The prince of heaven only wants salted fish

Researchers in the same car: "...?"

Jicheng: "..."

He really didn't expect that the answer was this.

Although there is no such plant as isatis root in the heaven, Jicheng is still very familiar with the reputation of isatis root after living in these small worlds for many years and with Jiang Cheng's memories of growing up.

Next to them, Yang Zhe and others, who had grown up under the irrigation of isatis granules since childhood, were even more confused.

Xie Qi, who was sitting in the driver's seat, murmured: "Isatis root really cures all diseases..."

Geng Lanqing: "?"

Did she say something wrong?

Jicheng looked thoughtful: "Do you know where else woad might grow near here?"

Geng Lanqing: "...I'm not from a botany background." It's a bit overwhelming to ask this.

Jicheng: "..."

Yes, he does seem to be a little too anxious.

But now that the Qingshan base is so large, it is not difficult to find someone who knows the growth habits of woad. Not to mention, Guan Shanye might know it!

Seeing that Jicheng didn't ask again, Geng Lanqing paused and then asked tentatively: "Professor Jiang, can I ask what Sisong did?"

Hearing this, Jicheng showed a slightly weird expression, while Yang Zhe and others who were still shocked that the answer was "Isatis root" also recovered, and their expressions became cold and ugly again.

Jicheng gestured behind him: "I've been stuffed in a sack for so long. Let's let our Researcher Zhuang out for a breather first."

Li Hang then reached out to untie the sack and freed Zhuang Sisong's head.

It could be seen that the struggle in the sack had consumed a lot of Zhuang Sisong's energy. His hair was messy, his face was red, and his forehead was covered with sweat. As soon as his face was exposed, he didn't have time to look at the situation in the car and just took a big breath of fresh air. of air.

Jicheng said lazily: "Why don't you tell yourself what happened?"

Zhuang Sisong's already red face suddenly turned even redder.

Yang Zhe mocked from the side: "Why, you have the ability to do it, but you don't have the ability to say it?"

Zhuang Sisong still didn't speak. Seeing this, Geng Lanqing felt even worse.

After sorting out his thoughts and mood, Geng Lanqing asked slowly: "Sisong, what happened?"

Jicheng smiled and said, "If Researcher Zhuang is really embarrassed to say it, we can do it for him."

Zhuang Sisong glanced over in panic, while Jicheng said: "To put it simply, Researcher Zhuang made a mistake during the experiment, which led to the leakage of extraterrestrial parasites. After he realized this, he passed the responsibility on It's on me."

"The government forces believed that the entire MA Institute was suspected of deliberately leaking parasites, so they decided to shoot me and abandon all the researchers in the institute on the streets of S City full of zombies," as if remembering What, Jicheng added, "Oh, except for our researcher Zhuang, who was taken away by government troops."

Having said this, Shi Jicheng looked back at Zhuang Sisong and gave him a big smile: "Am I right? Researcher Zhuang?"

Zhuang Sisong, who was originally blushing due to lack of oxygen, now turned pale.

Geng Lanqing's face was also very pale. She squeezed her sleeves tightly with her fingers and turned to look at Zhuang Sisong: "Is this true?"

Having said this, Zhuang Sisong had no room to argue - in fact, he was already very guilty. His lips moved: "...Yes, I'm sorry."

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After kidnapping Zhuang Sisong and bringing back a large number of experts and troops who had escaped from the L city base, it can be said that the strength of the Qingshan base has been strengthened again.

While these returning people were quarantined in the border area, Jicheng also quickly found Guan Shanye and others, and supplemented the knowledge of isatis root, ah no, woad's pharmacology, and tried to find ways to find knowledge about woad within the base. People with growing habits, finally, Jicheng received news two days later that there was wild woad growing on a mountain outside S City and close to H City.

The altitude and climate of that mountain were indeed just right, so after a simple assessment and confirmation, Jicheng rearranged the defenses inside the Qingshan base, and then took a group of people from the Qingshan base to dig out isatis roots in person.

Geng Lanqing and Zhuang Sisong were also in the outgoing team - the former was requested by herself, and Geng Lanqing was also a professional, so it would be beneficial and harmless to bring her along, while the latter was also proposed by him himself, but the reason why this request was accepted was because There is a very intentional element in it from Yang Zhe and others.

To be honest, after confirming that the truth was really Zhuang Sisong's fault, Yang Zhe and other researchers were gnashing their teeth at him and wishing that Zhuang Sisong died. But after all, we have been good citizens for so many years. Although we are used to killing zombies, killing people is indeed It's a bit hard to get started.

Jicheng is quite capable of doing this, but his current identity is Professor Binjiang, a gentleman. It was already scary enough that he could suddenly kill zombies without changing his expression. If killing people is so indifferent, then the degree of character destruction may be a bit too much—— Not to mention that he still has a small cane in his consciousness that monitors him at all times.

