novelraw Chapter 212 : Changes in the Shelter
Chapter 212 : Changes in the Shelter
Chapter 212: Changes in the Shelter
In the apocalypse world, Gu Fan leisurely walked inside the hospital shelter.
Looking at the changes around him, it could not be said that they were insignificant.
The roads on the ground were very clean, and more shops had opened on both sides inside.
In addition to the ones that had been there before, several specialty stores had been added.
There were ones for bathing, haircuts, and even a newly opened maternity and baby shop.
This surprised Gu Fan a little. Did this mean that people here had already begun to breed new life?
And perhaps not just one family.
The breeding of life represented the fact that people truly felt hope. Otherwise, in the apocalypse, no one would irresponsibly have children.
This was a good phenomenon. For a shelter, it was a symbol of stable prosperity.
Gu Fan continued walking forward. The previous outpatient department had been converted into a points exchange center.
Everyone worked to earn points, and anyone could post point-based tasks.
For example, if someone didn’t have time, they could post a task asking others to gather some diapers while they were out, offering a certain amount of points for a box of them, and so on.
This point system had initially replaced the lack of currency, advancing internal trade in the base from the most primitive barter system.
At the same time, this policy was being implemented at several other bases. After the unification of the entire Chi City, all bases in the city had adopted it.
Gu Fan was quite satisfied with this. At least it accelerated the recovery of trade. There was no denying that Xia Yan was becoming increasingly suited for this position.
When people saw Gu Fan, they all froze for a moment.
Many new faces had never actually seen Gu Fan. After all, he had been returning less often recently.
Whenever he came over, it was usually for busy matters, and there wasn’t much opportunity to show his face.
But when they saw Gu Fan dressed in clothes that resembled ancient attire, their expressions instantly changed, becoming much more respectful.
It was like suddenly seeing the head teacher through the back window of the class—the previously noisy scene immediately quieted down.
No doubt, every new person entering the base had to be educated about the glorious deeds of the base owner—killing without batting an eye, his brutal bloodthirstiness was no longer enough to describe his terror.
Eventually, rumors spread so wildly that it was said that as soon as the boss appeared, zombies would flee for their lives!
In short, his strength was terrifying, and his methods were ruthless!
Gu Fan merely touched his nose, no longer wandering aimlessly, and swiftly appeared in Xia Yan's room.
Xia Yan had now reached the Spirit Sea Realm and had begun to develop her Divine Sense.
Without deliberately hiding his presence, Gu Fan was immediately noticed by her.
“Boss...?”
Gu Fan scanned with his Divine Sense and estimated that Xia Yan had just gotten out of bed. She was wearing a sexy nightgown and was about to get up from the bed.
Seeing this scene, Gu Fan's evil thoughts surged, and he immediately pushed open the door, slipping inside.
“Mmm... Boss, wait a minute…”
“Don’t... I’ll go take a shower first…”
...
After several hours of activity, Gu Fan finally released the stress that had been building up during this time.
After getting dressed, he felt completely refreshed!
Xia Yan, a little languid, got up from behind him and hugged him, saying:
“How long are you staying this time?”
Gu Fan paused for a moment and smiled:
“About twenty days. Once I finish dealing with everything, I’ll leave. Why?”
Xia Yan’s voice had a seductive tone, and her words were tinged with a hint of disappointment.
“It’s nothing. It’s just that you’ve been out for longer and longer, and the gaps between your returns have been getting longer.”
Gu Fan had no way to refute this. As a matter of fact, Xia Yan was his first woman in the strictest sense, and he naturally wanted to spend more time with her.
But the flow of time in the two worlds was inconsistent, which led to the fact that every time he traveled to the cultivation world, the time difference was five times greater when he returned.
In such a case, it was destined that most of his time would be lost.
Thinking of this, Gu Fan smiled and patted Xia Yan's hand, saying:
"I have too many things to do and can't stop. You need to focus on your cultivation. As long as we have a long life, we will have plenty of time in the future."
Xia Yan pressed her lips together. She understood, so she worked extra hard during her usual cultivation sessions.
Gu Fan had also told her that he didn’t need her to have too much combat ability. As long as her cultivation realm increased, her lifespan would naturally extend as well.
"Got it, you go ahead and get busy."
Xia Yan was sensible and didn’t try to be overly dramatic. She didn’t assume that just because she was connected to Gu Fan, she could control him.
On the contrary, she understood Gu Fan's thoughts and never interfered too much.
Gu Fan nodded, then donned his robe and left the room.
He then found Chi Youyou and asked him to call the two scientists they had previously captured.
On the way, he heard that several more survivors from research teams had arrived at the base and were arranged by Xia Yan to stay together.
Though he didn’t know what purpose it served, Xia Yan always remembered Gu Fan's words carefully.
After a moment, Gu Fan saw two middle-aged men, who had become quite overweight and were dressed in white lab coats, walking over.
Upon seeing Gu Fan, they immediately showed flattering smiles.
"Boss! You're back!"
"Boss, you've finally returned! We've been wanting to do things for you, and we've been waiting for you to come back!"
Their expressions could hardly be described as compliments; if someone didn’t know better, they’d think they were seeing their biological parents!
Gu Fan furrowed his brows tightly and looked at Chi Youyou, saying:
"Youyou, I asked you to bring over the two scientists. Why did you bring over these two fat guys?"
Upon hearing this, Chi Youyou chuckled.
"Boss, these two are the ones. They’ve just gained weight recently…"
The two men smiled awkwardly at hearing this. One of them said:
"Indeed, it's us. The food in the base is quite good, and we've put on weight from the food here..."
"It’s all thanks to the boss’s brilliant leadership. Without the boss, our base wouldn’t have such good living conditions."
Gu Fan helplessly waved his hand:
"Alright, stop with the flattery. Since it's you two, I’ll assign the task."
The two men immediately became serious, their expressions shifting to one of earnestness.
During their stay at the hospital shelter, they had realized that life in the apocalypse could actually be so comfortable.
They could eat rice until they were about 70-80% full, drink clean and safe water whenever they wanted, and even eat meat three times a week.
There was even a supply of fruit at regular intervals!
Most importantly, it was sufficiently safe!
Even the strongest zombies were helpless in the face of the shelter’s experts.
Not to mention entering to eat people, they even doubted if this was still the apocalypse.
Although it couldn’t compare to the life before the apocalypse, the current life was already enough to make all other bases envious!
And they believed that all of this came from the young man before them.
If it weren’t for this young man’s powerful strength and methods, this paradise in the apocalypse wouldn’t have lasted long.
Because of this, they understood that if they wanted to live well within the base, they needed to cooperate well with this boss!
Otherwise, the consequences would be very cruel!