The days when I wanted to be a human being

Zhou Ling knew that this situation would occur and had already prepared a plan in her mind.

In ancient times, a woman alone would indeed attract some attention, but now there is a zombie crisis, and if you say something false, it would be difficult for others to check. Also, the uncertainty is very high. If you really have to say something, then just say that she was bitten to death.

Anyway, there is no proof of death.

"Don't keep calling me Miss. My name is Zhou Daya. Both my parents are gone. I was planning to go live with my relatives, but I didn't expect to encounter this plague."

When she was away from home, she gave herself an identity. She would never say that she was a maid for others. Wouldn't that be asking for trouble? If she ran into something weird and had to send her back, wouldn't that be embarrassing?

Xie Changlin raised his eyebrows slightly, and was a little bit skeptical of Zhou Ling's statement. After all, he had seen that Miss Zhou had chopped those monsters cleanly and neatly just now.

I'm afraid her identity isn't as simple as she said, but thinking about the current situation where everyone is in danger, I didn't plan to delve into it. It was just a routine matter, so I asked one more question subconsciously.

"My name is Xie Changlin. If you have nowhere to go, Miss Zhou, why don't you wait with me back to the government office?"

Xie Changlin was afraid that the other party would worry that the yamen was full of men, so he quickly added, "Don't worry, there are also families of yamen officials there."

Zhou Ling thought, someone just sent her a pillow because she was sleepy. She was going into the city, but she would have to worry about where to stay. She didn't expect the other party to be so kind.

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

As they were talking, another large group of people came over.

Xie Changlin hurriedly stood up and went to greet her. Before leaving, he whispered to her, "Miss Zhou, please be patient. Wait here for me to hand over the defense matters and then I will take you away."

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Zhou Ling stood up and stood aside, carefully observing the situation outside.

Heard some key words.

What about Captain Zuo taking the lead and running away? What about two hundred people? The burly officer who was obviously the leader, after listening to Xie Changlin's report, glanced at Zhou Ling and waved his hand.

Xie Changlin walked back.

"Miss Zhou, I have finished my business, but I need to stay to guard the city gate, so I will not take you back to the government office. I will let Xiao Wang take you there."

Then he called a soldier nearby to take her to the yamen.

After giving the order, he said to Zhou Ling, "I'm sorry, Miss Zhou, but we are short of staff right now. I'm sorry I can't accompany you."

After saying that, he nodded and turned to go towards the city wall.

The soldier named Xiao Wang looked very young. He looked at Zhou Ling shyly and said hesitantly, "Miss Zhou... I will take you to the government office next. Please... please follow me."

Zhou Ling nodded and said, "Thank you for your help." While saying this, she was making plans in her mind.

Xie Changlin sent a young man to lead the way. It was not known whether it was because of a real shortage of manpower or he had other intentions, but this was exactly what Zhou Ling wanted.

It's a good opportunity to find out some information about the city.

We walked and stopped along the way. Some houses around us had collapsed, some were incomplete, and even worse were some ruins left after being burned down.

After arriving at the so-called yamen, Xiao Wang handed her over to an old lady and said he would go back to guard the city gate.

The aunt didn't say anything and arranged a room for her in a yard outside the yamen before leaving.

After being tempted by beauty along the way, I finally got some information about the city.

There were originally three thousand households in the city, but among the group of people who ran out of the city without closing the gates, there were one thousand households and two hundred households.

Currently there are only two thousand households in the city, one with the surname Lin and the other with the surname Jiang, who command six hundred households, and one of them was temporarily promoted a few days ago.

There were less than five hundred soldiers left to defend the city.

The outbreak of the plague killed or injured more than 5,000 people in the local garrison, leaving only a handful of them able to move.

Originally, there were more than a hundred people guarding each city gate, and there were some left to maintain order, but the soldiers guarding the south gate were also taken away by the captain surnamed Zuo.

Each city gate had to allocate personnel to guard the South Gate, resulting in another reduction in the number of guards at each city gate.

When Zhou Ling thought about this, he realized how scarce the manpower was in the city.

However, they did recruit nearly three hundred men to form a militia to assist the soldiers in defending the city. There are probably not many people left in the city.

No wonder she saw that the military qualities of the patrolling soldiers were uneven just now.

Looking at the situation, Zhou Ling was afraid that the city could not be defended for long.

Among the civilians, there are naturally both men and women, and of course there are old and young, but I'm afraid not many of them can survive the zombie crisis.

Therefore, if the number of civilians is calculated to be between two and three times that of male adults, the number would probably be between seven hundred and eight hundred.

There were less than 600 soldiers guarding the city.

This number is only about thirteen to fourteen thousand. If the disabled are included, it is unlikely to exceed fifteen hundred.

After all, this is a zombie crisis, and the injured and disabled probably have little survival rate. In addition, it has been a while now, and there may not be many usable medicinal herbs in the city.

Zhou Ling looked at this temporary residence and couldn't help but sigh. She didn't expect that in ancient times she would still have to live in a dormitory.

That’s right, because after the zombie crisis broke out, there weren’t many people left in the intact houses.

Just like what I saw on the way to the yamen before, some houses were collapsed, some were burned, and there were even fewer places for people to live.

He couldn't help but sigh: "It really is like a house leaking when it rains."

"What's the continuous rain? Don't stand there, come and help!" She heard a familiar female voice behind her, calling anxiously

Why did she hear a familiar voice in this place far away from home? Was it an illusion?

Zhou Ling looked back and was stunned because she saw an acquaintance.

But he was only stunned for a moment, then he returned to normal and walked towards the man.

The other person was pushing a wheelbarrow with a pile of cloth on it. The cloth was piled very large and there was someone supporting it.

After Zhou Ling helped push the yard forward, she heard the woman say, "Are you new here? What are you good at? I can arrange something for you to do."

"You..." Zhou Ling didn't know what to say for a moment. The other party was indeed the person she was familiar with. It seemed that he came to this world because of the reincarnation platform.

But she is no longer him, and she has changed a lot. Recognizing each other will only add to the sadness. After all, she will return to her original world after completing the mission.

And she will never go back to that world, and she doesn't know how small the probability of encountering the same world in the future is.

Zhou Ling suddenly felt a little sad.

"Forget it, forget it. You have a knife on your back. Since Auntie has arranged you here, why don't you be our bodyguard?"

She approached Zhou Ling and whispered, "I'm telling you, don't tell anyone."

"I heard that there is not much edible food in the city. The city will soon be undefendable. The big shots above are planning to abandon the city and flee. I don't know if they will take the civilians with them."

She looked around again and said in a low voice, "When you escape, take me with you. I cook delicious food."

She was afraid that Zhou Ling couldn't hear clearly so she whispered into Zhou Ling's ear. Because there was a height difference between them and the woman was bending over to speak, and was leaning close.

Zhou Lingzhi felt something strange in her ears. It was not just an itchy feeling, but an unfamiliar feeling that made her face feel a little hot.

"It's a bit itchy, don't get so close." Zhou Ling took two steps back and rubbed his ears.

The woman who was holding the cloth just now turned around and shouted, "Jiang! You are whispering in my ear again, right? Hurry up and work. You want me to die of exhaustion, right?"

The woman chuckled.

After the woman finished speaking, she looked at Zhou Ling and said with a smile: "Don't mind it, little sister. She is just a big mouth. She can talk about anything no matter who she meets."

Jiang Xiaoting turned around and said to Zhou Ling: "Don't say I told you that."