Chapter 337

During the day, except for a short delay when meeting Joanna and her group of survivors, the rest of the time was spent in several large libraries.

It was almost evening when they returned to the base. After settling the new survivors, Lu Jiayi turned around and called Aji and Dekman to his office.

"What's going on at the new base?"

Without any hesitation, Lu Jiayi went straight to the point and asked. Since he planned to search for survivors in large numbers in the near future, Lu Jiayi decided to renovate the military base he had discovered before, so that large numbers of survivors could be settled there first.

There are several advantages to doing this. The first is that it will not expose the location of the ideal town, in case some ill-intentioned guys among these people cause trouble. The second is that some farmland there can be reclaimed to solve the population and food pressure brought about by the subsequent massive expansion.

Recently, these two people would stay in the new base during the day and come back to rest at night. After so much work, Lu Jiayi also wanted to know the progress, so he called the two of them over.

"It's ready for living. The power system is still being installed, after all, the number of people is limited. But it will be done soon, probably within a week at most. The water and power systems there are independent, so we just need to make some simple modifications. However, the power system is more complicated, and we have to disconnect a lot of unnecessary equipment."

"Well, that's good. Remember to clean the rooms. Although it's a secondary base, it's also the first place newcomers come into contact with. It's like our facade."

"I understand. Don't worry."

He nodded with satisfaction, motioning him to go back and rest first, then turned to look at Aji again. The logistics manager looked thinner than at the beginning of the apocalypse, but his spirit was much stronger than before.

"Thanks a lot."

Looking at the other party who was full of energy, Lu Jiayi first thanked him. The latter was stunned, then laughed and waved his hand.

"It's okay. There's almost no need to take risks now. At most, I'll have more responsibilities."

"You should eat more. The food in the base is not bad. Why are you losing weight?"

Hearing this, Aji lowered his head to look at his stomach, stretched out his hand and patted it. The moment he raised his head, Lu Jiayi saw the scar left by the gunshot wound on his abdomen, and couldn't help but recall the way he lay in Herschel's house.

"Haha, with my small body, I can't eat much."

"I don't care. You have to ensure your health. Every bite counts."

After saying that, he patted the table in front of him and motioned Aji to sit down.

"Put your hand out."

Aji obediently stretched out his hand and stared at Lu Jiayi's hand curiously. He would occasionally see him treating patients on weekdays, and most of the time he used familiar Western medicine methods, but it was rare to see him touching the wrist.

"What can you find by touching your wrist like this?"

Lu Jiayi closed his eyes slightly, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly when he heard it, and he explained slowly.

"This is a unique medical skill of our Yan Nation. We can judge a person's physical health status by observing his external features, smell, and pulse, so as to treat the patient in a targeted manner."

"So amazing? What's wrong with me?"

Letting go of his hand, Lu Jiayi smiled and shook his head.

"It's okay. You're in good health. As for why you've lost weight, it's probably due to fatigue. Pay more attention to rest in the future. I'll get you some sleeping pills and you'll be fine after some conditioning."

After saying that, he stood up and walked to the two rows of medicine cabinets in the corner of the office. He skillfully picked up a few prescriptions of Chinese medicine, wrapped them up and placed them in front of the other party.

"Just take these medicines on time, twice a day, for a week first."

Aji sniffed and smelled a strong odor coming from the paper packages. He became curious about the smell of these things.

"Okay, let's get down to business. How are the supplies for the new base being prepared?"

"Now that food, medicine, and various daily necessities are all prepared, the new base can accommodate at least more than 500 people in the short term. However, the crops over there must be planted as soon as possible. Herschel will be there in the next few days, and we will make arrangements by then."

Lu Jiayi nodded as he listened. Since the establishment of the base government, he has indeed become much more relaxed. Each department has its own responsibilities, and these people all have a group of people under them. He believes that it won't take too long to train a group of skilled managers.

"But the combatants over there haven't been arranged yet."

"I'll take care of that."

"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

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Not long after Aji left, Lu Jiayi was still looking at the map in front of his desk, thinking about the general search direction for tomorrow, but he heard a knock on the door. He was still wondering who would come here so late at night, when Herschel's old voice was heard outside the door.

As soon as he heard the other party's voice, Lu Jiayi wanted to open the door and let the old man in, but he didn't expect that there was another old man standing at the door.

