent people were all very calm, they realized there must be a problem with this plan and hurriedly withdrew their smiles and praise.

Zhang Su gave an instruction, picked up the tray, and left the laboratory.

Fu Weijun pointed to the balcony with his spoon and said, "I cut a piece of skin about the size of a palm from the zombie's calf and hung it on the balcony. If the skin can still maintain its hardening after leaving the host, then this will be a brand new, highly effective, and slightly disgusting protective material!"

A moment later, Yu Wen said, "Bombs are very useful, but not used this way. If we can't catch them all in one net, it's very likely to startle the snake, which is definitely not the result we want to see. My suggestion is to invite the king into the urn, and then catch the turtle in the urn. There must not be a single fish that slips through the net. The general idea is like this..."

"Eh, this method works, without wasting a single soldier."

"So evil?" Zhang Su pointed to his temple and said, "What about the brain? Will the brain's defensive power also increase?"

"If... I mean if, petrified skin can really be used as armor for us, do we need to catch some in advance?"

"Dr. Fu's consideration is very thoughtful. Fine, then you continue to be busy, I'll leave first. If you have any needs, let Old Duan tell the people in the camp, we will try our best to cooperate. Also, if there is any progress, tell me immediately, haha, I'm looking forward to it!"

Zhang Su said, "Three main problems. First, I don't know the scale of the other party's grain collection team. Second, I don't know the other party's departure time. Third, I don't know the other party's route planning. So it won't work... Could it be that Pillar, you mean to bury the bomb at our doorstep?"

Zhang Su didn't let the people from United Village hand over all their supplies, leaving a portion for them as a reward for their first reclamation.

In the afternoon, Zhang Su wasn't idle. He called Guo Dachao and several others and headed straight to Niujuanzi Town with a welding machine. The repair work on the excavator still needed to continue.

"I'll say it first, I'll say it first!"

The repair process didn't go as smoothly as Guo Dachao thought. He originally thought it could be completed in the afternoon, but the actual situation required at least another day.

Zhang Su nodded secretly. As an amateur, he really couldn't compare with professionals. The other party had already thought ahead and started to find ways to use the zombie's petrified skin to protect humans.

"Dr. Fu, I'm thinking, the thalamus of ordinary zombies has the effect of treating external injuries, so will this kind of special zombie have more uses that are beneficial to us humans?"

"The head is still a flaw, haha!"

"Isn't this the vital point of the Golden Bell Cover..."

When the sky turned dark, several people had to return to Tian Ma Yu.

At dinner time, the people from United Village finally returned. After a day of hard work, everyone finally completed the target task, clearing out a clean area in Madianzhuang. In total, zombies in three rows of houses were cleared, but for safety reasons, only the middle row could be lived in, and the rest of the places were used as a buffer.

Afterward, everyone worked together to improve and flesh out the plan given by Yu Wen. Finally, after more than two hours of discussion, three different levels of response plans were drafted, mainly depending on the troop strength of the Azure Dragon Corps' grain collection team.

Zhang Su realized a serious problem. If mutated zombies changed from a threat to a resource, then there weren't many such resources. According to Wang Longzhong from United Village, except for those burned by fire, I'm afraid there were less than two hundred left, and they were scattered, making them difficult to capture.

This discovery made him very happy; at least it hadn't reached the worst situation.

"That's not the case..." Zhao Dezhu scratched his head.

"Brother Zhao is right, we cannot be subdued by force, we definitely cannot pay the grain!"

Being able to kill their way out of the city, none of the people present were too cowardly. The voice against paying grain was very unified.

After dinner, Zhang Su gathered everyone in the camp except for the monitoring personnel in the lobby of the Little Lucky Homestay. Only Wang Longzhong and Wang Xingui from United Village participated, as the others were exhausted and rested after eating.

Zhang Su was very confident, but never arrogant.

Duan Wuhu was also present. After hearing Zhang Su's words, he was a bit confused and raised his hand. "Brother Zhang, what Azure Dragon Corps, what grain collection?"

Many book friends are anxious. Zombies keep upgrading, humans don't get strengthened, it will be bad. This is a very practical consideration.

"Qingqing prepared a batch of explosives, let's bury them on the road. Damn, send them straight to the west!"

A flash of joy appeared on Fu Weijun's face. "There really is an interesting discovery!"

"Yes, Teacher Duan doesn't know about this yet. That... Teacher Yu, you tell him! Let's continue to say, at that time Teacher Yu was pretending to be compliant and tricked that group of people, but I think this kind of thing must never be compromised!"

Zhang Su walked close, took the dagger, and stabbed the zombie's arm. The resistance was very strong, just like nailing into a wooden board. It required a lot of force to press down to break through the defense. Then he cut the zombie's face, and a cut appeared instantly.

"Above the neck, although the color of the skin has changed, the defensive power hasn't increased. I don't know if this is because it hasn't fully hardened, or if it's just like this..."

"That's right, brother, never compromise. It's good enough that we don't go out to rob others, yet they dare to come and rob us!"

The twenty-plus people could manage Tian Ma Yu quite well, indeed because of the advantage of the terrain, but it was also enough to prove the strong hands-on ability of humans. Not to mention the Azure Dragon Corps had the backing of a barracks!

Fortunately, the two places were separated by tens of kilometers. Now that communication was cut off, they couldn't communicate in real-time, and the outgoing teams were equivalent to cutting off reinforcements, leaving a lot of room for operation.

The process of reclamation was very difficult. Under the leadership of Lu Yubo and three experienced hands, it could be considered safe, and there were no casualties. At most, there were some falls and abrasions, which were insignificant nowadays.

Hmm... My idea is to let humans use zombies. Imagination and hands-on ability are humans' greatest reliance. There are too many ability upgrades, let's change the flavor.

If you don't like it, spray lightly.

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