Chapter 995 - 980:

Chapter 995: Chapter 980:

As a nurse, Wei Yang certainly understood what Old Xu was worried about.

Regarding this, Wei Yang had no intention of hiding anything. She replied quite frankly, "The girl previously lost faith in life because of the humiliation she suffered. Coupled with witnessing her friends’ gruesome deaths during the rescue, her mental state is very unstable. As for last night, she didn’t do anything extreme, but she trembled and couldn’t sleep all night, which is pretty bad."

"Is there any way to adjust this?"

Old Xu began to worry about whether a woman whose spirit had collapsed and who continued to be sleepless might someday threaten the team.

"As for sleep, Old Xu, you don’t need to worry too much. It can be solved with medication. But to completely adjust her mind and return her to normal life, I’m afraid..."

Wei Yang shook her head. Through months of contact with He Jing, Wei Yang believed she had gained some understanding of patients with mental illness.

And even after He Jing was struck by the loss of her father, recovery proved so difficult.

Ya Li, however, was subjected to hellish abuse by a gang of beasts from Japan for half a year at school. Frankly speaking, Wei Yang had no confidence in the eventual recovery of this kind of patient.

However, Wei Yang didn’t want to add to Old Xu’s worries because of this.

He had a big mission ahead of him, and the responsibilities he bore were already heavy enough. He shouldn’t, and needn’t, be further bogged down by trivial matters.

So, after a slight adjustment, Wei Yang still revealed a confident look with a smile and resolutely replied, "It’s a matter of human effort! The recovery process may be very long. But I believe that as long as we take good care of Ya Li, she will gradually recover. However, Old Xu, I’ll have to trouble you to remind everyone privately that Ya Li is currently not suitable for participating in group activities, nor is she suitable for interacting with men, so before she makes any improvements, could you let everyone..."

"I understand! Don’t worry about that, I will make sure the men stay away from Ya Li as much as possible." Without waiting for Wei Yang to finish, Old Xu had already understood and responded accordingly.

After the conversation ended, Old Xu returned to his room for a short rest, and half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

The six people named for the lunch mission were already prepared and waiting for Old Xu to give the order to set out.

"Before the action, I emphasize two points. One, our main task is to transport bricks, nothing else! Two, if we encounter a large-scale zombie attack, retreat immediately, do not linger. Little Wang, how’s the car check?"

"All set!" Wang Zhongyu, looking as cheeky as ever, raised his hand and made an OK gesture, then patted his chest twice.

Old Xu ignored the young man’s antics and waved his big hand to give the boarding and departure order.

Considering the safety of the base, Old Xu was again leading by driving the Jianghuai car this time.

Although driving this car can, to some extent, slow down the speed of brick transportation, it can prevent the tragedy of team members being left without a usable vehicle if the base is attacked.

As someone who participated in the first brick hiding, Wei Dazhuang naturally became the guide for this trip.

Under his lead, after more than an hour’s drive, they finally arrived at the brick hiding location.

As expected upon arrival, there weren’t many zombies at the target location, and the few "tourists" who had wandered there luckily were not worth the attention of the brick-moving team members.

The bricks remained untouched, and there were no signs of living things in the visible range around.

After confirming these details, Old Xu drove the car to the front of the stacked bricks and stopped the vehicle.

As soon as the car stopped, Wei Dazhuang opened the car door first and jumped down from the passenger seat.

With practiced skill, he pulled the double scythes from the scabbard behind his back and spun the blade in his hand. He then gripped the handle firmly and charged at the zombies in three or two steps.

Just as the beast lifted its arm to welcome him, the sharp edge of the scythe struck solidly on its forehead.

With a successful hit, Wei Dazhuang kicked away the dead zombie, then swiftly sidestepped and flashed to another zombie nearby, slicing off its raised arms cleanly. The resulting cut, "zizi," splattered with blood sword.

Despite this, the beast didn’t show much pain. It stupidly turned around, "challengingly" staring at Wei Dazhuang and then grinned, baring its sharp teeth, as if to say, "Damn it, I’m fine. You chopped me, but I’m fine!"

Of course, "pretending" in this era usually doesn’t end well. The zombie’s "show-off" didn’t last even two seconds before it came to an abrupt end under Wei Dazhuang’s violent slaughter.

In less than a minute, two zombies were dead on the ground. Wei Dazhuang’s combat power was undeniable.

With Wei Dazhuang leading, the blood of the survivors who got off at the back of the vehicle was instantly stirred up.

People can be such strange creatures; even the weakest person, when placed among a group dedicated to charging forward, can unleash unimaginable strength.

Moreover, among these current survivors, none are cowards, so the fate of zombies wandering around the quarry was self-evident.

After dealing with the zombies, Old Xu instructed Hua Biao to hold a gun and guard from the rooftop.

Since shooting during yesterday’s predicament, Old Xu’s views on firearms have changed.

Weapons need to be used, whether against people or zombies. In critical moments, survival is the most important thing; other considerations can wait until survival is ensured.

Holding a double-barrel rifle, Hua Biao climbed onto the roof of the Jianghuai car.

Once he was settled, Old Xu signaled everyone to start moving the bricks.

With five people taking a relay approach to stack and pass along, the transfer speed wasn’t slow. Yet, it still took almost half an hour to complete loading.

The survivors didn’t dare linger for a moment after finishing, promptly driving back.

Back at the base, unloading was very swift. All the base personnel participated collectively, and it took only about five minutes to unload everything clean.

Glancing at the time, Old Xu had no hopes for further transport today.

But since there were still three hours of daylight, Old Xu decided to make one more run. As for the rest, it had to wait for the next day.

It seems that the car problem really needs to be addressed urgently.

Without this large vehicle, the bus, Old Xu clearly felt the team’s limited transport capacity.

Also, the distance from the brick storage site to the base was about ten kilometers. A single trip back and forth with the small vehicle consumed a considerable amount of fuel.

All these issues weighed heavily on Old Xu’s mind.

After finishing the second round of transport, the sky gradually darkened.

The mid-winter season is like this, with short days and long nights, and darkness always comes early.

Nighttime actions are a big no-no, and Old Xu gave up the idea of going out again.

During dinner, Old Zhao took out his listed material inventory and the roughly drawn base construction plans.

Old Xu didn’t have any objections to these.

After all, specialized tasks require expert handling. Old Xu trusted Old Zhao’s ability, knowing that in this place, no one was more suitable for the position of construction leader than Old Zhao.

What he needed to do now was to find a way to quickly gather the materials from Old Zhao’s list so that he could gradually start working on it. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)