"Mr. Heather?"

This old man was Joanna's father, the stubborn old man. However, he no longer had the hostile look he had when they first met. After a day of contact, the old man saw the current situation of Ideal Town, and his attitude had already changed 180 degrees.

Seeing the old man becoming somewhat unnatural, Lu Jiayi simply opened the door and extended his hand to invite the two to come in.

This old man was not a character in the original drama, but Lu Jiayi did not have a bad impression of him because of the other party's hostility when they first met.

The actual situation was just the opposite. He felt that this old man, like Herschel, was an elder worthy of respect, otherwise the dozens of survivors in the sewer would not have been so convinced of the old man.

The two old men walked into the house one after the other, allowing Lu Jiayi to see Joanna behind them.

"Mr. Lu, I'm here with my father."

"Well, please take a seat."

After both parties sat down, Heather still acted a little unnatural, as if she was a little embarrassed about her previous performance. Herschel, who was standing by, saw this and understood it clearly. He smiled and took the initiative to speak.

"Lu, you have brought back two more remarkable people."

Lu Jiayi raised his eyebrows, and his eyes fell on the father and daughter again, but he listened to Herschel continue to introduce them.

"This is Heather Adolf, a professor of botany, and this is his daughter Joanna, a doctor of animal husbandry. They are all people who can be of great help to our base."

Upon hearing that there were two such great people among the people they just met, Lu Jiayi was naturally very happy. He quickly stretched out his hand to shake hands with the two of them.

However, Heather seemed a little uncomfortable with his enthusiastic attitude, and her smile seemed a little awkward, but she still reached out and shook hands with him.

"Great! You two came just in time. We are planning to expand our planting area, and there are more and more cattle and sheep in the barn. Sometimes, due to lack of formal management, many cubs are lost. Although I have some understanding of these aspects, I simply don't have the energy to estimate so many things. There are too many things going on in the base."

Compared to Heather's frugal character, his daughter is much better. Joanna is no longer the miserable look in the sewer. After washing and dressing up, her intellectual sense can no longer be concealed.

She was sitting like a lady, with her hands folded in front of her knees, and she spoke in a calm tone.

"Mr. Lu, my father and I have heard Mr. Herschel's detailed introduction to Ideal Town. First of all, please accept my sincere thanks."

After saying that, she slowly stood up and gave a standard bow, which was quite random, but he still reached out and helped her up.

After sitting down again, Lu Jiayi asked.

"What are you doing?"

Joanna then explained with a hint of admiration on her face.

"There is one thing I have to ask for your forgiveness, sir. I was actually gambling more yesterday. I really just felt that you were not bad people. Plus, there was really no hope in that place. That's why I supported you and joined you despite my father's objection."

Lu Jiayi smiled and indicated that it was okay, and continued to wait quietly for the other party to speak next.

The apology on Joanna’s face gradually turned into memories, and after a while she continued.

"After arriving here yesterday, we saw and heard a lot. Sir, the construction here is incredible. Seeing the herds of livestock and farmland finally made me feel at ease. Then, everything in the base overturned my worldview in the past two years of the apocalypse. Who would have thought that life here is so full of hope despite being a remote place?"

"These are not the reasons why I am so grateful to you."

"oh?"

Joanna's face showed excitement, and she spoke with a stronger tone.

"The most important thing is that you have saved a group of experimenters. I met with Ms. Jenner yesterday. I was surprised that you have developed a vaccine so early. Although we cannot be completely immune to the virus, the vaccine alone has saved us from the threat of corpse transformation. We can continue to reproduce and our human civilization has hope of being passed on again."

"Thank you so much, Mr. Lu."

Having said that, Joanna stood up and bowed again. Heather, who had been silent on the side, finally took action. He reached out and held Lu Jiayi's hand, shaking it vigorously. His lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but after a long time he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

"Leave the agricultural work at the base to me."

I held it in for a long time but still couldn't say the words of thanks, but it was not difficult to see the gratitude in the old man's heart from his expression and eyes.

Herschel on the side was watching this scene with a smile on his face. He was really happy for Lu Jiayi and also happy that the base was becoming stronger.

After seeing them off, Lu Jiayi returned to the bedroom, took a shower and lay on the bed. His mind was unusually clear. Looking at the dark ceiling, he began to recall what he had experienced since he came here.