In addition, although Geng Lanqing was also angry and heartbroken, she could not do anything to watch the brother she had taken care of for so many years die. Everyone considered that Geng Lanqing had also contributed to finding the key drug, so they discussed it , there is no punishment for Zhuang Sisong for the time being.

But even if he is not punished for the time being, it will be difficult for Zhuang Sisong to survive in the future:

The stupid things he did have been spread all over. Even if he had a strong enough family background, his reputation in the academic world had already been ruined. Even if the world returned to normal order in the future, no organization would ever hire him again.

Among the ordinary people who survived, it was also said that "the zombie virus was leaked by a researcher named Zhuang Sisong". If it were still a peaceful era, he would probably be so cyberbullied that he dared not go out.

This time, Ji Cheng and his team brought Zhuang Sisong with them. They wanted to let this guy come out and experience the suffering of the world. On the other hand, Geng Lanqing took the initiative to bring him along - she knew that it was impossible for Zhuang Sisong to be forgiven by others for all the wrong things he had done, but if there was any possibility of redemption, Geng Lanqing hoped to give Zhuang Sisong a chance.

Zhuang Sisong himself also said that he was aware of his mistakes and hoped that everyone could bring him along. If possible, he also wanted to do something to make up for his mistakes.

Ji Cheng did not comment on this, but Zhuang Sisong had been living comfortably in the L City base for too long, so it was indeed a good idea to bring him out to suffer. Ji Cheng and his team left the Qingshan base, brought enough supplies and weapons, and drove for three or four days to reach the foot of the target mountain. In the middle, they also encountered zombies, but they got rid of them with the speed of the car and special drugs.

At the foot of the mountain, Ji Cheng and his team rested for a night and hiked up the mountain when the sun came out the next day.

The altitude of this mountain is relatively high in the surrounding area, so it is also a small tourist attraction. There are not many people going there usually, but Ji Cheng and his team are still very vigilant about possible zombies - after all, the terrain of the mountain forest is not comparable to that of the flat ground. If something goes wrong, it will be irreversible.

Isatis indigo has strong adaptability, is afraid of water, and grows mostly in sandy soil. Ji Cheng and his team also have people who understand this type: He Jiankang - if he was talking about war on paper in the previous few years of college, then his rich farming experience in the past year can be said to have greatly filled the gap in his professional knowledge.

At this time, he squatted on the ground to study the terrain and distinguish the soil, looking very professional.

While waiting for He Jiankang and other related professionals in the team to make judgments, Ji Cheng and others scattered around to be on guard, fearing that tourists who had mutated into zombies would follow the sound.

Zhuang Sisong stood at the outermost edge, with a "child prevention artifact" tied to his wrist - during special times, there were no handcuffs, and Yang Zhe and his team went to a large shopping mall to find the inventory, under the pretext of fearing Zhuang Sisong would run away.

In fact, Zhuang Sisong would not run away at all. Not to mention that he now felt that he really had remorse, if he ran away, how many days could he survive in the wild with his combat power alone?

After a few minutes, He Jiankang and others who had discussed it finally decided on a direction to move forward.

So Ji Cheng led the way, and the researcher, Geng Lanqing, and Zhuang Sisong walked behind the team, using broken branches to clear the weeds and bushes in front, and at the same time they had to guard against snakes that might be on the ground - although the weather has turned cold in autumn, it is not time for hibernation after all.

"Something feels a little strange..." someone muttered, "Why is it so quiet?"

Others nodded: "It seems... It's okay that there are no zombies, but why is there not even a sound of birds singing? Were they beaten down and eaten by zombies?"

Ji Cheng did not respond, but quietly opened his mental power to confirm the surrounding situation in detail.

Suddenly something flashed by, and Ji Cheng immediately said: "Be alert!"

Others immediately became alert, and heard Ji Cheng quickly say: "Put on protective masks and gloves if you have them, and it's best not to expose your skin!"

This approach is often used when dealing with zombies now-as long as you wear thick enough clothes, their teeth can't do anything to humans. So when others heard it, they didn't doubt it. Those who had equipment quickly put them on, and those who didn't were more alert.

At this time, a roar suddenly came from a distance. Everyone immediately looked around with alert, but Ji Cheng reminded them sternly: "Above!"

Everyone subconsciously looked up and saw several squirrel-like creatures suddenly jumping down from the tree, with sharp teeth heading straight for people's faces.

They have dull fur, and no black eyeballs can be seen in their eyes, all white eyeballs - this is the characteristic of zombies!

The team members didn't have time to be shocked how these squirrels could look like zombies. Those with protective masks had already raised their weapons and turned them sideways, while those with insufficient protective measures quickly squatted down with their heads in their hands, trying to hide their exposed parts!

