Chapter 645

"I just want to know where the explosion happened. I don't know how many people lost their lives in this explosion, and a venom zombie was wasted for nothing!"

Zhang Su sighed. No matter how you look at it, a venom zombie is of "legendary" quality. Although the thalamus wasn't golden, the raw venom is extremely precious. To just set off fireworks like that is truly a pity.

"The people in the village are discussing it. They only know the sound, the vibration, and the glow came from the southeast. Some speculate it's the Shanhai District. From the orientation, that makes sense, but I don't think it would be a large survivor camp. Even without considering the fact that zombies catch fire and go crazy, leaving zombie corpses as fuel is not bad. It should be a small team or a lone wolf."

Yu Wen analyzed it very rationally.

In his understanding, zombie corpses are now equated with energy. Whether it's thermal efficiency, combustion rate, flammability, etc., or even from the perspective of cleanliness, they are superior to coal.

Such high-quality energy, how could it be wasted easily? It definitely wouldn't be the work of a large camp.

Zhang Su, however, curled his lips with a strange expression: "I have a bad feeling! Old Yu, did you calculate the time difference between the vibration, the glow, and the shockwave?"

"Time difference? Oh, I was busy trying to save my life at the time, I really didn't react to that."

Yu Wen smiled embarrassedly.

"I'm not very professional, and the shockwave would have attenuated during the process, but I can be certain the explosion site was between thirty and forty kilometers away from us in a straight line. It just so happens to be the damn Shanhai District!"

Zhang Su's tone carried a hint of subtle emotion.

"If it really is the Shanhai District... Sigh, I hope it isn't." Yu Wen shook his head, though he felt very pessimistic inside. Even if it wasn't the Shanhai District, it was confirmed to be in that direction and definitely closer to the Shanhai District, so the survivors in the Shanhai District must be even worse off.

"Let's not study it for now. We'll find out when we go to scout it out once things stabilize. Did you notice any problems during the rescue today?"

Zhang Su asked Yu Wen. Although he was busy in the village, he had too many things to worry about and couldn't spare the energy to observe others.

Yu Wen puffed on his cigarette with a furrowed brow, threw it on the ground, and stepped on it, saying: "Those branch leaders saw you go down the mountain to rescue in person, and they all rushed to the front line, working especially hard. Besides, today's incident was sudden and concerned everyone, so everyone's attitude was very positive.

I have to say, Mr. Zhang, your influence is huge. Wherever you appear, the people there work harder and more diligently. I think this is the role of a leader!"

Zhang Su thought to himself, this is the role of an emotional release source...

"After months of tempering in the zombie apocalypse, survivors with low desire to win have been optimized out. Those who can survive now all have a fervent desire to live and will be more active when facing disasters. For our camp, this is a good thing."

Yu Wen nodded in agreement, then gave a self-deprecating smile, thought of the explosion again, and sighed: "The world is truly unpredictable. The Longtou Camp even sent people here to ask for reinforcements, and as a result, sigh..."

"Right!" Zhang Su heard Yu Wen mention Shen Linrui and the others, and suddenly remembered, saying: "Old Yu, those people from Longtou Camp told me something today. Haoyun is not the only awakened animal!"

"Oh?" Yu Wen straightened up upon hearing this news and said seriously: "Could it be that their camp has such a case too?"

"That's right! Longtou Camp has a hamster named Lightning..."

Afterward, Zhang Su told Yu Wen the news that Shen Linrui and the others had shared, then added: "I initially thought Haoyun was the only one in the world. Now it seems... Qincheng has already had two cases. Following this ratio, nationwide, how many prefecture-level cities are there?"

"There are over three hundred prefecture-level administrative regions, and two hundred and ninety-three prefecture-level cities..." Yu Wen quickly answered Zhang Su's doubt.

"That means our Celestial Empire region could potentially give birth to nearly a thousand awakened animals?"

Zhang Su had a strange expression on his face. Anything multiplied by three hundred becomes very exaggerated. A number close to a thousand is more than the number of people in Tianmayu. It's hard to imagine what it would be like if so many awakened animals gathered together. "Or maybe calculating based on the proportion of the human population would be more accurate," Yu Wen suggested.

Zhang Su rolled his eyes and said: "If it's the population ratio, it seems about the same. Qincheng has three million people, and there are two cases, so one in 1.5 million. It's still about a thousand."

"It really is... If there are really that many awakened animals, and they can establish a good relationship with humans, then for us humans, it wouldn't be a bad thing!"

Yu Wen knew Haoyun's strength very well; it definitely counted as the first tier in the entire camp. Presumably, other awakened animals wouldn't be much worse.

"Zombies are a disaster for the entire planet. Awakened animals should be closer to humans..."

Zhang Su guessed optimistically.

"Hehe, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Yu, good evening."

Just at this moment, Xie Yanshan walked up to Zhang Su and Yu Wen with his hands tucked into his sleeves.

"Dr. Xie, good evening. Is the situation at Cuilengxuan okay?"

Yu Wen stood up and gave his seat to Xie Yanshan. He knew that coming over at this time must mean there was something that needed to be reported.

Xie Yanshan waved his hand politely, didn't sit down, and replied: "The slope of the mountain road blocked the shockwave, so Cuilengxuan is fine. Lucky, lucky."

"That's good, that's good." Yu Wen smiled and nodded, then said to Zhang Su: "Mr. Zhang, I'll head back first. I'll hand you the list of those who passed the test tomorrow."

"No rush for today. The aftermath work will take at least three or four days. Get some rest early. You'll need to go down and preside over the work tomorrow, don't overexert yourself."

Zhang Su stood up to see Yu Wen off, then gestured for Xie Yanshan to sit down and asked: "Dr. Xie, what's the matter?"

After Xie Yanshan sat down, he looked left and right. He and Zhang Su were sitting in the dark near the box truck, but the entire parking lot area was bright and clear, and one could see very clearly. After discovering there was no one nearby, he said mysteriously.

"There is an important matter!"

"Oh?" The fatigue in Zhang Su's eyes vanished. He pushed up his sunglasses and said: "How important?"

"Quite important, as important as three or four stories of a building!"

Xie Yanshan dropped a classic line, then reached into his jacket pocket and solemnly pulled out a self-sealing bag.

Zhang Su's gaze fixed. What Xie Yanshan was holding was none other than that black cubic crystal!

"It really is important! So, are there results?"

Xie Yanshan nodded and said: "I studied it this afternoon and had some slight gains. I can show you the effect. The commotion is a bit big, so if there's a need for confidentiality, we need to find a secluded but open place."

"Secluded but open, Dr. Xie, you're really keeping me in suspense. Haha, let's go!"

Zhang Su stood up and led Xie Yanshan toward the mountain stream.

(End of chapter)