"Yo——"

The zombie squirrels quickly pounced on humans, but because of Ji Cheng's reminder, most of the team members reacted quickly and swung their weapons!

Bang!

Although they came with great force, they were not of the same size as humans, and their physical strength was also very different. All the squirrels that were hit flew backwards, and some that were hit in the head never got up again after landing.

But it was obvious that this was just the beginning of the offensive.

After repelling the first wave of zombie squirrels, Ji Cheng quickly ordered everyone to tighten the formation and get as close as possible, and just after they did so, the next wave of zombie birds and the squirrels that were not killed by one blow just now rushed over again!

A team member took out the special effect syringe made by Xie Qi in a panic, but Ji Cheng said: "Don't use the syringe, use stick-like weapons to open them!"

Whether it is squirrels or birds, they are small animals. It is difficult to hit them with a syringe. It is better to treat them like playing baseball, with a much higher hit rate!

And their small size means that their skeletons are also fragile. At this time, there is no need to deliberately aim at the head. Let them fall a few more times and their skulls may be directly smashed!

As expected, under the command of Ji Cheng, the team members attacked three or four times, and the squirrels and birds that came to attack fell to the ground one after another, with blood and brains flowing out.

The team members are actually accustomed to such scenes, but some people still can't help but say: "How can animals mutate?"

They have never seen zombie animals in the past year!

Ji Cheng's expression is solemn: "I can only say that we are really right."

At the beginning, the extraterrestrial parasites only infect humans, and after infection, they will only keep their physical fitness before death, but gradually, the physical fitness of the zombies began to improve, and now they have evolved to the point where they can even infect animals!

Fortunately, they have cracked the most critical component to restrain parasites. If it was a year or two later...

Others also understood Ji Cheng's meaning and tightened their weapons.

Geng Lanqing also tightened the branch in his hand. Zhuang Sisong, as a prisoner, had no weapons and could only tighten the anti-lost artifact in his hand.

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Ji Cheng ordered: "We may encounter attacks from zombie animals in a while. If they are small, just use branches or hiking sticks to hit them. If they are large, use injection drugs."

"Next, we have to speed up our journey."

Everyone was infected by the tense atmosphere and nodded.

In the following journey, even though Ji Cheng and his team had accelerated their pace as much as possible, they still inevitably encountered several waves of attacks in the middle. Fortunately, although some people were injured, they were not open wounds bitten by zombie animals, but because they were too nervous to fall or bump into them.

In this increasingly tense atmosphere, even Zhuang Sisong was given a branch as a weapon for self-defense.

Next, there was a relatively slippery road. Ji Cheng walked in front holding a branch, exploring the road while releasing his mental power to alert the team around to prevent zombies from attacking.

At this time, Zhuang Sisong suddenly exclaimed: "Yes, there is a deer!"

Deer? That's a large animal!

While the team members were still thinking back and forth, the deer and several other small zombies rushed towards them together!

Ji Cheng had already passed the muddy section at this time. Because of his mental power, he could see the surrounding situation clearly, but he was far away and had no time to rush over to rescue, so he could only command in a stern voice: "Yang Zhe, pay attention to your left! Li Hang hits you on the head! Zhuang Sisong's deer is rushing towards you, count down three seconds, squat!"

Behind Zhuang Sisong happened to be a crooked tree. If he followed Ji Cheng's command, the deer would have a high probability of hitting the tree stump - by then they would not even need medicine.

However, looking at the zombie deer with dull fur and white eyes, Zhuang Sisong, who had originally made up his mind to do something for the team, suddenly felt a surge of fear in his heart, and this fear became stronger and stronger as the deer rushed closer. Before Ji Cheng counted to three seconds, he turned and ran to the side!

And when the deer saw Zhuang Sisong change direction, it immediately turned and rushed!

Even Yang Zhe, who was connected to the anti-lost artifact on Zhuang Sisong's wrist, was tilted by the force of Zhuang Sisong's escape: "Hey hey hey?!"

This time, even Ji Cheng couldn't control his anger: "Zhuang Sisong!"

At the critical moment, Geng Lanqing rushed up, she blocked it with the branches in her hand, and used the horns of the deer to clamp it between the branches. At the same time, Geng Lanqing quickly took out a special syringe from her waist bag and stabbed it directly into the deer's neck!

"Yo!"

The zombie deer cried out in pain, and soon lowered its head, and its struggle became weaker.

However, the shadow that was not stopped because of Yang Zhe's accidental fall suddenly jumped forward and bit Geng Lanqing's arm!

"Help, help!"

Zhuang Sisong's panicked shout suddenly sounded, but no one could take care of him at this time - in fact, even if they could, no one would want to take care of him. Ji Cheng finally rushed back from the front of the team and killed the animal hanging on Geng Lanqing's arm with a knife.

When the animal fell to the ground softly, everyone saw that it was a caracal that had turned into a zombie.

Ji Cheng quickly turned up Geng Lanqing's sleeves and saw a bloody wound on her arm, but it was very obvious that there was no fresh blood flowing out of the wound, and instead, the skin had turned blue-black.

Geng Lanqing smiled bitterly and said, "It looks like I'm going to become a zombie too."

The main attackers just now were the deer and the caracal. The rest were small zombie animals. When Ji Cheng lifted Geng Lanqing's sleeve to check the wound, the other people in the team had already dealt with them in a hurry.

Yang Zhe, who got up from the ground again, screamed, "Hey, where is the anti-lost artifact in my hand? Why is the line broken?"

Geng Lanqing turned her head subconsciously, and then remembered something, but she didn't say anything in the end.

Starting from the L City base, she had been taking care of Zhuang Sisong all the way, and she refused to give up until so many of his mistakes were made public, but just now...

The figure of Zhuang Sisong running away in a panic was clearly reflected in Geng Lanqing's mind.

She closed her eyes and finally felt tired: "Put me here."

Geng Lanqing said in a weak voice: "You kill me after I am completely transformed into a zombie... I don't want to bite people after mutating."

Although they set out on this trip to find woad, the research and development of drugs cannot be done in a day or two, not to mention that it will take three or four days to return to the base from here, which is the longest mutation time in the current record. It was only 24 hours, and Geng Lanqing knew very well that he would not be able to survive until the second phase of the drug was produced - not to mention whether the second phase of the drug could stop the mutation.

Ji Cheng pursed his lips tightly to check Geng Lanqing's wounds, and then asked, "Are you willing to take a risk?"

Geng Lanqing didn't respond: "What?"

But then she said: "They are all going to die anyway...it doesn't matter if you take the risk or not."

So Jicheng turned around and called a doctor from the team to come forward and ask him to inject a dose of the first-phase drug into the muscle near Geng Lanqing's wound.

Although the first-phase drugs cannot prevent infected normal people from mutating, they are at least effective in slowing down the progress. However, because the dose is too large, if the injector is not physically fit enough, the probability of adverse reactions and accidents is also high. In terms of safety, In terms of performance, it was actually not as good as the second-phase drug being developed by Jicheng and the others - but it was necessary to pack lightly when going up the mountain, so they didn't bring anyone with them.

This is why Jicheng said he would take some risks.

After the first phase of the drug was injected, the spread of black and blue on Geng Lanqing's skin slowed down a bit, but even so, at this rate, she would still be completely mutated in four or five hours.

Jicheng stood up again, greeted Shang He Jianjian, and continued to set off alone.

He didn't take any of the other team members with him - although there are more people, there is more power, but if there are more people, it will also slow down the progress, and Geng Lanqing was not the only one who was injured in the previous battles, so it is better to let them repair where they are first. , he and He Jianjiang set out to find woad.

The remaining people stayed where they were, looking after Geng Lanqing and other injured team members, and trying to use the terrain here to set up some defensive traps to deal with the zombie animals that might attack next.

The first hour was relatively easy. They killed two groups of attacking zombies and ate and drank some food to replenish their strength. But starting from the second hour, time began to seem unbearable.

Not only the zombies that come to attack have become more cunning - in the past, most of them attacked from the sky, but now there are also some coming out of the ground. In addition to being prepared for sneak attacks above their heads, they also have to pay attention to the ones that may come under their feet. Hidden arrow - and also under great psychological pressure: How are Professor Jiang and He Jiankang? Did they find woad? Or was there an accident on the road?

In this situation, everyone felt extremely tortured, and from this moment on, some team members were bitten by zombie animals.

Following Jicheng's treatment of Geng Lanqing, the other team members also injected a phase of drug into this team member, temporarily delaying the progress of the mutation.

But after all, this is a reduction in vitality, which undoubtedly adds another layer of heavy psychological pressure to everyone.

In the blink of an eye, Ji Cheng and He Jianjiang had left for three hours. Geng Lanqing fell into a coma. At the same time, the skin of her entire arm had turned black. The condition of other bitten team members did not look good either. Everyone's expressions were tense: at this point, whether they wanted to or not, the most terrifying guess came up in their hearts.

They had just repelled attacks from several groups of zombie animals. At this time, the entire mountain forest was silent, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop clearly.

Suddenly there was a slight, footsteps-like sound in the distance.

The team members who were still capable of fighting immediately clenched their weapons and faced the direction of the noise. At the same time, some people were alert and paying attention to other directions in case it was a surprise attack from the east to the west.

Rusty, rustling.

The nerves in everyone's hearts had been stretched to the extreme. It was at this time that a weak shout came from the direction where the movement first came: "I, we have found woad -"